BwNewz: October 2009

Sanjay Dutt Knocks Out Kangana Ranaut

Saturday, October 31, 2009

50-year old Sanjay Dutt has been shooting with 20-something Kangana Ranaut. And if they were looking super-compatible in spite of Kangana being half the age of Dutt, it’s all because of Dutt’s special ketosis-based diet.Says a source close to Dutt, “Sanjay went on this special diet in June. It required him to take lots and lots of fattie food and no carbohydrates at all. In fact carbs would’ve been potentially lethal for this diet. In no time Sanjay started losing weight. And that too without Sanju having to give up his favourite food.”

Today, Dutt is looking trimmer than he did ten years ago. And when he shot with Kangana last week, the camera made them look compatible.Dutt plays an assassin out to get his victim with a sniper rifle in Knock Out. Kangana Ranaut has always had a fascination for assassin heroes. She began her career with Gangster where her assassin-hero was Shiney Ahuja.Now in Mani Shankar’s Knock Out, she’s again attracted to the killer-hero, this time played by Sanjay Dutt.

The two became professionally fond of one another while shooting for the comedy No Problem in Cape Town. When Mani Shankar was looking for a bright intense young actress to play a television journalist it was Dutt who recommended Kangana to the director.

Salman-Asin resorting to cheap publicity?

Somebody might have opened the Pandora’s box as the release date of London Dreams drew near. All sorts of gossips varying from Salman Khan’s close relationship with his co-star Asin Thottumkal to their big fight filled the newspaper entertainment columns and websites.Do you think the lead pair is resorting to cheap publicity? Who knows, because they neither complained nor cared to clarify the gossips.

Yes, they say ‘no publicity is bad publicity.’ Asin, being relatively a novice in Bollywood though a big name down South, seemed to be disturbed by all the gossips. But Salman handles it differently. He keeps mum on all the issues – be it his relationship with Asin or the alleged ‘fight’. He knows it would create more hype around the film and thus pave the way for a good opening.

Well, the much-hyped film London Dreams, starring Ajay Devgn besides Salman and Asin, releases today. Let’s wait and watch whether it’s worth the hype!

Abhishek-Kareena come together

Over the years, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor have been quite vociferous about not wanting to work together after his marriage to Karisma Kapoor was called off. Now things seem to be looking up as Kareena and Abhishek are in the mood to move on and have agreed to star together in a film after six years. Buzz is that the two have been signed for Abbas Mustan’s untitled film, a remake of the Hollywood film, Italian Job. The movie will also star Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh in lead roles.A source says, “Initially talks were on with Saif Ali Khan but he did not have dates and Abhishek Bachchan replaced him.

Although Saif and Kareena’s chemistry would have sizzled onscreen, it will be nice to watch Abhishek and Kareena after Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, which was their last film together in 2003. Both actors made their acting debut together in Refugee and have been in the industry for years but have only starred together in two films till date.”While Kareena’s manager Zahid denies that she has signed the film, a source close to Abbas Mustan says, “The directors always had Kareena in mind and now they have managed to get Katrina on board too.The film will go on the floors in April and like every Abbas Mustan film, this too will also be shot on a lavish budget at international locations.

The directors are clear about who they want to cast in the film.”The Italian Job (2003) rights are with Studio 18. CEO Sandeep Bhargava of Studio 18 says, “We have the rights of Italian Job. Abbas Mustan are working on the script and will also direct the film. The movie will go on the floors sometime next year.”When asked about the star cast, Bhargava says, “We can’t approach any actors till the script is ready.”Despite several attempts, Abbas Mustan remained unavailable for comment.

Preity Zinta gets a rude shock!

Preity Zinta gets a rude shock as someone has been masquerading under her name on a famous networking site!Preity Zinta finally decided to join this really happening networking site to which all her celeb friends are hooked on to. But to her shock she found that there already is a fake Preity Zinta with a fan following of fourteen lakhs!

Adds our source, “Preity Zinta was shocked to find out that someone has been faking it out as her. She immediately asked her dear friend Karan Johar (who is very active on the site) to help out. He immediately put word out on the virtual world to open their eyes to the real Preity Zinta. And thanks to his reach, people are slowly realizing that the former profile was a fake one and turning to the real one.”

Preity is taking some serious damage control measures. Adds our source, “Preity has now decided to get her profile made official through the concerned website so that such a thing doesn’t happen again!”If it’s any consolation Preity has only one fake profile to worry about!

