I have become more confident than before :Rani Mukerji.

Rani Mukerji, who comes from a film family and has been active in the industry for 13 years, says she was naïve and innocent but has become smarter with time.

“From the time I began to now the only change in me has been that I have become more confident. I was very naïve and innocent before. I have become smarter now because you have to be smart to be in this industry,” Rani said.

“When I had started I used to get hurt about certain things, but today I have been able to develop a slightly thicker skin than I had. That has been the only change in me,” added the 32-year-old.
The actress is all set for “No One Killed Jessica”, where she will be playing a news reporter. Releasing Jan 7, the film, based on the murder of model Jessica Lall, is the first big release of the year.

Asin pairs up with Shah Rukh Khan

Asin is probably touted to be signed opposite Shah Rukh Khan for the adaptation of Two States . While Priyanka Chopra’s name was being speculated, Shah Rukh and producer Sajid Nadiadwala have chosen Asin as they wanted a fresh pairing.As Priyanka has been paired with Shah Rukh earlier, their search ended on Asin.

After working with Aamir in Ghajini and Salman in London Dreams , Asin might end up being one of the few heroines to have worked with all the three Khans. The role of a Tamil girl suits Asin to the tee and she has always professed eagerness to work with SRK. Asin has her fingers crossed as she waits to sign on the dotted line.

Kangana Ranaut talks about her Upcoming Movie

Tanu Weds Manu’, which will see the fresh pairing of Kangana Ranaut and R. Madhavan, was initially titled ’Manu Weds Tanu’ but the name was changed at the lead actress’ behest.

Director Anand Rai felt ’Manu Weds Tanu’ was an appropriate title, but Kangana who plays Tanu in the film, insisted that the title should be ’Tanu Weds Manu’ and not ’Manu Weds Tanu’ because the narrative unfolds from Tanu’s point of view, said a source.

The director was taken aback, but Kangana explained her point saying Tanu, a small town, wild girl, is the one in the commanding position compared to Madhavan’s character Manu who is shown as a simple NRI guy in the comedy.

When the director spoke to Madhavan, thinking he would get upset, the actor saw the point immediately and readily agreed with Kangana.

’It’s true that the film was earlier titled ’Manu Weds Tanu’. However, we felt that ’Tanu Weds Manu’ was a more suitable title, according to the demands of the script. So we decided to go with ’Tanu Weds Manu’,’ said Rai.

The film will release Feb 25.

I am glad that I am known for my talent and not for my clothes or controversies: Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma has said she is glad she is known for her talent but has questioned why she gets less hype than other Bollywood actresses. Speaking to the Mumbai Mirror the actress said she does not know why Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor were more famous than her.

“I don’t know. You tell me. Having given three hits back-to-back in three years I wonder why there is not as much hype about me as them,” she said.

Sharma added that she thinks the other leading ladies are less famous for their films than they are for their off-screen activities.

“I am glad that I am known for my talent and not for my clothes or controversies,” she told the paper.

Sharma made her Bollywood debut alongside Shah Rukh Khan in 2008 with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, for which she was nominated for a Filmfare award.

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor fly to Swiss for New Year eve

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Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor have left for Switzerland for a ten-day holiday to celebrate the New Year.

The lovers leave for Swiss Alps every year as it happens to be their favourite holiday destination. Saif loves to ski and Bebo loves the natural beauty of the place.

Moreover, the couple would check in at an eco-friendly, 300-year-old chalet that runs on solar energy, we hear. Apart from the spectacular view of the scenery, the chalet also provides privacy and basic comforts for any couple.

We wish a Happy New Year to Saif and Bebo.

Katrina Kaif go for de-glamour

Katrina Kaif rocked the nation with her sexy avatar in ‘Tees Maar Khan’ and especially her item song ‘Sheila Ki Jawaani’. Now, the actress will be seen in a role in dire contrast to what she played in TMK. This Prakash Jha film titled ‘Satsang’ will see Kats as a woman clad in an ochre robe and in search of spirituality. This upcoming film exposes the multi-billion global religion factory in India.

Her role in Satsang is so complex that even Jha was not sure, initially, if the actress could deliver. “It would be the most challenging part of my career so far,” says Katrina.

She plays the central character in the film which is semi-autobiographical in nature and is that of a woman from the West in search of Oriental spiritualism. Katrina will be seen sans makeup for the film and will have to get informed on the intricacies of the multi-billion religious industry in India.”

Katrina is already geared up for the role and says, “Prakashji and I have discussed the part in detail. This is one film that I’ve do the most preparation for. I’m open to the challenge.”

I was a workaholic and restless by temperament: Nandita Dass

Film-maker and actress Nandita Das is glowing as she was last seen with her son Vihaan at a recent event.

Motherhood has changedlife for her and businessman husband Subodh Maskara who are now pround parents of a baby boy.

Talking about the life-altering experience, she says,” I was a workaholic and restless by temperament but I am discovering a far more patient and centered self and so happy just being with my little one. I am missing nothing else!”

Talking about her next film she says, “There are a couple of projects both in terms of acting and directing that I am considering. Recently I have committed to directing an international film called Trafficking (working title) which tells the intertwining story of three young women from very different backgrounds who are forced into the dehumanising world of sexual slavery. I was attracted to the project because it is a powerful story that needs to be told. We know so little about trafficking and an accessible film that touches the hearts and the minds of people will do justice to it.”

Nandita has been in the industry for more than a decade and says that it is her serious image that irks her the most. The actress is percieved to do only ‘meaningful cinema’ and says that she gets annoyed when people ask her about an image makeover. “It has been 14 years since I did my first film Fire. I find it strange that this question is still asked to me as by now my work and choices should have answered them adequately. I want to continue being part of stories that I feel need to be told. I don’t label films as art or commercial. Image is what others create, so neither am I trying to create it or shed it. I am just doing what resonates with my beliefs and interests.”

Madhuri Dixit to play a mother role for Sonam Kapoor

If what we hear is true, Madhuri Dixit may soon playing the role of Sonam Kapoor’s mother in Anil Kapoor’s remake of the Hollywood film, Freaky Friday.

The role was previously offered to Shabhana Azmi, Rekha and Kirron Kher who had to turn it down due to date clashes. Since Anil has said that he would like to work with his former leading lady again, he felt that Madhuri suited the role perfectly. Although she likes the script, we are still waiting for confirmation on her part in the film which revolves around a mother and daughter who magically swap roles for a day.

Could this be Madhuri’s comeback from her previous comeback, Aaja Nachle?

Her secretary and previous manager, Rakesh Nath has said, “She has got four-five very good offers. She will definitely do another film soon, but this time we have to be very careful. I’ve worked with other actresses, but Madhuriji is Madhuriji.” However, we do know she is meeting him since she tweeted, “Meeting with Anil Kapoor today. Lets see what happens….”

When asked about his upcoming venture, Anil said, “It’s too early to comment on any of my new projects, but I would love to work with Madhuri in any capacity at any stage.”

Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor to celebrate New year in Chandigarh.

Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor, the couple who has got everyone perplexed about their relationship status, are now set for a romantic New Year’s Eve.

That’s what the latest buzz in tinsel town says. Anyone who saw the duo together on Karan Johar’s show Koffee With Karan would swear by their chemistry - how Shahid teased Priyanka endlessly and how she played along coyly.

