Mahie Gill's comfortable giving bold shots

Mahie Gill not comfortable giving bold shots Jaspreet Mahie Gill may have become one of the boldest actresses of our times with her latest, " Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster" but the actress says that doesn't mean she is comfortable giving bold shots. 

"I do feel uncomfortable shooting for bold scenes for a film. But then we are modern day actresses and we must abide by what the script demands," she says. Not that Mahie had chosen such roles consciously in the industry, but " Dev D" set her mark as a bold actress and Mahie simply followed the path.

"It was after the response I received for "Dev D" that I realised doing bold scenes isn't such a bad thing after all," she laughs. However, Mahie says such roles are also a reflection of the modern day women and their changing roles, temperaments and priorities. "I believe in doing realistic cinema. Hence, if women in real life are becoming aggressive about their desires and are more comfortable expressing their sexualities, I don't have a problem essaying such real life roles," she adds.

Scene with Mahie is not pornographic: Randeep Hooda

Actors Mahie Gill and Randeep Hooda, who gave some up, close and personal shots including a kiss for 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster', feel there's no big deal about intimate scenes. 

"People were talking about it (the kiss) earlier. But after watching the film, nobody talked about it, which is a good thing. My family saw the film but they didn't even mention it or ask me about it," Mahie said here.

Randeep, who earlier shot steamy scenes for his long delayed film 'Rang Rasiya', too justified the scenes. 

"It is a part of the film... It is not pornographic. It is actually a very emotional scene in which two lovers indulge in physical intimacy which is very natural. So when you see the film, you won't find it sleazy, you will feel the emotions," he said. 

The movie, which released Sep 30, is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and features Jimmy Shergill. It talks about betrayal, and is said to have been inspired by the principal characters of Guru Dutt's 1962 classic "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam".

Sequel of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster's starts soon

After cashing in on the success of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster for the past week, since its release on September 30, the film's makers have already chalked out plans for the sequel. And we hear that the sequel will go on floors on Thursday, at Kino Cottage in Andheri.

A source informed Mumbai Mirror that the film will feature the original film's cast, which includes Randeep Hooda, Mahie Gill and Jimmy Sheirgill.

When contacted, producer Sunil Bohra said, "We never expected this kind of appreciation for Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. We've decided to launch a sequel right away. Why wait? At the moment, the excitement is fresh for both the crew and the audience."

When asked how the script for the sequel has already been finalised, Bohra explained, "Director Tigmanshu Dhulia had an idea for the sequel before the release of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. He just needed to develop that idea. And now, we have the sequel."

--Subhash K Jha

Steamy scenes of Randeep, Mahie leaked

The makers of 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster' were in a for a shock Mahie Gill after learning that some intimate scenes of Randeep Hooda and Mahie Gill have been leaked online -- a week before its release.

'The video was from the shoot. Someone might have shot the sequence in his or her mobile and decided to play mischief. The production team thankfully got to know about it and the video has been blocked now,' said a source.

The film is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Slated for release Sep 30, the film is set in a small town. It is about a beautiful woman, her husband and an ambitious gangster. The film also stars Jimmy Shergeill.

IANS

Mahie Gill got drunk...

Actress Mahie Gill, who plays an alcoholic in " Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster", gulped a few pints of vodka to get into her character, but she got so high she couldn't get down to shoot. 

"One day Mahie came on the set and said, 'I am going to do scenes very nicely.' We had to shoot a song where there was a dance sequence along with a lot of drama," director Tigmanshu Dhulia told IANS. "She asked whether she can have the vodka and I said have it. By the time lights were set, she drank one. But the camera setting was taking time, so she drank more," said the director, adding that after a few drinks "she couldn't even perform simple steps and somehow I wrapped up the shooting".

