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Cena/WrestleMania, R-Truth, 'Taker, ECW's Streak Ends, More
Fans will be able to chat with John Cena next Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. on Comcast.net. Nicole Alexander sent in the following... I just wanted to share this information with you for all of your wrestling fans: If they aren't lucky enough to actually be at the Reliant Center for the most anticipated wrestling event of the year.
Mr. Kennedy News, Steve Austin's New Film Revealed, More
The UK Sun has an audio interview up with Mr. Kennedy where he talks about a lot of stuff including Chris Jericho, whether he wants to see Hogan vs. Austin, on WrestleMania finishes not being set in stone, on WWE drug testing, being named in the Sports Illustrated story on drugs in wrestling, and more.
Loads Of John Cena News & Notes - Comments On Steroids
The New York Daily News spoke with John Cena today about steroid use by athletes. Cena had the following to say: "[Steroids] are the personal choice of the athlete and [Rodriguez] got defensive, saying he used because he felt he needed to.
Soccer League---Fixtures & Results-----Teams
UEFA Cup
Man City vs HamburgCity of Manchester Stadium19:45 Play 1 Play 2
Dynamo Kiev vs PSG Play 1 Play 2
ympique Marseille vs Shakhtar DonetskStade Velodrome19:45 Play 1 Play 2
Udinese vs Werder BremenStadio Friuli19:45 Play 1 Play 2
Man City vs HamburgCity of Manchester Stadium19:45 Play 1 Play 2
Saturday 4th April 2009
Barclays Premier League
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | vs | Tottenham | Ewood Park | 12:45 | |
| West Ham | vs | Sunderland | Upton Park | 15:00 | |
| Bolton | vs | Middlesbrough | Reebok Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Arsenal | vs | Man City | Emirates Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Newcastle | vs | Chelsea | St James' Park | 15:00 | |
| Hull | vs | Portsmouth | Kingston Communications Stadium | 15:00 | |
| West Brom | vs | Stoke | The Hawthorns | 15:00 | |
| Fulham | vs | Liverpool | Craven Cottage | 17:30 |
Clydesdale Bank Premier League
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Utd | vs | Hibernian | Tannadice Park | 12:30 | |
| Celtic | vs | Hamilton | Celtic Park | 15:00 | |
| Hearts | vs | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Inverness CT | vs | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Motherwell | vs | Aberdeen | Fir Park Stadium | 15:00 |
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheff Utd | vs | Ipswich | Bramall Lane | 15:00 | |
| Barnsley | vs | Nottm Forest | Oakwell Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Southampton | vs | Charlton | St. Mary's Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Norwich | vs | Sheff Wed | Carrow Road | 15:00 | |
| Coventry | vs | Reading | Ricoh Arena | 15:00 | |
| Derby | vs | Burnley | Pride Park Stadium | 15:00 | |
| QPR | vs | Crystal Palace | Loftus Road Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Doncaster | vs | Watford | Keepmoat Stadium | 15:00 | |
| Blackpool | vs | Plymouth | Bloomfield Road | 15:00 | |
| Bristol City | vs | Preston | Ashton Gate | 17:20 |
The oldest professional football team in London, Fulham are steeped in history and still play in Craven Cottage, their home since 1896. Man Utd The most successful club in the Premier League era, the Red Devils have dominated English football since the early 90’s under manager Sir Alex Fergason. Newcastle The youngest team in the Premier League, having formed just 76 years ago, Wigan Athletic have had some good results since their promotion to the BPL in 2005.
ArsenalArsenal have won the Premier League three times, and are one of the perennial ‘Big Four’ in English football. They are known for their flowing attacking football.Aston Villa
This Birmingham-based club are one of the teams tipped to challenge the ‘Big Four’ next season. They are led by fiery manager Martin O’Neill.
Blackburn
Rovers are the only side besides Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal to win the Premier League. They will look to improve on their seventh place last season. Former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce replaced Paul Ince as manager earlier this season.
Bolton
Bolton Wanderers hold the record for the most seasons in the top flight without a title (69), and this looks set to continue after narrowly avoiding relegation in 2007/08.Chelsea
Owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Chelsea have splashed the cash to bring some of the world’s best players to London. Managed by former World Cup winner Luiz Felipe Scolari
Everton
One of the two Premier League teams from Liverpool, Everton share a fierce rivalry with the Red half of the city. Finished fifth last season and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Fulham
Hull City
Founded in 1904, Hull City are participating in their first ever season in the top tier of English football.
