10 Questions for Danny Boyle

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Danny Boyle

Are you surprised by the movie's reception? Armaan Uplekar WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.

Astonished--not just surprised--by the way it has been received, in America especially. I think it's the core values of the film, the underdog who can come out of nowhere and with nothing, and against all the odds he can succeed. And it's a love story in the end, of course. I think all of us want to believe in that story.

Some call Slumdog a British film. Some call it an Indian production. What do you say? Prashant Yelsangi, MUMBAI

It is a Bollywood film in the sense...