Shilpa Shetty's hit international musical Miss Bollywood set against
the backdrop of London preparing for the 2012 Olympics has already made
big news.
The 2008 Olympics would be taking place in Beijing and Hong Kong. Then
what is it that made Shilpa have such strong reference to the UK
Olympics that will take place almost four and half years from now? The
latest buzz is that, there is more than what meets the eye in Shilpa's
clever use of the Olympics backdrop in her musical.
Insiders claim that the backdrop of the 2012 Olympics is used not just
for the heck of it. It is a clever move on the part of the diva to be
able to perform in the 2012 Olympic Games which will be held in the UK.
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Reveals a source, "Thanks to Big Brother, the actress has already
become an icon in the UK. If everything works well for her, this is
the target she wants to achieve-perform live at the Olympics. Looking
at the current status, it is likely they will not refuse her. And till
the shows of Ms Bollywood which tells the story of a choreographer
trying to make her mark, having such a strong reference to the games
are on, it will only keep giving the right people the right ideas."
If things go in favour of Shilpa, she will be the first Indian artiste
to perform at the Olympics and it will be a big achievement. It's been
seen that mostly local talent is hired to make an appearance at the
closing and opening ceremonies of the Olympics. At the Sydney Olympics
in 2000, Australian stars Kylie Minogue, Elle Macpherson and Nikki
Webster had their presence felt while at the Athens Olympics in 2004
Greek singers Marinella , Alkistis Protopsalti, Anna Vissi and
Eleftheria Arvanitaki performed.
And having become a household name in the UK post Celebrity Big Brother
last year, Shilpa stands a fairly good chance. And if it works out it
will not only bolster her international fame and popularity but also
help her to earn the mega bucks. She won CBB in 2007 and with 5 years
to work on the plan and make all the right moves, she can milk it
pretty well. And the writers also won't need to rewrite the Miss
Bollywood script for a while, till the year 2012
What does Shilpa have to say about this clever ploy? "Its too early
predict Shilpa's presence in the Olympics," said her publicist Dale
Bhagwagar. "But what she has achieved with Miss Bollywood in Germany,
Belgium, Netherlands and the United Kingdom is phenomenal. She is the
first Indian to be showered with so much love by each and every
Britisher," he added.
The only hitch could be that people have a short memory. A lot of
things change in such a long period of time. What if Shilpa's
popularity goes down in the next couple of years? Even if that
happens, looks like Shilpa would prefer to give it the best shot.
-Sneha Hazarika (SAMPURN)
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