His on-screen kiss with Pakistani actress Meera in the film Nazar didn't materialise, but rumour has it that the MMS clip of actor Ashmit Patel with girlfriend Riya Sen in the nude was forwarded by the actor himself to teach her a "lesson".

According to industry sources, immediately after the clip was in circulation, Patel inquired with various television news channels if they would air the clip. "He sounded eager to run the clip on all channels at the earliest. He wasn't even upset about the fact that his naked butt would be on air for the whole world to see," said a television channel source.

However, when this correspondent contacted Patel, he was not shocked to hear the accusation. Instead, he uttered, "I don't know what to say. I really don't know how to react."

Patel and Sen have been a couple for over a year. Their relationship strained early this year when he found out that Sen was cheating on him. In a fit of fury, he allegedly circulated the MMS clip, which shows them kissing and indulging in foreplay, to everyone he knew.

A journalist who received the MMS said, "The Shahid-Kareena clip was kid stuff compared to the Ashmit-Riya clip. We can actually hear them making conversation, and indulging in bedroom antics that are worse than a porn film."