Khiladi Akshay to represent India at Winter Olympics

Bollywood’s Khiladi No. 1 Akshay Kumar feels privileged as well as nervous to run with the XXI Winter Olympics torch on Thursday in Canada. The XXI Winter Olympics are slated to start from on February 12,
2010 in which around 80 countries are participating. The competition includes eight sports, like ice hockey, figure skating and Alpine skiing. Last time in 2006, India had sent a team of four members to the competition held in Turin, Italy for sports luge, cross-country skiing and Alpine skiing, but India didn’t win any medal. So it seems like the pride of the nation is in Akshay’s hand this time.


When we wonder how an actor is chosen for the honour, Akshay explained, “I definitely didn’t get nominated because of my cricket skills. I may be a celebrity, but with great power comes even greater responsibility. I have put a lot of effort over the years supporting and being brand ambassador for the ‘Special Olympics’ in India. I would go to any lengths to promote sport in my country, my efforts have been appreciated worldwide, and I am touched that India shares my enthusiasm. To be honoured to carry the Olympic torch is so prestigious in every country; you can’t ask for this honour, you can only be recognised for your true love and dedication to children, to sport, to bettering your country’s involvement in the world. You can’t imagine how grateful I am. And how nervous as well!”

Akshay will be the only actor among 14 other international celebrities to run with the torch.

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Youngsters look up to Shahid’s hairstyle

Be it Shahid Kapoor’s hairstyle in Kismat Konnection, Kaminey or the latest short hair cut he is sporting for
director Parmeet Sethi’s film, every youngster is looking forward to it. Ask his hairstylist, Dilshad Pastakia. In fact, this has been keeping the hairstylist busy these days.

“I used to get requests from people since his Kismat Konnection days for the ‘SK haircut’, but with Kaminey the demand for ‘Charlie hair’ suddenly exploded and people from places as far as Chandigarh, Indore and Delhi wanted his style, said Dilshad.

“Now that he has changed his hair again, the new short crop is just as popular, especially with the 17 to 22-year-olds who like to stay trendy, she added.

By the way, Shahid and Shah Rukh Khan share the same hairstylist.

Aishwarya Rai As Mumtaz Mahal

After essaying the role of Maharani Jodhaa, Aishwarya Rai will be seen in yet another role of a queen – the beautiful yet powerful Mumtaz Mahal in whose memory King Shah Jahan made the eternal symbol of love – Taj Mahal.

This project will be Hollywood actor Sir Ben Kingsley’s home production where he will play Emperor Shah Jahan and Aishwarya Rai will play his lady love. This film will be made on a whooping budget of $25 to $30 million.
British novelist and playwright David Ashton will be scripting the story for this film and Kingsley confirms the news.
“With my passion for India, and the Taj Mahal one of the Seven Wonders of the World, I am compelled to ask ‘why’ and ‘how’ this scream of grief frozen in marble came into being,” said Sir Ben when asked about the reason of this initiative.

Ranbir wanted to be like Hrithik

When Ranbir Kapoor was planning to make a entry into the world of Bollywood, his idol was not his grandfather or any other Kapoor, it was Hrithik Roshan.

When Ranbir saw Kaho Na Pyaar Hai as a young lad, he came across a fan who saw Hrithik and said, “Yeh to heera hai, heera”.
since then Ranbir wanted to be like Hrithik, and when he made his debut with Saawariya he wanted his staff to call him Heera.
To encourage Ranbir, his spot boy, Inder after every shot Ranbir gave, he said, “Yeh to Heera hai, Heera”
Well after hits like Wake up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, we will also say – Yeh to Heera hai, Heera!

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Deepika chops hair for Kartik Calling Kartik

Those who thought the leggy lass Deepika Padukone is out of sight nowadays or she is avoiding media after her split with Ranbeer Kapoor are wrong. Because the reason behind her vanishing act is the new look she has got for Kartik Calling Kartik, which she didn’t want to reveal. Deepika has chopped her waist length
hair to the shoulders for the film.
In KWC, she co-stars with Farhan Akhtar. She is playing role of an interior designer in the film and the script demands her to be in a particular look. Deepika was first hesitant to do so, but director Vijay Lalwani and Audhuna, the celebrity hairstylist and Farhan’s wife convinced her to go for it. “They thought with my height, I would be able to carry it off well,” said Deepika.
“I last chopped my hair when I was eight,” she added.
Before the hair cut Deepika put a condition to the director that she will chop her hair only if he will shave his head bald. “He didn’t do that, but he saw to it that he was present in the salon so that I don’t back offat the last moment,” said the actress with a smile.
Meanwhile people including her parents, who have seen her in new avatar, have liked it. “Everybody says it looks good on me and makes me look younger,” she said.
Talking about her role in the film, she said, “The scriptwriter had a certain image in mind when he wrote my character Shonali. So I had to do justice to the role.”
She is happy with the new haircut and thinks that ‘Change is good’.

