Tollywood Actress Pooja Batra wanted divorce from her husband|Pooja Batra Wedding Photo

Pooja Batra is breaking her marital alliance with her orthopedic surgeon hubby Dr. Sonu Ahluwalia.
Pooja Batra’s eight years old marriage life hit the rock. She has filed a divorce from her LA based husband, Dr. Sonu Ahluwalia, an orthopedic surgeon.
Says a highly placed source, “Pooja and her husband are separated and will be filing for divorce in Los Angeles. She moved out of Sonu’s house a few months ago.
Over the last couple of years, Batra has been making frequent trips to India, giving rise to speculation that there was trouble brewing in themarriage. She was spotted at film parties and B-Town events quite a bit last year. She had even arranged for Sylvester Stallone to work in Kambakkht Ishq.
According to the source, “Apparently, Sonu wanted children and Pooja didn’t. She felt that it would affect her figure. She wants a career in Hollywood and has been going for auditions but things aren’t going her way. She has now rented a place in LA where she stays.

Pooja Batra Wedding Photo
“It’s very sad that they may be splitting up. Sonu is a fantastic guy and is a famous doctor there. He tolerated all her nakhras, bought her a lovely home, a swanky car and was paying for her acting and make-up classes. When they came down last year they seemed very happy together.”

Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji has voice of Paresh Rawal

The multi-talented Paresh Rawal has provided only his voice to Madhur Bhandarkar's Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji. Says Madhur, "I suddenly realized I needed someone to play the sutradhar, to bring the characters and story together. And I wanted a voiceover that is new to the audiences' ears. I thought of Pareshji. Ironically, we have worked only once together as director and actor in Aan, a film that I am not too proud of."


Paresh's voice is a last-minute addition to Dil To Baccha Hai Ji. It was felt that the characters and their motivations needed some amount of explanation. Madhur rushed to Paresh who sportingly agreed.

Says the actor, "We all need to do these things once in a while. When Madhur asked me I readily agreed. He is not only a fine filmmaker but a good human being as well."

Like his peer and illustrious senior Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal has seriously cut down on the quantity of his work, to concentrate on theatre in 2011.

Says Paresh, "I'm not very happy with the quality of roles being offered to me. So I am focusing on theatre. I am doing a satire on insurance companies called 'Kishen Aur Kanhaiya'. As far as films are concerned I've only one release this year, Anees Bazmee's Ready."

Paresh is disillusioned by the way his more meritorious films are being marketed these days. "I did a really good film Road To Sangam last year. The producer was new and my efforts went to waste. I am now looking at good work in commercial films. I am on the verge of signing two films with one of my favourite directors Priyadarshan."

Nargis can walk Hindi, talk Hindi

Imtiaz Ali loves challenges. In Love Aaj Kal he made a Brazilian girl speak and dance like a desi Punjabi kudi. This time he has cast Nargis Fakhri of Czech-Pakistani origin in Rockstar. Speaking Hindi was obviously a tough task at hand but Nargis too is a determined player. She has surprised everyone by picking up the language quickly.
   A source from the crew informs, “Nargis’ command on Hindi was not good and she faced a lot of trouble mouthing the dialogues initially. Though she was assigned a Hindi teacher and Imtiaz was also helping her with her diction, she would take very long to shoot a scene. However, on a recent schedule she surprised everyone with her fluent Hindi. She has been working very hard on her Hindi and has shown a lot of improvement over the last few months. Her diction and pronunciation is clear now.” Like it taught Katrina Kaif, Bollywood has trained Nargis too. It doesn’t spare anyone.

Zarine won’t Item Girl

Young actor Zarine Khan has turned down a plum offer that would have seen her going raunchy on the big screen. Apparently, the offer made to her was for an item number with a cheesy title and Zarine was immediately put off by it. Though the toned lady has no problem pulling off peppy numbers, she wants them to be classy and wants to be choosy about the offers. We hear that she has even told her friends that she isn’t in the industry just for making money and is creatively motivated. Zarine confirmed the news to us.

