If Abhishek wants to ruin my career, I wish him lu

If you love Bollywood, then you would know that Claudia Ciesla is very much the lady of the moment. While the German Playboy babe is currently being called Salman Khan's latest muse, she was also in news because of her meeting with Abhishek Bachchan during the recent Cannes Film Festival and his subsequent denial about knowing her at all!

While some call her the latest import of Bollywood, some look at her as a fame-hungry model trying to generate the extra mile of publicity by adding her name to various celebs she has met. And from what she tells us and the pictures we got to see, the list surely is pretty impressive.

Subhash Ghai, Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik Roshan, Ashok Amritraj, Vijay Mallya, Vikram Bhatt and Ketan Anand are some of the names that she mentions meeting and also shares photographs with us as proof.

She also adds that every one of them has been encouraging and has asked her to go ahead with her career in Bollywood.

Excerpts from our conversation:

Salman Khan said you even visited his home and met his parents? Are there any sparks of romance from any side? What really happened?

We just met as friends. Salman is a wonderful person.

Did he also promise you a role in one of his next films?

No. He gave me a lot of good advice about the Bollywood film business, but he didn't promise anything. He was always very nice, a real gentleman and very correct.

There is talk about an international music album that you would be doing in India along with some musicians from India and stars from abroad. Will you be part of it as a model or are you involved musically?

I'm not allowed to talk about this. This is all confidential and things have not been finalised yet. The producer may give you the information, but I cannot.

Could you tell us about the film that you said you have signed in Bollywood? What about the other films?

No, sorry…I cannot talk about that too. In all the contracts there are confidentiality clauses. I will only talk when a shoot is finished or when the producer will allow me to.

How was Cannes?

Great! I was invited to many VIP parties and met some wonderful people from Bollywood and other important people from India.

Reports say Abhishek Bachchan failed to recollect you and was later upset about your nude photographs over the internet. What exactly happened in Cannes between you two?

Even I was shocked about those reports and also about the wrong information that there were nude photographs of me over the net.

It is just not true as I have never in my life done any nude photographs!

Three-four years back I did do a couple of topless photo shoots for a very prestigious magazine and for one of the biggest European newspapers. And these were very aesthetic shots. I don't think that was a crime.

There is a huge difference between nude and topless. Nude is completely naked while topless is just without a top but with bottom covered.

Across Europe and in many countries around the world, you will find girls sunbathing topless on beaches and by pools and this is considered a normal thing. It is not being nude or naked! Being nude or naked is quite a different thing and is considered a public nuisance.

Besides, a lot of celebrities, models and actresses all over the world, including India, have done such topless photographs when they were younger. So if Abhishek was upset because he saw nude photographs of me, he probably mixed me up with somebody else.

Also, he claimed he never met me. How can you recognise a person who you never met? He might not really remember and that's not an issue. But we have met for sure. We just said hello, did a handshake and that was it. He was alone, without his wife.

I never claimed that Abhishek is my friend. It was a two-minute long meeting. It's always possible that celebs don't remember everyone they greet at parties. Even I don't remember everyone I met at the parties in Cannes either. But it is not nice to spread false information and destroy a person and a career.

By the way, I have also done a lot of photo shoots in India during fashion shows for designers and for papers like The Telegraph, The Times of India and Society magazine. In Europe I have done promotions for the biggest companies like Moschen-Bayern, Zsport Annah Roxxah, Orangedental, Jacuzzi Whirlpools, Pille and Oktoberfest.

Your publicist says there is some kind of hate campaign against you.

I was told by several friends in Indian media, who are credible journalists, that these stories have been done by a journalist known to be extremely close to Abhishek Bachchan. And yes, this seems to be a hate campaign against me. But it's ok. If he, as one of the biggest stars in India, is happy to destroy the career of a young girl, I wish him good luck and good karma!

You had said earlier that you would like to date Aamir Khan. You didn't mention Salman Khan!

I think Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, as well as Abhishek Bachchan and SRK are excellent actors. I met Salman Khan before and I found that he is a very warm and friendly person with a heart of gold. But I am young and I am curious, and I would like to talk with many nice persons from the business.

Your film 'Karma - Crime, Passion and Reincarnation' is releasing soon. Tell us about it.

It's a film about reincarnation and I'm playing a young German woman called Linda who lived 30 years ago. She had spent some months in India, had a romance with a rich Indian, which ended unhappily. After some confusions and trouble, Linda finally is murdered. Thirty years later, the reincarnation of Linda comes to India and has visions through which Linda's murderer is found.

You were in Cannes for another movie though…

I was there for a Bengali movie called '10:10' in which I play a German journalist. It's a mafia comedy.

What made you come to India in the first place?

I had first come here on an invitation from Vivek Singhania, Indian producer of 'Karma'. That was in January 2008.

Lastly, are you single?

Yes, I am single and enjoy staying single. I am not interested in a relationship right now as most men are too possessive and I need free space and time in life for my career and education. However, you never know when Mr. Perfect would cross my way!