Dil Se..
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Slumdog Millionaire
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About 2008 film directed by Danny Boyle
Genres drama, crime, romance, coming-of-age
Directed by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Written by Simon Beaufoy
Starring Freida Pinto, Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Anil Kapoor, Rubina Ali, Saurabh Shukla, Shruti Seth, Mahesh Manjrekar
Music A. R. Rahman
Runtime 120 min
Country United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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