IT'S OFFICIAL! Planet Shellywood™ – where dreams come true is launched in India. The trailer for the new blockbuster has hit the streets of Delhi and if the traffic jams it created are anything to go by, it's bound for success.

'If it weren't for Lakshmi, I'd be run off my feet!' Shelly told the Delhi Times, praising the elephant that carried her two billboards through the national capitol. 'I risked my life ducking overhead powerlines, posing for photos and signing autographs. It was hard work, but worth it!'

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We are taking promotion to new heights', says Vijay Kapoor, Innocence™'s Global Marketing Manager, 'using low-tech formats with mass impact and global appeal. We thrive on unsettling familiar distinctions.'

According to Adesh Kumar of Ghitorni, Shellywood is bigger than Ben Hur. 'Shelly is on everyone's lips. People are saying, "Bollywood and Hollywood we know, but what is Shellywood?" We are proud that Shelly the famous film star visited our village. She is very beautiful'.

The 3m x 6m billboards depict a love-struck Shelly torn between two boyfriends (arranged marriage and love marriage partners) under the watchful eye of her family. Hand painted in true Bollywood style by Kumar Studios, the images evolved from photos by Cath Barcan (celebrated Sydney photographer) and Rahul Dutta (renown for adding spice to Miss India contestants). 'Shelly is not only gorgeous, she's virtually a guru', says Kapoor, 'and by putting her paintings on wheels she is much more accessible.'

'It's a dream come true! Nameste!' Shelly says.

Innocence™ will bring Shellywoodto Melbourne on the proviso that Lakshmi can squeeze through customs.

Shelly wishes to thank Mukesh Jain and the Delhi team for making the Shellywood dream a reality.

Billboard painters: Sitaram, Dev Art, Kumar Studios and Viswah Jeet in Daraganj.

Photos courtesy Olivia Robinson, Jesse Stiles, Rob Burton, Carol Hummel, Anna McLeod, Vera Doherty, Sakir and Shauna.

In Delhi Shelly is styled by Natasha Preenja, Nikki Preenja, Anne Warwick, Polly Uttley and Auntie G. Shelly wears Nameste™ perfume.

Adesh Kumar, Vinoo Preenja, Christie Dufour, Molly Flanegan, Julie Hunt, Jo Demetro, Munna, Amit, Vijay, Dilepe, Gopi, Sakir, Dev and Ben.

Major sponsors: Hutch, Global Arts Village, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, City of Moreland, Victoria University and Delhi Chai Teas Inc.

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