The Dressed to Kill

Richard Branson plants a smacker on actress Neha Dhupla

Richard Branson sweeps a Bollywood actress off her feet and gives her a cheeky kiss during a promotional show for his telecoms business. The Virgin airline tycoon stunned former Miss India Neha Dhupia with the move which sent-up actor Richard Gere's ill-advised lunge at Celebrity Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty during a live press conference in New Delhi. Hollywood star Gere was threatened with court action after grabbing Shilpa Shetty and kissing her on the cheek when they appeared on television together.

Top gun

Top gun Branson puckers up for cheeky smooch with Bollywood actress

Head over

Head over heels: Branson sweeps the Bollywood actress off her feet An astonished Dhupia, 27, said: "Richard charged on the stage, did some smart bhangra steps and hugged me. "Next thing I knew, he lifted me and twirled me around. I was shocked." Branson was also filmed imitating an iconic 007 pose - brandishing two guns at one time. Branson, 58, was in India to promote his telecoms business. India'a mobile phone market is growing by eight million a month and he has done a deal with Tekecom's giant Tata Indicom.

License to

License to thrill: The 58-year-old in 007 stance on set in Mumbai

Celebrity and Fans

Send-up: The infamous clinch between actor Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty caused an outcry among hard-line Hindus who accused the pair of violating anti-obscenity laws