Sonia Faleiro
Thursday, December 22, 2005
The Prude in Scant Cloth
"She will not kiss or wear a bikini. But she will dance in flesh coloured panties. Rakhi Sawant is the hottest item girl in Bollywood. What makes up her world? Sonia Faleiro finds out.
On a black sofa in a sixth floor apartment in suburban Goregaon, batting the thick aroma of frying vegetables with a small, pale hand, sits Item Girl Rakhi Sawant. In her twenties, Sawant has the body of an adolescent. Small, frail, translucent skin taut across the high bones of her face. She is 5'5 and weighs 43 kilos, and as she sits swathed in a mustard coloured kaftan, reading from a Christian prayer book, the beauty appears in urgent need of a steak sandwich.
Sawant was a student of Goklibai School, Vile Parle, when director Suneel Darshan offered her an Item Number opposite Govinda in Joru ka Gulam (2000). "I was bubbly, very fatty, very chubby," smiles Sawant. "But I wasn't nervous." Three years later,Sawant auditioned four times before winning her breakthrough Item number in Chura Liya Hai Tumne (2003). In between, Sawant says, she studied Arts at Mithibai College and spent energy she may never regain, arguing with her father who despisedthe film industry. ACP Sawant would scream, "Zindagi mein padhayi kaam aayegi, not these things." For Marathi people 'nathi', heroine, is a very bad word," says Sawant. "My father was like Hitler. And he was a policeman. He didn't like me exposing my cleavage."
Usha Sawant, a large woman with comfortable features, clad in a kaftan similar to her daughter's, had no such qualms. She had received two offers in Gujarati cinema. After her first role, her husband insisted she remain a housewife. Derailed from what she believes is her destiny, Usha, a Hindu, addressed letters to Jesus, in Bandra's Mount Mary church, beseeching that her children Jaya, Rakesh and Neroo (later Rakhi) would become film stars. "My mother had big dreams for me," says Sawant. "She wanted me to be a child actor. She pushed me,'go, go do it!'." Usha sighs fondly, "Rakhi was like a doll. Neighbours would keep taking her to their home, to cuddle her. She was so lucky for me. For six years, nothing. Then she was born and I won Rs 1.5 Lakh."
While Jaya did act in two films, she jettisoned her career for marriage; brother Rakesh is a director awaiting the release of his controversial debut Hot Money (2006), which stars his sister in a bustier and mini skirt made of Rs 1 coins. "People were upset, but I said, 'I'm doing everyone's films wearing chote kapde, why not my brother's'?" asks Sawant. Rakesh lives with his wife in an apartment purchased by his sister, who is also funding his career.
The economic head of the family is no longer willing to justify her wardrobe, the moves, which earn her Rs 5 lakh a song, Rs 3 Lakh for a half hour stage show of which she performs approximately 8 a month. For her last Item number, Aakhiyon Na Maare in Ek Haseena, Ek Khiladi in which she dances alongside Mumait and Zabyn Khan, Sawant wore flesh coloured panties and a bustier. She curled her limbs around a pole, and crawled on all fours down a rank of steps. She sniffs, "I don't know why (producer) Rangita Nandy took those girls. People say 'We only noticed you'."
So did her father, who left home in protest, and now lives alone in a Government apartment. He visits his wife, who lives with Rakhi, only on festivals, sullenly feeding her, her favourite sweet Shrikhand, before leaving. "I miss him," says Rakhi. "But I won't leave the industry for him. I don't expose unless it's necessary. I turned down Hawas because it was totally sex, sex, sex. Even Dhoom 2 because they wanted me to wear a bikini. Two piece film mein chahiye to Rakhi ko yaad karo? In my heart, I don't want to do a kissing scene. But if I get a big offer, what's my option?" ("You want a bikini in your film, so you think of Rakhi?)
