Priyanka Chopra birthday gifts!

Her 29th birthday is still a few days away, but actress Priyanka Chopra is already being pampered by her mother, who has already bought some surprise gifts for her.

Baby Girl And Possibly Twins For Aishwarya Rai !

In all probability, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek’s child will be a baby girl. Also do not be surprised if they have duplets.

Simbu doing Dabangg tamil version!

Silambarsan’s character in Osthi is called Vel Murugan, says a source from Kollywood. .

Ajith’s Billa –2 start rolling from next week!

Finally after a year of pre-production work Ajith's Billa 2 directed by Chakri Toleti, will start rolling from next week.

Deepika Padukone is the sexiest Indian woman

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is one of the first celebrity bachelors to shoot for the show, India’s Sexiest Bachelor that will soon air on the BIG CBS channels.

Konkona finds business of cinema 'boring'

10:41 PM januram

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She is known as an intelligent actress but Konkona Sen Sharma doesn't want anything to do with the business of cinema - in the literal sense.

"I find the business of cinema very boring - the trade of cinema, the facts and figures, the money - that's not what appeals to me about cinema and frankly, I don't even know about it," said Konkona.

"What I like is playing different characters, meeting and interacting with creative personalities and not the profits," she added.

Asked how she manages her own accounts, Konkona said: "I have a CA (chartered accountant) who handles my account. But that's like a general account. I don't have a very huge, Bollywood-like account."

The National Award-winning actress, known for doing offbeat roles like Mr & Mrs Iyer and Page 3, will be seen next in a fully-commercial movie, Wake Up Sid, with Ranbir Kapoor. She is also doing Mirch, where she will play a double role for the first time.

Mugdha Godse celebrates her 27th birthday

10:28 PM januram

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Mugdha Godse had won rave reviews for ‘Fahsion’ and she had also won a warm and close friendship with her ‘Fashion’ co-star Priyanka Chopra on the sets of the movie. So, it did not come as a surprise when Priyanka was seen giggling and enjoying her self on Sunday on the celebration of Mugdha’s 27th birthday.

Also present were her ‘Jail’ co-star Neil Nitin Muskesh and director Madhur Bhandarkar. Neil and Mugdha were seen enjoying each other’s company. Mugdha Godse really got drunk at the party.

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Negar Khan will make a wild card entry

10:16 PM januram

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‘Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao’ had been facing some problems and the contestants seemed to be quitting away on issues related to certain tasks and also on account of the kind of food they were given. Thankfully, the issues have been sorted out and the action is up and going on the program.

The heat will soar up at the show with a new sizzling entrant Negar Khan who will make a wild card entry. The hot model was originally destined to be a part of the show but could not make it because of her visa problem. Now, the channel has arranged everything for her and she has already reached the forests of Malysia. Soon, the viewers will get to see Negar doing some tough tasks on the show.

Imran and Shruti launches ‘luck’ based game site

10:05 PM januram

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The entire cine goers clan, the Bollywood fraternity along with Kamal Hassan wait with baited breath as newbie Shruti Hassan makes her grand debut with ‘Luck’ opposite Imran Khan. The on-screen chemistry between the couple as seen in the trailers and in the promotional events looks promising. Also, Shruti get to show some of her versatility as she does some karate and martial arts rounds in the flick with veterans like Sanjay Dutt and Danny Denzongpa.

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The makers of the film are leaving no stones unturned in promoting their venture. Apart from appearances in TV shows and radio station, Imran and Shruti were seen launching the luck based game site at JW Marriot, Juhu, Mumbai on Wednesday. Check out some clicks from the event.

 

Genelia back to 'Pappu dance'

9:58 PM januram

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Genelia D'Souza surprised her choreographer on the sets of 'Life Partner' when she requested him to include the signature step of the song 'Pappu can't dance' from 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' in the song 'Teri meri ye zindagi'.

"Everyone constantly keeps telling Genelia how popular the song had become and that she grooved so well in the song. So while shooting for this song, Genelia requested choreographer Bosco Caeser if they could include the step. They were taken aback, but understood that it was a sentimental thing and let Fardeen Khan and her use the step," said a source close to the film.

Talking about the song situation, director Rumi Jaffery said: "'Teri meri ye zindagi' is the romantic song picturised on Genelia D'souza and Fardeen Khan� in the film newly married and are on their honeymoon."