Now, having turned down a lucrative offer to perform on New Year’s Eve, Priyanka, we hear, is set to fly to Chandigarh to ring in 2011 with Shahid, who is shooting dad’s directorial debut Mausum there.

Well, going by the thanda mausam in Chandigarh, the duo is likely to have a cozy reunion. We hear that Shahid plans to take a weekend off from the film and whisk Priyanka away to a resort.

Happy New Year to them in advance.

Katrina Kaif is all set to work with Jha again.

Katrina Kaif’s feisty role in Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti won her a lot of accolades. Hence, a lot of people were surprised when Kats didn’t feature in Jha’s next biggie Aarakshan. However, Katrina has no reason to worry as she is all set to work with Jha again in a film titled Satsang.

Satsang would feature Katrina in the role of a woman from the West in search of spirituality. She would be seen in a non-glamorous avatar without any make-up and would be donning ochre robes. Even though the film will mostly kick off only after Jha finishes Aarakshan, Katrina is super-excited at the prospect of re-uniting once again with Prakash Jha. The actress believes this to be her most challenging role till date.

I don’t know how to make friends:Shah Rukh Khan

On the show ‘Koffee With Karan’, SRK bared his heart to friend Karan Johar talking on Farah Khan and Salman Khan and said that he can’t keep reminding people that he loves them.

SRK reportedly said on the show, “I don’t know how to make friends and if I do, I don’t know how to keep them.... If Salman and Farah are upset with me it’s 100 percent my fault but I can’t pick up the phone and say sorry.... I can’t apologize not because of ego but because I can’t just get myself to ask people to come back to me... I had asked my parents to come back and they didn’t...”

“I feel it’s understood that I love them if I have told them once... I can’t keep repeating it... I have a problem saying ’I love you’ twice and thrice and keep repeating the words... Even in my films I can’t keep saying ’I love you!’” he added. Karan Johar reportedly cried on this comment by SRK.

The show is said to be different from the earlier episodes of this season, which were spicy and controversial.

"It was a totally different cup of coffee this time. It’s awkward to discuss and recreate such intimate scenes normally again. I have never become emotional on Koffee With Karan because that’s never been the tone of the show,” Karan said.

The episode will be telecast on January 2.

Malaika Arora Khan will be performing for New year eve in Pune

Malaika Arora Khan wants to cash in on the popularity of her hit track Munni badnaam hui in every way. Malaika will be ringing in the new year performing at Amby Valley in Pune, in return for a hefty fee, we presume.She has even put her vacation plans with hubby Arbaaz Khan on hold for this reason.

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, on the other hand, rejected an offer of ` 3.5 crore to go on a Christmas vacation. " As Tees Maar Khan was releasing during Christmas, Katrina will have post release events to handle," said a source, adding, " But Malaika would definitely be dancing at Amby Valley."

Actress Anushka is refusing to do the lead in a Hindi movie.

While Illeana is happily doing her second lead in her maiden Bollywood film, Anushka is refusing to do the lead in a Hindi movie. Normally, any heroine would die for a lead role in a big Hindi movie.
But Anushka shows no interest. Recently, she was offered the role in a Bollywood flick, remake of the Tamil movie Singam in which she did the lead role. But Anushka didn’t accept it.
Bollywood director Rohith Shetty who is remaking it personally asked her to enter Hindi film industry, yet Anushka declined politely saying she’s "comfortable in South film industry.
"Anushka is the busiest star in Telugu and Tamil and she is in much demand. So she doesn’t want to become another Asin or Trisha who are now back from Bollywood doing South movies.

Although Asin made a grand entry into Bollywood with Ghajini, her subsequent flops made her a no star. Trisha’s first Hindi movie, Khatta Meetha, was a disaster. Seeing their pathetic situation in Bollywood, Anushka wants to continue doing Telugu and Tamil movies.

Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra is in the midst of a controversy once again

Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra today denied having any links with Pakistani bowler Mohammad Asif, who is at the centre of a ‘spot-fixing’ scandal that has rocked world cricket.

The controversy began with most Indian television channels discussing a “leaked” document, which they claimed, was prepared by the Interpol and Scotland Yard for the Pakistan Cricket Board. Apparently, this document contains various phone numbers of people who interacted with Mohammad Asif in 2009.

The TV reports stated that in this document, the only mobile number from Mumbai, belonged of actress Neetu Chandra, and insinuated that she could be involved in the infamous match-fixing scandal. They further claimed that according to the document, the actress had made two phone calls and exchanged SMS’s with the controversial cricketer, discussing sensitive cricket issues and deals.

But Neetu Chandra’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar vehemently denied all the allegations. “Personally, Neetu does not know Mohammad Asif or any Pakistani cricketer for that matter. Her name is being unceremoniously dragged in the match-fixing debate with baseless allegations,” said the celebrity publicist.

“Neetu didn’t even know how Asif looked like. Within minutes of this controversy breaking out, I met her and showed her his picture from the internet on my BlackBerry. Neetu glanced at it and almost jumped from her chair, joking, ‘Oh, he’s too dark’. She also doesn’t know or understand how her cell number has featured on such a scandalous list. If it indeed has, it could well be a conspiracy,” added the PR specialist.

Owing to her active association with sports, recently, Neetu also became one of the few privileged Bollywood celebrities to have the honour of running with the Commonwealth Games torch (popularly known as the Queen’s Baton) in her hometown Patna. Apart from being a regular basketball player, the actress is a Black Belt 2nd Dan in Taekwondo, having participated in various martial arts tournaments at a district, national, as well as international level. Though Bhagwagar revealed, she is not a cricket fan.

This year, Neetu has an impressive line-up of films like Anees Bazmee’s ‘No Problem’ (with Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna and Sushmita Sen), Gary Grewal’s ‘Khusar Prasad Ka Bhoot’ (with Paresh Rawal and Randeep Hooda), Barnali Shukla’s ‘Kuch Love Jaisa’ (with Rahul Bose) amongst two other mega-budget ventures opposite superstars of the South.

Veena Malik managed to make an impression in Big Boss

Much has been made about Veena Malik’s “behaviour” in the Bigg Boss House from the twin flirtations she struck to the short clothes she wore. To me, this spells Veena’s victory. Out of 14 housemates including a global star, Bollywood actors and Bhojpuri film industry’s Shahrukh Khan - Veena managed to make an impression.

While she was busy inside, the world outside was delirious with anger: how dare a Muslim, Pakistani woman conduct herself like this in, horror of horrors, India! The other side was also quick to retort: Veena is representing the ‘modern woman’ of Pakistan. For good measure, they threw in a comment or two about people completely irrelevant to the discussion such as, why aren’t Pakistani, Muslim men criticised for their behaviour while in India? And the answer to that could be that perhaps because we have yet to read about a similar controversy regarding, say, Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan or Ali Zafar.

As for me, I am neither the ‘moral brigade’ and nor am I part of the ‘immoral brigade’, so to speak. But I am the modern Pakistani woman, the girl who Veena was supposedly representing. As I observed everything and listened to arguments from both sides, I found one essential thing missing from both arguments: Veena Malik does not represent me. I do not relate to her and our similarity ends where it begins: like me, she is a woman, a Pakistani, a Muslim and she wears heels. And for some women, the latter two don’t hold either.

While I appreciated Veena at some point, especially for the proper Urdu she spoke, she is insignificant because there are much better rolemodels out there, people who I can actually relate to and look up to.

