{"id":1207,"date":"2005-03-18T22:31:57","date_gmt":"2005-03-19T03:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=1207"},"modified":"2005-04-27T20:27:55","modified_gmt":"2005-04-28T01:27:55","slug":"aish_to_haters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/03\/18\/aish_to_haters\/","title":{"rendered":"Aish to haters, “SUCK IT!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"yeah<\/a>Okay, so she never said that. But as her self-appointed advocate<\/a>, I’m going to brazenly make that statement on her behalf. Oh, whatever. Just read it.<\/p>\n\n

She’s very happy and flattered by the attention she’s getting in the US for Bride, especially after the bashing the film and Ash got back home. “But we all know that was premeditated. Now, after seeing the response in the US, I feel like I’m back to where I was when I was starting out as Miss World ten years ago — the same attention and the unbiased critical overview. It feels wonderful and comforting. <\/blockquote>\n\n
“…The US has been wonderful. When I landed there for the promotion of Bride, everything happened so quickly! I was on David Letterman’s show, and then in Chicago recording for Oprah Winfrey.<\/blockquote>\n\n
“They wrote about my clothes and appearance, but not about my giggling which a part of the Indian press seems to be obsessed with. Honestly, this is how I’ve been all along!In fact, (photographer) Gautam Rajdhyaksha wrote about my giggling habit in his book several years ago. So it isn’t an overnight affectation which I’ve acquired as part of my image. Please! Grant me more substance than that!”<\/strong><\/blockquote>\n\n
Substance is what Ash is looking for in her roles as actress and brand ambassador. Does it feel good to be carrying Bollywood to the West? “It sure does! But wasn’t I doing that all along, even when I was a model and Miss World?” <\/blockquote>\n\n

Of course you were, Aishu. Do your thang, girrrl, do your thang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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