No class, no cash: "Slumdog" kids miss school
/MUMBAI (AP) - The slum kid stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" want a lot of things in life_new houses, a car, trips to London and Paris_but they aren't too interested in school. Ten-year-old Rubina Ali has missed nearly 75 percent of her classes and her co-star hasn't done much better truancy that filmmakers say will jeopardize their trust funds and monthly stipends if it continues. Their parents blame the absences on deaths in the family or other misfortunes, including the demolition of Rubina's shanty by city authorities earlier this year, and have promised to do better.
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