Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Imraan and Avantika will get married on Jan 8

Imran Khan and Avantika Malik
Imran Khan and Avantika Malik
The ceremony will take place in Karjat on January 8. All the informal invites have already been sent out. To coincide with the Diwali festivities on the weekend, informal invitations were extended for Imran’s wedding with Avantika Malik. The actor will tie the knot on January 8 with his fiancée at their Karjat farmhouse.
A close source to the actor revealed, “Though it is exactly two months away, the preparations are in full swing. Those on the guest list were sent SMSes or told on the phone to keep themselves free on January 8 from 5 pm to 5 am. The message stated that a formal invite of the wedding card would follow later.”
The source added, “As it was Diwali, it was considered an auspicious occasion to start with the invitations.” The Malik’s are telling everyone to keep themselves free on the wedding day. They are going to have dusk till dawn bash for their wedding.
The nephew of Aamir Khan had his engagement party with a brunch, followed by the ceremony and dinner in the evening. For this occasion he gifted Avantika a Volkswagen Beetle. The engagement invite was in the shape of a metal box, which had a bottle full of sand. The invite was rolled inside the bottle.
Imraan has always been very open about his relationship with Avantika. They were amongst the few people who were invited for the opening of Arjun Rampal’s nightclub in Delhi and a toast was raised for them.

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Sonam: If dad can, so can I

Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor
If Anil Kapoor is getting ready to shoot for his next high-voltage action sequence in Tezz, then Sonam Kapoor is not behind with a few action films in her kitty. She has signed Players, which is being directed by Abbas Mastan that has some high-voltage action scenes choreographed by Allan Amin. It is not only the guys Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bobby Deal who will be doing the stunts.
Leading ladies Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor will have equal opportunities. Yesterday, Sonam shot a song for this movie and in the coming weeks she is supposed to shoot an action sequence on cars and speeding boats. This is for the first time that the Kapoor lass is doing a film, so she going through a rigorous training for the look of this movie. She is getting training in pilates from Yasmin Karachiwala since the past few months. The trainer accompanied her to Goa as well for everyday one hour training session. An insider says, “Sonam knows that her co-star Bipasha is known for her athletic body and she does not want to fall behind while showing off hers or performing stunts.”
When asked Sonam Kapoor about this she admits, “I am in Goa shooting for Players. I have been training in pilates for some time and doing it because I love it.”
The director says, “Players is an action thriller and the girls Bipasha and Sonam will be doing lots of stunning car chases and other action sequences.”

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Katrina’s and Barbara have same movie titles

Katrina Kaif, Barbara Mori
Katrina Kaif, Barbara Mori
Barbara Mori’s new Spanish film My Brother’s Wife will be releasing in India this month along with the titles A Beautiful Wife in English with Spanish beauty featuring in Hindi. The title of Barbara’s next is very similar with the Yash Raj Films new project. This movie stars Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif and it is titled as Mere Brother ki Dulhan. Sources have revealed that both the projects have similar story lines.
My Brother’s Wife theme is adulterous, which deals with a women’s affair with her husband’s brother. However, Yash Raj Films has toned down the same version. Yash Raj has made a film on a guy (Imran) who falls for his brother’s (Ali Zafar) fiancé (Katrina). Mere Brother ki Dulhan is still under production, while Barbara’s movie is set to release in India soon.
An industry insider says, “YRF does not consider Barbara’s film has a threat for their project. They feel its release will not affect the Katrina-Imran starrer, because YRF has given a more romantic tone than an adult one. Even though the basic premise is similar, the treatment will be different.”
The distributors have considered the similarity in the title between Mere Brother ki Dulhan and My Brother’s Wife, the distributors have decided to name Mori’s film A Beautiful Wife. Dhaval Gada from Pen India is distributing this film and says, “We heard about the film Mere Brother ki Dulhan. The title did make us think that the theme of their film maybe similar to out movie, Spanish Beauty. However, we do not know their script or storyline. Anyway, we have tweaked the original story of Spanish Beauty to suit the Indian taste and the film will now reflect the triangular relationship between a husband, wife and the husband’s brother.”
When asked the spokesperson of YRF he denied of any similarities between both the movies. He says, “It is not true. There is no similarity between the two stories whatsoever.”

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Salman forgives John

Salman Khan, John Abraham
Salman Khan, John Abraham
The ability to forgive and success are interrelated. Success can make you happy, and when you are happy, you can forgive anyone easily. Currently, Salman Khan is exemplifying this state of mind.
Recently, Salman made up with his long-time foe John Abraham in Mehboob studios. These two actors were not on talking terms for more than four years now.
The patch-up took place on the sets of Rohit Dhawan’s directorial debut Desi Boyz, which stars John Abraham, Akshay Kumar, Chitrangada Singh and Deepika Padukone in the leading role, which is being produced under Eros International banner. On chancing with Salman Khan on the sets, John wondered how Salman will react after seeing him.
When they made an eye contact, John smiled. Noticing the discomfort in John’s eyes, Sallu went over and hugged hum. An eyewitness says, “Actually, they both took a few steps towards each other. However, the hug took everyone by surprise. Past that, there was a big celebration on the sets. Salman and John even had lunch together.”
The reason why Salman came on the sets of Desi Boyz, the source says, “Sallu came to meet Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt who are acting in the film. Sanjay’s name was recently added to the cast for a cameo.”
Ages ago, the differences started increasing between Salman and John over payments at their Rockstar stage show in 2006. By the time they came together to work in Ravi Chopra’s Babul, the animosity had increased and it reflected on-screen as well.
After this John continued to work with Salman’s then girlfriend Katrina Kaif in Yash Raj Films’ New York. Meanwhile Salman refused to work with John’s girlfriend Bipasha Basu. The director duo Abbas-Mastn had decided to cast Bipasha and Salman together in a mega project, but the instant Salman came to know who the heroine was he turned down the offer.
This year in June, Salman ended his cold war with Bipasha, though in this situation it was Bipasha who took the first step towards reconciliation. At the award ceremony in Sri Lanka, Bipasha walked over to Salman’s room and spoke to him at length. Since then the two have learnt to maintain a cordial relation with one another. Bipasha attended Salman’s Being Human fashion show as well.
Ram Mirchandani who is the Chief Creative Officer of Eros International was also present on the sets. He confirmed saying, “Yes John and Salman met very warmly. Salman had some to visit Rohit, John, Akshay and Deepika.

