'If navel is obscene, let's ban saris'
Shetty reacts to the arrest warrant issued against her by a local court in Madurai for 'posing in an obscene manner'. Saturday was a bright and happy day for the the sizzling Shilpa Shetty, who is in New York currently. Back in India, however, the weather isn't sunny. A local court in Madurai on Friday issued nonbailable warrants against actresses Shilpa Shetty and Reema Sen for 'posing in an obscene manner' in photographs published in a Tamil eveninger.
We found Shilpa to be unperturbed by the course of events. "I think there are more important and crucial issues that need to be tackled. Such issues certainly don't deserve headlines. And frankly, I haven't received any summons from the court. Even if something like this happens, I have full faith in our judiciary," she says.
The dusky beauty says that she hasn't posed for the pictures in question and that they were some stills from a Kannada film that she had done. "It's a democratic country.
What I do is my concern as long as I know where to draw the line and not offend anybody," she says and adds as an afterthought, "As far as my photographs go, what is obscene about it? If navel-showing is obscenity, then our traditional Indian outfit -- the traditional sari -- should be banned in the first place."
So, how does Shilpa define obscenity? "It is the way one perceives it. Sometimes, shooting in the rain can look obscene if it is not shot aesthetically. Or a short skirt can look sexy, if it's shot in a tasteful way. It depends on certain camera angles," she explains.
Does the sexy siren of Bollywood feel that exposure is a part of newage cinema? "I am a responsible citizen with prudent thoughts. One doesn't have to look sexy for the heck of it. It all depends on the subject of the movie. There's a thin line between vulgarity and sensuality. And I have never crossed that. I have always been praised for aesthetic sensibilities when it comes to exposing." afsana.ahmed@timesgroup.com
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