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Bollywood to bring on the heat at Macau

IIFA 2009 is just around the corner! With the schedule for the much-awaited event out now, it looks like Bollywood is going to make its mark in Macau, the picturesque place which is host to the 10th year of the IIFA awards.

Amitabh, Abhishek, AishwaryaComedy kings Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh would be hosting the event, in co-ordination with the beautiful Lara Dutta. Each of them we know as top class communicators. Lara we know as a great orator, and is witty. And when it comes to witty and humourours, Boman and Riteish have established their ground in this space.

The event organizers are all set to have a lot of drama on the stage. On one hand, they have Aishwarya Rai-Bachchhan - who created waves dancing to the tunes of Kajra Re at IIFA 2005 at Amsterdam. And where Ash is, Abhi would surely follow! Maybe Pa and Ma should join in and create the Kajra Re magic again. And on the other hand, the surprise element comes with someone who is going to make her stage debut at the event… none other than the Delhi 6 gal Sonam Kapoor! We hope all the Cannes catfights will be forgiven and forgotten. The drama that we can forsee cant get better than this - Kareena Kapoor is scheduled to perform a belly dance to a Turkish-Arabian song. And guess who will also be on stage - the very spoken about love birds Priyanka Chopra-Shahid Kapoor are to perform to a song from their upcoming film Kaminey.

The other highlight of the event is a special award that has been added by IIFA to commemorate the completion of a decade – The Videocon IIFA Golden Decade Honours. Five different categories have been made for the same, including Star of the Decade (Male and Female), Movie of the Decade, Music of the Decade and Director of the Decade, so as to honour the best of Bollywood over the past 10 years.

Speaking about the occasion, IIFA Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchhan says, “I am delighted to see IIFA celebrate its 10th year. The Indian and international reception to IIFA has grown over the years, cementing its position as a significant larger than life phenomenon. This year at IDEA IIFA Awards, we pay tribute to the greats of Indian cinema through the Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Videocon Golden Decade Honours. We are committed to presenting the talent India has to offer, while giving audiences a chance to experience their film favourites.”

We look forward to a spectacular show of Bollywood at Macau soon, as always!

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Ranbir Kapoor declined to perform live at the 10th IIFA awards in Macau

Ranbir Kapoor seems hellbent on not making the mistakes his father did (signing on any and every film at the peak of stardom). Lucrative roles including Kabir Khan's New York and Jehangir Surti's Aa Dekhe Zara have been declined instantly by this fastidious actor.

Now Ranbir has said no to an obscene amount of money (reportedly close to Rs 2 crore) offered to him to perform live at the 10th IIFA awards in Macau arguing that he wasn't prepared to face a live audience yet.
Let me have enough songs first

According to a close friend, "Ranbir has decided he will go on stage only when he has a proper and solid body of songs to perform to. After his debut in Saawariya, Ranbir was flooded with offers to perform live. He excused himself saying he wasn't ready.

This year again Ranbir has declined all invitations to perform at award events including IIFA saying he isn't ready to go on stage yet."

IIFA director Sabbas Joseph says, "I respect that. If Ranbir feels he is not ready for the stage, that says a lot about him. Hopefully he'll make his stage debut with us next year."

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Dev Patel desperate to remain a 'normal kid'

"Slumdog Millionaire" teenage star Dev Patel is so desperate to remain a "normal kid" that he still uses public transport in his native London.

The 17-year-old is re-adjusting to superstardom after his big screen debut in the multi-Oscar winning movie catapulted him into the spotlight and Patel refuses to let fame go to his head, and still uses London's underground tube trains to remain as grounded as possible, reports contactmusic.com.

"I've been meeting all these people I've watched for years on TV, and they actually know who I am. The other day I jumped on the tube, and all the faces in the carriage turned my way. I can't get used to that, man. I'm still pretty much a normal kid," he said.

