Oh Yes, I find Dhoni super-hot!!!

M.S. Dhoni…. and Hot? The Bollywood ladies sweat it out.

Bipasha Basu: “Dhoni is great at his job. And he’s a good ambassador for our country. He’s always well groomed and speaks well. I find him soft-spoken and charming. And I don’t think he uses his popularity for the wrong reasons.

Esha Deol: “Yup, I’d say Dhoni is terrific….And he conducts himself with plenty of dignity. Right now I think he’s at his best…physically fit and raring to go. I’d say he’s the best sportsman in our country today.”

Nandana Sen: “Dhoni has great focus, speaks his mind freely. And although he’s super-talented, he talks like a very regular guy…I find normalcy in superstars very attractive.”

Raima Sen: “Cricketers have always been more popular than stars. I feel Dhoni’s main charm lies in the fact that he’s become the captain of the Indian cricket team at such a young age.

And then he brought the Cup home. That did the trick. Success is the greatest aphrodisiac. It sure has added sex appeal to Dhoni’s personality. And let’s not forget his hip hairstyle.Wow!

Minissha Lamba: “In any industry, whether it is cinema or cricket, we need to focus on people’s achievements rather than wonder how far their sex appeal goes. Success is sexy. And everyone has the right to look his best.

But physical beauty shouldn’t be allowed to eclipse the value of his real personality. Or the fact that he has put the country on the international sports map.

Kangana Ranaut: “I think Dhoni is hot enough to give any of our studs from Bollywod a run for their money. And since Dhoni can run faster than any of them, he has an extra edge. Of course I find him hot. Which normal hot-blooded girl wouldn’t find him wow?

Nisha Kothari: “I like Dhoni because he plays very well. That gives him immense sex appeal.

Divya Dutta: “Oh I find Dhoni very very hot, specially his passion for living on the edge, not playing safe or getting tense while taking crucial decisions. He’s so full of energy.And he’s a fabulous cricketer. Of course the bare chest is the icing on the cake.

Gul Panag: “Dhoni? Ha! He’s a heady mix of good looks, success and power.”

Amrita Arora: “Yes he’s hot….but only as a player, please. His good personality teamed with being an excellent player make him a force to reckon with.”

Neetu Chandra: “Dhoni is a true team leader and he has proved it repeatedly. He displays a sense of responsibility and a great maturity in taking decisions on his team’s behalf, I really appreciate these qualities in a sportsman.”

Mona Singh: “I find Dhoni super-hot. He not only looks good but plays a damn well. And he’s super- captain.

Sophie Choudhary: “Dhoni has an inherent quality which makes him stand apart from the crowd. Put him among 12 people, and he stands out. And it’s not about looks….It’s about….Je ne sais quoi…the X factor…

It ‘IT’ thing……He reminds me of a lion. He’s cool and calm and yet full of fire and passion. No wonder he’s so appealing to the women. I find him vibrant, inspirational, talented and exciting. What a killer mixture!”

Perizad Zorabian: “The fact that Dhoni comes from a small town and has beat all odds to make it, makes him very sexy. He comes across as determined, calm, confident and no-nonsense. He takes pride in who he is. These qualities make Dhoni stand apart in a world of self-promoting wannabes.”

Celina Jaitley: “I’ve grown up in an army man’s home. I like men in uniform.”

And what about working with S.Sreesanth? Bollywood’s Ladies Respond…

Celina Jaitley: “Sure, why wouldn’t I work with him? One never knows where a star can appear from. “

Nandana Sen: “Is Sreesanth really doing a film? If he plays his character as well as he plays cricket, why wouldn’t I want to be paired with him?

Malaika Arora: “Does the Sreesanth film also star Mammoothy? Then, I’d rather co-star with Mammmoothy in the film”

Mona Singh: “Sorry my debut has to be only with Ranbir Kapoor.

Amrita Arora: “I’m a Malyaleee so why not?”

Gul Panag: “Sorry. But I’m foggy about who Sreesanth is. Does he play cricket?”

Neetu Chandra: “No I don’t want to work with Sreesanth. I’d rather see him concentrate on cricket and win laurels for India than join movies. I appreciate him for being one of the best cricketers and our team needs him. Nope, I think he should stick to what he knows best.”

Kangana: “Me and Sreesanth? Why not? Bollywood has a long history of actresses pairing with cricketers. I think it started with Salim Durrani and Parveen Babi (in B.R Ishara’s Charitra).

Then Debashree Roy worked with Sandeep Patil, Reena Roy with Mohsin Khan…Who knows, Sreesanth could be as good as an actor as a cricketer.”

Who’s this Isabel in Sallu’s life now

Isabel, a young starlet from the United Kingdom, is bent upon gatecrashing into Bollywood. But why is Salman Khan equally bent upon helping her out?

It would be natural for anyone maybe, not only for Salman, to play godfather to a sexy young thing especially if she has a striking resemblance to his steady Katrina (remember how he cast Sneha Ullal, an Aishwarya Rai look-alike, in Lucky?). What’s more, Isabel even shares Katrina’s surname, Kaif!

