In fact, I haven't even been able to fit in my workouts into my schedule! I guess working around the clock is doing me good." Well, if it works for her, it couldn't hurt much to keep this up because she's really looking great! Wot say, Sona? (less)

Later, she did a volte-face by sending messages to Kat to clear the air. At the time though, Kat did not respond.

However, it now appears Sona and Kat have decided to let bygones be bygones. It is learnt that on Friday night at the inauguration of Sohail Khan's wife Seema Khan's spa in Bandra, the two actresses hugged and made up.

What's more, Salman Khan was also present. An eye witness at the event told Mirror, "Sonakshi and Katrina went around the entire spa, sharing their views about it with each other.

They were having so much fun. In fact, a lot of eyebrows were raised looking at just how friendly they were toward each other.

" At the spa, it was as if nothing had ever happened between them. And while it is true that there has never been any open fight between the two actresses, ever since Sonakshi's big bang Bollywood debut with Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg , she and Kat have never seen eye to eye.

They have studiously avoided each other at public events. So who waved the white flag this time around? Said the eye witness, "That is not known.

It was more of a spontaneous reaction from both sides. You could say better sense prevailed.

" And while we can only guess as to what or who was the cause of the cold war between Sona and Kat, with Sallu having taken a keen interest in mentoring both of them, a friend of Katrina confirmed all that is behind them. "It is good to see the two heroines bond after a long time.

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Buzz is that Sona's character is based on the female protagonist in the short story. Producer Vikas Bahl says, "Yes, Lootera is based on O'Henry's story.

It's a beautiful touching story and Vikramaditya has fleshed it out beautifully." Also, buzz is that Motwane had his heart set on this poetic piece of prose from the time he decided to make movies.

Bahl further informs that the writer would be duly credited in the titles of Lootera. "We are proud to have such an evocative story for our film," says Bahl.

The Last Leaf is a story of a dying girl who believes that the day the last leaf from the tree outside her room falls, she would die. Says a source, "Motwane wrote Lootera even before Udaan .

He's fascinated by the story. However, it was obviously too wispy for a feature-film adaptation.

Motwane wrote a whole new first-half that didn't exist in O'Henry's version. But the second-half of Lootera , which is being shot in Kashmir is based on The Last Leaf .

The original story is set in the early 20th century. Lootera has been set in the 1970s.

While Ranveer Singh's character is Motwane's creation, Sonakshi is the girl from O'Henry's story." Another O'Henry adaptation Rituparno Ghosh's first Hindi film Raincoat featuring Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgn was adapted from O'Henry's The Gift Of the Magi .

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Buzz is that Sona's character is based on the female protagonist in the short story. Producer Vikas Bahl says, "Yes, Lootera is based on O'Henry's story.

It's a beautiful touching story and Vikramaditya has fleshed it out beautifully." Also, buzz is that Motwane had his heart set on this poetic piece of prose from the time he decided to make movies.

Bahl further informs that the writer would be duly credited in the titles of Lootera. "We are proud to have such an evocative story for our film," says Bahl.

The Last Leaf is a story of a dying girl who believes that the day the last leaf from the tree outside her room falls, she would die. Says a source, "Motwane wrote Lootera even before Udaan .

He's fascinated by the story. However, it was obviously too wispy for a feature-film adaptation.

Motwane wrote a whole new first-half that didn't exist in O'Henry's version. But the second-half of Lootera , which is being shot in Kashmir is based on The Last Leaf .

The original story is set in the early 20th century. Lootera has been set in the 1970s.

While Ranveer Singh's character is Motwane's creation, Sonakshi is the girl from O'Henry's story." Another O'Henry adaptation Rituparno Ghosh's first Hindi film Raincoat featuring Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgn was adapted from O'Henry's The Gift Of the Magi .

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Sona, who's also active on social networking sites, shares her love for technology: Tech talk Yes, I love most gadgets. I like phones like everyone else, but mine should have great features and applications to keep me engaged.

I like Mp3 players, tablets, laptops, and sound systems. I am quite tech-savvy as well.

I was introduced to computers and the Internet in school, so I sort of grew along with it, learning things along the way. Even today, I have friends who call me first if there's something wrong with their phone or iPad! Online fun Like many, I am also hooked on to the Internet.

