Rakhi Sawant

Bold & beautiful Rakhi Sawant is a famous bollywood actress. She is popular as an item girl. Rakhi Sawant was only 14 year old when she was offered her first item number opposite Govinda for the movie "Joru ka Gulam" in 2000. Her biggest success came with the item song "mohabbat hai mirchi" for the movie "Chura Liya Hai Tumne" in 2003.

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Original Name: Neeru Sawant
Commonly Known Name: Item Girl
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 43 Kg
Birth Place: Mumbai, India
Education: Studied in Goklibai School, Vile Parle and later studied Arts at Mithibai College
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English


Family Background
Father's Name: Mr. Sawant, ACP Mumbai Police
Mother's Name: Usha Sawant
Brother(s): Rakesh Sawant, upcoming director
Sister(s): Jaya, married
Spouse: Abhishek Awasthi


Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film: Joru Ka Ghulam
Famous Movies: Gumnaam - The Unknown, Gahraee, Hot Money, Malamaal Weekly, Khaffa, Koii To Apna Hota, Hello…Kaun Hai?, 24x7 Bombay Saloon Unisex, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, Khamosh - Khauff Ki Raat, Mumbai Xpress, Main Hoon Na, Masti, Paisa Vasool, Aanch, Patth, 2nd, Bad Boys, Om, Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne, Dum, Gautam Govinda, Badmash No.1, Ehsaas - A Feeling, Kurukshetra, Joru Ka Ghulam, Dil Kya Kare, Dil Ka Sauda.
Other Facts: Sawant has also appeared in a number of music videos and a reality show, Bigg Boss (that airs on Sony Entertainment Television). She filed a police complaint against pop singer Mika, who misbehaved with her at his birthday party. Rakhi Sawant is banned from future stage performances in Dubai and Maharashtra.
Other Achievements: Her Pardesiya remix music video was a huge hit.


Favourites
Likes: Loves spending time at home and visits Siddhi Vinayak temple once a week without shoes.
Dislike: Hates night life and do not like going to pubs or discos.
Latest Updates: Rakhi is on the way of launching a new album. Apart from her dance item in the music video, she will also surprise her fans by singing in the album.

Koena Mitra, born 7 January 1985 in Kolkata, India, is an actress in the Bollywood film industry.

As her name indicates Koena Mitra's life flows through different realms of experience. She has been named after the renowned Bengali river. Koena Mitra is a Psychology Major from Kolkatta.

Koena Mitra aspired to become an actress from the childhood days and to come to the glamorous field.
She took the modelling world by winning the Gladrgs Supermodel Contest in 2002 and later on went on to become the semi-finalist of Miss Intercontinental.Her success story begins there.

Koena has done commercials like ACP Whisky, Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, Maruti Alto. Her modeling for the TV Commercials groomed Koena Mitra for acting by helping her to get rid off camera phobia. She came to know how to perform before camera and to do with camera angles. She learnt to see acting through the director's eye.

Koena has done numerous Music Videos like 'Stereo Nation´s Ishq', 'Aaj Ki Raat', 'Akh Teri', 'Channo' by Jassi.

Koena Mitra began her Bollywood career with a scorching item number in Ram Gopal Varma's Road.
The song " Khullam Khulla" in the movie "Road" became a craze and Koena got typecasted as an item girl. However Koena was very much excited after working with Ram Gopal Verma and believes that whoever works with him will eventually be successful because he is a man who deals only with success and that´s why despite being very conscious in choosing her films she opted to do a cameo in the film.

After the success of her item number in Road Koena was flooded with offers to do raunchy numbers in Bollywood movies. Nevertheless she refused all those offers as she was waiting to mark her role as an actress.

She had to wait for another two years to get her next break and that was in Sanjay Gupta's "Musafir". Even though she played the minor role of a dancer who gets killed she was noticed and she successfully made her presence felt amongst the bunch of established actors in movie.

Her second film "Insan" was not a success and did not contribute much to her career growth.

However she got all the attention the movie "Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena" directed by Suparna Verma . Suparna Verma liked the new face in Musafir and made Koena as the heroine of his new film. In this movie she played the lead role opposite Fardeen Khan. This role was initially slated to play by Bipasha Basu, who backed out due to lack of dates. However it turned out to be a stepping-stone for Koena. Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena was not a big hit but was enough for Koena to make an entry to Bollywood actress club.

Her next movie was "Apna Sapna Money Money" and was a Hit.

She is ready to experiment with roles and ready to do any role. She is eager to act under big banners, as she believes that they market their films well. She has set her eyes on higher goals in acting and let us hope that her life would take her to those enthralling realms.

Yana Gupta - Biography

Date of Birth
23 April 1979, Brno, Czech Republic


Birth Name
Yana Synkova


Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)


Mini Biography
Generally people tend to misunderstand Yana as a person of East Indian origin - she is actually European, a citizen of the Czech Republic.

A Taurus, Yana was born on April 23rd, 1979 in Brno. She has a natural beauty, enhanced by peaches and cream complexion, drop-dead gorgeous looks, a stunning figure, and a statuesque height of 5' 8" - ingredients that are guaranteed to sweep men completely off their feet.

Hand-in-hand with her physical charms is unrivaled intellect, and a knowledge of English, Czech, Hindi, Spanish, and Japanese.

Yana started modeling in the mid-1990s and did rouse considerable curiosity due to her unique last name, and her European looks.

Mothwithstanding her current location, Yana has been to almost every corner of the world including Milan, Paris Vienna, Munich, Hamburg, Prague, Tokyo, just to name a few.

She has modeled for high profiled clients such Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Toyota, Honda, Sony, and cosmetic products such as Nivea, Rexona, Shuemura, & Shisheido

After graduating in Park Architecture and Gardening, she left for Japan, where she modeled for a considerable period of time. Her restless spirit then took her to India. She acquired her last name, when she fell in love and married Satyakam Gupta, and re-located to Pune, Maharashtra, India.

After her marriage, she continued her modeling stints in Mumbai with Limca, MTV, Lakme, and made her entry into Bollywood with an item in 'Dum'. Since then she has appeared in two Telegu one Tamil one Kannad movie, and another Bollywood movie 'Ek Ajnabee' opposite Arjun Rampal.

Amongst her interests and hobbies are playing the piano, the flute, dancing, aerobics, health, fitness, and computers. She is a vegetarian.

She is the TV Anchor of a musical countdown show on Zoom TV, and was named as the Lakme new face of the year, replacing model-actress, Lisa Ray. She has signed up with Indiagames and will be featured in their future ventures, which will include games, puzzles, etc..

Although she is now divorced, she does plan to remain in India, where she will be launching her very own album in English. After the completion of this project, Yana may consider entering Bollywood movies.

IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)


Spouse
Satyakam Gupta (2001 - 18 May 2005) (divorced)


Trivia
Was named the new face for Lakme cosmetics in 2001, replacing its former model Lisa Ray

Besides her native Czech language, she can also speak Spanish, Japanese, English, and a little Hindi and Urdu.

Is a vegetarian.

Replaced Bipasha Basu in the movie Dum (2003) as the item number girl for the song 'Bijli Giri', which turned her into a star in the Bollywood film industry.

Is the first Western Caucasian woman to successfully crossover into the Indian film industry.



Personal Quotes
"I have not strutted my stuff yet. If I start showing off and try to look sexy, many actresses will not get a sound sleep. Till now, whatever I did was just the tip of the iceberg. The day I will show the whole iceberg, no one will stand any competition against me." (March 2007)

Riya Sen - Biography

Riya Sen born as Riya Dev Varma on January 24th, 1981 in Kolkata, India is a promising Indian film actress and a former model. Widely regarded as the sexy star, Riya Sen has acted in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and English language movies.

Riya Sen was born in the family of actresses. She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and a grand daughter of Suchitra Sen. Both famous Indian actresses of yesteryears. Her sister Raima Sen is also a noted actress. Her father Bharat Dev Varma hails from the Royal family of Tripura. A drop out from college, Riya Sen studied for a while at the National Institute of Fashion Technology.

Riya Sen began her career as a child artist in film "Vishkanya" and bagged her major role at the age of fifteen in a Tamil movie, "Tajmahal" directed by Bharathiraaja. Her Bollywood debut began with a stalled movie, "Love You Hamesha" opposite Akshaye Khanna. Next "Style" {2001} came her way directed by N. Chandra, which became a box-office hit. She acted in several movies thereafter such as "Dil Vil Pyar Vyar" {2002}, "Jhankaar Beats" {2003}, "Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha" {2004},"Tum... Ho Na"; "Silsiilay", "Shaadi No. 1" {All 2005 releases}, "Apna Sapna Money Money" {2006}, and "Hey Baby", which is due for release. She has also acted in a Bangladeshi movie, "Money Porey Tomakey". Her best film to date was "Ananthabhadram" {2005} directed by Santhosh Sivan

Besides movies Riya Sen also appeared in several music videos gyrating her body to the popular tunes in the background. As a model, Riya Sen successfully endorsed several brands such as Margarita King, Limca, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, Colgate, Lakme and Vatika.

Riya Sen appeared partially nude in an Indian photographer Dabboo Ratnani's annual calendar. It generated tremendous response to the calendar as the photograph was too sexy and she became the only female to appear on the calendar for four years continually from 2004 to 2007.

Riya Sen dated Ashmit Patel, her co-star in "Silsilay" and both were reportedly caught in an intimate position on a cell phone that was widely circulated through MMS and the Internet. However, Riya Sen denied saying, that it wasn't her in the MMS clip.

Sushmita Sen - Biography

Date of Birth
19 November 1975, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India


Birth Name
Sushmita Shubeer Sen


Nickname
Titu
Sush
Sush


Height
5' 10½" (1.79 m)


Mini Biography
Sushmita was born in the Bengali-speaking Sen family on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her family consists of her dad, Shubeer, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander; mom, Subhra, Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev. Subhra's dad was a poet.

She attended different schools in Jorhat, and Nagpur, but spend the majority of her schooling days in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver School in Delhi. She was regarded as a tomboy and spent most of her times with boys. Since the schools were Hindi medium, she could not speak English until she was 16 years of age. She subsequently not only mastered English, but became an English Honors student, and also obtained a degree in Journalism. Due to her place of birth she can speak Urdu flawlessly.

Her first public appearance was at the Air Force Club Contest at the age of 15. She did a few fashion shows thereafter. Then during 1994 she decided to be a participant in Miss India beauty pageant, fully aware that she was being pitted against the reigning favorite, Aishwarya Rai. Sushmita took everyone by surprise when she was crowned Miss India while Aishwarya had to content with being the First Runner-up. Both beauties went on to win Miss Universe and Miss World titles respectively. Ironically the final outfit for Miss Universe for Sushmita was made by a little-known Meena Bazar tailor, and her mom.

It was during 1996 that she first appeared as herself in a Bollywood movie titled 'Dastak'. Though the movie did not fare too well, she was noticed and thus began her career on the silver screen. She has since then portrayed herself in a variety of characters and also some 'item' numbers.

Not considered a classic beauty and leading quite an unconventional lifestyle she ended up in many relationships but did not marry anyone. She wanted to be a mother and to adopt a baby girl, and name her Renee. Since she is single, she had to fight a Court battle before she could finally adopt Renee. Finally on 13 April 2000 she was given the go-ahead to adopt her, even though the family-owned business in Dubai was already re-named as 'Renee' quite ironically a year earlier on 13 April 1999.

IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)


Trivia
Miss Universe 1994

Miss India 1994

Has an adopted daughter by the name of Renee.

She is the first Indian to win a Miss Universe Title in 1994.

She won the best supporting actress award in the year 2000 for her role in 'Biwi No. 1' which was the biggest hit of 1999.

Enjoys writing prose and poetry.

Listed as number 10 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)



Personal Quotes
"I have many memorable moments in my treasure-chest of memories but the day I became a mother is something special. On June 30, 2000 the courts handed me my daughter, Renee. I was ecstatic that day. I loved Renee from the first time I laid eyes on her. In court the fight was a tough one as I was a single parent and a celebrity, so those were marks against me. But I still won and got my daughter." (Movie Mag International, July 2004)

"I am totally a beach person. I love South America and I've been there lots of times, specially Venezuela and Brazil. They are great vacation cities. There is not a single country in South America that I have not been to. Among the places I haven't seen but which I would love to visit, Spain tops my list." (Movie Mag International, July 2004)

"Yes, I am a night person but I prefer staying awake at home till late at night. I rarely go to any pub. I would rather hang out at home with loud music and dance in my room. Abroad I love going to restaurants like 'Sky Bar' in Los Angeles and 'Tao' in New York." (Movie Mag International, July 2004)

