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0233 Pilgrimage to the filming locations of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire'

2026年1月16日 00:57

I went on a pilgrimage to the filming locations of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Agra, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Tuesday, March 16, 1993, in Mumbai, Mumbai City District, Maharashtra, India, on Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30, 2025, and in Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, December 31.

It wasn't luck, it was destiny.
Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel), a Muslim who grew up in the slums of the metropolis of Mumbai, answers every question correctly but one on the popular TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (meaning 'Who Will Become a Millionaire?'). Overnight, he grabs the chance to become a millionaire.
Kaun Banega Crorepati - Wikipedia

However, as an uneducated person, he is suspected of cheating, taken to the police by the show's machinations, and subjected to interrogation. How on earth did he know all the answers? And what is the real reason he challenged himself on this quiz show?

In the opening, the airport where slum children who broke into the premises, with the control tower visible in the background, are chased by staff is Juhu Aerodrome.
Juhu Aerodrome - Wikipedia
Naturally, you cannot enter the premises for a pilgrimage.

Jamal's mother, who lives in the slums, works at Dhobi Ghat, an outdoor laundry facility adjacent to Mahalaxmi railway station.
Mahalaxmi railway station - Wikipedia

Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai) - WikipediaHigh-rise buildings were built on the east side of the laundry facility after the movie was filmed.

After his mother was killed by Hindu extremists during the Bombay riots of 1991-92, Jamal and his brother Salim escape the clutches of the gangster Maman (played by Ankur Vikal) and make a living as young English-speaking guides for foreign tourists at the Taj Mahal in Agra, where Marathi is not understood but Hindi (which uses the same Devanagari script) is.
Taj Mahal - Wikipedia
Taj Mahal - Free Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

The grown Malik brothers return to Mumbai. Salim Malik (played by Madhur Mittal) and Malik gaze at the future skyscrapers at Hiranandani Gardens, which was under construction in the Powai district of Mumbai Suburban District.

Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai - Free Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station appears many times in the latter part of the movie.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Wikipedia

In the ending, as A.R. Rahman's 'Jai Ho' plays, a group dance scene featuring the cast, centered on Jamal and his childhood friend Latika (played by Freida Pinto), unfolds in a style typical of Indian cinema. This wonderful dance was also filmed on platforms 2 and 3 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus station.
*For safety reasons, photography is generally prohibited inside the station (I actually wanted to strike the same pose as the dance in the movie), so I quickly took a picture of myself with my smartphone, making sure my 'Slumdog Millionaire' T-shirt was visible.