"Life Partner" also stars Prachi Desai and Tushar Kapoor and is scheduled for an Aug 14 release.

Lakshmi wants to mellow down

9:51 PM januram

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Tamil actress Lakshmi Rai, who is rumoured to be dating Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni, wants to get rid of the glamour girl tag and is keen to do meaty roles to prove her acting prowess.

"I haven't got the right breaks at the right time. I'd like to do films with the likes of S. Shankar and AR Murugadoss and would also like to star opposite superstar Rajnikanth. I have proved that I can act beside looking glamorous. I hope that in the near future, the glamour girl tag would give way for a 'homely girl' image," Lakshmi told IANS.

Lakshmi doesn't have too many films to boast about except Dhaam Dhoom, in which she played a doctor. Therefore the good performance of Vamanan, which released last week, makes her happy.

"I have been getting many phone calls from friends and well-wishers appreciating my look in the film. I am grateful to cinematographer Arvind Krishna for having shown me so nicely in the film," said the actress who dons bikini in Vamanan.

Lakshmi now pins her hope on Naan Avanillai 2. She says her role in the movie, which has five actresses including her, is quite significant.

"When the film releases, my stand would be vindicated. Though all my Malayalam films have done reasonably well, I'm concentrating only in Tamil films as I want a foothold here." she said.

Katrina Kaif's Birthday Strictly with her Family

11:41 AM januram

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A dream Katrina Kaif nurtured for years has finally come to pass today, on her 25th birthday. Ever since she began her acting career in Bollywood, Katrina missed nothing more than a reunion of all of her seven siblings and mother. It’s not that she did not meet any of them all these years. But her truly cosmopolitan family comprising of six sisters, one brother and mother could never have a complete reunion because they live and work in different parts of the world.

Since last few months, Katrina has been planning this reunion to coincide with her birthday on July 16. And earlier this week, she packed her bags and left for London to be with her family. And none from Bollywood has been invited to her birthday celebrations, not even her beau Salman Khan . Akshay Kumar, who, by the way, is also in London, shooting for his film ‘Housefull’, hasn’t been invited either.

The Kaifs plan to head to a holiday in an Italian resort town.

Katrina’s mother runs a charity foundation in Madurai. Her brother Michael is an adventure enthusiast. Among the seven sisters, Katrina is bang in the middle, meaning she has three elder sisters and three younger ones. Her younger sister Isabella is pursuing an acting course in Europe and plans to start a Bollywood career in the years to come. Before that she will shift to Mumbai and begin living with Katrina.

Deepika falls down

11:34 AM januram

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Deepika had a freak accident while shooting for the song 'Chor Bazaari' on the sets of Love Aaj Kal.

In the song Deepika is drunk and dancing wildly in a dhabha on the highway. She climbs on to the table and while dancing falls recklessly into Saif’s arms.

In one particular take, Deepika leaned back to fall into Saif’s arms but instead fell off the table which was on a raised platform 6-7 feet off the ground.

Luckily, Saif’s quick reflexes caught Deepika’s Kurti and the two tumbled off the platform together, with no injuries.

Everyone was shocked and worried at the fall, but Deepika laughed the whole thing off and was ready to do the next take… That’s our girl!

Rakhi Sawant chooses her life partner on national television

11:28 AM januram

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There are only five left in the arena and she will marry only one. But Rakhi Sawant will keep fast for all the remaining five guys in the show ‘Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’ and will offer prayers, so that she can take the right decision on the W-Day.

It may seem weird, but Rakhi will observe Karva Chauth for all the men and what’s remarkable is that the mothers of the prospective grooms will help her do so. They will guide Rakhi to break the fast in traditional ways. Not only that, the boys, too, have decided to keep the fast to show their respect and support to Rakhi.

The prospective sasu mas of Rakhi were present on the show and discussed their family traditions and culture apart from sharing some cooking recipes with Rakhi. They also brought gifts for her, which were happily accepted. However, Elesh Parujanwala’s mother, who stays in Toronto, couldn’t make it for the show.

Among 16 contenders now only Luv Khanna, Manas Katyal, Chhitiz Jain, Manmohan Tiwari and Elesh Parujanwala are left. Rakhi took the nation by storm when she came out with this reality show to choose her life partner on national television.

‘Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’ is reigning in the prime slot with good TRPs.

Lara Dutta gets in bikini for Yash Raj next

12:47 PM januram

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The latest buzz in B-town is that the beauty queen Lara Dutta is all set to do the next project of Yash Raj films.

