10-year-old Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, who plays the younger version of a character in Slumdog Millionaire, was woken up in the middle of the night by a police officer with a bamboo stick. The little guy said he was really scared and thought he was going to get whacked with it. After he was taken out of the house, it was demolished as part of a demolition drive, which happens a lot in over-crowded and impoverished Indian cities. Azharuddin's house was one of about 30 houses destroyed overnight.
Call me crazy, but I feel like the Slumdog stars are getting NO benefit from starring in a movie that has 8 Oscars under it's built and has netted a sh*t ton of money. All we hear about is how the producers promised a better life for the stars, yet we're still hearing stories about the stars being sold by their parents because they're so desperate for cash or their houses being torn down. Seems a little fishy to me.
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