- Dev Patel as Jamal Malik, a boy born and raised in the poverty of Bombay/Mumbai.[12] Boyle considered hundreds of young male actors, and he found that Indian film leads were generally "strong, handsome hero-types". Boyle's daughter pointed out Dev Patel from his role in the British television ensemble drama Skins.[13][14]
- Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as youngest Jamal
- Tanay Chheda as middle Jamal
- Freida Pinto as Latika, a girl from the streets who joins Jamal and Salim, then disappears; Jamal spends years hunting for her. Pinto was an Indian model who had not starred in a feature film.[13] Regarding the "one of a kind" scarf she wears, designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb says, "I wanted to bookend the journey—to tie her childhood yellow dress to her final look."[15]
- Rubina Ali as youngest Latika
- Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar as middle Latika
- Madhur Mittal as Salim Malik, Jamal's elder brother
- Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail as youngest Salim
- Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala as middle Salim
- Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar, the game show host. Boyle initially wanted Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan to play the role.[16] Khan had hosted the 2007 series of Kaun Banega Crorepati. Kapoor has also starred as a guest on the show with Amitabh Bachchan and won Rs 5,000,000.
- Irrfan Khan as Police Inspector
- Saurabh Shukla as Police Constable Srinivas
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Javed Khan, the crime boss
- Ankur Vikal as Maman, the rival crime boss and child kidnapper
- Rajendranath Zutshi as Millionaire show producer
- Sanchita Choudhary as Jamal's and Salim's mother
- Mia Drake Inderbitzin as Adele, an American tourist
- Siddhesh Patil as Arvind, blind beggar
- Shruti Seth as Call Center Instructor
- Arfi Lamba as Bardi
- Anjum Sharma as one of the call center operators
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