HEDONISTIC OR DESPERATE SOCIETY ?

Father tried to sell 'Slumdog Millionaire' girl

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, a British newspaper said Sunday.

News of the World alleged 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.

Qureshi proudly carried Ali through the Mumbai slums in February after she returned from the Oscar glory of Hollywood.