>I really dont know when I will get married: Mona Singh

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She is one of the most sought after anchors at award functions now, but actress Mona Singh admits nothing can surpass the success of her debut show “Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin” – which is why she consciously stays away from fiction content on television.

“It has been a conscious decision to avoid taking up a daily soap. I think nothing can be bigger and better than my role in ‘Jassi…’ in terms of fiction content. Besides, people will still relate to me as Jassi, which will not be in the interest of any new character that I play in a TV show,” said Mona who will turn 31 this year.

The actress, who became a household name in India after playing the desi “Ugly Betty” on the idiot box during 2003-2006, also has other reasons to avoid fiction shows.

“Actors who are a part of daily soaps have no personal life or time to do anything. I don’t want to be in such a situation…so I am happy with whatever I am doing. Also, these days all the shows are about the rural set- up…I really don’t think I look like a ‘gareeb farmer ki beti (poor farmer’s daughter)’ and so there’s not much that I can really think of doing,” she added.

However, she enjoys every bit of anchoring and hosting reality shows on the tube.

“Anchoring is not something I always knew…but what I enjoy most about it is that I get to be me. I love cracking jokes, I love chitchatting and pulling people’s leg…and all that I get to do when I am hosting a show. So, yes, I love it because I love being myself,” said Mona, whose real identity was kept under wraps for quite some time during the run of “Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin”.

While she is already hosting Sony TV’s “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4”, Mona has become a co-host of Imagine TV’s latest reality show “Shaadi 3 Crore Ki”, which started Monday.

The show is unique as it gives a middle class family a whopping Rs.30 million to celebrate a wedding much beyond their wildest imagination. Mona, who will be anchoring it along with actor Ali Asgar, is quite excited about being part of the show and revelling in the run-up to the big, fat, traditional Punjabi wedding!

“This is exciting because we are going to be shooting out of the studios and here in Delhi. What’s more exciting is that it’s not really going to be like hosting a show literally. I am going to represent the girl’s side, I am going to be like a family member involved in all the preparations…so there are no scripted lines…it’s all natural,” said Mona, who was here for the launch of the show.

Even if she is getting a different high by thinking about the lavish ways in which Rs.30 million can be spent on a middle class family wedding, marriage is still a far-fetched thought for Mona.

“I really don’t know when I will get married…It will happen some time though, I hope!” she said, bursting into her typical laughter.

So what would Mona do if she were given Rs.30 million to splurge on her wedding? “I would not think normal!” she exclaimed instantly.

“I would get a limited-edition designer lehenga, my anklet would not be silver or gold…it will be of diamonds! Then I would probably hire a cruise to get married in style in the middle of the sea, and would want my husband to come in a chopper – I would basically go completely out-of-the-box for my wedding!” she added.

Mona, who once dated her ‘Jassi…’ co-star Karan Oberoi, said: “Of course, I want to get married, but I don’t know when.”

Never mind if, in a red and white sari with traditional earrings, Mona looked like the perfect prospective bride, waiting for Mr. Right!

>Sara Khan asked to gain weight

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What do you think of actors Sara Khan and Nishant Malkani as a couple? Made for each other?… or a little oddly matched?

Well, whatever your take is, here’s what the makers of Zee TV’s popular soap ‘Ram Milaayi Jodi’, who cast the two actors together, seem to be thinking.

After scrutinising reels of footage over the last couple of weeks, the creative team behind the show has reached a consensus that the two look absolutely adorable together, except for one little flaw that they would like to see corrected immediately!

The producer of the show Rajita Sharma is apparently of the opinion that Sara with her “size zero” obsession has begun to look like a delicate China doll in front of Nishant who is constantly on a “get bigger and beefier” trip.

In terms of sheer physicality required for their roles, Nishant, who plays a shy and sweet Gujarati chhora Anukalp, should ideally be a lean and lanky guy rather than a strapping hunk.

