Entertainment

New Delhi, January 06: He may be just one film old and not everyone even remembers his name, but US-based Omi Vaidya has just no time for interviews. His role as Chatur Ramalingam, the compulsive and sadistic geek in the super hit “3 Idiots”, has made him an overnight sensation.

The 27-year-old Maharashtrian, who claims to be an established actor in Hollywood, has been receiving calls galore for his enthralling performance in the hit movie. And he is overjoyed.

Mumbai, January 06: Katrina Kaif is back in action. The stunner, who was recently reported to be out of work after her yet to be released ‘Rajneeti’, has caught the fancy of maverick filmmakers Abbas-Mustan.

Known for churning some of the most popular blockbusters of all time, the talented director duo have zeroed on the swishy lass to play the lead role in their desi copy of Hollywood hit ‘The Italian Job’. But sadly Kat will have to share the limelight with yet another screen-scorcher Priyanka Chopra.

Mumbai, January 06: Anil Kapoor declares himself a proud father of a daughter Sonam Kapoor as according to him Sonam has kept a tap of the traditions and is following them religiously. Yes, Sonam stepped into the shoes of her father by purchasing a brand new Audi car whose 1988 model was purchased by papa Kapoor.

Our source informs, “Sonam had purchased a brand new Audi car and the novel thing is that the actress had invested her own hard earned money for her new car. Both father Anil and daughter Sonam was present at the launch in Delhi.”

Mumbai, January 06: After fobbing off the likes of Aamir Khan who after working with her in 1947 Earth had insisted that she move from Delhi to Mumbai to pursue her acting career, Nandita Das has finally moved to Mumbai, thanks to her marriage to environment entrepreneur Subodh Maskara which was solemnized on January 2.

Now glowing with joy from her residence in Worli (Mumbai) Nandita says, “What I resisted doing for 13 long years has finally been done. I couldn’t imagine shifting to Mumbai for my career. But love did it.”

London, January 06: Move over drugs, as Amy Winehouse has now turned her attention to sexy knickers.

The 26-year-old has reportedly splashed out 3,000 pounds a time on scanties, reports The Daily Star.

Mitch, 59, said yesterday: “Amy quit the drugs in her own way. But other problems have developed.

“She’ll go into Agent Provocateur and spend 3,000 pounds on underwear in one go.”

Meanwhile, Winehouse is due to appear in court on January 20 on public order and common assault charges after being involved in an alleged ruckus during a pantomime in Milton Keynes.
–Agencies

London, January 06: It was one of Hollywood’s most famous rivalries, but Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are now best buddies.

Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, will return to the silver screen with the film ‘Expendables’ directed by the ‘Rocky’ actor and the hatchet has long been buried, reported.

Mumbai, January 06: Sanjay and Maanayata Dutt caught the opening of the Burj Khalifa (at 2716.5 ft, the tallest tower in the world) at Amar Singh’s invitation.

Says a source close to Dutt, “Sanju and Maana flew in to Dubai on January 1 at Amarji’s request. The Samajwadi party leader was already there with wife Pankaja and daughters Disha and Drishti. The Dutts stayed with the Samajwadi party leader residence at the Dubai Mall on the 54th floor.”

Mumbai, January 06: Everyone knows that Salman Khan paints and gifts his creations away but few know that he has an unusual knack of painting with his fingers, minus any brushes. He often does this on the sets of his films too.

While shooting Veer, whenever there was a break to light the set or change costume, Sallu would get busy with his colours and canvas. He completed five paintings of Ganesh and Christianity in this way.

Mumbai, January 06: The young legend of India and Academy Awards winner AR Rahman turns 44 today. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed music directors of the present time, Rahman’s career has a span for more than 15 years in Tamil as well as global cinema. The sound perfectionist gave hundreds of unforgettable songs with new flavour and chaired in millions of hearts.

Buzz up!

Mumbai, January 06: Shahid and Priyanka have split again. And it isn’t pretty. The duo has even stopped following each other on Twitter. The break-up happened just before Christmas.

Priyanka was to begin shooting for Anjaana-Anjaani on January 3 in New York, but she left a week in advance. She wanted to get away from the city, and all its memories.

New Delhi, January 06: Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan has clarified that he is not playing the role of Gautam Buddha in Puri Jagannathan’s film “Budda”.

“Media is thinking that the next film of mine with Puri is on Gautam Buddha simply because the title approved for that film is ?Budda’, which means an old man and not Buddhist saint Gautam Buddha,” Big B wrote on his blog bigb. biggadda. com.

Mumbai, January 06: Bollywood Preity Zinta has been off the Bollywood radar for a long time as she was preoccupied with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and a management course at Harvard Business School in the US.

She has reassured fans she will be seen in a whole lot of movies in 2010. “Guys I am back in business. Its nice to be back after a freezing New Year.

Well my New Year resolution is to work in more films, work out five times a week and learn how to drive in Mumbai traffic,” Preity posted on her Twitter page.

Mumbai, January 06: Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan who is basking in the glory of ‘3 Idiots’ is all set to act along with his nephew Imran Khan in a classic remake of ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’, a comeback vehicle for director Mansoor Khan. According to the latest Bollywood news, Mansoor Khan, who has been staying in Coonoor for the past one decade, almost shying away from Bollywood will make his comeback with a remake of ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat.’

