Rachel Dwyer , a reader in '' world cinema '' at the University of London-Department of South Asia , marked Varma 's '' Satya '' as an experiment with a new genre , a variation of film noir that has been called '' Mumbai Noir '' , of which Varma is the acknowledged master . In 2010 , Varma received critical acclaim at the Fribourg International Film Festival , Switzerland ; a retrospective of his filmography , highlighting '' Mumbai Noir '' was staged by film critic Edouard Waintrop , a delegate in the Directors ' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival . '' Satya '' and '' Company '' , in particular , were cited by British director Danny Boyle as influences on his Academy Award-winning film '' Slumdog Millionaire '' ( 2008 ) , for their " slick , often mesmerizing portrayals of the Mumbai underworld " , their display of " brutality and urban violence " , and their gritty realism
Fribourg International Film Festival
Fribourg International Film Festival
Ram Gopal Varma