Sawant's third film was Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na (2004). At the auditions, she wore her tiniest skirts and t-shirts. On the way there she was shrouded in a burkha. "We lived in a bad neighbourhood," explains Sawant. "People would stare gandi nazron se." The "bad neighbourhood," was also why the siblings were sent to a hostel, even though their parents lived minutes away from school. "Jab se maine hosh sambhala, tab maine apne aap ko hostel mein paaya," says Sawant.(Since I can remember, I was in a hostel). The separation changed her from a girl who danced gaily in front of the mirror to film songs, to a little lady who shied from the company of other children.
She would remain reticent until she turned 13, and returned home. "I was very darpok," she says. "People won't believe that this girl who does so much expose (sic) in front of the camera, couldn't recite a poem on stage. But something happened to me as a child. I don't remember. Maybe a family problem. I was out of school for a year because of this. I could not talk. Later I made a decision to change. I started doing drama."
As her popularity grows, so does the pressure. According to Usha, her daughter eats a full meal only on Sunday. During the week, she has a cup of tea and fresh aloe vera for breakfast, juice for lunch, fruit for dinner. She exercises two hours daily. In her new video, Hoton Mein Aisi Baat, her gaunt appearance prompts concerns of anorexia. During the interview, the Sawants' family doctor administers an injection to Rakhi. "He says I'm very weak," she says, later. "He told me to eat, stop exercising. I will eat for 10 days then I'll stop in time for my next shoot."
This pressure is magnified because Sawant has no ambitions of acting. While a stream of Item Number offers reaffirm her popularity, she must know that someone younger, thinner, more limber, may soon replace her. "Unko paseena aata hai jab main set pe jaati hoon," she says,dismissing her competition. ("They start sweating when I walk onset.)They're not my friends, because since childhood I haven't had friends, and in this industry particularly, people use your shoulders to climb up, in the name of friendship," she says. "But still, I help them. I tell them how to look at the camera, and they feel so good, 'Oh my God!'"
Nevertheless, the competition exists, and perhaps this is why Sawant feels the need to lie about her age. "I was 14 when I acted in Joru Ka Ghulam," she says, "I'm 23 now." The film was made in 2000. "She has only a few years left in the industry," shrugs Usha. "She has to make the most of it. If Rakhi won't wear chote kapde, someone else will. It's better she does."
Sawant's feelings towards her costumes aren't as unambiguous. She says, as a dancer, she is justified in wearing revealing clothes. That the times have changed, and one can no longer wear saris. She argues, "It doesn't matter to me what I wear. I've worked so hard to get here, you think I argue over clothes? I don't mind showing my body. But I won't be vulgar. What's the point of 17 smooching scenes? (Mallika
Sherawat's Khwaish). Pointless. The movie was good, it would have been a hit anyway. I also stay away from bikinis, because of the censors. If after all that work the public doesn't see the fruits, what's the use?" Later, she mulls, ""People know me because I'm a good dancer,talented; not because of my revealing. I think of Helenji when I dance. Kapde utarne se kuch nahin hota. Is Neil & Nikki a hit? But of course, there's lots of pressure to wear small clothes. I'll say, 'No, no. make the skirt longer,' they say, 'you're famous for only this.' I feel bad, but I respond, 'Fine. Give me. I'll show my talent.' Before I never even saw my costumes before the shoot, but now I think I will."
There are other hazards to Sawant's profession. She receives obscene phone calls, and threats purporting to be from "Bhai" (name for an Underworld Don). "I'm not scared," she says. "As a child I was once scared, but no more. But if you are a star, you can't expect people won't harass you. That's asking too much."
Still, performing onstage, she is in constant fear of being molested. "As soon as a show finishes I have to run," says Sawant, "the public goes mad. I jump into the waiting car and lock the doors." In Katmandu, a college student bit her cheek. In Dubai, members of a private audience groped her. The police was summoned, and Sawant
temporarily banned from entering the UAE. "The audience is the worst on December 31st" shudders Usha. "So drunk they just lie on the road." Sawant's face darkens. "The organisers are to blame. Instead of putting good pictures, they put my sexy, sexy hoardings. If they get so excited, even the audience will go mad and break things."
