Dino
Morea
has
always
maintained
that
Lara
Dutta
is
very
special
to
him
and
that
fact
was
proved
on
Tuesday
when
she
came
to
his
Bandra
bungalow
to
spend
his
birthday
with
the
rest
of
his
family.
The
actor,
who
is
in
his
early
thirties,
says,
"This
year,
we
decided
that
we
would
bring
in
a
quiet
birthday.
Because
of
the
26/11
attacks,
the
mood
of
the
country
is
sombre
and
personally,
I
haven't
been
in
the
mood
for
celebrations.
So
we
decided
to
have
a
quiet
family
get-together
at
my
home."
This
birthday
was
even
more
special
for
the
actor
as,
"Mum
and
dad
came
from
Bangalore
to
spend
time
with
me
on
my
birthday.
They
were
to
come
on
Dec
21
but
they
wanted
to
surprise
me
on
my
birthday.
It
was
my
best
birthday
gift,
as
I
haven't
seen
them
for
eight
months
now."Besides
his
brothers,
Santino
and
Nicolo,
Dino
admits
close
friend
Lara
Dutta
was
also
with
him.
"But
Nico's
girlfriend
was
also
there," he
smiles.
He's
reluctant
to
talk
about
the
gifts
he
got
from
his
near
and
dear
ones,
"I
got
some
stuff
like
an
iPod
and
a
computer
but
it's
too
personal
to
talk
about.
The
presence
of
loved
ones
around
me
was
enough."
Though
he
is
reluctant
to
reveal
what
Lara
got
him,
a
close
friend
of
the
couple
spills
the
beans,
"Lara
and
Dino
both
love
gadgets
and
when
they
were
in
the
USA,
they
bought
a
lot
of
them.
Lara
bought
a
Mac
Airbook
for
Dino,
a
slip
video
and
upgraded
her
iPod."
But
it
was
not
all
play
and
no
work
for
Morea.
He
adds,
"I
cut
a
big
chocolate
cake,
had
a
nice
birthday
lunch
and
then
I
attended
three
important
meetings.
It
was
a
good
sign
that
I
worked
on
my
birthday
because
all
of
the
meetings
were
good
for
me.
I
always
go
to
Mount
Mary,
I
went
three
days
ago
but
didn't
have
time
on
my
birthday.
I
find
a
lot
of
peace
there,"
concludes
the
birthday
boy.
Story first published: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 11:27 [IST]