Aishwarya is the one who drives Raavan: Mani Ratnam

From Pallavi Anu Pallavi in Kannada in 1983 to Raavan in Hindi in 2010. It has indeed been very long and fruitful journey for Mani Ratnam. Most cineastes regard him as one of the most significant voices of commercial Indian cinema. Straddling the world of high aesthetics, mass orientation and some say, simplistic politics, Mani has created a spiral of work whose impact resonates across the face of Indian cinema no matter what the spoken language of his characters…Kannada, Tamil or Hindi. Remarkably softspoken and possessing a wicked sense of humour Mani Ratnam who turned 54 on June 2, speaks to Subhash K Jha. It's been a long tough journey for you Would you say Raavan was your hardest fim to make?

Main Item Girl Banna Chahti Hoon: Amin Dhillon

Here's a beauty queen with a difference. Like her peers, Miss India Worldwide Canada Amin Dhillon also wants to join Bollywood, but only as an item girl. Amin, 26, who is also a budding author, said she is "very keen on doing item numbers in Bollywood". "I love to dress up and I love being the centre of attention. I personally love the item song 'Kajra re' and I have actually given live performance on that. I love to perform on stage; so performing on an item song would be awesome, " Amin told in an e-mail interview. In fact, item songs played a vital role in her success at the beauty pageant. "I actually performed on the song 'Happening' from the movie 'Main Aur Mrs. Khanna' and it rocked the pageant!"

I was clear I wouldn't kiss Emraan Hashmi: Prachi Desai

Prachi Desai will do a Bobby (a la Dimple Kapadia) for her next, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. Says a source, "In the film, Emraan Hashmi plays a gangster based in Dubai, who's obsessed with Dimple Kapadia. In the film there's a song where Emraan and his girlfriend (played by Prachi Desai) watch Bobby and then Emraan gifts her Dimple's outfit. It's a passionate sequence which has Emraan and Prachi getting drawn to each other. Initially, the demure Prachi was reluctant to wear the bold outfit but the director Milan Luthria managed to convince her." Prachi, says, "Emraan's called Shoaib in the film. I play his conservative Muslim girlfriend Mumtaaz. Bobby was a big hit at the time the movie was set in. Shoaib is inspired by multiple real life personalities and one of them had a fascination with Dimple's Bobby persona. Hence Emraan is seen gifting me outfits due to his fascination with Bobby."