《貧民富翁》女童星父親叫賣領養權 開價40萬美元

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 on Sunday.

News of the World alleged that Rafiq Qureshi wanted Rs 20 million ($400,000) 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 said its reporters posed as a wealthy family from Dubai, employing its regular "fake sheikh" sting tactic.

The weekly tabloid said a Mumbai informant told them that Qureshi was touting for the highest offer, having already been approached by a Middle Eastern family.

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 during their meeting last week.

"Yes, we are considering Rubina's future," Qureshi was quoted as saying. He put the reporter in touch with his brother-in-law Rajan More.

"We are interested in securing our girl's future," the star's uncle was quoted as saying. "If you wanted to adopt we could discuss this, but her parents would also expect some proper compensation in return.

Qureshi, Ali, More and some other relatives met the British reporters in a Mumbai hotel, the newspaper said.

"We need two or three months," Qureshi allegedly said. More added: "Until then we can negotiate the amount. We'll come to Dubai, the girl will come and go."

"It's 20 million rupees," the uncle was quoted as saying. This discussion will not go beyond the three of us."

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

據英國一家報紙上週日報道，電影《貧民窟的百萬富翁》中的女童星魯比娜•阿里的父親試圖出賣他年僅九歲女兒的領養權，以擺脫孟買貧民窟。

據《世界新聞報》報道稱，魯比娜的父親拉菲•庫雷希開價兩千萬盧比（合40萬美元）賣女。魯比娜在取材於印度的英國影片《貧民窟的百萬富翁》中飾演幼年時期的（女主角）拉提卡。

《貧民窟的百萬富翁》講述了孟買貧民窟的孩子從赤貧到暴富的故事，該片於今年二月包攬八項奧斯卡大獎，其中包括最佳影片獎。

《世界新聞報》稱，該報兩名記者採取慣用的策略，裝扮成“假酋長”，自稱來自迪拜的一個富裕家庭。

這份每週出版的小報稱，孟買的一位消息人士告訴他們，庫雷希要將女兒賣給出價最高的人，據悉此前已有一箇中東富裕家庭與他接觸。

該報刊登了女童星魯比娜及其父親、姨父以及喬裝打扮的記者的合影，另外還有庫雷希與他的妹夫上週會面的視頻剪影。

該報援引庫雷希的話說：“是的，我們正考慮魯比娜的未來。”他讓記者與其妹夫拉詹•摩爾聯繫。

報紙援引魯比娜姨父的話說：“我們非常希望爲魯比娜創造美好的未來，如果你想收養，我們可以談，但她的父母也希望獲得適當的補償。”

該報稱，庫雷希、摩爾帶着魯比娜以及其他一些親戚在孟買一家酒店與英國記者會面。

庫雷希聲稱：“我們需要兩三個月的時間。”摩爾補充道：“到時我們可以商量價錢。我們要去迪拜看看，魯比娜也會去。”

報道援引魯比娜叔叔的話說：“開價是兩千萬盧比。除了我們三人外，不能讓其他人知道。”

今年二月，魯比娜從好萊塢參加奧斯卡頒獎典禮榮歸故里後，庫雷希曾自豪地帶着她穿行於孟買各個貧民窟。