Leave ‘Slumdog…’ kids alone, Danny Boyle tells media

September 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - In a song in recently released "Chintu Ji" the lyrics included 24 influential international film directors like Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, but it didn't mention "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle. Composer Siddhartth (of Siddhartth-Suhas duo) explains the reason behind the elimination.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Director Danny Boyle may be 'edging closer' to making 'Porno, a follow-up to his film Trainspotting, according to actor Robert Carlyle, who starred in the 1996 hit. "I think there is lots more entertainment to be had from that group of people so I would be up for it, and I know Danny seems to be edging more towards it," the BBC quoted him as saying.

September 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mohmmed Azharuddin, who featured in the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", has lost his father in Mumbai, a family aide said Sunday. "Ismail Shaikh had been suffering from advanced tuberculosis since past two years.

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle was left starstruck after meeting legendary actor Clint Eastwood during an awards dinner. The British moviemaker is a big fan of Eastwood's work and was stunned to spot the actor-turned-director at a Hollywood event during this year's awards season in Los Angeles, reports imdb.com.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - After the success of multi-Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", British director Danny Boyle is planning to shoot another movie in Mumbai. The fillmaker has acquired the rights to develop a film on Suketu Mehta's "Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found", reported contactmusic.com.

June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - British director Danny Boyle, who filmed his multiple Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" in Mumbai, says he misses the city when he is away and that he is coming here next year to shoot another movie. "We've had a couple of meetings about another project in Mumbai.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - After gathering much appreciation and Oscars following the success of Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle is set to return to Mumbai for another film, it has emerged. According to reports, Boyle has acquired film rights to another book set in the vast shantytowns of the city.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire teenage star Dev Patel is so desperate to remain a "normal kid" that he still uses public transport in his native London. The 17-year-old is re-adjusting to superstardom after his big screen debut in the multi-Oscar winning movie catapulted him into the spotlight and Patel refuses to let fame go to his head, and still uses London's underground tube trains to remain as grounded as possible, reports contactmusic.com.

June 1st, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle has urged media to stop disrupting the lives of the two young Indian stars of his Oscar-winning movie. Azharuddin Ismail, 10, and Rubina Ali, nine, live in the slum area of Mumbai.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Rumours are rife that Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle has approached Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan for his next venture. Boyle first expressed a desire to work with Aamir during the premiere of Slumdog Millionaire in India and now he has approached him to work in his prospective film, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle is flying to India to rescue the films child stars. The British filmmaker fears the lives of slum kids Azhar Ismail (10) and Rubina Ali (9) are spiralling downwards despite their Oscars success, reported thesun.co.uk.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle is flying to India to rescue child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, it has emerged. Both the child stars' were rendered homeless after Mumbai authorities torn down their shanties following a slum clearance drive.

May 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, who rushed to India Wednesday to help the film's child stars, was stunned when a child's father accused him of ignoring them. Some of the children have become homeless after civic authorities razed their shanties.

May 26th, 2009 SHANGHAI - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle will be one of the members of the jury at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will judge the films along with actress Andie MacDowell and fellow director Andrew Lau, reported contactmusic.com.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has been honoured with a prestigious civic award from his hometown. The Oscar-winning filmmaker was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Bury, along with rock band Elbow and gold-medal winning Paralympic athlete Zoe Robinson, at a special ceremony in the Town Hall.