New Delhi: In 1962, Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe serenaded John F Kennedy with a sultry rendition of Happy Birthday as he turned 45.
Cut to 2013, and actress Mallika Sherawat croons a breathy version of the ditty for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi whose 63rd birthday it is today.
Marilyn's performance went down in history. Mallika's birthday ballad, quickly going viral online, is unlikely to invite anything but ridicule.
The Hisss actress, who is starring in the Indian version of The Bachelorette called Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika, begins her message by saying she has a birthday wish for "the most eligible bachelor in India." She then sings "happy birthday Narendraji" in a deliberately suggestive manner.
The dress Marilyn wore to sing the song - a sheer, rhinestone-embellished sheath so tight she had to be sewn into it - became as famous as the performance itself. In contrast, Mallika is rather conservatively clad in a pink top and embroidered vest.
JFK joked about Marilyn's racy performance, saying: "I can now retire from politics after having had Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way." So far, there's been no acknowledgment of his very public birthday gift from Narendra Modi.
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Cut to 2013, and actress Mallika Sherawat croons a breathy version of the ditty for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi whose 63rd birthday it is today.
Marilyn's performance went down in history. Mallika's birthday ballad, quickly going viral online, is unlikely to invite anything but ridicule.
The dress Marilyn wore to sing the song - a sheer, rhinestone-embellished sheath so tight she had to be sewn into it - became as famous as the performance itself. In contrast, Mallika is rather conservatively clad in a pink top and embroidered vest.
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