Sonam calls Ash, Auntyji

Mumbai, June 04: There lies a naughty face behind the innocent and docile looks of new bee Sonam Kapoor. After humiliating Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in L’Oreal issue, Sonam again takes a dig on her and referred Ash as Aunty Ji considering her age and taking into account that she has worked with her papa.

Sonam says ‘Ash has worked with my dad so I have to call her aunty na?’ Sonam popularized the new nickname of Ash among her friends.

Rakhi’s new admirer

Mumbai, June 03: Controversy queen Rakhi Sawant has found a new admirer. And mind you, the latest one is none other than the superstar Salman Khan himself. On one of the recent shoots for his show DUS KA DUM, Salman was seen openly defending Rakhi Sawant against the accusations hurled by Mika Singh who was also present on the show.

Rakhi spots a big smile

SRK finishes dubbing for DULHA MIL GAYA

Mumbai, June 03: Shah Rukh Khan has kept the promise that he had made for DULHA MIL GAYA. 10 days back he had finished entire shooting for the film by participating in the shoot of a ‘qawalli’ and a promotional track. Early morning yesterday, he also completed his dubbing portion of the film, hence ensuring that producer Viveck Vaswani could finally heave a sign of relief.

Mugdha enjoying her stint with JAIL & ALL THE BEST

Mumbai, June 03: Mugdha Godse is confessing that by working in films as diverse as JAIL and ALL THE BEST she is enjoying the best of both worlds. While former is a gritty dramatic affair by Rohit Shetty, the latter has Rohit Shetty bringing on a full on laughter show with ample dose of gloss and sheen.

”What more could someone like me want who is only one film old and finding her feet in Bollywood”, smiles Mugdha who had made heads turn with her spirited and sustained act in Madhur Bhandarkar directed FASHION last year.

Aunty Ash…?

Mumbai, June 03: It seems Sonam Kapoor can’t get over her fixation with Ashwariya Rai Bachchan’s age. Now we hear the bubbly actress has nicknamed Ash as Aunty and she calls her by this name among close pals.

Ash-Abhi’s Idli magic!

Earlier too, Sonam was in news for her statements that Ash belonged to a different generation of actors which had upset Ash, though she chose not to react to it.

Well, looks like Sonam surely is giving Ash some sleepless nights by her acid comments. Wonder what’s next in store?

—-Agencies

Ranbir-Kat: ‘ajab’ but ‘gazab’ couple of Bollywood

Mumbai, June 03: Tips’ AJAB PREM KI GAZAB KAHANI is certainly one of the most written and talked about projects in recent times, and the reason being manifold. First of all it marks the comeback of the extremely talented and creative director, Rajkumar Santoshi, who was the most expensive director of his times. Then it was the strange title that caught the attention of one and all, and last but not the least, the lead pair of the film, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, who undoubtedly are the hottest and the most happening pair of the present times to have been cast together!

Salman-Katrina split just a publicity stunt!

Mumbai, June 03: Expect the unexpected whenever a new film or project is about to take off. Rumourmongers create stories of their own once the countdown for the release of a film begins, and the concerned people may complain but never give a clear picture. It slowly dies down after the film is released. The actors themselves resort to such cheap publicity sometime. It looks like the breakup story about Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif is just another such publicity stunt.You will get a clue if you look into how the breakup story of Salman and Katrina took its shape.

If you don’t believe in gay relationship don’t get in

Mumbai, June 03: Celina Jaitley is busy thanking all the people who have supported her cause of bringing gays and lesbian relationships out of the closets. In her recent blog she goes gaga over her fans and their gracious remarks for her efforts.

Here are the excerpts from her post:

Wow! Pages and pages of response… and what a response! Firstly, I would like to say thank-you to all those who support this human rights issue. But what is really interesting to me is:

A) The humongous amount of hatred towards the gay community; and,

Ashutosh to location hunt for BUDDHA in Himachal!

Mumbai, June 02: Some projects hit the headlines and remain highlighted from the day of announcement. One such project is Ashutosh Gowariker’s historical offering, the international project, BUDDHA, which has received tremendous amount of attention, right from its humungous budget to its speculative cast. And as always we bring you the latest on that front!

