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MUMBAI (Reuters) - An employee of state-run Air-India has complained to police that a Bollywood actress abused and threatened her for refusing to upgrade a friend on a flight, an airline spokesman and a newspaper said on Saturday.
Amisha Patel, who starred in one of Bollywood's biggest box office hits, "Gadar" (Mutiny) in 2001, was upset after the airline employee refused to upgrade her friend to first class on a flight to the United States on Friday, they said.
Patel, known for playing the mushy girlfriend in romantic potboilers, allegedly used foul language and threatened to have the employee sacked, they said.
"We have ordered an internal inquiry to find out what happened. But what appears now is that the passenger was at fault," said Air-India spokesman S. Venkat.
"A police complaint has been lodged by the employee."
Patel's friend was later upgraded to first class even though she was not entitled to it and the two boarded the flight, the Times of India daily said.
Patel could not be reached for comment.
She told the Times of India that she was shocked to hear about the complaint and that it had been done by the airline staff to save themselves.
"In fact, we were planning to file a complaint against them for rude behavior," she was quoted as saying.
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Amisha Patel, who starred in one of Bollywood's biggest box office hits, "Gadar" (Mutiny) in 2001, was upset after the airline employee refused to upgrade her friend to first class on a flight to the United States on Friday, they said.
Patel, known for playing the mushy girlfriend in romantic potboilers, allegedly used foul language and threatened to have the employee sacked, they said.
"We have ordered an internal inquiry to find out what happened. But what appears now is that the passenger was at fault," said Air-India spokesman S. Venkat.
"A police complaint has been lodged by the employee."
Patel's friend was later upgraded to first class even though she was not entitled to it and the two boarded the flight, the Times of India daily said.
Patel could not be reached for comment.
She told the Times of India that she was shocked to hear about the complaint and that it had been done by the airline staff to save themselves.
"In fact, we were planning to file a complaint against them for rude behavior," she was quoted as saying.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060819/...d_upgrade_dc_1
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