Which ministerial portfolio suits whom in bolloywood?
Bipasha Basu should beIndia's environment minister because she was "the real reason for globalwarming all over the world."
This was the choice of International Indian FilmAcademy (IIFA) Awards hosts Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh who unveiled their dreamcabinet before a packed auditorium at the Chinese resort as the annual eventmarked its 10th anniversary.
The comic duo announced their choice thatthey said should have been appointed by Bollywood after the recent elections,much to the delight of the 15,000 strong crowd here Saturday night.
Director Ashutosh Gowariker should beagriculture minister for what he had done for the rural community with his hitfilm 'Lagaan'; Raakesh Roshan, the coal minister because his successful film'Koyla' had shown that he knows everything there is to know about the black product;and Katrina Kaif should be the youth affairs minister because every youthwanted to talk to her, the pair added.
Aamir Khan should be home minister becauseall he did for eleven months in every year was sit at home and then justrelease a single film in the last month.
Akshay Kumar, shown on screen with his faceon a Rs1,000 note, should be the finance minister because with the money hemakes he could finance almost the entire population.
'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto would do well in the post ofminister for overseas and foreign affairs because she knew exactly how to startan affair abroad, Irani jested.
Always on the defensive, Salman Khan would make the ideal defence minister and Malika Sherawat could occupy the new position of ministerfor the upliftment of the downtrodden.
Others in the Irani/Deshmukh cabinet would be Sunny Deol as law andtransport minister ; Yash and Aditya Chopra of 'Punjab Power' fame for theirfilm 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' as joint power ministers; and Viveik Oberoi astelecommunications minister because he knew how to make calls quickly whennecessary.
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