Chitrangada and Arjun Rampal to get steamy

Chitrangda Singh will perform some bold bedroom scenes with Arjun Rampal

Chitrangda Singh will be seen doing some bold bedroom scenes in Prakash Jha's next opposite Arjun Rampal.

However, the scenes in Jha's flick would not titillate but instead add to the film's effect which revolves around the theme of sexual harassment at the workplace.



No fears
A source reveals, "Chitrangda and Arjun haven't worked before, and both plan to sit down and discuss the scenes before shooting them.

However, neither of them had any apprehensions since the script of the film demands the same.



In the past, Chitrangda was offered steamy scenes in other movies, but she declined because she wasn't convinced they were an intrinsic part of the story line."

Both Arjun and Chitrangda have shot lovemaking scenes in the past in their films. "They both understand the demand of the script.

There was no hesitation from their part as Jha is known to treat every subject aesthetically."

With John too!
Chitrangda Singh will also be doing some steamy scenes with John Abraham in Shrishti Arya's next as reported 'No Kiss Miss Misses Out' (Hitlist, May 3) as Prachi Desai refused to lock lips with Johnny boy.

I can do much more than just don a bikini: Yana Gupta

Believe it or not but Yana Gupta has not yet seen her own latkas and jhatkas in her recent item song Laila O Laila.

The item girl has better things to do, she says. Yana, who was busy with singing and writing songs and a book on nutrition before she made her comeback, says she now wants to be taken a bit more seriously.

"There is much more that I can give to the industry than just being a seductress." The Czech chick, who has reportedly replaced Bipasha Basu in another item number, talks to CS:

What matters
I don't choose to do item numbers. I am a music lover and it's the music that turns me on. Even when I started with Babuji, I loved the song and the whole country feel that the song had. Popularity doesn't matter to me, but what matters is my work.

Even now, after I did Laila O Laila, and compliments are coming my way, I don't really know how well I've done. It's the process that matters and not the end result.

And once I am convinced that I have given my 100 per cent, who cares about the outcome or what people think about me?

In a fix
People say that I am going Helenji's way and that's a compliment (laughs). But personally, I feel that I can do much more than just don a bikini and add glamour to a film. I can act well and can do non-glamorous roles as well, but I am not yet taken that seriously.

A few weeks back, when I wasn't in India, I was hearing a script over the phone. I heard the entire script and enquired about my role in the film. He went silent for a while and then said that I didn't have many dialogues.

I was so angry that I just wanted to cut the call right away. But I pushed myself to behave right. I think once you get typecast, it's a tough job to break free. And you can't complain and crib all the time about it.

Write side
But I don't let all this bother me much. I am still on the path of self-discovery. I can only say that I am not what I appear on screen. I am a fun-loving but also a composed person.

Every time I take a closer look at myself, I find something new within. Not many know that I sing and write songs myself. When I discovered that I could write well, I wrote a book on nutrition.

It is going to be published by a popular publishing company by this year-end. I'll say, look beyond the camera, and you will see a different Yana!

Inner beauty

We had a hard time trying to close gaping mouths in this event. An international lingerie brand is celebrating its 125th year and the occasion was marked by a contest at a nightclub in a star -studded hotel in Delhi. Indian contestants showcased their lingerie interpretations. The winners will now compete with their global counterparts.