Hindi: Welcome to the show <Who wants to be a millionaire>! I am your compere Hindi. Are you ready?
Jamal: Yes I am ready.
Hindi: Where are the applauses? Stage direction
Okay, smile Jamal. Can you introduce yourself to the audiences please?
Jamal: Umm.. I work in a call - center, and serving for tea.
Hindi: Oh a chaiwala (tea server)! A chaiwala! Oh it is brave for you to attend the show!
Okay, let’s begin with our first question for 10000 Rupees.
Are you ready?
Jamal: Yes, I am ready.
Hindi：Smile boy you will be fine.
Jamal forced a smile
Hindi: The song <Darshan Do Ghanshyam> was written by which famous Indian poet?
- Surdas
- Tulsidas
- Mira Bai
- Kabir
Flash back
Bad guy: Listen kid, it’s time for you to make decision. I saved you from picking garbages and starving on the streets, be a warrior like me, I bet you do not want to be a slumdog for the whole life! Now, go and call your brother Jamal here.
Salim: Yes sir I want to be a warrior like you!
The bad guy is pouring Sulfuric Acid to a little boy’s eyes.
Salim saw it and throw out.
Salim: That’s not the warrior I want to be.. Talk to himself
Jamal: Brother we are going to make big money right? Am I going to be a famous singer?
Salim: Listen Jamal, when I tell you to run, run away with me!
Jamal: Wait, brother what are you talking about..
Jamal and Salim enter the house.
Bad guy: Come here Jamal. Sing the song that you always practise to me.
Jamal: I am a great singer now. 50 rupees. I am professional now, what can I do?
Bad guy: What ? Okay (Sarcastic)
Jamal start to sing.
Salim: Here you go ! Throw the Sulfuric Acid to the bad guy
Run Jamal ! He wants to burn your eyes!
They start to run in a circle in the center stage
Jamal: But why? I am about to become a great singer!
Salim: Wake up Jamal! He told me that only blind kids can beg for more money.
Bad guy: Come back you damn kids! I will catch you!
Back to the show
Hindi: Are you awake Jamal? Time is flying by. You have 15 seconds.
Jamal: I think I get the answer. It’s Surdas.
Hindi: Are you sure? Is that the final answer?
Jamal: Yes. It is.
Hindi: Guess what? Stop for a second You are correct!
Okay, Jamal. The second question is coming.
On an American 100 dollar bill, there’s a portrait of which American statesman?
- George Washington
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Benjamin Franklin
- Abraham Lincoln
Pay or play, Jamal? You decide!
Oh he is looking at the camera. He has no clue. Get a lot of 100 dollars bills for your work Jamal?
Jamal: A minimum tip for my services.
Hindi:I finally know why my telephone bills are so high, because they tip 100 dollar bills to chaiwalla. HAHAHA
Jamal: I ...I choose...C
Flashback
Jamal: Brother why are we leaving. There are lots of foreigners on this street. They are generous. I heard that they even tip 100 dollars to a guide like us!
Salim: Hush! I saw that man who train us to beg for money when we are little kids.
Jamal: Run brother! His coming for us!
Salim: (Nervous and breathe deeply) Calm down brother. I stole the gun from gangster we can protect ourselves.
Jamal: Wait what! You promise me you are not going to be a thief or gangster. We are going to become guide aren’t we?
Salim: Whisper Guide makes no money...
Bad guy: wo wo wo Look who we got here. Salim, Jamal. long time no see. I have never forget you guys.
Touching the scar
I won’t let you run away this time.
Salim: Continue sir. Hands shaking pointing the gun towards Bad guy.
Bay guy: Wait wait wait. Calm down salim. You don’t what are you doing. Heavy isn’t it, give it to me.
Salim: On your knees down and give the money to me!
Bad guy: You can take the money. And we will forget about these right? If you kill me my man will chase after you that’s no good for you right?
Salim: You never forget us, I can’t take that risk, sorry! shoot
Jamal: Wait Salim! What what are you doing? You can not kill him. You will get caught! We are in a big trouble!
Salim: Is me not you. Take the money and leave. I will attend gangsterdom. That’s only way to protect us. To be stronger and make other people afraid of you!
Jamal: Salim no, that’s too dangerous. You will get killed. Let’s run away! They won’t find us.
Salim: Shut up! Go with me or not?
Jamal: No I can’t!
Salim: Go become your slumdog forever! Run away
Jamal: Where are you brother?
Hindi: What are you talking about? Is that your final answer?
Jamal: yes
Hindi: Computer locking the answer! You’re right! Unbelieveable a chaiwalla. You have win 1000000 rupees! Do you want to continue. That is a lot of money. Never seen that much money for your whole life right chaiwalla HHHHH. If I am you I will get the money and leave. Remember! If you lose you lose anything!
Jamal: I will continue( breathe)
Hindi look at Jamal in the eye
Well well well (breathe) I think is the tie for advertisement we will be back in three minutes! Waving to audience
Hindi: listen I can’t let this goes on. He need to lose in the final question. A chaiwalla wins the final prize. Hhn that will make us a joke! This is my show!
Crew: Yes sir, but what should we do? We can’t stop the show.
Hindi: go and give him the wrong answer.
Crew( pretend to be one of the audience): Jamal! Listen I can help you to win the show. You are my idol. You prove to people that slumdog is no less than others. The answer for last question is B.
Jamal: I don’t like to rely on other people but thank you for helping.
Hindi: Welcome back to who want to be a millionaire? Jamal wants to continue to fight for the final prize and let’s see how will it go. Welcome chaiwalla Jamal!
Applause
Here is the question! Which cricketer has scored the most first class centuries in history?
A Sachin Tendulkar
B Ricky Ponting
C Michael Slater
D Jack hobbs
Jamal: I'll use a lifeline. Fifty-fifty.
Hindi: ok.
Computer, take away the two wrong answers please.
B: Ricky Ponting or D: Jack Hobbs.
What do you think?
Decision time. For 10 million rupees.
B: Ricky Ponting
or D: Jack Hobbs.
Jamal: D.
Hindi: Not B?
The Ricky Ponting, the Australian great cricketer?
Jamal: D, Jack Hobbs.
Hindi: You know?
So it could be B, Ricky Ponting?
Or D, Jack Hobbs.
Jamal: The final answer, D. My experience tell me to rely on myself but not the help from doubtfully people.
Hindi: Computer (speaks Hindi) D.
(Speaks Hindi) D.
With 197 first class centuries, the answer is...
D, Jack Hobbs!
Jamal Malik! Millionaire!
Do the dance! Come on!
Well done! Well done.
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