John Abraham opposite Rachel Weisz in Deepa Mehta film

Deepa Mehta was all praise about John Abraham and his performance in ‘Water’, but we never really thought that she would be the one who would give him an international platform. Right now John is in her two ambitious international projects. One of which is with Amitab Bachchan and another film ‘Luna’ starring Rachel Weisz.



Rachel Weisz is popular Hollywood actress with films like The Mummy, Constantine and Constant Gardner to her credit. She won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Constant Gardner. The film is scripted by two time Oscar winner David Ward.



John’s film ‘Exclusion’ with Amitab will be shot later this year. Deepa Mehta announced ‘Luna’ in Cannes. Although Rachel Weisz would be the main protagonist, playing the title character Luna, John will also have a full-fledged role, says Deepa Mehta.

‘Luna’ is based on a real life story of an American activist and environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill, who protested against the felling of trees in the Red Wood forests in the US by climbing a 180-foot Redwood tree. The lady climbed down only 738 days later- from 1997 to 1999. The tree was named Luna. The protest had a huge impact and a resolution was formed in 1999 to protect all trees in the 3-acre buffer zone of the Redwood forest.

John is also playing an environmentalist in ‘Luna’, but his cultural origin is not specified He is neither an Indian, nor an American in the film. This makes him Bollywood’s first actor to do a Hollywood film without playing an NRI or some snake charmer.

John was not only her choice says Deepa, “The true-life inspiration for the film, Julia Hill, just loved John. Her approval was very important. She thought he looked like Antonio Banderas!”

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Ranbir Kapoor to Make three different looks in his next Upcoming

Ranbir Kapoor has to get into three different looks for his next film for Yashraj films to be directed by Siddharth Anand. In the film, Ranbir has to play three phases of his character’s love life from age 17 to age 28 and finally to age 38.

To get an older look, Ranbir cut his tresses by Aalim to an austere executive styled haircut. Ranbir also plans to sport stubble to look 35. Bipasha Basu is one of the leads opposite Ranbir and the duo actually took a day off for photo-session to check out their on-screen compatibility.

For the younger role of the hero at the age of 17 Ranbir intends to sport long hair and a beatnik cool-dude attitude,with clothes and accessories to match.

Says Ranbir, “I’ve to look compatible with my leading ladies, and yes, this is my first of the three looks for my new film. Working with Siddarth is a very give-and-take thing. We’ve been friends from the time both of us were kids.

The film actually goes on the floors on 24 November, but the test shoots are on.

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Deepika Padukone - I'm not engaged to Yuvraj

Bollywood Gossip - First, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and now his teammate Yuvraj Singh. Budding actress Deepika Padukone is quite fed up and says reports about her engagement with Yuvraj Singh are not true at all.

'Please...this is the strangest thing I have heard, so far,' said a visibly disturbed Deepika.

The actress was Thursday evening declared the new brand ambassador of Swiss watch brand Tissot.

Asked how endorsements work for actors, she said: 'It works both ways. I mean celebrities connect the brand to the audience and the label connects them to the viewers, making them more popular.'

Deepika, who is the daughter of former world badminton champion Prakash Padukone, said sports works to de-stress her: 'I am very closely associated with sports. I have played games like badminton, basketball, tennis, throwball and baseball.'

'My favourite sport is swimming however, any type of sport de-stresses me. It takes my mind off work and makes me feel relaxed,' Padukone told IANS.

The newcomer struck fame with her debut film Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

However, she denies being bogged down by any kind of pressure of meeting expectations while picking up projects or in her upcoming movies.

'No there is no such pressure on me! Dad taught me to enjoy my work and till the time I do so I will face the camera merrily.

'I always wanted to do an action flick and I am luckily doing Made In China. Nikhil Advani is directing the film and I will share screen space with Akshay Kumar.'

Apart from Deepika, viewers will soon see Priyanka Chopra doing heavy-duty action in Love Story 2050 and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan swinging the sword in Jodhaa-Akbar.

Commenting on the trend of more heroines taking up action roles she said: 'This itself shows that with the evolution of the Hindi film industry women are getting to do more in films.'

Deepika also has Siddharth Anand's next in her kitty where she is paired opposite Ranbir Kapoor.
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Kareena Revised Her Fees

Bebo is on a roll, anyone in her place would be when declared the highest paid actress of Bollywood. But she has her feet firmly grounded and is taking her newly found success with a pinch of salt. And just recently she declared a statement where she said, she's quite high when in a recent online poll she was compared with Kajol. "Kajol has been my idol and I really look up to her," she says and considers it as her the biggest compliment till date. Hopefully the feeling is mutual.

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Deepika Padukone Remains brand ambassador of Levi Strauss’

On Tuesday afternoon, Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd. at Taj Hotel in Colaba announced that Deepika Padukone will continue to be its national brand ambassador for their brand Levi Strauss Signature. The gal with superhit ‘Om Shanti Om’ in her kitty, seems to fit perfectly to their brand image. The brand also announced their new ‘Dart-to-Win‘ contest that would provide an exciting once in a life time opportunity for fans of Deepika to meet her in person.

“Our association with Deepika is a perfect brand fit and we are delighted to partner with her. She signifies style, good looks, youth, fun and universal appeal – attributes that resonate with our brand values and positioning.” said ATP Ramani, Business Head, Levi Strauss Signature.

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John Abraham unveils Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar

‘Kingfisher Swimsuit Special’ has always been the specially awaited one. And it’s sixth edition (2008) was unveiled by none other than the dashing Bollywood actor John Abraham (looking all the more dashing in all whites and his killer smile) along with UB Ltd Chairman Dr Vijay Mallya amidst a host of celebrities from the world of fashion, business and celluloid here. Shot by ace photographer Atul Kasbekar, the calendar features seven models.

This year’s calendar has the pride of exhibiting some of the finest and most luxurious brands in the world including La Perla swimwear from their special ‘India inspired line’, shoes by Jimmy Choo, sunglasses by Roberto Cavalli, watches by Watches of Switzerland and accessories by Christian Dior.

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Deepal Shaw To Act In ‘Right Ya Wrong’

Neeraj Pathak has signed in Deepal Shaw for his film, ‘Right Ya Wrong’. The film also stars Sunny Deol, Konkana Sen Sharma, Irfaan Khan, Isha Koppikar, Kirron Kher, Aryan Vaid and Anjan Srivastava.

Though Neeraj does not divulge in many details about Deepal’s role, he is very happy signing Deepal and says, “Deepal Shaw’s role is a surprise package in the film. The audience will be astonished with her.”

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Jab Saif Meet Kareena

Saif has found his new found love in actress Kareena Kapoor

Kareena is making all efforts to get well acquainted with Latest boyfriend Saif’s ways, she is going out with him and his family.

She has met his sisters and his children. She is being very sweet to them. Also, heard she is making every effort to keep them happy.Soha Ali Khan finds Kareena to be a lovely person.

Saif’s family is planning to gift Kareena a sari when she will be coming to meet Saif’s parents.

Well, all the girls out there are finding it so weird that Kareena left a guy like Shahid and went in for Saif.

It’s actually weird that she went in for a man who keeps changing women like clothes.

Poor Rozza Saif’s Ex-Italian-Girlfriend. Nobody is talking, anything about her. God knows where she has vanished.

Wonder if all this bonding is just to gain media attention and publicity. Watch out guys stars can do anything nowadays to promote their films.

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Himesh Reshammiya Signs 3 Films With T-series

T-Series whose association with Himesh Reshammiya goes a long way back, has now decided to forge stronger ties by producing 3 films that will feature Himesh in the lead, after the overwhelming success of his Debut in ‘Aap Kaa Surroor – The Moviee, The Real Love Story’ !

Himesh, who believes in doing everything in a larger-than-life manner, has already whet the audiences appetite regarding his next offering ‘Kar zzzz ‘ . Being a strong believer in astrology and numerology, Himesh Reshammiya and Bhushan Kumar, the head honcho of T-Series, have decided to get it numerologically right with just the added ‘zzzz’ing! Directed by Satish Kaushik, this film promises to go one step further than the original.

Himesh’s second film to be produced by T-Series is ‘Kajraare’ which will be directed by Pooja Bhatt and the third production is ‘A Love Issshtory’ by John Matthew Matthan of ‘ Sarfarosh’ fame. Bhushan Kumar has given his full backing to the projects and is eager to get the show on the road!

Since Himesh considers 29th to be his lucky number, he saw to it that the mahurat of all his 3 films was held on 29th November ‘07 in a span of 45 min, which once again is numerologically auspicious for him!

Well, looks like 2008 will be yet another exciting year to watch out for T-Series and Himesh!

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Hrithik Flies to Singapore for Physiotherapy

Hrithik Roshan has flown to Singapore for treatment on his knee, which he damaged filming action shots for Krrish, Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar. Hrithik confirmed the news that he had pushed himself too hard for action scenes while filming the above mentioned films and tore a ligament in his right knee.

Hrithik will be in physiotherapy for six weeks and out of action. He will be back in India in mid of January on the eve release of eagerly awaited Jodhaa Akbar.

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Akshay Rocks in Welcome Video

After the super success of 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' in Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Akshay Kumar rocks again in the title track music video of Welcome. Looks like it's another blockbuster music video starring Akshay, a successor to his consecutive hits from Namastey London, Heyy Baby, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa this year. The special mobster video has been done with a very stylized look and mind blowing special effects.

Welcome, being touted as the biggest release of Eid and Christmas, marks the return of the Akshay-Katrina pairing for a third time, besides assembling the biggest ensemble cast comprising Paresh Rawal, Anil Kapoor, Feroz Khan, Nana Patekar and Mallika Sherawat under one roof.

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Aishwarya Rai Walk The Ramp At Delhi

New Delhi: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the ramp in the Capital to endorse the launch of a new bridal collection of luxury watches.

The most famous daughter-in-law of the Indian film industry finally made her first appearance on the ramp after her grand wedding amidst clicking shutterbugs and a cheering Delhi crowd.

However, the lady could not resist talking about her own marriage and honeymoon.

Aishwarya says that she is a happy girl after her wedding. “I feel so blessed. I wish we had more time off. Abhishek and me keep talking about our honeymoon,” she said.


Apart from the marital bliss, what’s also keeping Aishwarya excited is her big Hollywood project, the Pink Panther sequel with Steve Martin which she just finished shooting for.

“It was a great ensemble cast,” says Aishwarya.

Talking about her wedding and the excitement, she also spoke about the recent controversy surrounding IT notices to the Bachchans.

Aishwarya says that although there have been misconceptions and misunderstandings which have gained momentum, however, the family has left it on the head of the family, Amitabh Bachchan to quell it.

Aishwarya will also soon be seen on the big screen with Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan in Sarkar Raj which is scheduled for release in early 2008.

Tags: aishwary, Bollywood, Gossip, babes, Ramp Show, luxury, watches

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Shahid Kapoor - Kareena Out Vidya In

Shahid Kapoor has been linked Vidya Balan ever since he parted ways with Kareena Kapoor but the duo don't seem to care. In fact, they are enjoying each other's company shooting for Aziz Mirza"s Lucky Charm in Toronto. It seems Vidya even fooled Shahid in order to lose the extra weight. And Shahid ended up sweating out with her. Vidya is particular about her fitness regimes because she has been receiving lots of flak for her plump figure. So, she fooled Shahid to walk all the way to their hotel in Toronto...

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Amrita Don't Like Kissing Ranbir Kapoor

Sometime back, Amrita Rao was being considered for a pivotal role in Yashraj’s new film, to be directed by Siddharth Raj Anand that starred Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. But things didn't seem to materialise between the petite actress and the director. The reason, as cited in the media, was Amrita’s refusal to indulge in a passionate kiss with Ranbir [on screen, of course]. As a result, Amrita decided to make an exit from the film.

Amrita had been maintaining a silence about the entire episode, but she decided to clear the air once in for all. “I opted out because I had reservations about certain things. Kissing was never an issue. I really don’t understand how this issue [kiss] cropped up in the first place, when the fact is that the issue was something else altogether,” Amrita divulges.

So how did the Chopras take to Amrita’s refusal? “Adi [Aditya Chopra] understood my point of view. He wasn’t upset, nor did he throw a fit. He assured me that we’d work again, in the future,”
While on Amrita, although she didn’t have a Hindi release in 2007 [except for the Telugu blockbuster Athidi], Amrita will have four releases in 2008, starting with E. Niwas’ My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves [opp. new-find Nikhil], Shyam Benegal’s film [opp. Shreyas Talpade], Neeraj Vora’s Shortcut [opp. Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi] and Victory [opp. Harman Baweja]

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Katrina - It Remind's Me About Namastey London

Katrina has been in the news lately for an alleged fallout with Salman Khan.

But the high in her professional life is more than making up for these ‘love’ly speculations. Never mind if she’s in Australia shooting for Singh is Kinng – with her film Welcome’s promos hitting the screen, she’s thrilled with the feedback she’s been getting.

Says she, “This reminds me of the time Namastey London had hit the screen and the response was just as wonderful. It’s deja vu time for me.” No wonder Katrina is keeping her fingers crossed.

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Kareena Create's a Magic Again

A lot has been said about Jab We Met, but one of the unique things about this film is the newest fashion trend that the gorgeous Kareena has set! Ever since she was seen wearing long t-shirts with patialas it has become a rage amongst youngsters. Ask bebo what she thinks and she flashes her famous billion dollar smile and says, "It's all about comfort for me!" Well bebo if it works for you it works for us as well!

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Pakistani bride for John Abraham

Pakistan’s famous cross-dressing TV host Begum Nawazish Ali has offered to look for a suitable Pakistani bride for Bollywood actor John Abraham , who has reportedly split with long-time girlfriend and actress Bipasha Basu .

“Why did John and Bipasha split is Begum the culprit?” ran the previews on Aaj TV, which airs the “Late Night Begum Nawazish Ali Show” every Saturday.

Begum Nawazish aka Ali Saleem flew to Mumbai to meet John whose Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is the first film to be simultaneously released in India and Pakistan — has been a smash hit across the border.

There was no escape for John from the Begum’s flirtatious ways in the hour-long show.

Dressed in a heavily embellished mauve sari, the Begum kept referring to Bipasha as John’s ‘physiotherapist’, but the actor smiled through it all very sportingly.

When John who was asked about his plans to marry, said ‘not anytime soon’ the Begum offered to look for a suitable Pakistani girl.

Bipasha and John Sizzling in JismShe also jokingly offered to speak to John’s mother about herself. “Woh (Bipasha) toh abhi bachchi hai (Bipasha is a kid),” she guffawed.

“Physiotherapist to hamari baatein nahin sun rahi” (I hope the physiotherapist is not eavesdropping).

Speaking about ‘Goal’, John, who was christened Farhan by his mother who is of Iranian descent, said the film is about “unity”. The movie is based on the exploits of expatriates from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan who come together to form a football team in London.

“People are tired of fighting, of wars. This is a film, which unites Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis. It shows the confluence of cultures.

“When we were shooting in Southall (in London) we actually got abused. So whatever is shown in the film about racism is actually true.”

Though he has never been to Pakistan, John said he plans to be there soon to promote the film. “It was a last minute decision to release the film in Pakistan. So I could not plan a trip there,” he disclosed.

The brawny actor, who has many Pakistani friends including Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood of the band Strings, said, “Indian and Pakistani people do not have a problem with each other. The problem is politics just like the politics in Bollywood which I do not understand.”

Prodded by the Begum, John said he did not believe in the many Bollywood camps. “Directors have favourite actors. But no camps for me. I have refused big banners who told me they would blot me out.”

When he was told of the many fans he had in Pakistan, John, who was last week voted the third sexiest Asian, said, “I don’t like the word fans. I prefer to say audience, brothers. They respect my work, so I should also treat them with respect.

“Till 2003, I had no money. I lived a very middle- class life. I have the money now. But in my head I am still very middle-class,” John said.

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Bollywood Hot Babes Will Rock New Year Bash

Hold your breath guys. Some of the most desirable gals of Bollywood will strut their stuff on New Year’s Eve.

They are hot and ready to rock. As many as six Bollywood hotties will set the temperature soaring with their performances at several New Year bashes organized by Country Club India Ltd (CCIL) all across India.

Malaika Sherawat New year bashAll the usual suspects are there: Malaika Arora , Amrita Arora , Neha Dhupia , Udita Goswami , Rimi Sen and Mahima Chaudhary .

Also add to the list the southie Sada and singer Usha Uthup.

The largest chain of family clubs in India, CCIL promises scintillating entertainment for its members on the night of December 31. The celebrations are in keeping with the club’s new revamped image.

The bashes have been planned for eight cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Cochin. Which celeb will perform in which city will be decided by an SMS poll exclusively for the members of the club.

Arora SistersNeedless to say, the Arora sisters are expected to get maximum votes. Ms Dhupia, who has been intent on an image makeover recently, is also likely to let her hair hang down on Dec 31 and cut a sizzling performance. Rimi Sen and Udita Goswami are the two hotties who have never actually made it to the bandwagon of Bollywood sexbombs but are no less endowed in terms of sex appeal.

And if you don’t happen to be a member of CCIL, there is no reason to rue. You can still catch Bipasha Basu doing booty-shakin on New Year’s bash at Mumbai’s J W Marriott. This would be the first time Bips is performing on Dec 31 night, and it promises to be a bash worth attending. You only need to shell out some moolah.

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What Akshay is Cooking

Akshay Kumar may be away in Australia shooting for Vipul Shah"s Singh Is Kinng but he"s been busy off the sets.

Says a source close to Akshay, “Akki and some of the crew of Singh Is Kinng have been staying in self-contained luxury villas along the Gold Coast.

The villas are very expensive but since Akshay and the cast and crew are in Australia for a month and a half it"s more comfortable than staying in a hotel."

Khana khazana

Adds the source, “The kitchens are high-tech and are fully equipped. Akshay is very conscious about his diet and every evening, you"ll find him cooking salads, soups and sandwiches. The production unit gets the necessary groceries delivered to him."

The source adds, “Parathas are Akki"s favourite but now he"s stopped eating them. He can cook everything from pasta and fettucini to Thai dishes. Akki has always loved cooking. When Twinkle and Aarav join him, he cooks for them too. Akshay"s favourite is sushi, he and Twinkle often indulge themselves at Wasabi."

Akshay laughs when contacted, “Yes. I love cooking. It"s a great stress-buster but more than food now people are busy cooking up controversies about me. Earlier, people said that I edited my films.

Today, they say I am editing my promos. I am in Australia and the director of Welcome, Anees Bazmee, is shooting with me here. So maybe it"s my double who is editing promos back in Mumbai."

Double mazaa

Having gone through a successful year with three comedies, Namastey London, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Akshay is gearing up for his next release, Welcome.

“Earlier, everyone said I was synonymous with action. Now I"ve become synonymous with comedy. I"m happy that the three comedies I did this year had the box-office laughing. Welcome is a laugh-riot from the word go and I hope everyone enjoys it."

Is he bidding adieu to comedy? Says Akshay, “No. Comedy comes as naturally to me as action! Next year, I have a variety of films. I am getting back to action with Chandni Chowk To China and Tashan. But for now I want everyone to Welcome the New Year with a bang!" says Akshay.

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Kim Sharma Will Don a Two-Piece For Her Upcoming Ganesh Acharya’s film

After a professional lull and her much-publicised break- up, Kim Sharma is focusing on her career. She’s signed Money Hai Toh Honey Hai and is all set to don a bikini in the film.

Showing off

Talking about the film, Kim says, “I can’t reveal much about my role but it’s a romantic comedy and I’m paired opposite Aftab. I will be wearing a bikini again after Nehle Pe Dehla. I wasn’t very fit at the time, though. Now I have been working out and am in great shape.”

Many girls get daunted about wearing bikinis on-screen. “I’m not nervous at all as I’m confident about the way I look today.

If I have a great body and look glamorous why shouldn’t I wear one? I do weight training and pilates under my personal trainer Yasmin.”

Today, Kim is all charged about her career. “Though I have been mostly getting glamorous and sex bomb roles, I don’t mind because everyone is working towards a hot body.

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Saif - Now It's Turn For Deepika Padukone

Now it’s Saif’s turn to become become a producer and like his good friend SRK, chhote nawab is also looking forward to cast Deepika ‘Shanti’ Padukone in a lead role opposite him.
The actor has already finalized a project titled ‘Agent Vinod’, to be directed by Sriram Raghavan next year. In all likelihood, the film will star Saif’s latest flame Kareena Kapoor.
But now, rumours have it that Saif is eager to start another film before ‘Agent Vinod’. The actor has reportedly been impressed by director Imtiaz Ali ’s work in Jab We Met and has been discussing several scripts with him.

And Deepika Padukone, who made her dream debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om, is under consideration for the lead role in the film.

Saif says the cast of the film will be announced once the script is ready.

On a different film, Deepika is all set to do a film with Akshay Kumar. The flick will be directed by Nikhil Advani and produced by Rohan Sippy.

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Bollywood Actress - The Black Day

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The Rivals - Aamir Khan and Big B

Big B Aamir Khan war of words is heating up everyday. Aamir in a recent media interview panned director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his handling of the film Black terming it ‘insensitive and manipulative.’ He also termed the performances of the actors ‘over the top’.

The criticism did not go down well with Amitabh Bachchan. In an interview with a tabloid he was asked what he thought about Aamir’s ‘over the top’ remark.

“I cannot comment whether my performance was towering or not, but Aamir may be right on the other maybe the performances did go ‘over the top’ of his head!” Amitabh responded.

In his response to Bachchan’s outburst, Aamir Khan posted a blog entry that was calm and matter of fact.

“I have the highest regard for Mr Bachchan and I am very big fan of his work. Probably one of the biggest. I believe that he along with Mr Dilip Kumar are among my two favourite actors of Indian Cimema.

I have no hesitation in saying that I don”t even feature on the same platform as an actor. He is also in my opinion THE biggest star that Indian Cinema has ever seen.”

Putting his comments on Black in perspective Aamir continues,

“My big exception towards Black is the fact that a child with severe difficulties is shown being ill treated instead of being treated with love, care and understanding. I simply cannot come to terms with that no matter what the writer and director say in defence.”

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Priyanka Chopra to endorse Sunsilk

After endorsing Lux, Pepsi, J Hampstead and Kinetic Scooty, it is said that Priyanka will be endorsing Sunsilk.
Apparently Priyanka has been in talks with many other brands but received the best offer from Sunsilk. According to some sources, the deal is worth Rs. 2 crore. The shoot may start within the upcoming week. The concept would involve Priyanka doing stunts and action sequences.

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Vidya Balan -I Want To Be Slim

The poor thing has been dragged into the Shahid Kapur-Kareena Kapoor split unnecessarily, and when we meet her, the lass is looking slimmer, trimmer and very charming. But is it the link-up stress that has made the girl a few kilos lighter? “Not at all, I am stressed about nothing! I was shooting in Toronto a month ago. We had a long schedule there, and I being a vegetarian didn’t have too much option as far as food was concerned. I think that’s what has helped me lose a few kilos,” she says. But Vids isn’t complaining.

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Friends Forever - Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora

She was there for her when her career was going through a slack, she was there when her relationship with Shahid was on a roll and she is still there when her career has taken an upward swing and she has decided to confidently move ahead with royal Saif Ali Khan… In the tinsel town where loyalties change every hour, Kareena Kapoor has made a great show of her friendship with Amrita Arora and has decided to pay back to her friend who has been with her through thick and thin.

Kareena Kapoor has signed ‘Golmaal Returns’ opposite Ajay Devgan to be backed by Asthvinayak Productions. We know that Bebo had developed a good rapport with the production house during the making of their ‘Jab we Met’ and has also signed a 3-movie deal with them. So when director Rohit Shetty was in the process of finalizing an actress to play opposite Arshad Warsi, Kareena was quick to request Rohit to sign her good friend Amrita for the role. The producers could not refuse Kareena.

So Amrita is now on board and the two girls are all set to do some ‘Golmaal’.

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Sherlyn Chopra becomes writer and singer

Sherlyn Chopra has not yet proved her acting skills in Bollywood, but has always stayed in news due to her controversial statements and boldness. She is rightly known as ‘The Queen of Wallpapers’ coz she is one of those actresses whose wallpapers are downloaded widely over the net. The gal who created stirs with her statement that she wants to kiss Mallika Sherawat is back in news again, but this time for a different reason.

Sherlyn has launched her music album for which she has not only composed but also sung a few numbers. Her album tilted ‘Ouragaeous: The end of the beginning’ has been directed by Prahlad Kakkar and shot by Rakesh Shreshth. The album deals with the emotions and aspirations of the generation next.

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Bipasha 90 lakhs ‘n’ Mallika 50 lakhs

On 31st December, every year, filmstars perform for events and functions which adds extra weight to their cash boxes. This year Bipasha Basu will do it in J.W.Mariott for 90 lakhs what Mallika Sherawat did last year for 50 lakhs. Yes, talking about New Year eve’s programme held every year in this five-star hotel, this year they have dusky beauty Bipasha to rock the audience with a 30 minutes performance. Before this, Bipasha had never said yes for such programmes, but seems that the lucrative offer of 90 lakhs was too much to resist!!

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Salman Neglects Aishwarya

Apparently at the recent wedding ceremony of the Wizcraft MD, Andre’s wedding both Salman Khan and Aishwarya were invited guests. However they never met eye to eye as rumours say that Salman make it a point and goes out of his way to see that he does not bump into his ex.

This party was no different and Sallu bhai made his entrance through the back door only after the Bachchans had left the building. The buzz is that Sallu has his body guard keep a watch and see whether the Bachchan’s are still there or are they gone, it is only after they have left that he enters.

Tags: Salman khan, aishwary, Bollywood, Gossip, entertainment

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Ranbir kapoor follows bad boy ''Salman Khan''

Inspite of all the flak 'Saawariya' has received, Ranbir Kapoor has become a darling with girls. Will this help him find strong footing in Bollywood? When we quizzed Bollywood's leading publicist Dale Bhagwagar about this, he had an interesting take on the situation.

"Ranbir is already on strong footing. Though he has made some mistakes and needs to immediately look into them. He's been grudging the fourth estate for being too critical of him. He should stop doing that," said the PR specialist.

He analyzed, "It is not Ranbir's fault that he was recklessly over-hyped. Expectations had zoomed putting extraordinary pressure on the debutant to deliver brilliantly. Ranbir has done a relatively good job in the film. He has also shown that he has the potential to become a big star."

"Instead of attacking the media (which will not serve any purpose), he should direct his energies towards expressing gratitude for the vast appreciation the masses have showered upon him.

His media strategies need solid revamp. Cause, right now, by messing with the media, he seems to be going the Salman Khan way."

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‘Singh is Kinng’ in controversies

The hottest dude of Bollywood Akshay Kumar’s Sikh forthcoming movie ‘Singh is Kinng’ has been in controversies from the time the first promotional still of the film was released.

It is being said that his clean-shaven face with a trendy turban is a mere mockery of the Sikh culture.A photo of Akshay on the net is also greatly objected by Punjabi community in Australia.

However, director Vipul Shah tells the photo does not depict Akki’s real look in the film. It was taken without permission. Vipul Shah defends himself by saying that Akshay is himself a Punjabi and is working in close coordination with stylist Shabina Khan for his look in the film. Apart from this, a local Sikh is always on the sets to guide Akshay about how to wear a turban.

Vipul Shah is shooting almost half of the movie in Australia. And the second half will be shot in Punjab, Mumbai and Egypt.

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Hrithik to act with Penelope Cruz

The latest rumour says that the cool dude of Bollywood Hrithik Roshan is making his Hollywood debut with none other than the Hollywood hottie Penelope Cruz.

The film will be extensively shot in Hollywood. Penelope’s agent, who had asked for Hrithik’s profile, was absolutely stunned by his international look and recommended him to the Spanish actress

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Aamir Khan declined the offer from Madam Tussauds in London

Bollywood’s the perfectionist and choosy hero Aamir Khan declined the offer from Madam Tussauds, saying “It’s not important to me. I have been approached but I am not interested. People will see my films if they want to. Also, I can’t deal with so many things; I have bandwidth only for that much. So things that don’t interest me, I just let them pass. Each one has their own priorities on what interests them.”

Mr. Khan was approached earlier in the year by Madam Tussauds in London to be the fourth Bollywood figure to be waxed on the famed celebrity museum of London.

Rumours are also on with Salman Khan who unlike Aamir Khan has agreed to comply to be put into the wax museum. Earlier, there was a widespread speculation that Tamil superstar Rajnikanth would be the entry into Tussauds this year however unfortunately that did not became a reality.

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Hrithik Roshan SignsLead RoleWith Eros

Eros International, the London AIM listed leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector and Carving Dreams Motion Pictures, a division of Carving Dreams Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., the country's leading talent agency have signed Bollywood Superstar Hrithik Roshan as the main lead for their debut co-production venture.

Kishore Lulla, Chairman & CEO, Eros International further added, "We are happy to be working with Carving Dreams, one of the best outfits in the business of celebrity and entertainment marketing. I am delighted that Hrithik Roshan will be playing the lead role. That has elevated out first project together to an entirely different level. We are looking forward to a wonderful relationship & many more such ventures and specifically giving this particular film a great global distribution and marketing platform pulling our entire group's resources together."

Announcing the deal, Bunty Bahl, Director, Carving Dreams Motion Pictures said, "We are very pleased to be collaborating with Eros International, who are clearly the market leaders in film production and global distribution today. Having worked closely with Hrithik Roshan as his business mangers for over two years now, we hope to be sensitive to his creative needs and expect him to be involved in our film beyond the boundaries of an actor. As we foray into film production, Hrithik was the most natural choice for us to fortify our relationship further. The Hrithik-Carving Dream-Eros combo is sure to create waves."

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Nude pictures controversy hits Kangna

The news is spreading like wildfire that bold actress Kangna Ranaut appeared nude for the cover of a film magazine. However, the actress is unperturbed by the news because she knows what she is doing.

She said that there is nothing wrong with the pictures because she has body suits with no vital organs seen. She added that she hasn't posted nude. In spite of the all the furore the rumour has created, she is not disappointed because she knows that this is part of her profession.

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