manishas found her prince in fact shes found her samrat ask her about how right her choice feels and she gushes ive never felt this happy before i met samrat through a common friend and over the last few months weve become very close to each other im super excited about getting married and starting a life together all these years i wasnt ready for commitment and now with samrat i cant wait to settle down and plan a family with him the pretty actress doubles up with laughter as she talks about how samrat whos never had to bother about such girly stuff earlier is asking her about jewellery and clothesthrough the day we catch up on the phone as many times as we can and our conversations are usually very long but i had a huge shock the other day when he started discussing details of the jewellery he proposes to buy for me it was outrageously hilarious to see him getting bogged down with shopping concerns and entering a womans domain for manisha marriage means getting back to my roots she adds all these years ive lived a life amidst glitter glam and limelight i want to move away from it all and lead a quiet and dignified existence from marriage we shift gears to films will she scale down her film commitments or will she step back entirely im never going to go away from films because thats what will keep me going creatively but yes i will be even more selective than ive been all these years i will remain open to good offers that come my way theres no denying the fulfillment one gets after a days work well done why we ask her she chose to do elektra a malayalam film where shell be nayantharas mother an actress whos barely 13 years younger than her no question about it that its the profile and reputation of my director shyamaprasad that had me say yes to this project i also liked the slightly negative shade to my character something i havent essayed before in ram gopal vermas company i didnt have a major role yet i stood out with my performance so when you are in the hands of a good director any role becomes challenging but the film that has manisha all excited is mappillai i get to play this pompous arrogant totally spoilt woman and its so much fun doing it im loving it because in real life im just the opposite then theres dhanush who has impressed me mightily hes enormously well read and well informed and i love talking to him about literature books and world movies for all his talent and knowledge hes such a humble person today is mani ratnams birthday any birthday wishes from her to someone who catapulted her to the big league with hits such as bombay and dil se mani sir is not one of the best among the really good directors we have