Friday, November 27, 2009

De Dana Dan movie review, songs, trailer video

De Dana Dan hindi movie starring Akshay Kumar as Nitin, Sunil Shetty as Ram and Katrina Kaif as Anjali is sheduled to be on 27th Nov 2009.

The film is directed by Priyadarshan. The story of the film revolves around Nitin (Akshay ) and Ram (Shetty) who are only lucky in love – and good for nothing, there bank balance is zero !

Now their rich girl friends given them an ultimatum to earn enough money or forget them forever. Broke and desperate these two need to make a lot of money and fast.

They make a plan to kidnap Moolchandji, a spoilt dog of rich brat Archana ( Puran Singh).

But Moolchandji escapes and runs away, now the cops think it’s Nitin who’s been kidnapped.

As the two try to get their hands on the ransom money, they meet characters like a Chinese Don.

Bipasha, priyanka or Kangana - Bollywood Dress code!

It is often said that the trendy clothes that the film stars wear are not what the ordinary folk on the street can afford to wear.

Yes, that could have been true ten years from now. But the rate at which.

The gals of the majority public are going now, everyone wants to wear what the silver screen goddesses are wearing.

The magic lies in selecting the right cut and colour which should be decided in the type of body structure that a person has.

Who made Amir Khan angry?

The numero uno of Bollywood Mr. Amir Khan, who is known for his thorough professionalism, recently, got miffed over a co-star for showing unprofessionalism.

The veteran actor reprimanded the amateur Pratik Babbar for not turning up on the sets on time.

The lesser-known son of yesteryears’ stars Raj Babbar & Smita Patil should consider himself extremely fortunate to be sharing the screen with the most-sought after Amir.

But, unquestionably, Mr. Perfectionist is not going to tolerate any of his tantrums. Pratik, who is only one-film old in the showbiz, must set his priorities right if he desires to propel forward in this cut-throat industry.

Shilpa increases gold prices in India!

There is a joke going on around at the Dalal Street, that gold prices are soaring because of Shilpa Shetty.

The Bollywood actress seems to have purchased half the gold in India for her marriage.

Jokes apart, Shilpa seemed to have bought a lot of the precious yellow metal and got designer Tarun Tahiliani to fashion a dress out of it.

If her wedding dress had make the world take a note of it, Shilpa was in no mood to take it easy during the wedding reception.

Shilpa set ablaze the banquet hall when she arrived hand in hand with hubby Raj Kundra.

The sizzling Shilpa donned a contemporary styled ghagra choli sexily draped around her awesome figure.

Tahiliani made sure that Shilpa's outfit shone and onlookers had to hide their eyes behind shades!

Akshay wants Katrina to recover quickly

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has been struck by jaundice at a wrong time Katrina has been forced indoors missing the promotional events of her upcoming movie De Dana Dan. She was rushed to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai and has been advised complete bed rest for a while. Katrina had been feeling weak for quite a while but she couldn't go for treatment due to hectic work schedule.

Akshay Kumar for whom Katrina serves as a lucky charm has wished her a speedy recovery. He said that the entire De Dana Dan team was missing her during the promotional events and wanted her to quickly recover and be back in action. This will be their fifth movie in a lead role after Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye, Namastey London, Welcome and Singh Is Kinng. The Priyadarshan directed De Dana Dan also stars Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty and Neha Dhupia.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Deepika Padukone in Krrish sequel ?

Currently Bollywood is going through an era of sequels, so why should the Roshan's stay back?

The recent buzz around town is that Rakesh Roshan has started to map out the sequel to Krrish.

The venture is anticipated to hit the silver screen in about 9 months time.

The male lead will obviously be played by the super hot, Hrithik Roshan.

However, the female lead of this sequel is still in jeopardy. In Krrish we saw Priyanka Chopra romancing around with Jr. Roshan  however.

This time around Piggy Chops is not being considered. In fact, Rakesh Roshan is considering.

Om Shanti Om fame, Deepika Padukone to play the female lead. Furthermore, if sources have it true, Sr. Roshan is planning.

On making Hrithik's character a bit gray especially after seeing Hrithik's mesmerizing performance in Dhoom 2.

I'm extremely happy to be Priyanka and Katrina's mentor: Akshay Kumar

He worked with them when they were new to the film industry and gave back-to-back hits.

But Akshay Kumar refuses to take credit for Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra's success.

The actor says he will always lend a helping hand to newcomers if they need it.

"I am extremely happy to be their (Katrina and Priyanka) mentor but then they are free agents. They owe nothing to any one.

They got where they are because they are talented. I saw it in them and that's why I wanted to work with them.

I am no guru, " Akshay told in an interview. "I don't make it a hobby to help heroines. I wait and I watch and I will of course be there to guide any damsel in distress.

Katrina Kaif in Farah's Next?

The fact that Farah Khan has signed Akshay Kumar instead of her favorite friend and actor Shah Rukh Khan in her next film "Tees Maar Khan" surprised many in and outside of Bollywood.

However, the fact that Farah wants to cast the ever gorgeous Katrina Kaif opposite Akshay comes as no surprise!

