MUMBAI , India ( CNN ) -- The children in their party outfits on the red carpet were in full agreement with the woman in the middle of the slum : `` It 's unbelievable ! '' Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali got to leave their homes in Mumbai to go to Hollywood for the Oscars . Nine-year-old Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail , 10 , were living a very different life and apparently loving every minute of it . The two , some of the child stars of the Oscar-winning `` Slumdog Millionaire '' movie , know the Indian slum well . It 's where they 've grown up , and it 's where they will return at the end of their Hollywood dream trip . But before that , there was the red carpet and an interview with E ! host Ryan Seacrest , where they grinned and repeated their disbelief at what was happening to them . `` Unbelievable . I never thought it would be an Oscar , this movie , '' said another of the children , Ayush Mahesh Khedekar . Then it was to the awards show itself , where their movie won first for its cinematography , script and music . Toward the end of the evening , Danny Boyle picked up best director , and then Rubina , Azharuddin and many of the movie 's other stars got to storm the stage with producer Christian Colson to collect the best picture award . By that time , it was late morning in the children 's home city of Mumbai , where family , friends and many fellow residents of the slum watched the results from Hollywood . Watch how Mumbai celebrated » . `` I do n't really know what the Oscars are , '' Rubina 's mom said . `` I 'm just glad my daughter looks happy , though she told me she misses Indian food . '' The Oscar success of `` Slumdog '' distracted some from the drudgery of their daily lives . But the poverty and lack of opportunity that 's a central theme of the film is always all around . `` Our children lead a dog 's life , '' Rubina 's mother said , pointing out garbage everywhere , the open drains and the lack of education opportunities . That at least may change for Rubina and Azharuddin . In a few days they will be back in Mumbai and back in the slums that are their home . Watch how 'Slumdog Millionaire ' dominated at the Academy Awards » . But , according to media reports , Boyle has promised to help the children he plucked from the obscurity of the slum and see that they will now get to go to a proper school .
Two child stars of ` ` ' Millionaire '' are from the families featured in the movie . They travel from Mumbai to Hollywood for Academy Awards . There , joy arises amid the red carpet glamour and in the squalor of the city .