Dev Patel (above, left) plays a kid from an Indian shantytown who becomes a contestant on a quiz show with Anil Kapoor the host in ''Slumdog Millionaire,'' directed by Danny Boyle (below), who spent eight months in Mumbai working on the film.
(Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight via bloomberg news)
Navigating the heart of a foreign land for 'Slumdog'
Director Danny Boyle finds his way in India
Dev Patel (above, left) plays a kid from an Indian shantytown who becomes a contestant on a quiz show with Anil Kapoor the host in ''Slumdog Millionaire,'' directed by Danny Boyle (below), who spent eight months in Mumbai working on the film.
(Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight via bloomberg news)
Danny Boyle stepped off the plane in Mumbai, and India hit him smack in the face. (Full article: 1246 words)
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