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Prince of Persia the two thrones

Will Nicole Kidman work with Arjun?

We know that our cool Rampal boy has become Mr.Popular post Rock On, but c’mon, we can’t believe that he’s actually more sought-after than Hollywood superstar, Nicole Kidman. But tell you what guys....this is damn true (More true than the SRK- Aamir patch up, huh!).

Apparently when Arjun was shooting the much talked about advertisement in Udaipur with Nicole, the locals there were far more interested in meeting Rampal than Ms. Kidman. Obviously our desis are much more into locals stars, and hardly that familiar with Hollywood stars. Also, in the pure, good-looks area, our gorgeous Rampal scores no less than Tom Cruise, na?

We heard that Arjun needed as much security as Nicole because of his huge fan following, so much that even the gori chori was quite amused. Now let’s hope that Nicole is so impressed that she’ll want to work with our rockstar again. This time it could be on her side of the world. Hollywood, of course! A mega-scale musical would make a perfect plot for our Rock On star and the Moulin Rouge beauty. Wotsay, quite an idea, eh?

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Bachchan parivar to grace Pink Panther red carpet

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who stars in Pink Panther will be gracing the red carpet for the premiere of the flick with hubby Abhishek and in-laws, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

A source close to Bachchans says, “Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya have had busy schedules. Pink Panther’s première is an occasion for the senior Bachchans to be with Aishwarya in happier times and to show their love and support as parents. Due to Aishwarya’s Pink Panther shooting schedule at Boston and Abhishek’s Dostana schedule, the family was unable to spend quality time together. Now the Bachchans are eagerly looking forward to the trip as their family will be together in New York.”

However the Bachchan parivaar still did not confirm the news.

Our question is - Is Amar Singh also tagging along with you guys?

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I'm comfortable in army quarters: Anushka Sharma (Interview)

Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) She has been catapulted to star status with her debut in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. But Anushka Sharma says she is a simple girl just like her character in the movie and has no plans to move into a plush home as she is enjoying her stay in the army quarters here.

'I kept coming to Mumbai for modelling assignments. I decided to move into Mumbai a year ago with my mom, since my dad is posted out. I haven't bought my place. Right now I'm very comfortable in the army quarters. I don't feel the need to move from where I am,' Anushka told IANS.

The actress, who has signed one more film with Yash Raj Films, says she was lucky to be brought up in Bangalore.

'Otherwise army officers, who give their lives for the country, could be posted anywhere in the back of beyond. That gets really tough on their kids. Me and my brother (who used to be a state-level cricketer) got the best of education in Bangalore,' said Anushka.

Directed by Aditya Chopra, the romance drama starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka hit bull's eye at the box office and the collections are going strong even after three weeks.

Ask her how she managed to be so natural in her first film, Anushka said: 'All the while I was modelling in Bangalore, maybe there was an actor lurking within me. I'm crazy about my modelling work. I love the ramp and the backstage banter. I moved to Mumbai a year ago. Movies were not a priority. I don't come from a film background, don't know how the industry works. I didn't know anyone here.'

She didn't have to make a strenuous effort to act.

'Even modelling is a kind of performance. On the ramp you are representing a concept. In a film, you're projecting an individual. But the transition wasn't hard for me. Because in real life I'm as simple as the girl I play in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. Yes, I do like to dress up and walk the ramp. But that isn't the real me.'

The newcomer is receiving compliments from all and sundry, but says the best came from Yash Chopra himself.

'He came up to me and said mine was one of the best performances he had seen by a debutante. He placed his hand on my head while saying this. So he was blessing me,' said Anushka.

Unlike other Yash Raj Films heroines, she was not presented with the poised finesse and sophistication associated with the banner.

The newcomer defends the banner, saying: 'You're right. Even when actresses are presented as seedhi-saadhi (girl next door) in a Yash Raj film, they are glamorous. And coming from a glamour background I wouldn't have minded being glossy in my first film. But you know what?

'This was such a huge opportunity. I couldn't have asked for more. I fell in love with my character and the film. It's a dream role for any debutante. I can always get into a chiffon sari in the next Yash Raj movie. Or the one after that....'

Although 'Rab Ne...' is Anushka's first film, she wasn't over-instructed for her role.

'Adi never told me what to do beyond a point. In fact, he gave me the liberty to interpret my character the way I wanted after making me read the lines. Imagine a newcomer getting so much freedom in her first film!

'I must have given Ravi Chandran (director of photography) so much grief. I knew nothing about camera angles. I didn't even understand focus marks. Shah Rukh was doing that for me. Adi and Shah Rukh made things so comfortable for me. These things matter a lot when you're starting out.'

Commenting on her co-star, Anushka says she was always a huge Shah Rukh fan.

'My dad is in the army and when they would've these functions in the mess, I'd dance to Shah Rukh's 'Kitabe bahut si padhi hogi' from 'Baazigar'. I must've been three at that time.

'I wasn't just Shah Rukh's fan. I'm his big admirer. I always loved the way he conducted himself. Now after having worked with him, I love him even more. 'Rab Ne...' was like my school where Shah Rukh and Adi were my teachers.'

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Shahid Kapur to act opposite Anushka

The ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ leading lady Anushka Sharma is back with a bang. News is doing the rounds that she has been cast opposite Shahid Kapur. It will be a Yash Raj product and will be directed by one time actor Parmeet Sethi. Comedian Veer Das and Indian Idol contestant and host Meiyang Chang will also be seen in an important role.

Parmeet had a talk with Aditya Chopra and he had given green signal. When asked, Parmeet said, “It’s true that I am planning to make this film but I will speak in depth when I get a go-ahead from the production house (Yash Raj).”

Rafiq of Yash Raj film informed, “Yes, Aditya Chopra has given Parmeet’s film a go-ahead, in fact it’s the only film which was approved by Aditya while he was busy with Rab Ne’s shoot. Shahid and Anushka will be a part of this film.”

Anushka has won the hearts of the millions through her role in RNBDJ and let’s see how much she will be able to impress the audience with her next film.

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Minissha adopts Boman Irani as her dad

Minissha Lamnba has completed shooting for her Shyam Benegal flick Abba Kaun? in Hyderabad and enjoyed the whole experience with her on-screen Abba - Boman Irani whom she insists that she has adopted.

She says, “Literally I adopted Boman as my father while we were off the sets. I would call him Abba all the time and he too would call me by the name of the character I play.

The bond between the father and the daughter would be played out post pack up every evening, so much so that when something had to be done, I would take permission from Abba.

It was one of the most unique relationships I’ve had with any co-star to date. The moment I wouldn’t find Boman around, I’d be looking for him. That’s how the rapport was.”

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Kajol in new different avatar

Kajol is an all time audience favorite whether it’s a 5-year-old or a 50-year-old. She has always lived up to our expectations.

This chubby mummy has undergone a complete makeover in the recent press event for shiksha (educating a girl child).

The actress was never as thin as a size zero. But she obviously slacked off on the diet and exercises after she wed Ajay Devgan in 1999 and started her family.

Kabhi Khushi Khabhi Gham was her first hit in which she played an older character. She was obviously heavier.

In the role. Understandably, as Kajol then had young baby Nysa to take care of, leaving her little time to herself. But now, as Nysa has grown up, the actress is back to her slender self for the film My Name Is Khan.

As with all of Karan Johar’s films, an actress has to look her best. Kajol followed the trend and lost all that baby weight, her arms and legs are toned and she’s even got back that flat tummy of hers back. Since she shed those extra pounds we can also see a marked improvement in her dress sense. Kajol now looks absolutely stunning.

About her lost of weight we spoke to Kajol’s close source, “For My Name is Khan, she is reducing weight which is very difficult for her to do but she has done it and its very good to see her in that new thin look.” In My Name is Khan she plays an NRI woman and as per the look of her character, she has to look thin. Hence she had to give up her body weight and start with a special diet.

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Bips gives up late night parties for John

Bong bombshell Bipasha Basu is known to set the dance floor on fire on reel and real. She is a party lover and enjoys late night parties. But the sultry actress has decided to bid good bye to late night parties and discos for boyfriend John Abraham as he doesn’t like her partying late night.

Talking about attending discos, Bips says, "I used to go to late night parties and clubs earlier but now I don't have time for all that. In fact John didn't like it. He used to accompany me every time I went to such parties. Not just that he even used to keep a watch on me while I was on the dance floor. In fact when you are on the floor, there are lots of people who just try to come close to dance with even if you don't want. Quite often they misbehave. It's a place where people drink and dance. So there are possibilities of such things which may annoy you."

"If somebody came closer to me, John used to immediately come down on the floor and become a kind of protective wall for me. He used to be shielding me every time anything of this kind happened. I enjoyed my parties for a while but later on I realised that John didn't like it. So I stopped doing that. Since than it has been a long time that I went for any dance party," added Bipasha.

It’s good to see Bips acting according to boyfriend’s wish.

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John To Do Anurag Kashyap’s Next

Even after giving a box office flop No Smoking, actor John Abraham and director Anurag Kashyap once again set to work together. The film is named as Bombay Velvet, which is a thriller. Anurag says that today he realized that what had gone wrong with the previous films and now with Bombay Velvet he wants to try something new.

Kashyap said, “I’ve never handled this kind of budget before. I want to be sure of the script. After No Smoking, John and I want to make sure our film is accessible to the audience. Today, I realize where I had gone wrong in my earlier cinema. I’m working on my weak points. I tend to get repetitive. So I’ve brought in two writers in Bombay Velvet who criticized me the most for No Smoking.”

Talking about the film, he added, “John is the lead in my next film Bombay Velvet where he plays a real life hero of the masses from the 1960s. It’s a thriller based on real incidents. It’s an idea that we developed over the last four years by several minds including the history professor Gyan Prakash.”

TV 18 will produce the film. The film also stars prominent actors like Kay Kay Menon and Naseeruddin Shah. Director Anurag Kashyap also has plan with another film titled Doga, which is inspired from the comics popular in northern India. It will be an action film and actor Kunal Kapoor will play a lead in it. Kashyap’s latest directorial venture was Dev D starring Abhay Deol, which was a hit.

Talking about his personal life, Kashyap added, “I’ve mellowed. I’m not angry any more. I guess it’s age. And I’ve found a sense of belonging.”

Kashyap is dating Kalki Koechlin, who played one of the female leads of Dev D.

“I’m very happy in my relationship with Kalki. She has brought great stability to my life,” added the director.

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Ken Ghosh throws out Jiah

Jiah Khan was the first choice for Ken Ghosh’s ‘Yahoo’. Everything was going fine with the actress and the director until there was a fall out. Gradually their relationship turned sour and Ken threw Jiah out of his film. The ‘Nishabd’ actress failed to impress Ken in the trial round and the prime reason was said to be Jiah’s behavior that caused irritation to Ken who most of the time seen laughing at the debacle of his last film, ‘Fida’.

Jiah was always heard throwing tantrums and making unusual demands and used to turn up late on the set. With so many drawbacks, Ken finally decided to drop Jiah and go with his second choice, Genelia D'Souza. He even offered the role to Katrina Kaif and Kangana Ranaut but they refused.

This is not the first time that Jiah Khan has offended any actors and directors. Earlier too she apparently upset Aamir Khan and Shahid Kapur.

Before it is too late and Jiah is shown the exit door, she should learn how to mingle with her co-stars.

courtesy : Bollywoodmantra.com

Jiah Khan’s Upcoming Movies with UTV

Jiah Khan, one of the latest discoveries of the Indian film Industry, has inked a deal with UTV for two of their upcoming films. UTV which has always believed in nurturing talent has complete confidence on Jiah Khan and her potential.

UTV Motion Pictures also clarified on industry rumors about Jiah Khan being dropped from Ken Gosh’s next film with UTV. Nupur Asthana (Screen play) & Kiran Kotriyal (Dialogue writer) who were earlier working on the story, were joined by Manurishi Chadda, the filmfare winner dialogue of Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. After coupling with Manurishi there were certain creative changes that were made in the film script, further to which Jiah Khan and UTV mutually agreed that the role scripted did not befit Jiah.

“With the changes they made on the script and the character, I myself felt that I do not suit the character. However, my relationship with UTV remains the same and they have signed me for two of their future films to be started later this year” Jiah Khan

“Speculations in the industry about Jiah Khan being dropped out of Ken Ghosh’s project are completely erroneous. It was a mutual decision whereby Jiah opted out of the project seeing a misfit between the character and Jiah. Jiah Khan is a wonderful actor with some amazing talent. We have signed Jiah for our next projects and really looking forward to working with her.” Ram Mirchandani- COO- UTVRampage Motion Pictures -

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Sonam Kapoor No Longer a Desi Girl!

Sonam Kapoor who played a homely desi girl in her last two films Saawariya and Delhi 6, Sonam Kapoor is now all set to go hep’n happening in her dad Anil Kapoor’s home production ‘Ayesha’.
Anil Kapoor had already produced Gandhi My Father and had planned this film specially and exclusively for his daughter. He has roped in writer Devika Bhagat to write the narrative of ‘Ayesha’, which is based on Jane Austen’s famous novel ‘Emma’. Sonam gets to play desi Emma, one who is young, witty and rich. Devika has earlier penned the story of Bachna Ae Haseeno.

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Sonam, Deepika’s cat-fight continues

They claim to be friends but they are not. Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone refuse to pose together for Vogue magazine. When they were approached to shoot together, they politely declined the offer and claimed for individual shoot.

A source tells all, "Deepika and Sonam haven't been shot together, and the magazine thinktank thought it's be a great idea to get the Saawariya and the Om Shanti Om girls in the same frame. Not just because they made their debuts at the same time, but also because they were of the same age, and are friends, as well as rivals.

The idea was to get the girls into a mock cat fight. They were asked to wear a shirt, denims and jacket and get into a fight over a boy's t-shirts. The visuals had to show them as two tom boyish girls fighting over a boy's clothes."

This is not the end, Sonam even refused to share the same platform with Deepika at the recently held Filmfare awards when she was asked to host with Deepika. Finally, Konkana joined Deepika.

However, when contacted Sonam denied the entire incident and said, "It's not true".

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Aamir sneak peep into Big B’s new look

New things always excite Aamir and if it is something innovative regarding his professional then he never misses the opportunity to experience it and adopt it. Similar kind of situation arose last Saturday when Mr Bachchan was shooting for Balki’s 'Pa' and when Aamir Khan dropped on the set to catch a glimpse of the new look of Amitabh which is yet to be revealed in the media.

Aamir on landing at the Film City where the shooting of Balki's (R. Balakrishnan's) Paa was in progress was guided to Bachchan’s van where make-up artist Stephen Dupuis was working on Big B’s new and refreshing look.

Aamir has been the luckiest person to get a glimpse of Big B’s look while others like Sanjay Dutt and Ranbir Kapoor walked away without witnessing his never-seen-before look.

Here director Balki seemed to be little worried about the new look being leaked out; he is taking all precautions to prevent this from happening. Expressing his views on this, Balki, who worked with Amitabh in Cheeni Kum, says, “We don't allow a single visitor, not even close relatives or friends of crew members on the set. Phones, of course, are a complete no-no. The next thing you know the look will be splashed on the Net. Aamir, of course, couldn't be turned down. But yes, we did swear him to complete secrecy almost like a Boy Scout's cross-your-heart kind of pledge.” So Aamir Khan also has been sworn into secrecy.

Balki's Pa also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan.

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Shahrukh speaks on naming his dog Aamir

In the recent past, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan have fought on various issues. First they clash on number game then they took up Aamir naming his dog as Shahrukh another reason of brawl. Surprisingly, the doggy story does not end here, Shahrukh Khan further stretched the issue by expressing his feeling to name his dog as Aamir and to which his wife Gauri turned furious.

SRK gushed, "Gauri gets upset when I crack jokes about naming my dog Aamir. She thinks why should I bring myself down by doing or saying such things? I understand that she doesn't want me to lose my dignity, but sometimes I think it is absolutely necessary as people ask for it."

Shahrukh made an elaboration, "Aamir had said it was a joke that his dog was named after me... and I said if it was a matter of [a] sense of humor, then my joke would have been that I also wanted to name my pets after Aamir, but my pets vehemently refused. My wife said people don't understand your jokes, so please refrain from doing so... though I felt it was quite funny but I didn't say it at that time. Nobody said anything about stooping low, etc. Stooping low would be a height joke."

On number game, SRK replied, "I will confront Aamir and ask him why he said such a thing. I accept a lot of things, but I think this is not funny. When I say I am number one, I definitely don't mean it in arrogance. I say it with a sense of humor and a sense of humility. But I guess it will take a lot for Aamir to understand that."

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Deepika beats Angelina Jolie

Bollywood dusky beauty Deepika Padukone beats Hollywood star Angelina Jolie in terms of looks. 'The Fast and the Furious' director Rob Cohen acclaimed Deepika more beautiful than Angelina.

"Deepika Padukone is gorgeous and is more beautiful than Angelina Jolie," Cohen said. Cohen the man behind 'The Witches of Eastwick' and 'The Fast and the Furious', 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story' indirectly indicated to cast Deepika in his next project as he is highly impressed with Indian beauty.

No sooner Deepika Padukone stepped into Bollywood, she became the hot favorite of the filmmakers and advertisers. She had been the brand ambassador of international brands like Maybelline and Levi's.

She even carries the credit of being the most searched women on net, pushing behind Bollywood hotties like Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor.

courtesy : Bollywoodmantra.com