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They may have walked the red carpet at this year's Osars but Azhar and Rubina, the two child protagonists of 'Slumdog Millionaire' find themselves homeless today and it is a matter of national shame says Oscar winner Resul Pookutty.
"It's such a pity that kids like Azhar and Rubina are nearly homeless today and we cannot do anything to  ... read more »
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There's just no stopping A.R. Rahman! We got our hands on the remix of the Oscar winning song 'Jai Ho' featuring someone who is all too familiar with Desi Hits!, The Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. Desi Hits! CEO Anjula Acharia-Bath was one the first to uncover musical genius A.R. Rahman with Interscope records CEO Jimmy Iovine,  ... read more »
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Slumdog Millionaire's Rubina Ali is in the news again. But this time the news is not good. The girl's father, Rafiq Qureshi has been arrested for allegedly trying to sell his daughter for 200,000 pounds.

He was arrested after a complaint was filed by Rubina's biological mother, Khurshida. The 36-year-old man's ex-wife claimed that  ... read more »
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Following a sting operation by a British tabloid, nine-year-old angel-faced Rubina Ali, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire, has been caught in the midst of a tug-of-war. Since the news broke that Rubina’s father Rafique Qureshi was allegedly trying to sell his daughter to a Saudi Sheikh for a whopping Rs 1.8 crore, every relative, no matter ho  ... read more »
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The father of “Slumdog Millionaire” child star Rubina Ali is reportedly trying to sell his beautiful little daughter for £200,000, or roughly $300,000.According to News of the World, the father offered the shocking deal to an undercover fake sheik this week, explaining, "I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future."
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The jackpot earner at this year's Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire, is minting dollars at the Box Office too with the worldwide profit exceeding its budget by over ten times to 163 million dollars (about Rs 800 crore). Besides, the trade experts expect the movie to roar ahead on the box office with as many as eight Academy Awards in its kitty.  ... read more »
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Oscar winning lyricist Gulzar, who shares the ”Original Song” award with Bollywood composer, AR Rehman on Monday, said he would love to work with the maestro again.
“It was good to work with him. He is a great composer and I would love to work with him again,” Gulzar said.
Bollywood’’s A.R. Rehman won Oscars for original score and orig  ... read more »
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Noted lyricist Gulzar, who shared the Oscar for his song “Jai ho” in “Slumdog Millionaire” with A.R. Rahman, has confessed that he never thought Indian lyrics could win the golden statuette. I never thought in the wildest of my dreams that Indian lyrics can ever win an Oscar. Indian songs never had a place there (in the West) and the credit for  ... read more »
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Slumdog Millionaire wins the award for the Best Picture. Other nominees include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader. Sean Penn (Milk) wins the award for the Best Actor. Other nominees include Richard Jenkins, (The Visitor), Frank Langella, (Frost/Nixon),  ... read more »
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Slumdog Millionaire swept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2009 winning seven awards from the 11 categories it was nominated in. Slumdog Millionaire won awards in the following categories: Best Film, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Best Music (AR Rahman), Best Editing  ... read more »
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Rahman is receiving rave reviews for his Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, but ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh (right) is not a fan. After lambasting Rahman’s work, saying it’s just an imitation of Western music, Singh has now challenged the Oscar-nominated composer to sing ghazals to prove his talent. Singh is also unhappy with Gulzar, who has written  ... read more »
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Danny Boyle's acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has taken home two more major US film industry awards over the weekend, winning the top prizes from both the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America. Bollywood stars Anil Kapoor and Irfaan Khan, British Indian Actor Dev Patel, and newcomer Freida Pinto received the overall cast  ... read more »
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