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Bipasha Basu, whose recently released Dhoom 2 is making waves at the box office, is in no hurry to tie the knot with beau John Abraham and says that she is too scared to think about having her own children right now. "I love kids. But right now my nephew, whose parents are setting up house in Mumbai, is staying with me. And I'm scared to even think about having my own kids. Right now, parenthood seems like the most difficult job in the world. I've told my sister, my nephew is enough. I don't think I can have a child of my own for a long time," Bipasha said.

Tell her that John hopes to make loads of money to pay for their wedding and honeymoon and the actress smirks. "Oh please! I don't believe in lavish weddings. It's a criminal waste of money to call so many people who are genuinely not interested in my life. Better to invite only my genuine circle of friends. However, there's loads of time before the wedding happens. And trust me, everyone will know when it happens," she says.

Bipasha had recently been to Toronto and returned a richer person as she found a good woman friend. "After ages I have made a really close friend. She's actually John's friend. But after a long time I have made a truly good female friend with whom I can remain connected without a sense of rivalry. One can't do that in Bollywood," she adds.

Sunny Deol has finally announced his plans to make a sequel to his successful film Ghayal. "Talks are on with K. Sera Sera Films and we are definitely making it. Tigmanshu Dhulia will be directing it. I can't reveal more now as we have yet to decide on the cast and crew," said Sunny.

He has been lying low for the last few years. His last release Naqsha didn't do well at the box office. "Everybody knows I was unwell and hence took a sabbatical. My back has given me a lot of problems. But now I am concentrating on a lot of scripts. I plan to co-produce films with some companies in which the finances will be handled by another company. The Deols are all bad fund managers. I will only handle the creative side. I am working hard and plan to have at least four to five releases every year," he added.

Talking on the sets of his next release Kaafila, Sunny said, "I play the role of an Afghan who helps illegal immigrants. When I heard the story from Ammtoje Maan, I was very excited. I have heard how these immigrants leave their homes to earn more money and how they lose their lives by taking difficult routes due to the fear of being caught. This problem exists everywhere. It is an action film, but I am not jumping off cliffs. There are few sequences on the horseback though."

Ghungroo is a totally different character from Basanti. There is nothing that I can take from the yesteryears' Sholay. In fact, I will say there is no Basanti in this film," says Nisha. In Ramesh Sippy's Sholay, Hema Malini played the role of a tonga driver called Basanti but Varma's version has an autorickshaw driver in Nisha.

"Ghungroo is an autorickshaw driver and the name of her auto is Laila. She is very arrogant and carries loads of attitude. She smokes a beedi and constantly tries to prove herself as a man. She is the one who is taking care of her parents," adds Nisha.For Nisha, the experience of driving a three-wheeler was very exciting.

"I learnt to drive the auto from an autorickshaw driver. It was scary but at the same time a very funny experience." "I go for dance classes in the morning and prefer commuting by auto. That interaction with the autorickshaw drivers helped me a lot," she adds.

The very stylish Don — The Chase Begins had Isha Koppikar flaunting her glam quotient; nonetheless she has her own style statement. Isha is not the one to follow trends blindly but believes in creating trends. She thinks style is not just restricted to clothing and fashion.

"Style is more about comfort and clothes that suit you. What looks good on a mannequin may not necessarily look good on someone. Moreover, it's not only about the way one dresses up, the way you carry yourself, the way you talk, walk etc also matter a lot. It's in one's persona and is basically about exuding confidence and attitude," Isha waxes eloquent.

A self-confessed simple woman, Isha does get lethargic at times. "I am not overly bothered about what I wear but since we are under the scanner, one cannot afford to be completely lax either." She works out and eats healthy to stay trim. "I exercise five times a week and follow a balanced diet, though I did indulge in sweets this Diwali," she said.