Ajay Devgn is enjoying the company of fresh co-stars these days. While he was seen opposite Bollywood newbie and south actress Kajal Agarwal in the recently released 'Singham', the star will next share the screen with B-town Shotgun Shatrughan Sinha's daughter Sonakshi. Indeed a new jodi to look forward, right?

Titled 'Son Of Sardar' (SOS), the film is said to be the remake of Telugu musical comedy 'Maryada Ramanna'. The movie will be directed by Ashwini Dheer and co-produced by Ajay and NR Pachisia.

As a matter of fact, Kareena Kapoor was said to be approached for the female lead for this venture. However owing to date clash the actress opted out of the movie. It is said that since she has 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' sequel that is going on floors in January 2012 and in February when she is alleged to tie the knot with Saif Ali Khan, Kareena felt it best to refuse Ajay's remake venture.

Zoya Akhtar's "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", a story of the adventurous road trip inSpain of three friends, is spinning magic at the box office - grossing Rs.108 crore in 10 days.

Released by Eros International, the film starringHrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Katrina Kaif has earned Rs.86 crore at the domestic box office (net collection Rs.60 crore) and Rs.22 crore overseas.

"We are ecstatic with the audience as well as critics' reactions to 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. The superb run of the film so far, especially across multiplexes, has superseded all expectations and we are expecting the film to continue its excellent performance in the coming week as well," Nandu Ahuja, senior vice president (Distribution), India,Eros International Media Ltd, said in a statement.

Ever since film maker Imtiaz Ali chose Deepika Padukone over Kareena Kapoor for Love Aaj Kal opposite Saif Ali Khan, the actors have reportedly not been seeing each other eye to eye.

In a recent interview, Deepika said even if Kareena has any issues with her then it is her insecurity, "Well that’s her insecurity I can’t do anything about that. But we’ve had no problems."

Sources say that Kareena too was upset about Deepika spreading rumours that she was the original choice for an item number in ‘RA One’ and felt that Deepika was doing it only to gain mileage from the ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ title track.

There are few things that steal your breath like an unabashed, insane passion for fashion. And very few people in this country are privy into the magical world of Synergy 1 Delhi Couture Week — a place where the country’s top-notch designers congregate to do what they do to its penultimate potential.

Couture is indeed a very special craft in India; it has been our longest standing tradition. In fact, history has shown that much of European couture and made-to-measure techniques had long ties with Indian artisans and royalty.

The producers of a show that Sawant has been roped in for were in a tizzy with her when she made a bizarre demand.

Sawant has been preparing to host Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyan and has lost a lot of weight to look slim and svelte.

While she has told the production house about her demands when it comes to clothes and accessories, the crew became apparently miffed with the starlet as her bills shot up beyond the estimated budget.

Sanjay Dutt insists there is no truth to stories of a reported fight between him and Salman Khan. He says, “These reports are rubbish. Salman is my younger brother. After the supposed fight, I shot the Big Boss promo with him. Do you work with someone so coolly after a fight?” The supposed spat broke out at Maanyata’s surprise birthday bash, held at Sanjay’s sister Namrata’s house at Pali Hill on July 21. Salman had allegedly refused to address Maanyata as ‘bhabhi’ (sister-in-law), which didn’t go down too well with Sanjay. The Dabangg star was miffed that his pal Sanjay had refused to play the role of his father in the upcoming Bodyguard, but agreed to do a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s superhero project RA.One.

Interestingly, Sanjay hadn’t invited SRK for the birthday party, choosing instead to host a private dinner for him and wife Gauri a few days later. Sanjay explains his decision, saying, “Shah Rukh is like family. Why can’t I invite him over for dinner?”

 
 Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza’s relationship is perhaps the most speculated one in Bollywood.

But what we know for sure is that Ritesh and Genelia will be sharing screen space in the sequel of the hit comedy movie Masti. Producer Ashok Thakeria is quoted as saying: “Yes, we are going ahead with the Masti sequel. And the cast will remain largely unchanged, including Riteish and Genelia.”

