Birthday bumps!
   Birthdays are meant to be celebrated with cakes, balloons, streamers and….friends of course! Karan Patel celebrated his special day spending time with some of his special friends, as he entered another year of his life. Hiten Paintal and Kishwar were one of the first people to arrive and wish him a great year ahead. Natassha and Tina Parekh came next and proceeded to jam up on the dance floor. The birthday boy too could not resist and was soon shaking a leg with the girls. Gauri Pradhan and Hiten Tejwani too let go and soon, almost everyone was grooving to the beats. Kiran Jhanjani and Shabbir Ahluwalia also made sure that they came in to wish their good pal.
   IN YOUR FACE! The cake was brought in and Ekta Kapoor who came in for a short while, helped Karan in cutting it and even put some of it on the birthday boy’s face. After that, nobody wanted to lose out on the chance of spreading some of it on Karan’s face, and soon, most of the cake ended up being spread rather than eaten!
WHO’S THE FAIREST OF ‘EM ALL: Karan Patel and Ekta Kapoor
DIRTY DANCING: Hiten Paintal and Kishwar
LEANING TOWER OF… Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan
SAY SHAWA SHAWA: Tina Parekh
25
November
Fav make-out scene (Hindi): Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherji in Yuva. They are the best.
Fav make-out scene (English): Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost.
A couple I’d like to see at it: John Abraham and Bipasha Basu. There have great chemistry between them.
22
November
You are now going back to your original name Anita…
It was a name given to me by my parents. It’s an awesome name and so I decided to go back to Anita. Of course, Natassha is also a lovely name.
Was did you make this sudden decision?
No, it has been on my mind for a while now.
Did you feel Natassha didn’t bring you as much fame and popularity as you would have liked it to?
That’s not true. I am really happy with that name as well. Today where I am and whatever I have achieved is with the name Natassha. But for sentimental reasons I have decided to go back to Anita.
Why did you change your name to Natassha in the first place?
Ektaa (Kapoor) believes in numerology and asked me to change my name. And I didn’t have a problem with that. But now it’s a sentimental attachment to my original name as I said. I want to live with my own name. Besides, I have done Telugu and Tamil films as Anita and I have given hits there. So people recognise me as Anita.
How difficult was it for you when you first changed your name?
Initially it was difficult because I was not used to the new name. Later there was a lot of confusion because I did movies in south as Anita and in Bollywood as Natassha. I would get confused while signing autographs. People are confused and often ask me if I’m Anita or Natassha.
Will Ektaa’s production house be okay if you revert to Anita?
Yes, they are absolutely fine with that. hyderabadtimes@indiatimes.com
NATASSHA
Actor
On reverting to her original name, Anita
20
November
Natassha Actor on reverting to her original name, Anita.
‘It was a name that was given to me by my parents’
You are now going back to your original name Anita…
It was a name given to me by my parents. It’s an awesome name and so I decided to go back to Anita. Of course, Natassha is also a lovely name.
Was this a sudden decision?
No, it has been on my mind for a while now.
…
Did you feel Natassha didn’t bring you as much fame and popularity as you would have liked it to?
That’s not true. I am really happy with that name as well. Today where I am and whatever I have achieved is with the name Natassha. But for sentimental reasons I have decided to go back to Anita.
Why did you change to Natassha in the first place?
Ekta (Kapoor) believes in numerology and they asked me to change my name and I didn’t have a problem with that.
But now it’s a sentimental attachment to my original name as I said. And I want to live with my own name. Besides I have done south films as Anita and I have given hits there.
How difficult was it for you when you first changed your name ?
Initially it was very difficult because I was not used to the new name. Later there was a lot of confusion because I did movies in south as Anita and in Bollywood as Natassha. I would get confused while signing autographs. People are confused and often ask me if I’m Anita or Natassha.
Will Balaji Telefilms be okay if you revert to Anita?
Yes, they are absolutely fine with that .
20
November
ROSHNI OLIVERA
You are now going back to your original name Anita…
It was a name given to me by my parents. It’s an awesome name and so I decided to go back to Anita. Of course, Natassha is also a lovely name.
Was did you make this sudden decision?
No, it has been on my mind for a while now.
Did you feel Natassha didn’t bring you as much fame and popularity as you would have liked it to?
That’s not true. I am really happy with that name as well. Today where I am and whatever I have achieved is with the name Natassha. But for sentimental reasons I have decided to go back to Anita.
Why did you change your name to Natassha in the first place?
Ektaa (Kapoor) believes in numerology and asked me to change my name. And I didn’t have a problem with that. But now it’s a sentimental attachment to my original name as I said. I want to live with my own name. Besides, I have done Telugu and Tamil films as Anita and I have given hits there. So people recognise me as Anita.
How difficult was it for you when you first changed your name?
Initially it was difficult because I was not used to the new name. Later there was a lot of confusion because I did movies in south as Anita and in Bollywood as Natassha. I would get confused while signing autographs. People are confused and often ask me if I’m Anita or Natassha.
Will Ektaa’s production house be okay if you revert to Anita?
Yes, they are absolutely fine with that. hyderabadtimes@indiatimes.com
NATASSHA
Actor
On reverting to her original name, Anita
20
November
‘It was a name that was given to me by my parents’
ROSHNI OLIVERA
You are now going back to your original name Anita…
It was a name given to me by my parents. It’s an awesome name and so I decided to go back to Anita. Of course, Natassha is also a lovely name.
Was this a sudden decision?
No, it has been on my mind for a while now.
Did you feel Natassha
didn’t bring you as much fame and popularity as you would have liked it to?
That’s not true. I am really happy with that name as well. Today where I am and whatever I have achieved is with the name Natassha. But for sentimental reasons I have decided to go back to Anita.
Why did you change to Natassha in the first place?
Ekta (Kapoor) believes in numerology and they asked me to change my name and I didn’t have a problem with that. But now it’s a sentimental attachment to my original name as I said. And I want to live with my own name. Besides I have done south films as Anita and I have given hits there.
How difficult was it for you when you first changed your name ?
Initially it was very difficult because I was not used to the new name. Later there was a lot of confusion because I did movies in south as Anita and in Bollywood as Natassha. I would get confused while signing autographs. People are confused and often ask me if I’m Anita or Natassha.
Will Balaji Telefilms be okay if you revert to Anita? Yes, they are absolutely fine with that.
NATASSHA
Actor
On reverting to her original name, Anita
20
November
Ekta’s buddy feels that being ‘Anita’ is best for her
REENA THAPAR KAPOOR
Publication: Mumbai Mirror; Date:2005 Nov 17; Section:Television; Page Number: 39
The petite actress who first made her acting debut in Balaji’s Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli never had to look back. Known as Anita Hassanandani back then, Natassha changed her name to turn her fortune around. “It was around that time that I changed my name from Anita to Natassha,†she says with a smile. Natassha attributes the change in her name to a numerologist, whose advice she sought at that time.
However, the lady does not believe in it anymore. “That time the trend of changing names was on in full swing. Hence, I decided to take a chance.†But that is history now because Anita alias Natassha is planning to use her original name. Why has she decided on this so suddenly? “I’ve been thinking about that for a long time. In the process I realised that the name Anita was really lucky for me. I got my first TV show and also bagged a lot of South-Indian films when I was known as Anita. In fact, my first big hit film, down South happened when I was called Anita.â€
Natassha has understood the importance of retaining a name that her parents gave her. Off late, she has become very sentimental about it. “I wonder what made me do that?†she says. We remind her that that it was with the name `Natassha’ that she managed to make a non-happening show like Kkavyanjali rock. “I admit that Kkavyanjali has worked and I’m extremely happy about that. But…,†after a long pause she says, “I’m sure given a chance Anita Hassanandani will rock as well.â€Absolutely Natassha…. err … Anita. Like they say, what’s in a name!
19
November
Ekta’s buddy feels that being ‘Anita’ is best for her
REENA THAPAR KAPOOR
The petite actress who first made her acting debut in Balaji’s Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli never had to look back. Known as Anita Hassanandani back then, Natassha changed her name to turn her fortune around. “It was around that time that I changed my name from Anita to Natassha,†she says with a smile. Natassha attributes the change in her name to a numerologist, whose advice she sought at that time.
However, the lady does not believe in it anymore. “That time the trend of changing names was on in full swing. Hence, I decided to take a chance.†But that is history now because Anita alias Natassha is planning to use her original name. Why has she decided on this so suddenly? “I’ve been thinking about that for a long time. In the process I realised that the name Anita was really lucky for me. I got my first TV show and also bagged a lot of South-Indian films when I was known as Anita. In fact, my first big hit film, down South happened when I was called Anita.â€
Natassha has understood the importance of retaining a name that her parents gave her. Off late, she has become very sentimental about it. “I wonder what made me do that?†she says. We remind her that that it was with the name `Natassha’ that she managed to make a non-happening show like Kkavyanjali rock. “I admit that Kkavyanjali has worked and I’m extremely happy about that. But…,†after a long pause she says, “I’m sure given a chance Anita Hassanandani will rock as well.â€Absolutely Natassha…. err … Anita. Like they say, what’s in a name!
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Natassha
17
November
