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In real life, would you also interrogate your girlfriend if she shoots for an intimate scene?

• It’s totally unacceptable. I can be a progressive Indian male but I’m not metrosexual. I live in a society that doesn’t appreciate this. If she did shoot one, I wouldn’t watch that film.

Why do you shy away from talking about your girlfriend, Anita Hasnandani?

• I prefer to keep it private. I have no problems about her talking about us though.

Professionally, what do you like about her?

• She has never been a minute late on the sets and hasn’t ever complained about anything even during long schedules except for the strong AC! I am more of a technical actor and like to know every detail of what I’m doing. Anita, in contrast, is more emotion based. But both of us are directors’ actors.

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In Colors’ new Khatron ke Khiladi (with an average first six-day TRP of 1.53), Akshay Kumar may be the star, wearing a singlet and knee-high trousers, but it’s the women who are walking away with the wows. The role reversal is everywhere.

In Ugly Aur Pagli, a film distinguished by its idea (borrowed from a Korean film) rather than its execution, Ranvir Shorey is a slacker, having outlived his engineering school by four years.

Mallika Sherawat is a woman who snores, swears, slaps and swills several drinks. Whether it’s a dare (will she wear her innerwear as pouterwear) or arm wrestling, Sherawat wins every gender bending battle.

In MTV Splitsvilla (TRP of 0.70), a show where 20 girls ostensibly compete for the attention of two boys, the girls show exactly what it takes to be the empowered new alpha woman. If Bianca Mendonca says the sexiest part of her body is her tongue, then another contestant Minakshi Khanduri thinks nothing of dedicating a poem to herself.

Whether it’s a mud fight between Bosky Bhatia and Prianca Sharma or an expletive-filled exchange between Hannah Sim and Yamini Batra, nothing gets in the way of the girls and their prize-not the man but the opportunity to host a show with him.

Mallika Sherawat and Ranvir Shorey in a scene from Ugly Aur Pagli
Mallika Sherawat and Ranvir Shorey in a scene from Ugly Aur Pagli
“Our women have always been feisty,” says Ashish Patil, general manager, MTV. So explosive are some situations-the format requires the women to exhibit their various talents, among them how to wear a swimsuit as much as how to go on a date-that MTV is unable to air them. The air is so thick with abuse.

It was the same in Channel V’s modelling show, Get Gorgeous 5, whose finale saw the girls indulging in bitchfests and backstabbing sessions. Nothing is off-limits anymore in what appears to be the Rakhi Sawant-isation of women on television.

And it’s making pop culture’s creators finally understand the truth: that alpha women matter.

Take a look at television ads-from the TVS commercial where a young woman coaxes a boastful boy into declaring he cannot play tennis to the HDFC Standard Life Insurance ad where a young woman pays for her father’s car to the tune of sar uthake jiyo.

In the global age of the alpha women, where Juno-esque girls meets Superbad slacker boys, several rules are being rewritten. Women can and do draw a line in the sand and ask others to follow.

Take Sherawat off-screen—whether it is registering her name as a trademark or refusing to appear on Kaun Banega Crorepati, she does only what she pleases.

Or take the spirited Woodstockian, Gurbani Judge (Bani), finalist of Roadies 4.0 and now an MTV veejay, who is proud she can support her family at all of 20—she also thought nothing of taking her father to court, along with her elder sister, for maintenance when she was a minor.

It’s a side of the new woman that has surprised even a television veteran like Ashvini Yardi, programming head, Colors. “Khatron ke Khiladi was 16 days of virtual boot camp in South Africa in sometimes below zero temperatures. These were glam girls. And yet some of them have broken Fear Factor records.”

They’re conscious of the Sita-aur-Gita blend-the girls say the Gayatri Mantra before they head off to drive cars that fly up to the second floor.

They also have the killer instinct—whether it is Iris Maity who won Get Gorgeous 5 and thought nothing of abusing fellow contestant in the “survival of the fittest”, or 19-year-old Shambvi Sharma, a Roadies 5.0 contestant (an Amity Law College student who has gone on to a role in a Bollywood movie) who flirted outrageously with the boys as part of her “strategy to survive in the game” and whose seductive ladyboy dance (complete with her slapping her behind) is a highly downloadable YouTube clip.

It’s enough to give the boys a complex. Bani says she often gets stopped by girls who tell her their boyfriends are huge fans and Shambhvi says it’s time boys got scared of girls.

It’s like the wildly popular Meow of Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na who thinks nothing of letting out a stream of abuse and scratching her opponent’s cheek while her best friend, a boy called Rats, lectures sweetly on the virtues of non-violence.

Girls mouthing off has become not only acceptable but official ever since Kareena Kapoor’s dumped woman let out a stream of abuse at her truant boyfriend on the phone in Jab We Met—and got him back, only to have the satisfaction of dumping him.

As Bani says, “When Roadies came out, my grandmother asked me why the bell rang every two seconds while I would speak.” (It was MTV beeping out her favourite cuss word). Let’s hear it for new Heroine Hunterwali. Beep.

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Ugly Aur Pagli: Mallika Sherawat plays the hero in high heels, whose trademark dare to her man is marna hai kya (do you want to die?). The slaps are fun but the story flounders.
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Khatron ke Khiladi: Akshay Kumar’s tehran deviyan go for guts and glory. They jump from buildings and leap into icy water, shouting Jai Mata Di and reciting the Gayatri Mantra.
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MTV Splitsvilla: Twenty girls were supposed to win the attentions of two boys but the men look like wusses as mean girls mouth off and mud wrestle to vanquish each other.