"Later, she came to know that I am angry with her. She felt so bad that she went back from Gujarat, where we were shooting, to Mumbai. She had to be convinced into believing that everything is fine," said Dhulia. Releasing Sep 30, the film is set in a small town and the story is packed with intrigue, betrayal and ambition between a beautiful begum, her nawab husband and an ambitious gangster. Apart from Mahie, the film has Jimmy Shergill and Randeep Hooda in prominent roles.

Movie Review : Not A Love Story

Cast: Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Gehi, Urmila Matondkar, Zakir Hussain Music: Sandeep Chowta Director: Ram Gopal Varma Producer: Sunil Bohra, Shailesh R Singh Writer: Rohit Banawlikar

A wannabe actress (Mahie Gill) lives alone in Mumbai. No big deal that. Life is a struggle for her. No big deal again. She believes that stardom is only one role away. No big deal either. When the girl eventually lands an assignment that promises to change her life, disaster strikes. This is a real big deal and Ram Gopal Varma, a director who has been off the boil for quite a while now, makes a fair fist of bringing the grim fate of an urban babe in the woods to the screen.

The protagonist of Not A Love a Story is not a protagonist at all. She is like the solitary gasping fish in the glass bowl that the restless camera catches each time to door to the girl’s pad opens. Her fate isn’t in her own hands.

The fishbowl may not be a terribly original visual metaphor for the sense of loneliness that assails her, but it isn’t entirely out of place in Not a Love Story.

The aspiring star is a girl constantly under watch: her possessive boyfriend (Deepak Dobriyal) keeps track of every move she makes, calling her virtually every hour of the day. It is clear that the “fishbowl” of her life is about to crack. When it does, there’s blood on her hands and dead man in on living room floor.

A dark, disturbing reconstruction of a senseless crime of passion that shook the nation three years ago, Not A Love Story sees director Ram Gopal Verma hitting the right buttons for a change.

Obsession, passion, murder, crime, guilt, punishment – these are the key elements that constitute the crux of Not A Love Story. Varma cloaks his narrative in a grimy, grainy shell as a means to capturing the tale’s claustrophobic core.

While the film does underscore the sheer pointlessness of an act of violence that snuffs out a life and sets off a catastrophic chain of events, it does not pass any moral judgment. It simply watches askance as the couple sink deeper and deeper into a moral quagmire of their own making.

The film kicks off with the customary disclaimer disavowing any resemblance to a real-life incident, but this really doesn’t take anything away from the impact of what unfolds in the course of the first few reels.

Not A Love Story has an edgy, frisky feel that lends the narrative a tangible veneer of realism except when the background score (Sandeep Chowta) tends to go off-kilter in a desperate bid to make its presence felt.

The crucial scene of violence eschews graphic excess. The act of the murdered man’s body being chopped is played out off-camera, with Varma employing telling reaction shots of the two actors on the screen.

Both Dobriyal and Gill prove able allies in this strategy. They go about their jobs with clinical precision, their eyes and faces conveying a wide range of emotions – shock, dread, hysteria, distress, sorrow, resignation.

Varma, creator of such well-crafted portraits of the Mumbai underworld as Satya, Company and Sarkar, seems to have regained much of his form in Not A Love Story.

He announces his intentions with the opening sequence itself. The young couple, madly in love, is about to be separated because the girl has decided to leave for Mumbai to pursue an acting career. The air is thick with foreboding as the man, anguish writ large on his face, smothers the girl with his manic love.

His love for the girl seems no more neurotic than the girl’s ambition to make it big in showbiz, a fact underlined by the repeated playing of Yai re yai re zor laga ke naache re, the anthem-like Urmila Matondkar chartbuster from RGV’s Bollywood breakout, Rangeela.

Once the couple has disposed of the body of their victim, Ashish Bhatnagar (Ajay Gehi), an executive of a film production company, the film shifts focus to the investigation and the prosecution.

While the first bit is engaging enough, thanks as much to the script as the understated acting of Zakir Hussain as a CID inspector who gets to the bottom of the truth, the second bit degenerates into a farcical battle between loud lawyers desperate to construct a defence for the obviously indefensible.

