Bollywood star Anil Kapoor played the quiz show host in `` Slumdog Millionaire '' He grew up in a tenement in a Mumbai suburb , sharing a room with 7 others . His father was an alcoholic and his mother had to work as a maid for her family so that she could support them all. ` Best Actor award for his role in 2000 's `` Pukar . '' ` I feel so humble and grateful '' says Kapoor of Slumdog 's global success .
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor played the quiz show host in `` Slumdog Millionaire '' He grew up in a tenement in a Mumbai suburb , sharing a room with 7 others . His father was an alcoholic and his mother had to work as a maid for her family so that she could support them all. `` I feel so humble and grateful '' says Kapoor of Slumdog 's global success .