The project is yet untitled but the actress is working hard to get the glam and size zero look for the film.

As per the sources, “Lara will be wearing a bikini in the film for which she has been working hard to get the very slim figure.”

“The pretty lass is on a strict diet and had been hitting gym regularly. She is also taking the yoga way to get into right shape. For now nothing has been known about the story line of the film as the production is very tight lipped about it,” adds the source.

So is she inspired by Kareena in Tashan? Well seeing is believing, so we will have to wait up until Lara actually dons a sizzling two-piece.

Genelia D’Souza is looking forward to annonce her Life Partner

12:41 PM januram

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Genelia D’Souza is looking forward to the release of Life Partner on the Independence Day holiday weekend on August 14th. She rejects suggestions that she hasn’t been working very hard for the last year. “I have worked with UTV, Studio 18, Aamir Khan Productions, done films in the South, and I have four releases this year. There’s one opposite Fardeen Khan, It’s My Life opposite Harman Baweja, Hook Ya Crook with John Abraham and Yahoo with Shahid Kapoor. Isn’t that a lot?” she asks.

Genelia’s reference to the her film with Shahid Kapoor being called Yahoo will upset director Ken Ghosh. “Because as far as I’m concerned my film is not called Yahoo,” he insists, “The title has registered with the public because it has been thrown at them so often. But it hasn’t been registered with us. We don’t have the title, plain and simple. Some other producer has the title Yahoo. Not that I’m really keen on calling the film Yahoo anyway.”

Genelia recently took a time-out in Mumbai to play football in the rain near the new Bandra-Worli Sealink. She was clearly enjoying the experience. “It’s been five years since I played football in the rain,” she says, “Do you know I was a national level football player in college?”

Saif & Deepika On Filmfare Magazine – July 2009

12:36 PM januram

Neha’s food indulgence

12:00 PM januram

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When you are holidaying, you should just shut away your professional life and get into the holiday mood in full swing. And that was what actress Neha Dhupia did on her recent holiday trip and enjoyed by letting her hair down for once. She just hogged on food all the time and was not at all concerned about her usual restricted diet. Sources near to the lean beauty said, “Usually Neha follows a strict diet. She is very health conscious and is scared of eating anything that will add to the inches. But on this trip, she let her diet take a back seat. The amount of food that she had gorged on, Neha knew that her diet had gone for a toss. But surprisingly the food was light and non-oily. Now she wants to follow the Vietnamese diet.” Now, it seems Neha has developed taste buds for the Vietnamese cuisine.

It’s ok Neha. After all, holidays come only once in a while. So enjoy!

Akshay Kumar shoots for soft drink ad in Malaysia

10:18 PM januram

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On Friday Akshay left for Malaysia. "I'm shooting an ad for a cola in Malaysia. It's very different from all the ads that I've done so far. No action this time. It's a nice soft and gentle ad. I hope my critics will like me at least in this ad," chuckled Akshay wryly before taking off for Malaysia.

After a two day shoot in Malaysia, he flies straight to London and will be back only in September. Ideally Akshay would've returned home after shooting the ad in Malaysia and proceeded to London later.

But the critical response to his new film has been a complete downer. "The same aggressive tu tu main main in Hangover got 4 and 5 star rating while my film was treated so shabbily," Akshay observed unhappily.

Disgusted, appalled and disillusioned by what he sees as a clear case of jealous rivals trying to rain down on his parade, Akshay Kumar has left the country ahead of schedule.

Akshay was supposed to leave for London later during the month for a long schedule of Sajid Khan's Housefull. But he decided to pre-pone his trip, offering the excuse that he liked to arrive at a location ahead of a schedule to get comfortable. "If I've the time I like to arrive early check out the ambience, make things comfortable for myself and the unit before they arrive."

But those close to Akshay pooh-pooh this line of thought. According to a source very close to Akshay, "He couldn't bear the savage criticism of Kambhakkht Ishq. Even when the film was declared a hit, the barrage of criticism continued. Akshay needed to get away from the backlash."

All eyes on Shruti Haasan

10:15 PM januram

Shruti hassan in bikini "I am not scared, but I am excited for sure," Shruti Haasan's confidence is infectious. The pretty girl makes her debut in LUCK [slated for release next Friday], which will decide her future steps in Bollywood. Not many are aware that it was Imran Khan who recommended her name to director Soham Shah.

