Slumdog Millionaire Fate and Free Will Quotes

Jamal is completely unfazed by the fact that he doesn't know this answer, confidently guessing choice A. Perhaps in choosing this answer, however, Jamal trusting destiny—if he's supposed to win the money, he will win, and if he's supposed to lose, he will lose. "Maybe it is written, no?" he tells Prem before taking on the question. Apparently then he was supposed to win, because he chose right.

So the ending to the film is a little sentimental. But as the answer to the multiple choice question from the beginning appears on screen, it becomes clear that Jamal and Latika have finally realized their destiny.