8.15 am: Have a late call time today but body clock has me up. I read the papers at leisure. First honey, now toothpaste is dangerous?? Contains antibacterial chemicals that make you immune to antibiotics head to the bathroom with a heavy heart.

9 am: Breakfast: bowl of papita followed by scrambled eggs, wholewheat toast and coffee. A man who is sick of toast is tired of life!

11.30 am: Its so hot! Someone just explained to me the two summer phenomena in Mumbai. Sometimes I wonder if this world is another planet's hell?

2 pm: Lunch: lemon chicken cold cuts mixed with salad and French dressing, yoghurt veg dip and special cereal bars for dessert. Vegetarianism is harmless but tends to breed self-righteousness (and flatulence).

4.30 pm: The sensex is soaring, my investment advisor comes to meet me: actors earn only two kinds of money not as much as you think and more than you could ever dream of... I'm not telling which but let's just say she left soon enough!

6.30 pm: Lighting shift for night scene. They tell me 'tomorrow is a holiday' . What I hear is: "We'll be shooting very late tonight." Work on my speech for CRY. Spontaneity requires careful rehearsal after all!

10.30 pm: Pack-up! Am already on the phone making dinner plans... the gang is at a friend's place. They're ordering my tandoori chicken and gelato and we're going to watch a film. My request is suspense thriller.

1.30 am: It was a romantic comedy.

2 am: Phone on Silent, alarm turned off, night blinds drawn, security guard sternly spoken to...and its time for bed! Please DND.