Interestingly, Ritesh and Genelia, who made their debuts together with the film Tujhe Meri Kasam, have even signed an untitled rom-com which will be directed by debutant Mandeep Kumar and produced by Tips.

They were last seen together on screen in Masti which released in 2004 and since then there have been rumors surrounding their relationship.

 Salman Khan is turning out to be the king of sequels. After the announcing the sequel to his super successful film Dabangg, Salman is now planning a sequel to Chillar Party.

However, UTV Productions, which is more concerned with doing individual projects at the moment is a little sceptical about Salman's idea. But apparently Sallu has taken charge of his career as a producer seriously and is planning not one but two sequels to Chillar Party.

Freida Pinto who made it big in the Oscar winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire' will soon be seen in her upcoming movie ‘Immortals’, a mythological Greek epic where she plays the role of a priestess.

The 26-year-old said that she ‘felt bad’ watching her co-stars stick to their strict diets during the filming of ‘Immortals’.

In the fantacy-action flick, Pinto will be seen alongside Cavill as Theseus, the king of Athens, Lutz as Poseidon, god of the sea, and Evans as Zeus, god of sky and thunder.

She made a comeback this year with 'Simi Selects India's Most Desirable" on Star World which is being avidly watched and talked about! What has caught every one by surprise is its novelty factor. Everyone is discussing how diametrically different it is from Rendezvous with Simi Garewal and it boasts of single eligible desirable guests like Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Abhay Deol and Siddarth Mallaya. This week's guest is Anushka Sharma who debuted in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shahrukh Khan. She mentioned that she was reading the book called "The Secret" when she auditioned for the film. Anushka says, "What happened is I used to listen to this thing when the movie starts there is this logo of Yashraj comes so I used to keep watching it again and again. It was like aaaa (sings) so when the film started and that logo played first and I was like wow... it actually happened. Shahrukh Shan introducing Anushka. She adds, "There was this one time when I was in Bombay and when this film happened and when I was driving back from Yashraj studios, I got the news Adi told me. I couldn't drive any more because I was crying so I stopped the car and pulled over and I called my mother and you know I told her that I got this film and you know what my mother told me. That there was this turtle that used to be there in my room I think its some Feng Shui thing you open the turtle and you put a wish in the turtle. And when it comes true you take it out. So she never told me about this.

Salman is the actor who's been touted as having a magic wand. With a Midas touch the actor is giving one hit after another and thus it's no surprise that he's one of the most sought after actors these days.

Almost all the film makers want a piece of teh pie and want Salman to be part of their project. Yesteryear actor Hema Malini is no different who approached Khan to be part of her ambitious project Tell Me Oh Khuda. And the best part is that Salman has consented to act in the dream girl's film. Hem, who is a recent entratnt on twitter, tweeted about this and wrote, "Salman Khan has been very gracious to be a part of my film "Tell Me O Khuda".What an adorable person!!!!" So we can look forward to another of Salman Khans blockbuster courtesy Hema Malini...

Nikhil Advani is all set to become the first Indian director to make a 3D digital animation film. His film Delhi Safary, which is scheduled to release in September, is being converted for a 3D experience.

The success of the recent Hollywood 3D animation movies made the director Nikhil Advani think. "Recently, 3D films like Ice Age 3, Monsters vs Aliens, How To Train Your Dragon have done well in India.

This inspired Nikhil to convert his film to 3D. And, of course, the success of Haunted proves that Indian audiences like the 3D experience," said the source. When contacted, the director admitted that he is indeed converting Delhi Safary. "Yes we did start the film as a normal animation film.

A staunch opposer of the Hawk-eye technology, the BCCI could be persuaded to allow its usage in the Decision Review System by batting legend Sachin Tendulkar who has been convinced about its utility by the innovation's inventor. Hawk-Eye inventor Paul Hawkins met Tendulkar before the
start of India's ongoing Test series against England and claims to have removed all doubt from the batting maestro's mind about the system. "The problem has been that the BCCI have made decisions without knowing the facts.

It was clear Tendulkar had been told the Hawk-Eye system was manual, requiring an operator. He wasn't aware it is automatic and beyond corruption by humans," Hawkins was quoted as saying by 'The Daily Mail'. "Once we had set the record straight with him, he left saying he would tell the BCCI and recommend Hawk-Eye was used.