Akshay-Katrina, a sizzling couple onscreen, have their fans counting in the thousands!  This couple is currently the most super hit and  sought  couple in Bollywood.

Every filmmaker wants to work with them, and Farah is no exception. The rumor is that Farah wanted to work with Katrina since a long time.

As the matter of the fact, she had Kat in mind while getting the script of "Happy New Year" ready, but due to SRK-Salman clashes, she was a bit apprehensive to sign Kat for her film.

The news is that now Farah wants to sign the gorgeous Katrina for "Tees Mar Khan" opposite Akshay.

Kurbaan' fails to impress audiences

The entire film industry is in a state of shock. Believe me, I was inundated with calls from reputed film-makers and distributors, all wanting to know one thing: Why didn't ‘Kurbaan’ fetch an initial?‘Kurbaan’ had everything going in its favour... Karan Johar has.An impeccable track record as a film-maker.
Every film produced by Karan has had a potent start at the ticket window. Saif Ali Khan's status, after ‘Love Aaj Kal’, has been at an all-time high.  The Saif - Kareena combo had hit headlines since the time they made their relationship public.

The combo looked great.  UTV, the global distributors of ‘Kurbaan’, had promoted the film extensively. Solo release status. ‘Kurbaan’ had no major opposition to contend with. Naturally, everyone expected ‘Kurbaan’ to start with a bang for the above-mentioned five reasons.

But the opening weekend numbers were shockingly low. Despite glowing reviews from critics who matter, ‘Kurbaan’ showed no signs of pick up after a weak Friday. So what went wrong? A section of the industr feels that moviegoers aren't interested in watching serious/intense stories.

Shilpa and Raj's grand reception rocks

Shilpa Shetty now Shilpa Kundra and Raj Kundra threw a lavish reception for their guests at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai on Tuesday evening.

The who's who of Bollywood was present on the occasion to wish the newly married couple.

There was a huge buzz in the banquet hall when she Shilpa and Raj arrived hand in hand.

Shilpa donned a golden outfit designed by Tarun Tahiliani and with matching jewellery is from Anmol jewels. Raj Kundra sported a impressive black Sherwani.

The impressive guest list included Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri.

Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Roshan, Rani Mukherjee, Fardeen Khan, Vivek Oberoi.

Sameera Reddy, Amisha Patel, Kangana Ranaut, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar, Vivek Oberoi, Govinda, Rekha and Jaya Pradha among others.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Genelia to pair with Dhanush

After the success of her Telugu movie Ready, Genelia D'Souza is back to Kollywood again. This time she is doing the Tamil remake of her Telugu hit movie Ready opposite to Dhanush. Genelia seems to be much excited about the film and says that she is happy to do the Tamil version too.


Genelia expect the same result for this attempt too. Earlier she got noticed with her Tamil movie Boys. So she hope that her Tamil fans will accept her the same way they did earlier. She guarantees that it won't be a monotonous performance of her. Actor Ram played opposite to her in Telugu.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Katrina, Deepika, SRK win Cosmopolitan award

The famous Cosmopoliton magazine celebrated the success of some of India's most renowned names by rewarding them with 'The Fun, Fearless, Female' awards on Friday evening.

Bollywood's leading actresses Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor were rewarded for their contribution towards Indian cinema and setting an example for upcoming stars.

Shah Rukh Khan also won the Fun Fearless female all time favourite star of the year while Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol were awarded for upcoming talents of the year.

Salman Khan parts ways with director David Dhawan

Mumbai: Once touted as best friends, Salman Khan and David Dhawan seem to have hit a rough patch. The director actor duo, Salman and David, who in the past have belted several hits like 'Partner', 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi', 'Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge', 'Biwi No 1' and 'Judwaa', have now turned bitter enemies and it’s all owing to Sallu’s inexplicable mood swings.

Even though David Dhawan has given Salman some of the biggest hits of his career, the actor has doubts about his directorial skills as he recently single handedly got him sacked from an esteemed project.

Buzz has it that producer Sajid Nadiadwala was all set to bring David Dhawan on board to direct the remake of the South film Kick, titled Sanki in Hindi, till Salman intervened. The actor reportedly refused to work in the flick if Dhawan was to hold the directorial reins.

Farah Khan is set to sign Katrina Kaif for Tees Maar Khan

After signing SRK's dushman Akshay Kumar for Tees Maar Khan ('Farah rocks the Khan boat'; November 18, HiTLIST), Farah Khan is all set to sign SRK's other enemy Salman Khan's girlfriend Katrina Kaif opposite Akki in the same film.

This comes as yet another blow to the now more or less fragile relationship between Shah Rukh and Farah.


Katrina Barbie Hits the Stores Next Month

Katrina Kaif is getting excited at the news that the long-awaited Katrina Barbie will ready next month. It will be the first Barbie based upon a Bollywood movie personality.

"I was flattered when I heard this news," she said, "I think this is the best way to get connected to the fans and kids." The doll is a commemorative product to celebrate Barbie's 50th year.

