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Bollywood News - Dostana's special screening for gays
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Bollywood News : Harish Iyer is glad he saw Dostana not surprising as the film helped Harish open up about his sexuality to his 13-year-old sister.


Click here for Dostana Photo Gallery

Click here for Dostana Photo Gallery"I took my sister for the film and at the end of the film I told her that I was gay. For a moment there was complete silence and then she asked me are you gay like Abhishek or John?," said Harish Iyer, Event Manager.

Unlike many others who saw this laugh riot, Dostana left Shobha Joshi feeling emotional. She identified completely with Kirron Kher's character in the film who plays Abhishek Bachchan's mother.

Shobha's gay son has found his partner in the United States. "I was very happy when my son found his life partner. In fact I am very attached to him now. I feel like my family is complete now," said Shobha Joshi, housewife.

With constant feedback of how many people have been touched by the film director Tarun Mansukhani feels overwhelmed.

"It's so overwhelming when you hear so many stories. I'm so happy that I went ahead with this script," said Tarun Mansukhani, Director.

Harish Iyer, Shobha Joshi are not just the two lives that have been touched by the film. As Dostana continues to bring in the crowds, the filmmakers hope it encourages more acceptance and openness with a little laughter along the way.

- NDTV Movies

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Bollywood Gossip - Rahul Mahajan evicted from Bigg Boss
Bollywood Gossip : Slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul, who refused to tender an apology for his 'misconduct' of leaving the 'Big Boss' house, has been evicted from the reality show.

The 'Bigg Boss' sought an apology from the four finalists - Rahul Mahajan, Raja Chaudhary, Zulfi Syed and Ashutosh Kaushik, who had given a miss to the camera and left the house situated in Lonavala, thereby violating the rules and regulations of the game show.

This incident happened on Saturday and in Sunday's episode viewers could see the four house mates climbing the wall of the house and vanished from the house. The next scene showed them entering the house in the next visual itself.

The Bigg Boss saught an apology from the four over the 'misconduct' and Rahul refused to apologise that resulted in his eviction.

Spokersperson of the Colours channel on which the show is telecast and producers Endemol India were not available for comment.

However, sources said that the channel is likely to issue a offical statement tomorrow.

Rahul who has been nominated several times by the other housemates on the show earlier had survived eviction.

He has been in news throughout the telecast of the show for showering affection and his growing closeness on with the companion of gangster Abu Salem's former companion Monica Bedi.

Rahul was among the four finalist after Monica Bedi got evicted last week.

- PTI

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posted by Bollywood Gossips at Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | Permalink 1 comments

Bollywood News - Abhi, John Sizzle Together
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Bollywood News : Bollywood Actors Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham's jodi may soon give the Bipasha Basu and John jodi competition. Watching the promos, one can feel the chemistry that's brewing between these two guys.

In fact, in Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana, there is a sequence where Kiron Kher's character dreams that the two are a gay couple. There is even a song to go along with that Maa Da Laadla. In fact, Kiron's character even supposedly imagine them getting married to each other, with John as the groom and Abhishek as the bride. But jokes apart, the two actors share a terrific rapport on screen and it is just a reflection of the comfort level that they share personally. Obviously, the shooting schedule in Miami, gave them enough time to bond with each other. Also, stylistically speaking, they seem to complement each other Abhi with his laid back style and Bollywood Actor John with his pumped up look. So quite the perfect couple one would say. Incidentally, the song, Maa da Laadla has a remixed version as well which will appear in the end.

- MovieTalkies

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Bollywood Gossip - Raima Sen has bad taste on men
Monday, November 10, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Maxim, the hottest magazine in town, proudly displays its latest prized catch in the form of the coolest Sen of Bollywood- Raima, the elder sister of Riya Sen and the proud daughter of the ever-so-beautiful Moon Moon Sen! This issue is indeed a not-to-be-missed issue this season, for the three HOT reasons: Raima, Raima and Raima!

Guys (esp. men) out there, need to wait to be on her wish-list (or even for that matter guest-list), because, Bollywood Actress Raima, in her own words, confesses that she has a pretty bad taste in men.

No wonder then, Maxim guys were generous enough to offer her a lifetime subscription of the mag, post which, a happy Raima said that 'It might help me understand men better'.

Guys at the subscription department please take this as a Top Priority request and get her subscription activated ASAP, not for her sake, but for OUR'S! How selfish can men be, right Raima?

The man who has really made an impact on this Bong-shell's life is none other than the ex-Bond Pierce Brosnan, as Bollywood Actress Raima finds him pretty charming and good-looking! What a wonderful connection this, the Bong-Bond pair!

Even a slight talk about her ex-man Kunal Kapoor, she immediately shuts any further 'probing' by saying 'We do talk occasionally, but it's just that his friend circle is different from mine. And if you want to beat him up, please be my guest". Wooh! Brutal!

All said and done, one must thank God for having blessed us with one of His most celestial angels in the form of Raima Sen! And Maxim of course, for letting us know her better!

- SantaBanta

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Bollywood Gossip - Deepika goes the Saif way
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : One keeps talking about actor Saif Ali Khan (click here for photos) and the fact that he had his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor's name tattooed on his arm. Saif seems to have set off a trend and the latest to go his way is none other than Deepika Padukone.

If reports are to believed, then the actress has reportedly got her boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor's name tattooed on the nape of her neck. She has not gone with the full name like Saif but makes do with the initials RK. Naturally because of where it is placed, the actress cannot actually flaunt it, but by now, all know about it. Not that Deepika and Ranbir are shy about their relationship. They are quite open about it. Deepika has even said in an interview that she would love to do a solo romantic film with her boyfriend. She was speaking about her upcoming film, Bachnna Ae Haseeno, where Ranbir is paired opposite three heroines, one of which is her, the other two are Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba.

- Movietalkies

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Bollywood News - Filmmaker B.R. Chopra Dead
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Bollywood News: Legendary Filmmaker B.R. Chopra died here Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 95 years old, a family source said.

Chopra died at 8.15 a.m. at his residence in Juhu. His funeral will be held at 4.30 p.m.

A winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Chopra had made successful films like "Naya Daur", "Gumrah", "Humraaz", "Dhundh", "Insaaf ka Tarazoo" and "Nikah".

He is survived by his son filmmaker Ravi Chopra and two daughters Shashi and Neena.

- IANS

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Bollywood Gossip - Himesh all set for a Break
Monday, October 27, 2008
Bollywood Gossip - Himesh Reshammiya is all set to take a break and go on a holiday with his family. After the release of Karzzzz, the actor singer composer feels that it is high time he gave himself a break. So it's off to Europe for him with his family.
Himesh says that he has been working non stop for the last five years with hardly a break. He probably feels that it is the right time for him to go on a break as he has already managed to climb quite a few mountains in his career. First, it was just as a composer and a nasal voiced singer, and now he is also playing the leading man. He has had two releases and there are quite a few other films which will be seeing the light of day soon. One of them is Pooja Bhatt's Kajraare, then there is Mudd ke Na Dekh Mudd Mudd Ke, A New Love Ishtorey and Hhey Gujju. Even though he is everyone's favourite flogging horse, the guy is swamped with work. Himesh isn't really going anywhere. He is definitely here to stay for a while.

- Movie Talkies

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Bollywood News - Tusshar Turns Stylist for Makeover Guru Aalim
Bollywood News : Tusshar Kapoor, who plays the character of a mute hair dresser in his upcoming film 'Golmaal Returns' directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. was recently seen in Hakim's Aalim styling celebrity hair stylist Aalim's hair in role reversal of sorts!!!
Aalim took over Tusshar's hair giving it a funky and stylized look after which Tusshar then took over and went snipping Aalim's hair for which Aalim willingly obliged! Tusshar even handed out a few tips on the techniques used by hair dressers!
Tusshar had prepared for the role by observing Aalim at work. He noticed the way Aalim held the scissors and the cape and set about doing everything.
Says Aalim, "There is a lot of character and style in a hair dresser which Tusshar has successfully incorporated into his character. A successful hair dresser has a sense of humour and personality which Tusshar has essayed very well. Im glad there is someone who is finally playing a hair dresser's role in Bollywood. It's Bollywood's answer to Zohan!!!"
Tusshar who happily snipped away Aalim's hair, admired the way how poised and chilled out Aalim was with his customers and tried to bring out the very same in his role. Always fascinated by the way Aalim constantly changes his own style, Tusshar incorporated the same in the film too for which he sports a different look in the song, and he keeps changing his hair style every couple of scenes.
Says Tusshar, "Im practically playing Aalim in the film. I've copied his style, his look and even have a tattoo of a bird on my arm like Aalim!!! I think Aalim is a great hair stylist and he's a great human being also, and of course he's the best for the stars! "

- Movie Talkies

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Bollywood Gossip - The Perfectionist
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Director Samir Karnik and much sought after Cinematographer Binod Pradhan have come together to work in Heroes. A particular scene with Salman Khan required him to sit on top of an army truck with the sun setting behind the mountains as a backdrop. In such a situation good lighting is integral if not crucial and since it was a top angle shot the crane had to be maneuvered in order to accommodate the actors and the scenic location.

Heroes

The scene was set but unfortunately the sun had made other plans and promptly went behind the mountains and the moment was lost. And not being a man to compromise Binod Pradhan refused to take the shot. Samir Karnik rues “By the time the crane was moved and Binod ji was ready the light had gone. Binod ji said its too late to take the shot, I still tried to push him to take the shot but there was no light. I was a little upset that we could not do the shot as it would have been perfect take. But alas nature had other plans”

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Bollywood News - Aishwarya Rai's father hospitalised
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Bollywood News : This week is indeed a very stressful one for Bollywood's reigning queen Aishwarya Rai, both, on the physical as well as the mental level. First, it was her father-in-law, Amitabh Bachchan, who took ill on his birthday, and got admitted in Lilavati Hospital.

Aishwarya Rai

No sooner did he step on the path to recovery; Aishwarya's father, Krishna Raj Rai fell ill and was immediately admitted at Hinduja Hospital. Sources say that he had only gone there as a part of his routine check up, but was admitted immediately after that.

- IndiaFM

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Bollywood Gossip - Limited audience for Madhur's FASHION!
Bollywood Gossip : Realistic Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's keenly awaited film FASHION will have a limited audience!

The Censor Board of Film Certification has passed FASHION under 'A' (Adult) certificate after they watched the film. On seeing the movie the censor board on many occasions felt that there were many such scenes which are not fit for family viewing.

As per few reports Bhandarkar was not happy with Censor Board's decision. Madhur who is quite enthusiastic about his dear project FASHION, was expecting an U/A certificate. He even argued for the same with the board members but they stood adamant. They were ready only under one condition, if Madhur deletes few scenes.

When Madhur Bhandarkar refused to do so, the members had no option other than certifying it as 'A'.

When we contacted Madhur to confirm the same he said, "Yeah that's true that Censor Board asked me to delete atleast 6 scenes. But I couldn't agree on the same as the theme of FASHION happens to be out and out glamorous. And deleting scenes from the movie would not have done justice to the film or blend in. I tried my best to convince them that deleting the scenes means removing the integral part from the film and compromising on realistic aspect of the movie. I certainly never expected that the board would give it a 'U' certificate, but I was sure enough to get an U/A certificate."

He further adds, "Since it would not have been a good option to hold the movie for the simple reason of certification, I didn't go for a further revising, though I had an option to appeal to the committee of the board against the Examining Committee's decision."

Now the bollywood film will hit the screens on the assigned date i.e. 29th October.

- Glamsham.com

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Bollywood Gossip - Vidya Balan overcomes her fear of driving
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan had a phobia of driving until director Vishal Bharadwaj insisted her to learn to drive.

Vidya's last release Kismat Konnection had her ramming her car into Shahid Kapur 's in her introductory scene. That might well have been the case with Vidya in real life as well had she sat behind the steering wheel without overcoming her longlasting fear of driving on busy roads.

Vidya took driving lessons from an instructor in Chembur. She reportedly learnt to drive her own two cars -- Innova and Mercedes.

It took a good number of days for Vidya to learn the skill but today she is happy to have overcome her fears.

- KeralaNext.com

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Bollywood Gossip - Tanushree Dutta supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and loads of people come out to support this cause, which is the number one disease that effects women across the world.

One celebrity who is definitely going to show solidarity for this cause is the Bengali Beauty Tanushree Dutta.

Tanushree says, "I have seen a close friend who has survived this dreadful disease and since then I have been an avid supporter of this cause.

I just don't pick up one day in the whole month to promote awareness, but go all out and spread the word throughout the month.

I usually sport the pink ribbon as well. I wish every woman gets access to the right diagnosis and treatment and doesn't have to suffer." We support this beauty and hope more people come out to support this cause as well.

- Santa Banta

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Bollywood Gossip - Vidya Balan in love with Naseeruddin
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : For her role in Vishal Bharadwaj's Ishqiya, Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan is leaving no stone unturned. She is getting into the skin of her character by learning a special language and dialect for the film. And now here comes the clincher.

A source on the sets reveals that Vidya's been on cloud nine recently thanks to Ishiya again. Reason?

The actress just finished a ten day work shop with her idol Naseeruddin Shah who also stars in the film along with Bollywood Actor Arshad Warsi.

A source close to the actress revealed, "The character that Vidya Balan is playing in Ishqiya is a very complex character which is very difficult to enact.

Vidya thought that the way to emote the character on screen was best learnt from Naseeruddin Shah because the veteran actor was a master at it. She was ecstatic to be discussing cinema with the master himself.

Even though one hears they ended up discussing the film and cinema at length instead of doing a serious workshop, Vidya Balan still treasures the experience and seem to be interested working with Naseer in the film. "

Vidya also learnt to speak the UP dialect during those ten days. Vidya Balan was just not familiar with UP kind of Hindi. She mastered it by getting a teacher to teach her the exact dialect.

