Monday, April 20, 2009

Young Actress From "Slumdog Millionaire" Almost Sold by Dad

It's amazing what people do for money. After Rubina Ali starred in the award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," the father of 9-year-old star Rubina Ali, offered to sell her for $300,000 to undercover reporters from Britain’s News of the World, the newspaper reported.



That's just sad, he's quoted with saying "I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future," to the News of the World journalists, who posed as a wealthy Middle Eastern family interested in Ali’s illegal adoption.

Rafiq Qureshi, who lives in a Mumbai slum with Ali, says he is only trying to do right by his daughter and family by attempting to cash in on her fame - that's a bunch of B.S. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? He supports her! He is the parent!

According to MSNBC Qureshi criticized the “Slumdog” production, claiming that he and his family got nothing from Ali’s role in the movie. That is not accurate: in addition to the salaries for the film, trusts for Ali and for fellow young star Azharuddin Ismail were established. Part of the trust is used to pay their tuition at an English-language school, for emergency medical costs and living expenses, and the remainder of the trusts are available to Ali and Ismail after they turn 18.

He's such a money grubber

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