Anil Kapoor cuts down on film assigments

Anil Kapoor has put his film career on hold. He starts shooting for his prestigious series 24. In the last six months he has said no to offers from Raj Kumar Santoshi, Rensil D'Silva, Yash Raj Films and Prabhu Deva.

Until then he is busy looking into what the tirelessly energetic actor describes as "family matters".

A little probing revealed that Anil is actually trying to set his son Harshvardhan's career plans in order. Harsh, the apple of the family's eye, has decided to become cinema savvy.

Anil is spending as much time as he can with Harshvardhan

Says Anil, "Yes, my priorities have changed. Now it's family time, my children and my brother and his family. Earlier I'd sacrifice the time and attention meant for my family for shooting with outside producers. Now my son needs me. My brother needs me. All these years he has been there for me. Now I'm there for him."

Anil feels he has been squandering too much time outside the family fold. "I've lately begun to change that. I recently went to the Olympics with my family. And it was a glorious experience. Sonam was supposed to accompany me to the Olympics. But she couldn't because of her work schedules. She is going through that busy phase that I've now run away from. To Sonam her work is top priority right now."

Anil is happily taking it easy on the work front. I've realized there's a life beyond the camera. I am taking time off from shooting to do things I had never done before. I regret missing out on family opportunities for shooting round-the-clock. I don't want to leave the pleasures of being there for my family for another time. I want to grab those opportunities now, even if that means missing out on plum roles. Work could wait."

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Bollywood News Sanjay-Manyata shoot for an ad together

Celebrity endorsements are a dime a dozen, but celebrity couples endorsing a product are few. Now joining the band wagon are Sanjay and Manyata Dutt who recently shot for jewellery major Gitanjali. In fact the couple shot for four different labels under the same brand name of Gitanjali.

The couple shot for the adverts on Sanjay's birthday July 29, for Gitanjali, Sangini, Rotary watches and Jewelsouk. With these adverts the couple joins the likes of Shah Rukh Khan -Gauri Khan, Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bachchan, Ajay Devgn-Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Raj Kundra-Shilpa Shetty who have shot for ads together.

The Rotary watches spot also features homage to Sanjay's mother late Nargis Dutt.

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Competition Commission rejects Devgn's plea

By now its common knowledge that Ajay Devgn had filed a complaint against Yash Raj Films (YRF) with the Competition Commission of India for using their dominant position in the Bollywood film market to deny Ajay Devgn Ffilms due,

for their November 13 Diwali release, Son Of Sardaar.

Now that latest is that the Competition Commission has rejected Devgn's plea on the ground that it doesn't have sufficient merit. The fair trade regulator has not found any violation of Section 3 of the Competition Act that relates to anti- competitive agreements.

Meanwhile commenting on this verdict, the official spokesperson of Ajay Devgn Ffilms said, "We are shocked by the rejection of our legitimate case by the CCI. We have approached the Appellate Tribunal against the order"

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Mani Shankar to shoot documentary on L K Advani

Filmmaker Mani Shankar's plans of a feature film on L K Advani are pending mainly because of the director's inability to find the correct actor for the part.

So, for now, Mani has opted for the next best alternative. He is all set to make a documentary on the BJP leader who, in many ways, defines the fast-evaporating breed of self-disciplined politicians.

The documentary will be based on the footage that Mani will shoot for a week with Advani beginning on 7 November which is the eve of Advani's 85th birthday.

Mani says, he will 'Blend into the fabric of the Advani household to see how the patriarch lives, eats, interacts with family friends admirers and colleagues.'

All this, with only a skeletal crew.

Says Mani, "If I have crew members sauntering all over the house the spontaneity of the endeavour would be lost. I don't want the rhythm of Advaniji's household to be broken. I just want to blend into the fabric of his family life, to look at him not as a filmmaker but as one individual trying to understand the amazing lifestyle of another."

Mani has already sought and got the permission of Advaniji's family to be a house guest.

"I will be like a member of the household. I will try to capture Advaniji as candidly as possible. The camera should disappear from between the audience and Advaniji" says Mani Shankar whose last feature film Knock Out about politicians stashing the nation's money in Swiss banks, made a lasting impression on Advaniji.

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Big B aids Vishal Bhardwaj's shoot in Gujarat

Vishal Bhardwaj says shooting his new film in Gujarat was a cakewalk, all thanks to the State's brand ambassador: Big B aka Amitabh Bachchan. In fact, the shooting nearly came to a halt when Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma were unceremoniously asked to leave an important location where most of the film was shot.

One phone call to the Big B and from him, to the powers-that-be solved what could have been a critical loss of time revenue and faith for the crew of Bharadwaj's Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola.

That Gujarat is turning out to be an alternate paradise for filmmakers in Mumbai, is proven by the increase in the number of films being shot in the State. Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Nikhil Advani are currently shooting their new films Ram Leela and D Day respectively, in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

One hears that Ajay Devgn and Vipul Shah are planning to buy land in Gujarat to build studios in the State.

Could these developments denoting Bollywood's movement towards Gujarat have something to do with the Big B, Amitabh Bachchan being the ambassador for Gujarat tourism?

It has now come to light that the Big B stepped in at a very critical moment to bail Vishal out of a crisis when the filmmaker was shooting on location in Rajkot, Gujarat.

Suddenly things started falling apart.

Says a source very close to the project, "Vishal had a certain kind of location in mind. He needed a particular haveli for Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola. He finally found it in Rajkot. Luckily for Vishal, the haveli was available for shooting. Everything was finalized. But then some suddenly, a government rule regarding relics and heritages came up, and the deal fell apart."

In a panic Vishal got in touch with the Big B.

Says our source, "Amitji and Vishal go back a long way. Vishal has been desirous of working with Amitji forever. And Amitji is a fan of Vishal's work. Vishal got in touch with Amitji about the haveli in Rajkot. One phone call is all it took from Amitji to get the haveli back into Vishal's shooting schedule. Vishal owes Amitji a big favour. If it wasn't for that haveli in Rajkot, Vishal's film would have been stuck."

Vishal Bhardwaj confirms, "Yes, Mr. Bachchan got us permission to shoot in the haveli. And not just that, the permission to shoot in Gujarat was obtained by him. Because of him we were treated like stars in Gujarat."

