The bestselling book behind the Oscar-winning film SLUMDOG MILLLIONAIRE directed by Danny Boyle Former tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one billion rupees But he is brutally slung in prison on suspicion of cheating Because how can a kid from the slums know who Shakespeare was unless he is pulling a fast one In the order of the questions on the show Ram tells us which incredible adventures in his life on the streets gave him the answers From orphanages to brothels gangsters to beggar-masters & into the homes of Bollywood's rich & famous Ram's story is brimming with the chaotic comedy heart-stopping tragedy & tear-inducing joyousness of modern India