Looking her best, but lacking admirers

Actress Sameera Reddy, who’s been flooded with compliments after losing weight, misses a man in her life.

Actress Sameera Reddy, who’s been flooded with compliments after losing weight, misses a man in her life. "It gets really lonely. And I know I’m looking my best these days. Thanks to yoga, I’ve lost oodles of flesh," Sameera said. "But what’s the point of looking good when you’ve no one to admire you?" After her sister Meghna’s marriage Sameera has been living alone. "My sister Meghna is now married to a Greek. My brother-in-law spoils me silly. They both love me because I convinced our conservative dad about the unlikely marital alliance," she said.

Sameera turned 27 recently and her birthday turned out to be a special occasion when filmmaker Priyadarshan, who has just given the actress her first hit since Race in De Dana Dan, turned around and said, “You’re in my next film”. “I couldn’t have got a better birthday gift. Firstly, it turned out to be Priyan and Lizzie’s (his wife) marriage anniversary. So we had my birthday and their anniversary party together,” she said.

The icing on the cake was Priyan’s impulsive offer. “I don’t need to ask him what it is or in which film. I trust him completely. He gave me a role in De Dana Dan that did justice to my presence. This at a time when I was desperately trying to shed my sexy image,” she said.

But her film with Nagesh Kukunoor — Yeh Husla — remains stuck. “That’s because the producers have bungled. They’re in a real financial mess. They owe almost everyone associated with them quite a lot of money,” she explained.