Personal life
Father accused of trying to sell daughter, child star of 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Like her on-screen character, Rubina comes from one of the slums of Mumbai, living in the Garib Nagar slum near Bandra station. She continues to live in a makeshift shack in the slums.[5] She lives with her father Rafiq,her sister Sana,her brother Abbas and her stepmother Munni. Rubina's biological mother, Khushi, left her father, along with Rubina and her two siblings, five years ago to marry "some rich person" and never returned until recently. Her father re-married and Rubina was raised by her father and stepmother.[10]
Following the success of Slumdog Millionaire at the 2009 Academy Awards, the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority have recommended the children be rehoused, with an official saying the children had "brought laurels to the country" and deserved to be rewarded.[11] On 25 February 2009, the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority announced that Azharuddin as well as Rubina would be given "free houses" so that they would no longer have to live in the Mumbai slum of Garib Nagar.[12] Following this announcement, Rubina's mother, Khushi, returned to claim Rubina and wishes to move in with her to the new flat.[10]
Soon after the success of Slumdog Millionaire, her life was again media focus when her father was arrested for allegedly attempting to sell her for US$290,000. However, in her book she defended her father and claims they were set up.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Rubina Ali : Compensation
Compensation
According to the United Kingdom newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, Rubina Ali was paid £500 during filming for a month’s work on the film.[5] A Fox Searchlight spokesman responded that for their one-month work on the film, she was paid three times the amount of an average annual salary for an adult living in their neighborhood.[5]
On 26 January 2009, Danny Boyle (director) and Christian Colson (producer) released a written statement saying that they had “paid painstaking and considered attention to how Azhar and Rubina’s involvement in the film could be of lasting benefit to them over and above the payment they received for their work”. Boyle and Colson have stated that they have "set up trust funds for Rubina and Azharuddin and paid for their education," although the exact amount of the trust funds is not known. This has also been met with criticism as there is question as to how children growing up in the slums have any expectation of being able to attend higher education, making the trust fund potentially useless.[5]
Boyle has explained that, "We don't want to reveal exact figures about what's in the trust fund, what's in the bank account for them for when they leave school because it will make them vulnerable and a target really but it is substantial, and they will hopefully gain benefit from the film long after the film has disappeared and long after the media who are chasing them at the moment sadly have lost interest in the film and that's been our approach throughout and I think it's the right approach."
Awards and honours
Won
2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
2008: Black Reel Awards of 2008 - Best Ensemble for Slumdog Millionaire[9]
source : wikipedia.com
According to the United Kingdom newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, Rubina Ali was paid £500 during filming for a month’s work on the film.[5] A Fox Searchlight spokesman responded that for their one-month work on the film, she was paid three times the amount of an average annual salary for an adult living in their neighborhood.[5]
On 26 January 2009, Danny Boyle (director) and Christian Colson (producer) released a written statement saying that they had “paid painstaking and considered attention to how Azhar and Rubina’s involvement in the film could be of lasting benefit to them over and above the payment they received for their work”. Boyle and Colson have stated that they have "set up trust funds for Rubina and Azharuddin and paid for their education," although the exact amount of the trust funds is not known. This has also been met with criticism as there is question as to how children growing up in the slums have any expectation of being able to attend higher education, making the trust fund potentially useless.[5]
Boyle has explained that, "We don't want to reveal exact figures about what's in the trust fund, what's in the bank account for them for when they leave school because it will make them vulnerable and a target really but it is substantial, and they will hopefully gain benefit from the film long after the film has disappeared and long after the media who are chasing them at the moment sadly have lost interest in the film and that's been our approach throughout and I think it's the right approach."
Awards and honours
Won
2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
2008: Black Reel Awards of 2008 - Best Ensemble for Slumdog Millionaire[9]
source : wikipedia.com
About Rubina Ali
About Rubina Ali
Rubina Ali (also known as Rubina Qureshi) is an Indian child actress, who played the youngest version of Latika in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Following the film's success, she has been cast in the upcoming Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009).
Career
Rubina's casting in Slumdog Millionaire proved controversial with the producers admitting they debated whether to use real slum kids in the film fearing it would distort their lives too much. Director Danny Boyle justified the casting saying: "These people have so much prejudice against them, why should we be prejudiced against them as well?"[1]
Slumdog Millionaire team at the 81st Academy Awards in the USCritics have claimed Rubina and her co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, had been underpaid for their part in the film. This has been disputed by the film's producer, who says the actors had been paid the equivalent of a monthly salary payment for the production company's senior staff in Britain. A trust fund has been set up for the children which will be released to them when they turn eighteen, provided they continue in education until this time.[2]
Both Azharuddin and Rubina attended the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009, along with all of the other actors who played Salim, Jamal and Latika. Azharuddin was accompanied by his mother Shameem Ismail, while Rubina was accompanied by her uncle.[3] This was her first journey outside of Mumbai.
