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Vidya Balan didn't let anyone smoke on the sets of Kahaani.

And on days when no-one was caught with a cigarette, not even the chain smokers, she would call for a cake and chocolates for everyone.

As reported ('No smoking, says Vidya'; Hitlist, February 9), even director Sujoy Ghosh was not allowed to light up during the shoot. And when he tried smoking, he was caught on camera by crew members and then punished by the actress.

Is singing paeans of her Jordan experience. PS: She was there for nine days

Malaika Arora Khan was in Jordan for nine days. The actress, who mixed work and pleasure while on the trip, calls the experience "amazing" and "a dream come true".

Dead 'see': She says, "I visited Jordan, Amman and Petra as part of a week-long magazine shoot but stayed back a couple of days just to see the Dead Sea.

It has Biblical significance and for years, has been the supplier of a wide variety of health products -- from balms to cosmetics and herbal sachets. I call myself a spa junkie and I had to go to the sea. It was an unreal but a very relaxing experience. It has also one of the world's best spas on its beaches."

Camel travel: "I mounted a camel after so many years! (The last time was as a child while on Juhu beach). While exploring the Petra caves, one can only ride camels or donkeys. Or walk.

Abhishek Bachchan plans to take half the day off tomorrow for a bash

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai celebrate four years of marital bliss tomorrow. And AB Jr, who is busy promoting Dum Maaro Dum has decided to take half the day off and spend it with his wife.

A source reveals, "DMD is just two days away from release. Abhishek and the cast has been travelling nonstop promoting the film. They recently went to Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat and are in Indore today."

Since AB is very close to producer-director Rohan Sippy, he has planned to ask him to give him some time off on Wednesday.

She is a Haryana native, she studied in Mumbai and her mother lives in Delhi. As Kanishtha Dhankar sets out for the world to face some tough competition as the new Miss India, she says she would like to use her title to work for the rural masses like her grandfather.

"I can feel the power that the Miss India title has. It's been just a few days and I can already think of so many things that I can do with this platform, " the 22-year-old, who hails from Kasni, Haryana, told.

"My granddad has been actively involved in a lot of social work and I want to do the same like educating the rural masses, getting funds for a village's development or spreading HIV awareness, " she said.

Kanishtha, Ankita Shorey and Hasleen Kaur won the Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI)-World 2011, Miss India International and Miss India Earth respectively at the grand finale held at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai Thursday.