Gorgeous Deepa Parab, the contemporary bahu of Sony's <em>Thodi Khushi Thode Gham</em> is very conscious about her figure. Though, she doesn't really believe in dieting but swears by her fitness mantra. Here, she shares with us the secret behind her well toned body. <strong>My Fitness mantra</strong> I workout thrice a week for about half an hour. I begin with a warm up session and then proceed to other free hand exercises. I don't believe in doing heavy weights, as I believe gymming is to tone my body and not to build muscles. <strong>My daily dose of diet</strong>

Deepa Parab, the modern and open minded gujarati bahu of Sony's <em>Thode Khushi Thode Gham</em>, has a soft corner for romantic novels and binges on Marathi books too. Riya V Anandwala speaks to Parab, and finds out her favourites! <strong>Which book are you reading right now?</strong> I am reading this book by Dr. John Gray, called Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. <strong>What was the best part about this book?</strong> Its about relationships. And I love reading books on those lines. <strong>What sorts of books do you indulge in?</strong>