"Slumdog" Kids Cave to Pier Pressure
Sure, their movie won an Oscar -- but yesterday at Santa Monica Pier, all the "Slumdog Millionaire" kids were focused on was winning Whac-A-Mole.
Reader Comments
(Page 1 of 1)1. I pity the fool that would mess with kids.
Posted at 1:10PM on Feb 25th 2009 by MR.T
2. That's cool, the kids get to have some fun!! They deserve it.
Posted at 1:37PM on Feb 25th 2009 by awww...cute
3. It's kinda cool that these kids are given the opportunity to travel and see other places and experience other cultures. Hopefully they'll take back some positive and fun memories.
Posted at 1:35PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Susan
4. okay, can somebody please tell me who these kids are.
Posted at 3:06PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Azucar
5. I'm so glad that the kids from the Slumdog movie had some really good fun at the pier.
They sure deserve it.
Good show kids!
Posted at 3:29PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Kilia40
6. I wish TMZ would use it's skills and resources to see if those kids got a fair financial deal with Slum dog.
Anyone who saw the movie knows they played a vital role and made a major impact on the film but I read some are still living in poverty.
I don't know if SAG has any authority to protect actors in foreign films with US distribution but someone is making one heck of a lot of money off that film and it would be a major shame if they were not even close to being fairly compensated.
Posted at 4:53PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Honest T
7. Why are we hearing so much about these kids? YAY...they had fun, lets talk about someone else!
Posted at 5:41PM on Feb 25th 2009 by yippybreath
8. it's sad when you think about where these kids are going to end up after all the fun is over.
Posted at 5:53PM on Feb 25th 2009 by who me
9. i hope they are not getting robbed from the misuse of their money..........hopefully they got some good lawyers and they will be in more upcoming movies
Posted at 7:36PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Yvette
10. Guess the attractions at the Santa Monica Pier beat hell out of the attractions under the Mumbai piers...
Posted at 9:11PM on Feb 25th 2009 by me
11. As these kids know, it's more fun to be on top of the pier than below the pier.
Posted at 9:27PM on Feb 25th 2009 by me
12. i heard brangelina is considering adopting all of them. you didn't hear that from me, though.
Posted at 11:13PM on Feb 25th 2009 by sandy
13. Leave these kids alone, ok? They deserve some good fun before going back to Mumbai.
Posted at 11:23PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Sarafina
14. cool pics, m happy to c they're enjoying
Posted at 11:57PM on Feb 25th 2009 by lol
15. Yippebreath asked who these kids were, these are slum kids form Mumbai who starred in the oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.
I saw a ducumentary on where they live & they live in abject poverty - handbuilt shacks made out of cardboard & corrugated iron.
1 tiny room where the entire family eats/sleep/live. No clean running water. the 'toilet' for the entire community is just a patch of open ground. So yeah - these kids deverve a break.
Regarding Honest T's concerns, I also saw that for every child who featured in the movie, they're family has been bought a proper house, school enrolment as well as financial support.
These are the lucky ones - there are literally millions of kids/families who will never escape the conditions above.
As for the father putting one up for sale I'd never believe the News of The World but you never know - it happens a lot in poorer parts of India
Posted at 3:47AM on Apr 20th 2009 by pinp-pong
