?The ?Slumdog? Phenomenon? addresses multiple issues related to ?Slumdog Millionaire? and, in the process, provides new ways of looking at this controversial film. Each of the book?s four sections considers a particular aspect of the film: its relation to the nation, to the slum, to Bollywood and its reception. The volume provides a critical overview of the key issues and debates stemming from the film, and allows readers to reexamine them in light of the anthology?s multiple perspectives.