Heat Is On with Mrinalini Sharma – Part 2

I’m sure after reading Part 1, you’d think Mrinalini Sharma is one of the few bold actresses I’ve interviewed… and you may be right. But there’s still more to this woman than just ‘hotness’. This summer, Mrinalini is sure to set the temperatures soaring, Read More">thanks to Ashish Ved who has captured her with utmost aplombRead More

I'm sure after reading Part 1, you'd think Mrinalini Sharma is one of the few bold actresses I've interviewed... and you may be right. But there's still more to this woman than just 'hotness'. This summer, Mrinalini is sure to set the temperatures soaring, thanks to Ashish Ved who has captured her with utmost aplomb in his lens and with her no-holds-barred performance already the talk of the town in her forthcoming film Soundtrack, we won't be surprised if we get blisters. Sharma tweeted me a few days ago about my most talked about 'lemon grass chai' which I make every morning (brag about every morning). As any true gentlemen would do, I enter my favourite domain; my open kitchen, and start to boil the water with some freshly cut lemon grass. Mrinalini and the couch were still inseparable, but as soon as the aroma spread, there was no stopping her. I felt like the Pied Piper...and we really didn't give a rats a**. What happens next? The feisty actress clearly still believes in fairy-tale happy-ever-after endings, except that her day had just started and no one knew how it was going to end. For starters, the verdict was out. Chai was delicious with a perfect blend. A sip there, a sip here and we start to talk. She sits perfectly poised and straight-backed, and then a move forward and takes another sip. On the big screen, she has an unusual luminance, an intensity that has fixed her in the public imagination right from her debut film. In person, she is more of a natural presence, a captivating performer. One look in her eye and you'd bet Sharma was playing Mrinalini. There's an easy confidence to her manner, smart and casual, that has nothing to do with arrogance or birthright. And if there was something, it had to do with her star sign. The result is a delectably uptight characterisation, full of moral indignation and that 'man' yearning.

Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya – daro ya maro…lekin karo! I believe in sheer progression. From doing your first few dates, Read More">to possibly your first kiss to building it up into a space of intimacy. Now it might just happen that it’s our moment when the cupid is struck in that instant or it takesRead More

Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya - daro ya maro...lekin karo!

I believe in sheer progression. From doing your first few dates, to possibly your first kiss to building it up into a space of intimacy. Now it might just happen that it's our moment when the cupid is struck in that instant or it takes a while to completely let the guy in. If you want me, you got to work for it. I'd like to wake up in the morning with a bunch of white flowers with a note saying - 'I'm thinking about you'.

Kabhi Kabhi - 'ex' but no sex!

The reason we go out with our 'ex' boyfriends and girlfriends is because they are the known devils. Yes, I have gone out with my ex-boyfriend. I don't know if I will go out in the future. It's great to re-live those moments and it entirely depends upon the circumstances of your break up. If it's mutual, it's all good. If you're going to re-date your 'ex' then it means that it never really died in the first place. Period!

It Happened One Night - raat baaki...baat baaki...

I would love to receive the book Kamasutra but not on our first couple of meetings. That'd be like saying a lot of things I don't wanna hear (laughs). The book is more erotic than sexual in its content. Eroticism is more interesting in general. I like a romantic person than a sexually charged one. You score high on romance and you score high. There is no accounting to my taste. It doesn't really matter if he is well built or not. What really attracts me to a man is his brains. The one thing about a man that really turns me on is a deep voice. If he has a deep voice, he has my attention. I've been single for a while now....and now is the time (laughs). Men give out these vibes which you can't really fathom which is fascinating for you right there and then.

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Sharma says she has met many neurotic men in her time, but that she was more interested in conveying a familiar women’s dilemma of trying “to negotiate the difference between fantasy life and real life”. Well, UK’s Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama‘s London correspondent brings you both, Read More">Mrinalini’s fantasy and her reality…right here inRead More

Sharma says she has met many neurotic men in her time, but that she was more interested in conveying a familiar women's dilemma of trying "to negotiate the difference between fantasy life and real life". Well, UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent brings you both, Mrinalini's fantasy and her reality...right here in this exclusive Part 2 of HEAT IS ON. For the moment, though, she is feeling the cold puff of air blowing from the air condition right above her. I get up and switch it off for a bit. Then the reality strikes: Our conversation gets even hotter as she slips back on the couch sipping her refreshing 'garma garam chai'.

The Apartment - coffee, not cushion!

I would not let a guy enter my house on the first date. But I'd definitely grab a cuppa coffee at his for sure. If I am to talk about sexual intimacy between the two people, in a physical way, it's an offshoot of your mental connection more than anything else. The more you like a person, the better it is in terms of a warm space and the energy that surrounds you is very different.

The French Kiss - jhappi aur pappi, aur kuch nahin!

If a guy surprisingly plants a kiss, it'd be a Ta-ta-bye bye then! (Laughs). No no, possibly, depends on how the evening has held up so far. If it's good, we'll meet tomorrow. To be honest, I'd be really offended if he tried to kiss me on my first date.

Aashiqui - Baat, Thaath, Daat...acche hone chahiye.

Avid readers like me and the many others have grown up reading cheesy love stories, not necessarily Mills and Boons. When you are living somebody else's reality, it's almost like running a fantasy film in your mind. We've all dreamt about our tall, dark and handsome man who is a rebel without a cause. My man will always continue to be interesting, sexy and chivalrous. It's really easy to bore me, and if he bores me than I will run. So please be energetic, talk sense, and groom yourself, smell good and please keep a clean breath...because guys don't do that.