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Anil Kapoor still gets paid for Slumdog Millionaire, credits pay cheques for millionaire status. Here’s how much he gets

Anil Kapoor still gets paid for Slumdog Millionaire, credits pay cheques for millionaire status. Here’s how much he gets

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Nearly two decades after working on the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Anil Kapoor continues to receive pay cheques from the film’s team. In fact, the actor has revealed that the earnings from the project have played a role in contributing to his millionaire status. Anil Kapoor was most recently seen in Prime Video’s Subedaar. Anil Kapoor is still earning from Slumdog Millionaire During a session at India Today Conclave 2026, Anil revealed that he continues to get payments for his appearance in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. He joined the conclave for a session titled The Ageless Revel: Rewriting the Rules of Stardom. Anil said, “I must share this with you. It’s a very emotional moment. It’s been more than a decade and a half, and yesterday, again, I got a pay cheque for Slumdog Millionaire.” When asked about the amount that he gets, the actor shared, “Yesterday, it was 3,000 pounds. I pay all my taxes so I can say this. I am going to get almost half a million pounds. So, …

Anurag Kashyap had two heart attacks, went to rehab thrice after Netflix’s ‘miscarriage’ of Maximum City: ‘They were silent for 1.5 years’  | Bollywood News

Anurag Kashyap had two heart attacks, went to rehab thrice after Netflix’s ‘miscarriage’ of Maximum City: ‘They were silent for 1.5 years’  | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiFeb 18, 2026 12:39 PM IST Anurag Kashyap’s next release, Kennedy, starring Rahul Roy and Sunny Leone, is finally coming out this Friday on ZEE5. The film has been doing the rounds for two years now, and was written by Kashyap overnight back in 2023. That happened after two to three years of personal and professional setbacks, starting with the shelving of his ambitious adaptation of Suketu Mehta’s 2004 book Maximum City by Netflix India. “I was only grieving over Maximum City. I was frustrated over Maximum City because the investment in that was so much. Because I’d been attached with Maximum City since 2009, when Danny Boyle was producing it. Slumdog Millionaire writer was writing it, and he wanted me to direct it at that time,” revealed Kashyap in a new interview. After the global crossover success of the Oscar-winning 2009 British film Slumdog Millionaire set in India, director Danny Boyle decided to adapt another Indian book, Maximum City, with screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, but it didn’t work out. Kashyap told The Hollywood …

Nushrrat Bharuccha says she wasn’t cast in Frieda Pinto’s role in Slumdog Millionaire because makers said she was ‘too pretty to play a slum girl’ | Bollywood News

Nushrrat Bharuccha says she wasn’t cast in Frieda Pinto’s role in Slumdog Millionaire because makers said she was ‘too pretty to play a slum girl’ | Bollywood News

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Nushrrat Bharuccha could’ve made her film debut with Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. She auditioned for the female lead of Latika, a slum girl eventually played by Freida Pinto. However, Nushrrat didn’t bag the part because she was told by the makers that she’s “too pretty” to play a slum girl. “That’s so interesting. Look at the world we’re in. Just look at this field of films,” said Nushrrat. “When I was told this on the phone, I wasn’t understanding what it meant. But I said, ‘Okay,’ because they’re people working at a different level and their thought is very different. Maine kaha theek hai hoga bhai kuchh, kuchh toh socha hoga aapne (There must be something there, they must have thought of something). No problem, sure. But ya, it was a little difficult to hear ki ye kya hota hai, ye kya hai (what kind of a reason is that),” she added. In the interview with Bollywood Bubble, Nushrrat confessed that she understood the reasoning of the makers behind not casting her in …

Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire to get a sequel, LA company acquires film and TV rights | Hollywood

Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire to get a sequel, LA company acquires film and TV rights | Hollywood

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Nov 27, 2024 11:21 AM IST A newly launched production company called Bridge7 has acquired the rights to the film sequel and TV adaptation of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. A newly launched production company called Bridge7 has acquired the rights to the film sequel and TV adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, reported The Hollywood Reporter. (Also read: Trust, Danny Boyle’s new show is like a Slumdog Millionaire apology) Irrfan Khan and Dev Patel in a still from Slumdog Millionaire. The company, based in Los Angeles, is run by producer Swati Shetty and veteran CAA agent Grant Kessman. The rights were acquired from Celador, the U.K.-based company that produced and financed the 2008 hit film in collaboration with Film4. About Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, featured Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in leading roles. The movie won eight Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture. The story revolves around Jamal (Patel) and his brother Salim, two poor boys from Mumbai who meet a girl named Latika (Pinto). Anil Kapoor’s …