Salman again in affairs

Salman Khan's love affairs are getting him back in news. This time it is his old flame Sangeeta Bijlani who is relying on Salman Khan to help her deal with her personal problems.

After reports that cricketer Azharhuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani's marriage is in danger, it's learnt that Sangeeta has been taking her ex-boyfriend Salman Khan's help to tide over her personal problems.

It's a well known fact that Sangeeta and Salman dated each other in the past and later had a bitter break-up. But, despite this history, Sangeeta shares a warm relationship with Salman and his family now.

So, what exactly is Salman advising Sangeeta over her marriage woes would really be something we want to know.

Shahrukh and Akshay's freindship

For quite sometime Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has been making repeated attempts to strengthen his bond with Akshay Kumar.

Not so long ago, when Akshay was shooting a song for his film BLUE, Shahrukh, who was also shooting in the same vicinity, paid a surprise visit to Akshay and the two gelled well. After that, when Akshay's HOUSEFULL was about to release Shahrukh had specially requested producer Sajid to arrange a screening at his residence Mannat. Shah Rukh was so impressed by Akshay's performance in HOUSEFULL that he not only sent a congratulatory SMS to the actor but also gifted him a very expensive watch as a mark of his appreciation. Akshay, too, reciprocated Shahrukh's this friendly gesture by presenting him a high-priced wristwatch.

If this was not enough, just a month ago, the duo met up on a flight to London and bonded like buddies. They joked and laughed and later also tweeted about their mid-air experiences.

Now the latest happening is that King Khan is quite keen on watching Akki's latest release KHATTA MEETHA. Reportedly, Shah Rukh's office has requested the producers Ashtavinayak for a print, which he will be watching at the recently-built preview theatre at his residence. Shahrukh, who is currently shooting for his highly anticipated film RA.ONE in London, is planning to take the much-needed break. And during his break he would catch up with Akshay's film KHATTA MEETHA.

Salman Khan with Kangana Ranaut

Salman Khan seems to have found a new favourite. After Katrina Kaif and Zarine Khan, Salman Khan has chosen to work with Kangna Ranaut for his maiden production. The film will be directed by ace filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar.

It's learnt that Salman and Mahesh Manjrekar wanted to cast an actress who could emote strongly and yet look glamorous and their search ended with finalising Kangna for the film.

With this film Kangna has proved that she is becoming the new reigning queen in B-Town since she's bagging all the big films at the moment.

Ranbir Priyanka enjoying together

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are having a great time in Las Vegas shooting for Siddharth Anand’s ‘Anjaana Anjaani’. Even when they are not working, they went out in the street of Las Vegas and had fun. In the free time, Ranbir gambling in the casinos and Priyanka watched shows and dine with friends.

‘Anjaana Anjaani’ speaks about two people who suffer failure in their career and love life. Frustrated with constant failure, they attempted suicide but destiny has stored something else for them. The film is scheduled for September release.

Shot in New York and Las Vegas, Ranbir will be seen in the get-up of a superhero and Santa Claus. A source reveals, "Ranbir's get ups are part of a song. He had fun dressing up as Batman and Santa Claus. It will be one of the highlights of the film."
It’s true that Ranbir Kapoor is enjoying being single.

My role was really tough : Kangana

Ever since ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI was announced and proclaimed to be about the gangs of Mumbai (then called Bombay) with the 70s battle of Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim being a definite highlight, there was immense curiosity to know more about the presence of leading ladies in the film.

However, Kangna - just like most of the cast members of the film - refuses to comment on the reference point. "If you ask me then there is my reference point to any real life personality that any of the male protagonists may have been connected to in reality. On closer look you would find that my character is based more on the rebellious actresses from 70s like Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi. They changed the way actresses were perceived to be in the era gone by. These women were bold, beautiful, daring, gorgeous and above all courageous. They were the ones who started the trend of live in relationships, something which is so 'in' today."

Kangna is happy that she went ahead and played yet another character that stems from a biographical tale.

