From Zero To HeroJamal Malik is the undisputed protagonist and hero of Slumdog Millionaire. You don't even get to argue on this one. The dude's by no means the biggest, baddest, hunkiest, or even t...

In Vikas Swarup's novel Q&A (which Slumdog Millionaire is based on) there's no Latika. The protagonist simply recounts his life story, in a series of largely unrelated vignettes, explaining how...

50 Shades of Morally Grey It's safe to say that Jamal Malik is the undisputed hero of Slumdog Millionaire. But you could make a pretty dang convincing case that it isn't Jamal, but rather his older...

SlimeballWe love to hate on Prem Kumar, the slimy host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Prem appears suave and charismatic enough: he's the ideal game show host. Yet there's something strangely un...

Assigned to the task of investigating how Jamal cheated on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, the unnamed Police Inspector accompanies us on our journey through Jamal's unbelievable life story. He's bu...

As we quickly learn, the tentacles of organized crime run deep in the world of Slumdog Millionaire. Our first glimpse into the true power structure of the slum comes at the beginning of the film, w...

When we first meet Maman, there's a chance he might not be such a bad dude. He smiles a lot, has cool sunglasses, and offers Jamal, Salim, and Latika cold sodas, warm meals, and a place to sleep th...

The first image we see in the entire film is a close-up on Jamal, who looks rather dazed, and probably not the least bit thrilled that some dude keeps blowing cigarette smoke in his face. That intr...

From the events of Slumdog Millionaire, we learn very little about Jamal's mother. But from what we do know, she was an incredibly resilient individual, and a caring mother who wanted to give her c...