BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS SHRADHA SHARMA REGISTERS FIR AGAINST JETLITE AIRLINE

Actress Shradha Sharma accuses airline Jetlite officials of humiliation and torture

FIR registered against Jetlite loaders for theft of valuables worth Rs 2.6 lakh


By Frank Franklyn – Futuristic Media Network

Bollywood and TV actress, the glamorous Shradha Sharma has accused economy airline Jetlite (formerly Sahara Airways and now owned by the Jet Airways Group) of humiliation, torture and theft. In a police complaint registered by Shradha Sharma and her manager and publicist Flynn Remedios, Shradha has accused Jetlite staff and loaders of stealing her camera, cash, jewellery and other items like wallet containing credit cards, car keys and house keys.

The FIR No. 62/08 u/s 379 (theft) registered at the Airport Police Station near the domestic air terminal in Mumbai on 22nd November 2008, states that Shradha was returning to Mumbai on Saturday morning via a Jetlite flight S2 0107 from Delhi to Mumbai after a stage performance in Ghaziabad.

Shradha was running a fever due to the climate change and over exertion – she had been rehearsing for two days continuously and had taken ill due to stress. On her flight back from Delhi she was carrying about Rs 1.5 lakh in cash (given to her as professional fees for the stage show), her digital camera/camcorder, new N96 mobile phone and some other items totally valued at approximately Rs 3 lakh.

At Delhi airport while screening her baggage at the X-Ray machine, she told the attendant that she had valuables and money in her handbag and asked him if it was wiser to take it as hand baggage or put it in her suitcase. The attendant immediately responded that she should put the small handbag inside the main bag and that they would seal it in her presence. She did accordingly locking the suitcase and the loaders strapped it and sealed it after affixing the security sticker. Shradha was relieved as she wanted to go to sleep on the flight and didn’t want to have the tension of carrying the cash with her on flight.

Upon landing in Mumbai, at the conveyor belt she noticed that her bag was in tatters. The lock was missing and the zipper was broken. Even the side pocket zippers were open. It was obvious that the imported Marco Polo soft luggage suitcase had been broken into. She immediately checked her bag and found her expensive Cartier handbag – itself worth about Rs 20,000/- was missing and so were her cash and other items.

Shradha who was alone, immediately contacted the first Jetlite assistant she could spot and told him that her bag had been broken and cash was missing. The assistant looked at her from head to toe and immediately muttered to himself in Hindi under his breath and said, “Why do women with lesser clothes have more money.” He also told her that she was probably paying more attention to her clothes than to her belongings.

Shradha who was offended and broke into tears immediately, phoned her manager and publicist Flynn Remedios and another friend who rushed to the airport and reached in about 20 minutes.

Says Flynn Remedios, “Shradha was in tears and crying bitterly when I finally managed to get inside. As per rules non-passengers are not allowed to enter the departure or arrival lounges and the Airport Manager refused to give me a temporary pass even though I explained the situation to him. The CISF guards told me to get a pass from the Duty Manager and he in turn told me to get permission from the CISF. For about 30 minutes, I kept shuttling between the Duty Manager’s cabin and the CISF post. Shradha who was running a very high fever and was fatigued as the stage show had got over only at 2 am the previous night, was about to suffer a complete break down,” he said.

The drama continued for about two hours. Finally, Jetlite officials verified the tampered bag, weighed it and acknowledged in writing that about two kilograms was less. An FIR was registered for theft under section 379. “The police were very co-operative and immediately registered our complaint unlike the Jetlite officials,” said Shradha.

Adds Remedios, who is also a techno-legal professional, “Shradha didn’t tell me about the remarks passed by the male Jetlite staffer immediately or I would have insisted that the police add sections 354 and 509 of the IPC for insulting and outraging the modesty of a woman.” According to Shradha, she was running a very high fever and was completely fatigued. “I was helpless and crying and had lost my precious belongings worth Rs 3 lakh, but the Jetlite duty manager did not even bother to come and meet me for two minutes.” We asked for the duty manager, but were told he is busy and cannot attend to us. We were attended by very junior officials who had no authority to do anything, except weight the bag and make a report,” adds Flynn Remedios.

Jetlite officials are carrying out an internal investigation. The police have called for CCD camera data from Delhi airport as well as the X-Ray images of Shradha’s baggage which will prove that her baggage did contain the cash and valuables and identify the loaders at the X-Ray machine.

