Aarti Chabbria at Neil Nitin Mukesh’s home for Ganeshotsav

The hot bollywood girl Aarti Chabria who has won in Khatron Ke Khiladi this year.  Thanking lord Ganesha for her success in Cape Town and otherwise she has been visiting few of her friend’s houses for ganesh darshan. One such visit at a dear friend’s house during the festivity was actor Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Neil and Aarti have known each other since their college days at HR. “I visited Neil’s home for ganesh darshan and it was a divine experience. The idol was live size and beautifully decorated. I wish I had stayed longer for the aarti but I had to leave.”

Post Khatron Ke Khiladi, Aarti wants to do something that will really be exciting for her as an actor. She is reading a lot of scripts and will sign something only when it is worth her while. “This year I pray to lord Ganesha only for my family’s happiness & well being” signs off Aarti Chabria.

Amitabh Bachchan signs first Hollywood film

 

After over four decades of contribution to Hindi cinema, Amitabh Bachchan is finally stepping out! At 68, he is ready to make his Hollywood debut with Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby”, which has “Titanic” star Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead.

Amitabh, who is lovingly called Big B in the Indian film industry, is the latest to join the cast of the romantic drama, along with Scottish-Australian actress Isla Fisher. He will play the role of Meyer Wolfsheim, said an official statement from Warner Bros Pictures.
The $125 million project is a 3D adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same name. The principal photography of the movie began this week in Sydney.
“Fitzgerald loved the movies and was a passionate believer in the power of cinema. ‘The Great Gatsby’ has been adapted for the screen no less than four times. Fitzgerald’s story defies time and geography. The vision and the goal of our remarkable cast and creatives is to do justice to the deftness of Fitzgerald’s telling, and illuminate its big ideas and humanity. This is our challenge and our adventure,” said Luhrmann, who made “Moulin Rouge”, and used Hindi song “Chhamma chhamma” in it.
Other cast members for “The Great Gatsby” include Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Carey Mulligan. The film also features newcomer Elizabeth Debicki. Luhrmann is happy to shoot in his native Australia.
“The opportunity to make the film in Australia with the Bazmark creative team is very important to us; the assistance from Screen Australia and the NSW Government has made that possible,” he added.
The film will be distributed in 3D and 2D by Warner Bros Pictures and in certain territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Katrina as animated fairy in music album

She has a Barbie doll named after her and now actress Katrina Kaif will be seen as an animated fairy in the video of a children's album "Rhyme Skool Vol.2".

This is the first time that Katrina will be turned into an animated character. She will be shown as a fairy with her magic carpet, and will be giving a one-line voiceover before every rhyme. The video has been created by Accel Animation, said a statement from the music label.

Last year Katrina and music maestro A.R. Rahman got together with Saregama for "Rhyme Skool Vol.1" and this year they have collaborated yet again for the second volume.

"Rhyme Skool Vol.2" is a compilation of some of the best-known rhymes for kids like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" that will be sung in a whole new way by the students of Rahman's institute K.M. Music Conservatory. The music is composed by the maestro himself.

Lakshmi Rai In Demand

 

 

   

After the stupendous succcess of recently released Kanchana and Mankatha, sizzling actress Lakshmi Rai has opted not to do any Tamil films.

Wondering Why?  Well the reason is simple the pretty lass has already accepted few projects in Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu and her call sheet is full till the next year end with many projects in hand.

Thought the sizzling beauty 'Lakhsmi RAi' has made the audiene to hook to the seat with her tremendous performance in 'Mankatha' in which she palyed a negative role, is going on a long break, leaving her fans to wait for another visual treat.

The Pretty lady stays cool & takes BIG break from Kollywood, while her fans miss her and wants more of her 

Katrina Kaif Voted the Sexiest Woman in the World 2011

Katrina Kaif Voted the Sexiest Woman in the World 2011



Again Bollywood most sexy and hot actress Katrina Kaif top of the list of the Sexiest Women 2011 conducted by the world’s largest men’s lifestyle magazine FHM. As early Katrina Kaif has been voted the Sexiest Woman in the World by FHM India in 2008 and 2009.