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Amitabh Bachchan turns farmer

Actor Amitabh Bachchan Wednesday astonished everybody when he drove a tractor on the agricultural land that he had purchased a few months ago in Muzaffarnagar village near Kakori, about 30 km from Lucknow.
Accompanied by his wife Jaya and a few other people, Big B drove down to the village in the afternoon. He hopped on to the tractor and drove it for about 20 minutes over the 2.4 hectare plot both owned by him and his wife.
He had also bought another adjoining plot of about the same size in the name of his actor son Abhishek. Both the deals took place in June for a total cost of about Rs.3 crore.

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Anil Kapoor goes bald

Identified for always re-inventing himself and giving actors half his age a run for their money, Anil Kapoor is out to astonish once again. And this time the actor has decided to go bald.And it’s not for his raved about Hollywood venture ‘Mission Impossible 4’ but for ace filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi`s next big venture ‘Power’.
To be produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, the film will also celeb Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Amisha Patel and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles. This is the first time that the actor is playing the role of a villain in a movie. His role in the movie is very mercurial, edgy and stylised. Anil too was thinking about his role for the last month and after much contemplation, he chose to go completely bald.”
News has it that Anil wanted the character to be at par with the classic villains like Mogambo and Shakaal played on screen before.

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SRK gets special permission to smoke in hotel

Shahrukh Khan, who is shooting in Berlin for Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2. The actor can smoke at the Hotel Mandala on Potsdamer Platz for the entire duration of his stay there. It has been two months since he began shooting there.Recently, a German magazine carried a report about the general manager of the hotel giving Shah Rukh  Rukh special permission to flout the norms.A special exception was made for Suite 1107, where Shah Rukh will stay till the end of November.
The actor has also been provided an ashtray to make sure he doesn’t damage the carpeting and linen in his suite on the 11th floor of the hotel. The rate of the room is Rs 113,960 per night.According to law, smoking is forbidden throughout the property’s premises. However, the management of Hotel Mandala has made an exception for Shah Rukh because they consider him their most prized guest.
The actor’s craving for nicotine is well known, but this is the first time that the authorities have bent rules for anybody.

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Is Mallika Sherawat heading south?

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, who appeared in ‘Dasavatharam’, may act in another South Indian film.The latest news is that she will be seen with Arjun in a trilingual titled ‘Contract’.
“A multi-crore project, it will be simultaneously made in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.Arjun and Mallika have been signed up as they are known faces in all the three languages,” sources say.Mallika has not yet confirmed the news.
The film will be produced by Ramachandra Raju and directed by Samir. Mallika’s recent film ‘Hiss’ had a not-so-bad run in the south despite the film’s dismal performance elsewhere.

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Jacqueline to work with Aamir Khan

Sri Lankan avtress Jacqueline Fernandez who was last seen in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, might be out of job but not out of the limelight. The actress is a regular in the party circuit. And this is her Page 3 connections which helped her bag a deal with a prestigious watch brand.The actress will be the brand ambassador of a popular watch company.
What’s working in Jacqueline’s favour is that she will be seen along with Aamir Khan, who is already associated with that brand. The actress worked closely with Salman Khan during the IFFA this year, and now she has got a chance to work with Aamir Khan.
Jacqueline is secretly hoping that her connection with the Khans might help her carve a niche in Bollywood.

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Can Abhishek match up to the Akshay act?

The trio of Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Sunil Shetty gave us a sort of the very first laugh riot in 2000 and then the 2nd film continued the fun journey with Phir Hera Pheri in 2006. Now, the 3rd film is going to begin but without the main trio. The 3rd film is titled Hera Pheri 4 and it will actor Abhishek Bachchan, Nana Patekar and Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay Dutt and Nana Patekar have their own style of comic timing and they have proved it in numerous movies.
But, Abhsihek Bachchan is comparatively new in this genre. He has done a bit of it in Dostana but it was just a part and Hera Pheri is already a completed comedy and it will be very difficult for the actor to live up to the audience expectations.The chemistry of Akshay, Sunil and Paresh Rawal was no doubt watch worthy. Can Abhi match up to the charm of comedy king Akshay Kumar, who brings out the comic moments so naturally?
Well, if Abhishek has been signed for the movie then the makers must have seen some spark in him so we can just wait for the film to hit the screens. Abhishek was quoted saying that the film will go on floors next month.