Her thoughts about touring: "Doing these kind of shows take a lot of planning and activity and ends up being extremely hectic. So to revive myself, I look for those small moments that make you forget the rigors of the tour." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

"Between 18 to 20, I really thought there were fun things in life that I would much rather be doing than worrying about the responsibilities of that magnitude. But now at 30, I feel I was able to get a jump-start on my life and have achieved a lot. I don't feel I missed out anything." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

"I feel I started my life when I won at Goa - The Miss India contest. Then another memorable moment was when I won the Miss Universe crown in Manila. There have been several others. But none of those moments compare to what I felt on July 31 in 2001. That was when the court gave me Renee's adoption rights. Renee means "to be born again", and after having her in my life, I feel reborn. I don't want anything to go wrong for her ever. So I am that much more careful with my life now. No more rash driving. Being a mother, I don't think anything has topped the moment yet." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

"The reason why I wanted to be famous! No one's asked me that one so I am going to tell it now. I have always thought that a person is born, lives his life, goes through life in a certain way, maybe does some good things that everyone applauds... maybe your family, maybe your friends. But when you die, you want to have touched a few more lives. You want people to feel the loss when you go and miss you. I want to be famous because I want my fans to become my extended family." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

On how she would react if a woman made a pass on her: "I'd say, 'thank you'. Another human being likes you, what's wrong with that? How far they like you is again, their problem, not yours. That woman has made a choice of being with another woman, I have made mine to be with a man. It's just a difference in our sexual preferences. Doesn't mean one is acceptable and the other is appalling. Absolutely not!" (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

"If the need arises and my heart doesn't agree with it (marriage), I will have children without getting married." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

"Today if you take a poll asking men if they want to be with women who are 30 and virgins, they will run away." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

When asked if sex is over-rated in India: "There was a time when it definitely was, not anymore. It was something you didn't talk about, and from the face of it, people from good families probably never did it. But today, media primarily focuses its attention on sex, so much that it's inevitable that it would become a part of the social structure. It's not like it didn't exist before, we're the land of the KamaSutra. Today, people are more comfortable talking about it." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

"I'm 30, and enjoying every bit of it. I haven't changed a thing that I don't like wearing and the only reason I don't wear it is 'coz I don't like it on myself. I reveal when I feel like it. Today I do, tomorrow, I might not. It's about freedom of choice, not age. All power to people who understand that ultimately, clothes are going on your body. If you are comfortable with it, wear it. I'm not judgmental about the way people dress. What disturbs me however, is if after you've worn it, you're constantly talking, pulling, figuring yourself out. Thats disturbing." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

Preity Zinta - Biography

Date of Birth
31 January 1975, Simla, India

Nickname
Preetam Singh

Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography

Preity Zinta shot to fame as the refreshing, cool, wet model in the Liril ad. She also modeled for Perk and her dimpled smile won the hearts of million. Preity never thought she would be an actress. Kapoor saw her in the Liril ad and liked her so much that her instantly decided that the next film he would announce would have her in the lead. However 'Tara Rum Pum' never got made and is still pending since the director got very busy with his other projects.

But another offer soon came by, Kundan Shah's 'Kya Kehna.' Though the film was the first, Preity had actually begun shooting for her first release which was Mani Ratnam's Dil Se. The film was a hit which won Preity accolades. Later Abbas-Mustan's Soldier that too was a hit at the box-office confirmed she was here to stay. Though 'Kya Kehna' was her first film, but it released in 2000 and was the surprise hit of 2000.

Her role in 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Dil Hai Tumhara' was appreciated and liked by all and that has made her an actress to reckon with in Bollywood. Her screen presence, charm and down to earth nature has made her the favorite actress of almost all the directors and producers. With banners and films like Rakesh Roshan's 'Koi Mil Gaya' with Hrithik Roshan, Nikhil Advani's 'Kal Ho Na Ho' starring superstar Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Jaya Bachan, Farhan Akthar's 'Lakshya' with Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan, Atul Agnihotri's 'Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha' starring Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla, Yash Chopra's 'Veer Zaara' with superstar Shahrukhh Khan and Rani Mukherjee, Siddhart Anand's 'Salaam Namaste' with Saif Ali Khan, and Karan Johar's 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' with superstar Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachan, Abhishek Bachan, Rani Mukherjee, and John Abraham, Preity has already made her place in the hearts of the public and also in Bollywood.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Amina

Trade Mark

Her dimples

Trivia

Model and TV anchor

Graduated in Psychology

Turned down the lead in _Marigold (2004)_.