One such woman is Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. An award-winning filmmaker, Sharmeen has worked with refugees, women’s advocate groups and human rights defenders in over ten countries. (More detail about her work can be found on her website.) Another woman who represents a woman like me is South Asia’s fastest woman - Naseem Hameed. A resident of a locality in Karachi populated by middle-income families, Naseem started her sporting career in school and was eventually spotted by army coaches. The rest is, as they say, history, with her winning a gold medal at the last SAF Games. Apart from individuals, the modern Pakistani woman is also lucky to have a whole team of good rolemodels. One is referring to the Pakistan women’s national cricket team which recently won a gold medal at the Asian Games.

To me, Veena Malik’s dresses, men and stilettos don’t matter because she does not represent me. The modern Pakistani woman goes out wearing whatever she wants baggy pants or running shoes and carrying whatever she wants a tote or a camera bag. The modern Pakistani woman is a success story who does not flirt with men to show to the rest of the world that she is good and has potential. I am a modern Pakistani woman who has a job, pays her taxes and drives around town. And I don’t need a Veena Malik to represent me not in India, not anywhere in the world.

Deepika Padukone shifted to new house

BeauMonde Towers, Prabhadevi. That is Deepika Padukone’s new address. The actress has bought a plush four-bedroom apartment in a 33-storey tower for a whopping Rs16 crore along with her father Prakash, a former national badminton champion.

The actress’s apartment in tower B has an area of 2,776 sq ft and is very close to the Siddhivinayak temple. Deepika’s 26th floor apartment also comes with parking slots for three cars.

The actress and her father visited the property registration office at the Old Custom House in Fort on December 6 to pay stamp duty for their apartment in BeauMonde Towers, a complex with three residential skyscrapers. They paid Rs79,82,600 to register the property.

“The Padukones did not ask for special treatment. They completed the paper work in just about the same time as anybody else. However, people who were in office when the actress arrived were disappointed since they could not take her pictures,” an official from the registration office told DNA.

The property has been jointly registered in the name of Deepika and Prakash. The apartment was purchased from Sheth Developers Pvt Ltd, which constructed the property in Prabhadevi. BeauMonde Towers has a two-level podium. The complex also has two tennis, badminton and squash courts apart from open exercise decks.“Deepika, who lives with her parents in Pali Hill at present, may continue to stay there. She may have bought the Prabhadevi apartment as an investment,” a film industry source said.
Deepika’s decision to buy an apartment in Prabhadevi has taken the film industry watchers by surprise. Most stars prefer to stay in the suburbs, especially between Bandra and Andheri, since most of the studios and offices of production houses are there.

However, sources close to Deepika say the actress is not worried about the travel to the suburbs since she feels the Bandra-Worli Sea Link would make her commute easier. Besides, most of the films nowadays are shot overseas. As a result, industry sources say, upcoming high-end properties in South and Central Mumbai have caught Bollywood’s fancy recently.
“Stars who don’t have family-owned homes in the city are warming up to the idea of buying houses in upcoming real estate hubs such as Prabhadevi, Worli and Parel,” a publicist of a top Bollywood actress explained. The secretary of another actress said that those from small-town India find the prospect of owning a high-end luxury home in the island city very alluring. “Some are keen to buy apartments only as an investment option. They don’t have the desire to stay in them,” he added.
A real estate agent from Fort said he had received several inquiries about properties in Worli and Malabar Hill from representatives of two top Bollywood

Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan looked really happy each other while lip lock.

Bollywood actresses Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan have pulled off a new feat in front of media cameras. The normally quiet girls got naughty at a promotional event in the recent past. Well, we know that both Rani and Vidya do not shy away from playing bold roles onscreen, but that the two women could pull off such a stunt for the television camera is something that their fans were not prepared for. According to reports, Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan engaged in a passionate lip-lock at a stage event held in the recent past.

The videos doing the rounds on the net are evidence of the fact that the earlier warring actresses Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan have kissed and made up, literally! Ever since the promotional clips of their upcoming film together No One Killed Jessica was released on television, people started praising Rani Mukerji, considering that her character of a journalist is a more powerful role compared to Vidya Balan’s role of Jessica’s real life sister Sabrina Lal. And it was this fact that was apparently giving Vidya Balan sleepless nights, also the root cause of her catfight with costar Rani Mukerji.

However, the fight is a thing of the past now. Both actresses are professionals in real life and thus they agreed to take that extra step to promote No One Killed Jessica well. So is the lip-lock only a promotional gimmick? Though many will be thinking so, Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan looked really happy and enjoyed each other’s company while performing the lip-lock on stage!

'I'm very excited about my film: Hema Malini

Directing your husband and daughter could have its tricky moments and so it was for Hema Malini too. But it was enormously enjoyable and everything eventually fell into place, says the Bollywood diva and director whose forthcoming ’Tell Me Oh Khuda’ stars husband Dharmendra and daughter Esha Deol.

’Directing Dharamji was superb. In the beginning, however, he did not listen to me. He used to ask me ’What is this, what is that’. Then I used to tell him that I want it like this, so just do it. So he realised I knew the job and then left it entirely to me. He didn’t interfere at all after that,’ Hema, who has wielded the megaphone after 18 years for the movie, told IANS in an interview.

The crackling chemistry between the couple was in evidence in blockbusters like ’Seeta Aur Geeta’, ’Sholay’, ’Razia Sultan’ and ’Pratigya’.

Hema, 62, who earlier directed the Shah Rukh Khan-Divya Bharti-starrer ’Dil Aashna Hai’ in 1992, is making ’Tell Me Oh Khuda’ for her daughter Esha.

’I’m very excited about my film. It’s a very interesting story of a girl’s passionate quest to know her origins. The film might get delayed a little bit because of the whole process of change in directors. But I’m trying to release it latest by March,’ said the actress, looking graceful as ever in a green silk sari.

She has roped in Arjan Bajwa, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor for the film. It was earlier being directed by Mayur Puri but Hema decided to take the reins in her own hands.

The film is in the post-production stage and work is expected to get over by Jan 10.

Sonakshi Sinha will be busy in 2011

Sonakshi Sinha is the flavour of the season. 2011 looks like a terrific year for this star kid. She starts to shoot Joker with Akshay Kumar early in the year. She joins the unit of Race-2 in July with Saif Ali Khan and then goes into Kick with Salman Khan.

Rumours say that she is also kicked about the fact that she is being considered for Kunal Kohli’s film with Shahid Kapoor, Prabhu Devaa’s film with the Khiladi Kumar...and wait there is more. We now hear that Sonakshi may be seen in Anurag Basu’s film
Silence (the title is being changed shortly) alongwith Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.

Yup, this is the same film that Katrina Kaif turned down because she felt that Piggy Chops had a better role than her. Neither Sonakshi nor her manager are willing to comment on her films with Shahid and Ranbir. But the industry is buzzing with the news already.

Anushka Sharma scored pretty impressive at the moment

Shahrukh Khan starrer ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ was the introduction vehicle of the feisty performing artist Anushka Sharma. Notwithstanding ‘Rab Ne…’ did for her what ‘Om Shanti Om’ did for Deepika or ‘Dabang’ did for Sonakshi.Anushka got off to a flying start in her very first film that had the stamp of Yash Raj banner and the omnipresence of the King Khan. Anushka, as per reports, had a 3 film contract with the Yash Rajs and even though she may deny this piece of news, there is no denying the fact that her next two releases have come from the same factory.

After the super hit ‘Rab Ne…’ which gave Anushka the platform she needed, she tried to conjure up something special with ‘Badmaash Company’. The film, however, sank and the only thing that got noticed was her yellow sarong and her bed scene with Shahid Kapoor.

But just when the critics were about to write her off, ‘Band Baaja Baraat’ happened and the equations changed. A refreshing take on wedding and romance, Anushka was the only well-known face in the low-hyped film. But despite being a slow-starrer, BBB picked up momentum after being given rave reviews. Anushka’s performance earned her many brownie points.

So, with 2 hits out of 3, her score is pretty impressive at the moment and it is to be seen how the future augurs for her. She shall be next seen in the February release of ‘Patiala House’ opposite actor Akshay Kumar.

Vidya Balan is getting bolder role in Ekta Kapoor’s film

The buzz is that Vidya has all but agreed to play the lead role in Ekta Kapoor’s film Ragini MMS, which is a based on a bold subject and will have many explicit scenes. In fact, Kapoor had previously talked with Kangana Ranaut for the role, but the actress had chickened out as she wasn’t in the mood to do something so bold.

Now, Vidya is Ekta’s best bet. Why? Because Vidya is already acting in Dirty Picture, which is based on the life of the south sex bomb Silk Smitha.

The spokesperson for Ekta’s company has refused to confirm or deny the fact that Vidya has been approached, which means a deal is indeed in the works.

Katrina's Sheila Ki Jawani brings crowds to TMK

Katrina Kaif’s sensuous Sheila Ki Jawani number brought in the audiences in droves to watch Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan, with the movie garnering 90-95 percent occupancy on the day of its release Friday.
With their curiosity whetted by Katrina’s slithery moves in television promos of the film, the Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer was a hit on its first day.
However, industry insiders predict the huge turnout is mostly due to Katrina’s dance number.
’We are having good advance bookings for Tees Maar Khan and the initial response is good, with almost 90 percent occupancy, but the content is not at all as per expectations,’ said Yogesh Raizada, corporate head (cinemas) of Wave Cinemas.
’Audiences are mostly queuing up to watch Katrina Kaif in Sheila Ki Jawani, and that’s about it,’ he added.
Amit Awasthi, senior manager (programming and operations) of Spice Cinemas, said: ’The movie has opened to a fantastic initial with over 95 percent occupancy and the audiences are coming in mostly due to the hot item number,’ said Awasthi.
A source from PVR cinemas also said: ’The initial for the movie is good at about 80-90 percent but the content is not getting appreciation. The audiences are only here for the item song and not for the movie per se.’
Co-produced by Three’s Company, Hari Om Entertainment and UTV Motion Pictures, the previews for the movie held on Dec 21, Dec 22 and Dec 23 in select cities in Britain have, however, grossed over Rs.7.5 million.

In the US, the previews grossed Rs.4 million on Wednesday alone, according to a statement by UTV. While in the Middle East, it has made around Rs.9.5 million on its opening day.
Another movie that was released is Ajay Devgn-Kajol starrer live action animation Toonpur Ka Superhero that is still waiting to pick up with only 20-30 percent occupancy on an average.

Sonakshi Sinha signed up as the brand ambassador for ’Dyna Soaps’

She came, she saw, she ’Khan-querred’. We are indeed talking about the one and only Gen-Next dynamite Sonakshi Sinha, the very PYT who was one of the vital names instrumental in making her debut film Dabangg a mega success.

And once you are a top-notch heroine, it’s not just the films, but also the ad world starts beckoning you. After having signed Joker, Shirish Kunder’s 3-D bonanza, Sonakshi is now all set to enter the ad world with a bang!

The pretty actress has now been signed up as the brand ambassador for ’Dyna Soaps’, so reports our sources. When we tried calling up the company officials, they confirmed the news, but refused to reveal any further details. It maybe may recall that Katrina Kaif was the previous brand ambassador for the said brand. Watch this space for more details.

Rani Mukerji’s No One Killed Jessica gets A Certificate

Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan-starrer "No One Killed Jessica" has been passed by the Censor Board with an A certificate and without any cuts.

Only the promo of the song "Aali Re... Saali Re" from the film has seen two changes - the word ’kameeni’ has been beeped out and the scene in which Rani shows her middle finger has been blurred. Vikas Behl of UTV said, "The power of people and the relentless effort of the media needed to be brought to the audience in the right light, and hats off to the CBFC for keeping that above all else while judging the movie."

Nandini Jumani most wanted by Bollywood.

The Krazy Kool Kat Been Bajake video released last week has stirred up demand for Nandini Jumani. With offers pouring in for a performance on New Year’s eve, Nandani found it hard to decide which one to accept.

After much consideration, Nandani will be seen flaunting her curves at a venue in Hyderabad and will take home a cool Rs.25 lakh for her performance. Though this is not in the same league as the Malaika’s and the Priyanka’s, Nandani did beat them considering the sheer number of offers she received for her to perform.

Nandini was born on 3rd June 1984 in Assam. She stepped into the glamour world while doing her post graduation at university of Pune. She is a university topper and wanted to become an IPS officer. She dreams to have a old age home of her own one day and currently associated with St. Anthonys home for olds in Mumbai.

Nandini is trained under legendry Saroj Khan for Bollywood Dancing and have done acting workshops with renowned theatre personality Satyadev Dubey.

The sultry Nandini Jumani has been creating waves in the music video circle, dancing seductively to catchy and pulsating numbers Nandini always made her presence felt.

Madhuri Dixit is back to Bollywood

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit is back in the thick of things shooting not only for the dance reality show ’Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ that brought her back to India this time, but also an endorsement for which she has apparently been paid an unheard-of price.

According to reliable sources, Madhuri and her old business manager Rakesh Nath (Rikku) have finalised at least three other endorsements that would keep the actress busy for a good part of January. When contacted Rikku, who has looked after Madhuri’s career from the start, admits Madhuri’s endorsement plans.

’She is at this very moment shooting for an endorsement campaign for Hindustan Lever product. Other endorsements are being finalised. Meetings are on,’ he said. The buzz in the film industry is that Madhuri is determined to make a comeback in movies.

Apparently Yash Raj Films, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Karan Johar and UTV have come up with tempting offers. Madhuri is on the verge of signing one of these. ’You’re right. She has got four-five very good offers. She will definitely do another film soon. But this time we have to be very careful. I’ve worked with other actresses, but Madhuriji is Madhuriji,’ said Nath.

The diva seems more than happy keeping busy at home away from her adopted home. ’I’m having a ball. I am so glad people have liked me on ’Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’. I am enjoying this busy phase before the camera,’ said Madhuri who is married to US-based doctor Sriram Nene and has two sons with him. Her children are expected to join her this week for Christmas holidays. ’I can’t wait to see them,’ said Madhuri happily before rushing for her next shot.

Priyanka Chopra at Big Star Entertainment Awards

Priyanka Chopra was on a style offensive at the Big Star Entertainment Awards on Tuesday, December 21, wearing a new dress for each appearance during the evening.

The Anjaana Anjaani star walked the red carpet in a black D&G strapless crochet lace dress with a fringed hem. She accessorized with silver strappy heels, silver clutch and light jewelry - drop earrings and a dainty bracelet in her right arm. Priyanka was the recipient of the New Talent of the Decade - Female Award which was presented to her by Band Baaja Baaraat lead pair - Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma.

Katrina Kaif ‘s dream comes to true

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has acted with almost all the big actors in Bollywood, and she is no doubt one of the top actresses in Bollywood today with many hits in her kitty. But she still has a dream unfulfilled - to act with Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan.

Katrina said that she wishes to three dream roles - a period film, a romantic-tragedy like Devdas and an action film like Salt and Charlie’s Angels. And guess who she wants to act with in her dream roles? She said that she wants to act with Aamir. She added that she loves his performance especially in Ghajini.

Well, Katrina is currently awaiting the release of her latest film Tees Maar Khan, which is slated for release this Christmas, December 24. She acts with Akshay Kumar in this film directed by Farah Khan.

Saif credits Amitabh for his Bollywood foray

Even though Saif Ali Khan is veteran actress Sharmila Tagore’s son, the actor says he joined the Indian film industry chiefly because of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

The 40-year-old actor is all set to work with Amitabh in Prakash Jha’s next Aarakshan. This is the second time that both the actors will share screen space after the 2007 film ’Eklavya: The Royal Guard’

’I joined films pretty much because of Amitji so it’s always an absolute honour to work with him and I’m glad I got another opportunity to get associated with him,’ said Saif .

Big B too was elated to know about Saif’s thoughts and revealed that he felt honoured after hearing what Saif had to say.

’I have worked with Saif in Eklavya, that was my first association with him. I am really honoured and privileged to know that he feels that I was in someway responsible for his entry into this film industry. I’m delighted to work with him again,’ said the 68-year-old star.

Amitabh also remembered some of the moments that he spent with Saif.

’Today, I remember one of the very old moments. Saif was six-seven years old and he had visited my sets when I was shooting a song in Filmcity. Sharmila ji, his mother, said that he wanted to be with me and see the shooting.

’He was a very confused looking youngster then, who stood at the top of the hill, sitting on a rock all by himself and watching the shooting. From then on I have watched him grow so brilliantly to a fine actor with a lot of variety in every performance,’ revealed the actor.

Aarakshan also stars Deepika Padukone, Prateik and Manoj Bajpayee and will go on floor Jan 15. It is based on policies of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.

Sallu-SLB clash got Hrithik into a fix

Well, the relationship between the once good friends Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan has not been on the good lines for so long now. Salman was Bhansali’s first hero in Khamoshi which he followed up with Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

But, the Sallu-SLB clash got Hrithik into a fix. Apparently, Salman had a dig at Bhansali about Guzaarish which actually left Hrithik offended. Hrithik’s reaction to Salman’s statements was quick as he soon texted him back saying that he was disappointed.

Only later did Hrithik realise that Salman’s comments were directed at Bhansali and not at him. Finally, poor Duggu had to apologise for the same.

Looks like nothing went right for Hrithik in 2010. Don’t worry Hrithik, 2011 is just around the corner.

Ranveer Singh says that Anushka Sharma is good friend to me

Newcomer Ranveer Singh, who has debuted in the comedy “Band Baaja Baaraat” opposite actress Anushka Sharma, said the two are “very good friends” and not bothered about rumours that they are romantically linked.”She and I are very good friends. How can I change that truth just because it sounds cliched? Neither of us is bothered about what people say,” Ranveer told IANS.

As for rumours about Ranveer and Anushka, he says: “I was too much into my work to even think about those rumours. I just wanted to perform well. That was my only concern. In fact I was casually dating a girl when that call from Yashraj changed my life. I’ve never been in a serious relationship so far. And now my career has just started.”

“We came from two different schools of filmmaking. I’m a trained actor. She never attended any acting school. As a model she had faced the camera before acting and had already done two films before ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’. She is a one-take actor. I believe in lots of rehearsals. And that was very annoying for Anushka because her first take was the best. We had to reach a middleground before we could get along.”

“In hindsight I feel I was rehearsing more than necessary because it was my first film. I learnt from her to be spontaneous. But the fact that we had to be at loggerheads on screen was certainly helped by our constant friction in the sets about our approach to acting.”

The film was released earlier this month.

“I think after ‘Band Baaja Baraat’ I need to do a completely contrasting character. Someone who is not loud or opinionated and unsophisticated.”

The suffering of waiting is over for this debutant who came in from the outside. “Not since Akshay Kumar and John Abraham has there been a male lead from outside the industry getting such positive reactions. I just hope my example encourages talent from outside. Because right now the perception is outsiders don’t stand a chance. I had no reference like mine to give me hope when I was going through my struggle period.”

One call from Yash Raj changed my life. “It was completely out of the blue from casting director Shanu Sharma. I remember I was out on a date when Shanu kept calling. I avoided her calls for as long as I could because I had other things on my mind at that moment. Imagine if I had not taken the call from Yash Raj for a fling that lasted exactly 10 days! Anyway the next day I was at Yash Raj doing two scenes. I got called back in three days. Later Adi sir (Aditya Chopra) told me he had made up his mind immediately.”

Ranveer is pleased he didn’t get a conventional romantic debut. “The story in ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ is terrific. And my character Bittu was so much fun for me to play because he’s so far removed from my own world. It was more than I could ever ask for. I was more than happy to be a simple character in a simple story. Not too many newcomers can dream of a break like ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’, certainly not someone unconnected with the film industry.”

Catty elements within the industry had spread the rumour that his father, a prosperous businessman, had financed the film.

Confesses the young polite actor: “Yes, that hurt on several levels. Such ugly rumours took away from my pleasure at being the first solo-hero to be launched by Yash Raj. It was upsetting. My father and my family’s pride that I had made it on my own got blunted when it was said that they financed my debut film. It was like taking away from my little achievement.”

And to think Ranveer thought of changing his name because there was already a Ranbir around. “I am glad I didn’t. This is my name. This is my destiny. I’m just so happy .”

Shahrukh Khan is is in complete awe of the oh-so-gorgeous Madhuri Dixit.

Together they did films like Dil Toh Pagal Hai and Devdas, and now, after so many years, Shahrukh Khan is in complete awe of the oh-so-gorgeous Madhuri Dixit.

Madhuri is in India especially for ‘Jhalak…’ and the screen diva is enjoying her time dancing and judging the show. The lady was at the Filmistan studio, Mumbai, shooting for one of the episodes and Shahrukh too was there working on his sci-fi flick Ra.One. As per reports, SRK came to know about Mads’ presence after spotting her vanity van and soon rushed to the sets of ‘Jhalak…’ to meet the lady.

Chivalrously he met, hugged, and kissed her hand. No wonder he is still awestruck by the screen diva. Once SRK had even thought of marrying his son to Madhuri’s daughter, as the lady is so beautiful. But his hopes were dashed as the actress has only sons.

Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan has shares screens and also their Scerets.

Their great bonding on the sets of No One Killed Jessica has led to Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan figuring out little quirks about each other. Unknown to their fans Vidya reveals that “Rani likes eating bananas with milk and roti.” When quizzed about it

Rani laughs and reveals, “Vidya drinks too much coffee and I keep chiding her for it. But it was a lot of fun to work with her. I didn’t know much about her as this was the first time we worked together. I always thought she was very serious and she thought the same of me. She was shocked that I am a lot of fun on the sets and am a very talkative person. Vidya is a method actor - she prepares herself for a scene well in advance.

In a serious scene, she becomes very quiet and is totally in the character when she comes on the sets. I think Vidya likes me and finds me naughty,” adds Rani.

“If I was offered Vidya’s role, I don’t know if I would have been able to get into the character like Vidya has,” says the actress when asked about role reversals. Now that is one mutual admiration society in the making.

“I am dying to win a Filmfare award”: Kartina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is undoubtedly Bollywood’s reigning beauty but Katrina Kaif has still not won a Filmfare award and is "dying" to get her hands on the ’Black Lady’.

"I haven’t won a Filmfare award till now and I am dying to win one. But I can never be a judge for myself whether I should get a Filmfare award as it for the audience to decide," said Katrina who was in town to announce the 56th Idea Filmfare awards.
The 26-year-old is also on the cover of Filmfare magazine’s latest issue along with her ’Tees Maar Khan’ co-star Akshay Kumar.
The actress who is tipped to be in the race for a Filmfare trophy this year for her performance in the hit political drama ’Rajneeti’, said that she is excited about the new wave of cinema in Bollywood.
"Look at the type of films being made nowadays.
Its really commendable. Films like ’No One Killed Jessica’ is a classic example of this. I am amazed everyone is so excited about it including me," she said.

Sonakshi Sinha upset with her fake pictures

Our space had given you the Pictures of Sonakshi Sinha in a hot black dress for the covers of Maxim’s latest issue. However, the website of India Today published the same news with a fake twist with Sonakshi in a white bikini for the magazine’s cover.

The news obviously did not go down well with the actress who retorted back saying, “Quite shocked to see India Today carrying an article on me appearing on Maxim in a bikini!! Yeah right,” Sonakshi wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

“These guys generally have their facts and figures right! Got the fact that I’m on Maxim right, but the figure (pun intended) completely wrong! Would’ve been smart if they checked out the magazine before writing whatever they felt like. It’s not about me anymore but about their credibility,” she added.

Salman Khan, the mentor and first hero of Sonakshi Sinha, too is irked by the bikini clad pictures of Sonakshi doing rounds among the media circles. Check out the fake pictures of Sonakshi in the bikini…

Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra has finally come to an end.

Looks like the famous war of words between the leading ladies of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra has finally come to an end. The ‘believe it or not’ incident happened on Sunday night when both Kareena and Priyanka shared the stage (and warm vibes) at the Umang Police Show.

Shahid Kapur must be a happy man. His ex-girlfriend Kareena was seen bonding with his current girlfriend Priyanka. The two competing actresses were seen sharing smiles and even danced together. Interestingly, Kareena’s current boyfriend Saif also shook a leg with her contemporary Priyanka.

Though Shahid was not present at the event, it was Shah Rukh Khan who was giving company to Priyanka when Saif and Kareena were there on stage.

It may be recalled that Kareena had remarked on ‘Koffee With Karan’ that Priyanka fakes an accent. To which Priyanka replied that she got her accent from the place where Kareena’s boyfriend got it from.

Ah… too much to handle!

Sameera Reddy surprised by her Birthday Gifts.

Sameera Reddy had a triple bonanza this year on her birthday. She celebrated her birthday in Mumbai along with her most parents and she was in for a big surprise when her parents gifted a latest brand new white color BMW 5 series car. Not just that they also gifted to her a posh and exclusive deluxe flat. She of course felt wonderful. And lo… her birthday surprises did not end here because director Priyadarshan surprised Sameera on her birthday by signing her for his Hindi film with Ajay Devgn.

However, Sameera was to have celebrated her birthday on 14th December in Chennai on the sets of her untitled film with Vishal directed by Prabhu Deva. However Prabhu Deva gave her a break from the shoot so that she could fly to Mumbai and take part in a “surprise birthday celebration” party which was being arranged by her parents and friends.

Sameera tweeted “Just landed from Chennai back to Mumbai. Good to be back home for my birthday.” About working with Prabhu Deva, the actress tweeted “He is such an awesome director. He insisted I be home with family today. My mom and dad are thrilled.”

Mallika Sherawat to appear at the inauguration of Rajasthan University.

Rajasthan University has cleared the way for Bollywood siren, Mallika Sherawat to appear at the inauguration of the office of the students union on Monday. However, she was not allowed to dance to the tunes of latest Bollywood songs.

The decision was taken by vice-chancellor, B L Sharma amid pressure from the students on Monday. On Sunday he had told TOI because of fear law and order situation going out of hand this programme will not take place on the campus. The V-C but he was not available for comment.

This decision comes as a disappointment for students who were keen to see the glam girl dance item numbers. In the evening, they again requested the administration to allow the actress to perform, but in vain.
Parveen Kaler, president of union of research scholar said, "We will try to follow the university order, but if case she willingly decides to dance, we should not be held responsible." It is most likely she will display her dancing skills on the stage.

The organisers has left no stone unturned to publicise her appearance in the programme. The banners can be seen on key locations in the city besides pamphlets and SMSes are making the rounds among students. It is learnt that students have paid a hefty sum to the actress for her appearance.

"She’ll be given a guard of honour in traditional style at the airport. She will be staying in a five- star hotel," said Kaler. All this has raised some serious questions as to how students will bear the financial burden of the programme. According to the sources, the organisers are spending around Rs 30 lakh for the event. They have made sitting arrangements for 5,000 students.

I don't understand why there is so much fascination about my marriage in Media: Rani Mukherjee

Brushing aside rumours of her marriage in the near time, Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee, who is unable to understand the fascination of the media with the subject, says she is not tying the knot anytime soon.

"I don’t understand why there is so much fascination about my marriage. I am not tying the knot anytime soon. When I get married I will inform you all. I will make a proper announcement when such a thing comes up," the actress said.

The latest buzz sweeping in the B-town is that the Bengali actress is set to exchange wedding rings with director Aditya Chopra in February next year.

"I have been married far too many times. In media, the news of my marriage has been making rounds since quite a long time. The worst part is they don’t invite me for my wedding," the 32-year-old actress said.
Rani is all geared up for her up-coming film, No One Killed Jessica, in which she essays the role of a journalist.

Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, No One Killed Jessica is based on the murder trial of model Jessica Lall, who was shot dead in 1999 by Manu Sharma, son of a Haryana politician, in a Delhi night club.

The film also features Vidya Balan as Jessica’s sister Sabrina, who fought tooth and nail to get justice for her sister.
The film will hit cinema houses on January 7 next year.

I’m enjoying my workout, feeling and looking better!: Actress Sonakshi

Trainer Yasmin Karachiwala, who has her fitness centre in Bandra, has already taken Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan, and Karisma Kapur under her grueling workouts. Now, it is Sonakshi Sinha’s turn to take the hard training session from her in order to look fit for Shirish Kunder’s ‘Joker’. The movie has Akshay Kumar as her co-star and goes on the floors early 2011. Her role demands a fit and toned body.

Sonakshi says, “I heard about Yasmin from a friend and was tired of doing the same old workout, so I made the switch! She’s very good and I’m enjoying my workout, feeling and looking better! It’s good to be fit and Yasmin is helping me achieve exactly that!”

Now, that Farah Khan made Katrina Kaif hit the gym with a vengeance to have the perfect curves for Sheila Ki Jawani track in Tees Maar Khan and the results are more than rewarding, we do not have to point out here where the motivation to Sonakshi comes from!!

Sunny says in real life he’s really scared of his father

Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and dad Dharmendra share a great camaraderie in upcoming entertainer “Yamla Pagla Deewana” but 54-year-old Sunny says in real life he’s really scared of his father.”The characters that we play in this film are not actually how we are in real life. We would never behave like this with our father in real life. I’m shit scared of him. If he is sitting in one room, I’ll run to the other. But when we are working, it’s a completely different thing altogether because we are those characters,” Sunny told in an interview.He might be scared of Dharmendra, but that doesn’t mean he’s nervous about sharing screen space with him.
“We all live together. So it suddenly doesn’t strike me that he is a big actor, so I’m comfortable working with him. If it was some other actor whom I didn’t know so well, I might be nervous, but not here,” said Sunny.And even though he’s been in the industry for almost three decades, the actor still values his father’s inputs.
“My dad’s inputs have never had anything to do with a story, it’s always been like don’t do a film which is rubbish just for the sake of it. Only do a film if you like it and are sure of it. So, that way, he has always been guiding us, but he wants us to learn from our own mistakes and I think that’s how it should be,” he said.The three Deols had come together in “Apne” as well, but Sunny promises that “Yamla Pagla Deewana” will be different and more entertaining.” ‘Apne’ was an emotional film about family bonds where people were crying. So we had decided that the next film we do together will be a full-on entertainer,” he said.The actor, who has given hits like “Damini”, “Chaalbaaz” and “Gadar”, is happy that their latest venture is creating just the right buzz before its release.
“This is a film that we have been really working hard on and we had a tough time while getting it made. But when we saw the response of the audience once the trailers were out Nov 5, it was great. Looking at people’s reaction it seems that the film is already a hit; so it’s very scary, but at the same time we are loving the whole feel.”But doesn’t that put you under a lot of pressure?“Pressure is definitely there, but whatever we had to do we have already done; we can’t change it now. So it’s just waiting and watching now. We have looked into every detail. It’s not just a film of gags, it’s a story and I’m very positive and sure of the film,” he replied.
Elaborating on his role in the film, Sunny said: “I play a Sikh, who is a NRI, living in Vancouver with his wife, mother and two kids and is a recovery agent. One day he comes to know that his brother and father, who had got lost, are in Benares (Varanasi). The film is about this character’s journey to Benares and the whirlpool of events that follow.”Sunny hasn’t done too many comedies, but he says he doesn’t have to put in too much effort into them.
But what he always found a little tough was dancing.
“As an actor, you don’t have to put effort into acting. You only have to put effort in something you don’t believe in. I’ve only put effort in dances and songs because that didn’t come very naturally to me.”Tagged as an action star for a long time with films like “Arjun”, “Ghayal” and “Ghatak”, does he plan to return to action any time now?“I’m working on a few projects because I know that my fans love me in action roles and I have deprived them for a long time…So I’m going through a script…Will announce it this year itself,” Sunny said.

Chitrangada is now ready to do more work and strengthen in Bollywood.

Dusky actress Chitrangada Singh says her golfer husband Jyoti Randhawa has no problems with her profession and rubbishes reports that there is trouble in their marriage owing to her career choice. Chitrangada, who is back with a film after a hiatus of three years, has put all speculation about her absence from the industry on the backburner. ’Jyoti is very encouraging. I’m very lucky to have a person who himself is very ambitious and he understands my ambition too. He understands that you want to do something with whatever god has blessed you with; if you have a talent you should utilise it. He is all for that,’ the 34-year-old actress told in an interview. She agreed that sometimes it becomes difficult to manage things, considering she also has a three-year-old son. But she is determined to make things work.
’Like any working woman, who has a family at home and a profession, I too have to manage things. Yes, it’s a little challenging at times, but I’m managing because I love acting and being in this industry so much, I want to make this work,’ she said. She was last seen on the big screen in the 2008 film ’Sorry Bhai!’. Chitrangada is now ready to do more work and strengthen her position in the industry. She will be seen in Sudhir Mishra’s ’Yeh Saali Zindagi’ slated to hit screens Feb 4. ’Now audiences wouldn’t have to wait for me for long because I am going to do films one after the other. There will be a lot more work now because I am dying to do more work,’ said Chitrangada, who has an uncanny resemblance to yesteryear actress Smita Patil.
Throwing some light on her character in the new film, the actress, who has earlier featured in films like ’Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ and ’Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow’, said: ’I play a girl who is a struggling musician, does gigs in a couple of clubs trying to get somewhere because she is ambitious.’ ’She is a very today’s girl, madly and blindly in love with a guy. She can’t look beyond him and is ready to go to any length to be with him and trusts him completely. What happens to her in the film is that she ends up being foolishly in love and the fact is that the guy is not in love with her,’ she added. For the role, the actress took cues from videos of international artists like Tina Turner.
’I did see a couple of videos of international singers performing to learn their body language on the stage and see how they perform. I also saw videos where they just sit down and sing,’ she revealed. The film also stars Irrfan Khan and newcomer Vipul Gupta. When asked about her experience of working with Irrfan, Chitrangada promptly said: ’I was nervous.’ ’I was very nervous and anxious working with Irrfan. His working style is amazing. He is such a subtle actor and he keeps working on his character all the time. He comes up with improvisations and pays attention to a lot of detail, questions, but all very quietly. He is also very spontaneous and totally a class apart,’ she told
One facet prominent in Chitrangada’s career graph till now has been her association with not-so-straight roles. The actress says simple roles don’t excite her. ’I like doing coiled roles.
It’s fun because it is very interesting for me. Simple roles are not my cup of tea and I like it that way. It’s far more interesting for an actress to play a character who has couple of aspects to her personality. Where she is nice but also a little selfish and jealous and also other things,’ said the actress. ’I think the situation is such now that if offered a simple role, I might find that challenging to do,’ she added. After ’Yeh Saali Zindagi’, Chitrangada will feature in Rohit Dhawan’s ’Desi Boyz’.

Abhishek Bachchan wished to John and Riteish Deshmukh Birthday

Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan wished a very happy birthday to his “jiggerypoo” John Abraham, who turned 38, and Riteish Deshmukh, who turned 31, Friday.

“Here’s wishing my jiggerypoo John and my little brother Riteish the happiest birthday,” Abhishek posted on his Twitter page.
He calls John by the name ever since the duo shared a crackling chemistry when they posed as gay in the hit film “Dostana”.

'I just love Madhuri completely,she is my darling:SRK

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who cooked up a crackling chemistry with dancing diva Madhuri Dixit in films like Dil To Pagal Hai and Devdas, is more than willing to team up with her once again.

’I have no double thoughts when I say that the counting for the good and talented stops when I say Ek do teen. I would love to team up with Madhuri again or at least want her to make a guest appearance in my film in the years ahead,’ said Shah Rukh.

The two actors, who were also seen in Anjaam and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, caught up recently as Madhuri is in town to judge reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4. Shah Rukh says they had a lot to talk about.

’The recent interaction with her was refreshing and indeed I had a gala time. We spoke about our children at length,’ he said.
Just as all Madhuri fans, Shah Rukh too is sold out on her beauty. ’I just love her completely, she is my darling. I am fond of her deadly smile and beauty.’

Just like Madhuri did with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4, Shah Rukh too is making a comeback on the small screen as the host of Imagine TV’s Zor Ka Jhatka, based on the internationally popular reality show Wipeout.
The show will feature 28 TV stars, and will be shot in Argentina starting January 2011.

Salman and Katrina entered into Big Boss house

Salman and Katrina have always made headlines about their on-off relationship. Though, now it is confirmed that the duo are no longer romantically linked yet, the ex flames will soon be sharing the stage on Colors’ reality show Bigg Boss 4.

