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'Baby Doll' in jail!

None | ByIndo-Asian News Service, Mumbai
Mar 28, 2006 07:12 PM IST

Why did Deepal Shaw make a visit to jail? Find out.

Deepal Shaw, nicknamed 'Baby Doll' after her sizzling video Kabhi aar kabhi paar, paid a visit to Byculla jail in Mumbai recently and was deeply moved by her interaction with the inmates.

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"I went to the jail to interact with the prisoners and add some colour to their dull lives. I wanted them to relate to me as Deepal and not Deepal Shaw," she said.

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She visited the jail as part of the Mumbai-based organisation AVITOKO, which works for the welfare of underprivileged children and prison inmates using theatre and art as a medium of change.

"I was surprised to see the condition of the cells. It was more like a hostel than a jail. That gave me a sense of relief. Jail inmates were waiting for me and greeted me with a smile."

As it was her fist visit to a prison, Deepal says she interacted with the women inmates. She discussed their problems and also organised an acting workshop for them.

"Though they are cut away from our progressive world, they are aware of their responsibilities and even prepared scripts on AIDS awareness and female infanticide. Their strength to cope up with life was so inspiring.

"For a while I forgot all my worries and pain. This was an enlightening and eye opening experience. By the end of my visit I was Deepal and not Deepal Shaw for them!"

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