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Bollwood ticket sales escalating in Poland

Recently Poland had the annual chance to be part of and relish different flavours of Bollywood in an exclusive Hindi film festival titled as "Ticket To Bollywood".

Anil Wadhwa surely will be a proud man today seeing the growth of the seed that he had sown with great expectations some years back.

Anil, a former Indian ambassador to Poland was the first person to sense that the Hindi films can find a great market in the European country. He drew out solid plans for the Hindi films to get a foothold there.

This is for the forth time that this film festival is being organised in Poland which now has accepted films from B-Town to a great extent with several Hindi films becoming super hits over the years.

"Ticket To Bollywood" is a one month long event and this time the screenings were held across 12 places.

The movie which captivated the citizens of Poland the most was the period flick 'Jodhaa Akbar'.

The impact made by Ashutosh Gowariker's movie can be assessed by the reaction of Gabellia Krzyzowska who is a great lover of India.

She says " 'Jodhaa Akbar' gives us a few glimpses of the medieval history of India. All these years we were glued to the beauty of the Taj Mahal alone. Now we can understand the intricacies of a secular experiment of the great Mugal king Akbar".

'Paheli' having Shah Rukh in the lead role, Ajay Devgan's 'You Me Aur Hum', 'Dor' directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, 'Mr & Mrs Iyer' filmed by Aprana Sen etc..are some other movies which showcased the style of film making from Bollywood.

All the movies were shown with Polish subtitles.

One among the hardcore Bollywood lovers from Poland Bogna Zakszewska after watching the films said that 'Mr & Mrs Iyer' impressed her a lot as it presented entirely different dimensions to human sensitivity and the quality of the movie is not inferior to any Hollywood film.

Ghajini – History Maker in Indian Box Office

Of course, everyone in town including biggest banners of Indian Film Industry is just awestricken with Ghajini's tremendous opening. Indeed, it's the first time a film's name is mentioned in business sections' of each top-charting newspaper. Wow! It's so fantastic to hear that Aamir's 'Ghajini' made a collection of Rs. 35Crores by advance booking on first day itself. None of the year's best super hits including 'Singh is King' and 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' had leaped with such big collections.

In fact, Yash Raj Film's 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' starring Shah Rukh and Anushka could fetch merely around Rs. 10Crores on the first day across all the centres.

Well, now Aamir Khan and Director A.R. Murugadoss undoubtedly get ennobled as 'History Makers in Pages of Bollywood'.

Fine! Its a billion dollar question whether Bollywood's superstars would now let Murugadoss getting back to Kollywood. Sources have revealed that King Khan had already requested Murugadoss for a more powerful script than 'Ghajini'…

Aamir Khan replaced by Kunal Roy Kapoor in Delhi Belly

Wherever you go now, it's Aamir Khan and his 'Ghajini' making high waves, hitting headlines on media channels. Winning critical acclaims and great response all over the globe, nothing can stop Aamir from getting jubilant. Well and now, he is losing his eight-pack physique for Rajkumar Hirani's '3 idiots'. The film brings Aamir Khan together with Madhavan followed by 'Rang De Basanthi' and Sharman Joshi plays one amongst three idiots.

Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Aamir has stepped out from playing one of the three key characters in his forthcoming production 'Delhi Belly'. Starring Imran Khan in lead role, Aamir was supposed to don the characterization of a slovenly person with prankish sense of humor. Kunal Roy Kapoor who directed 'The President is coming' replaces Aamir now.

Directed by ad-filmmaker Abhinav Deo, major portions of the film has been completed and plans are to release it by mid of 2009. The film is made in English with attempts of targeting on International audiences.

Bollywood celebrities attend Mid-Night 'Xmas' Mass

Well, with the entire city of Mumbai haunted with 'Ghajini' fever on Christmas-eve; it was really surprising to see that most of the Bollywood stars were spotted at Midnight Christmas mass. Kareena Kapoor who pairs up with Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots' didn't make her way for the premiere and she was present their attending mass at St. Andrew's Church of Bandra. Kareena's sister Karishma, her mom Babita, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena's best friend Amrita Arora and her fiancé Shakeel Ladak, Dino Morea, Lara Dutta, Arbaaz Khan- Malaika Khan and their son Arhaan, Arora girls' parents were also present there.
Usually, Kareena heads to St. Mary's Church for Christmas Mass Celebrations and this time she couldn't get seats as the church was crowded. Normally, she has her driver reserving some seats earlier and this time he failed to do so. Since Kareena's mom has bad knees, she wasn't in a condition of standing for a long time.
The celebrities could experience a peaceful and silent ambience at St. Andrews Church that helped to get involved in good prayers on the propitious occasion

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ANUSHKA SHARMA

SRK's intro of Anushka to World

It's been a week after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi's release and SRK with his own style introduces Anushka Sharma to media channels. Yeah! On the screen, the alluring missy stunned everyone with her looks and top-notching performance and now she's there facing media for the first time.

It all happened yesterday at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai where the charming actress posed with sensational gestures. Well, Anushka an embodiment of lavish elegance turned spotlights on her and of course turned to be ducky missy of Medias. With so much of love and affection for "Tanni ji", Surinder Sahani (SRK) showered loads of kisses and hugs saying Anushka kept him on his toes while the making of the movie.

Addressing the press, Shah Rukh elatedly requested everyone to put forth simpler questions to his sweet heart. Well, the cute missy was cheerful sharing her working experience with leading producers in town and King Khan. Indeed, she rendered her beautiful voice on 'Dance Pe Chance'…
Listen to Songs from 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' on Raaga.com

A song to pacify

The famous vocalist Shibani Kashyap and her band named 'Soujourne' have produced a song titled as 'Alvida'.

The song which started to being beamed today was made as a tribute to all those people who are experiencing intense pain due to the sudden departure of their loved ones, killed by the terrorists.

Shiabani says "it is just a way to show our solidarity towards the unfortunate incident that happened recently. The song is rather emotional but also conveys the message to let go of what has happened and put ourselves together".

The song which does not have any video goes like this "Alvida, Ho Chali Jaan Badan Se Juda, Muft Mein Lut Gaye Ai Khuda… Alvida Alvida Alvida Alvida".

Rab Ne Bana Di Record Break

'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' – it's been the talk of town till far-flung corners of globe and now again, there's a reason to speak about this film. Hitting screens on December 12th 2008, the film has grossed Rs. 90Crores worldwide in its opening week. Yash Raj Films are so excited about the fact that the collections have overbeaten till-to-date blockbusters Om Shanthi Om, Singh is Kingh and all-time YRJ's magnum opus Dhoom-2.

The total collections for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in India are around Rs. 42 crores net (i.e. gross collections of Rs. 70 crores). The total gross collections for all overseas markets are over $4 Million (i.e. around Rs. 20 crores).

In the Middle East, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has broken all previous records for first week collections, grossing just under $1.3 million. The previous highest grossing film in the Middle East was Dhoom:2, which grossed approximately $1.86 million across its entire run. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is on course to break this all-time record going into its second week.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has received a tremendous response from all audiences, witnessing mixed reviews and yet the film is set to continue achieving great numbers as it moves into its second week and beyond, and indeed has the potential to finish as one of the biggest blockbusters of all-time.
Listen to Songs from 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' on Raaga.c

Ranbir-Asin for a Sci-fi Dhamaka

She has been the luckiest missy fetching best offers on the line. Much before her debut flick 'Ghajini' could hit the screens, Asin is there fleeting across seventh heaven in Bollywood. The actress is close on the heels of completing her 'London Dreams' with Salman Khan and Ajay Devagan. Meanwhile, talks are going on to sign for the biggest projects with Disney and Warner Bros.

Known for churning out best flicks, GV Films of South Indian Film Industry have geared up for their Bollywood endeavor. The untitled film would be simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi with Asin as female lead in both the versions.

With few days left for completion of furnished script by newcomer, neither lead roles nor a director for the film has been confirmed.

Meanwhile producers Usha Venkataramani and Mahadevan Ganesh of GV Films have finalized it would be Ranbir Kapoor playing lead in Hindi version. Getting on with the film, they've just said that it would be based on science-fiction like Rajnikanth starrer 'Endhiran'.
GV Films has now successfully completed remaking John Abraham-Nana Patekar starrer 'Taxi No 9211' in Tamil. Also the producers have stated they are planning to make 4 multi-lingual animation films in 2009.

Malikka leaps with laurels

Well, it's been a great delighting moment for those witnessed a new-dimensioned Mallika Sherawat. Mallika Sherawat has just returned to Mumbai after a globetrotting spree. The actress arrived in Mumbai a couple of days ago from Malaysia where she was invited as a guest speaker at the Global Brand Forum 2008, which was held in Kuala Lumpur last week.

The gorgeous missy was a part of an expert panel where she shared her thoughts & comments. It was a great pleasure as she divvyed up with her brilliant motifs with personalities like renowned Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone & Dato' Farah Khan, President of The Melium Group, which is into the retailing and brand managing of international lifestyle and fashion labels.

The actress impressed everyone present at the discussion with her insightful & original views about the exciting challenges and opportunities facing the movie business and the impact of Indian films in brands and business.

The discussion was moderated by none other than celebrated international TV interviewer Riz Khan.
Much elated with an exciting endeavor, Malikka says; "It was a huge surprise for me to be invited to the global forum along with Oliver Stone - What do we have in common, I asked myself. I guess for better or for worse we both have our own brands - and as Oliver Stone says - people either love or hate his films, but certainly have a strong opinion about him, his politics and his films."

Deepika Padukone's double treat

She lets your breathlessness perpetual. She is sensuously alluring and undoubtedly the heartthrob of young lads. 'Deepika Padukone' with her beguiling looks transfixed everyone and now she's there on the cover pages of international magazines. Of course, it's not a surprise for she deserves it and if you wanna take a glimpse on her stunning looks, grab the copies of The Man and Fashion Magazine Elle.
These are the most high-valued magazines in the globe and it's all about lifestyle and fashion….

Kylie Minogue to sing for A. R. Rahman

Popular Australian singer Kylie Minogue will be singing a song which has been composed by music wizard A. R. Rahman. The song will feature in the film 'Blue' which stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Katrina Kaif and Lara Dutta. Reports suggest that the music diva will be paid a staggering 5 crores for the song. The recording is expected to happen next month and Kylie Minogue will land in India with her entire troupe. Interestingly, the lady will also feature in the video of the song.

According to reports A. R. Rahman had considered two other pop divas Madonna and Rihanna earlier. But then things didn't work out as expected.

'Blue' is expected to be one of the most expensive films ever made in India surpassing 100 crores.
International flavor in Indian films is sure to make many heads turn towards India. Sure looks like an innovative trend.

Abhi-Ash to sing for 'Raavana'

Finally, it's gonna be the sensational couple before the mikes at recording studio of A.R. Rahman. Yup! Abhishek and his wife Aishwarya Rai would be rendering their voice for a song penned by Rahman himself in Mani Rathnam's 'Raavana'. Earlier, we had our Modern Day Mozart penning those poignant lyrics and tuning them for Mani Rathnam's 'Lajjo'. The film was supposed to feature Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles. Due to busy shooting schedules of these actors, technicians and Mani Rathnam, the project has been prorogued. Perhaps, it was supposed to be Aamir and Kareena singing this song and now the chance has been hop-skipped to Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.

Getting on with this, Rahman has said, "Some of the songs in 'Lajjo' were off same musical backdrops, so we could shift them into Raavana. Of course, it's very rare as this doesn't happen all the time. Working with Mani Rathnam keeps refreshing me with new innovative thoughts".

Shooting for this bi-lingual flick is fast approaching on all schedules and plans are to release it by mid of 2009.

Chitraganda is chandra

In spite of not appearing in any big blockbusters that go on to hog the media space for a long time and with just showcasing her skills in a single very highly critically acclaimed flick sometime back and now back after a sabbatical appearing in her second movie, Chitrangada Singh has managed to cast a spell in B-town.

The topic of her uncanny resemblance to the late acting queen Smita Patil has come up from time to time, but it can be assumed that it was the message of assurance imbibed by B-Town that an incredibly talented actress to look out for the future has landed up which kept her in the news all the time she was thought to have totally disappeared.

Sudhir Mishra gave her the fantastic break that any aspiring performer dreams of, and now the mentor and his student are back with another project with a fleshy role for Chitrangada.

The movie is the director's own creation inspired from the eternal love story of Devdas.

Titled as 'Aur Devdas', politics acts as the canvas on which the story of the flick has been painted.

Chitraganda's plays the role inspired from the character of Chandramukhi and is called as Chandra in the film.
Her character has a complex nature with an enchanting beauty hiding her selfishness and shrewdness.
The actress who was last seen in 'Sorry Bhai' says that the two extreme sides of her character are what she loves the most.
Although she is a very materialistic and ambitious lady she falls deeply in love with Devdas who in every way is totally opposite to her.
Shiney Ahuja plays the role of Devdas and Lara Dutta give life to the character of Paro.

RNBDJ is YRF's ever highest venture

Maybe, the flick has been witnessing mixed reviews across media channels, but Yash Raj Films is delighted with grand opening. Released on Dec 12, 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' has grossed approximately Rs. 60Crores worldwide releasing 1200 prints. The most sensational fact is that the film has surpassed Dhoom-2 that was regarded as one of highest collections of all times.

In the Middle East, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has set a new record altogether as the highest opening film of all-time. The previous highest was Dhoom:2, which grossed approximately $1.86 million across its entire run. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has grossed approximately $1 million on its opening weekend alone.

The film has also received a grand opening across all overseas markets, including the UK, USA, Australia, Europe, Africa, and other territories in Asia. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has been appreciated tremendously by audiences across the board and the film's performance promises to continue in the same vein moving forward. Well, Yash Chopra should be bit elated with this flick getting him rejoice.
Perhaps, it's more evident that Adhi-SRK is worthy ennobled as 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'….

Listen to Songs from 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' on Raaga.com

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BANGLADESH

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SRK loses out to Aamir on promos

It doesn't happen anywhere else in Asian Film Industry other than Bollywood. Yup! Actors don't step out from the project just as they complete their schedules. Perhaps, they are up with high-spirited moods in promoting their flicks. It's been a great challenge between Khans in promoting their flicks to great extent.

Well, it was SRK's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Aamir Khan's Ghajini hitting headlines in the recent times. So, who wins the race of promoting their respective flicks? It's Aamir Khan who has been striding all the way across media channels. Being a brand ambassador for Tata Sky, it does work wonders for him. Uh-huh, the help guide channel where commercials for Tata Sky are aired round the clock has kick-started featuring promos for Ghajini.

It goes inclusive of making of 'Guzarish' and 'Bekha' featuring visuals from scratch where Rahman tunes 'Bekha' on his keyboard, Aamir learning dance steps, entire cast and crew speaking about these songs…

Apart from this, there is exclusive game 'Ghajini Contest' where viewers have to answer simple questions and win tickets for premiere show.

Fine! What stopped SRK and Yash Raj Films from promoting 'RNBDJ' was the Mumbai Terror attack. As there wasn't enough time to gear up for promos, they had to remain Chup Chap…

The tale of two songs

A reputed advertisement film maker was roped in by Aamir Khan to direct two songs in his forthcoming movie 'Ghajini'.
The two tracks- 'Aye Bachoo' and 'Lattoo' were included as Aamir felt that the movie with all its raw and powerful action scenes need to be mellowed down with some groovy music.

Thus Ravi Udyawar who had worked before with the star for the Samsung 'Next is What?' campaign was selected as the right man to do the job after being recommended by ace cinematographer Ravi K Chandran who knows his style of working well and the producers getting fully satisfied after watching the various commercials that he had made before including the ones for Chevrolet and Limca.

The ad man's job was to visualize and direct two songs in a stylish manner.

Ravi Udyawar says that 'Aye Bachoo' is the song through which Asin is introduced in the movie and the paparazzi is shown getting wild as she appears and walks the red carpet. She is also shown waking the ramp like a supermodel.

A photo shoot session of the actress with men styled up as mafia gang members surrounding her is also there in the song.
The track was shot at the Film City in Goregaon and Mukesh Mills in Lower Parel.

Jiah who plays a college student in 'Ghajini' is the main element of the song 'Lattoo'.

This song is shown happening in Jiah's college.

Each song took more than a week to get completely canned.
Listen to Songs from GHAJINI on Raaga.com

After Ghajini, is it Ghilli?

It's an era of remaking South Indian films in Bollywood and looks like they're endless. With Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' is all set for release on Christmas Day, Salman Khan's 'Wanted Live or Dead' remake of Telugu movie 'Pokkiri' is close on heels of completion.

And here goes another talk in town. 'Ghilli' – a tremendous blockbuster in Telugu and Tamil is being remade in Malayalam now. Buzzes are that the film would be soon remade in Hindi and if it is believed to be true, discussions are going about finalizing casts and crew.

The Tamil version had Vijay and Trisha donning lead roles with the song 'Appadi Podu' turning to be its limelight. If you are still guessing what's this song all about? Well, Abhishek Bachchan danced for this song in commercial advertisement of 'Motorola'. The fame soon spread across towns and cities as it was repeatedly aired in music channels, reality dance shows and more.

Buzzes have also stated that Deepika Padukone would play the female lead role enacted by Trisha in both Telugu and Tamil version. Since, her characterization is about being bubbly all throughout the show, Deepika seems to be watching the film's DVD repeatedly.

Shipa starts a blog

Taking the clue from the group of active blog keepers of Bollywood, Shilpa Shetty too has decided that it is very vital and satisfying to have a medium to interact directly with the fans around the world.
During the recently concluded reality show "Big Boss" in which Shilpa was the host, she used to term her appearance by calling it as "Shilpa Channel".
Retaining this particular title now the sultry B-Town heroine has made up her mind to start her blog titled as "Shilpa Channel".
Shilpa also intends to use to use the interactive medium to communicate with the media personalities.
The blog can be accessed through the personal web site of the actress.

source: glitz

"I would love to work with SRK" – Asin

It's all about mania of South Indian Actress Asin across the town. With her debut flick 'Ghajini' hitting screens universally on December 25, the missy seems to be more excited. Of course, it's the first time she speaks directly to media channels about the projects as well her life in Bollywood.

The actress was a part of original version 'Ghajini' in Tamil starring opposite Surya. As Murugadoss approached Mr. Perfectionist with a special screening in Oct 2005, the actor was quite impressed with Asin's performance and roped her in for remake.

So, how about Aamir playing pranks on her? "No, I was quite surprised that he didn't take on pranks while filming. Instead, he was so serious discussing every shots with his co-stars", says Asin. And on her characterization from original version and its remake, there's nothing such big difference apart from new settings and language.

Ask her about Aamir giving Hindi tuitions that happens to be 'Talk of the town'? Well, the actress utters she's perfectly fluent with Hindi as she studied in Naval Public School. So there was no need for tuitions…

After working with all Khans (Aamir, Salman and Saif), her only desire is all about joining hands with King Khan and she is hoping for a good offer.

Listen to Songs from GHAJINI on Raaga.com

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DIYA MIRZA

DiYa MiRzA

Shilpa Shetty Dating Raj Kundra

Shilpa Shetty’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar has said that the actress has admitted that she is dating the UK-based NRI entrepreneur Raj Kundra. "I'm not denying it's him (Raj) but I hope when this comes out, it doesn't frighten him off," is all she reveals for now.

Raj, who is a leading businessman in Britain, is also responsible for the launch of Shilpa's perfume S2, which recently topped the charts in UK as well as her new DVD on Yoga. He is also a force behind her super-successful musical tour of Miss Bollywood shows. Raj has recently produced the Jimmy Sheirgill-Kay Kay Menon film Strangers that released a few weeks ago.

When the news of their relationship broke out six months ago, Shilpa and Raj had denied it stating the couple was "just friends". "Things between them have changed since then. The relationship has blossomed and matured with time. They were friends before. Now they make a lovely couple," says Shilpa's publicist Dale Bhagwagar.

Raj Kundra's former wife Kavita had also made accusations that Shilpa broke her marriage by having an affair with him. "Those were incorrect claims. Shilpa came to know Raj only post-Celebrity Big Brother and four months after his wife had parted with Raj," Dale points out.

So is Shilpa planning to settle down in matrimony? The publicist states, "It's too early to speculate marriage. All I can say is that Shilpa is dating Raj. She's just started to know him better. So let's give her some time and not jump to conclusions. But their affair could just turn out to be the biggest love story of 2008.”

Shilpa Shetty has ended a boom year that was replete with the Celebrity Big Brother win, a successful charity drive, an Honorary Doctorate from the Leeds Metropolitan University, the Rajiv Gandhi award and finally two successful films (Life In A…Metro and Apne) in addition to an offer from Hollywood that she turned down for the second film in the new Pink Panther series.
Meanwhile, the actress has decided to bring in the New Year abroad with her family. "Currently, she is on a money splurging spree in Las Vegas and is going berserk with obsessive shopping," laughs Dale. No prizes for guessing whether Raj is accompanying the Shettys.

source: himal

Amrita Rao's 'Hot' new avatar in 'My Name is Anthony Gonsalves'

Amrita Rao is back with a 'hot in new avatar for her forthcoming release ''My Name is Anthony Gonsalves' produced by Sahara One Motion Pictures. Riding high on the super success of 'VIVAAH' Amrita seems quite pleased with her makeover in 'My Name is Anthony Gonsalves'.

Says Amrita " It surely is a new look for me. As an actress one cannot restrict oneself to a particular image, and needs to constantly keep on experimenting with different kinds of look, costumes and characters.

Though I love being called the girl next door, I want to change the definition a bit. The girl next door can have a great sense of humour, be attractive and 'Hot'.
She adds " TUM MILEY' is one of the most romantic song, I have ever done. I was just sporting the attitude of the song. Additionally it was shot in idyllic goa. I just share a certain karmic connection with the place.

And besides, I share a great comfort level with Nikhil. Mark my word; he is one of the most confident newcomers in Bollywood. His second name should have been 'Confidence'.
Incidentally whilst shooting in Goa, Amrita surprised the locals with her command over 'Konkani'. Whilst shooting for the song, she even learnt to cook the authentic goan delicacies at Britto's in Baga, Goa.
So whilst every third person is packing their bags to herald the New Year in Goa, Amrita will be seen in a new avatar in the first mega release of 2008!!

source: joginder tuteja

Urvashi Sharma bridges her 'Doorie' with Bollywood

Stunning model Urvashi Sharma rocked when she appeared in the 'Something Something' music video with Mika. Shedding her inhibitions in front of camera, her no holds bar sensual acts made many a men go crazy about her.

Now she goes in a completely opposite direction in her latest music video for Atif Aslam's 'Doorie' where she is covered from head to toe. Recently premiered on music channels, the song is fast picking up momentum and audience is loving to see Urvashi in a new avtar.

These two music videos bridge her gap towards making a Bollywood debut as she is currently also working on Abbas Mustan's yet untitled film that stars Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna in the lead.
This is Urvashi's first film out of 8-feature film contract with TIPS Films, something that most can only dream of. She is also slated to work on a love-story, which includes the elements of a thriller. The film will be directed by Kookie Gulati, who assisted director Ken Ghosh in 'Ishq Vishq' and 'Fida'.
Currently based in Mumbai, Urvashi Sharma was spotted by Elite Model Management India in Delhi just a year and a half ago. In no time, this striking beauty was signed on by Garnier, Globus, TBZ and Ponds, and has featured in a series of ad campaigns, commercials, magazine and fashion shoots for the best designers in the industry.

source: joginder tuteja

Don – 2 to hit floors in Oct 2009

It's not just Bollywood, but the entire globe has been yearning to watch the sequel of Don as the remake leaped as a sensational hit. Due combo Shah Rukh Khan-Farhan Akhtar made it all happen winning laurels getting their remake ennobled as 'Best than the original'. So, who's gonna let you know when they'll start filming for its sequel? When King Khan doesn't give his tongue for this, one man who can reveal it is Farhan Akhtar.

Post-Don, Farhan's life has been transcending successful into different ventures as an actor, a playback singer. Well, he will be stepping into the shoes of hosting a reality show Oye, It's Friday from December 12. Speaking on this new venture, Farhan says "It's completely different from shows hosted by Karan Johar and Sajid Khan. Of course, there are chit-chats between me and celebrities while there'll be more dancers shaking their legs, live performances by actors".

As an actor, he is curious about his forthcoming flick 'Luck By Chance' that depicts him in the role of a struggling actor. Also he had plans to direct his 'Voice from the Sky' with Akshay Khanna in lead role, but it is shelved due to some production issues.

Ask him about his plans for Don's sequel? Farhan utters, "Yup! I am working on script now and probably we will start shooting it somewhere between October-November".

source: tawfiq

Celina's Jaitley pursuit for happy love

'Former Miss India', 'Successful Actress in Bollywood'; these titles doesn't seem to be getting Celina elated. Fancy that! It's surprising to heed for her desperate feelings that she has been ill-fated in love. Of course, she does believe that God will bless with more romance in her life.

The actress elatedly celebrated her birthday and all that she expected as her birthday gift from God was to grand never-ending romance and love. Celina celebrated the entire occasion by throwing party for destitute girls for she felt nothing makes her happier than experiencing smile on their innocent faces.

Alas, the actress feels quite distressed since her parents left Mumbai not celebrating this occasion. Her pet dog unable to feel their absence swallowed a plastic and a complete daytime prior to b'day was spent in Veterinary Clinic. Nevertheless, it was about cheering herself up as she picked BMW from stores to celebrate her birthday and successful in Bollywood.

Source: india entertainment

Jiah- making a sizzling visual statement

A much anticipated role in an Aamir Khan movie is doing wonders for the dusky beauty Jiah Khan who in recent times has not been seen in any substantial roles and needs a hot shot character to fuel her future in B-Town.

The latest edition of the famous magazine Maxim has presented the young actress in a never before seen way.

It if for the first time film lovers have got a chance to see the full extract of the sultry lady's raw and earthy splendor displayed with such perfection.

The exquisite moments revealing the striking poses of Jiah covered in gorgeous attires were captured by the ace photographer R.Burman.

Editor of Maxim India, Anup Kutty says "we have been getting too many requests from out readers to get Jiah to do a Maxim shoot. And with 'Ghajini' around the corner, we figured this would be the best Xmas gift we could give to Maxim fans. This shoot will definitely raise a few eyebrows and get Jiah the kind of attention she truly deserves."

Talking about her experience, Jiah says " It was a lot of hard work but a great fun shooting for MAXIM. I am usually portrayed as sexy but actually I consider myself a regular girl. The photographer R.Burman made me very comfortable at the time of the shoot. I feel the photoshoot has helped me search the best out of myself.".

Source: glitz

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KaTrInA KaIf

Ajay and Kajol represent our voice

Go through the thoughts of one of Bollwood's most loved couples and u will find out that right from the first sentence, the notions are the same ones that are right now echoing in the inner world of each and everyone of us who are shocked, terrified and almost numb to the way Mumbai-the city of dreams has been converted to a slaughter house and that too so easily with the utmost comfort by the terrorists.
Just like everyone is B-Town, Ajay Devgan and Kajol are also too stunned thinking how life can change its colour in such a short time span.
They say - Crisis is over at least that's what we would like to believe till the next one props up, which could be tomorrow, day after, today or even right now. A Salute and hats off to our armed forces who have showed such courage and made us believe in heroes all over again.

As One rescued British national hostage mentioned on TV "they have done such a good job that no other country could have done better".
We also pay our tributes to the able officers who have laid down their lives so that we can sit at our homes safe in our house today.

This is their job and they have done it wonderfully, but have we done ours? We pay our tribute to them till the crisis is over and the next working day, is exactly that, a working day. We forget all about them till next situation comes up. Our tributes last till the crisis last.

We keep giving terrorism a religion, but the fact is that "TERRORISM HAS NO GOD BESIDES TERROR". And this religion has the most fanatic followers. How does one fight such fanaticism, it sounds impossible. If there is any religion that should be wiped off this earth, it is terrorism.

Instead each religion is trying to wipe the other out. So how we fight this new religion? Do we blame political parties or do we do start something on our own. There has to be some way which we need to figure out and not forget about it after the crisis is over. India, we are proud of you.

source: tawfiq

"Media sensationalizes me with everything" – Neha Dupia

gorgeous missy with her alluring looks who just sweeps out hearts of young lads with her mesmerizing looks. Yup! Neha Dupia, the wonderful actress hasn't been getting a flick that could peak her to greater heights. Most of her films were off multi-starrer ones and didn't establish her with a rigidly powerful portrayal. 'Uh-huh! Watch me in Sivam Nayyar's Maharathi, I've got a meaty role to play on female lead' says elated Neha Dupia. Well, she doesn't let her tongue more on character since it would be merely a great surprise for audiences while watching her on the screen. All she says about Maharathi is that it's a fantastic thriller about a murder and everyone fighting for inheriting the victim's wealth.

Would it be a greatest milestone in her career? Neha is excited about this film as she had the great opportunity of working with versatile personalities Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. But all her expectations are mounted with forthcoming release 'Pappu Can't Dace Saala' where she performs the role of Mahek Malwade, an immaculate girl that's quite colorful.

On her issues of pairing up with Emran Hasmi and Richard Branson's gesture on television show, Neha says there isn't anything special to chit-chat about it. "It's just media that sensationalizes me with everything" tots up Dupia…

source: www.agilepics.blogspot.com

Priyanka Chopra on the covers of Blender

Not so happening was this actress until she hopped with back-to-back super hits of Fashion and Dostana. Former Miss World and a successful actress Priyanka Chopra fled with successful colors as stylish icon with her best looks in Madhur Bandharkar's Fashion and Manish's well designed costumes in Dostana. Carrying off with her best attitudes before lens, Priyanka Chopra is now spotted on the cover of a top-charting international magazine Blender that has been launched in India for first time.

Earlier, before three years she shot to fame internationally appearing as the month's celebrity on cover of Maxim. Of course, King Khan of Bollywood commented her as 'The Sexiest Indian Actress' that she considers to be the best compliments. Blender is all about latest trends and happenings in World of Music with recent launches of i-Pods and technologies developed over cyber-space.

As off to everyone, those who didn't get to know about Priyanka's musical interest can glimpse it through the pages grabbing a copy. International singers like Britney Spears, Leona Lewis and well-acclaimed musical superstars were featured on the exclusive covers and now it's Priyanka on the list…

source: himal

Sen Sisters are teaming up

The bong sisters have by now firmly established themselves in B-Town with a couple of credible performances in some movies.
Although they cannot be called as A-list leading ladies, the variety in looks and the inherent acting talents have helped Riya Sen and Raima Sen to carve a niche.
Soon for the first time the sisters will be seen together on the big screen.

For the Bengali movie titled as 'Nauka Dubi' to be directed by the acclaimed film maker Rituporno Ghosh, the sen sisters are going to share the screen space.
The movie's story is an adaptation of a very famous novel written by Rabindranath Tagore having the same name as that of the film.

In the original story in the novel, the characters played by the Riya and Raima do not come together.
Director Rituporno due to some reasons related to the commercial viability of the movie altered the novel and this made the roles being played by the sisters to come face to face.

Most of the shooting of 'Nauka Dubi' in which Riya is going to be directed by Rituporno for the second time in her career will take place in Kolkata during the month of December.

source: indientertain

Chitrangada gets two plum roles

Sudhir Mishra's entire grudge against actress Chitrangada Singh who he had given a rousing entry into the tinsel town by giving her a leading role in the highly acclaimed movie 'Hazaaro Khwaishein Aisi' disappeared once he saw the second movie of the actress 'Sorry Bhai'.

It was precisely because of this film directed by Onir that Sudhir was angry and he had also made his annoyance public by stating that he was expecting Chitrangada to make a comeback to acting doing a role in his movie.

After watching 'Sorry Bhai' and liking the film very much, Sudhir not only decided to forget all his bitterness but also to give Chitrangada two new roles having a great scope for performing.
'The Nawab, The Nautch Girl and The John Company' is the name of one of the movies that will have the actress who has a striking resemblance to the late acting powerhouse Smitha Patil, playing a role of a nautch girl.

This period film's story unveils at a time when India was still governed by British rulers.
The film maker is also contemplating to make a movie which will be his take on the evergreen story of Devdas.
Shiney Ahuja will be playing the role of Devdas while Lara Dutta will be seen as Paro.

The flick named as 'Aur Devdas' is set in a political milieu in the modern times.

Chitrandgada will be seen in the role of Chandramukhi.

source: glitz

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Amrita Rao

Nisha sheds her LOLITA look with ‘THE KILLER’

Nisha Kothari, who has primarily been noticed for her LOLITA looks since the time she was seen in the music video of ‘Chadti Jawani’ a couple of years back would be seen in a new look in THE KILLER.

From the time her music video [where she was accompanied by Nigar Khan] came on air to ‘James’, ‘Sarkar’ and most recently the item numbers in ‘DARNA ZAROORI HAI’, Nisha Kothari has been seen as a teen fantasy with her childlike innocence combined with an intense sex appeal.

But all this is touted to change as she turns sensual from sexy with her new avtar in THE KILLER where she is presented more as a woman than just a teenage girl. And credit for this new look should go to the co-directors of the film RAKSHA MISTRY and HASNAIN HYDERABADWAALA who have managed to bring around this metamorphosis.

Watch out for a saree clad Nisha in THE KILLER and you would know what we mean!

source: tuteja

Kajol to be felicitated with prestigious 'Karmaveer Puraskar'

Not just an actress, she's been a versatile personality distinctly involving herself in social services. Her praise-worthy commendable works have made her worthy of getting felicitated with the prestigious award. Yup! The very versatile & spontaneous actress Kajol is all set to be honored with 'Karmaveer Puraskar' award on the 26th of November in New Delhi.

The 'Karmaveer Puraskar' is a national award for Social Justice & Citizen Action being commissioned to recognize individuals who have been pivotal for leading change beyond their business as usual by being committed on individual levels to work on social issues. The awards are given to individuals from various sectors for their contribution to promote social justice and action.

The award is instituted by ICONGO – A confederation of NGOs and the Khemka Foundation with partners like TISS, BCCI, NASSCOM FOUNDATION, Outlook, Business World, etc.
Apart from being an acclaimed actress, Kajol has always been known for her social work. Kajol is also the appointed goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK based Loomba Trust which is a charity devoted to educating widow's children, particularly in India. Cherie Blair, wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair is President of the Loomba Trust. Kajol also works with an NGO in education called 'Shiksha.'

"I believe that Social commitment is as important as our professional and personal commitment. It is indeed an honour to have been selected for this award. I will keep doing my bit & giving back to society the best in my capacity", affirms Kajol.

Indiaglitz congratulates Kajol for possessing the conviction and compassion to stand up, speak out and lead the change with her positive attitude!

source: glitz

Olga is coming again

After impressing with her stunning looks and acting talent alongside the hero Daneil Craig in 'Quantum of Solace' the 29 year old Ukrainian beauty Olga Kurylenko is will be scorching the big screens again in the movie 'Max Payne'.
The action thriller flick is based on a top-selling and award winning video game which is known to be a hot favourite among the game players.

After impressing with her stunning looks and acting talent alongside the hero Daneil Craig in 'Quantum of Solace' the 29 year old Ukrainian beauty Olga Kurylenko is will be scorching the big screens again in the movie 'Max Payne'.
The action thriller flick is based on a top-selling and award winning video game which is known to be a hot favourite among the game players.
John Moore is the director of 'Max Payne' which has Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Chris Ludacris doing the main roles.
The film is produced by 20th Century Fox (Fox Star India Studios) will be released in India on November 28.
Olga is excitedly looking forward for the film to get released and says that she has played some video games as a child and has always been extremely fascinated with the virtual worlds and how the games enables the players to take themselves into a different world

Hot Pairs – Hrithik and Ash to sizzle again

Quite, it shoots up your adrenalines right? Of course, none can deny it and especially the ones who were fascinated with their previous ventures. Yup! Their on-screen chemistry in couple of films of contrast themes won them accolades 'Hot Pairs of Bollywood'. And now, they are back again to sway the floors of town with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next venture.

It's been a long time buzz that Sanjay Leela Bhansali will feature both Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in his next untitled film. Finally, the macho-chap utters the word 'Yes' that has created sensation in Bollywood. The actor will star opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is pairing up with Sanjay after long sabbatical of 6 years.

The duo sizzled with their presence in Dhoom 2 and fascinated everyone with a poignantly-made-romance in Jodha Akbar. Well, this should have raised everyone's expectation higher on their untitled next. Speaking to the media channels, Hrithik has said that Sanjay's film is the only project he has accepted right now before completing Kites.

source: agilepics

Riya's Christmas party in Hong Kong

This year the sultry bong beauty will not be celebrating the Christmas with her family.
The B-Town actress Riya Sen has a prior commitment to perform in a show in Hong Kong during Christmas.

Riya is feeling a little bit sad about not being with her family and especially with her sister Raima during the festival time but to make up for the lost time she will be staying a couple of days in Hong Kong with her friends and having a blast.

The buddies will be giving her company during a time which was traditionally meant to be only with her folks.

But there is always the New Year celebration which comes so near to the day when Christ was born to fall back upon.

So Riya made some sacrifices to turn down some good offers to do shows in London, Dubai, Australia, Delhi and some other places and instead opted for a performance in Pune as her friends and family will be there during the time to welcome the new year.

source: himal

Dostana out from troubles in Lahore

Pakistan, demesne of stringent discipline had banned Karan Johar's Dostana since it was reported to have obnoxious contents of 'Gay Issues'. With a lay man Khuram Khan filing a writ petition, a single bench of High Court of Lahore passed the order of banning the film. The court has stated that the movie propagates homosexualisms that is not entertained or supported in Pakistan. Of course, in reality it's considered as a crime punishable by whipping, imprisonment and even death.

Khuram Khan, the petitioner stated Dostana promotes gay marriage that is proscribed in Islamic as well other religion. The petitioner had argued that Pakistan Censor Board shouldn't allow the film's release even though film distributors have obliged to screen it. Also he added, "according to Islamic religion, Allah tells us in the Qur'an that He created everything in pairs".

However, the Lahore High Court has stated that the film can be released if it is well-certified by Pakistan censor board. Today after the private screening, the officials of Censor Board signaled green lights for release of film in 4 cinema halls of Lahore…

source: indianews

Grand Opening of the Atlantis - its meeting of the bombshells

It's gonna be grand fiestas of star-spangled occasion on November 20, 2008. Dubai – a land of merchants and sheikhs will witness coming together of fantabulous personalities on that day. Yeah! It's all about grand opening of 'The Atlantis' at The Palm and alluring missy Mallika Sherawat has been invited from India.

Hold your breaths, the actress is expected to have best moments as she would be rubbing shoulders with best prestigious people, associated with entertainment arena. Uh-huh! Hollywood's everlasting superstar Denzel Washington, Robert De Niro, World's beautiful woman Sharon Stone and Oprah Winfrey would be a part of this luxurious affair. Not to mention the who's who of Bollywood industry too.

The Palm Jumeirah has been cited as one of the newest icons of the world and Atlantis, The Palm, is set to be one of the most luxurious resorts in the Middle East, with 360 Degrees views of the ocean, restaurants from acclaimed chef's and a 11 million-litre marine habitat that is home to more than 65,000 animals.

On the night of this majestic opening, Kylie Minogue will be performing for all the guests and Palm Jumeirah Island will be lit up in a giant fireworks display!

source:glitz

When Rahman rechristened Sujata!

She was Sujata till Rahman found her golden voice. And today, singer Madhushree, the popular crooner is more than just a name to reckon with in Bollywood. Today, after her album Lagi Lagan is hitting the popularity charts consecutively or the tenth week, Madhushree is not the kind who crests on glory. She is busy singing for Ah Rahman for his next film.

Says Madhushree, "Though I was a face, there was a time when I thought I should go back to Surniam due to inconsistency of exciting projects. That is when Rahmanji who had christened me Madhushre, offered me Naina Milayke in Saathiya. Then came Kabhi Neen Neem from Yuva which not just reinstated my position but also helped me bag the Stardust Award. Rahmanji is my mentor and it is a privilege singing for him always. I treat each time as though it were my first.

source: www.agilepics.blogspot.com

Golmaal Returns mints money in Box Office!

The recently released Golmaal Returns from Shree Ashthavinayak Cine Vision Ltd's kitty has made 72 Crores gross at the box-office in the Opening week itself worldwide and is still consistently going strong in the theatres.
This laughter riot movie which consists of some of the biggest stars sure has won the audiences without a doubt.

The sequel to the previous Golmaal, had major expectations after the success of Golmaal and needless to say, it sure has lived up to the mark! The movie starring Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor along with Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Celina Jaitley and Anjana Sukhani had a grand opening owing to its Diwali release. Well they may have made the audiences roll with laughter with their endearing performance's, but looks like it's the makers who are having the last laugh!

source: glitz

Disastrous results for 'The Other End of Line'

So excited was actress Shriya Charan, about her Hollywood flick 'The Other End of Line'. But it was merely dashing down missy's hope as it witnessed pathetic opening on last Friday in US. Of course, the film has bagged worst critics in Hollywood as well lowest of all collections in recent releases.

Ashok Amritraj churned out this film with just $ 2.5 million (Rs.12 Crore) and had collections of only $ 57,000 (around Rs 28 Lakhs) from 91 screens on the first weekend. Alas! Shriya has lots of potentials and alluring looks, so what stops her hitting bull's eyes in film industry.

Two of her previous Bollywood films Awarappan and Mission Istanbul flunked miserably at box office. Ditto to her films in Kollywood; except Rajnikanth starrer Sivaji - The Boss, nothing really went in favor for her.
Fine! What could be this missy planning out for now? Perhaps, her next move should be smart as a whip if she has got some bigger plans in film world.

source: himal