Pune (PTI): Tanvi, the Mumbai girl who played teenager Latika in 'Slumdog Millionaire' was all excited when she saw the sartorial finesse that awaited her in a plush Los Angeles hotel.
Tanvi, along with the other 'Slumdog...' children, landed in Los Angeles for the much-awaited Oscars awards, that will be held at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday night. "Tanvi's measurements for the Oscar dress and the shoe size had been conveyed to the organizers well in advance. When she tried them on she was much delighted as also the other children who were treated similarly", Tanvi's mother, Sharmila Lonkar said. "I spoke to her and she told me that the dress trial was given finishing touches and now the "slumdog children" were looking forward to the award announcements hoping for the best", she said. Sharmila said the arrival of the children aroused great interest among the American media, who gave them extensive coverage. "The American media is more crazy about them (children) than their Indian counterparts and their arrival was flashed all over", she said. Tanvi was accompanied by her father Ganesh. Her mother, would be watching the event from her residence in Borivali. After the awards function, Tanvi and other children artistes would stay in US for two more days more for sight-seeing. The trip would also include a visit to Disneyland, Sharmila said. They have already paid a visit to the Universal Studio in Hollywood, she said. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200902221760.htm
