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Shilpa Shetty became the media focus 2 months ago when she won the Big Brother Show. Well, Big Brother is finished and most people have forgotten about this episode. So, these are not exactly bright days for Shilpa Shetty. However, I am happy to see that she is going to take place in a British Musical.

Monsters and Critics.com reported:

‘I’m going to be in an Indian musical on the lines of (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s) ‘Bollywood Dreams’. Though it will be Bollywood in spirit, it will completely cater to Western sensibilities. It’s a hugely ambitious musical and I’m very excited,’ Shilpa told IANS.

‘I always wanted to do something like ‘Moulin Rouge’ or ‘Chicago’. This is my chance,’ the leggy starlet added.

Farhat Hussein, who organises Bollywood concerts in Britain, plans to produce the musical.

Good for Shilpa Shetty. She is using her new found fame in a nice way. Her prime time in Bollywood is surely over but she can still do some great projects outside of the movie industry. I feel that she should enter in to the TV world.

Shilpa Sheety is now one of the biggest stars in UK as she won the Celebrity Big Brother. It is not only fame but also money coming to her with a great extent. It has been reported that she may get about £ 10 million. Earlier she was racially abused by some of her fellow celebrities in the reality television show which has created much news in both Indian and England. On the other hand, Jade Goody, one of the racist bullies is not going to be ruined after being voted out of the show following the incident of racism. Hellomagazine reported:

The multilingual, 31-year-old from Tamil Nadu is already in talks to star in a BBC comedy by Sanjeev Bhaskar of The Kumars At No 42 fame. Her mum Sunanda reportedly has other plans for her attractive daughter, though, having apparently flown over from India to find Shilpa a suitable husband.

Life isn’t quite so peachy for Shilpa’s fellow contestant Jade Goody, who first found fame and fortune by appearing in the third Big Brother series. The former dental nurse has been admitted to The Priory clinic suffering from stress. It is understood that seeing boyfriend Jack Tweedy, 19, impersonate her as the housemates recreated the now infamous Oxo cube argument, was the final straw. “She saw a doctor and he advised she needed further treatment,” said her spokeswoman.

This is a good time for Shilpa Sheety but it does not mean that she is going to have a good husband following her financial fortune. However, it is yet to see what happen in her personal life as her mother is looking for her husband.

Another celebrity accused of racism row seen in the reality television show Celebrity Big Brother, Danielle Lloyd is now going through a hard time as her popularity has drastically been reduced and her relationship with her boyfriend has been cut up after she had been voted out of the show. Danielle’s mother Jackie is now feared of the future of her daughter. Her mother rejected the accusation of being racist against her daughter. Entertainmentwise reported:

She tells the News Of The World, “Danielle is at the start of her career and facing ruin because of a TV show that she thought was going to be entertaining and fun.

“Everything’s been taken away from her as well. It has destroyed the family. I’m regretting she went in.”

However, whilst Jackie says Danielle “has got a lot of questions to answer when she gets out” she has denied her daughter is a racist.

She claims, “She will be distraught but she’s got to take responsibility. She’s been stupid and naive and she’s guilty of that (but) I know she didn’t mean any racial connotations when she told Shilpa to go home.

“Danielle’s been brought up amongst family friends of all different races. I swear she isn’t racist.”

Shilpa agrees, saying on the show, “I let Danielle off because she is so young. They (Jade and Jo) made her look bad. You know what really balances it out for Danielle? Her stupidity. She’s so innocent.”

This is a bad news for a young star to have been lessened her popularity which will definitely be a negative for Danielle’s career. However, I do not know whether she was racist or not but if she is, then she deserves such treatment from the people.

Thousands of Indians wished for this moment. They wished and prayed with all their heart that Shilpa Shetty could win Big Brother 2007. Their prayer has come true and Shilpa came out in the top against all the odds.

The news came at night in India and it was too late anyway for celebrating. However, that did not keep the fans away. Some celebrated and today morning many of her fans are celebrating in their own way. The celebration will surely be much bigger when Shilpa returns to India from the UK. I can imagine that a huge crowd will be in the airport to greet her. I am not sure if she will get an official reception from the Indian government or not. She should get one.

Shilpa Shetty has created a huge amount of attention in the media but winning Big Brother. To celebrate her victory, one of India’s top Indian Channel NDTV broadcast a special program on Shilpa Shetty and her journey in the Big Brother.

It is a great honor for Shilpa Shetty. IN this special program, NDTV showed footage from Channel 4.

Shilpa Shetty was never the top Bollywood actress and she is now no longer even a leading actress in Bollywood. However, she has brought a huge honor for Bollywood by winning Big Brother, the celebrity reality show. She has won 100,000 British pounds but more than that she has earned a billion dollar achievement for herself. Yes, you can find reports about her all over the Internet now. I cannot think of any other Indian celebrity who has caught the spotlight in such a way like her.

