Thinking Activity : The White Tiger and Slumdog Millionaire

Thinking Activity : The White Tiger and Slumdog Millionaire

 Similarities between The White Tiger and Slumdog Millionaire :-

 

     
1)  Narrative structure :-

    The novel and the film's almost similar structure Both works starts with flashback techniques.
 
    In the novel Balram saw the poster and remembered his past. Same as in movie Jamal has questions on screen in KBC show and for the answer he is going to his past.The start of the game How the Indian police also portrayed in the film, was written in Mumbai 2006 very contemporary times come and then question comes. The film is all about the Kaun Banega Crorepati being the basic structure narrative the strategy.

2) Indianness
  In the movie and novel the picture of India is presented. Many things in both are same about India.

Indianness :-  Family structure
                      -     Trains
                      -    Two brothers :- lost and found Bollywoodish
                      - Poetic justice
                      - Police system
                      - Different between "knowledge "and "Understanding "

# Two  brothers :-  Two brothers lost and and found is archetype Also reflects Indianness in both narration Slim's departure and meeting shows that thing.

#Trains (Railway Station :- Train and station narration in both reflects Indianness .Balram 'S wanted poster and run away after crime all at the station. Jamal 'S quest, love and ending all at the station.Thus station reflects Indianness.

#Police system :- In Slumdog millionaire also police is corrupted .Thus it  reflects Indianness.

3)  List of the question asked in the 'Slumdog Millionaire '

1. Who was the star in the 1973 hit film "Zanzeer"

Ans. Amitabh Bachchan



2. A picture of three lions was seen in the national emblem of India. What is written underneath it?

Ans. The Truth alone triumphs



3. In depiction of God Rama, he is famous for holding his right hand?

Ans. A bow and arrow




4. The song "Darshan Do Ghanshyam" was written by which famous Indian poet?

Ans. Surdas




5. On the American One Hundred Dollar Bill, is there a portrait of which American Statesman?

Ans. Benjamin Franklin




6. Who invented the revolver?

Ans. Samuel Colt



7. Cambridge Circus is in which UK City?

Ans. London


8. Which cricketer has scored in first century centuries in history?

Ans. Jack Hobbs


9. In Alexander Dumas' book, "The Three Musketeers", two of the musketeers are called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third musketeer?

Ans .Aramis

4) Deconstruction of film post colonial perspective.

Colonial post presented by writer and director in other people's mindset about India. The film described the harsh reality of India.Director used the reality of India, politics, the real side of police system, Child Abuse.

    So by this director portrayed white people as good, civilised sofisticated and humble people. While on the other hand than Indian portrayed as poor, dirty, uncivilized, corrupt, uneducated people. The term is self based on the power dynamics. It shows the superiority of white on the Indian people.

5)  Compare with Texture and Treatment of subject content in film and novel.
   
In novel and the film based on darker side of India. The film is happy Evil is punish good is rewarded more miracle way He is an immemorial We know that poetic justice it means justice is real world. But we frames for justice.

  Texture in Both Mortar Is Is Abot India As Corrupted and Flood Country Willas, Landlord, Educations All Representatives The Darkness of India