Richard Gere Kisses Shilpa Shetty
Angry protesters in cities across India burned effigies of actor Richard Gere on Monday after he showered Bollywood starlet Shilpa Shetty with kisses at an AIDS awareness event, officials said.
At an AIDS awareness function in New Delhi on Sunday, Gere embraced the 31-year-old Shilpa Shetty — winner of Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother reality show — and kissed her several times on the cheek in front of 4,000 onlookers.
Security was beefed up around Gere, who has starred in Hollywood hits like “Pretty Woman”, “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “American Gigolo”, sources at India’s home ministry said.
Richard Gere kisses the hand of Shilpa Shetty as he greets the audience at an AIDS event in Delhi.
Richard Gere hugs and kisses Shilpa Shetty during the event was organised by TCI.