సెలబ్రిటీ అంటేనే హాడావుడి. అది ఏ దేశంలోనైనా సాధారణం. సెలబ్రిటీ అయినా కూడా చాలా సాధారణమైన వ్యక్తులులాగా వ్యవహారించారు హాలీవుడ్ స్టార్ హీరోయిన్ రీసి వితర్ స్పూన్, జిమ్ టోత్ దంపతులు. రిసీ వితర్ స్పూన్ నిజమైన ఫ్యామిలీ లేడిగా వ్యవహారించారు. తన ఇద్దరు పిల్లలు, భర్త కలసి సరదాగా హానీమూన్ ట్రిప్ వేశారు. ఈ హానీమూన్ ట్రిప్ మొత్తం ఆరు రోజులు కూడా పారిస్ (సిటీ ఆఫ్ లవ్)లో ఎంజాయ్ చేశారు.

రీసి వితర్ స్పూన్, జిమ్ టోత్ ఇద్దరూ కూడా పెద్ద సెలబ్రిటీలు అయినప్పటికీ ఓ సాధారణ రెగ్యులర్ టూరిస్ట్‌‌లకు మల్లే పారిస్ మొత్తం చుట్టివచ్చారు. పెళ్లి అయి చాలా రోజులు అయినప్పటికీ వీరిద్దరూ కూడా రోమాంటిక్ ట్రిప్‌లో చాలా అన్యూనంగా కనిపించడం విశేషం. ట్రిప్ అంతా పూర్తి అయిన తర్వాత ఈ జంట ఛార్జెస్ డి గాల్లీ ఎయిప్ పోర్ట్‌కి రావడం జరిగింది. ఎయిర్ పోర్ట్‌లో కూడా ఇద్దరూ సామాన్య వ్యక్తులు మాదిరే ప్రదర్శించడం అక్కడ వారిని ఆశ్చర్యానికి గురి చేసింది.

'ఎక్స్‌మెన్‌- ఫస్ట్‌ క్లాస్‌' వంటి సంచలన చిత్రాన్ని నిర్మించిన ప్రపంచ ప్రఖ్యాత 'ట్వంటియత్‌ ఫాక్స్‌ స్టూడియో' నుంచి వస్తున్న మరో అద్భుత చిత్రం 'రైజ్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ది ప్లానెట్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ది ఏప్స్‌'. తెలుగులో 'నర వానర విప్లవం' అనే పేరుతో వస్తోంది.

స్టార్‌వార్‌, స్పైడర్‌మ్యాన్‌, హ్యారీ పోటర్‌ వంటి సిరీస్‌ చిత్రాలకు ఇన్స్‌పిరేషన్‌గా నిలిచిన చిత్రం 'ప్లానెట్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ది ఏప్స్‌'. 1968లో వచ్చిన ఈ చిత్రం అప్పటివరకు రూపొందిన సైన్స్‌ ఫిక్షన్‌ చిత్రాల్లో అత్యుత్తమమైనదిగా నిలవడమే కాకుండా, పైన పేర్కొన్న చిత్రాలకు ప్రేరణగా నిలిచింది. హాలీవుడ్‌ గ్రేట్‌ క్లాసిక్స్‌లో ఒకటిగా నిలిచిపోయిన 'ప్లానెట్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ది ఏప్స్‌' చిత్రానికి సీక్వెల్‌గా రూపొందిన చిత్రం 'రైజ్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ది ప్లానెట్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ది ఏప్స్‌'. 'నర వానర విప్లవం' అనే ఉప శీర్షికతో తెలుగు వెర్షన్‌ వస్తోంది.

The news of Amy Winehouse’s untimely death has sparked saddened reactions from fans and celebrities across the globe.

The troubled singer aged 27 died of a suspected drug overdose at her London home on Saturday night.

“She was my musical soulmate and like a sister to me. This is one of the saddest days of my life,” Fox News quoted producer Mark Ronson, who has worked closely with the singer, as tweeting.

Actress Demi Moore expressed sympathy to the deceased’s family.