While this incident has definitely brought the Big B and the enterprising Bharadwaj together, we also hear that the two are most certainly getting together for a movie next year

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Sridevi injures her eye

Sridevi, who made a stunning comeback to films with Gauri Shinde's film English Vinglish, has been receiving accolades the world over for her performance. Though the actress is all set with her revived acting career, we hear that she recently suffered a minor setback due to an eye injury.

Apparently, the actress was putting her eye drops while simultaneously having her hair blow-dried, when the hairdresser's hand hit the actress' eye. Though the accident may sound a bit gruesome fortunately, the retina was spared, but a blood clot has formed in her eye.

Post a checkup, Sridevi has been advised to rest her injured eye till the clot recedes.

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Delhi Safari shortlisted for Best Animated Film at Oscars

Nikhil Advani's animation flick Delhi Safari, which released recently to rave reviews, has now added yet another feather in its cap. The English version of the film has been shortlisted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category for the 85th

Annual Academy Awards.

As of now, 21 animated films have been shortlisted for consideration out of which the final nominations will be decided. Some of the popular English films that Delhi Safari would be competing against to make the final cut include Brave, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Hotel Transylvania, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.

Delhi Safari got a lot of appreciation when it released in Hindi recently. While the Hindi version featured voices of Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Boman Irani and Urmila Matondkar, the English version of the film features the voices of Jason Alexander, Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Williams and Brad Garrett

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Akshay Kumar to endorse Signature whisky?

Looks like Akshay Kumar's latest offering OMG! Oh My God. has indeed taken not just the mortal world, but also the immortal world by storm. No wonder then, post the success of this film, Akki has become super active than ever before, not just on the films front... but also on the brand endorsements as well.

After having endorsed almost every product under the sun, OUR reliable sources say that Akshay Kumar is now all set to be brand ambassador of Signature whisky.

The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.

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Subhash Ghai signs Mithun Chakraborty for Kaanchi

After signing Rishi Kapoor to play the role of a villain in his next directorial venture Kaanchi, Showman of Bollywood- Subhash Ghai has now signed Mithun Chakraborty for a stellar role in the film.

"Mithun is one of the most talented actors of Indian Cine

ma but he has never played a character like the one he will be playing in Kaanchi. The way it has been conceived is extraordinary and he will enhance that. We can share details of this character only just before release and not now", said Subhash Ghai.

Kaanchi is a musical love story with music by Salim-Sulaiman and Ismail Darbar and lyrics by Irshad Kamil. The film is set to release in August 2013.

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Madhur Bhandarkar to direct film for T-Series

Indian music major T Series, which ventured into films a while back, is currently contemplating its next. The as yet untitled film, which will be produced by Bhushan Kumar's T Series, will have Madhur Bhandarkar as the director.

We spoke to Madhur who confirmed the same and said, "Yes I am making the film with Bhushan and T Series; however we will start that later. First I have a film lined up with UTV post which I will work on the film with Bhushan. As for the casting of the film we haven't even got the script ready yet, so it will be much later that we will reveal details of the film."

Rumours are that Emraan Hashmi will be playing the lead in the film. Reacting to the same, Bhushan Kumar said, "It's too early for me to comment about the film. As a producer, I am in talks with many actors, including Emraan. But I can't divulge anything right now."

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Alia Bhatt doesn’t mind locking lips on-screen!

Alia Bhatt, who’s popularity is growing rapidly after making her debut with Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year, says she doesn’t mind doing intimate scenes on-screen.
Alia is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, and though she doesn’t mind exposing, she also says only if the script requires.
The 19 year old said: “I don’t consider kissing a taboo. I won’t do it (expose) for the heck of it. If the script demands and it is justified.. will do it. Like in ‘Student of The Year’ I have worn a bikini. I was very comfortable doing that because it was required and it isn’t that I haven’t worn bikini in real life.”
Alia also follows all the films that are produced by the Bhatts, she says she like some but some are just crap. She said: “I love their (Vishesh Films’) films. But that doesn’t mean I love all their films. There are films that I don’t like and I tell them about it too but there are films that I love as well.”
But, Alia made a smart and safe decision by making her debut with Karan Johar’s SOTY. She said: “You can call it safe. Bhatt camp makes films that are different. At the end of the day, it is all about how convincing you are onscreen. Like Emraan Hashmi started with Vishesh Films and today he is a superstar.”

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The Face of The King: Shah Rukh Khan

They say dreams maketh a man. If one person has adequately proved the idiom to be totally correct, it is Shah Rukh Khan. From a nobody in the past to possibly the most recognizable face of Bollywood today, he has certainly come a long way. The story of his accession to the throne of Bollwyood has been discussed million times and is well-known. What is still intriguing is the manner in which he has influenced the face of Hindi Film Industry in a career spanning two decades. His contribution to the Indian cinema is what must be acknowledged on his birthday.
In a post-liberated India high on economic reforms, emerged an actor who could portray obsession with utter conviction and style. This contrasted with the orthodox presentation of heroes in Hindi movies in the past. It broke the set rules. Suddenly the negative attribute of a lead actor became the flavor of the season. Darr and Baazigar is where SRK challenged the norms of Hindi cinema. Although Anjaam failed but till then a bold statement had already been made by the future Baadshah of Bollwyood-SRK. Amidst all this,he could guarantee a heartfelt portrayal of a loser who would eventually emerge as the winner. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa remains one of the most effervescent performances of SRK in his career.
Then came the movie that changed the definitions of romance, imparted it a new meaning. The nation went in a tizzy as thousands flocked outside Cinema Halls to catch the now eternal love saga of Raj and Simran. DDLJ not only turned SRK into a formidable and bankable star but also made him the darling of the nation.This movie can be considered iconic as it merged the NRI sensibilities beautifully with the rootedness of Punjabi culture. It provided the nation with a new love anthem that would be unparalleled till date. Such is the sheer importance of it that as of today it is the benchmark for any modern love story. SRK’s romance with the female audience began then and is strong even today as DDLJ completed its 17 years.
SRK did many films thereafter, some great love sagas viz. KKHH, Kal Ho Na Ho, Veer Zaara, RNBDJ, classics like Swades and Chak De India, challenging roles like Rizwan Khan of My Name Is Khan. His next Jab Tak Hai Jaan is scheduled for a Diwali 2012 release. But the essence of being SRK is in his ever energetic self. He is like a kinetic energy particle that sometimes may hit the wrong mark but wherever it hits,it does make an everlasting impression. Beneath the flamboyant and confident exterior lies a child who still misses his parents and loves his family immensely. That marks his key to success.
One may not be exaggerating if one calls him India’s first true globally loved star who excites fans in Mumbai and Berlin alike. Hindi Cinema has lived an era of romance that got lost in 70’s and 80’s through his arms that spread wide open to embrace all the love and happiness around him. That he has done only romantic outings is also a myth. An obsessed lover, a man on vengeance spree, an inspirational coach ,a man suffering from Asperger Syndrome who wants to spread love and peace,a NRI scientist who returns back home after seeing the plight-SRK has done it all. The plethora of roles he has served is exceptional. But yes it is true his romantic avatar is what the world loves. His romance bears the signature of a classic playing the octave of an opera so soothing that the heart feels a solace in the woods of life. His on-screen charisma captivates the imaginations of his fans and treats them to myriad emotions. In many senses, he is the modern India’s true iconic star who has helped shape up Bollywood and furnishes changes in its evolutional trend from time to time.
Here is wishing the Superstar a great Birthday and thanking him for the love that he spreads through his movies. Have a great birthday King Khan (from the epiglottis)!

