As usual, we begin by Preity Zinta announcing categorically that she doesn't want to talk about her personal life and certainly not about her boyfriend Ness Wadia.

With some coaxing, she cribs, "Do I have to talk about my personal life each time I give an interview?" Well, interest in the personal life of a star is only natural, isn't it?

"I agree," she says, "But at the end of the day, we end up speaking only about our personal life. I don't bar the press from asking me personal questions, but I think this constant speculation and intervention in someone else's life is just not done."

However, Preity is more than forthcoming about her work. She has just completed her first schedule of Rituparno Ghosh's English film The Last Lear. She says, "It's too early to talk about the film, because we have just begun shooting.

I think Rituda is a fantastic director, who emphasises on small details. Plus, it is my first English language film, so I am extra-excited," she says.

How has Preity's experience been working in an English film?

"It's different," she laughs. "In so many years, I have worked only in Hindi. So, when Rituda gave me the dialogue, I felt somewhat different. Look, I don't want to give any lectures on cinema and its language, I am too much of a rookie to talk about that," she smiles.