Beauty pageant for eunuchs sees horde of celebrities
By SAMPURNTuesday, February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sona Mohapatra has joined the bandwagon to support the community of eunuchs thereby following in the footsteps of celebrities Zeenat Aman and Celina Jaitley. Sona graced the occasion of grand finale of V-Care Indian Super Queen- a beauty pageant for eunuchs, with her stupendous performance.
The grand finale was conducted on February 21 where 15 eunuchs selected out of 40 semi-finalists across the country walked the ramp and showcased their intelligence and talent.
Sona seemed too thrilled and says, “As far as ‘Indian Super Queen’ is concerned, I must appreciate the initiative taken by Laxmi Narayan Tripathi. This will definitely make a difference in some way in the lives of Hijra community.”
The beautiful singer gave a powerful three-song performance. Sona began with a ‘Tere Ishq Nachaya’, verses by the legendary 18th century Sufi poet Bulle Shah from ‘Sona by Sona Mohapatra’. The marvelous performance was followed by yet another mind-blowing song ‘Aaja Ve’ from the same album sung by her. And last but not the least; she paid a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan by singing ‘Piya Re’.
“I feel extremely honored to be invited here… I’m overwhelmed to get the kind of response I’ve got here for my singing,” she signs off. Also present at the event were yesteryear bombshell Zeenat Aman and gorgeous Celina Jaitley.
-Esha Razdan/ Sampurn Wire