"Imran and I have been friends for a long time and when Soham narrated the story, I decided to give it a try. I took up the assignment because I feel it's not one of those routine stories. It's not one of those films where the girl doesn't get any scope or is sidelined," Shruti tells me. But there were news-reports that Shruti would debut in a Tamil film with Madhavan. "Yes, I was supposed to, but things didn't work out," she adds.

Shruti says her parents were very supportive when she told them of the offer she had received [LUCK]. But was she nervous when she shot with Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty and Danny Denzongpa, veterans all? "In fact, they were co-operation personified. Everyone knew that this was my debut film and were patient all through the shoot," she reveals.

But the portions she enjoyed most were the action sequences. "I was looking forward to enacting the stunts and would you believe it, I did all my stunts myself. I really enjoyed the experience," Shruti divulges.

Vidya Balan giggles like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan!

10:11 PM januram

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After Aishwarya’s giggles at various events and film sets became talk of the town, it’s Vidya Balan who is in news for the same reason these days.

Vidya has reportedly been conferred by a new nickname ‘Giggles’. While shooting for for Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Ishqiya’, Vidya apparently laughed so much on the sets that her co-star Arshad Warsi started calling her ‘Giggles’.

Confirming the news, Arshad said, “There’s a story behind this. Vidya laughs a lot and can’t control herself. She just goes on laughing like crazy. She doesn’t even need someone to crack a joke... she laughs JLT (just like that). Sometimes she used to crack up in the middle of a shot and then Naseeruddin and I had to wait till she finished... Man, that’s some talent she has! So we call her Giggles.”No matter how much someone giggles, beating Ash in that category is quite impossible!

Divya Dutta gets drunk on the sets

10:07 PM januram

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Buzz up!Actress Divya Dutta, known for her versatility and powerhouse performances recently amazed everyone on the sets of her latest flick Morning Walk directed by Arup Dutta.

According to our sources, the talented actress had to perform a scene where she is inebriated, thereby leading to an emotional outburst. Known for her penchant for perfection, Divya actually gulped down a few pegs to get the real feeling of being on a ‘high’

What followed next was a smashing performance that left the crew spell-bound and highly impressed with the actress’ perfectionism.

Well, with so much passion, it's no wonder that Divya Dutta has walked away with all the accolades even with stalwarts like Sharmila Tagore and Anupam Kher in the film.

 

Aishwarya is today's dreamgirl says Hema

10:03 PM januram

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Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif might have taken lead over her as far as box office number are concerned but Aishwarya Bachchan seems to be still ruling hearts. Bollywood's original dreamgirl Hema Malini has said that Aishwarya is the only one who deserves the 'dreamgirl' tag among all the contemporary actresses.

Buzz up!In an interaction with the media the numero uno actress if the yesteryears said that the hardship for the actress still remain in the industry and not much has changed since her active days. She added that actresses still have to work very hard, make themselves look beautiful and put in lot of dedication to remain at the top with so much competition around.

On her career front Hema said she has signed two movie including one starring Nana Patekar which will be directed by Deepa Sahi. Hema also said that she was planning to revive her production business after a gap almost 17 years. She had last directed the movie Dil Aashna Hai starring Shahrukh Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Amrita Singh.

Ayesha Takia is ready to dress the world

9:54 PM januram

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Ayesha Takia is planning to dress up the world with her imagination, by launching her own designer label. Looks like the actress is keeping busy after marriage, apart from helping her restaurateur husband Farhan Azmi set up his boutique hotel, Ayesha is also thinking on the lines of opening her own designer label.

It is being reported that Ayesha, is working on launching her fashion line. She is thinking on the lines of opening her fashion store, as she was always interested in designing even before films. But somehow her designing took a backseat to films, even though Ayesha kept the inner designer alive by giving her own inputs to the designers in films.

Ayesha is planning to start-up on her own range of exclusive designer range that will feature high-end fashion to even an affordable clothing line, a mixture of class and style.

And meanwhile what is hubby Farhan doing?

Well its heard that Farhan is supporting Ayesha by giving her tremendous encouragement and oodles of moral support.

The designer plan surely spells like Ayesha is planning to take a retirement from films; too bad just when she was carving a name for herself as an actress, Ayesha decides to turn into a Fashion Designer. Quite fumbling, must say.

