I'm missing being there with Sachin bhai because he was the main reason behind my being in the cricketing world. Hats off to the man!" With that, Sree settled down to a relaxed tete-a-tete with us.

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Ode to Shilpa The bowler, who's now become the hot property of Shilpa Shetty's Rajasthan Royals (auctioned for Rs two crore), is quite enamoured by the B'town babe. He admits with a shy laugh, "A glamorous team owner like Shilpa is quite motivating.

She and Raj Kundra make sure that I do my exercise with the physio every day since I'm battling an injury, and that creates a special bond between us. Shilpa is an extremely caring and warm person.

It's early days yet with Rajasthan Royals, but I'm really happy playing with Rahul Dravid as my captain, with whom I have played many international matches earlier." Gift for the lady And now that Shilpa is on her way to becoming a yummy mummy, has he thought of a gift for her baby shower? "Shilpa and her (yet-to-be born) baby have all the materialistic things in the world.

But, I sure want to gift them both the IPL trophy," replies Sree. Yuvraj's BB message If he shares a special rapport with Shilpa, his friendship with Yuvraj Singh is also talked about.

Ask him what's the latest on Yuvi's health, and Sree replies: "I got Yuvi's BB message yesterday only, he told me that he's recovering fast." And did Yuvi tell him anything about his returning home? "He's very strong, but Yuvi will not return till he's totally fit and sure of being totally cured," said he.

Next tattoo: A phoenix Along with his friends, Sree is equally passionate about his tattoos. He grins the moment you ask him about his tattoo tales, and says: "I already have six tattoos.

After IPL, I'll go in for another, which will be my seventh. And it will be a phoenix, which will adorn my body now!" Ila Arun's pupil He has ambitious plans when it comes to brushing up on Rajasthani lingo too.

"During the IPL, we will be interacting a lot with the Rajasthani players. So, I plan to brush up on my language by learning some Rajasthani folk songs from Ila Arun," says he.

Cheers to his princess And what's the latest on his wedding plans? After all, there's a lot of speculation about it. Sree replies in philosophical tones: "I have many friends, but Ms Right hasn't arrived in my life yet! Now I have decided that I will go for an arranged marriage if I don't find a Rajasthani princess soon.

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She received the call yesterday when she was at her home in suburban Bhayandar," said Arun Bhagt, Senior Inspector at Juhu police station. Subsequently, Patel, who acted in the critically acclaimed movie 'Paan Singh Tomar' in which Irrfan played a lead role, approached the police station informing about the call, Bhagt said.

According to her, the caller told her not to talk anything bad about Irrfan, police said. "The actress claimed the caller threatened her that if she continued to talk bad about Irrfan, she would face consequences," said an officer at the police station.

According to sources, Patel was unhappy with her small role in the movie. She started blaming Irrfan and the film director Tigmanshu Dhulia saying that the duo had made false promises of a good role for her in the movie (less)

Sonali Kulkarni looked demure in a green and black saree. Ravi Kissen was spotted laughing with Varun Badola and Rajeshwari Sachdev.

Sharman Joshi, a bespectacled Riteish Deshmukh and Sammir Dattani were also present. Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba had its premiere in a suburban theatre in Mumbai on Thursday night.

Present on the occassion were Rajat Kapoor, Ila Arun, Kalpana Lajmi, Minissha Lamba and Alka Yagnik. Sonali Kulkarni looked demure in a green and black saree.

Ravi Kissen was spotted laughing with Varun Badola and Rajeshwari Sachdev. Sharman Joshi, a bespectacled Riteish Deshmukh and Sammir Dattani were also present.

Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba had its premiere in a suburban theatre in Mumbai on Thursday night. Present on the occassion were Rajat Kapoor, Ila Arun, Kalpana Lajmi, Minissha Lamba and Alka Yagnik.

Sonali Kulkarni looked demure in a green and black saree. Ravi Kissen was spotted laughing with Varun Badola and Rajeshwari Sachdev.

Sharman Joshi, a bespectacled Riteish Deshmukh and Sammir Dattani were also present. Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba had its premiere in a suburban theatre in Mumbai on Thursday night.

Present on the occassion were Rajat Kapoor, Ila Arun, Kalpana Lajmi, Minissha Lamba and Alka Yagnik. Sonali Kulkarni looked demure in a green and black saree.

Ravi Kissen was spotted laughing with Varun Badola and Rajeshwari Sachdev. Sharman Joshi, a bespectacled Riteish Deshmukh and Sammir Dattani were also present.

Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba had its premiere in a suburban theatre in Mumbai on Thursday night. Present on the occassion were Rajat Kapoor, Ila Arun, Kalpana Lajmi, Minissha Lamba and Alka Yagnik.

Sonali Kulkarni looked demure in a green and black saree. Ravi Kissen was spotted laughing with Varun Badola and Rajeshwari Sachdev.

Sharman Joshi, a bespectacled Riteish Deshmukh and Sammir Dattani were also present (less)

Abhishek Bachchan, covered in dried mud, performed to songs from the film. Of course, the style icon that he is, he changed to a dapper suit after his act and joined wife Aishwarya, the event's anchor, on stage.

A R Rahman, who has scored the music sang two songs from the film. One of them came as a surprise to all, including Mani Ratnam, as it was a special song which he composed and recorded just the night before.

??Also present were Gulzar (in trademark white) who has written the lyrics for Raavan, Tamil superstar Vikram, who plays pivotal roles in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Raavan, the film's designer Sabyasachi, Rohan Sippy, Ravi Kissen, Ila Arun, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and wife Anupama. The music launch of Raavan was held at a suburban studio on Saturday night.

Abhishek Bachchan, covered in dried mud, performed to songs from the film. Of course, the style icon that he is, he changed to a dapper suit after his act and joined wife Aishwarya, the event's anchor, on stage.

A R Rahman, who has scored the music sang two songs from the film. One of them came as a surprise to all, including Mani Ratnam, as it was a special song which he composed and recorded just the night before.

??Also present were Gulzar (in trademark white) who has written the lyrics for Raavan, Tamil superstar Vikram, who plays pivotal roles in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Raavan, the film's designer Sabyasachi, Rohan Sippy, Ravi Kissen, Ila Arun, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and wife Anupama. The music launch of Raavan was held at a suburban studio on Saturday night.

Abhishek Bachchan, covered in dried mud, performed to songs from the film. Of course, the style icon that he is, he changed to a dapper suit after his act and joined wife Aishwarya, the event's anchor, on stage.

A R Rahman, who has scored the music sang two songs from the film. One of them came as a surprise to all, including Mani Ratnam, as it was a special song which he composed and recorded just the night before.

??Also present were Gulzar (in trademark white) who has written the lyrics for Raavan, Tamil superstar Vikram, who plays pivotal roles in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Raavan, the film's designer Sabyasachi, Rohan Sippy, Ravi Kissen, Ila Arun, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and wife Anupama. The music launch of Raavan was held at a suburban studio on Saturday night.

Abhishek Bachchan, covered in dried mud, performed to songs from the film. Of course, the style icon that he is, he changed to a dapper suit after his act and joined wife Aishwarya, the event's anchor, on stage.

A R Rahman, who has scored the music sang two songs from the film. One of them came as a surprise to all, including Mani Ratnam, as it was a special song which he composed and recorded just the night before.

??Also present were Gulzar (in trademark white) who has written the lyrics for Raavan, Tamil superstar Vikram, who plays pivotal roles in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Raavan, the film's designer Sabyasachi, Rohan Sippy, Ravi Kissen, Ila Arun, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and wife Anupama (less)

Amisha Patel in sizzling red, Neha Dhupia, Jackie Shroff, Ila Arun, Jackky Bhagnani and Ken Ghosh came alone. Sanjay Dutt and Manyata, Fardeen Khan and Natasha (spotted holding hands), Aarti and Kailash Surendranath came together.

Music director Salim looked dapper in a blue waistcoat, white T shirt and blue jeans. Gautam Singhania, Rajeev Shukla were also present.

Television stars who made their presence felt were Sameer Soni, Rohit and Ronit Roy, Shama Sikander and Bakhtyar and Tanaaz Irani. Shilpa and Raj Kundra launched their new club Royalty on Sunday night.

B-town was in full attendance to celebrate the golden girl's latest venture. Amisha Patel in sizzling red, Neha Dhupia, Jackie Shroff, Ila Arun, Jackky Bhagnani and Ken Ghosh came alone.