- Santa Banta

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Bollywood Movie Hari Puttar wins over Harry Potter
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Bollywood News : Warner Bros, which owns the rights to the Harry Potter franchise, had argued the Indian film sounded too similar to the name of JK Rowling's wizard hero.

But lawyers for both sides have said the case has now been dismissed.

The New Delhi court said Warner Bros could have brought the case three years ago and said readers could easily distinguish Hari Puttar from Harry Potter.

The decision means the film can now be released in India.

Warner Bros said in a statement on Monday it was assessing the ruling adding it believes the film's title "unfairly sought to confuse consumers and benefit from the well-known and well-loved Harry Potter brand."

"Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors" was due to open earlier this month, but producers delayed its release after some television networks refused to air trailers due to the legal dispute.

The film follows the adventures of a 10-year-old Indian boy whose family moves to England. It is scheduled to premiere in Mumbai on Wednesday and will be on general release from Friday.

The makers of the film stressed the film "bears no resemblance to the Hollywood film Harry Potter and it is a completely different story."

Producers argued Hari was a common Indian name while Puttar is Hindi for son.

Harry Potter films have grossed more than $4.47 billion (£2.42 billion) since 2001, making it one of the most lucrative franchises of all time.

Its next instalment "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is due for worldwide release next summer.

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Bollywood Gossip - Court issues notice to Mallika Sherawat
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Mallika Sherawat

Bollywood Gossip : The Sessions Court has issued a notice to Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and the management of a five star hotel in an obscene case filed against them.

Additional sessions judge S T Mahajan has directed the Bollywood actor and J W Marriot to file their replies to the notice by October 7.

The notices were sent in an obscenity case filed against Sherawat and J W Marriot by a social worker Vinod Jain.

Jain in his complaint had stated that on December 31, 2006, Sherawat had performed at the hotel in a skimpy attire.

According to the complainant, Mallika Sherawat was wearing a skin-colored dress, which was obscene and revealing.

- Press Trust of India

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Bollywood Gossip - Shah Rukh developing property in UAE
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is developing a cluster of signature buildings on Al Dana Island in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the UAE's seven emirates, a media report said.

The project in association with the TSA International Investments is called Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard.

According to the Arabian Business Magazine the actor will be in Dubai from October 6 to 9 to announce the project at real estate expo Cityscape Dubai.

Shah Rukh has reportedly been keenly involved in the conceptualisation of the project that has been designed by celebrity architect Tony Ashai.

Buyers have been invited to offer refundable 'expression of interest' cheques for the proposed studio, one and two bedroom apartments, but sales will begin only after the official launch by Khan on October 20.



- Press Trust of India

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Bollywood Gossip - Shoot On Sight banned in Pakistan
Bollywood Gossip : Jagmohan Mundhra's film on Islamist terrorism, Shoot On Sight, has been banned in Pakistan because the authorities there didn't like their actor Mikaal Zulfikar playing a terrorist. The director says he isn't surprised.

"Yes, they've banned my film Shoot On Sight because Mikaal, who plays a closet-terrorist, is from Pakistan," said Mundhra, who is currently shooting a thriller in Mumbai.

"In a dialogue between Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, it is revealed that the young terrorist (played by Mikaal) is from Pakistan. The Pakistanis didn't like it," Mundhra said.

Shoot On Sight is based on the July 2007 London bombings. The film unfolds the turmoil in the life of Tariq Ali (Naseer), a Muslim police officer at Scotland Yard, who is asked to track down suspected suicide bombers involved in the bombings.

Mundhra is wondering how Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor's "Khuda Kay Liye" got released in Pakistan.

"They had Pakistani actors in Pakistan playing fundamentalists. The only thing is, they didn't show any terrorism. They showed the fundamentalism. But not the terrorist violence. Shoot On Sight doesn't spare the audience the violent underbelly of fundamentalism. The Pakistanis didn't like that," he said.

- Indo-Asian News Service

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Bollywood Gossip - MTV to make movies with Shah Rukh, Hrithik, Aamir
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Bollywood News : Popular music channel MTV is all set to make three films with the reigning stars of today - Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan.

All the three movies will be regular commercial productions to be made on a grand scale, a source at MTV told IANS.

Right now, the actors signed by the channel are busy working in their respective movies. Shah Rukh is currently shooting for Yash Raj Films' 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', Hrithik with home production 'Kites' and Aamir with his much-awaited 'Ghajini.'

Since these movies are slated for release later this year, the proposed MTV productions are likely to mount the sets next year. The channel, however, refused to elaborate on it.

MTV India's past attempt at filmmaking, however, was not encouraging. In 2006, the channel made 'Ghoom', a 45-minute spoof on Yash Raj Films' 'Dhoom', but it bombed at the box-office.

- IANS

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Bollywood Gossip - Good girl Diya Mirza has gone Bad
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Known for her Ms Goody Two-Shoes Image Diya Mirza is currently enjoying being bad in Hyderabad.

In Suparn Verma's Acid Factory she plays a girl locked up in a factory with four men with apparently no way out. She's being made to do the most impossible stunts. But Diya doesn't mind. Bollywood Actress Diya Mirza is the only woman in the entire script. "What I enjoy is being one of the boys. I'm doing everything that the boys are being made to do. And that includes all the stunts.

After playing dainty utterly feminine roles I'm enjoying being put on a harness dangling from ropes, jumping from heights, kicking and punching. In spite of my dainty image I've always been a tomboy. "

What Diya enjoys even more is being mean. "My character is bad through and through. No apologies. No justification. She just enjoys being bad.

I like bringing that dark side of me out on screen because there's way I can tap into it in real life. I like the surprise element in my role in Acid Factory. I remember seeing a film with Julia Roberts where she was a schoolteacher by day and quite naughty in the night."

Diya just finished shooting with the Big B in Shoojit Sircar's Shoebite. "Though we were co-stars in Shootout At Lokhandwala we didn't have any scenes together.

In Shoebite most of my vital scenes are with Mr Bachchan. And believe me it was like going to acting school. He taught me one thing I'll never forget.

'To be a good actor you've to be a good listener.' I'm going to follow that mantra, " says the quietly attentive Diya who admits she's an introvert.

"It was hard for me to come out and play the aggressive bad girl in Acid Factory or be part of the goofy comedy in Kunal Vijaykar's Fruit & Nut. I'm basically quiet and shy. I like to read and write."

Diya admits there's no man in her life. "Oh, the amount of men I'm linked with! Where's the time? Sometimes when I see my my friends with their soul mates I do wish I had someone to cuddle. But then I quickly move on to something else."

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Bollywood Gossip - Mallika's prices falls
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Two back to back failures - Ugly Aur Pagli and Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam have brought Bollywood Actress Mallika Sherawat's soaring market price down!

An industry source revealed, "She had begun quoting 1 to 1.5 crore per bollywood film post the success of Welcome. She was expecting both Ugly Aur Pagli and MGMA to become hits but well fate had something else in store for her.

Not only both these films flopped badly but also got her acting severe criticism from all quarters! This has been a major set back for her in terms of demanding the price she wanted for herself.

Now with these two massive flops in a row, producers are being vary of negotiating any price with her beyond Rs, 75 lakhs. Bollywood Actress Mallika too has been left with no choice but comply with it without being the snooty self that she had been for last few months!"

The source further added, "Mallika was offered a film by Zee Group to be directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia few months back. It was a solo lead role and Mallika had quoted Rs. 1.5 crore as her acting fees.

That time the Zee officials decided to take some time to come back to her as the script too was yet to be completed. But now just a few days back. the Zee guys went back again with a complete bound script to Mallika.

It is learnt that they both have mutually agreed on a price of Rs. 75 lakhs for the bollywood film. The shooting for the film will begun in 2008 end."

- Santabanta.com

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Bollywood Gossip - Big B offers help to flood-hit Bihar
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan wants to contribute to the relief operations in flood-ravaged Bihar.

"I offer whatever is desired of my family and me to do to alleviate the sufferings of our brothers and sisters in Bihar," Bachchan wrote in his blog.

"Let somebody take charge, take a decision, draw a plan, whatever; collecting funds or material, I shall contribute. But how and where? somebody tell me. I will do it."

The actor, who is currently performing with his family on the Unforgettable Tour, is in Paris.

"Bihar. Hurricane Gustav. Such misery. And so painful to witness the suffering."

Hundreds and thousands of people have been rendered homeless in eastern Bihar state eversince the Kosi river burst a dam in Nepal late last month.

Around 100,000 ha (250,000 acres) of state's farmlands has been destroyed in the flooding which is the worst ever in 50 years.

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Bollywood Gossip - Sagarika replaces Esha Deol in Raftaar
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Among the whole bunch of girls who acted in Chak De India alongside SRK, probably the one who managed to draw maximum eyeballs was Sagarika Ghatge. Sagarika, who played the gutsy character of Preeti Sabarwal, also emerged as the highest goal-scorer in the film.

Now it seems Sagarika has managed to strike a goal in her real life too. The actress has been signed by Percept Picture Company for their film Raftaar (working title). The film is directed by noted ad film maker Shamin Desai. Sagarika will be paired opposite serial-kisser Emraan Hashmi in the film. What is interesting is the fact that the role which Sagarika has been signed for was to be originally played by Esha Deol.

Sarita Patil, Head of feature films at Percept Picture Company, said “Yes we have signed Sagarika for Raftaar. She has replaced Esha Deol as we couldn’t agree on the price. After things didn’t work out with Esha, we had a couple of options in mind and our director Shamin had seen Sagarika’s work in Chak De India and felt she would fit the part. Sagarika’s is a full-fledged lead role opposite Emraan Hashmi.”

The film also stars Neha Dhupia and Aditya Panscholi in prominent roles. Shooting for the film is currently underway in Kuala Lumpur and the film is expected to release sometime early next year (2009).

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Bollywood Gossip - Sameera Reddy to endorse Rivaaz
Bollywood Gossip : After her appearance as judge on 'Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Kabhi Kabhi Yaar' on Sony Television; Sameera Reddy has hit the jack pot as the Brand Ambassador for Gitanjali's new launched brand Rivaaz, which is a new line of Gold CZ jewelry that inscribes the company's name in to the cubic zirconium market.

Rivaaz apparently, is targeted to give the customers a stimulating and reasonable choice within Gold along with the assurance and legacy of the Gitanjali Group. Sameera claims that Rivaaz is a gorgeous and available in a myriad of designs with both traditional and a personal touch.

Retail division head R. K. Menon has said that Sameera was mainly selected because of her a mass appeal. Being a combination of both traditional and contemporary style, she would add to the glamour quotient of Rivaaz.


- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Bollywood Gossips - Neha Dhupia happy to shun sex symbol tag
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Beauty queen Neha Dhupia was tagged a 'sex symbol' after the portrayal of a prostitute in Julie, but she feels the image is now fading.

"I'm happy with the kind of films I am getting, and, yes, the 'sex symbol' tag that I had got after Julie is fading," Neha, who turns 28 this Wednesday, said.

Recently she was seen doing a variety of roles - she played a homely Gujarati girl in Chup Chup Ke and an ad executive in Delhii Heights. She was also seen in critically acclaimed Mithya and hit gangster movie Shootout At Lokhandwala.

Recently Neha showed her action skills with a few stunts in Akshay Kumar-starrer Singh Is Kinng. Though she managed the action scenes in the film, Neha says she will never take part in a show like Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Neha said: "I wouldn't have done Khatron Ke Khiladi even if I was offered it because it won't challenge me creatively. There is nothing creative about it. It would force me to do stunts and stuff; so I would not do it. "

The actress was in the capital to attend the Blenders Pride Magical Nights Party Tour 2008.

"I am comfortable doing about four films a year. Unless I get burnt out and totally exhausted, I think I will continue doing so," she said.

Asked about her birthday plans, Neha said that she has "no party plans; only work for the day".

"I will be happy if in the morning I get a birthday wish call from my production people instead of a work call. But no party plans yet."

As for her future projects, the young actress, who won the Miss India crown in 2002, is looking forward to a line-up of films including Maharathi, Raat Gayi Baat Gayi, I Am 24, Paying Guest, one Percept Picture Company-produced film with Emraan Hashmi and a yet-to-be-titled film with Priyadarshan.

- Indo-Asian News Service

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Bollywood Gossips - Neha Dhupia happy to shun sex symbol tag
Bollywood Gossip : Beauty queen Neha Dhupia was tagged a 'sex symbol' after the portrayal of a prostitute in Julie, but she feels the image is now fading.

"I'm happy with the kind of films I am getting, and, yes, the 'sex symbol' tag that I had got after Julie is fading," Neha, who turns 28 this Wednesday, said.

Recently she was seen doing a variety of roles - she played a homely Gujarati girl in Chup Chup Ke and an ad executive in Delhii Heights. She was also seen in critically acclaimed Mithya and hit gangster movie Shootout At Lokhandwala.

Recently Neha showed her action skills with a few stunts in Akshay Kumar-starrer Singh Is Kinng. Though she managed the action scenes in the film, Neha says she will never take part in a show like Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Neha said: "I wouldn't have done Khatron Ke Khiladi even if I was offered it because it won't challenge me creatively. There is nothing creative about it. It would force me to do stunts and stuff; so I would not do it. "

The actress was in the capital to attend the Blenders Pride Magical Nights Party Tour 2008.

"I am comfortable doing about four films a year. Unless I get burnt out and totally exhausted, I think I will continue doing so," she said.

Asked about her birthday plans, Neha said that she has "no party plans; only work for the day".

"I will be happy if in the morning I get a birthday wish call from my production people instead of a work call. But no party plans yet."

As for her future projects, the young actress, who won the Miss India crown in 2002, is looking forward to a line-up of films including Maharathi, Raat Gayi Baat Gayi, I Am 24, Paying Guest, one Percept Picture Company-produced film with Emraan Hashmi and a yet-to-be-titled film with Priyadarshan.