Priyanka Chopra Properties, 10 Flats in Mumbai

 Though the income tax search at the residence and offices of Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra concluded, it is not known if they are accountable for tax-evasion. BP Gaur, director-general, I-T said, “The search is complete for the time being but there are certain lockers that remain to be opened. There are some issues that need to be cleared up by them.”

“The tougher part of checking, cross-checking and evaluating if our doubts hold any water still remains,” said another I-T officer. While the search at Katrina’s residence concluded on Monday, it took as long as Tuesday evening for the I-T officials to finish searching the various premises belonging to Chopra and her family. “Chopra seems to have invested quite a bit in property. She has eight to 10 flats in Mumbai alone. Five of them are at Raj Classic where she has converted three flats into one and the other two have been clubbed for another flat,” said an I-T official on condition of anonymity.

The delay in finishing the search was also because of the actor’s mother Madhu Chopra’s absence. She reportedly had details of the properties, investments etc and had to be questioned by the authorities. “Her mother was out of town. She came straight from the airport on Monday evening, and so she was given some time to rest and settle down and was questioned on Tuesday,” said the officer.

Over 70 I-T officials raided 12 sites and sealed a dozen lockers and documents belonging to actors Kaif and Chopra from their residences and offices on Monday. The I-T sleuths also raided the house of photographer Atul Kasbekar, Chopra’s business manager Chand Mishra and Kaif’s office staff.

“We will now check the data collected from all these premises to come to a conclusion of whether it is a case of tax-evasion indeed and, if yes, how much tax has been evaded. We are checking the details for the past few years as we have the power of checking records of seven years for an individual,” said the officer.

Neelam Sameer Soni Marriage Pictures

Neelam Sameer Soni Marriage Pictures Samir Soni and Neelam Kothari pose for shutterbugs after tying the knot on Sunday, in Mumbai.

The model-turned-actor was on the news recently with Bigg Boss. He and his actress-turned-jewellery designer bride had broken off briefly but got back together recently.

This is a second marriage for both Samir and Neelam. Neelam was earlier married to London-based industrialist Rishi Sethia while Samir was married to model Rajlaxmi Khanvilkar (who is now married to actor Rahul Roy).

The couple got married in an extremely private affair attended by close family and friends, but later stepped outside and posed happily for the media.

Samir who was last seen in the controversial reality show Bigg Boss and Neelam, an actress of the 90's, had been dating for the past three years after meeting at a private party of common friend Ekta Kapoor (of Balaji Telefilms). While Neelam quit mainstream acting, special appearance in Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was one of her last few film assignments. Post her acting career, she turned into a jewellery designer and started out commercially with a brand under her own name 'Neelam Jewels'.

Celebs that were spotted were Jeetendra along with daughter Ekta and wife, Shobha, Karisma Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Sophie Choudhary, Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan, Mandira Bedi, Farah Khan, Sonali and Goldie Behl, Sanjay Kapoor with wife, Maheep, Arbaaz, Sohail Khan among others. Good friends Karan Johar and Hrithik Roshan were missing from the celebrations as they had prior commitments to be at fashion show for Shabana Azmi's Mijwan project, which coincided on the same evening.

I'm very excited about IIFAs

Preity Zinta has revealed her excitement about this year's International Indian Film Awards.

The 35-year-old actress, who was previously the recipient of an IIFA award for her performance in Kal Ho Naa Ho, commented on the international importance of the event.

She said: "I am very excited to see the IIFA action shift to Toronto this year, which shares a close association with India."

The awards show, which is now in its 11th year, has before been staged in a range of locations including London, Dubai, Macau, Colombo and Yorkshire.

"I think IIFA is a very novel venture and has allowed our Indian Film Fraternity to expand its wings over the globe with IIFA's remarkable idea of taking the fraternity to different cities and countries each year," added the star.

The three-day-long IIFAs are scheduled to begin June 23.

Rani Mukherjee to wed Aditya Chopra in November!

Once Bollywood queen Rani Mukherjee has captured the headlines most of the time for her alleged relationship with filmmaker Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj films. Now, again the news has come up that the actress is going to tie the knot in this November.

