In addition to Swarup's original novel, the film was also inspired by Indian cinema. Tandan has referred to Slumdog Millionaire as a homage to Hindi commercial cinema. Boyle has cited the influence of several Bollywood films set in Mumbai. Satya (1998) and Company (2002) both offered 'slick, often mesmerizing portrayals of the Mumbai underworld' and displayed realistic 'brutality and urban violence.' Boyle has also stated that the chase in one of the opening scenes of Slumdog Millionaire was based on a '12-minute police chase through the crowded Dharavi slum' in Black Friday (2004). Deewar (1975) which Boyle described as being 'absolutey key to the Indian cinema' is a crime film based on the Bombay gangster Haj Mastan, whose autograph Jamal seeks at the beginning of Slumdog Millionaire. The rags-to-riches underdog theme underlying the film was also a recurring theme in classic Bollywood movies from the 1950s through to the 1980s, when "India worked to lift itself from hunger and poverty."
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