Katrina appears to be focussing on the younger end of her fan base at the moment as she has also agreed to record an album of nursery rhymes in Hindi for A R Rahman.

With Rahman's wizardry, the simple chants she is expecting to perform could turn into something special. "Though I like taking up challenging jobs, this assignment is a bit difficult for me.

As I have never sung in Hindi before," she explained, "Singing in English would have been a bit easier, but I don't let problems bother me."

Akshay Kumar foregoes fees for Karate show

In his endeavour to spread awareness about Karate and Martial Arts in general, Akshay Kumar has let go of at least a few lakhs for a TV show.

A special 'making' segment has been created for the Karate Championship sponsored by him. However, the actor didn't talk commercials when the channel expressed its desire to air it.

Says a source attached to the channel Colors that would be airing the program titled 'Akshay Kumar Invitational Karate Event'.

Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi in London

Reports of an affair between Lara Dutta and tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi have been doing the rounds for some time now.

Lara, who recently split from Dino Morea, has been dismissing the link-up as rubbish.

Saying Mahesh’s celebrity management company handles her portfolio and this is the only connection she has with him.

Mahesh has also denied the relationship though his marriage to model Shveta Jaikishan is said to be on the rocks.

However, Lara and Mahesh have now been spotted in London. They have checked into JW Marriott hotel and are reportedly staying in the same suite.

We do not know the reason of their visit to London, but the couple will be staying in the city until Sunday.

Did Bipasha lie about her role?

BIPASHA BASU MAY scream from the rooftops that it was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s insecurity that got her ousted from Ravana but industry insiders are refusing to believe her

In fact, a source tells us that Bipasha was never considered to be a part of Ravana, in the first place.

Director Mani Ratnam likes having item numbers in his movies - like he did in Dil Se (Chaiya Chaiya) and in Guru (Maiya Maiya) and was toying with.

The idea of having something similar in Ravana as well.   Sources from the set of the film say Mani was planning to introduce the character of Mandodari, Ravana’s beautiful wife into the film.


Shahid and Vidya clash

Expect some fireworks at the very beginning of the year as festivities and celebrations continue from New Year celebrations to the entire month of January.

There are number of movies lined up for release with massive battle in.

The happening ever since Karan Johar announced 12th January.


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Paa Amitabh is an incredible human being - Aishwarya



The Bachchans just can’t ask for a better bahu than Aishwarya Bachchan. The former Miss World has been totally committed to the Bachchan family besides shooting films and commercials without break. She is equally excited about the Family banner ABCL’s Paa, though she is not part of the cast.

The fact is that she is supporting the film by taking up the responsibility as its marketing head. This is her way of reviving the family banner, which went bankrupt a few years ago following a series of flops and incurring a huge loss from organizing the Miss World contest in Bangalore in 1998.


Shilpa and Raj will dance on Akshay's song

Shilpa and her family left for Khandala for the wedding and other ceremonies on Thursday evening. The sangeet ceremony will be held on 21st November’s night at  Shilpa’s friend and business partner Kiran Bawa’s farm house in Khandala.

Sources inform us that Shilpa and Raj dance to Teri Ore song from Singh is Kinng which was picturised on Shilpa’s ex boyfriend Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.

Sources further add that Shilpa’s family will perform a comedy skit in which they will imitate members of Raj’s family and then dance to Aahun Aahun from Love Aaj Kal.

Choreographer Ganesh Hegde has choreographed all dance sequences and family members have rehearsed for it rigorously. Mood of the Sangeet and mehandi.


Genelia D'Souza, John Abraham starring 'Hook Ya Crook' scheduled for summer release

David Dhawan helmed thriller Hook Ya Crook, starring John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza and Shreyas Talpade, will wrap up by December and is slated for 2010 summer release.

The Rensil D'Silva penned film has been in the news since 2006 and began filming in early 2009. It is stuck over dates from some of the top Indian cricketers.

Cricket is an important part of the film's jail based story. The inmates play a match with the top Indian cricket players.

Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, features in the film.  Dhawan says there is only about 10 days of shooting left which is expected to be completed in the month of December.

Post production on the film is in progress alongside. As to why the film took so long, Dhawans says:

John had fractured his foot during a crucial cricket scene when the ball hit his right foot and left him out of action for a month.

David Dhawan got busy with completion of his recent release Do Knot Disturb starring Govinda and Sushmita Sen.


Vidya Balan mouths vulgar gaaliyaan

Think of Vidya Balan and the first thing that comes to mind is the picture of.

This demure, elegant, well-behaved, eloquent woman who would never use foul language for anyone, even for foes.

And now imagine her discomfort when she had to mouth.

The choicest of desi expletives for her role of a rural girl in the upcoming movie Ishqiya.
“Oh! I was very apprehensive while using those slangs. I have never used them in my real life but I had to because the script demanded. When you will see this movie, you will understand that it is justified. The movie belongs to a certain terrain where slangs are part of their lingo,” Vidya is quoted to have said in an interview.


Barbie Katrina Kaif coming to India soon

It seems the Barbie war is going to the next level as the vivacious beauty Katrina Kaif is finally getting the honour of being the one.