Has won over 4 awards for Kya Kehna and 7 Awards for Kal Ho Na ho.

Critics began to take notice of her after her performance in Kya Khena.

Won Best Actress at Stardust Awards for 'Veer Zaara.'

She won the IIFA Style Diva Award (2005).

Is a major fan of the hit TV series The Simpsons

Her father, Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army. Durganand Zinta died when Preity was thirteen, in a car accident in which her mother, Nilprabha Zinta was also involved. Her mother was bedridden because of this incident.

Has two brothers, Deepanker Zinta and Manish Zinta, a year older and a year younger respectively. One of her brothers is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army.

Has written three columns for BBC South Asia.

She joined a group of top stars (Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra) in the Temptation 2004 concert, which was a huge international success.

She narrowly escaped death twice in late 2004, once after an explosion at a Temptation concert in Colombo, and later in the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Appeared in Manish Malhotra fashion show Freedom (2006).

In May 2006, along with Karan Johar she received an invitation to represent Bollywood at the Cannes Film Festival. They took this opportunity to promote the film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006).

When not shooting she used to return to her home town Shimla. She recently moved into her own home in Mumbai, which she bought in mid-2005.

Her favorite perfume is Envy by Gucci.

Her good friends in the industry include Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Aishwarya Rai and Saif Ali Khan.

Very close friends with actor Hrithik Roshan and his wife 'Suzanne Khan'.

Listed #41 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/ 2006).

Personal Quotes

I lost my father when I was 13-years-old. He was a great man, my father, and very intelligent. I love him very much. I believe it's very important that parents have a personal connection with their children. It helps kids feel more secure, have a feeling of family, makes them feel loved.

Whenever I came across something that influenced me, I wanted to be that. So it varied from an astronaut, airhostess, army girl, to truck driver. Once, I wanted to be a nun - my mother wanted me to change schools after that...

I am single and desperately looking for a good man in my life. I did have major crushes when I was younger but no serious relationship.

I want to bring a change and do something new and different in my profession, but in the beginning I'll have to toe line, I want to be known as a performer not a star.

I am proud to be part of today's Bollywood. I love dancing and lip synching to our songs.

To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected.

You know what's the worst part about being an actress? It's the pressure to look gorgeous all the time and to behave perfectly. But I'm not perfect, nobody is.

Acting can truly take a toll on your nerves. I mean we have to be larger than life. Worse, I've seen actors acting off the sets too.

On the changing face of Indian cinema "At one time I wondered if I was doing the right films, today I know I have made the right choices. Indian cinema is changing, not step by step but by leaps. New blood is coming in, mindsets are changing and our exposure to the world is ever- increasing. I am glad these positive changes are happening when I am in the industry and not ten years from now."

On love at first sight "It is superficial to fall in love with someone looking at their face. To me I need to discover the person. I would never look at someone and exclaim - He is the one!"

Love is always real and true love is even more real!

Salary
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) INR 2,500,000

BIOGRAPHY - Bipasha Basu

Date of Birth
7 January 1979, Delhi, India

Nickname
Bonny
Bips

Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Mini Biography

Fate intervened when Bipasha recoiled and passed out when dissecting a rat. Thus ended her dream of being a medical professional. She was enrolled in the Science faculty until 12th standard, but switched to Commerce thereafter. After acquiring a degree in Commerce she planned to be a Chartered Accountant but ended up being the Ford Supermodel of the World when she was just 17 years old.

Bipasha was born on January 7th 1979 in New Delhi. subsequently the Basu family re-located to Calcutta. Bipasha is the second of three sisters, born and brought up in a Hindu Bengali family, she is fluent in Hindi, English, and Bengali. The names of her sisters are Bidisha and Bijoyeta. Unbelievable as it may sound, sexy Bipasha was considered 'ugly' in her younger years due to her dark complexion. Her name means 'Dark Deep Desire', and is also the name of a river.