However Jetlite officials are trying to pass the blame on to Shradha claiming that she should not have put the cash into her check-in baggage. A Jetlite official even denied that the weight of Shradha’s luggage was less, in spite of having given a written memo.

Sexy Bombshell Poonam Jhawer backs out of Playboy shoot:

Doesn’t mind posing nude for a big Bollywood film


By Frank Franklyn – FUTURISTIC MEDIA NETWORK


Sexy Bollywood actress and spicy music sensation Poonam Jhawer apparently backed out of a Playboy centre spread assignment saying that it was too hot for her to handle. Poonam though doesn’t mind posing nude for a big Bollywood film, if the scenes suit the role and the script demands it.

Poonam was expected to don her 'birthday suit' for the Playboy photo session, and was also offered a huge sum of money for the nude shoot, say sources, but she decided not to do it, said her Media Manager and Publicist, Flynn Remedios.

According to Poonam's official website, the talented and hot actress, has worked opposite Suniel Shetty in Gulshan Rai-Rajeev Rai's Golden Jubilee film Mohra and is the only young producer till now in Indian Cinema who became a producer with multi-crore movie without any filmi background. She is the producer of Aanch.

As an Actor, she is/was seen in Deewana Hoon Main Tera, B&W - The Black & White Fact, Jiyaala and Aanch. She is also working on south film with Mammootty. As a Singer she was in Sun Meri Rani – Aanch, which is picturised on Nana Patekar and herself. Her music videos include Pooh Kya Jalwa Hain, Take Me Home Baby and Poo 4 U, said Flynn Remedios.

Poonam who is affectionately called Poo by her friends, was born on 14th August in Mumbai. Poonam belongs to a business class family and her mother is a well-known poetess. She on her own has taken the initiative of producing a big film like 'Aanch' along with B.L.Saboo. Aanch starred Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Ayesha Jhulka, Introducing Vyajyanti Mala Bali's son Suchindra Bali, Sharbani Mukherjee, Raghuveer Yadav, Nirmal Pandey, Akhilendra Mishra, Arun Bakshi etc.

Dutch youth proposes to bombshell Rachna Maurya in Amsterdam

By Emmanuel – Futuristic Media Network

A local, 20-something, rich youth walked into a radio station in Amsterdam and proposed to actress and hot Bollywood siren Rachna Maurya. The youth managed to bypass all the security of the radio station and went in unstopped. Rachna who was on air being interviewed at the studio about her latest album with Sukhbir was flabbergasted and tongue tied. And so was the Radio Jockey who was praising Rachna’s video that has become a rage on dance floors at ethnic joints in the West. The youth who is an actor and whose family owns a huge mansion besides a fleet of cars and a fashion label, refused to leave the Radio Station until Rachna promised to meet him for dinner the next day.

A shell-shocked Rachna promised to meet the lad the next evening knowing well that she was to fly out of the city early next morning. Says Rachna, “Though, I knew I was leaving by the first flight in the morning, I had no option but to fib and get the kid out of the studio or else he would have been arrested had the studio security to call the police.” While Rachna who is shooting in Hyderabad for a big South film was unable for further comment, her publicist and Media Manager, Flynn Remedios said that though Rachna was a little unnerved by the incident, she has put it past her and plunged head-long into her film shoot. Rachna will be shooting for about ten days in Hyderabad before she returns to Mumbai, informed Flynn Remedios.

Rachna Maurya who was in Amsterdam as part of Adnan Sami’s World Tour also performed in Nottingham, Glasgow and Wembley. All these shows went without a hitch as far as Rachna was concerned and were a bit hit. Rachna’s Desi Soda Whiskey video and Sukhbir’s Tere Naal Nachna are a big craze with youngsters in Canada, Australia and the entire European region. She has also done an item number in Dus (Deedar De) and music videos for Himesh Reshamiya and Rahul Sharma.

SHERLYN CHOPRA'S NATIONAL INTEGRATION SONG

Sherlyn Chopra composes special national integration song for Raj, Balasaheb, Lallu and Nitish…

By Flynn Remedios – Futuristic Media Network

Outrageous Bollywood bombshell Sherlyn Chopra has composed a special song for the sparring political leaders, in different parts of the country that urges them to forget their differences and concentrate on the economic development of the nation, she announced at a special Press Meet on Saturday at the Vie Lounge, at Juhu in suburban Mumbai.