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To this day Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron remains a crazy film” – Subhash K Jha reviews this 1983 release

It was the year before Mrs India Gandhi was assassinated. The nation was not in the best of moods. There were raised voices and frayed tempers prevalent across the nation as corruption and intolerance reached an all-time high. Given the milieu Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron(JBDY) chose to laugh away the bruise…There is a sharp zaniness about JBDY which serves as a scathing antidote to the growing sense of collective dismay that the nation faced as extremism and inflation hit the nation hurling it towards damnation.
Many regard JBDY as the funniest Hindi film ever made. I am not too sure. I sense of deep somberness behind the giggles and guffaws. The plot about two out-of-work photographers named, hold your legal notices, Vinod Chopra(Naseruddin Shah) and Sudhir Mishra(Ravi Baswani) has episodes of acute hilarity and interludes of absolute anarchy. You know from the faustian flavour, the Shakespearean fervour and frenetic pacing, that there was an abundance of improvisation on the sets. You also know as you watch the film’s newly-restored edition, that the film was made on a shoe-string budget which afforded meager finesse, and practically no re-takes. Nope. Nothing can restore the frugality, austerity and begging-bowl crisis that the film had to face.
The actors had to literally survive by their instincts which could only take the narration this far and no further. Frequently the gags run out of steam and you can see the actors groping in a creative darkness to emerge with flashes of genuine inspiration. There are too many references and cross-references to politicians and scams. If you weren’t born back then when the film was first released, you are doomed.
The nexus between politics and journalism is brought out through a character named Shobha Sen(Bhakti Bharve) a hard-nosed newspaper editor who uses our two heroes to get an expose on a builder named Tarneja(Pankaj Kapoor) and his murky collaboration with a municipal officer named d’Mello(Satish Shah). D’Mello soon ends up as a corpse in a traveling coffin that leaves us chortling heartily or coughing uneasily, depending on how far we are willing to accept the opulent oeuvre of the outlandish and the outrageous that the film throws forward.
In one sequence we see the dead-drunk builder Ahuja(Om Puri) driving into the coffin carrying the dead d’Mello thinking it’s another vehicle. The sequence is funny only if you are hellbent on enjoying the goofiness of a grand high-school reunion fete bringing together grownup professionals who decide to “have fun” for one evening even if some of their actions make them look downright silly.
Check out the sequence where a time bomb is planted by Tarneja and his moronic assistant(Satish Kaushik) under the chairs of Bhakti Bharve, Naseer and Baswani…Or  the episode where Naseer and Kaushik speak on the phone to each other in the same room. The humour is so slapstick you laugh in sheer embarrassment.
In JDBY everyone is out to have fun. It’s a very boys kind of nudge-nudge-wink-wink fun where the brunt of the joke is the system that fosters and encourages corruption on every level. The characters discuss malpractices without shame or purdah. The cast is mainly masculine. The two women in the cast Bhakti Bharve and Neena Gupta behave like the boys.
Bharve’s hard-nosed journalist’s act is astonishingly unladylike for those times. She uses her “charms”(which are  entirely a subjective matter since she doesn’t appear overly seductive in any sense) to outwit her male adversaries and to make Vinod Chopra(Naseer) putty in her hands. In the end when Sudhir and Vinod are framed for scams which they had set out to expose Shobha Sen walks away from the duo leaving them to face the music. There is a unmentionable ‘b’ word for such exploitative women.
Among its many pioneering achievements—and that includes the legitimizing of goofy comedy as  political satire—is the use of the inspirational song ‘Hum honge kaamyaab’, a desi rendering of the song ‘We shall Overcome’, a protest song conceived for the African-American Civil Rights Movement. It went on to acquire a renewed popularity through its ironic usage in Kundan Shah’s film.
To this day Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron remains a crazy film, filled with madcap situations straight out of comedies from the Silent Era with a corpse rolling down Mumbai’s highways and time-bomb’s planted to kill the “good” blowing up in evil faces. The message is loud and clear: farce can fight a moral-political fascism.
Characters talk incessantly either about corruption or about being corrupt. We can see the downslide in the moral values in Indian politics and bureaucracy was already happening in a major way. Yes,Amitabh Bachchan had much reason to be angry. The Big B’s anti-establishment film Andha Kanoon rubbed shoulders with Govind Nihalani’s Ardh Satya during the same year that Kundan Shah’s comedy of  ‘eras’ made an impact.
Significantly this was also the year when the pre-Bachchan superstar Rajesh Khanna had his last spate of hits—Avtaar, Souten and Agar Tum Na Hote. Romance in cinema was dying. The angry brand of heroism was being favoured. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron is also an angry film. But the wrath of the common man is here seen in a mirthful mood. Laugher is taken to be the best medicine to fight injustice.
The film’s rightly celebrated climactic confusion on stage where the film’s characters mingle with the characters from the Mahabharat to create a poetic panic and  anarchy served well as a metaphor for the tangle that the country had created in its socio-political system months before Mrs Gandhi was killed.
Trivia:

• Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron was made at a meager budget. Naseeruddin Shah was the highest paid actor in the team. The budget was so low that the actors could not be served tea on location.
• Bhakti Bharve who played the ruthless scheming magazine editor is the wife of the late actor Shafi Inaamdar. Her character was partly based on Shobha De.
• Satish Shah had to play the dead character D’Mello in a coffin. Many regard his role to be the toughest role of the film.
• The climax where a staging of the Mahabharat is disrupted by the characters in the film has been used in any number of subsequent films, the most recent being Rumi Jaffrey’s Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai.
• Naseeruddin Shah was named after filmmakers Vinod Chopra, and Ravi Baswani after filmmaker Sudhir Mishra. Both Chopra and Mishra were married at certain points in time to Renu Saluja who edited this film. Vinod Chopra appeared as one of the characters in the stage version of the Mahabharat in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.
•  At the start of the film Kundan Shah is mentioned as one of the guests who are expected to attend the inauguration of Naseer and Baswani’s photo-studio.
• The park where Naseer and Ravi Baswani find d’Mello(Satish Shah) was named after one of Kundan Shah’s favourite filmmakers Michelangelo Antonioni.

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Why is Priyanka losing out on pals?

Priyanka Chopra's career is not exactly going great guns contrary to expectations. Is it because she has managed to make several enemies along the way.

Instead of feeling over the moon with the success of her last film Agneepath, looks like Priyanka Chopra has hardly anything to cheer about. In the past few months, PC has been attracting attention for all the wrong reasons. From her film, her friends and her love life, everything seems to be attracting controversies. So what has really forced a bunch of Bollywood biggies to sideline this leading lady? Read on...

Friends no more
They say Bollywood isn't really a place to make friends and these days, no one knows it better than PC. Her link-up with Shah Rukh Khan has cost her more than what she could have imagined. Ever since the SRK's Eid bash in 2011, the entire coterie of star wives has apparently kept away from Priyanka.

Mehr Rampal steps in 
Says a source, "Even at the bash she was confronted by Mehr Rampal about why she was at the party when she wasn't really a part of their clique or family. Shah Rukh however stood up and defended her then."

However, post that party Gauri's friends have made sure Priyanka isn't part of any of their social gatherings.


No place for PC at Agneepath success party
In fact all this is apparently the reason she wasn't present at Hrithik Roshan's Agneepath success party. Adds the source, "They said she couldn't attend the party because of some brand endorsements in Hyderabad, but the fact is that she wasn't invited. It was a party where Hrithik was celebrating the success of his film with his closest gang and obviously they did not want any unnecessary tension. In fact, Hrithik even tweeted a picture with Gauri saying she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Now that goes to prove how much Sussanne and he care for Gauri."

KJo gives PC a cold shoulder
Strangely, Karan Johar too seems to have joined the list of people who want little to do with the actress. Adds the source, "She was sidelined during the promotions of Agneepath as well, because Karan isn't too happy about the rumours doing the rounds."

PC's quick fix: In fact, it is Priyanka who is trying to go out of the way to make amends to no avail. She recently went up to Kareena Kapoor and hugged her at an awards event.


Films no more
Apart from the films she had already committed to over a year ago, there's nothing new coming her way. In fact, besides SRK, none of the senior superstars want to work with her. Says a source, "Salman has had a problem with her ever since God Tussi Great Ho. Akshay Kumar won't work with her. And Aamir Khan does not have an equation with her."

Current projects
At the moment she is working on Rakesh Roshan's Krissh 2, Anurag Basu's Barfi (Anurag too had a problem with PC throwing tantrums) and Kunal Kohli's Teri Meri Kahani opposite Shahid Kapoor. However we hear that she completely ignored her ex-beau Shahid during a recent award function in Macau.

Adds a source, "She has had a love-hate relationship with Shahid and though she is doing a film with him, they don't share the kind of friendship they used to at one point."

No other film with KJo
And last we heard Karan Johar clarifying to the media that he hasn't signed any film with Miss Chopra.

Adds the source, "She has been part of one of Dharma's biggest hits to date, Agneepath. It's strange that despite that Karan hinted that he isn't really working with PC anytime soon."

PC's quick fix: We hear that PC now plans to devote more time to her music and is also planning a few concerts. In fact, the Creative Artist Agency (CAA) of Hollywood has signed her on as their first Bollywood client. Priyanka Chopra remained unavailable for comment.

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How could you be youth role model, daughter asks SRK

His fans look up to him as an idol, but superstar Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana believes her father isn't the perfect youth icon as he smokes a lot.

"Daughter just reprimanded me... how can u be the youth role model if you smoke. So to all the youths out there... please don't smoke!!" tweeted Shah Rukh.

"Big reprimand for smoking from my strict little atom bomb of a daughter!!!" he added.

The 46-year-old is said to be a chain-smoker but has admitted smoking is the "worst habit".

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Spice up V-Day with romantic Bollywood movies

Valentine's Day is here and many would swear there's nothing like grabbing a couch with your partner and watching one of your favourite romantic tales from Bollywood to celebrate the day.

For added pleasure, you could keep a bucket of popcorn handy! Here are films you could pick from to enjoy the special day Feb 14:

Jab We Met (2007): Full of life and zest, Jab We Met was a blissful tale. It tracks the entertaining journey of two complete strangers who fall in love. The on-screen chemistry of Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur pepped-up the narrative and is billed as one of the best romantic comedies so far.

Cheeni Kum (2007): Absolutely unconventional in its theme, Cheeni Kum is a sweet romance that blooms between a 64-year-old chef and a 34-year-old woman. Despite a huge age gap, their attitudes meet and eventually they fall in love. The superb performances by Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu made the saga convincing and it can be watched any time.

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008): A complete contrast to Cheeni Kum, the Imran Khan-Genelia D'Souza-starrer Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na is a puppy love story about confused youngsters who couldn't differentiate between love and friendship. Thanks to the fresh treatment and energetic performances, the film turned out to be a crowd puller. The youth-centric film's music was like a cherry on the cake.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008): Small town romance has its own distinct flavour and that is what Aditya Chopra tried to capture in the film through Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma. A middle-aged, mild-mannered guy is head over heels in love with his pretty wife, but she is in love with someone else. He decides to win her love by transforming into a loud and fun-loving young guy from a boring 'babu'. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi spreads a message that being ordinary makes no difference if the love is true. Music was the icing on the cake, especially tracks like "Tujh mein rab dikhta hai" and "Haule haule".


