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26/11: Pak delegation wants to focus only on 15 deaths

Mumbai:  The eight-member Judicial Commission from Pakistan, in Mumbai to record statements of four key witnesses in the 26/11 terror attacks case, raised questions yesterday when it expressly sought post-mortem information for 15 of the 166 victims who were killed in the November 2008 attacks.

The members of the Commission presented post-mortem files of 15 victims to the team of forensic doctors, asking them to explain the nature in which they had been killed. Of the 15 cases that were explained by the forensic doctors to the Commission, one was that of Amar Singh Solanki, captain of the vessel Kuber, which was hijacked by the terrorists to reach the shores of Mumbai. He was eventually beheaded.

Also on the list was the post-mortem report of Tukaram Omble, the assistant sub-inspector who captured Qasab, but was shot dead by him in the process. On Saturday afternoon, the Commission recorded the statements of two forensic experts -- Dr Ganesh Niturkar from JJ hospital, where a majority of autopsies for 26/11 victims were conducted, and Dr Shailesh Mohite, head of the Forensic department at Nair hospital. As most of 26/11 victims died after sustaining bullet injuries, doctors had recovered bullets from their corpses. The ballistic examination of each bullet will shed valuable light on the weapon it was fired from.

One of the possible rationales behind examining post-mortem reports could be the intention of determining the number of victims claimed by each of the terrorists, by taking into account the bullets fired from the weapons wielded by each member of the terror squad. However, officials dealing with the Commission appeared befuddled by the logic behind choosing only 15 reports, over the 151 others.

"There were over 166 deaths in the attack, and the fact that the Commission has handpicked 15 for explanation is strange. There was no clarity on why these particular cases were discussed," said a source.

The Commission is headed by Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali and includes prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar, Deputy Director of Federal Investigation Agency Azad Khan, and defence lawyers Khwaja Haris, Riyaz Akram Choudhary, Fakhar Haayat, Raja Ehassan Ulhakhan and Isaam Bin Haris. While the Commission was denied permission to cross-examine the Indian witnesses, the team of forensic doctors was asked to give their opinions on 15 cases, each of which were presented by the Commission.

The Commission's POA in Mumbai
The Judicial Commission is in the city on behalf of the Pakistani anti-terror court, which is hearing the case against LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and six others in connection with the 26/11 attacks.

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Dinesh Trivedi wants marching orders in writing from Mamata

New Delhi\Kolkata:  Dinesh Trivedi has refused to resign as Railways Minister till he receives orders in writing from his party chief, Mamata Banerjee. "Till the time the matter is absolutely clear, I have suggested I do not want to take anything verbal. For me, Parliament has more sanctity than anything. So, I suggested let Mamata write me a letter so that there is no confusion...I will perform my duty as a Railway Minister," Mr Trivedi told reporters in New Delhi today.

Acting on Ms Banerjee's behalf, party colleague Kalyan Banerjee has reportedly told Mr Trivedi that when he was made Railways Minister, he did not receive written notice; hence it's not required now.

Since Ms Banerjee wrote to the PM asking for Mr Trivedi's removal, he has defied her repeatedly. He has attended Parliament and refused to rollback the hike in passenger fares that led to her demanding his dismissal. On record, he has been deferential, stating that he will quit as soon as Ms Banerjee requests. The two have reportedly not spoken directly since Mr Trivedi presented his Rail Budget on Wednesday.

Ms Banerjee has said repeatedly that she wants Mukul Roy, also from her party, to be made the new Railways Minister. The Congress had asked her to wait till March 30 when Parliament breaks to make the change. She has allegedly indicated that is not acceptable. Today in Kolkata she said, "Mukul Roy will be next Railways Minister. He has been a Trinamool MP for six years already. He has been re-nominated to the Rajya Sabha this time. He is a good worker.  Now the government will have to decide."

However last night, it appeared that Ms Banerjee had lifted that deadline. "It is nothing to be hurried, nothing to be worried. The issue is being dealt with by the PM and Mamata," said Sudip Bandhopadhyay, who is from the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He added that the Prime Minister and Ms Banerjee spoke on Thursday night.

