Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali who played Latika is offered for sale by dad Rafiq Qureshi to the News of the World's Fake Sheikh | News | News Of The World

Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali who played Latika is offered for sale by dad Rafiq Qureshi to the News of the World's Fake Sheikh | News | News Of The World: "Father tries to cash in on daughter's fame

By Mazher Mahmood, 19/04/2009
THE poverty-stricken father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali plans to become a millionaire himself-by SELLING his nine-year-old daughter. .... demanding millions of rupees worth £200,000.

As he offered the shocking deal to the News of the World's undercover fake sheik this week, Rafiq declared: 'I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future.'
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As he tried to fix the illegal adoption deal, real-life slum dweller Rafiq declared: 'We've got nothing out of this film.'

Father denies Slumdog child sale

By Zubair Ahmed
BBC News, Mumbai

Claims he was scammed.