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[Tim007]

The following article comes from Indian newspaper The Strait Times and explains why kissing and sex is such a big deal in Indian movies and the Indian culture itself:

In Kama Sutra land, a kiss is amiss By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES NEW DELHI - India's top actress Aishwarya Rai has been approached to play the Bond girl opposite Pierce Brosnan, a matter of pride for the entire sub-continent. In interviews that followed, she has been asked the same question - will she kiss James Bond, as most Bond girls do, quite willingly? Rai has been circumspect. She knows the Indian media too well. Even an unsuspecting remark could be a headline: 'Rai will kiss Brosnan' or 'Rai prepared to bond with Bond' or 'Rai will go all the way'. She told the British press that she agreed to appear in the next Bond film if its producers agree to use a body double for the sex scenes. She told the British press that her strict upbringing meant there was no question of her doing anything saucy. 'I've said I will do the film if there is a body double. The producers have said they will have to ask Pierce,' she said. Brosnan can't be happy. The focus here though has been on the kiss, as most writers have ruled out sex, as has Rai. Indeed, a top Bollywood actress kissing on the screen is as close as going all the way. Handsome as Brosnan may be, Rai's answers have been neutral - 'I have not thought about it' to 'We will have to wait and see, I have made no such commitments'. A kiss in this country is big deal. It has affected relations between India and Pakistan, although at most times it takes much less. A furore was created a couple of years back when prominent author Khushwant Singh planted a party peck on the daughter of then Pakistani High Commissioner Ashraf Jehangir Qazi. The already-tenuous India-Pakistan relations took a further tumble. Mr Qazi scurried off to Islamabad to kiss the feet of then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, explaining that the whole of Pakistan need not be outraged. Worldwide, of course, a kiss always makes news that is given prominent coverage here. Former president Bill Clinton went as far as regularly kissing his wife Hillary Clinton on the forehead. (He didn't feel the need to go any further.) Tennis world No. 1 Andre Agassi likes to plant sweaty lingering kisses on his wife Steffi Graf between shots and games. She doesn't seem to mind. Not too long ago, Agassi did it to Brooke Shields, who also did not seem to mind. Continuing with the tennis world, the Williams sisters are regularly planted a 'fatherly kiss' by their father, in appreciation of the good work they are putting in. In the runaway hit Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts' most 'personal kiss' happened to be on the mouth, although she uses the same on every other part of Richard Gere's anatomy. Indian girls have been in the news for 'kissing indiscretions' that have not gone down too well with the population. Young, over-eager and beautiful actress Padmini Kholapure went 'all the way' with Prince Charles. The prince was in the news again in India for the 'not-so-eager kiss' by the late Princess Diana that sent the tabloids into a tizzy. There was actress Shabana Azmi planting a 'freedom kiss' on Nelson Mandela, which caused a lot of heartburn. India is a liberal country, not in the mould of Pakistan, but it is as prudish when Indian women kiss or are kissed by men who don't belong here. The only instance of public kissing here involves foreigners. There is always a crowd of hangers-on who accumulate for a close-up of the action, which can happen on a street or a market place. The big question, however, remains. With Internet pørn, explicit pictures and video just a click away, why is kissing still such an issue in the land of the Kama Sutra and Khajuraho? There have been several explanations. First, the stereotype in Hindi movies, the most popular mass culture phenomenon, apart from cricket. In Hindi movies, the kiss is a really big happening, if at all it happens. Hindi songs are not only about running around trees, but also gyrations that approximate making love with clothes on and from a distance. But when it comes to a real kiss, the world shakes and the heavens come down. A recent example that attracted attention was the 'rain kiss' in the movie Raja Hindustani in which the two top stars Karishma Kapoor and Aamir Khan kiss each other. The clouds thundered, lightning struck and the rains grew heavier as the lips embraced. The common explanation by producers, directors and the censor board is that Hindi movies are family outings, so kissing is a no-no. Yet the most brutal violence on screen escapes the censor's cuts. Recent cross-over movies aimed at the NRIs (non-resident Indians) and the English-speaking urban audiences are bolder. One had the pleasure of watching the absolutely ravishing Lisa Ray kissing in Bollywood Hollywood. There were a number of full-throated scenes with Rahul Khanna, well-shot with Lisa putting up a sterling performance. Then there was this movie called Khwaish that was released a few months ago. It stars two newcomers who are now actively sought because of the 17 kissing scenes in the movie. Recent surveys have indicated that promiscuity as well as frequency of sex among Indians is on the rise. Yet, it is not as if smooching happens in public places here. Another reason for kissing's rarity is that laws prohibit public obscenity - including kissing. Indian cops, generally a lethargic lot, are eagle-eyed when it comes to couples on the loose in gardens, parks, cars or any corner. It's the easiest money-earner. One more explanation, far-fetched though, is the weather. It is hot most of the time, requiring air-conditioning for kissing in the open. The writer, however, attributes it to kiss-met, or bad karma in the past, that has resulted in kisses being such misses in this great nation. The writer is a New Delhi-based journalist.