The toy brand Mattel has decided to design a Barbie with Katrina’s face as a mark of celebration of their 50th year.

Recently on the honour for the same, Katrina was on cloud nine as she said, “I’m flattered when I heard this news.

I think this is the best way to get connected to the fans and kids.” The dolls will be launched in the stores by December this year but the actress won’t be able to see.

The procedure of the making as she is busy finishing her other commitments. “Every girl has grown up playing with Barbie dolls, and so have I. It feels great”, adds Kaif.

Aishwarya Bachchan was first approached with the same offer but due to her other commitments she could not take it. Katrina will be the 1st Indian celebrity to be designed as a Barbie doll and sure everyone is eagerly waiting for these dolls to hit the stores.

Friday, November 20, 2009

It is a wonder I am still getting offers: Amitabh Bachchan

Age is no bar for Amitabh Bachchan. From television to films to endorsements, he is doing everything - and that keeps the 67-year-old megastar busier than his younger colleagues.

"I do wish to do films and, yes, there are interesting offers, which I shall consider. And, no, it shall not be one film a year. I am not that big or important to make such decisions. It is a wonder that I am getting any offers at all," Amitabh, who will seen in a unique role in Paa, said.

"I do not know if I am still going strong, but, yes, I'm alive and I exist. I'm grateful for the jobs that I get and am thankful I'm given opportunity for work," he said.
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Sushmita Sen ready to be a mother again!

Ex-Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen who just turned 34 is planning to adopt another baby most likely a girl. According to sources, the hot actress had been visiting an adoption centre recently to look for a baby girl and was also seen shopping for cute baby clothes on

Linking Road.The source adds, "Sush wants to complete her family with another child, preferably female. She has already made inquiries and begun visiting such centres. The actress is keen that she adopts another baby soon."

Sushmita adopted a girl child in 2000 who was not in the best of her health. She named her Renee and thus became Bollywood’s first single mom!

The unconventional actress has a few key projects lined up; Dulha Mil Gaya starring Shahrukh Khan and Gulel with Ajay Devgn. It remains to be seen if these big banners will help Sush regain her lost glory!

Katrina Kaif - 'My prem kahani is adhura'


Katrina Kaif says she has yet to find the person from whom she will not look any further.

Is that a categorical declaration that she and Salman Khan are not an item? Asked to comment on her own 'prem kahani,' Katrina told TOI:

"My prem kahani is adhura, incomplete. One can't define one's prem kahani until one comes to the end of it.

The end is when you know that you don't need to look any further from the person. That person should be the be all and end all."

Katrina and Salman Khan may not be an item any more but she has his back. The 25-year-old Bollywood star justified Salman's.

Animosity with Vivek Oberoi saying what Vivek "said and did with Salman was wrong."

She reiterated that she will not work with Vivek.  "If somebody hasn't done anything wrong, in my opinion, I'd still let them be colleagues with me. But what Vivek did was genuinely wrong. "

Bollywoods seductress - Sushmita Sen

She was eighteen when the svelte, sexy Sushmita Sen walked the ramp for the first time and walked straight into.

The hearts of millions who were smitten by this `sure of herself` little gurl. She bagged the 1994 Miss Universe, becoming the first woman from India to win the title.

The dusky dame has gone through a series of crests and troughs in her Bollywood career. Here’s looking at her ‘not so beautiful` journey in tinsel town.

Sushmita Sen won the recognition one needs to enter the glam world but suddenly disappeared from the universe.

We heard that she had launched her clothes line in New York, but nothing much came of it. She returned to India after two years with.

A Bollywood flick, Dastak. The flick bombed at the box office but the Jadoo Bhari Aankhein Waali managed to steal hearts.

Her next attempt, Zor, will only be remembered for her dance number Main Kudi Anjaani Ho . With two Bollywood flops and one Tamil hit, Ratchagan, down South, it was about time Sushmita did some substantial role to leave a greater impact on the audiences.

This time around, the hot goddess danced her way into hearts with her hot number Dilbar Dilbar , from Sirf Tum where she played a sexy seductress and an item number in Fiza, Mehboob Mere , which made for a drooling watch. Her Chunri Chunri act in Biwi No 1. also made waves and won her several awards.

This was undoubtedly the high in Sush’s career. Offers came her way, big banners, great directors, but all failed and Sushmita was forgotten. Her career as an actress wasn’t working. After a lull, Sush returned, this time in a celebrity mother avatar.

Sushmita adopted a girl child in 2000 who was not in the best of her health. She named her Renee and thus became Bollywood’s first single mom! If anything, this only made her image grow hotter and made people notice.

But, with Sush around, could controversies be far behind? Her ‘alleged’ relationship with industrialist Anil Ambani made headlines in tinsleville. Sush hogged the limelight more for the men in her life than for her movies. It started with Vikram Bhatt, Sanjay Narang, Bunty Sachdev, Randeep Hooda, Manav Menon and the list never ended. Sushmita tried her hand at a variety of roles.

Priyanka's 7 husband deal to be EK BATTA SAAT?

