Slumdog Millionaire will close the London Film Festival

LONDON: Jamal Malik, a teenaged orphan from a Mumbai slum, will light up the 70 mm screen on the prestigious closing night of the London Film Festival next month when Danny Boyles latest critically acclaimed offering Slumdog Millionaire is given its European premiere.

Shot in Dharavi, the story is about 18-year-old Malik who finds himself just one question away from winning 20 million rupees on the show Kaun Banega Crorepati? Arrested on suspicion of cheating, Malik tells the police the incredible story of his life in the slums, and of the girl he loved and lost. But what is a kid with no interest in money doing on the show? And how does he know all the answers? When the new day dawns and Malik returns to answer the final question, the police and sixty million viewers are about to find out. The film has an all-Indian cast including Anil Kapoor and
Irrfan Khan.

"Were thrilled to be closing our Festival with this film from one of the UKs most talented and versatile directors. Pulling together a wealth of talent from two continents to tell this moving and truly contemporary tale will bring the Festival to a vibrant and cheering close," said Sandra Hebron, artistic director of the LFF.