The rumor might have irritated Rani but it has again ignited the curious minds and everybody wants to know the name of the lucky man.

Considering her alleged year long relationship with Aditya, the name is at the top in the list. Even the date is said to be finalized, the Mukherjee family has not disclosed it yet.

It is expected to be announced after performing the traditional Mukherjee family 'Durga Puja', which will take place in the month of October. So, there is a strong speculation that the date will be somewhere around November.

Both Aditya and Rani have maintained their denial mode regarding their much talked relationship. It is even said that Aditya divorced his first wife to legalize his relationship with this Bong beauty.

Coming to her career in Bollywood, it does not seem to be taking any brighter turn in near future so it is the best time for the actress to settle down in personal life.

Aditya attempted to re-create the magic of Rani with her latest film Dil Bole Hadippa opposite much younger hero Shahid Kapoor. She lost some kilos to look younger and match up with Shahid but nothing worked.

The film did not do well at the box office and Rani's Bollywood career got almost ruined.

However, if the marriage happens in reality and if the guy is Aditya, Rani can expect another boost from the Chopras!

Nudity is ‘Hisss-tory’…. Welcome the all covered Mallika Sherawat!!

Well, we all know that nudity and boldness did not give the push to big mouthed and big busted bombshell Mallika Sherawat’s career. So, the sex kitten is trying other avenues instead. Transported back to Bollywood from Hollywood, Mallika is trying her hand with judging the reality show ‘Chak Dhoom Dhoom 2’. She has also signed up for an item number ‘Razia Gundo Mein Phas Gayee’ in Anees Bazmee’s ‘Thank You’ for free and now, the latest one is that she will be seen all covered up and in a deglamorised avatar in her next, Case No 99 sharing screen space with big names like Nana Patekar and Naseeruddin Shah.
Scripted by Dilip Shukla of Dabangg fame and directed by debutant director Praful Parekh, the film goes on floors in March. Nana Patekar will be seen in the role of a CBI officer in this suspense thriller about an insurance scam of 100 crores.
The producer of the film, C G Patel, confirmed the news saying, “Yes, we have signed Mallika and paid her the signing amount, but some formalities are yet to be finalised. Nana, who is a great friend, is also on board and is keenly supervising the project. We are still in talks with Naseerji.”
Patel also stressed on the fact that Mallika had absolutely no hesitations in signing a role which was in stark contrast to the roles she has played earlier. He said, “In fact she loved the script. She has a very powerful role and strong dialogue with Nana. People will be surprised to see her in the film.”
So, the dare bare act is ‘Hisss-tory’ for Mallika now??

2011 seems to be a promising year for Kareena Kapoor

Year 2010 had not been a great year for Bebo with only one mediocre hit ‘Golmaal 3′ and two flops, ‘We Are Family’ and ‘Milenge Milenge’, but with five big projects set to hit the screens this year, 2011 definitely holds lot of promises for Kareena Kapoor. While ‘Ra.One’ with Shah Rukh Khan is the biggest of all, there is also ‘Bodyguard’ with ‘Dabangg’ star Salman Khan. Close to the actress’ heart is ‘Agent Vinod’ with beau Saif Ali Khan and the next is with Imran Khan in ‘Short Term Shaadi’. Kapoor girl is also excited about the psychological thriller with Aamir Khan which is still in a raw state.
“There has been a conscious call to pick different genres from the films that excite me most. Earlier also I have done films like ‘Omkara’ and ‘Chameli’ which weren’t exactly mainstream,” says Kareena.
Kareena Kapoor is also leading the endorsement world with 14 brands under her. She has recently snatched her third international brand right away from Priyanka chopra’s kitty. The brand is looking for iconic, aspirational and youth centric elements, which combine nicely in Kareena personality. A special skilled team is flying down from London to shoot the ad with her.

