Kavya and Anjali in an item Number

Kavya and Anjali in an item number

Anita Hassanandani and Eijaz Khan shake a leg for a hot item song in a forthcoming film

Reena Thapar Kapoor

Anita Hassanandani is on a high. She has just returned from Mauritius and is performing a hot item number in PNC's (Pritish Nandy Communications) upcoming film.

And guess what? Giving her company is her 'good friend' Eijaz Khan. "Eijaz has done an item number in Zameer, (Dilli ki sard…' with Amrita Arora) and in Kuch Na Kaho ('Tumhe aaj maine…' with Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan). He is a damn good dancer and I'm not bad either. I can assure you that this is one song that will make people sit up and take notice of us," says Anita

Surely the two have been in the news for more reasons than just item numbers before. Khan had confessed that his feelings for Anita go beyond friendship. Point that out to her and she says, "Eijaz is a friend and I value our friendship. You can ask him about it. How can I answer that?"

Speaking of her recent weight loss she says, "I have a tendency to put on weight. The mere aroma of food makes me fat! But being part of this industry I have realised that physical appearance matters a lot. Even while starting a conversation, people comment about your weight as if it were the most important factor in your life!" The item number she suggests provided a boost to lose weight.

Ask her of her Mauritius trip and she gushes, "Ekta had asked the writers to write my scenes for the entire week's episodes of Kavyanjali. I had to shoot for a little extra time but I managed. That's how I could chill out in Mauritius for so many days. It was the best holiday I've had in years. I got to spend time with Shabbir (Ahluwalia) and Eijaz (Khan)," she says.

On the work front Hassanandani is better known for the character (Anjali in Kavyanjali) she plays. "The idea of playing Anjali daily may be monotonous but the chance to work with a great team and a great production house gives me a high. The serial has given me so much that I can never get bored of it," Anita says.

But what about Ekta Kapoor's new talk show which they were supposed to start? "I'm clueless about it. The best person to answer that question is Ekta. It's her show and she'll launch it whenever she feels the time is right. No one can question Ekta's vision," she says.