Other Bollywood ideas: using sea water, one cube of ice.
By Akanksha Warrier
MUMBAI: As everyone worth a name in Bollywood took on the global social media phenomenon Ice Bucket Challenge, some did it rather uniquely.
Actor Akshay Kumar chose to use sea water for his challenge so as to not waste perfectly good drinkable water. Sonakshi Sinha posted a video of her lifting a heavy bucket and when she doused herself, one ice cube fell out. She then told people to stop wasting water and donate money for the cause.
While Poonam Pandey decided to brave the challenge in a bikini, Sofia Hayat decided to take it a notch further. The Bigg Boss contestant went for it in the buff.
Sofia posed naked for the ice bucket challenge. For the challenge, she was on a beach chair, naked.
She had reportedly further nominated Gauahar Khan for the challenge but later took it back, because of Gauahar’s medical condition. She also challenged Randeep Hooda and Ilda Di Vico for it.
“My #IceBucketChallenge to @GAUAHAR_KHAN is cancelled, I had no idea about her medical condition. I will donate 50,000 inr on her behalf”.
Sophia also explained why she decided to get rid of her clothes for the challenge: “I did this nude because women should not be ashamed of their bodies! Thx to Lucas and the nudists who allow me to shoot there!”
Another unique way of taking up the challenge has been 38-year old Hyderabadi Manju Latha Kalanidhi’s idea, which has gone viral with thousands taking up the challenge – The Rice Bucket Challenge. The slogan being: “Hyderabad mein toh aisaich hota hai”.
The Rice Bucket Challenge may have just shown the world how without catching a cold, India is making a dent to its poverty-induced hunger problem.
Pictures have flooded the Facebook page of the rice bucket challenge which touched 50,000 likes on Thursday. The rice bucket challenge has already reached California, Canada and Hong Kong and continues to spread globally.