Here is the article....just horrible. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/new...hi-to-the-News-of-the-Worlds-Fake-Sheikh.html THE poverty-stricken father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali plans to become a millionaire himself-by SELLING his nine-year-old daughter. In a bid to escape India's real-life slums, Rafiq Qureshi put angel-faced darling of the Oscars Rubina up for adoption, demanding millions of rupees worth £200,000. As he offered the shocking deal to the News of the World's undercover fake sheik this week, Rafiq declared: "I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future." Rafiq tried to blame Hollywood bosses for forcing him to put his daughter up for SALE. As he tried to fix the illegal adoption deal, real-life slum dweller Rafiq declared: "We've got nothing out of this film." Then, almost embarrassed to speak it out loud, he whispered to an accomplice the price tag he has put on his innocent young daughter: "It's £200,000!" That was an astonishing FOURFOLD increase on his opening demand. But Rafiq's equally demanding brother Mohiuddin insisted: "The child is special now. This is NOT an ordinary child. This is an Oscar child!" Dad Rafiq is desperate to cash in on their nine-year-old's success in the blockbuster film by selling her to the highest bidder. He sees it as his family's escape route from the notorious Bandra slum sprawl of Mumbai. Rafiq revealed his scheme to undercover News of the World reporters posing as a wealthy family from Dubai.
I'm in India right now. I've still yet to see the film and am waiting for my flight back to see it, but the impoverished nature of this country is shocking. There is so much here; talent, intelligence, ambition and a beautiful culture. yet, the common sense of planning for the future, especially when a country is growing so rapidly, seems to be forsaken. Because of this, poverty appears to be a consistent prominent factor for this country.
Well, she does have a trust fund set up by the producers of the money. Most of the money won't be available until she is 18 and they are currently paying for her education. I think there is a chance for her to become a Bollywood actress or use her education to get one of those outsourced american jobs. The trust fund was set up, because they feared her parents would blow it all away.
I'm surprised that Bollywood hasn't come in and cast these kids in anything. I guess they have to be able to sing and dance.
that is because the constant corruption and self-fishness that tends to predominate. There are so many people and do few opportunities and resources, that anyone will do anything to get ahead, especially those who are already ahead.
Well, as Chopped indicated, this is a tabloid; so it's really not verifiable yet. And I guess it's worth noting that the family presumably didn't get anything from the movie. And that us Western countries that read these magazines, watch these movies and express this outage could probably help solve alot of the economic problems over there, but whatever. We got summer movies in a month and another round of Oscar movies after that, so these people won't be heard from by Thanksgiving.
to the guy in the middle. he looks like a aggie frat boy. and also that was a cute girl in the movie i wish her the best.
Why's the leftmost guy resting his hand on the other dude's lap? She's got potential. Needs more aging, though.