In 2006, Sawant will be seen in three videos including Tips' Pinup Doll, and five films including Priyadarshan's Malamaal Weekly. She will launch the Rakhi Dance Academy in Andheri, adding to a real estate portfolio, which includes three apartments. "When she gives me the word," says Usha. "I will find her a husband. But I've told her to work and make money as long as she can. After marriage, she'll have a baby and her body won't be as before." Sawant laughs, "Ab to surgery hota hai." (These days there's surgery) Usha continues, "I don't trust actors. Today he may be with her, tomorrow with someone else. I want a businessman who will provide well for her."
Sawant responds with a smile, gesticulates at the tall glass cabinet opposite. Inside nests a box of L'Oreal hair colour and one of Veet hair remover, a pink china lady with a blue bonnet, a gold Buddha, a clutch of orange flowers, a pink candle, laminated photos of Mother Mary, Jesus Christ, Aamir Khan, and herself; A hefty green plastic parrot, a Philips stereo system. She looks at the black velvet couches, the glass topped table, the dining table with three matching wooden chairs above which hangs a calendar from a ration shop. "My mother's sacrifices have given me everything," she says. "I won't get married so soon, and let her dreams go to waste."
An edited version of this appears in Tehelka, December 31, 2005.
More about Item Number Girls? Read my profile of Mumait Khan, here.
On a black sofa in a sixth floor apartment in suburban Goregaon, batting the thick aroma of frying vegetables with a small, pale hand, sits Item Girl Rakhi Sawant. In her twenties, Sawant has the body of an adolescent. Small, frail, translucent skin taut across the high bones of her face. She is 5'5 and weighs 43 kilos, and as she sits swathed in a mustard coloured kaftan, reading from a Christian prayer book, the beauty appears in urgent need of a steak sandwich.
Sawant was a student of Goklibai School, Vile Parle, when director Suneel Darshan offered her an Item Number opposite Govinda in Joru ka Gulam (2000). "I was bubbly, very fatty, very chubby," smiles Sawant. "But I wasn't nervous." Three years later,Sawant auditioned four times before winning her breakthrough Item number in Chura Liya Hai Tumne (2003). In between, Sawant says, she studied Arts at Mithibai College and spent energy she may never regain, arguing with her father who despisedthe film industry. ACP Sawant would scream, "Zindagi mein padhayi kaam aayegi, not these things." For Marathi people 'nathi', heroine, is a very bad word," says Sawant. "My father was like Hitler. And he was a policeman. He didn't like me exposing my cleavage."
Usha Sawant, a large woman with comfortable features, clad in a kaftan similar to her daughter's, had no such qualms. She had received two offers in Gujarati cinema. After her first role, her husband insisted she remain a housewife. Derailed from what she believes is her destiny, Usha, a Hindu, addressed letters to Jesus, in Bandra's Mount Mary church, beseeching that her children Jaya, Rakesh and Neroo (later Rakhi) would become film stars. "My mother had big dreams for me," says Sawant. "She wanted me to be a child actor. She pushed me,'go, go do it!'." Usha sighs fondly, "Rakhi was like a doll. Neighbours would keep taking her to their home, to cuddle her. She was so lucky for me. For six years, nothing. Then she was born and I won Rs 1.5 Lakh."
While Jaya did act in two films, she jettisoned her career for marriage; brother Rakesh is a director awaiting the release of his controversial debut Hot Money (2006), which stars his sister in a bustier and mini skirt made of Rs 1 coins. "People were upset, but I said, 'I'm doing everyone's films wearing chote kapde, why not my brother's'?" asks Sawant. Rakesh lives with his wife in an apartment purchased by his sister, who is also funding his career.
The economic head of the family is no longer willing to justify her wardrobe, the moves, which earn her Rs 5 lakh a song, Rs 3 Lakh for a half hour stage show of which she performs approximately 8 a month. For her last Item number, Aakhiyon Na Maare in Ek Haseena, Ek Khiladi in which she dances alongside Mumait and Zabyn Khan, Sawant wore flesh coloured panties and a bustier. She curled her limbs around a pole, and crawled on all fours down a rank of steps. She sniffs, "I don't know why (producer) Rangita Nandy took those girls. People say 'We only noticed you'."
So did her father, who left home in protest, and now lives alone in a Government apartment. He visits his wife, who lives with Rakhi, only on festivals, sullenly feeding her, her favourite sweet Shrikhand, before leaving. "I miss him," says Rakhi. "But I won't leave the industry for him. I don't expose unless it's necessary. I turned down Hawas because it was totally sex, sex, sex. Even Dhoom 2 because they wanted me to wear a bikini. Two piece film mein chahiye to Rakhi ko yaad karo? In my heart, I don't want to do a kissing scene. But if I get a big offer, what's my option?" ("You want a bikini in your film, so you think of Rakhi?)
Sawant's third film was Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na (2004). At the auditions, she wore her tiniest skirts and t-shirts. On the way there she was shrouded in a burkha. "We lived in a bad neighbourhood," explains Sawant. "People would stare gandi nazron se." The "bad neighbourhood," was also why the siblings were sent to a hostel, even though their parents lived minutes away from school. "Jab se maine hosh sambhala, tab maine apne aap ko hostel mein paaya," says Sawant.(Since I can remember, I was in a hostel). The separation changed her from a girl who danced gaily in front of the mirror to film songs, to a little lady who shied from the company of other children.
She would remain reticent until she turned 13, and returned home. "I was very darpok," she says. "People won't believe that this girl who does so much expose (sic) in front of the camera, couldn't recite a poem on stage. But something happened to me as a child. I don't remember. Maybe a family problem. I was out of school for a year because of this. I could not talk. Later I made a decision to change. I started doing drama."
As her popularity grows, so does the pressure. According to Usha, her daughter eats a full meal only on Sunday. During the week, she has a cup of tea and fresh aloe vera for breakfast, juice for lunch, fruit for dinner. She exercises two hours daily. In her new video, Hoton Mein Aisi Baat, her gaunt appearance prompts concerns of anorexia. During the interview, the Sawants' family doctor administers an injection to Rakhi. "He says I'm very weak," she says, later. "He told me to eat, stop exercising. I will eat for 10 days then I'll stop in time for my next shoot."
This pressure is magnified because Sawant has no ambitions of acting. While a stream of Item Number offers reaffirm her popularity, she must know that someone younger, thinner, more limber, may soon replace her. "Unko paseena aata hai jab main set pe jaati hoon," she says,dismissing her competition. ("They start sweating when I walk onset.)They're not my friends, because since childhood I haven't had friends, and in this industry particularly, people use your shoulders to climb up, in the name of friendship," she says. "But still, I help them. I tell them how to look at the camera, and they feel so good, 'Oh my God!'"
Nevertheless, the competition exists, and perhaps this is why Sawant feels the need to lie about her age. "I was 14 when I acted in Joru Ka Ghulam," she says, "I'm 23 now." The film was made in 2000. "She has only a few years left in the industry," shrugs Usha. "She has to make the most of it. If Rakhi won't wear chote kapde, someone else will. It's better she does."
Sawant's feelings towards her costumes aren't as unambiguous. She says, as a dancer, she is justified in wearing revealing clothes. That the times have changed, and one can no longer wear saris. She argues, "It doesn't matter to me what I wear. I've worked so hard to get here, you think I argue over clothes? I don't mind showing my body. But I won't be vulgar. What's the point of 17 smooching scenes? (Mallika
Sherawat's Khwaish). Pointless. The movie was good, it would have been a hit anyway. I also stay away from bikinis, because of the censors. If after all that work the public doesn't see the fruits, what's the use?" Later, she mulls, ""People know me because I'm a good dancer,talented; not because of my revealing. I think of Helenji when I dance. Kapde utarne se kuch nahin hota. Is Neil & Nikki a hit? But of course, there's lots of pressure to wear small clothes. I'll say, 'No, no. make the skirt longer,' they say, 'you're famous for only this.' I feel bad, but I respond, 'Fine. Give me. I'll show my talent.' Before I never even saw my costumes before the shoot, but now I think I will."
There are other hazards to Sawant's profession. She receives obscene phone calls, and threats purporting to be from "Bhai" (name for an Underworld Don). "I'm not scared," she says. "As a child I was once scared, but no more. But if you are a star, you can't expect people won't harass you. That's asking too much."
Still, performing onstage, she is in constant fear of being molested. "As soon as a show finishes I have to run," says Sawant, "the public goes mad. I jump into the waiting car and lock the doors." In Katmandu, a college student bit her cheek. In Dubai, members of a private audience groped her. The police was summoned, and Sawant
temporarily banned from entering the UAE. "The audience is the worst on December 31st" shudders Usha. "So drunk they just lie on the road." Sawant's face darkens. "The organisers are to blame. Instead of putting good pictures, they put my sexy, sexy hoardings. If they get so excited, even the audience will go mad and break things."
In 2006, Sawant will be seen in three videos including Tips' Pinup Doll, and five films including Priyadarshan's Malamaal Weekly. She will launch the Rakhi Dance Academy in Andheri, adding to a real estate portfolio, which includes three apartments. "When she gives me the word," says Usha. "I will find her a husband. But I've told her to work and make money as long as she can. After marriage, she'll have a baby and her body won't be as before." Sawant laughs, "Ab to surgery hota hai." (These days there's surgery) Usha continues, "I don't trust actors. Today he may be with her, tomorrow with someone else. I want a businessman who will provide well for her."
Sawant responds with a smile, gesticulates at the tall glass cabinet opposite. Inside nests a box of L'Oreal hair colour and one of Veet hair remover, a pink china lady with a blue bonnet, a gold Buddha, a clutch of orange flowers, a pink candle, laminated photos of Mother Mary, Jesus Christ, Aamir Khan, and herself; A hefty green plastic parrot, a Philips stereo system. She looks at the black velvet couches, the glass topped table, the dining table with three matching wooden chairs above which hangs a calendar from a ration shop. "My mother's sacrifices have given me everything," she says. "I won't get married so soon, and let her dreams go to waste."
An edited version of this appears in Tehelka, December 31, 2005.
More about Item Number Girls? Read my profile of Mumait Khan, here.
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:: posted by Sonia Faleiro, 7:30 PM
23 Comments:
"I will eat for 10 days then I'll stop in time for my next shoot" - Scary statement. She is here to do item numbers and make money .. not be some great actress. She admits this which is refreshingly different from all our Miss India Worlds and Universes who want to be Mother Teresa one minute and are seen in a bikini and a violin after 2 years. Nothing wrong with that...but still. The bit about her father is ..well..don't know what to say. What is it with us men..we ogle till our eyes pop out and protest when a woman of the house is ogled at? Excellent piece Sonia.
43 kilos? No chance. She'd be skin and bones to weigh that at her height. Not to mention dangerously underweight.
Read this on TCP's recommendation. very nicely written. And much more honest and interesting than reading the usual interviews. But found it really sad...somehow. Maybe I am wrong but this doesnt seem to be a person who enjoys her job..just the benefits it gives her.
TCP,RS: Don't feel too bad for her. She seemed pretty happy. Her mom came across strongly; as someone who had clearly steered her daughter's career, but Rakhi seems in charge now.
Rohin: Hence the use of the term "anorexic." She is skin and bone. Though you would never guess it from her music videos, except the latest one Hoton Mein Aisi Baat.
Rohin: Hence the use of the term "anorexic." She is skin and bone. Though you would never guess it from her music videos, except the latest one Hoton Mein Aisi Baat.
Hmm...