Liverpool
The Reds are the most successful team in English history, both domestically and in Europe. However, they have yet to claim their first Premier League title.
Man City
Often living in the shadow of their illustrious neighbours Manchester United, City, and their mega-rich Dubai backers are determined to challenge the big sides - whatever the cost
Middlesbrough
Managed by former club captain Gareth Southgate, Middlesbrough are known for their strong ties to the community and fierce rivalry with Newcastle United and Sunderland.
Although having a plethora of high-quality players, the Magpies have failed to impress in recent seasons, and will look to Joe Kinnear, who replaced Kevin Keegan last September, to bring respect back to St. James’ Park.
Portsmouth
The current holders of the F.A. Cup, Portsmouth are now managed by former Arsenal favourite Tony Adams after the experienced Harry Redknapp left for Tottenham.
Stoke City
Stoke is the second oldest club in The Football League, being founded in 1863, placing them after Notts County (1862).
Sunderland
Historically one of the most successful sides in England, Sunderland are widely supported in the UK, and have the Premier League’s loudest fans. Tottenham
Tottenham are a sleeping giant with an expensively assembled squad. They moved quickly this season to replace the now Real Madrid boss Juande Ramos with Harry Redknapp.
West Brom Albion were one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888 and their one and only League title win was in 1919/20.West Ham Struggles with consistency in the recent years have seen the Hammers in-and-out of the top flight, and they will look to build on their tenth place finish last season.
Wigan
5 april sunday live matches result
Everton vs Wigan Goodison Park15:00
Man Utd vs Aston Villa Old Trafford16:00
Barclays Premier League
Blackburn 2 - 1 Tottenham Result
Arsenal2 - 0 Man City Result
Bolton4 - 1 Middlesbrough Result
Hull City0 - 0 Portsmouth Result
Newcastle 0 - 2 Chelsea Result
West Brom 0 - 2 Stoke City Result
West Ham 2 - 0 Sunderland Result
Fulham 0 - 1 Liverpool Result
Spanish Primera Liga
Malaga vs Real MadridLa Rosaleda21:00 Link 1 Link 2
Valladolid 0-1 BarcelonaNuevo Jose Zorilla Stadium Result
Athletic Bilbao 2-1MallorcaSan Mames19:00 Result
Almeria 3-0 VillarrealJuegos Mediterraneos19:00 Result
Real Betis 3-3 NumanciaEstadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera19:00 Result
Recreativo Huelva 3-0 SevillaEl Nuevo Colombino19:00 Result
Valladolid 0-1 BarcelonaNuevo Jose Zorilla Stadium19:00 Result
Malaga vs Real MadridLa Rosaleda21:00
Sunday 29th March 2009
American MLS League
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 2-1 | Kansas City Wizards | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 01:30 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3-2 | Houston Dynamo | Buck Shaw Stadium | 02:30 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2-0 | Real Salt Lake | Qwest Field | 02:30 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2-0 | Real Salt Lake | Qwest Field | 02:30 | |
| FC Dallas | vs | Chivas USA | Pizza Hut Park | 20:00 | LIVE |
FIFA World Cup African Qualifying
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 0-0 | Nigeria | 14:00 | ||
| Ivory Coast | vs | Malawi | Felix Houphouet-Boigny | 18:00 | LIVE |
| Ghana | vs | Benin | Accra Sports Stadium | 18:00 | LIVE |
FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2-0 | Bolivia | Metropolitano Roberto Melendez | 00:20 | |
| Ecuador | vs | Brazil | Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa | 22:00 | LIVE |
FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Qualifying
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 2-2 | USA | Estadio Cuscatlan | 02:00 |
Monday 30th March 2009
FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying
| team | team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | vs | Chile | Estadio Nacional Jose Diaz | 00:10 | LIVE |
5 april sunday live matches
Everton 1-0Wigan Goodison Park15:00
Man Utd 3-1Aston Villa Old Trafford16:00
Spanish Primera Liga
Atletico Madrid 2-4 Osasuna link1
Valencia CF 4-1 Getafe CF link1
Italy Serie A
Atalanta 1-2 FiorentinaAtleti Azzurri d'Italia 12:00 link1
Juventus 3-3 Chievo Stadio Olimpico 14:00 link1
Cagliari 1-0 Catania Sant'Elia 14:00 link1
Siena 2-0 LazioArtemio Franchi 1 4:00 link1
Palermo 1-0 Torino Renzo Barbera 14:00 Link1
Roma 2-1 Bologna Stadio Olimpico 14:00 Link1
Reggina 2-1Genoa Oreste Granillo 14:00 Link1
Udinese 0-1 Inter Milan Stadio Friuli 18:00 Link1
AC Milan 2-0 LecceSan Siro 20:00 Link1
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Now SRK promotes cheerleading
After promoting hockey through his hit film Chak De! India and joining the I
ndian Premier League (IPL) to encourage cricket in India, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now popularising cheerleading as a sport.
