Father of 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Rubina Ali tries to sell his daughter

[JI7]

Source: la times

The father of “Slumdog Millionaire” child star Rubina Ali is reportedly trying to sell his beautiful little daughter for £200,000, or roughly $300,000.

According to News of the World, the father offered the shocking deal to an undercover fake sheik this week, explaining, "I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future."

As he tried to arrange the illegal adoption deal, her real-life slum dweller dad also slammed the filmmakers, "We've got nothing out of this film."

Her uncle told NOTW, "The child is special now. This is NOT an ordinary child. This is an Oscar child!"



Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/04/father-of-slumdog-millionaire-star-rubina-ali-tries-to-sell-her.html

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what an asshole. the other kid who also comes from the slum was beaten by his dad for not wanting to do media events.

Danny Boyle made the right decision in holding the money for the kids until they turn 18. the whore parents would have taken it all for themselves and left nothing for the kids.

and this girl should be taken away from her father.

[babylonsister]

1. No he didn't...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jQBh9nrD8YeAqwLB6sERYxBZDUOQ

'Slumdog' child's father denies trying to sell her

[JI7]

2. sorry, but from the evidence he did try to sell her

yes, it was a set up, but he was going along with it.

[babylonsister]

3. Check out the genesis of this story, yesterday.

Every lazy ass media source is picking it up, not investigating a damned thing.

[JI7]

4. from the links i checked, he did try to sell her even though it was a set up

[babylonsister]

5. Was it a set-up, or did he try to sell her, and why are you so intent

on trying to prove her father is a dirt bag?

I haven't even seen the movie, but this b.s. is just that. Is saw it first on HuffPo this a.m., saw the source, and recognized I'd never heard of it before. Voila, no decision there.

[JI7]

6. it can be both can't it ?

[pnwmom]

17. Her father and uncle tried to sell her. They're on video doing it -- actually

trying to raise the price 4 times higher than initially discussed.

Whether this makes them greedy dirt-bags, or desperate, broken people, is something people will judge for themselves.

[CoffeeCat]

9. I followed the links too...and I agree with you...

The links mentioned that there was a Dubai couple who wanted to adopt her. He insisted on
going to Dubai, but he could not get a passport because he was wanted by the police in India
due to a "knife fight".

Sounds like a real charming guy.

Isn't he video link in the story--evidence of him trying to sell her for a large sum of money?

It sounds like he started talking figures with the potential adoptive couple--and that he got
greedy--realizing that possibly he could get more for her.

What a scumbag.

I'm shocked to hear that this little girl is living like this after the movie. She's still
in deplorable conditions and it looks like she's living with a very horrid father.

I wish I could adopt her.

[Javaman]

27. Let's be clear about something...

The concept of "adopting" to the wealthy in the middle east is nothing like how we adopt.

Many kids and young adults that are "adopted" basically become slaves. Various companies use the term "adopting" to get past human rights groups.

This is nothing more than slavery.

[pnwmom]

16. I think you spoke too fast. Save the Children works in Mumbai,

and they're taking this story seriously.

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/271627/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Rubina-Ali-who-played-Latika-is-offered-for-sale-by-dad-Rafiq-Qureshi-to-the-News-of-the-Worlds-Fake-Sheikh.html

SNIP

The News of the World yesterday contacted Save The Children, a charity with a strong presence in Mumbai, to seek their help with Rubina's case.

Director of Campaigns Adrian Lovett said: "Save the Children pays tribute to the News of the World for highlighting this awful reality. We will do all we can to help Rubina.

"The Indian government must sign up to the International Labour Organisation's convention for abolishing the worst forms of child labour and trafficking."

SNIP

[MADem]

25. As I said elsewhere NOTW has FILM of the transaction. They posted a clip on their site. NT

[Javaman]

28. Thanks for posting that link...

So many people are ignorant regarding the trafficking of humans.

These bastards use the term "adopting" to hide slavery.

[get the red out]

29. True

I have no idea why people are always reluctant to see that this kind of horrible thing is happening. They seem to find that the truth is insulting.