Amitabh Bachchan gets threat calls

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has received threat calls from an unknown person on his mobile, the actor revealed it on his blog. Big B, who played a genie in his latest rlease Aladin, wrote: “I visit a Muslim dargah and a Hindu temple has been viciously criticised by an unknown element on my mobile. He says it is incorrect of me to do so and that I should never do it again.” Amitabh Bachchan has been paying a visit to the Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai for the past few years.The actor in his reply said: “Well dear man, if you are reading this insignificant little blog of mine, here is what I have to say to you. I am going to do it again and shall continue to do it. And I want to see how you are going to stop me.

If you have the courage and guts com and get me.”Big B, who recently celebrated his 67th birthday earlier this month, said: “I do have his mobile number and I do have a name too. I believe that there is no law that can protect such atrocious uttering. We live in a temperate secular society where we learn to respect all religions. My belief is of my own making. If the temple or the mosque or a dargah has no objection to my visits ; if my Constitution and the laws of the country give me that freedom and if I do not offend them, then who is this man to stop me or correct me ? It is elements like this that penetrate the psyche of vulnerable and innocent people and subject them to unnecessary and unjustified bias. I strongly object to it and abhor the existence of such elements in society.

This gentleman even threatens me by getting personal. He says that my film Aladin shall not have success because of this deed of mine.”The legendary actor said he will never change his routine by a mere threaten call: “At the cost of every film of mine failing, I am not going to change my routine.If I wish to go to a temple I shall go there. If I wish to go to a mosque I shall go there as well and so also to a gurudwara or a church. And I want to see who is going to stop me from doing so.” Thr actor’s film Aladin has been praised by his followers.

Katrina Kaif caught again!

Just before the release of her film New York, Bollywood’s numero-uno actress, Katrina Kaif had visted the holy ‘dargah’ (shrine) of the revered sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (Katrina visits Ajmer to bring luck to New York!- June 24). While on that occasion she had worn a blue scarf to hide herself from the media glares as well as her fans, this time it was a yellow one!

As per sources, Katrina was in Ajmer yesterday (Friday) to pray for the success of her friend Salman Khan’s London Dreams and also her upcoming, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. Before proceeding to the shrine, Katrina briefly halted at RTDC’s Khadim Tourist Bungalow in Ajmer and changed her dress. She then left for the ‘dargah’ but despite all the secrecy, she was unable to hide herself from the media and her fans (just like last time!) who got a whiff of her arrival and thronged the shrine, thus blocking the roads to the ‘dargah’.

She hurriedly paid her respects and left.Here’s joining Katrina in her prayer and wishing London Dreams and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani the best!

London Dreams London embarrassment

The London Dreams show (to promote Vipul Shah’s film) at the Excel Arena in London got cancelled because of a no-show by artistes and technicians. Says a source, “Intech Image had tied up for the film promotion of London Dreams and had planned a few activities for the promotion of the film. An event had been planned at Excel Arena in London, where Salman Khan, Asin and Ajay Devgn were to participate on October 28 along with director Vipul Shah and music directors Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.Ajay backed out of the event due to prior commitments and Asin didn’t have a valid visa.

It didn’t make sense for just Salman to perform, if the other artistes were not available, so the organisers cancelled the show.”But no one bothered to inform poor Salman about the last-minute cancellation, adds an insider “Salmanbhai came in straight from Dubai where he had gone for a special show of London Dreams. When he landed in London on Wednesday, he learnt that the show had been cancelled! Fortunately, he was anyway supposed to be there for some media interaction so his trip wasn’t entirely wasted.”Vipul Shah says, “We were supposed to do one event in London but we never went ahead with the proposal. Salman has gone only for the media promotion of London Dreams to London. He is there for two days.

S Sabapaty from Intech says, “It’s kind of Mr Vipul Shah to say this but we had organised a show for LD at the Excel Arena but couldn’t gather anyone except Salman to appear on the show so we decided to cancel it. In the original agreement, we had advertised in the publicity posters that the cast and crew of LD would attend and the event would be held in the form of a concert.But the cast and crew who were to perform couldn’t make it because of the problems they had. We can’t cheat the audience so we decided to cancel the show.”

Apparently, Salman was informed at the last minute? “No, he was informed about it earlier and he was on his way to London in any case for media stuff. We got a great response for the show but had to cancel it due to technical issues. As a company, we have to maintain our reputation so we took the call to cancel the show on October 28.” Salman Khan remained unavailable for comment.