“Truly sad news about Amy Winehouse. My heart goes out to her family. May her troubled soul find peace.”

Actress Bipasha Basu, currently in Kolkata after her break-up with actor John Abraham, has been tweeting on the end of their relationship on Saturday.

It is the actor’s first reaction following John’s appearanceon a chat show, in which he came clean on their break up.

She tweeted, “What happens between two people is supposedto stay between the two when it’s over, that’s the dignity that I have grown up with and the respect I deserve.”

The couple splitting after a eight years came like a shocker to the film industry.Bipasha tweets that they broke up “almost a year ago”, andthat she’s “in a happy place” after the split.

Bollywood celebrities thronged the capital to attend designer Manav Gangwani’s show at the ongoing Synergy one Delhi Couture Week. The front row was jam-packed with actors Rahul Khanna, Zayed Khan, Fardeen Khan and wife Natasha, Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani, Dino Morea, Soha Ali Khan and Sophie Choudry.

Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali, beauty expert Shehnaz Hussain, businessman Robert Vadra, Bharat Sahni with wife Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Sunanda Pushkar were also present to cheer the designer for his couture collection.

Despite the presence of the who’s who from the glamour industry, Gangwani dedicated the show to the svelte Malaika Arora Khan.

Blame it on his bratty ways but there are a few things that only Salman Khan can pull off. One can imagine what might have run through the producers’ minds when the actor told them that he’d like his bodyguard to unveil the first look of his next film. Of course the fact that the film, titled Bodyguard, has Khan playing a minder makes it a completely legitimate marketing move.

So, on Friday afternoon, while Khan dressed down in a “Being Human” T-Shirt, his personal bodyguard Shera, who has been with him for 15 years, came in a suit and tie to unveil the first look. Kareena Kapoor, who plays the leading lady opposite Salman in the movie, was dressed in character — a white kurti with orange trimmings with colourful accessories — styled by Manish Malhotra. The other key crew members, producer Atul Agnihotri was present with wife Alvira and the director Siddique, attended too. There was some emotional talk too, as Shera vowed to be there for “Salman Bhai, as he is the most genuine human being” and Khan admitted to having been hugely inspired by Shera for his role in the movie. Kapoor, probably feeling left out in the bromance, just said that she was glad she had Khan for a bodyguard now.

When actor Vidya Balan was signed on to play Silk Smitha’s role, she knew she had to go all out to play the South sex siren. While she has been working doubly hard on her body, her clothes and even her language, she is also working on shedding her inhibitions on screen. It was a known fact that Balan would have to wear revealing clothes and indulge in some amount of skin show but there is one recent addition — Emraan Hashmi’s lips.

After Once Upon A Time in Mumbai, filmmaker Milan Luthria has taken a strong liking to Hashmi and when he asked him to be a part of The Dirty Picture, the actor readily agreed. Apparently, Hashmi will play one of her lovers and yes, there will be a love making scene too. Says a source from the film unit, “Vidya does not just have a love-making scene with Tusshar,Emraan is also there for a special sequence in the film. And the famous serial kisser will again be doing what he does best — kissing!Emraan has flown to Hyderabad and is currently shooting for the sequence with Vidya now.”

Law is above all, but it seems that Katrina Kaif is unaware about the fact. The actress, drove a Royal Enfield on the streets of Mumbai, in Filmcity today, to promote her already released flick ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and sources present, pointed out that Kat doesn’t have a valid license. In addition, Katrina was seen without a helmet, and she also took Hrithik for a ride on the bike. Surprisingly, even Hrithik didn’t wear a helmet, though according to the law, it’s mandatory for the pillion rider to wear a helmet.

“The celebrities set an example for others, if anyone has violated the rules like not wearing helmet or not possessing a driving license, such cases shall be probed and dealt as per law of land,” said a senior traffic official on the basis of anonymity.

Varun Bahl opened the Delhi Couture Week 2011 with his Indo-French collection, blending vintage with contemporary perfectly. The designer had Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit in the front row to support him. Dressed in a white anarkali suit complemented with silver stilettos, Madhuri stole the show even though she didn't walk the ramp. However, the actor also delayed the show by almost an hour.

This couture collection was inspired by French queen Marie Antoinette. Colour palette varied from wines and maroons to gold and ivory.

The announcements made by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal at Jalandhar to woo the urban voters ahead of next year's state Assembly polls are "too little too late", Congress today said. "The people of Punjab cannot be fooled by the tempting promises of Sukhbir Singh Badal which have no scope of being executed," Congress spokesman and Ludhiana MP Manish Tewari said at a meeting of party workers here. Sukhbir Badal had made series of announcements in Jalandhar yesterday, which were related to urban development in the state. Among the packages were grant of municipal corporation status for big cities like Moga, Phagwara and Pathankot, extending non-construction period of buildings up to 15 years and amnesty in payment of arrears of house tax, water supply and sewerage charges. Tewari claimed that for the last four and a half years the Akali-BJP government did nothing "except for looting and robbing the state of all its resources." The Congress leader said people know the real face of this government and such announcements at the fag end are not going to help.

Fashion is the politest way of talking about sex. Taking the thought forward, Suneet Varma presented his collection at the ongoing Synergy one Delhi Couture Week, inspired by the most celebrated Hindu texts in the world, the Kamasutra.

The show area had bells hung from the ceiling, and red drapes in the background, giving it an almost rustic and romantic look and feel. The show began on a rather sensual note with two dancers displaying passionate dance moves under water.

Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly has taken the box office by storm. And now, the film is set to hit the small screen in a new avatar. Delhi Belly is being redone into a separate version with fresh editing and prints, crafted especially for the TV audiences. “Besides redubbing a lot of parts, we are also rewriting certain sequences and jokes from the original. There’s a considerable amount of work. It feels like I’m making it all over again,” laughs the director, Abhinay Deo.

Delhi Belly’s fresh version will be sans any gaalis (bad language) but will retain the basic humour and punch of the original. And Aamir has entrusted director Abhinay with the responsibility of getting this new version out. The superstar is content with the new version. “Akshat (Verma) and Abhinay have rewritten the dialogues of Delhi Belly’s fresh version and the humour is working extremely well. I’m sure it will bring in new audiences for the film,” says Aamir.

On Thursday night, at Maanyata Dutt's birthday bash, the Dabangg man had yet another fight. This time however, it wasn't with any other Khan but filmmaker Bunty Walia.

Sanjay Dutt threw a lavish birthday party for his wife Maanyata and invited all his close friends home, which needless to say, included both Salman and Bunty.

According to sources from the party, Salman, who walked in well past midnight, went straight to Bunty and started arguing with him. Within no time, the fight became ugly. Before it could come to fisticuffs, Dutt's business manager and close friend Dharam Oberoi intervened and took Walia away.

A source told Mumbai Mirror, "Sanju held the party to bring in his wife Maanyata's birthday. He had invited all his close friends including Ameesha Patel, Neha Uberoi, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Ashish Chowdhury and many others.

Eminent Odissi dancer Smt. Aruna Mohanty received the prestigious Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from Shri M. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 22nd July.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-2010 to Smt. Aruna Mohanty, Bhubaneswar, for her outstanding contribution to Odissi, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2010, in New Delhi on July 22, 2011.

Devotion, perseverance and commitment have placed Aruna Mohanty as the finest among Odissi dancers of her generation. Nurtured under the able guidance of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Aruna especially excels in the abhinaya aspect of Odissi.

Imran Khan will match steps of three illustrious Khans — Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman — in his next release, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. The title track of the film will see him imitating the signature moves of the trio in the song, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan… Matrimonial Ki Aankhen… composed by Sohail Sen and shot over three days.

It will begin with Aamir’s famous Aati Kya Khandala… from Ghulam (1998), with a bit of Rang De Basanti (RDB, 2006) thrown in. “I saw Ghulam when I was 14. I remember the song more than the movie. It was one of those rare times when a hero did his own playback (singing). Mamu did a spectacular job with the lip sync,” says Imran. “RDB is another milestone, as for the first time, I felt a film was speaking for the ‘intelligent’ youth of our country.”