- Indo-Asian News Service

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Bollywood Gossip - UAE bans God Tussi Great Ho
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have ordered the Salman Khan-starrer Bollywood film God Tussi Great Ho off screens in this Gulf nation following complaints that it violated Islamic teachings.

The National Media Council ordered that the movie, released in India and here on Friday, not be screened in the UAE after receiving scores of complaints from viewers.

The movie also stars Priyanka Chopra and Amitabh Bachchan, and is considered a remake of the 2003 Hollywood production Bruce Almighty starring Jim Carrey.

In the film, Bachchan plays the role of god as he meets Salman's character Arun Prajapati who blames god for all his problems.

"Those who saw the movie told the authorities they were shocked to find that Bachchan played the role of 'god'," reports said.

- IANS

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Bollywood News - Amitabh Bachchan thanks Abhinav Bindra
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Bollywood News : Amitabh Bachchhan, who was in Chicago recently for his Unforgettable World Tour, couldn't help but feel elated after hearing the news of Abhinav Bindra winning a gold at the ongoing Olympics in Beijing.

Bachchan got a tremendous response for his perfromance in Chicago but he says nothing surpasses the happiness of hearing about India's proud moment.

Bachchan expresses his glee on his blog. He writes, " As I stepped out of the venue, media from India informs me about our Gold at the Olympics. The rousing reception at the show was incredible but nothing will be able to top the glory that Abhinav Bindra has brought to the heart of every Indian."

Rejoiced by the news, Bachchan thanks Bindra and adds, " We are so proud of you and so delighted to have made every Indian walk a little taller ! Thank you Abhinav, and more glory and success to you."

Well, right now every proud Indian will happily join Big B in congratulating Bindra, after all as Bachchan quotes a friend, "After almost a century and 2 billion births, an Indian wins his first individual gold at the Olympics".

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Bollywood Movies - Singh is Kinng
Monday, August 11, 2008
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Bollywood Actors Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar
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Bollywood Gossip - Fans hooked to Singh is Kinng
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : It's Akshay Kumar's biggest release this year making it to the big screen and one reason is because its running at a record number of screens with shows begining as early as 7am in the morning.

What do most people normally do early in the morning? It is generally have their morning tea or read newspaper but this wasn't the case this Friday.

This Friday there was a 7am screening of Singh is Kinng. It's the first time that a film's show has been screened so early in the morning.

There were 85 people who had come to catch Akshay Kumar's Singh is Kinng, first day first show. It was the first of 28 screenings at a Mumbai multiplex. Other multiplexes are screening it as many as 40 times a day.

That means, on an average, there's a screening every 45 mins.

This is first time ever that a Hindi film's carpet bombing theatres in such a big way to maximise first weekend earnings. Often the decider between a hit and flop.

Last year with four successive hits Akshay Kumar laughed his way to the bank. With this release Bollywood's current king seems set to continue his reign

"There are groups of 500-600 people who have completely booked the theatre for the weekend the response is amazing," said Rakesh Sharma, Manager, Cinemax Sion.

And people seem to be just loving Akki Happy Singh. "It was great. Akshay is very funny, Katrina is beautiful."

Well, as far as the box office fate of the film goes, one will have to wait and watch this space.

- NDTV Movies

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Bollywood Gossip : Vidya Balan reveals her sexy side at FHM
Bollywood Pictures :
Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan in bed with FHM
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Bollywood Gossip - Shilpa Shetty will host Big Boss
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Bollywood Gossip (Mumbai): The second season of reality show "Big Boss" is all set to hit television screens Aug 17 and will be hosted by Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty on entertainment channel Colors.

It would be the first reality show to be telecast on all seven days of the week, Rajesh Kamat, CEO of Colors, said a press conference here announcing the programme's launch date.

The Indian version of the popular British reality show "Big Brother", "Big Boss" will see 14 people, including celebrities, locked into a house under the surveillance of over 30 cameras for a period of three months. These housemates will have no contact with the outside world.

Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty, who won "Big Brother" last year, was almost a natural choice to host the second season of the Indian version. And she had a word of advise to those participating in the show.

"The winner needs to just be oneself ... that's the main mantra," Shilpa said.

The actress also emphathised with the participants as she had been through the situation herself.

"I'll try to give them a little respite as I know that they will be going through a tough time. I remember what it was to live with strangers in a house cut off from the outside world with nobody to trust and vouch for," she said.

Asvini Yardi, programming head of Colors, said Shilpa would be more like a mentor for the participants as she has gone through a similar experience.

CEO Kamat refused to divulge the names of the participants and said they would be revealed only on Aug 17 - the first episode.

He said that the second season would see many additions to the first one.

"For the fist time we have included newsmakers as well as common people on the show. Besides, we are also introducing a half-an-hour live and unedited slot everyday starting second week that will be aired at 12.30 a.m."

While there won't be any privacy, the house located on the outskirts of Mumbai would have no phones, television, internet, books or even a clock.

The 14 participants competing for a prize money of Rs.7.5 million will be allowed to bring only essential items to the house and they would have to cook and clean the place themselves.

Participants are voted out by housemates and the audiences periodically. The first season of "Bigg Boss" was aired in 2006 on Sony Television.

- Times of India & IANS

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Bollywood Gossip - Vidya Balan sets off for a Vacation
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : After the release of her latest film, Kismat Konnection, actress Vidya Balan is believed to be taking it easy. The actress is believed to be on a vacation for the next couple of months.viydya

But this is not a planned vacation. In fact, it is a vacation which has been forced on the actress. The actress's next two films, Chenab Gandhi and Pa, do not begin their shooting schedules till another two months. She also has a Vishal Bharadwaj film, which too will begin shooting around September. Besides these few assignments, Vidya hasn't signed any other project. So, till the shoot begins, she has no other option but to sit at home and chill. But she is believed to be putting her vacation to good use. Besides making burkha clad trips to cinema theatres to watch her won film, she is also sitting at home and reading scripts. The actress who is now nine films old in the industry, admits that she was quite nervous before the release of Kismat Konnection. It is for the first time that she rung up people asking them about how they liked the film. Maybe this anxiety has something to do with a certain Shahid Kapur. Incidentally, the director of the film, Aziz Mirza is least bothered by reports on the film, good or bad. He is currently chilling at his farmhouse.

- Movietalkies

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Bollywood Gossip - Abhishek promises Aishwarya a Baby
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood Actor Abhishek Bachchan has fulfilled his 5-year old promise to take Ash on a world tour with his 'Unforgettable show' but also made a new one at a press conference after their show in Trinidad.

Well, the story goes that after a splendid audience response to their show at the Caribbean Islands the duo and pa Amitabh Bachchan held a press conference along with stars like Preity and Riteish.

And just like paparazzi across the globe, those at Trinidad looked too curious as well. But what stumped everyone was a candid and unusual question from a certain gentleman that made Ash blush. He asked her if Abhishek had promised her a baby.

Before Ash could reply or dodge the question, the protective papa Amitabh Bachchan, who was sitting alongside, gave a prompt reply: “Every husband promises his wife a baby.”

But that was not it. Just then Abhishek Bachchan dropped the bomb by holding Ash’s hand and saying softly, “I Promise!”

No one in the hall could manage to suppress their laughter including the often reserved Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

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Darsheel Safary offered Rs. 75 lakhs?
Friday, July 25, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Ever since Darsheel Safary became the youngest star of Bollywood to get nominated for the best actor award, there has been much speculation about which film he would do next. What's more, his going price is apparently Rs.75 lakhs (7.5 million)!

After the release of 'Taare Zameen Par', the young actor's parents were very sure that the boy would now concentrate on his studies and go back to his normal life. But then the offers got more and more lucrative.

And one tempting offer came to work with Sanjay Dutt. To be produced by Suniel Shetty's Popcorn Entertainment, the film proposes to bring Sanjay and Darsheel together in the film titled 'Dedh' (one-and-a-half). The comedy is to be directed by Aswani Dheer, who made 'One Two Three'.

"Sanjay is final for the project. We need to work out the dates. As for the boy, yes we do want Darsheel and are trying for him. Let's see," Dheer told us.

Said an inside source: "See, the Sanjay Dutt film with another kid is just one more film. But Sanjay and Darsheel - that rocks!"

Source: IANS

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Bollywood News - Eros International deal with Hungama Mobile
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Bollywood News : Mumbai/ London (18 July 2008): Eros Multimedia, the Indian arm of Eros International plc (“Eros”), the leading London-listed Indian media and entertainment company, has entered into an exclusive two year output deal with India’s leading digital entertainment media company, Hungama Mobile, for the development, distribution and marketing of Eros’s music content for download on mobile phones.
Hungama Mobile will repurpose Eros content into desktop wallpapers, ringtones, games, song videos and other content that has appeal on the mobile format and monetise this content by distributing it to handset manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola and mobile service providers such as Vodafone, Idea, BSNL, Airtel, Reliance, du, SingTel, Verizon, Rogers, T-Mobile and MTN.
The deal covers content from some major forthcoming releases from the Eros roster, including the modern day Aladin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh, Toonpur ka Super Hero, starring real-life husband and wife duo Ajay Devgan & Kajol, the much anticipated Kambakth Ishq with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan’s Veer and Freeze starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu. A venture which is currently under production, featuring Deepika Padukone of Om Shanti Om fame and Saif Ali Khan, will also fall under the auspices of the deal.

According to COAI (Cellular Operators Association India), the Mobile Entertainment in India is on the rise as it caters to a 300 million and growing mobile community. India is the 2nd largest mobile market and has had a massive adoption of mobile music, gaming etc through the largely youthful consumer community.

Commenting on the deal, Kumar Ahuja, Senior Vice-President of Eros‘s New Media & International Sales said: “Hungama Mobile is an established player in the mobile content distribution space and we are confident of the quality content and innovative products that it will provide to consumers. Through this association, we are looking to maximize the mobile distribution potential from our premium content. The deal allows us to achieve full visibility of our mobile syndication revenues for the next two years from our film slate”.

Saleem Mobhani, Chief Operating Officer of Hungama Mobile said: “We have been working with Eros for many years as partners on our portal, www.bollywoodhungama.com and this association of exclusive mobile entertainment content for their future releases until 2010 only strengthens this association. Hungama
Mobile is the only digital media company that has an established network across 30 countries and will scale to over 60 by the end of this year, giving immense value to studios and record labels for both promoting their films as also realizing revenues via the
digital medium.”

- Eros Entertainment Press Release

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Bollywood News - Disney to launch 'Tare Zameen Par' DVD
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Bollywood News : Walt Disney Studios has acquired the home-video rights for Tare Zameen Par for the US market, reports Our Bureau from New Delhi.

The US entertainment major is looking at a mainstream DVD launch of the movie rather than just concentrating on NRI pockets.

As per sources, Disney acquired the rights for an estimated Rs 5 crore. Rather than dubbing the movie in English, Disney would release the movie with English sub-titles.

According to Aamir Khan Production (AKPL) and PVR Pictures, this the first time that an American major has picked up home-video rights for an Indian movie for a mainstream launch.

When contacted, an AKPL official said: "The film has done well on the overseas box office, especially in the US. Now that Disney is planning a mainstream launch for the movie in the US, we hope it does well in the home-video space too."

He added that the movie was picked up by Disney as it caters to children's issues.

- ET Bureau

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Bollywood Gossip - Another reality show gone wrong
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Fear factor Khatron ke Khiladi turned really dangerous in this Madhya Pradesh city when a 22-year-old participant fainted under water during the thrill-packed game.

He is now struggling for life in a hospital, police said on Monday.

Anzar, a resident of Sagar, who had come to Indore with his friends on a private visit, went to participate in the reality show, organised by the Candid Marketing Co for Colors TV channel at Treasure Island, late Saturday evening.

"Participants were supposed to remain under water in a tank (for few seconds). Anzar also did the same but he fell unconscious. When he did not came out for about 10 minutes, his friends raised an alarm," said police officer D S Baghel.

"The organisers instead of rescuing him fled the scene. Later the people witnessing the show brought him out of the tank and rushed him to a nearby private nursing home," Baghel said

The police have registered a case against Kunal, Ravi and Ajay of the Candid Marketing.

However, according to Baghel, Kunal has informed the police that no such incident occurred in their presence. The police are investigating the case.

Anzar whose lungs were filled with water is critical, said Baghel.

- Indo-Asian News Service

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Bollywood Gossip - Ash was first choice for Hancock.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Indian actress Aishwarya Rai was Will Smith's first choice for Hancock over Oscar winning Charlize Theron but the actress declined.

Smith, who by his own admission is a great fan of Aishwarya, is not disappointed and believes that they will share good on screen chemistry.

"I would love to work with Aishwarya. She is gorgeous. I had even offered her roles with me. In fact for 'Hancock' also she was my first preference over Charlize," he told PTI in an e-mail interview.

The actor is still hopeful that would work together in future.

"I received denials all the times, may be she had some justified problems. But of course, I will do anything to work with Aishwarya," says a hopeful Smith.

The Independence Day actor, whose latest superhero flick Hancock is all set to release in India on July 11 is also a huge fan of Indian films industry and is currently exploring possibilities of working in an Indian film.

"I would love to work in an Indian film. I have seen a couple of Bollywood movies which had impressed me a lot. I also had a word with Karan Johar. Let's see what's there in store," says the actor.

"I love Indian cinema and its actors. Their energy level is just incompatible. The songs and dances in Bollywood movies are just amazing," he added.

- Press Trust of India

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Bollywood Gossip - Abhishek's Idea - Education for all
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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Great idea: Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, who is the brand ambassador of Idea cellular, spreads the socially conscious messages that the company sends across through the new ad campaign.

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Bollywood Gossip - Shilpa learns violin for The Man
Friday, July 4, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Actress-cum-yoga guru Shilpa Shetty is now learning to play the violin for her role in Sunny Deol's The Man

"I have to play the violin in The Man and to make it look real, I am taking lessons. Trust me, it is very difficult to play the violin. I am having a tough time. My instructor tells me that it is the most difficult instrument to play and he is quite right," said Shilpa in a press statement.