The lifting of the deadline for Mr Trivedi's removal suggested that Ms Banerjee was not immune to reports that the Congress has been considering replacing her in the ruling coalition at the Centre with Mulayam Singh Yadav and his Samajwadi Party MPs.

Sources in both the Congress and Ms Banerjee's party say that both sides are also close to resolving another large dispute. On Monday, in Parliament, the Prime Minister will address some of the concerns raised by Ms Banerjee to the new National Counter Terror Centre or NCTC. Ms Banerjee has said the NCTC's powers violate the autonomy of state governments and federalism. Her party moved amendments to the President's address to Parliament earlier this week, asking for a reference to the NCTC to be deleted. The President's address outlines the government's agenda; allies rarely ask for amendments. The BJP has moved similar amendments on the NCTC, and is likely to press for a vote. That could put Ms Banerjee's MPs in the awkward position of voting with the BJP and against the government. The PM, in his reply to the motion of thanks to the President's address on Monday, is expected to assuage Ms Banerjee's fears about the NCTC. That could help diffuse at least some of the tension between the political partners.

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26/11 Pak commission in Mumbai; wants to cross-examine four witnesses

Mumbai:  The Pakistani Judicial Commission on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks arrived in Mumbai today to find more evidence against the seven accused being tried in Pakistan. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, commission member Fawad Sher said that they will request the Indian judge presiding over the hearing to allow them to cross examine the four witnesses.

The Indian government has, however, made it clear to Pakistan that the commission is here to only record the statements and not cross-examine the Indian officials. Pakistan's contention is that since charges against the seven accused are based on the lone surviving terrorist Ajmal Kasab's statement in Mumbai, it is necessary to submit critical versions of four people: The policemen who conducted the initial probe and the doctors who performed autopsies on the nine accomplices of Kasab who were killed. The Pakistani team says these statements may help quicken the trial.

India had been pressing for the conviction of the seven men of the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Pakistani custody, alleging they masterminded the 26/11 attacks, but Pakistan has taken a long time to bring them to trial.

166 people were killed in Mumbai in the attack on November 26, 2008.

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Priyanka Chopra wants to be part of Fashion 2

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Women-oriented films are the flavour of the season. And even as female actors show their prowess in The Dirty Picture (2011), Kahaani (2012) or the upcoming Heroine, talk is rife about a sequel to Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion (2008). Although makers, including UTV, are non-committal about the project, Priyanka Chopra has opened up about it.

“I am not really aware of any such sequel. Fashion is a film that is closest my heart and if Madhur plans a part two, why not? I would love to be a part of the sequel,” says Priyanka. The actor, along with co-star Kangana Ranaut, had won the National Award for Best Actress in 2009 for the film.

Fashion was one of the first female-centric films to come out from Bollywood. “I completely agree that the wave was started by Fashion. Now there are many more women-oriented films or subjects. I believe it’s the best time to be an actress in our industry. Today, I am getting more women-centric scripts,” says Priyanka.

For some time now, rumours have been doing the rounds that Bhandarkar’s next project after Heroine would be the Fashion sequel. Reports also suggested that Madhur Dixit-Nene, who has recently shifted back to Mumbai, had a closed-door meeting with Madhur regarding Fashion 2. However, there is no confirmation on the project as yet.

Based on the dark side of the fashion world, the film starring Priyanka, Kangana and Mugdha Godse depicted the glamour world through the protagonist’s (Priyanka) eyes. The film went on to become a huge box-office success. Probably that’s why Bhandarkar and UTV’s head honcho Ronnie Screwvala are also believed to be keen on making the Fashion sequel. But it will have to wait. At the moment, Bhandarkar is busy wrapping up Kareena Kapoor’s Heroine that shows the life and times of a Bollywood star. It is likely to release this year.

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Mamata strikes again, wants amendments to President Patil's address

New Delhi:  The latest panic attack for the Congress comes once again courtesy Mamata Banerjee. The West Bengal chief minister, who has made a habit of publicly challenging the policies of the UPA, has taken on the government once again over its new anti-terror agency.

Ms Banerjee has asked her MPs to move amendments to the address delivered by President Pratibha Patil to Parliament yesterday.  She wants the reference to the new National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) deleted. The President's address, which outlines the agenda of the government, formally launched the Budget session of Parliament.

