Child stars in slums to get new homes before monsoon season

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The child actors in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire who lost their shanties in a recent demolition drive in Mumbai city are all set to get new homes, a news report said yesterday.

The housing and development authority in Maharashtra has promised the young stars will be given new homes before monsoon rains hit the city, the Press Trust of India news agency reported quoting officials.

The monsoon season usually begins in June and lasts until September.