What happens to Latika in Slumdog Millionaire?

Along with Jamal and Salim, Latika is captured by Maman, who forces the children to beg. While Jamal and Salim are able to escape Maman, Latika is recaptured by the gangster. In the time that passes, Latika becomes Maman's "prized possession," as she's groomed for eventual sale into prostitution.
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Why did Salim let Latika go?

Salim betrays Maman when he discovers he is about to blind Jamal to turn him into a blind beggar and the three of make an escape, but, blinded by his jealousy, Salim allows Latika to be recaptured by Maman to Jamal's fury.
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Who was Latika in Slumdog Millionaire?

The little girl from the ghetto becomes Latika, one of the protagonists in Slumdog Millionaire. Rubina Ali, who plays the small Latika in the movie, grew up in a slum in Mumbai called East-Bandra, not far from the airport.
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What is the promise Jamal gives to Latika?

Seeing the ruthlessness of Javed, Jamal tells Latika that he'll wait for her every day at the train station. Fearing for Jamal's safety (as well as her own, obvs) she asks him to leave.
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Does Salim sleep with Latika?

Salim raped Latika the night that he and Jamal rescued her from Maman. Its heavily implied but never confirmed that the reason why Salim wanted Jamal out of the room was because that he wanted Latika.
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Young Salim forces Jamal to leave him



How did Latika get her scar?

The thugs slashed her face after snatching her from the train station. From her Wiki page: One day, Jamal confesses his love for Latika after he finds her and Salim with Javed.
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Why is Latika with Javed?

We learn that Salim passes Latika along as a trophy to his new boss, Javed Khan. She doesn't appear to have much freedom in this arrangement, but aside from the slumlord's abusive outbursts, she seems to be relatively safe. Jamal manages to find Latika in Javed's compound to convince her to escape with him.
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What does Latika say to Jamal on the phone?

Latika says that she thought they could "meet only in death". Then Jamal embraces her and says that it is their destiny which has helped them meet and part only to meet over and over again. Latika then urges Jamal to kiss her.
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How much money did Jamal win by the end of the film?

As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by being able to answer every question correctly, winning ₹20 million.
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How did Salim convince Latika to take the baby?

How did Salim convince Latika to take the baby? He threatens to drop the baby.
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Why does Salim fill the bathtub with money?

Salim's death Resigned to his fate, the sacrifice he has made for his childhood friend, Salim fills a bathtub with money, the only reward for the life of a gangster, and gets into the tub with a revolver, prepared to meet his fate.
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How old was Latika in Slumdog Millionaire?

When filming for Slumdog Millionaire began on November 5, 2007, Freida Pinto had just turned 23. When the movie was released in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2009, she was 24.
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Why do they blind the kid in Slumdog?

Their anger centres on a scene in which an Indian boy is intentionally blinded by gangsters so that he can earn more as a beggar.
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Is Jamal Malik a real person?

Jamal Malik is a fictional contestant and the main character of the film Slumdog Millionaire. He is portrayed by Dev Patel as an adult, by Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as a child, and by Tanay Chheda as a teenager.
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How did Jamal know whose picture was on the American $100 bill?

20 How did Jamal know whose picture was on the American $100 bill? Answer: His blind childhood friend told him, after Jamal described the man on the bill.
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Who is the third musketeer Slumdog Millionaire?

In Slumdog Millionaire, Jamal Malik's final question was to correctly identify the name of the third musketeer- which was Aramis. Jamal did so and won twenty million rupees.
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How does Salim redeem himself at the end of the film?

Salim, though, is usually only out to help himself. In the end, he has a lot of redemption when he chooses to help Latika find her way back to Jamal. He does a lot of unsavory things throughout the film, but in the end he does what's right and sacrifices himself for that.
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What was the last question on the movie Slumdog Millionaire?

Prem asks the final question: "In Alexandre Dumas' book, The Three Musketeers, two of the musketeers are called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third Musketeer?" Smiling, Jamal flashes back on his memories.
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How does Prem give Jamal an answer in Slumdog Millionaire?

Back on set, Prem, shrouded in shadows, whispers to Jamal: "Do the right thing in approximately three minutes, and you will be as famous as me. And as rich as me." He smiles. "Almost."
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What does the train symbolize in Slumdog Millionaire?

Salim and Jamal escape their orphanage on a train. The train symbolizes moving forward. The characters are able to leave an old life and find a new one every time they step onto a train. However, when Jamal and Latika meet at the train station at the end, they do not take the train.
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Who says I thought we'd be together only in death?

JAMAL: I knew you'd be watching. LATIKA: I thought we'd be together only in death. At last Jamal and Latika are safely reunited.
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What does Jamal represent Slumdog Millionaire?

As a so-called "slumdog," Jamal embodies the grit and vigor of the nation's poor, who, against all odds, find ways to survive and even thrive. But Slumdog Millionaire shows that even in the most challenging circumstances, and in the face of incredible hardship, there's always hope to dream big and achieve greatness.
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How did Jamal know surdas?

Thus, Jamal was able to remember that it was Surdas who originally wrote the song. Throughout Slumdog Millionaire, Jamal connects the memories of his life to the facts he knows to win Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The memory he has of the boy being blinded is an episodic memory.
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Where do Jamal and his brother Salim sleep during the rains after they lose their mother and home?

She watches as a yellow van appears. Alarmed, she yells to Jamal and Salim, who are sleeping in a tent close by. They wake up only when a few men enter the tent, and pop open a couple sodas for the boys. The three go with the men in their van, arriving at a compound teeming with kids playing and laughing.
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How accurate is Slumdog Millionaire?

'The film is true to life,' says Rupesh, who claims to be 17 but looks several years younger." "Other true-to-life scenes in 'Slumdog' that the real youngsters pick out include those depicting small children working as rag-pickers on a rubbish dump, and the film's portrayal of a violent sectarian riot.
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