Q&A is an original Realm action and adventure serialized fiction and audio drama directed by John Dryden and dramatized by Ayeesha Menon. It has 1 season and 10 episodes.
Synopsis[]
From the award-winning creators of PASSENGER LIST comes the story that inspired Slumdog Millionaire.
Official synopsis
Premise[]
This serial is about the adventures of a street kid, Ram Mohammad Thomas, who wins the Indian TV show “Who Will Win A Billion”, but the producers think he cheated.
Characters[]
- Ram Mohammad Thomas
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Reading length | Listening length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,000 Rupees... | 11 minutes | 13 minutes |
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Ram Mohammad Thomas is a contestant on the hit Indian TV show “Who Will Win A Billion” . . . As he ponders over the first question, his thoughts drift back to his childhood in Delhi. | |||
| 2 | 10,000 Rupees... | 13 minutes | 13 minutes |
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Now sixteen, Thomas lives in a decrepit slum in Mumbai with his best friend Salim. When Shantaram, an alcoholic ex-government scientist, moves in next door with his wife and daughter, Thomas has to protect them–with tragic consequences. | |||
| 3 | 50,000 Rupees... | 13 minutes | 13 minutes |
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Thomas has to delve back into his childhood in search of the answer to the next question . . . Adopted by evil gangster Babu, Thomas and Salim are taken to Mumbai where they are to be maimed and put on the streets to beg. | |||
| 4 | 100,000 Rupees... | 12 minutes | 13 minutes |
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The next question on “Who Will Win A Billion” takes Thomas to his teenage years, when, working as the houseboy of Australian defence attaché Colonel Taylor, he becomes embroiled in espionage. | |||
| 5 | 500,000 Rupees... | 12 minutes | 14 minutes |
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The next question on “Who Will Win A Billion” is from the world of cricket . . . Fortunately, a chance encounter with Salim–who tells of how he got his revenge on the notorious beggar master Babu–provides Thomas with the answer. | |||
| 6 | 1,000,000 Rupees... | 12 minutes | 13 minutes |
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With two years of his salary strapped to his belt, Thomas boards a train back to Mumbai, only to be woken up in the middle of the night by bandits. It’s a life experience that helps him answer a vital question on “Who Will Win a Billion”. | |||
| 7 | 10,000,000 Rupees... | 12 minutes | 14 minutes |
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As street kid Thomas gets closer to the billion-rupee prize on “Who Will Win a Billion”, but he must answer a difficult question about famous Bollywood Tragedy Queen, Neelima Kumari. Fortunately for him, he was once her house-boy. | |||
| 8 | 100,000,000 Rupees... | 12 minutes | 13 minutes |
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Only two questions away from the billion-rupee prize, Thomas draws on his experience as an unofficial guide at the Taj Mahal. His friendship with another homeless kid leads to a cruel twist of fate and a horrific discovery . . . | |||
| 9 | 10,000,000 Rupees (continued)... | 12 minutes | 13 minutes |
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Thomas is finally stumped by a question he doesn’t know the answer to. His thoughts lead him back to his first love Nita, a young prostitute he met in Agra. When she is physically abused by one of her clients, Thomas knows what he has to do . . . | |||
| 10 | 100,000,000 Rupees... | 11 minutes | 13 minutes |
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Thomas is one question away from winning the billion-rupee prize on “Who Will Win a Billion”–but the producers can’t afford the payout and will do anything to stop him. But Thomas has an ulterior motive for being on the show… And he will not leave without getting his revenge on the show’s host, Prem Kumar. | |||