Mallika Sherawat undergoes lip surgery

After Kangana Ranaut, it is Mallika Sherawat who went under knife. Mallika has undergone lip surgery. Her lower lip appears fuller and her upper lip seems distorted. She had done the changes for a new Hollywood film that she has signed recently.Says a source, “She was waiting for the shooting of Hissss to end. After that, she was to start shooting for her new Hollywood film. Mallika wants to look the part and that’s why she had her lips done, while she was in India. She was here for more than a month.

In fact, she was supposed to leave more than two weeks ago but left for LA only last week.”Her brother Vikram Singh, refutes the charge, “What rubbish! Mallika is the same as ever before. I would have definitely known had she done something.”She is presently shooting in Los Angeles for a film inspired by San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Devi Harris.

However, Mallika remained unavailable for her lippy comment.

There is no rush to get married: Saif Ali Khan

The Power couple of Bollywood Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor today addressed the ongoing Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. Addressing the summit, duo replied a volley of questions including their personal life, professional life and future plans.On marriage plan, Saif Ali Khan said that there is no rush to get married at this moment. Kareena backed the statement of Saif.

Saif said, “I first saw Kareena when she was 14 year-old.” Saif said that he was interested in cricket for long time but finally switched the gear towards cinema.He confessed that he has had 17 flops in a row. On the other hand, Kareena also responded positively to various questions.When asked about her size zero figure, Kareena said, “I was never size zero.” “I am what due to body of my work not due to body,” she replied.

The actress said that she always knew to be an actor. She said that her elder sister Karisma is her role model.

Kareena-Shahid no longer in touch

When Kareena Kapoor dated Shahid Kapur, she boldly accepted and like other actresses she did not name their relationship as friendship and now that she has broken up with him and dating Saif Ali Khan, she declared the world that she is in love with Saif. She is a woman who speaks her mind out and never feels hesitate to share her feelings to the world.

But when news is doing the rounds that Shahid Kapur’s father Pankaj Kapur is penning a script keeping Kareena Kapoor in mind, Bebo openly declared that she is no more in touch with Shahid. But added that in the past she had shared a wonderful relationship with Shahid and not in touch with him now. She also said that though they drifted apart but they could wish each other well. She always makes sure that she asks him about his well-being.

Kareena cuts off with Shahid personally but professionally she wished to link up with him. Commenting in acting on Pankaj Kapur’s script, she said, “If they have a good script and a good role and ask me to do it, I see no reason why I shouldn’t.”

Karisma Kapoor to Reveal Secrets of her Past Life

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor shot for the show ‘Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka’ for NDTV Imagine TV Channel yesterday in which she was hypnotized and was asked questions about the secrets of her past life, reportedly Karisma was shocked to know the secrets of her past life.

NDTV Imagine a rapidly growing TV channel in India will air a reality show called ‘Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka’. The contestants in this show will be hypnotized to speak out the secrets about their past lives.

The show will be a weekly show with 26 episodes.

A close source informs, “Till now, there are only 26 episodes allotted for the show and Sushmita Sen is the first contestant of the show followed by Sanjay Dutt.Karisma Kapoor shot for the show yesterday and she was shocked with the revelations of her past life”.

The source says, “Yes, the producers are putting in a huge amount and tell me tell you, this show will become one of the best shows ever seen on television”

Hrithik to shoot intimate scenes with newcomer Monikangana

Kites is not alone when we talk about Hrithik Roshan’s intimate scenes in films. Hrithik will now have some passionate love scenes in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish.

These scenes will be shot with Monikangana Dutta, a model and a debutante in Bollywood. The girl will play Hrithik’s former love interest in the film.

Although Hrithik is paired opposite Aishwarya Rai in this film but the two of them do not have any love making scenes in the film.

Monikangana has a very small but a very important role in the film. Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted her chemistry with Hrithik to be visible in the film as she plays his former love interest.

Although they haven’t shot any scenes by far but Sanjay Leela Bhansali has already told them. As the Monikangana is new in the film industry.

She is very nervous about the scenes she has to shoot with Hrithik but it has come to be known that Sussane knows.

That these scenes have to be shot and has also spoken to Monikangana about them so that she feels a little relaxed.

Mallika Sherawat has had some lip surgery for a Hollywood role

Mallika Sherawat is the newest member of the bee-stung lips club. In a recent picture of hers, her lower lips appears fuller and her upper lip seems distorted.

