smooth vodka, must proceed soberly and methodically, to know the dropdead stunner of Mera Naam Joker whose impact has been as lasting as the opus which had the audacity of studying the tears of a clown at its own pace and magnitude. The part of Marina came to her “suddenly”, the showman of all showmen had scouted for talent at Russian circus shows. He wasn’t exactly thrilled till he saw Ksana performing at the famed Bolshoi ballet.Elena, her elder sister by four years, was “the celebrity, I was not so much of celebrity-celebrity but he asked to meet me. I did, accompanied by officials from Sovexportfilm. The role was offered just like that. It was my second film. I had acted in one film before. In all Istokes my curiosity. So when was the last time she cried? Blank, sound-proof silence. Prod her to recollect and Ksana states, “When my husband Alexei died. Suddenly. Heart attack, at home. No warning. He was 56. Healthy, not classic handsome but the only man I have ever loved in all my life.”Their son Eugene, is a frontline actor. Ksana has three grandkids, one an expert at the violin, another at the piano, the third one “still decide… they are my jewels.” Speaking of jewels, Raj Kapoor gifted her a gold ring encrusted with pearls. He told her it was on behalf of an Indian delegation to the Moscow film festival but she suspects “he was shy to tell me it was a personal gift...and no, he never wrote