Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy. Based on the book Q and A by Vikas Swarup, the film - shot and set in India, follows a young street beggar who appears on a game show and exceeds people's expectations, raising suspicions from the game show host and law enforcement. Featuring music and score from composer A. R. Rahman who stated he was aiming for "mixing modern India and the old India though this story 'could happen anywhere.' The tracks feature A. R. Rahman, M.i.a., Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun , Palakkad Sriram, Madhumitha, Suzanne, Sonu Nigam, Alisha Chinoi, Blaaze, Tanvi Shah, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & Mahalaxmi Iyer.

Track Listing:

1. "O... Saya*" (performed by A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.)     A. R. Rahman, M.I.A.     3:34
2. "Riots" (instrumental)           1:59
3. "Mausam & Escape" (instrumental; performed by Asad Khan (sitar))           3:53
4. "Paper Planes#1" (performed by M.I.A.)           3:23
5. "Paper Planes (DFA Remix)" (performed by M.I.A.)           5:49
6. "Ringa Ringa" (performed by Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun)     Raquib Alam     4:15
7. "Liquid Dance#2" (performed by Palakkad Sriram, Madhumitha)           2:59
8. "Latika's Theme" (performed by Suzanne D'Mello)           3:09
9. "Aaj Ki Raat#3" (performed by Sonu Nigam, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Alisha Chinai)     Javed Akhtar     6:07
10. "Millionaire" (performed by Madhumitha)           2:44
11. "Gangsta Blues" (performed by BlaaZe, Tanvi Shah)     BlaaZe     3:42
12. "Dreams on Fire" (performed by Suzanne D'Mello)     BlaaZe, Wendy Parr     4:08
13. "Jai Ho**" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash)     Gulzar, Tanvi Shah     5:19

*Nominated for Best Original Song at Academy Awards
**Winner of Best Original Song at Academy Awards

#1 written by Mathangi Arulpragasam, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer
#2 previously used as a background track in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007, Tamil) with different instrumentation and no vocals
#3 composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, lyrics by Javed Akhtar; from the album Don - The Chase Begins Again

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