Inspired lipping
Mallika is presently in Los Angeles shooting for a film inspired by San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Devi Harris. Says a source, "She was waiting for the shooting of Hissss to end. After that, she was to start shooting for her new Hollywood film. Mallika wants to look the part and that's why she had her lips done, while she was in India. She was here for more than a month. In fact, she was supposed to leave more than two weeks ago but left for LA only last week."

Her brother Vikram Singh, refutes the charge, "What rubbish! Mallika is the same as ever before. I would have definitely known had she done something."

Mallika remained unavailable for comment.

Shilpa shetty hot photo from Shape Magazine

Minissha Lamba look glamorous in new photoshoot

Salman Khan stripped down to underwear

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan was in the news not long ago after being detained for hours together at Newark Airport, in the US. Salman Khan, who is dubbed as Shahrukh’s enemy, is going to do a similar plot in his about-to-be-released London Dreams.

However, there is comic touch to Salman’s detention scene. The officials strip-search him. In the end, he was left with only his underwear and a red tie around his neck. He said that he didn’t let the officials take off his underwear and the neck tie didn’t come off.

London Dreams starring Salman along with Ajay Devgn and Asin Thottumkal, is set for release tomorrow, October 30.

Ranbir denies split with Deepika

A lot has been said about his relationship with Deepika Padukone hitting the rocks but Ranbir Kapoor has cleared the air and rubbished rumours that he had split up with his ladylove. Ranbir who was promoting for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani said that he was very much together with Deepika and the media should stop spreading such rumours.

On his link up with Katrina Kaif, Ranbir said that when two stars work together the media tries to link them up and create stories around them. He added that he found this very awkward as both he and Katrina were professionals and were trying to do their best for the movie.

Seems like Deepika and Ranbir are back on tracks with their relationship.

Aamir tried to restore peace between SRK and Salman

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has disclosed that he had tried to broker a peace deal between Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan after their infamous spat last year. In an interview with a magazine Aamir said that he had gone to Shahrukh’s residence for the first time in his life to make him patch up with Salman. Aamir added that very early in his talks with the two he had realised that he wouldn’t succeed.

A dejected Aamir later became closer to Salman and the two of them are now taking on Shahrukh and his camp. Aamir recently walked the ramp for the first time for Salman’s charity Being Human. He concluded the interview saying that although he had tried his best and failed he hoped that the two superstars would patch up. He added that this is not just effecting their Bollywood careers but their personal lives too.

It may be recalled that during Katrina Kaif’s birthday bash last year Shahrukh Khan and Salman had a spat. The fallout of this was that the entire Bollywood became divided into two camps. Since then the two stars have regularly avoided each other at public events and tinsel town parties. They also haven’t missed any opportunity of taking digs at each other. It remains to be seen if any other celebrity can succeed where Aamir failed.

Jacqueline Fernandez seeing Aladin director?

Srilankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez must be wondering what has gone wrong with her. First, she was linked to Vivek Oberoi and then Abhay Deol. Now, the news is doing the rounds that she is seeing Sujoy Ghosh, the director of her debut film Aladin.It all started after Jacqueline was spotted having ice cream with Sujoy. It is also reported that the director has gifted her a Honda Civic worth nearly Rs.15 lakh.

Jacqueline is unperturbed by the rumours of her relationship with the director. She admitted that she did had ice cream with him along with Riteish but denied being gifted a Honda Civic. She feels there is nothing wrong hanging out with him.Sujoy admitted that he and Jacqueline are very good friends and hang out together with friends; sometimes alone.

He however said that nothing is brewing between them. Well then, they must be intentionally creating the gossip as a marketing strategy for Aladin, which is releasing this Friday, 30th October.

Salman Khan snubs Asin in public

Another B’wood fallout! I just love these tinsel townies. Their emotions fluctuate so much, there’s always scope for a turnaround in any relationship. The latest to join the list is the Salman Khan-Asin friendship.A little birdie told me that the actors who shared a loving relationship during the making of their film London Dreams, have fallen out just before the film is all set to hit the theatres. And for no apparent reason.So let me tell you what exactly happened. In a recent press conference, Salman ignored (and I mean IGNORED) his co-star Asin completely. He pretended not to see her and simply refused to acknowledge the Ghajini girl’s presence when she was sitting right beside him.

Now, that’s taking shortsightedness to a new level, wotsay?Ok, so this is how it went. There was a press conference. Interviews were scheduled in two adjacent studios. Asin started with her interviews at 1 pm. Salman Khan was unwell after his Kolkata trip and wanted his interviews rescheduled but however, continued chatting with the media. Asin, obviously wanting to meet her superstar co-actor came from studio 5 (where her interview was being held) to studio 6 (where Khan was speaking to the media) completely aware that there was not going to be any joint interviews. Salman did not even greet her! OUCH!

But persistence thy name is Asin! The girl stuck around, sitting right next to Khan and getting ignored. Finally Sallu got up and left. Asin had to follow.Now, one cannot help but wonder what had gone wrong between the co-stars who had got along famously so far. So Juicy Mausi just had to do some snoopin’ around. According to this little birdie, Salman andAsin were so close, it was apparently creating problems in his relationship with Katrina Kaif. And that’s exactly why Khan decided to distance himself from the lady. Hmmm… Is he just trying to be the example and tell Katrina to do the same with Ranbir? Who knows?

However, Asin refuses to give in to such rumours and apparently has claimed that the duo had come and left the interview together. They are even going to attend the premiere ofthe film in the same limo! Good for them!

Claudia gets too close with Bhaktiyar

Bigg Boss 3 is trying to catch in with more eyeballs by showing the closeness of Bhaktiyar Irani and Claudia Ciesla. Where as Tanaaz’s reaction towards their proximity is neglected in the scenes. “Bhaktiyar is trying to get more close to Claudia after the ouster of Kamal R Khan. The channel too was focusing on that just to get the more eyeballs on weekends,” chirps the little birdie.

Elaborating on the stint, our source adds, “Bhaktiyar’s wife Tanaaz being in the house is not making any difference for the actor. Over the top, whether she is objecting or not is not been shown.”We all have seen how the actor was trying to impress the German model and trying to get close in the kitchen and near the pool.

Is this for real or just another game for the ratings? Now we need to wait and watch of how far these people can go on the name of reality…

Protest against Aladin posters

Following the protest against Aladin posters being put up on the graffiti wall on Senapati Bapat Marg, director of the film Sujoy Ghosh ended up apologising for the inconvenience caused.The makers of Aladin immediately removed the posters from the wall after the citizens complaint. Sujoy Ghosh admitted that it was a big mistake but claimed that they didn’t know who put up the posters.

He added that it wouldn’t have happened had he had his own way and apologised for the inconvenience caused.To make up the damage caused, the unit of the film including Sujoy Gosh, music directors Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani and the lead pair Riteish Deshmukh and Jacqueline Fernandez will repaint the wall today.

Who knows they did it intentionally to publicise the film. After all, no publicity is bad publicity. The film is releasing tomorrow, October 30.

Asin Thottumkal is game for a bikini

It is difficult to survive in Bollywood without glamour. Even established actresses have been forced to go glamorous due to cut-throat competition. Rani Mukherjee exposed like never before in her recent release Dil Bole Hadippa while Kareena Kapoor and Lara Dutta stunned the audience by appearing in bikini in their recent releases.

So, is our Ghajini actress Asin Thottumkal game for two-piece attire? The answer is ‘Yes’.Asin recently said that she is not averse to wearing a bikini. She thinks it is very subjective and depends largely on how comfortable she feels with the team. She doesn’t rule out donning it in the future if the script really demands it.

Well, Asin’s second Bollywood film London Dreams is releasing tomorrow, October 30. She acts with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn.

Aishwarya Rai gets honored by People magazine

After lighting up the silver screen with her scintillating beauty, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen gracing the cover of the famous People magazine. Not just the cover, the Indian raver considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world has gone the whole hog and has a full documentary of the 15 years of her career since winning the Miss World crown, waiting to hit the unsuspecting masses.Lots of delicious crumpets of trivia will be revealed, that is for sure. Like for instance very few people know that she has been feted as the mostbeautiful Miss World ever and has been presented with a gold medal to celebrate her beauty and the exclusivity of the achievement.

The edition will be replete with photographs of the gorgeous woman at various stages of what is an impressive and illustrious career. She is the quintessential high profile female, married to the most eligible catch of Bollywood, daughter-in-law of the living legend Amitabh Bachchan. She has acted in over 40 movies and many of them have been mainstream Hollywood productions. The beauty of this woman is the talk of the world and “Pretty Woman” Julia Roberts couldn’t stop herself from commenting that Aishwarya is “without doubt the mostbeautiful woman in the world with amazing green eyes….” With a Padmashree and an Order of France under her expensive Dior belt, her fame is truly formidable.She deserves all the plaudit heaped on her. Not just facial comeliness, this Tulu lass has her heart in the right place as well.

