London, Apr 21: Rafiq Qureshi, the father of Slumdog Millionaire starlet Rubina Ali, has been arrested over claims that he tried to sell his daughter for 200,000 pounds.
A complaint from the 36-year-old man's ex-wife initiated the arrest.
Indian cops spent several hours quizzing Qureshi and are now on a prowl to obtain video recordings of the meeting at which the deal was supposedly brokered, reports The Sun.
Rubina''s mother Khurshida claimed she knew two weeks ago of the intended child-trade with a rich Dubai sheikh.
Patiala, April 20: Barkat Sidhu, an exponent of the Patiala gharana, is a sufi singer whose soul-stirring voice moves the listeners with the poetry of timeless poets like Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain Farid.
Sidhu’s rendition of Sufi poets’ compositions touches listeners’ heart.
New York, Apr 20: Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore may be a huge celebrity but she too has faced rejection.
When director Michael Sucsy was making the flick ‘Grey Gardens’, he was suggested Barrymore’s name, but he thought she was not right for the role.
"One of the producers had mentioned Drew''s name and I was like, ''Nah, she''s not right,” the New York Post quoted Michael, as telling Movieline. com.
However, Michael was pushed further and Drew was finally auditioned for the role and she won it.