The actor says he is doing so through his TV reality show Knights and Angels - that aims to find six cheerleaders who will cheer for Shah Rukh's Kolkata Knight Riders team at the IPL starting April 18.
"Knights and Angels is not a part of the strategy for my cricket team. It is an extension of my belief in spreading the awareness of sports in India. Cheerleading is a big sport in America and cheerleaders have their own fan following,” Shah Rukh said on the forthcoming episode of the show, to be aired on NDTV Imagine on Saturday.
During last year's IPL season, the American concept of cheerleaders at events was replicated here to add a dash of glamour and entertainment, but many felt it was vulgar and obscene and did not suit Indian sentiments.
To this, Shah Rukh said: “As the controversy hit our nation last year regarding this sport, I decided to add respectability to this profession (through my show). I think it can create great opportunities for the youth brigade.”
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Meet the New, Edgy Ashley Tisdale!
Beware, High School Musical fans: the Ashley Tisdale you 
knew and loved has left the building.
In an interview with MovieFone to her new album, Guilty Pleasure, the singer talked about the new edge to her music."I'm 23 years old, and this is where I am in my life right now. I'm not trying to run away from my fans. Hopefully, they're growing with me. But it's something that's obviously not like High School Musical. It's edgier."
Speaking of edgy: you won't find Tisdale club-hopping or staging photo ops for herself and boyfriend Jared Murillo. She's - gasp! - content to just hang out with friends.
"Me and my friends are different. We all like to chill at our house, watch movies and hang out or have parties at each others' houses. It's not like we have to go out somewhere and have paparazzi follow us to the clubs and stuff. I mean, they follow me doing things – like really weird stuff like going to Coffee Bean or doing errands."
In an interview with MovieFone to her new album, Guilty Pleasure, the singer talked about the new edge to her music."I'm 23 years old, and this is where I am in my life right now. I'm not trying to run away from my fans. Hopefully, they're growing with me. But it's something that's obviously not like High School Musical. It's edgier."
Speaking of edgy: you won't find Tisdale club-hopping or staging photo ops for herself and boyfriend Jared Murillo. She's - gasp! - content to just hang out with friends.
"Me and my friends are different. We all like to chill at our house, watch movies and hang out or have parties at each others' houses. It's not like we have to go out somewhere and have paparazzi follow us to the clubs and stuff. I mean, they follow me doing things – like really weird stuff like going to Coffee Bean or doing errands."
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Jade Goody changed my life, says Shilpa Shetty
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has said that late Jade Goody changed her life forever. Goody was her housemate in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.
The actress was in South Africa to support Rajasthan Royals, which is co-owned by her. The Indian Premier League matches start in South Africa from April 18.
In 2007 Goody was slammed for racially abusing the Indian actress on the show, which finally helped her to gain sympathy votes to win the British reality show.
Recalling the controversy that made Shilpa a household name in Britain and Goody unpopular all over the world, the actress said, “Two years ago we were bickering and fighting on television, and now when I look back it all seems so futile because she’s not even there.
But the 33-year-old actress said she held no “grudges” against the British star, who died on March 22 after a seven-month long battle with cervical cancer.
Katrina Kaif walked the ramp dressed as Barbie doll
It seems that everything, which was related to or owned by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is coming to the lap of Katrina Kaif.The recent news is a big proof of it.