1) Katrina Kaif
2) Deepika Padukone
3) Kareena Kapoor
4) Vidya Balan
5) Sonakshi sinha
7) Priyanka Chopra
8)Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
9) Mallika Sherawat
10) Anushka Sharma

Salman to resume shooting of Ek Tha Tiger from Sept 10

 

Yash Raj Films and director Kabir Khan can breathe a sigh of relief. Salman Khan is all set to fly to Dublin to resume shooting on September 10 for Yash Raj Films-Kabir Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger. The crew, including Katrina Kaif (who, as reported, has set aside all other projects), has been keeping itself on hold monitoring Salman’s post-surgery recuperation. Now they can heave a sigh of relief, as Salman is well on the way to recovery.Says a source close to the actor, “After the seven-hour surgery the doctors had prescribed a strict regime for Salman to follow. But he has defied the rules, as usual. He’s filled with mauj-masti in the US. He’s very happy. Salman has been calling up his brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri for the box-office figures of Bodyguard. Though the doctors have predicted the possibility of a second surgery three months from now, Salman has healed with amazing dexterity leaving even his surgeons flummoxed.”Atul Agnihotri confirms Salman’s heartening recovery. “Salman has a Trigeminal Neuralgia with an AV Malformation. He also has another rare complication. He has been treated in the US. The procedure took seven hours and it is successful.”About Salman not paying attention to doctors’ orders Atul says, “He is en route to recovery defying post-operation instructions. That’s Salman for you.”About further treatment, Atul says, “Salman has to get a check-up done in three months to decide if he needs to get a second procedure done. He should commence shooting for Yash Raj soon in Dublin.”Sources at Yash Raj confirm that the shooting resumes on September 10 which incidentally is the date when Salman’s Dabangg had released.

Vidya-Emraan liplock - If kissing is a way to remember me, so be it

Poor Emraan Hashmi! There seems to be no getting away from the "serial kisser" tag despite his many protestations and he's back to locking lips in his forthcoming film "The Dirty Picture". If people wish to remember him for his on-screen kisses, so be it, says the somewhat exasperated actor who has for long been looking for an image change. The 32-year-old actor came to be known as Hindi cinema's serial kisser after numerous lip locks in films like "Murder", "Zeher", "Aashiq Banaya Apne", "Gangster" and "Jannat". "The tag would never go. I tried to get rid of it, but it follows me everywhere. I have done so many films with it (kissing) and so many people went and watched those films. So probably they want to remember me for that. And if kissing is a great way to remember me, I have no complaints! My audience base is there and I can't change overnight, " Emraan told in an interview. "I am trying out different things in my forthcoming films. Hopefully it would be another dimension, which would change people's perception about me, " he added. "The Dirty Picture" is said to have Emraan in yet another kissing scene, this time with actress Vidya Balan. He however stresses that the film, based on the life of the late southern sex icon Vijayalakshmi aka Silk Smitha, takes sexuality to a different level. "It's a different take on sexuality. Sexuality in my films was shown differently before this. 'The Dirty Picture' takes it to a different level, " said Emraan. The first trailer of the movie has already created a buzz, with Vidya in a bold new avatar. Emraan plays one of the three men in her life, while the other two male characters have been essayed by Tusshar Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah. "I play a movie director who believes in artistic cinema. He is one who doesn't really give a damn about commercial viability of a film. He would rather make a film, which critics will appreciate; he sticks to his guns creatively, never budges from his creative instincts of a film and the content the film. It's a very different character that I haven't played before, " said the actor. "The Dirty Picture", produced by Ekta Kapoor, and directed by Milan Luthria, will release Dec 2, which happens to be Silk Smitha's birth anniversary. Even though the movie is being promoted as Silk Smitha's biopic, Emraan says it has been spiked with fiction for commercial value. "It's basically a fictional film. It might have been taken from different sources and it's about the southern film industry, about the actress, her rise, her stardom and her relationship with these three men... Eventually, lots of comparisons can be made but lots of things have been added for commercial effect. So I wouldn't say it's truly a biopic, " he said. This is the first time that Emraan has teamed up with the critically acclaimed Vidya. "Vidya is a great actress. Our combination is new. It's a great experience working with her. Every character in the film is very intriguing and interesting; so we share a very different kind of chemistry on screen." He is also in awe of veteran actor Naseeruddin. "Naseeruddin is god of acting. I did a couple of scenes with him, which was a great learning experience, " said Emraan.

Not trying to woo Ranbir: Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu has cleared the air about her and Ranbir Kapoor.
Bipash Basu has hit back at reports that claim she is trying to woo actor Ranbir Kapoor, saying it is “bizarre”.
‘Woke up to a news report that says ‘Am wooing Ranbir’! Bizarre! Just because I love ‘Rockstar’ trailer and I tweeted about it!’ Bipsha posted on Micro-blogging site Twitter.
‘Ranbir (Kapoor) is an awesome guy but I don’t need to woo him like this. I like to be wooed, I dont need to woo anyone for that matter, ‘ she added.
The 32-year-old was very impressed with the theatrical trailer of Ranbeer’s forthcoming movie ‘Rockstar’ and expressed her opinion in a tweet saying: “Really have to share this, ‘Rockstar’ is by far the best and the most captivating trailer that I have seen. Ranbir looks like a powerhouse performer!”
After that there was speculation that she is trying to impress the young Kapoor.