Well, she would share the surname, but not Katrina’s boyfriend Salman. That’s because she is one of the seven Kaif sisters, and Katrina happens to be one of them!

Isabel Kaif is Katrina’s kid sister, and has been seen in the background of recent Katrina photographs at various events. A sureshot signal of things to come, especiall pretty young things.

Salman Khan’s Veer, whose story is credited to Salman, will commence shooting in August and director Anil Sharma is busy polishing off the dialogues at the moment.

Meanwhile, the buzz is that Isabel Kaif will be paired opposite Sallu Bhai! Salman has always been strongly bonded with his siblings, and they have all been one for all, and all for one.

Arbaaz and Sohail have produced and acted in films sharing the Khan synergy, as in Hello Brother and Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya.

Earlier, he gave music director duo Sajid-Wajid great breaks, as also cousin- singer, Kamal Khan. Lately, Partner was a film made only to help Govinda out of his career crisis.

So, is it any wonder that the story writer and star of Veer has been rooting for Isabel as the leading lady, especially when it has come out into the open that Katrina herself has nudged and pushed Salman and Anil Sharma!

Veer is a period drama set in the years 1852 to 1900. Salman’s first period film looks like the perfect launch for her kid sister, feels Katrina. Officially however director Anil Sharma denies it all, calling it the usual rumour.

“I am working on the dialogues of the film. I am yet to finish some parts of the script. Once that is done then I will think about the casting.

All I can say at the moment is that Salman is in the main lead, but we are yet to finalise the leading lady,” said Sharma.

Reportedly, Priyanka Chopra who starred in Anil Sharma’s The Hero with Sunny Deol in her early career, has always wanted to be a part of all his films. Apparently, when she heard the story of Veer, she expressed her keenness to do the film.

Sharma denies this too. “No, it’s not true. As I said before, we are yet to finalise the leading lady,” he says. “I haven’t signed any actress opposite Salman yet.”

Sharma added that Salman gives major inputs in the script and dialogues though it’s only the story that is his. “Being the son of the famous writer, Salim Khan, Salman has a great story sense. He has a very good sense of humour too.”

Maybe it’s Sharma’s sense of humour too while denying all ‘rumours’. So, who will it be as leading lady opposite Salman Khan in Veer? We would put our money, all of it, on Isabel Kaif.

If it turns out it’s not she, but Priyanka or someone else, that would be a cruel joke by Sharma or Salman or both!

Rubbish! I have not starved myself

Kareena Kapoor’s next release is Yashraj Films’ Tashan this week. “We’ve all worked really hard on the film. Let’s hope it works. After Jab We Met another hit wouldn’t hurt.”

After Omkara Kareena is looking forward to another film with Saif after Omkara and Tashan.

“We’re doing Renzil d’Silva’s film together. But it’s very important to keep the personal and professional apart,” she says with a new-found wisdom. “Both Saif and I need to concentrate on our individial careers. No marriage for me for the next five years.”

She also cuts down any speculation regarding her sister Karisma’s comeback. “Where she will work? All her attention is taken up in looking after her daughter Samaira.

My niece is the apple of everyone’s eyes at home…Come to think of it, the letter ’s’ has always been important in my life,” she laughs, referring not just to her niece Samaira but also to Shahid and Saif.

Saif was recently in Bangkok shooting an ad with Priyanka Chopra.

Kareena who’s known to be possessive about her loved ones was blissfully at peace with herself.

“I’ve never been more comfortable in my space. And when I read stories about me I can’t recognize myself,” Kareena sighs.

It hard for us to recognize the new ultra-svelte Kareena. Post-Jab We Met she has lost so much weight there is a ceaseless spurt of speculative stories about her weight-loss.

“People are saying I want to be like Victoria Beckham. I think the talk started when Saif got himself tattooed with my name. David had done the same for Victoria.

So…But honestly, I’m proud of my sculpted body. It’s a look that I needed for my new film Tashan. But I haven’t starved myself to look the way I’m looking these days. Why should I want to be like anyone else?

I’ve done nothing drastic to myself. I do yoga religiously. And I’m eating like any healthy girl, thank you.”

She faints with amusement at anorexic stories about her. “It was written that I fainted on the sets because I’ve become weak. Utter rubbish! Kuch bhi likh dete hain. Have these people seen me in person?

I look no different from the way I looked earlier.I guess I’m just happy in life, and that shows. I haven’t lost weight. I’ve just toned my physique, and that too for a role. “

If Kareena is glowing, it isn’t just love. “I’ve right now entered the best phase of my career. Jab We Met has for sure been a turning point.”

Her desire to pair with Aamir is fulfilled. “It was a dream to work with Aamir. We recently came close to working together in two films (Vishal Bhardwaj’s Mr Mehta And Mrs Singh and Mani Rathnam’s Lajjo).

It’s finally happening. As for Rensil’s film it’s a stunning script. I’m doing something in it I’ve never done before”