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Based on my search results and internal knowledge, here are the key secrets that characters keep in Slumdog Millionaire (2008):
Jamal is arrested by police who want to know how an illiterate 'slumdog' could possibly know all the game show answers without cheating.
The central mystery—which is actually not a secret he's intentionally keeping but rather the police's misunderstanding—is that specific events in his life taught him the answers.
Salim and Jamal have a complicated relationship, and Salim betrays him at various moments.
Most significantly,
after rescuing Latika from Maman, Salim threatens his brother and kidnaps Latika for himself.
When Jamal reunites with Salim years later, Salim invites Jamal to stay at his home but will not divulge Latika's whereabouts.
Salim's employer is a slumlord, Javed Khan, and is most likely the one keeping Latika. Jamal follows Salim to Javed's compound and finds Latika there.
Latika's location and her captivity are kept secret from Jamal for years until he discovers her himself.
When Jamal professes his love for her, Latika asks him to forget about her.
She keeps her true feelings hidden, trying to protect Jamal from involvement with Javed's criminal world.
Jamal had a very specific reason for going on the show in the first place.
That reason—which becomes clear through the flashbacks—is to reach Latika through the televised medium, knowing she watches the show.
The summary omits a critical secret: the game show host, Prem Kumar, secretly attempts to sabotage Jamal. During a bathroom break before the penultimate question, Prem writes the wrong answer (B) on the mirror to mislead Jamal, a major plot point revealing the host's duplicity.
The summary mentions Salim's betrayals but misses his final secret act of redemption. Salim secretly gives Latika his phone and car keys to escape, then fills a bathtub with money and waits to kill Javed/be killed, keeping this plan hidden from his boss until the end.
In Slumdog Millionaire, the characters keep several pivotal secrets. Jamal Malik keeps his true motivation for being on the show a secret from the host and audience: he is not there for the money, but to reach Latika, who he knows watches the program. Salim Malik keeps two major secrets: first, he hides Latika's whereabouts from Jamal for years while working for the gangster Javed Khan; second, in a final act of redemption, he secretly plans Latika's escape, giving her his keys and phone behind Javed's back before sacrificing himself. Latika attempts to keep her love for Jamal hidden (or suppressed) to protect him from Javed's wrath, urging him to leave her. Crucially, the game show host Prem Kumar keeps a malicious secret: he attempts to sabotage Jamal by feeding him a wrong answer to the penultimate question during a break, believing a 'slumdog' does not deserve to win.