. The last we heard of an actress-cricketer pairing was when Anushka Sharma was linked with Suresh Raina, only recently.

However, Anushka shouted herself hoarse not only denying the rumour but also claiming not to know him at all. Ameesha Patel is the next damsel to be linked with a sportsman in recent times.

It is heard that Yuvraj Singh and she have been close friends so much so that he organised some World Cup tickets for her last year. Now, we hear, the actress is frequenting London just to keep a check on Yuvraj's health and has been spending a lot of time with the cricketer who is abroad for treatment.

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Here's what happened. Ameesha came to the sangeet wearing a chaniya-choli that left most of her cleavage exposed.

Dutt who is protective about the actress as she was good friends of his wife Manyata until recently, and also has been his co-star in several films, asked her to cover-up. Then he went a step ahead and took her dupatta from her shoulder and draped it around her to make her look 'decent', an act that didn't go down well with Ms Patel.

It is learnt, that the actress felt it was not his business to tell her how to dress. She felt he'd overstepped a boundary for one, she and his wife were barely on talking terms, and recently Dutt refused two films that she had offered to him.

Last month, she had approached Sanju to do a film directed by David Dhawan and the other by Priyadarshan , but the actor refused both citing unavailability of dates. Things between them got strained further after this.

Says an industry insider, "Sanju is a very traditional guy who doesn't like women wearing revealing outfits. He politely told her that she was like his sister and shouldn't dress like that.

He also took her duppatta (which she had taken on the side) and covered her bosom. He never imagined that she would have a problem with that.

But Ameesha just took off. She started screaming and yelling at Dutt asking him who was he to tell her such things and what she did was none of his business.

Sanju was taken aback and quietly walked off from the scene of the 'crime'. The next day he flew back to Mumbai.

" Later, when the actress was asked why she had created a scene, she told them that Dutts touched her inappropriately. This got back to Sanju and Manna, and they are fuming.

Dutt says, "I have always thought of Ameesha as a sister. I would've done the same with my sisters Priya and Namrata if I felt that they were dressed unsuitably at an event.

I would never disrespect a lady. I have never ever done that in my life.

I have always tried to help Ameesha and be like an older brother to her. If she has been saying this, I will never respect her and she will lose a well-wisher for ever.

" Ameesha says, "Sanju is very protective about me. He's such a dear friend that he can never ever misbehave.

In fact, Sanju would himself kill if someone would try to touch me. He wouldn't allow even a fly to hurt me.

All these cheap rumours of 'misbehaviour' is sheer nonsense and spread by jealous losers." (With inputs by Nimisha Tiwari) (less)

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Night Shyamalan's movie The Last Airbender horrendous and admits he prefers working as part of an ensemble in smaller movies, reports contactmusic.com.

"Working on something that big and trying to get heard as an actor is tricky. You feel so diluted and worthless," he told Empire magazine.

"I would happily shape my career doing great low-budget indies like that. I'm not that hero-type dude, so I'm never going to be playing the handsome lead character," he added.

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Night Shyamalan's movie The Last Airbender horrendous and admits he prefers working as part of an ensemble in smaller movies, reports contactmusic.com.

"Working on something that big and trying to get heard as an actor is tricky. You feel so diluted and worthless," he told Empire magazine.

"I would happily shape my career doing great low-budget indies like that. I'm not that hero-type dude, so I'm never going to be playing the handsome lead character," he added.

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"I like being able to ask Dev, 'What do you think of this?' He's very honest. He's not, 'You were wonderful darling.

' He'll be like, 'Hmmm. The film's not really about you but be happy that you made it," Pinto said.

The actress also wishes directors would see past her beauty and offer her more challenging movie roles. "I wish people would think outside the box when it comes to casting me.

There's this ultimate satisfaction an actor gets from the effort invested in a part where the transformation takes you as far from yourself as it's possible to go. I hope that sort of work comes my way because I feel I can do it," she added.

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"I like being able to ask Dev, 'What do you think of this?' He's very honest. He's not, 'You were wonderful darling.

' He'll be like, 'Hmmm. The film's not really about you but be happy that you made it," Pinto said.

The actress also wishes directors would see past her beauty and offer her more challenging movie roles. "I wish people would think outside the box when it comes to casting me.

There's this ultimate satisfaction an actor gets from the effort invested in a part where the transformation takes you as far from yourself as it's possible to go. I hope that sort of work comes my way because I feel I can do it," she added.

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This is what happened: Ameesha came to the sangeet wearing a chaniya-choli that left most of her cleavage exposed. Nothing new.

As Dutt is protective about the actress as she was good friends of Manyata until recently asked her to cover-up. Then he went a step ahead and took her dupatta from her shoulder and draped it around her to make her look ‘decent’, an act that didn’t go down well with Ms Patel.

She started screaming and yelling at Dutt asking him who was he to tell her such things and what she did was none of his business. Sanju was taken aback and quietly walked off.

Later, when the actress was asked why she had created a scene, she said that Dutt touched her inappropriately, which she later retracted. This got back to Sanju and Manyata which left them fuming.

Dutt says, “I have always thought of Ameesha as a sister. I would’ve done the same with my sisters Priya and Namrata if I felt that they were dressed unsuitably at an event.

I would never disrespect a lady. I have never ever done that in my life.

I have always tried to help Ameesha and be like an older brother to her. If she has been saying this, I will never respect her and she will lose a well-wisher for ever.

” Retracting her earlier statement, Ameesha now said, “Sanju is very protective about me. He’s such a dear friend that he can never ever misbehave.

In fact, Sanju would himself kill if someone would try to touch me. He wouldn’t allow even a fly to hurt me.

All these cheap rumours of ‘misbehaviour’ is sheer nonsense and spread by jealous losers.” Rrecently Dutt had refused two films that Ameesha had offered him under her newly launched banner.

Last month, she had approached Sanju to do a film directed by David Dhawan and the other by Priyadarshan, but the actor refused both citing unavailability of dates. Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)