The lovers are anything but loveable characters. And this tale is a tragedy woven around the ugly face of love. Downbeat? Yes. But it’s engaging and watchable – if for nothing else, for the flashes of the RGV of yore.

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Mahie Gill: ‘Not a Love Story’ was mentally exhausting

‘Bold’ has become Mahie Gill’s second name. Ever since her debut in Bollywood, she has done roles that most actors would shy away from. Her latest act is the onscreen portrayal of Maria Susairaj in Ram Gopal Varma’s Not a Love Story. She gets candid about playing this controversial character…

Mahie Gill is a well-known name in the stratum once called ‘parallel cinema’. She is of the ilk that filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap et al focus on. For the masses, she played Arbaaz Khan’s lover Nirmala in Dabangg. After a few films (Gulaal, Mirchi, Utt Pataang and Aagey Se Right) here and there, the Chandigarh born actor returns to the limelight with another controversial act. But then that’s what filmmakers like about Mahie: she doesn’t limit herself. Remember the daring liplock in her first film, Dev.D?

After a series of calls, finally, just the day before deadline, she calls to do the promised interview. Mahie is at the hospital nursing a sick friend, the reason for the delay in talking to us, but she keeps her word. From our telephonic conversations, she comes across as an easy-going, friendly and chilled-out girl.

So, what was her first reaction when she was offered Not a Love Story (NALS)? “First of all, I have really wanted to work with Ram Gopal Varma for a very long time. I am a big fan of his,” says Mahie in her deep voice accentuated with the slight twang of the north. “The moment I got a call from his office, there were no questions asked. I just wanted to meet him. He told me about this particular film. And I thought it was a very challenging role.”

Challenging it is, but surrounded by controversy. Did she not harbour any apprehensions when saying ‘yes’? The girl with a Masters degree from Punjab University immediately rejects the thought. “I am an actor. I got a good script and it was RGV.” It can be a satisfying experience for an actor, but what about her image in the public eye? Often an actor’s screen persona is what the real off-screen individual becomes for the audience, unless, of course, it is a Salman Khan or an Aamir Khan.

But Mahie is unperturbed by the constant questions regarding her controversial role. In fact, she seems prepared for brickbats. “The kind of work that I am doing, each role is very different from the other. Here was this character that I had never played before. So it was a challenge for me and, at the same time, the film is inspired by Maria’s story and not based on her life,” says Mahie.

However, playing the part was not a cakewalk for her. The Dev.D actor was aware of the troubles of a struggling actor, but “We know of the incident, but nobody in the world would ever know what happened in the flat where there were three people, one of whom died.”

“So here came the director’s interpretation. Ramu sir was very helpful. But otherwise this film was mentally very exhausting and very difficult,” says the young actor. Also, when shooting, Mahie and her cast and crew colleagues would often think about the protagonists in the film – that’s the closest they came to empathising with the real people behind the characters. “While shooting our scenes in the flat (the same building where the real life incident occurred), we would often think about how they (Maria Susairaj and Jerome Mathew) managed to chop the body into pieces, burn it and then put it into packets in such a small place,” she says, matter-of-factly.

Despite the raised eyebrows and hullabaloo surrounding Not A Love Story, Mahie is excited about the release. “My friends and family are very happy because whatever little they have seen in the promos they are finding very interesting.” And what about the kissing and bold scenes she does on screen? “Recently my mom saw the photograph from Sahib Biwi aur Gangster in a newspaper. It’s difficult for her to understand. So she told me, ‘I wish you had done your PhD and become a lecturer instead’,” she laughs. “But she likes it when people appreciate my work and tell her that. It was only this particular incident. Otherwise she is fine (with me being an actor).”

Mahie Gill wants only Bollywood Masala Movies

Reel life meets real life once again in Ram Gopal Varma’s Not A Love Story and actor Mahie Gill, who’s portraying Maria Susairaj, is wondrous about the interest the film has generated. “Little do they know how difficult it was for me to play a character inspired from a real life person (in her case, Maria Susairaj),” she says.

