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Mumbai, July 05: Pooja Batra, who starred in films like Virasat, Haseena Maan Jayegi etc., maybe missing from the Bollywood scene after she tied the knot with hubby Dr. Ahluwalia; however she still continues to make her presence felt in Bollywood in a rather unique way.

At the previews of Kambakkht Ishq which took place yesterday, viewers were surprised to see Pooja’s name being featured in the opening credits of the film. Considering that Pooja has been missing from the Bollywood action for a while now, we decided to find out why she was being thanked by the makers.

Mumbai, July 05: If the original cast of “Short Kut – The Con Is On” would have remained intact, audiences would have seen Anil Kapoor playing the role that Akshaye Khanna now essays. Also, Arshad was a late entry into the project as he finally got the part written for Akshaye.

“Yes, the film did see some casting changes though all of it happened before it went on floors. Akshaye was always the first choice for the film and he was on board immediately. After ‘Gandhi My Father’, it was but natural that he acts in my next production as well, ” Anil told.

Mumbai, July 05: SaifLove Aaj Kal is the dream project of Saif Ali Khan, being his home production film.

We heard they had lots of fun during the shoot but there were few incidents which created a bit panic situation.

Our sources reveal that, “The film had almost come to an end but suddenly an incident took place where we have to re shoot 4-5 scenes as the camera broke down.”

Mumbai, July 05: Sarika and superstar Kamal Haasan’s light eyed, fiery natured daughter, is days away from debuting into bollywood. She is used to all the attention, having performed live with her own maiden band and her penchant for singing. However, it is Soham Shah’s high-octane action drama, Luck, which she has her hopes pinned on.

Mumbai, July 05: John, Katrina voted most eligible single celebsBollywood actors John Abraham and Katrina Kaif have been voted as the most eligible single celebrities in an online poll.

The poll conducted by matrimonial website shaadi.com saw responses from over 18, 000 netizens, a statement from the company said Friday.

Nearly 48 percent of males voted for Katrina as the most eligible single female and 43 percent females named John as their favoured eligible bachelor.

Mumbai, July 05: Last month when I got a call for a concert in Kabul, Iwas completely taken aback. For so manyyears now, one has heard about Afghanistan for all the wrong reasons. I was in twominds. Inquiries revealed the bonafides ofthe invitation. Despite some of my friends advising me against it, Idecided to make the trip. Thankfully my music companion Jeetu Shankar, the tabla maestro, also agreed and we were on our way.

Talat Aziz was completely taken aback when he got a call for a concert in Kabul.

Into unknown territory

Mumbai, July 05: Doing love scenes with Kareena for Rensil d’Silva’s film was not as easy as Saif would have thought.

How far to go with the comfort level? That was Saif’s dilemma. Though they’ve acted together in J.P Dutta’s LOC and Yashraj Films’ Tashan, Saif Ali Khan had so far not done intimate scenes with his lady-love Kareena.

But in Rensil d’Silva’s film, which he insists on calling Jehad, Saif finally gets up-close and personal with the love of his life.

Mumbai, July 04: Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal, who is best buddies with Shah Rukh Khan since the two actors worked together in ‘Don’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’, seems to be finding it difficult to do without SRK anywhere or everywhere, for the former has deferred the launch of his restaurant by over a month only to accommodate SRK!