You might remember the 2008 Oscar-Winning film Slumdog Millionaire. It was set in India. Well， last year， India had a real Slumdog Millionaire. 28-year-old Sushil Kumar won a million dollars on India’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
　　Kumar： （via translator） Overnight， I became known across India. And many of my problems were automatically solved. I feel it’s miraculous. I never wanted to become a millionaire. God made me one.
　　So， a year since his big win， how are Kumar and his family doing？
　　Kumar lives in the small town of Motihari in the north-eastern state of Bihar. Kumar was a government worker. He was making about $100 a month before he became a millionaire. But the only two luxury items Kumar has 1）splurged on so far： a small tablet computer， and a power generator. Power outages are pretty frequent in town， so he wanted to make sure his family would get a continuous supply of electricity. You see， Kumar is still living in the same four-room house he shares with 10 other family members.
　　But that’s about to change， too. He’s bought land next door. He’s building a big house for him and his wife， his parents， and his brothers and their families. Kumar’s dad is still stunned that he can afford to get a gallon of milk at a time， and buy expensive vegetables.
　　Sushil Kumar has paid off his debts， and saved the rest. He says he wants to spend his money wisely.
　　Kumar： （via translator） After I won， I started getting letters asking for money to pay for people’s operations， land， their children’s weddings. But in our society， if you help one person， thousands start coming. We only helped people we were close to. A million is a lot， but if you help everyone， you’ll lose it all in one day.
　　By the way， that big house across the street， it’s gonna come in especially handy now. The family is expanding. Kumar’s wife Seema—who he married not long before he won the million dollars—is going to have a baby.
　　你可能还记得2008年的奥斯卡获奖电影《贫民窟里的百万富翁》吧，电影讲述的故事发生在印度。嗯，去年，印度还真的出了一位贫民窟里的百万富翁。28岁的苏希尔·库马尔在印度版《谁想成为百万富翁》的电视节目中赢得了一百万美元。
　　库马尔：（通过翻译）一夜之间，我在整个印度都出名了。我的许多问题也都迎刃而解。我觉得这是一个奇迹，我从来没有想过成为一名百万富翁，是上帝让我成了百万富翁。
　　那么，在他赢得巨额奖金的一年之后，库马尔和他的家人近况如何？
　　库马尔的家在印度东北比哈尔邦一个叫莫提哈里的小镇上。他是一名政府工作人员，在成为百万富翁之前每月的收入大约一百美元。但他赢得巨奖之后，只买了两件奢侈品：一台小平板电脑和一台发电机。镇上经常会停电，所以他希望确保家人的用电不会间断。要知道，库马尔如今还与其他十位家人一起住在原来的地方，一所有四个房间的房子。
　　但这一点即将发生变化。他买了邻近的一块地。他打算给自己和妻子、父母，以及兄弟们的家庭建一所大房子。如今，他们家一次可以买得起一加仑的牛奶（约4.55升），买得起昂贵的蔬菜。对此，库马尔的父亲还是觉得很不可思议。
　　苏希尔·库马尔还清了自己的债务，把剩下的钱存起来。他表示，他要理智地花钱。
　　库马尔：（通过翻译）在赢得奖金之后，我收到不少信，向我要钱支付他们的手术费用、给他们买地、为他们的孩子支付婚礼的费用等。但在我们这个社会，如果你帮了一个人，就会有好几千人来求助。我们只会帮助那些与我们很亲密的人。一百万确实是很大一笔钱，但如果你谁都帮的话，钱立马就会没了。
　　顺便说一下，刚才提到的那所大房子很快就会派上大用场，因为他的家庭在壮大。库马尔在赢得百万美元前不久刚刚结婚，现在他的妻子希玛就要生孩子了。


　　 Kaun Banega Crorepati
　　Kaun Banega Crorepati是英国真人秀《谁想成为百万富翁》的印度版本，简称KBC。该节目始于2000年，时长90分钟，节目使用的是印地语。节目的奖金从当初的一千万卢比上涨到如今的七千万卢比，也因此被称为 Kaun Banega Maha Crorepati （Who Wants to Be a MultiMillionaire）。节目在南亚国家很受欢迎，其主持人Amitabh Bachchan也因该节目成为家喻户晓的明星。苏希尔·库马尔是节目有史以来第一个赢得百万美元的人。