$$$ Koffee With Karan $$$

India's most sensational actress and finest filmmaker team up with Karan. Karan loves to serve his coffee 'hot'… and this episode was 'piping hot'! His first guest was saucy, sexy and sensational… She is the unofficial brand ambassador of the show, having been mentioned in practically each and every episode of the last season! Meet the quote-a-minute, bold and brash, Mallika Sherawat. Karan's second guest is one of the finest filmmakers in Bollywood… a man behind many-a-masterpiece and Karan's favorite director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This unusual combination came together for the first time, in an exciting and entertaining tête-à-tête.

Sanjay and Mallika hit it off instantaneously, as they meet for the first time on the sets of Koffee with Karan. Mallika talked about how glad she was to be on the show, after being discussed at length, last season! She admits on the show that she suffers from a major superiority complex! Sanjay talks about how Mallika has proved him right, as he had predicted that she is the most promising newcomer, when he was on the show last season. He talks about his upcoming film Sanwariyan, his love-hate relationship with Aishwarya Rai and the fact that he is envious of his fellow-directors, to the extent of avoiding their films.

And as always, the eagerly awaited rapid fire round resulted in some very interesting revelations. So which actors would Mallika like in her harem of hunks and how would she like to be pampered by them? Who does she think has the sexiest butt in Bollywood? Who does Sanjay think is the most over-rated actor and director in Bollywood? Who would he choose between Madhuri, Aishwarya and Rani? Who takes the hamper home? Sanjay or Mallika? Karan definitely has a tough time deciding the winner of the most desired possession on his show - the coffee hamper!

Excerpts from the interview

Karan: Welcome to Koffee with Karan!!!
Mallika: Thanks!
Karan: So you are finally on the show. Everyone used to ask me when are you getting Mallika Sherawat on the show?
Mallika: I've provided enough entertainment for Koffee with Karan. I've been made fun of… been ridiculed!
Karan: No! No! That's not what used to happen!
Mallika: Of course! That was it! You think I don't know!
Karan: (Laughs)
Mallika: No harm! I'm sitting here and as Robert De Niro said, "You didn't knock me down! I'm still standing!"
Karan: You were always the option when we asked the men, who was the sexiest woman they thought.. The answer was always you! You think you were a safe option for them?
Mallika: I think I am a woman who dared!
Karan: Oh really?
Mallika: Yes! Probably that's why the answer… but I take it as a compliment… as a big compliment…
Karan: What else can she ask for and when people say things about her and about her being honest and controversial… What do you have to say about that?
Sanjay: I think… I just said… She is what she is. She doesn't pretend herself as someone else. She speaks her mind out and to her I want to say "Kuch to log kahenge… logo ka kaam hai kehna. You just do what you are doing.. be what you are and keep working!"
Mallika: Very encouraging Sanjay! Thank you so much! You know I must say something. Everyone told me that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is this intense Guru Dutt kind of director...don't joke with him too much. Be very serious and Karan Johar is extremely sensitive… don't offend him.. Keep your mouth shut!
Karan: You can offend us! We won't mind too much!
Sanjay: We're used to not feeling like you! And it really doesn't make a difference!
Karan: Aren't you seeking love in your life?
Mallika: I want to seek love! Lots of love!
Karan: Love from a man, darling! Not from the masses.
Mallika: Am talking about love from a man, yes!
Karan: There's never a lonely moment, you want to share?
Mallika: There are lots of lonely moments. I am alone. I live alone in the city. Family is not here. It gets excruciating being lonely. But I have to learn to deal with it. I genuinely haven't met a man who doesn't believe that women are superior to men. The day I meet a man…
Sanjay: But Mallika… Why should a woman be superior to a man?
Karan: Exactly!
Mallika: I somehow have a clinical disorder!
Sanjay: I don't think you should suffer anymore from it because its important to know that men are women are equal! Men should not say that women are inferior and women should not think so either..
Mallika: Are both of you'll ganging up on me?
Sanjay: No!
Mallika: Yes! You are ganging up on me!