"The brief that was given to me by Milan (Luthria) was that I have to project such a woman with whom every man should fall in love", she smiles, "On the face value this seems simple but enacting this is a different challenge altogether. To play a Bollywood Diva who is so real isn't something that is easy to portray. I had to act a lot through eyes and emotions."

Well one had all the right reasons to believe so. After all Kangna Ranaut has made a career out of playing mysterious or biographical characters (Monica Bedi for GANGSTER, Parveen Babi for WOH LAMHE, a drug addict model in FAHION) ever since she entered the industry. Now that she is all set to play a Bollywood Diva, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI should hopefully make for a glam filled fun watch once it releases all over on 30th July.

Abhay can be net Anil Kapoor

Rising Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor said that Abhay Deol has the potentiality to become the next Anil Kapoor.

"Abhay Deol has the potentiality to become the next Anil Kapoor," said Sonam in a TV interview.

Abhay and Sonam are paired together for the first time in director Rajshree Ojha's film AISHA. The film is co-produced by Sonam's father and actor Anil Kapoor and is scheduled to get released in August.

Sonam's recently released film I HATE LUV STORYS gained a good response from both critics as well as the audience. Now it will be interesting to see how the new pair performs in their upcoming movie AISHA.

We are Family will make love to mothers : Arjun

The year 2010 has been very good for Arjun Rampal. He has been a part of two of the biggest hits of the year, Sajid Khan's HOUSEFULL and Prakash Jha's RAAJNEETI. And the icing on the cake is that the audiences as well as the critics have been full of praise for Arjun in both the films.

While HOUSEFULL was a laugh riot and RAAJNEETI a political drama, in both the cases Arjun's strong, macho image was exploited by the makers. However, in his next film, Karan Johar's We ARE FAMILY, a remake of Hollywood's STEPMOM the case is just the opposite.  

Talking about the film, Arjun reveals that this is an emotional family drama, a very sensitive film and that he would advise the audience to take a bag full of tissue papers with them as it would surely make them shed a few tears! He also elaborated that after watching WE ARE FAMILY the audience will hug their mothers and realize how very important they are for any family to survive and cope with the hardships of the world.

Well, it's been quite a while since we have had a decent tear jerker releasing and naturally one can look forward to WE ARE FAMILY and especially handsome hunk, Arjun Rampal, who will strike a hat trick if the film turns out to be a success!

Katrina wants Isabel in Bollywood

Katrina Kaif is all set to launch her sister Isabel in Bollywood. Isabel who has learned acting from a New York based academy of acting and performance will be debuted in her sister Kat’s home production. Isabel is keen to become a big star like her sister Katrina Kaif. She is always interested in Bollywood and now finally the time has come when her dream will be converted into reality. Helping Isabel in her endeavor is her sister.

It is heard that filmmaker Farah Khan will direct the film. In the past, it was rumored that Salman Khan has taken the task of lifting Isabel’s career exactly the way he has done for Katrina Kaif. But as the distance between the two widens, he gave it up.

It is not only Katrina but Salman Khan is also bonding with Farah Khan in a bigger way. Farah has promised ‘Om Shanti Om’ sequel to Salman.

Katrina's belly dance on Sheela Ki Jawani

Farah Khan brings sexy back this time round with Katrina Kaif in her forthcoming film, TEES MAAR KHAN.

Director/Choreographer Farah Khan renowned for capturing actors at their glamorous best is all set to make Katrina Kaif give Shakira a run for her money.

The song titled 'Sheela ki jawani' will see Katrina Kaif belly dancing much on the lines of Shakira videos for which Farah Khan has flown down one of the world's most renowned trainers from Brazil.

Talking about Katrina's hottest song yet Farah says, "You will see Katrina in an all new avatar. She has never looked this hot. Audiences are in for a treat."

Sources also reveal that Katrina Kaif who is currently shooting in Spain is working hard on her physique and adhering to a special diet for the song.

Reveals a production source, "Farah is known for creating iconic film songs. She revealed Shah Rukh Khan's six packs in Dard-E-Disco and this time round she is going to exhibit to audiences Katrina Kaif's hottest side yet as she gyrates to the song Sheela ki jawani."

