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Slumdog makers pledge Mumbai cash

by Pat Coate | April 16, 2009
"It is only right that some of the success of the movie be ploughed back into the city."
- Danny Boyle, director

The makers of Slumdog Millionaire have announced they are to donate £500,000 to a charity which will help children living in the slums of Mumbai.

Child actors Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who played young versions of two main characters, were moved to new homes by the Indian authorities.

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