Since the incredible success of Slumdog Millionaire at the Academy Awards, most news about the production has been pretty un-inspirational.
On the one hand, you've got people piling on director Danny Boyle and the producers for not making these kids rich, and on the other, you've got Mumbai officials bulldozing the shanty towns where the child stars live. Well, get ready for some good news.
Danny and co. have made good on their promise to get these kids off the street. According to reports, Azharuddin Ismail (the kid who played young Salim) and his family are in the process of moving to their new home, purchased by the Slumdog trust fund. Here's how a director of the fund described the place:
"comfortable, in a good neighborhood (and) near his school" and cost "upwards of 2 million rupees" ($42,000).
As for Rubina Ali, the actress who played young Latika, Boyle says they are currently shopping for a home for her family as well. Awesome!
Both families were displaced when Mumbai housing officials bulldozed their shanty town with no prior notice.
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