The kids of the Academy Octo -Awarded film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are having quite a week. First they are whisked away from their home in Mumbai to attend the glamorous Oscars ceremony. Then they paid a visit to the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland. And now, the icing on the cake, the cherry on top, the event that goes beyond just fun-filled memories; two of the Slumdog kids are getting new houses.
Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, two of the real slum dwelling children who played the young versions of the protagonists of the film, have been “gifted” with new homes courtesy of the Indian government. A government spokesperson stated, "These two children have brought laurels to the country, and we have been told that they live in slums, which cannot even be classified as housing."
This dwelling windfall is in addition to the professionally managed trusts set up for the kids by the producers of the film. The film producers had intended to move the young actors into apartments but Indian government came in to save the day, in what some are speculating as merely a political ploy before their upcoming elections.
Regardless, the kids are getting new houses, will be getting rides to and from school and the guilt surrounding the idea that these kids were being exploited can be happily assuaged.
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