Indian model attacked by social activists (publicity stunt probably)

[freelance_cricketer]

If it was staged then :facepalm: at her.

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I laughed at the video though, i am mean. :))

[freelance_cricketer]

*Looks at her own photo*

and says


''Ye sab maine kab kiya?'' :facepalm: :))

[Senman]

Who knows, our police are known for their quickness, she will be 80 when they finally decide to checkup on her and her injury. But I don't think its faked, those social activists who pick on obscure actresses for cheap publicity need to be put behind bars asap, mob justice is absolutely unforgivable, those social activists are doing more harm.

And for God's sake we need to change the law, its so stupid.

[freelance_cricketer]

Yeah the police should catch these people and punish them. That will also clear the doubts over it being staged. There are some really retarded people out there who would probably do it for real, actually far worse than that. This one however looks scripted. Why would she come out of her car? :13: Normal response would have been to run away. Even Amitabh wouldn't get out of his car if attacked.

[IgnitedMind]

I saw this today morning...and people said the activist were real but she had only small injury and everything else regarding the big bandages is a drama...but anyway..shame on these activists who pick on small time models....but won't touch anybody remotely famous..I guess none of these activist people googled "sherlyn chopra" and saw todays news and pics:D....Trending on twitter..too much pressure on poonam pandey now..:D

[Senman]

Yeah the police should catch these people and punish them. That will also clear the doubts over it being staged. There are some really retarded people out there who would probably do it for real, actually far worse than that. This one however looks scripted. Why would she come out of her car? :13: Normal response would have been to run away. Even Amitabh wouldn't get out of his car if attacked.

In real life it does happen man, everyone reacts differently to a given situation, if the social activists came with sticks and stones probably she would have run. That said the big bandages and unchanged blood stained t-shirt tells she want to milk max. sympathy out of the situation, I don't know Hindi so can you tell me whether she is demanding the arrest of Activists? if she don't probably all this is a set-up.

[IgnitedMind]

National flag, and a gimmick gone wrong

A little-known model, Gehana Vashisht, does a photo-shoot wearing a bikini and the national flag wrapped around her bottom, while perched uncomfortably on the rocks.

It's not clear who the shoot is for - the donning of the national flag as a piece of clothing is punishable under Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act of 1971, and there have been previous instances when models and designers have faced trial for doing so.

Regrettably, Vashisht's photos are leaked, an irate crowd corners her at Lokhandwala, Garden number 4, and starts pelting stones at her car, cracking the rear windshield of the Honda City. When the model, 22, who was formerly a software professional, gets out to pacify the crowd, a stone hits her too, leading to profuse bleeding as often happens with surface wounds.

The bloodied model is then taken to Avham Clinic at Santacruz for treatment. This is the story sold to the media by her public relations manager, a certain Santosh Raj, who has handled publicity for a few Bhojpuri films.

But what actually happened was this:

A video shot by a freelance videographer in possession with this newspaper shows that on Monday, the day of the supposed attack on Vashisht, her publicist rounded up a few people loitering outside Oshiwara police station, including the woman in blue, Shantabai Pawar, who protested most vociferously, and why not, the rent-a-protestors were paid Rs 300 for five minutes of shouting 'hai hai' and hurling a few stones. The uncut video clearly shows Shantabai and another man giving direction to the motley crew-- " Behave sincerely, koi masti nahi karega."

Vashisht's car comes into view but zooms away as there are not enough people gathered yet. We hear her talking to a man who instructs her to come back a few minutes later when more protestors have been gathered.

The group then composes itself. Vashisht's car returns to the spot a few minutes later and stops in front of the protestors without anybody obstructing its path. On cue, the protestors start hurling stones at the car. One man who breaks the rear windshield instinctively smacks his forehead in regret.

Vashisht, instead of staying put and driving away, which should have been her natural response had the attack on her been real, gets out to meet the group. Now, Shantabai steps forward and hectors her for violating the dignity of the national flag. After a while, Vashist gets back into the car, making a show of wiping the blood from her chin where the stone had grazed her.

