Neetu Chandra was born in Patna, Bihar, India. A resident of Patliputra Colony, Neetu graduated from the Notre Dame Academy, Patna in 1997 , and dreamt of entering the modelling world. Neetu's father, a businessman, was initially reluctant to let her pursue a career in showbiz but her mother, Neera, stood by her. Not surprisingly, Neetu attributes her success to her mother, a native of East Champaran in Bihar. She has done dozens of ads and videos for reputed firms since her graduation days in Delhi's IP College, University of Delhi.

Shruti Hassan has no problem with bikini
Kamal Haasan has yet to see his daughter Shruti's B-Town debut, Luck. Apart from singing and performing stunts for Soham Shah's actioneer, the newbie has also shed her inhibitions. Shruti's skinfest in a bikini for Luck was because as is it is said in B-Town lingo the scene needed it.

Says Shruti, "When Soham narrated the script, I did not even consider the bikini thing as a big deal it was logical to the premise. While shooting for it, the weather was very weird that day. It was freezing cold, but apart from that it was like any other scene in the film for me."

Informs Soham, "Shruti did work out to get a toned body. Moreover she worked more hard to maintain it. We shot the sequence in Cape Town. The temperature was only two degrees. She had to brave the icy weather for the shoot."

The director adds, "The scene involves Imran Khan, Ravi Kissen and Mithun Chakraborthy. Shruti was not at all apprehensive of wearing a two-piece swim wear as she was aware of it from before. The scene is totally justified as Ravi Kishen's character pins his eyes on her."

The bikini was styled keeping the scene in mind by Soham's wife, Binal Shah, a fashion designer. She says, "I bought a plain Bebe bikini that fitted Shruti perfectly. I then embellished it with mother of pearls in shades of green that matched the night pool ambience."

I am ready for skin show :Priyanka kothari

Ram Gopal Varma's bilingual thriller, Adavi, starring Nitin and Priyanka Kothari, has been postponed to August 7. The film was to release on 24 July. But RGV has decided to postpone it to the first week of August.



The Hindi version, Agyaat and the Telugu version Adaviis set in the backdrop of a forest in Sri Lanka. UTV is producing the movie.



Priyanka Kothari is fast becoming the new sex-bomb after Mallika Sherawat. Check out what the actress has to say about her mentor, RGV.


How did you enter films?
I was born and brought up in Delhi. I used to be fascinated with stardom and glamour. After my graduation, I moved to Mumbai to try my luck in films. I got a chance to act in the Tamil film, Jay Jay, opposite Madhavan (it was later dubbed in Telugu also).



How did you meet Ram Gopal Varma?
After Jay Jay's release, RGV happened to see my portfolio. Following this I got a call from Factory. I was not sure he would cast me in his films as he was already a big name in the industry. I met him neverthless. After he realised that I had done a film in Tamil, he signed me up for James. Madhyanam Hatya in Telugu and Sarkar (where I did a cameo) released before James hit the screens.



How was it working with RGV?
It is a great learning experience. I always wanted to work with him. Although he gave me the first break in Bollywood, he didn't direct me for a lead role. It was because of Ramu that I was able to deliver fine performances. He guided me all the way.




How comfortable are you with the tagline 'glam doll'?
Glamour is something films can't do without. So I don't get embarrassed if the media terms me a 'sex bomb'. As I said, I am very reserved and shy off screen. I don't like to wear micro skirts when I step outside. But if I am asked to do the same in front of the camera for a film, I don't mind. I am game for skin show on screen