She took this job very seriously because she did not want to let her parents down. She also took it up because she wanted to pull her family out of one of the rockiest patches - financially and emotionally - ever.

Fifteen years hence and innumerable awards and accolades later, her life looks like a fairy tale or a Bollywood script that could not have been written any better. In an industry where the shelf life of an actress is getting shorter by the month - even as actors rule the roost for two decades or more - Rani has seen her fair share of ups and downs that have taught her valuable lessons.

In the last few years, she has faltered in terms of choice of films. But one thing that she hasn't forgotten is to do her job well, i.

e. to act.

She takes it up as seriously as she did during the mahurat shot of "Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat" as a 16-year-old. But today, there's more passion than ever, and a mastery of her craft that compels you to appreciate her skills as an actress, even if you aren't her die-hard fan.

After the success of "No One Killed Jessica" early last year, she is awaiting her next two releases this year - the Reema Kagti-directed thriller "Talaash", with Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap's quirky comedy "Aiyya" directed by National Award winning director Sachin Kundalkar. We ask the 'Queen of Bollywood' about the journey during which her job turned into her passion, the girl Rani morphed into the woman who rules hearts and, of course, a certain someone she "is dating".

What are you doing these days? I've just returned from Lonavala where I was shooting for "Aiyya". A few songs are left.

Has the industry changed since you joined films? Immensely. Today, the first look of the film is almost as important as the film itself.

I'm eagerly waiting for the promos of "Talaash", which are to hit the screens soon. It's going to be released in June.

The fact that I'm doing two films that are as different as they can be, in the same year, speaks volumes about how times have changed. It's a far bigger, more diverse than ever industry that's gone global in terms of its scope in every possible way.

Did you always want to become an actress? Arre, my joining films is a poori filmi kahaani. Though I technically come from a film family, my father had stopped making films even before my brother and I were born.

So I did not really grow up in a filmi environment. And when I was growing up, becoming an actress was still quite a taboo.

And you may not believe this but even my father did not want me to join films. Salim (Akhtar) uncle, who was very close to my family, came with the offer of "Aa Gale Lag Jaa" in 1994, but my father was aghast and turned it down.

In the meantime, I joined college (SNDT, Juhu) pursuing Home Science. Those days, the 'in thing' that most girls were going after as a career choice was jewelery and interior designing.

I did not have the money to pursue a `3 lakh course to make a career. And then Salim uncle came back again.

I think he must have been pretty desperate to launch a new actress. This time, he managed to convince my parents.

How did he manage that? (Laughs) When Salim uncle came to me and said he wanted me to act in his film, I started crying. I thought he was making a pass at me.

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Why on earth..

.? Because I was daft.

And the fact that in those days, acting was still considered a taboo for the girls in my family. My mom's side was okay with it, as my aunt (Bengali actress Debashree Roy) is an actress.

In fact, she had kept it from me till then, but she was seriously harboring dreams of me becoming an actress. My father was still adamant about me not joining films.

But by that time my second cousins, Kajol and Sharbani, had entered films. And that sort of paved the way for me.

My mother and father still fought over it for quite a few days before he finally agreed to give me at least one shot at it - of course, with the strict clause that my mom will accompany me everywhere. And you? Did you know anything about acting by then? I wish I could show you the recording of my first screen test.

You will literally sprint away from the room thinking 'who is this horrible actress?' What was so bad? Those days, I used to be quite chubby. And Salim uncle, who had done "Baazi" with Mamta Kulkarni a few years ago, fished those shorter-than-short and tighter-than-tight clothes that looked completely hideous on me.

And to top that, I had to act! I was a shy kid with inhibitions galore. It was some courtroom scene and when someone gave me the sheet with dialogues, I was dumbfounded.

I saw all these famous dialogues from famous films which I had to say in front of the camera. My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films.

I had no idea about the whole process of filmmaking, about dialogue writing, scripts, screenplay etc. I had probably gone to two or three film shoots in my childhood.

And even when on a shoot as a young girl, I would find actors just giving their shots and sitting in their vans getting bored in-between shots. So when the whole picture opened up in front of me about the reality of becoming an actress, I was petrified.

And my screen test was a disaster. I came back crying and said 'I would not be able to do this - anything but acting! Then? But Salim uncle came back and said I had a photogenic face and the camera captured me quite well, which is very important for any actor.

That was one glimmer of hope in my otherwise nightmarish experience. My mother sat me down that night and told me, 'Opportunity knocks at your door just once, take it up.

What's the worst that could happen? You'll fail at your effort? We are there after that. But at least you'd know you have tried, and won't regret leaving this golden opportunity'.

And though it was never told to me, but I knew my family was going through a financial crisis. And there was also tension in the family because of a lot of bickering between my father and his brothers.

I decided that I would work very hard (there was a month left for the shoot of "Raja Ki..

.") and give myself one good shot, even if it did not work out in the end.

I took it up as a job that just had to be done. What happened in that one month for you to give that spirited performance? My father took me to join Roshan Taneja's acting classes.

Mr Taneja had two courses, one was a year-long one and the other a three-month one. I had to learn all the acting I could in one month.

I told Mr Taneja I would come in the morning and evening for a month and be a dedicated student. On the very first day, my dad said to him, 'Please teach my daughter how to act'.

Mr Taneja said, 'Acting isn't a tablet. You can't pop it and become an actress.

It has to come from within you. It's either deep within you or it's not there'.

His statement stayed with me for a long time. It was my first lesson.

But in the classes, I did not know where to start. Thankfully, one good thing was the improvisation classes - where we all had to face the camera and say whatever came to our mind and enact a scene.

It sort of broke through my shy exterior. In any acting class, there are always a lot of faces looking at you from all corners and that's done on purpose so that the person drops all his/her inhibitions.

On the day of the mahurat, when I was called to give my first shot, I thought, 'yaar, I can't let my parents down. I just have to give it my best'.

And then, when I walked into the shot, I was this confident, fiery ball of energy, spouting dialogues like I had never imagined I would. I haven't looked back since that day.

And how did this job eventually become your passion? That happened later when I started getting fan mails. I was doing a lot of films.

But my fans kept on writing that they were not happy with me. So I wondered 'Arre, I am working 72 hours at a stretch, not eating right, not getting enough sleep, giving my best to each shot, so what was going wrong?' Then I realized that after "Ghulam" and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hain", my fans' expectations of me were higher than my own.

That's when I learnt my second lesson - that it's not just performing, I also had to know good scripts from the not-so-good ones. I started getting more involved in the whole process; understanding films beyond just acting.

During this whole process, acting became my passion. Coming back to the present, what went wrong in the last couple of years before "No One Killed Jessica" last year? You had some consecutive flops after a spate of hits, and suddenly you just vanished.

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(Snaps her fingers and says with a smile) Don't worry, from this year, you'll see me in two films every year at least. Coming back to your question, I had seen failures before but when those three films ("Laaga Chunri Mein Daag", "Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic" and "Dil Bole Hadippa") failed in quick succession, it affected me in a way no flop had before.

My confidence was completely shattered. All my movies failed to make a mark with audiences and critics alike.

Maybe the critics thought 'we've praised her enough, now it's time for her to fall a bit hard, so she steps her game up' (smiles). I also think I was plain unlucky.

The audience has little memory of what you have done before or are capable of doing. What matters is today.

So three flops probably told them 'Rani has worked so well in the last few years, maybe it's time she took a back seat and settled down'. And are you settling down? (Smile that says read-my-expression-if-you-can) When I plan to settle down, I will announce it to the world.

Marriage is an occasion to celebrate. I'll celebrate it when it happens, letting everyone know about it.

What about the rumors of your relationship with Aditya Chopra? I have been linked with so many of my co-stars and this Aditya rumor has stayed with me for the longest time. This time, I'm going to give you the cliched answer no journalist wants to hear, 'No comments'.

Are you dating someone? Yes, I am dating, but that's as far as I'm willing to talk about my personal life. Your fans want to know about your personal life? They want to know if marriage is on the cards.

They will know when the time comes. Right now, I have two movies coming out and that's what I'm going to talk about.

Are you saying nothing is serious as far as your dating goes? In a relationship, there are two people involved. Since I'm a public figure, if I start answering questions, it'll open doors for more questions, speculations, gossips, and then it comes to a point where every day someone has something to say about your personal life.

It's unfair to the other person. I do not mind a bitchy comment about the way I dress or my films, but a comment on my private space isn't welcome.

Are you a romantic? I'm a born romantic. I romanticize everything in life.

My personal life is full of love and romance. God's given us one life.

You should romance it. It's not always nice and cool to be practical and logical.

What have your relationships/ heartbreaks taught you? I haven't been in a lot of relationships. Heartbreak definitely teaches you to be a better actor.

Don't they say, an artiste always performs better when he or she has experienced heartbreak? (Laughs) That was a joke. I don't give that much importance to men.

All my heartbreaks have been because of close friends, and not men. Seriously? (On a serious note) Heartbreak, anger, frustration - if you can overcome these emotions, you become a better person.

If you're a person of substance, you'll overcome your bad times. Who wants to be a loser? Will you marry an actor? No, two megalomaniacs can't exist in the same house.

We'll end up killing each other. What's the best thing about being in a relationship? (Enigmatic smile) That you can hide it.

And the best part of getting married is that you can announce it to the world. What about the fact that today the shelf life of actresses is low? Would you ever decide to do an item number or attend red carpet events as visibility is important these days? No.

Because for me, it's important to cement an impression of my work. Acting is what I do best.

It's not difficult to be in the public eye. Go anywhere and you'll find the media.

I am not trying to sound high and mighty here. If I was being launched today, I would do exactly what newcomers do these days.

But after 15 years in the course of which I have firmly established my credentials as an actress, I plan to only focus on acting. But if friends call me, I'll be there.

Like I went to Farah's (Khan) house-warming party recently. Aamir (Khan) and Kiran (Rao) had a son and going there was important for me because he is someone who is very dear to me.

As are Shah Rukh Khan and Karan (Johar). Have you spoken to Abhishek after he became a father? We aren't in touch on the phone, but whenever I come across him, I will definitely congratulate him.

It's great news. What did that low phase in your life teach you? When I was joining films, my dad had told me, 'Don't ever be disheartened with failure and don't be over-excited with success'.

This is an important lesson in any actor's life. But can you really separate your emotions as professional and personal in your mind? Hurt is hurt, disappointment is disappointment.

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That's where your family and your strength as an individual come in. I am very close to my family.

And I have other interests, like baking. I started baking in one of my very low phases in life.

I find it therapeutic. So, would we see a Rani Mukerji patisserie soon? You could.

I'm serious about going to Paris or Chicago for a fulltime patisserie course. Any other venture in mind? A lot of actresses are starting their own fashion lines.

Or maybe even film production..

. No.

The only thing I will be producing next is babies. No other production happening with me.

Is there a lot of bitching/backbiting in the industry? There is, but that's true of any industry where over-competitive minds are always at work. But it is blown out of proportion in ours because it's the glamor industry.

Have you been at the receiving end of bitching? People say bitchy things about other people to feel good about themselves. Whatever I have got in life has been a huge blessing.

I've never gone after something that's not mine. Today, I am sitting at my office in Juhu, overlooking the sea.

I used to live in a shack before. I used to travel in rickshaws.