It's a whole world out there that's just waiting to be explored. Everything is just a click away, right from shopping to research to gaming, etc.

I like the fact that it is a gateway to everything. The one thing I don't like about the Internet is the fact that people misuse it in many ways.

Social connection Social networking has helped me connect with my fans from all over the world. When I was relatively new to the industry, interacting with my fans on these websites gave me confidence and motivated me to do better.

Their feedback, love and support have helped me understand how my fans would like to see me. It also gave me a platform to help my fans understand me better and get to know the real me.

Of course, you do get some criticism online, but if it's constructive, I do pay heed to it. And you can always ignore the rest! Recently, I've received an Invite from Whosay.

com, which is an invite only portal and I love it. All my social media accounts are synced into one and I can analyse the response all my posts receive.

It is really interesting and engaging. Click happy I love my iPad and rarely leave home without it.

It keeps me connected to all the things I require throughout the day like my pictures, email, games etc. I did like one of those remotes that control everything right from the lights to the TV, but I am afraid I'd get lazier than I already am if I do get one (laughs out loud) of those.

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Sona, who's also active on social networking sites, shares her love for technology: Tech talk Yes, I love most gadgets. I like phones like everyone else, but mine should have great features and applications to keep me engaged.

I like Mp3 players, tablets, laptops, and sound systems. I am quite tech-savvy as well.

I was introduced to computers and the Internet in school, so I sort of grew along with it, learning things along the way. Even today, I have friends who call me first if there's something wrong with their phone or iPad! Online fun Like many, I am also hooked on to the Internet.

It's a whole world out there that's just waiting to be explored. Everything is just a click away, right from shopping to research to gaming, etc.

I like the fact that it is a gateway to everything. The one thing I don't like about the Internet is the fact that people misuse it in many ways.

Social connection Social networking has helped me connect with my fans from all over the world. When I was relatively new to the industry, interacting with my fans on these websites gave me confidence and motivated me to do better.

Their feedback, love and support have helped me understand how my fans would like to see me. It also gave me a platform to help my fans understand me better and get to know the real me.

Of course, you do get some criticism online, but if it's constructive, I do pay heed to it. And you can always ignore the rest! Recently, I've received an Invite from Whosay.

com, which is an invite only portal and I love it. All my social media accounts are synced into one and I can analyse the response all my posts receive.

It is really interesting and engaging. Click happy I love my iPad and rarely leave home without it.

It keeps me connected to all the things I require throughout the day like my pictures, email, games etc. I did like one of those remotes that control everything right from the lights to the TV, but I am afraid I'd get lazier than I already am if I do get one (laughs out loud) of those.

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For the first time, she will play a gangster's moll in her most recent project, Ekta Kapoor's Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again, the sequel to Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. It will be her third film with Akshay Kumar , who plays Shoaib (modelled on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim ).

Sonakshi's character Yasmin is said to be based on the life of '80s actress Mandakini . Sona will be seen as Shoaib's love interest.

Imran Khan will be seen as Aslam who is drawn into Shoaib's activities and utimately forms the third angle to the love triangle. Sonakshi says, "While listening to a script, I place myself in the character while listening to the story.

If I can't picture myself in the role I don't do it. This character goes through an interesting transformation - from a young, innocent girl who aspires to be an actress to someone whose life changes after she falls in love with a gangster.

It's based in the 1980s and will be interesting to get into a character during that time." Talking about her third film on the trot with Akshay, Sonakshi says, "It's my third film with him.

I think we share very good on-screen chemistry which is why people keep casting us together. He's a very good co-star and fun on the sets.

He has got a great sense of humour and is very grounded despite his superstar status." (less)

Interestingly, she played the actress-girlfriend of Ajay Devgn in the first outing also. Taking off after the end of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai , with Shoaib Khan (played by Emraan Hashmi), director Milan Luthria's sequel starts with the rise of the newer don, reportedly based on Dawood Ibrahim, which is now being played by Akshay Kumar.

It is believed that Kangana's character is inspired from Mandakini, who got involved with the Dubai based don after her career in Bollywood that started on a high with Raj Kapoor's Ram Teri Ganga Maili stagnated. A source informed that producer Ekta and director Milan Luthria were looking for a suitable replacement after Kareena opted out of the sequel earlier this month.

