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‘Slumdog’ Kids’ Truancy Threatens Their Trust Fund

October 29, 2009

MUMBAI, India

The two child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are at risk of losing their monthly stipend and their trust fund if they don’t start attending school, a trustee for the fund said Thursday.

Willow Smith Set To Make Her Television Debut

July 06, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Willow Smith, daughter of Hollywood A-listers Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, is heading to the small screen for her television debut.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Child Star Gets New $50,000 Apartment In Mumbai From Filmmakers

June 10, 2009

MUMBAI, India

The makers of the hit movie “Slumdog Millionaire” have bought a new home for one of the two child stars discovered in Mumbai’s slums.

The purchase of a 250-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment for the family of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, was completed Monday, said Nirja Mattoo, who helps oversee a trust set up by the filmmakers to help Azharuddin and his 9-year-old co-star Rubina Ali.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’s’ Rubina Ali To Publish Life Story

June 05, 2009

LONDON, England, U.K.

One of the child stars of the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” is to publish her life story.

Transworld Publishers says Rubina Ali’s book will tell the story of her life in the shantytown where she grew up.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Child Stars Visit Hong Kong For Charity Performance

June 05, 2009

HONG KONG, China

The child stars of the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” traded the shanties of Mumbai for Hong Kong’s skyscrapers Friday as they arrived for a charity fundraising performance.

Pennsylvania Labor Department Investigating ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’

May 29, 2009

WERNERSVILLE, PA

Jon, Kate and their eight children have attracted a huge TV audience, screaming tabloid headlines and, now, a state labor investigation.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor says it’s looking into whether the hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” is complying with child labor laws.

Another ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Child Star’s Home Torn Down In Mumbai Slum Demolition

May 20, 2009

MUMBAI, India

The shanty home of another “Slumdog Millionaire” child star was torn down by Mumbai authorities Wednesday as they demolished part of a city slum where she lived.

Munni Qureshi — the stepmother of 9-year-old Rubina Ali, who portrayed a young Latika, the Oscar-winning film’s heroine — said her husband was beaten by police who were supervising the demolition. She said he was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Home Of ‘Slumdog’ Star Torn Down

May 14, 2009

MUMBAI, India

City workers bulldozed the home of a “Slumdog Millionaire” child star Thursday as part of the demolition of dozens of shanties in a Mumbai slum.

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail was asleep when a police officer woke him up and told him to leave his family’s home, he said. Shortly after that, the shack and about 30 more were destroyed.

Indian Police End Probe Of ‘Slumdog’ Star’s Dad

April 23, 2009

MUMBAI, India

Indian police said Thursday they would not charge the father of a child star in the hit movie “Slumdog Millionaire,” and ended their investigation into claims he tried to sell his 9-year-old girl to a reporter posing as a wealthy sheik.