City Council Renders ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Child Homeless
The home of one of the child talents who acted in Slumdog Millionaire has been torn to the ground. The entire family has no where to live.
Azharuddin Ismail, 10, and family were left in shocked as their humble dwelling was completely demolished. Mumbai’s city council defended the demolition, citing that the slums are illegal constructions.. Apparently, the family was awakened to find the cops leaning over them forcing them out of the house prior to it being torn down. They only had a few minutes to grab some possesions, including a ripped promotional poster for Slumdog Millionaire on which Danny Boyle had written: “Azhar, With love and thanks, Danny Boyle x”.
“A policeman woke us all up early this morning, shouting,” he said. “He threatened me with a bamboo stick – I was very scared. I wish Danny-uncle would come. I wish I could go back to America. I don’t know what will happen now. We are just sitting here in the blazing sun. A lot of our possessions have been destroyed.”
His mother, Shameem Ismail, said they had no prior warning of the demolition. “We didn’t even get a chance to remove our belongings,” she said.
“We are now left with no roof over our head tonight and the monsoon will begin in a few weeks. We have lived here for 15 years. I don’t know what we will do next. We are not now asking for a house or money. All we need is some space and we will survive.”
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