Slumdog kids set for Oscars

Rubina Ali Qureshi, 9, second left, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, leave to attend Oscar ceremony.

  • Rubina Ali Qureshi, 9, second left, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, wave to their relatives as they enter the international airport terminal in Mumbai. Azharuddin played the youngest version of Salim, the brother of the main character Jamal, and Rubina the youngest version of the leading lady Latika, in the Oscar-nominated film <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>. The child stars of the film will take their first airplane trip when they attend the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
    Rubina Ali Qureshi, 9, second left, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, wave to their relatives as they enter the international airport terminal in Mumbai. Azharuddin played the youngest version of Salim, the brother of the main character Jamal, and Rubina the youngest version of the leading lady Latika, in the Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire. The child stars of the film will take their first airplane trip when they attend the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
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  • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail at the international airport in Mumbai.
    Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail at the international airport in Mumbai.
  • Rubina Ali, second from left, at the international airport in Mumbai before leaving for LA to attend the Oscars.
    Rubina Ali, second from left, at the international airport in Mumbai before leaving for LA to attend the Oscars.
  • Rubina Ali Qureshi, left, waves to her relatives as Shamim Begum, right, mother of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, looks on as they enter the international airport terminal in Mumbai.
    Rubina Ali Qureshi, left, waves to her relatives as Shamim Begum, right, mother of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, looks on as they enter the international airport terminal in Mumbai.
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  • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, center, arrives at the international airport terminal in Mumbai.
    Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, center, arrives at the international airport terminal in Mumbai.
  • Rubina Ali Qureshi, 9, third right, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, wave to their relatives as they enter the international airport terminal in Mumbai.
    Rubina Ali Qureshi, 9, third right, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, wave to their relatives as they enter the international airport terminal in Mumbai.
  • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, centre, plays with a friend near his home in a slum in Bandra before leaving for the airport in Mumbai.
    Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, centre, plays with a friend near his home in a slum in Bandra before leaving for the airport in Mumbai.
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  • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, looks on as his mother Shamim Begum, second right, waves to relatives while Rubina Ali, second left, laughs as they arrive at the international airport in Mumbai.
    Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, right, looks on as his mother Shamim Begum, second right, waves to relatives while Rubina Ali, second left, laughs as they arrive at the international airport in Mumbai.
  • Rubina Ali, left, waves to her relatives at the international airport in Mumbai. Rubina played the youngest version of the leading lady Latika, in the Oscar-nominated film <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>.
    Rubina Ali, left, waves to her relatives at the international airport in Mumbai. Rubina played the youngest version of the leading lady Latika, in the Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire.