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TV actress Rakshanda Khan says she is not interested in doing item numbers or acting in films.

Rakshanda, who stars in the popular serial "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi" and "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", was in Agra for a fashion show at Shilpgram where the Taj Mahotsava has been resumed after a 48-hour break due to a devastating fire.

She said she is "neither doing item numbers nor interested in acting in films".

Rakshanda said it was wrong to suggest that Ekta Kapoor, the producer of "Kyunki...", was promoting extra-marital relationships through her serials.

TV serials, she said, were not encouraging false values or double standards but creating awareness in society, particularly among women.

Talking to students of IIFT, a fashion institute, Rakshanda said: "Beauty of the body was as important as beauty of the mind. Workouts in the gym, good nutritious food and decent behaviour with people will take you to success," she said.

She told aspiring models that only those who had the conviction should join the profession, which requires hard work and a lot of struggle.

Mona 'Jassi' Singh's film debut

A few days back 'Glamsham' reported on how producer Bobby Pushkarna of PAGE 3 had decided to move on in his career and start his next film, which he is planning on a very big scale. It has now come to light that Pushkarna's next film will also mark the film debut of Mona 'Jassi' Singh, who made Jassi's plain Jane character one of the most popular ones on television. The film in question is called MAIN TO CHALA, a black comedy which will have Singh playing the role of an average working girl who goes through several trials and tribulations before she comes to terms with the equation of life. It will remain to be seen whether the character has any resemblance to the character being played by Muskaan, who makes her debut in Pooja Bhatt's HOLIDAY. Bhatt recently started shooting for HOLIDAY in which Muskaan's character of a simpleton, who rises on the success ladder, is said to be specially authored on the lines of Jassi's character.

Meanwhile, Singh has already entered into a new contract with the Jassi producers where she can wrap up her television work in 20 days and allot the rest for her film debut.

Abhishek opposite Jassi?

Kulraj Kaur is looking for films. "I want to do good roles," she says. After Jassi's plum assignment in Bobby Pushpakarna's film, we think every youngster in Tellywood is itching to do films. With Kulraj's looks and figure, things should not be difficult for her. As on Jassi's film, we hear the makers are contemplating to have Abhishek Bachchan in the male lead. Howzzzat for Jassi's debut! Great, what else!!

On acting in serials, Samir says: "The line between TV and films is increasingly getting blurred. Even Karisma Kapoor did a TV serial when she was at the peak of her film career. For that matter, even Raveena Tandon and Amitabh Bachchan with 'Kaun Banega Corepati' were on the small screen. So I am not doing anything wrong by appearing on the tube." Samir says that even though television's reach is more than films, he prefers displaying his acting skills on the silver screen. "In serials because of time limitation and lack of a bound script the quality suffers whereas in films an artiste's creativity comes alive."

Page 3 producer Bobby Pushkarna is ready to start his new project Main To Chala.

Written by Sanjeev Dutta, starring 'Jassi' Mona Singh, the film is directed by the debutant M J Ramanna-Oscar winner Milos Forman's first assistant director in the Jim Carrey film Man On The Moon.

The film is apparently a black comedy set in Mumbai and like Page 3, it will realistically highlight the lifestyle and soul of the Mumbai city.

Although the male lead has not been finalized till now, Boman Irani is one of members short listed to act in the film slated to hit the floors in October.

A makeover story

Pooja Bhatt's doing a Jassi in her upcoming film, Holiday

Swati Anand

Lucknow, June 13: MAGIC! Awe, you've never seen something like this before. Breathe. More magic... CUT!'' Pooja Bhatt puts down her yellow microphone and strides over to her latest find, Onjolee Nair, to explain the shot. It's past 10.30 pm on a Saturday at the Marriott resort in Goa. But, on the set of Bhatt's upcoming film, Holiday, there's no sign of a weekend wind down.

''This is the fourth time we're shooting this scene. If we finish this, it'll be cause to celebrate,'' she tells us, as she flops back in front of the monitor. Many instructions and takes later, at 11.00 pm, the shot is okayed and Bhatt yells the magic words, ''Pack up''.

Holiday is about a family vacationing in Goa. The younger daughter, Muskaan (Nair), is a gawky bespectacled girl, who's flunked her grade 12 exams. She finally finds her element when she discovers Latin dance.

It's a love Nair carries through into real life as well. ''I always wanted to be a ballerina,'' says Nair, a Literature major, who's song-and-dance talents include Kathak, tap dance, Hindustani classical music and Rabindra Sangeet.

Nair, who turns 21 on Independence Day, was discovered in the audition tapes for Paap. ''I had no idea I was replacing Smiley. I came to know on my first day of shooting,'' she says.

