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BOLLYWOOD STARS WITHOUT MAKUP

Akshay: It's nice to see
Deepika and me at
war By glamsham.com
editorial | Glamsham -
16 hours ago Joginder Tuteja,
Glamsham Editorial Meanwhile even though
the debate continues on
whether censor board
was indeed justified to
lend an 'adults only'
certificate to DESI BOYZ, one looks forward to the
kind of chemistry
between Akshay and
Chitrangada which is
said to be one of the
major talking points of the film. Coming
together for the first
time, Akshay and
Chitrangada are said to
have brought some
mature yet spicy romance on screen. "Yes, we had a nervous
first time ease with each
other which was spicy
for sure," smiles Akshay,
"Still, our timing is so
comfortable to watch. I wish Chitrangada all the
best with this film and
hope that this is the first
of many commercial
films for her. She
belongs in front of the camera and I have a
feeling that romance is
definitely her niche." On the other hand
Deepika Padukone, his
leading lady from
HOUSEFULL and CHANDNI
CHOWK TO CHINA, is
paired with John in the film. Promos indicate
that there is a love-hate
relationship between
Akshay and Deepika in
the film. Says Akshay after a
hearty laugh, "Like most
brotherly mates, when a
girl's involvement turns
out to be competition,
attention becomes a massive problem
between John and I as
well. So in a way,
Deepika is a good
inclusion here as it's nice
to see us at war rather than always being in
love." Adds Deepika, "To be so
comfortable with him in
real life and then
pretend not to like him
in front of the camera is
very difficult. Of course at the end of the day
since we are actors, it's
a part of the job to step
into a make believe
world. I must say that all
credit to John and Akshay for performing
these funny scenes with
such straight face."

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Loving The Skin I'm In
I was torn, confused and twisted when I received the reactions from my black co-workers and many friends when I shared with them the cover of my new romance novel, entitled, "To Catch a Kitten". I cringed at the remarks tossed at me like a ball of fire, ready to burn the skin from my hands, as if I were holding a hand full of hot grits! According to my sisters, the photo chosen by my publishing company wasn't quote: Black enough". Suddenly I felt a sick sense of isolation, disbelief and embarrassment, thinking that, maybe I wasn't: Black enough-myself - upon realizing that the photo resembled, none other than traces of my self


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