Newcomer Pratik made Aamir to wait

Everyone knows that Aamir Khan is perfectionist and no one dare to mess with him when it comes to work. However, Pratik Babbar who is just one film old and also the son of Raj Babbar and Smita Patil dare to do this recently on the sets of Dhobi Ghat. He made the film unit wait endlessly on the sets of the film. Not only
that but he didn’t even inform anybody about his absence for the day. Eventually, the days shooting was called off and Aamir had to go back home. Dhobi Ghat is Aamir’s wife Kiran Rao’s directorial debut.
Revealing about the incident, a unit member said, “Frantic efforts to trace Pratik were made, but of no avail. Officials from Aamir Khan Productions made repeated calls to Pratik’s mobile, but nobody could trace him that day.”
After some time, the film unit got to know that the actor is in Goa. Moreover, the film’s shooting was cancelled for next two days due to his absence. “It was very strange of Pratik to go to Goa. He is often spaced-out,” added the source.
However on his return, Aamir gave him a piece of words. He said, “Aise kaam nahin chalega. Please try and understand.” Then onwards Pratik has not dared to skip informally.

Amrita is busy

Amrita Rao has a tight schedule for a month ahead. She will meet and greet Sir Ben Kingsley at IFFI event in Goa and will also walk red carpet along with co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh for promotion of Amol Palekar’s
venture And Once Again. Amu will also walk ramp as a showstopper for a fashion show to be happen at the event.

Minissha’s loss is Dia’s gain

According to source, Minissha Lamba was first offered the role Dia Mirza played in Kurbaan. But, she opts out because it demanded her to lip lock with co-star Vivek Oberoi. This is strange with the bold actress who
recently had created heat with her bikini act. However, Dia didn’t have any problem romancing Vivek, with whom she worked previously in Dum.
Meanwhile, Minissha is coming up with a role, sporting gun. Guess what? Some people prefer guns over roses.

Hera Pheri team to hit theaters this Friday

De Dana Dan movie poster

The Hera Pheri team- director Priyadarshan, stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty - is the dream team in Bollywood, who is once again ready to create the same laugh riot with De Dana Dan.
However the bonus this time is the magical romantic pairing of Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar. The film is about to release on November 27 and promises to roll off audience from their seats.

Ratan Jain, producer of the film, said, “For most of the filmmakers of Bollywood, this is a dream team. The Hera Pheri combo is back to entertain after a gap of nine years. Of course, as a bonus, there is the hit jodi of Akshay and Katrina who have a magical romantic track inthe film.”

Jain is happy with his productions house’s long association with Priyadarshan having produced films- Hungama, Hulchul, Garam Masala earlier. De Dana Dan’s cast includes 26 top comic actors from the industry. However, Katrina who recently played a comic role in Ajab Prem Ki Ghajb Kahani is excited about this film too.

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Kareena Kapoor salutes 26/11 heroes

Kareena Kapoor at Radio Mirchi station

Kareena Kapoor joins the initiative started by Radio Mirchi about remembering and saluting the heroes of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The actress was recently on Radio Mirchi’s program Sunset Samosa along
with RJ Suren and talked about the initiative as well as her upcoming film Kurbaan. The stunning actress who visited the radio station after six years asked people to name those people who helped them during the 26/11 crisis. Meanwhile, Radio Mirchi has arranged special screening of Kurbaan to those nominees, where lead stars of the film Kareena and Saif Ali Kahan will also be present.

Kurbaan, a production by Karan Johar and direction by first time director Rensil D’Silva also talks about terrorism. Talking about her role inthe film, Kareena said, “I think this is one of my best roles after Jab We Met, so I am very excited about it. Karan came up with ‘Some love stories have blood on them’ because the film is very intense; blood here refers to the pain.”

The memories of the attack are horrifying, but it also reminds us the bravery and humanity of our commandos, Mumbai police and firemen. It showed us that humanity still wins. So to honour those heroes, Radio Mirchi comes forward with the unique idea.

Meanwhile Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan starrer Kurbaan is set to release on November 20. The film also stars Dia Mirza, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri and Kirron Kher. Music by Salim-Suleiman is already making buzz, particularly the Shukran Allah is climbing on the music charts. However ‘Rasiya’ is the favourite of the music director. “Rasiya, as it is has dark undertones and really sets the mood for the images it accompanies inthe film.” Well which is Kareena’s favourite? “The lyrics of all the songs are beautiful. Ali Maula is a very gripping song; the film comes to life in this song,” says Bebo.

What’s the status of Lara-Mahesh relationship?

Lara Dutta, Mahesh Bhupathi and Shweta Jaishankar-Bhupathi

Talks of Lara Dutta-Dino Morea break up also accompanied talks of Lara’s and tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi’s ‘good friends’ relationship. Though Lara has declared that she was single, during the promotion of her recent film Blue, gossip mongers in B-town still continues to talk about their more than good friend
relationship. And someone heard recently that ‘good friends’ are going to get hitched at a hair-dressing salon, whose owner is Lara’s friend.

Meanwhile, Mahesh’ wife Shvetha Jaishankar-Bhupati who was also a ex-tennis champion, former Femina Miss India International 98 and a runner-up at the Miss International pageant in Tokyo has filed for divorce in October. Issuing the statement, she said, “Mahesh and I have shared a life together and as we part ways, I wish him all best for his future.”

Still then Lara and Mahesh refuse the relationship between them. Meanwhile, Shvetha doesn’t have any problem or comments on it. Why should she have? When she happily parted ways with the tennis player?

Katrina is cool about link-ups

Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani movie still

Katrina who is the demand of the industry now days, knows how to handle link-ups and rumours. Seem like Katrina learnt about how to deal with then within a short career span.

She has been linked up with many actors and the latest one was to Ranbir Kapoor from Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani. Recently when asked to the actress about it, she said, “It’s just getting too much. You are linked to every actor you are working with. That happens for every movie these days and one just has to stop reacting to it.”
Katz has her own fundas at work. And guess what? This might be the reason that the actress is one of the top actresses in Bollywood today.

Shilpa Shetty Plans a Grand and Lavish Sangeet

 

Shilpa Shetty’s wedding preparations have kicked off by a private engagement party but Sangeet, she assures would be a lavish affair at Khandala.

She has zeroed in on friend-choreographer Ganesh Hegde for choreographing everyone’s dance movies for a perfect sangeet on November 21 which is just a day before her wedding.

    Ganesh Hegde confirmed the news saying, “The sangeet is not a professional thing for me. I am related to Shilpa. We are keeping this as personal as possible and haven’t involved any professional dancers. We’re planning something cute where all the family members pay tribute to each other. Raj’s younger brother is extremely enthusiastic about it. Raj’s family members will be coming down from London.”

    Commenting on the sangeet’s theme, Ganesh adds, “There’s no singular theme, but yes, we will explore and celebrate that Shilpa, who is from a South Indian (Bunt) family, is marrying Raj, who is a Punjabi. We’ll have a good mix of South Indian and Punjabi style dance and music.”

    About Shilpa and Raj’s special number, Ganesh says, “They will be dancing together on a lovely romantic number. We haven’t finalised the song yet but it will definitely be one of Shilpa’s own numbers. Apart from Shilpa’s own songs, there will be some high-tempo numbers too. The guests won’t dress in special costumes for their performances as they will anyway be dressed in their finery.”

    Is there a special bit about the ceremony that will be a surprise for the couple, we ask Ganesh. “Not really,” he says. “We all will be rehearsing together so planning a surprise will be difficult… Shilpa is aware and very much part of everything we have planned. We will start the rehearsals very soon.

We hope media gets too see the action in full monty!

Indore MLA Ramesh married to Katrina?

We all know that Katrina Kaif is single and is dating Salman Khan, but for a Indore MLA Ramesh Mandola she is his wife legally.


The local MLA has a fake marriage certificate that has been issued by Indore Muncipal Corporation which claims that Katrina married Ramesh on December 2nd, last year.

    Marriage registrar Dr Natwar says, “The marriage certificate is totally fake and was not issued by the municipal body. It must be an act of some mischievous persons.”

    “It appears that somebody first scanned the IMC marriage certificate and then with the help of some software showed the Bollywood actress and MLA as husband and wife.”

The IMC marriage registrar is looking into the issue and will be lodging a police complaint soon against the MLA.

Wonder what Katrina and Salman has to say about this.

It’s over for Shahid-Priyanka

Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra who started dating during the shooting of Kaminey, have parted their ways.

Apparently their opposite natures, forced Shahid to end their relationship.Piggy Chops is a complete party person whereas Shahid is quite shy and reserved, so Shahid feels that “she isn’t his type of girl.”

    A source on the condition of anonymity says, “They have been having fights, and that has been taking its toll on Priyanka. She has been falling ill because she cannot handle the stress in her personal life. After courting and then dating each other for months, the couple has finally broken up.

    The decision to end it was made by Shahid. Priyanka is quite devastated.”

To cope up with the recent turmoil, Priyanka is seeking peace in her spiritual side by visiting Ajmer Sharif and gurudwara.

A friend of Priyanka, however reveals that Shahid never committed himself completely to Priyanka Chopra, as he already knew that their relationship is short-lived.

Kareena:Saif is down with 102-degree fever

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan who were busy promoting their upcoming flick Kurbaan has cancelled all their appointment, ‘coz Saif Ali Khan has fallen due to stomach infection.

    Kareena says, “Poor Saif. He’s been down with a 102-degree temperature. The promotional stuff for Kurbaan has been delayed by a couple of days as he now needs to rest. Initially, we thought it could be malaria or typhoid but the tests revealed a mild stomach problem.

    He loves eating outside food and has been gorging on oysters and lobsters abroad a bit much, I guess. I was worried as I couldn’t spend all day with him. I have been promoting Kurbaan and 3 Idiots and working 16 hours a day.”

    Saif says,”People think it’s serious every time I fall unwell but I just had a bad bout of stomach infection this time. I am better now. I had a blood test done but it’s not malaria. I won’t have to go to hospital this time. I am resting for a couple of days.”

Hello! Saif

Saif Ali Khan features on the front cover of Hello! magazine’s latest issue along with a horse.In the issue,
Saif’s mother Sharmila pens a letter to him. Like it?

Katrina Kaif peek-a-boo

Katrina Kaif got into her on-screen character during the promotion spree of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani,
but her short dresses and skirts gave her a few wardrobe malfunctions.Poor Katrina, the cameramen caught her in some bad poses and even made the photos available on the net.

Kareena Kapoor Graces Hi!Blitz

Kareena Kapoor on the bcover of Hi!Blitz magazine. She looking is beautiful on the front cover of Hi!Blitz magazine’s latest edition. Her upcoming movie Kurbaan with Saif Ali Khan, directed by Rensil D’Silva and produced by Karan Johar is going to release on November 20, 2009.
Three Idiots starring Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, and Boman Irani will release on December 25, 2009.

Ameesha Patel has injured her knee

Pretty and petite Ameesha Patel, who seems to be getting even prettier with each passing day, was seen with a white bandage around her knee at Hrithik Roshan’s place for Pinky Roshan’s party
on Sunday night.

It cane out that the lady had a knee injury in August while working out and the knee is still in the healing process. While working out, Ameesha was spinning excessively and damaged her knees. Currently, the actress is been undergoing physiotherapy and in order to refrain from putting pressure on her knees, she is not doing cardio and lower body workouts.

Ameesha’s trainer, Khushru Cooper says, “She is recovering. These are joints of the body which are used at every movement of yours, may be while walking or sitting. Thus it is a slow and careful recovery. Her physiotherapy is on and will be fine soon.”

Get well soon, Ameesha! We love you when you are hale and hearty!

Will Hema Malini be able to revive Esha Deol’s sinking career?

Esha Deol is all set to make a comeback with a bang with her next venture ‘Tell Me Oh Khuda’ under the direction of Mayur Puri. Hema Malini is taking keen interest in the making of the film and is taking all possible efforts to ensure that the film is a success thus re-establishing Esha into
Bollywood.

Reports have it that four veteran cinematographers, namely, Grant Appleton, Hayk Kirakosyan, Carlos Catalan and Burak Turan, have been roped in for shooting separate portions of the film’s four actors so that there is a distinct and unique feel to each of these parts. Burak Turan will shoot Esha’s scenes with Rishi Kapoor in Turkey. Vinod Khanna’s scenes will be shot in Rajasthan.

However, the plot for the film resembles Hema Malini’s previous directorial venture– ‘Dil Aashna Hai’ to a great extent. Mayur Puri says that both films are about a quest and the plot was chosen by Hema Malini after he narrated three to four ideas to her.

What Hema’s sincere efforts do to Esha’s sliding career, let us wait and watch!

Happy Birthday Aishwarya Rai

The world’s most beautiful woman Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrates her birthday today and has turned 36 year old.

Before starting out in Bollywood, Aishwarya did some modeling and then went onto win the Miss World title in 1994. She made her debut in Iruver, but won her first filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam where she starred with her ex-boyfriend Salman Khan.

She again won the Filmfare Best Actress for Devdas opposite SRK, and did commercial hits like Dhoom,Guru and Jodha Akbar.

Currently she is working on Mani Ratnam’s Raavan with hubby Abhishek Bachchan and on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish with Hrithik Roshan.

We wish Aishwarya a very happy birthday and wish her success in all her upcoming endeavors.

Ranbir and Katrina’s Crackling Chemistry!

 The promos of Rajkumar Santoshi’s Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani are creating waves all across the world thanks to the crackling chemistry between the ‘cute’ couple of Ranbir and Katrina.

The film is going hit the screens on 6th November and the organizers promise us that its going to be a joyride and an eye-candy all

at once.
“Ajab… is even more hilarious than Andaz Apna Apna,” said producer Ramesh Taurani, “in fact, if Andaz had comedy, Ajab has comedy and romance in it.”

Telling us why they chose Ranbir and Katrina, director Rajkumar Santoshi said, “The film required a fresh pair. We were very impressed with Ranbir and Katrina. They have great screen presence and their fans will love them in this film.”

Ranbir says he and Katrina got along from the day one like a house on fire. Telling her about how he finds working with her Ranbir says, “Don’t go by her looks, she’s a bully.”

Katrina says, “People across all sections will be able to relate to this film.” The music, too, is catching on with audiences and topping charts, especially the song Tera Hone Laaga Hoon, which was not at all choreographed say the filmmakers.

“The song wasn’t choreographed as such. The two were told to be natural and their screen presence added magic to the song,” they said.

I’m gonna watchout for this one!

Looking 20 at 44: Aamir Khan in 3 Idiots

Just happened to see the trailer of 3 Idiots and I was surprised to see Aamir look so young. Its amazing how he has managed to play a 20yr old at 44, with so much of zeal and elan.

Apart from the face, even the lean look, the hairstyle, body language, gait and even mannerisms. Aamir seems have worked on everything to make his character
look real on screen.
The best thing about Aamir whenever he takes up a role and involves himself in it, he completely leaves out traces of his own personality out. He is so effortless and natural with his acting that you never feel you are watching a ’superstar enact the role’ as it happens with say Shahrukh and Salman who just cannot forget their ’superstar’ tag for even once while acting – its so evident in their performances!

You never feel that you have seen Aamir in a similar performance before. It is probably this passion that makes him undoubtedly the best actor in India. Not about rivalries folks but professionally – as an actor, on grounds of passion, dedication and hard-work – Aamir definitely has an edge over all the other actors!
Agree?

I’m No Less Than a Single: Aishwarya Rai

   Aishwarya Rai tells us she is as good as a single actress even if she has been married. She thinks being married doesn’t make her any less professional or any less prettier than the others. Here are some excerpts from an interview.

She’s had the tag of The Most Beautiful Woman in India and
World for long but Aishwarya confesses she is not very good with handling compliments she says,

    “I’m not very good at handling compliments but I accept it with grace. I’m grateful to God, my audiences and my filmmakers —be it Mani Ratnam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mansoor Khan, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Ram Gopal Varma, Raj Kumar Santoshi, Aditya Chopra and others who never used just my beauty as the fulcrum. Instead,they kept the beauty and the aesthetics going at the same time in each ofthe film characters I played.”

So how much has marriage changed things on career front? And Aishwarya tells us gone are the days when an actress’ career is finished after marriage.

    “These are the same filmmakers I have worked with in the beginning of my career. I got married in the middle of shooting Jodhaa Akbar and when I reported back on his set, Ashu told me that nothing has changed. It just meant so much more hard work for me because when I come to the work front, I don’t want anyone to think of me as being any less professional than I was when I was single. It was important for me to strike the right balance between home and work. Allthe film -makers I’m working with are super passionate about their work. Thanks to them, I still feel the same adrenaline rush that I always feel when I’m on set.”

Leaving career aside, ask Aishwarya when she is planning to start a family considering she is going to turn 36 tomorrow with the biological clock ticking faster than ever. And she says,

    “When I was on the Oprah Winfrey show, I told her that every time there is even a bump, it is assumed that I’m with child. Being pregnant is not something one can conceal. When I am pregnant, the world will know.”

Certainly!

Salman is very special:Katrina

In a recent interview Katrina Kaif revealed that Salman Khan is the most special person in her life apart from her mother.

When the interviewer asked her about her relationship with Salman Khan, she replied,” There are
two most special people in my life, one is my mom and the other one is definitely Salman, he is very special.”

Well we hope this special relationship between Sallu-Kat will move onto next level. It would be great to see them in their wedding outfits.

Aishwarya graces Wedding Affair

Check out Aishwarya Rai on the cover of Wedding Affair magazine, the picture used for the front cover is from the movie Jodhaa Akbar. The magazine unveils jewelery worn by Aishwarya Rai in the movie Jodha

Akbar, in their latest issue. Like Jodha Aishawarya?

Salman Khan & Asin at London Dreams Premier Dubai

Dressed in a green Falguni and Shane Peacock gown, Asin made all the ladies in Dubai go green with envy when she walked arm in arm with Salman Khan on the red carpet of London Dream’s Dubai Premiere. Salman looked
debonair in a semi formal attire. Watch out for London Dreams folks… it surely seems worth a dekko!

Star Siblings brighten up Sanjana Jon’s show

It was a touching moment when Sanjana Jon, the sister of jailed fashion designer Anand Jon, broke down during the show organized by her at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week. The show was a tribute to her brother
, who has been sentenced to 59 years in prison.
The showstoppers for Sanjana Jon’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection show at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion week were brother duo Salman Khan and Sohail Khan, sister duo Raima and Riya Sen, and brother-sister duo Sushmita Sen and Rajiv Sen. Sarod maestro Aman Ali Khan and Ayan Ali Khan also showcased the creation by the designer.

Shilpa Shetty to get committed to Raj Kundra today

They had been courting each other for nearly two years now and they never tried to hide their finally. Finally, they have decided to get into the commitment mode and Shilpa Shetty is getting engaged to Raj Kundra today with a “very private affair” to be attended by “immediate family members” of both Shilpa and Raj.

Raj had proposed Shilpa this Diwali by gifting her a ring. Shilpa consulted her parents and in a hush-hush
everything was finalized. For her engagement ceremony Shilpa will be wearing a pink chiffon sari and a dull gold-colored blouse designed by Manish Malhotra, and jewellery designed by a store in Bandra.

It is unfortunate that Shilpa’s younger sister Shamita Shetty will not be able to attend the ceremony as she is locked up in the Big Boss’ house at present. The wedding will take place sometime in December after Shamita comes out of the house.

The cat-woman and mermaid Kareena Kapoor

There is no denying that fact that Kareena Kapoor is at present the hottest star to bank upon in Bollywood. So, when the Italian watch brand ‘Chronotech’ came in to launch their brand in India, Bebo was the obvious choice as their brand ambassador and what made the promotion a novelty is the fact that Kareena has

donned upon two very different looks for the ad.

In the first look, she is a cat woman quite similar to that of Lara Croft with a black jumpsuit, tightly coiled hair and whipcord body. In the other look, Kareena is a mermaid in a blue attire. Doubtlessly, Kareena looks ravishing in both the looks.

Salman Khan ‘Most Wanted’ with Nayanthara?

Salman Khan is obviously elated with the success of his latest release ‘Wanted’ and he has still more reasons to smile. The producer Boney Kapoor is so excited after the success of the film that he has decided to make its sequel aptly titled ‘Most Wanted’.

Boney wanted to re-create the magic with the same star cast, but director Prabhu Deva suggested that they change the female lead and rope in the south siren Nayanthara instead of Ayesha Takia.


Interestingly, Prabhu Deva’s affair with the actress is painting the gossip columns red down south. In fact, just a few weeks back, Prabhu’s wife had come out all guns blazing at Nayan in an interview to a local daily there warning Nayanthara to keep away from her husband.

So, this suggestion from the director suggests a tint of truth in the rumors. Whatever may be the case, we would definitely like to see our Sallu Bhai romancing the sexy siren from the south.

Producer arranges organic cigarettes for Deepika Padukone

Do not be surprised if you find Deepika Padukone blowing out puffs in her forthcoming ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’. Deepika comes from a family where heatlh and healthy habits are sheer priority. So, when her ultra-modern character in the film required her to smoke cigarettes, Deepika was worried that she would get
addicted to it.

Farhan and producer Ritesh Sidhwani respected Deepika’s concern and came out with a unique solution. They ordered special nicotine-free organic cigarettes for the actress.

Talking about the issue, Sidhwani said, “It’s a film about a lovable loser and a modern, hip girl. Farhan makes Deepika quit smoking. So we have a nice message in the end. We didn’t want to be responsible for inculcating a bad habit and that’s why these organic cigarettes were needed.”

In the film the lovable loser Karthik (played by Farhan Akhtar) helps her to quit smoking. Since she quits smoking ultimately, there is also a social message attached to it.

Neha Dhupia is the beauty ambassador for Bollywood

The former Miss India Neha Dhupia gave a spark and now seems to have disappeared from the scene of Bollywood. She has had no releases lately. But there is some good news at least for her.

Her beauty has been recognized once more. She has been chosen as the beauty ambassador for India by American pop singer, actress and fashion entrepreneur Jessica Simpson for her TV show Price of Beauty.
This show will have a special segment on Bollywood and Neha has been selected as their beauty ambassador. Neha was noticed by the makers in her US mini series ‘Bollywood Hero’ which was highly appreciated by the critics.

Jessica and her crew would go around the world to find out how different people perceive beauty. The shoot is scheduled to start from next week in Mumbai and according to sources Jessica and her crew have also planned for a big Bollywood party once the shoot gets over.

Ash-Abhi in the new commercial for Lux

Our space had informed you that the golden couple of Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan have signed an ad film together for the first time for the famous soap brand of Lux and that they have apparently charged a whopping 25 crores for the ad. Now, the new commercial has already been completed and is on air on the
smaller screen. Must admit Aishwarya and Abhishek look amazing together. The ad shoot has been directed by Stephen Mead and the music for the commercial has been composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. The couple was styled by Aki Narula.

Best Of Bollywood

Aladin – Aladin is the modern remake of Aladin and the Magic Lamp. The story of Aladin comes from myths and legends country, India with a new type of adventure and fantasy. We can say that Aladin is a fantasy movie of Bollywood which is based on myths and legend story of a tale.

All The Best – It is said that money is good only till the time you keep it as your servant. The moment you let money. All The Best Movie become your master, all hell breaks loose. Based on a similar concept is Ajay Devgan’s upcoming production ‘All The Best’.

Wake Up Sid – Wake Up Sid! is a forthcoming Hindi romantic comedy film that stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. Produced under Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and directed by debutante Ayaan Mukherjee, who earlier was assistant director of Ashutosh Gowariker in Swades and Karan Johar in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. The movie is scheduled to release on October 2, 2009.

“Wake up Sid” is the story of Siddharth Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor), a lazy, unmotivated slacker from Mumbai whose life undergoes a series of changes after taking his final year college exams.

Do Knot Disturb – David Dhawan strikes again with this comedy flick – Do Knot Disturb. The plot is based around a rich rich businessman who wants to hide his extra marital affair with a supermodel. Just like other david dhawan movies, Do knot Disturb has many comic twists and turns.

Do Knot Disturb stars Govinda,Lara Dutta,Ritesh Deshmukh,Sushmita Sen,Sohail Khan, Ranvir Shorey and Rajpal Yadav in the lead.

Dil Bole Hadippa – The film tells the story of Veera (Rani), a fire-cracker of a girl who lives in a small village but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. Rohan (Shahid) is an accomplished captain of a county cricket team in England and returns to India to captain his father’s cricket team, which has been losing consecutively since the last eight years.

In a village where girls don’t play cricket, Veera has to wear a turban and beard to disguise herself as a man to fulfil her dreams. Her brilliance on the field earns her rave points and an entry into Rohan’s team.Produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films (YRF), the romantic comedy is the directorial debut of Anurag Singh, who has been an associate director for five films with filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and with Sanjay Gadhvi for Dhooom 2.
The movie also marks the entry of Shahid Kapoor into the YRF camp. He is paired opposite Rani.

Wanted – The Action thriller movie “Wanted” staring Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead is due to release soon. The flick is a south remake of the super hit movie “Pokiri” and it is directed by Prabhudeva who has directed the Tamil version of the movie with Vijay down south. Boney Kapoor will be producing the big budget movie.

Blue – The movie “Blue” starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan has definitely created a lot of curiosity with its first look. The movie looks technically very strong, no less to any Hollywood action flick. The film is the first under water Bollywood movie to be shot and is a big budget movie.It is directed by Anthony D’Souza and is scheduled for release in 16th October 2009. The film was written by American writers Joshua Lurie and Bryan M. Sullivan. Hollywood Actress and Grammy award winner Kylie Minogue makes a guest appearance in the film ( Chiggy Wiggy song). Academy award winner music director A. R. Rahman has composed the music. The film plot revolves round three friends (Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan) try to find a treasure which is lost undersea and guarded by sharks.

