Slum stars saved by Danny-Tata trust
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle plays with the film’s child star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (10) as the other child star, Rubina Ali (9), stands by at a press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. Rubina and Azharuddin lost their homes this month as the authorities cleared out parts of Garib Nagar slum, where they live.
The two child actors from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire are to get permanent homes after their shantytown dwellings were demolished, AFP quoted officials as saying on Wednesday.
They said Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson, who set up a trust for the slumdwellers, on Wednesday asked officials of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, who manage the trust, to fund the new homes.
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The two child actors from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire are to get permanent homes after their shantytown dwellings were demolished, AFP quoted officials as saying on Wednesday.
They said Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson, who set up a trust for the slumdwellers, on Wednesday asked officials of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, who manage the trust, to fund the new homes.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.asianage.com
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