Singer Adnan Sami says his wife Sabah filing a police complaint against him for abuse is the "most humiliating moment" of his life and rubbishes her allegations as he is "incapable of any violence". "All I can say is this has been the most humiliating moment of my life. I know I'm being accused of violence. But the truth is I'm incapable of any violence. The cops were more amused than ...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Aish signs up for Vishal's Film

Finally Vishal Bharadwaj and Aishwarya Rai's wish to work together is going to be reality. The hit maker who is currently busy with 'Kaminey' will be starting a movie with Aish towards the end of this year. It was for a film titled as 'Timbuctoo' that Vishal had approached Aishwarya in the past. But that film never materialized. Talking about the project with Vishal, Aishwarya said "Vishal ...
Vidya gets chatty
At the heart of a star resides a child that Vidya occasionally gets to nurture when she can free herself from the trappings of her profession, when she surprises morning-walkers at the Victoria Memorial lawns at the crack of dawn or has luchi sabji at Shri Hari before catching a morning flight to Mumbai.Stardom doesn’t allow her indulgences, but Vidya isn’t complaining. Recollections of ...
Zayed Khan Wants to be Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan is busy collecting accolades and trophies for his performance in Jodhaa Akbar and one man who is extremely proud of his achievements is his bro-in-law Zayed.When we last spoke to Zayed last, we found that the Khan wanted to do something 'monumental' as well. "I'd love to play a historic role but I have miles to go before I get to do what Hrithik is doing. Hrithik is extremely ...
Playing sexy save's my Career: Mallika

Love her or hate her but you can’t ignore her. That’s Mallika Sherawat for you. Recently, we heard (one more) interesting bit of hush-hush news about one of Mallika’s films. After doing bold roles in Khwaish and Murder, the actress was all set to play a seductress in Forbidden. According to sources, Mallika was quite excited about her role in the erotic thriller (which doesn’t ...
Shahrukh mends bridges with Manoj Kumar

Signaling the end of the bitter war that ensued between Shah Rukh Khan and yesteryear actor Manoj Kumar with the release of Om Shanti Om in 2007, Shah Rukh visited Manoj recently and spent nearly four hours with him.He shared some light moments with Manoj’s grandchildren too. Shah Rukh also went to enquire after the health of Manoj’s ailing mother-in-law, Savita Devi, who is SRK’s late mother’s ...
Anil Kapoor better than Big B: SRK

Slumdog Millionaire is getting rave reviews world wide and one man who couldn't be happier is director Danny Boyle. When we bumped into Danny recently the director was all praises for apna Lakhan bhai, Anil Kapoor. Expressing his liking for Anil he stated, "Anil has been a great ambassador for us, for this film and Mumbai. The way he represents India is phenomenal. He is such a wonderful ...
Friday, January 30, 2009
What's common to Shahrukh, Aamir and Danny Boyle?

For those who are unaware, Sham Kaushal has been in the news for composing the stunts and action sequences of last week's release, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. Moreover, he is also the action/stunt coordinator of Karan Johar's Shah Rukh Khan starrer, MY NAME IS KHAN and Rajkumar Hirani's Aamir Khan starrer, 3 IDIOTS. He has an impressive list of releases coming up this year in the form of Vishal ...
Deepika beats Katrina in Popularity

Deepika Padukone managed to outdo her b te noire Katrina Kaif for once. The Om Shanti Om and Bachna Ae Haseeno star who beame the new stuntwoman of Bollywood with her recent flop flick Chandni Chowk to China, Deepika was declared the most searched name in the People category by Yahoo! India. Yahoo! India's top people search 2008 was dominated by Deepika Padukone ...
SRK's back time for Television

It is pay back time for Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh Khan had begun his acting career with television and now he is launching himself in television in a big way. His entertainment arm Red Cillies Entertainment is set to venture in TV production. This will be another venture by King Khan who has diversified in different sectors including sports, real estate and production.Shah Rukh Khan made ...
Salman Khan in strange different tune

He acts, he paints, he sings, he dances, he writes scripts and now he is gearing to make music. That is Salman Khan for you.A source close to the actor said, ''While working on the music of Partner, Salman didn't approve of a particular song and discussed the shortcomings of the song with Sajid and Wajid. Although the alterations were technically incorrect, the duo went ahead with the modified ...
Juhi's karmic Connection with SRK