Initially, there were reports that Ash will be the next Brabie doll, but when she rejected the offer because of her working
promises, the offer went to the sexy, hot, gorgeous, appealing, dashing Bollywood babe Katrina Kaif.
Now, she will endorse the Barbie doll in the country.
After getting the proposal, Sallu’s girlfriend said that she’s really happy.
As Barbie is celebrating its 50 years of success in India, “Mattel [the toymaker] proposed Ash to endorse the popular doll
but she refused the offer due to lack of time. Unable to rope in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the company approached Katrina Kaif
who is in no way less than Ash in terms of beauty and style and she is more than happy to get into the image of Barbie.”
An elated Katz said, “It is so much fun to endorse a Barbie doll. “Almost every girl has grown up playing with the doll and
so have I, so it feels great. My sisters would be really happy to know that I am endorsing this brand.”
That’s not all, Katz, at the on-going Lakme Fashion week, walked the ram wearing Barbie clothes made by renowned Indian
fashion designers.
She looked stupefying in almost all clothing.
Aishwarya refused the proposal to be immortalised as a Barbie doll owing to her busy schedule.
It was previously said that spokesperson of the actress were in talks with Barbie's maker Mattel, who decided to give the
well-known doll a Bollywood face. But the transaction did not take off.
Since 1994 when Ash became the Miss World, Mattel made many efforts to make a celebrity doll modelled on grogeous beauty.
But, she could never get time for their endeavour, due to her professional commitments, she said.
Salman Khan Again Slaps Katrina Kaif !!!
Bad Boy Salman Khan might run into another failure in his relationship. And if sources are to be believed Salman Khan has slapped Katrina kaif over a small tiff. Is Salman Khan behaving the same way he did with Aishwariya Rai? Is Possessiveness the issue or there is another side to this problem?
As per a Goa Local Newspaper, Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar were shooting in Goa. Sallu Bhai feeling insecure about Kaif with Akki, bumped into the Shooting Sets and had tiff with Katrina.Probably Salman Khan has asked Katrina not to work with Akshay Kumar. But what Salman should know if that Katrina has given almost all her hits with Khiladi Number 1.
This isn’t the first time Salman has slapped Katrina. Few years back, a eye witness accounts to a Mumbai Local Newspaper that Kat and Sallu were sitting in a coffee shop. And suddenly Salman stood up and slapped Katrina. Though Katrina later refused to acknowledge that event!
What is ailing Salman in the relationship? It is said Salman is not happy with Katrina’s closeness with her co-stars. Recently he bumped into the sets of Rajneeti because of the rumours of closeness between Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
Before that Salman was not happy with Katrina’s closeness with Akshay Kumar. So much was the fear that Katrina on a chat show said she is not a close friend with Akki! So is insecurity of loosing Katrina causing problems in relationship? Is it the age factor?
Salman earlier had similar in-security problems with Ash, the relationship that run for three years. Salman is said to have barged into sets of Aishwariya, reportedly verbally abused her in front of co-actors, which costed her films and also made her depressed.
Shahrukh Khan changing his IPL team name to get luck in favor !!!
It is being suspected that Shahrukh Khan has been discarding his IPL team captain because he was suggested by his numerologist that number 8 is not favorable for him and he should remove the name Kolkatta from his IPL team logo. Saurav Ganguly is a number 8 person and hence he had to be replaced by somebody who is luckier for Khan.
Many numerologists have been predicting that the number 8 is not only unlucky for Shahrukh but the number has been harming him and it was said that when Shahrukh entered his 44th year of life that summed to 8, he had to suffer the shoulder injury and he was kept out of action for the health issue.
His film “Billu” did not perform well on box office and the use of Black color in team jersey was also opposed by astrologists. The movie “Asoka” was also a number 8 film and all the creativity and presence of glamour couldn’t save the movie from performing badly on the box office.
Numerologists have been suggesting remedies to make the team Kolkatta Knight Riders come at an auspicious number that suits Shahrukh Khan. Most of the successful captains of Indian team are born in July first week, like Sunil Gavaskar and Dhoni and Saurav Ganguly is also born in the same week as the two other captains and that should make him ideal captain to a cricket team!
Shahrukh Khan was born on 2 Nov 1965 and many people on the earth might have born on the same date, then why all are not popular like Shahrukh Khan or why everybody born on same date are not facing similar life situations.
