London, Jan 23 :Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire's staggering 10 Oscar nominations are the most for a British film in the past decade.

The film tracks the story of Jamal Malik, a dirt-poor orphan from the slums who astonishes India when he does well on the country's version of `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'.

It has already won Golden Globe Awards and has also garnered 11 nominations in Baftas.

London, January 15 : Golden Globes' top winners `Slumdog Millionaire' and actress Kate Winslet have now also garnered Bafta 2009 nominations.

While Danny Boyle's film walked away with four trophies at the Globes, including one for the best dramatic film, the Brit actress took home two gongs-Best Actress for `Revolutionary Road' and Best Supporting Actress for `The Reader'.

London, Dec 22 : Director Danny Boyle wouldn''t have imagined that the experience of shooting for ''Slumdog Millionaire'' in Mumbai would entirely change his opinion about India, and revamp his style of working.

Looking at the noisy, colourful, fantastically energetic crowd and extremes of emotions, Boyle decided that the only way to do justice to a story set in Mumbai was to make it operatic.

"It''s not the way I''ve ever worked before," the Telegraph quoted him as saying

"Mumbai is such a city of extremes. Obviously, there are very rich and very poor people almost literally rubbing shoulders.

London, Dec 18 : Despite its cast of relative unknowns, Danny Boyle''s `Slumdog Millionaire' has become this season''s buzz film and is now being tipped as a frontrunner for an Oscar.

`Slumdog Millionaire' is a fictitious story about an 18-year-old Indian, who wins India''s version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Shot on location in Mumbai before the terror attacks, the film has already charmed critics and Golden Globe voters, earning four nominations, including best director and picture.