BRAND AMBASSADOR OF OIPA

The Times Of India
Film and Television actress Kavita Radheshyam, who is currently working in films Paanch Ghantey Mein Paanch Crore and Om Allah, is now appointed as the brand ambassador of International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) (India Sector) on honorary basis.

OIPA is an Italy based NGO and it is duly affiliated with United Nations. As the brand ambassador of this organization, Kavita's job will be to spread awareness about animal rights and their welfare in India.

Recently Kavita was in news for her bold photo session where he posed nude to protest against the cruelty towards animals and to save Tigers. Seeing her concern for animals OIPA found her as their perfect brand ambassador.

Talking about her association with OIPA, Kavita said, "I got the idea to do a photoshoot after talking to OIPA's Naresh Kadyan who showed me the video on the cruel killing of leopards. I had expressed my desire to work towards the cause of these animals and also told him about my photoshoot plans. OIPA approached me to be their brand ambassador just days after I made the photos public."

The actress says that she was sure her effort will not go waste. Though at the time of the nude photo shoot Kavita wasn't associated with any animal welfare organization, she is happy and excited that an organization as coveted as OIPA has given her an opportunity to work towards a cause her heartaches for.

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THE PHOTO SHOOT FOR CAUSE

The Times Of India
Kavita Radheshyam, an upcoming actress who will be seen in films like director Faisal Saif's Paanch Ghante Mein Paanch Crore and Om Allah, is on an agenda of putting an end to the cruelty towards animals.

To ensure that her effort doesn't go unnoticed, Kavita did a nude photoshoot on Wednesday and she plans to make the pictures public soon. Talking about the same she said, "This is my protest in my own way to show my anger towards the cruelty on animals that takes place in India."

On how this idea came by, Kavita explained, "For animals, their clothes are their skin. When we are killing animals for their skin we are actually stripping them naked and that too for our convenience. I felt that it's high time that we too do something to save them from this cruelty and so I planned this photoshoot."

Though Kavita is not associated to any animal welfare organization, she has filed an application with PeTA appealing them to support her in her fight. Her announcement comes on the heels of Poonam Pandey's declaration of going nude for Indian cricket team. The fact that the latter has become a laughing stock since then doesn't discourage Kavita.

When asked if she is concerned about what opinions people will form about her considering that she is just starting out her Bollywood career, Kavita said, "I don't care about what people think. I know what I am doing. I don't want to gain some cheap attention like others did. I am firm on my decision and I will make the pictures public soon.

"And Poonam Pandey, I want to ask you who is she? I would have known her if she was doing something for a noble cause, something that will benefit the nation, the society."

Kavita, whose first Bollywood film will release in July this year, lashed out at the uncaring manner in which animal welfare is treated in India. "I see so many banners and hoardings talking about Saving Tigers. I want to ask how much money is spent for all this? Wouldn't it be better to invest the same money in actually saving these animals?"

Kavita did raise some interesting questions. However, only time will tell if her nude photoshoot helps saving the animals.

VIKRAM BHATT'S TV SERIAL

Kavita Radheshyam is shooting for Vikram Bhatt's soon to be aired TV Serial called 'Uljhan'. The serial is slated for June/July Airing on Star Plus (India). Uljhan is a story of 3 Gujarati Families and a Murder that takes place in the Family. There is just one witness to this murder called Ganga Bai (Played by Kavita Radheshyam) and later she is chased and killed by the Murderer. Kavita is very Excited to work with Vikram Bhatt whom she calls a 'Legend'. Mansi Parekh (Lead from 'India Calling') heads the cast along with Murali Sharma, Lubna Salim and Rasik Dave. The cinematographer is Pravin Bhatt.