A few hours ago, Shilpa Shetty, was on her way to the opening of the Miss Bollywood musicial in Berlin when she was arrested at Mumbai Airport on obscenity charges for her public “kiss” with Richard Gere.
Earlier this year, the Hollywood star caused an outcry when he grabbed Shilpa, swept her backwards and planted a kiss several times on her cheek at an AIDS-awareness event. Conservative Hindus claimed that the pair violated the country’s anti-obscenity laws, prompting crowds to burn posters of the two stars in protest at the kiss.
Shortly after the drama, a court issued a warrant for Gere’s arrest and barred Shilpa from leaving the country. A court later overturned this ruling.
Shilpa said, “I can understand something like this if I’d committed a criminal offense. But what was my offense, when I’m just an actor, going to perform a musical on foreign land.” After hours of questioning, a tearful Shilpa was finally released when officials confirmed that the ban had in fact been overturned.
Earlier this year, the Hollywood star caused an outcry when he grabbed Shilpa, swept her backwards and planted a kiss several times on her cheek at an AIDS-awareness event. Conservative Hindus claimed that the pair violated the country’s anti-obscenity laws, prompting crowds to burn posters of the two stars in protest at the kiss.
Shortly after the drama, a court issued a warrant for Gere’s arrest and barred Shilpa from leaving the country. A court later overturned this ruling.
Shilpa said, “I can understand something like this if I’d committed a criminal offense. But what was my offense, when I’m just an actor, going to perform a musical on foreign land.” After hours of questioning, a tearful Shilpa was finally released when officials confirmed that the ban had in fact been overturned.
Hypocritical is the word that comes to mind. Bollywood movies are known for its power of the requisite wet sari dance, where it manages to start pouring down raining the minute they launch into a dance routine that leaves nothing to the imagination, but yet we don’t see anyone labelling that as obscene when really vulgarity in Bollywood is increasingly popular.
Or what about when an on-screen couple lips reach the moment of impact when the scene is quickly cut, yet dry humping and grinding against each other is accepted?
We say it’s high time these people come down from their ivory tower of righteousness and get over this ridiculous cry for attention.
Or what about when an on-screen couple lips reach the moment of impact when the scene is quickly cut, yet dry humping and grinding against each other is accepted?
We say it’s high time these people come down from their ivory tower of righteousness and get over this ridiculous cry for attention.
Source: ballz
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