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Who chooses your clothes?
I choose my clothes. Even if I take someone’s opinion the choice is always mine.

Do you like to accessorise yourself?
Not much. I just wear one accessory at a time. I don’t wear any accessory when I am wearing a bright colour

Is there any particular brand that you prefer?
No. As long as a particular outfit looks good on me I don’t care about its brand. It can be a brand or even a small store on Linking road in Bandra.

What is your favorite destination for shopping?
I love to shop in London. I shop from there once or twice every year. There is exclusivity in shopping abroad. I get the perfect fit in pants and denims that I shop from there. I also like to shop from Atria Mall in Mumbai.

Which are the clothes that make you feel comfortable?
I feel comfortable in a t–shirt and denims as they make you look neat along with being extremely comfortable and casual.

Who is your favourite designer?
I like the cuts, style and colours that Manish Malhotra uses in his clothes. I also like Reza. He is the one who designs my clothes for television shows.

Any particular colour that you like to see in your wardrobe?
Earlier, I used to have a lot of black in my wardrobe. Now, I like to see emerald green and lemon yellow in my wardrobe.

A must have in your purse?
A few make-up items and my sunglasses. I prefer to have few but the best sunglasses.

What are the make-up products that you prefer?
‘Bobbi Brown’ has amazing lipstick colours. ‘MAC’ suits Indian skin tone completely and I love the golden eye pencil of ‘Chanel’.

A fashion tip
There is no point in wearing uncomfortable clothes that make you look self- conscious. So just see to it that you feel comfortable in what you wear.

A make- up tip
Clear every bit of make-up before going to bed so that your skin stays healthy. A good skin is very important.

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ANITA Hassanandani is back with a bang after a nearly three-year-long hiatus. She is creating quite a stir with her dare-devilry in Khatron Ke Khiladi and as Draupadi in Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki.
The petite actress, then known as Natassha, who had the nation dancing to Tere ishq ki deewangi in the film Krishna Cottage, has since become wiser and has reverted to her original name Anita. Explaining why she went ahead with the name change in the first place, she said it was because Ekta Kapoor wanted her to do so. “I was to play the lead in their film Kuchh to Hai and because of their belief in numerology they changed my name to Natassha. The film did fairly well but simultaneously my Tamil film was also a huge hit in which my name was Anita, so I stuck to my original name. I was more comfortable with the name Anita than Natassha.”
But why did she take such a long break? “It was while I was doing the serial Kavyanjali that I felt exhausted and decided to take a break. Besides, the offers I was getting weren’t exciting enough. So in the interim, I learnt salsa, jazz and cooking, instead.”
And she has indeed created quite a stir with her comeback. While she has been praised for her stunts in Khatron.., her performance as Draupadi in Mahaabhaarat… has faced a lot of criticism. Accused of being very loud and over the top in her very first appearance as Draupadi, Anita says: “Although I take the criticism very positively, I really don’t understand why a comparison is being made with the previous Mahabharat. But then each one has the right to voice his/her opinion. After all, everyone can’t have the same tastes.”
After a pause she adds, “Anyway, It was my first scene and I was totally unprepared for it. There were no rehearsals, no workshops and no preparations. All I say is give me some time and I will improve.”
Coming back to happier topics, Anita is one of the 13 girls who are into daring
stunts in Khatron Ke Khiladi. Just back from its shoot, she exclaims: “It was an experience of a lifetime. In fact, it’s been the best experience of my life and I’m glad I did it.” Adding, she says, “I took up the show to test my inner strength.”
Recalling her scariest stunt on the show – the one with cockroaches and bungee jumping, she says, “I was petrified at first but after I completed the task, it felt great. It made me feel so content and happy.” But it was actually the water diving stunt which Anita found the toughest. “I don’t know how to swim, so even though I tried I couldn’t complete the task. I was scared but I attempted it, and that made me feel great.”
In spite of doing good films, which did fairly well, Anita could never make it to the big league. And without making any excuses, Anita holds her poor PR skills responsible for that. “I never cashed in on the success of my films. I never tomtommed about myself, which I should have. Plus, I don’t even socialise much and I don’t call up people to ask for roles. So I lost out in the ratrace, but I have no regrets.” So as of now, “it’s only Mahaabhaarat that I’m concentrating on,” she informs as she adds, “I will do a film only if something exciting comes my way. I do get offers for films but I’m not interested. I’m content with the way my life is at the moment.”
itishree.misra@timesgroup.com

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The contest-based show is slated to begin from 6 August at 8.30 pm and will be judged by Khan. Nach Shastra… Sitaron Ki Jung is a special series, which will feature a different theme each week.

Television celebrities such as Rucha Gujrati, Barka Bisht, Rajeshwari Sachdeva, Sara Khan, Parul Chauhan, Amir Ali and Sanjeeda, Bhaktiyaar and Tanaaz, Yash and Gauri Tonnk, Tina and Hussain, Anita Hassnandani, Shweta Keswani amongst others will compete on the show.

Some of the songs that they will perform on are Namak Ishq Ka, Pappu Can’t Dance, Dil Dance Marey, Crazy Kiya Re and Dhadak Dhadak amongst others. Each episode of this special series will capture the dancing abilities of these stars and will feature special themes such as the Vamp’s Special, Duet’s Special to the real life couples special.

Khan will adjudge the best dancer with a trophy of the Natraj in each episode.

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