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Star tattoos
Three to tango: As they say, two is company, three is a crowd. But looks like that doesn’t hold true for Hrithik, Suzzane and Barbara Mori who have common star-shaped tattoos. Although Barbara’s tattoo is rumoured to be temporary, we wonder what this strange communion signifies. Jokes apart, couple tattoos are a rage with the aam janta too, says Suresh S, a city tattoo artist. “Couple tattoos are in great demand. It gives young couples a chance to flaunt their love,” he declares.
Daddy’s darlings: That Bollywood dads dote on their youngsters is not new, but Akshay Kumar has gone a step further and inscribed son Aarav’s name on his back, while Ajay Devgn got inked with daughter Nysa’s name. Following suit is Arjun Rampal, who has daughters Myra and Mahikaa’s names tattooed on his arms. “Getting inked with the name of your loved ones is not new, but when the stars do it, the trend catches on like wild fire,” claims Shahnaz Sarfani , a tattoo artist in town. It’s not only fathers who are showing their love for their kids; Sanjay Dutt has got his parents’ names inscribed on his chest in Urdu and Devanagiri.
Divine intervention: This is something our celebs strongly believe in! Ajay Devgn has the emblem of Lord Shiva tattooed on his chest, while Esha Deol flaunts an intricate Gayatri Mantra. Mandira Bedi raised a furore with her Ek Onkar tattoo few years ago. The lady has now reaffirmed her point with an Om tattoo. A Kali, two Hanumans and a couple of paragraphs from the Hanuman chalisa around a Superman logo are some of the tattoos that adorn director Apoorva Lakhia’s arms. Clearly, god is a fave when it comes to getting inked. Raghu Surikuchi who sports a tattoo of the sun god says, The sun is the true creator of life. For me the tattoo is to bring brightness in my life.
The list goes on and on you have Malaika Arora Khan’s tattoo proclaiming to the world that she is an ‘Angel’, while sis Amrita’s tattoo say ‘love saves the day’. You might not catch much of Upen Patel on the big screen, but he is definitely updated with the tattoo trend as his brawny back exhibits a colossal tattoo and the sexy Koena Mitra has got six of them on her finger, waist band, trishul on the back, anklet on the left foot, flower below the waist band and a Japanese inscription on her neck!
As the addiction continues, we can only say tattoos are surely ensuring lots of ink space, both on their bodies and off it!
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Star Wars nut has been Tatooine the films’ characters all over his body for five years
An obsessive Star Wars fan has brought ‘a galaxy far far away’ closer to home – by getting the cast of the legendary films tattooed all over his body.
Dedicated Luke Kaye – Britain’s number one amateur Jedi Knight – has covered his back, arms and legs with iconic figures from all six films.
Since getting his first tattoo of Jedi Master Yoda five years ago, Luke has added another 13 images of iconic characters to his collection.
Lucas art: Luke Kaye, who owns a huge collection of Star Wars memorabilia, has been inking iconic characters from the six George Lucas films on his bodyLuke, 42, has endured more than 100 painful hours in tattoo artists’ chairs in hometown Swindon, Wilts.
On his back alone, Luke has: Darth Maul, Luke Skywalker (whose home world is Tattoine), Darth Vader, Yoda, a Storm Trooper, a Tusken Raider, C3PO, R2-D2, a Gamorrean Guard, and Admiral Ackbar.
Ironically, the one character he does not have on his back is Chewbacca.
Budding Jedi Luke said: ‘I got my first tattoo because, as a collector, I just wanted to add to my memorabilia with something very unique.
Use the fourth: Luke and other Star Wars fans are celebrating Star Wars Day today‘It just sort of spiralled onwards from there – I kept seeing characters in the films and thinking, “That would make a great tattoo”.
‘They take a very long time but I think it shows my love for Star Wars that I have sat through so many painful hours.
‘I have to pluck up the courage to keep going back but I will not stop until I am happy – I am nowhere near finished yet.
‘I want to add more characters to form a sleeve on my arm and move on to getting full-size spaceships down my sides.
‘I keep saying I will not end up with my whole body tattooed but you never know with me – I could come home one day with my whole face tattooed.’
Luke, who counts real-life Luke Skywalker Mark Hammill and Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew as friends, admits one person is not a fan of his body art – girlfriend Debbie Mawer, 27.
Luke added: ‘She does not like them. I try to sneak off and get them done on the sly.
‘Once I have had one done it is too late for her to tell me I cannot get any more.
‘I get good deals from the tattoo parlours because they know me and I have even had a few done for free, so at least she cannot say I am wasting money.
‘To be fair, she is fantastic. When we met she had seen only seen one of the films, but I changed that very quickly.
‘Debbie quickly realised how big a part of my life Star Wars is. She loves me for me and she is hooked herself now.’
The pair’s home even has a purpose-built shed containing thousands of Star Wars figurines, life-size models and costumes from Luke’s £1million collection.
Luke, who also owns a fancy dress shop called Skywalkers, said: ‘My collection is so important to me but it is so enormous now. I cannot contain it all.
‘But I could never just sell a few bits and bobs – I want to preserve the collection as a whole so people can enjoy it.
‘I have everything from beer mats to sick bags from Concorde with the logo on it. I cannot go anywhere – clothes shops, books shops, wherever – without hunting for something Star Wars-related.
‘The collection and my tattoos are my labour of love. They are my life’s work.’
Luke and Debbie will be joining fellow intergalactic nuts by celebrating Star Wars day today.
Luke added: ‘Every day is Star Wars day for me, but everyone has a laugh saying, “May the Fourth be with you”, don’t they?
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