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Slumdog to Spin Off Reality Show

Show would focus on poverty-stricken Mumbai

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2009 9:06 AM CST

(Newser) – Slumdog Millionaire, which centers around a reality show, may soon get a reality show of its own, E! reports. Secret Slumdog Millionaire, like its predecessor Secret Millionaire, would follow undercover richies handing out $100,000 in poor neighborhoods—except this time in Mumbai. “The millionaires who sign up will see real poverty in Mumbai and it's going to be very moving,” a source said.

“The producers are bracing themselves against claims that they are cashing in on poverty,” he added, “But the bottom line is they will actually be helping people as well as making great television.”

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In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, the cast and crew of the Golden Globe-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" pose for photographs after a press conference in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, an actor from "Slumdog Millionaire," stands outside his home, a makeshift plastic tent in a slum in Bandra, suburban Mumbai, India, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

British actor Dev Patel, center, gestures, as Loveleen Tandan, right, and Freida Pinto, left, look on, at a party of "Slumdog Millionaire" in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)

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