The Associated Press is reporting that Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, a 10-year-old star of Slumdog Millionaire, is now homeless after his family home was bulldozed earlier today in a government mandated “pre-monsoon sweep” of illegally built houses . There is yet more trouble in the lives of one of the young Slumdog Millionaire cast. According to the BBC, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, who played the younger version of the protagonist of the extremely successful film Slumdog .

The 10-year-old Indian star of “Slumdog Millionaire” was awakened Thursday by a policeman wielding a bamboo stick and ordered out of his home. Minutes later it was bulldozed along with dozens of other shanties in the Mumbai slum that Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail calls home. After the latest misfortune, Azhar and his family will be spending the night on the muddy ground surrounded by the rubble of their shack. Eight Oscars and $326 million in box-office receipts have done little to improve the lives of the two impoverished children plucked from obscurity to star in the film, Azha and 9-year-old Rubina Ali. They have been showered with gifts and brief bursts of fame — including a trip to L.A. for the Academy Awards show in February — but their day-to-day lives are little changed.Rubina has fared no better: Her family’s shanty was flooded for days last month with sewage water from a backed-up drain.