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Vikas Swarup is India's consul general to Osaka-Kobe in Japan. But he's also the author of Q&A , the novel that became Slumdog Millionaire , the Oscar-winning film. Q&A was Swarup's first novel, and he wrote it in two months, after his family returned...
Tags: Indonesia, Ubud, Six Suspects, Vikas Swarup, Human Interest, Entertainment Culture, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire may have waltzed through Oscars with eight trophies but that does not make it a favourite with India born author Salman Rushdie, who has dismissed it for being unrealistic. The Booker prize winning author dismissed the film publicly...
Tags: Jaya Bachchan Spicezee Bureau, Vikas Swarup, Salman Rushdie, India
The horrendous faux pas of the 'Slumdog Millionaire' team is out. Given the rags-to-riches storyline of the movie, Jamal might have been destined to win a million bucks in the film. But the authorities should have ensured this was done without introducing...
Tags: Siddarth Basu, Q & A, Synergy Adlabs, Vikas Swarup, Slumdog Millionaire, Jamal, Nepali
As an Indian or maybe as a human being I’m feeling extremely lucky today. Though I never accede to the theory of luck under most of the circumstances, I must say after reading the book The White Tiger and watching the movie Slumdog Millionaire*…....
Tags: Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle, Q & A, Vikas Swarup
Author at Oscars as someone elses guest; TV rues lack of special treatment Los Angeles, Feb. 22: Vikas Swarup, the author of Q & A that has been turned into Slumdog Millionaire , has been denied a ticket in his own right to the red-carpet Oscar event....