Sanjay Dutt and Manyata, Fardeen Khan and Natasha (spotted holding hands), Aarti and Kailash Surendranath came together. Music director Salim looked dapper in a blue waistcoat, white T shirt and blue jeans.

Gautam Singhania, Rajeev Shukla were also present. Television stars who made their presence felt were Sameer Soni, Rohit and Ronit Roy, Shama Sikander and Bakhtyar and Tanaaz Irani.

Shilpa and Raj Kundra launched their new club Royalty on Sunday night. B-town was in full attendance to celebrate the golden girl's latest venture.

Amisha Patel in sizzling red, Neha Dhupia, Jackie Shroff, Ila Arun, Jackky Bhagnani and Ken Ghosh came alone. Sanjay Dutt and Manyata, Fardeen Khan and Natasha (spotted holding hands), Aarti and Kailash Surendranath came together.

Music director Salim looked dapper in a blue waistcoat, white T shirt and blue jeans. Gautam Singhania, Rajeev Shukla were also present.

Television stars who made their presence felt were Sameer Soni, Rohit and Ronit Roy, Shama Sikander and Bakhtyar and Tanaaz Irani. Shilpa and Raj Kundra launched their new club Royalty on Sunday night.

B-town was in full attendance to celebrate the golden girl's latest venture. Amisha Patel in sizzling red, Neha Dhupia, Jackie Shroff, Ila Arun, Jackky Bhagnani and Ken Ghosh came alone.

Sanjay Dutt and Manyata, Fardeen Khan and Natasha (spotted holding hands), Aarti and Kailash Surendranath came together. Music director Salim looked dapper in a blue waistcoat, white T shirt and blue jeans.

Gautam Singhania, Rajeev Shukla were also present. Television stars who made their presence felt were Sameer Soni, Rohit and Ronit Roy, Shama Sikander and Bakhtyar and Tanaaz Irani.

Shilpa and Raj Kundra launched their new club Royalty on Sunday night. B-town was in full attendance to celebrate the golden girl's latest venture.

Amisha Patel in sizzling red, Neha Dhupia, Jackie Shroff, Ila Arun, Jackky Bhagnani and Ken Ghosh came alone. Sanjay Dutt and Manyata, Fardeen Khan and Natasha (spotted holding hands), Aarti and Kailash Surendranath came together.

Music director Salim looked dapper in a blue waistcoat, white T shirt and blue jeans. Gautam Singhania, Rajeev Shukla were also present.

Television stars who made their presence felt were Sameer Soni, Rohit and Ronit Roy, Shama Sikander and Bakhtyar and Tanaaz Irani (less)

It is then when Armaan narrates the story behind his 3 months absence. Armaan narrates - He had gone back to his hometown Chikatpalli in Andhra Pradesh to hunt a groom for his daughter Muskaan (Minissha) who stays with his twin brother Rehman Ali (Boman again) and his wife Salma (Ila Arun).

It is then when he finds out the state government has started a special scheme under which those living under the poverty line will be given a sufficient amount to build a well on their land. But when he decides to avail of this scheme, he has to face corruption at every drop of the hat.

Eventually, he ends up with literally no money in hand to dig the actual well. Reason, every single person involved in this scheme ends up looting his share of pie from the amount the government had sanctioned.

But his fiery daughter decides to turn the table back on all the corrupt officials? heads. Arif (Sameer Dattani), the motor mechanic who is silently in love with her also joins her mission.

The trio?s plan works and things spiral so much out of control that the Government gets on the verge of a collapse! Benegal?s Well Done Abba is a sweet gem that works despite no big names. A very witty film that?s very well written (by Ashok Mishra) packing in many things together that are relevant to today?s society.

The satirical humour may not exactly be of the laugh out loud variety but it manages to keep you smiling throughout the film. It ends up making just the right statement on the many development projects that the government initiates but which frequently get hijacked by systemic corruption.

Only issue many may have is with the pacing of the film. The initial few reels are extremely slow paced but with the introduction of each new character, the film picks up pace.

However, one feels, too much screen time is given to the forever horny couple played by Ravi Kissen and Sonali Kulkarni and their track gets repetitive. Music by Shantanu Moitra works in the context of the film (less)