Today, I have a Mercedes. But if I start thinking, 'I have a bungalow, why not a building in Bandra tomorrow? Or now, I have a car, why not a yacht next?' my life will be difficult.

My mind doesn't work that way. The only ambition I have is to pick up interesting scripts and give a stellar performance that'll be etched in the audiences' and my fans' minds (less)

And Akhtar knows better than to rest on his past successes. We pin him down for a tete-a-tete on the highs and lows of his journey so far - as a director, actor, writer, son, father and husband.

How has Don 2 shaped up? I have been writing the story for a long time. It took some time to take the story forward.

The remake followed the original storyline apart from the twist in the end. This one is a whole new story.

The films you choose, either as an actor or director, always have friendship at the core..

. I guess my subconscious mind has always found friendship to be a very valuable relationship in life.

Any particular reason? I guess because from an early age I have derived emotional strength from my friends, with people my own age group rather than elders..

. Did your parents' divorce leave a mark on you emotionally? As a child, you don't understand the complexities of a man-woman relationship.

You can only talk about your emotional problems to someone who's from your own age group because a child always feels elders live in a different world. I found my emotional support in my friends.

They became my substitute support structure. What shapes you as a child obviously stays with you forever.

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I guess that's why I choose such roles or themes as an actor and director (respectively). You also play characters that are flawed.

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Isn't that more human? See, as an actor when I choose a role - whether it's Luck By Chance, where my character cannily gets rid of his competition during an audition for a role or uses his girlfriend to get ahead in life; or Zindagi Na Mile Dobara (ZNMD), where my character betrays his best friend's trust - it has to come with all the positives and negatives that human beings are made of. No one is all good or all bad.

And I want to play characters that are as close to real life as possible. You chose to get married quite early in life.

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Yes, but Odd (wife Adhuna Akhtar's nickname ) and I knew each other for three years before we got married. I was 26 then.

Not that young..

. Was it love at first sight? We became fast friends.

That translated into love, and marriage..

. How has marriage treated you? Each day is a new day.

Some have more ups than downs. You learn something new everyday.

Do your daughters complain about not seeing their father enough now that you're busy juggling your professional life as a writer, director, actor? They have seen me this way since a long time, and I may not be able to give them that much time on a daily basis, but I make up for it. Odd, I and our kids take off for month-long vacations during summer, when school's off.

Even during the making of ZNMD, they came to Spain to spend time with me. Are you a hands-on dad? As much as I can be.

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when I'm around, I indulge them. There are a lot of pillow fights at home, too.

What's the one thing that de-stresses you? I love to cook when I have time. I find it very therapeutic.

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it makes me a happier person. You have quite a few female fans? Does your wife complain? No, my wife has to know me, not my female fans.

All I can say is that if it's a woman, you can take the risk of kissing her on the cheek but with a man..

. So it's always better to have more female fans? It's easier.

Do you get hit on by men? It does happen. Yes.

What would you like to work on next? I can only think of something else to do when I am finished with Don 2 completely. But I'd love to direct a comedy someday.

I want to do something completely different from what I've done so far..

. I want to move a bit from human dramas, though drama is and always be closest to my heart.

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Ludacris , On The Floor ft. Pitbull and Bad Romance .

Nevertheless, Dhanush, son-in-law of matinee idol Rajinikanth, is overjoyed that the song is successfully "breaking language barrier". "Yayyyyyy 20 million views for Kolaveri !! Pa pa papa pa pa papa!! God bless," Dhanush posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

The big worldwide YouTube hits this year include Justin Bieber's Baby ft. Ludacris (671,069,814 views), Jennifer Lopez's On The Floor ft.

Pitbull (444,281,564 views), Lady Gaga's Bad Romance (432,227,541 views), Shakira's Waka Waka (427,435,565 views) and Eminem's Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna (410,857,092 views), among others.

The video for Kolaveri di was released on YouTube Nov 16. It's peppy, catchy tune as well as funky lyrics, helped it go viral on the internet, and get more than a million hits on the website within a day of its release.

The numbers are only multiplying ever since, and have reached 20,341,650 hits by Monday noon. The song, composed by 21-year-old Anirudh Ravichander, will be a part of the film 3 , directed by Dhanush's wife Aishwarya.

Also called Soup song , it has been appreciated by people of all age groups and lauded by celebrities, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan. However, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar had spoken out against it, saying: "Tune ordinary, singing substandard.

Words an insult to sensibility." But Dhanush is nonchalant and tweeted: "I have you guys.

Your support. As long as I'm making u guys happy, I'm doing my job as an entertainer properly.

That's enough. God bless.

" The Tamil-English song is also a hit with north Indians, despite its southern accent-loaded vocals. "When a song is breaking language barrier and brings us together, how does it matter which language it's in? You want a name to this language? It's an Indian song made by an Indian.

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Whether its a sensible song or nonsense song, it's music. It's art.

Art does not know language. Only people's heart.

And that's where my song lives." "And to all my north Indian Kolaveri fans, thanks for receiving a Tamil song with warm heart and making it a global song.

God bless," added Dhanush. Ever since it has hit the web, there have been several spin-offs of the song, including one by Bollywood playback singer Sonu Niigaam's son Neevan and the Chamaat song on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar being slapped.

Then there is the Gujarati version of the song as well. Tweet (less)

Armando Christian Perez, better known as Pitbull, will perform in Noida on December 2, in Mumbai on December 3 and in Pune December 4. "Are my fans in India ready to be a part of the Planet Pit? The wait is finally over and now for the first time ever I'm excited to bring my live show to India.

I can't wait for my fans to join me where I'll be performing all of your favorites," Pitbull said in a statement. "In fact I've been travelling a lot around the world and have heard fascinating stories about India and its people and simply can't wait.

Ever since I broke the news about my India tour on my website, it was heartwarming to read all the fan e-mails. "I'm happy to know fans back in India love my latest album and hopefully my next album will have inspiration from India too," he added.

His play list for the concert will include popular tracks like Hey Baby , Rain Over Me , Give Me Everything , Hey baby, I know you want me , Hotel Room Service and On The Floor . The Pitbull Live In Concert is being brought to the country by P3P E Ventures Pvt.

Ltd and the proceeds of the concert will be donated to NGO Suryoday Aids Foundation. The opening act will be by VJ Anousha and DJ Aaron.

"India is a huge market for international artists and we aim to capitalise on this opportunity by identifying a confluence of musical styles, bringing together world class performers across genres on a single platform. Moreover an artist like Pitbull is the bridge builder who brings elements from all over the world and puts it all together so it sounds like nothing you've ever heard before," said Utkarsh Bansal, director, P3P E Ventures Pvt.

Ltd. The hip-hop rapper has earlier collaborated with Jennifer Lopez, Alexandra Burke and Usher.

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"I think funny women have been around forever -- Carol Burnett, Madeline Kahn. I mean, there have always been genius female actors in comedy.

The coolest thing about this movie is that a male could have played this lead role. It's a great thing to see a female can do it and do it as well as Cameron does it," the 30-year-old said.

While Bad Teacher was released in the US, Canada and Britain in June, the film will be releasing in India on Friday and the singer-turned-actor sees no problem if the censor board gives Adult rating to the film. "One can also argue that if you take away the Adult rating, it's going to take all the fun out of being a teenager and sneaking in.

So let's be honest, they're going to do it," he said. Tweet (less)

If I have to give you a really honest answer you know and that that might just put you off, you would say you're crazy, I want to name a person, you're going to slap me on my face. I desire Anna Hazare .

" On being asked how she feels about having a sense of fashion, Kangana said, "Honestly I still don't know I'm that fashionable. May be people around me just dress up bad! You know trust me, when I came to Mumbai, now today I have money I can buy the biggest brands, now it will be very sad if I dress up bad, but when I came new I hardly had money and I would just pick up anything and wear it and I would be written about.

Every where. Oh we like this girl, she is so fashionable and all that.

So that was a surprise for me. But sometimes I cannot understand why people dress up, it's amazing you know, they dress up so bad! Even the richest people, they wear the most expensive clothes and they dress up bad.

So I've come to this conclusion that people around me dress up bad." (less)

In real life, I'm very shy. I feel uncomfortable during interviews because I need to talk about myself.

"But to talk about yourself, you have to know who you are. When it comes to that, I think there are still a lot of things I need to discover about myself.

" Kristen-who is in a relationship with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson-also insisted she is exactly the same as everyone else and despite being famous, she shares the same life aspirations as her fans. She added: "Being a celebrity is not really something that bothers me, it's the way it's talked about and how actors are perceived by others.

"People are convinced that just because we're known, our aspirations are different from theirs. But if they only knew.

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Our only ambition is to have friends, a good life and interesting projects. Just like everybody.

"People need to stop believing than when I get home, all the doorknobs in my house are made of gold and that I pay someone to make sure my bath's temperature is just the right one for me." Tweet (less)

11), though her spokesperson declined to comment. However, a friend told the Mail Online website that the birth had been "all good", while Lily's former boyfriend Seb Chew tweeted: "sending out love to lily, sam and mini cooper.

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The singer - who also suffered a miscarriage in January 2008 - and Sam married in June, and the pair broke the news they were expecting a baby at the wedding reception. A source said at the time: "There were tears all around.

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We list those weddings which everyone took a note of. B-Town weddings got bigger and better in 2011.

Harshada Rege lists some of the walks down the aisle that were much-talked about Imran Khan and Avantika Malik When: January 10, 2011 Imran and Avantika will soon celebrate the first anniversary of their marriage. The two got married after being in a relationship for eight long years.

Theirs was probably one of the most high-profile weddings in B-Town. The mehendi, sangeet and a grand reception saw all of B-Town coming in to wish the couple.

Mamu Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao welcomed the guests. Celina Jaitly and Peter Haag When: March 16, 2011 Celina Jaitly announced her engagement with Peter Haag in January and their wedding took place at a 1,000 year old monastery.

B-Town got a whiff of her wedding much later. The actress is now expecting twins.

Vijender Singh and Archana Singh When: May 17, 2011 Vijender Singh married Archana Singh in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi was among the eminent guests who took part in the celebration.

Shabbir Ahluwalia and Kanchi Kaul When: November 27, 2011 This wedding of two small screen actors was very lavish. The entire television industry showed up for the sangeet ceremony as well as the wedding.

Ganesh Hegde and Sunayna Shetty When: June 5, 2011 Ganesh Hegde agreed to dance to Sunayna Shetty's tunes in June. Many superstars including Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Priyanka Chopra were present to wish the couple.

Samir Soni and Neelam When: January 23, 2011 The first thing Sameer Soni did when he walked out of Bigg Boss's house (during the fourth season of the show) was ask girlfriend Neelam to marry him. The wedding was attended my the their B-Town and society buddies.

Nikhil Dwivedi and Gauri Pandit When: March 7, 2011 Nikhil Dwivedi's lavish wedding to Gauri Pandit had guest like Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan , Anil Kapoor , Tusshar, Manish Malhotra , Juhi Chawla and Abhishek Bachchan on the guestlist. Gautam Gambhir and Natasha Jain When: October 28, 2011 Gautam and Delhi-based Natasha's wedding was held at a farmhouse in Gurgaon.

His team members turned up to congratulate the couple. Gul Panag and Rishi Attari When: March 13, 2011 Gul Panag married boyfriend Rishi Attari in a traditional Sikh ceremony at a gurudwara.

The wedding took place in Chandigarh and was a family affair. But trust Gul to do things differently.

The baraat had Rishi riding a bike and Gul plonking her self in the sidecar. Very filmi! Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi When: February 16, 2011 Lara and Mahesh first had a civil ceremony, in Bandra.

But they took their vows on February 20 in a Christian ceremony at Sunset Point in Goa. Friends like Raveena Tandon and Priyanka Chopra were among the guests.

Anurag Kashyap and Kalki Koechlin When: April 30, 2011 Anurag Kashyap married Kalki Koechlin in a traditional ceremony in Ooty. This, too, was a family-only affair, but the couple had invited a few of their friends from B-Town.

Rajeev Khandelwal and Manjiri Kamtikar When: February 7, 2011 Rajeev Khandelwal's wedding, too, was a family-only affair. The wedding that took place at Khimsar Fort in Jodhpur and was conducted according to the Arya Samaji rituals.

Sameer Dattani and Ritika Jolly When: March 16, 2011 Sameer Dattani married girlfriend Ritika Jolly amidst family and friends at a ceremony in Dehra Dun. The married couple later hosted a huge reception for industrywallahs in Mumbai.

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She is married to Tej, the third son of Chhedilal Chaturvedi. Rucha's character will be named Rhea and she will essay the role of Chhedilal's friend's daughter, who comes to marry his second son, Ved, a confirmed bachelor, who has fallen in love with Tanya's friend, Nikita.

Rucha's character will be introduced Monday. Saas Bina Sasural comes on Sony.

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"I wouldn't be with somebody if I wasn't in love," he said. "Everybody can see she is hot and that's great, but there is so much more to her than that.

She makes me laugh and she puts up with my practical jokes. "She has really strong family values as well.

We were both raised by our moms in single-parent households, and that's given us a lot of the same family values in life," he added. Tweet (less)

"I've written 25 songs so far, so it's coming along really well. I've been writing a lot, and I like to take two years to make a record.

We're at the end of year one and I still have a year left to go to write. It's looking really great," said the 'Love Story' hitmaker.

Swift also said that she purposefully writes about her most painful experiences as a way of coming to terms with them. "I write about everything that intensely affects me.

The more intense, the more painful, the more of a shudder it is to think about, the more I know I need to write a song about it to get past it," she said. She added this is the same way she has approached writing songs since she was a schoolgirl, explaining, "It's been like this since I was a little kid, and I would go to school, and I would think to myself, 'Man, I'm really lonely, and I don't know who to talk to today, but it's OK because I can write a song about it later.

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Trawick, sporting a dodgy fake tattoo, plays a bad boy who Spears falls for after he saves her from her abusive boyfriend. The relationship soon heats up and the pair treat fans to a steamy scene.

The 29-year-old singer and Trawick began dating in early 2010, going public with the romance in May. A spokesperson confirmed at the time that they had "decided to end their professional relationship in order to focus on their personal one".

Spears was recently seen giving Trawick a lap dance onstage during a concert in August. The Toxic hitmaker previously did a reality show with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

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After 15 years out of the lime-light, the child star is now re-entering Hollywood with a starring role in a new independent movie For the Love of Money , alongside Edward Furlong. "I'm ready to come back and I'm ready to work.

People are always going to have this image of me as five years old so it's my job to work hard, go into the right rooms and blow them away," he said. After his early big break he went onto star in other popular family films such as Stuart Little and The Little Vampire .

But after enjoying fame as a child star Lipnicki made the decision to leave the lime-light and pursue life as a 'normal' teenager. He went back to school in his home town and graduated with his childhood friends.

Lipnicki currently competes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. "I'm a blue belt, almost purple," he recently tweeted.

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"I got on a plane and I had not 'done' her. So day one was a bit not great, but there were all these splendid English actors at Pinewood and you've got to love other actors - they gave me my belief.

And you really have to believe, right to the soles of your feet," she said. On the second day of filming, Streep was required to shoot a major scene in the movie but her doubts about playing Thatcher were creeping in.

"I was so freaked out. But sometimes a bath of fire is good - when it's terrifying and hard and ridiculous - that's good.

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Sometimes I got hysterical and lost my mind and thought, 'I don't think I can do this.' Phyllida would say, 'Yes you can'.

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"It's good to be nervous, insecure - that's a very good thing. I mean, it's horrible, but it's the thing that enables you to understand weakness.

And often you need to know what that is," she added. Tweet (less)

Q: You have opened the production house Ameesha Patel Production with your best friend, Kuunal Goomer. Is it a good idea to mix business with friendship? Ameesha: While I was apprehensive about starting my business ventures with my other friends, with Kuunal I knew it would only grow into something better.

After God if I trust someone it is Kuunal. It was his dream to start this production house.

He felt that I was wasting my education and I needed to do more with myself. Q: Both the directors you have signed Priyadarshan and David Dhawan didn't have a good run at the box office, recently.

Ameesha: But they have also given 40 hits. We are honoured to have them on board.

Being in this industry for 12 years, I have gone though the valleys and the peaks and seen the cyclical changes. When Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan can be written off, who are we? Therefore, we don't judge anyone from their last hits and flops.

Q: Will you act in all your home ventures? Ameesha: Yes, because I am young, pretty and a good actress. But our doors are open to all the talented actors.

I am also working in movies outside my home production like Race 2, Shortcut Romeo, Bhaiyyaji Superhit with Sunny Deol. Q: Will your good friend Sanjay Dutt act in your film? Ameesha: My production house would be incomplete if Sanju was not part of it.

Even if he is not on the mind of any director, we will make sure that there is a special role written for him. Q: How do you react to your detractors who say that Ameesha has opened her production house because no one else is giving her work? Q: Is it easier to go get work or to get hundred crore to fund yourself? Q: You think you got your due as an actor? Ameesha: Not at all but I will get it now.

Q: What went wrong? Ameesha: I did not have brains and circumstances did not allow me to take my career in the right direction. I was not a filmy kid and I came around the time when all the star kids including Kareena and Hrithik were being launched.

I had to crawl while they were already running. I am still from outside and I don't have a godfather.

I did not even have a filmy boyfriend to push me for roles. No Salman was my boyfriend, no Akshay Kumar, none of them.

Even Kuunal is from the non-filmy background. Q: Who is your Prince Charming? Ameesha: After some terrible mistakes I am still waiting for my Prince Charming.

I have never changed men to suit my career. I am a sucker for love.

Q: Will you be able to convince your friends like Hrithik and Shah Rukh who are very busy to work in your films? Ameesha: So many producers want David Dhawan and Priyadarshan but we managed to rope them. Likewise if we have a role for Hrithik or Shah Rukh we are confident enough to get them.

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"I'm not ready to buy a house. It feels like marriage or something.

It's like such a commitment. I don't like it.

I do love being with my parents, but I also just really fear domestication. I just don't have a home.

I actually sleep at my best friend Bo's, in her apartment a lot. She kicks her boyfriend onto the couch and it's really funny.

We stay up and watch movies," she said. Gaga is also releasing her new book 'Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson', which was shot by the famed photographer over the last year and says she wants her fans to be able to get an insight into her life.

"This is me in my most completely vulnerable state. Terry was with me during break-ups, during get-togethers, during party times, sad times, landmark moments in my career.

When I wake up in the morning, going to sleep. he was there during these completely unadulterated, unmanufactured, completely authentic moments," she added.

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"I'm sometimes told I am a very distant and cold person. In real life, I'm very shy.

I feel uncomfortable during interviews because I need to talk about myself. But to talk about yourself, you have to know who you are.

When it comes to that, I think there are still a lot of things I need to discover about myself," Stewart said. The actress, who is in a relationship with Robert Pattinson, also insisted she is exactly the same as everyone else and despite being famous, she shares the same life aspirations as her fans.

"Being a celebrity is not really something that bothers me, it's the way it's talked about and how actors are perceived by others. People are convinced that just because we're known, our aspirations are different from theirs.

But if they only knew..

. Our only ambition is to have friends, a good life and interesting projects.

Just like everybody," Stewart added. Tweet (less)

"I'm so thrilled that these incredible artists are giving their time for such a special charity that is close to my heart," Barlow said. The Take That singer, who stepped in to perform solo at a concert at London's Hyde park after Lionel Richie fell ill, had hinted that he may sing at the BBC's annual 'Children In Need' charity fund raising drive in the UK.

"I suppose I might be persuaded to sing a bit on the night - anything to help make this year's total the best yet," he had said. Tweet (less)

"I think Lady Gaga has taken it to the extreme and nobody had dared to go there before. I think she's fascinating.

I mean, I'm not as brave or as bold as to do some of the things she does, but I admire her a lot," she said. The singer also said that while she would like to take her love of tattoos to the next level and get her back completely covered in inkings, she wouldn't dare.

"I would like to, but I wouldn't dare. But I would like to - I like the idea of it," she added.

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"Every addict in rehab feels like everyone's staring at them. With me, everyone was staring at me.

I could never be comfortable. There were people there that treated me normal.

Then there were a bunch of idiots who aren't even concentrating on their own sobriety because they're so worried about mine. They're stealing my hats, my books - it was chaos," Eminem said.

"Everything was drama in there. And, at the time, I didn't really want to get clean.

Everybody else wanted me to. And anyone will tell you, if you're not ready, nothing is going to change you," he added.

The star also said that his fear of dying ultimately forced him to clean up his act. "(One day) I had a feeling in my arm that was weird, man.

Like, it really freaked me out. So I went to some people I trust and said, 'Look, I know I need help.

I'm ready now.' I got a room in the same hospital where I overdosed, and I detoxed," he said.

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Keaton eventually overcame her eating disorder but stomach acid had ruined the enamel on her front teeth and caused a string of health issues, including severe heartburn and a permanent sore throat, reported Contactmusic. "But it was a big lie.

And it was horrible. What's amazing is it's over.

I never get the urge to do it now. I have friends who were alcoholics, who told me when they were finished that they didn't have the desire.

I remember thinking it's not possible. But it is possible.

It really does alter your life, being an addict. This is how people get reduced and your life implodes in on you," she said.

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She is married to Tej, the third son of Chhedilal Chaturvedi. Rucha's character will be named Rhea and she will essay the role of Chhedilal's friend's daughter, who comes to marry his second son, Ved, a confirmed bachelor, who has fallen in love with Tanya's friend, Nikita.

Rucha's character will be introduced Monday. Saas Bina Sasural comes on Sony.

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Nine more days and Genelia D'Souza will tie the knot with her boyfriend Riteish Deshmukh . Happy and not trying to hide it any longer, Genelia opened her heart to Mumbai Mirror.

"Trust me I had not planned to marry in 2012. Things just fell into place.

I am so happy and excited. And I am not nervous at all," gushed the actress.

Earlier however, the actress and her fiance Riteish, who had started dating from the time they first met on the sets of 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' had kept their relationship away from media glare. And that, explained Genelia, is because she and her beau are both extremely private people.

"Riteish and I took every day as it came. The relationship grew gradually.

We decided that we would never jump around and be all over the place. Even today we are BFF (Best friends forever)," said Genelia.

And unlike their reel life, there was no drama in their real love story. "Believe it or not, the decision to get married wasn't taken in a day.

There was no drama involved," she laughed. Though not high on drama, their relationship sure did not lack zing.

"Riteish is special. The beauty of our love is that we want our tomorrow to be together," beamed Gen (as the actress is fondly called).

However, marriage involves a lot more than just being with one's love. On the threshold of her new life, Genelia revealed that she understands the responsibility that comes with being a part of the Deshmukh family.

That her father-in-law Vilasrao Deshmukh was the former chief minister of Maharashtra is not a secret. "My parents are very happy about it.

And I am lucky that they are in Mumbai. I am sure that they will always be there for me," said the actress.

About her wedding plans, Genelia wishes everything to remain a surprise. "The wedding dress of a girl should be something that should never be revealed before the D-day," laughed the actress when asked about her outfit.

"But yes, I shall tell you who is helping me with the trousseau. Fashion desginers Ritu Kumar, Surily Goel, Rakesh Agarwal and Nishka Lulla have picked up some really cool stuff- Indo western, Jaipuri, lots more," added the bride-to-be.

The preparations for her big day began almost a month back. But Genelia still feels its not a long time.

"I couldn't squeeze out time for my shootings. I had to complete 'Rock The Shaadi', 'Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya' and a south Indian film," complained the actress.

And though her friends think that the actress must be spa hopping with her wedding coming up in a few days, the actress informed that she has not got any time for such luxuries. "I am however, planning to take a break from work," she explained.

Genelia, who looks up to married actresses Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kajol revealed that the 'break' she plans might not include a honeymoon. "Even if we do go on a honeymoon, it will be a rather short one.

Kumar Taurani, the producer of 'Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya' wants us to come back quickly. The film is releasing soon after the wedding," said the actress and then hurried back since she had 'loads to do'.

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"I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humour. And awesomeness," said Aniston.

The actress is promoting a women's cancer campaign along with Demi Moore and Alicia Keys and have directed a series of short films entitled Five about women and breast cancer. Aniston's film, called Mia , is about a woman who gives up on life after her cancer diagnosis, before she finds she's gone into remission.

The Horrible Bosses actress also discusses her own life, about the differences before and after fame. "Honestly, whatever angst-y times I have had, came after fame, which we know was after 22.

When I was 22, I was having a ball. Being this side of 40 feels like what I should have felt being this side of 25 in my body, in my heart, happy with my life, and OK with whatever bumps in the road present themselves," she said.

Aniston also said that inaccurate tabloid stories about her is just entertainment for people and is not true. "The truth is, most celebrities are doing the same things most other people are doing every day.

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work, have dinner, hang out with your friends when you can, try and keep up with the crazy world we're living in and squeeze in. There's not nearly as much stealing and obsessing and middle-of-the-night secret calls to ex-boyfriends and scheming and cheating as they lead you to believe.

Most of it is just lie, however entertaining," she added. Tweet (less)

The How Deep is Your Love star's wife Dwina and mother, Barbara, 91, have been with him at home in Thame while his elder brother and bandmate Barry has flown in from the US to help comfort him, Femalefirst reported. "Robin is not good and there is a lot of concern for him.

Dwina is doing everything possible and hasn't left his side. You can use your wealth to call in the best experts but sometimes no amount of fame, prestige and money can change things when it comes to cancer.

"But Robin is a strong character, he is a fighter and has been encouraged by all the online messages from his fans," a friend said. Gibb was treated for an inflamed colon in October after being taken to hospital complaining of "severe" abdominal pains.

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She said: "I do fall in love easily, but why not? Falling in love is a great feeling. I don't want to hold back.

I can't change the way I am. "Would I marry again? Not at the moment but I think I would, I believe in the fairy tale.

"All the men I've been with I can count on my fingers. But people think, oh my god, she's had all these men, because everything is documented; this one, that one.

I am not a dirtbag at all. But I know how it can look and I can't complain.

" Despite her divorces and love splits, Katie - who also has a nine-year-old son Harvey with former lover Dwight Yorke and is currently dating Argentinean model Leandro Penna - insists she is a romantic at heart. In an interview with Britain's OK! magazine, she said: "In my personal life, I'm like anyone else.

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. Avantika Malik and Imran Khan completed one year of marriage last week.

But there were no surprises for her. She's known her beau-turned-husband for 10 years.

They even lived together for a year in Los Angeles when he was training to be an actor. Soon after the wedding the young couple moved out of their family home, which is currently being renovated, and are living in a teenie (well, by their standards) apartment like any other working couple next door.

They don't even have a live-in maid. In her first-ever interview, Avantika talks about the highs and lows, getting along with her hubby's co-stars, and getting back to work.

Are you Avantika Malik, Avantika Khan or Avantika Malik Khan? I am Avantika Malik. One thing you discovered about Imran after marriage? Nothing.

I've known him for too long, so the only surprise was how easy marriage is if you meet the right person. I feel very blessed and lucky.

And I highly recommend marriage to everyone. Is Imran a better husband or boyfriend? He's a better husband, there's no doubt about it.

He's fantastic. He's the best person to live with because he is able to be with you and be supportive, but also gives you tremendous space.

He really looks after me, I have to give him that. Especially when we were moving into our own space and I was really nervous.

I have lived in my mom's house all my life, except for the year-and-a-half in LA as a student, so there were no responsibilities. I was nervous about whether I would be able to run a house, but he was very supportive of me, and in everything that I have chosen to do or not do.

Most actors have an entourage around them. Imran doesn't.

Is that him or you? I think it's both of us. But it's him first.

He's so regular. Our intimate group of friends are people who have been with us since school and college.

We have made many friends in the industry, but our core group remains the same. And we both like it that way.

He doesn't like to surround himself by people who constantly tell him how great he is, because that can make you lose touch with reality. I am so grateful he's that way.

We are a normal young couple, as normal as you can be with him being a movie star. Is it difficult being married to a movie star? He could have been a banker or a lawyer, it's just his work.

I am an ordinary girl in love with a boy who happens to be a movie star. It's very consuming work and it does take away from his life in a way while he is making a film, as it should be.

I don't think there is any other way to do it. I just feel like I fell in love with this boy 10 years ago, he was a 19-20 then, and though he's grown tremendously in many ways, his core being is still the same.

I will give him a lot of credit too, as when Jaane Tu..

. Ya Jaane Na was releasing, we were thinking about when we should get married because we had been together for so long.

And I remember my mother-in-law telling me, 'Wait for two years. Right now he's just started, you have to see what happens with fame and success and how you both handle it as a couple.

' I give Imran a lot of credit because he hasn't changed in any way. Except that he's more confident as he knows what he's achieved.

Is there any part of his career that you don't like? Just that I feel a lot of time he's just gone! But right now since you have no kids, you can travel and be with him, no? True, but I have a routine here, things that I like doing and I have an entire world of my own that I enjoy. So I would feel very inadequate if I gave that up and just left.

How do you deal with the highs and lows he goes through as an actor? The kind of person he is, he handles it with aplomb. His career started off on a major high and he saw tremendous success with Jaane Tu.

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but he handled it beautifully. At no point did he lose his grounding.

For me, his lows were heartbreaking. I am very protective about him.

I see all the things that are so great about him that when someone else can't see them it bothers me. When people would write things about him that are untrue, or give him bad reviews, I would get very worked up.

In fact his mom and I were discussing this, when he was having a hard time, he was taking care of me not the other way around..

So now the negative stories don't upset me the way they used to in the beginning. Now he's had a successful year and I hope that they continue in life so there's a balance.

How is he on a Friday before release? He's calm, cool, collected, sleeping, and eating normally. And me? Not sleeping, not eating, really nervous, running up and down.

He is Zen! He's like now I have done the work. I have done my bit in the film and promoting it, so now jo hota hai dekhenge.

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Lot of star wives get involved their husbands work like designing their clothes, or managing their dates or producing films etc, have you considered that? As far as being involved in his career, the extent of it is we have a discussion if it's a big decision which will affect everyone. But ultimately he's a decision maker, whether he should do a film or not do a film.

And I like to keep my life separate from his as much as possible. What about producing films? I have always wanted to produce films and I will do that.

But it won't necessarily mean it will be because of Imran or because he's in my film. I want to produce films, I am very clear, as I believe I have a keen understanding of films; I have produced films in the past.

And I feel like there were a lot of things that were happening there, corporate set up and things had to be done in a certain way. There were a lot of things I was keen on that didn't happen, but I feel like I developed a sense and feel for films.

Now it comes instinctively to me. You can't be married to someone who is deeply entrenched in films and not love it yourself.

I think that would be difficult. I want to produce films I am just waiting for the house to get ready.

My mom-in-law is working, Imran is working, so I am the only one who is overseeing the work right now, so I don't want to lose track. But by the end of the year, I would like to get back to work.

You reaction to his kissing and intimate scenes in films is..

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(laughs) I can't remember the first time he had a kissing scene. In Jaane Tu.

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there was one peck with Manjiri, and I was so worked up because then it was all too new for me and I was like how will things go, this that, but now I am fine. It's his work and I know him so well.

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He told me it's not the most comfortable thing in the world, it's quite uncomfortable, there are 100 of people, retakes, so no matter what you might imagine, that it's exciting, it's very uncomfortable and it's part of his job. Which of his co-stars are you friends with? You won't believe this but I like all of them.

If you ask me who I am very friendly with then, it has to be Deepika and Sonam. Because we are almost the same age, and we were all a gang during I Hate Luv storys and Break Ke Baad, and we had a blast making those two films.

But I cannot tell you how wonderful all of them have been to me and am being very honest. Genelia, Deepika, Sonam, Katrina and Kareena they have all been really wonderful.

And everyone asks me, 'You don't feel insecure, upset that he's working with these gorgeous women because they are all so stunning.' And I give him credit, as I know how he's so faithful but also these girls have been really lovely to me and we should give them some credit some times.

Is Imran the perfectionist like his uncle Aamir? No. actually he's quite easy going.

Hes particular about his work and certain things. I know he's made jokes about these things, but how his things are lined up in the bathroom.

And he's very particular about these things. He's a very good boy.

But the human being that he is, they don't make men like him anymore, they just don't. And I keep telling him that for me the most important thing I love about him is that he's a good person.

I have seen him grow as an actor and I know he puts his everything into it and if you are honest to your work eventually you will achieve whatever you want. What do you guys fight about most? We don't really fight that much.

Considering I am a feisty person, I think he just knows how to handle me. (laughs) We fight about silly things like how much time he spends on the ipad or things like that.

But no major conflict. His most annoying habit? Ipad! Phone! Computer! I think he's addicted to the internet and he is Mr.

Know it all. Like if you ask him Imran how do you fix this? He will be like give me a second! And start typing.

He will Google everything, we should make him the brand ambassador of Google. Which film of Imran's is your favourite? It would be hard to pick between Jaane Tu and Delhi Belly because Jaane Tu he had this incredible boyish charm and looked so good.

In DB he was scruffy and with stubble..

I am caught between whether I like him more as the cute chocolate boy or huis grungy look. I love them both.

That's the best part of being married to an actor is that I come out of a theatre and have a crush on him all over again. It's an incredible feeling, after 10 years of togetherness to watch a film of his and find him so good looking and charming and sexy, and it's like falling in love all over again.

It has happened to me with most of his films. Can't conclude without asking any plans to start a family? Not for a while! When it happens organically, it will.