Katrina Kaif to shake her legs on ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ for Kollywood

 

The superhit ‘Dabangg’ is being remade in Tamil and reports have it that ‘Sheila’ of Bollywood may do the ‘Munni’ act for the Kollywood remake. The makers are reportedly signing Katrina for the Tamil version of the popular item song, Munni Badnaam Hui, and have allotted a handsome Rs 2.5 crore for it.

The original ‘Munni’, Malaika Arora Khan does not do any item song outside her home banner. Sp, the makers were on a lookout for someone who could aptly replace Malaika. Sonu Sood had earlier tweeted that hunt is on for Munni and had asked for suggestions as to who will be fit to do the Munni act in the film.
The producers of the film were keen on Bipasha Basu but since Katrina Kaif is a good friend of Sonu and is also currently not busy with any film, Sonu Sood is pushing for Katrina. The song is going to be choreographed by Saroj Khan.
Meanwhile, you check out Katrina Kaif on the covers of Elle.

Celina Jaitley discloses her secret marriage on Twitter

Actress Celina Jaitley disclosed her marriage secret with Dubai-based hotlier Peter Haag on twitter.

"Beloved tweeple. ..With great pleasure I would like to announce my wedding with @peterhaag on the 23rd of last month at a thousand year old monastery in Austria. We seek your blessings and good wishes, and apologize for the delayed announcement due to a family tragedy. Here is a picture of the most cherished moment of our lives," said Celina Jaitley.

[The picture features myself and my beloved husband, flanked by my dearest father in law to my left, and my brother in law to Peter's right.

Abhay Deol the Face of Indian Cinema at the Toronto (M! M! M!) Film Festival

Fresh off the success of hislast release Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , Abhay Deol was honored this year as the featured celebrity at the Toronto (M! M! M!) Film Festival.

The unconventional Abhay Deol who rodeinto Bollywood as the dark house managed to win accolades for his brilliantperformances and took the industry by storm– Apartfrom featuring as the “new face of Indian Cinema” on the covers of Time Out andMan’s World Abhay was felicitated at the prestigious film festival held at theHarbour Front Centre which celebrates South Asian Culture between the 19th-21st August2011.

SRK thrilled about ps3 game on 'Ra.One'

Superstar Shahrukh Khan, who is leaving no stone unturned to promote his most ambitious project 'Ra.One', is excited about a ps3 game, based on the upcoming super-hero flick. SRK's Red Chillies Production has tied up with Sony Playstation, a leading game player, to develop and create a game based on the film.

The game called, 'Ra.One - The Game', which will be available for PS2 and PS3 consoles from September, about a month before the movie releases in October this year. "Sorry to go on and on about the Sony ps3 game but i am so taken in by it. yippeee my own personal video game...though the hair is little pointy... will put up shots of other actors too.. soon," Shahrukh said on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor passes away

Veteran Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor passed away on Sunday morning. The 79-year-old actor was admitted to Breach Candy hospital last week and was on ventilator support.

He was suffering from kidney failure. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning, sources said.

Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, "Shammi Kapoor ji passed away this morning at 5:15 am .. Rushing there now .. the flamboyance and joie de verve of the Industry lost !"

"Shammi ji ... An entire life full of optimism and happy spirit, caring loving to all ... Now suddenly silent," Amitabh Bachchan added.

Born on October 21, 1931, Kapoor was one of the leading stars of Hindi cinema during the late 1950s and 1960s. He made his debut in 1953 with the film 'Jeevan Jyoti'.

Kapoor, hailed as 'Elvis Presley of India', joined the silver screen at a time when his elder brother Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar were the reigning trio. He was a versatile actor and starred in hits like 'Tumsa Nahin Dekha', 'Dil Deke Dekho', 'Junglee', 'Dil Tera Diwana', 'Professor', 'China Town', 'Rajkumar', 'Kashmir Ki Kali' and many more.

With the success of 'Junglee' in 1961, an entire decade reeled under its colourful impact.

Shammi heralded the swinging 60s and a large part of his appeal was primarily due to the immensely catchy and upbeat numbers like 'Suku Suku', 'O Haseena Zulfo Wali', 'Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche', 'Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyar Tera' where he was at his boisterous best.

