I would love to host Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne: Shilpa Shetty

It’s safe to say that actor Shilpa Shetty is more of an entrepreneur than an actor now. The actor, who’s on a two year sabbatical,  recently launched a new online real estate business with husband, businessman Raj Kundra.

“I realised it was impossible for the middle-class common man to buy a house today. We hit upon the idea of going online with the venture to enable users to buy houses conveniently,” says a visibly excited Shilpa.  She’s quick to confess that most of her business acumen came from her husband. “Raj  plays a huge role in terms of supporting me and,  of course, there’s his business sense. I am lucky to have a man like that in my life,” she said.

During the last season of the T20 cricket tournaments, Shilpa and Raj had hosted an elaborate dinner for then team member, Aussie cricketer Shane Warne and girlfriend, Hollywood hottie and model Elizabeth Hurley. Recently, Shane announced that he and Liz got engaged, with buzz of them getting hitched sometime in the near future. Shilpa, who is a close friend of the duo, is happy for them. “I am thrilled with the news and would like to wish them all the very best in life. They both are lovely people and I am happy for them.”

There are talks of Shane-Liz planning to throw a party in Mumbai in December. Is Shilpa planning to host another party for the couple when they are in Mumbai? “Of course, we will host them when they come here. They are my friends after all,” says the actort turned entrepreneur. Is there anything in particular that she plans to gift the couple for their wedding? “I haven’t thought about that as yet. May be when they do come down, I will but nothing as of now.”

Besides hosting bashes and donning the entrepreneur’s hat, she insists, nothing much has changed after marriage to Raj. “Everything is just the way it was. The only thing different is that I don’t wake up and rush to the studio. I am working, just the kind of work that I am doing has changed. It would be unfair to say that acting has taken a backseat, but I have  made my marriage a top priority,” she said.

So would Shilpa recommend marriage to other heroines? “Of course. I would absolutely endorse marriage to not just actors, but everyone,” she quips.