 Smart girl Namrata
By
Madhur Mittal
MAKE no mistake about it:
Namrata Shirodkar may be a newcomer to movies but
she’s smart cookie, all the same. Like, when
she had signed Hero Hindustani with Arshad
Warsi, many people in the industry had called it
"the bad choice of an inexperienced film
aspirant". And today, when the promos of the
film are all over the satellite channels, the
same people are going into raptures over her
"incredibly talented credentials".
Actually, it is an
undeniable fact that Namrata is by far the most
beautiful and promising new heroine to make her
debut on celluloid in years. Her screen presence
is simply stunning! Without doubt, Hero
Hindustani is going to prove to be the most
ideal launching pad for this popular model and
former "Miss India" into the world of desi
showbiz. And this is something she must have
realised when she agreed to do the film.
Like I said,
behind that fresh, innocent face is a razor-sharp
brain.
About-face
Archana
Never take Archana
Puransingh at face value... because she’s
perpetually prone to doing a volte-face! And she
admits it readily.
"You know,
when I look back, I find that I’ve been
constantly contradicting myself. So don’t
believe me when I say believe me! Okay, you want
me to elucidate? See, somehow, I have generally
gone and done what I said won’t. Like, I
said that I’d never act in a sitcom, but I
have just done that. I remember stating that I
wasn’t in the least interested in directing
teleserials and today, I’m directing not one
but two of them —Jaane Bhi Do Paaro and
Nehle Pe Dehla! And, of course, I said I
wouldn’t like to act in my own serials;
well, now I’m in both. See what I
mean?"
Sure, a lady who
actually means yes when she says no!
Devgun
on a diet?
Ajay Devgun’s
producers are worried sick over the actor’s
weight loss. Sure, he was down with the viral
sometime back, but "normally", he
should’ve been just fine and back to his 72
kg plus on the scale by now, right? Well, he
isn’t — not by a long mark (pun
unintended).
So a visibly gaunt
Ajay (it was so obvious in many scenes of Pyaar
To Hona Hi Tha is hardly cheering up his
filmmakers. Is Devgun dieting?He says negative...
but he will definitely need to do something
positive to add on the muscle fat through rich
foodstuffs and gym workouts — soon.
After all, a
lean-looking macho, action hero just won’t
do. Especially, considering the competition
between hunks.
Super
Saif
Granted that most
stars are mobbed if spotted at a public place,
but Saif Ali Khan takes the cake in this respect,
surely. There is something about him that draws
crowds (of girls) like bees to a honeyhive.
For instance, the
other evening, he decided to take wife Amrita and
daughter Sara to a Chinese drink in Bandra. But,
no sooner had he stepped out of his gleaming,
black Honda to hand over the keys to the parking
attendant, than a horde of girls suddenly
descended on him from virtually out of nowhere!
Our man tried on his best smile and polite PR
tactics to see (shoo?) them away, but to no
avail, because this particular group was
evidently bent upon touching him, pulling at his
clothes and trying to smother him with smooches!
Eventually, after
about five long minutes of shove and
countershove, Saif having had his brand new
hairstyle all mussed up, decided to beat a hasty
retreat. He literally leapt back into the car,
slammed the door shut and stepped on the
accelerator.
I wonder if Dingy
(Amrita) tied an apron on him and made him cook
dinner at home later that night? What else,
Chinese, of course!
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