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Her father’s kidneys had been giving problems for a while now. So, when actor Koena Mitra was invited to attend an awards ceremony in town today, she came down a day earlier to spend time with her family.

Ask Koena if she would want to emcee a show and she declines. “I love to perform for a live audience or make appearances. Hosting shows seems mechanical. I will not be kicked unless it’s an international platform on social awareness.” And who’d she want as her co-host? “If it’s music, I’d like Madonna. From the acting fraternity, I’d love Sharon Stone or Tom Cruise. Among cricketers, my choice would be Brian Lara.” Koena would love to wear a trendy sari. “I’ll wear it like a sari and not drape it like a sacred thread. If my mom and grandmom see my sari picture, they should feel happy.”

What if someone like Tom Cruise kissed her, à la the much publicised Ronaldo-Bipasha kiss? “Bipasha is my senior and I don’t want to talk about her. I’m a professional at work. What I do outside work is none of anyone’s business. Hugging is a normal form of greeting abroad.” Koena insists that the media shouldn’t make heavy weather of the Ronaldo-Bips kiss. “The industry teaches us to be bullet-proof. But the masses often start believing what they see. If you are in a serious relationship, no one will like a partner being presented in that way by the media,” she signs off.