Sania Mirza - It is time for the wedding bells

8:50 AM januram

 

sania Time and again, ace tennis player Sania Mirza had been linked to famous Bollywood stars including Shahid Kapoor and other eligible celebrities, but finally the beauty with talents has tied knots with her childhood friend and Hyderabad-based businessman Mohammed Sohrab Mirza, 23, an MBA student and son of a city-based businessman.

The engagement ceremony was held on Friday night at a star hotel in Hyderabad amidst relatives and close friends of the two families. The celebrity guest list included Badminton player P Gopichand, D Purandareswari, D Venkateshawara Rao, actor Vishnu and GVK Reddy were present on the occasion.

There was also some minor ‘hungama’ at the engagement party when two youths demanded her family to cancel the engagement claiming that they were in love with Sania. However, the security men handled the situation.

Sania Mirza looked gorgeous attired in a light golden and emerald green swarovski studded ensemble worth 20 million rupees by designer duo Shantanu-Nilkhil which she wanted to match with her antique jadawi-zewar(Choker). She was gifted a solitaire ring worth a whooping 10 million rupees by her fiancée.

Playing around with Rakhi Sawant is easy

12:21 PM januram

rakhi sawant sexy pictures Rakhi ka Swayamwar is gaining immense attention with the item girl picking up her groom from the 16 contestants. All these participants are trying hard to impress Rakhi. And now everyone can take a shot at wooing Rakhi, provided they have a computer as a online game on the show’s format is fast becoming a huge hit.

Zapak.com has launched a special game on Rakhi, “The player is supposed to catch the kisses and heart of Rakhi. Well she also gets angry and throws belan and if it hits the head of the player he loses,” chirps in a Rakhi fan trying to collect her online kisses.

The channel is leaving no stone unturned to promote this show. “The channel feels that it is a unique way and the audience will like it, especially the youngsters,” converse the source.

Well it is good news for those who wished to try and impress Rakhi. Though they might not get Rakhi but still will end up winning goody bags.

Lovebirds Abhi-Ash to help lovebirds

4:19 PM januram

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PETA has always sought the help of Bollywood celebrities in its campaigns for creating awareness for animals. After they had roped in John Abraham to urge people to stop cruelty against birds, they have now approached the elite Indian couple Abhishek & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to help them in creating awareness about lovebirds which are the most commonly sold birds in spite of being an endangered species.

PETA wrote a letter to the Bachchan couple which read as, “As India’s most famous ‘lovebirds’, we believe that you are uniquely suited to help bring attention to the plight of these smart and sensitive birds. We would like to arrange a photo shoot with you for a ‘Love Birds in Cages’ ad to raise awareness about the issue.”

The relation between PETA and Bachchan family is not new. Not only was Big B voted as India’s ”hottest vegetarian” three times by PETA supporters, Aishwarya had once written a letter to PETA on behalf of Baixinha, the endangered black rhino who is now thriving at South African’s SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary.

 

Priyanka, Harman partying at Khandala

5:44 PM januram

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Harman Baweja says ‘Aati Kya Khandala’ to his ex-flame Priyanka Chopra and surprisingly Priyanka said yes. Its true that Piggy Chops goes back to her ex boyfriend whom she has dumped with the fall of Love Story 2050.

The duo is shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker’s ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ and the two bonded like never before not only on the set but after the shooting too. After the day shoot, both headed for Khandala and partied with full masti. They were totally absorbed in each other’s company forgetting the past issue.

Now the million dollar question is where is Shahid Kapur. He might be an angry man knowing his ladylove partying minus him.

John Abraham courts trouble for nude pic

5:18 PM januram

John Abraham nude picture Bollywood star John Abraham could be in trouble as a city court on Tuesday asked Delhi police to file a report on a complaint seeking registration of a criminal case against him for posing allegedly nude in a photograph published in a daily.

Metropolitan Magistrate Ashish Aggarwal directed the station house officer (SHO) of the Moti Nagar police station to submit the report to the court within two weeks.

"Since the complaint alleges commission of cognisable offences under Section 292 and 294 (relating to spread of obscene material) of the Indian Penal Code, the SHO is directed to file his report within two weeks," the court said.

CM Dua, who runs an NGO, sought registration of a first information report (FIR) against the model-turned-actor as well as the publisher and the editor of the daily.

"....the lascivious, prurient and obscene acts and photographs being published and shown by established members of society and publication house... tend to corrupt young minds, which is very dangerous and suicidal for the coming generation, if not taken care of," Dua said in his petition.

