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Last weekend all roads led to South Goa as tv actor Ravee Gupta took the saat pheras with actor Manoj Biddvai,on the sandy shores of The BeachResort in Goa. Right in the middle of the sandy beach, a white pandal was created and whilethe couple took their saat pheras, the background of the saffron sun settin

Raavee gets ready for the D-Day after her beauty sleep and later her Haldi ceremony which was scheduled in the afternoon.

Manoj is seen getting ready for the D-Day.And this is much after all the relatives and friends applied haldi in the ritualistic manner. Later,he appears in a beautiful designed blue coloured kurta.

Ravee and Manoj had stars in their eyes as they looked lovingly at each other

Now, its fime for some masti and teasing about the wedding night. Friends and relatives turned up in great numbers to meet the couple

After all the hullabaloo of the nuptials,and an authentic Maharashtrian lunch including misal, masale bhat, patal bhaji, jalebis and shrikhand, the couple also had a wedding reception. Here's wishing them a long and happy married life!
Text by Gita Hari

S he had hardly slept after shooting for an ad film in Pune the night before. But that did not show when we met actor Divya Dutta late the fol- lowing evening at Bolpur, where she was shooting for director Anup Das' maiden Hindi feature film Dil Ke Armaan. She was her usual self — bubbly, amiable and straightforward. "I play a surrogate mother in this film. It's an interesting role. The woman is very clear about what she wants. She is very endearing and simplicity is her USP. She is sweet, simple yet strong," informs Dutta about her character, Gauri, which is central in the film. She shares the screen with actors Yashpal Sharma and Rituparna Sengupta, among others. Dutta, whose performance in Veer-Zaara drew accolades, has her kitty full these days. "I am also doing Love Game, Aaja Nach Le, Apne and a couple of big banner films that I am not supposed to talk about," she says. What about Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Dilli 6? "It's too early to talk about," she says. She also has Trisha, directed by Sushen Bhatnagar, which is the "most hard-hitting film" she has done. "It leaves you shaken. An absolutely dark film, it revolves around a couple trapped in the vicious circle of baby trading," she says. Panning back to her bumpy career in Bollywood, the inevitable question comes up: How does she see it? "I have been here for 11 years. It's all about space and time. Big names such as JP Dutta or Yash Raj Films, with whom I wanted to work early on in my career, I am doing now. It was a hard journey and I travelled alone. I did not have any filmy background," she says and adds, "Now I feel lucky to work with them." The Ludhiana lass says she is not a method actor. "I go by instinct. I won't do huge home- work to play a character," she says. While the conversation is on, a waiter enters with a glass of milk. Dutta informs us that she fasts on Mondays: "It makes me feel good." To keep fit she says she also drinks plenty of water. Thirty minutes of walking is a must and working out in her home gym. What else? "I read a lot. And I write prose. I also sketch. Mostly I draw female faces and looking at them my mom can tell whether I am happy or sad." sudipto.shome@hindustantimes.com