School kids beat filmmakers to make movie on Mumbai 26/11

August 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials deposing before a court in Mumbai said that a case has been registered in the US on the 26/11 terror attacks. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on November 26, 2008 and lasted until November 29, which killed at least 173 people, including six Americans, and injured at least 308.

August 13th, 2009 Weinsteins aim for fall release of Asian debutHONG KONG — The Weinstein brothers' Asian debut is aiming for a fall release in the region, a year after finishing shooting, but its U.S. release date still hasn't been decided, the Hollywood filmmakers' production company said Thursday.

July 5th, 2009 'Slumdog' kid star to move into new home next weekMUMBAI, India — One of the impoverished child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai's more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday. "On Friday we got the keys," said Shameem Ismail, the mother of child star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, who played the young Salim in the Oscar-winning hit.

June 10th, 2009 'Slumdog' child star gets new home in MumbaiMUMBAI, India — The makers of the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" have bought a new home for one of the two child stars discovered in Mumbai's slums. The purchase of a 250-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment for the family of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, was completed Monday, said Nirja Mattoo, who helps oversee a trust set up by the filmmakers to help Azharuddin and his 9-year-old co-star Rubina Ali.

June 10th, 2009 'Slumdog' child star gets new homeMUMBAI, India — The makers of the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" have bought a new home for one of the two child stars discovered in Mumbai's slums. Both children lost their homes last month when authorities demolished parts of their slum.

May 29th, 2009 Official: 'Slumdog' kids to get government homesMUMBAI, India — The government will give the two impoverished child stars of the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" new homes, the state's top official said Friday, creating the possibility that the homeless children will soon own not one but two new apartments. Rubina Ali, 9, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, both lost their homes this month when authorities demolished parts of their slum in Mumbai.

May 16th, 2009 PORT ELIZABETH - Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets with five balls to spare in an Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Brief score: Chennai Super Kings 151 for three in 19.1 overs (Matthew Hayden 60 not out, MS Dhoni 23 not out; Dwayne Bravo 1-19) beat Mumbai Indians 147 for seven in 20 overs (Jean Paul Duminy 62, Abhishek Nayar 33 not out; Suresh Raina 1-22).

April 30th, 2009 DURBAN - Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by three runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Kingsmead here Wednesday. Brief scores: Kings XI Punjab 119 for eight (Kumar Sangakkara not out 45; Lasith Malinga 2-12).

April 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus thrilled youngsters at a British school when she visited their classroom to give them a lesson on how to be a star. The 16-year-old was in Britain to promote 'Hannah Montana: The Movie' last week when she visited a London school.

April 17th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire bosses have donated 500,000 pounds to kick off a programme aimed at educating poor kids in India. The filmmakers have teamed up with Plan, an international kids' development organisation, to create the five-year programme targeted towards providing healthcare and education.

April 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The producers of multiple Oscar-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' are hoping to change the lives of children living in Mumbai slums with a $744,000 programme aimed at providing healthcare and education to these kids. 'Slumdog Millionaire is a film which epitomises the positive spirit of children and the film's success is an inspiration and a way forward to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children of Mumbai,' said actor Anil Kapoor in a statement.

April 5th, 2009 LONDON - Canadian actor Seth Rogen admits he hates kids. The 26-year-old actor, who has lend his voice in animated film Monsters vs.

March 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ever since Reese Witherspoon has voiced a character in animated movie 'Monsters vs. Aliens', she has got a "cool" status in the eyes of her kids, who no longer think of her as a "gigantic dork." Although the 'Walk The Line' star has won critical accolade and an Oscar for her previous work, she hasn't really impressed her kids, Ava and Deacon.

January 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Ever since 'Slumdog Millionaire' shone at the Golden Globes award, everyone is asking why no Bollywood director thought of it. While Sriram Raghavan of 'Johnny Gaddar' fame missed the chance because Vikas Swaroop had given the movie rights of his book 'Q & A' to eventual producers Film Four, directors Anurag Basu and Imtiaz Ali say other Indian filmmakers didn't think about it because they are not in the habit of reading.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - She is all of 13, but teen prodigy Tara Venkatesan is not just gifted to create classic pieces of music, but also sensitive enough to hold a concert to raise funds for the child victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attack. A soprano singer whose repertoire includes Western Classical, Indian Classical, Broadway and Opera pieces of Mozart and Bach, Venkatesan has been performing since the age of eight and has performed for a number of diplomats and dignitaries, both in India and abroad.