Although Shilpa is finding her lessons tough, her instructor Sandeep, who is based in Goa, says he is impressed with her sincerity.

"Every evening after pack up, Shilpa takes two hour lessons to play the violin. She is shaping up to be a very dedicated student," he stated.

In The Man, Shilpa Shetty is portraying a girl who rises to instant global stardom - very similar to her real life experience.

"Her character has an interesting side to it - she is a violin expert just like pop sensation Vanessa Mae. Her violin playing portions in the film have been styled just like a Vanessa Mae video. Since Shilpa wanted to lend authenticity to her character, she decided to learn to play the violin," a source close to the actress stated.

The actress was last seen in Life... In a Metro.

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Bollywood Gossip - ' I am obsessed with Aishwarya'
Bollywood Gossip : Delhi girl Shweta Bhardwaj, who has been tagged as the 'desi Lara Croft' because of her action scenes in Mission Istanbul, says she is obsessed with Aishwarya Rai.

"I am obsessed with her and was very sad to know that she got married," said the 21-year-old, adding "If I would have been a boy, I would have definitely married her."

"I envy Abhishek because he has married Aishwarya. I would have said the same thing if she would have married anyone else," Shweta, who debuts with Mission Istanbul, said.

Shweta says she did not have to struggle much to get the role in director Apoorva Lakhia's macho film "Mission Istanbul" that deals with global terrorism.

"My Nivea ad worked for me. Suniel Shetty (who is producing the film) saw me in the ad and called me for audition. I went through the normal audition process and after a few days I came to know through an SMS that I was selected for the role."

Shweta teams up with Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan, Suneil and others in the film and says her role is different from others.

"Normally, in a Hindi film a girl is not seen to perform stunts and action, but I have done all that for the film. Besides, I have a bit of romance and a song is also picturised on me. So I got to do everything in the film," said Shweta who plays Lisa Lobo in the action thriller that was shot in Istanbul.

"Lisa Lobo is very interesting character in the film. She plays cross with Zayed and Nikitin Dheer. Zayed is playing a positive role and Nikitin is the bad guy. I am in between the two because of a mission," said Shweta who is all praises for the director.

"Apoorva is the best guy in town. He helped me to understand the character so well. He used to always tell me that I should always have the character of Lara Croft in mind and behave like her. In every scene, he would tell me to think how Lara would behave in such a situation," said Shweta.

She says her favourite Hollywood actress is Angelina Jolie, who played the athletic character of Lara Croft in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.

Shweta had not taken any formal training in martial arts. She was trained on the sets by the action directors Javed-Aejaz. She hopes once the film releases, people start recognising her for her performance.

"Right now, people do not recognise me much, only a few say this is the Nivea girl. But, once Mission Istanbul releases, I hope that people recognise me better," said Shweta who always aspired to be an actor.

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Bollywood Gossip - New man in Sonam Kapoor’s life
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Looks like Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor has found her new love in Kunal Kapoor. This Bollywood Kapoor Jodi is nowadays often scene roaming around coffee shops, malls, etc with hand in hand.

Looking at the recent happenings in both the stars life they really could heal each others broken heart. Where Ranbir Kapoor dumped Sonam for hottie Deepika Padukone, Kunal Kapoor too had a break up with gorgeous Dia Mirza.

So the couple could surely understand each other’s situation and try to bring happiness on their respective lives. Especially, Anil Kapoor’s daughter Sonam was so depressed after her break up with Ranbir that she went for a 2 months hideout.

But we would like to warn this emotional girl about Mr Kunal who has not only ditched Diya Mirza but also has an flirtatious history of dumping Raima Sen.

Being an emotional girl we would recommend Sonam to think twice before moving ahead in her relationship with this flirt natured guy.

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Bollywood Gossip - Akshay Kumar jumps off Bangkok’s tallest building
Friday, June 27, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Could there ever be a better host for the Indian version of 'Fear Factor' than Akshay Kumar, the Bollywood synonym for daredevilry?
Akki flew to Bangkok, the city that taught him a few lessons in Oriental Cuisine, to show Thailand what he had learnt in Bollywood. He jumped off the tallest skyscraper of the city, and skated all the way down through thin air!
This Khiladi stunt was caught on camera and will be part of the promotional film on the Indian version of ‘Fear Factor’, to be aired on COLORS TV, premiering in July 2008. Shot on the lines of a Bollywood movie trailer, the promo flick gives a foretaste of what is to hit the small screen as ‘Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi’.

Says Akshay: “With something as crazy and exciting like ‘Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi’ you have got to start at Bangkok. I truly enjoyed being on skate board, straddled between two of the tallest buildings in Thailand - just to give a preview of the show to my viewers. It sounds easy on paper, just take a look for yourself and enjoy the ride with me. You don’t have to be a daredevil to enjoy this show - it’s packed with me of course, but also with love, friendships, deadly stunts and a lot of fun.”
Rameet Arora, Marketing Head, COLORS, says, “This film for ‘Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi’ represents drama that will be unmistakably different. Setting the tone for a ‘never seen before’ campaign, you can look forward to a unique synergy between Bollywood and television. And that too, with India’s favourite action hero & television entertainment. It’s an un-missable start.”

‘Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi’ takes the game show to the highest level of physical and mental challenge, making it more gritty and edgy than ever before. Another attraction of ‘FEAR FACTOR - Khatron ke Khiladi’ is going to be the 13 Bollywood beauties, who’ll compete with each other, to be the last-lass-standing: Yaana Gupta, Aditi Govtrikar, Pooja Bedi, Sonali Kulkarni, Anita Hasnandani, Meghna Naidu, Tapur Chatterjee, Tupur Chatterjee, Nethra Raghuraman, Anjana Sukhani, Dipannita Sharma, Vidya Malvade and Urvashi Sharma. The show will be shot entirely in South Africa, over a period of one month and is being produced by Endemol India, one of India’s finest production houses.

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India’s first crorepatni - Prajyoti Samal
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Meet Prajyoti Samal from Bhuvaneshwar who remarks that she is quite literally from many places in India! She is the first woman to win a crore on a reality show on Indian television that too in SRK's Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain.

Born in Bhuvaneshwar, Pragjyoti has studied under many South Indian teachers, works in a software firm in Kolkata and has auditioned for Paanchvi Pass from Bhopal.

Her diverse background has helped her learn many languages which she uses in her everyday conversations and now her family and friends are quite used to it.

Pragjyoti, who is single, was one of the zillions of contestants who’d SMS to the question that flashed on the screens to gain entry to Paachvi Pass. “All contestants had to appear for a test on the phone, followed by a written test as well as camera audition rounds.”

The contestant has not yet decided what she will do with the prize. The cheque will be hers after the episode airs. “It has yet to sink in… maybe after the telecast it will. As they say: I will cross the bridge when I come to it.”

Samal is a big SRK fan now.

While talking to press she told, “Initially, I was nervous. But when I met him, he made me very comfortable. I felt he was a friend, who I'd met weeks ago. I never felt that I was meeting the Badshah of Bollywood. Now, I am a big fan of him and respect him even more”.

We hear that Shah Rukh Khan's game show may go off air as early as by the end of July. In TRP terms the game show was never good enough for King Khan. Its TRP never went beyond 4.

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Bollywood Gossip - Kajol's yes to Shah Rukh Khan
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood Actress Kajol has finally agreed to do Karan Johar's next titled 'My Name Is Khan' and feature as Shah Rukh Khan's wife in the film about an Indian couple living in the US.
The two were last seen as couple in Karan's 2001 family saga 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'.
When the media reported the news of her being considered for the role in 'My Name Is Khan' early last month, the straightforward actress had retorted by saying that without reading the script she would not give consent to work in a movie even made by her husband, leave alone Karan Johar or anybody else.
According to a source close to the production house, soon after that she went on a holiday with her family and there was a lull on 'My Name Is Khan' front. Now it is learnt that she has given the green signal to the movie to be directed by Karan.
Though the movie is scheduled to be launched in December, a buzz has already started that Karan has a winner in his. Not only because it has a hit pair heading the cast, but also because the composer trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, has scored some "outstanding" tunes for the movie.
Those who have heard some of the tunes composed with dummy lyrics say that one of the highlights of 'My Name Is Khan' will certainly be its music, as it always is in a Karan Johar production.
The launch of 'My Name is Khan' has been deferred till December because at present Karan is busy with Dharma Productions' other movies, including Bollywood Actors Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham starrer 'Dostana'. The film is due for release later this year.
Karan is also planning to launch his erstwhile assistant Ayaan as a full-fledged director. Incidentally, Ayaan is Kajol's first cousin.

Source: MSN India & Indo-Asian News Service

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Bollywood Gossip - Sizzling Amisha Patel in Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Amisha Patel has dared to bare in the latest offering from the Yash Raj Studios.

In new promo shots for Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, the actress is seen baring plenty of skin and displaying her lush assets to the oomphiest level.

Can anyone find the Censor Board frowning?????

But we are certainly not complaining about this because she has toned up pretty well and looks sizzling sensational in her glamorous and sexy new avatar in the song “Lazy Lamhe“, the sensuous steamy number where Bollywood Actress Amisha seduces Saif Ali Khan.

It isn’t just Amisha''s career that’s doing well, but her personal life as well. Miss Amisha who kept a low-profile since her break-up with long time beau Vikram Bhatt recently stepped out with a new boyfriend (Delhi-based-businessman Kanav Puri).

Looks like Kanav is not only boosting her ego; but his presence is boosting her career as well! We say he’s a keeper!


Good Luck Amisha!!

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Bollywood Gossip - Rani slips and falls in her new dream house
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : It hasn't been an easy time for Bollywood Actress Rani Mukherjee. Getting her new dream house constructed proved to be a big challenge to her.

"It was like three films by Mr Yash Chopra, Sanjay Bhansali and Karan Johar all being made simultaneously, I was going mad, " Rani told a friend.

She had set a deadline for the dream home to be completed. "It had to be done before her next film (for Yashraj Films) started. And she had to meet the deadline somehow, " a friend recalls.

To compound her construction woes, Rani recently fell on the steps of her new home and hurt herself.

"Her thumb was badly hurt. For weeks she had to undergo physiotherapy. But before it could heal completely she plunged into cricket practice for her new film with Yashraj where she plays a cricketer.


Rani Mukherjee [ Click here for photos ]

So the thumb hasn't had a chance to heal properly. She has been going through a series of misadventures and that's why she has been keeping out of the limelight.

Earlier Rani got her office ready a year and a half ago. Now her home is finally ready."

After months and months of living with the heat and dust Rani Mukherjee's dream house has been opened to close friends like Karan Johar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

"In fact the Mukherjee family moved into Rani's dream house even while the construction was on. So Rani has been living with the heat dust and hurt thumb for months."

On Saturday the latch of workers and designers packed their gears and left.

Rani finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Says a source close to Rani, "She's so relieved. It has been an ordeal for Rani because she couldn't do anything else until the house was ready. But now when she sees how happy the house has made her family she feels all the effort has been worth it."

Rani starts shooting with Shahid Kapoor for her new Yashraj Films on June 18.

- SantaBanta.com

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Bollywood Gossip - Amisha in a sizzling number for Thoda...
Friday, June 6, 2008
Amisha Patel is going all glam for her next release Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic. "You are going to see a much more of me" says the actress who plays a character called Mallaika in the film.

"My character is extremely entertaining, but she is very different from me. I'm educated and I've never been a giggly girl," says Amisha Patel.

"Even her body language and mannerisms are very different. It was difficult as I had to learn how to act like an airhead bimbo," she adds.

Amisha also has a sizzling number with Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in the film.

"A lot is happening in the song as it's the turning point in the film. It's the first film in the history of Indian cinema that has a song that has lip sync under water," she says.

Amisha Patel is certainly having a ball being one of the Yash Raj women.

"Yash Raj has always presented its women so well, right from the time of Yashji's films," she says.

That is true with everyone going ga-ga over Kareena Kapoor's look in the Bollywood Movie Tashan, however the film didn't go down well at the box-office, hope that is not the case with Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic.

- IBN Live

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Bollywood Gossip - Aishwarya Abhishek buy a home in Dubai
Bollywood Gossip : Former Miss World and now the top Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai seems to have just bought a love nest in Dubai along with her actor husband Abhishek Bachchan.

The home seems to be under the development stage by the Sanctuary Falls Development and the estimate cost would be around 20 to 35 millions of rupees. The house is said to be fully ready for the first bollywood couple to welcome only by 2010.



Abhishek and Aishwary at Dwarkadhish Temple
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Bollywood Gossip - I am not pregnant says Aishwarya
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai denied media reports that she is in the family way.
'I am not pregnant, ' Aishwarya, looking as glamorous as ever in a formal black suit, told reporters at a press conference at the PVR Ambience shopping mall here, on the outskirts of Delhi.
Aishwarya, along with her husband Abhishek and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, was here to launch the Idea Sarkar Raj Yatra.

She also dismissed reports that the couple had bought a bungalow in Dubai to hide her pregnancy from the media.
'I am sitting here in front of you. So, it is not true that we have got a bungalow in Dubai to hide (pregnancy) from the media, ' she said.

Abhishek added: 'We are not expecting a baby. In case we do, we will let you know. We will not rob you of that moment.'
She also clarified that she had not worn Rs.1 million-worth shades in 'Sarkar Raj', that stars all three of them, as reported in the media earlier.

'I am not wearing a Rs.1 million worth sunglass in the film as reported by the media, ' she said.

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Bollywood News - Big B, Ash Unveil ‘Sarkar Raj’ Game
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Amitabh Bachchan along with his actress daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the Mauj – ‘Sarkar Raj' press meet held at the JW Marriott. Wireless solutions provider Mauj launched a mobile game on the soon to be released ‘Sarkar Raj'.

Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan unveils Sarkar Raj [ Click Here for More.. ]

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Bollywood Gossip - Bollywood stars to walk the ramp
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Mumbai(PTI): Leading Bollywood stars are set to walk the ramp alongside Thai models on June 7 at the IIFA fashion extravanganza in Bangkok, where prominent Indian and Thai designers will present their latest fashion lines.

Sabbas Joseph, Director of Wizcraft, the company which organises the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend, said the fashion event will be hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and will showcase designs by Thai brands Alta Moda, Mufti and Indian designers Sabyasachi, Rohit Bal, Manish Malhotra and Vikram Phadnis.

He said the show will be choreographed by Luba Adams. Vidya Balan will add elegance to Sabyasachi's line while Kareena Kapoor will up the glam quotient for Manish Malhotra's designs.

The cast of forthcoming film "De Tali" ---Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh, Ayesha Takia will walk the ramp for Vikram Phadnis while the 'Love Story 2050" couple Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja will be the show stoppers for Rohit Bal.

Also, "Mission Istanbul" cast Zayed Khan,Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Nikitin Dheer, Shweta Bharadwaj as well as the "Acid Factory" cast of Dia Mirza, Fardeen Khan, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani will showcase the first look of their respective movies by walking the ramp, Sabbas said.

Proceeds of the extravaganza will go to the IIFA foundation, a charity set up by the academy to support families of the film industry workers who have been adversely affected during the production of a film.

"IIFA believes in continuing this humanitarian mission by raising funds and resources to light up lives with everlasting rays of hope," he added.

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Bollywood Gossip - Shahrukh seeks removal of VAT
Mumbai (PTI): Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan on Tuesday demanded that Value Added Tax and service tax on the entertainment industry be abolished and industry status be conferred to it.

It has become necessary to bring in entertainment industry under the 'concurrent list' so that it can be governed under central rules and enjoy tax concessions announced by the government from time to time, Khan said in a statement here.

At present, the entire entertainment and film industry comes under state government' s jurisdiction as a result of which, it has not been able to enjoy the already conferred dejure industry status on it.

Shahrukh Khan would release a study on the entertainment industry on Tuesday evening highlighting the need for the removal of VAT and service tax.

The study - 'The Entertainment & Media Hub' is done by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

Retaining the industry in the state government list deprives the tax concessions given by the Centre, Assocham said in its study.

According to the Assocham study, the media and entertainment sector would cross a turnover of Rs 1 lakh crore by 2011-12 from Rs 44,000 crore now.

The turnover of the television industry would grow by 22 per cent to Rs 51,900 crore by 2011-12 from Rs 19,100 crore, it said.

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Bollywood Gossip - I was addicted towards Gym says Hrithik
Monday, May 26, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan' who is the brand ambassador of Coca Cola as well as Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians cricket team' says he endorses both because there is the common thread of sports between them.

'I think both Coca Cola and IPL support sports' which shows their commitment to a healthy lifestyle. I also feel sports is the common factor between Coca Cola and me'' Hrithik' who was in the capital to launch Coca Cola's Fridge Pack' told reporters Friday.

The Fridge Pack has been specially for being stored in refrigerator. Specificaly aimed at Indian consumers' it was initially launched in select cities including Delhi' Mumbai and Nasik and was launched at the national level Friday.

When asked about Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss' threat to ban junk food' Hrithik said: 'Our young generation is health conscious and I don't agree with this statement. You have to be practical and realistic. You don't have to be addicted to anything.

"For instance' I was once addicted to the gym. After a certain point I realised that I am hurting myself by overdoing it. So' any addiction is bad for health.'

At the same time' he remains health conscious.

'Yes' to some extent' I work out on a regular basis'' Hrithik maintained.

The actor' who was last seen in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical romance 'Jodhaa Akbar'' refused to comment on his next film 'Kites' that is being made by his father Rakesh Roshan.

'The film is still about a year away' so it is premature to comment on it'' Hrithik said.

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Bollywood Gossip - When Abhishek talked about sex
Bollywood Gossip : Abhishek Bachchan has an amzing sense of humour.

On the sets of Sarkar Raj, when Ramu told little B to speak to villagers convincingly about any subject, while the actual dialogue would be dubbed later in the recording studio, he chose to talk about sex.

As soon as the director called ‘action’, Abhi began to give some sex education to the villagers. He spoke about the process of reproduction, the safety measures and also different positions of making out.

All was well until the villagers, who were instructed to look serious, started laughing aloud when they finally understood what Abhishek was telling them. They all tried hard not to laugh.

Ramu, who was at a distance, didn't know what was going on and why everybody was suddenly laughing when they were not supposed to. He immediately called 'Cut' and walked up to them.

That’s when Ramu realized that Abhishek is in his jocular mood again.

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Bollywood Gossip - Meri aunty ke hoth gulabi hain
Bollywood Gossip : Log kahte hain ki meri aunty ke gaal chamakdaar hain...Lekin main kahta hoon ki meri aunty ki muskaan mazedaar hai...

Log kahte hain, ki meri aunty badi cool hain.. Lekin main kahta hoon, ki meri aunty toh gulaab ka phool hain...

Inki baaten itni meethi jaisa sandesh hai...Yeh dil se hain bholi...lekin dimag se Paanchvi Paas se tez hain"

Amazed at Shah Rukh's poetry, she begins the game of answering questions from the first to the fifth grade. How far does she go in winning the prize money of Rs 5 crores?

It's time for another contestant and once again, it's a lady from Kolkatta. Thirty-three-year-old Rumana Saif is an administration executive. As she takes the challenge to face the simple yet tricky questions from first to fifth grade, Shah Rukh comments that the buzz is around 'Kareena Saif', but Rumana Saif is something which he had never heard before.

Shah Rukh is at his humorous best and makes Rumana feel really special and flirts with her. Rumana, an ardent fan of Shah Rukh, can't believe that she is standing so close to her dream man. She bends forward to touch him to believe if its indeed reality or a dream.

Rumana reveals her story of having been through an unsuccessful marriage and her hardships being a single parent.

Rumana wishes to buy her son all the luxuries in life with the prize money she earns. The episode gets emotional as she completely breaks down as she narrates her life's story in front of Shah Rukh.

But its minutes before Shah Rukh entertains her and makes her forget her pain as she takes the test. He plays the chirpy track 'Pretty Woman' which lights up Rumana's face with joy!

- SantaBanta.com

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Bollywood Gossip - Aamir apologies for his 'Shahrukh' blog entry
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : (IANS) Putting an end to the blog controversy, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan Tuesday apologised for his blog entry where he said he had a dog named 'Shahrukh', inviting criticism from King Khan's fans and shocking people in the Hindi film industry.

Aamir told newsmen at the residence of yesteryears' Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor: 'I just wrote it out of humour and if it has hurt the feelings of mine or Shahrukh's fans then I apologise to all.'

The actor also said that he shares a healthy relationship with Shah Rukh Khan.

The actor had reportedly proclaimed that he has a dog by the name of 'Shahrukh'. The unflattering comment had sent shock waves through the film industry.

Commenting on the episode, Shah Rukh had said: 'Earlier, people used to name their children after famous people. Somebody naming a dog after a known person is a new beginning in that direction. I don't have a copyright over this name if used non-commercially.'

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Bollywood Gossip - Amitabh saddened at Vijay Tendulkar's death

Bollywood Gossips : (IANS) Vijay Tendulkar was a person who took a committed stand and stood by it, says Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, expressing his admiration for the eminent playwright who died Monday.

'Vijay Tendulkarji was a strong and fearless writer and a great mind. I am deeply saddened to hear the news of his passing away,' Amitabh told IANS from London, where he is with the entire family after attending the Cannes film festival.

'I never had the opportunity of spending any quality time with him, but I did meet him during common social events. Barring the exchange of courtesies and acknowledging each others' creative contribution, such moments were rushed and hurried. But one read a lot about him in the media and through his interviews.'

Amitabh was full of admiration for the man who re-wrote many rules of stage-writing. 'In today's world it is difficult and tough to take a committed stand and pursue it. Vijay Tendulkarji did. And that was his strength. At times this stand is the solitary voice of reason often misunderstood but seldom wrong.'

There was regret for not having known Tendulkar more closely. 'The greatness about words and writers is that much after they are gone their thoughts remain with us. In fact the sad irony of life is that in most cases, it is only when they are gone do we realise their potential and their great contribution.'

Coincidentally Tendulkar died of myasthenia gravis, a disease that has also afflicted the Big B.

'In my case it is thankfully in remission. But it can return any moment,' he ends ominously before returning to the family for the rest of the holiday.

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Bollywood Gossip - Amitabh seems to be happy with Ash
Monday, May 19, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Following the footsteps of his darling bahu, Big B has also made it to Cannes.

On visiting Cannes, Amitabh Bachchan has said the family was there to be with daughter-in-law Aishwarya, who is a brand ambassador of L'Oreal, and to spend quality time with one another.

"We went to the opening with her (Aishwarya) and a few films together, but mostly it is to be with family because we've all been away from each other for a long time in different parts of the world. It's lovely to just be together and catch up, before we drift away to our respective schedules," Amitabh said.

On being asked if he is in Cannes, the actor replied, "Yes I am in Cannes and with the family. This is a private visit and there are no films I am representing. I believe there was an article criticising us for not visiting the India pavilion. Well, firstly, this is a private visit and moreover, no one has invited us. And secondly, I am a little wary of government invitations. They invite you to be chief guest at a function and when you arrive there, tell you you are not invited."

"We are here to be with Aishwarya, who is here in an official capacity as brand ambassador for L'Oreal. We went to the opening with her and a few films together, but mostly it is to be with family because we've all been away from each other for a long time in different parts of the world. It's lovely to just be together and catch up before we drift away to our respective schedules," he added.

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Bollywood Gossip - Sonia Gandhi approves film on her life
Bollywood Gossip : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved a proposed film on her life that will include
details of her romance with her late husband Rajiv Gandhi during their student days in the UK, its director Jagmohan Mundhra said.

"I have already shared with Sonia ji all the research that I have done on her. She has given me the go-ahead but asked me to hold on until the the next general elections are out of the way," Mundhra said.

The film is scheduled to roll in 2009, he said.

Mundhra's plans to film the real life story about how the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Maino first met in England as students were stalled last year amid protests by a section of the Congress party.

"All that has now been sorted out," said the filmmaker, who is in the Cannes Film Market this year with "Shoot on Sight", yet another film inspired by actual events.

Mundhra was on the verge of making film soon after completing Provoked, which had Aishwarya Rai playing a real-life battered woman who ended up killing her abusive husband.

'Shoot on Sight', starring Naseeruddin Shah, Greta Scacchi and Om Puri, narrates the story of a Muslim commander of the Scotland Yard, Tariq Ali, who must stand up for his values and beliefs in a London shaken by the 7/7 terror strike in a tube station.

The protagonist of the film is modelled on Tariq Gafoor, the Pakistan-born officer who became Scotland Yard's most visible face on television in the aftermath of the underground blasts.

- Press Trust of India

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Bollywood Gossip - Deepika Padukone to endorse real estate in Dubai
Friday, May 16, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : After endorsing stylish brands like Maybelline, Levis Strauss and Tissot SA, Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone has gone one step ahead by becoming the new face of Dubai's Aspire Real Estate.
Deepika Padukone

The chairman of the company, Harshit Kantaria, who has come a long way since he came to Dubai three years ago with a vision to make it big in real estate enterprise today is proud owner of Dhs5.5 bn portfolio with developments from Business Bay to Jumeirah Village and Dubai Marina, and special focus on waterfront properties as well.

Aspire Real Estate being referred as a rising star in real estate enterprise in Dubai feels proud to have Deepika Padukone as a brand ambassador because of her image as a true rising star of Bollywood, claimed the chairman Kantaria.

Thus, Union of 'Rising Stars' is the name given by the company to the association.

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Bollywood Gossip - Show skin, create row & get famous says Tanushree
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bollywood Gossips : Miss India 2004, Tanushree Dutta, surely made a rollicking start in Bollywood with films like Chocolate and Aasique Banaya Apne.

The dusky girl made it clear with her first film itself that she is going to give tough competitions to Bolly-gals like Mallika Sherawat, Riya Sen, Malaika Arora Khan who are known for their bindaas exposure.

The model-turned actress has surely made a name for herself in the short career of hers.

But the charming girl doesn’t look satisfied with her career growth and hopes to act in better films in the future. “I want to work with big banners and settle down properly in Bollywood by doing some good films,” nags Tanushree.

Now, it’s really an insult that someone is a part of Bollywood and is not honoured with any controversy. Recently, the young actress was all over the news after she blamed senior actor Nana Patekar of getting too close to her comfort while shooting for an item number in Horn Ok Pleassss.

But as it always happens in Bollywood, the truth behind the incident never got clarified and was been dumped after few days.

Tanushree calls herself a lazy girl, especially when she isn’t shooting. When at home, she pampers herself with a prolonged bath, treats herself to a 7 course meal, enjoys a siesta and wakes up only to have dinner or to hit the multiplexes.

The glam-doll would next be seen in Warner bros. Saas Bahu Aur Sensex. Whatever be the future of the film, Tanushree’s fan would at least be happy seeing few more skin shows of this gorgeous babe.

Hope, she doesn’t move lazy in showing her skin also, as it may lead her to lose few fans!

- SantaBanta.Com

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Bollywood Celebrates Mother's Day
Monday, May 12, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : What are the two factors that make up Bollywood?- Maa and Cine-ma. So Shashi Kapoor was indeed on strong ground when he said in Dewaar -Mere paas maa hai (I have my mother with me) if there were no filmy mothers around.

But we won't be discussing filmy moms…Rather we can hear about the moms who are behind many a Bollywood sensation.

Let's hear the daastan-e-maa (story of mother) from some of the biggest names of Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor on Neetu Singh Kapoor: Mother's Day to me is an opportunity to keep on telling my mom how special she is to me. My mother gave me the freedom to take decisions when I was in Class V. She is so special!

Not only for me and my sister but for the entire family. She never interfered in my space. All she would say is that –Do whatever you want to. But just remember your origin, the royal blood in your veins. And that's more than enough for me to think and rethink before taking a decision.

Of course I will get her the cutest gift on Mother's Day. She is too figure conscious. So can't give her chocolates. I think she will be happy if I gift her a new gym.

Rekha on her mother Pushpavalli Ganeshan: My mother was, in fact is, my guardian angel. It's all because of her that I am in this industry. I still remember how every morning at 6 she dragged all of us to the temple in our house.

The fragrance of her mogras mixed with that of agarbattis, camphor and other flowers created a heaven for us-the fragrance still lingers every day when I pray at the temple in my bungalow Sea Springs. She was the best cook I have ever known.

The recipe of her upma and poha was famous among our friends and relatives. I never had to communicate with her verbally.

She looked at me and understood what I wish to say. Perhaps that's the reason why she passed away when I was shooting abroad because she knew how my heart bled every time I saw her wriggling in pain at the hospital.

Honestly speaking, I don't miss her because I never forget her. Even today I can literally feel the warmth of the godi (lap)-the best bed to rest on. Oh, I don't believe in the concept of Mother's Day and yet believe in it.

I think every day in the year is Mother's Day. Just as you can't confine the sky in a bottle, you can't confine Mother's Day within 24hours."

Hrithik Roshan on Pinky Roshan: My mother is the Bourn vita of our family-her sheer presence makes all the difference to our lives. Mother's Day this year is even more special with two mothers in our family-my mother and the mother of my two kids, Suzzane.

Generally it's Suzzane who take scare of all the arrangements for a celebration. But since this day is meant for my mom and her, so I guess the males have to tie up their aprons to please the ladies of the family.

Esha Deol on Hema Malini: Whenever I think of perfection I think of my mom. Every day she surprises me with a new dimension in her character.

She grows intellectually every day. I can never look or dance or act so beautifully like her. It won't be wrong if I say I live Mother's Day every day with my mother.

Well, even after all the free-flow of emotions, if your dil maange more, then grab a DVD of the film Mother India and watch it this Mother's Day (the latest buzz is, DVD-wallahs are giving a compilation of Nirupa "Mother of Bollywood" Roy's films for the early birds).

- SantaBanta.Com

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Bollywood Gossip - Lewd sms?I didn't send it to Shahid
Bollywood Gossip : Female power is in. Deepika Padukone is busy matching Akshay Kumar's kicks and somersaults in Bangkok for Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk To China. Nearer home in Hyderabad Jiah Khan matched stunt strides with Aamir Khan

Though thankfully she hasn't had any mishaps yet, Jiah's lithe stunts in Murughadoss' Ghajini are every bit as heart-in-the-mouth as Aamir Khan's.

The only reason Jiah's action scenes aren't being talked-about are because she isn't talking about it.

"I can't! I'm not allowed to," she quakes with contractual terror. "But yes I've done a lot of action scenes in Ghajini. They've been extremely unnerving."

The action sequences require Jiah to match Aamir kick for kick.

"And they are one reason I had to lose so weight," she admits having returned from Hyderabad where the Ghajini shooting was wrapped up earlier this. "The schedules don't suffer because of Aamir's accident at all. We resume in the middle of May as per schedule."

On Tuesday Jiah started shooting in Mumbai for Ken Ghosh's film with Shahid Kapoor.

"That's the film I'm not supposed to do," she jokes. "It's so cheap to send compromising messages in someone elese's name," Jiah suggests that the sms messages that embarrassed Shahid Kapoor and almost had her out of the project were sent off by someone else in her name.

"I've never sent sms to people in the industry beyond work. I'm so new to all this manipulation scheming and negativity. I'm just so happy to be doing two films like Ghajini and Ken Ghosh' s film where I've completely different roles."

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Bollywood Gossip - Soha Ali Khan alleged for illegal gun license
Friday, May 9, 2008
Soha Ali Khan

The District court has ordered an inquiry against Soha Ali Khan's illegal gun license case.the court has ordered an inquiry against the charge of police for concealing facts. Soha Ali Khan's gun was allegedly used by her father, the former cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi to kill a blackbuck in june, 2005 in Haryana.

Soha Ali Khan was accused of obtaining a gun license despite of being underage at that very time.

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Bollywood Gossip - Vijay Mallya rescues Katrina Kaif
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Britain-born Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who is the face of Vijay Mallya's Indian Premier League (IPL) Bangalore Royal Challengers cricket team, missed her flight to Bangalore but the business tycoon's jet came to her rescue.

"I was shooting in Goa and had to catch a flight to Bangalore for the IPL match on Saturday. But I missed my flight. Fortunately, Vijay Mallya had me flown in his jet or I wouldn't have been able to make it," Katrina said.

"That's one of the advantages of being the brand ambassador for Mallya's team. You know they'll make sure you'd reach where you are required to, in spite of maddening schedules," added the actress.

Katrina Kaif is Cricket Fan !!!! That adds one more bollywood actress being a cricket fan ;-)

"Everyone in London is crazy about the game. So I kind of grew up with the game. Here in India too it's a passion. So when Mallya asked me to be their brand ambassador, I agreed. I've known him for years and can't say no to him. We shot the music video with Sanjay Gupta and it was great fun," she said.

She loves watching the IPL games and cheering for her team.

Katrina Kaif Photo Gallery [ Click Here ]


"The only thing I hate is to have fans approaching me, not because I don't like to connect with fans. In fact, I love it. But while watching a match, I don't want to be disturbed. People tend to get in the way when the matches are on," explained Katrina.

The lovely lass from London, who gave four hits last year, including Namastey London and Welcome, is now learning to connect with the public.

"Whether it's the IPL matches or my songs or dances for movies, I think I've really started having fun only now after Race. I've never enjoyed my dancing so much. Yeah, I think I'm finally unwinding both on screen and on stage. I recently started enjoying dancing on stage. I realised that at the Zee awards. Earlier, I had neither the songs nor the confidence. Now I guess I've a bit of both," Katrina said.

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Bollywood News - Eros Ent. launches Social Networking for Bhoothnath
Bollywood News : Eros International, the leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector announced today the expansion of its presence on popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut and MySpace with the launch of Eros branded community sites for the upcoming release of ‘BHOOTHNATH’.

Eros has lined up an exciting array of contests for autographed CDs and posters as well as interactive activities such as polls, discussions and exclusive images and videos for the Bhootnath community sites on Orkut, Facebook and MySpace. Eros’ development of film-specific communities on social networking sites supports the company’s ongoing strategy to connect online with Bollywood fans around the world.

“Eros was the first Indian media and entertainment company to partner directly with YouTube as we recognized early the rapid growth in popularity of social networking platforms. Bhoothnath is the perfect film for us to expand our social marketing reach and support as it has such great appeal across all segments of the market with the presence of a leading icon like Amitabh Bachchan as well as being a children’s film”, said Kumar Ahuja, VP International Sales & New Media for Eros International.

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Bollywood Gossip - "I'm not playing Mujibur Rahman" says Amitabh Bachchan
Monday, May 5, 2008
Amitabh Bachchan [ Click here for more pictures ]

Exclusive Bollywood Gossip : A report in a section of the press stating that Bollywood Actor Amitabh Bachchan would be playing the role of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has the mega-star completely stumped, puzzled, and amused.

"I've no idea what all this is about. Lots of media persons have been calling since yesterday. I can't say where and how this report originated from. But it is not true," said the Big B from London on Saturday morning just before he boarded his flight back to Mumbai. Not only does the report state with absolute authority that the Big B plays Mujbir Rahman, it also quotes the film's producer as saying that the rest of the Bachchan clan, Abhishek and Aishwarya, will also feature in this bio-pic.

Continues the Big B, "I've no clue about this. There's nothing to it. At least not as far as I'm concerned. I'm hearing all this talk about this film for the first time." This isn't the first time that producers have made premature or unfounded announcements about the Big B's presence in a project. But it would have been interesting to watch him play a historical character. In all these years of superstardom, the Big B has never played a biographic figure. The closest he came to it was in Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar where his role had shades of Bal Thackeray.

- Subhash K. Jha & Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Bollywood Gossip - Ranbir to perform on Bachna Ae Haseeno
Bollywood Gossip : By now its common knowledge that Ranbir Kapoor's next release Bachna Ae Haseeno directed by Siddharth Raj Anand borrows its title from his father Rishi Kapoor's evergreen number from Hum Kisise Kum Nahin. But now the latest heartthrob will even move his feet to a song called Bachna Ae Haseeno for the film.

Choreographer Ahmed Khan who would be choreographing the Saawariya lad in this film says, “Yes, we are having a song called 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' and it will feature Ranbir along with the 3 girls- Bipasha, Deepika and Minissha. It will be mainly used as promotional number for the film. Since Rishi-ji's number is still a cult hit, they decided to have Ranbir also perform to a song which has similar lyrics. Vishal and Shekhar have composed the music for the song,” he adds.

So how has been the experience shooting with tinsel-town's latest pin-up boy, “It has been great. I shot a song with him in Mumbai at Yashraj studios. It's a commercial Indian song which we did. He is a brilliant dancer. In Saawariya, baring a number or two, he didn't really get much of a chance to showcase his dancing skills but he has got that rhythm in his genes. His father and uncle Shammi-ji have all been brilliant dancers and even Ranbir has his own style. I would be going to Switzerland and Venice now to finish 3 songs for the film and after we return we would shoot the 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' number,” says the choreographer-turned-director.

We also asked Ahmed on the status of his next film Paathshala, “The post-production is currently on. We would start the dubbing of the film sometime next month. We are planning a Children's Day release (Nov 14th) so we have ample amount of time on our hands”, he smiles.

Meanwhile Ahmed's wife Shaira Khan who turns producer with Paathshala is already planning her next project, “Yes, her next film is about what goes on in a girl's heart. It is essentially a journey through a girl's heart and what do girls want from guys and all that stuff etc. The film is a light, fun film on the lines of Drew Barrymore, Meg Ryan, Adam Sandler's kind of flicks. The film would star one girl and three guys. We would be finalizing the names within a fortnight or so,” reveals Ahmed.

With choreographing, direction and now production, Ahmed surely has his hands full.

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Bollywood Gossip - Mallika's dress too revealing?
Friday, May 2, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Bollywood Babe Mallika Sherawat is in soup again for wearing an 'indecent' dress at Dasavatharam audio launch at nehru Indoor Stadium on April 25.

An The Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK), which has been acting as Tamil Nadu's moral police, submitted a petition at the Periampet police station claiming that her dress and behaviour hurt the sentiments of Tamils.

One of their activist S R Kaniraj caliamed in the complaint that Sherawat has "caused mental agony and hurt to the sentiments of the people of Tamil Nadu by wearing a revealing mini skirt, exposing her back and sitting cross legged in front of the Chief Minister M Karunanidhi."

HMK wants the police to take action against Sizzling Bollywood Actress Mallika Sherawat. Chief minister M Karunanidhi was the chief guest at the event, which was also attended by Jackie Chan, Amitabh Bachchan, Mammooty, Hema Malini and others.

HMK had earlier shot off a petition in January against Shriya Saran's choice of dress at the silver jubilee celebrations of 'Sivaji' starring Rajnikanth and Shriya.

- SantaBanta.Com

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Bollywood Gossip - Saif to work with Homi Adajania again
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Saif Ali Khan

Bollywood Gossip : After Being Cyrus, Saif Ali Khan and Homi Adajania team up yet again with their second venture Thagi, an action flick which will be made under Saif's production house Illuminati Films.

Thagi, an action film is about a crook (thag) played by Saif who goes on a conning spree. When contacted Homi Adajania confirmed the news and said, "Yes, I am in talks with Saif about Thagi. But I can't disclose any more details at this point of time."

According to sources, Saif chose Adajania as his director because he feels their sensibilities match and work wonders together on screen. Thagi is going to be an out and out masala caper but with Saif and Homi's sensibilities.

Looks like, after his much appreciated act in Being Cyrus, Saif is all set to wow the audience with yet another maverick performance.

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Bollywood Photo Gallery > Tashan
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Bollywood Photo Gallery > Tashan

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Bollywood Gossip - Multiplex say "NO" Tashan
Bollywood Photo Gallery > Tashan
Sizzling Kareena Kapoor in Tashan


Bollywood Gossips : Yash Raj Films' much-awaited action thriller Tashan has opened in a select few cinema halls.

Multiplexes are waging a battle on who gets the most the distributor or the producer.

PVR Cinemas and Inox in Mumbai are not screening the film. In Delhi too mulitplexes like Adlabs and PVR have said a straight no.

"We had asked Inox, Fame and Adlabs multiplexes to give 60 per cent of the revenue collected in the first week. Tashan is a film that will easily earn enough revenues for the multiplexes and us. I don't think the increase in revenue percentage is too high," said Sanjeev Kohli, CEO of Yash Raj Films.

Amitabh Vardhan, CEO, PVR Cinemas, said: "As of now we don't have the film. As far as the revenue sharing is concerned, I would not like to comment on that."

Arijit Dutta, a Kolkata-based exhibitor-distributor, is more forthright.

"I don't understand why we have to pay higher revenue when the business in Kolkata is 10 times less than other metros. This year revenue has been hiked by 12 percent here, whereas Mumbai and Delhi multiplexes were asked to pay only two per cent more," said Dutta.

Till Friday morning none of the parties had reached any agreement and the film has opened in only single screen theatres. Apart from them, the Waves and Spice multiplexes are having shows of the film.

The Krishna Acharya directed film starring Kareena, Saif, Akshay and Anil Kapoor is an edge of the seat thriller.

- NDTV Movies and IANS

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Bollywood Gossip - Kangana made Udita split ??
Bollywood Gossip : There is trouble in paradise, between Mohit Suri and Udita Goswami.

