Slumdog Millionaire wins seven BAFTA awards

Press Trust of India London

Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 2:49 AM IST

Slumdog Millionaire based on India's diplomat-turned author Vikas Swarup's novel, today won seven awards at the British Academy Film Awards here.

Slumdog Millionaire bagged the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Adapted screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Best Music (A R Rahman), Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle), Best Editing (Chris Dickens) and the Best Sound (Resul Pookutty, Glen Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp).

The film had received 11 nominations.