Slumdog star loses Oscar in shack fire

SLUMDOG Millionaire child star Rubina Ali says her home and the awards she won for the Oscar-winning film had been destroyed in a fire that raged through a congested Mumbai slum.

Slumdog star loses Oscar in shack fire

The family of 12-year-old Rubina, who played the role of young poverty-stricken Latika in Danny Boyle’s movie, watched helplessly as their tin-roofed shack in the crowded slum went up in flames late on Friday.

“I have lost everything, including books and precious belongings like awards, photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia from the success of the film,” Rubina said, according to the Press Trust of India.

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