Aamir finds lost love

Mumbai, June 02: In a new twist to their love-hate relationship, the estranged brothers Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan seem to have patched up for good. The two, who were involved in a legal battle some time before, have buried their differences and according to reports the two are even working together.

Aamir, Akshay, Hrithik to vie for top spot!

Faisal has joined Aamir’s production house and is reportedly getting involved in big brothers business and hopes to direct a film sometime later.

Salman finally gets a taste of his own medicine

Mumbai, June 02: His bad boy acts, weird antics and volatile rage might have given sleepless nights to many, but now it seems Salman Khan has met his match.

On the receiving end this time around, Salman is having tough time dealing with Anil Sharma, the director of his upcoming flick ‘Veer’.

Sharma, who is holding the directorial reins of Sallu’s most ambitious project, has previously had problems with Pravin Shah of ‘The Hero’ and Nitin Keni of ‘Gadar’.

Katrina Kaif Immortalised In Barbie Museum New York

Mumbai, June 02: From topping renowned lists to featuring in ace projects, Katrina Kaif seems to be having it all.
Making merry on top endorsements, the stunner has now found yet another reason to say cheers as her sculpted figure is being moulded into the world’s most loved doll for the Barbie Museum in the fashion capital New York.

Aishwarya performing at IIFA Awards 2009

Mumbai, Jun 1: You heard this here first. Sonam Kapoor is all set to make her stage debut at IIFA this year. Aishwarya Bachchan too has been confirmed and so has Kareena Kapoor. Aishwarya will be dancing at the 10th IIFA awards to be held in Macau from June 11.

Buzz up!The show will be hosted by Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta and Boman Irani. But one of the highlights each year, the movie premier, has been done away with.

Aamir-SRK made for each other

Mumbai, June 01: The two actors “who still have personal unresolved issues,” according to their own personal confession, have shown remarkable composure on the professional front, says a Bollywood producer to BT.

“Each of the United Forum Producers and Distributors meeting that these two Bollywood superstars have attended have once again highlighted that these two superstars have a crackling chemistry,” says the producer, who attended the meeting to resolve the multiplex crisis at a film Studio, a week ago.

Katrina goes ‘nude’

Mumbai, June 01: Katrina Kaif has decided not to apply any make-up during shoots from now on — or if needed, the very bare essentials only.

Sources close to Katrina reveal that lately the star has become very concerned with the damage on her skin due to heavy make-up and constant exposure to stark arc lights. Katrina has henceforth decided to shun heavy make-up altogether.

Salman Khan wins reality TV show ‘Dance India Dance’

Mumbai, May 31: After eighteen weeks of grueling hard work, Salman Khan, a 23-year-old from Bangalore, was announced the winner of Zee TV’s dance reality show “Dance India Dance” at the grand finale that concluded here Saturday night.

Khan beat Mumbai-based Siddesh Pai and Alisha Singh from Ranchi to walk away with the winner’s cap as well as a contract worth Rs.5 million with Zee TV.

“I thank god, my mother and the audience for giving me so much love,” Khan said after being announced the winner.

‘Love Aaj Kal’ is like Test cricket, T20 rolled into one

New Delhi,May 30: “Love Aaj Kal”, Saif Ali Khan’s maiden venture as producer that also stars Deepika Padukone, is like Test cricket and Twenty20 rolled into one.

The makers of the film, about love across generations, have even tied up with the ICC T20 World Cup, says co-producer Dinesh Vijan.

“‘Love Aaj Kal’ has major similarities with cricket. Like there is Test cricket and T20, the film too has love of two generations – love ‘aaj’ and love ‘kal’,” Vijan told IANS over telephone from Mumbai.

Ram Kapoor to host ‘Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’

New Delhi, May 29: Television star Ram Kapoor, famous for his portrayal of Jai Walia in TV serial ‘Kasamh Se’, is now set to host controversy queen Rakhi Sawant’s wedding on reality show ‘Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’.

