Indian police are investigating claims and counterclaims by the parents of a child star in “Slumdog Millionaire” after a British tabloid alleged the father tried to sell the 9-year-old girl to an undercover reporter. The accusations further complicated the lives of the families of the slum-dwelling child stars, who have come under intense scrutiny since the movie skyrocketed to Oscar-winning fame and grossed more than $300 million worldwide. Khurshid Begum, the estranged mother of Rubina Ali, filed a complaint with Mumbai police on Sunday after News of the World reported that the father planned to put her up for adoption. Police took the father, Rafiq Qureshi, and Rubina from their home in a Mumbai slum to a police station where he was briefly questioned. “There are claims and counterclaims made by the mothers and the father,” said police officer Nishar Tamboli. Qureshi said that Hollywood was to blame for forcing him to give her up for adoption.
