I found that Danny Boyle was defending treatment of child actors while her her interview to Times Reporter February 4, 2009 that he was proud of the way child actors in the film were treated.
Claims had been made that some of the young performers from the Mumbai slums had not been paid fairly for their work.
At the London Film Critics' Circle Awards, where Slumdog won three prizes, Boyle said the facts had been misreported.
"The actors were paid very well. We have not released any figures - either what they were paid or what they will receive when they complete their education because it would make them vulnerable to certain elements, because they are quite large sums of money."
The production company wanted to make sure the child actors would benefit from a decent education as well as the money, he said.
"We are very proud of the way we have dealt with everybody, and it's sad that it's been misreported by some people."
Slumdog has also earned 10 Oscar and 11 BAFTA nominations, Boyle said the accolades were a huge boost to the cast and crew.
"It's been an extraordinary journey, but in a way I should have expected something extraordinary because the city we made it in does nothing by half," he said.
"Everything's max, there's no half measures, it's a full-on passionate city, so we should have expected it, but you don't.
"It's been incredible."
But there was no award for the film's 18 year-old-star Dev Patel, who lost out in the British Actor and NSPCC Young British Performance award.
This new award went to 16-year-old Thomas Turgoose for Somers Town and Eden Lake.
The teenager said he was thrilled with the prize, and praised director Shane Meadows for spurring him to an award-winning performance.
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