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Kim Sharma was always known to speak her mind, but somehow she is now earning a reputation for being over-aggressive and creating scenes quite often. Recently she slapped a foreigner– apparently for hurling abuses against India. NT catches up with the headstrong actor.

I overreact at times
Even when she was going around with cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Kim had a major showdown with Shamita Shetty just because the latter starting chatting with her (then) beau. Kim got so annoyed that she even used some indecent gestures (showing her the middle finger). Apart from this, the damsel also threatened director Deepak Tijori that he dare not make a film without her, or else he will have to face the consequences. Remind her of these showdowns, and the actor says, “Yeah maybe, I overreact at times, but that is how I am-spontaneous, short-tempered and abrupt and I won’t change. Deepak’s case was media hyped, but I definitely don’t regret any of those other two acts involving Shamita and the foreigner. They got what they deserved.”

Back to life
It’s quite some time since the Kim-Yuvi split happened. So, has the wound healed? “You meet so many people everyday. Most of them you meet don’t matter to you but with some–you become emotionally close. That’s what happened between me and Yuvi. But I have recuperated and bounced back to life. Our split was sad, but definitely not unfortunate,” says the actor, refusing to add anything else.

Narrow mindsets
Kim’s revealing outfits and intimate scenes were supposed to be a major factor, which irked Yuvraj’s mother, apparently leading to their split. But Kim says, “I don’t even want to endorse or deny these stories. These are the loose talks perpetrated by people with narrow mindsets.”

Waiting for Prince Charming
Life sure takes a lot of twists and turns. Since the sexy gal claims that she has bounced back to life, is love hap-? “As of now I am not going around with anyone. I am Just taking things easy and definitely waiting for love to happen again. Life doesn’t end with things going wrong. For me love has to be spontaneous and charged with emotion,” she says. “Though I don’t go around with a wish list of any sort, I want my partner has to be a friend and a confidant,” she adds.

Love to paint
The young lady is heavily into painting these days. Does this mean that after the Khans who made headlines for splashing colours on the canvas, it’s now Kim’s turn to make headlines? To this she laughs and replies, “No, I don’t plan to make headlines. I paint the canvas for my happiness. It gives me a high.” Working on the canvas is not the only thing that Kim loves to do when she is not shooting. “I love to play squash and swim too,” says she.

There is something that’s common between the real and reel life emotions of Vidya Malvade, who plays Vidya Sharma, the captain of the women’s hockey team in Chak De! India. For those not in the loop, this model-turnedactor lost her husband in an aircrash in 2001 just when things in the glamour world had started looking up for her. For six months after the accident, she had hoped for a miracle to happen so that her hubby would return alive. Now when her phone hasn’t stopped ringing ever since Chak De! turned into a huge success, she looks happy. Sometimes, her eyes stray to the picture of her husband that she uses as a bookmark.

Numerous modelling assignments and a fadedinto-oblivion debut in Inteha later, Vidya is back in the limelight rubbing shoulders, as it were, with Shah Rukh Khan. “I was walking the ramp when someone exclaimed about how I had saved the last goal in the film. Many have actually seen this as a game rather than a film. I got a call from the captain of the Indian rugby team too!” she recalls. The most unexpected message came from Nana Patekar, who had called her up on the day of the film’s release. “He said he had sourced my number and called up to congratulate me,” she says.

In spite of so much adulation, Vidya still remains grounded. “People ask me whether I’ve arrived. But arrival and departure happens every Friday in tinsel town. There are times when I meet people who speak nicely to me and then go on to cast someone else for the role. But then, I can’t languish in self-pity,” she insists.

But deep within, one can’t miss how much Vidya misses the presence of the man who had once walked her down the altar. Her voice softens as she says: “He used to call me Lady in Red. I only murmur and say: Thank you for looking after me from above”.

Like most beauty queens (she’s a former Femina Miss India) Sayali Bhagat thought winning the beauty pageant would make her Bollywood trek smoother. And like her predecessors she even took the ramp route to the silver screen. Her cinematic debut, The Train didn’t quite set the box-office afire but Sayali seems to be enjoying her stint in films. In town recently to attend a private event, Sayali confesses that her serial kisser co-star Emraan Hashmi has been simply “wonderful to work with. He is one of the most friendly actors in the industry. He is supportive and helpful, and he never interferes in other people’s work. After meeting him, I got positive vibes about the film industry.” Sayali admits that while the casting couch does exist, her modelling background certainly made things easy for her. “Nobody made such offers to me. Girls who are very ambitious fall into this trap. But if one believes in oneself and God, then things do work out in their favour.”

Brought up in a traditional Maharashtrian family, Sayali had to really convince her parents about her dreams of being part of the glamour biz. “I had to sit down and explain my need to be part of the modelling and film industry. I started modelling when I was in Class IX and since then there has been no looking back.”

Ask her if she was comfortable doing cosy scenes with Emraan and she sportingly says: “As an actor, it’s my job to make the character look real enough to convince the audience. I have also fallen into real garbage for a scene in my next film Good Luck because that’s what the story demanded.”

Sayali is also being signed for a three film contract with producer Shyam Bajaj and is also doing a dance number in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Halla Bol. So is life shaping up the way she wanted it to? “I am happy that my work has got appreciated and the industry has accepted me by offering me more films.There are enough films being made and there is enough work for everybody. I don’t compete with anybody. I want to grow in my own way.”

When she is not shooting, Sayali loves to read and go for walks on the beach. And like most young girls, she loves gossiping for hours “on the phone with friends. And since I giggle a lot, my friends call me giggling queen,” she laughs.

Remember how Shah Rukh Khan had jumped from a great height for his film? Well, now we hear Sayali Bhagat is following in his footsteps. The girl is hell-bent on doing all her stunts herself, we hear. In fact, for a recent sequence, Sayali calmly jumped off a 20-foot ladder onto another 20-foot ladder. And the girl didn’t even bat an eyelid - instead of shivering with fear, she was smiling away to glory. Ask her if she was just a wee bit petrified and she replies, “If I was scared I would have asked someone else to do my stunt, but I preferred to do it myself.” Looks like SRK and Akshay Kumar have competition!

Who wouldn’t want to switch places with Aishwarya Bachchan? Most girls today would, we are sure. But Tanisha has reason enough to want something like this. Tanisha plays Abhishek’s wife in Sarkar Raj. When we told her that she may be called kabab mein haddi, she said, “If that upsets the people, I don’t mind switching roles with Ash any day of the week. She has such a fantastic role in the movie, I really wouldn’t mind swapping.” But alas, all such decisions can be taken only by the Sarkar.

VJ Sophie Choudry and actor Aftab Shivdasani were spotted boarding a Malaysian Airlines flight on Saturday night.

Sources at the interna tional airport, however, say they are not sure if the duo were travelling together. But romance cannot be ruled out given that Sophie is single and Aftab recently broke up with girlfriend Yana Gupta. Sophie had earlier been linked to fashion designer Rocky S and actor Harman Baweja. Harman is reportedly seeing Priyanka Chopra currently.

He’s written scripts for films such as Subhash Ghai’s Pardes and Ghaath, and now Neeraj Pathak is turning director with a bang. The man is not only directing his first film soon, but he’s also been signed on for another film. “Yes, my directorial debut will begin soon. I am considering Konkona Sensharma and Irrfan Khan for the same. But I can’t reveal any more about it.” After Life in a Metro, people have been wanting to see more of this pair on screen. Hope they create similar magic again.

Tanisha is busy all of a sudden. And is living out of a suitcase. After all, she does have as many as three films on the floor - Sarkar 2, 123, Coffee Break. Are things looking up suddenly? “Ya, I guess! It’s all very sudden. I was pretty much on a holiday after Neal-N-Nikki, and now suddenly, I’m running from pillar to post to keep up with professional commitments. But it’s good. There’s a time and place for everything. And right now, it’s the time and place for work.” Good for her, we say.

Ever since she broke up with cricketer boyfriend, Yuvraj Singh, there’s been a shocking silence from Kim Sharma’s end. At first we thought the girl is still trying to come to terms with the painful break-up, but we saw her recently, and changed our mind. Kim is looking hotter than ever before (if that’s possible); the girl’s on a complete health trip - with hours of work-outs, yoga topped with an ultra healthy diet. Looks like Kim wants to restart her career with a new avatar, with no strings attached and no distractions. And of course, the signal is that she’s hot and single. Is she ready to mingle? We’ll let you know as soon as we find out.