He's also been following the advice "Slumdog" director Danny Boyle gave him after the success of the underdog drama.

"Danny said to take each day at a time, not to let it overwhelm me, and just be myself," he said.

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Priyanka, Hurman cordial to each other

Former lovers seen at party for their film 'What's Your Rashee?'

After their much-publicised breakup last year, Bollywood actors Priyanka Chopra and Hurman Baweja met at a party recently but didn't display any hard feelings, said a source who saw the two dancing together.

The party was thrown by filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker recently to celebrate the completion of a 100-day shooting schedule of his romantic comedy "What's Your Rashee?", in which Priyanka and Hurman are playing the lead roles.

"Hurman and Priyanka were together on the dance floor. Both of them greeted each other cordially. There was no awkwardness between them. In fact the duo, though at a distance, were enjoying dancing on the floor," the source told IANS.

Both actors, who made news with their breakup last year, danced along with Gowariker and his producer wife Sunita, and the foursome had a "good time together".

According to the source, Hurman and Priyanka walked in late for the party, but at different hours.

"Hurman came in late and immediately hit the dance floor, joining the other cast and crew members of the film. Priyanka came in with her mother just before midnight.

"But by the time Priyanka began dancing, Hurman was busy mingling with other guests. And later the crew members dragged him to the dance floor," the source added.

Though Priyanka, who is playing 12 different roles in "What's Your Rashee?", left the party at 3.30 a.m., her "Love Story 2050" co-star preferred to stay longer.

Incidentally, the party was held on the same day when Gowariker's magnum opus "Jodhaa Akbar" completed 100 days of celebrations.

Barring a song which is to be shot with Priyanka soon, the film, to be released Sep 25, has been shot completely.

"The party was a celebration of our magnificent journey. There's a song that will be shot later in June because we require the terrain to be sparkingly green. Otherwise, we are done with 'What's Your Rashee?'" said Sunita.

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Asin is open to doing Tamil films

After the "Ghajini" success, southern actress Asin Thottumkal is concentrating on Bollywood films but says she won't mind doing Tamil movies if she gets a challenging role to play.

"I would start shooting on the same day when someone will narrate a challenging and substantial script to me," said Asin, who also featured in the Tamil version of "Ghajini", in Chennai on Tuesday at the press meet.

The actress, who is the brand ambassador of Tata-Sky DTH, was in town to honour the winner of an on-line game competition conducted by the company.

Asin said she too uses Tata-Sky DTH at her home in Mumbai. With several Bollywood projects in hand, Asin moved base to Mumbai from Chennai.

She was recently in the news for allegedly torturing her maid Beulah.

When asked about it, she said: "Life is not always stereotypical, you know. At times, you are faced with events that may not be entirely to your liking. One has to learn to take things in your stride. As long as one doesn't commit mistakes, he or she needn't fear anyone."

Her next Hindi film will be "London Dreams" in which she has teamed up with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.

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Salman defends Rakhi Sawant on ‘10 Ka Dum’

Salman Khan enjoys gossiping on his TV show ‘10 Ka Dum’.

Apart from the questions pertaining to the show, the contestants have to face Salman and his personal questions too! And, his questions are sometimes so personal and direct that the contestants are left aghast.

One such incident has been reported from the sets of ‘10 Ka Dum’.

Daler Mehendi and his brother Mika were invited on the show and one of the questions put to them was: How many people think Rakhi Sawant can be a good wife?

Mika, who has an ugly history with Rakhi, passed rude comments and made faces. But Salman, who is known stand up for women, bluntly told Mika not to make fun of her. He also said Rakhi has worked very hard to reach this level and that he has tremendous respect for her.

Though Mika agreed, he added that Rakhi gained popularity only because of him. To which Salman said that it is only her hard work which led her to success.

Finally, when Mika said that Rakhi is his friend, Salman laughed off his comment by saying that Mika is the biggest liar.