Many years ago when the pretty Juhi Babbar couldn’t make it big in films, it was father Raj Babbar who gave her a reassuring word and said, ‘You Juhi Babbar know, Shah Rukh will suit you well’. Juhi says, “His words stuck with me over the years and today, it seems so amazing that I am making my debut on the small screen with Shah Rukh Khan’s TV show. I feel I have a karmic connection ...
Real life Inspirations in Movie Luck By Chance
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An actor (Hrithik Roshan) who is caught in the web of his own stardom. A producer (Rishi Kapoor) who is finding it hard to find stars for his film.A star kid (Isha Sharvani) who is getting into 'Helloji Namasteji' mode. A Diva (Dimple Kapadia) who is looking at taking her brand name forward. A filmmaker (Sanjay Kapoor) who looks for West for inspiration. And still filmmaker Zoya Akhtar insists ...
Freida's mentors-Kate and Jolie

Guess who's guiding 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto in her maiden Academy Awards experience? Not able to come up with an answer, well then here it is: Kate Winslet and Angelina Jolie.The two Oscar winning superstars are offering the Indian actress words of advice and wisdom on the red carpets of glitzy awards ceremonies.And Freida is convinced that she can go to the Hollywood leading ...
Imran Khan and Genelia share cold vibes

In another corner the cold vibes could leave one frigid.Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na co-stars, Imran Khan and Genelia D’Souza, stood within minutes of each other but hardly exchanged a word, even consciously turning away to avoid an awkward moment.C’mon, jaane bhi do yaar, why is all that on-screen chemistry missing off-screen? Kiss and make-up, dearies. Puhlease... ...
All for a Glimpse of Madhuri Dixit

Well, ZOOM’s lavish Mumbai premiere of Danny Boyle’s Oscar nominee was indeed a million dollar opportunity for our photogs.Madhuri Dixit looking resplendent as ever caught everyone’s attention. In fact, when Mads went to use the restroom, there was a huge queue of producers, etc, waiting outside to get a glimpse of her. Mads in Mumbai — is a rare photo-op, na? ...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Aishwarya Rai to contest polls

After 'Munnabhai' Sanjay Dutt, it could be the turn of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as a Samajwadi Party candidate. Samajwadi Party workers and leaders in Bihar have decided to offer Aishwarya the party ticket for the Madhepura seat against Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national president Sharad Yadav, a party official said. In view of the ...
Why does Neha Dupia hates Valentine's Day?

Now when all are gearing up to celebrate this love-ly day, Neha Dhupia seems to be in a different mood altogether.She tells us that she hates Valentine’s Day. Now let us assure you that everything’s alright between Neha and her boyfriend Ritwik Bhattacharya. Neha just finds the whole thing oh-so-stupid. “I think it’s really a stupid concept. I don’t understand why do we even need to celebrate ...
SRK loves Priyanka more than Kareena, Deepika

If Priyanka Chopra declares from the rooftops that she is Shah Rukh Khan's biggest fan then it is with reason. The superstar, who has been taking more than a passing interest in the music of the films he produces, decided to give away a large portion of his duet in " Billu Barber " to her. "Shah Rukh took very close interest in each one of the songs. He isn't a musician, but he has an ...
Shahrukh's view on Slumdog Millionaire

Many critics and prominent industry people have been fuming about the fact that the Oscar nominated film Slumdog Millionaire highlights poverty in Mumbai. But the Baadshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan has no problem with it.He thinks that the poverty seen in the film is a reality and hence wrong for people to become cynical when the film is getting international acclaim.Shahrukh, who has read ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Bollwood Choreographer Really dating Britney Spears!
Ace Indian choreographer Sandeep Soparrkar wants to once and for all put to rest rumours about his alleged affair with Britney Spears and says he is too much in love with his partner Jesse Randhawa to even think of dating the American pop star. "I don't want to talk much about it as I am already in the news for the wrong reasons, but I want to make one thing clear that I am not dating ...
I don’t Support Big B: Sonam Kapoor