Katrina Kaif is soon to scorch screens this December in Farah Khan's TEES MAAR KHAN also starring Akshay Kumar.

Only girls allowed for John : Bipasha

If there is one thing that Bipasha Basu is afraid about, it's the number of guys liking her boyfriend John Abraham. John is again teaming up with Abhishek Bachchan for DOSTANA 2. The beautiful actress revealed this at a press conference to unveil jewellery brand Gili's new ad campaign.

'It will be good only if girls like John. After DOSTANA, guys have also started liking him, which is very scary,' said the Bong beauty.

Speaking about her engagement ring, Bipasha said, 'I'm hoping my engagement ring comes from John's side. He needs to worry about it. I hope it's nice and beautiful. Not too big, not too small. It has to be just the right size for my finger. But my engagement won't happen soon. When we plan to do it, everyone will know.'

Bipasha's film LAMHAA, which released last Friday, received mixed responses from the critics and audiences. So is she upset about it?

'Every film has its own destiny. I am very proud to be a part of LAMHAA. The kind of appreciation I got from whoever saw the film was excellent. I have got fantastic feedback for my character Aziza. We can't really control what happens to a film. The director of the film, Rahul Dholakia is a brilliant man and I would love to work with him again,' stated Bipasha.

Sanjay and Abhishek in Department

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is back to doing films on the crime sector after burning his hand in making horror films.

The director, who made films like COMPANY that was loosely based on Indian mafia organization D-Company, is all set to make his next film DEPARTMENT that will be based on the lives of encounter cops Daya Nayak and Pradeep Sawant.

Though the subject of the film will be the relationship between the police and the underwold, in DEPARTMENT, the same would be portrayed in a realistic manner. The film will deal with the forming of the encounter sqad and will follow the lives of the encounter cops and their friendship and rivalries.

Sanjay Dutt who had last worked with the director in DAUD and Abhishek Bachchan have been tipped to essay the pivotal roles. However, selection of an actor who would essay the current Director General of Police of Mumbai D Sivanathan's the character is still underway.

Hrithik in Shekhar Kapoor's Paani?

Is Hrithik Roshan confirmed as the lead protagonist in Shekhar Kapur's futuristic saga PAANI? Or is he not? This has been the question making the rounds of the industry circles ever since his last venture KITES got tangled at the box office. Since no official confirmation has come in from either the director or the actor, there is no absolute certainty around the two joining hands for this multi million dollar film which would be shot in India.

When contacted, Sidhartha Jain, CEO with iROCK and Executive Producer with Shekhar Kapur on PAANI, also chose to keep silent around the entire 'issue'.

"As of now, we are not commenting on the casting of the film", he says, "For any big high profile project like this, there are always quite a few gossips that float around. However, all of this would be settled in due course of time."

To make matters worse, the biggest setback for Hrithik came from the mainstream international release of the 'Remix' version of KITES. After the 'desi version' didn't make any impact in India, the edited version wasn't any better as there were absolutely no takers. This was heart breaking for the makers because 'firang' audience was indeed the target audience here if English and Spanish treatment was any indication. Naturally, the failure of both the versions meant that for the English speaking audience, Hrithik was still not the most viable option that a Hollywood film maker could have contemplated.

"This is the reason why a question is being raised again around whether Hrithik stays on to be the best choice for PAANI," says a trade follower, "Yes, he has the fan following, charisma and most importantly goodwill in the industry. None of that has been lost even after KITES. In fact, he still has a great market hold, as seen from the terrific opening that the film took. However, as far as his stint with hardcore international cinema like PAANI is concerned, it is still going to be a wait and watch situation."

Vidya shooting for No One Killed Jessica

While Vidya Balan who considers herself half a Bengali had herself a ball in Kolkata last week shooting for Rajkumar Gupta's No One Killed Jessica, Rani Mukerjee who is a fully certified Bengali was not to be seen in her home-town.

Going by the way Vidya's shooting schedule went in Kolkata it was all for the best if Rani stayed away.

Apparently, the 2-day schedule had to be shot with secret cameras in prominent public places where the security was most inadequate.

Says the source, "We had to shoot in crowded locations like the Kolkata airport, Baliganj, Park Circus and New Market. The crowds in these places were impossible to control. We had rushed in place the cameras secretly. Vidya would then get into camera range and before the bystanders recognized the star in their midst, we were out. If Rani had also accompanied Vidya it would've been impossible to control."

Director Rajkumar Gupta is tight-lipped about the details in Kolkata. "All I can tell you is that shooting in Kolkata was even tougher than Delhi. But it was fun. By now, I am used to shooting on crowded main streets with my actors. It was the last two days of shooting. On the second day after we finished, (dress designer) Sabysachi Chakraborty who belongs to Kolkata, took the entire unit out for dinner. We had some terrific Bengali food. We celebrated till the wee hours." Rani, alas, was no part of the celebration.

Hrithik, Abhay and Farhan to run with bulls

For a scene in ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol were seen running from the bulls. Shooting in Spain, the trio was dressed in traditional red and white costumes.

ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA is being directed by Zoya Akhtar and also stars Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. The film is a male bonding road story, about four friends. It is believed to be on the lines of Farhan Akhtar's DIL CHAHTA HAI.

Abhay will be soon promoting his next film Aisha with Sonam kapoor and we are hoping it to be good.

Katrina Celebrates her birthday in Spain

The gorgeous Katrina Kaif turns a year older today. Though she is shooting far away in Spain her fans cannot stop being excited about this day.

On her birthday, Katrina has no special plans lined up except celebrating with her crew members who include her director Zoya Akhtar and co-stars Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol on the sets of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

Katrina would love to baby sit on her birthday as this is her wish. The gorgeous actress is basking in the success of her latest release RAAJNEETI and hopes that her success run continues at the box office for her coming films too.


Last year on her birthday, Shahrukh and Salman Khan fights and that is also concluded as a reason of not celebrating her birthday.

Shahrukh and Juhi together

Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, who share an old bond of friendship, recently shared some great time in each other's company in London.

Buzz is that Juhi Chawla has been stressed after her brother and CEO of SRK's company Red Chillies Entertainment took ill. Ever since Juhi has been too stressed and recently her friends advised her to go on a break.

When Juhi finally decided to join her husband and kids in London to her utter surprise SRK was also holidaying with his family in the UK. The two families bonded and spent some quality time with each other.

Now, reportedly Juhi looks less stressed than before but her concern for her brother's health is still making her sad. Let's hope Bobby has a speedy recovery.

Prachi Desai's once a year experience

Prachi Desai is someone who makes once a year appearance. In 2008 she made a rocking debut with ROCK ON, in 2009 she followed it up with another reasonable success in LIFE PARTNER and this year she has ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI is coming up, a film that has sent just the right signals in the industry. However, given the fact that Prachi has maintained a plain Jane image for herself during all these years, one does get a strong sense that she has created some boundaries for herself when it comes to picking and choosing roles.

"Honestly speaking, I haven't really made any conscious effort around this", says Prachi, "In fact what has proven to be a drawback is my earlier work that I did for television. I was offered the kind of roles in films that reminded people of my TV stint. I didn't want to do that. Thankfully, now the situation has changed for better so people are looking at me differently as well."

Being someone who is keeping a wait and watch stance as far as picking up newer assignments is concerned, Prachi understands that the going would be a little tougher for her. "Frankly, I am a complete outsider which makes things even tougher for me. For us actors, it is the script, director and the role that chooses you and not the other way around. All I have done consciously though is not to accept roles that I have been doing earlier on TV or even my couple of films. I don't want to repeat myself."

She doesn't believe that it is only girl-next-door roles for her so far in Bollywood.

She says, "If you look at my films so far, ROCK ON had me playing a very subtle character, in LIFE PARTNER there was a lot more comedy while ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI has me in a period setting. So yes, they have all been different".

Shahid wamts her ladylone

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor admits that he is tried of being single and wanted to mingle with his dream girl. He wants to fall in love again. “I’m tired of my single status. May be I will run into my dream girl in Edinburgh,” says the actor who is currently in the UK shooting for his father, Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut 'Mausam' with Sonam Kapoor.

Shahid had some unsuccessful relationship with Bollywood actresses like Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra, tennis player Sania Mirza and most recently with Anushka Sharma. Apart from them, he had a long period of romance with Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor. They were together for five years but their love story ended with the release of ‘Jab We Met’. He even announced in a loud voice that he is single and ready to mingle during Karan Johar’s chat show, ‘Lift Kara De’.

Lately, his long-delayed film, ‘Milenge Milenge’ with ex-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor opened in the theatres but could not pull the cine-lovers to the cinema hall. It throws the signal that audience does not want to see Kareena-Shahid on-screen together again.

Saif is such a good guy says Kareena

Saif Ali Khan is not only good as a lover but also as a producer he rocks. He looks after every slightest discomfort of Kareena Kapoor while shooting for ‘Agent Vinod’ in Tangiers and Marrakech. "Saif is the best producer I have worked with. He takes care of everything for me and sees to my littlest of comforts", quips Bebo.
Apart from Bebo, Saif also took care of his crew and looked after their discomfort. After the shoot, he threw a lavish wrap up party for the entire cast and the crew in an expensive nightclub in Marrakech.

Says a source close to his girlfriend, Kareena Kapoor, "Bebo and Saif have been shooting for Agent Vinod in Tangiers and Marrakech for 20 days now.
When they shot in Tangiers, Saif had hired beautiful villas (called riads) for everyone. Each riad had its own private beach and terrace and was very close to the Atlas mountainsand desert. Kareena loved the place as it had a very simple, grungy look."

Then the unit shifted to Marrakech. "Saif had a schedule wrap up party after we packed up there. Saif and his business partner Dinesh Vijan invited the entire crew to dance the night away at Theatro, a very expensive nightclub. One can also avail of personal DJs, it's that exclusive."
’Agent Vinod’ directed by Sriram Raghavan comes from Saif’s production house

Astrologer says Katrina and Salman don't have future

Katrina Kaif will not marry Salman Khan! This is what the star signs are telling about Katrina Kaif. Famous astrologer Bhavikk Sangghvi predicts Katrina Kaif’s personal and professional life. Kat steps into 27^th year. In professional front, this year will strengthen her position but on personal front, he predicted that she will not marry Salman and if she does, their marriage will not last long.    
He predicts,
“Katrina was born on July 16, 1984which makes her a Number 7 (Neptune) person in numerology. Being ruled by Number 7, she is also ruled by Number 2 (Moon) as these two numbers always go hand in hand. She is a Cancerian (ruler Moon and Neptune – Numbers 2 and 7 again) and her destiny number adds up to 9 (Mars)”, explains Bhavikk.

“ Katrina will be entering her 27th year which indicates health issues, mainly due to unnecessary stress, negativity etc. which she is so much surrounded with and hence can affect her blood pressure levels”, predicts Bhavikk.

“On the professional front, her next release Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan adds up to Number 38 (2). For Kat, Number 2 is one of her strongest numbers and so this film will make her position stronger than what it already is. Her pairing with Akshay Kumar will 'click' once more and the movie will turn out to be one of the biggest hits of this year”, predicts Bhavikk.

“On the personal front, Katrina will not marry Salman and if she does, then it will not last long. They are completely different persons. Salman is a Number 9 (December 27, 1965) ruled by Mars (Number 9), Number 8 (Saturn – Capricorn) and Number 6 (Venus).

They share just the Number 9 in common but nothing else. Numbers 7 and 9 do not gel well with difference of opinion being the main negative aspect. They both are different people with no similar ideologies but can be friends for sure.

In nutshell, there is no great compatibility between the two and Katrina should avoid taking Salman too seriously. Rather, Katrina should not even think of marriage till July 2011”, informs Bhavikk.

“ I would advise her to wear an Emerald and a Pearl set in silver to bring in mental peace and stop unnecessary delays in his life (whatsoever) ”, advices Bhavikk before signing off.