Last night, Aarti Chhabria was declared the winner of Khatron Ke Khiladi Torchaar. To most, the victory didn’t come as a surprise. About two months ago, almost every publication in the country had carried pictures of Aarti celebrating her win with other contestants from the show.

Aarti, “Apparently, somebody vicious and without sportsmanlike qualities wanted to sabotage the show or raise its TRPs. I kept calling it a rumour all this while, as I wanted the news to be out on the day of the telecast. But I would surely like to know who gave the news out.”

The celebration party pictures in question had Diandra Soares and Kashmera Shah among others. “We didn’t have a photographer at the party, which was hosted by Sumit Suri and Kashmera Shah. I didn’t even cut the cake. I didn’t want to go for the party in spite of being called constantly, as it had gotten really weird for me. In a competition, everybody wants to win, and some present didn’t know how to take it when they were celebrating my success.”

Bipasha Basu is furious at media reports that she is heartbroken after her former beau, actor John Abraham spoke about their relationship on national television. She says there's no point in talking about a break-up that happened "almost a year ago".

everyday is no fun! Making me sound tragic when I am in a happy place is not ok with me! (sic)" Bipasha posted on her Twitter page.

It was Bipasha who had admitted that she had parted ways with John, after being in a relationship for eight years. For a long time, John chose to remain silent about it, but he poured his heart out on veteran actress Simi Garewal's talk show India's Most Desirable.

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After a long and popular career on the big screen, veteran actor Dharmendra [ Images ] turns at the age of 75 to make his debut on the small screen as one of the judges of the reality show India's [ Images ] Got Talent, triggering a wave of excitement among contestants and also fellow judges Sonali Bendre [ Images ] and Kirron Kher [ Images ].

The romantic hero of yesteryear has high expectations of his TV debut and says laughingly, "If the small screen made my younger brother Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ] 'Big B', then I will become 'Darling D'!"

He approves of the idea of a talent hunt. "A talent hunt made me who I am today so it's my turn to help contestants in pursuing their dreams. I feel there is so much of talent in our country which needs to be exploited. I see one Dharmendra in all the contestants on the show," he says.

The hero, in a massive leap of faith, rises up in the air, flings his legs out, thumps his palm on top of villains’ bobbing heads. Victims fall flat to the
ground. They could be buried six feet under, with the same thudding sound. At one point, for lack of a better weapon, he yanks off a street lamppost, goes charging against a bunch of goons zipping off in their topless jeep. Which is unnecessary. His hands (“gaon-wallah haath”) alone could do the job. As they often do: dozens lick dust, in one fell swoop.

You see. He’s the “sher”: there’s fair debate over whether that word is Hindi for tiger, or lion. In this case, it certainly means the latter – a loud one roars from the screen when the hero swaggers in. The filmmakers are clearly proud of their stunt scenes first. Not only is there an action director credited, the filmmaker (Rohit Shetty) takes separate billing for “action designer” in the opening credits. Minor mentions of other influences, say, the Bruce Willis starrer Red (for the swirling cop-car sequence) could’ve been grand gesture as well.

The super-hero is called Singham. What kinda family name’s that? Well, it means the lion in Sanskrit, more importantly, is the title of a Tamil blockbuster this flick’s based on. Which is the way the cookie crumbles.

The inaugural edition of the World Series Hockey organised by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) will have 176 internationals from India and other countries.

The tournament, which will have eight city-based teams, will be held from December 15 to January 22. The players will be allocated to the teams based on the internationally accepted and practiced 'Draft' system.

"The inaugural edition of the league comprises eight teams and players have signed contracts for the next three years," said Yannick Colaco, chief operating officer of Nimbus Sport, the promoter of the tournament.

Sashaying in Malayalam and Tamil films since 2001, Asin became a sensation in Bollywood when the Aamir Khan-starrer Ghajini hit cinema halls in 2008. Though her next Hindi film, London Dreams with Salman Khan didn't exactly make a mark, she tasted commercial success again with Annes Bazmee's Ready opposite Salman. Extremely selective about the films she takes up, this Keralite beauty looks like she's here to stay.

