'SDM' kids' dream journey
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,February 21 2009]
After hogging the spotlight for a long time since the release of the now larger than life 'Slumdog Millionaire', the little actors of the flick have become highly recognizable faces all over the world.
From the time the movie got released in India, the 10 year old Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and nine year old Rubina Ali saw their simple life turning bit by bit into something else.
They became instant celebrities and it has now being guaranteed that even after decades and in which ever way their blooming life will turn out to be they can use the name of Danny Boyle's film to stand out in a crowd.
The biggest help that these kids have got from the movie is that it has helped them financially to go to a good school.
The education that they get will ensure that their life does not end up forever inside the confinements of the harsh slum world.
On February 22, the kids will be experiencing the hype, the frenzy, the media and the biggest film stars in the ultimate glory in which it can be as they walk down the red carpet.
From their poor depleted world in one of the biggest slums of the world to the Oscar awards, indeed a fortune that comes knocking only on a few doors.
Now they have got a good beginning and an exposure to some events which they never before even knew about.
As for now, all the child actors including Ayush Khedekar, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala and Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar are having the best time of their lives in U.S.A.
Before leaving India, Ayush had told that he was very excited to go to U.S.A as he will be able to go to Disney Land and Universal Studios.
Somewhere in their virgin innocent minds the experiences that the kids have gathered while shooting for the film or during the days of glory after the release might have given birth to a spark for their future growth.
Who knows one day if Azharuddin, Rubina or Ayush who was seen jumping into a pit filled with excrement in the movie will turn out to be a great actor, a director or a renowned music composer?
Remember that A.R.Rahman had also started out from extremely challenging and humble beginnings.