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 brand new 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!'

According to Aadesh Kumar of Ghitorni, Planet Shellywood™ is bigger than Ben Hur. 'Shelly is on everyone's lips. We like Bollywood and Hollywood, but simply love Shellywood! We are so proud that Shelly visited our village'.

The Planet Shellywood™ billboards depict a love-struck Shelly torn between two boyfriends (arranged marriage and love marriage partners) under the watchful eye of her family. The artwork was painted in true Bollywood style by Kumar Studios from photos by the famous Sydney celebrity photographer, Cath Barcan, and renown Indian fashion photographer, Rahul Dutta.

Dutta, who photographs all the Miss India contestants, says 'Shelly is not only gorgeous, she's quasi-intellectual'.

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

Innocence™ will bring Planet Shellywood™ to Melbourne, providing 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 Whiff™ perfume.

Support team: Aadesh 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.

Text courtesy The Times of India.

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