Sushmita Sen hopes India to win at Miss Universe 2011

Former beauty queen Sushmita Sen is hopeful that India will finally break its decade-long jinx at the Miss Universe 2011. The actress, who bought the franchise for selecting the Miss Universe India last year, says preparations have begun for the "I Am She" contest. "Hope you all r having a lovely day!!:) we at our end have been busy with preparations for ‘I AMshe 2011’.. it’s all so creative n exciting!! I sooooo want India to win ‘Miss Universe’ again!! It’s a victory long due:)) I know u feel d same way!" Sushmita posted on her Twitter page. The 35-year-old has asked her fans and interested candidates to suggest ideas for finding the right girl this time.

"All thoughts n ideas are welcome! Let’s as a team find that beautiful n intelligent representative from India to d world:) do u know who?:) Also guys, do visit our site.. Iam-she.com..all info provided there!!:) let’s win d Miss Universe..shall we;)) d eternal optimist:))cheers!," she added.

Sushmita was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe crown in 1994, after which Lara Dutta claimed the title in 2000. Both women went on to be successful actors in Bollywood.

Sushmita turns 35, Salman gifts a painting

Flamboyant Salman Khan gifted a paining to gorgeous damsel Sushmita Sen on her 35th birthday. Buzz has it that the painting was one of Salman’s priced possessions and the star had put it up in his house. An insider revealed, “The painting is of a man with sacred prayer beads around his fingers. Sushmita just fell in love with that painting. It was displayed prominently in Salman’s Bandra home. But when he learnt that Sushmita wanted it, he willingly parted with it and gave it to her.” The handsome hunk and the former Miss Universe have been best buddies since the ‘Biwi No.1’ days. And the fact that Salman parted with one of his favorite possessions sure proves their closeness. So we may rightly term the Salman-Sushmita bond ‘Friendship No.1’. Isn’t it?

Here’s wishing the beautiful Sushmita, a very happy birthday.

Sushmita Sen refuses to play Indira Gandhi

Former Miss Universe and bollywood actress, Sushmita Sen who has been very much in news to play Rani Lakshmibai is averse to playing former Prime Minsiter Indira Gandhi. The gorgeous lady who shares her birthday with the former Prime Minister said, “The countdown to my birthday begins as it’s on November 19. Though I share my birthday with Indira Gandhi, I have zero interest in politics." The mother of two adopted daughters says that her fans have been comparing her with the great leader owing to her birthday coinciding with that of the legendary Prime Minister. Its bad news for her fans who have been desperately waiting to see their idol portray Indira Gandhi. But a striking common factor is the fact that Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of our nation and Sushmita was the first Indian to bring the Miss Universe crown home.
And the former Miss Universe does have one more factor common with the late Prime Minister- both these women are truly women of substance.

Now, whether or not the gorgeous lady plays Indira Gandhi onscreen, she does have many factors in common with the former Prime Minister. Both have a great persona and that is something remarkable.

The Bengali beauty, who turns 35 on the 19 November, will be celebrating the special day with her two daughters in Dubai.

Afford me, marry me - says Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen has been linked to a string of men in the past including Randeep Hooda and Mudassar Aziz, but the 33-year-old actress says she has no plans to settle down until a man can "afford" her.

"If a man can afford me, I’ll definitely do that," said Sushmita.

The former beauty queen, who will be seen on screen after a long time in Big Pictures’ and Vashu Bhagnani’s co-production "Do Knot Disturb", is otherwise content with her life.

"My life has been very good and exciting. I am making sure that I do only commercial films as I don’t want to waste time doing anything else other than what is saleable and what can give my audiences something to see after such a long wait of not seeing me as an actor," she said.

Govinda, Riteish Deshmukh and Lara Dutta also star in "Do Knot Disturb", which is set to release Oct 2.

Sushmita Sen to shake a leg with Shah Rukh Khan again

Shah Rukh Khan-Sushmita Sen sizzling chemistry in Main Hoon Na had wowed the audience. But Sushmita vanished from the big screen altogether. However, the duo will be seen together again in Dulha Mil Gaya, in which SRK is doing a cameo.

The film has been in the making for a long time. But now, Shah Rukh Khan is said to have given his dates to producer Vivek Vaswani to shoot for the final leg of Dulha Mil Gaya, which involves filming of a song.

Written and directed by Mudassar Aziz, music by Lalit Pandit, lyrics by Mudassar Aziz, ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ has been made in association with C L communications, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

The film has an eclectic star cast - Fardeen Khan, Sushmita Sen, Mohit Chadda, Tara Sharma, Johny Lever, Parikshat Sahni, Bina Kak, Howard Rosemeyer, Suchitra Pillai, Anushka Manchanda, with Shahrukh Khan in a special appearance.

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Sushmita Sen turns director

Sushmita Sen will soon turn director for her project, Rani Laxmibai in which she plays the main lead also.

She has a very strong reason for going behind the camera.” I have lived with this film for a year-and-a-half. For me to get anybody else to direct this film would mean conflict of interests on the sets because we would be constantly fighting about which visions to fulfill and that’s why I am doing it,” Sushmita said.

Sushmita Sen also plans to essay the title role of Rani Laxmibai in the film and is currently immersed in the pre-production

“The film will be made soon. But right now my primary concern is quite few of them. It is a huge canvas. It is a women-oriented film, which is not necessarily one of the most saleable concept on commercial Indian films term. And it’s a very big film and I don’t want to compromise on it,” she said.

“Having said that, we have finished the screenplay, we are down to storyboarding and once the storyboarding is complete and my seven minutes presentation is ready for my international buyers, that’s when I close the chapter till I am ready with my wishlist, my technicians and the funding,” she added.

Sushmita Sen is also in the limelight for making her small screen debut in the reality show, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena.