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Mumbai, May 21: The ash clouds, which are hovering over Europe, are playing havoc with Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut “Mausam” that stars his son Shahid in the main lead.

The film was meant to start with a brief schedule last month in Scotland but ash-clouds enveloped the European skies and the schedule had to be cancelled in the hope that the “Mausam” team will make up for lost time in the next schedule.

However, Shahid and his father’s proposed travel plans to Scotland this week had to be cancelled again because of the ash clouds.

Mumbai, May 21: They might have gone from best pals to bitter enemies but Shah Rukh and Salman are all set to put their animosity to rest, for charity.

The dishy actors who have been carefully snubbing each other at social gatherings and award functions will for the first time be seen at the same venue. Pitted against each other, the two will battle in a charity cricket match organized by IIFA.

Panaji, May 21: After adopting two children, former Miss Universe and actor Sushmita Sen now wants to give birth to a child.

“I will go for biological baby because the clock is ticking for me,” Sushmita, 34, told reporters Thursday on the sidelines of a preparatory workshop for the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.

Sushmita’s production company Tantra Entertainment was awarded the India franchise to select participants by the Miss Universe Organisation.

The Hyderabad-born actress ducked questions about her marriage.

Mumbai, May 21: We may think that playing a glam diva would come easy for someone like Kareena Kapoor, but this time it’s going to be way tough. The actress will start her homework soon to portray a heroine in Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Heroine’.

Mumbai, May 21: We thought Vidya Balan’s favourite accessories were her signature style jhumkas, the chunky beaded neck pieces, and even the rudraksha she so stylishly flaunts.

Mumbai, May 21: Obsessed with Sasha, Iranian woman tore her passport just to stay in the country; writes poems and has imaginary love chats with the star. True stories can, sometimes, make the filmiest Bollywood plot pale in comparison and Parvaneh Morteza Faghiri’s is one such story.

The 39-year-old from Iran, who flew down to the city for the second time on May 7 to meet her ‘one true love’ Shahid Kapoor, is now in a rescue home and the Sahar police are completing formalities to send her back to Iran today.

How it began

Mumbai, May 21: It looks like Pooja Bedi has found love again. The new man in her life is Dwiti Vikramaditya who is from Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, and is associated with the United Nations Development Programme. Though he is simply known as Aditya, Bindaas Bedi refers to him as Mr Thousand Roses — as he keeps sending her red roses.

Mumbai, May 21: Rukhsar recently shot for a commercial with Shah Rukh Khan. The actress who has featured in Ram Gopal Varma’s films like Sarkar has idolised the star since his Fauji days so she was thrilled to share screen space with King Khan.

Mumbai, May 21: If it is charity, it must be Salman Khan. Sallu’s proved that his heart is bigger than his biceps. Whether it is donating bicycles in Wai, near Panchgani, or bone marrow donation for cancer-stricken kids, the star believes in give and let live.

It is no surprise then that filmmaker Hansal Mehta hopes that Sallu would live up to his large-hearted reputation when he asks the star for help.

Mumbai, May When they are not busy shooting for their films, our B-town celebs are pretty occupied with their endorsement deals. The latest actress to bag yet another endorsement deal is Celina Jaitley who has : been appointed as the face of Proactive. For those in the dark, Proactive is the World’s No.1 selling Acne Treatment System.

Mumbai, May 21: Promos of the upcoming film Raajneeti featuring the National Anthem are out and controversies have begun to court the film.

According to sources, certain quarters have expressed concern over the way some cast members are standing while reciting the anthem. The body language of a few actors seems to have become the new wrath for the filmmakers.

Cannes, May 21: Actress Mallika Sherawat attends the “Certified Copy” Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival.

She wore a golden color gown which was too revealing and a very simple hair style.
Her over all look was simply just too plain.

What is your say on this???
–Agencies

Washington, May 21: Lindsay Lohan will not be arrested when she returns to the United States from the Cannes Film Festival, despite a judge’s order on Thursday that the hard-partying actress be detained for missing a probation hearing in a drunken-driving case.

Hours after an exasperated Beverly Hills judge said Lohan had “no valid excuse” for missing the hearing and issued an arrest warrant, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told Reuters that the actress’ legal team had posted bail of $100,000.

Bangalore, May 21: The much-awaited movie “Kites”, starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori, slated to be released all over the world Friday, is not to be screened in Karnataka, the state’s film association has said.

In a special executive meeting, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) Thursday night decided that “Kites” will not be screened in any theatre in Karnataka.

New Delhi, May 21: They play politicians in upcoming film “Raajneeti”, and guess who Bollywood actors Arjun Rampal and Katrina Kaif admire most among the real-life politicians – none other than Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

“Among the emerging politicians our eyes are all set on Rahul Gandhi. He is doing great work and I was very happy when he took Bill Gates to Amethi and made him meet people there,” said Arjun.

Added Katrina, “Rahul Gandhi is doing a fantastic job. It costs a lot to put yourself in the line of fire and he is doing a good job.”

New Delhi, May 21: After being dogged by a slew of controversies, Prakash Jha’s upcoming political drama “Raajneeti” has now landed in censorship trouble. The censor board is still undecided whether to give it a U or U/A certificate.

Jha has also quashed rumours that his movie title was lifted.

“There is a (censor) board category dispute going on whether a U or a U/A certificate is to be given to the film. There is a difference of opinion there for the voting of the category of the film,” Jha told reporters here Thursday.

Mumbai, May 21: Actor Aamir Khan, who has raised pertinent questions about the education system through his applauded films “Taare Zameen Par” and “3 Idiots”, believes that teaching should be made the highest paying job in India to encourage the best brains to join the profession.

Mumbai, May 20: The day is not far when people, aided by technology, will watch new movies directly at home and avoid visiting a theatre, says Bollywood icon Shammi Kapoor.

“With technology evolving rapidly, I feel two generations down the line people can see movies directly at home. They can plug into any movie by way of putting some coins over phone, download it and then watch it,” Kapoor, one of the leading Internet users in B-town, said.

Mumbai, May 20: One must accept the fact that, Katrina loves experimenting with different roles.

Katrina says,

“I always wanted to do something unusual in life. I always used to make a world in my head and live in that. I wanted to be and do something unusual. Some of the dreams I remember, they may sound stupid – I wanted to be a firefighter, I wanted to be a stunt woman, I wanted to go to NASA. Acting was something to fancy.”

Katz is gonna play an adventurous role in Zoya Akhtar’s next flick and is super excited about it.
–Agencies

Mumbai, May 20: It’s not just Bollywood filmmakers who are hunting for new faces.

After Ashutosh Gowarikar launched an online hunt for a new face for his period film on Buddha, Ekta Kapoor, the queen of idiot box, is on a look-out for fresh faces through the Internet.

Ekta is leaving no stone unturned to make her upcoming show ‘Tere Liye’ on Star Plus her most memorable body of work.

The 34-year-old TV mogul, who has created pairs like Sujal-Kashish, Om-Parvati, Tulsi-Mihir on the small screen is on a lead hunt to find the next ‘it’ couple in Taani and Anuraag.

New Delhi, May 20: Bollywood stunner Shilpa Shetty, well known for her dance moves, has disclosed her secret desire to perform ‘Mujra’ onscreen at least once.

The actress said that she has attempted almost all styles but never got any offer to do a ‘Mujra’, a dance form which has been performed by an array of actresses like Madhubala, Rekha, Hema Malini, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Mumbai, May 20: After the stupendous success of HOUSEFULL, one film that Chunky is now looking forward to is Mukta Art’s HELLO DARLING.

The film is being presented by Malpix Films and produced by Ashok Ghai. It stars Eesha Koppikar Narang, Gul Panag, Celina Jaitley, Javed Jaffry, Divya Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, besides of course, our very own ‘Akhri Pasta’ Chunky Pandey, fresh from the success of HOUSEFULL.

The music of the film has been composed by numero uno composer, Pritam and will be unveiled on June 12th in Mumbai.

Cannes, May 20: On the sixth day of the 63 annual Cannes Film Festival, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan charmed everyone with her traditional sari.

She came with her husband, Abhishek Bachchan to attend the premiere of Outrage, a Japanese gangster movie directed by Takeshi Kitano.

Rumor spread out that after Deepika Padukone made her appearance wearing a sari in Cannes.

And stole the attention, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan decided to make appearance wearing sari.

Since Aishwarya Rai is a brand ambassador of L’Oréal, she had to wear western outfits as per rule, but this time.

Cannes, May 20: Deepika is on a roll Her nine-yard wonder at the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival has set tongues wagging and left her filmy counterpartsfaces green with envy.

But Bollywood’s original leggy lass Deepika Padukone is unfazed by all the talk. We caught up with.

The ravishing actress who spoke about her experience at Cannes, forthcoming projects and her love for Hyderabad.

Speaking about her experience at Cannes this year, she says, “It was a wonderful experience. I didn’t expect to walk the red carpet so early in my career.

Mumbai, May 20: She isn’t counted in the ranks of Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor or Katrina Kaif, but the pretty Genelia D’Souza still has more brand endorsements.

In her kitty than any of the Bollywood leading ladies. With about 9-11 endorsement deals; Genelia has undoubtedly become.

The favourite face amongst Indian advertisers. And the girl is all kicked about the fact that she adorns the TV screens in every commercial break.