Trouble for Shilpa

BOLLYWOOD star Shilpa Shetty was today swept up in fresh controversy when angry mobs burned effigies of Richard Gere after he planted a smacker on her cheek. The pair were at an awareness event in New Delhi to highlight HIV/AIDS among truck drivers on Sunday.

In front of a cheering crowd, Gere kissed the giggling Shetty on the hand. He then kissed her on both cheeks before bending her in a full embrace to smooch her cheek again. Photographs of the shocking event - sex and public displays of affection are
largely taboo in India - were splashed across the country's front pages.