There is an unmistakable tendency among a certain section of showbiz to make their presence felt through stories about their (imaginary) amorous escapades rather than through their work. While one applauds the marketing acumen of these self-styled newsmakers, one also wonders what happened to their decisions to let their work speak for them. Here’s looking at the prominent gasbags of 2012:

Rana Daggubati
All through 2012, we kept hearing tall, taller and tallest tales of Rana’s romantic exploits. Trisha Krishnan, Bipasha Basu, Nathalia Kaur, Shruti Hassan... the list of women he was “seen” with is endless.