The occasion was to announce Worldwide Media’s title sponsorship agreement with IDEA Cellular Ltd for the 54th Filmfare awards. But guess who hogged the limelight? The vivacious Sonam Kapoor! And why not? Her ‘Delhi 6’ opposite Abhishek Bachchan is ready for release... We spoke to her on the obvious, and much more. Excerpts: What is so special about ‘Delhi 6’? Sonam Kapoor: I ...
Madhuri, Preity and Sushmita gunning for Size zero?
It's great to see these glam-sham maam's on the big screen. And it was even more pleasurable to bump into them at this filmi do. Anyway, the three women - Madhuri Dixit, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen - were looking as gorgeous as ever. And yes, they all seem to have lost tons of weight, so much so that we think Mads, Zints, and Sush are soon going to be size zero! From hero-giri, it's the ...
Kareena Kapoor Vs. Salman Khan
The long-drawn-out cold war between Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan has come to an end.Much to everyone’s relief, the two stars finally broke the ice while shooting for Main Aur Mrs Khanna at Panchgani on Friday. Cracks in the Kareena-Salman friendship developed when Salman had differences with Shahid Kapur during the Rock Star concert in 2006. Since Kareena and Shahid were romantically ...
Monday, January 26, 2009
AR Rahman & Sukhwinder to perform at Oscars
While we are all glad with AR Rahman receiving the Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire, here’s the icing on the cake. Rahman and singer Sukhwinder Singh have been invited to open the eighty first Annual Academy Awards night, scheduled for Feb 21 at Los Angeles. The duo will perform their super-hit number ‘Jai ho’. Giving us the great news, our source, who is close to Sukhwinder, ...
Sushmita Sen awaiting clearance to Play Benazir Bhutto

Former beauty queen and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen will be enacting the role of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a biopic to be made by Pakistani filmmakers.Bhutto was assassinated on December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan."Yes, I am keen to play the role. The producers are waiting for a clearance from the Pakistan Peoples Party (Bhutto's party). Once we get the ...
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Nandana Sen bonds with Amrita Arora
Catfights among actresses is nothing new, but then to strike a friendship is surprising. We hear there’s some bonding happening between NandanaSen and Amrita Arora. Says Nandana, “Amu is totally chilled out and fun to work with. She has an open heart and uncontroablly wild side.” Here’s to the new dosti in Bollywood. ...
Celina Needs some love

This glam doll is bored with her single status and so badly wants to mingle.So when we met Celina Jaitley recently, she spoke to us candidly about pyar-vyar. Not ready for shaadi-vaadi yet, the girl wants to fall in love all over again. “I am not really ready for marriage, but I would definitely like some love in my life. I would love to enjoy the feeling of being in love.I have been single ...
Freida Pinto’s Wardrobe Worries

Freida Pinto, the female lead in Slumdog Millionaire, is enjoying every minute of her new-found stardom, but she’s also experienced the downsideof being in the public eye. The off-shoulder dress she wore for the Golden Globes has come in for some criticism and when asked about it, she says, “It seemed the right choice at the time, but I’m obviously going to be more careful now.” But, ...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Sophie reveals her Secret Ambition

Sophie Chaudhary’s (pictured left) secret ambition is to win over Simon Cowell, TV producer and a judge on “American Idol”. The singer-actress has always had a weakness for the man most people are scared of. She says she would love to audition for “American Idol” because it’s her favourite show and that she is ultra confident about her singing English having been trained by the lady who ...
Minissha goes Under the knife!

Yeah ,according to the latest buzz Minissha has gone under the knife to get a pointed nose. And that's the reason for her flaring nose these days. The actress is miffed about these rumours. "Anyone says anything they want!" says Lamba who turned another year old only recently. However 'cosmetic correction' has long been the practice in Bollywood. Koena Mitra has been doing her bit ...
Ghajini Vs. Ghajini

Expectations, expectations and more expectations. Every movie has its fair share of it. Some less and some more. Regardless, it always seems to be a reason behind a film's success. If it exceeds or meets expectations they say its a success, and if it falls below then a failure.For Ghajini these very expectations came in ...
Aamir Khan to do Another Cricket-based film

It seems one movie per year resolution is going to be null for Aamir Khan who will start working for a cricket-based film as soon as he finishes 3 Idiots . The movie, titled ‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’, has cricket as the central subject. Aamir, who is riding high on success with Ghajini making records at the box office, was the natural choice for producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra . And guess what? The ...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Aishwarya beats American singer Beyonce

Aishwarya Rai has been ranked higher than American singer Beyonce in the most desirable women's list in a poll conducted by leading men's portal AskMen.Com.The annual survey titled 'Top 50 Most Desirable Woman in the World' had Ash at the 48th spot while Beyonce rounds the list off on the 50th position.The survey which asked voters to select their ideal partner based on 'intelligence, charisma ...
Slumdog is wonderful: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who had stoked a controversy by slamming Slumdog Millionaire, Friday said the movie was "wonderful" and expressed happiness that composer AR Rahman won three Oscar nominations for his score and songs in the movie."The sound engineer of this wonderful movie Slumdog Millionaire, Rasool, an Indian, has also won a nomination along with Rahman. I am so happy. ...
Sonam Kapoor: Musical Tunes!

Sonam Kapoor’s whacky persona in ‘Delhi 6’ is getting quite popular of late. Not only are Sonam’s costumes in the film becoming a rage, but even her bindaas attitude has been noticed by all. For all those who are wondering what Sonam is doing in the film, let us tell you the girl plays an aspiring singer! “My character in the film dreams of achieving her goal in the world of ...
Aamir's Night out with the Boys!

Monday night was one of those rare occasions when Aamir Khan stepped out with co-stars Madhavan and Sharman Joshi for a night out in Bangalore. The actors, who are in namma Bengaluru till early February shooting for Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Three Idiots’, had a quiet dinner at a plush heritage hotel on Race Course Road. “They were here until late night and enjoyed a meal at a Vietnamese ...
Victory is not just Cricket

Love Story 2050 may've gone completely unnoticed at the box-office, but Harman S. Baweja is raring to go."It hurts if your debut film fails, but you can't let failure overpower you," says Harman, who's ready to face the audience again next week. Victory has to succeed. It's a do-or-die film for him. "Every film is a do-or-die film actually. The business is so different today. That one film ...
Shahrukh not to attend Amrita's Marriage

Amrita Arora's wedding (March 2) guestlist consists of the who's who of the film industry. And yes, Shahrukh Khan is on that list.It will be interesting to see if SRK will attend the wedding festivities that kick off next month. Says a source close to Amrita, "Amrita Arora and her sister Malaika are extremely fond of Shahrukh and Gauri Khan and are regulars at every party at Mannat. The ...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Abhay Deol hates Promotion

This modern-day Devdas believes in his own unique things be it his films or his thoughts. He just loves to be different.Now when all the big stars including Aamir, SRK and Akshay believe in strong promotion for their films Abhay dares to say that he doesn't like to promote films.Now this lazy actor has got an easy way out to deal with this problem. Abhay has started blogging and through ...
Jiah Khan desperate for Attention

Now we all know that Aamir Khan's ambitious 200-crore movie Ghajini was a huge hit in spite of some critics not liking it at all.It was Aamir Khan and Asin who walked away with all the accolades. But the dame whose first movie Nishabd flopped badly in spite of it revolving around herself and Amitabh Bachchan is not ready to give up as yet.She's now working on Yahoo with Shahid Kapur and ...
Salman Khan cycling to go Shirtless

Fitness freak Salman Khan has once again started cycling his way to his film shoots.It is a practice he used to follow when he would not get sufficient time to do his work outs in his private gym. But this time the reason is something else. A source saw him cycling on his yellow coloured hummer all the way from his Bandra residence, Galaxy Apartment to a Kalina Studio for his Main Aur Mrs ...
Sanjay Dutt's Deadly look in Luck
Sanjay Dutt will be seen in a completely different look from what he has been sporting, all thanks celebrity stylist Aalim who has given him a complete makeover for Dhilin Mehta's Luck. Directed by Soham Shah, the entire team leaves today for a 10 day schedule to Capetown from where they'll proceed to Bangkok for the next schedule.Says Sanju baba, "Soham is a very talented director ...
Yash Raj Films CEO Quits

Yash Raj Films needs a new CEO. Evidently Sanjeev Kohli, director and CEO of YRF, gave up his job following a major dispute with Aditya Chopra on Monday.Kohli had been with the company for the last 15 years. “With corporatisation being the norm of the day, Aditya was infuriated that Yash Raj Films was being perceived as a family run set-up. He wanted to do away with the mother hen approach ...
Freida Pinto: The Golden Debutante

On a warm Monday evening, I waited to meet Freida by the poolside at a posh hotel in Juhu, Mumbai.Still recovering from this unimaginable reality—the fact that her debut film Slumdog Millionaire had won the Golden Globe Awards, that it has been nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards and she herself is a red-carpet entrant—Freida smiled with a childlike ...