He said he was appalled to find the magazine supplement of the daily dated June 11, 2009, carrying a "nude photograph" of Abraham at the study desk of his children.

Dua said police had not taken any action on his complaint, prompting him to approach the court.

 

Asin declines to promote vegetarianism

5:13 PM januram

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"Ghajini" fame actress Asin Thottumkal has turned down animal welfare group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) request to promote vegetarianism. She said she is a hardcore non-vegetarian and, therefore, it would be unfair to accept the offer.

"After I entered the film industry, I restricted my non-veg diet to fish and chicken. I can't, however, remain without non-veg food even for a single day. Therefore, it won't be proper for me to involve myself in the campaign against non-vegetarian food," said Asin.

From time to time, PETA ropes in celebrities and puts them in the forefront of its campaign to popularise vegetarian food habits. Aishwarya Rai and Manisha Koirala are among the few Bollywood actors who have lent their support to the campaign.

Shruti sizzles in a bikini in Luck

5:12 PM januram

epaperimages_06072009_dc5310569-large Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruti Haasan is all set to make her debut in the Soham Shah directed Luck. Shruti will do it in style and will be seen in some sizzling bikini shots. Shruti said she had no qualms about donning a bikini as the script demanded it. Shruti who shot in a two piece in the ice cold temperature of Cape Town added that it was like any other scene and she felt no difference.

Buzz up!Shruti said she knew about such scenes as soon as she heard the script. The bold character that she plays in the movie demanded a few bold scenes. The scene involved Imran Khan, Ravi Kissen and Mithun Chakraborty. Interestingly Shruti's bikini has been designed by Soham's wife Binal Shah. Well seems like Shruti wants to head up Bollywood with her debut movie.

 

Shilpa Shetty fights global warming

4:59 PM januram

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Shilpa Shetty is doing her bit to fight global warming. She has joined hands with Freeplay Energy India, a company that produces hand crank lanterns that generate electricity without using fuel. The actress' foundation will distribute these solar power- generated lamps for free to villages in India.

Buzz up!Shilpa, who is currently in London, says, "The company has a patent technology called Crank. You don't need any kerosene or electricity or natural resources to light up these lamps. One just needs to wind up the crank system manually for one minute and you get 15 minutes of bright light. It's great for villages with no light. This way, we can save on pollution from burning fuels."

The actress has tied up with the company to be her sole suppliers for these lamps, which cost roughly between Rs 1000-1500 each, "I have also incorporated solar power in some lamps which I will be giving out free through my organisation, the Shilpa Shetty Foundation to some villages that don't have electricity.”

“It's been a cause that I feel for, besides it also promotes the cause of fighting global warming — by conserving energy. Since we are giving the lamps for free we are asking people to donate generously. Recently, I have given away my prize winnings from the show 10 Ka Dum show to the SSF. We need to do our bit for society as much as we can."

Aamir Khan beats Deepika

4:54 PM januram

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They have not rubbed shoulders in reel life but Aamir Khan and Deepika Padukone seem to love positive competition. A couple days ago, Aamir beat Deepika in her own game.

Buzz up!Well, we are talking about the doubles badminton match between Deepika Padukone-(dad) Prakash Padukone and Aamir Khan-Aparna Popat at the annual tournament for the Padukone Academy. Prakash Padukone was once a badminton champion and Deepika too played the game at various levels before taking up modelling and films but Aamir's team defeated the father-daughter team.

Aamir said that Badminton is like ballet dancing, as it requires a lot of control, stamina and mental strength. He added that he has been addicted to the game ever since he started playing a few years ago.

Apart from badminton, Aamir also opened up on his look in his forthcoming film 3 Idiots, where he acts with Kareena Kapoor. He revealed that he has shed the Ghajini look for his role of a student in the new film. He assured that he would sport a distinct look in it like he does in all his films.

Watch out for Aamir both on and off the screens!

Shahrukh shoots with Salman's stolen guitar

4:48 PM januram

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Shahrukh Khan hasn't resorted to stealing guitars for sure. The actor who was shooting for Mudassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya shot with a red guitar that was taken from Salman Khan's set without his permission. The incident happened when Aziz and choreographer Ahmed Khan didn't fancy the red guitar supplied by the props supplier and asked for a replacement.

