Mickey puts on Indian avatar on b’day
November 20, 2008
They stalled traffic, they grabbed eyeballs and they had the media go beserk. No it’s no Bollywood celebrity couple in action here, but a cuter couple from the world of cartoons. Yes, Mickey Mouse celebrated his 80th birthday with the ever loyal Minnie Mouse for the first time in India, and the two received the heartiest welcome from the crowds.
K. Seshasaye of Walt Disney Company, India said, “Mickey is totally enjoying his Indian avatar with his clothes and the food here…he loves all the attention.”
While a bunch of school kids patiently waited for them to step out of their vanity van equivalent screaming “we love Mickey,” the world’s favourite mice and their buddies were closely guraded by a posse of security as they posed for shutterbugs.
A tourist said, “We saw so much crowd we expected a Bollywood celebrity or a cricketer. But it was Mickey…he’s awesome too.”
