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India's most hotly awaited film is an Oscar frontrunner about the aspirations of some of the world's most disadvantaged people. Slumdog Millionaire is a modern-day fairytale about the quintessential Indian dream of getting ahead, getting out and getting rich.
I so rarely get the chance to write this: here's a film that reminds me of Max Bygraves's 1970s chart classic, The Deck of Cards. This heartwarming monologue (originally recorded in the 40s) narrates the story of a humble soldier, hauled out of a church parade by a furious sergeant for playing cards.
