Pasta with Rakhi

IN Media Watch Briefs | 27/11/2008

Drama queen Rakhi Sawant, brought in her birthday by cooking pasta for her friends, so we were told by numerous TV channels. But Aaj Tak¿s reporter not only got to share Rakhi¿s secret recipe, (add a dash of cream for a glowing body), she even got to taste the fare. And to please the birthday girl the reporter gestured her verdict even before she had swallowed her first bite.

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