Boyle upset at Slumdog stars
- A meeting between director Danny Boyle and two 'Slumdog' stars' families in India has ended very badly.
- Danny Boyle has been left frustrated by the cash demands from the parents of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire.
- The Oscar winning director and Slumdog Millionaire producer, Christian Colson, pledged to set up a trust fund for the education of two of the film's child stars - Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail - and also allocated £31,000 for new houses after their makeshift homes were torn down by the Mumbai government.
- However, Boyle is reported to be stunned by fresh demands from the children's parents.
- They claim the funds aren't enough to sustain the lifestyle they have become accustomed to following the success of the film, and a spokesperson for the family asked the Hindustan Time: "Where is the swimming pools and the bungalow?"
- Boyle flew to India recently to setlle the dispute but was left frustrated after their meeting.
- A spokesman for the trust set up for the child actors, Noshir Dadrawala, said, "We believe that the children are being badly advised. There are properties available located in nearby suburbs.
- We have made many attempts to settle this but now Danny has said that if they don't agree by January, then the money will be given to other charities.
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