[PAR] [TLE] Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail [SEP] Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (Urdu: ‎ , Hindi: अजहरुद्दीन मोहम्मद इस्माइल ) (born 1998) is an Indian child actor, who played the youngest version of Salim Malik in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award.  Following the film's success, he has been cast in the Bollywood film "Kal Kisne Dekha" (2009). [PAR] [TLE] Slumdog Millionaire [SEP] Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson.  Set and filmed in India, it is a loose adaptation of the novel "Q & A" (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup, telling the story of Jamal Malik, age 18, from the Juhu slums of Mumbai.  As a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?  who is able to answer every stage correctly, he is accused of cheating.  Jamal recounts his history, illustrating how he is able to answer each question.
[PAR] [TLE] Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail [ SEP ] Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail ( Urdu : ‎ , Hindi : अजहरुद्दीन मोहम्मद इस्माइल ) ( born 1998 ) is an Indian child actor , who played the youngest version of Salim Malik in the Oscar - winning film " Slumdog Millionaire " ( 2008 ) , for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award . Following the film 's success , he has been cast in the Bollywood film " Kal Kisne Dekha " ( 2009 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Slumdog Millionaire [ SEP ] Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle , written by Simon Beaufoy , and produced by Christian Colson . Set and filmed in India , it is a loose adaptation of the novel " Q & A " ( 2005 ) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup , telling the story of Jamal Malik , age 18 , from the Juhu slums of Mumbai . As a contestant on the Indian version of " Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? who is able to answer every stage correctly , he is accused of cheating . Jamal recounts his history , illustrating how he is able to answer each question .
Who was the author of the book on which the 2008 movie starring Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail was loosely based?
Who was the author of the book on which the 2008 movie starring Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail was loosely based ?
Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup