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Dad apologises for hitting Slumdog Millionaire child actor

Mohammed Ismail regrets getting physical with son Azharuddin

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail attended the Oscars last month

The father of one of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire has apologised for slapping him in public.

Mohammed Ismail lashed out at his son Azharuddin, 10, on Friday, just a day after the young actor returned from LA to his home in India.

The 45-year-old is believed to have become enraged when the boy – who plays the young Salim in the Oscar-winning movie – said he was too tired from jet lag to give an interview to a foreign journalist.

‘I was very sorry I did that,’ Mohammed tells The Sun. ‘I was confused and stressed by my son’s homecoming and I did not know myself for a minute, I love my boy and I am very happy to have him home.’

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