Maninee's spiritual birthday plans

Tomorrow (22nd March) is actor Maninee De's birthday. This spunky actor is not known to throw parties or celebrate it on the sets as she believes, "Birthdays no longer have the charm they used to earlier. Or probably I have grown too old to celebrate them," rues this Arian.

So, what are her plans for tomorrow? "I have taken an off from shooting and will go to Shirdi with my husband and daughter. I want to be with Baba and seek his blessings," says Maninee.

It is learnt that every year on her birthday she feeds the orphans and the aged
from an old age home, to which she reluctantly admits, "I don't want to speak about it. On my daughter Dianoor's and my birthday, it has been our tradition to feed the needy. I would rather give the money to the poor than waste it on parties." That's what she intends to do this year too but at Shirdi.

She is presently acting in Sony's Jeete Hain Jiske Liye as the youngest daughter of Dhanrajgir family, a social butterfly with dual sexuality. Another show which she is thrilled about is Dhano Bole Tho because it appears on the news channel, Aaj Tak, and she gets to play herself, which according to her is, "a very tongue-in-cheek show where I interview celebs - it's a take-off on everyone, in jest of course. It's totally irreverent and fun." Has any actor taken offence? "Not so far," says Maninee impishly, "though I ask embarrassing questions sometimes."

She has not been seen in any movie after the supet hit Krrish where she was the heroine Priyanka Chopra's best friend. "There is something in the pipeline, but let me sign on the dotted lines before I speak on it," says the vivacious Maninee.

We wish Maninee, 'A happy and wish-fulfilling birthday!'