"Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, two 'real life' slum kids who played the 'younger' version of Slumdog Millionaire's central characters, have been gifted with new family homes by the Indian government.
A government official said, "These two children have brought laurels to the country, and we have been told that they live in slums, which cannot even be classified as housing."
On Tuesday, we mentioned that the movies' producers were setting up professionally managed trusts for the child actors so they wouldn't have to live a life of squalor any more."
"As we mentioned earlier, Rafiq Quereshi, the father of adorable 9-year-old Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali, has reportedly attempted to sell his daughter in an illegal adoption deal!!! Apparently, he was close to getting $300,000 for her.
Thankfully, though, the douche of a dad got arrested and tried to blame it all on a "misunderstanding" after some Dubai sheikh offered to adopt the little girl.
Thank goodness, now, for the producers of Slumdog. The same execs that set up a trust and purchased homes for Rubina and her young co-star, Azhar Ismail, have now stepped in to help again.
After the news broke of Rubina's dad trying to sell give her up for adoption, the movie execs quickly got on the case and have now hired a social worker to look after her.
Producer Christian Colson released a statement Tuesday saying, "Both Danny [Boyle, the director] and I remain committed to working with the trust and the family to secure Rubina's long-term best interests."
A trustee for the child stars' trust released a their own statement adding that "the trust will support Rubina, her parents and responsible authorities to ensure that the rights and best interests of Rubina. The trust is in regular contact with Rubina Ali and her family and has hired a social worker to assist in looking after her welfare and that of her co-star."
"Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, two 'real life' slum kids who played the 'younger' version of Slumdog Millionaire's central characters, have been gifted with new family homes by the Indian government.
A government official said, "These two children have brought laurels to the country, and we have been told that they live in slums, which cannot even be classified as housing."
On Tuesday, we mentioned that the movies' producers were setting up professionally managed trusts for the child actors so they wouldn't have to live a life of squalor any more."
"As we mentioned earlier, Rafiq Quereshi, the father of adorable 9-year-old Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali, has reportedly attempted to sell his daughter in an illegal adoption deal!!! Apparently, he was close to getting $300,000 for her.
Thankfully, though, the douche of a dad got arrested and tried to blame it all on a "misunderstanding" after some Dubai sheikh offered to adopt the little girl.
Thank goodness, now, for the producers of Slumdog. The same execs that set up a trust and purchased homes for Rubina and her young co-star, Azhar Ismail, have now stepped in to help again.
After the news broke of Rubina's dad trying to sell give her up for adoption, the movie execs quickly got on the case and have now hired a social worker to look after her.
Producer Christian Colson released a statement Tuesday saying, "Both Danny [Boyle, the director] and I remain committed to working with the trust and the family to secure Rubina's long-term best interests."
A trustee for the child stars' trust released a their own statement adding that "the trust will support Rubina, her parents and responsible authorities to ensure that the rights and best interests of Rubina. The trust is in regular contact with Rubina Ali and her family and has hired a social worker to assist in looking after her welfare and that of her co-star."
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