IIFA organizers throws a surprise party for Shilpa
News
-Staff
By Staff
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Monday,
June
11,
2007
When
Shilpa
turned
32
on
Friday
,
she
was
extremely
pained.
"And
not
because
of
my
age," she
chuckles
from
Yorkshire
where
she's
currently
attending
the
IIFA.
"I
was
having
these
muscle
spasms
for
the
last
three
days.
So
I
was
rehearsing
for
my
performance
with
Shaimak
Davar
while
undergoing
physiotherapy.
I
thought,
man
what
a
way
to
bring
in
your
birthday!
When
I
went
to
sleep
I
prayed
that
the
pain
go
away
on
my
birthday.
And
it
did!
God
has
a
way
of
listening
to
me.
We're
directly
connected,
you
see."
What
made
Shilpa's
birthday
really
special
was
the
ovation
she
got
at
the
IIFA
function.
"I
was
on
stage
with
all
these
people
when
suddenly
everyone
in
the
auditorium
burst
into
'Happy
Birthday'
at
midnight.
It
was
embarrassing...
but
also
very
touching.
After
this
utterly
unexpected
ushering-in
of
my
birthday
I
went
back
to
my
hotel
room
where
Dad
and
Mom
had
a
cake
for
me
to
cut.
To
me
40,000
people
singing
in
the
auditorium
was
as
precious
as
cutting
the
cake
with
my
parents."
Shilpa
did
miss
her
sister
Shamita
for
her
birthday
in
Yorkshire
.
"Shamita
is
shooting
the
last
song
of
Anubhav
Sinha's
Cash.
After
that
she'll
join
me
and
my
parents
in
London.
But
yes,
I
did
miss
her
on
my
birthday."
On
a
more
cheering
note,
she
had
surprise
party
thrown
for
her
in
Yorkshire.
"The
IIFA
organizers
have
gone
to
so
much
trouble
just
because
they
got
to
know
it
was
my
birthday.
I
wasn't
supposed
to
know
about
the
party
beforehand.
But
I
sneaked
a
look
at
the
card
that
announced
the
part,
ha
ha."
Birthday
thoughts
from
the
birthday
girl.
"It's
been
a
tumultuous
year
for
me.
I
never
expected
all
these
things
to
happen
to
me
after
Big
Brother.
But
they
did.
I
just
want
my
coming
year
to
be
as
eventful,
if
possible."
About
her
performance
on
stage
at
the
IIFA,
Shilpa
chuckles,
"I'm
dancing
to
all
the
songs
that
I
wish
I
had
done
on
film.
You
could
say
this
is
my
gift
to
myself."
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