INSPECTOR: A little electricity will loosen his tongue. Give him INSPECTOR: INSPECTOR: Get him down, tidy him up, please, for God’s sake. INSPECTOR: JAMAL: A-Amitabh Bacchan. JAMAL: Ask the audience. JAMAL: JAMAL: Final answer. PREM: JAMAL: Surdas. JAMAL:

4. PREM:

You’ve just won sixteen thousand rupees 73 5. PREM: Guess what? You’re right. 84

6. PREM: Jamal Malik. You’re absolutely right.

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7. PREM:

Wait. 197 first class centuries, the answer is D. Jack Hobbs 303

8. PREM: Jamal Malik, Call Centre Assistant from Mumbai, chi-wallah, for

two Core, twenty million rupees, you were asked who the Third Musketeer was in the novel by Alexander Dumas. You answered A. Aramis which is I have to tell you. The right answer 373 The dialogues above were categorized as Verdictives for consisting the characteristics of giving a verdict. In Slumdog Millionaire, Prem is the only one who has an ability to make the utterances of Verdictives. His position as the host of the show makes him to be able to lead to start or end the game show, rule it, decide the contestant’s answer is right or not and also tell if heshe is right or not to get the amount of prize.

2. Exercitives

Exercitives are the exercising of powers, rights, or influence. It is a decision that something is to be so. Utterances from Slumdog Millionaire which can be characterized as this type of illocutionary act are shown below: 1. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS: Name 6

2. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS: Stop crying

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3. INSPECTOR: A little electricity will loosen his tongue. Give him

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4. INSPECTOR:

Now listen 29

5. INSPECTOR: Get him down, tidy him up, please, for God’s sake.

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6. INSPECTOR:

So, Mister Malik, the man who knows all the answers. Talk. 38

7. JAMAL: A-Amitabh Bacchan.

46

8. JAMAL: Ask the audience.

54

9. JAMAL:

A bow and arrow. 69

10. JAMAL: Final answer.

71

11. PREM:

Computer-ji, ‘D’ lock kiya-jaye. 72

12. JAMAL: Surdas.

81

13. JAMAL: Yes.

83

14. DIRECTOR:

Okay, he hasn’t got a clue. This is going to be a walk-away. Stand by. 112

15. JAMAL:

It’s C-Benjamin Franklin. 117 16. INSPECTOR: Who’s on the thousand rupee note? 121

17. INSPECTOR: Don’t get clever or I’ll get the electricity out again.

125

18. INSPECTOR:

Explain the 100 bill. 128

19. MAMAN: Get them out of here

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20. JAMAL:

A-Samuel Colt. 142

21. JAMAL: Final answer.

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22. PREM: Computer-ji, ‘A’ lock kiya-jaye.