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Heres one actor who has truly explored his creative side. When the star is not acting,cycling or busy with his NGO Being Humans activities,he loves to paint. When the brawny hero was shooting for Prabhu Devas Wanted in Greece,Salman used to take quick breaks to try his hand at painting. And if the media grapevine is anything to go by,the actor starts painting at night whenever he does not get sleep!

Shah Rukh Khan: Gadgets

King Khan is one lucky actor. He is probably the only actor,who has managed to showcase his passion for gadgets on the silver-screen in his forthcoming sci-fi film Ra.One. SRK loves to play video-games and has an entire floor in his house dedicated for gaming gadgets. Probably thats because his son Aryan too shares the same passion. Soccer,a video game,is SRKs all-time favourite. While shooting for Don: The Chase Begins,the superstar bonded with Farhan Akhtar over a game of Soccer.

Vidya Balan: Reading

Somehow we are not surprised that Vidya Balan loves to read. Her love for books is well-known and though her hectic schedule does not permit her to do so as much as she wants,the demure actor reads whenever she gets free time,between shoots or while travelling to the sets. It has been learnt that the South Indian beauty has an impressive collection of books at her Khar home and her favourites are romantic novels,biographies and sci-fiction books,though it was The Maruti Story that inspired the actor.

Akshay Kumar: Parkour

The Khiladi developed a liking for Parkoura French sport,which is the art of body movement a couple of years ago. And when he moved to his new bungalow at Juhu,Akshay converted his Lokhandwala home into a Parkour gym. Akshay and his son Aarav regularly practice at the gym and the actor also exhibited the extreme sport in a Thumbs-Up ad. The commercial shows a girl making several attempts to steal Akshay8217;s soft-drink bottle so that she could win his attention,but the actor outsmarts her by jumping and crawling down a tall building to grab a bottle of soft-drink from a truck. Apparently Akshay trained for Parkour in 2008 for Chandni Chowk To China and has showcased the extreme sport in Tashan too.

Neil Nitin Mukesh: Photography

The actor just doesn8217;t spend all his time acting. He does nurture a hobby: photography. Apart from photography,Neil also loves to go toy shopping with his nephews at the Hamleys toy store in Mumbai.

Imran Khan: Comics

Imran Khan has a fascination for cartoons. The actor loves comic books and that8217;s one reason why you8217;ll spot him in T-shirts with cartoon characters on them at most events.

Dia Mirza: Writing

Surprise! Dia Mirza loves to write. Once when a journalist quizzed her about her passion for writing,the actor happily obliged the scribe by offering to write about her passion for writing itself!

Abhay Deol: Welding

Abhay Deol has a lot more going for him than just his acting career. Soon after the release of Dev D,the maverick actor signed up for a welding and metal course at the Arts Student League of New York. Abhays choice of films has always been off-beat and his choice of pastime too stands out.

Katrina Kaif: Painting

Heres a secret: A little birdie informed us that when Katrina Kaif is not shooting,the always-poised actor likes to paint; a trait that she has inherited from her mother,who is a very good painter. The style diva has only a few paintings to her credit right now,but Katrina hopes to paint more often.