Although there have been many numerologist predictions in the past but the credibility of the predictions is not clear as numerology takes the birth date of a person and many people on this earth are born on same day.
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An interview with Deepika Padukone
A phenomenon 2009 ahead of you and life seems too good to be true. But did you have any resolutions this New Year's eve?
Ans. No resolutions really, every year I hope that the following year is as exciting as the previous year and I am very happy with the way my professional life is going and I just hope that this year is the same for me. I always hope that I remain happy because I think happiness is very important.
You celebrated your birthday some days ago. And if reports are anything to go by, you visited a temple in Mumbai. Did you party at all?
Ans. No, partying is not my thing, I preferred spending time with my family and yes I did visit a temple in the morning, that's generally how I start my day on my birthday and generally do things that I enjoy doing, so I spent time with my family and also worked a bit, so I managed to balance out both.
Any birth-day wishes?
Ans. Well...what better way to start the year with a big film? My film CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA is going to release soon, so I hope that it does really well.CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA was your first action movie. Was it tough to film?Yes, it was tough, but I am glad that I went through the extensive training - physically and mentally it was important. So I was well prepared.
What training did you undertake prior to filming?
Ans. I trained for six-eight months. My trainers came down from Hong Kong and trained me in all the cable work and wire work and all the sword fights and all those things.
The trailers of CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA seems very promising. What made you choose this venture?
Ans. This project was offered to me before OM SHANTI OM released. And the fact that I was always very keen to do an action film and the fact that is sounded like a very big and exciting project , the fact that Nikhil Advani was directing it and it was opposite Akshay Kumar and the fact that I have a double role, so what more could I have asked for?
You are playing a double role once again. (After OSO). Do you think opting for double roles gives you more scope to exercise your acting prowess?
Ans. I would have considered myself very lucky to have got to do the opportunity of a double role again. It just gives me that much more confidence that my directors and the audience believe that I can carry off different kinds of looks in different kinds of roles.
And obviously as an actor it is a lot more challenging doing two roles in the same film. It's definitely not easy and is quite challenging. You look phenomenal yielding all the sticks, the magical umbrellas ... How difficult was it to pull off all the stunts?
Ans. It was quite difficult because I had to train for about six-eight months; I used to train for about eight hours a day. But I think it's all paid off, it was something that I had to do because of the kind of action that was required in the film. And my trainers came down from Honk Kong to train me for the action sequences in the film. I think it has really all paid off very well. The action sequences were all ready before we even started shooting for the film. Once we started shooting everything was all in place and I didn't waste any time learning.
Do you always identify with the roles that you take up on screen? And more importantly, will we see you in a non-glamorous avatar any time soon?
Ans. Sure, as an actor I would definitely like to do different kinds of roles and different kinds of cinema.
Can you tell us about some interesting anecdotes while shooting for the CC2C?
Ans. For me the most interesting part would be shooting at the "Great Wall Of China." I had always thought that I would end up there as a tourist, but it was a greater experience actually shooting there, and I think with the first film to have ever been shot at the Great Wall Of China.
How was it working with Akshay Kumar? (We hear that you were in awe and a bit intimidated while performing stunts alongside him). How do you rate his stunt quotient?
Ans. I wouldn't say intimidated because then that would be taking away credit from him. He's some one who has made me feel extremely comfortable, whether it was on the sets, whether it was scene or whether it was an action stunt. He's made me feel absolutely comfortable and also I give my director credit for that and I would also give myself a little bit of credit for that because I had trained really hard for it. No, I wasn't intimidated. I am just some one who really admires the way he's groomed himself over the years and the way he has evolved as an actor and the kind of cinema that he's doing, I think he's some one who we can all really learn a lot from.
You are considered to be one of the most beautiful/promising faces to hit Bollywood in a long time? Do all the sky-high expectations bog you down?
Ans. No, it doesn't. I am here to enjoy my work. I think enjoying my work is extremely important and that's the reason I am here.
Who is your worst critic?
Ans. I think myself and my family. I think my family would be most honest with me.
When you see yourself on screen, do you cringe or do you analyze it to pieces?I do a little bit of both. How would you best describe Deepika Padukone-the person and the Deepika Padukone - the celebrity?
