India:abbattuta casa della baby attrice di millionaire

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INDIA: ABBATTUTA CASA BABY ATTRICE DA OSCAR
NEW DELHI - Il comune di Mumbai ha abbattuto anche l'altra casa della baby attrice Rubina Ali e la polizia ha picchiato il padre, che cercava di opporsi alle ruspe. La piccola star indiana del film Il Milionario, vincitore di otto premi Oscar, quando è stata intervistata è scoppiata in lacrime, disperata perché non sa dove andare a dormire e perche' il padre è ferito. La settimana scorsa il comune della capitale economica dell'India aveva mandato i bulldozer ad abbattere lo slum di Garib Nagar.

Tra le baracche abbattute, anche quella di Azhar, l'altro baby attore del film, e quella della madre naturale di Rubina, subito accorsa sul posto e ripresa dalle telecamere mentre piangeva abbracciando sua madre. Stamattina le ruspe hanno continuato l'opera di demolizione della baraccopoli abbattendo, fra le altre, l'abitazione nella quale Rubina viveva con suo padre e con la seconda moglie di questi, Munni Qureshi, che alla televisione ha denunciato che suo marito è stato anche picchiato dalla polizia mentre tentava di bloccare la demolizione della casa.

Nonostante il film diretto da Danny Boyle abbia vinto premi e incassato milioni di euro, la vita per i piccoli attori non è cambiata e dopo le riprese hanno continuato a vivere nelle baracche dalle quali sono stati scelti per girare il film. Sia il governo del Maharastra che diversi privati avevano promesso una casa ai baby attori che avevano portato lustro all'India. Ma delle case, come anche dei soldi della produzione, non si è vista l'ombra e i baby attori protagonisti del film continuano a vivere nello stato di indigenza nel quale si trovavano prima di venire selezionati. Di recente la piccola Rubina era già finita all'attenzione delle cronache quando il settimanale britannico The News of the World ha sostenuto che il padre sarebbe stato disposto a venderla ad una coppia araba per 200mila sterline. Una notizia poi smentita dall'interessato. Prima gli han detto che siccome aveva portato lustro all'India il governo le avrebbe dato una nuova casa piu grande,poi di fatto non le hanno dato nulla e adesso le distruggono quella che già aveva.

[entanglement]

sic transit gloria mundi ...

[fluke81]

ma Boyle non li ha pagati abbastanza per abbandonare una baracca?:mbe:

[Froze]

ma Boyle non li ha pagati abbastanza per abbandonare una baracca?:mbe:
in teoria si, in pratica ancora non hanno visto una rupia...
Ma delle case, come anche dei soldi della produzione, non si è vista l'ombra

[Gemma]

L'abbandono degli attori principali da parte della produzione era stato già notizia tempo fa.

Vergognoso.
Si sono presi attori locali e da questo hanno avuto solo vantaggi:
- budget più contenuto
- maggiore realismo del personaggi
- alla fine del film li hanno mollati così come li han presi

[Rand]

Child actors still living in slums

According to the UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (who played Salim as a child) was paid £1,700 during filming, whilst The Economic Times of India claims he was paid £700[25] and Rubina Ali (who played Latika as a child) received £500 for a year’s work on the film. The children received considerably less than the Afghan child stars of The Kite Runner, who embarrassed their Hollywood producers when they disclosed that they had been paid £9,000, even though The Kite Runner was far less a box hit. At the end of the movie, both of the child actors continued to live in makeshift shacks in the slums of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, according to the The Daily Telegraph[26] and ABC News.[27]

On 26 January 2009, Danny Boyle (director) and Christian Colson (producer) released a written statement saying that they had “paid painstaking and considered attention to how Azhar and Rubina’s involvement in the film could be of lasting benefit to them over and above the payment they received for their work.” Boyle and Colson stated that they had "set up trust funds for Rubina and Azharuddin and paid for their education." The filmmakers noted that they had also hired transportation to get the children to a nonprofit English-language school for the next eight years,[28] and that both children would receive £20 a month for books and food.[29] The exact amount of the trust funds was not disclosed by the filmmakers. As Boyle explained, "We don't want to reveal exact figures about what's in the trust fund, what's in the bank account for them for when they leave school because it will make them vulnerable and a target really, but it is substantial, and they will hopefully gain benefit from the film long after the film has disappeared and long after the media who are chasing them at the moment sadly have lost interest in the film, and that's been our approach throughout and I think it's the right approach."[30] However, according to the The Economic Times, £17,500 had been placed into a trust fund for Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail which he will receive, plus interest, when he turns 18.[31]

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail’s father, Mohammed Ismail, demanded more money for his son in light of the film's success. He stated, "My son has taken on the world and won. I am so proud of him but I want more money. They promised me a new house but it hasn't happened. I'm still in the slum. I want the money now, it is of no use later. Mr. Boyle should take care of my son."[32] He also claimed, “There is none of the money left. It was all spent on medicines to help me fight TB.”[33] Defenders of the filmmakers noted that there was no assurance that any money given directly to Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail would not be used by his father for his own purposes, as had happened with previous Indian child actors from slums.[28]

Both Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali attended the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009, along with all the other actors who had played Salim, Jamal, and Latika. Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail was accompanied by his mother, Shameem Ismail, while Rubina Ali was accompanied by her uncle.[34] On 25 February 2009, the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority announced that both Azharuddin and Rubina would be given "free houses" so that they would no longer have to live in the Mumbai slum of Garib Nagar.[35] The filmmakers stated that they had hired local social workers to facilitate this move for the children's families.[36] In the wake of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali's newfound relative affluence, the pressures upon them from the adults in their lives increased.[36] Rubina Ali's custody became an issue, as her biological mother tried to gain custody from the stepmother who had raised her, apparently to get access to Rubina Ali's funds and improved lifestyle.[28] The British tabloids reported that Rubina was also recently "offered up for sale by her father, demanding £200,000 ($295,560 USD; 14,715,959.15 Kr.) for the 'Oscar child'".[37] However, the allegation has been denied by the father, who alleges that the British media has misrepresented his position and libelled him.[38] He made a public statement decrying these accusations shortly thereafter, saying:

"My children are with me, and I could give my life for them," ... "I will never sell them to anybody, no matter how much money they offer me."[39]

Authorities in India have conducted an investigation and have found no evidence to support the charges made by the British tabloids.[40]

4chr

[LightIntoDarkness]

:eek:

[Ser21]

Un film che incassa decine di Milioni di $ e questi ancora vivono in una baraccopoli.

Che mondo di MERDA.

[pinottoegianni]

c'avevano fatto anche un servizio nell'ultima puntata delle iene :read: