Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Directed by Danny Boyle
A Mumbai call-centre tea boy on a quiz show explains how he knew each answer, recalling a childhood that took him from the Juhu slum across India on trains to the Taj Mahal and back.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Juhu slum≈ 00:08:00Mumbai, IndiaStated on screen
After their mother dies in a riot, Jamal and Salim take in an orphan girl, Latika.
- 2Maman's camp≈ 00:18:00Mumbai, IndiaInferred
Rescued by Maman, the children learn he blinds beggars; the brothers flee onto a train but Latika is left behind.
- 3Taj Mahal, Agra≈ 00:33:00Stated on screen
The brothers con tourists as fake guides at the Taj Mahal.
- 4Maman's brothel≈ 00:47:00Mumbai, IndiaStated on screen
- 5Call centre≈ 01:05:00Mumbai, IndiaStated on screen
- 6Javed's house≈ 01:15:00Mumbai, IndiaInferred
- 7Quiz show studio and police station≈ 00:01:00Mumbai, IndiaStated on screen
- 8Platform≈ 01:52:00Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (VT), MumbaiStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,119 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 8
- Train: 2,087 km
- Car: 16 km
- Not shown: 16 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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