Ans. I don't consider myself a celebrity, I believe that I've had a fantastic up bringing and I believe my parents have kept me really grounded and rooted and my family keeps me rooted. And I hope that success never gets to me. I've seen my father handle success really well and I hope I continue in the same way because I believe that fame and money, all of that are all secondary things. The main thing is to enjoy your work.
With the economic downturn, do you think it's feasible to plan magnum opuses? As an actor, how do you plan to tackle the downturn?
Ans.I'll tackle it when I have to; I haven't really faced the situation yet.You seem to be very picky about choosing roles? Do you consult anybody from the film fraternity before signing on a venture?Obviously the final decision is mine, but I do have my parents who I always consult before I do a film and I take their advice.
Will we ever see you in a Hollywood venture?If some thing exciting comes up, why not?How do you de-stress after a day's hard work and what' the mantra that keeps you going?
Ans. I enjoy doing simple things. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, eating simple home foodTell us something that nobody else knows about Deepika Padukone - the actress .Nothing in particular. I like to believe that I am a very simple person. I like doing simple things, I like spending time at home with my family and friends. And I am extremely fond of chocolate.
Does it rile you up about your personal life being discussed till the cows come home? Are you on/off with Ranbir, are you on/off with XXX, what is your take?
Ans. All I can say at this point is that I know it's a part of your profession to be written about your personal life and people are going to keep speculating which is fine as long as I know what is happening in my life and I am very secured and happy in my relationship.
You famously criticized the media for publishing stories about your romantic link-ups. Has this affected your private life and how you conduct interviews?
Ans. To me it really doesn't matter; I understand that it's the job of the media to get as much as they can. I understand that it's also a part of the profession that I am in. I know that people appreciate my work and that's the most important thing. I really don't react to these kinds of things when they are written.
How does it feel to be a part of Imtiaz Ali's next venture Production No 1? Were you aware of the tug of war between Saif Ali Khan and the director over who should be cast?
Ans. That's really none of my business and decision. I think if Imtiaz has approached me for a film and if he thinks I fit the role then... It was offered to me and obviously I agreed to do it. It's a great script and a great role and I think certain roles are written with certain people in mind. So that's really the director's decision. I am no one to really comment on that. What are your hopes for 2009?I hope that my films that release do really well.
A phenomenon 2009 ahead of you and life seems too good to be true. But did you have any resolutions this New Year's eve?
Ans. No resolutions really, every year I hope that the following year is as exciting as the previous year and I am very happy with the way my professional life is going and I just hope that this year is the same for me. I always hope that I remain happy because I think happiness is very important.
You celebrated your birthday some days ago. And if reports are anything to go by, you visited a temple in Mumbai. Did you party at all?
Ans. No, partying is not my thing, I preferred spending time with my family and yes I did visit a temple in the morning, that's generally how I start my day on my birthday and generally do things that I enjoy doing, so I spent time with my family and also worked a bit, so I managed to balance out both.
Any birth-day wishes?
Ans. Well...what better way to start the year with a big film? My film CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA is going to release soon, so I hope that it does really well.CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA was your first action movie. Was it tough to film?Yes, it was tough, but I am glad that I went through the extensive training - physically and mentally it was important. So I was well prepared.
What training did you undertake prior to filming?
Ans. I trained for six-eight months. My trainers came down from Hong Kong and trained me in all the cable work and wire work and all the sword fights and all those things.
The trailers of CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA seems very promising. What made you choose this venture?
Ans. This project was offered to me before OM SHANTI OM released. And the fact that I was always very keen to do an action film and the fact that is sounded like a very big and exciting project , the fact that Nikhil Advani was directing it and it was opposite Akshay Kumar and the fact that I have a double role, so what more could I have asked for?
You are playing a double role once again. (After OSO). Do you think opting for double roles gives you more scope to exercise your acting prowess?
Ans. I would have considered myself very lucky to have got to do the opportunity of a double role again. It just gives me that much more confidence that my directors and the audience believe that I can carry off different kinds of looks in different kinds of roles.
And obviously as an actor it is a lot more challenging doing two roles in the same film. It's definitely not easy and is quite challenging. You look phenomenal yielding all the sticks, the magical umbrellas ... How difficult was it to pull off all the stunts?
