Aishwarya Rai not responsible for Bipasha’s exit from Ravana

Bipasha Basu was first picked up to play Mandodari, Ravana’s wife in the film Raavana, but later she was dropped. It was rumored that Aishwarya Rai was behind her unceremonious exist from the film. Now it is being cleared that it was due to heavy star cast of the film that she was not selected to play the character. There film already had Aishwarya Rai as Sita, South superstar Vikram as Ram, Abhishek Bachhan as Raavan, National Award winner Priya Mani as Shoorpankha and Govinda as Hanuman. However, the rumors in newspapers and magazine continued that Ash was behind existing of Bipasha. But such gossips may not be true as Bipasha is already...

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Katrina loves to work with Akshay

Katrina Kaif have worked with many handsome actors of Bollywood like Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh but she reveals that she enjoyed working with her co-actor Akshay Kumar the most. She quips as why she enjoys working with Akshay Kumar the most, “That’s because Akshay and I have done so many films together…it’s been like a journey. It’s easy to create friction on the sets of a film. But when we were doing our first film together, he had to understand me. I was a little different. But when he got to understand me, he knew that I was harmless! So he used to let me talk…so he knows how to make his co-star feel...

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Barbara Mori wants to work with Shahrukh Khan

Jostled violently by crowds, she got hurt in the knees and one of her toe nails was ripped off, but ‘Kites’ star Barbara Mori isn’t willing to give up on Bollywood and now wants to do a film with superstar Shah Rukh Khan. “I would love to do more Bollywood films. I want to work with Shah Rukh Khan,” Barbara told reporters when asked which actor was on her wishlist after romancing Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan in ‘Kites’. Accompanied by Hrithik and producer-director Rakesh Roshan, the Mexican actress was at the Great India Place Mall in Noida for the post-release promotion of ‘Kites’. There was plenty of hooting and whistling as...

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Celina, the new face in the international market

Celina Jaitley is on cloud 9 these days. She is the brand ambassador for ‘Proactive’ which is one of the best and highly popular international skin care brands. Currently, in the U.S, this brand is being endorsed by the new International Pop sensation Katy Perry. Other popular celebrities who have endorsed this brand in the past are Jessica Simpson and Vanessa Williams. Sources confirm the news and state that Celina is very happy and excited to be a part of the ‘Proactive’ family and is looking forward to the ads which will be out next week. Celina is climbing the heights of success day by day. She is moving to international standards...

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Lara Dutta has found another saucy role

After her oh-so-sexy bikini act in Blue, the Bollywood siren Lara Dutta has found another saucy role for her and soon she will be joining the stars Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra for Farhan Akhtar’s much anticipated sequel Don 2. Atta gal! So there are two junglee billi for Don this time? Well, as per reports, what Lara is going to do in the film is not known (well-guarded secret). But yes, she is going to set the screen on fire with her killing looks. And she is not even replacing Esha Koppikar, who played Anita, a girl quite close to Don. According to sources, her character is new and the role is especially written for...

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Priyanka Chopra excited about Levis’ ‘Change Your World’ music contest

As the brand ambassador of Levis, Priyanka Chopra is also associated with the brand’s ‘The Change Your World’ music contest, India’s largest online music talent hunt, which will give the winners a chance to relish a three city tour, apart from producing a music video featuring Piggie Chops. The contest is creating excited ripples and as many as 53 independent bands have already jumped onto the online hunt bandwagon. The list of names is also quite impressive including the likes of Scribe, Bhayanak Maut, Boomerang, Half Step Down, Tough On Tobacco, The Mavyns and Workshop, among others. Commenting on the campaign, Levi’s Brand Ambassador...

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Trisha in VTV Hindi remake

Reigning South Indian actress Trisha, who is busy with her debut Bollywood movie Khatta Meetha opposite Akshay Kumar, has confirmed her second Hindi film, which will be the remake of her runaway Tamil super hit Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Yemaya Chesave in Telugu), directed by master love storyteller Gautham Menon. The Hindi version, to be produced by Bollywood producer Ambika Hinduja of Serendipity Films, will also be directed by Gautham Menon. The makers are finalizing the cast and Prateik Babbar may play the lead role. Gautham will use the same tunes of A.R. Rahman for the Hindi version too. He is currently busy with the screenplay for...

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Saifeena’s next home production ‘Agent Vinod’

Saif Ali Khan’s next home production ‘Agent Vinod’ which was till now kept in news is finally rolling. The latest on this front is that the helmer of this film, Sriram Raghavan, is in Morocco for location hunting. The movie is supposed to be shot in several foreign locations, and Morocco is believed to be the first destination the makers had decided to explore.   Starring Saif and Kareena the movie is a bond flick with a difference and will be helmed by Raghavan who had worked with Saif in ‘Ek Thi Haseena’.   Many still wonder why it took almost a year to Saif after the success of his debut production ‘Love Aaj Kal’ to give...

