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Verve November 2009 issue cover girl Deepika Padukone speaks exclusively about love, work and the power of mystery in the cover story. Photo Credit: Verve

She may have been Google’s most searched-for Indian celebrity and one of Bollywood’s top actors, but Katrina Kaif said the constant media glare on her personal life still rankled her.The 25-year-old actor said she hated constantly being written about but has given up trying to fight it.

“What bothers me the most is that the media doesn’t even bother to listen to my side of the story. I have tried to put across my point several times, but it falls on deaf years,” Kaif told Reuters.Kaif is no stranger to link-ups with some of Bollywood’s leading men.

She has recently been linked with actor Ranbir Kapoor, with whom she starred in ‘Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani’, which released in theatres last week.“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t bothered by all this talk, but I have realised that there isn’t much I can do about it. I wouldn’t like being written about so much,” Kaif said.

Kaif is Bollywood’s most unlikely success story.From being an outsider who spoke with a strong British accent and an imperfect Hindi diction, Kaif has risen to being one of the most sought after actresses in the industry.“I know what people say about me, but again, I choose to ignore. They are all entitled to their opinion,” she said.

Kaif will now be seen in Priyadarshan’s ‘De Dana Dan’, a comedy which also stars Akshay Kumar and will be her third release this year.

Ask Abhishek Bachchan if he was happy to carry his dad Amitabh Bachchan around on his shoulders while shooting for R. Baalki's Paa, and the guy gets emotional.

"It was really nice carrying him," says Abhishek, adding that it got him really nostalgic. "As I child, I remember looking down at everyone as I would sit on my father's shoulder," he adds.

Abhishek gets emotional talking about his bond with his father and says this was one way he could relive memories. Only this time, he was the father. "And he (Amitabh) is a very naughty child!" he adds.

Interestingly, Abhishek adds that he is trying to figure a way to keep the equation between him and his father the same in real life as well!

Priyanka Chopra was recently the celebrity guest on reality show Big Switch and that is one appearance she won't be forgetting in a jiffy.

In the episode, she was supposed to roll off a ball of hay - but the actress did not know it would trigger an allergic reaction.

"It was really bad by the time I reached home. I was constantly sneezing and my eyes were red. The allergic reaction to the hay took a toll on me," Priyanka says.

Piggy Chops has been making the most of her two-month break as she wrapped shooting of Pyaar Impossible with Uday Chopra a while ago and will start shooting Anjana Anjani with Ranbir Kapoor in a month.

The loss put India 2-3 behind in the series before Dhoni's Indians succumbed meekly in Guwahati on Sunday to lose the home series. The seventh and final match is scheduled to be played in Navi Mumbai today.

The channel reported yesterday that the party was held within hours of the thrilling match which witnessed an epic innings of 175 from Sachin Tendulkar, whose effort went in vain due to to some careless bowling, fielding and batting by his teammates.

On a special show aired last night, channel guest Bishan Singh Bedi, the former India captain said that it was not unusual for players to let their hair down in a party. "Nothing wrong with it. After all, they are all adults," he said. But when the show host asked whether it was the right thing to do in the midst of an important series, Bedi remarked, "Now that is a big question mark."

Bedi wondered whether this was the reason why players were against the World Anti Doping Agency's whereabouts clause in the International Cricket Council's anti-doping procedure. He also seemed amazed as to how the Board was behind its players who refused to give out their whereabouts after play.

Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra and rookie Ravindra Jadeja feature in the photographs.Journalist Gulu Ezekiel, the second guest on the show, refused to slam the players for their decision to party, but was amazed how fresh they could get after an energy-sapping match. The channel identified fast bowler Pravin Kumar as a smoker at the party.

A few former players whom MiD DAY contacted said they had not seen the shots, so were in no position to comment. However, former captain Chandu Borde, who managed Indian teams in the past, the latest instance being the 2007 tour of England, felt that it was time the Board appoints a permanent manager who would ensure discipline.

At the moment, the manager's post for every tour is distributed as rewards for votes in BCCI elections. No manager is appointed for a home series.Cricket fans in Mumbai were not impressed too. Sandip Mehta, a businessman said: "Play hard, party hard but do that only after a victory. If you lose, go out for a quiet meal or better still, stay in your room and indulge in some introspection."

Ramji Dharod, a former Mumbai club cricketer, said that the most shocking aspect of the photographs shown on television was the sight of Dhoni. "If what we saw on television is true (that the cricketers attended a party after the Hyderabad defeat) then it is very sad. As captain, these public appearances don't do his image good. It doesn't send out the right kind of signals especially to your juniors," he said.