[M_Balje]

If she go play a Bondgirl,she must be the third Bondgirl (a good girl) and here chacter must die on an not expect moment.
I want 3 or 4 Bondgirls,one young good girl (she must die),one old (above 50) goodBadgirl (with this girl bond must do his thing at the end of the movie),one badgirl and if there want one not expect girl.

[SeanValen00V]

These rumours are for Bond fans who haven't followed Bond rumours in the past much, thus thinking its maybe true, some of us have seen the pattern of rumours before, this all makes the wait for Bond 21 painful.

[Loomis]

Any professional actress seriously in the running wouldn't be blabbing about it.

True. But the fact that she is blabbing about it seems pretty bizarre. Rai is Bollywood's highest-paid actress, not some starry-eyed wannabe. She's an icon, a megastar, throughout Asia. Why would she feel the need to "big herself up" by spouting on for months about how she's going to be the next Bond girl?

[Blue Eyes]

Possibly because she's not a star outside Bollywood? Attaching yourself to Bond gets you a lot of Western coverage. If she's trying to appeal to further markets, or get work in the Hollywood market, it's a great way to go about it.

[Loomis]

Attaching yourself to Bond gets you a lot of Western coverage. If she's trying to appeal to further markets, or get work in the Hollywood market, it's a great way to go about it.

I was going to retort that she'd only be making herself look very silly if she ended up not being cast in BOND 21, but you may be right, Blue Eyes - the publicity she's getting out of this might land her a role in something like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III instead.

Scheming little minx.

[MrDraco]

Might as well call pamla back and tell her to bring out the fake ones if this one wants a body double...Jezz

[ranjitkk]

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[Bondian]

Still, how many 'Bond Girl/Women' show their body anyway?. Maybe on a sleazy web-site after the film's made. Or on the cover of Vague, oh, sorry Vogue.

This is publicity in it's raw form. It's pretty much the sort of 'hype' we get from UK Newspapers.

I say if she end's up in Bond ( or Bond end's up in her ), give her a quick death in the Pre-Titles and send off on her merry way back to Bollwood. Or shag her, one of the two.


All the best,

Cheers,


Bollyian

[Johnboy007]

Aishwarya was on 60 minutes last night. Didn't see anything about Bond21. She's actually a very interesting person to listen to.

And look at

[Qwerty]

Could She Have Controlled What They Said?

[rafterman]

I saw her. She looked amazing on 60 minutes.

[Qwerty]

Aishwarya was on 60 minutes last night.  Didn't see anything about Bond21.  She's actually a very interesting person to listen to.

And look at

What was she speaking about?

[Prav_007]

Whoo, great news, check out the banner....WHOO!!

[Prav_007]

Anyway, she's talking bull[censored]. She's had a lot of love and sex scenes in those Bollywood Hindu movies, so I don't get why she's now talking such a crap!?!

Wha?? Tim007, you sure?? Bollywood has never used visual sex scenes, its very uncommon and untraditational. I can understand why she doesn't want to put herself in that position, western movies have that less talk more sex while the bollywood movie industry focues on music as its cover-up for sex. It quite a transition. Rai was recently in Bride and Prejudice and it applied it Eastern touch. I can't recall if their was any sex and visual kissing and all that. If their was, prove me wrong. If it was such a big deal, a reasonable solution to perform is simply putting a bedsheet over the couple, play the lulling background music, fade-out and Wa-La, its over.

[Johnboy007]

I believe she said it is very rare to even show kissing on screen in Bollywood films (They "tend to break into song" instead )

[chrismatt83]

The two bollywood actresses in question in reference to being bond girls, Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta happen to be Miss world 2000 and Miss Universe 2000. Isn't that very interesting? Check it out in google. Aishwarya Rai is a Miss World 94. It seems India churns out more beauty queens than any other country. Then they all jump onto the bollywood bandwagon. I'm not surprised just because I think India has a lot of beautiful girls. Looking at the indian girls around my college campus is mind blowing. I have uploaded Priyanka's and Lara's pictures. If i were to compare the two actresses Lara and Priyanka with Aishwarya Rai, I would say that Aishwarya could pass of as a hispanic or a french woman while the other two definitely represent the indian girls that I've been accustomed to seeing which is the light tan brown kind. But for a fact I know that Indian Skin tone varies from light cream to very dark tones due to the varying climates in different parts of India. But judge the two beauties for youself.

http://www.liveindia...nka/index2.html
http://www.indian-ma...gal.cgi?ce=mu2k

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[DavidSomerset]

Aishwarya Rai cannot act to save her own rear! If out of the one in a million possibilities she becomes a Bond gal, she will be worse than Stacey Sutton or Christmas Jones.
Honestly, there are a million other beautiful girls who can act...