Love Aaj Kal (2009): A modern-day love tale, the film has two love stories from two different generations running side by side. It underlines that love has the same essence, irrespective of age and time. Thanks to the storyline, the youth connected with the movie, which had Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone as a warring couple. The soulful music and songs like Aaj din chadheya and "Yeh dooriyan" added flavour to the romance.

Dhobi Ghat (2010): More than a movie, it is seen as a fantastic work of art. Different from the regular romantic fare, the film brought a lot of diversity and innovative ideas into Indian cinema. Critics loved it, so did the audiences. Starring actors like Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra and Kriti Malhotra, it is a mature and sensitive tale that appealed to a niche audience.

Band Baaja Baaraat (2010): Everything about the film was over the top and loud, with loads of colour. A career-oriented Delhi girl meets an unpolished guy. They first become business partners and then the inevitable happens - they fall in love. The fun-filled, natural performances of Anushka Sharma and Ranbir Singh complimented the movie described as a sensible new age romantic comedy.

Tanu Weds Manu (2011): Love at first sight is what happens in the film when R. Madhavan's character Manu, an NRI, meets Tanu, a loud and confused girl. After a lot of dillydallying, Tanu realises the true meaning of love and reciprocates. The intensity in Madhavan's acting and his suffering while seeing Tanu drift away from him tug at the heartstrings. It boasts of good music too, including some fast dance tracks.


Rockstar (2011): Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Rockstar is one of the best musical love stories in recent times to touch the hearts of movie fans in India and abroad. The storyline and acting enthralled the audiences. The film is about a jaat boy and his journey of becoming a rockstar. It's interesting to see how love played a major role in his success.

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Once Upon A Time in Mumbai 2 Shoot in Pakistan

Filmmakers Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria are contemplating shooting their sequel, based on the life of Dawood Ibrahim, in the neighbouring country

Kunal M Shah

Pakistan, the new Mumbai? Well, Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and director Milan Luthria certainly see some resemblance as they are contemplating filming portions of the sequel of Once A Upon A Time In Mumbai, across the border.

Although the filmmakers are keen on the idea, they are sceptical to go ahead with the plan due to eminent concerns of safety and security of the cast in the film, which is based on the life of the don Dawood Ibrahim.

Our source told us, “The ideal location to shoot the film is in Pakistan and Ekta and Milan are surely thinking about it. However, the security is a major concern. It is no secret that Akshay Kumar is essaying the role of Dawood Ibrahim, who is allegedly living in Karachi.

The makers are still in the process of zeroing down on a hero, who will star opposite Akshay. However, one thing is for sure that he will be a young hero. Following the original film, which was shot in actual gangster areas in Mumbai, Ekta and Milan are now trying to find similar possible locations in Pakistan to shoot the sequel. However, they are yet to get the consent of the actors to shoot in the neighbouring country.”

The source added, “The idea to film there makes sense as the film deals with Dawood’s life and his rise in the underworld, after the death of various dons like Haji Mastan, Vardha Rajan and Karim Lala. Following the Mumbai bomb blast, Dawood supposedly fled to Pakistan and is reportedly staying in Karachi.

For even a portion of the sequel to be shot in Pakistan would be hugely controversial. Considering the content of the film, the support of the Pakistan government will be necessary, if the producers decide to shoot there, even just for two to three days.”

When contacted Tanuj Garg, CEO – Balaji Motion Pictures, said, “It’s too early to comment. We’re still working on the script.We will weigh all location options, once the script is ready.”

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Mallika Heats Up For WMB 3D Magazine

The Haryanvi babe is soaring temperatures in the second issue of WMB 3D: Worlds Most Beautiful 3D magazine. Check her out! 1. Hotness At Work ! In an unzipped worker's jumpsuit, mud on her skin and her lace lingerie peeping at us - Super sexy ! 2. Seduction Those seductive looks are cetianly inviting. People had probably written her off from their memory, but she's back and how! 3. Scorching In denim shorts, unbuttoned check shirt and a sexy midriff... Mallika holds a placard on roadside in scorching heat - we wonder if the heat is due to the sun or if Mallika is responsible. 4. KLPD The outspoken actor who failed to recreate her Murder success in Hisss will now be seen in Kismat Love Paisa Dilli opposite Vivek Oberoi. She's apparently playing a Haryanvi girl in the movie - back to your roots Mallika? Psssttt.. the hottie has refused to do any lip-locking in the movie. Looking at her kissing record in Khwahish and Murder we wonder why this sudden u-turn? Maybe it's time to showcase some acting skills for a change.

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Kareena's Mujra act from Agent Vinod

Watch Bebo in 'Dil Mera Muft Ka' song with heaps of oomph and a hint of skin

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Kareena hates action films

She prefers running around trees instead

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena’s next film is the much-talked about thriller ‘Agent Vinod’ with boyfriend Saif Ali Khan but the actress doesn’t think too highly of the genre. While most actresses her age claim to love stunts and the glitz associated with thrillers, Kareena says ‘Agent Vinod’ will be her last action film.

The 31-year-old says she didn't enjoy performing the stunts in the film and is petrified of gun shots and speed. "I am a very romantic person at heart, I am petrified of gun shots and speed. 'Agent Vinod' will be my last action film... I won't be working in them anymore. I didn't like the stunts at all. I like doing romantic films and enjoy the singing and dancing," Kareena said.

The actress, however, has denied reports she will tie the knot with Saif soon after Agent Vinod’s release on March 23. “There are no plans for marriage as of yet. We are just concentrating our career right now,” Kareena said.

Yeah we believe you Kareena!

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Poonam pokes fun at Karnataka porngate

Diva Poonam Pandey is having fun and cracking jokes about the two ministers who were caught watching porn in Karnataka assembly and have now resigned.

"2 ministers caught watching porn in assembly were confused souls. They heard 'Get ready for erections' instead of 'elections'. #HEHEHEH" Poonam joked on her twitter page.

"The Karnataka ministers at the assembly were actually celebrating the commencement of Valentine's Week #porngate #heheheheh," she added.