Veena Malik defends herself from criticism by mullahs

Pakistani actress Veena Malik set the temperatures in the drawing room high with her skimpy dresses and oh-so-hot intimacy with Ashmit Patel in the latest season of ‘Big Boss’. Since returning from India, Malik has been constantly under fire for allegedly misrepresenting Pakistani women, Islam and Pakistani culture on the show.
She has been vehemently criticized by the orthodox community for vulgarity on the show and Mufti Abdul Kawi went on to snub her as “baigharat” (immoral) on a talk show on television. “You tell me is you conscience clear that you didn”t bring a bad name to Pakistan and Islam and that you behaved inappropriate to our religious and cultural values,” Maulana Qavi asked her on the show.
However, not the one to take down criticisms so easily, Veena Malik took the mullahs to task and even said that if she were in the wrong, so was Abdul Kawi because Islam doesn’t permit a man to cast a second look at a woman who isn’t his relative.
“One can be punished for looking at a woman a second time, you should be punished,” Malik told the Mufti on Express News’ Frontline show.
Malik defines her experience in the show as a “beautiful, terrible, exciting, emotional, sad” journey and said, “I belong to the entertainment industry and I went with my agenda. I wanted to show the world that there are other types of Pakistanis too, not just those who are in the news for terror acts.”
She defended her behavior and clothes saying, “It isn’t a religious show either. The format of the show is to get people from various walks of life under one roof… I was contacted for my bravery. I wasn’t even representing office-going women of Pakistan. I was a Pakistani from the entertainment industry. I wore only clothes that I have worn in Pakistan before. I was representing myself… and I am like this only.”
Malik said the Pakistani media had been unfair to her by not highlighting the positives such as when she was complimented by Salman Khan and not coming to her rescue when she was abused on Bigg Boss. However, Veena received widespread support from Pakistani liberals and civil society activists on social networking websites like Twitter and others.

Hrithik Roshan waxed at Tassauds in his signature ‘Dhoom’ style

After a series of Bollywood celebrities, now we have actor Hrithik Roshan’s wax statue at Madamme Tassauds, London in his “Dhoom” style with a short sleeved shirt left wide open to reveal his toned and taut body to full effect.
His wife, Sussanne, gave the waxen Hrithik Roshan a kiss and said, “Now I have two of you.”
On meeting his double for the first time Hrithik Roshan commented: “I can’t believe I’m here in Madame Tussauds unveiling a wax figure of myself. It’s incredible just how detailed the figure is - they’ve really captured my look. I’m truly honoured to be included and hope my fans will like seeing the figure.”
The media has been giving him a constant workout since the unveiling of the statue. “I’ve been talking for nine hours,” he admitted from London. “I’m astounded by the interest in Indian cinema globally. It warms my heart,” he asserts.
Shah Rukh Khan has his wax figure at two Madame Tussauds museums. Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s statue was unveiled in September 2004 at the London museum. Post-marriage, another statue of the actor was unveiled at the Times Square museum in New York in 2007. Actor Salman Khan got waxed by Tussauds in 2008. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was the first Bollywood celebrity to get waxed at Madame Tussauds.
Roshan was completely involved in the creation of the figure - attending two sittings in Mumbai and London where sculptors captured a catalogue of reference photographs and hundreds of precise measurements. Hrithik also donated the red shirt and dark blue jeans his figure is wearing.

Meet Kirti Malhotra: The Yasmin of ‘Dhobi Ghat’

