Comparing Slumdog Millionaire: Film vs. Book
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*About the difference between the movie and the book. Koenraad Elst, On Modi Time : Merits And Flaws of Hindu Activism In Its Day Of Incumbency – 2015. Ch.7 Vikas Swarup
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Manipulation of Identity in Slumdog Millionaire
Quotes about Slumdog Millionaire: [Vikas Swarup, author of the book on which the movie is based; [w:Danny Boyle|Boyle]
explained how he had named the protagonist Ram Mohammed Thomas, representing every street kid in India, while ] had changed this into Jamal Malik, a fully Muslim name. He communalized the plot, with Jamal’s mother being killed by Hindu communal rioters and a Rama impersonation presiding over the violence. Boyle turned the protagonist into a poor hapless Muslim and the Hindus into the bad guys. In this context, blinding a child-beggar to make him earn more by singing a Hindu religious song (a practice of which even the missionary sister Jeanne Devos says she has never come across an actual case during decades of social work in Mumbai), and of course not a Muslim song, adds to the image of Hinduism as gruesome. Briefly, he turned an innocent story into an anti-Hindu story... The fact that the writer, as a somewhat secularized Hindu, representative for dozens or even hundreds of millions of similar Hindus, fails to see the hostile intention and the very partisan effect of this manipulation, says a lot about the silly and ultimately suicidal mentality prevalent among Hindus. Only a community of sleepwalkers could willingly come to the humiliating situation of the Hindus in India and the flood of anti-Hindu slander in the media.
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The Value of Love in Uncertain Times
Jamal:
Run away with me.
Latika:
And live on what?
Jamal:
Love...
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Destiny and Reunion in Unlikely Circumstances
Jamal:
I knew you'd be watching.
Latika:
I thought we'd meet again only in death.
Jamal:
This is our destiny.
Latika:
Kiss me.
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The Cost of Services and Hidden Fees
Prem Kumar:
Get a lot of $100 bills in your line of work?
Jamal:
The minimum tip for my services.
Prem Kumar:
Oh. Now I know why my cell phone bills are so high.
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Choosing to Play for the Jackpot
Prem Kumar:
Final question for twenty million rupees, and he's smiling. I guess you know the answer.
Jamal:
Do you believe it, I don't!
Prem Kumar:
You don't? So you take the ten million and walk?
Jamal:
No. I'll play.
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Unrequited Love in a Difficult Moment
Jamal:
I love you.
Latika:
So what? It's too late Jamal.
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A Heartfelt Request to Let Go
Latika:
You want to do something for me?
Jamal:
Anything.
Latika:
Then forget me!
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Miscommunication Leads to Unforgivable Moment
Salim:
Left a message for you at work.
Jamal:
There was no message.
Salim:
I definitely left a mess...
Jamal:
There was no message! There was no message! There was no message! I will never forgive you!
Salim:
I know.
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Nervousness in a High-Stakes Situation
Prem Kumar:
It's getting hot in here.
Jamal:
Are you nervous?
Prem Kumar:
What? Am I nervous ? It's you who's in the hot seat, my friend!
Jamal:
Yes, sorry.
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Questioning Reality in Uncertain Circumstances
Jamal: [wakes up and sees the [[w:Taj Mahal|Taj Mahal]
].] Is this heaven?
Salim:
You're not dead, Jamal.
Jamal:
What is it? Some hotel?
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The Cost of Choices in Life
Police Inspector:
Money and women: the reasons for make most mistakes in life. Looks like you've mixed up both.
Prem Kumar:
A few hours ago, you were giving chai for the phone walahs. And now you're richer than they will ever be. What a player!
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A Morning Wish for Unanswered Questions
Jamal Malik: [[w:Rama|Rama; [w:Allah|Allah]
I wake up every morning wishing I didn't know the answer to that question. If it wasn't for ] and ], I'd still have a mother.
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A Promise to Wait at the Station
Jamal Malik: [to Latika]
I will wait for you, 5 pm everyday at the train station.
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