Which 2008 film about Mumbai quiz-show contestant Jamal Malik won Best Picture?

The 2008 film about Mumbai quiz-show contestant Jamal Malik that won Best Picture is Slumdog Millionaire.

Directed by Danny Boyle, the film follows Jamal, an 18-year-old from Mumbai’s Juhu slums, as he competes on a televised quiz show. Each question triggers memories from his difficult childhood, creating the film’s central mystery: how can someone with little formal education know the answers?

The screenplay by Simon Beaufoy was loosely adapted from Vikas Swarup’s 2005 novel Q & A. Dev Patel plays Jamal, while Anil Kapoor portrays the quiz-show host. The production’s Indian setting, energetic editing, and use of Hindi and English helped give the film a distinctive international identity.

At the 81st Academy Awards, Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars from ten nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Boyle, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Hurt Locker won Best Picture the following year, while The Reader was a 2008 nominee rather than the winner.