The buzz is that the scene was shot with 300 dancers and the best thirty or so dancers dancing in front.
The hero of the film Dev Patel is of Indian origin but was not very comfy with Bollywood dancing. But Boyle is satisfied and is all praise for the choreographer as well as the dancers.
And most of all he admires the work of musician A. R. Rahman. In his words he's a "serious superstar".
He's said, "If you can imagine Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise and Bruce Springsteen rolled into one, that's this guy in terms of India. He's called AR Rahman, a beautiful, modest man who is so famous it's unbelievable."
Well, Slumdog sure has taken Bollywood song and dance to another level altogether.