“Slumdog Millionaire” Actress Rubina Ali Offered For Sale By Her Father (Photos)

Child actress of “Slumdog Millionaire”, Rubina Ali, was reportedly “offered for sale” by father, Rafiq Qureshi. Read more on this story below.

Quershi who lives in one of India’s worst slums in the city of Mumbai, and reportedly attempted to make an illegal adoption deal for nine-year-old Rubina Ali.

“We are considering Rubina’s future,” Mr Qureshi is alleged to have told a man posing as a prospective buyer.

“We’ve got nothing out of this film. They haven’t looked after us. They gave some money at the start, but they gave nothing afterwards. They gave us around 150,000 rupees.”

“They’ve been talking about giving us a house, but all they do is talk.”

Quershi’s brother-in-law, Rajan More, said: “Rubina’s life is miserable and she lives here with her stepmother. Most of the time she stays with me because she is not happy at her parents’ home.

“Obviously if you wanted to adopt, we could discuss this, but her parents would expect some proper compensation in return. We are talking around £50,000 for this to happen.”

But the price later went up higher after winning an Oscar.

His brother Mohiuddin was quoted as saying: “The child is special now. This is not an ordinary child. This is an Oscar child.”

Slumdog Millionaire, which is the story of India’s poorest winning the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Mr Qureshi said he had only been given a small amount of money despite the success of the film.

He added: “What they showed in the film is exactly how life is here. The government doesn’t help us. We get nothing.

“We live in one room, seven of us sleep on the floor. I earn little money. I have to consider what is best for me, my family and for Rubina’s future.”

So what do you guys think of the father trying to sell his daughter? Is he really trying to give her a better life or is he money-hungry?

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