Poonam was not the only one to take a dig at the ministers. Ram Gopal Varma and Chetan Bhagat had their own take at the porngate.

Chetan Bhagat retweeted some of the interesting excuses the ministers could have offered in porngate.

"Let's give the poor ministers some #PorngateExcuses. Will RT the best. "I was just checking download speeds on the 3G network."," Bhagat tweeted.

"Its my son's phone. I am just checking out how naughty he has been these days. #PorngateExcuses," Bhagat retweeted another one.

Ram Gopal Varma too jumped in the fray: "Ministers watching porn in the assembly is a sure sign of an emerging and shining india..jai ho"

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Is Deepika playing a double game?

Ramesh Taurani and Deepika Padukone are at loggerheads over her dumping 'Race 2' in favour of Rajnikanth's next film. Buzz is that in order to sign a film opposite Rajnikanth (Kochadaiyaan directed by Rajni's daughter Soundarya), Deepika Padukone gave a royal snub to Abbas-Mustan's Race 2. Apparently the actress had allegedly misled the makers of the action thriller about the real reason for opting out. Ramesh Taurani the producer of the film is seething with anger at Dippy.

Date drama
It was also earlier reported that Dippy was walking out of Race 2 because she was not happy with the film's constant change of schedule. Our reliable source tells us that the reason Deepika had given for opting out -- that she was signing her first Hollywood film -- is not true.

The source reveals, "Deepika was already committed for Race 2 and had shot for it for a few days when she was offered a film opposite Rajnikanth. She was really keen to do the film but didn't have the dates for it. As a result, she decided to opt out of Race 2."

The source adds, "Instead of telling the truth, her manager told the Race 2 producer that Deepika had a Hollywood film offer that she couldn't let go of and the dates were clashing with this film. Though she was very apologetic about it, still it was very unprofessional of her to opt out of a film mid-way. Rameshji had let her go without creating any scene. It was later found that the actress opted out for the Rajnikanth film and not for any Hollywood film."

Inconvenience for others
The very livid Taurani lashes out, "Her manager Anirban said that she has bagged a big Hollywood film and it's a lifetime opportunity for her. So we had to let her go."

Apparently the southern actress' departure has caused a lot of mess for the makers.

Taurani adds, "We have to immediately look for her replacement and re-shoot her portions all over again. She has not only caused inconvenience to us but also to her co-stars (which includes Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt) who had allotted their dates for the shoot."

The producer adds that this has resulted in huge monetary losses for them as the building of sets for their next schedule is already underway and the crew and the location were already booked.

In Dippy's defence
A source close to Deepika however categorically denies that she opted out of Race 2 for Rajni's film.

The source points out, "The shooting was constantly getting pushed back. She shot for only two days for two hours each. They have wasted her dates for December and January. She hasn't left Race 2 because of Rajnikanth's film. The film was supposed to be completed before September 2011. We have documentary proof of that. Now there is a fresh requirement of dates as new actors like Sanjay Dutt have been roped in. She cannot give them blanket dates because of her prior commitments."

Not accepted
Taurani is definitely furious as he says, "It's a highly unprofessional behaviour. In my entire career of 28 films, I have never faced such a situation. It's not done!"

We hear that Taurani is lodging a complaint against Deepika with the Cine & TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA).


Other actors who went the Deepika way
Chitrangada left Krissh because of prior commitments to Sudhir Mishra's untitled next with Arjun Rampal and Mehrunissa.
Imran opted out of Punit Malhotra's next for Vishal Bhardwaj's Maatru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Vivek Oberoi left Shootout At Wadala for Bejoy Nambiar's David
Kangna left Deepa Mehta's Midnight's children for Double Dhamaal
Ajay Devgn left Maatru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola for Son Of Sardar

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Models Invading Bollywood

Models trying their luck on Big Screen is not a new phenomenon but the trend seems to be getting stronger in 2012.Lets have a look at a few ramp divas who are all set to make it big this year. 1. Amy Jackson After proving the mettle of her beauty in Miss Teen World, this British model turned actress is all set to make her presence felt in Bollywood. Amy's about to release flick Ek Deewana Tha is already hitting a lot of buzz these days. 2. Angela Jonsson Reportedly, this winner of Kingfisher Calender Hunt 2011 has the generous Khan of B-Town as her mentor. Angela has already secured a berth in Sohail's home production Sher Khanopposite Sallu Miya If rumors are to be believed then then post 'Sher Khan' she will be seen opposite Salman in 'Partner' sequel also. 3. Amrit Maghera After making it big in the ad world with brands like Maxima watches, Thums up and Lakme, this Indian model and dancer from United Kingdom will now be seen in a lead role in Saahil Prem's international dance movie Someday. 4. Esha Gupta This Miss India International title winner already has a number of feathers in her cap. Esha had already been on the Kingfisher Calender. And now, under the tutelage of Bhatts, the beauty is all set to rock the big screen with her appearance in Jannat 2 and Raaz 3. 5. Neha Hinge Next in the row is PFMI International 2010 winner Neha Hinge. Neha is speculated to be debuting with Joe Rajan's upcoming flick Love You Soniyo. The film also stars yesteryear diva Rati Agnihotrie's son Tanuj. 6. Diana Penty Diana has featured in Virgin Mobile commercial and on the cover of famous Reader's Digest (January 2011). She has got the tutelage of Chotte Nawab opposite whom she will be seen in cine flick Cocktail. The movie also features Deepika Padukone.

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Raveena`s best Valentine`s Day

Raveena Tandon says her best Valentine's Day was when her husband Anil Thadani presented her with a romantic evening.

"He had booked a poolside in a hotel that was very beautiful. The whole poolside was booked for us and there was not a single soul. There were red flowers everywhere, there was a band playing and it was just him and me sitting on a beach front. So, I think that was our best memory," said the 37-year-old at an event.

The National Award-winning actress tied the knot with Thadani, a film distributor, in 2004 and says now their kids join them every time they go out.

She is looking forward to this year's Valentine's Day too but says that now it's more of a family affair.

"Now we go for dinner and our kids are along with us. My daughter is busy drawing hearts for us. At every stage of your life, it's a different fun together," said Raveena who was last seen in "Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap." 

She will soon be seen in "Shovna Seven Nights" opposite Rohit Roy as well as "Gin Liya Aasman" and another untitled film that will go on floors in March.

