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04-20-09, 03:52 PM

I'm bit surprised that there no thread regarding this...Saw this on saturday and felt so bad about it, Don't know whether it's true or not, because sting operation are like that only anyways i literally abuse that guy(Father of rubina) in lot of forums(Kiddish but media didn't come to ask me..lol)..

Anyways that's really serious international matter, if you read the comments in different forum than you'll see how many people are criticizing on this matter, and eventually they criticized INDIA....Though human trafficking is everywhere but RUBINA is now Oscar girl so it's obvious that she'll get more attention...Below is full story..

Quote:

MUMBAI: 'Slumdog wants to be a millionaire in a hurry' could well be the title of the latest episode in the Oscar winner's saga.

Allegations flew thick and fast on Sunday as an international news website publicised the sting operation it had conducted on Slumdog child star Rubina's father, Rafiq Qureshi, in which he allegedly tried to sell his daughter to an Arab couple for Rs 1.80 crore.

However, both Rubina and Qureshi, who live in the Garib Nagar shanty in Bandra (east), have denied such a development.

"My father loves me and will not sell me," insisted nine-year-old Rubina when asked if her father had tried to sell her off.

"I did go with my father to the hotel to meet the couple who wanted to see me and adopt me, but my father refused their offer." Rafiq added, "Why will I want to sell my daughter? I have brought her up despite my financial problems. I also want to clarify that I did not ask for any money - they kept bringing up the topic of money every now and then."

Rafiq also alleged that a certain Yunis, who claimed to be the secretary of the Arab sheikh who wanted to adopt Rubina, had been calling him up even before the film won the Oscars.

"Yunis called me last Friday and told me that the sheikh's wife had flown down from Dubai and wanted to meet Rubina. She was completely taken up with my daughter's story on television, so we decided to go and meet them."

While Rubina and her father were clarifying their side to the media, the child star's biological mother, Khushi, got into a scuffle with Rubina's stepmother Munni. Khushi even kicked the pregnant Munni in the stomach.

Khushi too alleged that her husband and his family had tried to sell his daughter to a sheikh. She said, "They have been wanting to do this for some time, their intentions are not right."

Rafiq and Rubina's other relatives denied the charges, saying Khushi was trying to malign the family's name. She had left the child about seven years ago and she wants her back now only because of her success, they claimed.
Khushi has filed a complaint with the Nirmal Nagar police station alleging that her husband tried to sell her child. The police has recorded the statements of all concerned. "We will take action after inquiring into the case," said Prakash Salunke of the Nirmal Nagar police station who is handling the investigations. He also said that the police had sought the CD of the sting operation.

Meanwhile, Parvez, the model coordinator who was instrumental in getting Rubina her role in Slumdog Millionaire, does not know what to make of the entire incident. "I really don't know what the truth is since the parents of both Rubina and Azhar (her co-star in the film) don't tell me about the deals they have been doing with people from the industry or otherwise." Another source living near Rubina's house said, "A political activist close to Rubina's father may have tried to broker the deal of adoption. I guess they asked for more, that's probably why the deal fell through."

There are several other Rafiq Qureshis living in Garib Nagar wanting their children to follow in Rubina's footsteps. "At least 30 parents have approached me asking me to get their kids a job in a film or TV serial at any cost," said Parvez. Another co-ordinator said, "These parents treat their kids as commodities and don't really want to know the realities - they just want money from them. I recall a lady from the slums coming with her two-day child for a shoot so that she could take home some money."

Assistant director of Salaam Bombay, Udayshankar Pani, is not surprised to hear about the charge that the slum kid was being sold to an Arab. He said, "Today, everything is commercial and kids are cash cows for the parents. Talking about Salaam Bombay, he said, "Our efforts to help the kids who acted in the film did not really work out since most of them were not comfortable with the good life we offered them. They all eventually went back to the footpath."

Article Source: Time Of India

nilact · 04-20-09, 09:28 PM

Ya i also read it in news paper..let's see what happens, who is right and what's the read matter?

04-21-09, 11:55 AM

If it is true, it should not have happened.

04-21-09, 01:35 PM

Materialistic father..

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04-20-09, 09:28 PM	#2
nilact Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Age: 23 Posts: 300 Rep Power: 3	Ya i also read it in news paper..let's see what happens, who is right and what's the read matter?

04-21-09, 11:55 AM	#3
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	If it is true, it should not have happened.

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gothic_coder Guest Posts: n/a	Materialistic father..