From the moment the two 8 year old child stars, Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, stepped into the limelight of the film set, of the multi Oscar Award winning film, Slumdog Millionare, they were doomed to becoming the center of controversy.
First there came the complaints from their families, that the children did not receive enough compensation for their acting roles, in a movie that has already grossed over $80 million worldwide.
Controversy has raged over the studios decision to pay for the children’s schooling, but not give them any large amount of money until they are 18 years old. Two months ago Azharuddin’s family were evicted from their slum hovel and the child star has been forced to live underneath a plastic tarpaulin.
There have been a series of clash with the parents over money, as the studios want the children to have long term benefits from their film debut. “People would rightly question whether giving the children a large amount of money was responsible,” says the film producer Christian Colson.
When the studio wanted to take the children to the Oscars, their parents allegedly refused to sign the passport papers, saying they would rather be paid airfares in cash.
Obviously trying to get mileage out of the popularity of the film, with elections just around the corner, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority of the City of Mumbai have finally decided to give the two families one-bedroom flats. Azharuddin’s father suffers from tuberculosis, while his mother is blind in one eye. For three generations these families have lived in the sewer ridden slums of Mumbai, always under threat of demolition.
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