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  • A visitor is about to buy a picture of his memorable experience at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Two of the numerous manikins inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Two of the numerous manikins inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.    **Italy Out**..
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  • Actor during a play in one of the rooms inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Visitors passing by one of the numerous installations inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • A skeleton is lying by some candles illuminating the path to the visitors of the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Actress standing in front of a dead body during a play in one of the rooms inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Actress during a play about medieval torture in one of the room inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • One of the numerous gory manikins on display at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Live mice are one of the many attractions on display at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • One of the numerous gory manikins on display at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • An actor is personifying the judge during a play about English medieval Courts in one of the rooms inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • A child is walking along other visitors through a corridor surrounded by mirrors at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • The London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • One of the many installations on display at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • An dressed-up actor is playing with some visitors at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.    **Italy Out**..
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  • Actress during a play on medieval torture in one of the rooms inside at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Visitors inside a corridor surrounded by mirrors, leading to the first part of the show, at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Four of the numerous manikins inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • An actress during a play about Jack 'the Ripper' in one of the rooms inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • One of the numerous installations on display at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • An actor is awaiting for incoming visitors by the entrance of the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Actress during a play in one of the room inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Actor during a play about English medieval Courts in one of the rooms inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • One of the numerous manikins inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • One of the numerous gory manikins on display at the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • An actress is inviting the visitors to begin the tour inside the London Dungeon, England, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The London Dungeon is a live theatre attraction where visitors are taken by the actors through different areas featuring the darkest parts of British history. Some of the more than 40 exhibits include 'The Great Fire of London', 'Jack the Ripper', 'Judgement Day', 'The Torture Chamber', 'Henry VIII', 'The Tower of London' and 'The French Revolution'. In 2003 a new part opened focused on the Great Plague of 1665.   **Italy Out**..
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  • Two young female members of the Aftab Theatre Group, one of the few performing teams in Kabul, are revising their acts while taking part to a practising session in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • Mixed members of the Aftab Theatre Group, one of the few performing teams in Kabul, are revising their acts while taking part to a practising session in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • The Little Girl of the play being moved towards her chair, while a woman in the foreground is controlling part of the elephant, central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant, and the Sultan, encounter the  Little Girl of the play, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Members of the Royal De Luxe controlling parts of the gigantic elephant from their position just underneath its head, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant walking through his arena in central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Member of the Royal De Luxe controlling part of the Little Girl marionette from the ground, central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time.  **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant walking through Piccadilly Circus in central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant spraying water on the crowd from his arena in central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The Little Girl of the play is looking out her rocket for the first time in Waterloo Place, central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • One of the crew of the Royal De Luxe sitting on the side of the Little Girl?s marionette, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Policeman standing by the rocket in which the Litle Girl of the play landed, in Waterloo Place, central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Members of the Royal De Luxe acting on the balcony by the side of the gigantic mechanical elephant in central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant, and the Sultan, encounter the  Little Girl of the play. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London, on Friday, May 5, 2006, is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Head of the gigantic mechanical elephant controlled by the Royal De Luxe, on Friday, May 5, 2006. A member of the crew is sitting on it. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant walking through his arena in central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006, while a member of the Royal De Luxe talk on his radiophone. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The gigantic mechanical elephant spraying water on the crowd from his arena in central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The Litle Girl of the play is taken out of her rocket landed in Waterloo Place, central London, on Friday, May 5, 2006. The Sultan's Elephant show, for the first time in London is a magical, and unique in the world, theatrical show across the streets, performed by an international French company - Royal De Luxe - specialised in constructing and giving 'life' to enormous mechanical puppets. The Sultan's Elephant is the story of a Sultan dreaming of a little girl that travels through time. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Yasamin Yarmal, 42, (right) a famous Afghan actress taking part to 'Love and Old Age', a successful soap opera broadcasted by Ariana Television Network (ATN), is discussing her acting with Ghafar Zalam, 48, (right - hands and script visible) the director, inside a home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Yasamin Yarmal has performed in over 100 movies and some refer to her as the 'mother' of Afghan cinema. She was also selected as UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador in 2009 for her role in leading a change towards women within the conservative and patriarchal Afghan society.
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  • Elaha Soroor, 20, (centre) a finalist for 'Afghan Star', a Tolo TV program similar to American Idol, is portrayed in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Elaha Soroor was a finalist of Afghan Star in the 2008-2009 edition but failed to win on the final night. Some believe she lost because of her gender, others believe because she is ethnically Hazara, a minority group constituting about 15% of Afghanistan's population with features similar to Mongolians, flat noses, broad faces and almond-shaped eyes. Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims, as opposed to other Afghans who are for the most part Sunnis.
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  • Two women (left) dressed in traditional burka dresses are walking past a cart carrying brand new television sets along a more modern Afghan woman and her young daughter, (right) on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • Shafiq Syed, 34, is thoughtful while driving his rickshaw along the busy road of Bangalore city centre, Karnataka, India. Shaifq has been the main character of the Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay, but after the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he became a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
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  • The City Market is photographed in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. On these very same pavements Shafiq Syed, now 34, used to sleep and make a meagre living when he escaped various times from his father's home at the tender age of 11 to live as a street child here first, and then in Mumbai. It was during the time living next to Churchgate train station, in central Mumbai, that he was selected to become the main character for the cast of Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay. After the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he moved on to become a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
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  • Remains of Rubina Ali's house in the slum where she still lives with her family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India, are photographed after her home was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities. She is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Rubina Ali, 9, is the child actor playing the role of 'young Latika', the friend/lover of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • A woman labourer is carrying a bag of cement on her head while children are playing along the narrow shady passageways of the slum next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India, where famous child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, playing the roles of 'young Salim' and 'young Latika' in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, still live with their families. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • A sad Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is sitting near his home inside the slum where he and his family still live next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is listening to music through his mobile phone in the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • Azita Arif Nazimi, 25, (right) is presenting 'Family Live Show', a television program broadcasted live by Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her guest and other members of the show are sitting near Azita. .
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  • Alka Sadat, 24, (centre), an award-winning documentary and fiction filmmaker, is smiling while sitting at her desk in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • A section of Kabul, Afghanistan, is photographed from a helicopter flying over the city.
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  • Roya Sadat, 28, (right) and Alka Sadat, 24, (centre), two sisters working on documentary and fiction film, are sitting at their desk while editing their recent shooting in their home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Aziz Dilder, 28, (left) a teacher at the cinema department of the fine art faculty of Kabul University is collaborating with the two brave sisters since about one year. Roya's most famous production is titled 'Three Dots' and it is an award-winning film that tells the story of women's village life in the province of Herat in western Afghanistan.
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  • Azita Arif Nazimi, 25, (left) is presenting 'Family Live Show', a television program broadcasted live by Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • Elaha Soroor, 20, (centre) a finalist for 'Afghan Star', a Tolo TV program similar to American Idol, is practising in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Elaha Soroor was a finalist of Afghan Star in the 2008-2009 edition but failed to win on the final night. Some believe she lost because of her gender, others believe because she is ethnically Hazara, a minority group constituting about 15% of Afghanistan's population with features similar to Mongolians, flat noses, broad faces and almond-shaped eyes. Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims, as opposed to other Afghans who are for the most part Sunnis.
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  • Leena Alam, 27, is sitting while waiting to be interviewed by a presenter of Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leena Alam is an American-born Afghan model, actress and filmmaker who has recently moved to Kabul to perform and promote emancipation and better rights for women in the country. She is also a UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador.
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  • The entrance of the City Market is photographed in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. On these very same pavements Shafiq Syed, now 34, used to sleep and make a meagre living when he escaped various times from his father's home at the tender age of 11 to live as a street child here first, and then in Mumbai. It was during the time living next to Churchgate train station, in central Mumbai, that he was selected to become the main character for the cast of Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay. After the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he moved on to become a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
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  • Shafiq Syed, 34, is driving his rickshaw from home to the city centre of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Shaifq has been the main character of the Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay, but after the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he became a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
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  • A slum section is photographed from Bandra (East) train station, Mumbai, India. Here, famous child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, playing the roles of 'young Salim' and 'young Latika' in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, still live with their families. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is arguing with his mother in their home inside the slum where they still live next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is playing with a water pump near a drain in the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
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  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is sitting in front of his home along with his father, Mohammed Ismail, 45, (left) and mother, Shammi Bi, 36, (right) in the slum where they still live next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Elaha Soroor, 20, (centre) a finalist for 'Afghan Star', a Tolo TV program similar to American Idol, is practising in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Elaha Soroor was a finalist of Afghan Star in the 2008-2009 edition but failed to win on the final night. Some believe she lost because of her gender, others believe because she is ethnically Hazara, a minority group constituting about 15% of Afghanistan's population with features similar to Mongolians, flat noses, broad faces and almond-shaped eyes. Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims, as opposed to other Afghans who are for the most part Sunnis. .
