Heat Is On with Mrinalini Sharma – Part I

Have you had your share of femme fatale attractions? There was a time when this actress was adorable, but not anymore. Read on! We might not be willing to jump on a couch on national TV whilst declaring our love for her, Read More">but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate the hotness of Mrinalini Sharma. OfRead More

Have you had your share of femme fatale attractions? There was a time when this actress was adorable, but not anymore. Read on! We might not be willing to jump on a couch on national TV whilst declaring our love for her, but that doesn't mean we don't appreciate the hotness of Mrinalini Sharma. Of course, many would still give an arm and a leg to be right next to her. Trust me! This beauty and cutie has come a long way since I first saw her in London on the big screen. But it's only when you meet her in person you start to know that you're sweating. A confident fresh-faced Mrinalini Sharma gets into my house without my consciousness, and then takes the relaxing hug of the couch in the living area. She's punctual and alone, both unusual things for a Bollywood star. I? Was getting ready in my room ready to face the 'heat'. As I enter my seating area, my eyes are drawn in the direction of a sexy sleeveless black top covering the beautiful stature accompanied by skinny denims with skyscraper heels. There she was looking pristine. And before our hearty handshake and hug, I recall the Sharma I saw on screen a good four years ago - lean, compelling and alluring. In flesh, she is no different. I see her face properly when we sit on the sofa. It's unexpectedly distracting. The mind reels at the improbable perfection and symmetry: button nose, full lips, limpid dark brown eyes (or were they black?), luminous skin and her hair tied into a tight bun as she talks. She has, I think, an actorly awareness of how best her features coalesce, which is not the same as vanity. But beneath her poised stillness, there is an unpredictable hectic movement, just like your best friend does sometimes. A lot of hand gestures. Add to that, this was just our second encounter. She is filled with 'joie de vivre' and yet enjoys her red bull. She is very well read and a very good conversationalist....till you slowly but surely see her 'tempting' side.

Well, this may sound a bit cryptic as far as Sharma’s introduction is concerned but believe you me, when she unveils her mind and voice in front of you, she does get you perspiring, and looks are secondary. UK’s Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama‘s London correspondent brings you Mrinalini’s wit, her wish, Read More">her wickedRead More

Well, this may sound a bit cryptic as far as Sharma's introduction is concerned but believe you me, when she unveils her mind and voice in front of you, she does get you perspiring, and looks are secondary. UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent brings you Mrinalini's wit, her wish, her wicked sense of humour, her honesty, her surprise and her many candid confessions from the couch. Often times, with the media running wild on just the gossip, other relevant or interesting aspects of celebrity's lives get overlooked. So stretch your legs, put the air-conditioning on and sip your favourite Malibu. Its 32 degree Celsius and the 'Heat is On'. I'm jumping on the couch already...and for Sharma... well, you wish you had her at hello because nobody tugs at the heartstrings with more wit and winsomeness than Mrinalini. Didn't I say she has put adorable out of reach? ... And the couch too...

Garam Masala - Hot, Not aur What?
Women, actors or otherwise, don't usually think it's a great compliment to be called 'hot'. Beautiful is more like it; pretty is more like it, etc. Hot is a little bit cheesy after a while.

Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin - Hi, Hello aur Hata Saavan Ki Ghata
If someone comes up to me and tries to strike a conversation with me and that too in a pub, I'm not going to take them seriously. In a club or a pub, you will find people inebriated. You're probably not going to be in their radar the next day or it's all in the moment. They aren't the front contenders until and unless we get to know them better in time to be your boyfriend. A club or a pub's casual meet with a man will always be put down by me as a casual 'hi' and a 'hello' meet.

Jab We Met - baatein ya baton?
If a guy hits on me, and there are plenty who do, you'd laugh at this one, but it's actually putting off. I'd rather have the guy sit with me and have a normal conversation with me. My ideal first meeting would be a chance encounter where I meet this guy at Aurus when I am with my group of friends. The meeting should be more in a lounge kind of an area or a social place. You know in a second whether you can talk to a person or not, whether he is conversant. But someone trying to check me out with a loud pulsating music going on, it's not happening.

The Notebook – kuch na kaho ya kuch bhi kaho. The talk can be just anything, ranging from the weather to which countries you has travelled to the book you are reading currently or a film that you feel strongly about or just who you are as a person, folks, family, friends, Read More">etc. Shakespeare inRead More

The Notebook - kuch na kaho ya kuch bhi kaho.
The talk can be just anything, ranging from the weather to which countries you has travelled to the book you are reading currently or a film that you feel strongly about or just who you are as a person, folks, family, friends, etc.

Shakespeare in Love - kalam aur kalam-waali bai.
I am an avid book lover. I love reading books. If the guy is an author, that'd be a huge turn on, yes, a big one. I'd obviously manoeuvre the talk into the kind of genres that he writes or what inspires him to write, what he does in terms of research. It'll be a general conversation. But yea, to date an author, oh yes!

When Harry Met Sally - pick me, drop me and lure me.
The guy will have to ask me out on a date. Now the 'date' chivalry is dead. The ideal conversation is something like this, "Let's meet up for dinner and I'll see you at half way point ..." I've just come to realize it that I have accepted it for what it is. It'd be nice to be shown some chivalry. I don't care if he lives across the other end of the city. You got to come pick me up, drop me back, and flood me with your intelligence.

Dil Chahta Hai - nothing like the old school!
I'd be dressed in something sexy but not too revealing on my first date. A good old mannered guy is something that would turn me on because they have ceased to exist. A guy coming to your door and then walking out together doesn't happen now-a-days. You'll probably get a call from below your building saying, "Ok, I have reached. Do you want to come down?" I'd like to be treated more traditionally.