"Pooja Bhatt is giving me a very nice present on my birthday . If all goes well she's releasing Holiday on December 9, the day I was , fortunately or unfortunately, born," Dino is pleased as a punch. "And not just that. I play a dancer on the lines of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever in Pooja's next."

Dino Morea and his lovely 'other' for several years now Nandita Mahtani, have finally called it quits. Though the two underwent several periods of trial separation , they were essentially seen as an inseparable couple.

But now they've moved into separate directions....and this time it's for keeps. That explains Dino's new prank-free sober and reflective mood.

"Is it?" he chuckles with habitual light-heartedness.

"It's true that we aren't seeing each other any longer. But we're still very close friends. I'll be there for her whenever she needs me. I was there for her at the launch of her boutique earlier this week. There's no one else right now. I know it's corny to say I'm married to my work. But that's how it is."

On his career front Dino is most pleased with the ground being covered. "I'm really happy with the direction it's taken...Pooja Bhatt's direction, that is," he puns deviously.

" Holiday has shaped up very very well. And now I'm doing another film for Pooja where I play a dancer. I worked really hard on Holiday. For eight months I rehearsed my dance steps."

Everyone is talking about his dancing skills in Holiday. "Oh that was always there. I always danced well. But I never got a chance to display my dancing skills before. How would people know what I can do until I show them? Like...how would anyone know I can pull off comedy? That's precisely what I'm doing in Deepak Tijori's Tom Dick & Harry ... and I ain't Dick. I play Tom. The movie will stand out big time. If No Entry can tickle audiences they'll be falling out of their seats."

A project with Dharamesh Darshan is also on the anvil. "That's how eclectic my career is...from Dharamesh to Pooja. I'm entering the best phase of my career."

As for expanding his other interests, Dino already runs a very successful eatery Crepe Station with his brother. "Now I plan to start a night club with a friend of mine. He's very keen. He wants me to be the face of his club. Since I don't have to put in any money, I've nothing to lose. I'm just required to bring in the right people."

Dino sighs. "I'm making enough money. I'm working hard. I'm shooting everyday. Not every actor in Bollywood can claim to do that."

After Suniel Shetty we've another Bollywood actor who combines food with food for fantasy(cinema).