She has done costume designing for ‘Sarkar Raaj’, the dream song in ‘Delhi 6′, ‘Action Replayy’ and recently ‘No Problem’, but this was her first brush with facing the camera as she debuted with Kiran Rao’s ‘Dhobi Ghat’. Meet Kirti Malhotra, the Yasmin of ‘Dhobi Ghat’ who wants to wait for the reaction of the audience before she thinks about moving further ahead in her acting career.
‘I never thought of acting. When the question came whether I want to do this film or not, it was clear to me it’s the kind of film I would always go and watch. I think I was really, really lucky in this case. There are newcomers every day in the masala films and you rather be in a film that stands out than be lost in the crowd with all these films,’ Kirti told IANS in an interview.
‘Since I have been given this opportunity on a golden platter, I want to see how it goes with the reaction of the film, my performance and everything and then I can pursue this. Acting career can go anyway. The kind of film this is it could go to crossover films. I am not too sure about the typical masala film, may be one I have to do in my life,’ said Kirti.
And what could be a better debut opportunity for a new comer than to share screen space with Aamir perfectionist Khan himself.
Kirti says, ‘When Aamir came into the film my reaction was ‘Oh my God, now everyone is going to watch the film’ because immediately your audience space becomes that huge. Nothing can prepare you best when you are acting in front of Aamir Khan. He is literally an artiste within acting. When we were doing the reading, he acted out his first scene in three different ways, just to give options to Kiran how differently the scene could be done. I felt that my voice even wouldn’t come out while shooting the film.’
‘He is super intelligent, very sharp, very perceptive; so I think once you get over the fact that superstar Aamir Khan is in front of you and be normal, he is very normal,’ she adds.

A Harley-Davidson for Akshay from Twinkle on their anniversary

Despite Akshay Kumar’s Casanova image and despite the fact that marriages in Bollywood as a norm do not last long, Twinkle Khanna has managed to keep the reins of her marriage tightly in her hands with her love and dedication.
When they celebrated their tenth anniversary on January 17, Twinkle Khanna won over her husband’s heart by gifting him a custom-made Harley-Davidson shipped all the way from USA and costing over $7000 (almost R 3.5 lakh). The bike is in sexy maroon-and-chrome color and has specialized features.
Akshay is known for his love for bikes and had always dreamed of owning a customised high-end bike with a laidback, comfortable seat as he likes to ride with Aarav and Tina in the pillion. Not to mention, Akki was more than thrilled and immediately took Tina and Aarav out for a spin in Juhu.
Akshay is a safe driver and always wears his helmet and undertakes all the safety measures one requires for a safe ride.

Will Rohit Shetty and SRK come together for the remake of ‘Angoor’?

Rohit Shetty has carved his niche in comedy with three super duper hits in the three sequences of ‘Golmaal’, so much so that Shahrukh Khan himself, being impressed by his work, expressed his desire to work with him.
At present, Rohit is busy with two remakes of old Bollywood hits- One is the remake of Sangam (starring Ajay Devgn) and the other is Bol Bachchan (starring Ajay Devgan & Abhishek Bachchan). Now, Rohit plans to remake the classic Angoor (which had Sanjeev Kumar in double role) with King Khan himself. Angoor, released in 1982, was a laugh-riot that featured Sanjeev Kumar, Deven Varma and Moushmi Chatterjee in lead roles.
Rohit Shetty is the king of comedy and Shahrukh Khan rules Bollywood. With the majestic combination of two, the film will sure be something to watch out for!!

Bollywood stars at the Triumph Show 2011

This is for the third time that Farah Khan is directing the Triumph lingerie show.  Her fashion show in Mumbai on Friday evening saw the presence of many famous Bollywood personalities. The fashion show organized by Triumph was to present the autumn winter lingerie collections in India.
“I used to choreograph fashion shows some 18-20 years ago but that was at college level. So I thought it would be a nice change. This show is really pulling out stocks, I think it could probably be the costliest show ever held in India,” says Farah.
Her friends and colleagues from the film fraternity had turned out in full support.
“I think Farah Khan is the biggest attraction of tonight,” said director Karan Johar.
Check out Bollywood stars at the Triumph Show 2011……….

Yaana rocks Smart Living Awards

Yaana has always dared to push the envelope every chance she gets. And the Babuji did it again with a scintillating performance at the Smart Living Awards in Mumbai.

Raza Beig throws a hen party for to-be-bride Lara Dutta

With her marriage date set for February 19 this year, Lara Dutta is busy with preparations and festivities and had a gala time when her close friend and fashion retail CEO Raza Beig threw her a lavish hen party for her at his Dubai house at The Palms overlooking the Atlantis.
Lara and her 14 friends who flew down to attend the party stayed at the Madinat Jumeirah resort. Her friends included former designer Xerxes Bhatena, fitness expert Deanne Pandey, model Marianne De Souza, and Alison, a landscapist.
This high profile party was based on the theme of red and white and bright red cushions bore the actress’ name. Lara complimented the theme in a red Herve Leger dress. The menu included wasabi shrimp, pepper chicken and mushrooms from a Thai restaurant. A DJ played some of Lara’s popular songs from Housefull.
Raza praised Lara saying, “I know her from before and am very fond of her. Lara’s not just beautiful but genuinely warm and affectionate. It was a memorable night not just for her, but also for everyone invited.”

