`Slumdog Millionaire' to be made into Broadway musical
Spicezee Bureau Mumbai, Feb 25: If the makers of `Slumdog Millionaire' have it their way then very soon every child born in the slums will have a rag to riches story to boast about. After an acclaimed book, an Oscar sweeping film, `Slumdog Millionaire' filmmakers are now gearing up to take over Broadway as they plan a stage musical of the 8 Oscar winning film. The project has been taken up with the wise intentions of securing a sound future for the children featured in the film. The receipts raised from the musical will be transferred to the funds set up for the betterment of Mumbai's slum kids. Producer Christian Colson, who is determined to bring about a change, had earlier set up a fund that has already generated close to a whooping Rs 3.6 crore for the children. And if plans for cover versions of Rahman's songs are realised, the money raised could multiply manifold; Christian was quoted as telling the The Times, London. The funds would then be pumped back into Mumbai where the movie was filmed. The dream team of the film is also looking at various alternatives to safeguard the future of two children from the slums Azharuddin Mohammed, 10, and nine-year-old Rubina Qureshi. Well with an awe-inspiring movie and an acclaimed book, we are surely looking forward to the musical `Slumdog Millionaire'. http://www.spicezee.com/articles/story24025.htm
