A
young
woman
who
is
perhaps
the
best
in
the
business
when
it
comes
to
comedy
and
can
also
sizzle
on
screen
in
the
best
of
the
designer
outfits.
Now
that"s
Lara
Dutta
for
you,
an
Ex-Miss
Universe,
who
is
currently
in
seventh
year
of
her
professional
career
and
is
all
positive
about
playing
a
long
innings
for
years
to
come.
What
makes
Lara
confident
about
this
continued
run?
Well,
her
'mantra" of
constantly
reinventing
herself.
“It"s
as
simple
as
that.
I
don"t
want
to
just
sit
down
and
say
that
I
have
been
a
model
in
the
past
and
a
Miss
Universe
with
some
good
Bollywood
hits
behind
me
so
I
should
just
sit
back
and
bask
in
that
glory.
Sorry,
there
is
no
point
in
doing
that.
I
have
been
enjoying
a
certain
standing
right
throughout
my
career
and
I
am
not
going
to
let
anyone
down",
says
Lara
whose
sole
release
this
year,
Housefull,
was
a
success
story
at
the
box
office.
She
is
also
one
of
the
few
leading
ladies
who
have
managed
to
carry
off
the
skimpiest
of
outfits
without
even
looking
vulgarity.
No
wonder,
it"s
the
style
sense
factor
that
has
come
in
handy
here.
“Thankfully,
I
can
never
come
across
as
someone
who
is
cheap
because
of
the
kind
of
mentality
that
I
have",
she
reasons,
“So
even
if
I
am
playing
a
bunny
in
Housefull
or
walking
around
on
the
beach
in
Blue,
there
would
be
a
certain
sophistication
to
my
attire.
I
want
my
audience
to
react
positively
to
me
and
thankfully,
so
far
the
reactions
have
been
heart-warming
enough
to
make
me
feel
good
that
I
am
doing
things
right".
While
she
couldn"t
quite
get
into
an
action
avatar
in
Blue,
she
could
well
be
kicking
some
butt
in
the
sequel
to
Shahrukh
Khan"s
Don
if
the
reports
of
her
being
signed
for
the
film
are
indeed
true.
“For
me,
reinvention
is
the
name
of
the
game",
says
Lara,
“It
has
always
been
the
case.
For
my
role
in
Blue,
I
had
to
be
fit
and
be
in
perfect
shape
since
the
role
required
good
deal
of
underwater
sequences.
Now
that"s
not
something
that
you
normally
see
a
girl
to
be
doing.
Then
again
in
Housefull,
I
had
to
be
totally
glam
even
though
I
played
the
role
of
a
wife.
All
these
films
have
helped
a
great
deal
for
me
personally".