Ans. It was quite difficult because I had to train for about six-eight months; I used to train for about eight hours a day. But I think it's all paid off, it was something that I had to do because of the kind of action that was required in the film. And my trainers came down from Honk Kong to train me for the action sequences in the film. I think it has really all paid off very well. The action sequences were all ready before we even started shooting for the film. Once we started shooting everything was all in place and I didn't waste any time learning.
Do you always identify with the roles that you take up on screen? And more importantly, will we see you in a non-glamorous avatar any time soon?
Ans. Sure, as an actor I would definitely like to do different kinds of roles and different kinds of cinema.
Can you tell us about some interesting anecdotes while shooting for the CC2C?
Ans. For me the most interesting part would be shooting at the "Great Wall Of China." I had always thought that I would end up there as a tourist, but it was a greater experience actually shooting there, and I think with the first film to have ever been shot at the Great Wall Of China.
How was it working with Akshay Kumar? (We hear that you were in awe and a bit intimidated while performing stunts alongside him). How do you rate his stunt quotient?
Ans. I wouldn't say intimidated because then that would be taking away credit from him. He's some one who has made me feel extremely comfortable, whether it was on the sets, whether it was scene or whether it was an action stunt. He's made me feel absolutely comfortable and also I give my director credit for that and I would also give myself a little bit of credit for that because I had trained really hard for it. No, I wasn't intimidated. I am just some one who really admires the way he's groomed himself over the years and the way he has evolved as an actor and the kind of cinema that he's doing, I think he's some one who we can all really learn a lot from.
You are considered to be one of the most beautiful/promising faces to hit Bollywood in a long time? Do all the sky-high expectations bog you down?
Ans. No, it doesn't. I am here to enjoy my work. I think enjoying my work is extremely important and that's the reason I am here.
Who is your worst critic?
Ans. I think myself and my family. I think my family would be most honest with me.
When you see yourself on screen, do you cringe or do you analyze it to pieces?I do a little bit of both. How would you best describe Deepika Padukone-the person and the Deepika Padukone - the celebrity?
Ans. I don't consider myself a celebrity, I believe that I've had a fantastic up bringing and I believe my parents have kept me really grounded and rooted and my family keeps me rooted. And I hope that success never gets to me. I've seen my father handle success really well and I hope I continue in the same way because I believe that fame and money, all of that are all secondary things. The main thing is to enjoy your work.
With the economic downturn, do you think it's feasible to plan magnum opuses? As an actor, how do you plan to tackle the downturn?
Ans.I'll tackle it when I have to; I haven't really faced the situation yet.You seem to be very picky about choosing roles? Do you consult anybody from the film fraternity before signing on a venture?Obviously the final decision is mine, but I do have my parents who I always consult before I do a film and I take their advice.
Will we ever see you in a Hollywood venture?If some thing exciting comes up, why not?How do you de-stress after a day's hard work and what' the mantra that keeps you going?
Ans. I enjoy doing simple things. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, eating simple home foodTell us something that nobody else knows about Deepika Padukone - the actress .Nothing in particular. I like to believe that I am a very simple person. I like doing simple things, I like spending time at home with my family and friends. And I am extremely fond of chocolate.
Does it rile you up about your personal life being discussed till the cows come home? Are you on/off with Ranbir, are you on/off with XXX, what is your take?
Ans. All I can say at this point is that I know it's a part of your profession to be written about your personal life and people are going to keep speculating which is fine as long as I know what is happening in my life and I am very secured and happy in my relationship.
You famously criticized the media for publishing stories about your romantic link-ups. Has this affected your private life and how you conduct interviews?
Ans. To me it really doesn't matter; I understand that it's the job of the media to get as much as they can. I understand that it's also a part of the profession that I am in. I know that people appreciate my work and that's the most important thing. I really don't react to these kinds of things when they are written.
How does it feel to be a part of Imtiaz Ali's next venture Production No 1? Were you aware of the tug of war between Saif Ali Khan and the director over who should be cast?
Ans. That's really none of my business and decision. I think if Imtiaz has approached me for a film and if he thinks I fit the role then... It was offered to me and obviously I agreed to do it. It's a great script and a great role and I think certain roles are written with certain people in mind. So that's really the director's decision. I am no one to really comment on that. What are your hopes for 2009?I hope that my films that release do really well.
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