Is there any part of his career that you don't like? Just that I feel a lot of time he's just gone! Like if he is shooting for six months in Agra or Delhi, he's not here. For Mere Brother Ki Dulhan he was gone for three months straight.

I have a routine, my own life and I cannot possibly just leave to be with him for months wherever he goes..

. and that distance is something I don't like.

Now again he has to go for Vishal's (Bhardwaj) film..

But right now since you have no kids, you can travel and be with him, no? True, but I have a routine here, things that I like doing and I have an entire world of my own that I enjoy. So I would feel very inadequate if I gave that up and just left.

How do you deal with the highs and lows he goes through as an actor? The kind of person he is, he handles it with aplomb. His career started off on a major high and he saw tremendous success with Jaane Tu.

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but he handled it beautifully. At no point did he lose his grounding.

For me, his lows were heartbreaking. I am very protective about him.

I see all the things that are so great about him that when someone else can't see them it bothers me. When people would write things about him that are untrue, or give him bad reviews, I would get very worked up.

In fact his mom and I were discussing this, when he was having a hard time, he was taking care of me not the other way around..

So now the negative stories don't upset me the way they used to in the beginning. Now he's had a successful year and I hope that they continue in life so there's a balance.

How is he on a Friday before release? He's calm, cool, collected, sleeping, and eating normally. And me? Not sleeping, not eating, really nervous, running up and down.

He is Zen! He's like 'now I have done the work. I have done my bit in the film and promoting it, so now jo hota hai dekhenge.

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' Many star wives get involved their husbands work like designing their clothes, or managing their dates or producing films etc. Have you considered that? As far as being involved in his career, the extent of it is we have a discussion.

And if it's a big decision which will affect everyone. But ultimately, he's a decision-maker, whether he should do a film or not do a film.

And I like to keep my life separate from his as much as possible. What about producing films? I have always wanted to produce films and I will do that.

But it won't necessarily mean it will be because of Imran or because he's in my film. I want to produce films, I am very clear, as I believe I have a keen understanding of films; I have produced films in the past.

And I feel like there were a lot of things that were happening there, corporate set up and things had to be done in a certain way. There were a lot of things I was keen on that didn't happen, but I feel like I developed a sense and feel for films.

Now it comes instinctively to me. You can't be married to someone who is deeply entrenched in films and not love it yourself.

I think that would be difficult. I want to produce films.

I am just waiting for the house to get ready. My mom-in-law is working, Imran is working, so I am the only one who is overseeing the work right now, so I don't want to lose track.

But by the end of the year, I would like to get back to work. You reaction to his kissing and intimate scenes in films? (laughs) I can't remember the first time he had a kissing scene.

In Jaane Tu..

. there was one peck with Manjiri, and I was so worked up because then it was all too new for me and I was like 'how will things go', but now I am fine.

It's his work and I know him so well..

. He told me it's not the most comfortable thing in the world, it's quite uncomfortable, there are 100 of people, retakes, so no matter what you might imagine, that it's exciting, it's very uncomfortable and it's part of his job.

Which of his co-stars are you friends with? You won't believe this but I like all of them. If you ask me who I am very friendly with then, it has to be Deepika and Sonam.

Because we are almost the same age, and we were all a gang during I Hate Luv Storys and Break Ke Baad. We had a blast making those two films.

But I cannot tell you how wonderful all of them have been to me and am being very honest. Genelia, Deepika, Sonam, Katrina and Kareena have all been really wonderful.

And everyone asks me, 'You don't feel insecure, upset that he's working with these gorgeous women because they are all so stunning.' And I give him credit, as I know how he's so faithful but also these girls have been really lovely to me and we should give them some credit sometimes.

Is Imran a perfectionist like his uncle Aamir? No. Actually, he's quite easy going.

Hes particular about his work and certain things. I know he's made jokes about these things, but how his things are lined up in the bathroom.

And he's very particular about these things. He's a very good boy.

But the human being that he is, they don't make men like him anymore, they just don't. And I keep telling him that for me the most important thing I love about him is that he's a good person.

I have seen him grow as an actor and I know he puts his everything into it and if you are honest to your work eventually you will achieve whatever you want. What do you guys fight about most? We don't really fight that much.

Considering I am a feisty person, I think he just knows how to handle me. (laughs) We fight about silly things like how much time he spends on the iPad or things like that.

But no major conflict. His most annoying habit? His iPad! His phone! His computer! I think he's addicted to the internet and he is a Mr Know-It-All.

If you ask him how to fix something, he will say 'gimme a second. I'll look it up.

' He will Google everything..

. we should make him the brand ambassador of Google.

Which film of Imran's is your favourite? It would be hard to pick between Jaane Tu and Delhi Belly because in Jaane Tu, he had this incredible boyish charm and looked so good. In DB he was scruffy.

I am caught between whether I like him more as the cute chocolate boy or his grungy look. I love them both.

That's the best part of being married to an actor is that I come out of a theatre and have a crush on him all over again. It's an incredible feeling, after 10 years of togetherness, to watch a film of his and find him so good-looking and charming and sexy, and it's like falling in love all over again.

It has happened to me with most of his films. Any plans to start a family? Not for a while! When it happens organically, it will (less)

Reports suggested that father-of-one Konecki is still married to fashion stylist Clary Fisher but Adele has now addressed the rumours to insist her new man is a divorcee. "This is the first and last time I will comment on the details of my relationship with Simon.

Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for 4 years. Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa.

These are the facts," she posted on her website. Tweet (less)

Ruth eventually finds herself living in a dilapidated apartment with a drug dealer boyfriend who lives off her. She makes a living by working in a shady massage parlour, offering ‘ happy endings ’ to sleazy old men.

Her every effort towards finding her father, whom she vaguely remembers, culminates in discovering darkest and terrible secrets. Still from That Girl In Yellow Boots An alien to the city, Ruth’s stay here is fraught with unending problems and misery.

The story looks promising in the beginning, but slowly loses its essence as the movie unfolds. It loses all and any sense of reality somewhere in the middle, with Ruth struggling to make ends meet at one place and dishing out thousands of rupees to find her father and protect her lover at the same time.

The movie is not very believable in this regard. Also the characters in the movie are played with a certain amount of intensity but do not develop as the story progresses.

The title of the film is quite fun. The bright yellow boots stand out in a mundane environment just as Ruth stands out in the city of Mumbai putting across the whole concept of being out of place.

Veteran actor, Nasseerudin Shah has outdone himself once again. He’s a father figure to Ruth who visits her at the parlour for treatment to a painful leg ailment.

Chittiapa (Gulshan Devaiah), a gangster who threatens Ruth when her boyfriend (Prashant Prakash) runs away with his money, and Maya (Puja Swarup), the receptionist at Ruth’s parlour provide comic relief to the otherwise heavy script. Anurag Kashyup’s cinematography is admirable.

Most of the scenes are shot in natural light and on the city’s roads. As for the background score, composer Naren Chandavarkar has made sure it supports and adds life to the script.

The film rather ends on an abrupt note and the climax isn’t a surprise but it is disturbing. Watch only if you’re in the mood for something not run-of-the-mill.

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But to the actor's misfortune, Katrina took more than 16 takes to get the slap right! "We did that scene 16 times..

. 16 takes and finally the packup happened," Imran told reporters here.

"Next day when I came onto the sets for the next scene, I was told that Katrina is not very happy with the scene that we did yesterday so she wants to shoot it again, only the slapping part. So we did more takes," he added.

A much-amused Katrina justified herself by saying that she is quite a perfectionist. "I take a while to get into the mood of the scene.

The first time I slapped him, I didn't get the feel right. It's important to be convinced with the scene you are doing.

So till the time it wasn't perfect, we did it," she added. Yash Raj Films' "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" is a love triangle that also stars Pakistani actor-musician Ali Zafar.

Imran, who is playing a central character in the film, also revealed that initially he didn't want to be part of the film. "Aditya Chopra had called me last year and told me that I want you to meet this boy Ali.

He is directing his first film and has a lot of talent. Then I met Ali and he told me that I'm making a film called 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'.

I didn't say anything but I thought ..

. 'What a horrible title'.

"Then he told me that it's a story of this guy who finds a girl for his brother and then himself falls in love with her. So I thought that it sounds like such a bad story.

I didn't tell him all this, but just said that I will call him," narrated Imran. It was actually Imran's mother, actor Aamir Khan's sister, who egged him on to take up the project.

"I did not read the script, but my mom found the script and read it. She called me and told me that I should read the script and do this film because it is hilarious.

So I read it, I loved it and finally decided to do it. His script just won me over.

Initially I was not doing it, but now I'm so glad that I did it," added Imran. Watch Video'+'';} else {tmpdiV="";} var b1=""; var b2=""; var hid="526"; if(sldemsidcnt>1){imglinksh='View Images';}else{imglinksh='View Image';} var b2 = ''+''+ capt +''+ tmpdiV +''; bellyad.

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But she also stunned fans after revealing she and James had adopted a baby boy, Louis, before their split. However, post the divorce, Bullock is enthusiastic about getting back to work with Tom Hanks, on the drama about the 9/11 tragedy, reported Contactmusic.

"She was very keen to get back to work. She threw herself in with her usual enthusiasm and energy, and she was very relaxed.

She had little Louis with her, and it was a very familial environment on-set," said Director Stephen Daldry. Tweet (less)

"I have friends who are in the business, and I have friends who are not in the business. It's good to have people who understand what you are going through, which applies to him.

But it's also nice to have someone to talk to about real life, so it's good to have a balance of both . It's just nice to have someone who understands," said the 19-year-old 'Lovesong' singer.

Gomez also said that one of the best things about her relationship with Bieber is that they spend so much of their time together laughing. "We laugh so hard.

It's like when you laugh so hard your stomach hurts," she added. Tweet (less)

Otherwise I've let my work speak for myself, let people see me on screen, and left it at that, at least the past two years or so. Having these experiences with the media - them misunderstanding me and portraying me as somebody else, as someone I am not - left me in a bit of a corner, you know, in a personal zone.

So I was just like, let my people know me, and my fans can know me through the work I do. But you'd have idolized stars as you grew up, and wasn't knowing them as much a part of the idolization as seeing their movies in a theatre? Absolutely.

But then the press was so different at that time. There was a certain amount of respectability that was left - now, it's scary.

We have to train our minds and become this harder person inside, to be able to accept just anything. What's 'anything'? It's a long story, from me and Saif getting married in a nikah four years back, to families having problems about our bond.

These things make life a little murky. I don't know from where all this comes up.

And as to stuff about me and Saif, it's boring even for us to read, now, so I'm honestly pitying the reader! From the Kapoors being not-so-comfortable about their girls entering cinema, to how the Pataudis will feel about you as and when you formalize the relationship - you've been sort of under the scanner for good behaviour over a pretty long while now, haven't you? I guess it's about a search for gossip, a little controversy, kya hai..

. The Kapoors and the Pataudis are very liberal minded, cosmopolitan people.

I was already an actor when Saif met me. Saif's mother and sister are actresses, and there's a certain amount of respect, and I'm sure none of them mind the fact that I am an actress.

My parents love the fact that I'm an actress. Don't fans in India love the stars more than the films? No disrespect, but Salman doesn't need a script of any great detail for "Bodyguard" to make truckloads, does it? But I think that's the case with most actors in Bollywood, isn't it? We say the script is the real hero, but is it really the real hero? We don't really know.