From the last week or so we have been hearing about Priyanka Chopra's next film with Vishal Bhardwaj after their super teaming in KAMINEY. We have also been given a 'proposed' title SEVEN for the film that has seven husbands for the former Miss World and top Bollywood actress! So what is the actual deal?


As per sources, after having essayed twelve different roles opposite Harman Baweja in Ashotosh Gowariker's WHAT'S YOUR RAASHEE? it is indeed true that Priyanka Chopra is all set to play a woman with seven husband in Vishal Bhardwaj's next project.

The maverick director has met a number of actors and one of them is Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, for essaying the role of one of the seven husbands!  However, the title of the proposed project is not SEVEN but is likely to be EK BATTA SAAT.

Madhuri Dixit bags role of Indira Gandhi in cross-over film

The successful lead actress had returned to Bollywood after marriage and motherhood in the film Aaja Nachle in 2007.Although the film did’nt do quite well currently Madhuri Dixit has a valid reason to be on cloud nine.


She has been chosen to portray Indira Gandhi in a cross-over film that will feature Hollywood actors of great repute such as Tommy Lee Jones and Tom Hanks. Other Bollywood faces that will feature in the film include Nana Patekar and Dharmendra . In addition Abhay Deol will also be seen alongside stalwarts. The film is being produce by production banner Movie Moghuls belonging to Krishna Shah.

Un-Indian' Bollywood promo sparks protests


Promotional posters for a new Bollywood thriller, showing leading actress Kareena Kapoor from behind and apparently naked from the waist up, have got some people's backs up in India.

"Kurbaan" (Sacrifice) hits screens in India and more than 25 countries around the world on Friday.

And has attracted intense interest because Kapoor and leading man Saif Ali Khan are a couple in real life.
But the Shiv Sena, a hardline Hindu nationalist group, have called the poster and the love scene from which it was taken an affront to Indian values.

Activists ripped down posters near the actress's home in north Mumbai and even painted a sari onto her image on one roadside ad, local newspaper reports said. Last month, Shiv Sena offshoot the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) complained about references to Bombay in the comedy "Wake Up Sid", which was also produced by filmmaker Karan Johar.

The Shiv Sena, which like the MNS claims to champion the rights of local people and the Marathi language, changed the name of the city to Mumbai when they held power in the Maharashtra state government in the mid-1990s.

"Kurbaan", which Indian censors have given an adults only or "A" rating because of its partial nudity, is a romantic thriller set against the backdrop of global terror. Kapoor plays a university teacher who moves to New York and meets a professor, played by Khan, 39, whose father, Mansoor Ali Khan, the Nawab (Muslim prince) of Pataudi captained India's cricketers in the 1960s.

In the wake of the protests, the original newspaper advertisements and billboards have been largely replaced with a less provocative image for conservative India. A more demure Kapoor -- who has also raised eyebrows for living with Khan without being married -- is now seen wearing a headscarf. Khan remains bare-chested but in soft focus, with a bloody flesh wound on his torso.

Director Rensil D'Silva said: "The film talks about politics and the impact of Islam on Western countries. At the same time I would say it has romance and thrill elements too." He also said he had no hesitation about picking Kapoor and Khan, who are considered among Bollywood's hottest couples and who have been dubbed "Saifeena" by India's entertainment press.

"I took them because they fitted the roles. You will see the film and believe it because they have incredible on screen chemistry," D'Silva added. Kapoor, 29, told English-language daily The Hindustan Times last week that it was inevitable that the love scene would set tongues wagging.

Katrina Kaif, the next Miami girl

Katrina Kaif replaces Priyanka Chopra in Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana sequel starring Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham, reports Filmfare. Dostana 2 will be Katrina's second film with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, and with co-star John Abraham, after the 2009 release of New York.


Priyanka Chopra and Bobby Deol were shown ending up as a happy couple in Dostana so the gay duo, John and Abhishek, move on to a new girl. The film will additionally star Ritesh Deshmukh and Shreyas Talpade.

The Dostana team celebrated the film's anniversary on November 13. They congratulated each other over Twitter with Tarun tweeting: Here's to dostana and looking forward to rocking it again... Dostana 2.. Here we come!!

Filming for the sequel will begin in April 2010. In the meanwhile Katrina Kaif's look-alike Barbie doll has arrived in India attired in a similar pink dress that Kaif wore on ramp during the Lakme Fashion Week celebrating 50th birthday of Barbie. A product of Mattel Toys, the Katrina Barbie is not for sale.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Shilpa Shetty at Siddhivinayak

Shilpa Shetty visited Siddhivinayak temple early this morning, with fiance Raj Kundra and sister Shamita Shetty.

Shilpa's sister, Shamita Shetty who called it quits with Bigg Boss 3 to be a part of this wedding was seen accompanying her sister and Raj Kundra.

The trio was spotted by MIDDAY Correspondent Satyajit Desai at the temple.

With the wedding date, 22 November being just around the corner, the family is all in prayers for a blissful ceremony.

