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Mumbai, January 07: Filmmaker Karan Johar says establishing a romantic track between Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan is always easy because of the crackling chemistry the duo share on-screen.

“I deleted ten minutes of the screenplay which was devoted to the process of the two characters Mandira and Rizwan played by Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan respectively falling in love,” Karan told PTI.

“Seeing them together, the audience is convinced that the two are in love,” he said.

Mumbai, January 07: Uday Chopra, who will be seen as a geek in forthcoming film ‘Pyaar Impossible’, says that his look on screen is inspired by ‘Chak De! India’ director Shimit Amin.

‘I observed people who worked around me for the body language and mannerisms. I observed Shimit Amin, the director – the way he stands, the way he carries himself – he has a very geeky way of doing things. The specs that I wear in the film are exactly like Shimit’s specs,’ said Uday in a statement.

‘I also studied classic geeks like Woody Alan and Bill Gates,’ he added.

Mumbai, January 07: Another actress has joined in the league of Bollywood’s diplomatic actresses.

Priyanka Chopra has decided to put her fallout with Abhishek Bachchan aside to rake in profits from their pairing. The duo, who did Bluffmaster together, were seen as a good pair until their relationship went sour last year at a film awards ceremony when there was a misunderstanding between them.

London, January 07: Actress Megan Fox has drawn frowns from health experts after she hailed the benefits of vinegar as a quick fix to losing weight.

The Transformers star recently revealed that she guzzles down the acidic liquid as part of her detox programme.

“It just cleanses out your system entirely. It will get rid of, for women who retain water weight from your menstrual cycle and all that, it gets rid of it really fast,” The Sun quoted her as saying.

Mumbai, January 07: Director Karan Johar wants to go back to ‘song and dance’ movies after ‘My Name Is Khan’, which is about the journey of an unusual couple living in the US post- 9/11 terrorist attacks.

‘I have given my three years, heart, soul and body to ‘My Name Is Khan’. Now I would love to get back to songs and dances. I guess it’s the need of the hour for me,’ said Karan who is known for making light movies like ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’.

Mumbai, January 07: Fans of the Hera Pheri series might be disappointed with news that Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal are not be part of the fourth installment. It is learnt that Hera Pheri 4 has been delayed because both Akshay and Paresh don’t have the necessary dates required by producer Feroz Nadiad-wala.

Now Sanjay Dutt and Nana Patekar are being considered as second choices to fill in for Akshay and Paresh.

Mumbai, January 07: Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore with her daughter Soha Ali Khan at the inaguration of Pravasi film festival in New Delhi on Sunday.

Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan starrer Life Goes On has been declared the Best Film at the Pravasi Film Festival which concluded on Wednesday.

A jury, including veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee and Bollywood director Rahul Rawail, named the Sangeeta Datta directed film the winner in the Feature Film category.

Mumbai, January 07: Koena Mitra’s birthday resolution is to be more open in life. Last year, she had admitted to her having a Turkish boyfriend but was not willing to talk about her relationship. Now, that has changed.

The birthday coincides with her completing a year of togetherness with her beau. She says, “I’ve always said that I will speak about my relationship when my heart and mind says it’s forever. Now I know I am sure I want to be with Mett so there’s nothing to hide.”

Mumbai, January 07: Attacks on Indian students in Australia notwithstanding, Bollywood’s filmmakers continue to shoot their films in the land of the Aussies.

And although the Oz government welcomes the film business, the question is, will they allow Mohit Suri to shoot his film Crook: It’s Good To Be Bad which derides the country for allowing foreign (Asian) students to be segregated and attacked?

Mumbai, January 07: Shahid Kapoor’s next is an hour and 58 mins long. He wants two minutes added to film so it is numerologically perfect at 2 hours

When it comes to their movies, stars leave no stone unturned to seek divine intervention. Superstitions play a big role too. And Shahid Kapoor isn’t averse to a little divine intervention or assistance.

The running time of his next movie Chance Pe Dance is one hour, 58 minutes. The actor feels that it should be a full two hours.

All in the numbers

Mumbai, January 07: Abhay Deol and Nikhil Dwivedi have replaced Akshaye Khanna and Emraan Hashmi in Basra.

The film was to have been originally produced by Nikhil Advani. Now Abhay is producing this edgy dark thriller, which deals with drugs and human trafficking. Navdeep Singh will direct it.

Mumbai, January 07: Bebo believes Aamir has proved lucky for her and sister Lolo’s careers

Aamir Khan has proved to be a lucky charm for the careers of Karisma (Raja Hindustani) and Kareena (3 Idiots). And Bebo notes as much, “Aamir has turned out to be lucky for both sisters. 2009 couldn’t have ended on a better note!”

London, January 07: Rihanna, 21, is also keen to get involved with fashion and wants to design her own clothing range. “I’ll hopefully be making movies and having something to do with fashion as well as making music in years to come,” she said.

