B-Town's Big Brother export Shilpa Shetty was busy painting the town Red with the promotion of Romanov's new vodka variant by the same name. Soumya Mukerji grilled the glam goddess


 

When endorsing a liquor brand, doesn't the government's health police scare you?

It's a democracy; forcing Bollywood to stop smoking and drinking won't bring about a change! And I endorse responsible drinking, too.

Manish Jha is your choice for directing your maiden production venture. Why?

He's the craziest, wackiest guy I've met. And I wanted someone who'd make the movie sensible and believable. So I thought, why not?! 

You've just won Britain's Global Diversity award. But you don't quite believe in honours, right?

It's film awards that I don't believe in. They don't excite me at all.  

You seem to be drifting westwards. Isn't the grass green enough in India?

Though an international project is at hand, (no, I'm not the next Bond girl!) I've let go of many projects abroad because I don't want to be out of sight and out of mind here!  

What about Raj Kundra and marriage?

Not in the offing. The rings have been on my fingers since the last five years but nothing's happening at that end yet.