No nude shoot for Amrita Rao

Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) disrupted an ongoing photo shoot featuring Bollywood actress Amrita Rao because they thought it to be a vulgar one. The incident occurred when Amrita was in the midst of a photo-shoot for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). MNS activists stormed the sets and disrupted the shoot as they were informed that the Ishq Vishk actress was posing semi-nude.


Amrita later revealed it was scary incident to see a group of men barge onto the sets armed with bamboo sticks and create a scene. The crew members had to calm the MNS men explaining them the noble concept behind the shoot. The MNS members were convinced that the shoot was for charity once they saw that Amrita Rao was fully dressed. The team carried on with the shoot once the MSN activist left the set.

Salman Khan slapped in a party!


Oh god darlings, Juicy Mausi was so shocked to see what happened

Did I not mention before that Salman Khan is the perfect gentleman? The boy is so... and I'm at a loss of words here (which doesn't happen to Juicy Mausi often), perfect, levelheaded, manly!

Now, just the other day, my friend had called me to check put this fashion show in Delhi. Of course I couldn't refuse. I joined her at the party afterwards. And then is when this incident happened.

All of a sudden I could hear this loud female voice at the entrance so, well, my need for 'knowledge' pulled me towards it. So there I see this super spoilt daughter of this rich industrialist, needless to say, DRUNK...sozzled, trying to get inside the private party.

She just kept screaming about her connections. My, my, Juicy Mausi was so disgusted! Little girls should just bother about their boyfriends or maybe their nails... not THIS!

And then the girl, Monika, started calling Sush some rude names. Of course the former Miss Universe was there for the party. It's her home town after all. Salman who had followed Sohail Khan out to stop this hullaballoo, obviously lost his temper at this. And asked the girl to leave. Quite politely, if you ask me. And then...

The girl Monika SLAPPED Salman. My eyes popped out, I almost lost my coloured soft lenses and I'm sure my mouth had stayed open for longer than it needed to suck in fresh air.

I all of a sudden realised what Botox would feel like. No darlings, I'm not kidding. My facial muscles felt so stiff. Nothing moved. Then Salman spoke. I a cooland controlled voice he asked the guards to take the girl away.

And now, people, my respect for this man has just gone up a few notches.

Katrina turns singer


Self-proclaimed bathroom singer Katrina Kaif is all set to sing professionally...and that too for composer AR Rahman.

The album in question is the Rahman-composed children's album of nursery rhymes and inspirational songs that  the composer will  release early next year.

Initially, Katrina was only supposed to be part of  the music video but  now after watching her progress at the box-office, Katrina has been asked  to  sing  a few songs in the album. It was initially suggested that Katrina  sing  Rahman's compositions in English but now she  will be seen singing in Hindi. This despite the fact that she has a heavy British accent and is just beginning to learn Hindi.

Katrina says, "Why not? I'm always game for new challenges. Singing  in itself was a challenge because I've never sung  professionally. Singing in English would've been a convenient challenge. But I'd rather take the uncomfortable  route. So why not me singing in Hindi?"

For someone who couldn't  speak a line of Hindi when she came entered Bollywood Katrina sure has come a long way.

She adds,  "Somewhere down the  line, I got tired  of  people commenting on  my Hindi. I  guess  I've been working hard  on it."

As  Katrina  gears  up to sing  for AR Rahman she has  already started practicing. Hard.

Ranbir and Kat's same-pinch game!


Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif were surprisingly sharing similarities with the other crew members in the success party of Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani.

Sneha Taurani was wearing the same dress as Katrina. When she was question if it was plannedSneha replied, "That you'll have to ask Katrina."

And ask Katrina we did. Katrina playfully replied, "Yes, me and Sneha Taurani had co-ordinated to wear the same dress so we can be matching-matching!"

On the other hand Ranbir sported a pair of specs very much like the one director Rajkumar Santoshi wears. When we asked about Ranbir said, "Yes, I just stole it from from Santoshiji's cupboard yesterday (laughs)." Putting jokes aside he gave a logical reply saying, "I haven't slept properly for the past three days. So you see these are to camouflage them."

When we mentioned Ranbir's jokey reply to Rajkumar Santoshi he too sportily replied, "Abhi le liya hoga cupboard mein se kabhi kya pata. (He must've taken it sometime. Who knows?)"


Do we have to mention that the event was an absolute blast?!

Farah takes revenge, dumps Shahrukh

Here is the shocker of the year! The leading actor of director Farah Khan's next film is not Shahrukh Khan. It is Akshay Kumar. Titled Tees Maar Khan (TMK), the film is a joint production between the actor's Hari Om Productions and her company (owned jointly with husband Shirish Kunder) Three's Company.

Buzz up!
This casting is interesting because Farah is Shahrukh's rakhi sister and Akshay is his arch-rival. Both her previous films had her mooh-bola-bhai in lead roles. Her third film, Happy New Year was to feature him too but he kept sending her back to the writing boards as he wasn't happy with it. When it became clear that in 2010, SRK would finish Ra1 and Don, she dropped the project and approached Akshay for TMK.


And though Farah and Shahrukh are not working together, she remains very fond of him. Apparently, she met SRK yesterday at Mannat to apprise him of the latest developments of her film and to let him know that Akshay was her lead hero before Shahrukh heard it from anyone else.

