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Romance / Re: In love with my Ex, but I am married by busygirl(f): 12:04pm On Feb 12, 2009
I'm quite suprised by alot of responses on this thread shocked shocked. What if the ex in question truly loves her. Well, from my own point of view, i see no reason why she should be suffering and smiling especially if her husband is not treating her right. Her situation is quite complex, I applaud her bravery for speaking to a Man of God. Based on religious grounds, it's not acceptable to divorce but in some cases you have no choice. I won't tell you what to do. The answer lies within you. SEEK GOD VERY WELL, be sure of what he's saying before you conclude. If you choose to carry on with your ex, you must have done your Homework properly on him. All sentiments apart, find out stuff about him. Speak to his friends too, Ask him questions about his failed marriage. Don't ignore anything.  cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy all the best!
Fashion / Re: What Stuff Are You Into At The Moment? by busygirl(f): 11:54am On Feb 11, 2009
hats. It gives you that sophistication, especially this season cheesy
Fashion / Re: Colour Combination by busygirl(f): 11:51am On Feb 11, 2009
I av seen someone wear a green top with a floral purple skirt. quite nice if u ask me wink
TV/Movies / Re: Slumdog Millionaire (a Must Watch) by busygirl(f): 11:11am On Feb 11, 2009
I reckon it's alright. .i'm quite impressed by the little kids. They are quite good in acting. I'm also not pleased by the height of poverty that exists in india shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
TV/Movies / Re: Jenifa! by busygirl(f): 11:09am On Feb 11, 2009
emi na don jazzy ee cheesy cheesy
TV/Movies / Re: Slumdog Millionaire (a Must Watch) by busygirl(f): 12:43pm On Feb 09, 2009
Let's hear your view about this movie
TV/Movies / Slumdog Millionaire (a Must Watch) by busygirl(f): 12:40pm On Feb 09, 2009
Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 29 nominations.
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, co-directed by Loveleen Tandan,[2] and written by Simon Beaufoy. It is an adaptation of the Boeke Prize winning and Commonwealth Writers' Prize nominated novel Q and A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup.

Set and filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young, uneducated man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati, mentioned in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.

After screenings at the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire initially had a limited North American release on 12 November 2008 to critical acclaim and awards success, and later had a nationwide release in the United States on 23 January 2009[3] and in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009. It premiered in Mumbai on 22 January 2009.[4]

Slumdog Millionaire has won five Critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Globes (including Best Drama Film), and seven BAFTA Awards (including Best Film). The film has also been nominated for ten Academy Awards. Slumdog Millionaire is also the subject of criticism over allegations that it perpetuates western stereotypes about poverty in India, includes inappropriate portrayals of Hindu religious beliefs, and exploits some of the child actors who are still living in Mumbai slums.

Plot
Slumdog Millionaire opens with a police inspector (Irrfan Khan) in Mumbai, India, interrogating and torturing Jamal Malik (Dev Patel, also played by Ayush Mahesh Khedekar and Tanay Chheda), a former street child from the Dharavi slums. Jamal is a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Kaun Banega Crorepati) hosted by Prem Kumar (noted Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor). Jamal has made it to the final question, but the police are now accusing him of cheating.

Jamal then begins to offer an explanation of how he knew the answers which is conveyed as a series of flashbacks documenting the particulars of his childhood. This includes scenes of him obtaining the autograph of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan; the death of his mother during Hindu-Muslim riots in the slums; and how he and his brother Salim (Madhur Mittal, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, and Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala) befriended the orphan girl, Latika (Freida Pinto, Rubina Ali, and Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar). As Jamal's favorite book from his short period in school was The Three Musketeers, he refers to Salim and himself as Athos and Porthos, and Latika as the third Musketeer.