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Badami makes Akshay sentimental

Akshay Kumar is shooting the climax of his forthcoming film "Rowdy Rathore" at Badami village and says he will miss the place once the shoot gets over.

"Who would have thought that I'd be sad to see the back of Badami Village near Hubli where 'Rowdy Rathore' action has taken place. After 30 days of raw hard work, I don't know what I'm gonna miss more, the caves or the friendly frogs I would wake up with every morning! Must say its been a schedule to remember," the 44-year-old posted on Twitter.

The last time a Hindi film was shot in Badami, in Bagalkot district of Karnataka, was Mani Ratnam's "Guru".

"Rowdy Rathore", directed by Prabhu Deva, has Sonakshi Sinha in the female lead.

Co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, UTV Motion Pictures and Hari Om Productions, the film is a remake of the superhit Telugu film "Vikramarkudu", which was also remade in Tamil as "Siruthai".

"We would play cricket each and every night without fail, from stunt men to assistant directors, wardrobe team, not to mention my producers and our infamously beloved bowler/dancer/director Prabhu Deva. Its been a legendary experience... all I can pray for is it becomes a legendary film and that my friends is all down to you now, I have given my best I hope you enjoy it," he added.

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Every wife is good with finances: Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt is mighty pleased with his latest film Agneepath crossing the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office. However, the modern day Kancha Cheena is in no hurry to sign up for another negative role so soon. Reason - he's still enjoying the feedback his menacing portrayal of the character is getting from the public.

Going bold with the bald
"Considering the reactions of the people after the first look of Agneepath was unveiled, I knew it would be big. But I didn't know it would be so huge," he says, adding that looking back, he's happy he agreed to act in the film after the first narration. And it was worth shaving his head for. "At first, we opted for prosthetics, but in the heat of Diu, it started melting. So I decided on it myself. And I must say, it gave me great comfort while acting because the prosthetics would get too irritating after a while," he smiles.

Probe him on his look being inspired by Marlon Brando's Col Kurtz in Apocalypse Now and Dutt reveals, "In fact there was a prologue about Kancha's childhood. His hair doesn't grow normally, so villagers tease him. Then he's sent away and he comes back like you see him in the film. But that was edited out due to length. Hope it's included in the DVD when it releases."

Flashback
The actor has fond memories of talking about the original Agneepath with the director, the late Mukul S Anand, while they worked on Khoon Ka Karz and Dus. "Mukul often spoke about how Agneepath was his favourite film. So it feels nice to see his name in the opening credits," says the actor.

Looking forward
The actor is also optimistic about his new productions Zilla Ghaziabad and Department undoing the damage of his maiden venture, Rascals. Remakes of the Telugu hits Dhee and Badri are in the planning stage. Casting aside our questions about him regretting Rascals, he maintains, "I'd rather look ahead positively."

Honey handles the money
Ask him about reports that his wife Maanayata is the deciding voice in Sanjay Dutt Productions and the actor asserts, "She looks after the economics while I look after the creative. Every wife is good with the finances, and I'm always going to be generous. So it's better she handles the monetary aspect."

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Jennifer Lopez to visit India in March

Guess which T’towner is bringing her down?

Jennifer Lopez

It looks like the stream of visitors from Hollywood to Bollywood will continue in 2012 too. After Akon, Pitbull, Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey, it’s the turn of the very hot Jennifer Lopez to say hello to Bollywood. The person responsible for getting her to India is none other than Shilpa Shetty’s husband, Mr Moneybags, Raj Kundra.

According to reports, Jennifer will perform at the opening ceremony of the sporting league owned by Raj Kundra and Sanjay Dutt. She is scheduled to perform in Mumbai on March 11 at the Andheri Sports Complex.

Apparently Raj, probably inspired by the glamour of Indian Premiere League (IPL) parties, wanted to have a grand opening ceremony for his venture too and came up with the idea of having a JLo performance. The management then got in touch with her team and finalised the details.

The Hollywood star is due to arrive on March 6 and have practise sessions at her suburban hotel where is being put up. She is slated to perform on some of her biggest hits including her latest album ‘Love’.

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Ayesha Takia to sue Kingfisher Airlines

A day after Ayesha Takia tweeted about her sister Natasha being allegedly mistreated by an airline’s personnel, the actress is still fuming and is determined to take legal action against the airline.

Making it worse was a taunting tweet by the airline owner’s son which implied he was unaware of who Ayesha Takia and what the hullaballoo she was creating was all about.

Laughing off the jibe Ayesha scoffs, “We’re getting our lawyers to send a letter to the airline to take action against their staff.The letter will reach the airline authorities shortly.I was tweeting about how the airline staff treated Natasha.I didn’t make any personal comments on anyone.So if someone has a personal grudge against me that’s his problem.”

Recounting the alleged horror that her sister went through Ayesha says, “A senior staff member of an airline at Delhi airport misbehaved with my sister. He sent her back and forth from counter to counter for four hours even when she said she was unwell. They threatened to throw her out of the airport if she kept questioning and pressurizing them for her ticket. Then they tore her boarding pass and told her to buy a new one if she wanted to fly back to Mumbai on their airline.”

Continuing with the tale of trauma Ayesha says, “Natasha had to buy a new ticket from Air India .Since she was traveling alone beyond a point, she didn’t want to deal with the rudeness of the allegedly misbehaved airline ground-staff.”

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No engagement plans: Kareena

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Tuesday rubbished reports that she and her beau Saif Ali Khan are planning to get formally engaged on Feb 10.

Setting the record straight, the actress said: "It's completely false, there are no such plans."

The actress was in the capital to promote her forthcoming film "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", which is releasing Friday, along with her co-star Imran Khan and director Shakun Batra.

Ever since Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza have tied the knot, Kareena has been stormed with questions about her marriage plans.

When asked, she Dodged the question saying, "There are no plans as of now. We are only looking forward to the release of 'Agent Vinod'. It will release in March."

But Imran, known for his witty replies, joked, "(Kareena and Saif will get married) one week after the release of 'Agent Vinod' and that's April 1st, the April Fool's Day."

He looked at Kareena and added: "You could have taken my answer, it would definitely have made headlines."

