DUTTA OVERCOMES SHYNESS

Actress, LARA DUTTA, who has; in her latest movie, "BLUE"; become the latest bikini babe of Bollywood says she overcame her hydrophobia by shooting by shooting for the underwater flick.

The 31-year-old actress will be seen doing underwater stunts with ASKHAY KUMAR and SANJAY DUTT in the film. They were sent to  Samui, in Thailand, to become certified divers.

'You would not believe, but I was hydrophobic earlier. But, after "BLUE", I can proudly say that I am a certified diver now ... which is a huge achievement for me," LARA told the media on the sidelines of 'MMTC Festival of Gold - 2009' in India's capital.

The actress, whose svelte figure in the film has become the talk of the town, had to go through a rigorous training to learn swimming and scuba diving for the film which is being touted as Bollywood's first under water movie.