Chitrangada Singh turns singer for ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’

Gorgeous and talented though Chitrangada Singh is, the lass does not appear in many films and is very choosy about what she signs. Her forthcoming flicks are ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ opposite Irrfan Khan and Rohit Dhawan’s directorial debut, ‘Desi Boyz’ opposite John Abraham.
Now, Chitrangada has signed yet another flick opposite John Abraham being directed by Goldie Behl. Says the beautiful actress, “Yes, I’m doing Goldie Behl’s next. It’s opposite John Abraham. The film is untitled now. We begin shooting from 17th February. It’s a drama. But I can’t reveal more about it right now.”
Prakash Jha Productions’ gangster romance, Yeh Saali Zindagi, is slated for a February 4 release, and for the first time, Chitrangada has exercised her vocal chords to render the title track of the film with composer-singer Abhishek Ray.
For the female vocals, Ray auditioned a number of singers but wasn’t happy. It was Mishra who suggested he try out Singh. “And she was an apt choice because she had the right attitude befitting a snooty woman who, when asked to wait forever, retorts that she doesn’t even wait for the bus,” laughs Ray, admitting that he needed just an evening’s rehearsal with the actor to make her “musically correct” for the recording.

Bipasha Basu as a Maratha warrior in Hollywood flick ‘Singularity’

Bipasha Basu is known for her toned body and appeal but the lass is out there to prove her acting skills with her first international film ‘Singularity’ with Hollywood hunk Josh Harnett . Bips plays a Maratha warrior in the film named Tulaja and will be seen in a de-glam look with simple jewellery. Directed by Roland Joffe, the movie is an action film and also has Abhay Deol in a pivotal role.
Bipasha reveals the storyline of the film saying, “I play a Maratha warrior as the film is set in the backdrop of the Anglo-Maratha war. It’s about the romance between Tulaja and James Stewart, which is played by Josh Hartnett, who plays a British soldier. There are two time zones that are present in the film. Also, there is a little bit of metaphysics involved. Overall, it’s a very dynamic and an interesting love story.”
The 33 million dollar flick will also have scenes from India and also stars Olga Kurylenko, Star Trek star Chris Pine, Christopher Egan, Shane Briant, Abhay Deol and Claire van der Boom.

Priyanka and Shahid to sizzle on-screen once again

Well, the more we talk about the off-screen chemistry between Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor, the less!! The pair which created ripples with their sizzling on-screen chemistry in ‘Kaminey’ went on to create more news with their romance.
So, it did not come as a surprise that Piggie Chops’ name had constantly been guessed about for the female lead ever since Kunal Kohli announced his next directorial venture with Shahid Kapoor in the lead. Though Kunal was upset with PC for not giving dates for one of his past projects with Saif Ali Khan, he again went up to this talented actress seeking her nod for the new project. While both Kunal and Shahid remained tight-lipped about it initially, the news is now finally out. Yes, Priyanka Chopra will be the one opposite Shahid in this love story.
Confirming the same, Kunal tweeted, “Priyanka Chopra will star opposite Shahid Kapoor in my next film. Pritam is the music director. Lyrics by Prasoon Joshi.”
On the toher hand, a very diplomatic Shahid said, “I have loved Kunal’s works in the past whether it’s Hum Tum or Fanaa and I’m looking forward to this like tale. Whoever he decides to be cast opposite me, I’m okay with it.”

