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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.

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September 23, 2009

By Jesse Spero

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

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‘Precious’ Snags Audience Choice Award At TIFF

September 19, 2009

TORONTO, Ontario

A raw film about an abused teen named Precious has won the audience choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

‘Slumdog’ Star Moving Into New Home

July 05, 2009

MUMBAI, India

One of the impoverished child stars from “Slumdog Millionaire” will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai’s more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday.

Oscar-Winning Director Danny Boyle Gently Chides China For Restricting Free Speech In Film

June 18, 2009

SHANGHAI, China

Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle on Thursday gently chided China for curbing free speech in cinema, but the British filmmaker said he would love to shoot a movie in the country.

Serving as jury president at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, Boyle told a panel discussion that it was “regrettable” that Beijing imposed restrictions on movies.

‘Slumdog’ Filmmakers Say Movie Is Indian At Heart

June 13, 2009

MACAU, India

It had a British director and was hailed at the Oscars in Los Angeles, but the box office hit “Slumdog Millionaire” is an Indian movie at heart because it embraces song and emotional expression, Bollywood filmmakers who worked on the production said Saturday.

‘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.