Each flashback reveals how a specific, often painful, life experience—from surviving the Bombay riots to escaping child traffickers—provided him with the answer to a game show question. At its core, the film is a quest for love as Jamal uses the show's national platform to find , the girl he has loved since childhood. Award-Winning Impact The film was a massive critical and commercial success: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - IMDb