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To: long-gone who wrote (88165)7/22/2002 10:38:56 PM
From: Richnorth  Respond to of 116791
 
Don't joke or sing on flight, Indian movie stars told

MADRAS - Indian movie stars were told yesterday not to crack jokes, sing aloud or flex their muscles while flying to Malaysia and Singapore this week, following an incident in which an Indian actress sparked a terror alert at a US airport.

The South Indian Actors Association advised its 200 film stars, among them celluloid 'villains', to refrain from resorting to mimicry on their way to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to give a cultural performance.

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'All the members of the group will have a common dress code also,' said an official of the association.

He said the behaviour code was drawn up because the association did not want to attract the attention of foreign security agencies which had been on alert following the Sept 11 attacks.

Last week, South Indian actress Samyuktha Verma and seven members of her entourage were questioned by US law-enforcement agencies after a passenger on board their American Trans Air flight reported that they were indulging in 'suspicious activity'.

The actress and group members, who were on their way to New York from Chicago for a cultural function, were seen passing notes, changing seats and mimicking some actors - apparently as a rehearsal.--AFP