She willingly donated a hefty one crore to the soldiers during the Kargil war. Every one is charmed by the juxtaposition of warmth and reserve that she possesses, that is why the people of Netherlands saw it appropriate to name their most enchanting tulip after the lady. The issue of People magazine featuring Nicole Richie and her baby caused the sales to plummet, we sincerely hope that our gorgeous “Ash” can make the magazine rise like a phoenix and the copies will be flying out of the stands before we one can say “Crazy kiya re…”.

Amitabh Bachchan finds the child within

We bet you’ve never heard anything like this before. Literally. On Tuesday, Amitabh Bachchan recorded the title song for Balki’s Paa in the voice of a 12-year-old and that too without the help of technology.Music director Aadesh Shrivastava says, “I thought I would initially record the song in Amitji’s normal voice and later use technological enhancement and modify it to make it sound like a child’s.

However, Amitji was firm that I wouldn’t have to do anything of that sort and that he will sing in a child’s voice without any help. He went on to do just that.”Aadesh, who handled the daunting task of recording music maestro Ilaiyaraaja’s tune in Amitabh’s voice, adds, “It is originally a tune created by Raja sir (Ilaiyaraaja).Normally, I’d never even dream of touching his tunes but I have worked as a drummer for him on Sadma (1983) and he sent this song from Chennai for Amitji to sing it in Mumbai.”

Aadesh predicts that the song will be an instant hit with children. “Amitabh does not sound like a grown-up man imitating a child. Don’t ask me how he has managed to do it. I just sat there stunned.”

Look who's Flirting with Claudia Ciesla!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Bigg Boss’s house is buzzing with all the action to catch a telly viewers’ attention. First, it was Kamaal Khan who did not hesitate to express his “love” for Claudia Ciesla before being booted out from the house. Now, the much married Bakhtiyaar Irani has begun flirting with the German bombshell even as his wife Tanaaz is also on the show.

Phew! Guys seem to be drooling over Claudia. She was quite quiet and withdrawn in the first few days of the show but is now emerging as one of the possible contenders to win.

The firang hottie came on the show “for a big boost” to launch her career in Bollywood and things seem to be going her way till now.

Bakhtiyaar appears to have developed a soft spot for Claudia, and he indulged in some harmless flirtation with her by poolside. He even lifted the swimsuit-clad Claudia into his arms.

Tanaaz better swing fast into action, else she may find her sweet hubby losing his heart to the irresistible Claudia who’s using Bigg Boss as a springboard to bigger fame.

Well, the drama has just begun to build up!

Katrina Kaif & Ranbir Kapoor Walk the Ramp for Rohit Bal at WLIFW

Why is cool dude John Abraham fuming these days?

Cool dude John Abraham normally keeps his temper under check. But these days he is very angry with director Anthony D’Souza, who has dared to rub him the wrong way. D’Souza had been spreading rumours that John had agreed to act in his films. John had no idea about it and he freaked out after repeatedly reading that he is starring in D’Souza’s ‘Blue 2’ and ‘Aerial’ (opposite Sonal Chauhan).
A source said to a news daily, “John is an extremely chilled out guy and seldom loses his cool. He was surprised to read reports of him doing Anthony’s next film. Next, he read about what the film was all about. A couple of days later, he read that he will supposedly star in Blue 2, while some reports said that the film’s title is Aerial. The worst part was Anthony’s claim that John will star in both the films.”

It was then that John decided to have a word with D’Souza. The source said, “John categorically told Anthony that it was not right on his part to announce him being part of his films that too when they had not even discussed anything. John made his displeasure quite evident. Anthony apologised and assured John that he wouldn’t mention the actor’s name in the media again.”

Another source added, “John didn’t intend to be rude with Anthony. He always respects newcomers, but according to him, Anthony chose a wrong way to gain publicity.”

The news has been confirmed by John Abraham, who said, “I have immense respect for Anthony and the fact that he wants to work with me. However, I am neither doing any film titled Aerial nor any underwater film. I am also not doing Blue 2.”

Amitabh touches Sanjay Dutt’s feet

Believe it or not Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan touched Sanjay Dutt’s feet. The unthinkable happened in the Sujoy Ghosh directed Aladin when it a particular scene Big B who plays the Genie had to kneel down and touch the feet of Ringmaster played by Sanjay Dutt. Sujoy Ghosh considered the scene to be very important as it contributed to the dramatic quotient of the movie.The entire team was apprehensive about shooting the scene as they were asking the living legend of Indian cinema to touch someone’s feet.