Both of them had heated arguments on the growing friendship between Mohit and Kangana, who is shooting with Mohit in his film 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues'.

Mohit and Kangana are spending a lot of time both on and off the sets and that has made Udita insecure. Udita rubbishes this by saying that these are just rumors, and added that Kangana should not be dragged into this just because she is working with Mohit.

Earlier, Udita had created a scene during the shoot of 'Woh Lamhe', and the reason was Kangana even then. Mohit and Udita have been in a serious relationship since 2005, when she starred in his movie, 'Zeher'.

Bollywood Photo Gallery - Kangana Ranaut


- SantaBanta.Com

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Bollywood Gossip - Aamir accepts Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
Friday, April 25, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : Actor Aamir Khan does not believe in contesting or receiving awards but this was one award that he could not refuse. The Dinanath Mangeshkar award bestowed on him by Lata Mangeshkar.
Despite an injury suffered on the sets of Gajini, Mr Perfectionist made his presence felt and was overwhelmed with the honour.

"I would have come on wheel chair," said Aamir.

Though Aamir couldn't walk properly he made it a point to attend this ceremony. As not everyone has the distinction of being honoured by the first family of Hindi film music, the Mangeshkars.

Aamir was awarded by Lata Mangeshkar for his contribution to Indian cinema. "I am very happy that he came to attend the ceremony," said Lata Mangeshkar.


And his making an exception obviously struck the right cords with the songstress. "He is like my brother," said the nightingale.

Some actors just know how to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to awards.

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Bollywood Gossip - It's Bachchans vs. Kapoors vs. SRK
Right from the times of the patriarch Raj Kapoor, the Kapoor khandaan has always had a stronghold on the Filmfare awards ceremony. This time it was no different.

This year the Best Actress Award, Filmfare 2008 went to Kareena Kapoor; the Best Debutant's Award to Ranbir Kapoor and the Lifetime Achievement Award to Rishi Kapoor. Quite evidently, it was a complete Kapoor sweep once again.

Similar to the Kapoor Khandaan, another khandaan's hoping to make a sweep. Not at the Filmfare, but at IIFA - the rival awards show that has Amitabh Bachchan as the brand Ambassador.

The Abhishek-Aishwarya starrer Guru is nominated here in almost every category. The other award staples include Yash Raj and Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

These families represent Bollywood's traditional film families that have ruled the award ceremonies for years.

From Amitabh to Abhishek, Yash Johar to Karan Johar and Rishi to Ranbir, the stars may have changed, the filmmakers may have changed but the awards keep coming.

Critics of the system say, if you're part of the family, the trophy's yours. If not better luck next time.

According to Madhur Bhandarkar: ''I have got national Award for Chandi Bar and Page Three. But I was a little disappointed in the popular awards here. After getting a national award, Page 3 was sidelined when it came to the popular awards. I didn't know why.''

As Madhur Bhandarkar puts it, the lines are clearly drawn - between who's in which camp and who's on who's side.

So if you're a Shah Rukh Khan, you host Filmfare but don't attend IIFA. And if you're a Bachchan that's the one award you don't miss.

All your friends and those you work with walk the red carpet with you, even hand out and receive awards. And sometimes even if you've got a great film lineage, you may at best get the critics award.

''The cliquism and the incestuousness stops talent. It's again quite the Arjun-Eklavya story, thousands of years after the Mahabharata. Only Arjun can'', says Sudhir Mishra.

According to film producer, Vipul Shah, ''Why is not a film actor or film producer allowed to promote his own family? Because that happens in every business. So why should an actor or director be restricted or be criticised for doing so. Because when a businessman hands over his multicrore empire to a son over a much more learned CEO, nobody makes an issue out of that.''

But of course there are exceptions to the rule. Powerful performers like Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, who came from the outside and built their own families - giving hope to the majority of this industry that has no family backing them.

''See people tell me that you are from Shah Rukh Khan camp, you are from this camp...we all belong to one camp. That is cinema. I am groomed in Mahesh Bhatt's so-called camp. Then I joined Shah Rukh Khan. And I have worked with Shah Rukh Khan for almost 12 years. He is like my local guardian. During these last 12 years I never felt I belong to Shah Rukh Khan's camp. I am friendly with everybody'', says Vivek Sharma, director of Bhoothnath.

- NDTV Movies

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Bollywood Gossip - Bipasha sizzles on the cover of Grazia Mag
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Bollywood Gossips : Europe’s No 1 Fashion Magazine GRAZIA has made debut in India with Bipasha Basu Style

Thats Right!! Sizzling Bollywood Actress Bipasha Basu was recently chosen as the cover girl for the first Indian edition of Europe’s top fashion magazine, Grazias. “I love shooting for fashion and lifestyle magazines,” says Bips. “Modelling was my old profession, so whenever I get the chance to do it, I always take it.”

Nandini Bhala, Editor of Grazia India, explains what inspired the team to pick Bipasha as their first cover girl: “”Bipasha defines what a true Grazia girl is. She is young, fun, stylish, successful and has a mind of her own.” A lot of effort went into perfecting Bipasha’s look for the photo shoot, but at the end of it, the actress was thrilled with the results.

“Grazias means ‘grace’. So, I’m trying to be as graceful as possible,” Bipasha smiles while saying. “But when you have a good team of people — the stylist, photographer, make-up artist, etc. — they definitely make you look interesting.” Check out Bips’ striking new look at the photo shoot.

Bipasha Basu Photo Gallery

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Bollywood Gossip - Malaika and Arbaaz remarry at Ponds Relaunch
Malaika and Arbaaz perform at the Ponds Relaunch [ Click for more Pics ]

Bollywood Gossip [18 Apr 08, JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai, Thursday night]: Ponds, a brand synonymous with skincare, was relaunched in a grand spectable held at JW Marriott.The fabulous spectacle depicted the rebirth of a timeless brand through a captivating Grecian musical that celebrated the rebirth of love, romance and beauty.

The ambience drew inspiration from the mystical world of Greek mythology. The enchanting Greek love story unfolded with Bollywood Actress and Model Malaika Arora Khan as the Greek goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite, Actor Arbaaz Khan as her handsome lover Adonis and an enthralling dance performance narrating the birth, death and rebirth of Aphrodite by the Terence Lewis dance company.

The grand finale was a re-invention of love that was brought to life with the couple renewing their vows onstage by getting married to each other once again.

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Bollywood Gossip - Deepika Padukone tries for Double Role again.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Deepika Padukone

Bollywood Gossips : Nikhil Advani has been shooting with hectic celerity in China for his new comedy cum action film Chandni Chowk To China. He now moves to Bangkok.

Quiz him about the music of the film and he says, "While the rest of the songs by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with a little help from Kailash Kher is completely original, we've used Bappi Lahiri's "Bombay Se Aaya Mera Dost" from the film Aap Ki Khatir. Bappi has reworked and re-sung the song."

The subject shifts to Deepika Padukone. The rumour is that Deepika is doing a double role in Chandni Chowk To China. "That's right," confirms Nikhil. "Deepika is doing a double role in my film." This would be Deepika's third release and her second double role after Om Shanti Om.

- oneindia.in

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Bollywood Gossip - Abhi-Ash to celebrate wedding anniversary in Miami
Monday, April 14, 2008
Bollywood News : Bollywood Actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be in Miami for their first wedding anniversary next week. Not that they planned so. 'It just happened,' says Amitabh Bachchan.

'Abhishek is shooting in Miami for 'Dostana' on their marriage anniversary. And Aishwarya is going to be with him,' said Amitabh Bachchan.

'We'll get them by a new technology called skyscape to speak from Miami to mediapersons in Mumbai at the launch of Sarkar Raj - which happens to be on the same evening as their wedding anniversary,' he said.

'Sarkar Raj' director Ram Gopal Verma says it was just a coincidence that the unveiling of his film will take place the same day.

'I didn't even remember it was Abhishek and Aishwarya's wedding anniversary on April 20. We decided to do the First Look party of Sarkar Raj on this day because it was six weeks before the release,' said Ram Gopal Verma

'It's just a coincidence. I don't keep track of anyone's birthdays and anniversaries, not even mine.'

Ramu is excited about something else too. 'This is the first time the actors of an Indian film will be connected to the media via satellite. We're doing it through a technology known as skyscape. I think it's very exciting to reach out by modern technology in this way. Aishwarya and Abhishek will be live from Miami in Mumbai.'

However, Big B will be present at the Mumbai event.

Tell Ramu that the Sarkar Raj event will be eclipsed by the excitement over its lead pair's wedding anniversary, and he shrugs.

'It doesn't matter. We cannot separate Abhishek and Aishwarya's life from Sarkar Raj. Very soon after the First-Look event we'll have the music release. T-Series is releasing the music soundtrack.'

- Indo Asian News Service.

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Bollywood Gossip - Dostana sizzles with Shilpa and John's presence
Bollywood Gossips : Well, first it was Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who is believed to have done a really sizzling hot number in Dharma Productions' Dostana being directed by Tarun Mansukhani. And now it's Bollywood actor John Abraham's turn.

No, John is not doing an item number. But he will be flaunting his six packs in Dostana. This is something which will cheer the hearts of his female fans. Apparently the actor will go bare chested for a sequence in the film.

Of course, this is not the first time that he has done so. Even in films like Jism and the more recent No Smoking, the brawny actor was seen bare chested. It seems that producer Karan Johar is not leaving anything to chance in his home production. He has left no stone unturned to ensure that the film grabs attention.

Besides boasting of a cast consisting of Bollywood a John, Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan, he went ahead and roped in Shilpa Shetty for an item number. And that's not all. He is also believed to have roped in actor Bobby Deol to do a special number. He sure does believe in the more the merrier.

- MovieTalkies.co

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Bollywood Gossip - New talent for Aamir's Delhi Belly
Swedish director Robert Nylund, who was roped in to direct Aamir Khan's next production Delhi Belly, is no more at the helm of affairs.

The actor has hired ad filmmaker Abinay Deo, who directed Hrithik Roshan's Cinthol commercial, to wield the megaphone for the film, which will probably be made in English.

"Robert Nylund has been replaced by Abinay, who is well known character actors Ramesh and Seema Deo's younger son (the elder one Ajinkya Deo is a recognised Marathi and Hindi actor) and the film was originally going to be in Hindi. It's now in English," a source close to the project said.

This is a big bright bustling break for the young ad maker who has directed Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone for a high-budget Pepsi ad.

"In an instant replay of what happened between Aamir and Amole Gupte during Taare Zameen Par, Aamir couldn't see eye to eye with the Swedish director. After Delhi Belly was without a director, Aamir was very impressed by Abhinay's ads. When they met, he found Abhinay to be bright and full of ideas," the source added.

Apparently, Abhinay has been asked to direct Delhi Belly on the lines of Guy Ritchie's heist caper Snatch.

"It would be a very naughty and sexy comedy unlike anything one would expect from Aamir. And yes, he's likely to play a part in it," the source said.

- Subhash K. Jha, IANS

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Bollywood Photos - Kajol inagurates Cinemax, Ahmedabad
Bollywood Actress Kajol inagurates Cinemax Multiplex, Ahmedabad on April 11, 2008
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Bollywood Gossip - Now this is Two much Aishwarya!!!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Bollywood Gossips : Just when we thought Shankar's Robot was all set to go on floors came a bad news that Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai might eventually pull out of the ambitious project given the director's plans to shoot the film over a period of two years.

That apparently is not acceptable to Ash who cannot afford to give so much of time to a project.

There are also news doing rounds about Deepika Padukone's inclusion into this sci-fi Rajni starrer.

Shankar and Rajnikant are very fond of Ash, who made her acting debut in Shankar’s film ‘Jeans’. Since then, the director has approached Ash for every single film he has made except ‘Boys’, but every time Ash has turned him down for one reason or another.

It remains to be seen if she has turned him down again for ‘Robot’.


Aishwarya Rai Bachchan


We hear, the actress has already asked Rohan Sippy to start his film Happy Birthday which stars John Abraham besides her due to delays in Robot.

However some insiders maintain that Robot is getting delayed due to security reasons and not Aishwarya refusal.

The major hurdle in rolling the project, which will be shot at different locales in India and overseas, is that the areas have to be scanned from the security point of view. Both Rajnikanth and Ash come under a high protection security network.

Post wedding, Ash’s security has beenoverhauled. All her shoot locales are now thoroughly scanned by the producers and rest of the crew.

Reportedly, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was promised Rs 4 crore for Robot which is slated to be a bilingual venture - both in Hindi and Tamil.

- SantaBanta.com

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Bollywood Gossip - My conscience is clear says Rakesh Roshan
Hrithik Roshan

Bollywood Gossips : Krazzy 4 producer Rakesh Roshan says that his conscience is clear on the allegation of plagiarism levelled by jingle composer Ram Sampath on a song from the movie. He said he has paid Rs 20 million to Sampath to include the song in the film that released Friday.

Roshan says that it was only towards the end of March that he learnt that the tune for which he was dragged to court belongs to Sampath and not Sony-Ericsson.

"We took a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Sony-Ericsson and they gave me a letter of consent. I went about this the right way.

"My conscience is clear. Towards the end of March I was told the tune belongs to Ram Sampath and not Sony-Ericsson. Not in my wildest dreams could I doubt the company's intentions," Roshan told IANS.

He said. "I was misinformed. I was in a crisis situation and had no choice but to pay up the Rs 2 crores (Rs.20 million) that was asked of me."

"I'd like to ask Ram Sampath one thing. If his tune was the same as the one in Krazzy 4 wouldn't it have been an equally big hit when it was played as part of the cell phone ad campaign? That too had Hrithik dancing in it... Yes, the main hook line is the same," he added.

"And if Ram Sampath sensed an irregularity why did he wait until my film's release was around the corner? He could have come to me when the film's music released at the end of February and made his claim. Why wait for the last minute when the film was about to be released?

