PREM: Not bad money to sit in a chair and answer a question. Better than JAMAL: JAMAL: You don’t have to be a genius. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS: JAMAL: Like I said. You don’t have to be a genius. JAMAL: He’s the most famous man in India PREM: PREM: INSPECTOR: My

15. INSPECTOR:

So, were you wired up? A mobile or a pager? A coughing accomplice in the audience? Or, microchip under the skin, huh? 27

16. INSPECTOR: It’s hot and my wife is giving me hell, I’ve got a desk full of

murderers, rapists, extortionists, bum-bandit and you. So, why don’t you save us both a lot of time? And tell me how you cheated. 28

17. INSPECTOR:

He’s unconscious, chutiya. What good is that? How many times have I told you, Srinivas? 30

18. INSPECTOR: Aré wa, Srinivas, now we’ll have Amnesty International in

here next, peeing their pants about human rights. 32

19. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS: Sir, I was thinking-

33

20. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS: Sir, what do you think if he did know the

answers? 35

21. INSPECTOR: Professors, doctors, lawyers, general knowledge wallahs

never get beyond sixteen thousand rupees. He’s on ten million? What the hell can a slum dog possibly know? 36

22. JAMAL:

The answers. I knew the answers. 37

23. PREM: Not bad money to sit in a chair and answer a question. Better than

making the tea, no? 41

24. JAMAL:

No. Yes. No. 42

25. JAMAL: You don’t have to be a genius.

48

26. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS:

I knew it was Amitabh Bacchan. 49

27. JAMAL: Like I said. You don’t have to be a genius.

50

28. JAMAL: He’s the most famous man in India

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29. PREM:

What do you think, Jamal? The most famous phrase of our country. Would you like to phone a friend? 53 Universitas Sumatera Utara

30. PREM:

Put the poor man out of his misery, Ladies and Gentlemen. 55

31. INSPECTOR: My five-year-old daughter can answer that question. But, you

couldn’t. That’s strange for a millionaire genius. What happened? Your accomplice nip out for a piss? 56

32. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS: The Inspector is asking something.

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33. JAMAL:

How much is panipuri at Harish’s stall on Chowpatty? 58 34. INSPECTOR: What? 59 35. JAMAL: Panipuri. One plate. How much? 60

36. CONSTABLE SRINIVAS:

Ten rupees. 61

37. JAMAL: Wrong. Fifteen since Divali.