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Deepika fortunate to be Prakash Padukone’s daughter says Sunil Gavaskar

Posted: 26 May 2013 04:53 PM PDT

The legendary cricketer said that Deepika is fortunate to have the same genes as one of the greatest sportsman of the world

Hailing former All England champion Prakash Padukone as "the greatest sportsman India has produced", cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar Saturday said actor Deepika Padukone is lucky to be the badminton player's daughter.

"Deepika is the daughter of who, in my view, is the greatest sportsman India has produced. She is fortunate to have the same genes," Gavaskar said at the Eden Gardens, which hosted the second Indian Premier League (IPL) qualifier between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.

Prakash Padukone was a national badminton champion and won the coveted All-England Championship in 1980 and became the first Indian to do so.

He was honoured with the Arjuna award in 1972 and Padmashree a decade later. The batting genius felt it would be an honour to be in Deepika's presence, by virtue of her legacy.

"If I can't be anywhere near Prakash, at least if I can be with Deepika. Then I will say, 'there you are, Prakash's daughter',"added Gavaskar.

Mallika Sherawat: India is regressive and depressing place for women!

Posted: 26 May 2013 04:53 PM PDT

 The actor expresses her views on the status of women in the country, and explains why she divides her time between India and the US

India is "regressive for women" and a "depressing" place to be, says Mallika Sherawat, explaining why she divides her time between India and the US. She was speaking the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, at an interaction at The Variety Studio. Mallika has flaunted the link of her interview on her Twitter page.

Talking to Variety's Steve Gaydos, the 36-year-old Indian actress, who divides her time between India and Los Angeles, was highly critical of her country, particularly for women.

"I made a conscious decision to divide my time between Los Angeles and India," she said. "So when I enjoy the social freedom in America and go back to India, which is so regressive for women, it's depressing. As an independent woman, it's really depressing."

Hailing from Rohtak in Haryana, Mallika entered the Indian film industry in 2003 with Khwahish and grabbed headlines for her cleavage-baring clothes and over 15 screen kisses. She also starred in popular Hindi films like Murder and Welcome.

She went international with Jackie Chan-starrer 2005 film The Myth, and then did Jennifer Lynch's Hisss and William Dear's Politics of Love.

Mallika's first visit to the Cannes fest was with Jackie Chan for the promotion of The Myth. actress is now busy with an Indian film, Dirty Politics. Talking about it, she said, "The film began six months ago and it's a biopic. It's a story of a woman who is a nurse, she gets involved with a politician and gets murdered in the end. It shows how the government reacts to it."

"India is a hypocritical society where women are really at the bottom as compared to men. And here was this woman (in the film) who actually had the courage to stand up to this politician who kind of raped her, molested her, abused her and record his misgivings and release it to the press," she added. "You don't do that in a country like India, and she had the courage to do that."

She claimed she was the first actress in India to kiss on screen and wear a bikini.  "And instantly I became a fallen woman and a superstar at the same time. Because there is a moral code – that this is what a leading lady can do on screen and this is what she can't do.  "But I did everything I am not supposed to do."

Mallika shared how there now was a "new wave of young Indian directors, producers and writers who are inspired (by) American cinema, European cinema and are making meaningful films. But it's a very small section".  She even took credit for bringing a wave of change. "I was one of those actresses who said that in 21st century, how are you going to show passion on the screen? It can't be symbolic any more, and we've got to kiss on screen. So yes, there's a change happening, which is very positive," she added.

4 mind games women play on men

Posted: 26 May 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Women are known to be the torchbearers of mind games! But jokes apart, men will definitely acknowledge the fact that women do know the game better than them.

The waiting game
There's no woman on this planet who hasn't mastered the art of getting late for a date or making her man wait endlessly. Women derive fun from this. It not only makes her feel important but also dominant in the relationship!

The bait game
The bait game is common amongst most women in their 20s or 30s. The forever question of asking your boyfriend/husband whether you look fat in a particular dress is something most of us constantly do on a day-to-day basis. If he says yes, you immediately seek recluse. But if he says a no, then you end up feeling that he just doesn't care.

The 'hard to get' game
This is one game each and every woman plays in the beginning of her relationship, irrespective of the age. A woman does this to simply either put off the guy, make herself feel important or test his worth.

The 'dumb game'
Most women know that they are better at maths than her crush but still prefer to play dumb! For example, even if she knows how to connect the wire to the TV, she would love to play dumb and ask the guy to do it for her.

These are just a few mind games that women love to play on men to get him to do things she expects out of him.

I don't know about acting on TV: Saif Ali Khan

Posted: 26 May 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Three of Bollywood's famous Khans - Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir - have already had a taste of the small screen, but Saif Ali Khan is happy being distant from it. Neither does he enjoy the drama content, nor does he find any entertainment in reality TV.

"I don't know about acting on TV. I feel we need great content on TV. As of now, it is cornered by housewives, and I feel there's a need for content for young boys. Our TV is not as good," Saif told IANS.

As a viewer, he enjoys watching TV, and believes it shouldn't be called an "idiot box".

"I like to watch a few episodes of British and American shows once in a while, and one has to admit that the quality of some of their shows is as good as movies somehow," he added.

Saif, who was recently seen in his home production "Go Goa Gone", says no-no to Indian TV reality shows as well.

"I can't bear reality TV. Why would I want to watch all of that? I don't like shows like 'Big Brother'. I like drama," he said.

While Saif has kept away from the small screen, his veteran actress mother Sharmila Tagore has earlier judged music reality show "Dhoom Macha De", and actress sister Soha Ali Khan has hosted "Khelo Jeeto Jiyo".
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