Slumdog Millionaire

No... Its not about the movie. Its about the book!

Yea... its kinda weird. But I didn't got a chance to watch the movie when it was out. Till I saw the book being displayed at Popular Bookstore the other day. During exam season last semester*. And so without second thought, I bought it... curious to know why the movie won so many oscars.

And also, like they always say... the stories you get in the book is always way better than what you'll see in the movies. LOTR, Harry Potter for example...

I couldn't agree more why this book's an international best seller too, like its movie counterpart. With the story backgrounds the rural slumps of India, of an orphan who faces the ups and downs of his fate... fleeing here and there... from a church filled with gay priests, an assassin's lair to a mansion owned by a royalty with his one true love a prostitute. Love at first night.

All the series of events eventually tied up to what you get a very intensed yet brilliant climax. To him winning the quiz show and becoming a billionaire overnight. The quiz show being the main theme of the whole story.

Written by an Indian, Vikas Swarup. It was previously known as Q&A actually. Till the director gave the title a facelift, to Slumdog Millionaire. And so the book got retitled as well. Sounds better actually...

And the content is way better. With clever jokes nicely fitted in that brings out the laughter in you. And it was during exams last semester where I read this. Very stress releasing really.. :D

And his upcoming book would be a murder thriller. Release date Im not sure. Maybe its out there already...

But Im gonna watch Slumdog Millionaire the movie first though...

Books later :)