
No Smoking8230; No, we are not talking about Anurag Kashyap8217;s new film. That8217;s Saif Ali Khan8217;s New Year8217;s Resolution No. 1. Or so we8217;ve been told. But on the day of the Screen Awards, Saif who walked in late only to discover that his moment in the spotlight was gone, was in a desperate need for a cancer stick. 8220;Get me a cigarrette please,8221; he pleaded. And when our editor joked that she might have a packet stashed away in her hand-bag, well, he hollered for her hand-bag. It was only after he had taken a few long drags that he went back to being his usual 8220;chilled8221;- out self.
SALAAM-E-ISHQ
Recently, when Priyanka Chopra was in Jaipur to promote Salaam-e-Ishq she was asked when she was planning to get married. With a straight face she quipped, 8220;I8217;ve been planning since I was 11 years old but unfortuantely I have still to bump into my Mr Right. If any one of you do, do please let me know, pronto.8221; Hey Priyanka, whatever happened to one Harman Baweja?
MIND YOUR LANGUAGE
Jiah Khan, who seduces Mr Bachchan in Nishabd, informs us that she8217;s been visiting Mumbai every year since she was three. 8220;The difference is that London is full of wealthy people who are depressed. In Mumbai people are not as well-off but always smiling,8221; she says in accented angrezi. What8217;s with the accent, how will she get rid of it? 8220;You8217;ll see,8221; she says. 8220;Mom would punish me if I didn8217;t speak Hindi at home. Maybe it will pay off.8221;