Britain’s newspaper News of the World published a story how Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali’s father Rafiq Qureshi tried to sell her for about $300,000 to undercover reports disguised as a rich wealthy family from Dubai.

Rafiq Qureshi has denied allegations, though admits that he met with the reports and pretendded to be interested. He said that, “In India, you never say ‘no’ directly, least of all to guests,” he said. “You try not to offend people by refusing to help. They said they were childless and desperately fond of Rubina after seeing her in the film. I felt sorry for them, but I was never going to give her up.”

Mumbai police asked the father and daughter to come a police station for interrogation of the reported incedent.

Rubina Ali also denied any such allegations and said she will never give interview to any foreign journalists. Rubina Ali rose to fame after acting in Slumdog Millionaire as the young Latika.