May it be for her bold role in ‘Saheb Biwi aur Gangster’ or for lip-locks to intimate scenes in ‘Not A Love Story’, Mahie Gill is often making into news these days.

The actress was showered with appreciation for her work in Ram Gopal Varma’s crime thriller based on the infamous Maria Susairaj. From lip-locks to intimate scenes, and even more, Mahie is said to have given 100% to whatever the script demanded. And the most-talked about the actress is that she did without questions.

And obviously, as one can guess, the most happy man is the film director RGV, who found it so easy to work with the actress.

He said “She understood the script so well. I felt odd that I had to put a girl in such a situation. There were retakes, too. And that felt more awkward," he said. 

Salman Khan knows how to make people close to him feel special. The actor on Thursday asked Shera, his bodyguard for 15 years, to launch the promo of his upcoming film "Bodyguard".

"This is a very big honour that bhai (Salman) has given me by giving me an opportunity to release his film's promo. I have been with bhai for 15 years now. I used to tell bhai that I can take a bullet for him. But the reality is that he protects his close ones so much that even he can take a bullet for them. He is the real life bodyguard," Shera told reporters.

The actor, who was also present at the event, said: "I can trust him with everything - with money, girls, family and even my life. He is very trustworthy. Apart from guarding me, his duty has also been to go with every girl who has been in my life. I knew he will take good care of them wherever they go.

Friday saw the release of two of the most anticipated films, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) that had a high voltage star-cast like Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. Then there was the film from the Harry Potter franchise, which brings an end to its chapter, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2. With the Bollywood and a Hollywood film at the tug-of-war, this weekend, it was a nail-biting situation at the box- office, but the results clearly state that it was a win-win situation for both films.




“ It was the biggest weekend of the year for the multiplexes all over India with two of the most-awaited films that released, “Sunil Punjabi, CEO of Cinemax, stated. “While ZNMD had 90 per cent and above occupancy, Harry Potter received 80 per cent. But as compared to Potter’s previous film releases, this one took away all the cream as it created record at the opening weekend of the box-office, as compared to any other international releases.”   

At a promotional event for his to-be-released Aarakshan, Prakash Jha made it clear that he was not going to have any special screening for the National Commission Of Schedule Castes (NSCS), which has demanded a preview before its release on August 12 to make sure that the film which is based on caste-based reservation in colleges did not show them in a poor light.




“I am not required to respond to any board that wants to sit in judgment over my film. If the film censor board wants, they can invite a person from the Commission. As a filmmaker who has been making films for about 30 years, I am well aware of the procedure I have to follow to get the clearances for the release of the film and I will be following due procedure,” Jha said, adding that his film did not support or contradict any policies but was a contemporary social drama. 

This elephant is graceful, elegant and sparkling, costs more than an arm and a leg and does not weigh a ton. It is also a headline piece in the collection, Emerald for Elephants, created by Mumbai-based artist Arzan Khambatta and uses 638 carat Gemfields’ Zambian emeralds. The collection was unveiled by Madhuri Dixit in Mumbai on July 20. An auction, organised by Sotheby’s, will be held at Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai in October.




The World Land Trust and gemstones mining company, Gemfields, together with Jaguar Land Rover and the Gemological Institute of America, have collaborated with 10 of India’s top jewellery designers to create a collection using Zambian Emerald jewellery. On display are bangles, rings and necklaces, all shaped like an elephant. 

After the announcement of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's pregnancy, Madhur Bhandarkar had been endlessly searching for a new item girl to be cast in his dream project, Heroine. Bhandarkar can finally get back to business as Kareena Kapoor has agreed to step in to the role.

Earlier this week, it was reported that Siddharth Roy Kaur, CEO of UTV, and the film’s writer, Niranjan Iyengar, flew down to Hyderabad to meet Kareena and convince her to take part in the movie. Kareena Kapoor was visiting boyfriend Saif Ali Khan, who is shooting for his next film.


The meeting obviously went well as Kareena Kapoor agreed to take part in Heroine, but only under a few conditions. Kareena Kapoor is uncomfortable with the intense lovemaking scenes with Arjun Rampal and Arunoday Singh.

“Kareena has consented to the snorting, drinking and smoking scenes. Earlier, she had strong reservations against them. Now, she just doesn’t want to do the explicit lovemaking scenes with Arjun Rampal and Sudhir Mishra’s discovery Arunoday Singh. Those scenes are extremely sexy and Kareena is just not comfortable doing them,” a source told Mumbai Mirror.

The lure of a free 4 GB pen-drive and a dekko of Salman Khan saw the crowds queueing up for the blood donation camp organised on the occasion of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's 52nd birthday at the Sambhaji Garden on J M Road on Thursday.




As 10,000-odd blood donors and Salman Khan fans gathered in front of Sambhaji Park on J M road on Thursday morning, even the one-way traffic was blocked for about an hour despite huge police bandobast.




Police, however, claimed that there was no traffic jam but the traffic was moving slowly for some time. Asked about hundreds of fans running behind the Khan's car which in worst case could have resulted into a stampede, police said they could not control the crowd.  

Singer Elvis Presley has been immortalised into a comic book character.

The comic book will be called Graphic Elvis. It's a limited edition comic created by Liquid Comics and Elvis Presley Enterprises to commemorate the 35th death anniversary of the singer.

"Comics influenced so much of his life," contactmusic.com quoted Sharad Devarajan, the co-founder of Los Angeles-based Liquid Comics, as saying.

A number of Presley's handwritten notes, rarely seen by the public, will also be included in the cartoon creation. The book will hit the market in December.

Hindi GEC Colors has lined up some big plans for its marquee format show – ‘Bigg Boss’. This year, the channel has signed up Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt as hosts for ‘Bigg Boss Season-5’.

Commenting on the ‘Bigg Boss Season-5 plans’, Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors, said “‘Bigg Boss’ is one of our flagship shows, which has been successfully running on the channel over the last four seasons. It’s a unique format that provides brands an exciting and innovative platform, spread over more than three months. This year, with two of Bollywoods biggest super stars – Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt – as hosts, we’re confident of making ‘Bigg Boss’ even bigger and generating both higher revenues as well as stickier eye-balls.”

The first Indian transsexual model has arrived. Nikkiey Chawla, 26, who was born a man and underwent a sex change surgery to turn into a woman in 2009, is busy doing Indian and international ramp shows and will next be seen on a popular reality show.


“I was born a boy but I always
felt like a female trapped in a male body. That is why I decided to undergo a sex change. I always wanted to be part of the glamour world as a woman,” says Delhi-based Chawla, who will feature in an episode of UTV Bindass’s show Emotional Atyachaar.

Several well known artists showcased their talent at the event organised by The Oberoi group. Journeying into its fourteenth year of success, The Oberoi Art Camp is hosting creative geniuses of contemporary art, for all of this week at their Nariman Point property.

This event gives a platform to new talent and recognises established artists — many of who have grown with the camp from its nascent years.

Some of the artists featured in this event include Jayashree Chakravarty, Chandra Bhattacharjee, Preetha Kannan, Ashish Dubey, Binoy Varghese, Rajan Krishnan and many more.

A R Rahman, Gurinder Chadha and Paul Berges are coming together for director Kevin Lima's Bollywood-style animated musical adventure 'Monkeys of Mumbai'.


Lima, who directed Disney's animated 'Tarzan' before turning to the live-action hits like '102 Dalmations' and 'Enchanted', has signed on to helm Dream Works Animation's new project, whose story is somewhat similar to the great Indian epic the Ramayana.


The movie centers around a man whose wife is kidnapped by a demon king, the Hollywood Reporter said.


Lima will approach the story through the point of view of two common monkeys who become unlikely heroes.

Kajal Agarwal hopes that one day the barriers in the form of Kollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood etc should be demolished and it should be united as Indian cinema. The actress says that there is a possibility of this happening very soon because south Indian stars are working in Bollywood movies and Bollywood stars have no qualms over accepting south Indian movies.

The same thing is applicable to technicians like cinematographers, music directors and directors. Kajal says that cinema should not be segregated based on the regional barriers. She added that creativity is all that matters to sustain in the film industry.