Jamal and Latika

                                                 Slumdog Millionaire is about two main characters that live their lives in the slums of India, particularly Mumbai, India. They struggle throughout their childhoods but find ways to survive. Jamal has a hard childhood because his mother is killed right in front of him and his older brother Salim. A little girl they meet named Latika, lost her family and follows them. Salim doesn't like the idea at first but lets her come. They meet an Indian gangster and he gives them a home and food if they collect money for him. The boys escape one day but Latika doesn't make it. "Jamal and Salim end up as fake tour guides at the Taj Mahal befriending the other slum children of Mumbai and selling stolen shoes from the Taj Mahal."(Wikipedia-Jamal).Eventually, the two brothers become seperated and they grow up alone. Jamal works at a call center and looks up his brother. He finds him, calls him and they meet up. Latika ends up being forcefully married to one of Salim's bosses. She waits on him hand and foot and doesn't have any sort of freedom. She loves Jamal and wants to run away with him but she knows there is nothing she can do. In the meantime, Jamal somehow gets selected to be the next contestant on the hit show, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". He ends up knowing all the answers to the questions but the host thinks something is up.  "Because he is a "Slumdog" the host of the show believes he is cheating and his belief is strengthened when he tries to feed Jamal a wrong answer and Jamal still gets it right." (Wikipedia-Jamal). On the last question, Jamal doesn't know the answer so he phones a friend. He calls his brother Salim's phone but Latika answers. She doesn't know the answer either and they are disconnected. Jamal guesses the answer and wins all the money but is upset because he has no idea where Latika is now. He goes to the train station to see if she is there and they finally meet up after all this time. Being a "slumdog" is a hard life but in the end it can wind up good.

                                          

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