The parents have now decided that their children would not be flying to witness the Oscars but demand the air fares to be paid to them instead.
The film has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards and to witness the award function, the children were to fly to Los Angeles.
He said, "I think it's really nice that it will open doors for people to understand that there is a lot of visual appeal to India. I hear a lot of people saying that India has been shown in bad light.”
"But then my logic to everyone is that why is it that somebody comes from outside and makes a film like Gandhi and Slumdog. It becomes internally acceptable. All we can say about it is that it is showing India in a poor light," Khan added.
With the starry lime light and media attention, the kids are now local celebs, and Azhar admits his desire for a bigger home, "Sab basti mein bolte hai, ab tum log actor ban gaye idhar kyo rehte hai. Bandstand mein jaake flat mein rehna chahiye (Everyone in the slum tells us that now we are actors, why are you staying here. We should get a flat in Bandstand and live there)."
Azhar expressed his dreamy aspirations saying, "Mujhe Salman banna hai, mujhe Preity Zinta, unki acting acchi hai, (I want to be Salman, and Preity Zinta, I like her acting."
She is the Bollywood actress who bore the brunt of cruel jibes for turning out in unflattering gowns, in her last Cannes outing.