‘All The Best’ stands ahead of ‘Blue’

This Diwali, two big projects hit the screens and the actors of both the films went out of their way to meet their fans in person and get the first hand review of the audience. But, it is definitely very clear that Ajay Devgan’s ‘All the Best’ has defeated the big budgeted and over-hyped ‘Blue’ in gaining bucks at the box-office.

Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif were there for the ‘Blue’ movie screening and Akshay was aware of the fact that the film wasn’t appreciated much by the viewers. He said, ”Critics haven’t liked it, some have, some haven’t but every 

individual has its own liking or disliking, said Akshay Kumar.”

‘All The Best’ has been liked by both the critics and viewers alike. Ajay Devgan was there at Cinemax on Sunday evening along with Bipasha Basu, dressed in a sexy blue outfit, director Rohit Shetty and the comedians Sanjay Mishra, Atul Parchure and Mukesh Tiwari.

Check out the stars of both the movies as they step out for post release promotion.

ShahRukh Khan honored with the 5th degree black belt of Taekwando

King Khan has added a new feather to his cap. The Korean Government conferred upon him an ‘Honorary Black belt of Taekwondo‘ title. However, it may be mentioned here that even as SRK gets a 5th degree black belt of Taekwondo he knows nothing of the sport.

An elated SRK said that he felt like a tough guy despite doing mostly romantic films in his two-decade-old career but he has no plans to switch to the action genre and will stick to his lover-boy image.

“I am just recovering from my shoulder injury and
will take another two months to be fully fit. I plan to stick to romance and utilise both my hands perfectly first,” he said.

“My son Aryan is very angry with me. He has been practicing Taekwondo and will take another two years to earn this title,” joked Shah Rukh.

Meanwhile, on the other front Shah Rukh Khan walked the ramo with wife Gauri to showcase creations by designers Karan Johar and Varun Bhal on the final day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai.

Priyanka Chopra not allowed to wear jeans

Mumbai, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who made a style statement with her hot pants and halter tops in “Dostana”, wasn’t allowed to wear a pair of jeans at home.

The 27-year-old actress, who was brought up in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, faced these restrictions at home after returning from the US, where she had gone to do her high school.

“I wasn’t allowed to wear short skirts and then my jeans
were also confiscated. And my mother got 12 salwar kameez sets made for me so that I wore only those because when I used to go to school, guys used to follow me,” Priyanka revealed on Farah Khan’s chat show “Tere Mere Beach Mein”.

But that phase is over for Priyanka who is counted among the most glamorous actresses in Bollywood today.

She will be seen with boxing champion Vijender Singh on the show on STAR Plus

Ken Ghosh’s next is finally titled ‘Chance Pe Dance’

Mumbai, After a musical chair of titles that ranged from “Star” to “Yahoo”, director Ken Ghosh’s next film, which has Shahid Kapoor in the lead, has finally been titled “Chance Pe Dance”.

“Yes, my film would be called ‘Chance Pe Dance’. It’s final and in fact the first ever title for which I am giving a confirmation. Everything else before this, whether it was ‘Star’ or ‘Yahoo’, was merely speculation and, as you would have noticed, no one attached to the cast or the crew ever gave an official statement,” Ghosh told IANS.

“Now hopefully all rumours would die as the film would hereby be known as
‘Chance Pe Dance’,” he added.

Since information about the title being “Chance Pe Dance” was leaked earlier, why didn’t he confirm the news then itself?

“Because we hadn’t got it on paper yet. Someone else was holding the title and we couldn’t have announced it as ours till all the formalities were carried out.

“We also had to be careful since the entire bargaining thing comes into the picture when the party that holds the title gets to know that it has been leaked out. However, all is well that ends well since on the Saturday gone by, we finally had ‘Chance Pe Dance’ as our title,” said Ghosh.

Considering the fact that the film, which also stars Genelia D’Souza, is a musical, a title like “Chance Pe Dance” does make sense.

“You can’t ignore the relevance of the word ‘chance’ here though. Life just gives you one chance and you have to grab it with both hands. This is what happens to my protagonist in the film too who makes best use of the chance available to him. He dances on it…pun intended, and what happens to him from thereon is to be seen in the film,” the director explained.

Ghosh had launched Shahid with his “Ishq Vishk” and the director is happy that his protege’s “Kaminey” has not only done well at the box office but sky-rocketed him into the top league.

“Well, such things do work in favour of your film for sure. But eventually it’s the product that matters. His ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ is looking good as well and it would be nice to have two successful films behind Shahid when ‘Chance Pe Dance’ releases”, said Ghosh.

So when is the movie set to release?

“Well, it could be in November or December but, yes, the movie is releasing this year for sure,” he said.