"I suspect they were preparing their case for very long. On Monday, I was suddenly faced with this crisis. What could I do but pay up?"

Rakesh clears his brother composer Rajesh Roshan's name. "Let me state my brother Rajesh Roshan had no hand in this. I told Rajesh to use that portion of the song. He asked me to take a NOC, which I did."

"We don't have to stoop as low as to cheat anyone. If the prints of the film hadn't been sent off, I could've cut the song. But I cannot betray my distributors and audiences. I've a massive responsibility towards them. I could do nothing but go for a settlement. I had to pay Rs.2 crores (Rs.20 million)."

"What to do? I'm not angry or upset. It just hurts me that I was subjected to this for no fault of mine. One thing is for sure. The doors have opened now to anyone who wants make a claim over anyone's work. Fortunately Krazzy 4 has opened very well," said Roshan.

- NDTV Movies and Subhash K Jha, IANS

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Bollywood Gossips - Roshans in Trouble!!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Bollywood Gossips : The worst has struck Roshans. Music composer Ram Sampath, who moved court asking for Rs 2 crore as damages from the Krazzy 4 producers for copying his tune to compose four tracks, has won the legal battle today.

Giving its verdict on an appeal filed by 32-year-old ad jingle music composer, the Mumbai High Court has ordered the Roshans to remove the title track ‘Krazzy 4’, before it hits cinema theatres tomorrow.

Hrithik Roshan

Sampath, had stated in his appeal that the Roshans copied his 60-second music titled ‘The Thump’. The young composer had created the title for a mobile phone television advertisement last year and the Roshans had used the same tone in the title track of their upcoming flick ‘Krazzy 4’ without his consent.

Apparantly Roshans know that the stakes are too hish and their desperation was evident in court. Within hours of offering Rs 2 lakh per month to Sampath as ad-interim relief, the offer was raised to Rs 25 lakh and then “any amount that the court thinks appropriate”.

In the meanwhile the court instructed the Roshans to delete two songs if they want to release the film tomorrow.

"To my untrained ear, the music appeared to be similar", Justice Karnik, who listened to both Sampath's work for a Sony Ericsson cellphone advertisement, and the two songs composed by Rajesh Roshan for the film, said.

This means that Hrithik and SRK's Break Free item numbers will have to be removed from the film, which seems like a daunting task as the film prints have already been dispatchedfor the overseas release, as well as territories outside Mumbai.

Though Roshans’ lawyer Arif Bookwala pleaded the court not to stay the release of the film on Friday, Sampath’s lawyer Virendra Tulzapurkar said that mere monetary compensation would not suffice. “The SMS-s sent by Hrithik establish that they knew the music was not created by them. They have done this knowingly and deliberately.”

He added that his client was a “small time artiste” and needed to be protected when his work was plagiarised by such “big people”.

He also presented the opinion of Shiv Mathur, an independent expert, who confirmed Sampath’s allegation of plagiarism. Tulzapurkar added that the defendants were earning Rs 7 crore per month simply from ringtone downloads and Rs 2.5 crore per month from the sale of the music.

But Roshans' woes don't end here. We hear that their Krazzy 4 is a straight copy of the Hollywood film The Dream Team.

The posters of the two movies are similar and both the films are about four mentally unstable men and how they get out of a mental asylum to figure out that the outer world is as crazy as them.

In his defense, director of the film Jaideep Sen said that the similarity in the films is “sheer coincidence.”

- SantaBanta

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Bollywood Gossip - I may not be Ash but I've honor too
Bollywood Gossips : The enire Endemol-Celina Jaitley row has now taken an ugly turn. We hear that the former Miss India is fuming over Pooja Bedi's remarks in which the latter defended Endemol employee's Anand Chavan.

Celina Jaitley

"I have admired Pooja Bedi since I was in Standard 1. I don't know why Pooja should have spoken on this, when she is no way involved with Fear Factor. Anyway, let her have her fifteen seconds of fame," remarks Celina.

The actress has also sent a legal notice to Endemol saying that she has enough material to prove that the theirl employee was indeed stalking her.

Talking to a leading tabloid Celina tells, "Anand Chavan, has been constantly harassing me to do the show. He sent me flowers and champagne bottles. Also, he sent me several text messages. He even messaged me saying that he is interested in working with me as my 'business manager'."

"I am being mentally harassed. My name has been used to sell a product without my consent. I may not be Ash or Kareena but I am Celina Jaitley, nothing less or more. I have the right to defend my name.

In my notice, I have also demanded that hereafter no employee of Endemol will call and harass me. Endemol is a fine company, but it needs to keep its employees in check," she adds.

- SantaBanta.com

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Bollywood Gossip - Warrant on Aamir in Chinkara case soon
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Ahmedabad: The Kutch police have left for Mumbai and Bangalore to deliver bailable warrants issued against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and four others for filming `Chinkara' in his movie Lagaan.

"The Kutch police will take help of police commissioners of Mumbai and Bangalore to deliver the warrants to Aamir and others," sources in the forest department said.

A Bhuj court had issued bailable warrants against Aamir Khan, director of the movie Ashutosh Gowarikar, Aamir's former wife Reena Dutta, executive director Srinivas Rao and photogrpher Ashok Mehta on March 27.

Chief Judicial Magistrate court had also directed all the five to remain present before it on April 15.

The complaint against Khan and others was filed in the court by deputy forest officer J V Vyas, as they had not responded to the notices sent by the forest department asking them to remain present for questioning, sources said.

"The court has issued bailable warrants of Rs 5,000 for each. But if they do not remain present on April 15, the court can issue non-bailable warrants," they added.

One of the five persons, Ashok Mehta lives in Bangalore, while other four are from Mumbai and bailable warrants will be delivered to them by the police, sources further said.

Commercial filming of Chinkara, a Schedule I protected animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, without taking due permission is banned.

In the movie Lagaan, shooting was held mostly in Kutch, Chinkara footage was taken without the permission of the forest department, the sources said.

Following a fresh complaint filed by wildlife NGO Youth Nature Club, the forest department re-opened the case.

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Bollywood Gossip - Yana Gupta to make her singing debut
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Bollywood Gossips : After setting the big screen on fire with her hot bod and sexy moves, sizzler Yana Gupta’s now ready to storm the music scene as well. The model-turned-item-girl has turned singer with Dr Zeus’s latest album Back Unda The Influence.

Yana Gupta

The Czech beauty’s sultry voice teams up with rapper Shortie aka Little Lox’s ludicrous style of rapping on Aag Ka Dariya and Na Koi Khayal. Yana Gupta is also shot a sizzlin’ hot music video for the number.

Says Yana Gupta, “I was working on my songs since the past three years. I worked on a jazz album, but then put that on hold. I am now also working on my first pop album in the UK. But surprisingly, I’m making a debut with a hip-hop number.” Adding that she wants to be known as a performer, rather than a singer or item girl, Bollywood Beauty Yana reveals that she’s also training her sights on Bollywood as a singer and an actress. “I am really looking forward to acting and am reading a couple of scripts. I’d love to sing for Bollywood as well,” she says.

- Times News Network

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Bollywood Gossip - Vivek gets slapped after trying to kiss a girl
Monday, April 7, 2008
Bollywood Gossips : Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi got the slap of his life when a female guest decided to teach the flirt a lesson in respect.

Says an eyewitness present, “Last week, Vivek and his Mission Istanbul director Apoorva Lakhia were at a common friend’s party in Bandra. They’d been shooting continuously for 10 days at Madhusudhan Mills and this was a welcome break. After a few drinks, Vivek started flirting with the host’s girlfriend, a foreigner. At first, she politely ignored his overtures but then, he kissed her. She replied with a resounding slap.”

Apoorva then tried to intervene but was unable to stop a scuffle from happening. After a lengthy and heated few minutes, Apoorva dragged Vivek out of the place and drove him home.

The morning after, Vivek showed no repentance. The source says, “Everyone thought Vivek would apologise for his boorish behaviour. Surprisingly, four days have passed and Vivek still behaves as if the incident wasn’t his fault. Apu has sworn not to go with Vivek to any party again.”

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Bollywood Gossip - Katrina raises the price and prestige!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Bollywood Gossip : As is known, the actress with one of the fastest ascent to the top, Katrina Kaif, has agreed to do an item number in Ashtavinayak's Sanjay Dutt and Akshay Kumar starrer, BLUE. Reliable trade sources confirm the buzz that Katrina has demanded and received a whopping 1.5 crore for the same. With that the much maligned item number has assumed a new high and also a prestigious new name- Hot and sensational dance number!

In fact, we now hear that many other top and respectable names in the industry have decided to take the plunge too. First off the block is going to be the woman of substance, Preity Zinta, who has consented to do an item number in the Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer, MR AND MRS KHANNA.

Well, we won't be surprised if more top names join the fray and agree to do (as per our new nomenclature), hot and sensational dance numbers!

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Bollywood News - Himesh records his career's 75th song
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Bollywood News : Composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya, who debuted as a crooner with 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' in 2005, has recorded 75 songs in just a record time.

"I've already released 50 songs. I intend to use the 25 songs I've in my music bank for the four films 'Karzzzz', 'Kajraare', 'A Love Iiisshtory' and 'Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh' that I'm starring in," he said.

In his forthcoming films he wants to introduce at least one new singer. Reshammiya feels he owes it to the industry.

"I think I must give new talent to the music industry because even I was a newcomer once. And fresh, untried talent always works since my music usually caters to younger audiences. They are always on the look out for fresh unconventional voices."

For 'Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh', which is a love triangle, Reshammiya intends to introduce new singing talent for the two leading ladies, Niharika Singh and Jennifer Kotwal.

"I came across some mind blowing female voices while I was judging 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'. I'll be using these for 'Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh'."

Reshammiya intends to introduce four new singers in these four films

Source: IANS

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Bollywood Photos - Kareena Kapoor
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Bollywood Gossip : Lewd Nana shocks Tanushree Dutta!
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Bollywood Gossip : Tanushree Dutta and her parents are unlikely to forget March 26, 2007.

"We've been through hell, and back. My car is smashed to pieces due to mob fury. But what has happened to my dignity and selfrespect and my identity as a woman are irreparable," the shaken actress said on Thursday afternoon.

It all started when Tanushree was approached to do an item song for Rakesh Sarang's Horn Ok Please.

"I made it clear to the producer director and choreographer Ganesh Acharya that I'm not a run-of-the-mill item girl. I was very particular about my clothes and movements. We rehearsed for nearly a week for the song. And now they're saying I was uncooperative and not ready to rehearse."

What awaited Tanushree on the set was four days of horror. "From the start I wasn't comfortable with Nana Patekar's presence. In fact after the first day of shooting I told my mother something didn't feel right there.

Nana had just three words O yara re in the song. Still he insisted on being around throughout. That was fine. He's the film's hero and it's his prerogative. But then he started acting hugely aggressive.

Instead of the choreographer Nana started showing me the steps. I don't know since we has become an expert dancer."

Tanushree made her displeasure at the actor's intervention very clear. "A couple of times I pushed his hands away when he got too close for comfort. But it didn't seem to make a difference to him.

He continued to direct my steps roughly and aggressively. Things got really out of hand when Ganesh incorporated steps where Nana could get physically close to me."

That's when the actress chose to walk off the set and locked herself up in her van. "Not for three hours, as they reported on the tv channels. But for 90 minutes.

They called up Mr Pehlaj Nihalani to intervene and he told them to change the steps if being a girl they made me uncomfortable. I finally came out of my van…only to be told they won't change the steps. Why? Was it Valmiki's Ramayan that every word had to be faithful?

I think the poroducer, director and choreographer had decided to teach me a lesson. They threatened to call the media on the sets and proclaim I was uncooperative. I didn't know how serious they were. Nana apparently had left by then."

Tanushree decided to leave too. "But my car with my parents in it was surrounded by hordes of tv journalists. When they couldn't get a sound bite from me they pushed themselves into the front seat of my car.

When that didn't work they began banging on the windshield with their cameras. My parents and I were trapped inside my car.

Anything could've happened. We frantically tried to call the producer and director. They had both switched off their mobiles."

Finally someone had the presence of mind to inform the cops. That's when Tanushree and her parent's nightmare ended.

The Duttas have lodged an FIR against those who allegedly attacked them in her car at the Goregaon police station.

"What I want to know is, where was the security at Filmistan studio when I was attacked? Where was the producer and director?

They've wasted no time in replacing me with Rakhi Sawant for the song and labeling me uncooperative. But why did they realize how unprofessional I was on the fourth day?

Can they get others in the film industry to accuse me of undisciplined behaviour? Or did they think they could mess with me and manhandle me just because I'm a girl?"

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Bollywood Gossip - Aishwarya Rai turns down Will Smith again
Friday, March 28, 2008
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has declined to co star with Hollywood wonder boy Will Smith in his forthcoming flick 'Tonight He Comes', a super hero flick now renamed 'John Hancock'.
Aishwarya has previously turned down two Will Smith projects. Two years ago, Smith offered her a role in his comedy 'Hitch', which Ash could not accept due to time constraints. Will Smith, who wanted to work with Aishwarya Rai, had said in an interview that Aishwarya "has this powerful energy and doesn’t have to say anything, or do anything, she can just stand there. Anything she’s making, I’ll be there."
According to Aishwarya, she turned down the offer because of her tight schedule, while reports suggest that she declined the film to celebrate Karwa Chauth in Mumbai.

- MSN India

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Bollywood Gossip - Satish Kaushik hospitalized
Satish Kaushik who's currently confined to bed after a surgery plans to ask his new blue-eyed boy, Himesh Reshammiya, to compose a promotional song for Kaushik's teen romance Tere Sang.

"Tere Sang needs a promotional prop. And who better able to provide it than Himesh? Coincidentally, both me and my Tere Sang hero, Ruslaan Mumtaz, are currently confined to bed. He's so accident prone. While we were shooting Tere Sang he fel