Title : Slumdog millionaire : originally published as Q&A
Publ Info : London : Black Swan, 2009
Call No. : 813.6 Sw26S 2009
Summary :
A former tiffinboy from Mumbai, Ram Mohammad Thomas, has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz show to win a cool one billion rupees. But he is brutally slung in a prison cell on suspicion of cheating. Because how can a kid from the slums know who Shakespeare was, unless he has been pulling a fast one?
In order of the questions on the show, Ram tells us which amazing adventures in his street-kid life taught him the answers. From orphanages to brothels, gangsters to beggar-masters, and into the homes of Bollywood’s rich and famous, Slumdog Millionaire is brimming the chaotic comedy, heart-stopping tragedy, and tear-inducing joyfulness of modern India.
In order of the questions on the show, Ram tells us which amazing adventures in his street-kid life taught him the answers. From orphanages to brothels, gangsters to beggar-masters, and into the homes of Bollywood’s rich and famous, Slumdog Millionaire is brimming the chaotic comedy, heart-stopping tragedy, and tear-inducing joyfulness of modern India.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are standing at the brink of a historic moment, not just for this show but perhaps for posterity. Ram Mohammad Thomas, an eighteen-year-old waiter from Mumbai, has gone further than any other contestant on this show. He is now about to create another milestone. If he answers this last question correctly, he will win the biggest jackpot in history—one billion rupees. If he fails to give me the correct answer, he will lose the single largest sum of money ever to be lost by an individual in sixty seconds—one hundred million rupees. Either way, history will be made"
How did Ram Mohammad Thomas, a boy from the slums of Mumbai with no education, win a billion dollars on a quiz show? How did he know the answers to all those obscure questions? Is he a cheat? Is he a genius? What is the key to the mystery? That's what everyone in Mumbai wants to know including the police. Only two people know the secret of his success; Thomas himself and Smita his lawyer. Can he trust her? Will he be able to convince her that he is not a cheat? Will she believe his story and understand how he knew the answers to the thirteen quiz show questions? More importantly, will she be able to convince the police and the court? Thomas' future and in fact his very life depends on it. Will he get the money and the girl or will he get life? Will his dream of a better life come true or will he forever remain one of the millions of anonymous, repressed, mistreated 'slumdogs' of Mumbai? The quiz show could be his salvation or it could be his permanent downfall.
"I have been arrested. For winning a quiz show. They came for me late last night, when even the stray dogs had gone off to sleep. They broke open my door, handcuffed me and marched me off to the waiting jeep with a flashing red light."
How did Ram Mohammad Thomas, a boy from the slums of Mumbai with no education, win a billion dollars on a quiz show? How did he know the answers to all those obscure questions? Is he a cheat? Is he a genius? What is the key to the mystery? That's what everyone in Mumbai wants to know including the police. Only two people know the secret of his success; Thomas himself and Smita his lawyer. Can he trust her? Will he be able to convince her that he is not a cheat? Will she believe his story and understand how he knew the answers to the thirteen quiz show questions? More importantly, will she be able to convince the police and the court? Thomas' future and in fact his very life depends on it. Will he get the money and the girl or will he get life? Will his dream of a better life come true or will he forever remain one of the millions of anonymous, repressed, mistreated 'slumdogs' of Mumbai? The quiz show could be his salvation or it could be his permanent downfall.
"I have been arrested. For winning a quiz show. They came for me late last night, when even the stray dogs had gone off to sleep. They broke open my door, handcuffed me and marched me off to the waiting jeep with a flashing red light."
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