The small shanty home of one of the “Slumdog Millionaire” child stars is being demolished according to city authorities.

Nine year-old Azharuddin Ismail, played Salim in the film. The story  was a rags to riches ♥romance about a impoverished Indian boy competing in a game show for love and money. The film won global fame at the Oscar Awards.

In an article published by Reuters they reported that:  Ismail’s tarpaulin-covered home in a teeming slum was one of several shanties, illegally built along a drain, that were demolished by local authorities in Mumbai, India’s financial capital and entertainment hub.

“When they came I was sleeping, they shook me awake and one policeman even threatened me,” Ismail, surrounded by half-broken suitcases filled with clothes and utensils, told Reuters.

“What can I do if they have demolished my house? I will sleep out in the open.”

A poster of “Slumdog Millionaire,” signed by director Danny Boyle, fluttered from the only wall of Ismail’s shanty still standing. Open sewers run nearby and it had no running water.  Read entire Reuters article here.

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♦Topics:  Slumdog Millionaire/homeless/child star

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SLUMDOG Millionaire director Danny Boyle plans to put a`significant‘ amount of the films profits  back into the Mumbai slums where to Academy Award winning Film was made.

The rags-to-riches tale, which has stormed Hollywood, walked away with eight Oscars at the Academy Awards earlier this week.

But there has been some protest over the movie’s portrayal of slum life in India’s largest city.

Boyle told sources “This is our chance to give something back to an extraordinary city which helped us to produce an extraordinary film.”

Talks will begin next week to determine how they can set up and distribute a fund for the children.

“We want to set it up as soon as possible,” Boyle said.

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Slumdog Millionaire took home eight Oscar’s at last nights 2009 Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.