The reigning item queen, Katrina is on the sets to promote her latest movie. She will be accompanied by director-choreographer and Salman’s latest best friend Farah Khan. So will this be a platform where the (ex) lovers make up or maintain dignified silence? Viewers will have to wait and watch!

Katrina aka Sheila will also enter the Bigg Boss house. The housemates who have no clue on what to expect will surely be shocked to see the new guests in the house. Ladies of the house being unaware of this are trying to put together the performance on two most hit song of this year, Dolly and Shweta will perform on ‘Munni Badnam Hui’ whereas Veena and Seema will shake their legs on ‘Sheila li Jawani’.

Both Katrina and Farah will enter the house to select the best dancer which the housemates are unaware of. But if Katrina is

unhappy with performance, she will surely shake her belly and teach some quick moves to the housemates and with Farah in the house, the sojourn is surely going to be a laughter riot.

A Cold war between Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

What began as a trivial verbal spat has now taken the proportion of an all-out clash. Salman Khan has drawn the battle line with Hrithik Roshan.

In case you’ve missed out, here’s a quick recap. At a charity event recently, Salman Khan made some uncharitable comments about director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his film Guzaarish. In response, Hrithik had hit back at Salman, subtly though, and had lofty words of advice for the mercurial Khan.

Hrithik had said: “It’s not heroic to laugh or make fun of a filmmaker just because his box-office collections are not up there with yours (referring to Salman’s Dabangg)...In my opinion a hero never gloats. When you are super successful, it should in fact make you more gracious and loving. This is the time one should use to turn even enemies into friends...”
Hrithik’s words obviously did not go down well with Salman, who has now opened a new front against the star.

We know that Hrithik’s last two films - Kites and Guzaarish - have flopped at the box office. He is desperately banking on Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara to resurrect his sagging career. The film will release on May 27, next year.

But Hrithik is going to face a tough competition from Salman. Yes, Salman recently met with producer Bhushan Kumar of his upcoming film Ready and convinced Kumar to release the film on May 27, the same day Hrithik’s film is up for release. The intention is clear - to destroy Hrithik’s film at box office.

Bhushan Kumar has confirmed meeting Khan to decide the film’s release date. He also says that he’s not concerned with the fact that Hrithik’s film is coming on the same day.

Vidya Balan likes to play a real life character on screen

What do you do when you play a real life character onscreen? First thing you do is to meet that person to study the character more closely. But Vidya Balan doesn’t agree with this concept.

The actress who played Sabrina Lall in Raj Kumar Gupta’s most awaited film ’No One Killed Jessica’ decided not to meet Sabrina while doing this film.

"I didn’t meet her before the film," said the actress. According to Vidya, it was a mutual decision taken by her and her director Raj Kumar Gupta who wanted the focus to be on their interpretation of Sabrina.

"What we have borrowed from the real life case is the legal journey. But the emotional journey is something that is a work of Raj and mine. We worked on the character on our own. It’s Raj’s interpretation that I fell back on so I didn’t have to meet Sabrina," said Vidya, who is busy promoting NOKJ.

Vidya reveals that she met Sabrina recently after completing NOKJ. The actress informs that she got to know Sabrina more after meeting her. "I did get a chance to meet her recently and I was quite overwhelmed at that point," she concluded.

Deepika Padukone and Sonkashi pairs together in RACE2

The year 2010 belonged to one heroine and that is Sonakshi Sinha, the lead actress of the all time blockbuster hit, DABANGG.

The actress not only wooed the audience with her surreal ethnic Hindustani looks but also in a brief appearance managed to show her acting mettle in a film that was marked with Salman Khan’s histrionics and heroics.

No doubt then that the darling daughter of Shotgun Sinha has the producers lining up outside her house to sign her. With news of her landing one project after another opposite top stars already making headlines (most unconfirmed), we have news from our very reliable trade sources that Sonakshi Sinha has been signed for the much anticipated RACE sequel. And like the other heroine of RACE 2, Deepika Padukone, Sonkashi too will romance both the leads, the hot and handsome stars of RACE sequel, Saif Ali Khan and John Abraham.

Indeed, Sonakshi has hit big time and anyone who doubted it will now have to admit that just like her father Sonakshi too is here to stay and make a mark in Bollywood.

Priyanka refuses kiss scene on screen

The much talked about kissing scene that made headlines, even before the film Kaminey was released was almost not going to happen.

Well, at least that is what Priyanka Chopra revealed on the couch of Koffee With Karan recently, where she came with her good friend and on-screen kissing partner Shahid Kapoor. The actress says that she had refused to do any kissing scenes after Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion.

“I had initially refused to do the kissing scene in Kaminey,” she informs. But Vishal Bharadwaj insisted that the scene was an integral part of the film. “I was hesitant but he convinced me to do it and we shot the scene.”

Well, this was when the rumours about her dating Shahid started. Well, if going by her romantic liaisons, Priyanka seems to be linked with the men she does lip locks with… we remember, the same thing happened during Andaaz don’t we…?

Kajol and her husband Ajay Devgn to play animation movie

Kajol, who will be seen with husband Ajay Devgn on screen after a gap of two years in the animation film Toonpur Ka Superhero, says the two cannot team up often because they hardly ever like the same script."Ajay and I will always take years to be together on screen because we hardly ever agree on a script. We actually don’t agree on most scripts,"said Kajol.
"What he thinks as workable is something that I find not working for me at all. So it’s very rare that we actually come across something that we both agree on and we both would like to work on," she added.They tied the knot in 1999 after a few years of courtship and are known as one of the best couples in Bollywood.
They created reel magic with Hulchul, Pyar Toh Hona Hi Tha, Ishq and Dil Kya Kare. Their last outing together was Ajay’s directorial debut U Me Aur Hum (2008), which was critically appreciated for its theme and performances but was a box-office dud.The actress says over the years she has become more comfortable working with Ajay, 41.
"As the years go by, you get more comfortable and get used to the way the other person works; otherwise the process remains the same. It just becomes more of a team."Now once again they are set to create celluloid magic with the live action animation movie Toonpur Ka Superhero slated to hit the screens Dec 24. Directed by Kireet Khurana, the film has been produced by Krishika Lulla and Kumar Mangat Pathak.
The film shows Ajay and Kajol playing humans who enter the world of cartoons. This is Kajol’s first animation film and she asserts it was not a cakewalk.
"It was very tough working on the film. We even had to re-shoot a few scenes. Dubbing and shooting was equally frustrating. You had to keep so many things in mind like timing and everything," she said.
"There were a few action sequences too where I had to do action in front of a green space, so I was smiling, scowling, laughing - all in the wrong places! However, our action director Jack Gill was very good and very patient with us," she said.The actress dismissed rumours that the film was releasing after a delay.
"It’s releasing when we thought it would. Animation takes time. We shot in three-four months but then a lot more has to be done on each character. Karan Johar’s animation film is still being made, ’Avatar’ took five years to make. Simply because you don’t want to mess it up. There is so much on stake," she said.In the film Ajay is the superhero, but Kajol’s favourite is Superman. "My superhero is the Superman. I loved him; I read all his comics," she announced.Finally, after two releases this year, the actress is planning to take time off."I’m not working on any film right now. No plans as of now. It’s very difficult handling two kids. I don’t get time and I want to give all my time to them for some time now," she said.The couple have two children - seven-year-old daughter Nysa born in 2003 and Yug, who was born this year.