Buzz up!The only replacement available was with Salman Khan who was shooting for Wanted Dead And Alive. Since Salman was shooting on that day there was no way on earth that he would part with his guitar for a Shahrukh's movie. Then the prop supplier sneaked into Salman's set and replaced the guitar they had brought without anybody's permission.

Mudassar Aziz was relieved at the end of the shoot as after a long time he had Shahrukh's dates and did not want to mess up a shoot for a guitar. It is not known whether Salman Khan shot for Wanted with the other guitar. Well Salman has been trying to patch up with Shahrukh off late but this incident might not help thing towards their reunion.

Kareena Kapoor endorses jewelry group

4:23 PM januram

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Yes, this is Kareena Kapoor looking just a perfect coy bride displaying the special range of jewelry for a leading group which will be launching two different brands Gitanjali Jewels’ Bridal Collection Jewelry and Multitasking Jewelry for Women with Kareena as the brand ambassador. Kareena here is dolled up under the designs of ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra.

The makers of the group carried out a survey to choose their brand ambassador and in the survey majority people responded that they would like to see Kareena in a bridal get-up. Must say, be it a bikini or a bridal wear, Kareena carries off both with equal amount of grace.

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Katrina & John - The most eligible single celebs?

4:14 PM januram

John Abraham and Katrina Kaif

The leading matrimonial website ‘Shaadi.com’ conducted an online poll in which after reviewing the responses from over 18,000 netizens, the site declared John Abraham and Katrina Kaif have been voted as the most eligible single celebrities. In the poll, Katrina bagged in the voted from about 48 percent of males as the most eligible single female and wherein John was named as their favorite eligible bachelor by about 43 percent females. Following John were other bigtime celebrities like Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Rahul Gandhi, M.S. Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh, and following Katrina were ladies like Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor. “It’s nice to see the way our members’ preferences for an ideal partner have changed drastically. Its not just about looks and fashion trends but about power and higher social standing that makes a person more attractive and appealing,” Gourav Rakshit, business head of shaadi.com, said.

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Kisses and butt grabbing not vulgar in ‘Love Aaj Kal’

4:10 PM januram

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The intimate scenes between Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in Love Aaj Kal won’t offend family audiences, says director Imtiaz Ali . The promo of the movie is getting a lot of attention because it shows eye-grabbing stuff like Saif trying to hold Deepika’s butt or sharing an unabashed kiss with her in the car and also cussing Hinglish expletives on a date. But the director is not worried. He says the promo packs all that is ‘objectionable’ in the film. “Kisses included, nobody will feel inhibited watching ‘Love Aaj Kal’. No one will hesitate walking into the film with his family. All that is potentially objectionable in the film in the strictest of sense has been taken care of in the first promo. If you have warmed up on it, rest assured you will love Love Aaj Kal,” Ali is quoted as saying by IANS.
In fact, there were certain people in the production team who thought the overt promos might give a wrong impression about the movie, but Ali differs with them. “They thought that people may get an impression that the film was only about these things but I had my own viewpoint…My argument is that audiences are really smart. They pretty much see the intention of the filmmaker and make up their mind to watch the film accordingly,” Ali explains.
The movie has Saif and Deepika in dual roles as the story is set in two time periods. In the first roles, Saif and Deepika play Jai and Meera, a modern-day couple in London. They are very happy together but do not believe in tying each other down. In the second time period, in the Calcutta of 1965, they play a Punjabi couple Veer and Harleen. Ali also goes on to reveal that ‘Love Aaj Kal’ is primarily aimed at youth and family crowds. “The film caters to them mainly because it’s this age group that goes and sees films in theatres. Due to this, even when I am conceptualizing a film and then putting it on celluloid, I feel safe from my target audience perspective,” Ali said.

Akshay Kumar is in trouble!

10:45 PM januram

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The Kambhakkt Ishq’s actor Akshay Kumar’s bold acting is inviting trouble for him. The censor board has asked the Khiladi actor Akshay Kumar to stop playing the ‘Khel’ of delivering unacceptable dialogues in his forthcoming movie Kambhakkt Ishq. Dialogues such as “Women are good for only two things, making love and making love” and “Marriage Ke Pehle Ladkiyan Sex object Hoti Hai and Marriage Ke Baad Mein They object to Sex” have created a huge cry amongst the audiences and the censor board has asked producer Sajid Nadiadwala to cut those scenes in order to get a U/A rating, or take an ‘A’ rating instead. To know what decision Sajid Nadiawala took…take a look!

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