Mika and Daler Mehendi will be seen in ‘10 Ka Dum’ on June 6, 2009.

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Saif is educating Kareena

The well-read, well-travelled Saif Ali Khan is surely enriching Kareena Kapoor’s personality, who earlier had little academic interest.

However, she recently admitted that her English vocabulary was increasing because of Saif, who introduces her to new words fairly regularly.

Now she has credited him with making her more technology-friendly.

Apparently, Saif has upgraded girlfriend Kareena’s first laptop (also gifted by him) with an Apple MacBook Pro laptop, which he bought for her in London. And, it has become Kareena’s constant companion.

"Till last year, I wasn't very net-savvy but today I can't do without my MacBook Pro. It's all thanks to Saif who has taught me about the internet and its joys. Now I do everything on my laptop from checking out my email and photo-shoot pictures to my endorsements," she has said.

Kareena has also seen bits of Saif's home production “Love Aaj Kal” on the laptop. "The film is gorgeous. I loved it. It's so emotional, funny, cute and touching. I feel Saif, Imtiaz, and Deepika will go five steps ahead with this film," she said.

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Sequel to Don will only release 2011, five years after original!

Sequels are interesting only if there isn't a big gap between the two releases. They are usually made to cash in on the success of the film. Dostana released last year but the wheels to make Dostana 2 are in motion.

However Don which released in 2006, will have it's sequel in 2011!

Insiders say that the script of the film is ready and SRK had kept dates aside for the film but after the success of Rock On!!, Farhan is concentrating more on his acting and direction has taken a backseat.

A source reveals, "Shah Rukh Khan was keen to finish the film this year but it wasn't possible, as Farhan had other commitments. Now SRK will have no release in 2009, and he isn't happy about the fact. And next year, his dates are committed to Anubhav Sinha's Ra1 and Farah Khan's Happy New Year." Now he will make Farhan sweat it out for another year before he gives dates for the sequel.

Says producer Ritesh Sidhwani, "Don 2 starts in the summer next year and will be shot in Berlin and will release in 2011."

What's keeping Farhan busy?
Kismat Talkies (2010) (announced)
Gulel (2009) (announced)
Dhruv (2010) (pre-production)
Karthik Calling Karthik

The science of sequels

Golmaal (2006)
Starring – Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor and Rimi Sen
Golmaal Returns (2008)
Starring – Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitly and Amrita Arora

Hera Pheri (2000)
Starring – Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty and Tabu
Phir Hera Pheri (2006)
Starring – Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty, Bipasha Basu and Rimi Sen

Koi Mil Gaya (2003)
Starring – Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha & Rakesh Roshan
Krrish (2006)
Starring – Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra & Rekha

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Car-loving Saif Ali Khan adds one more to the stable

Everyone knows that the Chote Nawab has a passion for sleek cars. Over the years, he has owned all kinds of cars from the modest Ambassador and Esteem to the luxury Land Cruiser, Lexus 470 and a Mercedes. He also owns a BMW 7 Series Sedan, a Mustang and has just acquired a white Range Rover.

Says a source, "Saif bought a Range Rover, 10 days ago and the first person to ride in it was his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor.

He has been driving himself everywhere from Karan Johar's birthday party to Aalim's salon opening last week, not trusting his driver with his new baby. Saif bought the RR because it's a luxury SUV a class in itself.

Saif's always been extremely passionate about fast, sleek luxury cars with smooth powerful engines and he had wanted this car for some time. The actor loves to zip around but is a careful driver and always in control. The actor is also very possessive about his cars and keeps them in top shape and prefers to maintain them himself."

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Aishwarya Rai Aunty

A French manicured Juhu birdie tells us that Sonam Kapoor likes to call Aishwarya Rai 'Aunty'! We are sure that is not what she calls the new Mrs Bachchan to her face, though.