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Deepika Padukone’s Olympic Gold Quest

Actress Deepika Padukone has become the face of her dad ace badminton player Prakash Padukone’s organisation Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ).“I am the face of Olympic Gold Quest. I have just come on board. Olympic Gold Quest is coaching our players for the Olympics in 2012,” Deepika said.Prakash Padukone introduced OGQ a several years back with billiards player Geet Sethi.The negligence of the govt towards the players made them set up the organisation, which is being funded by corporates and individuals to produce some world-class sportsmen.
“In the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, we have proved that there is enough ability in our country. Not enough is being done in terms of promoting the talent,” said Deepika.“Govt is not taking enough care of our athletes. That’s why my dad and Geet Sethi have set up Olympic Gold Quest, which is a non-profit group and the funds come from corporate houses. All of us can also contribute separately,” Deepika stressed.“The fund is used to train athletes.
Whether it is tennis, badminton, their coaching, OGQ will take care of their equipment, uniforms and whatever else is required,” she said.

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Sonakshi Sinha goes glamorous

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha, who played the rural belle in Dabangg, is looking forward to her role in Joker, as the movie gives her a chance to display an urban look. Our source said, “Unlike Dabangg where she donned the dress of a village girl, Joker gives her opportunity to do the opposite. She will be seen wearing western outfits.
Sonakshi is absolutely kicked about her glamorous modern look. It’s going to be way dissimilar from her earlier movie.”According to our source, Sonakshi plays a chic urban girl who is ultra modern. “So obviously, her costumes too are going to be extremely chic and glamorous.
Also, unlike Dabangg where she was seen in just a few scenes, Joker has Sonakshi sharing equal footage on screen with Akshay,” said our source.

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Dolly Bindra apologises to Shweta Tiwari

It seems loud-mouthed Dolly Bindra has taken a U-turn after her exit and, since making a 2nd entrance in the “Bigg Boss 4″ house, apologised to Shweta Tiwari for her previous behaviour . Dolly was ousted after she had a fight with Shweta and Samir Soni. But the actress, who was known for her vulgar verbal attacks and loud behaviour, has adopted a calm demeanour after her re-entry on the popular Colors` show.
“Dolly apologised to Shweta for her individual attack on her and for behaving badly with her. This came as a surprise to everybody because she could not see eye to eye with Shweta. This time around she is mingling with everybody and is pretty calm unlike last time,” a source from the channel Colors told IANS.
The housemates will also be given a task, under which they will have to treat Dolly like a queen and pamper her.It has to be seen how long Dolly continues with her new avatar.

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Rahul entered Bigg Boss house with an agenda

Rahul Bhatt an ex-participant of Bigg Boss admitted that he joined the Bigg Boss house with an agenda.He stated “I wanted people to know who I truly was because there have been too several rumours about me in the public domain. The show was the perfect platform for clearing the air.” Son of producer-director-writer Mahesh Bhatt, Rahul added “Staying in the House has added to my experiences. I can read people’s minds a lot better now.
”Rahul plans to jot down the dialogues of his very first movie later on.Rahul admitted “I’m dyslexic; I can’t mug up long sentences. So, I’d rather write my lines.”“I’m not as gifted as dad or my sister Pooja to write scripts. But I’m creative with stories.”

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Check Out Mallika Sherawat’s car washing act in ‘Love, Barack’

Mallika Sherawat came across a big blow when her much ambitious and talked about project ‘Hisss’ bombed at the box-office but the sex kitten still has a few Hollywood projects to be released soon and if the pics of the same are to be gone by, her forthcoming ‘Love, Barack’ is supposed to cash in on her oomph appeal.
The video of the flick as seen in youtube has Mallika perched on a car bonnet, and is seen getting wet and wild while doing a car wash in the video. One can see Mallika here attempting to strike up all the possible sensuous poses in her repertoire, the most popular being that ‘bending down’ in front of her ogling male co-star.
After taking Bollywood with a storm with her steamy and bold scenes, Mallika is all set to rock the west with her appeal. Love her or hate her but the fact remains for sure that you cannot ignore her!!
mallika sherawat car wash barak love movie
Here is the youtube vidoe of mallika sherawat’s car wash for movie “Love, Barack


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Katrina Kaif sheds it for Farah Khan’s ‘Tees Maar Khan’

After her debut, Boom’, Katrina Kaif sobered down and it was very rarely that we saw the babe shed her clothes for any role but she has done this for Farah Khan this time as she appears on screen in nothing but a white satin sheet in the song Sheila Ki Jawani in ‘Tees Maar Khan’. She has lost quite a few kilos to flaunt her sexy figure for the song.
With respect to her character Katrina states “I play a wannabe actress. She is a very innocent girl. She doesn’t see the possibility of a person doing something wrong or anything bad. So Akshay has to run behind her from these situations she gets herself into.”
She added “She’s very ambitious but in a very simple way, not in an intelligent way. It was fun. We all didn’t take ourselves too seriously. We just kind of went with the flow.”
The film is slated to hit theatres on 24th December. Check out the new stills from the flick…..
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Pamela Anderson to spice up Bigg Boss 4

Mercury soared up like never before when Pamela Anderson entered the Big Boss house as a celebrity guest last night, attired in a white saree by Ashley Rebello. Although she had worn a saree for the first time, she carried it off very well. She was not very keen earlier to wear a saree but the channel people convinced her for the same.
Before entering the house in Lonavala she did say, “I am not a big fan of reality shows. I love traditional shows like Baywatch.”
Meanwhile, lot has been happening on the show lately. Dolly Bindra and Sameer Soni have been evicted from the Bigg Boss house, for getting abusive, violent and breaking the rules. Also, under pressure from the civil society for taking action against broadcasters airing adult and abusive content, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry cracked took a decision on Wednesday that shows like Bigg Boss-4 (Colors) and Rakhi Ka Insaaf (Imagine) to air only after 11pm. Also, the notice from the I&B ministry states that such shows can not have any repeat telecast between 5am and 11pm. Moreover, the clippings of these reality shows can not be aired on news channels between 5am and 11pm.
This surely will cast a big blow on the TRP ratings of the show.
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Saif Ali Khan to play Krish of Chetan Bhagat’s ‘2 States’