Rakhi's story seems to have a strange resemblance to Ritwik Ghatak's Meghe dhaka Tara.One woman fending for her ambitious family.
Great post.
PS: Didnt you ask her about the sting operation n stuff that was reported about her?Apparantly she went through major sh** then.
Rakhi's story seems to have a strange resemblance to Ritwik Ghatak's Meghe dhaka Tara.One woman fending for her ambitious family.
Great post.
PS: Didnt you ask her about the sting operation n stuff that was reported about her?Apparantly she went through major sh** then.
Sonia, wonderful interview. I was actually a bit curious about your earlier interview with Mumait Khan. Mumait claims to be a Pathan from Pakistan, but whenever I've seen her, she looks unmistakebly Bengali to me.
In many Delhi neighbourhoods, I met many Bangladeshi families who would deny that they were Bengali (and refuse to speak Bengali) for fear of being discriminated and deported. It was only after weeks of interaction that they would feel confident enough to speak Bengali with me. I wonder if this is also the case with Mumait.
Did you ever feel this was the case?
In many Delhi neighbourhoods, I met many Bangladeshi families who would deny that they were Bengali (and refuse to speak Bengali) for fear of being discriminated and deported. It was only after weeks of interaction that they would feel confident enough to speak Bengali with me. I wonder if this is also the case with Mumait.
Did you ever feel this was the case?
Sonia,
I directed Rakhi Sawant opposite Ravi Khatri in her first English feature "Project Outsourced" slated for release in 2006. There's a ton of Rakhi wallpapers on the site, check them out.
There's a few racy intimacy sequences in the film & she performed admirably, so w.r.t. "she will not kiss or wear a bikini", you should take that with a huge dose of salt :)
She's got a great future ahead of her.
Krishnan Sundararaman
Director,"Project Outsourced"
I directed Rakhi Sawant opposite Ravi Khatri in her first English feature "Project Outsourced" slated for release in 2006. There's a ton of Rakhi wallpapers on the site, check them out.
There's a few racy intimacy sequences in the film & she performed admirably, so w.r.t. "she will not kiss or wear a bikini", you should take that with a huge dose of salt :)
She's got a great future ahead of her.
Krishnan Sundararaman
Director,"Project Outsourced"
Another person reading this on TCP's reco. Very good read indeed. Presents a different face to the usual stuff doled out about actors/actresses.
She definately doesn't need anybody's pity. She's got her priorities and fundas in life sorted out quite well.
Anyways good luck to her and her family. And you keep up the good work boss. Look forward to reading your other articles.
She definately doesn't need anybody's pity. She's got her priorities and fundas in life sorted out quite well.
Anyways good luck to her and her family. And you keep up the good work boss. Look forward to reading your other articles.
Krishnan, I remember reading about your film sometime back. Nice tip. Will check out the site.
Thalassa, that's a good point, but no I never got that impression from her. In fact, there was some negative publicity around her for a while because people thought she was Pakistani. Her secretary (what one would call an "agent" in the States), and she were at pains to point out that she was born in India, and never visited Pakistan.
Bharath, thank you; glad you liked.
Thalassa, that's a good point, but no I never got that impression from her. In fact, there was some negative publicity around her for a while because people thought she was Pakistani. Her secretary (what one would call an "agent" in the States), and she were at pains to point out that she was born in India, and never visited Pakistan.
Bharath, thank you; glad you liked.
wonderful interview Sonia...
Rakhi seems frank and clear in what she wants to do in the industry, I wish her all the best in her career.
cheers
Rakhi seems frank and clear in what she wants to do in the industry, I wish her all the best in her career.
cheers
Hi Sonia
Cool story! Also liked the directors two pennies on it!
I visit Mumbai Often and would like to meet you. Could you
please write in on how I could reach you?
sandeepapte at g mail dot com please!
Cheers and have a great 2006!
Sandeep Apte
Cool story! Also liked the directors two pennies on it!