And Sara who plays Mona, the Punjabi phataka, ought to look a little more hatti-katti and filled out rather than the porcelain delicacy she currently is!

And given that the track is about to showcase the two of them sharing intimate moments on their “big night” in the coming week, their focus on their physicality is heightened.

So while Sara’s been asked to dig into extra carbs, Nishant has been asked to go easy on his high protein-high carbs diet to look a little leaner!

When contacted, Sara said, “The idea is to get us to look like an ideal couple for the big night and oth Nishant and I are game for whatever it takes to make the scene look absolutely perfect!”

>Rani Mukerji pledged her support for a cause

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Rani Mukerji pledged her support and contribution towards awareness and treatment of strokes at an event hosted by the Indian Stroke Association (ISA).

The star has set up the Rani Mukerji Stroke Treatment Fund in collaboration with ISA which will be used for treatment of 25 stroke patients who cannot afford the treatment.

>Shazahn Padamsee does a Salman Khan

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Taking a cue from Salman Khan, Shazahn Padamsee has also become a good Samaritan.

The Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji lass recently donated bicycles to 10 school kids from Alibaug. The actress who has a farmhouse there, says, “I would pass by this school and see kids walk.

When I was told that some of them walk for miles with heavy bags everyday to go to school, as they can’t afford cycles I decided to gift them cycles out of my first paycheque.

I felt ecstatic to put smile on their innocent faces.”

The cycles were decorated with pink glitter, tassles, flowers. How sweet!

>Priyanka Chopras not-so-pleasent love-making scene!

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By Subhash K Jha

Though 7 Khoon Maaf has under-performed at the boxoffice Priyanka Chopra is confident it won’t lose money. “We haven’t really spent that much on it. No, it isn’t an expensive film.”

It wasn’t easy for Priyanka to go through seven different looks and emotions in 7 Khoon Maaf. On top of it there were all those stories about the intimate scenes with her leading man.

“After seeing the film I’ve had people ask, ‘Where is the kissing scene with John, the love scene with Neil?’ Did I say there were love-making scenes?

The one really lengthy bedroom sequence I have was with Irrfan and that was done in a salwar-kameez.

It was hardly pleasant. For the love-making sequence with Anu Kapoor I wasn’t even present on the sets.”

The near-seduction sequence with Vivaan Shah was also done with a body-double. And Priyanka selected the body! “The bare back had to be that of a 50-year old woman. My back just wouldn’t have worked. I was shown dozens of backs.

I finally chose one that I thought would pass off one which I thought could be my back when I am 50. The hardest part of 7 Khoon Maaf was aging in front of the camera without props.”

There was a lot of improvisation on location of 7 Khoon Maaf. “That moment when I slap myself in front of the mirror? It wasn’t even there in the script!I was supposed to breakdown in front of the mirror. I suggested I slap myself.”

Priyanka is sure she cannot get into a role without preparation. “I doing Agneepth and Barfee back-to-back. I’ve set aside time for preparation. I expect a certain surprise element from myself in every role that I play.”

The recent weeks have not been too easy on Priyanka, what with the Income Tax raid in her house and reports that Shahid Kapoor opened Priyanka’s the door to the sleuths in his shorts.

Trying hard to suppress her hurt Priyanka says, “First of all my maidservant opened the door for the officials. Yes, I did immediately call Shahid because he was the closest to me. My parents were in my other house. Shahid is my neighbour.

He’s 5 mins away. He did come to help me out during the raid, as he would’ve for any other friend. But why would he be in his boxer shorts? I was very angry when I read this.

The IT officials were very kind. But people made up such stories were not too kind. I’ve parents whom I am accountable to when such stories come out.”

Munni ke naak mein dum! Goes under the knife

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Malaika Arora Khan to undergo nasal surgery for inflamed sinuses

Malaika Arora Khan has been under the weather for the last three weeks and now it has become so bad that she has decided to go in for surgery for acute sinusitis.

The actress has always had a deviated septum, which causes the problem. She has lived with the condition since childhood but it has gotten so bad in the last two months that she has no option but to get surgery.

From bad to worse

The bada pardah’s Munni has been travelling a lot in recent times. She has been to Bangkok, Hyderabad and Udaipur and shooting non-stop for her dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

She had no time to go to a doctor. In the last week it got so bad that she lost her sense of hearing and voice completely. She stopped meeting people over the last two days as she couldn’t hear anything or talk.”

Now her ENT specialist has advised that she have the operation without any further delay.

Says a close close to Malls, “She was to attend an event by Vishal-Shekhar in Delhi today but had to cancel it. She has been advised against air travel as air pressure aggravates the condition.

The pollution in Mumbai and dust on the sets she shoots for are also some of the reasons her sinus has become so bad.”

Apparently Malaika is still in two minds. The source adds, “She’s told her specialists that she would like to do some alternate healing treatment like homeopathy before she takes a final call.

Malaika earlier had done an Art of Living course a few years ago and had got completely cured. But the fact is she might have to go for an operation soon as her condition is worsening.”

Malaika admits, “I might be having an operation soon, according to what my ENT specialist recommends.”

Sinus Surgery

Endoscopic sinus surgery – also called endoscopy or sinoscopy – is a procedure used to remove blockages in the sinuses.

These blockages cause sinusitis, a condition in which the sinuses swell and become clogged, causing pain and impaired breathing.

The procedure can relieve nasal blockages, relieve facial pain, improve breathing and improve sense of smell and taste.

Acute sinusitis is most commonly caused by common cold. Common causes of acute sinusitis are bacteria, allergens and fungal infections.

>Actress forgot to wear something

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We’re not telling you what. The pics say it all

Yana Gupta was at an event held by an international children’s charity over the weekend.

Dressed in a short black dress, the actress went commando (she wasn’t wearing innerwear).

She tried her best to cover up by giving weird poses, but the damage was done. The photogs got what they came for.

Even though she made an attempt to get out of her car without giving an upskirt picture, what followed was a series of poses where the Babuji item girl was left further exposed.

While it has become the norm rather than the exception to see Hollywood’s Britney Spears and Paris Hilton minus their innerwear when they step out in public, Indian celebs have remained more or less insulated to the phenomenon.

A few years ago, Shamita Shetty found out the hard way that not keeping your legs together when in a mini and the cameras are flashing, is dangerous.

When Hollywood went commando

BRITNEY SPEARS: Is the leader of the pack. She has put in more panty-less appearances for the pleasure of the paparazzi than anyone else here.

PARIS HILTON: A paparazzi darling, the hotel heiress has given photogs an ample view of what’s between her legs more often than not. The second-in-command in this brigade, her crotch usually enters the frame before she does.

JENNIFER ANISTON: This one rarely has an oops moment. But always ends up the lonely one alone. She’s way past the (Brad) Pitts, (Vince) Vaughns and the (John) Mayers and now is moving on in life… or maybe not. This commando look sure sees her coming off a tad bit desperate.

TARA REID: The relatively lesser-known actress sits pretty on her guy’s lap, red-nosed and a little spaced out. Ok, make that pretty spaced out. We dread to find out what she has put on display here. This isn’t her first time, won’t be her last!

KATY PERRY: It’s not uncommon to see Katy do something outrageous (her marrying Russell Brand being the most obvious). This moment shows her in all her translucent glory. If you were in the front row of this concert, you probably saw more than you paid for.

>Get some curves Kangana!

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Director instructs her to gain at least 7 kg for promotion of upcoming film

USUALLY actresses are asked to lose weight for a role in a film. However, in Kangana Ranaut’s case, it is just the opposite.

The actress who’s famous for her delicate, petite frame has been asked to put on weight for the promotion of her upcoming film Tanu weds Manu.

