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"As far as I am concerned Suchitra Sen was a true legend, no two ways about it. She withdrew from public life nearly 40 years ago. So we only know her through her films. I last saw her when she was shooting for Gulzar's  Aandhi . I just loved the way she used her voice and her beautiful eyes.  Mrs Sen brought up her daughter very well. She sent Moon Moon to the best schools, made sure she gave the best possible facilities to her. Her grand-daughter Raima does have a little jhalak of Suchitra Sen. Mrs Sen led a beautiful life. She tried to give her daughter the life of comforts that she didn't have. She was deeply spiritual. All of us past a certain age have a craving for a certain public platform. She didn't. She left it all behind and led her life away from the public eye. I couldn't do that. But that was what she chose to do. And she never wavered in her decision. I can't disengage from public life the way she did. She chose to engage with her spiritual en

Yet another beauty queen is stepping into the film industry. Hasleen Kaur, who represented India at the Miss Earth 2011 beauty pageant, is making her big screen debut as a leading lady with  Karle Pyaar Karle . What makes her Bollywood sojourn special is the fact that she is making her debut with a filmmaker (Suneel Darshan) who had given breaks to Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta ( Andaaz ). Suneel Darshan is someone who has been a veteran in the business. However, he is a producer for  Karle Pyaar Karle  and the director is first timer Rajesh Pandey. Weren't you apprehensive?  If at all there were any fears, they were put to rest when I met my director. He is an exceptionally knowledgeable director. He has working with Suneel Darshans for 15 years now. The moment he narrated the whole story to me, I knew that I was in the right hands. He has got this gift to convert beautiful stories into reality. Execution is a different world altogether and he has got it to perfection.  Person