Chetan Bhagat’s novels have already been made into successful movies earlier with like Hello (”One Night At The Call Centre”) and 3 Idiots (”5 Point Someone”). However, Bhagat was not so keen into personal involvement in both these flicks but since Siddhartha Anand’s ‘2 States’, a film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s book, based on his own real-life experience, of a Punjabi boy who wants to marry his Tamil sweetheart but only with the consent of both their parents, is closer to his heart, he is taking keen interest in the film.
Saif Ali Khan has been chosen to play the lead and the actor plans to spend time with Chetan Bhagat to understand his character, Krish, and get into Krish’s mind. Says Bhagat on the film, “It is not important for Krish to be played by a Punjabi or Ananya to be played by a Tamilian. I’m aware Saif is not a Punjabi. To me that serves the story’s purpose even better. The whole idea of 2 States is to convey a pan-India appeal. The novel is about an inter-state union. What better way to show this than to have a non-Punjabi actor playing my Punjabi protagonist?”
Bhagat admits that 2 States is his most personal novel to date and the screen adaptation most precious to him. “Like Krish in my novel I fell in love with a Tamil girl and we decided to marry only with the parents’ consent. In the film Ek Duuje Ke Liye when the Tamil boy decides to marry the Punjabi girl, their parents slap and beat up their respective offsprings. Aaj ke din kaun bachche maar khayenge? (Which children will submit to that today?) So you could say 2 States is like Ek Duuje Ke Liye meeting Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,” he says.
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Pamela Anderson picks up a broom for ‘Big Boss’

Pamela Anderson made a sensuous entry to the Big Boss house in a white saree owing to the requests from the channel people. However, the babe has now slipped into an attire she is more comfortable with. Looking ravishing in a orange sarong benefitting her casual dressing style, the babe seemed at comfort in the house already savouring Indian food and lending a hand in cleaning the house. Seema Parihar had prepared paranthas for breakfast and served Pamela too, who in turn, picked up a broom and started sweeping the floor. Pamela Anderson landed in Mumbai Monday night. This is her first visit to India and she will stay with other inmates of the “Bigg Boss” house for three days.
The 43-year old Baywatch babe is the hot talk of the season now and her white saree managed to bring out innumerable comments on the social networking sites. ‘The length of Pamela’s saree in Bigg Boss is equal to combined length of all the clothes she has worn till date,’ someone tweeted.
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‘Munni’ to be the flavor of the stage shows this New Year

Malaika Arora Khan has always been a hot favorite for item numbers and her performances on New Year eves and after her ‘Munni’ song in ‘Dabangg’, she has definitely risen not only in popularity charts but also in the price ratings. The sexy lady has been offered hefty amounts from several organizers and reports have it that the amount is near to Rs.2.5 crores per performance and even higher. Nothing has been finalized as of now. But with talks going on in full swing a final deal is soon in the offing.
Every year, actresses bag in hefty amounts for New Year stage shows depending on the popularity of the number. The hottest among all are Bipasha Basu, Mallika Sherawat and of course Malaika, but this year with ‘Munni’ creating stirs across the popularity chart, Malaika is all set to bring in the flavor of the hot item number with a live performance for organizers who will manage to grab the star with their highest pay.
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Rahul Bose gets candid for ‘andpersand’

He may not have that Greek god like physique but his talents and confidence definitely make Rahul Bose one of the most sought after heroes in Bollywood. As the actor appears on the cover of ‘andpersand’, he appears confident enough to pour out his feelings and his views on sex. He also happens to be the guest editor of the issue.
Rahul Bose bares all for this issue as he goes on to explain why he is still single and unmarried, his first girlfriend, first sex and why he doesn’t need marriage. In his words, “Men marry because they want to be a hero. Since the age of 18, I knew marriage was a bad idea. At 43, I know exactly why it so.”
Rahul also wants a UN resolution against hair loss and is hard hitting with his comments like “Men work to take their mind off sex!”
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Deepika and Sonam on ‘Koffee With Karan’

Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor are rivals as both of them entered the industry at the same time. However, when they both appeared together on ‘Koffee With Karan, the two got along like a house on fire revealing their secrets. Both of them confessed that they found married men hot and sexy. The two actresses named who according to them makes the hottest married man in town. While Deepika Padukone named Arjun Rampal, Sonam opted for Farhan Akhtar. Deepika revealed that she’s had a secret crush on Arjun ever since she was in college.
While Deepika looked red hot in her gown, Sonam looked dazzling in her golden dress. Check out the two ladies on the 3rd season of ‘Koffee With Karan’.
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Aishwarya Rai awarded the People’s choice Teacher’s Achiever Award

It was a touching moment for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan this Saturday when she was awarded with the Teacher`s People Achiever Award on Saturday at Hotel Taj Lands End and since the day happened to be her father’s birthday, she dedicated the award to her father Krishnaraj Rai.
“Mine was people`s choice award and that`s always special for me. It really reflects what I always said, that my greatest strength and inspiring force has been the audience, my fans world over, that`s what makes it particularly special,” Rai told adding, “Today is my father`s birthday, so I dedicate this award to my dad.”
Other actors to receive the honors were Ranbir Kapoor for Teacher’s Achievement Award for Entertainment, Boman Irani as the achiever of the decade award while actress Shabana Azmi with the lifetime achievement award at the 10th edition of the Teacher`s Achievement Awards. Instituted in 2001, the awards are organised by liquor company Beam Global Spirits and Wine, owner of the Teacher`s brand.
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Kangana Ranaut sets the ramp afire as the showstopper for Lawman Pg3 jeans

