Slumdog Millionaire Genre and Audience

The genre of Slumdog Millionare is Drama/Thriller and Comedy. The features of determining the genre are the three events that are happening at the same time: Jamal being interrogated, his past, and him on the show. Slumdog Millionaire is connected to the novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup.
The director of the film was Danny Boyle(from the UK), and Co-Director was Loveleen Tandan(from India). Danny Boyle wanted to show how an underdog can rise up, and society not allowing them to succeed in life. Danny Boyle before wanted it to be a British film, but then he had a hard time casting and getting some of the Indian things/traditions incorporated in the film. So then he got Loveleen Tandan as a Co- Director to help with those needs. Boyle mostly likes to have films with kids in it, because he loves getting kids involved.
Boyle's themes mostly incorporate the theme of hope and in Slumdog Millionaire, Jamal had hope of finding Latika. Intercutting played a great factor in the film. He likes to have alot of scenes handheld rather than on a tripod or dolly track so it looks more cinematic and realistic. The background music and the vivid scenes of Mumbai was a great way to show where Jamal originated from. The theme of the film is optimism. Initially the target audience was the UK; as production of this film became more known, the target audience was the US. The US audience was really fascinated by the film as it won 8 Golden Globe Awards.