Director Sujoy Ghosh was worried about the reaction of millions of Indians to it.Sanjay Dutt too wasn’t game for the scene at first since Amitabh Bachchan is too big a name to be kneeling down on his feet.Amitabh Bachchan didn’t hesitate in going by the demand of the script and encouraged everyone including Ghosh to shoot the important sequence.

The movie will be worth a watch because never in his career the ‘angry young man’ of the 70s or the ‘Godfather’ of the millennium has been shot kneeling down in somebody’s feet.

Kareena and SRK are superheroes

Kareena and SRK were paired with each other in Santosh Sivan’s Asoka in 2001. They will now be reunited as an onscreen pair in Anubhav Sinha’s Ra One, Shah Rukh’s home production.A source tells us, “Ra One is a science-fiction film set in the future in which Shah Rukh plays a superhero. So he will be seen wearing a cape, his underwear over his pants, flying over skyscrapers and saving the day.Technically, Ra One will be India’s third superhero film, Krishh and Drona being the first two. Ra One is a big budget film with never-before seen special effects.”

About Kareena’s role in the movie, our source said, “An actor and star of Kareena’s stature and caliber will not be happy playing just a glam doll so she has signed because she has been given a substantial role in the film.She is super fit and lean too and can mould herself according to any role. The stunning star will also get to kick some butt after Tashan.Being signed on for Ra One is a big deal for Kareena because it will be one of the most anticipated releases of 2010. She already has KJo’s Stepmom remake.

Moreover, working in Ra One will increase her chances of playing the lead in Farah Khan’s Happy New Year. Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone are the other actors who are eyeing the film.”Ra One is directed by Anubhav Sinha of Dus, Tum Bin and Cash fame. The director has an eye for action and his songs (Dus Bahane, Cash, and Naughty Naughty) are chartbusters. Filming will begin in US in December followed be a schedule in Mumbai.

John Abraham miffed with Blue director

John Abraham is blue alright; the actor isn’t taking nicely to Anthony D’souza’s public claims to have approached him for his next two films. After the first week collections of Blue, the filmmakers went on to tag the disaster of a film as a boxoffice hit. However critics and audiences say otherwise. To distract the attention newbie director Anthony D’souza went on to announce his next two films, one being the sequel to Blue and one being Aerial, a film sources say loosely based on the Tom Cruise starrer Top Gun. However what miffed the rather cool and calm actor was when Anthony claimed that he had zeroed in on John for both the roles.

A source close to John reveals, “John didn’t take it well at all, while he has utmost respect for any director whatsoever, he was angry that Anthony told the media that John would be a part of his next two films. Which however is completely untrue and he was upset that Anthony would want to gain publicity by making such a claim. He later on spoke to Anthony about it and the director apologised in return. John only believes in the power of a script and not cheap publicity, considering Blue wasn’t well-received by the audience, he knows what to keep in mind before accepting a film.” John recently confirmed to the press saying, ‘I have immense respect for Anthony and the fact that he wants to work with me.

However, I am neither doing any film titled Aerial nor any underwater film. I am also not doing Blue 2.’When StarBoxOffice contacted Anthony D’souza about the same, he replied, “At the moment I am going through scripts and had only thought of making the sequel to Blue and Aerial. However that wasn’t set in stone and as far as John goes, I had hoped to star him in my forthcoming film but haven’t approached him or spoken to him as of yet. I will do that when I zero down on a good script or story.” If that’s the case we wonder why the hue and cry for eh!

Aishwarya Rai in a courtroom drama

Aishwarya Rai, who has some of the plumiest project in her kitty, doesn’t have time for cameos, guest appearances or even TV shows, but she’s making an exception for her business manager Hari Singh.Hari has represented Ash ever since she began her Bollywood career and he is now turning producer with a film based on a woman-centric theme.

It tells the story of a war widow’s struggle for justice.Ash was approached to play the character of a lawyer who comes to the widow’s defence and she has reportedly given her nod. Ash would be part of a lot of courtroom drama in the second half of the film. Though it’s not the leading role, it’s very pivotal to the story.

The film will be directed by Jagmohan Mundhra who previously directed Ash as a battered Punjabi housewife in his film Provoked on domestic violence. Mundhra confirms that Ash would act in Hari Singh’s film but adds that her role isn’t a cameo.The remaining cast is yet to be finalized. The film will go on the floors next year.