12 most successful designers of India rocked the BeYu Fashion Awards 2010 with their innovative creations before all of Bangalore’s glitterati. All the big names in fashion from Prasad Bidapa to Actress Sanjana to Designer Sneha and Jackie Shetty, along with Anuj Saxena, the Actress Ragini Dwivedi, Ramesh Dembla and Designer Sanchita Ajjampur graced the event which was a two day extravaganza on 19th and 20th November. The showstoppers for LAWMAN Pg3 jeans, Kangana Ranaut, set the ramp afire adorned in a pair of sexy, smouldering jeans.
Delighted to have walked for LAWMAN Pg3, Kangana says with a smile, “It was wonderful to walk the ramp for Lawman Pg3 in Bengaluru. I find Lawman Pg3 the most innovative international fashion brands of recent times”.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vikas Jain - Director Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd said- “Apparel is one segment that will draw new customers every season. And they say Fashion never goes out of Fashion. It is intriguing to read the minds of the current generation and meet their style aspirations. Fashion is tricky, yet LawmanPg3’s innovations - Y-Fi and Vertebrae range are stylish and fresh. We are very proud and happy to have Ms Kangna Ranaut as a part of this design and fashion revolution. Ms Ranaut is the most stylish actresses in Bollywood and is looked upon not only as a style icon but also a trend setter. With Ms Ranaut as a brand ambassador we are sure that Lawman Pg3 Vertebrae will be a leader in the denim fashion category and now with her walking for us in Bengaluru I am sure the brand will get the required fillip in this fashionable city.”
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No Rolls Royce for Sanjay Dutt’s babies on their home coming

Sanjay Dutt’s newborn twins have finally left the Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital and are home now. However, the babies could not make their journey back home in Daddy Dear’s newly purchased Rolls Royce. It so happened that Maanyata was to deliver the babies on November 23 and Dutt had planned the delivery of the car on November 28. However, the babies came into the world earlier and though Sanju did try to bring the car as early as possible but Rolls Royce couldn’t make it to babies.
Nevertheless, the home coming was a joyous affair for the family. The babies left the hospital in the arms of Manyata and Sister Priya Dutt. They reached home at 2 pm and are housed at two of the nurseries that Manyata made for them. Manyata and Sanju were greeted with an aarti by Sanju’s sister, Namrata Dutt on their homecoming.
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Kangana Ranaut has ‘No Problem’ playing mad roles

Inspite of being here for only some years, Kangna Ranaut has carved her niche in Bollywood with her innocent beauty and acting skills. She also has a national award to flaunt. However, her career is marked with roles which mostly revolve around schizophrenic acts. All her successful movies like ‘Gangster’, ‘Woh Lamhe’ and ‘Fashion’, portray her in characters who are undergoing depression and are suffering from poor mental state.
She went for a change in ‘Life In A Metro’ and also in her latest hit ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’, but is back to the same mentally disturbed role in her forthcoming release ‘No Problem’, though with a difference.
“I know what you must be thinking,” laughs Anees Bazmee, the writer and director of the film, “In fact in the promo itself she declares that woh sabse badi paagal hai. However, it is all done in a funny manner here in ‘No Problem’ instead of taking it all seriously.”
“Kangna plays Sanjana who believes that she is the most beautiful girl on earth. This is a kind of role that she has never done before. Her entire look too has gone through a complete makeover in the film. I am sure audience will really like this new ‘roop’ of hers,” added Bazmi.
As for us, we would love to see the mad side of Kangana once again with a difference, as proclaimed by the director.
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Shilpa Shetty’s anniversary gift: An apartment in the world’s tallest building

It seems that marriage is showering bliss on leggy lass Shilpa Shetty. She had a surprise gift awaiting her on her first wedding anniversary when hubby Raj Kundra gifted her a luxury apartment on the ninetieth floor of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and IS the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m with 160 floors. The world’s highest swimming pool is located on the 76th floor.
Shilpa had visited Dubai a few months ago, had loved the building and expressed a wish of staying there. Raj just grabbed the opportunity to express his love and gifted the keys to Shilpa in Mumbai a week ago.
Shilpa and Raj have taken three days off from work to celebrate their first wedding anniversary there. Shetty will design the interior of the apartment while she’s there. She then heads to Bangkok to shoot a shampoo ad on November 26.
However, the trip had its flips too. Shilpa was down with 103 degree temperature on Saturday night owing to pharyngitis. Though the fever waned by Sunday evening, she had a sore and choked throat when she finally left on Monday morning.
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Aamir, Kareena and Rani team up for a suspense thriller

When Aamir Khan signs a project, it is news and when he is cast along with two reigning Bollywood beauties, it is news hot enough to scorch the gossip columns. The project we are talking about is Reema Kagti’s next film which is being produced by Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions. Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor have reportedly been signed opposite perfectionist Khan. Rani Mukerji has earlier worked with Aamir Khan in the smash-hit Ghulam and was even part of the historical Mangal Pandey -The Rising. Meanwhile, Kareena was Aamir’s co-star in last year’s blockbuster 3 Idiots.
Aamir wrote, “Well, the lead actresses for my new film have been locked. Kareena and Rani. Am so happy to be working with Kareena again after 3i, and most excited about working again with Rani after so long. Difficult to concentrate on my work with such beautiful co-stars around ;-)”
Kagti, who has earlier gathered applauds for ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd,’ will now work on this suspense thriller drama. Talking about the script Aamir said, “Most unusual and very intriguing. I am quite excited about it and cant wait to start.” The film is scheduled to go to the floor in late February or early March of next year.
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Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor are Sabir Khan’s Heer and Ranjha

