IQBAL’S DUBAI HOLIDAY

The actor's main reason for taking a trip there was to spend more time with his brother: "My whole family came down for my wedding and stayed a while. My brother lives in Dubai with his wife and kids. They too came down but he was really tied up with work so he could only stay for two days. My two sisters, my mom and my dad all stayed for one month. So I made it up to him by visiting him there. Sneha and I stayed with him in Dubai. I also got a chance to see my two nephews. One is 5 and the other is not even a year old."

According to Iqbal, the couple also did what absolutely has to be done in Dubai- shop! "Well Dubai is famous for one thing. So we did that one thing- shopping! I didn't shop too much but I went along with my wife. Obviously when you take a woman to Dubai she's going to shop! You take her to Timbuktu or Antarctica and she'll find a way to go shopping there! Sneha usually buys clothes I think. I personally feel that everything you get there you get here in Mumbai as well. The only great thing was that the weather was much, much better over here. We went to the beach and to a lot of malls. We walked and walked there because the malls are huge and we went to so many. There was no need to go to the gym with all that walking!" says Iqbal.

Iqbal Khan was last seen playing the character of Shiv in Star Plus's Karam Apna Apna. The actor has since then taken a professional break and is enjoying married life.

Glynn Alves

Monday, 9 April, 2007