The actress, who grabbed eyeballs with her portrayal of Paro in Anurag Kashyap’s Dev.D, says about her role in Not A Love Story, “This was the toughest role I’ve played till date — it drained me mentally. The initial bit was easy since I too have been a struggling actor in Mumbai but eventually, when there’s one man in the house and the other man knocking at the door or when the couple make out, with the dead body in the other room or even the interrogation scene — these have been really taxing,” she recollects. 

But Mahie is all praise for her director. “We finished shooting in just 22 days and I was amazed to see how soft-spoken and shy a person Ramu is,” she informs. 

Not A Love Story and Timanghsu Dhulia’s Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster has Mahie shedding all inhibitions in lovemaking scenes. “It’s been quite awkward, but I’m glad that my directors shot these scenes aesthetically. In fact, both these films have realistic approaches and the roles actually needed the intimacy. Timangshu gave me enough time to get comfortable with Randeep (Hooda) and we shot these scenes towards the end of the schedule whereas in Not A Love Story, Deepak (Dobriyal) and I shot for it right on the first day,” she says, adding, “My trust in the director is the deciding factor in such cases — it’s not something I would do for every other film of mine.”

The actress feels she has matured over the years and the same reflects in her acting. “It also helps to have co-actors of the caliber of Naseeruddin Shah and Irrfan Khan (in Michael and Paan Singh Tomar respectively), who are so talented,” she states. 

Mahie, who has been tagged as the thinking man’s actor, wants to break free though. “I’m burdened with a tag and am yearning to break free — I want a role that needs me to get dressed, put make-up, dance and sing,” she wishes.

Yes, I'm in love: Mahie Gill

Mahie Gill looks all excited as she sits for a chat. And the girl knows what to talk. So, she immediately gets talking about her next film, which has been directed by Ram gopal Varma and is 'inspired' by the Neeraj Grover-Maria Susairaj case.

"We shot for the film in the same building where the murder had taken place. The only difference in the location was that while Neeraj was murdered in flat number 201, we shot in flat number 1501. For seven days, we shot in the same house, with blood splattered all around," recalls Mahie, whose character in the film is 'inspired' by Maria Susairaj.

"Playing Anusha Chawla has been mentally exhausting and emotionally tiring for me. It was a little creepy and stressful. I still remember being in the lift and thinking how they must have executed the murder and chopped the body," she says.

"A couple of times when I was in the lift, it suddenly stopped on the second floor with flat number 201 right in front of it. And no one was there. Also, we heard rumors about how a restaurant was still getting calls from flat number 201 and someone would order food."

How did she prepare for the role? "Initially, I had thought of meeting Maria and knowing more about her life, her mannerisms. But later, I dismissed the idea because the movie is only inspired by the Neeraj Grover murder case and not based on it," she says.

After discussing how the dancing to the song "Rangeela" for the film came as a surprise to her, she finally gets talking about things other than films. Blushing, she confesses that the Cupid's arrow has struck her. "Yes, I am in a relationship with someone. We have been good friends and it is because of my friends that we are in a relationship right now. He is not from the industry and I'm happy about it," she says. So, is marriage on the cards? "Marriage? I don't know about that," she says and quickly adds, "Not so soon."

Mahi Gill’s two smooches

Mahi Gill is grabbing a lot of attention for the two kisses and lovemaking scenes she has shot with different male co-stars.

The kudi from Punjab has locked lips with Randeep Hooda in Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster and with Deepak Dobriyal in Not A Love Story. She says kissing Hooda was better than kissing Dobriyal and her assessment is not based on who looks hotter on screen and real life but simply on her comfort level with the co-star.

Mahi admits she was a bundle of nerves while filming the kissing scene with Dobriyal because it was shot on the very first day of the shoot of Not A Love Story.