In the film, Kangana plays a North Indian girl and is seen in a fuller and curvier frame than usual.

A source said, “During the shooting of the film in April, Kangana fractured her leg and was on complete bed rest for a few weeks. As a result, she gained seven kilos.

She was a bit reluctant to start shooting again, as she had gained seven kilos but to her surprise, the director of the film, Anand Rai, was happy to see her with the extra weight.

He felt that girls from Uttar Pradesh have a fuller frame and are not size-zero.”

Given that her character in the film looks a bit heavier than her current look, the director has asked her to put on some weight before she starts the promotion of the film.

The source said, “Kangana is required to promote the film as Tanu her character, in the film. The makers have asked her to travel around in the look of her role in the film.

As she had lost weight during the making of No Problem, she’s now been asked to pile on the extra kilos.”

Kangana will start promotion of the film in the first week of January, as the film releases on February 25.

“Kangana had put on weight during the shooting of the film and now that we are starting the promotions, I would like her to put on weight for her character.

It’s important that people identify with her character, ” director Anand Rai said. Whether Kangana will comply with the request is definitely a different story. 

>John-Bipasha relationship hits a rough patch

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It may be the end of the road for the John Abraham and Bipasha Basu couple

There’s buzz about Bipasha Basu and beau John Abraham’s current state of affairs.

Though it is not the first time that there is speculation about their relationship hitting a rough patch, what lends credence to the rumours is the fact that the couple has not been spotted together in public for an extremely long time.

While Bips has been maintaining a low profile of late. John Abraham has been only making public appearances for events he endorses.

Signs of boredom

Says a source, “They have known each other for over eight years now. But their differences seem to be increasing over time.

There seems to be signs of boredom and things are heading for a dead end. Buzz doing the B-Town rounds is that the two don’t seem interested in each other.”

Akele akele

Adds the source, “Bipasha attended Hrithik Roshan’s recent birthday bash solo. She was keen that John accompany her but he preferred to skip it.

The duo has also been doing solo endorsements of late while other B-Town couples are being offered joint deals.”

Used to this

Bipasha however maintains, “I am used to this now. Both of us have been busy so we have not been seen in public. I was travelling for work and he’s been shooting for Vipul Shah’s film. All going good!”

But the source adds, “Both have been even busier earlier and have took time out for each other. This is no longer the case.”

In the past, there has been speculation about cracks in the John-Bips rishta…

When intimate pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bipasha Basu did the rounds in 2007. The footballer had met Bips at the ‘Seven Wonders Of The World’ show in Lisbon, Portugal. The actress had claimed that those pictures were taken at an ‘opportune’ moment.

When B-Town was abuzz with the news that Saif Ali Khan, post his break-up with Rosa Catalono, had shown keen interest in Bips during the shoot of Race. He had also started gymming with her!

When John Abraham was smitten by Vidya Balan, his Salaam-e-Ishq co-star.

During the promotion of their film Goal in Cannes, Bipasha had supposedly commented that she is single.

When there was buzz that Bips was bonding with her Jism co-star Dino Morea again. 

>Katrina reveals her wedding and kids plans in a mens magazine

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Katrina Kaif appears on the latest cover of a men’s magazine. In the accompanying interview, she treads through each question carefully as usual. Here are some excerpts…

WEDDING? “Do I see myself married in two years? I don’t really know. I think by the time I’m around 33, I should be having kids. But you can’t plan it.

I do want to get married, but do I want to have a child grow up without a father? No. I think you need more security.”

SEE “ME”: “I’m not comfortable beyond a certain line of sensuality, ” she says.

“I think it can be offensive to certain sectors of your audience. It’s important that it comes across as you.”

KAT, THE NOMAD: “I have a lot of feelings of being lost and shy and isolated. I felt alien, ” she says.

“It makes you feel unsettled in your mind. You crave somewhere to settle.”