Is Norway the new Bollywood?

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No, but the Scandinavian country of 4.5 million people is pumping out South Asian entertainers at a fantastic clip.

Last week we read about, heard, and ultimately shredded the musical offerings from Norway-born Deeyah. This week we present actress and model Negar Khan, who was born in Iran, but raised in Norway, and considers the country her home. You’ve probably never heard of her, but she has appeared in several music videos and starred in Bollywood films as an “item girl.”

Khan’s name was on everyone’s lips yesterday when the industry learned that she was deported from India for allegedly working without valid visa documents. From Indo-Asian News Service:

Police officials said Khan had been working in India without a proper work permit and that she had refused to respond to repeated notices sent by authorities on the issue.

“We sent her a notice one month back but she didn’t respond. She was working here without proper documents,” Mumbai Police Commissioner A.N. Roy told reporters.

Bollywood reacted with shock to the sudden deportation of Khan, terming the treatment meted out to her as inappropriate. “The manner in which she has been deported is absolutely indecorous,” said leading filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.

But were the reactions of shock just another bad Bollywood acting job? It appears that the deportation of Khan is part of an effort that was prompted by peers who were tired of losing jobs to outsiders:

Police officials said Khan’s arrest and her deportation was part of a larger crackdown against foreigners working in India’s film and advertising industry without valid papers.

They, however, did not say if any other film personalities were facing a probe.

Indian actors and models have for long been complained that non-resident Indians come to India on tourist visas and pick up plum projects.

Today’s temperature in Oslo is expected to hit a high of 32 degrees. This marked the first time that it sucked to be a Khan in Bollywood.

IANS/Yahoo!: Negar Khan deported for visa breach, industry stunned

6 thoughts on “Is Norway the new Bollywood?”

  2. she has a lovely rack, but i don’t think she’s anywhere near as pretty as ash, bipasha, parveen, hema et al. if we need to pick a norwegian, that deeyah/deepika woman is more attractive. i don’t agree with the way mrs. khan was handled, but i don’t really think it’s a great loss.

    This marked the first time that it sucked to be a Khan in Bollywood.

    i heart apul. 🙂 he’s funny. and he reads nirali.

  3. The deportation might also have been a right-wing reaction. She’s the bare-midriff woman in lace tights who grabs a handful of cheek and squeezes in the ‘Chadti Jawani’ video.

    Or so I’m told.

  5. Norway is lucky to have negar khan back. i think all the producers will be fighting to have her in norway.poor bolywood. bolywood had only one negar khan.she is very special.

  6. bollywood is empty now.because negar khan is missing. we have to have her back before the bollywood industry goes down. she gave bollywood a new look.everybody wants to be like her.