Slumdog Child Stars Are Still Slumming It

Once again the bitter truth of Indian society is out to the world. Oscar winning movie Slumdog..’s star kid Rubina’s father has put her up for sale.

They may be the child stars of one of the most acclaimed films at the Oscars, but the actors of Slumdog Millionaire have not seen much of the fruits of their labor.

Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail and their respective families still struggle in the grips of poverty in their native Mumbai.

Rubina Ali, who played younger Latika in Slumdog Millionaire, lives in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum with her family.The tabloid was tipped of Qureshi’s intent to sell Rubina by a concerned inhabitant of the squalid slum in the heart of Mumbai at the beginning of March.

Rubina Ali’s instant success has made her dad so greedy that he has decided to put her on sale. The father of 9 years old kid Rubina, saying “She’s a special kid, so we won’t fetch less than $20,00,00.” Rubina’s uncle, Rajan More, was present at the meeting.
He added Yes, we are considering Rubina’s future,. ‘I have to consider what’s best for me, my family and Rubina’s future,’ he added. Rafiq blamed Hollywood bosses for forcing him to put his daughter up for sale and claims, ‘We’ve got nothing out of this film.’