In March 2009, Rubina was cast in the upcoming Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009), alongside her Slumdog Millionaire co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail. The film is being directed by Vivek Sharma and will feature the Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in cameo roles.[4]
In July 2009, Rubina's autobiography Slumgirl Dreaming was published, detailing her life so far and her experience filming Slumdog Millionaire.
source : wikipedia.com
Rubina Ali (also known as Rubina Qureshi) is an Indian child actress, who played the youngest version of Latika in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Following the film's success, she has been cast in the upcoming Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009).
Career
Rubina's casting in Slumdog Millionaire proved controversial with the producers admitting they debated whether to use real slum kids in the film fearing it would distort their lives too much. Director Danny Boyle justified the casting saying: "These people have so much prejudice against them, why should we be prejudiced against them as well?"[1]
Slumdog Millionaire team at the 81st Academy Awards in the USCritics have claimed Rubina and her co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, had been underpaid for their part in the film. This has been disputed by the film's producer, who says the actors had been paid the equivalent of a monthly salary payment for the production company's senior staff in Britain. A trust fund has been set up for the children which will be released to them when they turn eighteen, provided they continue in education until this time.[2]
Both Azharuddin and Rubina attended the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009, along with all of the other actors who played Salim, Jamal and Latika. Azharuddin was accompanied by his mother Shameem Ismail, while Rubina was accompanied by her uncle.[3] This was her first journey outside of Mumbai.
In March 2009, Rubina was cast in the upcoming Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009), alongside her Slumdog Millionaire co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail. The film is being directed by Vivek Sharma and will feature the Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in cameo roles.[4]
In July 2009, Rubina's autobiography Slumgirl Dreaming was published, detailing her life so far and her experience filming Slumdog Millionaire.
source : wikipedia.com
Rubina Ali AutoBiography is on sale : Slumgirl Dreaming : Rubinas Journey To The Stars
Rubina Ali, who plays Latika as a child character is now published in a autobiography. The Girl from who lives in Mumbai slums is expected to brings her family into a much better housing and environment with the publishing of her memoirs.
Slumgirl Dreaming: Rubina's Journey to the Stars
Rubina Ali is the cute girl you seen taging along with 'little' Jamal in Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Movie. Now, if you are one of her fans, and would like to know more about her real life beihnd the scene, then her auto-biography is a must.
Her autobiography since it was launch in Europe in early 2010 has become a big hit among her Europeans fans. The publication of her Autobiography has an impact on Rubina Ali's fortune when she is expected to earn another 62,500 GBP after and advance of 20,320 GBP earlier which was published in June 09. The figures is according to publisher Philippe Robinet at France’s Oh! Editions.
The autobiography was wriiten with inputs by the SlumpDog Girl herself, Rubina Ali, with the help of Anne Berthod, and Divya Dugar.The book was made available through Amazon.com in paperback and its Kindle Digital formats .
Rubina Ali 192 pages autobiography is mostly suitable for kids ages between 9-12 years old. The book is published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on the 8th September 2009.
Due to her acting charm, tt was later made to knowns that Rubinas and his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 11, have both landed roles in independent film Lord Owen’s Lady, which will shoot on location in Dubai and Wales. It is reported that Rubinas will be payed $1,00o perday for the 20 days film production.
Inside her book.
Amazon currently selling this autobiography at a very low price. It is best to purchase it here. Visit the link provided. Slumgirl Dreaming: Rubina's Journey to the Stars
ISBN-10: 0385739087
ISBN-13: 978-0385739085
Slumgirl Dreaming: Rubina's Journey to the Stars
Rubina Ali is the cute girl you seen taging along with 'little' Jamal in Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Movie. Now, if you are one of her fans, and would like to know more about her real life beihnd the scene, then her auto-biography is a must.
Her autobiography since it was launch in Europe in early 2010 has become a big hit among her Europeans fans. The publication of her Autobiography has an impact on Rubina Ali's fortune when she is expected to earn another 62,500 GBP after and advance of 20,320 GBP earlier which was published in June 09. The figures is according to publisher Philippe Robinet at France’s Oh! Editions.
The autobiography was wriiten with inputs by the SlumpDog Girl herself, Rubina Ali, with the help of Anne Berthod, and Divya Dugar.The book was made available through Amazon.com in paperback and its Kindle Digital formats .
Rubina Ali 192 pages autobiography is mostly suitable for kids ages between 9-12 years old. The book is published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on the 8th September 2009.
Due to her acting charm, tt was later made to knowns that Rubinas and his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 11, have both landed roles in independent film Lord Owen’s Lady, which will shoot on location in Dubai and Wales. It is reported that Rubinas will be payed $1,00o perday for the 20 days film production.
Inside her book.
Amazon currently selling this autobiography at a very low price. It is best to purchase it here. Visit the link provided. Slumgirl Dreaming: Rubina's Journey to the Stars
ISBN-10: 0385739087
ISBN-13: 978-0385739085
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