Shootings can be such a drag really. In sexy Sonali Bendre’s case the ‘drag’ turned out to be a serious adventure. Not one the leggy actress will forget in a hurry. And it happened to her in the ‘Sin City’ of Bangkok, where she should have actually been expecting some (mis)adventure to begin with. No, it wasn’t just a sensual massage that the ‘Sarfarosh’ girl experienced. It was far more ‘sexual’ than that. Sonali was in the city for a shoot when she met up with her ‘Luv You Hamesha’ director Kailash Surendranathan (also there for an ad shoot). "You’ve been far too protected Sonali" he told her. Let me introduce you to the realities of life. And an adventure-bug-bitten Bendre nodded inexcitement even as Kailash took her to the sleaziest side of Bangkok city. It was in one such section that Kailash showed her some of the sexiest and prettiest women Sonali had ever seen. Each one more sexily dressed than the other. And just when she was admiring the ‘women’, a laughing Kailash gave her the

Sonali's next movie in Tamil is "Kannoodu Kaanpathellaam". They went to "Bangang" for the shooting. In the airport, Thailand Government took their camera and said, "if you want your camera back then you have to pay Fourty Million". So Director Anpalaya Pirabaharan asked a Tamil family to help but they said "Sorry, We can't help you". Director really got sad because noone try to help him. Only one person who helped him was the heroine of his film. She is the one talk to her one of friend who lives in Thailand and rented a camera for him and also she helped him for the shooting. She waked up early morning 5.00am and put her make-up and finished the shooting successfully. Director really got happy and he thanks to Sonali for the big help. He said "I'm really happy because Sonali knew director's bad situation and I really proud to have a really good girl in my film as a Heroine".

After Pakistan's humiliating defeat in the World Cup finals, the team was in for another shock when speedster Shoaib Akhtar reportedly declared he will go back home via Mumbai as he wanted to meet Sonali Bendre...! However, he gave up the idea after much persuasion by his teammates, who reasoned that it wouldn't be safe to visit Mumbai, especially with Kargil conflict on. Shoaib has had a major crush on Sonali Bendre ever since he saw the actress in her first film English Babu Desi Mem. Reportedly, Shoaib's room in his house is full of Sonali's posters and her videos. He had met her during the World Cup in a film premiere in London and managed to get her contact number. In his bid to stay in touch with Sonali, Shoaib started calling her up almost every day. But his over enthusiasm backfired when the news reached Shoaib's family in Pakistan. Well aware of Shoaib's infatuation, his family clearly told him not to go ahead with his 'tangle' with Sonali.

Was it truly Sonali Bendre, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar was chasing during the World Cup...? Akhtar was reportedly admonished by his mom for chasing the nubile Indian beauty rather than hitting the 100-mph bowling speed on the speed gun in the World Cup. While Shoaib is now facing the flak of irate fans, thanks to Pakistan's rout at the finals against Australia, Sonali has speeded up efforts to conquer the South. Sonali, who danced her way into the hearts of the Southies (and non-Southies, too) with her Humma humma number in Mani Ratnam's Bombay, makes her full-fledged debut in the South with the delayed Kaadhalar Dinam opposite new find Kunal. The music of Kaadhalar Dinam, by A. R. Rahman, is already sizzling on the shelves.With Madhoo, Khushboo and Nagma conveniently out of the picture, Sonali has the floor open for her. She's already made a good beginning, and signed Kannodu Kanbedhelam, opposite Arjun.