What
would've
been
a
routine
birthday
bash
for
Sameera
Reddy
on
Sunday
night
turned
out
to
be
a
very
special
occasion
when
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."
Sameera
who
has
become
very
close
to
Priyan
and
his
wife
Lizzie
and
in
fact
spends
all
her
free
time
during
her
frequent
visits
to
Chennai
in
their
house
is
still
reeling
in
pleasure.
"I
couldn't
have
got
a
better
birthday
gift.
Firstly
it
turned
out
to
be
Priyan
and
Lizzie's
marriage
anniversary.
So
we
had
my
birthday
and
their
anniversary
party
at
Shristi
Behl's
residence.
All
three
of
us
Lizzie,
Priyan
and
I
cut
a
cake."
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." Not
many
people
know
this
but
Sameera
has
a
secret
special
appearance
in
the
Bihar
based
film
that
Priyan
is
shooting
with
Ajay
Devgn,
Akshaye
Khanna
and
Bipasha
Basu.
"How
do
you
know
about
this?" Sameera
demands
to
know.
"So
that
makes
it
three
films
with
Priyan.
I'm
really
lucky
to
have
Priyan
and
his
wife
as
friends.
Now
when
I
go
to
Chennai
is
like
a
second
home
to
me
thanks
to
the
work
that
I
do.
In
fact
my
latest
Tamil
hit
was
mixed
in
Priyan's
studio
in
Chennai,
so
the
bond
thickens."
Her
prestigious
film
Nagesh
Kukunoor's
Yeh
Husla
remains
stuck.
Says
Sameera
softly,
"That's
because
the
producers
Percept
have
bungled.
They're
in
a
real
financial
mess.
They
owe
almost
everyone
associated
with
them
quite
a
lot
of
money." Sameera
herself
remains
solitary
in
Mumbai.
"My
sister
Meghna
is
now
married
to
a
Greek
and
settled
on
the
most
exotic
Greek
island.
My
brother-in-law
spoils
me
silly.
They
both
love
me
because
I
convinced
our
conservative
dad
about
the
unlikely
marital
alliance."
Especially
after
her
sister's
marriage
Sameera
really
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.
But
what's
the
point
of
looking
good
when
you've
no
one
to
admire
you?"
Age
may
be
just
a
number.
But
in
Bollywood,
Sameera
knows
her
time
is
numbered.
"At
the
party
at
Shristi
Behl's,
I
just
kept
staring
at
Twinkle
Khanna.
She
was
glowing.
She
just
keeps
getting
better
with
the
years.
I
hope
I
look
as
radiant
when
I
reach
that
age."