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SLUMGIRL DREAMING : My Journey to the Stars

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MynameisRubinaAli.Idon’tknowwhenmybirthdayis,andnordoesmyfather,butIdoknowthatIamnineyearsold.YoungRubinaisaone-in-a-million-star.Afterbeingpickedfromamongthefive-hundredslumchildrenwhoauditionedforDannyBoyle’smulti-Oscar-winningfilmSLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE,shesawherfairytaledreamofstardomcometrue.ButwhatwillthefutureholdforalittlegirlnowtrappedbetweenHollywoodglamourandthebleakpovertyoftherhomelife?Nowshetellsherownincrediblestory,fromplayingmarbleswithherfriendsbesidethesewers,toherfather’sjobasacart-pullerandheralcoholicuncle’stea-stall.Rubinabringsaliveaworldofwastelandsandrat-infestedshantydwellings,andinvitesusintoherownhome,awoodenshackwithatarpaulinroof,wheresheliveswithherbelovedfatherandsiblings.Shetellsusofherlifeonthefilmsets,thehilariouschocolatepooscene,thekindnessofDannyBoyle.Howhasthislittlegirl’sintimateworldchangedsinceHollywoodcameknocking?Andhowwillshecopewithhernewlifeasaninternationalcelebrity?AuthorBiography:RubinaAliwasborninEastBandra,Mumbai,inoneofthelargestslumsinIndia.Hermotherdesertedherwhenshewastwoyearsold,andshehasbeenbroughtupsincethenbyherfatherandanewstep-motherandsiblings.GrowingupbetweentherailwaytrackandoneofthesewersthatcarveupherMumbaislum,Rubinahashardlybeentoschool.Luckyenoughtobecalledbyamiddle-maninherslumtoauditionforSLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE,therestofRubina'sstoryishistory.Sincethefilmbecameamillion-dollarhit,Rubina'sshantyhomehasbeenrazedbyofficialsandwasrecentlyalmostdestroyedinafire.Duetotheunprecedentedmediaglare,sheandherfamilyhavebeenre-housedbythelocalauthorities.In2008,DannyBoyleandtheproducersofthefilmsetuptheJaiHotrustfundtoprovidewelfareforRubinaandherco-star,Azhar,andtheirfamiles,untiltheyleaveschool.Theyhavealsoprovidedsupportforthemtocopewiththeirrapidchangeinplightandwiththeonslaughtofmediaattentionsincethefilm'srelease.Rubinacontinuestofascinatethetabloidmediaandisinconstantdemandforinternationalfund-raisingevents.HeractingcareerisalsotakingoffassheisduetoappearinanewBollywoodblockbusteronreleaselaterthisyear.RoyaltiesfromthisbookwillbesharedbytheauthorandMedecinsduMonde,whoaresettinguplocalhealthcarecommunityprojectsfornewmothersandchildren.

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RubinaAliwasborninEastBandra,Mumbai,inoneofthelargestslumsinIndia.Hermotherdesertedherwhenshewastwoyearsold,andshehasbeenbroughtupsincethenbyherfatherandanewstep-motherandsiblings.GrowingupbetweentherailwaytrackandoneofthesewersthatcarveupherMumbaislum,Rubinahashardlybeentoschool.Luckyenoughtobecalledbyamiddle-maninherslumtoauditionforSLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE,therestofRubina'sstoryishistory.Sincethefilmbecameamillion-dollarhit,Rubina'sshantyhomehasbeenrazedbyofficialsandwasrecentlyalmostdestroyedinafire.Duetotheunprecedentedmediaglare,sheandherfamilyhavebeenre-housedbythelocalauthorities.In2008,DannyBoyleandtheproducersofthefilmsetuptheJaiHotrustfundtoprovidewelfareforRubinaandherco-star,Azhar,andtheirfamiles,untiltheyleaveschool.Theyhavealsoprovidedsupportforthemtocopewiththeirrapidchangeinplightandwiththeonslaughtofmediaattentionsincethefilm'srelease.Rubinacontinuestofascinatethetabloidmediaandisinconstantdemandforinternationalfund-raisingevents.HeractingcareerisalsotakingoffassheisduetoappearinanewBollywoodblockbusteronreleaselaterthisyear.RoyaltiesfromthisbookwillbesharedbytheauthorandMedecinsduMonde,whoaresettinguplocalhealthcarecommunityprojectsfornewmothersandchildren.

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