Aishwarya Rai to Katrina Kaif: Barbie to hit the stores in December’09…

This bollywood babe is adding more and more feathers in her cap each passing day it seems! And this time it is the honor of being Barbie.

Well…we are not talking of her new movie where she plays Barbie dolls, but the toy brand Mattel has decided to design a Barbie with Katrina’s face as a mark of celebration of their 50th year. This is a great honor for Katrina who says she was flattered when she heard the news. She added it is always good to be related to the fansand kids like this.

The dolls will be in stores by December’09 and we can’t wait enough to welcome Kaif as the famous doll avatar. Kaif, sadly though, had no time to see the progress of the designs as she had been busy with her new releases lately; though she is eagerly waiting to see the doll as soon as she is back.

As a matter of fact, Mattel approached Aishwarya Rai Bachchan first, but she declined the offer due to lack of time. Good for Kaif, she was approached next who lapped up the opportunity. “Every girl has grown up playing withBarbie dolls, and so have I. It feels great”, says Katrina.

Katrina is the 1st Indian celebrity to be designed as a Barbie doll. The kids, and the adults too, love her so much so that she is the face of the international doll. You are welcome anytime Katrina, we are keen to see you as the pretty doll. Can’t wait much to see your dolls in Dec’09…

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Amrita keeps her cool

Recently while Amrita Rao was shooting for a campaign for an animal welfare group, her shoot was disrupted by some acvtivists.

They were told that Amrita was shooting for a controversial shoot. But when they came to the shoot, they found out that Amrita was decently dressed.
They profusely apologised to the actress, and told her how they loved her in Vivaah and Welcome To Sajjanpur.
Amrita ensured that her driver got them lunch from a restaurant close-by and she even signed autographs for them. Now, we know why everyone loves Amrita.

Vidya and Shahid not to work together anymore

off-screen scene between Shahid and Vidya seems to be over.

In her recent interview, Vidya opened up about her relationship with Shahid and hinted that at one time the two were dating but the things went wrong and now the two will not be seen together again neither in real life nor in the screen.

The total things turned when Shahid Kapoor made some caustic comments about the actress and for very obvious reason she couldn’t relish it.She says, “Till ‘Kismat Connection’, everything was going well for me and then suddenly … I looked unhappy. I was exuding a certain amount of unhappiness.”

She further said, “If someone, who matters to you talks you down, it can break you. That someone whose approval mattered to me started to constantly find faults with me. It started reflecting on me. At that point of time, it was important to walk away from that relationship. I don’t want to take his name.”

The actress when asked, whether she will be working with Shahid, she said that there are other fishes in the sea and if someone one does not want to work with her its completely his loss.

Bipasha shocks Vidya, ends cold war with a hug!

Bipasha Basu and Vidya Balan, the warring actresses have ended their battle. The cold war that was on between themended in 'All The Best’ party at a five-star hotel, where Bipasha went up to Vidya and hugged her.

The cold war began after rumours of John Abraham’s chemistry with Vidya Balan on the sets of Salaam–e-Ishq came out in 2007. It is said that despite Nikhil Advani calling a cut for a romantic scene under a dupatta, John and Vidya continued to remain inside the dupatta for at least a minute before coming out of it.

Apparently, Bipasha was so furious that she asked John to never work with Vidya again. This time however, Bipasha decided to forgive and forget as she patched up with the actress.

According to the buzz, when Vidya came to the party, she was given a warm welcome by Bips. During a discussion with the cast and crew of the film, Vidya was informed that she was the original choice for Bips role in the flick. Post chatting up with the crew, Bips came to greet Vidya and surprised everyone.

Confirming the story, a source told a news daily, "Bipasha just went up to Vidya and hugged her. Later, John too spoke to Vidya."

Talking about Vidya, Bips told the news daily, "I never had any problem with Vidya. Many ridiculous stories are printed every day in the media. I don't change my attitude towards people according to them."

However, Vidya chose to remain mum about the issue.

Ranbir Kapoor tipped as Bollywood's next superstar


For years, Amitabh Bachchan and the three Khans Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman have been Bollywood's leading male actors.

But a new man now looks set to join them. Ranbir Kapoor has received rave reviews for his latest film, "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani"

(An Amazing Story Of Strange Love), and is tipped by colleagues and critics to follow his grandfather and father to acting super-stardom.

"Ranbir has all the makings of a superstar," said the film's director, Rajkumar Santoshi.

"He is multi-talented and good-looking, too. He can carry humorous as well as serious roles with quite an ease."

Katrina Kaif bowled over by Parisian romance

A French film has caught the fancy of Bollywood stunner Katrina Kaif so much that she’s turning into.

A producer to remake that film in Hindi and star in it. While Katrina has been keeping tightlipped about the film.

The buzz in the industry is that the flick is the successful 2002 French film ‘He Love Me…

He Loves Me Not’, starring the popular French actress Audrey Tautou (of ‘Amelie’ fame) and Samuel Le Bihan in main roles.



‘He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not’ is a love story told from two different perspectives.