Mumbai, January 06: No doubt that Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor will make the greatest pairing in Bollywood but to see them romancing each other is not at all possible since Ranbir Kapoor is the first cousin of Kareena Kapoor.

Bebo said in an interview that Ranbir is a great actor but there is no chance of casting opposite him as they share a brother-sister relationship. In a new film to be directed by Imtiaz Ali, at first Kareena was decided opposite Ranbir but later Ashtavinayak Productions dropped the idea considering the relationship that they share.

Los Angeles, January 06: A book on Warren Beatty has claimed that the Oscar-winning actor and director bedded nearly 13,000 women.

Hollywood veteran Warren Beatty’s womanising ways is about to get some added polish, with this week’s publication of Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America, People magazine online reported.

The 72-year-old star, however has already issued a statement though his attorney to refute the book’s claims.

Beatty’s attorney, Bertram Fields, denies that the book was sanctioned by the actor.

New Delhi, January 06: For once, the product overshadowded the star as Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi launched automotive designer Dilip Chhabria’s awecome Imperator sedan at the AutoExpo 2010 here Wednesday.

“This is a car that personifies the future. It’s a most amazing design,” Oberoi said at the chaotic launch of the vehicle, based on an Audi chassis and with world-record 48-inch wheels.

“I drive a Mercedes but I sure would like to own this,” Oberoi, dressed in blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a blue jacket, added.

Mumbai, January 06: For Sunil Shetty the year 2009 began with a terrible accident that left him bed-bound for a good three months. Bizarrely the year ended with a fire accident that scorched Sunil’s hand.

Mumbai, January 06: Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, who worked together in Slumdog Millionaire, were reportedly dating. The rumours were confirmed by Dev’s mother but they are now getting more and more official. Dev tagged along when Freida visited her parents in Mumbai for Christmas.

Freida introduced him to her family and took him to her residence in Malad. Dev had also got some of his friends along and they all partied in Mumbai. The couple was seen at Hawaiian Shack with a few friends.

Mumbai, January 06: Shahid Kapoor has just sliced a kissing scene that he was supposed to have in Chance Pe Dance with Genelia D’Souza completely. This is because he didn’t think it would be good for his image among kids considering most of his fans comprise of children.

The kissing scene was supposed to be followed by a love-making scene but Shahid broke into cold sweat at the thought of it. He also didn’t want the film to get an ‘A’ certificate. Director Ken Ghosh agreed with him and they decided to chuck the scene out of the script.

New Delhi, January 06: Bollywood hunk John Abraham, who is back to playing his gay self in the sequel to ‘Dostana’ with Abhishek Bachchan, says that the junior B has named him “jiggly poo”.

The actors became friends while working together in the gay comedy and continue to share the same equation.

“After we starred together in ‘Dostana’, Abhishek has nicknamed me as his ‘jiggly poo’. He sends me messages on my birthday saying ‘Happy Birthday Jiggly Poo’!,” said John.

John and Abhishek called each other the same even in the film, and the name seems to have stuck on since then.

New Delhi, January 06: Bollywood hunk John Abraham, who is back to playing his gay self in the sequel to ”Dostana” with Abhishek Bachchan, says that the junior B has named him “jiggly poo”. The actors became friends while working together in the gay comedy and continue to share the same equation.

“After we starred together in ”Dostana”, Abhishek has nicknamed me as his ”jiggly poo”. He sends me messages on my birthday saying ”Happy Birthday Jiggly Poo”!,” said John.

Mumbai, January 06: Out of all different movie promotion ideas, this one seems new. Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor and Genelia D’Souza will be spending Wednesday night together in a car here to promote their forthcoming film ‘Chance Pe Dance’.

‘Shahid and Genelia will be spending a full night in a small car at the Kamalistan Studios today. There will be vada pao (bun) vendors and khatiyas (string cot) nearby for the people. We want to make this the most talked about promotional activity in Bollywood and it’s being done on a major scale,’ a source from the film unit told IANS.

London, January 06: Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Bar Refaeli has stripped for a lingerie ad.

The Israeli model, who spent New Year with DiCaprio in a Mexican hotel, shed her clothes to promote Bonita De Mas’ new range, reported thesun.co.uk.

The pair recently re-united after their break-up in June last year.
–IANS

New Delhi, January 06: SAB TV is coming up with a new silent comedy show titled ‘Sab Chup Raho’ with Sunil Grover and Sheetal Maulik as the lead. Produced by Fireworks production which has earlier produced a hit television show ‘CID’ on Sony which is running now.

Mumbai, January 06: Bollywood is known to bat for the underdog and often one with certain mental disabilities as we saw Hrithik Roshan in “Koi Mil Gaya” and Anil Kapoor in “Yuvvraaj”. And now superstar Shah Rukh Khan will explore yet another illness plaguing the human mind in “My Name Is Khan”.

Directed by Karan Johar and co-produced by his Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainment, “My Name Is Khan” is about Rizwan Khan, a man with Asperger syndrome, who is mistaken for a terrorist while travelling in the US.