That was a controversial chapter in the project's storyline. Smiley, Bhatt's cousin, was supposed to make her debut as Muskaan. ''She understood the role really well, but it somehow couldn't come across on camera,'' Bhatt clarifies.

Needle Bhatt about creating the silver screen's Jassi and she says, ''Jassi's changes are cosmetic, Muskaan's are in-depth. The glasses stay.''

And it was mealtime conversation that laid the seeds for Bhatt's latest venture. ''My 11-year-old sister, Alia, pointed out that no one makes sensible films for youngsters, and I thought, she's right,'' recalls Bhatt.

She's picked favourites Gulshan Grover and Anahita Uberoi to play parents; Nauheed Cyrusi plays Nair's older sister and Kashmera Shah, a dancer.

Radiant from a massage session, Uberoi says she's ''the emotional anchor of the girl, but mercifully there's no melodrama. She doesn't even utter the word 'marriage'.'' Grover, a single father in real life, jokes about his u-turn from villainy. ''Muskaan idolises her dad, now that's a first,'' he laughs.

For Bhatt and some of her cast, there's a lot riding on Holiday. Dino Morea, who plays Nair's Goan love hunk, says over a mug of beer: ''I really need this film to work. I've been going through a low for some time now.'' Morea began training in November with choreographer Sandip Soparrkar to play a convincing dance instructor.

He'll just have to wait till November to find out whether he's getting anything more than a tan out of his Holiday.

Makeover - way to a 'New You'!

Pinky Nigam
June 14, 2005

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Okay, so you'll probably flip this over thinking about all the innumerable times now that the media has splashed Jassi's makeover in the newspapers speaking incessantly of the hows and the wheres and what cute little Jassi has to say about it all! But hang on. This isn't about any soap star; it is most primarily, about "You".

I feel the urge to scrape the word 'makeover' off its stereotypical notions of a VLCC, coloured hair and a face overwhelmed with cosmetics. A makeover need not necessarily be a physical one. It is on a deeper level, one that changes you physically, as well as mentally. Let's talk about this a little more…

Well the first big question that pops up, is the 'How?' Well, undeniably a physical makeover has time and again made us picture it within the frames of short skirts and sparkling stilettoes. But the underlying idea is to basically make you feel revamped and happier. You do not necessarily need to look 'ravishing or sexy'. A wardrobe suited to one's style and physique, a different hair-do, a different pair of footwear and a revamped attitude can totally present you as a different person!

To add the finishing touch, you can always enhance yourself with a glowing skin and a fit body. Surprisingly, all of these will not burn a hole in your pocket! It's just more water, daily skin care, fresh diet, your piggy bank and your self-confidence that can do all the magic! And yes, without having you to compromise on your style, comfort and personality.

What's more, a 'mental makeover', in other words your 'attitude & mental makeup' further descends down to your personality, your way of carrying yourself, your thoughts and yes your actions too. If you're one of those searching for a 'New Me', a complete change must include a change in your attitude. Your attitude is the secret key to your entire persona. It is your attire, your choice of accessories, and most significantly your presentation of all this change that shall speak volumes about your attitude.

But remember, you'll always be who you are and no 'makeover' can ever change that. Thus makeover is, in simple words, not changing your style, but polishing it! If you're tomboyish and comfortable with it, so be it. If you're feminine or sporty then be just that. It is a change, not in your style but in your presentation.

Lastly know that when you feel happy, it shows. Keep smiling, seek the versatility and sleep soundly. Trust me, there's no better prescription for a new, more beautiful you.

Aishwarya, Jassi can be rockets orbiting Earth

Then, Jasmeet Walia aka Mona Singh of "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin" fame stands a chance of beating Aishwarya for a 45 minutes trip to space that costs a whopping $250,000 ($20 million if you want to orbit and stay on board).

"She's a beautiful woman and I think she is a sardarni," he says. I've dated a former Miss India and some international models and have come close to marriage twice. But things didn't work out so the exercise has started all over again,'' Babbu claims.

Dr Chirinjeev Kathuria made an unsuccessful attempt to the US senate last year, but is now seeking support from the Republicans to contest the election for the post of Lt governor of the state of Illinois where elections are due in 2006.

Kathuria was instrumental in helping build Mir Corp that created history in 2,000 when it became the world's first company to privately launch and fund a manned space programme.

And for the rest of the girls - don't lose heart. Whatever Chirinjeev's aspirations about marriage, he's still a boy at heart and who knows your next date could be on a rocket, orbiting the earth.

Romance in certainly in the air!