Director Danny Boyle (R) holds his Oscar for Best Director for “Slumdog Millionaire” as he poses with cast members Dev Patel (L) and Freida Pinto at the official Oscar after party for Fox Searchlight’s “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Wrestler” in Los Angeles Feb. 22, 2009. ©Reuters

BEIJING, Feb. 27 — “Slumdog Millionaire” star Dev Patel and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle are going on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” show to raise money for Indian street kids, turning reel life into real life.

In the real show, Danny and Dev hope to bag 1 million pound (about 1.43 million U.S. dollars) prize money for donation to the UK-based Railway Children, which helps children living on the streets.

A source said: “Danny and Dev are keen to keep on giving back to the street kids depicted in the movie.”

“It should happen this year. To have Dev back in the Millionaire hot seat would be brilliant, and would do a lot for the charity.”

“Slumdog Millionaire” scooped eight Oscars on Feb. 22, which included Danny Boyle’s Best Director award and A. R. Rehman’s Best Original Score and Bets Original Song gongs. The film follows orphan Jamal, who is born into the slums of Mumbai.

After fleeing his violent and poverty stricken home, Jamal enters India’s version of the game show and scoops the top prize against all odds.

A spokesperson for the ITV show said: “We were approached by Railway Children about the special – and we think it would be fantastic.

“Danny and Dev would play together, as with all our celebrity specials, but filming depends on their availability.” 

On Xinhua Web site: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/27/content_10908209.htm