http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/tags/Oscars/Q+and+A/default.aspxTags: Oscars, Q and AenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/2009/02/23/quot-slumdog-millionaire-quot-based-on-indian-novel.aspxMon, 23 Feb 2009 20:24:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1294MediaPhile@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1294http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/2009/02/23/quot-slumdog-millionaire-quot-based-on-indian-novel.aspx#comments<p><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slumdog_Millionaire" title="slumdog millionaire"><img width="281" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3304694802_f9b46e3937_m.jpg" alt="slumdog" height="160" style="float:left;margin:10px;" /></a></p> <p><strong>&quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot;</strong> is based on<em> </em><a target="_self" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/tQ+and+A/tq+and+a/1%2C18%2C26%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=tq+and+a+a+novel&amp;1%2C1%2C" title="evpl catalog">&quot;Q &amp; A,&quot;</a> a 2005 first novel by Vikas Swarup<em> </em>just re-released in a <a target="_self" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/aSwarup,+Vikas/aswarup+vikas/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=aswarup+vikas&amp;3%2C%2C3" title="evpl catalog">trade paperback edition</a> bearing the movie&#39;s title. Swarup, an Indian diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, and Great Britain, is currently India&#39;s Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa.<br /><br />The story of a young, penniless, and semi-literate waiter who must justify how he managed to win India&#39;s biggest-ever quiz show jackpot, &quot;Q &amp; A&quot; was an international bestseller, translated into 36 languages. </p> <p>The breakaway hit movie ended up winning Best Movie and 7&nbsp;other Oscars at last night&#39;s Academy Award ceremony, including&nbsp;honors for its director (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.cinematical.com/2008/11/12/interview-slumdog-millionaire-director-danny-boyle/" title="interview">Danny Boyle</a>), screenplay, music, and cinematography.&nbsp; In fact if its stars had been better known, it could have been a clean sweep.</p> <p><strong>This is one to savor&nbsp;on the big screen -- don&#39;t miss it!</strong></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1294" width="1" height="1">moviesdramaQ and ASlumdog MillionaireVikas SwarupIndiaOscarsDanny Boyle