Weekend retreat /Rani Mukherji

As far as possible, she avoids going out over the weekends, especially if she isn't working. ``Most of the time I'm so tired, there's no energy or inclination to party or socialise,'' she explains. But that doesn't stop her from inviting her close friends home for meals. ``We all catch up on a Sunday afternoon when we'll have some yummy fish curry for lunch,'' she says, almost drooling at the thought of her mother's culinary speciality.

But what she enjoys the most on idle weekends is catching up on her sleep. ``I could stay in bed for the whole day,'' she says, ``but my mother won't let me.'' Sometimes she'll head for the health club for an exercise session, but mostly she's content with those toe-touching routines every morning.

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