Mumbai, June 10: The child star of multiple Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, has been provided a new house by the ‘Jai Ho’ trust, formed by the makers of the film.
“The 250 sq ft flat situated in Santa Cruz west will be in the custody of the trust and will be transferred to Azharuddin when he turns 18,” Nirja Matoo of the Jai Ho trust .
Azhar’s family will shift in the new house in a day or two, she said adding that the trust is still hunting for a house for the other child star Rubina Ali.
Meanwhile, the flat allotment from Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to the two families is likely to be cancelled, Mumbai Congress President Kripashankar Singh said.
State Chief Minister Ashok Chavan had sanctioned two flats of 180 sq ft each to the two families at Malwani in north Mumbai but the families are reluctant to shift there saying it is very far from their current location.
The child stars lived in the slum along the Bandra railway line near Mahim creek before their homes were demolished by the civic authorities during the pre-monsoon cleanliness drive.
–Agencies