Oscar Winner Director Danny Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire and Mumbai
By kamla bhatt • Mar 6th, 2010Category: Bollywood, Diaspora, Entertainment, Featured, India, Internet & Telecom, London, Mumbai, People, San Francisco/Silicon Valley
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In this exclusive interview Oscar winner director Danny Boyle talks about the making of Slumdog Millionaire 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 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 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 won 10 Oscar nominations 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 of the interview with Danny Boyle. This interview originally ran on NDTV.com
Photo credit: NDTV.com
Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an Internet Radio show where listeners can find stories about the new and emerging India and the global Indian community. As a pioneer of 'internet radio' format in India Kamla started her first show News about India, followed by TalkNewsIndia in 2005. In 2006 she premiered her new show: The Kamla Bhatt Show: Life, People and Ideas. 
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