In the show, to be aired on NDTV Imagine, the item girl-cum-actress will choose a groom for herself with the help of the viewers.

Apart from being the show’s host, Ram, who was last seen as a contestant on dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3’, will play Rakhi’s friend and guide and says he is extremely excited about his new role.

Mallika Sherawat to romance Sanjay Dutt on screen

Mumbai, May 29: None less than that reigning sexbomb of Bollywood, Mallika Sherawat , has been roped in to romance Sanjay Dutt in the comedy film All The Best .

Ajay Devgan ’s home production ‘All The Best’ will have Sanjay Dutt showing, once again, his comic side along with the sexy and saucy Mallika, who will play his love interest. Mallika shared an amazing on-screen chemistry with Anil and Nana in the movie Welcome , and showed her comic streak in her last two releases Ugly Aur Pagli and Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam .

Malaika, Arbaaz share love for books

Mumbai, May 29: Malaika Arora Bollywood’s glam couple Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan share a passion for reading and they bond over books.

The couple were in the capital recently to launch a book ‘Stretch Yourself’ by model-turned-author Vickrant Mahajan.

“I was always an avid reader, but I got too busy with my professional life, this hobby got left behind somewhere. Now I have revived it, and I make it a point to read for at least two hours everyday,” said Arbaaz.

–Agencies

Getting waxed for ‘Paying Guests’ was torture: Shreyas Talpade

New Delhi, May 29: Talented actor Shreyas Talpade plays a woman in debutant director Paritosh Painter’s ‘Paying Guests’ and says getting his hair waxed for the role was extremely painful. He vows not to play a woman in near future.

‘Getting waxed for the role was a torture for me. It was like being in a delivery room. I was yelling like a mad dog while I was getting waxed. Even my wife Deepti got scared. She was with me when it was being done,’ Shreyas told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

Salman avoids Aishwarya, Shahrukh

Mumbai, May 29: Bollywood’s bad boy Salman Khan is in the news again for all the wrong reasons.

It’s not his reported breakup with girlfriend Katrina Kaif but his absence on Karan Johar’s birthday bash that has caught the eyes of the rumourmongers.

Buzz up!Almost all the who and who in Bollywood let their hair down on Karan’s birthday bash. Most of the family members of Salman Khan were also present at the party including his brothers Sohail Khan and wife Seema Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan. However, Salman’s conspicuous absence made the guests guessing.

Old heroes romancing young heroines

Mumbai, May 29: Older heroes romancing young heroines on screen was a trend that spelt box-office success last year.

There was the versatile Aamir Khan wooing the 24-year-old Asin in Ghajini, a nerdy-looking Shah Rukh Khan made debutante Anuskha Sharma (21) fall in love with him in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Salman Khan’s real-life lady love Katrina Kaif was paired opposite him in Yuvvraaj.

The trend worked vice-versa too, with Bipasha Basu, at 30, romancing Ranbir Kapoor, 26, in Bachna Ae Haseeno and Vidya Balan matching steps with Shahid Kapoor in Kismet Konnection.

Katrina denies split with Salman

Mumbai,May 29: As the news of her split with Salman Khan spreads like wild fire Katrina Kaif has gone into damage control mode. She has rubbished reports that Salman was throwing all her belongings from his Galaxy Apartments den.

Katrina said that she stays as an independent woman and there are no questions of any of her stuff lying with Salman and added that she had never even given a gift to Salman.

Buzz up!Katrina went on to say that her photograph is still hanging in the walls of Salman’s bedroom and there are no question of any trouble between them.

Ash gets grace marks with Sonam

Mumbai, May 28: After the Cannes’ red carpet fiasco, Sonam Kapoor who is a die-hard Aishwarya Bachchan fan (as per her own confession) walked up to the latter at Karan Johar’s birthday party on May 25 and extended an olive branch.
Sonam was excited about walking down the red carpet with Ash during the Cannes Film Festival, however, that didn’t happen.

Sonam and Ash represent the same beauty brand and chances are that these actresses might have to walk the red carpet at some event in the future. So the young Sonam wanted all to be well between her and Ash.