[Dogmudgeon]

7. Unimpeachable, Original Link

What possible motive would a supermarket tabloid have for lying to us?

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/271325/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Rubina-Ali-who-played-Latika-is-offered-for-sale-by-dad-Rafiq-Qureshi-to-the-News-of-the-Worlds-Fake-Sheikh.html">News of the World -- Slumdog Star for Sale

Maybe in a few years, she and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy">Bat Boy can be introduced. It would be the celebrity love match of all time!

--d!

[MADem]

11. That's the Brit paper--not the "Batboy" paper. You are confusing the two.

The Batboy paper was the Weekly World News, not NOTW. It was published in USA, not UK.

http://weeklyworldnews.com/


The Brit paper is lurid, but it's not like the Batboy paper, where stuff is made up out of whole cloth. NOTW is one of the most widely-read papers in UK, with a huge distribution. In the way they report the salacious, they are more like the National Enquirer, but that's not all they do. They're a daily. They have lots of pictures, and are geared towards working class people with about a sixth grade reading level.

There's film of the father and the uncle making the deal at the NOTW website. I don't think they're making this up at all:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/

[Hubert Flottz]

13. I know I've seen that face before Big Jim was saying to himself?

Well maybe down in Mexico or a picture upon somebody's shelf?

[MADem]

14. I love Jim Carville. If a Democrat needs to be defended, he's like a dog with a bone.

He'll rip anyone to shit who denigrates a Dem--and that's even those Dems who aren't his favorites. I like his "attack dog" nature--it's useful when partisanship is called for, and it often is on these Talking Head shows.

[vadawg]

21. WTF working people with a six grade reading level

i guess all the working class brits you know cant read well then.

[MADem]

24. Read that paper--it's geared towards sixth graders. Hell, NYT is geared toward

the eighth grade reading level.

Read the paper, why don't you, before you come after me. My description of both the reading difficulty and the target audience is accurate.

[LeftishBrit]

22. NOTW is very unreliable

They sensationalize everything. Known here as 'News of the Screws'.

[MADem]

23. I used to read them as a laugh. I know they are sensationalistic, but

they have film of the transaction discussions between their reporter, posing as the buyer, and the father and uncle. I think they are telling the truth.

[vow66]

8. Slumdog star for sale

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x441640

[jannyk]

10. The UK 'News of the World', from which the story originates, is

several grades down from the National Enquirer. It is, and always has been light on truth and facts but extra heavy on scandal, unfounded gossip and sensationalism. It's a dirt bag rag!

[MADem]

15. They've got film on their site of the father and the uncle "making the deal" with their reporter.

Their reporter posed as a shiek in this faux transaction.

I'd say they're about the same as the Enquirer. They go for working class tabloid news and the odd "tug at the heartstrings" story.

[pnwmom]

19. Save the Children works in Mumbai and they're taking the story seriously.

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/271627/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Rubina-Ali-who-played-Latika-is-offered-for-sale-by-dad-Rafiq-Qureshi-to-the-News-of-the-Worlds-Fake-Sheikh.html

SNIP

The News of the World yesterday contacted Save The Children, a charity with a strong presence in Mumbai, to seek their help with Rubina's case.

Director of Campaigns Adrian Lovett said: "Save the Children pays tribute to the News of the World for highlighting this awful reality. We will do all we can to help Rubina.

"The Indian government must sign up to the International Labour Organisation's convention for abolishing the worst forms of child labour and trafficking."

SNIP

[MADem]

26. They're covering it on THE VIEW this morning. NT

[bobburgster]

12. Sure hope...

this turns out to just be a "tabloid fever" story.....though it wouldn't surprise me if it didn't.

[MetaTrope]

18. Sure hope she doesn't starve to death before getting her movie salary

[pnwmom]

20. Her father has been spending the money she has been given on various

family needs.

If she starves to death, it won't be the fault of the movie-makers.

[get the red out]

30. No, they tried

obviously they knew they couldn't trust the parents to use the money for the kids.

I am glad this is getting publicity.