In dino, Lara’s single!

It is time to celebrate for Lara Dutta. The actress turns a year older today and couldn’t be happier.

Not only has she grabbed Shah Rukh’s home production, Billoo Barber, she is also getting ready to look her sultry self again on screen. With a couple of interesting projects in her kitty including Ravi Chopra’s Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai, Lara’s career is definitely looking up.

And does the same hold true for her personal life too? After all, rumours are rife that she is now dating her best friend Dino Morea. This link-up reportedly was also the reason why her seven-year-old relationship with model Kelly Dorji ended. “No, I and Dino are not in a relationship,” says Lara, finally speaking up. “Dino is a good friend of both me and Kelly. We used to hang out together. I am very fond of him and that’s it.”

That means after a long day at work, an empty house welcomes her? “Who says I go back home to an empty house?” asks the feisty lady, “I have two dogs, sisters, nieces...”

And then there’s work for the birthday girl. “Some interesting projects for the moment and an adaptation of Devdas at the end of the year,” she lets on. Kudi yeh bindaas hai, wotsay?