Slumdog Millionaire child actress's home (burns down) in Mumbai (slum) fire

[Turborama]

Source: BBC

March 05 2011 Last updated at 10:31 GMT



Indian child actress Rubina Ali, who acted in Slumdog Millionaire, says she has lost precious souvenirs of the 2008 Oscar-winning film in a fire.

The blaze late on Friday ravaged her home and scores of others in the Garib Nagar slum, near Mumbai's Bandra Railway Station.

Nobody was killed in the fire but 21 people were injured and more than 2,000 were left homeless, police say.

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Rubina said she had lost all her awards and her collection of newspaper clippings and photographs from the success of the 2008 film.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12655792

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:cry:

The article goes on to mention that "the family had yet to move into a new apartment paid for by a trust set up by the film's director, Danny Boyle".

This leaves the question, why after all this time hadn't they moved in?

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Maybe they weren't ready to leave home.

The new apartment would involve leaving their social network and that's a daunting prospect for most people even if the current situation is less than ideal.

[Exultant Democracy]

2. You are probably on to something there.

[JI7]

3. her parents are stealing from her, that's why

the dad tried to sell her off also

[Turborama]

4. Where do you get those allegations from?

Without a source they sound like them come from you.

[maddezmom]

5. rumors were reported in the papers

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6126458.ece

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2009/04/20/slumdog-millionaire-star-rubina-ali-sold-by-her-dad-for-250-000.aspx

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2386052.ece

[Turborama]

6. The News Of The Word, The Sun & The Sunday Times

Basically all the same source: Murdoch's News International.

If that's where those allegations stem from I think I'll take them with more than just a pinch of salt.

Also, nothing in there about her "parents are stealing from her".

Thanks for the links, though, and good morning. :hi: