[S2]

^ I cant tell you just yet Mansi but you just have to wait a few more days (Im so exited about it)

[pogo]

is it to do with shilpa? the suspense is killing me

[S2]

^ Be patient. It'll be worth it. And yeah its Shilpa related, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned it on here

[S2]

Shilpa leaves her 'second home' to return to Mumbai


The Bollywood beauty is escorted through Heathrow airport to board her plane for Mumbai on Wednesday. She has been in huge demand in the UK ever since emerging triumphant from the Big Brother house at the end of January

22 FEBRUARY 2007

After a whirwind couple of months in which she won Celebrity Big Brother, met Prime Minister Tony Blair and had a dessert named after her by the House of Commons chefs, Shilpa Shetty flew back to Mumbai on Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who was said to be missing her actress younger sister and father Surendra, will return to the exclusive penthouse apartment in the Indian city where she lives with her family.

Despite her longing to go home, it seems the UK has made a big impression on the Bollywood beauty. "Britain feels like a second home," she said recently. "The people have shown me so much love and warmth, I feel really blessed." Her newfound fanbase won't have to miss her for long, however. "I will be doing a lot of work here in Britain and there have been a lot of offers," she confirmed. Among them are rumored to be a movie with Hugh Grant, book and album deals, plus perfume launches, all of which are set to make her £10 million.

One date in the diary she is unlikely to miss is Commonwealth Day on March 12 when she has been invited to meet the Queen.

http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2...-shetty-mumbai/

[mansi]

lolllll....got your message. and I won't bother unless I can't resist it, loll..i couldn't U2U you for some reason =s...and so i posted here

[pogo]

oh like the pic

[zachary]

^^ yeah she looks nice

[tinkerbell]

o0o0o0 i just noticed i am member 69! how sexual!!

[S2]

Originally posted by mansi
lolllll....got your message. and I won't bother unless I can't resist it, loll..i couldn't U2U you for some reason =s...and so i posted here

LOL you've already got enough out of me Missy, just wait noe. You couldn't U2U me? Are you sure? I've just deleted everything, so thats odd

[Leona]

Woah! Haven't been here for ages! LOL.. Great new pix!
And what secret are u hiding frm everyone Shilpa_fan, LOL!
Love your sig btw!

[mansi]

heyy Leona =], haven't seen you in a long time....

Originally posted by Leona
And what secret are u hiding frm everyone Shilpa_fan, LOL!

loll, i know she's been up to something for the past few days....but we'll all find out soon

[mansi]

Originally posted by Shilpa_Fan

LOL you've already got enough out of me Missy, just wait noe. You couldn't U2U me? Are you sure? I've just deleted everything, so thats odd

yes i'm sure..."Error: The u2u you are trying to save is empty", it wasn't empty though =s, anyhow....and no that's not what I meant....

[pogo]

shilpa-fan my guess is that you are creating a new website for shilpa shetty like a more upbeat website

am i right?

[zachary]

Some new pics!!! Yay

[S2]

Originally posted by pogo
shilpa-fan my guess is that you are creating a new website for shilpa shetty like a more upbeat website
am i right?

LMAO You guys don't give up, do you? All I am saying is, you'll have to wait a few more days. Patience children

Originally posted by mansi
yes i'm sure..."Error: The u2u you are trying to save is empty", it wasn't empty though =s, anyhow....and no that's not what I meant....

huh? Come again??? LOL

[S2]

Originally posted by mansi
loll, i know she's been up to something for the past few days....but we'll all find out soon

Im not upto anything well kind of, you'll find out soon enough

Originally posted by Leona
Woah! Haven't been here for ages! LOL.. Great new pix!
And what secret are u hiding frm everyone Shilpa_fan, LOL!
Love your sig btw!

Where you been hiding punk? Actually don't answer that, I already know. And what secret do I have?

[S2]

Originally posted by zacharybinx
Some new pics!!! Yay


http://i15.tinypic.com/4ihamhs.jpg

http://i15.tinypic.com/4fxlzcg.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/2rhbjv5.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2dj9q85.jpg

TFS Zach! She looks absolutley gorgeous. From what event are these pictures taken from?

[S2]

Bollywood actress and brand ambassador of Romanov, Shilpa Shetty at the announcement of finals Romanav war of the DJs in Mumbai on Saturday, February 24

[mansi]

nice pix everyone!

[mansi]

BB's Shetty staying put
24/02/2007 22:47 - (SA)

Mumbai - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty said on Saturday she would not move to Britain after winning reality television show Big Brother.

"I am here to complete my film at this juncture and let me tell you all that I am not shifting base from Mumbai to London," Shetty said at her first news conference in India after the win.

"It is just that I will have to travel all across the world to do different projects."

Shetty resumed her Bollywood career on Saturday with a shoot for Metro, a film about relationships in urban Indian trains.

The actress said her new international celebrity status had not changed her.

"I am the same person even today. The only difference is that I am known all over the world today because of Big Brother," she said.

Shetty, who grabbed the prize January 28 after being subjected to alleged racist bullying during the show, has acted in nearly 50 films alongside top stars such as Shahrukh Khan, but has only a handful of hits.

She returned to Mumbai on February 10, and plans to publish a cookery book.

-news24

[mansi]

Shilpa to speak on racism in London
[ 25 Feb, 2007 1652hrs ISTIANS ]

MUMBAI: After winning British reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother , Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has really hit the bull's eye. She's now all set to speak on racial discrimination at the Commonwealth Day in London March 12.

"Yes, I'll speak at the Commonwealth Day. Only four people will be giving a speech ... And I'm one of them. It's freaking me out. This year the theme is 'Respecting Differences and Promoting Understanding'. It is about racism. And it's an issue that I'm now associated with. I better deliver. I'll be sharing the platform with world leaders and the Queen," Shilpa said.

She has hired an expert to help her write the speech.

"It has to be five minutes of no beating around the bush. I feel extremely nervous but also very honoured to be representing my country at such a prestigious event."

Back home for a fortnight, Shilpa has no time for her family. "I had a calendar launch. Then I had to attend the Filmfare awards."

Shilpa's wardrobe designers are going ballistic trying to keep up with their star-client's social schedules.

"Luckily I've two dear designer friends and they keep me well dressed wherever I go after Big Brother . Neeta Lulla had done my dress for the event at the House of Commons, and Tarun Tahiliani designed my clothes for Big Brother !

"Neeta and Tarun are being driven up the wall by my demands. I'm sure they dread my midnight calls from London, asking for a dress overnight. They must be fed up of couriering me clothes to London."

Of course, once in a while Shilpa is persuaded to wear international designers.

"For an occasion in London, Vivien Westwood dressed me from head to toe. Otherwise, it's Neeta and Tarun all the way for me."

Shilpa cracks up. "The funny thing is, I went to London with two bags and came back with seven in just 50 days."

Thanks to Shilpa, the image of the Bollywood heroine abroad has changed. "That's true," she conceded. "Earlier they were seen as voluptuous. Now they look at me and wonder at how thin I am and how clued in I am to global fashion trends. I can discuss Armani as well as Tarun and Neeta."

-Times of India

[mansi]

Shilpa's on another international high
Posted Saturday , February 24, 2007 at 19:59



New Delhi: Amidst much speculation about international film offers pouring in for actress Shilpa Shetty after her win in the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother, she finally admitted to it but was tight-lipped about which ones she had accepted.


“I will not announce anything unless it is worked out," PTI quoted Shilpa as saying on her return from Britain at a function organised by Romanov Vodka, for which she is a brand ambassador.


Reports say Shilpa has now been offered a lead role in the West End musical Chicago but she is yet to take a decision on the matter, her spokesman said on Friday.

"Shilpa Shetty was invited to see the musical on Tuesday and she has enjoyed it and its producers have offered her one of the main roles in the musical but she is yet to decide," the spokesman Farhat Hussain said.

Producers of the show have been holding talks with Shilpa's representatives over a deal for her to play the murderous Roxie Hart, played in recent years by Ashlee Simpson, Denise van Outen and Claire Sweeney.


The people's positive reaction was overwhelming, Shilpa said. The television show may have helped boost her career but she insisted she did not do the show to promote my career in Bollywood.

-IBN Live

[mansi]

25 February 2007
JADE OFF TO INDIA
By Neil Dhot
SHAMED Jade Goody flies to India today in a desperate bid to repair her tattered reputation after her bitter race row on Big Brother with Bollywood babe Shilpa Shetty.

