Since the eviction of Jade Goody from the British reality TV show "Big Brother", to the British press, Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is now the popular housemate. But in India, the media telling a very different story. Anna Cunningham from BBC Asian Network reports:
Mumbai is no stranger to the world of glitz and glamour but the home of Bollywood is to question the motives of one of its established actresses, Shilpa Shetty, who is currently in the British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother". Faced with racist bullying by other , first there was sympathy, but now the media here in India is becoming negative. Despite her claims of representing Indians, media reports here accuse her only trying to revive a career and of taking part in the reality show for the money. Although Jade Goody, the housemate who made the comments about Shilpa, has , the knock-on effect may be felt long-term in India. As British companies withdraw Jade's top-selling perfume the shelves, it's losing work for people in Mumbai where the perfume bottles are manufactured. (Anna Cunningham, BBC Asian Network)
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