Before read Slumdog Millionaire

Vikas Swarup got the idea for Slumdog Millionaire after watching the popular TV show Who wants to be a millionaire?

This TV show has been seen in more than hundred countries but the first version was made on ITV1 in the UK on 1998 but the first Indian version started in 2000 and it has been hosted by Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan or Shahrukh Khan.

The story :

Slumdog millionaire tells the story of Ram Mohammad Thomas. Then name was given by Father Timothy and this name brings together three important religions : Ram is from the Hindu Religion, Mohammad from the muslim religion and Thomas from Christianity.

Ram is a young boy who was born in Delhi but he grows up in the slums of Mumbai (Bombay) one of the biggest cities in the world. The biggest problem in the slums is the water supply.

People , places and events in the story:

Surdas was a saint , poet and musician who was born in a small village in India. He was bring.He left his family at the age of six when he followed a group of singers who were passing through the village. We can found around eight thousand poems of he. Ram and Surdas coincide in the fact of left his house in a early age also Ram have to memorize the poems of Surdas.

The story takes place in Delhi (India), and it shows different sides of the cityfor example the suburbs or the richest part of the city. During the story take place  an indian war.

The Taj Majal was built by Emperor Shahjaban, who was called Prince Khurram before he became emperor, had falle in love with Mumtaz Mahal. They got married and had fourteen children but she died when she was given birth to her last child. Before she died Prince Khurram promised to build the most beautiful palace in the world for her, and he built the Taj Mahal.