The birdie tweets, "Sonam says 'Ash has worked with my dad so I have to call her aunty na?' " But dahlings even Rani Mukerji and Kajol have worked with Anil Kapoor, but you call them by their names, no? Itna bhi ka gussa, Sonam Aunty?

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Deepika lost her cell phone in London

Deepika Padukone is extremely hassled these days. The actress was feeling very low as she recently lost her cell-phone during the shoot of Love Aaj Kal in London.

Our source present on the sets of the film revealed, “Deepika was extremely upset as she lost all her contact numbers.

She was feeling absolutely lost and out of place in London while shooting because she felt she no longer knew anyone there and wouldn’t be able to get in touch with friends and family back home either.

She did buy a new phone immediately, but kept missing her previous phone, not only for the contact numbers, but also because she was emotionally attached to it.” Aah ... it maybe those ‘love’ly SMSes of beau Ranbir’s that made all the difference. We tell you this love aaj kal ... but there’ll be a fresh flow of those, we’re sure Dippy!

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Priyanka was tongue-tied!Priyanka Chopra, who is now being wooed by the likes of British actor Gerard Butler and Bollywood hottie Shahid Kapoor off sc

Priyanka Chopra, who is now being wooed by the likes of British actor Gerard Butler and Bollywood hottie Shahid Kapoor off screen, and Uday Chopra, Hurman Baweja and a whole load of eligible men on screen, says there was a stage in life, “When I was in the eighth standard in school in the US, when I was a complete geek.

According to PC, she not only looked awkward at that adolescent age, she also lacked confidence. She recalls being infatuated with a classmate but couldn’t bring herself to even have a normal conversation with him, leave alone confess her feelings for him.

Incidentally, Uday Chopra, who is shooting with PC currently for Pyaar Impossible and plays a geek in it, is bowled over by her professionalism. Should Uday now be added to the list of PC’s close admirers?

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In Pics: Karisma Kapoor & David Dhawan at Hans Baliye Launch Party

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In Pics: Celina Jaitley Latest Photo's

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Bipasha Basu & Dhoni in Reebok - Wallpapers

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Katrina-Salman problem grows

Katrina Kaif is going through a rough patch, personally. After a tabloid revealed recently that her phone bill was full of John Abraham’s number, things have not been easy for Kat.

To begin with, boyfriend Salman Khan threw a fit and also reportedly threw her things out of his house, giving momentum to reports about their split.

Katrina first denied having any relationship with John, whom she’s co-starring with in the film “New York”, and then admitted that he’s just a friend with whom she exchanges SMSes.

While the truth has still to surface, Salman Khan’s stance seems apparent - he certainly is in no mood to forgive Kat.

On Saturday (May 30) Salman hosted a bash at his residence for the crew of his TV show ‘10 Ka Dum’. The guests and Salman’s family together watched the first episode of the game show, which went on air the same night.

Notably missing at the party was Katrina, even though she was in Mumbai. It's clear Salman had deliberately snubbed her.

On another note, apparently, Katrina has been invited to feature on ‘10 Ka Dum’. But she requires a partner for the same. However, there is little possibility that John, Abhishek or Shah Rukh will accompany her, as Salman has a problem with all three.

Among the actresses, Katrina has no friends in the industry starting from Priyanka to Bipasha. The only person Kat could have taken is Kareena, but she has already appeared on the show with sister Karisma.

So who will Katrina take to the show? Or, is Sallu not interested in having her on the show as well?

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Shahid-Priyanka's pyaar impossible

Ever since Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra got into a romantic relationship, there have been more stories about their split, than their togetherness.

The main problem has been their conflicting personalities. Priyanka loves her independence, working hard and playing harder while Shahid is possessive and leads a disciplined life.

Now, once again we are hearing about trouble between them and Priyanka getting tired of being constantly told what to do and what not by Shahid.

Priyanka is in Bangkok for the shooting of “Pyaar Impossible” and there have been constant reports of how she’s partying and having wild fun.