A sneak peak into ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’

Priyanka Chopra had gathered ample critical acclaim for her negative role in ‘Aitraaz’. She comes up in greyer shades once again in ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’, a black comedy directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, based on the Ruskin Bond’s short story, Susanna’s Seven Husbands. Set for release on 18 February 2011, the movie has Priyanka play the role of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, who over the course of thirty-five odd years, gets married seven times due to the untimely and mysterious deaths of her husbands. The movie unveils the mystery of these deaths and as Priyanka’s character ages from 20-65, it took a lot of effort on everyone’s part to give Priyanka the look suiting her age. Vishal Bhardwaj hired renowned Academy Award winning, Hollywood special make-up effects artist, Greg Cannom of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), to create those seven different looks for Priyanka’s role in the film.
Besides Priyanka, the movie also stars Neil Nitin Mukesh as Edwin Rodriques, John Abraham as Jimmy Stetson, Irrfan Khan as Wasiullah Khan a.k.a. Musafir, Aleksandr Dyachenko as Nicolai Vronsky, Annu Kapoor as Keemat Lal, Naseeruddin Shah as Modhusudhon Tarafdar, Vivaan Shah and Usha Uthup as a Maid.

Mallika Sherawat: After Munni and Sheila, here comes Razia!!

The rage among Bollywood babes to sizzle in raunchy item numbers continues. After the flattering success of Malaika Arora Khan’s ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ and Katrina Kaif’s ‘Sheila Ki Jawaani’ it is now time for sex kitten Mallika Sherawat to shake her legs on an item number.
Mallika has already shown her oomph factor in ‘Maiya Maiya’ and will now be seen in a raunchy item song in director Anees Bazmee’s next film Thank You. Like ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’, this song too has a desi folk appeal to it and it titled ‘Razia Gundo Mein Phas Gayi’ (Razia stuck with the goons).
Composed by Pritam, the song will feature Mallika with all the male actors of the film- Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Sunil Shetty. Well, more so, Mallika is doing the number for free as she shares a good rapport with Bazmee which developed when she worked with Bazmee in ‘Welcome’.
Bazmi, who is currently busy shooting the song, confirmed the news saying, “Mallika is a very dear friend and suits perfectly for this song. She is shooting with us for five days, as the song will be shot with all the actors in the film.”

Check out John Abraham’s killer looks in ‘Force’

One cannot but agree with the fact that John Abraham has one of the best bodies in our tinsel town. However, despite the fact that the hunk has a physique which makes him a perfect choice for pure action thrillers, John has kept away from hard-core action flicks, the only exception being ‘Dhoom’ where his chemistry with bikes was more than obvious.
Now, finally John has turned to flaunting his perfectly toned body with eight-pack abs in a pure action flick produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and directed by Nishikant Kamat of Mumbai Meri Jaan fame. The movie is the remake of the Tamil film Kakha Kakha and chirpy Genelia D’Souza will play his love interest in the film.
Though the storyline of the movie has been kept into wraps, it is known that John plays an encounter specialist and given his killer looks in the poster just released one can definitely say that John is out to set many a heart ablaze there!!

Vivek Oberoi attends the Youth Concert barefooted

After displaying his acting talents in ‘Rakhtacharitra’, Vivek Oberoi displayed his ardent spiritual and devoted side when he came in barefooted to attend the Youth Concert with spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the occasion of National Youth Day on Jan 12 at Andheri Sports Complex. His barefoot was aptly complimented with traditional attire of a veshti and an angvastram. He sat beside Hema Malini at the concert.
The concert saw performances by the musician trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said there was a need to set up an ‘independent body’ to keep a check on corruption and financial scams.
‘Agencies that are supposed to check the scams are also involved in the same scams. We need to have people of character and honesty to check corruption. Such a body must be positioned independent from the government,’ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar told reporters.
The spiritual guru lauded the role of media in exposing the scams and said that without the media acting as a public watchdog, such ills would have been buried unnoticed.

