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Proving once again that geriatric rich men just want a woman they can talk to, author Salman Rushdie—who nabbed the prestigious Best of Booker award last week—has found someone both age-appropriate and clearly his intellectual equal. The latest object of 61-year-old Sir Salman's attentions? Riya Sen, a 27-year-old Indian model and actress known for her "risqué Bollywood roles," according to the Daily Mail. Sen, who looks like a younger version of Padma Lakshmi, Rushdie's most recent ex-wife, says she met the author at a club in Bombay. She now denies they're an item, but her friends confirm that he's been pursuing her since their first meeting and recently invited her to visit him in New York. "I think when you are Salman Rushdie, you must get bored with people who always want to talk to you about literature," Sen says. "We didn't talk about any of that." Imagine that! More photos of the woman who, if she plays her cards right, could one day be the fifth Mrs. Salman Rushie, below.

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