Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit arrives for the premiere of the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. India's film industry celebrated Thursday as "Slumdog Millionaire" lived up to its rags-to-riches theme, receiving 10 Oscar nominations. The film, set amid the poverty of Mumbai's notorious slums, continued its surprise run of success since it swept its four categories at the Golden Globes, including the prize for best drama. The film got the second highest number of nominations, including best director for Danny Boyle, best picture and two of the three song slots. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit arrives for the premiere of the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. India's film industry celebrated Thursday as "Slumdog Millionaire" lived up to its rags-to-riches theme, receiving 10 Oscar nominations. The film, set amid the poverty of Mumbai's notorious slums, continued its surprise run of success since it swept its four categories at the Golden Globes, including the prize for best drama. The film got the second highest number of nominations, including best director for Danny Boyle, best picture and two of the three song slots.

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