There are no answers to that. Salman has a persona on screen that he can carry off anything under the sun.

But even if people go to see a star, there must be something in the movie to bring them to cinemas. You were ready for all this when you entered the industry? Umm.

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of course, I come from a film family, so I was armed in a way. And my parents warned me that it wouldn't be easy.

We lead very public lives. I tried to keep my track uni-dimensional, just to be known as a good actor.

And the perks of superstardom are not really perks; they're usually about reading something in the dailies each morning. Trust me, there are absolutely no perks to this.

When you were 20, there weren't many actresses in their 30s. Of course, the female leads have had shorter lifespans than the heroes.

Did you think you'd see yourself being talked about in all these mega-box-office terms after you'd crossed 30? In today's generation of stars - or at least, I'd like to believe - it's, at least in my case, also about talent. It's about what you offer on screen, it's about what you offer directors.

And I think it's not like somebody is 30 or 31, so there isn't space for them. I don't want to believe in that.

I hope one day I can be doing a "Devil Wears Prada" when I'm 64. And I want to believe in it and I think that if I believe in it, it'll happen.

It's not that I'm sweet 16, or Bollywood is looking for someone who is sweet 16 anymore. It was a little like that in Karisma's time, but not any more.

Our scripts may not be changing much, but certain directors' mindsets are changing. They don't care how old somebody is, they just want to work with someone who's talented.

When I was around 20, I was giving some of the biggest flops in my career, while "3 Idiots" came just two years back. So it's not like it's the age that matters, it's from film to film.

How have you changed through your twenties? Of course I've changed. I hope I have grown.

The ultimate goal is that one should grow, not only as an actor, but also as a person. It'll help in my performances as well.

In my 20s I was a little more impulsive. Today, my likes and dislikes have changed a little, but I think that comes with age.

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I don't know..

. I know many people say that 'Oh, is it because of Saif?' I don't know.

I am hoping that it's also a little bit because I have grown on my own, with my own personal experiences, I know. I am sure Saif was also doing and thinking differently when he was 25, 30, as compared to what he is today.

If I say to Saif, we have to go to a party tonight, and there's going to be loud music, he gets a little perturbed. But when he was 28, 29, perhaps the only thing he wanted to do was to listen to the loud music.

And similarly with me as well. I also would rather sit across with friends and have dinner, today, rather than go to these crazy parties with a hundred or two hundred people.

Once I used to look forward to it. I guess it's just a natural progression that takes place.

What else is part of the natural progression ? I think I'm a little healthier and my brain is a little stronger. I am much more aware.

My brain has grown to be sharper, if I may say so. And not in a wrong sort of way.

I think im just a little more aware; at 21 I wasn't that aware of things, not as alert. And of course, I'm healthier than what I was when I was 21.

Your health and weight have, of course, been subjects of national debate. Oh my god, yes, even that.

I am very health conscious, though. I like to do yoga.

I am normal also, there are days when I fall off the wagon and have my pizzas and do stuff like that, because, I'm a human being, yaar! Does being more aware translate into being more diplomatic now? I don't generally understand this term, when it's asked if someone has become more diplomatic. I don't think I have become diplomatic, it's just that I've become more conscious of the pros and cons of things.

But you do say blunt stuff now and then, even now, don't you? I mean, I'm honest, yes, I am open and I'm honest. And with the press, I'm as honest as I can be.

But the 'as honest as I can be' has changed, hasn't it? Umm..

. I'm a little more wary now.

I have my family to protect; I have my relationship to protect. And I don't know - ya, I don't want anything to be murky.

I hold back a little bit on that account, yet. And frankly I wish people would ask me more about my work, more about specific things I'm interested in, rather than ask me again about where Saif is, and what colour suit he is wearing on our next holiday, you know, that's what they're often asking! Do reading tastes also change over age? Sorry to disappoint, I'm just not into reading.

Saif would earlier buy me books but he's given up, poor chap, and says it's a waste of money to buy me any. I read the papers and all that, I like to know what's going on, but I'm not one to take a book and sit down.

I'd rather spend that time in watching DVDs; I play a lot of Sudoku, I'd rather do that for a couple of hours. What sort of DVDs do you watch? Mostly English movies; I like watching Meryl Streep's work, like the "Bridges of Madison County".

Of course, "Godfather". Stuff like that.

Drama based, and love stories. Hindi - I don't watch too many of the latest releases.

The last movies I saw were "3 Idiots" and "Dabangg". We don't watch a lot of Hindi movies.

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That's a question of taste, or of not having much to learn from them? (Laughs) I think it's also a question of a lack of time, and a little bit of a lack of interest. Isn't that a diplomatic answer? Well, there is a lack of time.

Both I and Saif are not very hot on going to the theatre and watching the latest release, at least the latest Hindi release. I think the last movie he saw was also "3 Idiots", and later he saw "Dabangg" on DVD.

He's not seen "Bodyguard" also. How tough a bargainer are you? During the time you were in the process of signing "Heroine" there was a lot of talk that the final call was being held up since Kareena was driving a hard bargain over the money.

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Oh God! I don't get into the money aspect of things at all. My managers do that and stuff.

And also, there's a lot of speculation about such things, most of which is not true. Let me tell you, I'm making the least money in every project possible! Is that so? You're commonly described as the 'highest paid actress' and you make the least? (Laughs) But nobody knows actually how much I get paid.

And trust me, I wish it was a little more! The common reader has a vague idea that you're charging 8 crore for "Heroine". I wish that was true! I really do! The birthday is a time for family? Yeah.

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I guess we'll just spend time with friends and family. We're not really travelling out of the country because we want to be closer to Saif's dad.

So it's not quite the way we have sometimes done it in past years. Are you the sort to go to a temple first thing on your birthday? I don't know if I am very religious.

I go everywhere. When I was in Patiala I went to the gurdwara.

When I am shooting in Ajmer I go to the dargah. If I am in Jammu I will go to Vaishno Devi.

I think I am more spiritual than religious. So it's not like I will go out of my way to you know, be religious, or this sort of thing.

I go to church because we believe in Jesus; my mum is like half Catholic. I didn't know that.

You've been attending church since childhood? Yeah. I've been going since I was in my mother's arms; it's part of my childhood.

Every Christmas, it's a must. I'll probably make my children do that as well, it's a tradition and an offering of love and respect.

That is something that will always be there. Is there an instinct to look back, to rewind, as you end another year of life? No, I don't look back.

I've never done that. Good things are remembered, bad things forgotten.

If I have done something, it's obviously for a reason. I want to obviously move ahead.

And I learn from my mistakes, that I do. But I'm not one of those to look back at life.

What did you ask Santa for, on Christmas, most often? It was always like, never take my loved ones away - that's always been the basic prayer, whether it was Santa or Jesus Christ. It was always, always like, never take me away from my loved ones.

That's it. I've never asked for anything much.

You're happy with life? Happiness is quite relative..

. but yes, I really couldn't have asked for more.

I think God's given me a lot. I'm happy, I am (less)

Q: You have opened the production house Ameesha Patel Production with your best friend, Kuunal Goomer. Is it a good idea to mix business with friendship? Ameesha: While I was apprehensive about starting my business ventures with my other friends, with Kuunal I knew it would only grow into something better.

After God if I trust someone it is Kuunal. It was his dream to start this production house.

He felt that I was wasting my education and I needed to do more with myself. Q: Both the directors you have signed Priyadarshan and David Dhawan didn't have a good run at the box office, recently.

Ameesha: But they have also given 40 hits. We are honoured to have them on board.

Being in this industry for 12 years, I have gone though the valleys and the peaks and seen the cyclical changes. When Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan can be written off, who are we? Therefore, we don't judge anyone from their last hits and flops.

Q: Will you act in all your home ventures? Ameesha: Yes, because I am young, pretty and a good actress. But our doors are open to all the talented actors.

I am also working in movies outside my home production like Race 2, Shortcut Romeo, Bhaiyyaji Superhit with Sunny Deol. Q: Will your good friend Sanjay Dutt act in your film? Ameesha: My production house would be incomplete if Sanju was not part of it.

Even if he is not on the mind of any director, we will make sure that there is a special role written for him. Q: How do you react to your detractors who say that Ameesha has opened her production house because no one else is giving her work? Q: Is it easier to go get work or to get hundred crore to fund yourself? Q: You think you got your due as an actor? Ameesha: Not at all but I will get it now.

Q: What went wrong? Ameesha: I did not have brains and circumstances did not allow me to take my career in the right direction. I was not a filmy kid and I came around the time when all the star kids including Kareena and Hrithik were being launched.

I had to crawl while they were already running. I am still from outside and I don't have a godfather.

I did not even have a filmy boyfriend to push me for roles. No Salman was my boyfriend, no Akshay Kumar, none of them.

Even Kuunal is from the non-filmy background. Q: Who is your Prince Charming? Ameesha: After some terrible mistakes I am still waiting for my Prince Charming.

I have never changed men to suit my career. I am a sucker for love.

Q: Will you be able to convince your friends like Hrithik and Shah Rukh who are very busy to work in your films? Ameesha: So many producers want David Dhawan and Priyadarshan but we managed to rope them. Likewise if we have a role for Hrithik or Shah Rukh we are confident enough to get them.

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"I am saddened by the fact that people have fallen down to the level of speculating that pregnancy was the reason of our marriage. Well, love was the only reason and no, we were not pregnant at the time of our wedding.

"We have just been through a family tragedy, so please allow us to plan our family in bliss, and not stress. As for baby news, well we will keep you updated here on Twitter," Jaitley wrote.

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I think she's fascinating. I mean, I'm not as brave or as bold as to do some of the things she does myself, but I admire her a lot.

" The Girls Aloud singer also admitted while she would like to take her love of tattoos to the next level and get her back completely covered in inkings, she "wouldn't dare". She added in an interview on UK TV show Lorraine : "I would like to, but I wouldn't dare.

But I would like to - I like the idea of it." Cheryl recently explained she finally feels "sexy" again after gaining seven pounds over the past two months.

She said, "I've got my curves back because I've had time off, I'm at home cooking, I'm more relaxed. I'm not defined by being seven pounds heavier than I was two months ago - I think it is really unhealthy to go there.

The curves are back, well and truly. I like it.

I think it's sexy." Tweet (less)

Ludacris , On The Floor ft. Pitbull and Bad Romance .

Nevertheless, Dhanush, son-in-law of matinee idol Rajinikanth, is overjoyed that the song is successfully "breaking language barrier". "Yayyyyyy 20 million views for Kolaveri !! Pa pa papa pa pa papa!! God bless," Dhanush posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

The big worldwide YouTube hits this year include Justin Bieber's Baby ft. Ludacris (671,069,814 views), Jennifer Lopez's On The Floor ft.

Pitbull (444,281,564 views), Lady Gaga's Bad Romance (432,227,541 views), Shakira's Waka Waka (427,435,565 views) and Eminem's Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna (410,857,092 views), among others.

The video for Kolaveri di was released on YouTube Nov 16. It's peppy, catchy tune as well as funky lyrics, helped it go viral on the internet, and get more than a million hits on the website within a day of its release.

