Thursday, May 14, 2009

WTF? Slumdog Millionaire Child Star Has His Shack Demolished

OK, why in the f*ck is a kid who starred in a $326 million dollar world wide blockbuster still being forced to live in a shack anyway?  Read the rest of the story below:

City workers demolishing part of a Mumbai slum on Thursday bulldozed the home of a Slumdog Millionaire child star.

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail was asleep in his shanty when a police officer woke him up and told him to leave, he said. Shortly after that, about 30 homes were destroyed.

"A police officer took a bamboo stick to hit me and I was frightened," said 10-year-old Azhar.

Eight Oscars and $326 million in box office receipts have so far done little to improve the lives of the film's two impoverished child stars, Azhar and Rubina Ali.

 

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