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Ayesha and Siddharth’s twitter war

The actress might sue Kingfisher Airlines after their staff allegedly harassed her sister

Ayesha Takia

B’wood has perhaps forgotten the slapgate episode between Sirish Kunder and SRK especially since there is another interesting feud brewing between an odd pair. Two days ago Ayesha Takia unleashed her temper following billionaire Siddharth Mallya’s nasty comments on Twitter.

The spat started when Ayesha tweeted about Kingfisher Airline’s harassment of her sister, Natasha. When KFA’s heir apparent got wind of the news he retorted with equal fury.
Ayesha’s tweet that led to Sid’s ire read-"The worst airline, kingfisher...This disgustingly behaved Kingfisher staff called Vinay Podwal just tore my sister's boarding pass n misbehaved with her."

Sidhartha replied with sarcasm-"Been getting retweets about Ayesha Takia and KFA. Not too sure who she is, an actor of some sorts?"

The next tweet from Ayesha confirmed she wasn’t a pacifist- "I will rant Sidharth Mallya, what will you do? This is your way of dealing with hospitality business? Wow! Learn manners and respect."

Sid Mallya who possibly got a lot of flak from the public for his unsavory remark decided then to keep his lips sealed. In fact, several bloggers and writers felt that Sid’s attitude was arrogant and certainly not custormer-friendly.

But his silence did nothing to assuage Ayesha; she spoke to a tabloid and revealed that she was definitely going to take Kingfisher Airlines to court for the harassment her sister faced.

Natasha, meanwhile, recounting the events said that when she missed a connecting flight to Mumbai from Delhi and tried to explain her case to KFA they ended up wasting three hours of her time by sending her from counter to counter. When she finally got another ticket and boarded the flight the boarding pass was torn by a staff named Vinay Podwal.

Wake up Sid! He might be hot and desirable but such an attitude is a definite no-no.

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Kareena to do intimate scenes for ‘Heroine’

Will boyfriend Saif object?

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor may have smooched and done some steamy scenes in her previous movies but after ‘Kurbaan’ the actress and her beau Saif Ali Khan had said they would refrain from such scenes on the big screen. So when Madhur Bhandarkar had asked her to perform some hot scenes in the much-awaited ‘Heroine’ with co-star Arjun Rampal she had put her foot down. But it seems finally Madhur has managed to have his way.

Insiders say that Kareena has agreed to get intimate with Arjun for a scene in the film where she first starts smoking and drinking and then ends up getting up, close and very personal with him. Apparently, the actress has discussed every detail of the scene with Bhandarkar and has been assured that it will be shot ‘aesthetically’ (but naturally!).

To ensure that things are smooth, Bhandarkar has reportedly even ensured that there would be very few people in the room and only a few assistants. Interestingly, news reports suggest that they have also been asked to sign a ‘confidentiality contract’.

Madhur himself preferred to remain tight-lipped about the entire issue and simply said that Kareena is a very professional actress. We guess that means she doesn’t say no to the director’s orders!

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A sequel to ‘Aashiqui’ planned

Mahesh Bhatt and Mohit Suri team up again to remake the musical

A still from 'Aashiqui'

Those who grew up in the 90s will remember ‘Aashiqui’ as one of the biggest hits of that era with fantastic music that is still popular. Twenty-one years later, the film that made stars out of Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal is back and is all set for a sequel.

Mahesh Bhatt, the director of the film, announced it saying, “21 years later, Bhushan Kumar and Mohit Suri have come together to dream the same dream that we did years ago. ‘Aashiqui 2’ will dare to rise up to the expectations ignited by this ageless musical and continue the legacy. It will be written by Shagufta Rafique and it is not a REMAKE!"

Mahesh added that ‘Aashiqui’ was a special movie for him since it was almost autobiographical and dealt with the story of his own first love. Apparently in 1991 Mahesh and Gulshan Kumar (the late T-series honcho and Bhushan Kumar’s father) had a pact wherein Gulshan asked the director to make a musical love story that will remain in the hears of every Indian for decades to come.

After 21 years, the magic of ‘Aashiqui’ is all set to win hearts all over again. Will this one be as big as the first one? Only time will tell!

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Is Vivek Oberoi`s career jinxed?

For the third time in the recent past, the actor has been unceremoniously ousted from a project.

Looks like Vivek Oberoi has lost yet another project. After losing out on Shiva's Bloody Paki, Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala, this time it is Bejoy Nambiar's second project David. Apparently the actor had problems with the role from the beginning.

The film is a three-story feature on three different characters all named David. Says our source, "Vivek had problems with his role from Day One. He kept wondering who were the actors playing the other roles. Then he even suggested that he play all three Davids. The suggestion was politely turned down by the director."

Finally, in a meeting held by the film's producers resulted in the decision to axe Vivek. Buzz is that efforts are on to replace Vivek with Neil Nitin Mukesh. While Vivek remained unavailable for comment, his business managers maintain he is still a part of the project.

Director Nambiar however said, "I can't say anything at the moment. My schedules for the film have gone for a toss. So I think there's some problem with Vivek's dates."

The others
The young debutant from Speedy Singh, Vinay Virmani, might be cast as one of the three Davids in the film.

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Bollywood's Flip-Flop Love Stories

 

Now that's what we call Pyaar ka Punchnama. The recent Deepika-Sidhartha-Sonam confusion has us wondering what's actually happening. So here are a few jumbles of this much talked-about love story of tinsel town. 2. Deepika - Ranbir Reunion Speculations. A few reports correlated the the split to the return of ex-beau Ranbir in Deepika's life. Even Ranbir's feet-touching gesture in an award ceremony fetched a lot of paparazzi attention and was interpreted as signal of reunion of the two. 3. Deepika - Nihar Patch Up While all this was still being figured out, rumour has it that Deepika has again found ex-beau Nihar Pandya's shoulder to cry on. Apparently, the model and struggling actor has also signed a movie movie inspired from his own split with Deepika. 4. Sidharth - Sonam Rumours Well if the latest rumors are to be believed, then the major cause behind Deepika-Mallya split is Mallya's evolving interest towards Sonam. Reports even suggest that Sid was often seen wooing Sonam with everything at his disposal. 5. Style Diva's Refusal Style diva Sonam's version of story says that this is one of the funniest things she has ever heard about herself. She is neither mad at (Punti Malhotra) nor dating anyone (Sidharth Mallya).

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