The numbers are only multiplying ever since, and have reached 20,341,650 hits by Monday noon. The song, composed by 21-year-old Anirudh Ravichander, will be a part of the film 3 , directed by Dhanush's wife Aishwarya.

Also called Soup song , it has been appreciated by people of all age groups and lauded by celebrities, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan. However, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar had spoken out against it, saying: "Tune ordinary, singing substandard.

Words an insult to sensibility." But Dhanush is nonchalant and tweeted: "I have you guys.

Your support. As long as I'm making u guys happy, I'm doing my job as an entertainer properly.

That's enough. God bless.

" The Tamil-English song is also a hit with north Indians, despite its southern accent-loaded vocals. "When a song is breaking language barrier and brings us together, how does it matter which language it's in? You want a name to this language? It's an Indian song made by an Indian.

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Whether its a sensible song or nonsense song, it's music. It's art.

Art does not know language. Only people's heart.

And that's where my song lives." "And to all my north Indian Kolaveri fans, thanks for receiving a Tamil song with warm heart and making it a global song.

God bless," added Dhanush. Ever since it has hit the web, there have been several spin-offs of the song, including one by Bollywood playback singer Sonu Niigaam's son Neevan and the Chamaat song on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar being slapped.

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"I am saddened by the fact that people have fallen down to the level of speculating that pregnancy was the reason of our marriage. Well, love was the only reason and no, we were not pregnant at the time of our wedding.

"We have just been through a family tragedy, so please allow us to plan our family in bliss, and not stress. As for baby news, well we will keep you updated here on Twitter," Jaitley wrote.

The actress was last seen in Anees Bazmee's Thank You . Tweet (less)

"There are lots of suitors, you make the right friendships and they don't judge you there. People don't perceive you with preconceived notions.

In India, I feel trapped in my image. People think you are the same way you are on screen.

Thankfully, the films I'm doing now will break that myth." How did you break into Hollywood? Honestly, it was tougher in Bollywood ! There's no nepotism in Hollywood, so I found it much easier.

They welcomed me and showed me so much love. For me, it was always about being independent, because here women don't get too many opportunities.

When I met President Barack Obama some time ago, he said, "America salutes the spirit of independence, that's what America is built on, and now you have done it and we are proud of you." Those words will be with me till my dying day.

I really had nothing to lose by going there. I don't doubt myself.

Even when I ran away from home and came to Mumbai, who would have thought I'd be there someday? You got to have passion and faith. You live only once! Are you worried about getting typecast as the stereotypical Indian girl there? Not anymore.

I did feel that in the past, because there was a time when Spanish-speaking people were cast as maids, African Americans were portrayed as gangsters, and all terrorists were Middle Eastern people. But now I think they are writing good parts for ethnic people.

I think with Slumdog Millionaire and Freida Pinto doing so well, things are changing. Experimenting with different genres is really exciting.

I think young directors are braver than actors there and here. They have the courage to cast me in these characters.

How do you react to those who believe your career is over? n My obituary has been written SO many times that it really doesn't bother me now. I think women are still treated in a regressive fashion, so for me, where I started and where I am today has been a fun rollercoaster ride.

Is there any bad blood with the Bhatts? I have no issues with them. If I get a good script from them I will do it.

They gave me one of my biggest hits Murder and I loved working with them. Mahesh Bhatt keeps texting me.

In fact, when I met Obama, he was the only person from the industry who called me and said, "Aaj toh yahan maatam chaya hoga!" Emraan was recently quoted saying kissing Mallika wasn't really fun. Your reaction? That's his opinion.

I had more fun kissing the snake in Hisss. For me, the snake was the best kisser.

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my best lover ever! Are you dating anyone? I have become a nun! If there was someone I was seeing or interested in, then I would definitely talk about it. There are some interesting men who've asked me out, but everytime I think of concentrating on love, some project comes along.

It's true but I'm busy making a career. You have to give your 100 per cent here; either you do this or you have a love life.

Right now, more than a man it's the scripts that are exciting me (less)

"Marc hit the roof when he saw pictures of Jennifer's new boyfriend Casper Smart bonding with the youngsters. It caused a huge blow-up.

Now he is going back on his word and saying his wants joint custody," a source said. Those close to the situation insist Anthony's motivation to take action is to make the 'On the Floor' hitmaker suffer because he is angry she has found love again.

"He wants to make Jennifer suffer because she's having fun with someone new, and he knows this will hurt her on the deepest level," the source added. However, the singer-and-actress is not prepared to give in to her estranged spouse and is ready to fight him to keep the custody arrangements as they are.

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Longoria filed for divorce from Parker following reports that he cheated on her. "The truth is, I should be angry, resentful and disillusioned about relationships.

But I'm not. I was very lucky to find Edu," Longoria said.

The actress also said despite her divorce, she didn't become cynical about love. "There's a reason I fell in love and got married.

I believed in it. Love did not work with that person.

But it can work with another," she added. Tweet (less)

"There are lots of suitors, you make the right friendships and they don't judge you there. People don't perceive you with preconceived notions.

In India, I feel trapped in my image. People think you are the same way you are on screen.

Thankfully, the films I'm doing now will break that myth." How did you break into Hollywood? Honestly, it was tougher in Bollywood ! There's no nepotism in Hollywood, so I found it much easier.

They welcomed me and showed me so much love. For me, it was always about being independent, because here women don't get too many opportunities.

When I met President Barack Obama some time ago, he said, "America salutes the spirit of independence, that's what America is built on, and now you have done it and we are proud of you." Those words will be with me till my dying day.

I really had nothing to lose by going there. I don't doubt myself.

Even when I ran away from home and came to Mumbai, who would have thought I'd be there someday? You got to have passion and faith. You live only once! Are you worried about getting typecast as the stereotypical Indian girl there? Not anymore.

I did feel that in the past, because there was a time when Spanish-speaking people were cast as maids, African Americans were portrayed as gangsters, and all terrorists were Middle Eastern people. But now I think they are writing good parts for ethnic people.

I think with Slumdog Millionaire and Freida Pinto doing so well, things are changing. Experimenting with different genres is really exciting.

I think young directors are braver than actors there and here. They have the courage to cast me in these characters.

How do you react to those who believe your career is over? n My obituary has been written SO many times that it really doesn't bother me now. I think women are still treated in a regressive fashion, so for me, where I started and where I am today has been a fun rollercoaster ride.

Is there any bad blood with the Bhatts? I have no issues with them. If I get a good script from them I will do it.

They gave me one of my biggest hits Murder and I loved working with them. Mahesh Bhatt keeps texting me.

In fact, when I met Obama, he was the only person from the industry who called me and said, "Aaj toh yahan maatam chaya hoga!" Emraan was recently quoted saying kissing Mallika wasn't really fun. Your reaction? That's his opinion.

I had more fun kissing the snake in Hisss. For me, the snake was the best kisser.

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my best lover ever! Are you dating anyone? I have become a nun! If there was someone I was seeing or interested in, then I would definitely talk about it. There are some interesting men who've asked me out, but everytime I think of concentrating on love, some project comes along.

It's true but I'm busy making a career. You have to give your 100 per cent here; either you do this or you have a love life.

Right now, more than a man it's the scripts that are exciting me (less)

She has also released a series of publicity shots for her new album, 'Talk That That', and the provocative pictures show her sitting on a sidewalk and smoking, while others see the star reclining on a staircase with a cigarette dangling from her lips. Officials at the Ulster Cancer Foundation of Ireland have now taken aim at the singer and accused her of promoting the bad habit to her young fans, reported Daily Mail.

Doreen Reegan, a spokesperson for the organisation, said, "Three-quarters of adult smokers start the habit as teenagers, which is why it is so irresponsible of Rihanna to influence her young fan base in this way..

. After so much hype around the filming of the video it was very disappointing to see Rihanna so blatantly smoking throughout it.

"Artists such as Rihanna are held in high esteem and regarded as role models by millions of young people." Tweet (less)

"Still glowing! About to jump on a plane to Planet Hollywood in Vegas. Throwing a B'day Party for Jason at Chateau Night Club.

So fun (sic)," Spears tweeted. The singer, who has been married twice before, firstly for 55 hours to childhood friend Jason Alexander and for two years to dancer Kevin Federline, also changed her relationship status on social networking site Facebook from "in a relationship" to "engaged".

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. Yes, yes.

You know, when I first joined movies, a producer once asked me, 'What should we keep as your screen name?' I thought about it for a while. Because, in school, I was always known as Pataudi.

It started with Sanawar, where my grandmother used to like to stitch a red Pataudi label on my clothes (so they could be identified when they went to the laundry). My name at Sanawar and then at Locker's Park in England and at Winchester was Pataudi - because of Abba also.

I'd always called myself Saif Pataudi - it says that on my passport also. So when I was asked what I would be known as, I said, this profession is looking a little unsure at the moment, and I would hate to bring any sort of failure or dishonour to a successful name internationally - so let's go with Saif Ali Khan.

My father, in any case, always kept the worlds separate. What he did in Pataudi, he kept largely to himself.

He'd say to me, 'One day it'll come to you, and then you do whatever you want.' It wasn't like part of a family plan.

How much did Abba shape you? I admired and looked up to Abba so much, and not just for his achievements on the cricket field. He paved the way for me in school at a time when the English were capable of being quite racist - the late seventies and the eighties - but because of that name which is written on so many boards in Winchester and in Locker's Park also, so many sporting records, people were generally nice to me as a result.

So this admiration for him was there from a very young age. Not just because he was my dad, but as a sportsman, and then his persona - a little reserved, funny at times, but always very correct.

After he passed away, the amount of press surprised my mother also. I was thinking, what was it that made him such a big star? She said that it is because he was the last of his kind.

But being an actor, and a history student also, I think I could understand the elements that made him what he was. He, in a way, took on the British - being better educated than them, being better looking than some of them, and then being more talented than them, at their own game.

The sex appeal really of having one eye and then going out to bat and doing what he did - if you see Senna's documentary, what stands out is the man winning a race when your gearbox is stuck in sixth gear. That puts you into a different league, that adversity.

200 against England with one eye can never be taken away. He used to say the most beautifully simple things.

I once gifted him a pair of very nice, quite expensive shoes, and he said to me, 'They seem too nice to walk in'. Those sort of memories bring tears to my eyes still.

He had a lot of humility - and on some occasions, arrogance too. It was a beautiful mix.

Arrogance, such as? Geoffrey Boycott said that it was not possible to play cricket with one eye and that my father must be exaggerating his vision loss. Father explained to me that Boycott had a friend called Colin Milburn, an English batsman, who lost an eye and could never play again, which is why he thinks that way, that it's impossible.

So I asked Abba, how did you manage then, if it's that tough? He said, 'See, I was very good with two (eyes), and so I was, you know, good even with one' (laughs). How English was he himself? He was a little English, yes, but also Muslim aristocracy, really.

He loved playing the tabla, but not in the cliched enjoying the mujra sort of way. Slight contradictions; a nice whiskey, good classical music, playing the flute.

It was because of him that I was exposed to England, which is such a valuable part of my past. The fields of Bhopal, the shikaar, driving those jeeps, playing cricket in the back garden - I have these pleasant, beautifully civilised memories.

A lot of privilege, really, but in a very understated way. He would constantly emphasise that.

And I would consciously want to be a little louder because of the constant repression of 'be subtle, be subtle'. I remember finding gold achkans in the family cupboards, while Abba got married in a white achkan himself.

We went to somebody's wedding and he told me, 'You're not the dulha, why are you trying to dress up?' But because of that, I would do that more. He would sit at the last row in functions so that he could leave unnoticed quicker, rather than at the front where people think it's more important to sit.

It always amuses me at the Filmfare Awards where people are fighting to sit in that front row. What's the practicality of the inheritance? Anything I've inherited comes at a time when it becomes more of a responsibility than a childish joy.

If there were certain rifles that were in the family, or shotguns from Holland, other works of art that I would really want, I wouldn't get them - now I realise they are a responsibility; take care of them, get the paperwork done, keep them safe. It's no longer just the outer sheen of it.

Similarly, inheriting Pataudi and all of that..

. frankly, it's still a little surreal for me.

I'm not interested in being a Nawab in any way. I find friends of my parents, similar backgrounds, without naming names, there are other ex-royal families.

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I mean, there has to be more to it than being on the cover of a travel magazine, with all due respect. To us, it's always been about something else.

We've never harped about it. But it is legacy, and what that means in practical terms is to look after the estate, to look after the trust, maybe to do some charity work; Abba had an eye hospital, I want to maintain that.

And I want to renovate Pataudi Palace. I want to infuse new blood into that property, which perhaps our family has not been able to afford to do so far.

Like a lot of families, when the privy purses were taken away, they couldn't afford to maintain their estates. By the grace of God, with my profession, maybe I will be in a position to refurbish it, and that I feel will be a contribution which will make my father proud.

That's my dream. How clued was he into your cine career? He didn't like movies very much, except Clint Eastwood, and he certainly didn't take them very seriously.

He called for "Omkara" once and wrote me a note for "Parineeta" once, but that was about it..

. What did the note say? Just 'Good job, Saif'.

And he said, I can't understand what you are saying in "Omkara", but it sounds quite convincing! (laughs) I used to feel a little bad when on the dining table he was outnumbered when it was me, Soha, Amma and him - so we tried not to talk about movies very much. He was, however, I think, happy that as a result of being in cinema, we weren't asking him for money any more (laughs).

But cinema didn't dominate conversation in our house. As a result, I think, my outlook is that while I love my job, there has to be something beyond that.

Stars can get very insular. How easy is it for a flamboyant actor and a royal to relate to all these people from the villages around Pataudi who pour in to meet you, to speak to you? This is a little psychological, my point here - Everyone you meet has a front.

And everyone has a sheen of politeness and the helloji and namasteji and it goes on. But if you can break through that for a moment, every person is unique and very entertaining.

There are different types of people you meet as an actor, you learn to quickly classify and computerize who they are. There is some annoying guy with dark glasses and leather jacket who is from Muzaffarnagar and who, let's face it, is annoying.

And I can't be bothered to bring out the nice in him, you know. And there are these really humble, nice guys and you connect immediately.

It's not that great to be brought up in a city, you're quite out of touch with this country. Even Bombay, that way, is a great corruptor of language, of culture.

It's the centre of the filmmaking industry, but Karan Johar somehow knows like what are the customs of India, but the knowledge otherwise isn't great. The language - ek gilas paani mangta hai - we don't know how to talk after a point.

It's important to have connections in rural India and other cities. It enriches you, the way they speak.

It's what makes, for example, Mr Bachchan's language so wonderful to listen to - it's not a big city or a Bombay influence for sure. Do you feel older now, in the given circumstances? I'm conscious about my age.

As to work - umm..

. Aamir Khan once asked me, when we were doing make-up in the same room during the shooting of "Dil Chahta Hai", he said, 'do you think I'm getting old to play love stories like this?' I said no.

So he said, well, my wife thinks so. I hope Aamir doesn't mind me saying this.

And he said, but I disagree; I feel the audience grows old with you if they accept you, and so long as you are vaguely sensible, you can continue to do what they like to see you do. I wanted to do a movie like "Agent Vinod" also because I was looking to be accepted playing a slightly older, mature, manly character, rather than playing a boy.

I can play a dashing RAW agent at 40 but if I were to play a college boy, that might be pushing it a bit..

. (laughs) Films apart, as a person, how 'old' are you feeling, now that the 30s are past? Physically, it's a little different; you can't do things you did earlier.

I have been nice, not drinking and smoking much and exercising. There are nights when you fall off the wagon, and that feels awful since most of the time I'm not doing that.

I feel these things age you, so I think one should try to sacrifice them. But that apart, I feel on top of my game and if I support my body by not abusing it, then I will look on top of it also.

I feel very confident and comfortable right now. I'm also sensible; I know it won't last forever, so I'd like to get the most done over the next six years or so, so that if it wanes off, I'd like to be at least well-off sitting in Pataudi, not renting it out (laughs).

Stardom today comes with a fair share of attention, not necessarily benign. How do you cope? I think there is an emerging Indian personality that was a little dormant when I was growing up.

I see it becoming a more confident lot, and it's not the most benign one. They are a dangerous bunch, these Indians.

They'll tear you apart. The aunties will rip you apart, they are worse than the Italian mafia.

We are not an overly nice race, but we have this veneer of being extremely nice. But there's nothing you won't say about a film if it flops.

Or any event that happens, the SMS jokes that start, are fairly vicious, you know, they are sharp. I don't know if any culture is quite as bad! In fact, that's started entertaining me now, earlier it would deeply disturb me.

Now I'm like, I read something and I go, bahut haraami hai yeh, dekho kya bol raha hai (laughs and laughs). How do you rate your degree of flamboyance, a decade back, and now? See, flamboyance is very dangerous to try to do, because if you overdo it you appear terribly loud and affected.

Ten years ago..

. long hair bobbing around, but that is not necessarily flamboyant! Hiring a chartered plane to travel is also flamboyant, which couldn't have been done 10 years ago.

Somebody once said to me that a fit and sorted out 40-year-old is way more attractive than a 25-year-old. It's a different thing, a different vibe.

More control over things, more confident and self-assured, I think. When I'd say to dad that I don't know how to run my house, he'd say, you'll know when you're 40.

It's a good age. I wish I was 30 with this experience, but it doesn't work like that, sadly.

You're re-interpreting flamboyance, essentially? Umm..

. no, it's not just that.

There's much more maturity, I feel. There's much more care, sensitivity to others, more respect for oneself, there's a lot of honesty in working hard, in understanding that there are 50 other people on a set who expect something.

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Earlier it was like, schools or films, there was a sort of immortal sense of time, there's forever to do everything. Who was interested in working in a particular way or trying to leave a mark or even taking stuff seriously in being an actor? Which is probably a defence mechanism - you have the fear of failure so you don't even bother trying.

It's completely different today. When did this transition happen? Very recently.

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Now, really. From now on, I feel what I do should be my best, and people should judge me by that.

Earlier, I didn't even want to be judged. When your father's alive, you can afford to, in a way, bunk.

It may sound cliched, but when you are the only man in the family, suddenly everyone looks to you. You want to make them proud, you want to make him proud, live up to a memory, and not ever let it be sullied in any way.

But you don't mind sullying it while he is alive - that's rebellion! What would you have noted in your diary as dad's life tips? Treat people equally. Don't be flashy, keep it subtle.

Invest your money well - and don't tell anyone where it is! Always declare to customs if you're carrying something you shouldn't be..

. there are so many things.

Women only mind you drinking, and when other women are involved with you - nothing else, really. Did he advise you on your personal life? Never.

Sometimes, when I asked him what to do, he'd say, oh, you've got yourself into a bit of a mess, but that was about it. When I ran away and got married, though, I don't think he appreciated it very much.

Yet, he was very gracious about it, very gracious. What did he say? He said a very deadly thing.

He said, 'you didn't ask me before you did this, meaning you didn't really care what I think when you did this. So I'll let you know what I think, in time.

' For me, that was panic. Then he had a chat with Amrita, and said, fine, welcome.

Then he said to us, 'When Rinku and I got married, the press gave us two weeks; it's been 25 years. I hope you can say the same someday.

' How do you compare yourself with your father, as a father? I think it's my responsibility to ensure that these guys are educated a little bit internationally. I don't live with them.

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I see a lot more of Sarah than of Ibrahim. But BB messenger, funnily enough, has connected us tremendously, and we're very close in that sense.

Sarah is a brilliant student, and I want her to go to college in England, and Ibrahim too, if he can. I'm working hard to invest, so I can afford to do that.

That would be the biggest contribution. To answer your question honestly and with all due respect to Abba, I think in some ways I am better, and in some ways inferior.

I think your father is always your benchmark in whatever you do. Either you're doing it because he did it or you're not doing it, because he did it.

You are a less controlling parent? I think I'm a little more friendly and approachable, not as reserved. Maybe because I'm much younger.

Abba was certainly not emotional or outspoken. But for him to then say, 'bete, take care', is the equivalent of me saying 'arre Sarah I love you more than anything else in this world'.

Much easier to use fewer words, emotionally easier too. When you, for instance, talk to your girlfriend, you have to say certain things; it's not enough to say, 'see you' or 'miss you', full stop.

Abba was precise..

. Wonderful to be able to get away with so much succinctness! (laughs) (less)

"People have to take some responsibility because we've got to a point where the over-sexualisation of young children has gone too far. I think music is a big part of that.

Women in music are extremely sexual and they have young fans. It is inappropriate," femalefirst.

co.uk quoted the 37-year-old as saying.

"Rihanna has a responsibility and although culture's always changing, it's changed too much. It needs to be dealt with.

It's reached saturation point, we owe it to our kids to protect them,"she added. Tweet (less)

"I finally let myself say, 'you've got to go for this. It's in you and it's not going away.

' And it was wonderful." Evan, 24, added she doesn't prefer women or men over each other, and could fall in love with anyone.

She said: "I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is.

" However, the actress-who at one time dated shock rocker Marilyn Manson-has admitted to an unhealthy obsession with teen pop star Justin Bieber. She said: "I ended up seeing his film Never Say Never three times.

One of those times was the director's cut. I'm not even kidding.

I got obsessed with the kid. It's going to be weird if I ever meet him.

He's brought so much joy to my life. Tweet (less)

"I sure would date an older woman. They're experienced in a lot of ways, like in attitude.

But let me tell you, older or not I'll teach them a few things too, don't you worry about that. Once you've had Aussie, the rest is like mozzie," he said.

The Behind Closed Doors hitmaker says he likes women who make the first move, but can't stand arrogant girls. "I like omen to be forward.

I'm confident on stage, but I can't go up to a girl in a club. I'd rather someone let me know if they're interested or not.

They have to be blatantly obvious about it too. I hate arrogance.

I can't stand it," he added. Tweet (less)

Gomez and her band The Scene performed for the organisation last year, and they took to the stage again to raise more cash for the fund, reporeted Femalefirst online. Bieber was on hand to offer his partner moral support, while soccer ace Beckham took his sons to the gig.

Gomez later took to her Facebook to thank her fans for their support. "Thank You to all who came out to the show last night at House of Blues on Sunset.

That is one of the shows I look forward to the most and cannot wait for next year's show. I don't have an exact number but together we all raised over 200,000 dollars to benefit Unicef," she posted.

"We're helping to save the lives of children all over the world," she added. Tweet (less)