Father Tries to Sell 'Slumdog Millionaire' Child Star for Millions of Rupees

News of the World: As he tried to fix the illegal adoption deal, real-life slum dweller Rafiq Qureshi declared: “We’ve got nothing out of this film.”



Then, almost embarrassed to speak it out loud, he whispered to an accomplice the price tag he has put on his innocent young daughter: “It’s 200,000!”



That was an astonishing FOURFOLD increase on his opening demand. But Rafiq’s equally demanding brother Mohiuddin insisted: “The child is special now. This is NOT an ordinary child. This is an Oscar child!”