That’s correctly what Badlapur actress Huma
Qureshi did when she decided to play the role of a prostitute named Jhimli in
the upcoming Varun Dhawan-Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer but refused to be the
showstopper at India’s first-ever condom fashion show held last week (just days
before the release of the film).
It is whispered that Huma had been approached by a youth
club but refused to be part of the show that promoted the use of condoms
amongst youngsters. Her managers left the organizers hanging for several days
but didn’t confirm her participation. Finally it turned out that Huma was wary
of the repercussions of her being a condom fashion showstopper! She feared
backlash from certain old-fashioned sections of society. The organizers were
ready to pay her more money and even offered to give her a Neeta Lulla Design
Institute haute couture creation devoid of any condoms! But Huma refused to
play ball.
It seems the organizers’ first choice was Lisa Haydon but
the leggy actress (though interested) was travelling and informed that she
would reach Mumbai very late on the day of the fashion show. The organizers
also approached Akshara Hasan of Shamitabh fame. Though Akshara’s image
managers were keen, she was ruled out because she was busy travelling to
promote her movie in other cities. The organizers then approached Sonali Raut
of Bigg Boss fame but later realized that she had done a sensational
bare-dare act for a rival condom brand with actor Ranveer Singh.
But Sonali decided to play the part and was rather keen to
be a showstopper on the eve of the grand finale of Bigg Boss where
Karishma Tanna was ruling the roost. Finally, Mugdha Godse of Fashion fame
stepped in and did the honors.
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