Asin is on cloud eleven. She has realised that the more successful you get the number of people trying to bring you down increases.

Contrary to reports that she is terribly upset about the London Dreams fiasco and she has shut herself in her room, we caught up with the actress who is unperturbed about such news.

In fact she was in Hyderabad for a Tata Sky meet, and told sify.com: “I am here for a dealer meet of Tata Sky and I am thoroughly enjoying every moment of it”.

The cool and chirpy actress says: “You can’t compare London Dreams with Ghajini and all the roles I do cannot be like the author-backed one like Kalpana. Even today, if London Dreams was offered to me, I would have taken it up as it was directed by one of the best directors and had two top Bollywood actors. I have no regrets as earlier itself, I knew that the focus was primarily on the friendship between two male characters and everything else was supportive of that.”

There is a harsh criticism about her not signing any new Hindi film after Ghajini release last year. Remember that this is not the first time that Asin is taking long break between films. Her modus operandi of signing films is truly different from her contemporaries. After her Tamil Ghajini went on to be a blockbuster, she refused all films and waited for nearly 9 months to sign her next film.

She adds: “I have always worked like this and I take up projects only if I am excited about the script and there are people in Bollywood who advice me to sign more films, but I am not in a hurry”.

Right now, Asin has taken painting as a passion and hobby something which she left a few years back. And right now, she is a busy bee with photoshoots, endorsements and travelling.

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It is said Asin had separated from her parents, who had literally told her not to have any truck with them in future.  A leading vernacular daily had reportedly published a news item wherein it claimed that Asin’s father Joseph had commented that ‘Asin has grown wings and had flown away!’ (very filmy, isn’t it?)

Joseph has denied making such statement and claims that Asin is very much with them and hasn’t deserted them.  Coming to Lakshmi Rai’s denial, Rai has said that she had ‘nothing’ going with her fitness trainer.  Dismissing talks that she was ‘in love’ with her trainer, Rai claims that “The parents of my fitness trainer are on the look out for a suitable bride for him and such irresponsible reporting might even harm his wedding plans!”

Rai has appealed to print media ‘to be careful’ and ‘verify the facts’ before publishing any news item about actors/actresses.

Chandini, a Chennai resident, will make her debut in the K Bagyaraj-directed Sidhu Plus 2. The film has Shanthanu playing the lead. Revealing about the storyline, the actress says that it is about an intelligent and studious girl meeting a dull head and the events that unfold between them.

The marriage will take place on November 14 in Kochi, say circles close to the actress. Besides ‘Nala Dhamayanthi’, Geethu has done one more film in Tamil- K Balachandar’s ‘Poi’, produced by Prakash Raj.

Geethu and Ravi are in love with each other for the last five years, it is said. The affair was dubbed as “intellectual love” by the Malayalam media and Ravi is her friend, philosopher and guide for a long time now.

It is to be noted that only last month Geethu premiered her debut directorial venture ‘Kelkunundo’, whose cameraman was beyond any doubt Ravi. Grapevine has it that Geethu would direct a Hindi movie post marriage.

However the actress seems to have bid goodbye to her onscreen image so far. At least that is what sources claim.

There is a rumor that she is appearing in a bikini in one of her Tamil movies currently under production. The shooting seems to have happened at Langkawi beach in Malaysia.

However, sources close to Sneha have denied this and quashed the buzz as just a piece of rumor. But many say that watching Sneha in such a steamy outfit will surely drive them crazy.

Well let us wait and see how Sneha is received in her new avatar if she takes it up anytime in the future.

Padmapriya is unbelievably happy ever since she was given the Tamil Nadu state award for Best Actress for Tamil film Mirugam. She was happy she did that role and believes that she does movies because acting is her passion and she loves it. She feels she is still living the character of Nadeera from one of her Tamil films, Pokkisham.

In Pazhassi Raja, the most eagerly awaited film in Malayalam in recent times, Tamil actress Kaniha plays a queen named Kaitheri Makkam.

Kaniha, the heroine of one of the biggest hits of the year Bhagyadevatha, is on a roll and has every reason to feel elated.

In this exclusive interview, the engineer-turned actor of such films in Tamil as Autograph and Five Star says that she is absolutely thrilled about Pazhassi Raja which is releasing on October 2.

How excited are you about the release of Pazhassi Raja?

I have never been so anxious for any film before. I am looking forward to watching Pazhassi Raja in a theatre with the public.

I have never been part of such a big film in my life and don’t know if an opportunity like this will ever come again! I am confident that the film will find a place in everyone’s heart and I will also be part of Malayalam film history for just being part of this.
Image: A scene from Pazhassi Raja

Tamil actress Bhuvaneswari and four men were arrested by the Chennai police on Saturday evening for involving in prostitution. She is residing in a flat located at Adayar in Chennai city, where she is said to be running this business. Sources tell that her neighbours reported the police about her illegal business and police rided her flat and caught red handed the alleged. Bhuvaneshwari, who has acted in several Telugu and Tamil films and television serials, was arrested in 2002 on similar charges but was later acquitted.

WASHINGTON – Padma Lakshmi, former wife of famed author Salman Rushdie and host of popular TV show “Top Chef”, is pregnant with her first child, media reports said.

Lakshmi, 39, has not identified the father, CNN reported Thursday. Her representative told US Weekly that the television personality conceived after a long battle with endometriosis.

“Model, author, and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis, a cause for which she has co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America,” the representative told the magazine.

Endometriosis is a medical condition where the uterus’ lining grows in other areas of the body. The often painful condition can cause women to have irregular bleeding and possible infertility.

Lakshmi’s publicist also told US Weekly: “As a result of her condition, this pregnancy has been referred to by her physician as nothing short of a medical miracle, and due to its delicate nature, we ask/implore the press to respect Lakshmi’s privacy at this time.”

Lakshmi has hosted Bravo’s hit show “Top Chef” since its second season and is herself a noted cookbook author.