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Slumdog Dad: I'm Not Selling My Kid

Rumors part of a 'dirty' media scheme, he says

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2009 1:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – The father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali tells the BBC he’s not selling his daughter, contrary to a News of the World report he called a “dirty” scheme. The media “made fun of our poverty,” Rafiq Qureshi said. “They tricked us into this fakery but we came out unscathed.” He said he’d been placed in a spot of “great temptation,” but hadn’t made any such deal.

Young stars of Slumdog Millionaire arrive for the Academy Awards Feb. 22, 2009. From left front are Rubina Ali, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail.
Young stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" arrive for the Academy Awards Feb. 22, 2009. From left front are Rubina Ali, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail.   (AP Photo)
Slumdog Millionaire child actor Rubina Ali, 9, is welcomed back on her return to her home in a slum in Bandra, in suburban Mumbai, India, Feb. 26, 2009.
"Slumdog Millionaire" child actor Rubina Ali, 9, is welcomed back on her return to her home in a slum in Bandra, in suburban Mumbai, India, Feb. 26, 2009.   (AP Photo)
Slumdog Millionaire child actor Rubina Ali, 9, center, reacts as her father, Rafiq Asghar Ali Quereshi, hugs her in her uncle's home as relatives look on at a slum in Mumbai, Feb. 26, 2009.
"Slumdog Millionaire" child actor Rubina Ali, 9, center, reacts as her father, Rafiq Asghar Ali Quereshi, hugs her in her uncle's home as relatives look on at a slum in Mumbai, Feb. 26, 2009.   (AP Photo)
Slumdog Millionaire child actor Rubina Ali is carried into a car by her father, Rafiq Qureshi, after her arrival at the international airport in Mumbai, India, Feb. 26, 2009.
"Slumdog Millionaire" child actor Rubina Ali is carried into a car by her father, Rafiq Qureshi, after her arrival at the international airport in Mumbai, India, Feb. 26, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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Forderon
Apr 21, 2009 3:06 AM CDT
Anchortower, you've been going on about this for months. The producers of this movie have done more for the kids than anyone has ever done in similar movies. You act like they've been tortured and looted. Get off it.
NxBigmouthery
Apr 20, 2009 8:45 AM CDT
Residuals.

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