This story is from July 15, 2001

Tiger Woods? Derek Jetter? Kelly Dorji? Maybe!

Who is Lara Dutta? There is no hesitation, the spectacularly modulated voice shoots back, 'complicated question'! Throaty laughter follows. Then, the answer follows -- in earnest and third person.
Tiger Woods? Derek Jetter? Kelly Dorji? Maybe!
who is lara dutta? there is no hesitation, the spectacularly modulated voice shoots back, 'complicated question'! throaty laughter follows. then, the answer follows -- in earnest and third person: "she's pretty simple actually. only, she needs challenging things to keep her going. she's unconventional..." then, to drive the point across, ``i've always found my way of dealing with challenges, even if that way is against what people think.
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it's always worked for me.'' life, after giving up the miss universe crown, has not altered its pace... the opportunities are still around. the new york state of mind and the go-getter city have made her more aggressive, feels lara. ``life has its ups and downs,'' says lara, ``i have wonderful friends. relationships are truly the centre of my universe right now.'' and love? complicated again! she laughs. ``it's very hard to describe love. what i find most wonderful is the vulnerability that comes with it. the knowledge that you can lose who you care about, but you take the chance and are willing to go on.'' lara considers herself fortunate to have loved in different ways. her parents, her friends, the special person in her life... dare we ask? kelly, of course, she laughs. again. so, where do the sports stars figure, the ones she's supposedly been seeing, going by international tabloids. ``i'm not involved romantically with derek jetter,'' she says of the first baseman/shortstop of the new york yankees, ``i do know him, yes. i've said enough, i don't want to say more.'' golf guru tiger woods elicits partial exasperation: ``it seems like i could date the entire athletic fraternity! ``he's a working colleague,'' for lara, having worked with her for his charity foundation which deals with sports scholarships for children. kelly? ``we're happy, and we're taking it as it comes. marriage is not on the cards yet... as long as i can put it off. i'm concentrating on work now, i definitely want kids, and i want them to come home to a home. not yet though.'' she will be both a home-maker and a career woman. of that she is sure. any prospective grooms? whatever he has in mind, she exclaims. kelly? maybe!
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