Bollywood star rapped for
catwalk unbuttoning act
MUMBAI, April 5, 2009 (AFP) -
Indian police have registered a case accusing Bollywood actor
Akshay Kumar and his wife of obscenity after she unbuttoned his
jeans during a fashion show.
Akshay Kumar (Photo by:
AFP/Sajjad Hussain)
Mumbai police said they acted after a
complaint was lodged against Kumar and Twinkle Khanna by a social
campaigner who called the performance "vulgar and
indecent."
Kumar, a brand ambassador for
Levi's "Unbuttoned" range, was strutting down the catwalk last week
when he stopped in front of his wife, who was seated in the
audience, and asked her to undo his trousers.
"We have registered a case against
Akshay, Twinkle and the organisers of Lakme Fashion Week," an
unnamed police officer told the Press Trust of India news agency
late Saturday.
India's obscenity laws are
punishable by a maximum of two years' imprisonment and a fine of
2,000 rupees (39 dollars).
The actor has apologised for the
incident.
Celebrities have previously landed
in hot water over behaviour deemed to be offensive in culturally
conservative India.
In 2007 a court issued arrest
warrants for actress Shilpa Shetty and Hollywood star Richard Gere
after he hugged and kissed her at an AIDS awareness event, but the
case was eventually thrown out.
