ACTRESS SHRADHA SHARMA VOWS NEVER TO FLY JET AIRWAYS AGAIN

Fires her secretary for booking her on Jetlite


By Frank Franklyn – FUTURISTIC MEDIA NETWORK


The hot, sexy and eye-popping TV and Bollywood actress Shradha Sharma has fired her secretary for booking her on a Jetlite flight from Delhi to Mumbai last week wherein her belongings worth Rs 3 lakh were stolen by airline loaders.

Her Media Manager and publicist Flynn Remedios confirmed that her secretary Manoj Singh who was handling her bookings and schedule till recently was told to pack his bags, because he disobeyed Shradha’s instructions.

Shradha who literally lives out of her suitcase, given the fact that she is doing two stage shows a week had given standing instructions to her secretary to only book her on either Kingfisher Airlines or Jet Airways. However, Singh went ahead and booked her on the ill-fated Jetlite (formely Sahara Airlines) flight where her baggage, jewellery and cash worth Rs 3 lakh was stolen by some Jetlite employees. Two persons have been arrested by the Palam Airport Police in this case after Shradha registered an FIR. “I would fly Kingfisher Airlines or Jet Airways only because I was assured of their quality of service. Now I have decided not to fly Jet anymore because of the pathetic attitude of their staff,” she said.

Shradha Sharma has vowed never to fly Jet Airways or Jetlite again, says Flynn Remedios. According to Shradha Sharma, “The police have arrested two Jetlite loaders including the X-Ray machine supervisor who saw the cash and valuables in her bag when her suitcase was being screened and tipped off another loader to break open her bag and steal it. The fact that two employees were arrested and my bag recovered from them proves that Jetlite staffers or employees were involved. My bag, car keys, credit cards and camera has been recovered from the arrested persons. Jetlite should have immediately compensated me for the cash which was stolen, but they haven’t done so. They first denied that anything was amiss, in spite of noting that two kilos was less in my bag when it reached Mumbai airport. Now the involvement of their employees has been proved beyond doubt and the airline should have immediately made good the loss.”

Shradha was to travel to Hyderabad the next day for a stage show. Due to this incident she had to cancel her performance, resulting in an additional loss of Rs. Two lakh for the actress, who has now vowed never to travel by Jet Airways or Jetlite again.


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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.

RAKHI SAWANT GETS NET-ENABLED

Mega-Brand Rakhi to have a major online presence

By Frank Franklyn - Futuristic Media Network

Bollywood actress, mega-brand and Item Queen the enigmatic and inimitable Rakhi Sawant will hit the Information Highway in a big way. Firstly, she has gifted herself (for her birthday on the 25th November) a brand new sleek and sexy, latest model laptop loaded with all the tech goodies – Wi Fi, Bluetooth, Integrated Wireless LAN and a high-speed internet connection which will keep her online 24x7 where ever she goes.


Also in the pipeline is a new personal website which will have interactive chat features where her fans can log in and chat with Rakhi in real time. Of course, Rakhi will be online time permitting and will reply to messages, instant messaging (IM) and chat. She will also reply to email from her millions of fans across the world. Her new website which will be online in approximately a month will have mobile chat and mobile blogging features. Fans, well wishers and others can send messages via SMS to a long code number which Rakhi will reply to as she finds time in her already jam-packed schedule. The website will also have a short code facility where fans can SMS and download the latest Rakhi Sawant wallpapers directly to their mobile phones.

Her website will host clips, wallpapers, mobile downloads, video and audio files, personally signed wallpapers and other memorabilia. Her sexy music videos which propelled Rakhi into instant stardom and fame will of course be showcased but in the ‘Nostalgia’ section. She will be connected to her website via GPRS through a hand phone device besides her laptop that will enable her to check feedback and messages on the go.

This is part of a major image and perception re-engineering and make over exercise planned for Rakhi Sawant by Futuristic Media Network. Elaborating on this exercise, Flynn Remedios said, “Rakhi Sawant is already a household name. Everybody in India and all Indians living abroad have heard and know of Rakhi Sawant – a few may have hated her, but most people love her for her inimitable style. Like they say, love her or hate her, but you surely can’t ignore her. We are giving Rakhi a kind of make over, adding a touch of sophistication and finesse with a dash of technology. We want to present a new Rakhi Sawant to audiences in a few months.”

RAKHI SAWANT: “I HAVE NOT GONE UNDER THE KNIFE”

By Frank Franklyn – Futuristic Media Network

Reacting to an article in a local Mumbai tabloid, which said that Bollywood actress and mega-brand Rakhi Sawant has gone under the knife, and had plastic surgery Rakhi’s well-connected PR machinery sprung into action. “Rakhi has not undergone any facial surgery or any kind of artificial treatment recently. She hasn’t been under the knife as incorrectly reported. It was just a different kind of look that the Item Queen and enigmatic actress was trying out,” said a release from Futuristic Media Network, Rakhi’s Imaging and Branding Agency.

Elaborating on the issue, Rakhi Sawant’s official spokesperson, Media Manager and publicist Flynn Remedios said, “Rakhi was wearing a natural French-style make up. She had taken some lessons from a phirangi make-up artiste-stylist and wanted to try out the effect on herself. In fact, we told her she looks totally different and the media may not be able to comprehend the difference but she wanted to do something different.

Rakhi was also exhausted after a few days of continuous rehearsals besides was facing the strain of a relationship gone sour. “My relationship with Abhishek is over. We all have to move on in life. Life goes on and disappointment and failure is all part of the growing up process. The only Constant in Life is Change. I have moved on and put the past behind me. We all fall down and rise up and begin all over again. I have begun a new innings. Abhishek is a closed chapter in my life and I do not want to discuss him ever again,” said Rakhi.

Daniel "Bond" Craig thinks Shilpa Shetty is the ideal Bond girl

By Frank Franklyn - Futuristic Media Network

Dale Bhagwagar is one hell of a lucky guy. What began as a random promotional quote from a Bollywood publicist is now on the lips of one of Hollywood's biggest heart-throbs.

Can we call it the power of suggestion or merely the randomness of a trillion, billion neurons at work on this planet?

A year ago, celebrity publicist Dale Bhagwagar (who handled PR for the gorgeous Shilpa Shetty for the best five years of her career) was asked by a British journalist from Daily Mail, if he felt any Indian actress could play a Bond girl. Pat came the reply from a charged Dale - he'd almost instantly shot out Shilpa Shetty's name. Today, Daniel 'Bond' Craig is echoing the publicist's words.

After Dale's comment last year, various websites and blogs carried out opinion polls on the subject, and Shilpa, with all the Celebrity Big Brother hype just behind her, topped the charts. The hoopla also created widespread speculation in India and abroad, resulting in rumours that Shilpa could be the likely choice for the next Bond girl.

Months later and after the release of his second Bond thriller 'Quantum of Solace', in an interview aired on NDTV Movies, Daniel has echoed Dale's words, stating, "I think she (Shilpa) looks great and has a killing figure, just right for a Bond girl". This, coming from Bond himself, could be very flattering for Shilpa as well as her ex-publicist.

But when we got in touch with Dale, he wasn't too amused. "Such developments are normal for a strategizing publicist. I'd call it the power of good PR," is all he replied.

It remains to be seen if Shilpa's new publicist Rohini Iyer will carry on Dale's PR legacy and ensure that popular public opinion makes the sexy Shilpa Shetty a "Bond" girl.

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.

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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.