Zaetta’s Bollywood dream, in fact, did not take off after the two big Yash Raj Films and she went back to London, where she is based. But she is often quoted as a “Bollywood mega star” by the press in Australia.

B4U veejay and actor Salil Acharya, who was one of the contestants of Extreme Dhamaka, remembers Zaetta as an extremely ambitious girl. “She was very eager to get famous and was quite focused on making it in Bollywood. She knew the party circuit and was great at networking,” he said.

“Tania was not inhibited in her interactions with people, which made her a great host but sometimes it could be misconstrued,” Acharya added. He recounted how at a live event in Chandigarh, Zaetta wanted to hug a guy in the crowd. “I tried explaining to her that it could be mistaken, but she went ahead. Ultimately, the incident led to a lathicharge.”

(with Suruchi Mazumdar & wire reports)