On the other hand, her kiss with Randeep Hooda was filmed at the end of the shoot of Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster. Mahi says by then she and Randeep had become very comfortable with each other and therefore locking lips with him wasn’t awkward.

However, Mahi is quick to add that it would be wrong to make these kisses and lovemaking scenes the selling points of the films.

First look: Mahi Gill Goes Bold

Here's a look at how far the actress has gone in 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster' Mahi Gill stunned everyone with her bold portrayal of Paro in Dev D.

But in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster (the new-age adaptation of the old classic Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam), she goes a step further.

Not only has she shed her clothes but also has a lengthy kissing scene as well.

A source says, "The film has erotic scenes between Randeep Hooda and Mahi Gill. There is a love-making scene where she is dressed like a royal bahu and seduces Randeep's character.

Initially she had a few reservations, but once Tigmanshu assured her that it will be shot aesthetically she was game for it."

Says producer Sunil Bohra, "It's a romantic scene in the film. Though people will find it very hot and sensuous, Tigmanshu has shot the sequence aesthetically."

Mahie Gill poses like Vidya Balan

Mahie Gill bares it all

The actress goes bold for her next; even has first screen kiss!

She has no qualms about taking up challenging roles. After playing a bold character in Dev D, Mahie Gill is now baring it all in her forthcoming film Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster, a modern-day rendition of the original Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam. The film will have Mahie showing skin and having multiple lip-locking scenes with co-star Randeep Hooda.

Talking about doing her first smooch, Mahie says, "Initially, I wasn't ready for it. I was very jittery and to add to it, I had to appear intoxicated. So I ended up doing lots of shots, but the alcohol hit me so bad, I nearly lost all control. However, later on, I realised that this is just acting and you have to get into the character's skin even though there are a hundred people around."

When asked if this is her raciest role to date, she adds, "Yes, it is. But all credit goes to Tigmanshu Dhulia for shooting the scenes in an aesthetic manner."

Sorry Mahie for the torrid erotic scenes!

While shooting for Ram gopal varma's Not a Love Story based on Neeraj Grover's murder, RGV sends an sms to his lead actress apologising, for making her enact intense love scenes in the film What on earth could've prompted a brazen unabashedly abrasive man like, Ram Gopal Varma to send an apology via SMS to his Not A Love Story leading lady Mahie Gill? Acting uncharacteristically, Ramu sent the actress a text message saying sorry after she had to perform intense love-making sequences with Deepak Dobriyal. Apparently the love scenes between the two were so intense and torrid that Ramu left the sets and allowed an assistant to be present until the two actors finished their libidinous business. Recalling the incident, Mahie (who seems to have a very different opinion of Ramu from what he projects) laughed, "Ramuji was very apologetic about the love making sequences. I had to reassure him it was fine. Deepak and I were just doing our job. But Ramuji was really disturbed, almost as if he was subjecting a close relative a daughter or a sister to an uncomfortable situation. After Deepak and I finished the love scene, he sent me a message saying sorry." For a filmmaker who likes to be known as a ladies' man and has apparently had a string of romantic involvements, it comes as a surprise to know how shy he is of love-making sequences. Mahie maintained, "I did enquire about the torrid scenes. He explained to me that the nature of the relationship between the girl and the guy who together kill her former lover was so desperate and passionate that the impact couldn't be achieved without the acute intensity onscreen." She asserted that she had never done skin show before. But came to terms with Ramu's requirement. "I think this was the first time he was directing love-making scenes. I was really surprised at how shy he was. Contrary to his image he is quiet, withdrawn and a shy person. Certainly no ladies' man," she said. We asked Ramu about the kissing scenes in his movie, he chuckled. "Maybe I've just grown up. Jokes apart, the intensity of the emotions between the couple is very high in the movie. There are three long kissing scenes between Deepak Dobriyal and Mahie Gill. I have to confess I've never had couples kissing in my films before except a fleeting kiss between Abhishek Bachchan and Antara Mali in Naach. Taking about this film, he mentioned, "It was necessary for me to show that such a thing happened (the murder) in Not Love Story because of uncontrollable emotions. I firmly believe no one is intrinsically bad. It's just circumstances that make them do some irrational things and then they get deeper and deeper into the mess." Mahie Gill doesn't deny that she is playing the character of Maria Susairaj. "But we've changed the character quite a bit. Maria was from Bangalore. But my character is a Punjabi girl. We have shown how one moment of weakness and untruth actually destroyed her life and made her commit that murder," added the director.

