Celebraties incidents on the eve of Dec-31st

When he got too close, she turned around and slapped him. Koena Mitra was harassed by a stalker moments after she had finished a year-end act at Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai. The guy hurled expletives and crushed her hand when she agreed to shake hands with him!

On New Year’s Eve, at the Bagga beach in Goa, a man tried to molest television actor Kamya Punjabi (Sindoora of Banoo Main Teri Dulhaan) by pinning her down on the beach. The man told her that since he knew that she is a TV star, he wanted to touch her!.After singer Karan Oberoi’s performance on New Year’s Eve at Delhi’s Mehrauli Grounds, a male fan came

rushing to the greenroom, grabbed him by his hair and smooched him! What is pleasantly surprising is that Kolkata till date has not yet had a single report of fans misbehaving with performers during New Year’s Eve or otherwise. When stars descend on earth, Kolkata audience is still much more in control of their rising libido while watching the necklines go down.

Actor Rituparna Sengupta hasn’t yet performed at any New Year bash and has never faced any harassment. "No matter how much I’m offered, I’m determined to spend that time with my family.

While this year I was in Singapore, the year before I was in Santiniketan," says Rituparna, adding, "Celebs have to be careful about the company they choose on the 31st. People can go unreasonably berserk both in Mumbai and Kolkata."

Strangely, Kolkata hardly gets to see Tollywood stars performing on New Year’s Eve. Most hotels don’t find any "novelty" in the idea and hence, the question of harassment doesn’t arise either. Says Namrata Ray, manager, events and entertainment, The Park, "We’ve never done it.
How much our clientele would pay to watch a Tolly star’s performance is suspect." Neha Arya, marketing communications manager, Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, says that since their clientele has both Bengali and non-Bengali
audience, they prefer having singers.

"Instead of Bengali singers, we go for those who belt out Bollywood or Indi-pop numbers," says Arya. Madhumita Pyne, public relations and sales manager, ITC The Sonar, Kolkata, says that star performances haven’t fitted with her hotel’s branding. "Neither Bollywood nor Tollywood stars perform at our functions," she says.