Slumdog Millionaire

Background/Context & Production 

Budget: $15 million 

Production Companies: Celador Films, Film 4,
Distribution Companies: Pathe Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros

Crew: Director- Danny Boyle 
          Screenwriter- Simon Beaufoy
          Co-director- Loveleen Tandan 
          Older Jamal- Dev Patel
          Older Latika- Freida Pinto

The making the film: Firstly the film had to be adapted for screen which was extremely awkward and difficult because it followed many separate story lines that weren't linked in any way. Danny Boyle wanted to work on the film after finding out the script was written by Simon Beaufoy. During the making of the film the production team came across countless challenges in which they had to overcome. One of them was that they were in such a fast paced and ever-growing city that if she decided on camera shots and angles the day before, they would come back the next day and there would be an obstacle in the way. Because of this, Boyle often had to work around the city and therefore incorporate the mishaps into the finished film. Even though this was a fuss and quite awkward, Boyle never stopped being positive. He was very energetic on set and helped all the cast and crew with anything they needed. Because of this he made the set a happy and cheerful place to work in. Casting was also a pain because they not only needed to find 3 different sets of children that could act but also ones that preferably looked similar so not to throw off the audience. They did this by casting the oldest actors first and then worked backwards from there. The first actor the cast was Dev Patel who played older Jamal. Both Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan knew that he would be perfect for the job because he was how they envisioned the character of Jamal. Loveleen Tandan worked on the set as the co-director even though her job involved casting and helping keep the actors and especially children under wraps. 

Distribution, Marketing and Promotion-

In 2007, Warner Independent Pictures acquired the rights to distribute Slumdog Millionaire but in 2008 the company was shut down and was instead transferred to Warner Bros. The studio doubted they would receive any revenue so suggested they put the film straight to DVD. When this idea was rejected, they decided to share the distributing rights with Fox Searchlight Pictures.