'Slumdog' trust buys star new home

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Danny Boyle and the trust he set up have bought a new home for one of the stars of Slumdog Millionaire, it has emerged.

The director told ten-year-old Azharuddin Ismail that he will be rehoused after he was recently made homeless, the BBC reports.

Following meetings with the actors, Boyle said that a new home will also be found for nine-year-old Rubina Ali after hers was demolished earlier this month.

Boyle said: "They were given access to a world, an extraordinary and glamorous world, and they understandably want their lives to be completely transformed.

"The homes are a concern. That is one of the reasons why we built the trust."

Producer Christian Colson said: "We have been trying to accelerate the process of rehousing the families, and one of the reasons we set up the trust is to deal with emergencies like this."

The Jai Ho trust set up by Boyle and Colson aims to support the welfare of the child stars of the Oscar-winning movie.