MUMBAI: Preity Zinta may be many miles away studying mergers and acquisitions at Harvard University, but thoughts of the Mumbai paparazzi are never too far.

The actress tweets, “I am scared to talk to a guy, forget sitting next to one. If Parag from Mumbai Mirror sees me he will write I am having an affair with him! ... He wrote the completely fabricated and false story about me and somebody called Vikram Chatwal and till now I have to deny it.”

It doesn’t matter that he isn’t anywhere close to her, she says. “He does not need to see me to write rubbish! Thats my point.... that’s what yellow journalism is all about!” And adds, “Sorry guys, I am getting carried away! The power of the pen can make you lose perspective and write anything you feel like!”

Zinta, who graduated with English Honors and then did an advance programme in criminal psychology, says life is about “study, study, study! It’s all very new to me and I want to do well in class! Being an actress does not help, though I am loving being a normal student.”

Her class, she reveals, consists of “top CEOs, bankers, lawyers, etc. The oldest student in class is 60 and the youngest is 21.” The desi girl adds, “Had a chance to meet most of the Indian and South Asian students at Harvard! Wow! Generation next rocks! They will rule the world soon.”