So what if Sush, Aziz walk together?
Noreen Aslam

BOMBAY—Controversies don’t leave Sushmita Sen rest in peace though she is least bothered about. The controversies arise mostly about Sush’ linkups with her colleagues. This time round, the former Miss World is reportedly linked up with none other than her director. You may recall that Mudassar Aziz is directing her latest movie Dulha Mil Gaya. What has prompted reports of Sush-Aziz affair? Cine circles attribute this to her hand-in-hand walking at various occasions. Aziz doesn’t deny it though but at the same time asserts that they have been friends only, of course, since their Zindaggi Rocks days. Sushmita was the lead actress in Zindaggi Rocks while Mudassar was just a newcomer who had written the dialogues for the film. At present, Mudassar is directing Vivek Vaswani’s film Dulha Mil Gaya which stars Sushmita Sen as the female lead opposite Fardeen Khan.
Tara Sharma, Mohit Chadha and Shah Rukh Khan are in a special appearance. Incidentally, these very circles are abuzz with reports that Mudassar is being noticed moving along another girl associated with the film these days. Who is this latest lasso in Aziz’s life? The girl in question is singer Anoushka Manchanda of the VIVA band fame. The cine circles explain it thus: Anoushka and Mudassar became ‘good friends’ during the shoot of Dulha Mil Gaya . “She used to hang out with Mudassar not just on the sets but even after shoot”. Besides, Anoushka has recorded as many as three songs for the film and has also bagged a small role only because of her proximity to Aziz, these circles add. Though Anoushka confirms that she has sung three songs for Dulha Mil Gaya but wishes Aziz to talk about her role in the movie. Mudassar also acknowledges the fact but adds that it’s just a brief appearance in the film.
Like Sush, Anoushka says that Azis is her great friend. “I know him since the time when he wrote Zindaggi Rocks . I had sung the title track of that movie. We all were like a family.” Hence, Sush need not be linked up with Aziz as she has been a bold and purely professional. She doesn’t mince words. Let’s not bother about her walking along Aziz. After all they are vital parts of a movie.