"A couple of names were considered, but somewhere they felt that a performing actress was more needed than a starry name. Initially they weren't considering Kangana as she has already played an actress, Rehana in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai .

And this character was said to be based on one Sona, who Haji Mastan (the inspiration for Ajay Devgn's character Sultan Mirza) fell in love with and even made a movie with later," explains our source. When contacted, Tanuj Garg, CEO of Ekta's production house said, "We're still in the process of locking the final script.

After that, our priority is to finalise the second actor after Akshay. And only then will we figure out the casting for the girls.

Guess the talk of Kangana doing the Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai sequel is due to the fact that she's also playing the leading lady opposite John in Shootout At Wadala , which is also our production." However, standing by the story, the source said, "The paperwork is still pending.

So perhaps that's why Ekta's production house is not confirming Kangana's presence in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai sequel to the media yet. Besides, Akshay-Kangna is a novel combination, as the two haven't been featured together yet.

And a new pairing also helps built up the curiosity factor of a film to a considerable extent in its marketing and promotion." Tweet (less)

Interestingly, she played the actress-girlfriend of Ajay Devgn in the first outing also. Taking off after the end of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai , with Shoaib Khan (played by Emraan Hashmi), director Milan Luthria's sequel starts with the rise of the newer don, reportedly based on Dawood Ibrahim, which is now being played by Akshay Kumar.

It is believed that Kangana's character is inspired from Mandakini, who got involved with the Dubai based don after her career in Bollywood that started on a high with Raj Kapoor's Ram Teri Ganga Maili stagnated. A source informed that producer Ekta and director Milan Luthria were looking for a suitable replacement after Kareena opted out of the sequel earlier this month.

"A couple of names were considered, but somewhere they felt that a performing actress was more needed than a starry name. Initially they weren't considering Kangana as she has already played an actress, Rehana in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai .

And this character was said to be based on one Sona, who Haji Mastan (the inspiration for Ajay Devgn's character Sultan Mirza) fell in love with and even made a movie with later," explains our source. When contacted, Tanuj Garg, CEO of Ekta's production house said, "We're still in the process of locking the final script.

After that, our priority is to finalise the second actor after Akshay. And only then will we figure out the casting for the girls.

Guess the talk of Kangana doing the Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai sequel is due to the fact that she's also playing the leading lady opposite John in Shootout At Wadala , which is also our production." However, standing by the story, the source said, "The paperwork is still pending.

So perhaps that's why Ekta's production house is not confirming Kangana's presence in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai sequel to the media yet. Besides, Akshay-Kangna is a novel combination, as the two haven't been featured together yet.

And a new pairing also helps built up the curiosity factor of a film to a considerable extent in its marketing and promotion." Tweet (less)

So we have Akshay Kumar and Imran Khan as the gangsters and Sonakshi Sinha as the starlet." So does Sonakshi really plays Mandakini's role or her character is a take off from the starlet's life? "There is a lot of fact-meets-fiction in the sequel.

In fact there is more of fiction than facts in the second part, but yes, Sonakshi plays the moll," says Milan. But why Sonakshi? "Because Sonakshi has a very Indian sex appeal.

I had met her before "Dabangg" released. I had gone to Salman's house for dinner and the whole team of " Dabangg " was there - it was at Salman's place where I saw Sonakshi and was awestruck by her simplicity and grace.

A lot of my casting is instinctive and when I saw Sonakshi, I felt she would be well-suited the role of a demure girl, who comes to the city of dreams to make a name for herself," says the director. But more than Sona, it is Imran Khan and his role in the sequel that has Milan super excited.

"You wait and watch for Imran. I have a feeling that our sequel will do to Imran, what "The Dirty Picture" did to Vidya Balan," gushes Milan, as he goes on to explain why he thinks Imran fits the bill.

"We chose Imran because of his mass appeal. He is extremely popular among young girls and the college going crowd, but with the sequel, he will be seen in an entirely different form.

This is exactly what we did with Vidya - we gave her a different colour that was out of her comfort zone. Imran too will be seen in something that's in stark contrast to his image.

His character has humour, action, witty one-liners and flamboyance, but he plays a typical sadak chhaap gangster with a heart of gold," shares Milan (less)