Taslim Shekih (Renuka) interview

Everyone dreams to be the star or personage they admire. We peeked into the busy lives of our tele - stars on their

sets and asked them the celebs they would love to swap places with for a day.

"Oh, I forever dreamt of being Bill Gates," says the chirpy Tassnim Sheikh. "I always wanted to be a software engineer, go abroad and work for Microsoft. The genius that he is, it would be a dream to be Bill Gates for a day. Amitabh Bachchan would be my choice for being an Indian celebrity. I would have roamed the entire city signing autographs and later, would invite all the Bollywood celebs for a lavish dinner," she giggles.

Sumptuous dinners and eminence is every actor's dream. But sexy stud Parmeet Sethi considers power and reigning command a reason to swap places. "I would love to be the woman who calls the shots of the world's most powerful man in the world- Mrs. Bush. Women are the most commanding genus in the world and to have the

chains of the President in your hands is quite fascinating," says Parmeet.

His ideas of adventure range from extravagant pleasures at the White House, having a gala time with all the international celebrities of the world.

Politics and showbiz indeed go hand-in-hand! And where showbiz is cornered, every actress wants a role opposite King Khan. But vivacious Shraddha Nigam leaps a step ahead. "The best I could do to act with Shah Rukh Khan is by becoming Kajol," she laughs wickedly. "I am crazy about Shah Rukh and I loved Kajol in DDLJ. Hence by swapping places with Kajol for a day, I would be with Shah Rukh and also get a chance to act in DDLJ," she says, dissolving into laughter.

If Shraddha's naughty mind can trade places just to be with her pin-up star. Then there is the sweet hunk who would get into the shoes of his idol just to learn his craft. "I would love to be Mr. Bachchan for a day, to learn his acting and style. Being a powerhouse of performance I would actually pilfer some of his attributes," smiles Chetan Hansraj mischievously. "I would buy myself a Mercedes and shop for watches, as I have a fetish for them. And would like to play the same role he did act in the movie Khaki as he had given a stellar performance," he says.

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