Personal Websites of Bollywood Stars
Shimmi Kapoor’s official website is the first and so far the most well designed website run by any bollywood actor. www.Junglee.org.in is the official website of Shammi Kapoor where he published the history and contributions of his family to the Indian film industry. It has many pictures of the Kapoor family and different pages for each family member.
John Abraham is also on the run with his website www.johnabraham.com but John’s website doesn’t give you a feeling that you are in touch with the actor. It looks more like a portfolio of some muscle god. Talking to mid-day John told:
At least once in two weeks. I carry my laptop everywhere I go and join my audience on forums and chats. I do it occasionally because unfortunately, I don’t have enough time.
Aishwarya Rai’s official website www.aishwaryaworld.com is also a comprehensive website. Site’s content a design emphasize more on Aishwarya’s international career rather her bollywood flicks. But the website offers tonns of pictures, wall papers, e-cards and message boards. Ash’s International Agent Simone Sheffield told mid-day:
She receives approximately 4,000 to 5,000 emails on any given day and up to 10,000 or more per day for birthdays, holidays, special events and appearances. It is not physically possible for her to reply to them all — but she does try to read most in large groups.
Shimmi Kapoor’s website was made using Claris Homepage version 3.0. Claris is an old WSIWYG HTML editor for MAC. I guess that Shimmi didn’t know enough HTML at that time so he downloaded it and gave it a try. Most probably he was just playing around with his little computer when he decided to put all this stuff on the web for a larger audience. The main page was created in February 2000. Shimmi Kapoor didn’t hire a web designer to create this portal he did it all by himself while using an Apple Computer. He says:
Even when the dotcom bug didn’t hit the country I was given a small e-world by Apple. I learnt it myself and gradually came up with the idea. However, I have not updated the site for sometime now. But I make it a point to reply my fans.
To checkout how often Shimmi Kapoor replies his fans, I have emailed him and asked for a little interview for Desi Galaxy. Lets see what happens.
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October 8th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
this is for Ranbir Kapoor….
hi ranbir kapoor,
mashallah….mashallah…
the best song of the movie…should have
been written for you actually…
I just have to tell you– your face exudes
childlike innocence.
I quite like sarcastic humour and you are
exceptionally good at it. but isn’t it sad
that most people do not understand it??
most of the times I laugh alone, but then
again, it probably could be termed as the
‘last laugh’!!!
gauging from the promos I realised you
are natural dancer…good!!
Although, I don’t know what you really are,
but you must be a nice guy…coz it’s wrong
to base opinions about people you don’t know
right na?? but I think I still like you…
it is time awfully old and bulky men
stepped down and gave a chance to young
talent like yours…
I am looking forward to your film’s
release…and I will be watcing it(a
million times!!!) that’s a promise…
hey ranbir some1 on this globe thinks
you can make it to the top…so all the best
for whatever you do!! keep smiling…always!!
bye…
Mr. R.K.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
More than i wish a successful career for u,I wish that u find u’r
soulmate(I’ve got a good long theory on that one).Saawariya is not
out yet but i can feel love in the air of my house(infact I was
feeling the love for 2 hours before I got out into this cold world
and looked at the definition of love for most of the people and
it makes me sick).Anyways I’m a romantic like no other and the movie
assures me even ,if in a fantasising way, that the love that I look
for maybe still exists out there, I’ll never stop waiting for it.
About u’r acting,the only thing that I can say after looking
at the promos is that keep working on those fabulous expressiveness
of your face and u will succeed like each member of u’r family.