I read this about Asian/Latin American models and actresses in an year old issue of 'Vogue', an american fashion magazine :
"While western (presumably american/european) fashion models and actresses invest heavily in the upkeep of their entire physique and this attention is given without dilution to less discernible aspects of personal hygiene such as keeping body odour and foul breath completely at bay, the same cannot alas be said in general about models from the orient or from latin amercian nations"
Unquote: The report goes on to illustrate some of the experiences of fashion crew such as cameramen, photoshoot directors, etc. and among such examples, there were three about Indian 'models' (one of whom was Sheetal Mallhar - touted as 'supermodel' by the Indian media - the complaint was very poor oral hygiene) !!
This is not surprising since the terms hygiene and cleanliness have severely diluted meanings in India.
Re: What is unseen or unknown by common Indian hero/heroine worshippers !
by common sense on Sep 10, 2008 04:09 PM Permalink
But then, vogue may be completely biased. Americans think no end of them selves and this supposedly true report might have been fabricated just to discredit asian/Indian models and to discourage them to enter international arena. Do you seriously think middle class and upper middle class Indians have poor hygiene. Tell me wont you know if you have bad breath? in such case wouldn't you be doing some thing about it? Do you seriously think Sheetal Mallhar would be of such low class? Please spare us
Re: What is unseen or unknown by common Indian hero/heroine worshippers !
by sibby mathews on Sep 11, 2008 12:15 AM Permalink
I share your surprise that someone had such an experience with Ms. Sheetal Mallhar. For a person of such a high station in life and especially for someone for whom the maintenance of the 'body beautiful' is of supreme importance to her profession, suffering from bad breath must necessarily sound very out of place and extremely unlikely. I too might have been more skeptical about the veracity of Vogue's report. However, what also came to my mind simultaneously was something I remember reading nearly two decades ago while still in school about Ms. Zeenat Aman, then still a regular in 'Bollywood'. I do not remember what the report was chiefly about but I can never forget the way it ended. It said that Ms.Aman suffered from 'halitosis' (and that was how I first heard about such an affliction) and that the unit crew always took good care to keep sufficient distance from her for fear of catching the odour. I found the meaning of the term as 'a difficult to treat disease of the gums that sets off an offensive odour'. Perhaps Ms. Sheetal Mallhar too is similarly stricken? Just a thought about a plausible reason.
However, I will definitely not agree with your suggestion that only 'low class people' are likely to suffer from bad breath. I do not know whether it has ever occurred to you; but I have found that stale or foul breath is very common among all 'classes' of people in India. Indeed, I have found it necessary to keep turning my face away from the rich and poor alike so often
Re: What is unseen or unknown by common Indian hero/heroine worshippers !
by common sense on Sep 11, 2008 02:36 PM Permalink
I meant low class not in the economic sense, but regarding their behaviour.
i consider her as a pretty actor after watching her in DOR.. seeing this images i dont know what she wants to prove.. ne way nice assets.. wud b great if she has smiled whole heartedly in all the images.. may be too conscious!!!
Re: Gul Panang
by Mohindra S on Sep 11, 2008 04:37 AM Permalink
hahahahaahahah This is India, Man, no extreme views will work here. So, if you hv not done it, learn to enjoy life.
Re: Gul Panang
by Sajid Hassan on Sep 10, 2008 11:30 AM Permalink
Did you ask Thackerays before praising her? You see she is not Maharashtrians and praising her can put you in trouble.
Re: Gul Panang
by David Jacob on Sep 10, 2008 01:49 PM Permalink
You dare criticise Mumbai's Holy Family ? Please send me your effigy so I can burn it.
wht 2 comment , man...by cing her...wild ideas r floting..n if i put those here...my message will b reported as abuse...so i m just chilling ...putting my tounge on my computer screen at d right place.... understood
