Britney Spears might come to India when the Planet Hollywood chain of restaurants opens here early next year, if the pop princess' baby delivery schedule does not clash
with the launch.
"Britney has come for other Planet Hollywood events and there is no reason why she shouldn't be here," said Siddharth Mobar, president and CEO of Arch Millennium Corp.
that runs the Planet Hollywood chain supported by Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The only thing that could stop Spears is that she would be having her baby at around the same time, but organisers say she would be coming to Planet Hollywood
restaurants in the country and even perform here.
Like elsewhere, Planet Hollywood restaurants in India would also be filled with memorabilia from legendary Hollywood blockbusters like Spiderman's costume from the films,
a fighter jet used in a film and stuff from Stallone, Willis and the California governor's film.
The restaurants would be opened in five cities around the country. One each at Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore are finalised and the other two could be either in Chennai and
Hyderabad or Goa and Kolkata.
"Our plan is to give the Indian audience, who already love Hollywood, the best," said Mobar. "We have the best in terms of movie history, memorabilia - we give the very best
of the dining and movies experience.
"The props that we would bring to the restaurants in India would be the best. And we would change them every year so that we are completely up-to-date with what is
happening in the entertainment world."
Planet Hollywood founders call their restaurants "eatertainment". The restaurants in India would have high tech audio systems, which would play clips of movies, videos, and
guests would also be able to see what is happening in Planet Hollywood restaurants in New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, London and Paris.
Planet Hollywood has been described as a 'shrine' dedicated to Hollywood movies, with theme dining and chock-a-block with Hollywood memorabilia. The Arch Millennium
portfolio includes chains like the Marriott, Sheraton, Hilton, Doubletree and Holiday Inn Hotels.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 13:47 IST