Ms Banerjee has been the Group Captain for ten chief ministers who have objected to the NCTC on the grounds that its powers encroach upon those of state governments. The centre has delayed the commissioning of the NCTC till an extensive dialogue is completed with states. In the Lok Sabha today, Home Minister P Chidambaram defended the NCTC. "I believe NCTC is an absolute necessity; I do not believe it violates the federal structure," said Mr Chidambaram.

President Patil had said in para 91 of her speech , "The National Intelligence Grid and the National Counter Terrorism Centre aim to improve India's capability to counter  internal security threats." Because state governments have not lifted their objections to the NCTC, Ms Banerjee's party wants its mention to be removed.

Ms Banerjee late last year forced the government to suspend its reforms in retail just days after they were announced. With her 19 MPs, she is an indispensable partner in the UPA.  She also accused the centre of violating the principles of federalism late last year, when the centre introduced the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha. Though the bill was passed there, it has yet to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha. She also accused the centre of violating the principles of federalism late last year, when the centre introduced the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha.  Though the bill was passed there, it has yet to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha.

Though Ms Banerjee has said that she remains committed to the UPA, her recent gestures suggest she is not closed to exploring other options. She accepted invites to the swearing-in ceremonies for Akhilesh Yadav in UP and the Akali-BJP government in Punjab; the Congress took offense. Later, she said she would send representatives instead.

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Court wants contract between Indian maid, government

New Delhi:  The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the central government for a copy of the contract signed with an Indian domestic help who was working with a diplomat at the consulate in New York and has alleged that she was ill-treated. The court said the government had to take care of the maid as she was also Indian.

Justice Kailash Gambhir also sought the bank account details regarding the salary given to Shanti Gurung, who has alleged that she was not paid during her stay in New York when she was working with Neena Malhotra, the press counsellor at the Indian Consulate in 2006, and her husband Jogesh Malhotra.

The government had Monday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to restrain Gurung from pursuing the claim in a New York court.

A New York judge had last month recommended that Gurung deserved nearly $1.5 million for her "barbaric treatment". The proposed award included $500,000 for the "emotional distress" inflicted on Gurung, who was a teenager when she was taken to the US.

Taking note of Gurung's allegation that she had drastically lost weight, Justice Gambhir asked the central government to produce documents pertaining to her health records by March 14, the next date of hearing.

Additional Solicitor General A.S. Chandiok told the court that Gurung was the employee of the central government. "She was the service staff member of Indian consulate employee and the government of India paid her salary."

"Can such an government employee ever be under the jurisdiction of foreign court?" Chandiok asked, saying that the New York court lacked jurisdiction to entertain her complaint.

Justice Gambhir said that as the government of India "you have to take care of the maid also, as she is also an Indian".

Countering Gurung's allegation that she was trafficked to the US against her will, the government's petition said "the fact is she travelled to New York at the expenses of the government of India".

"Gurung also alleged that she was not paid during her stay in New York as service staff to Neena Malhotra. Admittedly, Neena Malhotra was making payments as per mutually agreed terms and conditions in the form of regular transfers into a bank account in India," the petition said.

The government said the couple enjoyed diplomatic immunity and any legal action against them could only be done in Delhi.

Gurung in her complaint in the US alleged that she was made to work without pay. Her passport and visa had been seized, her movements were restricted and she was constantly warned her that if she travelled on her own, without their permission, she would be arrested, beaten and raped.

In her lawsuit, Gurung had alleged that in bringing her over to the US in 2006 on an A-3 visa, Neena Malhotra instructed Gurung to tell the US embassy in New Delhi that she would be paid $7 per hour.

The complaint also said that with a steady deterioration in her living conditions from June 2006, Gurung was required to "perform substantially more duties than had been represented at the time of recruitment".