‘Dabangg’ rules at the Apsara Awards

The gone by year 2010 was surely the year of Salman Khan’s ‘Dabangg’ and the movie seemed to rule at the Star Screen Awards continuing its winning streak to the recently held Apsara Awards as well.
Salman Khan won the best actor awards for ‘Dabangg’ which was chosen as the best film of the year. The Best Actress award was shared by Vidya Balan and Anushka Sharma for their performances in Ishqiya and Band Baaja Baaraat respectively. Karan Johar bagged the Best Director award for My Name Is Khan.
The glamour and glitter was at its peak with dazzling performances from stars like Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. Other present at the occasion were Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Yash Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar, Rani Mukherjee, Karan Johar, Farah Khan, Govinda, Malaika Arora, Arbaaz Khan, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra and Ramesh Sippy, and others.
Other winners include:
Best Debut Male
Ranveer Singh – Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Debut Female
Sonakshi Sinha – Dabangg
Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male)
Paresh Rawal – Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
Best Actor in Negative Role
Sonu Sood – Dabangg
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Arjun Rampal – Raajneeti
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Female)
Prachi Desai – Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Male Singer
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg)
Best Female Singer
Sunidhi Chauhan – Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan)
Mamta Sharma – Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg)
Best Choreography
Farah Khan – Sheila Ki Jawani – Tees Maar Khan
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dharmendra

When will Bollywood stars respect their legal responsibilities?

This is not the first time that the Bollywood celebrities top the list of those who have tax payments due and nonetheless, it shocks us no less. Bollywood actors have larger than life images and their fans adore and look up to them.
Among the celebs who feature in the list of Stamp Duty Evasion list are cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actors like Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Fardeen Khan and Suneil Shetty feature in the Stamp Duty evasion list. These celebrities are most sought after names in the advertisement world and have signed mega endorsement deals between the period of 2006 - 2009. Under article 5(H)(A) of the Bombay Stamp Act 1958, duty needs to be paid on signing any endorsement contract, this duty can either be paid by the company itself or the celebrity that is endorsing the product.
For the year 2008, Bipasha Basu had Rs. 37,500 due as the stamp duty. Her penalty due was Rs. 48,750 which makes her total outstanding (as of 2008) dues as Rs. 86,250. For the same year, Kareena Kapoor had her stamp duty due at Rs.1,85,000. Her penalty due was Rs.1,31,450 which made her total outstanding (as of 2008) dues to Rs. 3,16,450. It is high time that Bollywood stars realize their social and legal responsibilities.

Kangana Ranaut still nursing her grudges against Roshans

Well, it seems Kangana Ranaut has not gotten over the betrayal played by the Roshans in their mega project ‘Kites’. We all know how Kangana’s role was chopped off to mere bits.
So, it did not come as a surprise when the actress firmly refused to be a part of ‘Krrish 2’ where she was asked to play the second lead after Priyanka Chopra. Though, both Rakesh and Hrithik tried to convince her that the role carried enough weight and had been written with Kangana in mind, Ranaut simply refuses to trust them.
With a national award to be proud of and with many promising projects in her kitty like Tanu Weds Manu, Rascals, Game and Dhamaal 2, Kangana definitely does not need to risk her career with Roshans.
On the other side of the coin, Rakesh Roshan denies having spoken to Kangana about Krrish 2. “Kangna wasn’t offered a role. Only Priyanka [Chopra] is final,” he stated.

Bollywood stars in Dabboo Ratnani’s 2011 calendar

Dabboo Ratnani launched his much awaited calendar for 2011 at a star studded event which was attended by the whos who of Bollywood. King Khan was full of praises at Dabboo’s picture with a bicycle. Vidya Balan blended well with King Khan and Hrithik Roshan as well as Farhan and Adhuna Akhtar. Abhishek Bachchan attended the function with wife Aishwarya and mother Jaya Bachchan who spent a lot of quality time with Dabboo, his wife Manisha and their baby. Priyanka Chopra came dressed in black and Sonakshi Sinha was attired in white.
The event was also attended by Bikram Saluja, Schauna Chauhan, Mandira Bedi, Raj Kaushal, Rohit and Manasi Roy, Zayed and Mallika Khan, Genelia D’Souza, Mehr Jesia Rampal, Sarah Jane-Dias, Divya Dutta and Tulip Joshi among others.