Aamir wants Kareena and Katrina both

Mumbai, June 07: Aamir who is busy devising the promotional strategy for Peepli Live and alongside is planning a sabbatical from the studios after the release, wants to work again with Kareena and is also looking forward to staring opposite Katrina.

While talking to one of the newspapers, Aamir said that both Kareena and Katrina are doing exceedingly well in their careers and he is keen to work with them soon. He adds that as of now, he is learning cooking from his mom and the girls will be happy to eat the special meal he will prepare for them.

Kareena Kapoor in naked skin on cover of People Magazine

Mumbai, June 07: Hot and sultry sex siren Kareena Kapoor shall soon be hitting the stands decorating the cover page of the esteemed People Magazine in her naked skin.

Now, before you pop your eyes out in sheer anticipation of the delightful visualization, put a break to your fanciful thoughts. Of course, she would be clad in clothes (though, of late, she has shed tons of weight along with clothes) but her skin will be naked i.e. sans any make up.

Sanjay Dutt puts Maanyata on ‘top’

Mumbai, June 07: Actor Sanjay Dutt is set to revive his production house that went low-key after two back-to-back box office duds — Woodstock Villa and Dus Kahaniyaan — and one average grosser — Shootout at Lokhandwala.

However, the big news is that Sanjay’s wife Maanyata is likely to be at the helm. Sanjay feels Maanyata will be the perfect person to steer his company to success.

Sandra Bullock calls personal life an ‘explosion’

Los Angeles, June 07: Sandra Bullock made her first public appearance since revelations of her husband’s extramarital affairs, taking the stage at a Hollywood awards show on Saturday night and comparing her recent life to an “explosion.”

Bullock, best actress Oscar winner for her role in the football film The Blind Side, showed up at cable channel Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards to accept an entertainer of the year trophy.

“Let’s be honest here, just for a moment. We’re all going to be honest, right?” Bullock said onstage as she held the antler-shaped award.

Cheryl Cole plans divorce party

London, June 07: Singer Cheryl Cole is planning to throw a party to celebrate the end of her marriage with estranged husband, British footballer Ashley Cole.
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The 26-year-old beauty is apparently arranging a get-together with close friends to coincide with the England team’s World Cup soccer match against the US Saturday, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

African musical safari for AR Rahman

Mumbai, June 07: Double Oscar-winner AR Rahman is known for his innovations. For Mani Ratnam’s next, the Mozart of Madras has worked extensively with African sounds for his forthcoming film to make the songs and score energetic.

Shreya Ghoshal’s lilting voice enthralls Amdavadis

Ahmedabad, June 07: Shreya Ghosal, Bollywood’s most sizzling singing sensation enthralled Amdavadis on Sunday’s cool evening with her mesmerising numbers. Ghosal won the best female playback singer award for Teri Ore song in Singh is Kinng at the IIFA awards.

I want to walk extra mile to stay fit

Mumbai, June 07: Salman Khan is Bollywood’s original fitness buff and the actor has once again proved that he can go to any length to stay in shape. Recently, while the actor was shooting for his upcoming flick ‘Dabangg’ in Wai, he decided to take up an extreme way to stay in shape since the gym facilities at the hotel were not up to the mark. The actor, who was staying at a hotel in Panchgani, would walk to his shooting location in Wai, covering up to 18 kilometers on foot.

Akshay takes the tube

Mumbai, June 07: Uses London Underground railway system to beat traffic jam

While in London shooting for Nikhil Advani’s Patiala House, superstar Akshay Kumar, took the London tube (also known as the Underground) to beat the rush-hour throng on his way to work. The actor is known for having no patience with traffic jams.

Dino Morea’s free kick

Mumbai, June 07: Offers to be the face for Indian football… phukat mein

As the world’s biggest soccer extravaganza gets underway this Friday (June 11) in South Africa, Dino Morea is determined to promote the sport in India. He is keen to see apna India in the FIFA World Cup league. As a first step towards that goal, the actor has offered to be the face of Indian football. For free.

Sunil Shetty will decide on a US university for daughter

Mumbai, June 07: Doting dad Sunil Shetty has taken a month-long break from work. The actor flew to the USA last night with son Ahaan, daughter Athiya and wife Mana to look for the best universities for his beti.

Says a source, “The Shettys will be gone for a month. They spend a few days in London, then to go US to look for a suitable university for their 18-year-old girl.” Sunil finished all his pending work before leaving as he’d planned this trip many months ago.

Hands-on parents

Tusshar gets Ekta booked

Mumbai, June 07: Gifts his sister three books on her birthday today

What does one give the czarina of the small screen, Ekta Kapoor for her 35th birthday (today)? When faced with that dilemma, her brother Tusshar decided to go with books.

Sophie Choudry the movies i loved growing up

Mumbai, June 07: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: No childhood is complete without this film. The magic flying car, the scientist daddy, the lovely, truly scrumptious word supercalafragalisticexpialidocious! Dick Van Dyke actually met my mum in the 1970s and wanted her to act with him but my daddy didn’t let her. How sad!!

Canadian Tamils hail Big B

Toronto, June 07: The 300,000-strong Canadian Tamil community has hailed Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan for not attending the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Colombo.

While labelling Bachchan as the “great ambassador for mankind”, a community leader Sunday hit out at other Bollywood actors, including Salman Khan, who took part in the three-day event, calling them a “disgrace” to India.