Deepika Padukone is one actress who has paired opposite many heroes comfortably. After Deepika Padukone-Farhan Akhtar, Deepika-Imran, Deepika-Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika-Abhishek, the actress is now set to make a screen pair with Shahid Kapoor in Sabir Khan’s ‘Heer and Ranjha’. Sabir has already assisted in movies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and directed the disastrous Kambakht Ishq.
Now, Deepika Padukone is quite tall and is always conscious that she would look taller than her hero. Before the shooting of Karthik Calling Karthik, Farhan Akhtar had to actually stand next to her, and show her that he can match her height. However Sabir is quick to explain and says, “I don’t think it really makes a difference if the leading lady is taller than the hero.
“We opted for Deepika Padukone because we needed a face that could look contemporary and classical. Among the current line-up of actresses, only she could measure up to my script’s demands. As for Shahid, he’s an intense actor. I’m positive this pair can project the pangs of passionate love,” he added.
We, on our part, are waiting eagerly to see this fresh pair create magic on the screen.
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Shriya Saran opens a spa for the visually challenged

Bollywood hottie Shriya Saran is doing her bit for the society. She recently teamed up with an NGO and opened a spa in Mumbai for the visually challenged, where they will be offered treatments like reflexology and massages that are programmed to give them great comfort.
The people of NGO said, “It is a longtime wish of Shriya to do some service to the society. And she found this spa idea quite interesting and innovative.”
Shriya too is very hopeful about the project and said, “When I studied in Delhi, we used to visit a blind school quite often. My experiences there left a deep impact on me, so much so that I chose to open a spa to lend a hand to visually challenged people in Mumbai.”
On the professional front, Shriya is keeping her fingers crossed for the success of Deepa Mehta’s forthcoming English venture ‘Midnight’s Children’, which stars Seema Biswas, Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Soha Ali Khan and Irrfan Khan.
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A sneak peak into ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’

Both Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are going through a downhill in their career and papa Deol has taken in the reins once again to give a push to the sons’ careers. The forthcoming ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ stars the three Deols together and is a family drama of a man in search of his estranged family. Paramveer Singh Dhillon (Sunny), an upright and honest man working as a loan recovery agent in a bank stays with his mother, his Canadian wife (Mary) and two sons in Vancouver, Canada. Paramveer’s mother is a typical Punjabi housewife, had decided to leave her husband Dharam Singh (Dharmender) because she was fed up with his deceptive ways. But one night Dharam Singh quietly took away the younger son and vanished. Paramveer decides to go to India to look for his Father and brother.
The Father-Son duo Dharam and Gajodhar (Bobby) are the biggest conmen in Banaras. Dharam is a stylish man and a charmer. Women of all ages adore him. He does not believe in love. Gajodhar is just like his father except for the fact that he is more rustic in appearance and gets nervous in the company of women! How this family comes together through a comedy of errors is what the film is about.
Besides the three Deols the film also stars Kulraj Randhawa, Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher, Sucheta Khanna, Mukul Dev, Himanshu Malik, Amit Mistri, Digvijay Singh, Krip Suri, Puneet Isaar, Poonam Sinha, and Emma Brown. Bosco and Caesar have choreographed the moves for this film.
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Sonakshi Sinha in an urban role for Farah Khan’s next

Though Sonakshi Sinha got rave reviews and enough applause for her beauty and also her performance in the superhit ‘Dabangg’, it was Malaika Arora Khan who grabbed the oomph trophy for her item number ‘Munni Badnaam’. Now, Sonakshi is coming with Akshay Kumar in Farah Khan’s next but she won’t have a sizzling item number in the movie as there is no scope for it.
Says Farah Khan who is the co-producer of the film along with Shirish Kunder and Akshay Kumar, “Rest assured, she wouldn’t be getting into a ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ mode for our next film. After all her role in the film doesn’t demand that such a situation for that at all.”
After Katrina’s dance number in my upcoming film, I know that audience will expect yet another stylized yet sensual item song from Sonakshi as well. However, we can’t place an item number just for the sake of it”, she added.
However, Sonakshi will be seen in a glamorous and urban role in the film as director Shirish says, “Sonakshi plays an urban girl in the film so yes, she would be seen in the Western outfits. I am aware that audience want more of her after DABANGG. With our film, there would be a handful of her as she has a role of substance. She isn’t there just for 3-4 scenes.” This is Shirish’s second film after JAAN-E-MANN.
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Yana Gupta back again in her dancing shoes

31 year old model-turned-actress Yana Gupta rocked the nation with her item number ‘Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo’ but slipped away into darkness after a few appearances here and there. Yana blames her new album for the reason behind her silence. She has not only features in the music album but has also penned the lyrics for it. Says Yana, “I was in UK recording an album and now I have come back to Mumbai. Now I’m going to be around for a very long time. Yes, definitely something like an item song is going to happen very soon.”
Now, the actress once again will tunr back to her old love for dancing as she is set to appear in the fourth season of Sony’s reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.
“I am super excited. It’s kind of a dream come true in a way because for a long time I wanted to do something like this. I was itching to wear my dancing shoes,” says Yana.
When asked how naturally her body responds to foot-tapping numbers, she says, “It does come naturally, but not what we are doing in the competition. It is totally un-natural. It is very hard work.”
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Malaika Arora Khan misses Vikram Phadnis’ show at PFW