I haven't met Maria: Mahie Gill

The infamous Neeraj Grover case is yet to reach its outcome but Mahie Gill, who's working in Ram Gopal Varma's Not A Love Story inspired by the case, is quite excited about the film. And one of the reasons is working with RGV. "When I'd completed Dev.D, Anurag Kashyap had told me I should work with Ramu," she says. Excerpts from the interview...

Have you done any research on the case or the people involved?
I had just come down from shooting for Buddha in a Traffic Jam and had no time to do the research. But Ramu has done everything from speaking to Maria's friends to meeting the lawyers involved in the case. I haven't met Maria, so I don't know her mannerisms but I have contributed in my own way. Maria had worked in the Kannad film industry, whereas I'm shown as someone who's worked in Punjabi films.

The case is still going on, will the outcome have any effect on the film?
The film is just inspired by the events, it's not an exact version. The film has shown everyone in a positive light. In the film, Anusha Chawla played by me is a normal, sweet girl. It's basically the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident. Usse galti hui thi. But in the end, it's just a film.

Why work with Ramu?
Yes, I don't know why because I felt that Rann and Rakta Charitra were good films. But sometimes destiny plays its part.

You were probably the only one who didn't benefit from a superhit like Dabangg...
Sometimes you do films for friends. I did Dabangg for Abhinav Kashyap. He told me that it's a very small role but he wants me to be a part of his debut film in some way. I'm happy I did the film because I got to meet the lovely Khans. Maybe I didn't get more films because of the film, but I got to meet good people.

What's on your plate now?
I've got five releases coming up . Michael with Naseeruddin Shah, Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster, Paan Singh Tomar, Buddha in a Traffic Jam and Not a Love Story.

Mahie: Who would not like to kiss John?

Running her fingers through her neatly cut hair and arranging it constantly, the first question instantly crops up — Cutting one's hair makes news, why? (laughs aloud) "Yes, even I was wondering! How does it matter if I keep my hair long or cut it short. Actually, I felt bad when it was written that being a Punjabi I have cut my long tresses — come on, not all Punjabi girls keep their hair long these days, what's the big deal?

This is the sultry Mahie Gill — straight and bindaas. "I have never really cared much about the world. I like to focus on my work and be known for that. When I was linked with Randeep Hooda and rumors about our marriage spread, I called Randeep and asked, 'So when are we getting married, reports says so'. He just laughed.

The 'I couldn't care less' attitude however, should not be mistaken for arrogance, she maintains. "I am a very chilled out person. Of course, coming from Chandigarh and now settled in Mumbai, my journey has taught me a lot of things and that includes — how to speak, how to behave, what to wear, right make-up for right occasion and things that work in the industry," she says and we are quick to ask, you mean networking? "Networking, yes. But that I have been doing ever since my struggling days. I would attend a lot of parties and keep meeting people. I never borrowed money from my parents after a certain age. But I knew that to look good and be noticed, I have to spend huge bucks on clothes, shoes, make-up, accessories. I would somehow try and arrange the money for these. And luckily, I did get noticed at one of these parties and bagged the role in "Dev D"," Mahie smiles.
While networking, how much of the casting couch exists? "Fortunately, I never had to face it. Lucky me, fingers crossed," Mahie says.

