Slumdog Millionaire Star -FOR SALE!

Rubina Ali (left in above picture)

In a real life reminder of exactly how hard life can be for the impoverished in Mumbai, The News of the World reports that the father of adorable Rubina Ali, 9, offered to sell her for almost $300,000. Obviously some parents don’t care about there children and only care about money.

Posing as a sheikh from Dubai, the reporter negotiated with Rafiq Qureshi, who says that the moviemakers left his family high and dry. This is something I can believe because Hollywood is business, and business is about screwing somebody out of something.

"We've got nothing out of this film!" Qureshi declared. His brother reportedly chimed in, adding, "This is not an ordinary child. This is an Oscar child."


"They haven't looked after us. They gave some money at the start but they gave us nothing afterwards," continued Qureshi. "They gave us around 150,000 rupees (about $2,500). They've been talking about giving us a house, but all they do is talk."

However, the paper reports that director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have set up a trust to ensure Rubina gets a proper education is well housed and receives support dealing with media attention.

The alleged plan to sell Rubina was reportedly prompted by a legitimate inquiry from a Middle Eastern family that wanted to adopt her. As soon as the family realized the interest in their daughter, the paper says they launched an all out auction in an attempt to get the highest bidder.

I honestly don’t know how this would turn out. Let’s think about this for a second, what if some pervert ended up buying her. Then she is “owned” by that person and can do whatever she wants with the child.

The “contract” or title of ownership after the child is sold is sad. The only thing the girl would be is an “investment” for some sicko, or some rich family looking for the next big thing.

When would it end? Isn’t this the same as slavery? Are all rich people going to start “investing” in children from other countries? (Oh wait they are already by adopting them)

Either way this girl should be taken away from her family as soon as possible, call child services and be done with it.