Bare Necessities/Salil Ankola

Parineeta, who is a trained hairdresser from the Morris Institute in Singapore, gave up her career and chose to concentrate on bringing up their children instead. quot;She wanted to start her own beauty shop, but after the birth of our children that took a back seat. She is now planning to pursue her career,quot; says Salil.

And naturally, she was the driving forcebehind Salil8217;s decision to act in Chahat Aur Nafrat. quot;I was sitting at home after being operated for a shin injury. That kept me away from the game for a long time. I had nothing to do and was thoroughly bored. She, along with a couple of friends talked me into it,quot; he says.

And while he concedes that Parineeta takes many of their decisions, he insists that he isn8217;t exactly under her thumb. quot;I admire her forthrightness. She is very straightforward and utterly frank. If she doesn8217;t like anything that I do, she tells me right away,quot; says the doting husband.