Since the war of words broke out between political leaders, Raj Thackeray of the MNS, Balasaheb Thackeray of the Shiv Sena on one side and Amar Singh, Nitesh Kumar and Lallu Prasad Yadav on the other, many Bollywood personalities like Nana Patekar, SRK, Aamir Khan, Suneil Shetty, etc have voiced their opinion, sentiment and support for and against the politicians and their cause.

However, the queen of internet downloads, inspired by Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am’s inspirational song - for US Presidential candidate Barrack Obama - “Yes we Can” has penned a verse on her own. Will.i.am's “Yes we Can”, registered over 10 million hits on You Tube in a matter of a few weeks and Sherlyn hopes that her track too which is “greatly inspired by her friend Will.i.am” whom she met with recently at the Global Mobile Awards in Barcelona will have reasonable success. “It’s like our very own Hum Honge Kamiyaab” but in English and has a hip hop feel to it,” says Sherlyn who recited the song for the media on Saturday. The final version of the music is yet to be done, she said.

The lyrics go something like: “It doesn’t matter if we are dark or fair, it doesn’t matter if we call it pooja or prayer; It doesn’t matter if we have different opinions, it doesn’t matter if we have different dominions; It doesn’t matter if we belong to Bihar or Maharashtra, it doesn’t matter if we belong to Chennai or Andhra; We can all still be one, Yes we can, Yes we can; We can be enemies with none, Yes we can. We can be ONE INDIA, no matter who we are, no matter where we are, Yes we can, Yes we can!

She is working on the music with DJ Akbar Sami and it will ready for release in the next few days, said actress and singer Sherlyn Chopra.

Sherlyn Chopra's 'Outrageous' gets a standing ovation at Global Mobile Awards in Spain

By Flynn Remedios – Futuristic Media Network

The Queen of Internet downloads and the most downloaded internet babe Sherlyn Chopra bagged her most 'Outrageous' assignment till date – she was selected as the "Face of Bollywood" to represent the marriage of glamour, oomph and spunk with cutting-edge technology at an annual event - the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.

Sherlyn Chopra was the only Bollywood actress chosen to represent India at the function. Last year Dia Mirza was the Indian representative at the same event. Her music video "Outrageous" from her debut album by the same name got a standing ovation when it was played at the Global Mobile Awards ceremony. The video was directed by ace adman Prahlad Kakkar and is distributed and marketed in India and abroad by India's largest music company T series.


Sherlyn gave away the award to the head honcho of Yahoo Inc for the “Best Infotainment Portal of the Year.” You can view Sherlyn’s pics at the official Global Mobile Awards website at http://www.globalmobileawards.com/press/gallery.shtml.


Her music video which was played during the Global Mobile Awards function was received with a standing ovation from the entire audience and particularly august members like international comedian Graham Norton, Hollywood legend and Sundance Institute Founder, Robert Redford and Grammy-award-winning rapper and hip hop artiste Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.


Film Legend Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, was one of the attractions at the World Congress.


Speaking to this reporter from Barcelona, Sherlyn said, “I have discussed various projects, which I will share with the media at the opportune time.” However, Sherlyn’s managers said that she had signed five deals with international groups and bands to “work together”. Sherlyn said she will “disclose all” at a Press Conference very soon. Sherlyn had one-on-one meetings with lead rapper of Hip Hop and funk band Black Eyed Peas Will.i.am and Robert Redford of the Sundance Institute

Besides Sherlyn Chopra and her music album, two other brands or projects were chosen: south icon Rajnikant's film Sultan – The Warrior and Race was showcased at the same event by the World's biggest mobile content aggregator Hungama.com. Hungama.com provides mobile content to cellular operators in about 56 countries across the world including all major operators in India.


Sherlyn beat established brands like Bipasha Basu, Mallika Sherawat, and Priyanka Chopra to make it to the "A-list". She attended the conference, celebrity cocktail dinners and other sub events in Barcelona recently.

In Barcelona, Sherlyn hob-nobbed with the cellular and digital world's head honchos like our very own Sunil Mittal, Anil Ambani, Azeem Ghosh and Arun Sarin to name a few. Almost every other cellular brand from India had a presence at Barcelona and so did international brands like Verizon (one of the largest operators in the United States), Singapore Tel, Mobi Tel, Telefonica, etc.

