Good Luck

It is said that sometimes things happen, happen for good only. This is just the case of Rubina Ali Qureshi, the child star of one of the most popular movies of 2009 “Slumdog Millionaire”. The film was made by the British director Danny Boyle on the life of the Indians living in the slums of Mumbai (Bombay) in India.

Rubina is about to get a brand new flat in the suburbs of Mumbai very shortly on behalf of the Jai Ho Trust run by Danny Boyle. A child living in utter poverty in the slum of this industrial city is about to make a history by getting to live in posh house owned by her. It is no less than‘news’ that has perhaps kept many Indians bewildered.

This is called luck in the true sense of the term. Has Rubina and her family ever thought of getting a chance to act in the film and then earning so much reputation and fame from the so-called ‘biggies’ of the entertainment industry worldwide? The answer is of course No. Danny wanted to make a picture on Indian slum dwellers and this is how he came across Rubina and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, another slum dweller in reality.

Then the next is history. We have seen them many a times on the stage, in many awards nights, posing for cameras and getting awards for their highly acclaimed acting skills. Really, it’s a great achievement for the Indians to get so much attention in the Oscars and wining it. There are reports that Rubina is getting many offers to act in Indian as well as foreign films. It seems just a matter of time to see this girl child acting in another film.

One of the reasons for India’s triumph about Slumdog is the cast of the cinema. It has our favourite Anil Kapoor, as the host of the Indian version of the popular game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, along with the child artists like Irrfan Khan as the Police Inspector, Saurabh Shukla as Head Constable Srinivas and Mahesh Manjrekar.