'Slumdog' child star Azharuddin loses father

Mumbai, Sep 6 (PTI) 'Slumdog Millionaire' child star
Azharuddin's father, Mohammed Ismail, died here after a long
battle with tuberculosis.

Ismail was suffering from the disease for over an year,
sources close to the family said here Sunday.

He passed away on Friday in the new flat bought for the
family by the 'Jai Ho' trust set up by director Danny Boyle.
Ten-year-old Azhar was reportedly at school at the time and
did not learn of the death until he returned home in the
evening.

Ismail caused a furore when he allegedly slapped Azhar
for refusing to give media interviews after his return from
Los Angeles early this year.
Azhar, who played young Salim in Boyle's Mumbai potboiler,
had attended the Academy awards ceremony along with rest of
the cast in LA, where the film picked up eight trophies.

His family had shifted to a flat provided by the Jai Ho
Trust, couple of months ago, after civic authorities
demolished their huts situated in Garib Nagar slum in the
Bandra area earlier this year.

The new apartment will be transferred into Azhar's name
when he reaches 18 and would stay to stay on there with his
mother. They share the flat with Azhar's elder brother and his
wife. PTI MR
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