Swarup not happy with change in book title

Swarup not happy with change in book title
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Allahabad, Feb 27 (PTI) As the euphoria over Slumdog Millionaire begins to settle down, author Vikas Swarup, whose novel was drawn upon for the celluloid tale, said he is "not very happy" over the title of the book losing its identity to the celebrated but controversial name of the movie.

"I was not very happy that the title of the book was changed to Slumdog Millionaire," Swarup, Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa, told PTI in an email interview.

He was replying to a query about his novel "Q and A", which had won acclaim even before British director Danny Boyle chose it as the theme for his celluloid venture, now being sold in the market under the title "Slumdog Millionaire" with the movie's photographs splashed on the covers to draw attention.

Swarup said when he enquired about the change in the book's title, he was told "this is the norm in a book-film tie, which is targeted mainly at people who have not heard of the book and come to the book only after seeing the film".

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