Shilpa Shetty in silent mode

Shilpa Shetty is observing a vow of silence as part of a wellness course that she is pursuing in Oneness University on the outskirts of Chennai and says it helped her to connect with herself.

“I’ve taken out some ‘me’ time. I have been so busy with people, things and attaining my goals that I had forgotten about myself. This place has helped me get in touch with myself. You must be intrigued how… well right now am doing a mauna, that is, where I am not allowed to talk to anyone, so practicing that, it’s difficult but enjoying it,” Shilpa posted on www.shilpashettylive.com/blog.

The 34-year-old actress, who is a fitness and spirituality freak, says she seeks solace there in the company of her gurus — Amma and Bhagvan.

Shilpa has gone there for a special course to rejuvenate herself after a “hectic six months”.

Shilpa Shetty is going to launch meal chain

After dabbling in cricket and spas, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is now venturing into the F&B segment with a chain of readymade meals in Britain.

"It gives me great pleasure to announce that Raj Kundra (fiance) and me have invested with the V8 Gourmet Group... Got to acknowledge the fact that Indian food is much enjoyed (chicken tikka masala becoming the nation's favourite) and has a huge market in Britain," Shilpa posted on her blog shilpashettylive.com/blog from London Sunday.

"... this was only a sign for us to think it right to invest and procure a 33 percent stake in V8 that encompasses Vama, The Bombay Bicycle Club and Tiffinbites. We also do airline catering and the newest plan is to introduce readymade Indian meals that will be under 10 percent fat," she added.

Co-owned by celebrity chef Andy Varma, the 34-year-old actress has massive extension plans for the chain.

Shilpa also dismissed rumours that the food chain was in remembrance of late British reality TV star Jade Goody, whom she interacted with in "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2007 in Britain.

Shilpa Shetty attacked by Athavale's men

Controversies dog Shilpa Shetty wherever she goes. Recently the actress, who is hosting the second season of Bigg Boss on Colors channel, was attacked by the supporters of Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Ramdas Athavale in Lonavala.

On Friday after Shilpa finished recording her interview with TV tycoon Ekta and her brother Tusshar Kapoor in Lonavala, the actress was stopped from returning to Mumbai by Athavale's supporters who laid siege to the Bigg Boss venue and pelted her car with stones.

Athavale claims he was approached to go into the Bigg Boss house of the reality show but was dropped "because of Shilpa's manoeuvres".

But Shilpa says she has nothing to do with the selection of participants in the show where they spend up to three months locked inside a house, all their moves recorded by TV cameras.

Talking about the attack on her, Shilpa said: "They wouldn't let me leave. And they were pelting stones at my car! What had my poor car done to earn their wrath? What have I done, will someone please tell me? Will Mr. Athavale and his supporters please understand that I had nothing to with the nomination of candidates for Bigg Boss?"

Athavale's supporters ransacked the Mumbai office of the channel airing Bigg Boss and blocked the road outside soon after the show went on air last month. They even burnt Shilpa's effigies.

Shilpa Shetty:Sunny is a tough task master

Sunny Deol has found a friend in Shilpa Shetty. The two have worked together in Sunny’s home production, Indian and Apne . But it was during the shooting of Deol’s new film The Man that the two bonded.

Apparently, the unit was shooting in Goa for a song last month. After a hard day’s work, the unit members called it a day. “But Sunny had different plans,” recalls Shilpa. According to Shilpa, Sunny decided to continue with the shift because he was in a mood to shoot. “You know he is mad and obsessed with his work. He is directing the film as well, so his madness reached another level.”

But Shetty feels that it’s his madness that has taken the film to another level. “For that same song, we shot non stop for 40 hours. By the end of it, I almost fainted.”

Shetty feels that Sunny is a tough task master. “He is extremely strict about timings and is a disciplinarian. Honestly, I was a bit tired and irritated after putting in 40 long hours. But when I saw the final result, I was super happy.” That’s why they call him Sunny Deol, the perfectionist.