Rafiq Qureshi and Rubina Ali Qureshi
Shady deal for Slumdog Millionaire child star denied
Published 19 April, 2009, 19:02
Rubina Ali Qureshi, child star of 'Slumdog Millionaire', was allegedly put on sale by her father. Rafiq Qureshi tried to illegally give his daughter up for adoption for ₤200,000, the British News of the World reports.
The father of nine-year-old Rubina was provoked by undercover journalists, posing as a wealthy family from Dubai who wanted to adopt the girl. Rafiq allegedly offered the illegal deal of his celebrity daughter to the couple, who did not arise the man’s suspicions, in exchange for ₤200,000 ($295,900 US). The sum was backed up by the celebrity status of his ‘Oscar child’.
Pleading the need for an escape of the slum life, Rafiq reportedly told the fake Dubai sheikh that he had “to consider what’s best for him, his family and Rubina’s future”. The reports in the Indian press also say that Rafiq claimed his family did not earn anything from the Oscar winning film.
Rafiq told the journalists of the News of the World that he is going to cash out on Rubina’s success in the eight-Oscar winning film as he sees it as an escape for him and his family from the miserable slums of Mumbai.
Rubina won the hearts of millions around the world starring as the young Latika in Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire.
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