Singer Rihanna wants to try and break into acting and has ambitions of launching her own fashion range as well.

The singer is not satisfied with being a globe-trotting pop star and is ready to turn her attention to the big screen in 2010, reports list.co.uk.

Mumbai, January 07: Releasing Feb 12, “My Name Is Khan” stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and Karan worked with writer Shibani Bathija on the movie.

Director Karan Johar wants to go back to “song and dance” movies after “My Name Is Khan”, which is about the journey of an unusual couple living in the US post- 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Mumbai, January 06: Lot has been written, seen and heard about mutual admiration (or the lack of it) between Karan Johar and Ram Gopal Varma. Both film makers have been known for their unique brand of cinema. While Karan has mostly made family films and rom-coms, Ramu has been known for his gritty films. However, in the recent past Karan did try his hand at dark and edgy cinema with KURBAAN, which in spite of being a well made film didn’t fare well at the box office. Now he is arriving with MY NAME IS KHAN which is again a departure from the kind of cinema that he is known for.

Mumbai, January 06: The Hinduja Group today announced appointment of Sunir Kheterpal as the CEO of IN Entertainment, an entity which will consolidate the entire Group’s Content Business.

Sunir Kheterpal comes on board from Reliance BIG Entertainment, where he set up the international and domestic distribution business for the Group before moving on to managing key co-production relationships at BIG Pictures. Sunir is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad (Class of 1997) and has previously worked in the banking and financial services industry with Bank of America, Rabobank and YES Bank.

Mumbai, January 06: One of the most regarded music composer, Oscar winner A R Rahman, who has been alluring us with his soulful & melodious music for over a decade now, celebrates his 44th birthday today.

So join us in wishing the music maestro a warm birthday. May the music genius continues to tug our hearts with his rich compositions for years

—Agencies

Mumbai, January 06: Studio 18 will release Ram Gopal Varma’s keenly awaited drama-thriller RANN in the US, UK and UAE. The studio had previously distributed the producer Madhu Mantena’s GHAJINI in India.

The film, which stars the legendary superstar Amitabh Bachchan with Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajat Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl and many others, is slated for a 29th January release.

—Agencies

Mumbai, January 06: Salman Khan has taken up a new occupation. The superstar has become the advisor of Bollywood’s latest heart throb Zareen Khan. Those of you, who might be wondering who Zareen is, let’s remind you that Zareen is the so-called Katrina lookalike actress who will be making her debut in the Salman starrer film VEER.

—Agencies

London, January 06: After getting rid of drugs, troubled singer Amy Winehouse has become addicted to innerwear. She blew about $4,800 on buying them in one go.

“Amy quit the drugs in her own way. But other problems have developed. She will go into a lingerie shop and spend $4,800 on underwear in one go,”quoted Amy’s father Mitch as saying.

—Agencies

London, January 06: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s late mother Marcheline Bertrand has left her first three grandchildren $100,000 each in her will.

Bertrand’s estate has finally been divided after her death in 2007 and those included in the will are Jolie’s three children Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh, reports TMZ.

Their younger siblings Pax and twins – Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline – will miss out on the fortune because their grandmother’s will was last updated in 2006 before they were born.

Jolie and her superstar partner Brad Pitt can’t touch the money until the kids are 25.

New Delhi, January 06: It was an emotional moment for Shah Rukh Khan when he entered Pragati Maidan here on Wednesday as it reminded him of his late father and the time he spent with his family here.

“My childhood was spent here in Pragati Maidan. My father used to have a shop here and when I entered Pragati Maidan (today) after so many years, which is about 30 years now since my father expired, I was very nostalgic and I missed my family… It’s very, very emotional,” said Shah Rukh.

Mumbai, January 06: Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, accused of raping his maid, has moved an application before the Bombay High Court seeking relaxation of certain conditions imposed on him while securing bail from the Court last year.

“He is also seeking some papers which are a part of supplementary charge sheet,” said additional public prosecutor Yogesh Nakhwa.

The 36-year-old actor was granted bail after spending around four months in jail.

Mumbai, January 06: Often in news for controversial issues, Salman Khan is now hitting headlines for a worthy cause. The dashing actor who is known for a generous heart as well as storming rage has decided to give his fans a reason to celebrate as they can now lay their hands on a painting made by the actor. Sources reveal that his forthcoming film ‘Veer’ inspires his latest work of art, which is to be auctioned. What’s interesting is that unlike other artists who use a brush to paint, Salman smears the canvas with his fingers.

New Delhi, January 06: It was an emotional moment for Shah Rukh Khan when he entered Pragati Maidan here Wednesday as it reminded him of his late father and the time he spent with his family here.

“My childhood was spent here in Pragati Maidan. My father used to have a shop here and when I entered Pragati Maidan (today) after so many years, which is about 30 years now since my father expired, I was very nostalgic and I missed my family… It’s very, very emotional,” said Shah Rukh.