All “Gere”ed Up
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May 2, 2007 at 10:52 AM
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| In the ending to his seminal 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, that left thousands of women swooning, Richard Gere storms into a factory where his girlfriend Paula (played by Debra Winger) works, sweeps her off her feet, carries her out to his motorcyle and the two drive away to live happily ever after.
Although the thousands of truckers at the event wildly cheered the kiss, Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Shiv Sena and the BJP, were not as amused. Hundreds took to the streets burning effigies of Gere and denouncing Shilpa. "Such a public display is not part of Indian tradition," said BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar. Shilpa was more sporting: "I understand this is his culture, not ours. But this was not such a big thing or so obscene for people to overreact in such manner." Pretty Woman. American Gigolo. |
25-years-older, Gere, 57, got a decidedly different reaction when he swept Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty into his arms and kissed her on the cheek at an HIV/AIDS awareness event in New Delhi. 
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