Designer Vikram Phadnis has been a hot favorite among Bollywood stars for quite some time now and Bolly beauties consider themselves lucky to grab an opportunity to walk the ramp as a showstopper for his collections. However, Malaika Arora Khan missed this opportunity as she failed to make it for his show at the Pune Fashion Week (PFW) and Phadnis had to make last-minute changes when the unexpected happened.
“Malaika was supposed to be here but at the last moment she was caught up in Delhi for a prior commitment. She is a very dear friend of mine and if not today, she will walk for me some other time for sure,” Vikram told.
However, the show was a success as it started with his collection in black colour and models walked down the ramp flaunting long dresses, saris and anarkali suits.
“My collection was India through my eyes. It was all about everything that I get inspired by in this country. From films like ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ and ‘Umrao Jaan’ to places in Rajasthan,” said Vikram.
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Bollywood’s ‘Sheila’ launches Barbie doll modeled on her

Last year, Katrina Kaif walked the ramp and was a part of Barbie Doll’s 50th birthday celebrations, and recently the actress launched the single piece Barbie modeled on her which will have replicas out on the shelves by next year. Not to mention here that Kats is elated at this development as the doll has added on to her fan following by connecting her to the kids.
She says, “My six sisters and I shared a couple of dolls between us. We had our tea parties and our fights too. I remember one time, when my sister, the one who’s a year older than me, and I were tugging at a doll and ripped her arm off. That Barbie was never replaced. It remains one of my most poignant memories.”
Katrina, who is in news all over for her latest rage ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ in Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan, says, “These days, I’m being called Barbie and Sheila, half and half. Yes, I’ve worn a half-sari, but the song is not so much about clothes as it is about the attitude. That’s Farah’s strength,” she points out.
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Kareena Kapoor meets the winner of ‘Shopping with Kareena’ campaign

24 year old Rishi Nandrajog, a risk analyst with an Indian financial services company, won the ‘Shopping with Kareena’ campaign organized by Sony Ericsson, the uber-cool communication entertainment brand. Launched last month, the campaign entailed consumers buying a Sony Ericsson phone, and getting the opportunity to go on a shopping spree worth Rs. 5 lakh with the company’s brand ambassador and Bollywood celebrity.
An elated Rishi said “I am a regular user of Sony Ericsson phones; in fact my last three phones have also been from this brand. The great user interface and the quality of features that are built in the Sony Ericsson devices make me a brand loyalist. Shopping with Kareena was unreal, an absolute adrenaline-rush. Now I will wear clothes that the style guru herself recommended.”
Kareena Kapoor uses the opportunity as a chance to connect with her fans and says, “It is exciting to be associated with a dynamic brand like Sony Ericsson that brings together the very best of communication and entertainment experiences with one ultimate goal – the user experience. I am a die-hard shopaholic myself and I absolutely jumped at the idea of this campaign. I always seek ways to connect with my fans and understand their perception about me and the contest actually served as a perfect platform to achieve that. Plus, there is nothing like being connected to the lives of your fans. As I am always on the move with my busy schedules, I frequently engage with my fans across the world on the Sony Ericsson Facebook community, telling them what is happening in my life, invite feedbacks from them or just engage with them casually. And, the real-time response from fans and friends just enthral you beyond limits!”
Check out the style diva when she meets Soni Ericcson’s winner as the ambassador for the brand…..
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Akshay Kumar’s gesture of friendship for Lara Dutta

kshay Kumar may have gone far ahead in his career but when it comes to friendships, the actor surely knows how to keep one. Akshay has done three films with Lara Dutta (Andaaz, Blue and Housefull) and he was Lara’s first hero. So, when old friend Lara Dutta decided to turn producer with Chalo Dilli (a film starring her and Vinay Pathak) and requested Akshay to do a cameo, not only did he instantly agree, but also decided not to charge for it. He has promised to come down to Jaipur and shoot with them for two days. He hasn’t even discussed his role with her as there is genuine trust between the two.
The film is being made under the banner of ‘Bheegi Basanti’ and will have Lara and Vinay Pathak in the lead roles.
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Bipasha Basu is enjoying a luxurious stay at Palazzo Versace

Our Bong bombshell is being pampered and cared for at the Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast, Australia where she is for the shoot of her English film Singularity directed by Roland Joffe and co-starring Josh Hartnett. Talking about Bipasha Basu, the actress has been housed at the Palazzo Versace on the main beach of the Gold Coast, the world’s first fashion-branded hotel with design from the House of Versace. Her condo includes a living room, master bedroom, attached guest room and guest bathroom and has all the amenities of an apartment including a kitchen and enjoys the hotel facility of house keeping as well. There’s a chef to cook special meals for her.
It was Bipasha who made a choice for this hotel when she was asked to put forth her preference. Roland and Bipasha are in condos while Josh is at a place on the Broad Beach, as he didn’t want to be at the hotel. Bipasha is slogging hard for her new role and is training for horse-riding and swimming at the moment and has to start to learn sword fighting and fencing.
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Deepika is the next Munni….


While Katrina Kaif is already scorching up screens with her Sheila Ki Jawani number in Tees Maar Khan, her archrival Deepika Padukone is aggressively sexing up her own act. She will feature in the title track of Rohan Sippy’s, Dum Maro Dum.
The song, Dum Maro Dum, was a smash hit in Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), featuring Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman. The song is being re-worked by Pritam and will have Jaideep Sahni’s lyrics.
According to a source, “This track will be the climax song and will be shot at Mehboob studio, where a jungle set will be put up and will be choreographed by Ceaser. A lot of laser will be used. It will have a hip hop-cum-rave party set-up, but Deepika won’t be seen as a hippie.”