I visit Mumbai Often and would like to meet you. Could you
please write in on how I could reach you?
sandeepapte at g mail dot com please!
Cheers and have a great 2006!
Sandeep Apte
Hi Sonia, You've done an excellent job on the interview.Lekin, somehow the mother and, not to mention, the daughter got me feeling a little sick.. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a good-evil judge kinda person.. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy watching item numbers on TV (and i'm not scared of sex and sexuality either!!).. Somehow, this gave me a thought that's just too nasty for me to digest.. Why is money soo important to people? Don't get me wrong again.. I'm all for marrying millionaires and all that... Somehow, Sunil Pal's 'Laalchi auratt!!!' came to my mind quite often as I read this piece.... I'd like to maintain that I usually have strong opinions, but never like to impose them on others.. I'm just curious, how many people feel this way?
My heart goes out to the father. How sad it must be when your children turn out the exact opposite of what you raised them to be. I admire his strength for choosing self respect and a government apartment over wealth and glamour. This is one of the best Bolloywood pices I have read. Hats off to you Sonia!!!
Well written Sonia...
n I admire Rakhi for her courage and frankness. She is a right fit for Bollywood!
Her future will definitely be bright n I hope her mother finds the right guy for her very soon.
n I admire Rakhi for her courage and frankness. She is a right fit for Bollywood!
Her future will definitely be bright n I hope her mother finds the right guy for her very soon.
T_M: i don't there is any "unmistakably Bengali" look :)
Very Nice Interview. Detailed and Well Written.
First thing first, my good feelings are with ACP Sawant. It is very sad to know that not just one but all three of his children ended up in the Indian Film Industry, which according to him and many people with Morals, is not a reasonable career to choose.
What Can I Say? He is paying for marrying a wrong woman, and his wife apparently gave up her dreams to work in a Gujarati Cinema, but was still so strong about it, that she pushed her daughter in to the industry with such an Image that is unchangeable.
If it was not for Rakhi's Mother, then Rakhi would have had some respect in some eyes. She pushed her and pushed her well, but in a wrong direction leading to a wrong path.
Now she wants a Millionaire for her daughter? How come she stayed with an ACP and lived with her until he left her, because of the unwanted events in his life. Again, shes leading her to think that only a 'Millionaire' can keep her happy.
What about the energy ACP Sawant put in??? It all went to waste.
Rakhi may have a bright future...only in the eyes of Perverts, who only look at her for her body. No one would want to bring a girl of this Image in her family. Rahki may be a good person at heart, but the Image is so damaged, it's unrepairable. Can't watch her Videos. Too naked to be looked at. I would like to see the 'Smart Man' who marries her. And the credit goes to the mother. Hats off to you Usha......
First thing first, my good feelings are with ACP Sawant. It is very sad to know that not just one but all three of his children ended up in the Indian Film Industry, which according to him and many people with Morals, is not a reasonable career to choose.
What Can I Say? He is paying for marrying a wrong woman, and his wife apparently gave up her dreams to work in a Gujarati Cinema, but was still so strong about it, that she pushed her daughter in to the industry with such an Image that is unchangeable.
If it was not for Rakhi's Mother, then Rakhi would have had some respect in some eyes. She pushed her and pushed her well, but in a wrong direction leading to a wrong path.
Now she wants a Millionaire for her daughter? How come she stayed with an ACP and lived with her until he left her, because of the unwanted events in his life. Again, shes leading her to think that only a 'Millionaire' can keep her happy.
What about the energy ACP Sawant put in??? It all went to waste.
Rakhi may have a bright future...only in the eyes of Perverts, who only look at her for her body. No one would want to bring a girl of this Image in her family. Rahki may be a good person at heart, but the Image is so damaged, it's unrepairable. Can't watch her Videos. Too naked to be looked at. I would like to see the 'Smart Man' who marries her. And the credit goes to the mother. Hats off to you Usha......
Felt very real, reading your interview . Also felt sad, about the girl.It looks as if she does not want to see the real impact of this making money, fun time, in her future life.
