For Ruslaan Mumtaz, style is all about comfort and colours

Published: Thursday, Apr 19, 2012, 15:40 IST
By Pooja Dantewadia | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

For actor Ruslaan Mumtaz, style is all about comfort and colours...

1. My style would be defined by comfortable clothing doused in a lot of bright colour.

2. I have a fetish for shoes and my current favourite brand is Aldo. I also adore shoes from Caterpillar and have five pairs of the same style in different colours. I buy my sports shoes from Nike.

3. I have a collection of 30 watches. At one point I had so many watches that I started gifting them to my friends and family. My favourite watch is from Guess.

4. I don’t like accessorising a lot but I just sport one silver band with six small diamonds which sums up to around one carat — it’s a total attention clincher and I love that!

5. I am not too keen about skin or hair products, but if I have to, I usually stick to L’Oreal and Nivea.

6. It’s important to smell good and so, I invest a lot in my perfumes. My favourite brands are Gucci and Davidoff.

7. I hate traditional clothes but if it is a traditional occasion I would wear something which is a fusion of Indian and western styles.

8. For a special occasion, I would wear a pair of my favourite jeans and a t-shirt paired with a jacket and loafers. But if it’s something more special, then I’d go in completely suited.

9. For clothing I prefer brands like Jack and Jones, River Island and Top Man and I buy my designer clothes from Sameer Patel. I love V-neck t-shirts and think they really make me look sexy.

10. For the summer, it’s all about colour, linens and cottons and I love experimenting like mad during this season.

LINK: http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_for-ruslaan-mumtaz-style-is-all-about-comfort-and-colours_1678013

Karisma Kapur is hot: Ruslaan Mumtaz

Published: Monday, Apr 16, 2012, 12:23 IST

By Dippanita Ghosh Biswas | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

He’s grown up idolising a lot of actors from the Hindi film industry and one of them has been Karisma Kapur. So, when film-maker Vikram Bhatt offered actor Ruslaan Mumtaz a role in Dangerous Ishq, saying no wasn’t an option. And every moment of shooting has been an experience for the young actor.

“I think Karisma looks hotter now than she did earlier. At the cost of sounding rude, I still say that I couldn’t take my eyes off her,” he confesses, adding, “ConsideringDangerous Ishq is a comeback film for her, it’s amazing to see the amount of hard work she’s put behind every scene. There’s so much to learn from her.”

An attempt to move on is thwarted and Ruslaan goes on, “What’s even better is how she successfully manages her kids and work; they would come to the sets at times and she would be the doting mom before shifting focus to the next scene. And when they weren’t around, she was always kept in the loop about them.”

Dangerous Ishq, a 3D film, boasts of an interesting ensemble cast.

“When Vikram approached me with the role, I was excited mainly for two reasons — first, working with Karisma and second, shooting on 3D. I had seen his Haunted on 3D and thought it looked even better because of the format,” he explains. Of course, working with an ensemble cast and Vikram were a bonus. “Vikram makes sure his actors are perfectly at ease and goes the extra mile to connect even beyond work,” informs Ruslaan, adding, “And having a set full of actors is always fun for a fresher like me. Not only do you get to learn so much from watching them, you also are more relaxed when it comes to work.”

Ruslaan, who made his debut in 2007 with Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar, has had just a handful of releases since then, along with a few television commercials. He also co-hosted the last season of IIFA.

Quiz him whether he should pull his socks up when it come to the number of films and he states, “Yes, at hindsight I think I said no to too many films. If I hadn’t done so, I would have quite a few releases by now. But it’s never too late.”

LINK: http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_karisma-kapur-is-hot-ruslaan-mumtaz_1676525