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How did Slumdog Millionaire capture the world's imagination?

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Somewhere between Bollywood and Hollywood, Slumdog Millionaire, the low budget independent production captured the heart of the world, and 8 Oscars in 2009. Paul Gambaccini looks at the film which snuck past the infamous Foreign Language category and into the mainstream Best Picture category at the 81st Academy Awards - despite at least 20% Hindi. First broadcast on And The Academy Award Goes To..., 29 February 2016.

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