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Will Aish succumb to Bond`s seduction? : The Hindustan Times
London, Apr 23: The possible selection of Aishwarya Rai to play the Bond girl in the forthcoming 007 movie has generated much happiness in the Indian community and also the belief that it will bring global eminence not only to her but to all those associated with Indian films.
London, Apr 23: The possible selection of Aishwarya Rai to play the Bond girl in the forthcoming 007 movie has generated much happiness in the Indian community and also the belief that it will bring global eminence not only to her but to all those associated with Indian films.
But, a growing number of women and organisations here are anxious about the portrayal by an Indian star of the role most Bond girls have been made to play.
The women, most of them young, who were contacted in the Indian-dominated areas in London and Birmingham said they would dislike Aish playing the role of a "sex siren" or of a scantily dressed girl ever ready to jump into Bond's bed.
In the 20-odd Bond films, all his women, either in his adversary's camp or on the same side as his, have always been scripted to succumb to his charms. Will Aish do a similar role? Most Indian women feel she would not. But then, the producers might be unwilling to change the decades old image of Bond. Ash will then have the devil's choice.
She might resist, but if faced with the choice to either do the traditional Bond girl role or let pass the opportunity for a world renown, Aish would have to be super-human to turn down the offer. But, Aish has now got support from a most unexpected quarter. India Knight, one of the most widely read columnists, has a long message for Ash in her latest write-up.
Under the heading, "Oh, do keep your kit on, Bond girl", Knight writes: "All Bollywood is apparently aflame with the news that one of its brightest stars, Aishwarya Rai, a former Miss World, is conducting negotiations to become the new Bond girl.
"According to reports, though, the project might fall through because Bollywood stars don't writhe around on beds, sans kit, shouting,' Oh, yes James, yes, oh my god, yes!'"
Knight hopes that Aish does not get bullied into removing her clothes and "looking all post-coital on a series of Bond beds". She does not think it will do any harm to the box-office. In fact, a fully clothed Bond girl might give a refreshing twist to the mostly cliched ending of Bond films.
The women, most of them young, who were contacted in the Indian-dominated areas in London and Birmingham said they would dislike Aish playing the role of a "sex siren" or of a scantily dressed girl ever ready to jump into Bond's bed.
In the 20-odd Bond films, all his women, either in his adversary's camp or on the same side as his, have always been scripted to succumb to his charms. Will Aish do a similar role? Most Indian women feel she would not. But then, the producers might be unwilling to change the decades old image of Bond. Ash will then have the devil's choice.
She might resist, but if faced with the choice to either do the traditional Bond girl role or let pass the opportunity for a world renown, Aish would have to be super-human to turn down the offer. But, Aish has now got support from a most unexpected quarter. India Knight, one of the most widely read columnists, has a long message for Ash in her latest write-up.
Under the heading, "Oh, do keep your kit on, Bond girl", Knight writes: "All Bollywood is apparently aflame with the news that one of its brightest stars, Aishwarya Rai, a former Miss World, is conducting negotiations to become the new Bond girl.
"According to reports, though, the project might fall through because Bollywood stars don't writhe around on beds, sans kit, shouting,' Oh, yes James, yes, oh my god, yes!'"
Knight hopes that Aish does not get bullied into removing her clothes and "looking all post-coital on a series of Bond beds". She does not think it will do any harm to the box-office. In fact, a fully clothed Bond girl might give a refreshing twist to the mostly cliched ending of Bond films.