For the most part, any news of backlash and protests among Indians regarding the possibly offensive title and unflattering depiction of widespread Indian poverty in the Oscar-nominated hit Slumdog Millionaire has been largely overshadowed by reports of national pride and gratefulness for the film's immense success.
But this week, the U.K. Telegraph reports that Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismai, two of the child actors in the film, remain in poverty despite their international acclaim (Rubina plays the youngest version of Latika, and Azharuddin is the young Salim). The child actors’ parents have accused the hit film’s producers of exploiting
and underpaying the eight-year-olds, who live in uncertainty with their families in one of India's most squalid slums.