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Gere-Shilpa kiss sparks protests
16th Apr 2007 15.49 IST
The kiss between Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness function on Sunday has sparked a series of minor protests in Varanasi.
At a programme for truckdrivers in Delhi, Gere kissed Shilpa a number of times to prove that AIDS does not spread by kissing.
But this act has not gone down well with certain sections. Members of Shilpa Shetty Fan Club took to the streets to show their anger against Gere’s behavior. They burnt an effigy of the 58-year-old actor and demanded an apology from him.
According to a member of the club, Gere has “not only done disservice to the AIDS campaign but has also blemished the rich Indian culture” by repeatedly kissing Shilpa in front of a huge gathering.
On the other hand, Shiv Sena activists burnt Gere’s effigy and demanded that he should leave India immediately.
Activists of another Hindu organization, Vande Mataram Sangharsh Samiti, also protested against the Hollywood star, and mocked Shilpa for not protesting Gere’s behaviour.
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Aditya 17 April 2007
02:28:36 pm
in retrospect, richard gere stepped out of line. i didn’t think much of the whole incident, but when i finally saw clips of it, i was disappointed in the actor. IMO, he should apologize 4 his bizarre, unprofessional behavior. you just can’t visit a foreign country and act the way you do in your own country. disrespectful things like that could get your throat cut, so he’s lucky he’s just getting his effegies burned. there’s nothing wrong with embracing and kissing shilpa once or twice on the cheek, but gere was practically smothering/wrestling her, planting passionate kisses on her face repeatedly. it was as if he wanted 2 make love 2 her right there on the stage. and then bowing 2 shilpa like he did?…gosh, how embarrassing 2 watch!. gere is a married family man, and he ought 2 be ashamed of himself. what was he thinking?
p.s., i’m getting sick of shilpa shetty.