When the dance numbers and reality television shows dry up, Item girl Rakhi Sawant might be able to swap her
skimpy stage outfits for white khadi and enter politics.
With foreign actors working in Bollywood the latest target of Raj Thackeray's Maharastra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
political group, the Marathi actress is one of the few public figures to give vocal support, ‘Because of these
foreigners, our Indian girls remain jobless, ' she told The Hindustan Times. ‘These white girls are like lollipops that
only last for two days.'
Confused by Rakhi's mixed simile lollipop reference? We sure are. But thought we would take the opportunity to
remind Rakhi of her Buddha Mil Gaya remix video, shot with none other than a troupe of Mumbai based foreign
dancers.
The video for Rakhi's remix of the track Main Kya Karun Raam Mujhe Buddha Mil Gaya from Raj
Kapoor's Sangam, sees the actress dressed as a sexy construction worker supported by those same foreign
dancers she compares to lollipops. Not sure if it is just the goris Rakhi thinks should pack their bags and leave
Btown.
Watch closely in Rakhi's Dekhta hai Tu Kya song from Krazzy 4, and you will spot a number of foreign guys in the
Mumbai shot video.
The move against foreign actors comes after the MNS raided the sets of Abhishek Bachchan starrer Crooked.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity one of the British extras at the shoot states, "Eleven people turned up at
Mehboob studio trying to demand money from the film unit. What I saw was extortion, pure and simple. It seemed
to be about getting money from the crew, and had nothing to do with anything political'.
Recent years have seen a significant growth in the number of foreigners in Hindi film, recruiting overseas actors and
dancers based in Mumbai, or tourists found in backpacker haven, Colaba.
Bollywood has also attracted big name international actresses in recent years, from Kylie Minogue chiggy wiggying
with Akshay Kumar in Blue, to Alice Patten seen in the lead role in Rang De Basanti.
Tania Zaetta who
features in Yash Raj outings Bunty aur Babli and Salaam Namaste, as well as British born ‘Search for a Bollywood
Star' entrant Hazel who debuted with Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar, have based themselves in India to work in the
industry.
Monday, March 22, 2010 14:25 IST