I wonder where she will be 10 years from now. How will time treat her?
I wonder where she will be 10 years from now. How will time treat her?
Nice article. Her mother is scary alright! Hope Rakhi gets the happiness in adult life that she did not experience during childhood.
Gr8 Work Sonia,
If you planning to have your writing fan list do plz list me, first time i read your articles and its really good.
Rakhi Sawant the way media giving hype make me feel really indigestive towards her, on top of that her way of talking in recent episode of kissing was just enough for nervous breakdown.
But after reading your article it feels wht the problem every1 here doing sonething or other for money, why she cant.
Not to forget atleast she is not bumping like how bipasa basu, mallika serawat forces themselves into bollywood.
All can say is Wish Her Best Of Luck,
If you planning to have your writing fan list do plz list me, first time i read your articles and its really good.
Rakhi Sawant the way media giving hype make me feel really indigestive towards her, on top of that her way of talking in recent episode of kissing was just enough for nervous breakdown.
But after reading your article it feels wht the problem every1 here doing sonething or other for money, why she cant.
Not to forget atleast she is not bumping like how bipasa basu, mallika serawat forces themselves into bollywood.
All can say is Wish Her Best Of Luck,
Hi,
Not having noticed Rakhi before Big Boss, now I've come to admire and respect her. I hated the way, the guys in Big Boss, were saying nasty things about her. When a woman is comfortable about her sexuality, I feel men get threatened, since a woman no longer needs his validation to feel beautiful and powerful.
She has one thing, that EVERYONE in our country needs to acquire, the strength to stand up for whatever we our. People point fingers at her for what? just cause she dresses sexily? GOD, I only wish the people of our country had the guts to stand up for a cause which is more socially significant, like the politicians running and ruining our country. For that we say, we have no time to deal, so we re-elect corrupt politicians, who tak our money, steal from the poor, have ruined millions of lives.
But people like Rakhi Sawant get pointed at. Dressing scandalously has nothing to do with morals. I'm sorry to say, these days people encourage double standards, thats just prolly how a democracy has begun to work.
All I have to say to Rakhi is, love yourself, know urself.. and keep being yourself. Coz you are a great woman.
Not having noticed Rakhi before Big Boss, now I've come to admire and respect her. I hated the way, the guys in Big Boss, were saying nasty things about her. When a woman is comfortable about her sexuality, I feel men get threatened, since a woman no longer needs his validation to feel beautiful and powerful.
She has one thing, that EVERYONE in our country needs to acquire, the strength to stand up for whatever we our. People point fingers at her for what? just cause she dresses sexily? GOD, I only wish the people of our country had the guts to stand up for a cause which is more socially significant, like the politicians running and ruining our country. For that we say, we have no time to deal, so we re-elect corrupt politicians, who tak our money, steal from the poor, have ruined millions of lives.
But people like Rakhi Sawant get pointed at. Dressing scandalously has nothing to do with morals. I'm sorry to say, these days people encourage double standards, thats just prolly how a democracy has begun to work.
All I have to say to Rakhi is, love yourself, know urself.. and keep being yourself. Coz you are a great woman.
Great profile-I am a big fan of hers--her interview with rajat sharma on aap ki adalat was hilarious--he blushed so much when she flirted with him:)
Right now Indian media is promoting the not so rich and making them into celebrities, Rakhi is one of them. The Indian junta is a sucker of Kahan se kahan pahunch gayi type of stories.
Anyways, Rakhi too is a human being and lets all treat her like one. Even if we detest her speech, her dressing and her gestures, lets all realise that everyone is not fortunate enough to belong to good families, good education and good environment.
Anyways, Rakhi too is a human being and lets all treat her like one. Even if we detest her speech, her dressing and her gestures, lets all realise that everyone is not fortunate enough to belong to good families, good education and good environment.
Great website for Rakhi :
http://cute.123indialive.com/cute
http://cute.123indialive.com/cute
