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Slumdog Star's Mom, Stepmom Lock Horns

Stepmom says biological mom had no interest in Rubina Ali until the Oscars

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(Newser) – The mother and stepmother of Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali slapped and tore at each other in a Mumbai slum today, the Daily Mail reports. The mother started the catfight after Ali's dad, Rafiq Qureshi, was arrested for allegedly trying to sell the 9-year-old for £200,000. “You treacherous b*tch, give my daughter back," Rubina's mother cried as neighbors looked on.

Rubina's mom, Khushi, "has been after Rubina since the time she went to the Oscars,” stepmom Munni said after the fight. “For seven years before that, she didn't care. I love Khushi's children more than she would have loved them." Ali’s father has denied reports of trying to sell Ali. saying foreign journalists played "games with me" and invented the story. Slumdog's concerned director and producer plan to visit the child star next month.

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Parents of "Slumdog Millionaire" actor Rubina Ali, from right, Munni Quereshi and Rafiq Asghar Ali Quereshi watch the Oscars, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Punit Paranjpe, Pool)
Rafiq Qureshi, center, father of Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali gestures as he speaks to journalists at a police station in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 19, 2009. Qureshi was questioned by the police again on Monday regarding allegations that he tried to sell his daughter Rubina.
Rafiq Qureshi, center, father of Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali gestures as he speaks to journalists at a police station in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 19, 2009. Qureshi was questioned by the police...   (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, file)
'Slumdog Millionaire' actor Rubina Ali, left, leaving the police station along with her father Rafiq Quereshi, right, in Mumbai, India.
'Slumdog Millionaire' actor Rubina Ali, left, leaving the police station along with her father Rafiq Quereshi, right, in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
Rafiq Qureshi, center, father of Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali gestures as he speaks to journalists at a police station in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 19, 2009.
Rafiq Qureshi, center, father of Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali gestures as he speaks to journalists at a police station in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 19, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, file)
Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali, center, embraces her father Rafiq Qureshi, at a police station in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 19, 2009.
Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali, center, embraces her father Rafiq Qureshi, at a police station in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 19, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, file)
'Slumdog Millionaire' child actor Rubina Ali looks on as she waits to be awarded at her schools' annual day function in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009.
'Slumdog Millionaire' child actor Rubina Ali looks on as she waits to be awarded at her schools' annual day function in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
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kirei_gaisuto
Apr 20, 09 9:15 PM CDT
Poor little girl. Reply
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anchower
Apr 20, 09 9:41 PM CDT
They "plan to visit her." They WILL give her money when she turns 18 IF she finishes high school. All Danny Boyle and his cronies have given this poor baby are empty promises (and, I suppose a trip to Disneyland--WOW). They need to step up and get this girl and her family out of the slums. It is just incredible that when you watch the movie the girl's not just playacting living in a slum. She's still there in real life. Reply
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SPH
Apr 21, 09 1:01 PM CDT
It is odd that, once again, wealth and fame become a curse and destroy a family..... Reply
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radnip
Apr 22, 09 1:03 PM CDT
It's not odd. It's human. We're progressing from this, but VERY slowly. At heart, we're still a primitive race.
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