The children are eventually discovered by Maman (Ankur Vikal) while they live in the trash heaps. Maman is a gangster (a fact they do not actually know at the time they meet him) who "collects" street children so that he can ultimately train them to beg for money. Salim is groomed to become a part of Maman’s operation and is asked to bring Jamal to Maman in order to be blinded (which would improve his income potential as a singing beggar). Salim rebels against Maman to protect his brother, and the three children try to escape, but only Salim and Jamal are successful as Salim purposely lets go of Latika's hand as she tries to board the train. Latika is re-captured by Maman's organization and raised as a culturally talented prostitute whose virginity will fetch a high price.

The brothers eke out a living, traveling on top of trains, selling goods, pretending to be tour guides at the Taj Mahal, and pickpocketing. Jamal eventually insists that they return to Mumbai since he wishes to locate Latika. When he finds her working as a dancer in a brothel, the brothers attempt to rescue her, but Maman intrudes, and in the resulting conflict Salim draws a gun and kills Maman. Salim then uses the fact that he killed Maman to obtain a job with Javed (Mahesh Manjrekar), a rival crime lord. Salim claims Latika as his own and when Jamal protests, Salim threatens to kill him and Latika intervenes, accepting her fate with Salim and breaking Jamal's heart.

Years later, Jamal has a position as a "chai-wallah", (a boy or young man who serves tea) at a call centre. When he is asked to cover for a co-worker for a couple of minutes, he searches the database for Salim and Latika. He gets in touch with Salim, who has become a high-ranking lieutenant in Javed’s organization. Salim invites Jamal to live with him and, after following Salim to Javed's house, he sees Latika living there. He talks his way in as the new dishwasher and tries to convince Latika to leave. She rebuffs his advances, but he promises to be at the VT (Victoria Terminal, or Chhatrapati Shivaji) railway station every day at 5 p.m. for her. One day Latika attempts to rendezvous with him, but is recaptured by Salim and Javed's men. One of the men then slashes her cheek with a knife, scarring her as Salim drives off.

Jamal again loses contact with Latika when Javed moves to another home. In another attempt to find Latika, Jamal tries out for the popular game show because he knows that she will be watching. He makes it to the final question, despite the hostile attitude of the host who feeds Jamal an incorrect answer during a break. At the end of the episode's taping, Jamal has one question left to win 20 million, or two crore, rupees and is taken into police custody, where he is tortured as the police attempt to learn how Jamal, a simple "slumdog", could know the answers to so many questions. After Jamal tells his whole story, explaining how his life experiences coincidentally enabled him to know the answer to each question, the police inspector calls his explanation "bizarrely plausible" and allows Jamal to return to the show for the final question. At Javed's safehouse, Latika watches the news coverage of Jamal's miraculous run on the show. Salim gives Latika the keys to his car and his phone and urges her to run away. When Jamal uses his Phone-A-Friend lifeline to call Salim, Latika answers his phone and they reconnect. She does not know the answer to the final question either, but believing that "it is written", Jamal guesses the correct answer (Aramis) to the question of the one Musketeer whose name they never learned, and wins the grand prize. Simultaneously, Salim is discovered to have helped Latika escape and allows himself to be killed in a bathtub full of money after shooting and killing Javed. Salim's last words are "God is great". Later that night, Jamal and Latika meet at the train station, and finally share a kiss. The closing credits then imitate a Bollywood-style musical number.