Aamir Khan to make grand TV debut

Perfectionist Aamir Khan who was always negative about making television debut has finally broken his abhorrence and accepted to appear on the small screen. The show will be produced by the big banner of Bollywood, Yash Raj Films’ titled, ‘Rishta.com’. The show is about match-making.Reports say that Aamir accepted the offer as the concept of the show is very genuine and it is very close to real life.

The show will see big stars of Bollywood like Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Uday Chopra, Ritiesh Deshmukh and Tabu.It is surprising that Yash Raj has chosen Aamir Khan instead of Shahrukh as their all time favorite is Shahrukh Khan. But this time the banner is keen to have Aamir on the show regardless of many big stars agreeing to be a part of it.

The format and Aamir’s role on the show has not yet been divulged but there is no doubt in the fact that it is going to be the one of its kind.

Deepika Padukone miffed by Ranbir Kapoor

You may call it an irony of fate. Finally, when Neetu Kapoor started to develop a fondness for Deepika Padukone, her son Ranbir Kapoor is having a tough time keeping his love affair afloat with the dusky beauty.We hear the young couple are having endless tiffs these days sparking unsavoury rumours of an impending break-up.After one such recent showdown, Ranbir looked as if he had had enough. The couple did not attend Karan Johar’s fashion show after their spat, but were seen together later that evening at designer Shabina Khan’s bash.According to sources, looking at their faces one could easily detect the stress in their relationship. Deepika feels Ranbir is not committed to her.

Confirming the news, a tabloid quoted a source as saying: “Everyone knows Neetu never really approved of Deepika for her son even though Ranbir tried, and succeeded, to a large extent, to make his mum thaw towards his girl. Deepika somewhere felt Ranbir wasn’t making a commitment to her, even though she was fully committed to the relationship because he was waiting for mummy’s approval.Everyone around them is wondering if this is the beginning of the end.But a friend of the actress said: “They are together. Fights happen in every relationship. This is the eighth time that everyone has been convinced they are heading for a split. But it’s fine. They’ve patched up.”Meanwhile, when the team of Karthik Calling Karthik told Deepika she needed to smoke for her role in the film, the actress was afraid of getting addicted to cigarettes.

But thanks to producer Ritesh Sidhwani’s thinking, they shot for the scenes with organic cigarettes.In the movie, Deepika plays a modern girl, who smokes but eventually quits.Talking about the issue, Sidhwani said: “It’s a film about a lovable loser and a modern, hip girl, who eventually quits smoking. So, we have a nice message in the end.”

Salman and Ravi Chopra have turned enemies!

The once close friends Salman Khan and director Ravi Chopra have turned enemies if the latest news is to be believed. Why? Because Ravi did something that Wanted hero didn't want.

It's everybody's knowledge that Salman did Ravi films Baghban and Baabul for free, as they were close to each other. However, he seems to be not happy with the director's latest moves. He turned down his two offers straight away citing date problem.

The reason behind turning his back on his friend was that the films were offered to much younger actors Neil Nitin Mukesh and Shahid Kapoor before being offered to him. This irked the Wanted hero. Now, the latest we hear is that he is not even in the mood to meet him.

Ranbir to walk the ramp with Katrina, not Deepika

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor will walk the ramp in Delhi for designer Rohit Bal at the conclusion of the Couture Week in Delhi.

Both Katrina and Ranbir have known Rohit Bal socially though this is first they’ll be wearing his clothes,

This is also the first time that Ranbir and Katrina will be walking the ramp together.

“And most definitely the first time for Rohit Bal. But it’s for our film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. Rohit will be dressing us up in some fun funky young vibrant clothes. And I’ll of course be sporting my trademark ponytail hairstyle from Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, ” says Katrina.

Ranbir has been shooting in Bhopal for Prakash Jha’s Rajneeti. On Tuesday the film’s last day of shooting happened. On Wednesday morning Ranbir was expected to join Katrina in Delhi for their ramp romp in the evening.

The last Bollywood biggie to have walked the ramp for Rohit Bal was Shah Rukh Khan.

“I’m excited because Rohit is not a typical Bollywood designer. I want too see what he has put together for me. I’ll only know tomorrow, ” Katrina said on Tuesday.

Katrina is excited about the release of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani because it’s her first attempt at doing situational comedy. “I’ve a much smaller role in my next release De Dana Dan. But I’m equally excited about it since Akshay and I form a great team. And this is my first film with Priyadarshan.

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