Surprisingly, after the hit "Dev D", Mahie was spotted in small roles in "Gulal" and then the blink-and-miss role in "Dabangg". "Sometimes, you also have to oblige your friends in the industry. I did "Dabangg" for Abhinav (Kashyap), he had requested me to, just like I am doing "Buddha In A Traffic Jam" for Vivek Agnihotri," she says adding, "Interestingly, Vivek does not remember that I had auditioned for "Goal" and was rejected... (laughs) I was actually so excited that I would get to kiss John Abraham! Who wouldn't like to kiss him?"

So, is it arthouse cinema that interests her more? "Nothing like that. I am open to anything, even a minuscule appearance in a film as long as I am a crucial part of the storyline." She does not want to be missing from the big screen, so it seems. So, which Khan is she eyeing? "Well, I love all the Khans (laughs). I just love Salman for he is a fun guy. I had a nice time working with him in "Dabangg". Then, I like Aamir because of the films he makes or is associated with. I love Shah Rukh because he is a total romantic. I would love to romance him on the screen." But who tops the list? "It has to be Aamir, may be because I like the fact that he is a perfectionist."

And real-life Mr Perfectionist? "You mean if I am seeing anybody? I am in a relationship for the past one year. Please don't ask me about marriage, it's not anytime soon." Alright, but what caught his attention? "Well, I think my sex appeal lies in my eyes and I guess I must have killed him with my eyes..."

Mahi Gill mixes exercise with yoga

Mahie Gill who swears by her fitness regime which is a mix of exercise and yoga 

My exercise regime
I workout almost everyday and do a mixture of cardio and yoga for one to one and a half hours. I jog on the treadmill for a minimum of 30 minutes. After that, I do yoga for at least half an hour that includes breathing exercise Pranayama, Surya Namaskar and various asanas. A practice that I diligently follow is that I always climb stairs rather than using an elevator.

My problem areas
I have a tendency to put on some flab on my stomach, thigh and arms.
I always make it a point to jog as it is helpful for my thighs and also for the arms.
For my tummy, I do stomach crunches.

My strengths
Despite my stomach, thighs and arms being my problem areas, if I religiously workout for six days a week, then I do not need to worry.
My dedication to exercise takes care of it all.

My diet
I have a mix of apple, beetroot, carrot and amla juice daily. I generally have it early in the morning. Another must-have for me is green tea. I have a cup of green tea after every meal. So I have two to three cups. As for food, I do not eat oily or spicy food. My food contains salt for seasoning and turmeric for spice. Also, I avoid red meat and mostly consume a vegetarian diet. I drink lots of water everyday and do not eat after seven in the evenings.

My Idols
Ideal celeb body (male): Hrithik Roshan and Milind Soman
I think Milind Soman has a good athletic body and Hrithik, as we all know, has a fabulous body.

Ideal celeb body (female): Shilpa Shetty
She has had a well-toned body for as long as I can remember.

Mahie God! She's happy

The ultra-bold girl in "Dev D", Mahie Gill, has less reasons to complain in life, and says she is happy and satisfied.

Post this one film, it began to rain awards and adulations for her. And now, she has a few films in hand too. The actress, who was recently in Delhi, sounded upbeat about her upcoming movies, which are "Paan Singh Tomar" with Irrfan Khan and "Aage Se Right" with Shreyas Talpade. She says, "It's actually after a long gap that people will watch me act on the screen. But I'm eagerly waiting for the release of my films, especially because of the different look I am sporting. I hope the audience will look forward to watch me in a different avatar as compared to the films that I have done so far."

Besides acting, Mahie is a national level basketball player. She adds, "Sports is my passion. I'm eagerly waiting for the cricket world cup to begin. I hope team India wins the world cup title this time. Let's see... If time permits, I would be very happy to watch one of the matches live at the stadium." Mahie was also offered "Bigg Boss 4", but we heard that she had refused. Admits the actress, "I was sitting at home and wasn't doing much. I was waiting to do the right kind of roles. It was at this time I was offered "Bigg Boss 4". Frankly, it didn't interest me at all, so I refused." As to why it didn't interest her, she didn't share, but it seems like this pretty lass doesn't like controversies at all!