Zarine Khan graces the Perfect Woman magazine – Aug 2012

Zarine Khan gives up an item song featured Vivek for Salman!

Zarine Khan lately opted out of an item song called 'Main Chamiya No 1', allegedly because it also featured Vivek Oberoi.

Oberoi had a famous tiff with Salman Khan years ago, and it is believed that Zarine, who made her debut with Salman in 'Veer', did not want to sadden him.

"When Zarine heard about Vivek, she got scared. She owes her career to Salman," an insider told.

"He turned her from a background dancer into a leading lady. She felt he wouldn't approve of her associating with Vivek in any capacity," the source added.

I take Salman's help for every problem: Zarine Khan

Link-ups get an actor good mileage in gossip columns and something similar happened to British-born Zarine Khan when she debuted opposite Salman Khan in 'Veer'. But she has no qualms admitting that when she is in trouble, she falls back on him.

'I don't know about camp, but, yes, I believe in being loyal to the person (Salman) who brought me to the industry. He doesn't have any block in his head. In professional life, I am free to do whatever I like. I do not have a Bollywood background and do not know a lot of people here; so wherever I am in a fix, I fall back on him (Salman),' Zarine said.

She has been roped in for 'Housefull 2' and says it will help her in breaking her image.

'I really wanted to do this film because I wanted to break the perception of people who thought that because I am from the UK, I can't speak Hindi and I am not fit for a particular look. I wanted to break the image I had during 'Veer'. I think 'Housefull 2' will help me in proving my point,' she told.

For the sequel to the 2010 comedy 'Housefull', director Sajid Khan has cast a new set of actresses - Zarine, Asin Thottumkal and Jacqueline Fernandez who did an item song in the first instalment. The male leads have also been re-shuffled slightly - while Akshay Kumar has been retained, John Abraham is the new entrant.

Zarine's weight issue followed her to 'Housefull 2' too - she has been asked to get into shape for the comedy.

'The film excites me as well as makes me nervous because the role in the movie is ultra-glamorous and I am expected to be super-fit. I am really trying hard. We are going to start shooting in the mid of this month. I have a very long way to go in very little time.

'The most important thing for me is weight loss because the only thing I was told was to get into proper shape,' said Zarine who doesn't mind working in a multi-starrer.

'It's a setback for a newcomer not to have a Bollywood background. If you have a father or someone who is from here, then you don't have to suffer the partiality that happens.'

But the positive response to her item song 'Character Dhila' with Salman in 'Ready' has raised her chances.

' 'Veer' was a dream debut with Salman. Everything was so good, but the film didn't do well. It was written off everywhere, my weight was criticised. I was wondering what went wrong, why no one is supporting me? The media just broke me off. Whatever event I attended, they wrote about my dressing, my weight again and again.

'I was very disappointed. After 'Character Dhila' becoming a hit, people's perspective about me has changed. People have started accepting me,' told Zarine.

Asked if she has any other project in her kitty, she said, 'After 'Housefull 2' I might be doing another film that I am not sure of as yet, but it's not with him (Salman).

Zarine Khan doesn’t like crash diets for shedding weight!

Actress Zarine Khan, who once weighed 100 kg, shed her weight to make a mark in the entertainment industry but the 'Character Dheela' girl doesn't think in crash diets and prefers balanced eating habits.

'I am blessed with very beautiful parents. Thanks to them that genetically I have got such a clear and nourished skin,' told the one-film-old actress who was here to launch the VLCC Daily Protect Anti-Pollution range.

'But no doubt pollution and excessive exposure to heat and make-up affect the skin and makes it dull. So, it is important to take care of it - like body treatments, even skin care is important. I always endorse balanced diet. I don't believe in crash diets. One should eat healthy and in the right proportion,' she included.

VLCC Daily Protect Anti Pollution range offers - lotion SPF15 and face wash to counter the damaging effects of pollution.

'It's been in our minds for very long time and keeping the pollution in today's world, this is the best time to bring a range that would nurture your skin and give flawless beauty. It is a complete treatment to the skin,' told Vandana Luthra, founder of VLCC.

'The launch of skincare portfolio is an important milestone for us as it marks our foray into a segment that will give us the opportunity to serve an entirely new set of consumers and markets,' she included.

The products are priced at Rs.10 for the multi-use sachet, Rs.49 for the face wash and Rs.79 for 100 ml anti-pollution lotion.

Hot Zarine Khan rejects a bikini scene demand!

Zarine Khan is exhausted of the constant talk about her strange resemblance to fellow actress Katrina Kaif and feels that media should get over it. She also shot down reports of wearing a bikini in the forthcoming comedy "Housefull 2".

"Housefull 2" is her second full-fledged movie after "Veer" and it is being directed by Sajid Khan.

"The first schedule of 'Housefull 2' is over. It was fun. I'm really looking forward to the next schedule," Zarine, who was the show stopper for Divya K. Ahuja at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), said journalists here.

"No, I am not wearing a bikini in the movie," included Zarine.

Zarine was launched by Salman Khan, who was dating Katrina, with "Veer" last year. After that she made a special appearance in his "Ready".

"This whole comparison with Katrina is media created and it is high time that people get over it," she told.

Can comparisons have a negative effect on her career?

"It's not that the comparisons can be negative for my career, but both of us are in Bollywood, so it does bother sometime. Although I respect Katrina utterly," told the 23-year-old.