How successful has Slumdog Millionaire been for the film industry?

Arguably for any film, it's amount of success is measured in the amount of rewards it receives. It went on to be awarded 112 awards, including eight out of ten Academy Awards it had been nominated for. The Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director are arguably two of the most acclaimed awards that a movie could win. Other awards included in it's body of work include BAFTA's and also Golden Globes. Awards for directors are one way in which they can receive positive feedback for their work, however another way is through the social buzz of a film, as well as positive feedback in the media. Critics all were in agreement that this film was extremely unique, in that it offered a gritty sense of reality for Mumbai whilst also presenting a romantic drama storyline.
       Dev Patel who had originally been known for his small part on the t.v show Skins was now a household name, going on to secure roles in The Last Airbender and also The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. However, arguably the biggest start from the movie is Danny Boyle himself. Going on to direct the successful 127 Hours, it is fair to say that he may not have been given permission to direct such a unique film in it's style if it had not been for the success of Slumdog. More recently, Boyle has been known for directing and creating The 2012 Olympic Opening ceremony. This obviously was a huge deal, and it is perhaps down to Boyle's unique and artistic direction shown throughout Slumdog Millionaire that enabled him to be given such a job. 
         As with any form of media text, it's success is obviously measured in the amount of money it brings in. The budget for the film was a relatively small $15 million, going onto currently have grossed $377 million, hence creating a profit of $362. The film actually became Fox Searchlight Picture's highest-grossing film ever, surpassing Juno.
         When personally watching the film, it is clear that Boyle's intentions in the first half of the movie were to represent the amount of poverty and sickness that still thrives in India today. The opening scene of a chase throughout a busy Mumbai slum I believe shows exactly the gritty reality he wanted to portray. Children with barely any clothes as well as piles of rubbish show the extent in which these people have to live. Boyle stopped at nothing to show the shocking reality, and one scene in which a grown man purposefully blinds young children in order for them to make more money begging brings home the extent that young children are forced to suffer. 
          Though a sequel was never actually agreed on, the cultural influence that the film had was easy to see. Channel 4 had a run off Indian themed documentaries, and the Bollywood genre in general received much more attention than it ever previously had before.