Though Shahid has not accompanied her, he is said to be keeping a tab on her by calling her constantly. Priyanka has reportedly even avoided his calls by saying she is busy. However, when Shahid continued calling her, she is said to have turned on the speaker of her mobile phone, letting everyone listen to Shahid’s talks.

This understandably embarrassed Shahid and he is said to have backed off, at least for the time being.

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Claudia Ciesla to be on Salman's 10 Ka Dum

German model-actress Claudia Ciesla (pictured above) is staying in news thanks to her linkup with Salman Khan, and Sallu talking openly about her to media and also admitting that she has met his family.

Now the buzz in the market is that Claudia is going to appear on Salman’s TV show "10 Ka Dum" soon.

Flynn Remedios, Claudia’s spokesperson, has denied this news.

However, as these days the buzz about Caludia and Salman is very strong, this may be a good opportunity for the TV channel to bring her on the show and create a stir, and, of course, raise the TRPs of "10 Ka Dum".

Claudia, who stars in “Karma - Crime Passion Reincarnation”, is currently busy promoting the movie.

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I & Deepika are SMS buddies: Asin

So, is this a homecoming of sorts? “I have missed Chennai a lot!” pipes the sparkling young lady, “ I’m here for only half a day, so there’ll be hardly any time to meet up with friends. Chennaiites are among the warmest people.”

But many believe she will not do Tamil films anymore. “Living in Mumbai doesn’t mean I won’t do films in other languages,” says Asin. “I am very open to doing a masala movie. But my role will have to be meaty.” And while on that topic, which one did she like better; Ghajini in Tamil or Hindi? “I preferred the romance in the Tamil Ghajini and the action in the Hindi version. But as for my character- Kalpana, I found no difference,” she states.

If her spirited performance as Kalpana got her wide recognition, it was Dasavatharam with Kamal Haasan that announced that Asin was indeed destined for bigger things. And now, in her new movie The 19th Step, she is back to work with him again. How does she feel? “I’m looking forward to working with him again! This time though, he won’t play my love interest (he plays her guru in the movie). Last time, when we were supposed to be a romantic pair, we spent most of our on-screen time bickering!” Her romantic partner in this film is Tadanobu Asano, the superstar from Japan. “I hear he is the Brad Pitt of Japan. I will be doing a photo shoot with him soon,” reveals Asin with a childlike glee. She is training rigorously in Kalaripayattu for the movie, and chirps, “Kalari has been a beautiful experience. It feels good to come back to the roots of my home state.”

How true are the rumours that she has signed up a Priyadarsan movie with Abhishek Bachchan and one Murgadoss movie with SRK. “I never discuss projects before they are formally announced,” she says guardedly. As for London Dreams, all she has to say is, “It will release once the multiplex issue gets sorted out.”

Will she ever move back to Chennai? “I live in Mumbai now because most of my work happens there. If I start shooting in Chennai, I will definitely come back.” So, is itMumbai Indians or Chennai Super kings for her? “Chennai Super kings!” she says at once.
So, how does she unwind? “ I am in that phase of life, where work is pleasure. But when I need to relax, I like going out for meals with my friends. Or else, I curl up with a book. My Harrington Road home in Chennai used to be a popular hang out for my friends,” she says.
Asin says of her friends in Chennai, “I’m very good friends with Geetha (actor Vijay’s wife, Sangeetha), and I keep in touch with Vijay, Suriya and Jo, Shoba aunty and SAC sir. I’m the first one to wish them on their special days.” And it is her tech savvy nature that has made her thick ‘SMS buddies’ with fellow actress Deepika Padukone. But, things haven’t been all that friendly. Asin has had her share of “plain cheap, not vicious rumours”, as she puts it. How does she live with it? “In Mumbai, negative publicity is more rampant. I realise that this stems from insecurity; it is a part of the industry and I have made my peace with it,” she says coolly.

Being seen at several food guide launches, would she count herself a foodie? “Completely! I know that the food-actress relationship is an anathema, but it’s different for me. I adore Indian cuisine, and prawn curry is one of my faves.”

Would she ever consider lip-locking in her movies? She muses, “If it is some camera angle gimmick, where it is made to look like a kiss, it would be fine, but never a real lip-lock.”

As of now, Asin “would love nothing more than to work with Rajnikant and Amitabh Bachchan.” And on that happy note, she signs off.

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Bachchans secretly shooting in Delhi

It’s the beta who’s older, actually, in the movie that was being shot in Delhi yesterday.

Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan continued shooting for Pa in Delhi, amid tight security – and secrecy. Amitabh is playing a bald man in the scenes that were being shot in Delhi, and every measure was taken to ensure that he was not visible to onlookers.

He was to come to Dwarka Sector 9 Metro station to shoot, but was dropped mid-way at Tagore Garden Metro Station. The shots were taken on the train, in the stations, and AB returned without being seen. Even elsewhere, Amitabh would only appear with his head covered. A source from the unit says that his make-up started at 2 am and went on till the early hours of the morning.

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Lara's grateful to Akshay!

Lara Dutta made her debut with Andaaz that starred Akshay Kumar and looks like the hottie has been a fan of Akki since then.

When Akki approached her to lend her voice for the animation film Jumbo, she readily agreed to do it. “Yes, that was a major factor. Akshay, though a major star, didn’t mind working with a newcomer. He didn’t hesitate to work with me when I was making my debut. We have done many films after that and he has been a fantastic co-star.”

Akki, whose been through a little rough patch of late, would be happy to know that he still has many fans left.

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Bebo gets butt back, Saif's happy!

Kareena Kapoor has no enemies. It’s only her co-stars who are madly jealous of her, and with good reason, of course.

The actress is the only woman who made it to the Filmfare Power List earlier this year. And, though she is jet-lagged after having travelled to New York, Italy, London, New Delhi and back, the reigning Bollywood queen is all agog and enthusiastic about her work.

I would be lying if I said I’m not thrilled about being on the power list,’’ she says. “Most actors would be diplomatic and say, ‘Oh, its okay ... it’s a passing thing, it means more responsibility’ or whatever. But I’m completely over the moon. I have worked my butt off to get to this position and I will strive harder to maintain it.

Talking of her butt, the actress says Saif Ali Khan is ecstatic that she has got it back! Explaining how this butt phenomenon happened, she says, “I was shooting for Karan Johar’s Qurbaan in New York with Saif, after which we flew to London and Italy for our vacation. And during our holiday I did nothing but eat. We would be strolling the streets of London and I would say, ‘Saifu, let’s go for breakfast.’ Then an hour later I was eating French fries, and two hours later I wanted lunch. Saif couldn’t believe I was the same girl he is dating. I was constantly hungry. The best part of our vacation is that I got my butt back. Saif is relieved. He said, ‘Thank God, I’m no longer dating a hanger.’ My size zero definitely bothered him. He thought I was thin enough to hang clothes on.

If Saif is excited about her now sexy posterior, then Kareena in turn is excited about his maiden home production Love Aaj Kal. The actress, who saw the rushes, says, “It is an adorable film. Saif is as good as a Sikh in it as he is in his other role. As for Deepika, she is perfect for the part. I think Imtiaz Ali knew what he was doing when he cast her.’’ The chemistry between Deepika and Saif in Love Aaj Kal reminds Kareena of the chemistry he shared with Rani Mukerji in Hum Tum.“People have been making this big brouhaha about how Saif wanted me and not Deepika in the film. That I can understand. We are in love and Saif and I would like to do as many films together as possible, because we don’t like being separated for 40-50 days at a stretch. It bothers us. However, I’m not in the least bit jealous of Deepika. She is tailor-made for the role and is very good in the film.’’

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