It
was
planned
as
her
perfect
birthday
bash
in
Dubai
on
Saturday
night
to
bring
in
her
birthday
on
Sunday.
Alas,
Woman
proposes,
God
(with
some
help
from
the
airport
authorities)
disposes.
The
ordeal
for
Shilpa
began
when
she
landed
at
the
international
airport
in
Dubai
with
her
sister
Shamita,
parents
and
life
companion
Raj
Kundra
for
company.
Her
bag
went
missing
at
the
airport.
"This,
let
me
tell
you,
is
the
story
of
my
life," the
ever-optimistic
and
cheerful
Shilpa
laughed
from
Dubai.
"No
journey
of
mine
is
complete
without
losing
a
bag.
It
could
be
a
hopping
flight
from
Mumbai
to
Pune.
But
if
I
don't
lose
baggage
the
journey
is
incomplete."
Unfortunately,
the
baggage
that
Shilpa
lost
in
Dubai
on
Saturday
contained
the
outfit
she
was
supposed
to
wear
for
her
big
birthday
bash
planned
in
Dubai.
Late
in
the
afternoon
she
had
to
go
clothes-
shopping
in
Dubai
with
her
sister
for
the
party
in
the
night...
A
party
that
she
finally
couldn't
attend.
"I've
been
on
antibiotics
for
the
past
week.
Ever
since
I
got
repeatedly
wet
in
artificial
rain
for
a
song
with
Sunny
Deol
in
The
Man,
I've
been
suffering
these
bouts
of
fever
and
coughing.
I
was
in
Delhi
earlier
last
week.
The
humidity
only
aggravated
my
condition.
It
got
worse
on
Saturday.
A
doctor
had
to
be
called."
Shilpa
couldn't
attend
her
own
birthday
party.
But
she
has
no
regrets.
"Because
I
spent
the
evening
with
my
family.
To
me
there
can
be
no
better
way
to
bring
in
my
birthday."
Story first published: Monday, June 9, 2008, 17:07 [IST]