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  • Elaha Soroor, 20, (centre) a finalist for 'Afghan Star', a Tolo TV program similar to American Idol, is practising in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Elaha Soroor was a finalist of Afghan Star in the 2008-2009 edition but failed to win on the final night. Some believe she lost because of her gender, others believe because she is ethnically Hazara, a minority group constituting about 15% of Afghanistan's population with features similar to Mongolians, flat noses, broad faces and almond-shaped eyes. Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims, as opposed to other Afghans who are for the most part Sunnis.
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
  • Roya Sadat, 28, a documentary and fiction filmmaker, is sitting in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Roya's most famous production is titled 'Three Dots', an award-winning film that tells the story of women's village life in the province of Herat, western Afghanistan.
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  • A section of Kabul, Afghanistan, is photographed from the heights of Television Mountain, one of the renowned viewing points of the city.
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  • Somaya Rezaie, 20, a young Afghan actress whose career has been affected by having part of the movie where she acted subtracted and played along 'music clips', is gazing at the streets from the window of a friend's home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women appearing on 'music clips' in Afghanistan can be seen as 'immoral' by the public, might face dangers while and their careers can also be at stake.
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  • Leena Alam, 27, is sitting inside at studio of Channel 1, an Afghan national television, before being interviewed by a presenter, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leena Alam is an American-born Afghan model, actress and filmmaker who has recently moved to Kabul to perform and promote emancipation and better rights for women in the country. She is also a UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador.
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  • Ghafar Zalam, 48, the director for the soap opera 'Love and Old Age', broadcasted by Ariana Television Network (ATN) and featuring the renowned actress Yasamin Yarmal, 42, is reading the script for the shoot inside a home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Yasamin Yarmal has performed in over 100 movies and some refer to her as the 'mother' of Afghan cinema. She was also selected as UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador in 2009 for her role in leading a change towards women within the conservative and patriarchal Afghan society.
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  • Safia, 23, a renowned singer and former contestant to 'Afghan Star' 2008-2009 edition, a Tolo TV program similar to American Idol, is practising in a studio for the production and launch of her new album, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • Leena Alam, 27, (right) is being interviewed by a presenter of Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leena Alam is an American-born Afghan model, actress and filmmaker who has recently moved to Kabul to perform and promote emancipation and better rights for women in the country. She is also a UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador.
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
  • Shafiq Syed, 34, is driving his rickshaw in the streets surrounding the poor neighbourhood where he now lives with his family in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Shaifq has been the main character of the Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay, but after the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he became a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Shafiq Syed, 34, is helping his wife preparing tea in their home kitchen inside a poor neighbourhood of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Shaifq has been the main character of the Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay, but after the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he became a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Rubina Ali, 9, the child actor playing the role of 'young Latika', the friend/lover of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is smiling while on the streets near her uncle's house in the slum where she still lives with her family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Children are playing inside the slum next to Bandra (East) train station, Mumbai, India, near the home of child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, playing the roles of 'young Salim' and 'young Latika' in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Children are playing inside the slum next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India, where famous child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, playing the roles of 'young Salim' and 'young Latika' in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, still live with their families. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • The busy road surrounding the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India, is photographed from a rooftop. In the nearby slum area, child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, playing the roles of 'young Salim' and 'young Latika' in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, still live with their families. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is buying a local Indian tobacco product for his father on the streets surrounding the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, as the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is riding his bicycle in the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is playing with his mobile phone while sitting with two friends in the evening in front of his home inside the slum where his family still live next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is having a small discussion with his mother over his mobile phone in the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is laughing with friends in the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Azharuddin Ismail, 10, the child actor playing the role of 'young Salim', the brother of Jamal, protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, the famous movie winner of 8 Oscar Academy Awards in December 2008, is playing with a water pump near a drain in the slum where he still lives with his family next to the train station of Bandra (East), Mumbai, India. Various promises were made to lift the two young actors (Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali) from poverty and slum-life but as of the end of May 2009 anything is yet to happen. Rubina's house was recently demolished with no notice as it lay on land owned by the Maharashtra train authorities and she is now permanently living with her uncle's family in a home a stone-throw away in the same slum. Azharuddin's home too was demolished in the past two weeks, as it happens every year in his case, because the concrete walls were preventing local authorities to clear a drain passing right behind it. As usual, his father is looking into restoring the walls as soon as the work on the drain has been completed.
