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MUMBAI, India — One of the impoverished child stars from “Slumdog Millionaire” will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai’s more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday.
The family of child star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, who played the young Salim in the Oscar-winning hit, started moving in over the weekend.
Both Azhar and his co-star Rubina Ali lost their homes in May after civic authorities demolished parts of the slum where they lived.
The filmmakers bought Azhar a 250-square foot one-bedroom apartment not far from where he now lives and attends school. The $50,000 apartment will be transferred to Azhar’s name when he turns 18, provided he finishes school.
