The child stars of Slumdog Millionaire were given a day out at a five star hotel in India today (May 3) courtesy of Gerard Butler and looked on as the star of 300 attempted to woo Bollywood’s top celebrity Priyanka Chopra.
Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed and the rest of the kids first met Mr. Butler at the Oscars in February 2009. He is said to have fallen for their innocence and charm, but it was another Indian actor, 26-year-old Chopra, who really caught the Scottish actor’s eye.
Last night, Chopra had thrown a party for Butler, who is in India on holiday. A guest at the party said Butler is “besotted” with the Indian beauty and repeatedly asked her to marry him, until police broke up the bash for being too noisy.
“He was completely smitten with Priyanka,” the source said. “He kept proposing to her every half an hour, getting down on his knee. Every time, she burst out laughing.”
Chopra also caught Richard Branson’s eye last year in Dubai, where he told her: “You’re the only woman worthy of being called a goddess. You’re the most beautiful woman in the world.”
via: Fame
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I like Gerard, he’s got charisma and seems like a good guy. I don’t think it’s fair though to keep treating these kids to the life of the A List and then sending them back to the slums. It can’t be easy for them going from one extreme to another. Disappointing.
I am a big fan too. Good actor and a stud!
i hope someone is finally taking care of these kids and they no longer live in abject poverty.
To Stephi: Why? Are these kids still living in the slums? Even after the tremendous success of their movie? If that’s true, then it’s very tragic, indeed. BTW, is it just me, or does that kid in the yellow t-shirt look like Shia LaBeauf? And that dude in the background looks like he’s in nothing but his undergarments. Is there no dress code at five-star hotels?
Anyway, I think it was lovely of GB to do what he did. I noticed he’s very good with kids, seen him interact with them on several occasions. I don’t think he was merely trying to ‘impress a pretty lady’ here, esp. if he’s met the kids before.