After her triumph as the Ford Supermodel, she went on to be crowned Miss Vivacious sponsored by Tulips.

Bipasha made her foray into Bollywood with 'Ajnabee' in 2001, and subsequently acquired a place for herself in the tinsel world. She went to star in 'Raaz', 'Jism', 'No Entry', 'Phir Herapheri', 'Corporate' &'Dhoom 2'. All of these movies did fairly well at the box office, and escalated her position as not only a leading lady, but one who can dare to bare. 'Dhoom 2' also credits her as a playback singer.

She has also appeared in two music videos, and was one of the judges in the 2004 Femina Miss India beauty pageant.
IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Trivia

Actually wanted to be a doctor

Bipasha means deep dark desire.

Was one of the judges for the 2004 'Femina Miss India' pageant.

Once said that she wished she were a boy, then she would get those roles which bypass her due to her image.

Listed as number 7 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)

Listed #2 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/2006).

Personal Quotes

"Sexy in India, is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces, in the modeling arena, being sexy is an asset."

"I think my first film will create an image, which I will immediately try to break away from. I have a sexy, glamour doll image which I want to get out of. But if nothing else works out, I shall cash in on it. I don't have any dream role in mind, I want to try out everything."

"I actually wanted to be a doctor. But doing all those horrid rat dissections made me faint. I studied science till the 12th standard and later took up commerce. I was planning to do chartered accountancy, but fate had something else in store for me."

"I am the boss in my life. I decide when to charge more and when not to. I live in my own zone. I don't hurt anyone and I am very transparent. I don't keep people hanging in life." (2005)

"I am doing pretty well for myself, and I am proud to be the person I am. If people write that I am a mean person when it comes to money, then let them write it!" (2005)

"Somebody cheated me when I was a young model. I had a bad experience, and was running from court to court. So I understand what a contract is. I sit with my lawyer and chartered accountant before signing a contract. I learned very early in life how one gets cheated. So I am very careful now when it comes to money issues." (2005)

"If a girl wears a shirt and a skirt, does she become more sensuous? I think a girl in a sari is more sensuous than a girl in a skirt. In my opinion, a wet sari is the most sensuous." (2005)

"Every other girl is taking off her clothes just for the heck of it and I don't want to be in that category. I can never be cheap or vulgar."

Corporate (2006) has been a great experience. Madhur is a very good director and technician. I'm happy that a director like him who has worked with Konkana and Tabu has cast me. Although it's a serious film, we shot it like a fun film. I portray today's women in the film. My character Nishigandha Dasgupta is tough, but at home she's simple and vulnerable. The balance is the essence of the woman, which I think has come out beautifully in the film. I hope every career-oriented woman will relate to her." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

"See, some time back I did films such as Madhoshi (2004) and Chehraa (2005), both solo-heroine projects, but unfortunately it didn't work at the box-office. And the reason I feel is that the makers didn't have enough money to promote the film and all my hard work was wasted. I realized then that it's better to work with established makers who have the capacity to take the film right through till the end and who know their job." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

"I already have a dream man (John) but if I had to make a choice, I wouldn't mind someone like Brad Pitt! I would like him to have qualities like my father, very chilled-out, because I'm over sensitive and hyper and I want someone who is very calm with a great sense of humor. Someone who has energy like me, who can work the whole day and party right through the night and have a blast without a bother, someone who is very secure and confident of his woman." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

"An unforgettable experience happened on December 15, 1996 when I won the Supermodel contest while still in school. I was just seventeen years old then. Winning that competition was the turning point of my life. That's how I got into modeling and later started acting." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

"For me chilling out is when I can stay at home, order food from outside and watch a film with my friends. Listening to music and watching films are my idea of perfect relaxation." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

When asked if she has become an expert in the comedy genre: "I can't say that I've become an expert in comedy, but yes my confidence level is certainly high post the success of the film [No Entery (2005)]. I've learned how to improvise in the genre. And by the time I do my third or fourth comedy film, my ability to improvise would definitely be much more. Then maybe you could say that I'm an expert." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

"I have always believed that if you need to take your clothes off to get your man, you've begun to lose the battle. If you pull it off right, you can do it in a very classy way...Being sexy is about suggestion; it's about the tease. It's not about being obvious and forcing yourself out in the open. That takes all the fun out of being a woman." (March 2007)