Actor says the
Pakistani press needs to grow up.
Mostly in the limelight for controversies about her bold photo shoots and publicity stunts (we’re still not over the light-up bra!), actor Veena Malik, says that she loves the attention. “It feels great when people compliment you on your looks and skin,” she told The Express Tribune.
Veena, who was placed on the 26th spot of FHM India’s 100 Sexiest Women list, recently set a record by kissing 137 men in one minute, breaking actor Salman Khan’s earlier record. When asked why she resorts to such tactics for publicity, Veena was furious. “Please do not talk to me if you have to ask me this,” she said. “This was part of my film’s [The City That Never Sleeps] campaign. If Salman Khan can do it, why can’t I?” she deplored, adding that she feels the Pakistani media “needs to grow up”. In 2011, Salman got 108 kisses in a minute on the reality TV show Guinness World Record — Ab India Todega.
While talking about The City That Never Sleeps, the actor said, “It is my most recent project and for that we have opened two contests, one for selecting a singer for an item song for the movie and another one to select a couple required as supporting cast.” Veena revealed that the crew plans to break “20 more records” and that the kissing record was part of them.
The TV host-turned-actor is excited to see the response for her upcoming Kanadda flick Silk, which is scheduled to release soon. “It will hopefully be a grand opening in the South [of India] and I am eagerly waiting to see it happen.” She added that she is busy with the promotions of her films and will start working on other projects by May.
The actor hopes that people enjoy her work in her films Zindagi 50/50 and Mumbai 125 km and said that she will only accept “exciting offers” made to her from the Pakistani media. “Pakistani channels keep offering me different projects, but I will take up only one if it is exciting,” she said, adding that “it should not get monotonous” because she gets bored “very easily.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 21st, 2013.
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good to defend the issue
Gosh !...............how stupid can this get.............I'm loving it.
Attraction does not live long. She knows it and with the inside help of ET she is cashing each act and moment of her life. Very wise she is. This is how life should be cashed. Keep it up sweety as long people want to see your sexy looks.
If only Pakistan had more such straightforward women, esp in politics. We'd be over the moon. You go Veena.
Well said Veena, I'm a big fan of Veena Mallik. I'm eagerly waiting for release of her kannada movie 'silk'.
OMG... tacky... low.....debasing....cheap publicity i mean what are you talking about mate, you cant be serious
veena is a beauty and what better appreciation of beauty then to kiss it.... should she have worn fatigues and gone for jihad in azkaban
yo veena.....:) go... veena
Love you, Veen! Jalne walon ka munh kaala. Veena ka bol bala.
That "kissing spree" was thoroughly tacky and low of Veena. She cannot be taken seriously when on the one hand she claims to be an empowered symbol of 'girl power', but on the other hand goes and basically debases herself for cheap publicity. You can't be empowered and so completely compromised by patriarchy at the same time. Decide what you stand for.
Keep It Simple Stupid