This story is from February 13, 2004

Flirt, but don't get too close

Get ahead with city celebs on the art of flirtation.
Flirt, but don't get too close
Think of the last party where you really had fun. No, it could not be because of the food, the drinks, the clothes you wore, or even for those people there at the party. The best thing that might have happened to you was probably the brief flirting session that you had with that person you met for the first time and you both had just hit off.
"I love to flirt," said actor June Maliah, breaking into her trademark giggle even as she spoke to us.
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"It''s a power game, and when you can bring the man on his knees after a series of smart moves, nothing can be more fun," she said. And even as Kolkata flirts fast and smart, we assure you that the men in the city love it even more.
"Ya, it''s fun to see a woman flirting in style, and it''s even more fun to be able to flirt with her," said Apeejay scion and undoubtedly the most eligible bachelor around town, Karan Paul. "To be at a do where there is some electricity in the air is almost necessary, and that''s possible only if you are meeting these really interesting people and getting to know them through the evening. If you call that flirting, well, then it''s important to flirt," Karan said. Incidentally, with his huge smile and warm handshake, Karan indeed weaves magic wherever he chooses to go.
"The most important part of flirting is the opening line," said singer Shayne Hyrapiet, who sure knows what he''s talking about. "If you get that right, there are little chances that you can go wrong there after. The next step is coffee, and then we can leave the rest to God," said Shayne. For him to want to flirt, the woman should be cute and open to a little bit of verbal wickedness.
"I don''t need an opening line, it''s written all over my face, women just want to flirt with me all the time," actor Jishu Sengupta couldn''t be more candid. But he has his choice. "The sense of humour is important; the woman should realise that whatever is being said is not a commitment of any sort," he would in fact cut out a woman if she was trying to get too personal.
"I would just say I have to meet someone else and scoot," he laughed.

And if the men are looking for the cute looks and the sense of humour, the women in the league are more for an intelligent conversation. "Flirting is a strictly verbal phenomenon, and no physical overtures are welcome. That''s why it''s important that the man is intelligent.
Otherwise it gets too blatant and hackneyed, and the fun of flirting fizzles out," feels actor Nelanjana Bhowmick, asserting, "Flirting gives you a kick, and reinforces in you the belief that you are attractive and wanted."
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