Cast
Dev Patel as Jamal Malik, the protagonist, a Muslim boy born and raised in the poverty of Mumbai.[22] Boyle considered hundreds of young male actors, although he found that Bollywood leads were generally "strong, handsome hero-types", not the personality he was looking for. Gail Stevens, the casting director, pointed him out from the British television ensemble drama Skins, of which Patel was a cast member.[6] The actor was cast in August 2007.[9] Patel is now represented by UTA. The original choice for the role was Bollywood actor Ruslaan Mumtaz, but the producer of the film "found Ruslaan too good looking for the role and so he was replaced by Dev Patel."[23]
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as Youngest Jamal
Tanay Chheda as Middle Jamal
Freida Pinto as Latika, the girl with whom Jamal is in love. Pinto was an Indian model who had not starred in a feature film before.Regarding the "one of a kind" scarf she wears, "designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb" says, "I wanted to bookend the journey--to tie her childhood yellow dress to her final look.She is now represented by CAA.
Rubina Ali as Youngest Latika
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar as Middle Latika
Madhur Mittal as Salim, Jamal's elder brother.
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail as Youngest Salim
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala as Middle Salim
Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar, the game show host.
Irrfan Khan as the Police Inspector
Saurabh Shukla as Constable Srinivas
Mahesh Manjrekar as Javed / Raja
Ankur Vikal as Maman
Raj Zutshi as Millionaire show producer
Sanchita Choudhary as Jamal's mother
Shah Rukh Munshi as a Slum kid
Music/Radio / Re: Naija Lyrics Request Thread (NLRT) by busygirl(f): 9:11pm On Feb 07, 2009
iS he saying that he's going out with kel shocked shocked shocked shocked*JUST CURIOUS*
Music/Radio / Re: Sauce Kid Vs Mi by busygirl(f): 9:06pm On Feb 07, 2009
SAUCEKID shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked *hisses loudly*. What sort of comparison is this? mR iNCREDIBLE vs Yankee Tout shocked shocked shocked The poster must really be kidding. Once it comes to M.I, it signals end of discussion. There's only one M.I, naija's greatest. There can never be another M.I kiss kiss kiss
Celebrities / Re: Kefee (brainamah) And Her Husband Alec by busygirl(f): 7:33pm On Feb 07, 2009
Na wa oh. This story is shocked shocked shocked. Someone is definately telling a lie. i don't even know who to believe anymore. Anyway, it's not my business. I think both of them are going too far. All those details are so uncalled for shocked shocked
Music/Radio / Re: Which Song Are You Addicted To Right Now? by busygirl(f): 2:18am On Feb 06, 2009
I'm officially addicted to most M.i's songs but particularly Forever. That song is doing my heart some serious damage kiss kiss kiss
Celebrities / Re: Kefee (brainamah) And Her Husband Alec by busygirl(f): 8:07pm On Feb 04, 2009
If all the man said was true, then i must say i'm so disappointed in kefee. Especially when you claim to be a gospel artiste and yet have no knowledge of what christainity is all about. I'm also suprised about the fact that she had sex with a man without protection. that is so gross shocked shocked :oEven a 16 yr old knows that it's not proper. She could have contracted HIV for heaven's sake shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Music/Radio / Re: Review Of "talk About It" By Switchedonnaija.com by busygirl(f): 1:47pm On Feb 04, 2009
I avn't heard the full album. Only coz i don't know how to get it here in u.k. BUT, i av heard some lovely tracks off the album. Personally, I love Blaze. There's just something about that song, there's the SWAG in effect, Confirmed tune, the lines are sick. Mehn. wat more can i ask for? Also my second favourite is HUSTLE.  Recently, i av decided to cut off from naija music, but i can't help the feeling I get when it comes to M.i. He's such an adorable genius, plus i love his accent. Anywayz, nice review. I wish someday i'll get to listen to the full album.
Fashion / Re: What Stuff Are You Into At The Moment? by busygirl(f): 12:15pm On Feb 04, 2009
I'm rocking knitwears of different styles lately. They are supercool cheesy
Family / Re: Don't You Just Hate It When People Lack Simple Hygiene? by busygirl(f): 11:48am On Feb 02, 2009
I hate people spitting in public e.g on the floor. It disgust me. It is so common especially in england. I can't stand people who wouldn't clean their nose as well.
Celebrities / Re: Ure & Soul E Breakup by busygirl(f): 12:08pm On Jan 30, 2009
wat happened to the church shocked shocked shocked aND its CONGREGATION sad sad shocked shocked
Fashion / Re: What Stuff Are You Into At The Moment? by busygirl(f): 12:04pm On Jan 30, 2009
flat shoes cheesy Even wen it's terribly cold grin grin
Culture / Re: Nigerian Ghetto Names by busygirl(f): 12:45pm On Jan 29, 2009
Innocent
Halleluyah
Amen, I actually know someone bearing this name
Dorcas
Tajudeen
Kafilat
Kazeem
PraiseGod
Timothy
Azeez
Ifeanyi
Afeez
Cecilia
Peace
Goodness
Mercy.
Oh dear, THE list is endless. LMAO @ some names especially the English and muslim ones!
Music/Radio / Re: Which Music Do You Listen To & When? by busygirl(f): 12:01pm On Jan 29, 2009
mOST OF THE TImE i LiSteN tO gOsPel eSpEcIaLLy BeFoRE gOing To BEd. i LoVE r&b too, i LiSTEn TO R&b oN THe Bus, wHEN GoINg OR cOmiNG BaCK fRoM sCHOOL.
Music/Radio / Re: Whats Your Current Ringtone? by busygirl(f): 11:56am On Jan 29, 2009
Single Ladies by BEYONCE wink
Fashion / Re: What Stuff Are You Into At The Moment? by busygirl(f): 11:31am On Jan 28, 2009
Leather jackets, designer jackets , hoodies, rings and Charmed bracelets
Fashion / Re: Gold Or Accessories by busygirl(f): 11:57am On Jan 27, 2009
I love accessories. I Av got loads. At least for now, that's wot i can afford! Maybe,When I grow older, i 'ld be wearing Gold just like my mum cheesy
Fashion / Re: Sunglasses, To Have Or Not by busygirl(f): 11:43am On Jan 27, 2009
MrCrackles:

Not a fan of sunglasses!
I wear prescribed glasses anyway so no room for sunglasses
!!!
I wear prescribed glasses too. But sometimes, it's really good to look different!
Fashion / Re: Sunglasses, To Have Or Not by busygirl(f): 11:38am On Jan 27, 2009
spikedcylinder:

I don't wear them jor, they scratch my nose. undecided tongue
LMAO cheesy cheesy. Sunglasses is a must HAVE to me. I just got 3 lovely aviators recently. I definately agree with mohawkchic about this gloomy weather. I'm just chilling till summer so I can rock my sunglasses again. wink
Fashion / Re: For Jeans Addicts Only: Come On In by busygirl(f): 11:33am On Jan 27, 2009
iice:

And i thought i was bad grin
Ok i wear mine all through the week cheesy

cheesy cheesy lol!
Music/Radio / Re: Which Song Are You Addicted To Right Now? by busygirl(f): 12:59pm On Jan 26, 2009
Listen by beyonce
champagne and hennessy by SISQO
SEPTEMBER by KIRK FRANKLIN. very old song, i love the video too.
Fashion / Re: For Jeans Addicts Only: Come On In by busygirl(f): 12:36pm On Jan 26, 2009
i lOvE jEaNs. It's wat i wear on a daily basis except sundays.
Most Especially, i love skinnies cheesy cheesy
Music/Radio / Re: Tuface Video: Enter D Place. by busygirl(f): 10:30pm On Jan 14, 2009
I can see some of my friends in the video. My friends are representing kiss kissBRAAAAAPPPPPPPP.
Celebrities / Re: Halle Berry Vs Gabrielle Union Vs Lisaraye by busygirl(f): 6:03am On Jan 03, 2009
Lisa raye all the way. She's simply gorgeous smiley
Fashion / Re: Who Inspires or Influences You Fashion Wise? by busygirl(f): 5:51am On Jan 03, 2009
yep, that's her husband!
Fashion / Re: Who Inspires or Influences You Fashion Wise? by busygirl(f): 11:57pm On Dec 31, 2008
Lisa Raye a.ka neesee. i just love this woman, check her out in all of us. I want to be like her when i'm older!

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