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Sherlyn's dirty dancing with Chris Gayle!

On Saturday night after KKR crushed the Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Garden, the mood was set for a great celebration which began with a fashion show where the cricketers and the guests seated on the front rows were warming up to the disco night while the models walked up and down the ramp. A source confirms that Chris Gayle took an instant liking to Sherlyn when he met her at the bar. Soon Manoj Tiwari, Murali Kartik and Ishant were seen giggling and laughing at Sherlyn's jokes.   The gang then hit the dance floor. The source adds, 'Sherlyn and Chris seemed to have a great time. So much so that they took dirty dancing to a whole...

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Barbara Mori goes topless!

With the promos of Hrithik-Barbara starrer ‘Kites’ finally out, one finds a clear difference between the Indian and the English version (read US) of the film. While the Indian version shows a modest flirting scene between the lead pair, the English version airs a topless Barbara, sharing a passionate lip lock with Hrithik Roshan.   It is believed that the Hindi version is made while keeping in mind the local sensibilities while the English version of ‘Kites’, which is edited by Bret Ratner is only ninety minutes longer in comparison to the one-thirty minutes long original version of ‘Kites’, releasing worldwide on 21st...

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Aishwarya Rai with her hubby for a break!

Finally, Aishwarya Rai can heave a sigh of relief from all the hectic work schedules she’s been juggling for months. Just days after celebrating her third wedding anniversary with hubby Abhishek Bachchan in the US, the stunner is off to Greece for another break. Why Greece, you ask? Because Abhishek is going to be shooting his next film ‘Game’, an action thriller, in the country. “Going to Greece for shooting for my new movie GAME! Great co-stars. Looking forward to it. Thankfully my Mrs. has agreed to come along,” Abhishek recently wrote on Twitter. For the last one year, Aishwarya has been extremely busy shooting for both the Hindi...

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‘4th Idiot’ in the making

Not exactly a sequel to Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘3 Idiots’ but just an inspiration of the movie. ‘ The 4th Idiot’ is a movie of course but not a feature film but an animated film that will entertain the kids and the adults alike. Produced by Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary, ‘The 4th Idiot’ is an inspiration of the ‘3 Idiots’ but is completely a new story with new star cast, but the only thing that will be part of the new movie from the old one is, the voice accent of  ‘Chatur Ramalingam’, the nerd who tries to speak ‘shudh’ Hindi. Further divulging in to details, the makers of the film say that the main character of the movie is an intelligent boy named ‘Pappu’ who studies in a school that is similar to Amir Khan’s school in ‘3 Idiots’, where students are highly innovative. The voice over for ‘Pappu’...

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Abhishek is no more!

OK OK!! We are not talking about the Hindi version but the Tamil remake. Abhishek is not doing Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan in Tamil while Ash is still in the project. Aishwarya well versed in Tamil, having done films like Iruvar and Jeans before. While Abhishek doesnot know a word in Tamil and according to him, he won’t do a film in a language he does not understand. Southern actor Prithviraj now plays Dev’s character in Raavanan. Though Mani Ratnam wanted Abhishek to do the Tamil version too, Abhishek managed to convince him. So as of now Aishwarya still a part of the project, but Abhishek is no more! Technorati Tags: raavan,abhishek...

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Asin-Dhoni, dating each other???

The hottest news in B-town is that Asin and MS Dhoni are getting cozy and spending some private moments together. Dhoni was recently spotted at Asin’s apartment. Apparently both of them wanted to catch up with the first IPL semi-final between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. It has been reported that Dhoni arrived long before the match was about to begin and his presence drew a buzz and media attention. Excited people also gathered to watch a glimpse of their favorite star. It is believed that Dhoni left quitely after the match finished. The media is wondering whether the two stars are dating each other or not. Incidentally,...

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Imran lying naked in bed

Little had Imran Khan anticipated that doffing off his shirt and baring his finely waxed chest to the camera would create a flurry among his fans, more among gays than females! Little had the young actor imagined that the image of him lying prone on a bed would catapult him to the status of a gay icon! Yes, going by the buzz inside the office of Dharma Productions - the banner under which Imran’s movie I Hate Luv Storys is being made - Imran is the new sex symbol for the gay community.   Ever since the images of Imran going shirtless for the film appeared on the web, the office has been inundated with calls from gay fans...

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