Rafiq Qureshi, the father of Slumdog Millionaire actor Rubina Ali, died on Thursday after a prolonged illness, tuberculosis. As per reports, he died on Thursday, January 30, after a prolonged battle with the disease.
The report also added that Rubina who lived away from her father for several years will attend his funeral in Bandra.
She was eight years old when she appeared as the younger version of Latika (played by Freida Pinto) in Slumdog Millionaire. Just like her character in the film, she lived in the slums of Mumbai.
Filmmaker Danny Boyle formed the Jai Ho Trust, so that Rubina and her co-star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, also a slum-dweller, could have access to a good education. She also got a flat in Bandra, thanks to the trust.
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