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August 30, 2004

but if getting naked is *necessary*, well, THAT's different.

i have no clue who bengali actress Monalisa is, but she definitely has my attention (and the attention of many of our Stuff-appreciating, red-blooded, male readers after THIS post, i’m sure):

“I know what people want from us. Although bikinis have become progressively smaller and girls have been flaunting their bare legs on screen, it’s just not enough. I think the Indian audience now wants to see actresses do topless scenes. They want full value for the money they spend,” she says.
Monalisa, who pairs up with item girl Payal Rohatgi in the sex comedy Tauba Tauba, is willing to oblige. According to the bindaas babe: “If I have an attractive figure, why should I have problems showing it off? To be honest I have no qualms about uncovering the upper half of my body, but the requirement of the story should be such.”
A breast-baring performance, insists Monalisa, has logic of its own. “Unnecessarily shedding your clothes just amounts to obscenity.”

um. wow. so many thoughts, so few of them printable. ;) i kid.

i’m torn:

-part of me wants to support her, if that’s what she wants, since i’m not one to talk about modesty;)

-part of me would be saddened if indian film became as crassly lame and over-sexed as the rest of the world’s, i.e. amreeka’s

-part of me can’t BELIEVE that she said what i “bolded”. indian audiences want value, and that means getting nekkid? eep. :o

anna on August 30, 2004 10:05 PM in · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



2 readers linked

¤ Gene Expression said: Globalization hits India

On a related note, via Anna from Sepia Mutiny I see the relentless forces of globalization are making their way through India: "I know what people want from us. Although bikinis have become progressively smaller and girls have been flaunting...
August 31, 2004 04:19 AM

¤ Gene Expression said: Long live the King?

NY Times on a (not so new) trend, from King Magazine: In the pages of King, a bimonthly men's magazine for the rims, bling and sneakers set, one thing is prized more than a taut waistline and a pretty face,...
August 31, 2004 12:10 AM

5 comments

 1 · gc on August 31, 2004 12:11 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Even though I don't have any bold offers in hand at the moment, I am sure about one thing - the time for suggestive outfits, bikinis and lingerie is now past. People will settle for nothing less than partial nudity," she says.

The time for half measures is past! :)


 2 · Sluggo on August 31, 2004 09:00 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

My lizard half agrees with GC..

Looks like India's gonna be having some serious socio/polictical/economic growing pains for the next decade. Why not throw some nudity in...


 3 · randombrownguy on August 31, 2004 09:09 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"since i’m not one to talk about modesty"

Yeah ? Prove it ;)


 4 · ; } on August 31, 2004 03:16 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

http://www.fotolog.net/suitablegirl/?photo_id=7727561


 5 · randombrownguy on September 1, 2004 04:53 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Mmmmmmm ;)


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