Rubina Ali

Getty Images. Don't Miss: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Child Actress for Sale? Rubina Ali's Mother and Stepmother Fist-Fight Before Cameras Child Exploitation in 'Slumdog Millionaire'? Rubina Ali 's career has been short and sweet: she shot to fame with a role in Danny Boyle 's critical and commercial hit Slumdog Millionaire , which led to a spot in a French Schweppes advertisement with Nicole Kidman . Now a new "autobiography" (it was actually penned by journalist Divya Dugar, who followed Ali for six months gathering material) is in the works, and Ali has interesting things to say about her commercial co-star. According to the UK's Daily ... Read Full Story

Actor Rubina Ali plays at her home with her brothers on March 3, 2009 in Mumbai, India. Rubiana starred in the Academy Award-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. (Photo by Ritam Banerjee/Getty Images) DON'T MISS 'Slumdog Millionaire' Kids Are Going to the Oscars 'Slumdog Millionaire' Cheated Their Young Stars? Rubina Ali Pictures During Oscar season, critics of Slumdog Millionaire claimed the film exploited Mumbai's poverty-stricken residents for the entertainment of Westerners. If recent reports are accurate, the extent of that poverty is more real and disturbing than ever. Yesterday the News of the World reported that the father of nine-year-old Rubina Ali, who played young Latika ... Read Full Story

Two child stars from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly allowance unless they improve their school attendance, a report said on Monday. Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali -- who played younger versions of the main characters in the rags-to-riches blockbuster -- have been told to stop skipping class in Mumbai or forfeit a 120-dollars per month payment, NDTV news reported. The money comes from the Jai Ho Trust, which was established by the movie's British director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson to manage the children's interests. Nirja Matoo, one of the trustees, told the Press Trust of India that a ... Read Full Story

Two child stars from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly allowance unless they improve their school attendance, a report said Monday. Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali -- who played younger versions of the main characters in the rags-to-riches blockbuster -- have been told to stop skipping class in Mumbai or forfeit a 120-dollars per month payment, NDTV news reported. The money comes from the Jai Ho Trust, which was established by the movie's British director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson to manage the children's interests. Nirja Matoo, one of the trustees, told the Press Trust of India that a social ... Read Full Story

Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pm   Azharuddin Ismail has turned author. Following the footsteps of his co-star Rubina Ali, the 11-year-old actor of Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has penned his autobiography. "Slumboy: L’extraordinaire destin d’un enfant de Bombay" was published in September by French publisher Michel Lafon. "Azhar has been paid 6,500 euros for the 285-page book and he will earn further royalty on it," says Dinesh Dubey, Azharuddin’s spokesperson.   Rubina’s autobiography, "Slumdog Dreaming: My Journey to the Stars", was also commissioned by a French publisher, and the rights were sold to Random House India. The English book was ... Read Full Story