Oscar Winner Director Danny Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire and Mumbai




Kamla Bhatt Show show

Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/slumdog_imagenew.jpg)In this exclusive interview Oscar winner director Danny Boyle (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/4563315/Baftas-2009-Danny-Boyle-profile.html)talks about the making of Slumdog Millionaire (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2009/feb/04/oscars-predictions) in Mumbai, whether this is an Indian or a British film or a hybrid film, AR Rahman, Loveleen Tandan, Mira Nair and  about the future of the young kids (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003897.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fasia) that acted in the film. I also asked Danny if he has any plans on making a Bollywood film. Danny appears to be clearly smitten by Mumbai and all the while when he was shooting for Slumdog Millionaire (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/126911/slumdog-millionaire) he had this persistent thought that Mumbai would be a great city to shoot a thriller. Slumdog Millionaire, an independent film that come from the left field has become an instant hit and has turned out to be a hot favorite. Slumdog Millionaire (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jan/22/oscar-nominations-slumdog-millionaire) won  10 Oscar nominations (http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/slumdog-milli-1.html) and went on to win 8 Oscars, including for best picture and director. Prior to winning the Oscars the film had won a string of prestigious awards including 4 Golden Globes. This interview was recorded in Feb 2009 a few days before the Oscars. You can also read the full transcript (http://kamlashow.com/blog/2010/03/07/oscar-winner-danny-boyle-on-slumdog-millionaire/)of the interview with Danny Boyle. This interview originally ran on NDTV.com Photo credit: NDTV.com