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DMK wants India to vote against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes

Chennai/New Delhi:  The DMK, a senior partner in the UPA, has said that India must vote against Sri Lanka next week in Geneva at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The resolution has been moved by the US and India had hinted that it would support its neighbour. The DMK wants both Houses of Parliament to discuss this tomorrow and commit to a vote against Sri Lanka.
That's largely due to excerpts from a documentary shot in Sri Lanka that will be aired on Channel 4 this week in the UK. The film shows a 12-year-old lying dead with five bullet holes in his chest. "The boy's name is Balachandran Prabhakaran; he is the son of the LTTE leader, Vellupillai Prabakaran. He has been executed in cold blood," said the documentary's maker, Callum Macrae, in an interview to the Independent newspaper. In the same paper, Mr. Macrae says the video "seems to have been shot [as] a grotesque trophy video by Sri Lankan forces."
TKS Elangovan of the DMK said that party chief M Karunanidhi has seen the video and has made it clear that India cannot support Sri Lanka, or abstain during the Geneva vote. He said the party will consider later whether to exit the UPA if it's demand is not met. Sri Lanka has rejected the claims made by the documentary about alleged war crimes. "The Lankan Government is in the process of reconciliation and taking steps to bridge gaps. We don't need extra regional intervention in our region. It's uncalled for," said Prasad Kariyawasam, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in India.

The 60-minute documentary titled Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished corrodes Sri Lanka's opposition to the resolution moved by the US. What America has asked for is an inquiry into human rights violations and the alleged execution of civilians by Sri Lankan soldiers. The DMK, a major ally in the UPA, wants a discussion tomorrow morning in the Rajya Sabha on whether India will vote against Sri Lanka. In Chennai,  DMK leader M Karunanidhi said, "India should support the US resolution against Lanka in UNHRC...lots of human rights violations have taken place in Sri Lanka." India had hinted earlier that it would support its neighbor during the vote but the new documentary may provoke a reassessment.
Sri Lankan officials have rejected the claims - both in the new documentary and in another last year that also aired on Channel 4 - that the end of their country's 26-year-long civil war included atrocities that catalogue unimaginable war crimes against the island's Tamils.

"The UN reported that over 40,000 people died in weeks. This is appalling. India has a great opportunity to raise this at UN General Assembly. India as a neighbour must act at least now," said Suren Surendiran, a spokesperson for the Global Tamil Forum.

But a faction also warns India that the consequences of voting against Sri Lanka could be grave.

"Support for such adventurist resolutions will make India vulnerable to future resolutions on Kashmir and Manipur," said Subramanian Swamy, the Janata Party President who is from Tamil Nadu.

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BJP wants discussion on Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha tomorrow

