UPDATED: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director buys homes for homeless stars
In the wake of news that two of “Slumdog Millionaire’s” child stars are now homeless, director Danny Boyle has set off for India to help find them homes.
The director met with several of the film’s stars at the private lounge of Mumbai’s Jw Marriott hotel on Tuesday as part of his efforts to help just two children (who have been given considerable advantages thanks to their roles) emerge from epic poverty. He announced Wednesday afternoon that he has purchased a new home for Ismail and is planning to do the same to put a roof over Ali’s head too.
Boyle said, “The homes are a concern. That is one of the reasons why we built the trust.”
Boyle and his fellow filmmakers established the Jai Ho Trust last year to try to make sure nine-year-old Rubina Ali and her co-star Azhar Ismail, 10, would be able to continue their educations.
A spokesman for the Jai Ho Trust describes Ismail’s new apartment as “comfortable, in a good neighborhood (and) near his school”, with the property costing “upwards of two million rupees” (about $42,000).
Authorities had demolished Ali’s shack earlier this month, leaving her out on the streets, just a few days after the same thing happened to Azhar Ismail.
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