The entire episode has the bumbling amateurish quality of a bad production.

When Mumbai Mirror contacted Vashisht, she denied it was a staged protest. "I won't do such a thing for publicity. I was hit by something and rushed to a clinic at Santacruz for treatment. I don't know who the protestors were or how they got hold of the national flag video," she said. "It was shot by a friend of mine when we went to the PHE Dam at Chirmiri in Chhatisgarh, and it was never intended to be released but it is also possible that some of my friends who had my laptop for a few days may have leaked it."

When asked why she never filed a police complaint against her attackers, she says she was "too afraid to do so".

Shantabai Pawar, the chief protestor, however, had on qualms admitting it was a paid farce. At her two-storied hutment at Anand Nagar in Behrambaug, Jogeshwari, she told us how she is often hired for various protests. She was also dismissive of the model's poor planning and acting skills. "I was approached at the last minute. Had they consulted with me earlier I would have told them to stage it at Behrambaug with a bigger crowd. It's a better location, she would have got super publicity."

Vashisht, who claims to be a software engineer, came to Mumbai two years ago from Bhopal to try her luck in show business. After months of struggle and hardship and negligible roles in B-grade movies like Gudgudi Zindagi Ki, Sarfaroshi, Filmy Duniya and a cameo in an upcoming Kalpana Lajmi film called Kaanch, Vashisht realised that her career was stagnant.

Non-entities like Poonam Pandey through clever PR agents and mischievous offers to drop their clothes had become nationally-known figures. So in the face of protests of her doctor mother and government officer father, Vashisht decided to take a few drastic steps. "I can never do something like a Poonam Pandey…I mean I can't drop my clothes, na," she said. So she found another way

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=2012071220120712041655566c5679e15

It is fake..and as the end suggests....needs a better PR...or much better...better talent and hard work !!!

[velu]

Publicity stunt. ( google it )

I really dont think any social activist will bother abt wearing some printed bikini.

[IgnitedMind]

Publicity stunt. ( google it )

I really dont think any social activist will bother abt wearing some printed bikini.

Exactly...activists do not care about stuff like these days....case in point..and sherlyn chopra's photoshoot with playboy photoshoot and pics today..and we will see RSS goons coming to late night pubs hear and there...but I heard they have stopped moral policing because BJP ordered them in their attemp to move away from extremist to more modern idealogy

[Senman]

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=2012071220120712041655566c5679e15

It is fake..and as the end suggests....needs a better PR...or much better...better talent and hard work !!!

Wow really so disgusting what people would do for fame. Do look at the YouTube comments how many negative publicity this had produced. This girl should be given maximum sentence.

[IgnitedMind]

Wow really so disgusting what people would do for fame. Do look at the YouTube comments how many negative publicity this had produced. This girl should be given maximum sentence.

It is one thing going little bolder ...which the likes of poonam are doing...but it is completely different thing to do stuff like this....and being dishonest..,such a cheat and her video is cringeworthy..the way she tried to garner in sympathy....

[freelance_cricketer]

Guys the thread was meant to give you a good laugh at the fake 'vande matarams'. I am gonna have to delete it if it gets sad and ugly. Don't want to be associated with ANOTHER sad TP thread (that too as the thread creator :facepalm:)



Its about those sorry people out there faking it to get some publicity. :))

[Senman]

Ok. I too didn't see da_last_dimension posted a different news sorry for the over-reaction buddy.

[QazzarFan]

The bloodied model is then taken to Avham Clinic at Santacruz for treatment. This is the story sold to the media by her public relations manager, a certain Santosh Raj, who has handled publicity for a few Bhojpuri films.

But what actually happened was this:

A video shot by a freelance videographer in possession with this newspaper shows that on Monday, the day of the supposed attack on Vashisht, her publicist rounded up a few people loitering outside Oshiwara police station, including the woman in blue,


:13: hmmmm

[freelance_cricketer]

^ I felt weird as well when i reached that point. :)) :))


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[saeedhk]

:facepalm: