Friday, May 29, 2009

Why was Salman not at Karan Johar’s party?


Salman Khan is his good friend, so when Karan Johar
celebrated his 37th birthday at Hotel Four Seasons in Mumbai on May 25, Sallu’s
absence was too glaring to go unnoticed. A couple of other A-listers, such as
Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Kajol and John Abraham, were missing too, but then they
were either sick or away from Mumbai.


But neither was the case with Salman. In fact,
Salman’s brothers Sohail and Arbaaz accompanied by their wives were present at
the party but Sallu was no where to be seen. There are rumours that Katrina was
also invited but she could not make it as she had just landed from South
Africa.The real reason for Sallu’s absence is unknown.


Was it because of his break up with Katrina (he
probably thought she would turn up for the party and did not want any
interaction with her) or SRK (because of their on going fight) or did Karan
actually not invite Salman?

Hollywood prefers Deepika to Angelina?


Deepika Padukone may have lost a few points with the
disaster that was Chandni Chowk to China, but the dusky beauty is still
considered one of India’s most beautiful women. What’s more, she is considered
one of the world’s most beautiful women, and by someone who matters. Hollywood
director Rob Cohen recently said that Deepika Padukone is ‘gorgeous’ and in
fact, ‘more beautiful than Angelina Jolie.


Cohen, who has directed films like The Mummy: Tomb
of the Dragon Emperor and The Fast and the Furious, has expressed an interest in
working with Deepika. Reports claim that talks are on between him and Deepika’s
agents, but nothing has been finalised yet.


It seems Deepika’s appearance on leading magazines
like Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan as well as her endorsement of international
brands like Pepsi, Tissot and Maybelline have impressed Cohen and he can’t wait
to cast this young, beautiful and talented girl in his film.

Saif Ali Khan was nearly handcuffed in New York


Coming from a royal lineage, where his whims and
fancies have been treated as commands, Saif Ali Khan’s raucous rich boy antics
have often landed him in trouble with the law. Though the Chote Nawab has almost
every time found a convenient escape route out of the messy legal web, he
recently had a shave so close with the law that he was on the verge of being
handcuffed and put behind bars. Shooting in New York for Rensil D’Silva’s flick
‘Qurbaan’, Saif with Vivek Oberoi in tow landed in trouble with some policemen.
The two actors were almost arrested by officials who had no clue about the
actors’ identity.


Story goes that Saif And Vivek were shooting for a
scene in a hilly region of the city. As per the scene, the two actors were
required to drive hastily.Unable to capture a perfect shot, the duo, much to the
annoyance of the locals, gave umpteen shots to get the sequence right.Peeved by
the harsh driving sequence, the locals called up the cops, who wasted no time in
interrogating the actors. Despite the two actors repeatedly telling the cops
that they were actors from India and were shooting for a film, the cops refused
to believe them. And it was only after the intervention by the production crew
that the cops let go of the two actors.


Confirming the incident, a news daily quoted a
source as saying, “Even though the production team saw what was happening on
their monitors, and one of them immediately rushed to help, it took him a good
10 minutes before he could reach the actors. By then, the cops had almost
arrested them on suspicion and were all set to take them to the police
station.


However, the unit member rescued the actors in the
nick of time. The cops only let them go after all the necessary documents were
shown”.

Kareena has a secret admirer


He may be disappointed with his debut film Kal
Kissne Dekha being delayed, but newcomer Jackky Bhagnani perks up when he
recalls the special moment he shared with childhood friend Kareena Kapoor. In
Ahmedabad for a concert to promote his upcoming film, Jackky was nervous until
Kareena assured him that everything would be all right. “I couldn’t have been
more thankful to her that particular evening when I had to step up on stage in
front of a 25,000-strong crowd. I was extremely nervous and was wondering
whether I would be able to crack the show till Kareena gave me a helping hand,”
Jackky said. He is currently on a six-city tour to promote his debut film, which
is a musical thriller.


“She supported me at every step that evening. She
calmed me down even as I openly told her that I was very nervous. She simply
told me that ‘Jackky, you are a nice dancer, just go with the flow and leave
yourself to the beats’,” he said.”It was especially sweet of her when she held
my hand after the show and introduced me to the public. I will cherish that
moment forever because Kareena has been a great friend during my growing up
years. However, now it was a superstar actress bringing a newcomer in front of
the audience. It couldn’t have been bigger,” said Jackky, who admits that during
the last three years he wasn’t really in touch with Kareena. “We grew up
together as kids.


Her sister Karisma has worked in a number of movies
with dad (Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1, Biwi No. 1). We all share a great
relationship personally as well as professionally. However, even though we were
not in touch, she was sweet enough to be just a call away when we requested her
to make it for the show,” said Jackky.Added dad Vashu Bhagnani: “The show was a
huge success. As the three-hour long show started warming up, close to 25,000
people assembled there to watch the performance. In fact, they got crazy when
Kareena and Jackky got together for Mauja hi mauja and Marjaani.


The release date of the film, which was to open in
theatres May 29, has not yet been finalised because of the tiff between
producers and multiplex owners over revenue sharing.Starring debutant Vaishali
Desai as the leading lady, Kal Kissne Dekha also features Rishi Kapoor and
Akshay Kapoor in principal roles with Sanjay Dutt in a special
appearance.

Mallika’s new address is Beverly Hills


Mallika Sherawat has rented a penthouse apartment at
one of the swankiest locations in Beverly Hills — The Palazzo in Park LaBrea.
When asked about her new address in an affluent neigbourhood, she smiles, “It’s
very expensive. In fact, most of my earnings are going to go into paying the
rent at The Palazzo but I couldn’t have it any other way. It’s a beautiful
place. It’s next to Rodeo Drive — one of the shopping havens of the world and
between Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Mallika’s two-story penthouse has a city
view, arched windows, city views, controlled elevator access (only she can use
it to get to her penthouse), large private terraces and a personal swimming pool
(5500 sq feet in area) with two levels — a drawing, dining and kitchen below
with two bedrooms above.


And Roman soaking tubs. It even has an original
Picasso painting left behind by the penthouse owner.Residents of the building
are pampered all year round with resort style amenities such as a world-class
health spa and club, yoga centre, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a full
service concierge, a business center, and 50,000 sq ft of ground floor retail.
Mallika says, “I needed to rent a comfortable yet beautiful apartment in LA as I
will be flying up and down from India quite often till September and need a pad
of my own. Mallika is a vegan, and she does not know how to cook but she isn’t
worried, as LA offers some of the best vegan and raw food joints in the country.
Mallika has transport too at her service — a ritzy cream-coloured Jaguar.


She drives it herself or has a chauffeur on call.
And her brother Vikram Singh (co-producer of Mallika’s next film Hissss) is not
too far away. When he visits LA for the post-production of Hissss, he stays at
the Beverly Wiltshire. While the sister chooses to drive her Jaguar, Vikram
loves driving around his white Beamer S6.

Bollywood: Shocking heartbreaks


Whether it’s the infamous Abhishek-Karisma split-up
or the much hyped Salman-Ash break-up, Bollywood has always entertained us with
a generous dose of spice in matters of the heart. XPRESS gives you the lowdown
on some of the hottest break-ups in Tinseltown…


Salman’s volatile love life
Star-crossed lovers, parental
opposition and controversies characterised the Aishwarya Rai-Salman Khan love
story. The couple fell in love with each other on the sets of Hum Dil De Chuke
Sanam. But Salman’s colourful past, religion and ‘spirited’ ways didn’t go down
too well with Aishwarya’s parents who urged her to break the relationship. One
fine day, without warning, Ash accused Salman of battering her and called off
the affair. Salman was shell-shocked!


Akshay’s long list
Before marriage to Twinkle Khanna,
Akshay Kumar was quite the Casanova and dated most of his on-screen co-stars –
Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty were shattered when they found him two-timing
them. But Akshay’s most controversial link-up was his post-marriage fling with
Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka’s secretary turned nasty and informed the media about
the affair. Akshay had to stop communicating with Priyanka overnight! Priyanka
was in tears for months.


Deepika and her men
Deepika Padukone’s list of men almost
outnumbers the films she has done to date. When she arrived in Mumbai, Deepika
dated and stayed with model Nihar Pandya. But post Om Shanti Om, she
unceremoniously dumped him for cricketer Yuvraj Singh. But, when she met Ranbir
Kapoor while filming Bachna Ae Haseeno, she dumped Yuvraj overnight. She also
has an infamous Upen Patel fling to her credit.


Preity Messy
When Ness Wadia could not take Preity
Zinta’s infidelity any more, he decided to let her go. Her latest dalliance with
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the final straw that split the relationship. Ness is
still in shock, but mum Maureen Wadia is happy about her son’s break-up with
Preity.


Of Bollywood royalty
Abhishek Bachchan was a struggling
actor when he fell in love with Karisma Kapoor who was already an established
star then. They got engaged, but their engagement was called off because the
Bachchan family couldn’t put up with Babita’s (Karisma’s mum) tantrums.  A few
months later, Karisma (on the rebound?) married friend and businessman Sanjay
Kapur.


Freida’s Past Blast
Freida Pinto’s innocent
girl-next-door image went for a toss when her former boyfriend Rohan Antao
claimed that she callously dumped him after her career took off. The rumours
went so far as to say that she was ‘married’ to Rohan and warned him not to
admit it as it might harm her career. Today, Freida’s moved on to the younger
and more successful Dev Patel, her Slumdog Millionaire co-star and left a
baffled Rohan behind.


Saif’s Itaian sojourn
Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh with
their two children made for a happy picture, so when Saif left Amrita for
Italian Rozza Catalano it was a shock. While Saif refused to pay Amrita and his
children any alimony or support, he spared no expense in splurging money on
Rozza. Amrita has never forgiven him.


No fairy-tale ending
Kareena Kapoor
and Shahid Kapur were the youngest couple in the industry who dated for four
years and braved many a storm together – remember the MMS controversy? No wonder
when they broke up Shahid was shattered. It was Rozza Catalano (Saif Ali Khan’s
ex) who informed Shahid of his girlfriend’s infidelity with Saif!


Shocking ending
Mahima Chowdhury, who gave up her entire
career for Leander Paes and nursed him throughout his neurocysticercosis, was in
total shock when she discovered that he was having an affair with her best
friend Rhea Pillai right under her nose (she discovered messages on his cell!).
It took her ages to recover.

Aamir gets offer from Danny Boyle!


If the latest news is to be believed, Oscar winning
director Danny Boyle is very keen to work with Bollywood actor Aamir Khan. Danny
had expressed his desire to work with Aamir during the premiere of Slumdog
Millionaire in India. He is said to have approached him again recently. Danny
Boyle came back to India a few days ago to rescue the child actors of Slumdog
Millionaire Mohammed Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali after their houses in the
slum were destroyed by the authorities in Mumbai.


As fate has it, Aamir Khan, who has been in the US
with his kids on a vacation, flew back to Mumbai for a short stay.It is said
that Danny wasted no time in seizing the opportunity.The news is doing the
rounds that Danny called on Aamir to discuss a new project on May 26, before
hosting a party for the select members of team Slumdog Millionaire.


The outcome of the meeting is not yet known but the
fans of the director and the actor are already ecstatic, hoping that they would
come together. Of course Danny and Aamir would make a deadly combination! No
doubt about it!

Shahrukh apologizes to Aishwarya


Karan Johar’s birthday party puts an end to Shahrukh
Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s dushmani. They came, attended the party and
became friends thereby putting an end to the year’s long rivalry. The two has
been sharing a bitter relationship from the days of ‘Chalte Chalte’ after King
Khan dropped Ash and signed Rani Mukherjee. Their relationship further damaged
when SRK and his family were not invited to Ash-Abhi’s wedding.


Their relationship finally came to an end after SRK
passed unceremonious comment against Aishwarya during Katrina’s birthday bash.
After that very event, the Bachchan family had almost cut ties with Shahrukh. On
Monday night, when Shahrukh with family and Ash with hubby Abhishek came across,
SRK extended olive branch to Ash and apologized to her for the wrong. A source
gives an inside details of the happening, “A few minutes into the conversation
with Ash, SRK apologized to her.


He said, ‘I think I owe you an apology because in
some way I have wronged you.” Then what after the patch-up, the Bachchans and
the Khans set the dance floor on fire, they danced, chatted and had fun the
entire night.

Is Claudia behind Salman-Katrina split?


The reports of Salman Khan throwing out Katrina
Kaif’s belongings from his house has surprised many. Nobody expected Salman to
do that as he is known to be a loyal and possessive boyfriend. True Salman and
Katrina might have always had a on and off relationship but Salman always
maintained that he was in love with Katrina even though the latter never
acknowledged it in open. So what made Salman take the final call on Katrina?Well
the answer might lie with German model Claudia Ceisla.Salman had met Claudia a
few months ago in a hotel in Mumbai and was stunned by her beauty.


Claudia was looking for work in Bollywood and Salman
who had helped many actresses like Aishwarya Bachchan and Katrina Kaif scale the
ladder has promised to help her too. The Bollywood hunk even went on to
introduce Claudia to his family members who liked the German model. Katrina on
the other hand had started making independent career decision unlike in the past
when she used to consult Salman and had been constantly turning down his
marriage proposals.


This prompted Salman to take a final decision before
he left for London to shoot. Well Katrina in her wildest dreams may not have
thought it would be Salman who would take the final call on their
relationship.

Aishwarya gets grace marks with Sonam


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.Aishwarya was a picture of grace,” said a source at the party.


Earlier she hugged and made up with Kareena Kapoor,
and then when Sonam walked up to her, she didn’t hesitate to warm up to the
young girl either.” Must give full marks to Ash; beauty and grace is a lethal
combination.

Suno Na

Aishwarya

Paying Guests

Sanam Teri Kasam 2009

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Karisma, Kareena lend ‘dum’ to Salman


Not entirely true. Bollywood’s lovely Kapoor
sisters, Karisma and Kareena, are confirmed guests to kick off the first episode
of the game show’s second season on Monday. A source close to the Kapoor girls
admitted, “They were approached by the channel. Karisma is busy tending to her
daughter Samaira and Kareena’s occupied with professional commitments, but still
— the two sisters readily agreed to go on the show because they are fond of
Salman.


Both girls have always declined invitations by
reality shows earlier to appear together… but for Salman’s sake, they made an
exception. Besides Kareena’s fondness for Salman, the two are also co-stars in
Main Aur Mrs Khanna, which is also why she decided to be part of Sallu’s show.
In the last season, the actor had used his considerable goodwill in Bollywood to
get stars like Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan and nephew
Imran to appear on his show.


This time round, rumours are that he isn’t exerting
his pull to do so, and the channel was approaching the stars on its own.

Shahrukh’s next postponed


Seems like we’ve officially had the first big
casualty of the ongoing multiplex-producer battle. The release of Shah Rukh
Khan’s next, My Name is Khan might just be postponed to the early part of next
year. Yup, you heard it right! A little birdie tells me that Shah Rukh Khan has
no intentions of bearing the brunt of the ever-changing release dates of all
movies. Thanks to the shuffling in the release schedules, a lot of major
producers are trying to scuttle around and find ’safe Fridays’ to release their
films.


Add to that there is the concern of cutting into
each other’s business. So Shah Rukh Khan who was initially supposed to release
his film around December will now let Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots and Saif Ali Khan’s
Qurbaan fight it amongst themselves.  Shah Rukh, I am given to believe, is
looking at releasing the film some time in early 2010. What a relief, at least
we’ll have something to look forward to in the new year!

No fan pix for Aishwarya-Abhishek


After the embarrassment of being seen with nude
model and Sallu’s latest muse, Claudia Ciesla, the couple is wary of being
clicked with strangers. After Sallu’s newest muse was flashed across this
newspaper, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan are banning snapshots with fans as a
precautionary measure. Claudia Ciesla was after all a nobody (to us desis at
least) until she was caught preening her feathers with Bachchan Jr. Mere angne
main tumhara kya kaam hai, indeed! It was doubly embarrassing for the Bachchan
khandaan that a nangu image of Ciesla has adorned the cover of a German lad rag.
Abhishek was naturally upset at being pegged as her equal, via a photograph at
least.


Says a close friend of the actor , Abhishek didn’t
even know who she was. Even after the photograph came out, he couldn’t recognise
Claudia. It took him a long while to realise this was a photograph taken at
Cannes randomly, one among many that must have been clicked with him and his
wife Aishwarya. A difficult situation for Ash as well, given that there has been
a nasty tug-of-war between Sonam and herself, all to get top billing with a
leading cosmetic firm, to walk the imagined honour of a red carpet.


It is a shocking incident of a recent rivalry that
the Mirror exposed last week. Abhishek and Aishwarya for now have decided to be
careful about who they get clicked with. Even if they click with them otherwise
.

Do Mallika Sherawat bared it all in Hissss?


Has Mallika Sherawat given a bared scene in her upcoming Hollywood
film, Hissss is the first question that comes to mind after watching its
trailer. Just recently, the first promo of the much in news anticipated Mallika
Sherawat starrer Hissss is out and we must admit it does make for an interesting
watch.


The promo gives the impression that it is a no nonsense thriller that is
certainly not meant for the faint hearted as it has plenty of blood and gore. A
surefire Adults Only certificate cannot be ruled out from Indian Censor
Board.


The trailer shows Mallika Sherawat slithering in mud and becoming a deadly
snake. She is shown covered in a body suit that fits her like second skin and
during many times while watching the trailer it gives the impression that
Mallika hasn’t worn anything.


There are sequences shown with many murders happening. In one scene Mallika
is shown slithering up a tree and baring her fangs and shocks your wits. Then in
another scene she is shown transformed into a helpless woman. Also seen in the
trailer are the film’s other Indian stars, Irrfan Khan and Divya Dutta.


The plot of Hissss revolves around a snake woman played by Mallika Sherawat
looking for revenge.


Irrfan and Divya Dutta play a couple and reportedly there is a very
passionately shot love making scene between the two. The film appears high on
special effects.

Kangana Ranaut royally ignored


Kites is no doubt soaring high because of the
sizzling chemistry between Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori—but one person who is
supposedly feeling left out in the whole buzz around the film is Kangana Ranaut.
Not only has the actress not been taken to Cannes, but her name is missing from
the synopsis of the film doing the rounds of the Internet. Producer Rakesh
Roshan, denies these allegations. “There is nothing like that. We have not
started the publicity of the film as yet. When we do, she will get her due
credit. She is very much a part of the film. When the promo of Krrish was
unveiled, it had only Hrithik, does that mean Priyanka was sidelined from the
film? No,” he says.


Rumour mills suggest that the Roshans may have sidelined Kangana as they
would rather promote the film with the hype around Hrithik and Barbara. There
were reports that Kangana threw tantrums on the sets, so could this be payback?
A source close to Kangana says that she has not been able to participate in the
initial promotions because of professional commitments. “Kangana is shooting for
Ek Niranjan in Hyderabad and thus could not go to Cannes,” adds the source.
However, Rakesh Roshan has a different reasoning. He says that the focus is on
Hrithik and Barbara because they are the lead couple.


“Kites is ultimately Hrithik and Barbara’s love
story. It’s the story of an Indian boy and Spanish girl…its message is that love
has no language. Kangana conveys that “she has the highest respect for the
Roshan family”. The source says, “Kangana enjoyed shooting for Kites. Even the
reports that she threw tantrums on the sets are untrue.”

Shilpa and Katrina will perform at IPL finale


Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty will join American
R&B sensation Akon as he sings his Grammy award winning “Smack That” at the
closing ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wanderers in
Johannesberg on Sunday (May 24) night. Organisers also said Katrina Kaif will
join a troupe of Indian and South African dancers led by award-winning
choreographer Shiamak Davar to perform the Oscar-winning A.R. Rahman song “Jai
Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire”. The two actors will be the only ones performing
at the finale, ending widespread speculation here that a bevy of Bollywood
beauties would feature at the closing ceremony. Caribbean music legend Eddy
Grant will perform the ever popular “Walking on Sunshine” and his anti-apartheid
hit “Gimme Hope Jo’anna”, which became an anthem in the days when the white
minority government of South Africa strictly regulated everything from music and
song to social gatherings.


The five-week IPL will end on a high note for Shilpa performance-wise, but
this will be clouded by the fact that her Rajasthan Royals team has no hope of
retaining its champion status from the inaugural series last year.Other
highlights on the night will include a perfectly synchronised piece featuring
renowned percussionist Shivamani and a group of Indian and South African
drummers. Apart from the various musical acts, the crowd will also be introduced
to the Miss Bollywood IPL South Africa finalists, culminating with the crowning
of the winner of the beauty competition, who will get a guided tour through
Bollywood as one of her prizes.


This apart, 1,500 flying lanterns will be lit and released while a thrilling
pyrotechnics show using several thousand rounds of fireworks will light up the
Johannesburg skyline as final awards signal the end of an unprecedented cricket
event which was keenly taken up by locals, who also opened their hearts to the
thousands of Indians who came to watch the series.

Preity Zinta admits she is single


There is good news for all the male fans of Preity
Zinta. The girl with the most beautiful dimple has finally admitted she is
single. There were rumours of her split with industrialist Ness Wadia but now we
get the confirmation from the horse’s mouth that she is single. Preity who is
busy with her team Kings XI Punjab in the IPL said she wasn’t dating anyone at
the moment. The split between the two was evident during the IPL when she and
Ness would be sitting separately in the stands and wouldn’t even come together
when their team won.


Preity however clarified that both of them were
committed to their team and there would be no change in their professional life.
She added that the line between her professional and personal life was sharply
divided. Preity also dismissed reports that she was dating Aussie speedster
Brett Lee at the moment. Earlier there were reports of her hooking up with Kings
XI skipper Yuvraj Singh.


Preity said that the mantra in her life was never to
date an actor or a married man and after co-owning a cricket team she had added
cricketers to her list. Well Preity’s single status will certainly bring cheers
to her male fans!

Kareena Kapoor: Cow or buffalo?


Shahid Kapur (also spelt Shahid Kapoor) and Kareena
Kapoor have long moved on after their relationship hit the rocks. While Kareena
is painting the town red with boyfriend Saif Ali Khan, Shahid has chosen to keep
his head down and concentrate on his career . But the talented Shahid, who has
Vishal Bharadwaj’s film Kaminay up for release, says he has no problems working
with  ex-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor if a filmmaker wants him to.


Shahid and Kareena have acted in three films together. While Fida and Chup
Chup Ke bombed at the box office, Jab We Met was a blockbuster. But it was when
they were shooting for this film that they split. “I would like to work with her
again. I feel that as an actor if my producer wants me to romance with a cow or
a buffalo also, I’ll do it because that’s my job,” says the actor.


Well, well, we don’t think Miss Kapoor will be too happy at being compared to
cows and buffaloes!

Sonam refused, dad Anil too skips Cannes red carpet


It was not just Sonam Kapoor but even her father
Anil Kapoor who was supposed to walk the red carpet at the Cannes film festival,
but the duo never did. And the one who is alleged to have stopped it all was
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. It has now been confirmed that Sonam was supposed to be
in Cannes on May 19. She had even got her visa done for France. Sources told
Headlines Today that cosmetic brand L”Oreal didn’t intend to bring Sonam Kapoor
to the Cannes fest initially. But a few weeks before the festival, the company
realised it made sense to have the youngest of their current brand ambassadors
across the world at the festival.


In a last minute decision, they decided to get Sonam
to Cannes for the red carpet.Sources said the same brand had independently sent
an invitation to Anil Kapoor as well to walk the red carpet. The idea was that
the Slumdog Millionaire actor would walk the red carpet with his daughter and
introduce her to the media as L’Oreal’s newest brand ambassador.  Now that the
invitation to Sonam has been withdrawn, allegedly under pressure from Aishwarya,
Anil Kapoor too has decided not to attend the red carpet.


Sources said Anil had initially intended to decline
the invitation because he was tied up with preparations for the shooting of an
American TV show. He accepted the invitation later because of the platform
Cannes would provide to his daughter.

Mallika to be paid 50 lakhs to appear on 10 Ka Dum

While celebrities are lining up to appear on 10 Ka
Dum hosted by Salman Khan[^] , Mallika Sherawat has walked down the route less
taken and has insisted she will make and appearance only if she’s paid a cool Rs
50 lakh and she has got it too! Says a source, “Last year, the channel wanted
Mallika to appear on 10 Ka Dum. She wasn’t particularly interested even though
they had promised her they’d promote her film Ugly Aur Pagli[^] . Also Mallika
didn’t have the dates. Mallika and Salman had issues with each other during the
2006 Rockstars tour. Salman, who is not known to forgive easily, has not tried
to mend fences with Mallika since and Mallika played up the diva bit and didn’t
send out an olive branch either.


Adds the source, “They patched up last year after
meeting up at an event. After that, Mallika was even seen attending Sallu’s
birthday bash in Panvel along with her brother, Vikram Singh, the producer of
Hissss.Apparently, the actress one day impulsively rang up Salman and got
herself invited to his birthday. As soon as she reached there, she greeted Sallu
warmly and told him she liked his films and dreamt of acting with him one day.
Salman was floored. After that, they have become good friends and now get along
like a house on fire. The source continues, “Sony was very eager to have Mallika
on their show.


This time, Mallika was agreeable as she and Salman
were on very friendly terms. But Mallika insisted that she would come only if
she was paid a certain sum. She will also be talking about her next release,
Hissss, which is being directed by Hollywood director Jennifer Lynch. Now that
the money issue has been sorted out, Mallika will be shooting for 10 Ka Dum on
May 24.Mallika Sherawat[^] -starrer Hissss, directed by Jennifer Lynch, which is
based on the myth of the vengeful snake woman has Endeavor Independent, which
handled the worldwide sales of Slumdog Millionaire[^] , handling worldwide sales
for the film in Cannes.


Apparently Endeavor was impressed after watching the
promo of the film at a Special[^] preview in Los Angeles.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Barbara Mori ignores Aishwarya at Cannes


The Mexican hottie had no more than just a few
moments to spare for the Bollywood beauty queen. It’s not usual for a foreign
actress to create more news in Bollywood than some of its desi beauties. Be it
her flaming chemistry with co-star Hrithik Roshan in Kites , or her insistence
on Hrithik smooching, instead of just kissing, her in a scene in the film,
Barbara Mori has been the subject of many a scoop from B-town. Now, the Mexican
brunette has done something unexpected. She reportedly cold-shouldered Aishwarya
Rai when the two ladies met briefly at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival in the
south of France.


Barbara is at the fest to unveil ‘Kites’ along with
Hrithik, director Anurag Basu and producer Rakesh Roshan .Ash is there as the
ambassador of a cosmetic brand with hubby Abhishek Bachchan .Incidentally,
Barbara, Hrithik, Ash and Abhi are staying at the same hotel – Hotel Martinez.
Since Hrithik, Ash and Abhi are very close to each other (having worked in Dhoom
2 and Jodhaa Akbar ), it was natural for them to meet and mingle at the fest.But
Ash’s meeting with Barbara wasn’t as cordial as expected.


Reports say when Barbara met Ash, she just said a
brief “hello” and quickly excused herself, saying she had to rush to an event.
Now Ash, who’s used to adulation, would not have expected this from Barbara. But
later Hrithik reportedly explained to Ash why Barbara couldn’t spare time for
her.

Salman’s love interest keeps Abhishek company


The girl in question is the German model, Claudia
Ciesla. How then will he react when he gets to know that Claudia has been
keeping company with Abhishek Bachchan at the on-going Cannes Film Festival is
something everyone would love to know. The two met during the promotion of her
Indian film Karma: Crime, Passion and Reincarnation and seemed to enjoy each
other’s company. Our source at the festival said, “Claudia met Abhishek at the
festival as well as Subhash Ghai. She was seen having an animated conversation
with Abhishek and he too was listening intently to her. Claudia also spoke to
him about her film Karma… and about her shooting experience in Ooty.”


Claudia is a model-turned-actress who shot to fame
after posing topless for a German magazine. There were controversies about her
breast enhancement following which Claudia got a surgeon to examine her and
declared that her 38DD breasts were entirely natural. Reportedly, Salman met
Claudia at a party when she was in India to dub for her film. So impressed was
Sallu that he even promised her a role in one of his forthcoming films, which
Claudia has confirmed in her interviews. Apparently, when she visited his house,
Salman had sent his car to pick her up from the suburban hotel where she was
staying.


Claudia has a cameo in MR Shahjahan’s Karma: Crime, Passion and
Reincarnation.

