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GUEST,Ledo BS: The Best Worst Films (129* d) RE: BS: The Best Worst Films 19 Apr 09

A good film with an unhappy ending. The father of "Slumdog Millionaire" child actress Rubina Ali tried to sell his nine-year-old daughter for adoption in a bid to escape the Mumbai slums. The News of the World uncovered that Rafiq Qureshi wanted 20 million rupees (400,000 dollars, 310,000 euros) for the girl, who played the young Latika in the British hit film set in India.

"Slumdog Millionaire", a rags-to-riches tale of children from the slums of Mumbai, won eight Oscars in February, including the best picture Academy Award.

News of the World reporters posed as a wealthy family from Dubai, employing its regular "fake sheikh" sting tactic.

The newspaper published pictures of the actress, her father and uncle posing with their undercover reporter, plus video clips of Qureshi and his brother-in-law offering the deal during their meeting last week.

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