In an interview with Pakistani TV channel Samaa, Wasim answered a wide range of questions about his personal life, cricket career and life after cricket in a candid manner.
When asked about Sushmita Sen, he said "she is pretty" and gave a smile, hinting at the much talked-about relationship between him and the Bollywood heartthrob.
The Indian and Pakistani media had been abuzz about Wasim dating Sushmita when both were hosting a dance show on an Indian channel together. Wasim had denied the rumours.
"A second marriage is out of question at the moment, " said Wasim, whose wife Huma died of multiple organ failure at a Chennai hospital last year.
He said that he was "a romantic person at heart and would like to take Angelina Jolie for a date if given a chance". "I turned to show-business after leaving cricket because I wanted to try something different, " he argued, adding that he is enjoying his new stint "as much as the first one".
"If I get another life, I would like to become Wasim Akram again, " he said.
Regarding the Indian Premier League (IPL), the former fast bowler said, "It is quite a bit of fun and sheer entertainment". He said the T20 cricket, is "entertaining but unfortunately (it has) no quality".
Wasim said that he had always made himself available for coaching youngsters but the approach of Pakistan Cricket Borad (PCB) has "never been proper" in this regard. "I would probably prefer to work as manager or chief selector instead of chairman PCB if given an opportunity, " he said in response to another query.
"I was offered the coaching job before Waqar Younis but had prior contracts for the next year or so, " he revealed.
On his rivalry with Waqar during the hey day of their career, he said "we both were young and wanted to outperform each other. In the end, it was good for the team, " he recalled.
The king of swing bowling said that "inclusion in ICC Hall of Fame was the biggest honour for him".
He did not rule out a stint in politics like his mentor Imran Khan but said "it may come after five-ten years when I have weighed myself".
On the current spot-fixing crisis, he said that "PCB and ICC are confused and don't know how to react".
"The authorities should have made it mandatory for the players much earlier to get their agents cleared from ICC, " he said, adding, the "real truth regarding the three Pakistan players and the validity of the allegations is yet to surface".
"All this is getting too much to handle and I hope that the air clears soon, " he added.
Three Pakistan players - Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir - are currently suspended for their alleged involvement in spot fixing and bowling no-balls after taking bribes from an alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed during the team's recent England tour.
Beauty queen-turned-actress Sushmita Sen has long dreamt of playing legendary freedom fighter Rani Laxmi Bai on the silver screen, but she will have to wait. Her pet project is "indefinitely on hold" due to cash constraints, Sushmita admits."'Rani Laxmi Bai', my home production, is indefinitely on hold till I have the funds to make the film the way I want to, " Sushmita told on phone from Mumbai. " 'Laxmi Bai' to me is a dream, it's not just a film. So I can't compromise with it at all."The script, the storyboard, everything is ready...it's just a matter of putting in the money now and making the film." The actress admits she is disappointed with the deferment of the endeavour. "When I open my production house, it'll definitely be for producing films but I hoped 'Rani Laxmi Bai' will be the first one, which as of now, it won't be, " she said.Another project of the actress that has gathered much buzz but is also on hold is a biopic of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto - tentatively titled "Benazir Bhutto: The Movie". " 'Benajir Bhutto...' is also on hold, " Sushmita said. "We require the Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) permission to make the film and they have issues because it is a controversial subject. But whenever we get the clearance, I'll play Benazir Bhutto."Last seen in English film "Karma, Confessions and Holi", Sushmita is at present geared up with the release of "Do Knot Disturb". Produced by Big Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani, the film has been directed by David Dhawan. Releasing Oct 2, it is a comedy on marriage. It also stars Govinda, Lara Dutta and Riteish Deshmukh. This is Sushmita's fourth film with Dhawan after "Biwi No.1" (1999), "Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta" (2001) and "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya" (2005). Asked if the Bengali beauty was drifting away to comedies with her repeated teaming-up with the director, Sushmita said: "After the kind of films I have done in the past, the last thing that can be done is brand me in any particular genre. "I have done very different kind of films from experimental, non-experimental to commercial. If I look at commercial films then I either look at a love story or a comedy."Having said that, there is also 'Dulha Mil Gaya' and Aness Bazmee's 'No Problem' and all of them have a touch of comedy, but I just hope that I don't get branded into doing just that. It's just that I enjoy doing comedies a lot, " she said. In "Do Knot Disturb", Sushmita will be teaming up with another former Miss Universe, Lara Dutta. Asked if the combo would add to the oomph factor of the movie, she said: "Why not? Anything that adds to a film is a good thing. It's ironic that after all this time we finally come together and Chichi (as Govinda is fondly called) gets to be the lucky guy to have a Miss Universe on both sides."