One of a girl who loves a married man but can’t get his full commitment; the other of.

The man who loves his wife but gets embroiled in a crime after a series of misunderstandings.

Deepika's new boy friend


Post Ranbir, Deepika has become a free bird. She has all the freedom in the world to choose a new boy friend. It was only last week that one had predicted that.

She is going back to Dhoni, but apparently that is not the case. Dhoni does not seem to be in the picture. It is old fame Yuvraj who is the hot favorite.

Deepika and Yuvraj have always been friends even when the Deepika-Ranbir courtship was on, but it is only now that this friendship is taking the shape of love.

Though the new pair is not flaunting off their new found love openly as yet, those who have seen the two together claim that the chemistry is going great guns!

Shahid-Priyanka in same hotel after break-up

Shortly after their break-up, Chopra and Kapoor find themselves sharing the same hotel in Bangkok. Time heals. Also space. Recently separated couple Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra would've liked distance between them to get over the initial awkward period right after the break-up. When Shahid Kapoor went away to shoot for Yash Raj's untitled next in Bangkok, it seemed like a perfect plan. But that wasn't to be.

Priyanka knew she was to go to Bangkok too, a week later but to her horror, she found herself at the same hotel as her ex-boyfriend. And to make matters more complicated, Shahid is shooting with Anushka Sharma, who he is now being linked with. While Shahid has been shooting in Bangkok for over a week, Priyanka and Ranbir left for the city last night.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Bipasha Basu hugs Vidya Balan to break the ice

Mumbai: Bipasha Basu is in a forgiving mood! After snubbing Vidya Balan over her overt proximity with John Abraham that was duly highlighted by media, Bipasha has decided to forgive and forget as she patched up with the actress. Going the extra mile, Bips stunned all as she extended the olive branch to Vidya.

The bong bombshell, who is quite a tough nut to crack, made an exception for Vidya by making the first move to break the ice. The miracle took place at a party to celebrate the success of ‘All The Best’.

According to sources, when Vidya came to the party, she was given a warm welcome by Bips. During a discussion with the cast and crew of the film, Vidya was informed that she was the original choice for Bips role in the flick. Post chatting up with the crew, Bips came to greet Vidya and to everyone surprise gave her a big hug.

And if that was not surprise Vidya enough, Bips went ahead to chat up with the actress sporting a big smile all along.

Confirming the story, a source told a news daily, "Bipasha just went up to Vidya and hugged her. Later, John too spoke to Vidya."

Talking about Vidya, Bips told the news daily, "I never had any problem with Vidya. Many ridiculous stories are printed every day in the media. I don`t change my attitude towards people according to them."

VEER with DE DANA DAN for Eid 2!


Quite often when a big film hits the screens, one of the main attractions are the trailers that it carries. Naturally a major one attracts larger number of eyeballs and keeping that in mind it has been a very old trend in Bollywood to see another big film's trailer enclosed in the prints of the film that is releasing.

In keeping up with the trend, the trailor of Salman Khan's much awaited period drama, VEER, is included in the prints of Priyadarshan's comic caper DE DANA DAN, a Venus Film Presentation that will see a November 27th (Eid-ul-Azha) worldwide release.

This news comes as no surprise for those well versed with relationships in Bollywood. DE DANA DAN stars Salman Khan's dear friend Katrina Kaif and also another close colleague Akshay Kumar. Apart from that we all know that Salman shares a special relationship with Priyadarshan with whom he has done KYON KI, a performance that got Salman a lot of critical acclaim.

For all those Salman fans who were completely dissatisfied with his miniscule role in MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA this is good news and we can say that VEER is Salman's first big solo release after WANTED that is likely to hit the screens on 22nd January 2010.

Amitabh meets Aamir for Paa, 3 Idiots


It seems Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan are feeling butterflies in the stomach with the release dates of their respective films drawing near. The failure of big films like Blue, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna, Dil Bole Hadippa and others must have prompted the duo to discuss on the promotional activities of Paa and 3 Idiots.

“Aamir comes over tomorrow at my initiative to discuss a few promotional points for our respective films. It is always a joy to meet him and his mind. We have always spent time together discussing various topics of common interest and yes films is one of them. Lets see how things go. I shall be happy to keep you informed,” wrote Amitabh on his blog last Saturday.

Paa is releasing on December 4 while 3 Idiots is releasing on Christmas Day, December 25. The hype on the films has been so far so good. The first look of Paa has already hit the film lovers hard. Aamir was also in the news for releasing the audio album of 3 Idiots online and chatting to fans.

Let's wait and watch what promotional gimmick the superstars will come out with this time around!

Shahid Kapoor on the cover page of Cosmopolitan

Mumbai: Kaminey film star Shahid Kapoor is now gracing the cover page of Cosmopolitan’s Man Manual.

The November issue features the Bollywood heart throb in smart casual attire sporting a killer gaze.

With the success of his movie Kaminey, Shahid has become a rage among young women.

His well-sculpted body is the topic of envy of many men. But, women are just busy drooling over his looks.

Shahid will be soon seen in his father’s directorial debut Mausam.