    Slumdog_Millionaire_Salaam_Mumbai_In...jpg
  • Elaha Soroor, 20, (centre) a finalist for 'Afghan Star', a Tolo TV program similar to American Idol, is portrayed in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Elaha Soroor was a finalist of Afghan Star in the 2008-2009 edition but failed to win on the final night. Some believe she lost because of her gender, others believe because she is ethnically Hazara, a minority group constituting about 15% of Afghanistan's population with features similar to Mongolians, flat noses, broad faces and almond-shaped eyes. Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims, as opposed to other Afghans who are for the most part Sunnis.
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  • Diana Saqib, 29, a renowned Afghan documentary filmmaker, is sitting in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Diana's most famous production to date is titled 'Twenty-Five Per Cent' and focus on the lives of six women MPs in Afghanistan.
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  • Azita Arif Nazimi, 25, is presenting 'Family Live Show', a television program broadcasted live by Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
  • Yasamin Yarmal, 42, (right) a famous Afghan actress taking part to 'Love and Old Age', a successful soap opera broadcasted by Ariana Television Network (ATN), is discussing her acting with Ghafar Zalam, 48, (right - hands and script visible) the director, inside a home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Yasamin Yarmal has performed in over 100 movies and some refer to her as the 'mother' of Afghan cinema. She was also selected as UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador in 2009 for her role in leading a change towards women within the conservative and patriarchal Afghan society.
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
  • Roya Sadat, 28, a documentary and fiction filmmaker, is speaking on the phone in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Roya's most famous production is titled 'Three Dots', an award-winning film that tells the story of women's village life in the province of Herat in western Afghanistan.
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  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is helping her son, Tamim, 8, (left) with his daily homework in their home in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair.
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  • Azita Arif Nazimi, 25, is presenting 'Family Live Show', a television program broadcasted live by Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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  • Yasamin Yarmal, 42, (left) a famous Afghan actress taking part to 'Love and Old Age', a successful soap opera broadcasted by Ariana Television Network (ATN), is smiling with her colleagues before moving to a location to shoot a part of the series. Yasamin Yarmal has performed in over 100 movies and some refer to her as the 'mother' of Afghan cinema. She was also selected as UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador in 2009 for her role in leading a change towards women within the conservative and patriarchal Afghan society.
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
  • Leena Alam, 27, (right) is taking her coat off while preparing to be interviewed by a presenter of Channel 1, an Afghan national television, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leena Alam is an American-born Afghan model, actress and filmmaker who has recently moved to Kabul to perform and promote emancipation and better rights for women in the country. She is also a UNAMA (United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) Peace Ambassador.
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  • Two women dressed in traditional burka dresses are walking on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, during the late afternoon hours.
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  • Shafiq Syed, 34, is portrayed on a mirror with his mother inside her home in the poor Bangalore neighbourhood where he now also lives with his family. Shaifq has been the main character of the Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay, but after the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he became a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
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  • Shafiq Syed, 34, is driving his rickshaw with his younger son, Nadeem, 4, along the streets surrounding the poor neighbourhood in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, where he now lives with his family. Shaifq has been the main character of the Cannes' Camera D'Or 1988 winner Salaam Bombay, but after the movie he failed to become a star, fell back into poverty and lived on the streets for years before he became a rickshaw (tuk-tuk) driver in his home city of Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
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