Dev Patel
British actor Dev Patel won the coveted role of Jamal over hundreds of Bollywood actors. Previous to appearing in Slumdog Millionaire, Patel was recognizable as one of the stars of the British teen drama Skins. His portrayal of Jamal was his breakout role and made him a Hollywood star. His other films include The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Last Airbender, Chappie, and The Man Who Knew Infinity. In 2017, Patel received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in the movie Lion.
Freida Pinto
Pinto had appeared in only one short film before winning the part of Latika. Since then she has gone on to have a successful film career, appearing in films such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Trishna, Immortals, Desert Dancer, Love Sonia, and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.
Madhur Mittal
Madhur Mittal is an Indian actor whose most famous role is as Salim in Slumdog Millionaire. Mittal's career began when he won Boogie Woogie, a reality dance show. Soon after Mittal began working as a child actor, appearing in many Hindi films such as One Two Ka Four and Say Salaam India.
Anil Kapoor
Director Danny Boyle had hoped to cast the actual host of India’s version of the "Millionaire" game show, Shahrukh Khan, in this complicated role. Khan is also a Bollywood movie star, but ultimately turned the role down because he was afraid the connection would be made that the real show was rigged like the movie version. In stark contrast to the younger members of the cast, Anil Kapoor brought almost three decades of acting experience to the role. He has been working as an actor for almost 40 years and starred in countless films, including Meri Jung, Karma, Ghar Ho To Aisa, Virasat, Taal, Pukar