Katrina’s Last Minute Dubbing Correction

Mumbai, June 07: This is surely the first time in the history of Indian cinema that such a thing has happened. One wrongly-pronounced word in her crucial public speech in Raajneeti had Katrina Kaif almost hysterical with anxiety just days before release.

This is the story of how she returned to dubbing after the film’s entire post-production was done and the film was ready for release. The incorrectly-pronounced word was satta (politics) which came out sounding like satya (truth) in her speech.

‘Kajraare’ music an overdose of Himesh

Mumbai, June 07: The music of “Kajraare” is very unlike the soundtrack of films directed by Pooja Bhatt. It suffers from an overdose of composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya’s presence. He has not only acted in the film but also composed and sung all the songs.

The album offers seven originals and four remixes.

It opens with the title track “Kajra kajra kajraare” sung by Himesh and Sunidhi Chauhan. Himesh sings the romantic number, which is high on beats, in his signature style. There is nothing engaging about the song and hence it falls flat.

Why three bridges were built for one in ‘Raavan’?

Mumbai, June 07: The climactic fight between Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram in “Raavan” on a wooden bridge actually required three different bridges to be built so that the scene could be captured from different angles, says production designer Samir Chanda. And director Mani Ratnam personally oversaw the construction work.

“I had to build three bridges – one for the actors’ long shots that was 210 feet long, another for their close-ups at 70 feet and the third was 30 feet long for the actors’s leg work like running and falling,” Chanda said.

Manisha, Jackie together again in ‘Ek Second…’

Mumbai, June 07: After starring together in movies like “1942: A Love Story”, “Agni Sakshi”, “Grahan” and “Lajja”, Bollywood actors Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff will be sharing screen space again in “Ek Second Jo Zindagi Badal De”, which releases Friday.

Produced by Sunil Singh and Agastyaa Singh for Rs.4 crore, the thriller has been directed by Partho Ghosh. Also starring Aman Verma, Nikita Anand, Pakistani actor Moammar Rana and Roza Catalano, it is releasing worldwide with 300 prints.

Surprise trip for Shilpa Shetty

New Delhi, June 06: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has planned a surprise trip for his wife’s birthday June 8.

An ecstatic Shilpa wrote on her blog: “Glad Raj is back to celebrate my 1st birthday after marriage on the 8th of June. He has instructed my manager to keep 7th, 8th, 9th free to surprise me with a break (Yes, he’s full of surprises! He’s made arrangements for a trip but I have no idea where to… too sweet, all very exciting).”

Raj Kundra plans surprise trip for Shilpa’s birthday

New Delhi, June 06: Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty’s businessman husband Raj Kundra is planning to take her on a surprise trip for the actress’ upcoming birthday.

Shilpa, who will be turning 35 this month, wrote on her blog, “Glad Raj is back to celebrate my 1st birthday after marriage on the 8th of June.”

“He has instructed my manager to keep 7th, 8th, 9th free to surprise me with a break (Yes, he’s full of surprises! He’s made arrangements for a trip but I have no idea where to… too sweet, all very exciting),” she added.

‘Raajneeti’ hits jackpot at box office

New Delhi, June 06: Multiple controversies notwithstanding, Prakash Jha’s much-awaited and much-hyped dark political thriller “Raajneeti” has set the cash registers ringing – courtesy its widely-appreciated content.

“‘Raajneeti’ (released Friday) is a super-duper hit. The movie is being massively appreciated and will have a definite second weekend run. We have had an average occupancy of close to 95 percent for 26 shows per day and we sold off 4,200 tickets in advance till Sunday,” Amit Awasthi, senior manager (programming and operations) of Spice Cinemas, told.

Aamir to appeal for cleanliness in new TV ad

New Delhi, June 06: Noted film star Aamir Khan has been roped in by Tourism Ministry for its new cleanliness campaign.

The ‘3 Idiots’ star will feature in two films of 60 seconds each to be shot in Mumbai by Bollywood director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra of ‘Rang De Basanti’ fame.

In the films, the 45-year-old actor will appeal to people to keep public places like railway stations, airports, bus stops and tourism sites clean.

Amitabh Bachchan wishes a speedy recovery for SRK

Mumbai, Jun 06: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is battling a back problem has been wished a speedy recovery by none-other-than Amitabh Bachchan.

“Speedy recovery for your back Shah Rukh! It is such a bother really. I take resort through medication, but massage is better,” Bachchan wrote in a post on microblogging website Twitter.

The 44-year-old actor faced problems with his back due to hectic shooting of his upcoming superhero flick ‘Ra.One’, where he had to perform a lot of dangerous stunts.

Little fan in Gujarat moves Amitabh Bachchan

New Delhi, June 06: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was deeply moved when a group of people, including a little boy, lined up along a road in Gujarat with bouquets in the wee hours of the morning to catch a glimpse of him.

He was in Gujarat to shoot for a tourism-promotion campaign.

Feeling guilty that he could not stop to acknowledge his fans owing to an entire contingent of cars moving with him at that time, the actor set up a meeting with the same group the next day as he drove to Diu to catch a flight back to Mumbai.

Aamir to appeal for cleanliness in new TV ad

New Delhi, June 06: Noted film star Aamir Khan has been roped in by Tourism Ministry for its new cleanliness campaign.

The ‘3 Idiots’ star will feature in two films of 60 seconds each to be shot in Mumbai by Bollywood director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra of ‘Rang De Basanti’ fame.

In the films, the 45-year-old actor will appeal to people to keep public places like railway stations, airports, bus stops and tourism sites clean.