Loudmouth Jade, 25, also hopes to ease the damage she caused to relations between Britain and Asia through her bigoted rants on the show.

The three-day visit contrasts with her triumphal trip last year to launch her Shhh brand of perfume.

A source said: "Jade needs to pull out all the stops to save her career.

"She has been advised how to put across a better image. But there is still a massive anti- Jade feeling in India."

Shilpa, 31, won the show after Jade was voted out by shocked British viewers.

A pal of Jade said: "She's terrified but she's brave and determined to sort out the mess."

-thepeople.co.uk

[mansi]

Shilpa Shetty to be 'guest of honour' at Diana memorial concert

Publisher: Jon Land
Published: 21/02/2007 - 15:00:23 PM

Princes William and Harry have invited 'Celebrity Big Brother' winner Shilpa Shetty to be guest of honour at the Princess Diana memorial concert.

The brothers reportedly think the Bollywood actress would make an ideal guest for the event in honour of their late mother, who died in a tragic Paris car crash ten years ago.

An insider told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "William and Harry thought Shilpa was amazing in 'Celebrity Big Brother' and very much hope she will take part in the big day."

If the Indian beauty takes up William, 24, and 22-year-old Harry's offer she will join a host of other celebrities, including Elton John and Duran Duran, at the Wembley Stadium concert in aid of homelessness charity Centrepoint on July 1.

Shilpa, 31, won the reality TV contest with 63 per cent of the public vote after she became the centre of an international racist bullying row following disagreements with fellow housemates Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd.

The actress - also an HIV/AIDS activist, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) supporter and model in her native India - has been offered various television deals since her 'Celebrity Big Brother' victory.

Copyright BANG Showbiz 2007.

-24dash

[mansi]

Big Brother winner may star in new movie set in Yorkshire
by: Nishika Patel

BOLLYWOOD actress Shilpa Shetty who shot to world-wide fame over the Big Brother race row could star in a Yorkshire-based film.
The 31-year-old's first film since she left the Channel 4 reality show could be a title by Yorkshire production company, Talking Lense.
Allegations of racism and bullying against Shetty in Big Brother led to hundreds of complaints and sparked outcry in India.
Since winning the show, there has been talk of lucrative movie offers and the Yorkshire Post can reveal her publicist Max Clifford is currently in talks with Yorkshire director Razza Mallal for the film – Quick Slip me a Bride.
The movie, which will be shown at film festivals, including Cannes, will be shot at prominent locations in the region including Ilkley Moors, the North York Moors and the Mumtaz Restaurant in Bradford as well as a church in Wakefield and streets in Huddersfield and Batley.
The story follows the son of a Catholic priest who must marry within 30 days or become a priest, as his father wishes. In a bid to avoid priesthood the youngster decides to have an arranged marriage and meets a disgraced Bollywood dancer who has arrived from India.
The movie will be launched at the International Indian Film Academy awards in June, which will see scores of Bollywood stars descend on the region. Other Bollywood A-list celebrities starring in the film include Anupam Kher and Goodness Gracious Me actor Kulvinder Ghir.
Screen Yorkshire has been inundated with inquiries from Indian film-makers following the IIFA announcement.
Yorkshire-born Mr Mallal chose to shoot the film in Yorkshire instead of South Africa because of the rich locations and to pump
investment back in to the region.
Indian film directors have also been exploring the region's scenic hot-spots. Sheffield-born location scout Kayleigh Cruickshank, 21, has been the guide of Indian production company Image Creators, to landmarks such as the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, Harewood House, Leeds and Castle Howard, York, and the Yorkshire Dales. A shortlist of locations will be drawn up for the filming of Aa Lautke Aaja Mere Meeth throughout May, which includes many Bollywood dance scenes.
Former footballer turned actor Stephen Nicholas, 28, has also started working on a Bollywood film, Goal.
The Sheffield actor made his debut in the David Beckham film Goal! and will work alongside Bollywood star John Abraham, who plays an Indian footballer.
He dreams of playing for Chelsea and joins Bradford City en route, where he comes up against Mr Nicholas, playing a racist striker.


nishika.patel@ypn.co.uk
Last Updated: 23 February 2007

-Yorkshire Post