Priyanka snubs Kareena on Kaminey


The controversy surrounding Kareena’s diatribe
against the Kaminey  team, blaming them for using Saif and her names for
publicity, is getting murkier by the day.Ask the sultry Priyanka Chopra, film’s
leading leady, “Does Kaminey need Kareena Kapoor for its promotion?” and she
doesn’t stop at a vehement no. Recently at a public appearance in Mumbai, the
sassy actress took upon herself to settle accounts with Saifeena. Priyanka
Chopra defended the Kaminey team saying “The kind of team Kaminey has, do you
think we need anyone else’s help? I think Kaminey doesn’t need anyone besides
it’s team. You watch the film and only then you realize how good it is. It’s
made under the UTV banner, which is a well-reputed and successful production
house.


The film has been directed by Vishal Bhardwaj who is
one of the most fantastic film makers in Bollywood currently.To prove her point
she continued further, “Shahid is playing a double role in Kaminey while I am
playing the character of a Marathi girl. So with this kind of team, I don’t
think we need anyone at all.Priyanka’s statement was simply a polite way of
telling Kareena that either she should substantiate her allegations or keep her
mouth shut. Earlier, Saif and Kareena had very strongly expressed their
displeasure at being talked about in connection to the film since Shahid’s role
was previously offered to Saif. Going a step further, an infuriated Kareena had
told a tabloid in Mumbai that she thought Saif and her name was being misused to
garner publicity for the film.


She had said, “Why am I being dragged into all this?
I don’t like my name to come up in connection with other people’s lives. I’ve
moved on and I wish Shahid Kapur would also do so. Well for those of you who
were thinking that Shahid Kapoor could finally move on with Priyanka Chopra
after the numerous rumours about their link up, well here’s the catch. Priyanka
was completely non-committal over the issue of her affair with Shahid. The
actress asserted “I haven’t found my true love. Love is something that is very
private for me. I don’t want to discuss and talk about it.


She continued, “Being a Cancerian, love is an
important thing to me. I believe that people who get true love, they are really
fortunate people. One should get love even if it’s for some time only.Now one
wonders whether Shahid is her ‘true love’ even if it’s for just ’some time
only’!

Aamir to act opposite Kate Winslet?


We’ve seen Aamir Khan in many disguises - as a
colonised villager, as an injured lover, a man with short-term memory loss and
of course as a dyslexic teacher. Now, we can brace ourselves for Aamir’s next
avatar - a madman.Reports claim that Aamir may now be seen in a film directed by
Pan Nalin who previously made Valley of Flowers. The film is based on S’aadat
Hassan Manto’s famous short story Toba Tek Singh.


While Aamir has been roped in to play the title role of Toba Tek Singh, Nalin
has approached Oscar-winner Kate Winslet to play Dr. Sophie. The director says
he is in conversation with Aamir and Kate, but he is yet to finalise them. In
case Winslet doesn’t agree, Nalin will approach Oscar-winner Rachel Wiesz for
the role.


Nalin says he will finalise the cast after he returns from the Cannes Film
Festival.

Genelia replaces Jiah in Yahoo


Bollywood director Ken Ghosh insists that Jiah
Khan’s ouster from his upcoming film had nothing to do with her acting
capabilities. He says he roped in Genelia D’Souza as the heroine’s character
changed over time.Ken rubbishes rumours that he made the change overnight as he
didn’t like the rushes of whatever had been shot of Jiah so far. And he stresses
that he would love to work with the spunky actress in future projects. “Jiah is
a very good actress and has her own space where she performs really well. She
being replaced has nothing to do with her capabilities as an actress. She is
very good at what she does and I’m 100 per cent sure that I will rope her in
again when an opportunity comes,” said Ken.So how did Genelia come into the
picture? “Honestly speaking, it was the sea change in the female protagonist’s
character that drove me to make the change.


Earlier the character was a lot hotter and Jiah
fitted the bill. Now she’s turned much cuter and Genelia turned out to be the
perfect choice,” Ken explained.”At the end of the day Jiah and Genelia are quite
different, whether in terms of looks or attitude. There is a different kind of
energy expected from the newly-written character and I’m getting that from
Genelia,” he added.Produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the film also stars Shahid
Kapur. The director said they were yet to zero in on a good title, but added
that it would not be called Yahoo as reported in a section of the media.Ken, who
has earlier made films like Ishq Vishk and Fida, says he didn’t want to talk
earlier about Genelia replacing Jiah as it could have led to
misunderstandings.


“I didn’t comment anything on record earlier since whatever I would have
said, that would have been misconstrued. There were speculations of all kinds
doing the rounds and there was no point clarifying or justifying my stand,” he
said.After shooting for a substantial portion of the film, Jiah was obviously
disturbed at being replaced.”Of course it was quite painful for her but then we
had to look at the final results. Frankly, it didn’t make sense for Jiah too to
enact this new character and I’m sure she too agrees on this,” Ken said.What has
been the impact of the replacement on the film’s budget? “We should be able to
ascertain the cost once the film is ready because shooting is just one part of
it.


“However, in terms of shooting days, Genelia coming in would only impact
around 9-10 days of shooting. These too won’t be directly proportional to the
cost incurred in our earlier days of shooting. Overall, we have just another
28-29 days of shooting left; so it’s not much of a problem after all,” Ken said.

Will ‘Dus Ka Dum’ happen???


There he goes again!!! Salman Khan the anchor as
well the main guy behind the success of the reality show ‘Dus Ka Dum’ has set
off confusion in the minds of the makers of the reality program. The macho homme
of Bollywood had previously shot the promos of this reality game show but before
the episodes could be shot the actor left to UK to complete the remaining of
‘Veer’. Salman who sports a very different look for ‘Veer’ is busier than
ever.


Reports suggest that Sallu’s PR has informed the
makers of ‘Dus Ka Dum’ to stay calm as the actor will be flying back to India
soon for starting to shoot for ‘Dus Ka Dum’.He is tentatively expected back for
shooting the show around the May 20th.The actor who became quite popular as a
game show host among the people is being eagerly awaited by the people more that
ever to entertain them and let the show go on!!


Salman Khan is a man who is a man of his word so the makers of ‘Dus Ka Dum’
can rest assured.

Vivek’s hunt for Ms. Right


For Vivek Oberoi life has been full of mixed
experiences so far with his career graph hinting crests and troughs. The actor
whose personal life catches the lime light more than his professional life is
facing a steady tread in Bollywood these days with a decent number of films
under his sleeve from good banners.The actor had admitted that what had happened
to him in between was because he forgot why or for what he was here – to act.
The actor recently divulged that the pressure for getting married has been
mounting on him from his family as well as from his co-stars who are close to
the actor.


The actor who is at the moment single has reportedly
stated that he is waiting for “the” girl who would never make him feel single
again. Looks like a phrase out of a filmy script. The actor till recently was
shooting for Rensil D’Silva film where he will be seeing sharing screen space
with friend and co-star Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor.Vivek has also been
signed for the RGV film ‘Raktha Charitha’, ‘Rajnithi’ a multistarrer with Ajay
Devghan, Nana Patekar.


Reports also indicate that the director has
inferences from Mahabaratha for a few of his characters in this film.With most
of the things going Vivek’s way we are sure he will be back with a bang in all
his films to make a lasting mark in Bollywood.

Rakesh behind Hrithik-Barbara kiss


The grapevine was abuzz with the news that Hrithik
Roshan[^]  and his co-star Barbara Mori were too close to each other during the
shooting of their film Kites. Their on-screen and off-screen chemistry even led
to rumours that Susanne Roshan was not happy. Hrithik-Susanne couple has
rubbished off the ’split’ rumours but there is no denying that Hrithik and
Barbara have many intimate scenes together. Believe it or not, it was Rakesh
Roshan, Hrithik’s father, who crafted the hot plots. Rakesh clarified that no
steamy scenes were added to woo international audience though it has two
versions. He added that Hrithik couldn’t help but kiss Barbara because, as
lovebirds, they couldn’t sing songs like in Hindi films.


He also said that Hrithik, as an actor, had to do
what the filmmakers asked him to.Hrithik had earlier revealed that it was
Barbara who asked him to kiss on her lips. Well, close chemistry between the
lead actors is said to be something to watch out for. It is said that it has
earned rich by screening at the Cannes International Film Festival. The news is
doing the rounds that the worldwide rights of Kites has been sold for Rs.150
crore.


Kites, directed by anurag basu[^] , also features
glamorous actress Kangana Ranaut[^] in the lead role.

Internet upsets Freida Pinto


Making a name for herself with Slumdog Millionaire,
actress Frieda Pinto isn’t a happy lady at the moment. The gorgeous diva is
upset with the bold pictures of her been circulated all over the internet, which
she had shot for a calendar in 2006.


If this wasn’t enough, Freida was stunned to find
picture of her while stepping out of a portable toilet during the shoot of
Julain Schnabel’s Miral on many blogs.The actress is paying a heavy price for
being famous as even her private moments with her boyfriend Dev Patel was been
captured in a camera and posted on the internet.


But Frieda should understand that a celebrity has to
go through all this and shouldn’t get upset due to it.

Mallika, now spine-chilling!



Warning! Hissss is not for the faint hearted. It has
plenty of blood and gore and will surely get an adult certificate from the
Censor Board. Set in a jungle, the trailer shows Mallika Sherawat slithering in
mud and becoming a snake. Covered in a body suit that fits her like second skin,
it looks as if Mallika hasn’t worn anything.There are sequences with murders,
blood and gore. Mallika is seen slithering up a tree and baring her fangs.


She looks scary. In one scene, she transforms into a
helpless woman. Irrfan and Divya Dutta are also seen in the trailer.Hissss is
the story of a snake woman looking for revenge. It is high on special effects
too. She will not spare anyone who comes her way.


Irrfan and Divya Dutta play a couple in the film. Mallika Sherawat has also
produced the Jennifer Lynch directed film.

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