Fresh from the success of "Brothers", actor Sidharth Malhotra says he takes it as a compliment that not even a single woman has offered to make him her 'rakhi brother'.
It's no secret that girls are enamoured with Sidharth's good looks, and so, this comes as no surprise that no woman has offered to tie a rakhi on his wrist.
With Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival that celebrates love between brothers and sisters, approaching on August 29 this year, Sidharth, unlike other men, won't be busy getting his wrist filled with colourful sacred strings.
Asked about any fond memory of the festival, Sidharth, who has an older brother, told IANS: "In school, no girl offered to tie me a rakhi. So, it was a compliment. In my family also, we don't follow that. We do Tika, a Punjabi festival which involves a sister applying 'tika' (on the forehead)."
For now, he's soaking in the success of "Brothers", and geared up for more films.
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Life's riddles puzzle Arjun
Actor Arjun Kapoor, who is always seen in an ebullient spirit, seemed to be in a pensive mood when he brooded over how life is full of "what if's and if only's".
The "2 States" actor took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share his views.
"Some questions remain unanswered forever... life always remains full of what ifs and if only's... You dwell... And you try and move ahead," Arjun tweeted.
Meanwhile, the actor is all charged up to be a part of filmmaker R. Balki's upcoming romantic film "Ki and Ka", which also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan.
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Sonakshi Sinha's dream come true moment
Actress Sonakshi Sinha says sharing the stage with Bollywood's dancing queen and actress Madhuri Dixit Nene was a "dream come true" moment for her.
The actress, who is in San Francisco for Fusion Tour 2015 along with stars like Akshay Kumar and Prabhudheva, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share her feelings.
"With the most stunning @MadhuriDixit! Was a dream come true dancing to dola re dola on stage with her yesterday," Sonakshi tweeted.
While Madhuri shared: "En Route to SF for @Fusionthetour @sonakshisinha @akshaykumar."
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