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Opposition to allow Parliament to function in the Budget Session that began today, but the BJP is working to its own plan. On Day 2 of the session, tomorrow, it wants Question Hour suspended for a discussion on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. A demand that puts it on collision course with the government, which would like to discuss the Bill only later in the session. Will there be another Lokpal logjam?
The Opposition had stalled much of the Winter Session three months ago on the Lokpal Bill issue. The anti-graft Bill was finally passed by the Lok Sabha in an extended Winter Session last December, but the one day allotted for discussion and voting in the Rajya Sabha was not enough and the government threw up its hands at the midnight hour on December 29, saying there were too many amendments for it to be passed in that session. The Opposition cried foul and has carried over its angst to the Budget Session.     
The BJP's Arun Jaitley, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, gave an early indication of what to expect from an aggressive Opposition when he told NDTV on Sunday, "The last session ended on a terrible note. When the government, in order to avoid a vote in the Rajya Sabha on the amendments to the Lokpal Bill, disturbed the session and had it adjourned. Logically, since they wanted time to consider those amendments. I'm sure they've had more than sufficient time. Logically, therefore, the session must take off from where it ended last time. We want the Lokpal Bill to be taken up first."
The government has said it is committed to passing the Bill this time and has promised to list it for discussion in the second half of the Budget Session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal said, "All the amendment notices from the last session have lapsed. New notices will have to be given and they have started coming in. The government will then have to review and analyze these. The government is hoping to produce a comprehensive Lokpal bill that will prove a barrier to corruption."
The BJP says it is ready with its fresh notices for amendment and it is not ready to push the discussion to another day. Or, at the very least, it wants an action plan on the Lokpal Bill spelt out by the government before other business can begin in this session.
For the government, the priority right now is the vote on account and Parliament's Business Advisory Committee has also listed an early discussion on Centre-State relations in view of the protests from many regional parties that rule states, which say that the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is against the very tenets of federalism.
That discussion would be key to the Congress-led UPA government's political plans as well. For the Lokpal Bill it needs ally Trinamool Congress and parties like the Samajwadi Party and the BSP firmly by its side. It hopes to that by taking up the NCTC issue; one of the main opponents to the NCTC is the Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee has assured the government that she will not rock the boat, but Opposition leaders have hinted that they will reach out to her and other UPA allies on the issue of federalism. As an ally Ms Banerjee does not have the best record for sticking by the UPA on all issues. She has also often accused the Congress of taking allies like her for granted, and of not consulting them before announcing big-ticket policy changes.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that he was confident of his government's numbers - he has been called upon to make that assertion after the Congress fared poorly in assembly elections held in five states, including UP, recently. The UP results put paid to the Congress's hopes of an easing of coalition equations at the Centre. The whipping the Congress got has also led to much speculation about a Third Front that would include Ms Banerjee. Parties like Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Naveen Patnaik's BJD have reportedly begun coveting Ms Banerjee's political support as leaders have begun talking about early elections. Dr Singh will host a dinner for his allies tomorrow.
And as the government attempts to keep its UPA flock together through statements of hope and diplomacy dinners, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who will present the Union Budget on March 16 and Mr Bansal also met senior BJP leaders Sushma Jaitley and LK Advani to get their support for the smooth running of the Budget Session.
In this session, the government has its hands full. It has to deftly push important legislation and attempt a reform-oriented General Budget with an aggressive Opposition and allies with a populist agenda never failing to remind it of the tenuous majority it has in the Lok Sabha and its lack of numbers in the Rajya Sabha.
On the first day of the session, it used President Pratibha Patil's address to detail its strategy on the several big challenges it faces. The Presidential address, lasting over an hour, to a joint sitting of Parliament, saw five disruptions as Opposition parties and allies got up in protest on various issues.

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Hollywood trainer wants to work with Farhan Akhtar

By Hindustan Times

Hollywood trainer Ed Chow, who trained celebrities like Clive Owen and Lucas Till, says he would love to work with Farhan Akhtar, who has been training hard for his next film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. "I was really lucky to meet Aishwarya Rai when she was working on The Last Legion with Colin Firth. There are actors like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Sara Khan. And I'd like to work with Farhan Akhtar - I've seen some of his work and I really liked it," Chow said in an e-mail interaction.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a biopic on legendary athlete Milkha Singh and Farhan is currently undergoing special training for his lead role in the movie. Similarly American actress Lynn Collins had to go through a fixed regime for her role as Dejah Thoris in John Carter, releasing in India March 9.

John Carter is about a man who gets transported to Mars and gets caught between 12-foot-tall barbarians. Collins plays a princess and her role was quite physical with a lot of wirework, stunts and sword fights. So a lot of preparation was required from her end, says Chow.

"It was a three-month routine with a variety of one- to two-hour-long training sessions, five to six times per week. It comprised taekwondo, fight training, boxing and kick-boxing on pads and focus-mitts for cardio.

"We worked on ab-workouts and core to prepare Lynn for the wirework she needed to do for stunts, and free-weights and machines focussing on different parts of the body each session. We also did a lot of plyometrics to make her legs strong," shared Chow.

The celebrity trainer says there was added focus on Collins' muscles, which made his job tougher.

"(Her character) Dejah Thoris has a lot of tattoos on her body and they were painted on Lynn every day of filming. We needed the muscles to actually show through the tattoos; so we focussed on getting a lot of definition in her muscles," he said.

According to Chow, Collins "was very focussed herself".

"She worked out every day on her days off and most days on set as well. It wasn't necessary as she had that down herself," he said.

So what is it like training popular faces?

"They are great to train. Celebrities are very highly motivated, extremely focussed and extremely hardworking. They will work very, very hard to get what they need for a part," he said.

What about a few general fitness tips for people who wish to get fit figures like celebrities?

"Fitness is actually about doing something regularly, every single week. It's about making the time to do something - like an exercise or a sport that you enjoy.

"Diet is important too - eating healthy food, small portions many times a day rather than three big meals a day and keeping carbohydrates down. I do believe in satisfying food cravings but it needs to be in proportion. So if you have a sweet tooth, it's okay to have a small piece of chocolate, but you can't have a whole chocolate cake," he said.

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Hollywood trainer wants to work with Farhan Akhtar

By Hindustan Times

Hollywood trainer Ed Chow, who trained celebrities like Clive Owen and Lucas Till, says he would love to work with Farhan Akhtar, who has been training hard for his next film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. "I was really lucky to meet Aishwarya Rai when she was working on The Last Legion with Colin Firth. There are actors like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Sara Khan. And I'd like to work with Farhan Akhtar - I've seen some of his work and I really liked it," Chow said in an e-mail interaction.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a biopic on legendary athlete Milkha Singh and Farhan is currently undergoing special training for his lead role in the movie. Similarly American actress Lynn Collins had to go through a fixed regime for her role as Dejah Thoris in John Carter, releasing in India March 9.

John Carter is about a man who gets transported to Mars and gets caught between 12-foot-tall barbarians. Collins plays a princess and her role was quite physical with a lot of wirework, stunts and sword fights. So a lot of preparation was required from her end, says Chow.

"It was a three-month routine with a variety of one- to two-hour-long training sessions, five to six times per week. It comprised taekwondo, fight training, boxing and kick-boxing on pads and focus-mitts for cardio.

"We worked on ab-workouts and core to prepare Lynn for the wirework she needed to do for stunts, and free-weights and machines focussing on different parts of the body each session. We also did a lot of plyometrics to make her legs strong," shared Chow.

The celebrity trainer says there was added focus on Collins' muscles, which made his job tougher.

"(Her character) Dejah Thoris has a lot of tattoos on her body and they were painted on Lynn every day of filming. We needed the muscles to actually show through the tattoos; so we focussed on getting a lot of definition in her muscles," he said.

According to Chow, Collins "was very focussed herself".

"She worked out every day on her days off and most days on set as well. It wasn't necessary as she had that down herself," he said.

So what is it like training popular faces?

"They are great to train. Celebrities are very highly motivated, extremely focussed and extremely hardworking. They will work very, very hard to get what they need for a part," he said.

What about a few general fitness tips for people who wish to get fit figures like celebrities?

"Fitness is actually about doing something regularly, every single week. It's about making the time to do something - like an exercise or a sport that you enjoy.

"Diet is important too - eating healthy food, small portions many times a day rather than three big meals a day and keeping carbohydrates down. I do believe in satisfying food cravings but it needs to be in proportion. So if you have a sweet tooth, it's okay to have a small piece of chocolate, but you can't have a whole chocolate cake," he said.

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Dia Mirza wants wedding to be a private affair!

By Hindustan Times

Dia Mirza admits that most of her conversations now revolve around tying the knot with fiancé Sahil Sangha. “People only talk about my wedding,” she says with a laugh, adding, “When they ask me when we’re getting married, I reply, ‘where is the ring?” But the actor admits that Sangha,
too, has marriage on his mind. “The other day, while we were driving somewhere, he suddenly asked me if I wanted a destination wedding. I was so surprised, I nearly fell out of the car,” she says, adding, “I said, ‘give me the ring first, then we’ll talk about the wedding.’”

On a serious note Mirza admits she’s looking forward to having an intimate ceremony. “Sahil comes from a very big family, while mine is very small. I just want an intimate wedding, surrounded by the people I wouldn’t want to get married without.”

What’s more, the actor’s trousseau might just give her a chance to venture into a new field — designing. “I have so many close designer friends, that I’ll be in such a dilemma when I have to chose my wedding outfit. Maybe the first thing I should design is my wedding dress,” she says.

The actor, who is currently working on three new production ventures simultaneously, will walk the ramp today for designer Khushali Kumar at Lakme Fashion Week. She admits the bejewelled collection tempted her to return as showstopper.

Ask her whether she’s still racked by nerves when she hits the runway, and Dia responds, “Completely. There’s something about being on stage with all the attention focussed on you that gives you an adrenaline rush. I’m smiling, but in my head, I’m begging ‘God, please don’t let me slip.’”

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