Besides these, every other Media brand worth its name was present at the event as were the CEOs of most Fortune 100 companies.

Said Anand Jhinghan, senior vice president-International, Hungama Mobile, "We are delighted to have Sherlyn Chopra's video 'Outrageous' featured at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona. She is amongst two other power brands chosen for the event. Her connect with the youth on the mobile and online medium continues to grow and her brand value on the digital space in increasing leaps and bounds. She is the next big thing on the Bollywood horizon and is one of the most powerful digital brands."

This event is the biggest international gathering of telecom operators, service providers, mobile content aggregators, handset manufacturers, value added resellers and deals worth millions of dollars are expected to be negotiated and cracked at the venue.

MS BIKINI INDIA CONTEST FOR CANCER PATIENTS

The much-viewed and much-awaited international glamour event Ms Bikini International will now have an Indian version. The Ms Bikini India International 2007 is slated to be held in Goa in November 2007. While other prospective locations including Mauritius and Seychelles are being considered, our sources tell us that Goa tops the list for its scenic beauty. The idea is also to promote tourism in Goa rather than divert the business to any other country, explained an insider associated with the event.

Speaking exclusively to this journalist, Sanjay Manocha, (www.lacenlingerie.com) Editor and Publisher of Lace-n-Lingerie Magazine - a classy, niche trade publication which caters to the intimate and inner wear industry in India - while confirming the news, said, "Yes my events and publishing company Niksan Info Media Pvt Ltd will be conducting the event."

Giving some details about the event, Sanjay said, "The inner wear and undergarment industry is booming and is worth several hundred crore in India. Several international inner wear and intimate apparel brands and products have already launched and the event will be a boost to the industry. It is being held under the auspices of the lace and lingerie Industry in India which till now was an untouched, taboo subject confined to the bedrooms of both men and women."

"A majority of the proceeds and profits of the event will be donated to charity - to women's causes, and for NGOs working in the arena of prevention of Breast Cancer and AIDS and HIV awareness. This is not a voyeuristic event as it may be promoted in some other parts of the world. We are Indian and we respect Indian culture and traditions. This is a trade event and is towards a noble and humanitarian cause," explained Sanjay

He emphasized that, "We have to change with the times. Such contests are held even in other conservative countries, so why not in India. We are not promoting it to cater to the carnal interests of a few unbalanced individuals. It is being held to promote the Indian lingerie, intimate wear and under garment industry, which till date was a 'dirty' topic."

Elaborating further, he added that the Indian event will be comparable or even better than some of the best events in terms of production, management, integrity and display. "It's an all-India event and all eligible participants are welcome to send in their entries. A special website is being launched for the purpose and is expected to go online soon."

Internationally the event is a big hit and guests pay up to Rs 25,000 per ticket to gain entry. When queried, Sanjay refused to elaborate, "We are talking to a few big corporate houses for sponsorship and do not want to give any details at this stage," was all that he would say. According to industry insiders a large corporate having interests in the spirits and aviation business is in advanced talks with the organisers. So also are a packaged drinking water company and a music and aviation training major.

Huawei to set up a plant in India

PTI[ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005 02:05:29 PM]

SHENZEN: Chinese telecom equipment major Huawei Technologies is in the process of setting up a manufacturing plant in India with an investment of $ 60 million for which the company has sought approval from the Government. "We are planning local manufacturing in India and will invest $ 60 million for the same. We applied in March 2005 for approval for the facility from Foreign Investment Promotion Board and waiting for the decision," Huawei Tech spokesperson Fu Jun said. He said the proposed manufacturing plant would meet the future bidding criteria in telecom PSUs where local manufacturing unit would be mandatory condition as well as enable the company to deliver quick customer service.

The proposed center to come up in Bangalore will focus on NGN (Next Generation Network), fixed wireless terminals, some part of 3G equipment, designing process of Huawei's products. Huawei is hopeful of starting the facility this year once the FIPB nod comes in, he added. Huawei's decision on manufacturing plant in India follows the policy decision of Department of Telecom to make vendors mandatorily have a production unit in the country. Its rivals like Nokia and Ericsson have manufacturing facilities in some form or other in India.