Lakshmi Menon Poses Nude for Pirelli Calendar 2011

Lakshmi Menon is an Indian model who is making her mark in the international fashion scene since 2006. Recently, she became the first Indian model to ever pose in the Pirelli Calendar for 2011 since the last 38 years. Lakshmi started modelling merely to have some pocket money while she was studying at Bangalore University in Sociology, but it seemed she could do so much more with her modelling career. Very soon, she was offered to work on the international front. She was also awarded "This Year's Model Crown" by Vogue for 2008.

However, the 28 year old Indian model had to take up a challenge in order to pose for Pirelli Calendar. She had to pose nude for the calendar. Many Indian models have done so before also for various shoots and so did she but on a much more recognized platform.

Photographer Karl Lagerfeld has snapped the model when she flaunted her assets alongside models Erin Wasson and Bianca Balti. It has been shot at Lagerfeld’s Paris studio. The calendar is based on Greek and Roman mythology themes. After this shoot, Lakshmi has joined the league of many other renowned international models like Jeneil Williams, Erin Wasson, Lara Stone, Freja Beha, Heidi Mount, Anja Rubik, Magdenlena Frackowiak, Iris Strubegger and many others.

Filmy Stuff

Saif & Kareena have done one of the boldest love sequences ever in their coming movie Jehaad. The movie is based on terrorism & whether the scene is the boldest ever, we can only say after watching it. Anyway a movie based on terrorism is being named Jehaad – that is weird though.

Oscar winning actress Rachel Weisz said, ‘I do my own nude scenes.’ Although she is 38, but she doesn’t see the need of using body double. This movie (Agora) also takes up the issue of religious persecution & how women were treated. Rachel is playing the role of a 4th century Greek philosopher & astronomer Hypatia. The character is surrounded by students & slaves (all of them are males). It has been said that she never had sex & she died a virgin.

L’Oreal has just asked Sonam Kapoor not to travel to Cannes. She was supposed to walk the Red Carpet at the Cannes Film Festival side by side Aishwarya Rai. Of course we don’t know the real story, but when a young person comes in the picture, something like this happens. Nothing new!

Which reminds me of Emraan Hashmi. Some people call him sexy & some call him a sloppy kisser. The second part indicates a bit of biased attitude. I don’t think Emraan Hashmi is sexy though but to call him a sloppy kisser seems not right. The answer is simple: unjust criticism is a form of jealousy. It’s possible. I have seen that some people are dying to turn green & see for yourself some have targeted this poor guy.

Prakash Mehra – the famous producer-director died in Mumbia from pneumonia & multiple organ failure. He was 69 & by the way, he was Amitabh’s mentor. In 1973, he gave Amitabh a break in Zanjeer in which he played the role of an honest police officer. The movie gave the tag of angry young man to Amitabh who couldn’t make a mark in a couple of movies he did before Zanjeer. This movie by Prakash made Amitabh overnight star.

Last but not least, Emily Blunt has turned down a movie named Get Him to the Greek due to explicit love scenes. It has been said that the 26-year-old was scared that the intimate love scenes could tarnish her reputation & thus she turned down the role.

It seems some people enjoy intimate love scenes & some get cold feet. Some are being asked not to go when older people are the victims of insecurity. Although everyone grows old & young people always come in to take the place. Some are being unjustly criticized for kissing women. Just because this guy gets more opportunities to kiss, so people are being jealous. Many even say that he can’t act besides kissing. Man he is working in Bollywood & I’m sure the guy has something otherwise he would have been unemployed & searching for other jobs. Which he is not. So shut up! But you won’t…then enjoy your journey of turning green on every single corner. The world is full of cool people.

Nadira Rahman