Young Salim of Slumdog Millionaire

Mohammed Azharuddin
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Description Ten-year-old Mohammed Azharuddin may not be living his cricketing namesake's confortable life but this child is enjoying his share of success as well. Azhar plays the youngest Salim in Danny Boyle's Oscar nominated film, Slumdog Millionaire, and is quite amused by the constant media flow into his home -- a tent made of hoarding banners, in the slums of Bandra, in suburban Mumbai. His family seems poorer than even Rubina Ali, the slum-dweller who played Latika in Slumdog, who has her own brick home. Azhar's family has been living in this tent for the past 15 years. His father Mohammed Ismail suffers from tuberculosis, and is admitted to TB hospital in Sewri. He needs to stay in the hospital for at least eight months, since his condition has worsened. We learn that he has a drinking problem, which has spoilt his liver as well. Azhar lives with his mother Shamim Begum. His two sisters are married, while his older brother Irfan lives in their native place. Azhar's father sells wood for a living, to people, who wanted to repair their homes in the slums. Even though he is in hospital at present, an income of about Rs 200 trickles in every month. Azhar is the naughtiest boy in his class. He used to be the class monitor but was removed from the post, thanks to his mischief. But Azhar is intelligent -- he can read some English and speak the language too. But Azhar has not attended school in the last few days. "I'm busy giving interviews, so my teacher asked me not to come to ...
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