Anil Kapoor donates 'Slumdog' pay cheque to Indian charity

London, March 17: Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor has donated his salary from `Slumdog Millionaire` to a children`s charity.

The 49-year-old actor, who played the role of a TV host in the Oscar-winning film, has donated his pay cheque to an Indian children`s charity, called Plan India, which works for underprivileged kids. Kapoor admits that his humble upbringing has inspired him to donate the money to the organisation. "I think sometimes you do a film and everyone in this film - not only me - everyone connected to it had such a positive intent when they started. I think that`s the reason for its success,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying. "Everyone - (director) Danny (Boyle), (producer) Christian (Colson), (writer) Simon (Beaufoy), (cinematographer) Anthony (Mantle) - they didn`t have commerce in mind, they just wanted it to be a good film. “We wanted as many people to see the film as possible. I feel it`s the good intent of everyone and the children`s good wishes and their families that have made this film what it has become. "I told Danny, `I can identify with (lead character from the slums) Jamal Malik.` It`s almost the same thing because I started from a very simple background. Not slums exactly, but a 200 square metre cubicle with common bathrooms and I never wore shoes, always bare feet running around," he added. ANI