BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- "Slumdog Millionaire" child stars received a grand welcome after they arrived in India Thursday.
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Hundreds of well-wishers waited for them at the Mumbai airport. The four children came out with arms around each others shoulders through the cheering crowds. They waved and blew kisses to the crowd.
The film, a rags-to-riches tale set in Mumbai's slums, won eight Oscar honors, including the award for best picture.
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, 8, who plays the youngest version of Jamal, the main character in the film, was hoisted onto someone's shoulders before the children where whisked away in waiting cars without talking to waiting reporters.
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The children have become instant celebrities in movie-crazy India, particularly Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, who were plucked from slums to play parts in the film.
The movie's two Indian Oscar winners, composer A. R. Rahman and sound engineer Resul Pookutty also were met by cheering throngs who showered them in flower petals as they arrived in their home towns.
Slumdog Millionaire had seen a lot of criticism in India before Oscars with a section of people objecting against its name slum, depicting the lives of impoverished Indians and the treatment of the cast.
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