"And that’s how 95% of Indian women actually react. I’m sure a lot of people fall out of love in marriage, a lot of people go through unhappy marriages but most women actually are the reason they’re able to stick the marriage together because they are the ones who are very giving, more resilient, more emotionally strong and more committed and also become the sacrificial goat in the process."

She added: "I just absolutely loved the character - it’s so Indian."

Life In A Metro opens on May 11.

Shilpa to launch perfume - May 9 2007
Hot on the heels of Coleen and Christina Aguilera, Shilpa Shetty has revealed she’s launching her own perfume.

The Bollywood beauty, who’s in London for the premiere of her new film Life In A Metro, will be unveiling her signature scent within the next two months.

The 31-year-old said launching her perfume - which she’s calling S2 - is a "huge step" for her.

"I’ll be the first Indian girl to be launching my perfume mainstream. I hope everyone will like it," she said.

Shilpa is also thrilled to be making history with the launch of her new film, in which she plays bored housewife Shikha. It’s the first Indian flick to premiere in London’s Leicester Square.

"For them to actually achieve a Leicester Square premiere, let me tell you, is a huge feat and it’s a great compliment to the entire team," said the star.

"This is the first ever Leicester Square premiere for an Indian movie. That in itself says a lot."

Life In A Metro opens in cinemas on May 11.

Shilpa gets help from Richard - May 8 2007
Shilpa Shetty has revealed there is more to her relationship with Richard Gere than the kiss which shocked India - he also gives her acting tips.

Hollywood legend Richard, 57, swept Shilpa into his arms at an Aids-awareness event last month, prompting outrage in India where public displays of affection are taboo.

The 31-year-old Bollywood actress told Hello magazine the pair have been in regular contact ever since, and that Richard is a big fan of her latest movie Life In A... Metro.

"We text each other and he sometimes gives me acting tips," she said. "He’s such a great actor, so when he said he loved my film that was a huge compliment."

She also revealed that the Pretty Woman star has invited her to spend some time in America, and is hoping it could open some doors.

"I’m very much looking forward to taking up his offer of going to the States for a holiday," she said. "Perhaps I’ll even get to meet up with some Hollywood producers while I’m there."

Kissing charges are ’ridiculous’ p April 27 2007
Legal experts in India have ridiculed a court’s obscenity charges against Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty for kissing in public.

They said the case makes Indian judges seem like Taliban morality police.

"The order is unsustainable and makes us look ridiculous," the country’s former attorney general, Soli Sorabjee, told the Times of India newspaper.

"Magistrates should not act like Taliban moral police," he added.

A court in the north-western city of Jaipur issued arrest warrants against the two stars yesterday over their kiss at an Aids awareness event on April 15 in New Delhi.

Judge Dinesh Gupta said the incident was "highly sexually erotic" and "transgressed all limits of vulgarity."

The actor had wrapped the Bollywood star in his arms, kissing her several times on her cheeks and dipping her Tango-style.