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Shahrukh mocked in Farah’s upcoming flick…


Farah Khan’s upcoming film Tees Maar Khan, will see a spoof of SRK. The film has a scene where Akshaye Khanna plays an intense and over-expressive actor who suffers from backache. So for his treatment, he has to fly off to London.
Doesn’t this remind you of something similar that happened in the past???
Okay! SRK has had a medical procedure done in London to get rid of his backache problem.
Not just this. In the flick, Akshaye is offered a role by Danny, who is an international filmmaker. Akshaye refuses the role after making him wait for hours The role is then grabbed by Anil Kapoor who wins an Oscar for his performance, leaving Akshaye gnashing his teeth with regret.
Just to remind you, British director Danny Boyle had first approached SRK to play the quizmaster in his multiple-Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire, but SRK turned it down and the role went to Anil Kapoor who won international acclaim through the film.
Noz these similarities can’t be co-incidence. It clearly points out towards SRK who is the butt of joke in Farah’s new film Tees Maar Khan.

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Box Office reports…


Deepika Padukone-Imran Khan’s rom-com Break Ke Baad failed to live up to the box office expectations. However, the film produced by Kunal Kohli in association with Reliance Big Pictures and directed by debutant director Danish Aslam, seems to be on safe grounds mainly thanks to its correct economics.
The movie did not have a very great start and couldn’t pick up over the weekend too. It has collected Rs 10.50 crore approx from its first weekend.
The film did business of Rs 3 crore approx on Friday and collected Rs 3.75 crore approx on Saturday. The Sunday collections couldn’t get better and was the same as Saturday with approx Rs 3.75 crore. Further, the movie dropped badly on Monday with business of Rs 1.50 crore approx. The movie can manage around Rs 5-5.25 crore approx over the weekdays, and its collection may go up to Rs 16 crore approx for the first week.
Though the theatrical performance of Break Ke Baad is not good, the film should manage to earn the revenue of Rs 33 crore against investment of 25 crore which is 32% return and proportionately better than the hit theatrical performers like My Name Is Khan, Housefull and Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, reveals trade reports. Break Ke Baad is sold for Rs 13 crore for its satellite rights while music and home video rights added another Rs 5 crore, making it Rs 18 crore for the non-theatrical rights.
The other releases of the week Allah Ke Banday and A Beautiful Wife aka Spanish Beauty received very poor response from the audience.

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Imran Khan connects his character in “Break Ke Baad” to his real life..


Imran Khan initially wasn’t sure about dating girlfriend Avantika. Here is what he has to say about his relationship, connecting it to his latest flick, ‘Break Ke Baad’.
Imran was asked, like most of his friends, has he ever taken a break in a relationship?
I personally don’t believe in the concept of a break. I believe either you are in a relationship or you’re not. There is nothing like a break. If the relationship is not working out then one should opt out of the relationship. It’s like making a reservation for a table in the restaurant and not occupying it as well without letting it go. So it’s something I don’t understand.
How does he connect his character in “Break Ke Baad” to his real life?
I play a character very similar to myself in real life. Not many get a chance to do that. Abhay Gulati is someone who has been in a long-term relationship just like me, and doesn’t believe in the concept of taking a break in a relationship. When I started off with Avanatika I was not sure what I wanted to do but I just fell in love with her and that’s how Abhay Gulati is, who is clueless about his career and wants to get married to Aaliya (Deepika).
How is “Break Ke Baad” any ‘different’ from the other ‘different’ love stories released in recent times?
Break Ke Baad is a film which I feel the audience will be able to connect to. A film that today’s youngsters can easily relate too because somewhere it’s been happening with them around. Love stories are about boy meets girl and falls in love but Break Ke Baad shows what takes place in a relationship and how one deals with it.
Since you have been in a long-term relationship, have either of you ever felt the need for a break? What are the alternatives to taking a break in a relationship?
Every relationship goes through some ups and downs and not necessarily all land up in breakups. In my relationship neither I nor Avantika ever believed in the concept of a break. Whatever issues came up, we solved them between the two of us and that’s the reason why I’m now getting married to her. We have been together over eight and a half years now.

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Madhuri Sizzles On KBC…


KBC is battling Bigg Boss 4 for TV ratings. After Bigg Boss got Pamela Anderson, their ratings shot up. To combat this development, KBC recently got Madhuri Dixit on the show. The audience went gaga over Madhuri’s beauty and voted her smile as her best asset.
Madhuri was at ease sitting opposite Amitabh Bachchan with whom she has worked in the David Dhawan comedy Chote Miyan Bade Miyan. Quite charmingly, Madhuri turned the tables around and asked the audience to vote on Big B’s best quality. The audiences voted for the superstar’s acting.
The diva also made the spectators happy by grooving to her very popular number ‘Mera Piya Ghar Aaya’.

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Celeb Tweets of the day…

Celeb Tweets of the day…

Amitabh Bachchan:
Kids are the most beautiful acquisition of the universe … simple, endearing and lovable till the end … may god bless them
Preity Zinta:
Today is Mother India’s birthday so we are all chilling at home ! Happy Birthday Mom :-) Ting !
Salman Khan:
1 guy sd, evrybody goes thru exams, u gt simple papers, v get difficult ones n we pass them. Upar wala sar dekh ke sardari deta hai.
Bipasha Basu:
My first ever period character! Tulaja! Maratha bodyguard

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