Preity, basking in the box-office success of three films featuring her in lead roles in Dil Chahta Hai with Aamir Khan, Kal Ho Na Ho with Shahrukh Khan and Koi Mil Gaya with Hrithik Roshan, has been roped in by the BBC website for writing columns. 'I feel great being a journalist now for it is something I have never done before,' says Preity, who is on top of her all-time popularity chart after the three mega hit films.

The actress finds it challenging to pen her column as also take time off her packed shooting schedule. She has taken two months to write her first column. And she also tells you that she is not going to write only about films but almost on anything she feels strongly about.

Bajpai, who stormed the cinema world with a memorable performance in Satya, some years ago and wowed film critics recently with a fine performance in cross-over film Pinjar, (which is a cross-border love story), too will be writing for BBC Hindi service. While Preity and Bajpai try a new role away from reel life, Rahul Dravid, vice captain of Indian cricket team, adds to his real life assignment, that of a tourist ambassador for his home state of Karnataka and its capital Bangalore, called the Silicon Valley of India.

The cricketer says, he will utilize his first visit abroad, the historic tour of Indian cricket team to Pakistan, to promote Karnataka tourism.

And what is going to come handy for Dravid's promo effort in Pakistan was the hype that had been generated in India last year over a minor Pakistani girl who had undergone a successful heart surgery in a hospital in Bangalore, says he.

Rahul Bose, who has carved a niche for himself by acting in films like Aparna Sen-directed, Mr and Mrs Iyer, which won national and international awards, Jhankar Beats, Chameli, Everybody Says I'm Fine, Mumbai Matinee and Ek Din 24 Ghante, has appeared in recently-released musical video album, a moving story on communal harmony, also featuring actor Anupam Kher.

This is the first video for Bose, a rugby player who has represented India in different competitions. Interestingly, Bose has been invited to the United States and Britain to give lectures on the issues of communalism, women and children.