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The Child Stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

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The ten year old star of the award winning hit film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’  was awoken last week by policemen banging on his door.  The young actor was removed from his home just moments before it was demolished by bulldozers.  Many other small shanties in Mumbai met with the same fate.   The child actor, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail stated that he was worried most about his kittens, who were lost in the hub-bub and the chaos.  The two young actors in the movie, have yet to see their lives changed in a positive way, even after taking part in a project that produced more than 300 million dollars in box office profits, and garnered eight Academy Awards in Hollywood.

They live currently, in the slums that are illustrated throughout Danny Boyle’s film.  For them, not much has changed.  The young female actor, Rubina Ali, shares a similar life style.  Far from the center of town, away from the city streets and five star hotels, Mumbai supports many people.  And the economy is just not secure enough for them to live in a survival-able habitat.  Both these child stars, spent the nights over the weekend, sleeping outside in the ruins of what was once their homes.  Water and sewer problems are always an issue.  Their homes were built illegally, and it is common for men to come in the middle of the night to tear these little houses down.

Officials in charge of the demolition stated that they were not aware that the two children from the movie were living in the shanties.  They have promised government housing for the families who just recently lost their homes.  Ashar receives gifts from fans around the world.  But sitting in the mess that was once his home, the young boy admits, that he just would like to move.  The filmmakers have issued statements, saying that the welfare of their stars is of utmost concern, and that trust funds have been set up for each one of them.  But it seems that no one, not even the parents of the children, are able to figure out just how much money is in the fund at this point.

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Tags: Boyle, hotel, Ismail, Millionaire, movie, Mumbai, Slumdog

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