his head and his feet on the ground hes not any gabby director airkissing and mwahingmwahing his way into the high visibility zone though hes a thinker he can be really funny apart from doing the thinking we have it on good authority that slb is also very fond of doing up interiors in his house and can be quite the compulsive and extravagant shopper when it comes to splurging on the house behind the tough nononsense seldom smiling exterior of it mogul narayana murthy lurks a western classical music aficionado he has an enviable collection of classical western music and though hes almost spartan in the way he lives the only indulgence hes really allowed himself is the stateofthe art highend music system i also believe he has a piano hes most definitely not a party animal but if he has to attend social dos he makes a very quick exit after an equally quick dinner says naresh narasimhan architect and close associate of murthy for over two decades now talking of murthy actor sudha belawadi of mungaru male fame says he called the entire cast and crew of mungaru male and treated us to a sumptuous typical karnataka lunch hed seen this movie on his wifes recommendation and he let us know that was his first movie in more than 20 years he interacted effortlessly with all of us and said we had made him a proud kannadiga it was an easy camaraderie that we all shared most interviewers get a case of nerves when talking to sir vidya naipaul whos known for his acerbic wit and his complete inability to suffer fools but we dug some and discovered that theres indeed an other side to him he is passionate about cats recounts a fellow writer partial to felines who once shared a car ride with the nobel laureate not only is he passionate about cats he actually gave me a 30minute talk during our journey together on how to give tomcats an enema it was an eyeopener his profound knowledge on the subject if that has you purring in disbelief then maybe its time you knew that some surfaces can be scratched deeper to get to know someone better and many a time what lies beneath is a pleasant revelation its what they are when the lights are out and theyre with their own not a limelighthogging actor ajay devgn comes across as aloof even a tad standoffish but those close to him vouch for his fun side ajay is this incredibly energetic actor and really very chilledout says actor tusshar kapoor he comes into his own after packup time but he consciously limits his circle of friends agrees director madhur bhandarkar ajay is one helluva easygoing chap he has no starry airs and doesnt take himself seriously hes fond of cars and dotes on his pet dogs though by no means severe or daunting prime minister manmohan singh keeps his other side quite under wraps says