Tanushree
Dutta
is
in
the
news
again.
This
time
around,
it's
because
of
her
secret
'marriage'
to
Koena
Mitra's
cousin
brother,
Neil
Roy
Franklin.
Says
a
source
close
to
Tanushree
and
Koena,
"Since
Gudi
Padwa,
Tanu
and
Koena
have
been
besieged
by
calls
enquiring
about
Tanu's
secret
shaadi
to
Koena's
cousin
Neil.
Both
are
baffled
by
the
rumours.
Neil
is
Koena's
31-year-old
cousin
(her
maternal
aunt"s
son)
who
is
studying
graphic
designing
and
animation
films
in
London.
He
is
part
Italian
and
part
Bengali
and
came
down
to
Mumbai
a
while
back
and
stayed
at
Koena's
place.
That's
how
he
got
to
meet
Tanu.
They
are
like
a
gang.
Neil
is
young,
single,
looks
hot
and
is
very
close
to
Tanu.
Tanu
is
single,
he
finds
her
hot
and
so
he
loves
flirting
with
her."
Says
Tanushree,
"I
have
no
clue
where
the
rumours
started.
People
with
vested
interests
are
spreading
these
weird
stories
about
me
but
it's
only
providing
me
with
comic
relief.
If
I
were
to
get
married,
it
would
be
an
affair
to
remember.
It
would
be
for
everyone
and
the
biggest
wedding
in
recent
times,
designer
gown
et
al.
I
don't
want
a
one-ceremony
wedding.
I'd
have
Hindu
and
Christian
rites
in
Las
Vegas.
Poor
Neil
has
no
clue
about
the
'wedding'.
He's
well-mannered,
a
very
close
friend
and
a
charming
guy."
Koena
adds,
"I
am
shocked.
There
is
no
marriage.
Neil
is
young
and
they
are
a
good-looking
couple.
When
he's
here,
he
woos
Tanu
as
she's
hot
and
single
but
there's
no
marriage
as
of
now."
Apart
from
Tanushree's
alleged
'secret
shaadi'
with
Koena's
brother
Neil,
Koena
has
recently
been
accused
of
influencing
Tanushree.
The
friend
says,
"Koena
has
been
a
great
source
of
emotional
support
to
Tanu
and
it's
irking
people.
Suddenly
Tanu
has
lost
several
kilos
and
people
are
saying
that
because
of
Koena,
she
hasn"t
just
lost
weight
but
is
losing
her
mind
too." Koena
says,
"Close
friends
do
influence
each
other
and
I
may
have
influenced
her
fitness
and
style.
I
am
a
fitness
freak
and
Tanu's
a
foodie,
so
all
I
have
done
is
cut
down
on
the
kind
of
rich,
oily
food
that
she
used
to
eat.
I
have
changed
her
diet
programme
and
lent
her
my
trainer
Shane
with
whom
she
has
been
working
out
for
the
last
six
months;
that's
why
she's
lost
so
much
weight."
Tanushree
adds,
"I
admire
Koena's
fitness
fundas.
I
love
to
check
out
new
restaurants
and
binge
on
rich
food
but
she
keeps
me
in
check
by
making
me
have
salads
and
lean
meats
every
so
often.
We
binge
on
Sundays.
I
don't
like
people
spreading
vicious
rumours,
but
I
guess
it's
part
of
growing
up."
Story first published: Friday, April 11, 2008, 13:41 [IST]