Lara Dutta, the versatile actress, mom, the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant and the youngest ambassador for United Nations Population Fund shared a wonderful meal with Curly Tales Chief Editor, Kamiya Jani. The actress spilt her travel secrets and her food preferences. During the course of the fun interview, she even revealed her husband, ace tennis player, Mahesh Bhupati’s travel indulgences. Well, read on to know all the deets about your favourite actress.
Lara Dutta Made Her Friend Smuggle Frozen Biryani To New York
Lara Dutta revealed to Curly Tales that biryani is her favourite food. In fact, it’s the one dish she missed the most when she stayed in New York as Miss Universe. The actress shared that when she flew from New York to Indonesia as Miss Universe, she had a layover in India. The biryani lover, made her friends carry a handi of fresh, hot biryani to the airport in India. The Miss Universe sat incognito and relished her handi of biryani. In another hilarious incident, she asked her friend to smuggle a frozen handi of biryani in a suitcase to New York.
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Lara Dutta Spilled Coffee On Mahesh Bhupati The First Time They Met
Lara Dutta chatted that she and her husband, Mahesh Bhupati are polar opposites of each other. But they’re a good sort of a fit, as in her words, she can talk and he can listen. The couple first met as professionals since Mahesh Bhupati owned Global Sports which was in charge of sports and celebrity management. Lara Dutta was a client at the company. The duo decided to meet for the first time over a cup of coffee to discuss professional engagements. During the course of the discussion, Lara Dutta accidentally spilt hot coffee on Mahesh Bhupati. She admitted to scalding him the first time they met. Now, this is a really filmy story.
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Her Favourite Destination Is Jaisalmer; Looks Forward To Visiting The Northeast
Growing up across India as an airforce kid, Lara Dutta likes travelling across the country. She recalls having a great trip to Jaisalmer with her daughter, Saira. Jaisalmer is one of Lara Dutta’s favourite travel destinations. The actress shot Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost in Jaisalmer and has been there multiple times. The mother-daughter visited the sand dunes and chhatris in the Rajasthani city. Currently, the actress and her daughter are looking forward to visiting Kashmir and the Northeast.
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Mahesh Bhupati Prefers 5-Star Luxury Stay Over Exploring A Destination
When asked if Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupati are travel compatible, Lara laughingly admits that while she is a neat freak, Mahesh is a messy packer. But they do like the same destinations. New York is one of their most favourite cities in the world, as they both lived there at the same time, even when they didn’t know each other. Lara Dutta is an adventure junkie who has gone bungee jumping, skiing and white water rafting. Interestingly, she says Mahesh Bhupati unlike her, is a 5-star snob who loves to check in to a luxurious hotel, sit in his AC room and look out at the sun. His idea of a holiday is to do nothing. While her holiday preference involves exploring a city on foot.
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First Published: November 30, 2021 12:30 PM