Kangana Ranaut is riding high
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut got praises from unexpected quarters. It was from none other than the Bollywood heartthrob Madhuri Dixit, who in an interview rated Kangana Ranaut as one of her favourite actresses.
Of Madhuri’s feedback, Kangana was ecstatic. "My dad called me up all excited. It’s really an honour that Madhuri Dixit thinks highly of my performances. I have loved her in all her films. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Even if I have an ounce of what she’s got in terms of beauty and talent, I will be grateful to God," gushed Kangana Ranaut.
Sameera Reddy Becomes Conservative
The sexy actress Sameera Reddy says that these days she is on a back foot when it comes to smooching and bold scenes and she has her own reasons for it. In a bindaas interview to NT, Sameera Reddy tells why.
The sensuous actress is often referred to as the desi Jennifer Lopez. She says "It's definitely a compliment" but goes on to add that she has decided to go easy on sensuous roles. Her steamy scenes with Anil Kapoor in Musafir had created waves not so long ago. Ask her the reason and she tells, "Indian audience is not yet ready for such erotic scenes. I am definitely not going in for an image makeover, but yes, I won't do such scenes till the audience is suitably matured. All my forthcoming flicks have me playing bubbly, young characters."
She adds, "I am appearing with Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu and Saif Ali Khan in action thriller Race." Was working with all these topnotch stars tough? Weren't there any ego clashes on the sets? She laughs before replying, "They are all thorough professionals. The women behaved themselves while the boys - Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan- were busy playing chess on the sets."
Yana Gupta Rocking
Yana Gupta is rocking these days! “In London, busy recording my album. It’s basically a pop album and it’ll soon be out in the market. I enjoy music, am passionate about it, in fact. And I hope it shows in the album.”
And Bollywood? “For the moment, no Bollywood. It will be more music for me. I am not saying that I will not work in movies anymore, but I will like to sing the songs myself and perform them on screen as well,” says Yana.
There is more to Yana than just song and dance. The Czech model Yana is also penning a fitness book these days. “It is more about my experiences of keeping fit. These days, I am busy juggling between composing music for my album and writing the book. I will hopefully be able to launch both by the end of this year,” says Yana.
As we chat, someone walks in and asks her something, to which Yana answers in Hindi. It seems to have improved. “It’s getting better with each day,” she smiles. Better enough to consider a full length role in a Hindi film? “I feel there are no serious storytellers in Bollywood. There are many businessmen in the industry but very few true art lovers,” says Yana.
She also seems to have dealt with her break-up with hubby pretty well. “Yes, I have made myself busy and am loving every moment of it,” says she. Looking for love again, is she? “Not really. I am single, but not available,” says Yana with a smile.
But, seeing the camera brings out Yana’s best. A few sexy poses for our lensman later, Yana asks for some water to drink, and sinks into a sofa for a chat. How does she manage to look so sizzling in a photo? Modeling is always first for her. She smiles, “It comes naturally to me. I always try to be myself.”