
"We have lived on the road for so many years. I had never dreamed that we would have a roof over our heads," Ismail's mother, Shameem, told Reuters.
The Jai Ho Trust is looking for a house for Ismail's co-star Rubina Ali, who still lives in a slum with her family. Ismail's move may present one problem.
Looking at him running around the building with his cousins, a neighbour asked: "Who are these kids? They make so much noise. How will we ever sleep?"