Yes, Shilpa Shetty has won the celebrity reality show Big Brother UK. Channel 4 announced this in the following way:

Sensational Shilpa has been crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother after polling 67% of the final vote.

A window-smashing scream welcomed the news, along with disbelief from the shocked actress. “Are you kidding me?” she bawled, accompanied by the compulsory waterworks.

Unlike earlier sobbing sessions, these were definitely tears of joy. Following her farewell to Jermaine she dashed to the toilet to gain some composure.

Amidst an awesome firework display, she emerged to an adoring crowd and frantically blew kisses. History has been made.

The self-proclaimed ‘Angelina Jolie’ of Bollywood, Shilpa’s stay has been dominated by culinary-related rows and flirtations with a certain A-Team legend.

So, whatever Shilpa got by winning the Big Brother Show, Bollywood got something with her too. Now, many people in UK will start to take note of Bollywood. She had also made her country proud. In all the major newspapers and TV channels and websites of India, you can find this news item. Now, you can find the name of Shilpa Shetty all over the Internet.

In a desperate attempt to save her image and career Jade Goody is now planning to come to India after receiving the invitation from India tourism. However, the government is in a dilemma whether they should give her visa. They are afraid of people making problem regarding her visit. Indian Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said that she invited her to participate in some of the wellness programmes in India to get cured. She also added that Goody would not be treated as any special guest but like a normal tourist. Daily India reports:

The Indian government Thursday clarified that the controversial British TV star Jade Goody, accused of hurling racist abuses at Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, would not be an official guest if she visits the country, but could come and ‘cleanse’ herself.

Goody, who has reportedly approached the Indian high commission in Britain for a visa after the country’s tourism office invited her, can visit India ‘just like any other tourist’, said Tourism Minister Ambika Soni.

‘It (the advertisement appeared in London newspapers inviting Goody to India) was an open invitation. It was asking her to come and see the wellness facilities we have here and that she could come and clear herself of the racist feelings she has,’ Soni told reporters here.

Reports suggested that Goody’s acceptance of the invitation had put the government in a dilemma over playing host to her after New Delhi officially expressed its displeasure at her racist remarks during the Channel 4 reality TV show ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.

But Soni clarified that there was no official invitation for the British TV star.

One of Shilpa’s friends Divya Puri commented about Goody’s tour:

“Why come over in such a blaze of publicity? It would clearly be a PR stunt,” Divya told The Mirror. “She should come over quietly in six months and not make a fuss, then we’ll know she is genuine.”

Another report published in Times of India, says that government’s invitation to Goody was unnecessary as she has already visited the country. In April 2006, Goody came to the state of Gujarat to visit a glass factory. Pragati Glass at that time received an order from a UK firm, Jean Christian to produce perfume bottles. The company had produced 500,000 Shh perfume bottles of 100 ml capacity an additional 200,000 in the last six months. Goody was the brand ambassador of the perfume name “Shh.” She also had an agreement with Jean Christan that he would receive 40% of the profit. After Goody’s racist comment the firm ordered Pragati to stop the production. After hearing about the event the employees of Pragati were hurt.

After all these, THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS “SHOULD JADE GOODY VISIT INDIA AND APPOLOGISE TO THE PEOPLE FOR HER BEHAVIOR?” what do you think?

Shilap Sheety is now most favorite to win the Celebrity Big Brother show as two of the contestants involved in the racism row have been voted out of the show. It has been a great opportunity to win the race as she is now the most talked celebrity in both India and England. ITN News reported:

Even India was drawn into the controversy after Shilpa was subjected to alleged racist bullying by fellow contestants including Jade Goody.

Jade sparked allegations of racism by calling her Shilpa Poppadom while her mother Jackiey claimed she could not pronounce the star’s name and instead referred to her as “the Indian”.

The row prompted a record number of complaints – more than 40,000 – to media watchdog Ofcom.

I think, it is a big chance for this Bollywood star to make a boom in her acting career. This can be a turning point in her career. Let’s see to what extent she can use the chance.

Bollywood star Shilpa Sheety now becomes more favorite to win the Celebrity Big Brother as one of the contestants, Jo O’Meara, accused of being racist to the Bollywood actress Shilpa Sheety, has recently been evicted from the competition. ITN News reported:

Former S Club 7 singer Jo, who was involved in the race row which saw Jade Goody and her mother bullying Bollywood star Shilpa, had been the favourite to be evicted.

In a twist unknown to the housemates, actress and writer Cleo was also booted out.

In a post-eviction interview with presenter Davina McCall, Jo denied she was racist.

She said: “I didn’t never mean it in that way. I’m not a racist. I know that I’m not. I’m not going to deny that Shilpa did aggravate me a lot – you can’t click with everybody, you meet. It’s not because I’m racist.”

It seems that Shilpa is going to be the probable winner of the show. However, it does not mean that jade Goody and Jo O’Meara have lost everything. Both of them are now most talked topic in both India and England. People become more interested to know about them. So, it seems a win-win situation!