Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has already given international acclaim to nine-year-old Rubina Ali.

But the girl who plays young Latika in the film still lives in a one-room shack with her family in a Mumbai slum but is aiming at making it big in Bollywood in the future.

Rubina and Azharuddin Ismail, who also plays a slum boy in the movie were enrolled last June in English medium schools paid for by the director of the film Boyle who has arranged to pay Rs 1500 monthly for their fee.

Boyle and producer Christian Colson will pay for the kids' education until they are 18 years old, and a 'substantial lump sum' will also be given when they complete their studies to encourage them to continue with their education.

When there were objections after a newspaper report about the payment made to the child artistes, Fox Star Studios, which released the film in India, said their wage was three times the average local annual adult salary for a month's work, but didn't give a figure.

Rubina on her part is enjoying the media attention and the glitzy premiers that followed after the film's Mumbai premiere. Boyle also paid for the sequined gowns Rubina and her mother wore at the Mumbai premiere.

But that's a one-off thing and they still continue to live in a shack, similar from dozens around them, with no windows, running water or toilets and an open sewer outside the door.

Rubina was very happy to be in the film and wants to be in more films Boyle makes and become a star. She wants to be good at signing autographs and be like Preity Zinta.

Her mother on the other hand works as a domestic helper and is still uncertain about her daughter's future and the fact that they are not being able to move into a proper house. The potential demolition of their home which is common in Mumbai is another worry.

She thinks Danny Boyle is a good human being and more help from him for poor people like them will be always welcome.

The other star, Ismail's father, who is receiving treatment for tuberculosis is also worried about his home.

The acclaim the film is getting will matter the most when the film's tremendous success actually ends up making the lives of these children and their families better! That should ideally be the reality after 'Slumdog Millionaire'.