Even though success came with light weight tales like 'Kashmir Ki Kali', 'Rajkumar', 'Jaanwar' and 'An Evening in Paris', his performances in flicks like 'Junglee', 'Badtameez', 'Bluff Master', 'Pagla Kahin Ka', 'Teesri Manzil', 'Brahmachari' silenced his critics.

Kapoor received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for 'Brahmachari'.

He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Vidhaata' in 1982.

'Andaz', which released in 1971, was his last movie as a leading man but his character roles in 'Vidhata', 'Hero' and 'Prem Rog' were well received.

He made his last appearance as an actor in the 2006 Govinda-starrer 'Sandwich'. He also shot a few scenes alongside his great-nephew Ranbir Kapoor for the to-be-released film 'Rockstar'.

Mink Brar Is A Lesbian

Mink Brar is a lesbian, yes its true check out what she had to say to a popular magazine about her lesbian kiss video which going on around the internet.

Vidya Balan smokes 10 cigarettes for Dirty Picture

Vidya Balan smokes 10 cigarettes for Dirty Picture

The Film Dirty Picture which is one of the most awaited film of the year as Vidya Balan in the film & it is based on the real life story of South Indian Sex Symbol Silk Smitha, focusing on how an actress who entertained & been a dream girl for millions people but her end was very tragic.

Vidya Balan who never smokes had to endorse a scene in which she had to really smoke for a scene in her forthcoming film Dirty Picture. The actress had to smoke up to 10 cigarettes for a scene while shooting for the film in Hyderabad. She starts to feel anxious after her 4th cigarette and underway coughing. This closed down shoot of the film for some minutes.
The Bollywood sensational Vidya Balan made it all well for the film to keep things real.

Mohan Babu's daughter Laxmi Manchu to make Bollywood debut with Department

Veteran Telugu superstar Mohan Babu's daughter Lakshmi Manchu is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Ram Gopal Varma's Department. She will be paired opposite Sanjay Dutt.

Lakshmi Manchu is not new to the world of showbiz, she is well known for her talk shows like 'Lakshmi Talk Show' and 'Prematho Mee Lakshmi'. She received a lot of appreciation for her negative performance in her debut Telugu film Anaganaga O Dheerudu. She has also acted in the American Television series Las Vegas and Desperate Housewives.

Lakshmi has earlier acted in RGV's low budget Telugu flick Dongala Mutha. Impressed with Lakshmi's acting skills RGV decided to cast her in Department. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan as a gangster-turned-politician and Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati as encounter specialists.

Lakshmi expressed her excitement on signing Department, on Twitter. "Signed a Bollywood film. Superrrr thrilled! Details soon. Thanq for all your love. Dreams do come true," she tweeted.

Lakshmi is currently producing a socio-fantasy Oo Kodathara Ulikki Padathara with her brother Manoj in the lead role.

Department will be shot in Mumbai in one schedule of 75 days

Kareena Kapoor agrees to play the lead in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine

All the speculations regarding UTV Motion Pictures and Madhur Bhandarkar's most ambitious film project Heroine finally come to an end as actress Kareena Kapoor agrees to step into the shoes of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and play the lead role in Heroine.

Heroine has been facing obstacles since the beginning; first Kareena who was the actual choice for the role refused the film as she was not happy with the script and had date issues. Then Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was signed on for the film but after 10 days of shoot, she announced her pregnancy. There were talks of her getting replaced by Tabu or Priyanka Chopra. But no one was ready to step into Ash's shoes with the fear of offending the Bachchan family. Then there were rumors that Heroine was shelved.

But now ending all those speculations Kareena Kapoor confirmed that she will be playing the lead in Madhur Bhandarkar's much-talked about film Heroine. Considering that Madhur had written the script keeping Bebo in mind, he will now be a happy man. Kareena's dates, fee, etc are currently being worked out.

Bebo is surely going to be envied by all her contemporaries as she has just wrapped up the shoot for Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.One, and is gearing up for her next release Bodyguard with Salman Khan. She also has Reema Kagti's next with Aamir Khan, Dharma Production's Short Term Shaadi with Imran Khan, Agent Vinod with Saif Ali Khan and Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time in Mumbai 2 opposite Akshay Kumar.

All is well as Tusshar patches up Minissha and Sagar

All is now well between Minissha Lamba and her director Sagar Ballary. The man whom they would be looking at thanking most? Tusshar Kapoor. Though there have been a series of verbal bouts between Minissha and Sagar post the release of Bheja Fry 2 and during the current promotional campaign of Hum Tum Shabana, it can well be expected to be a thing of the past since Tusshar has facilitated a patch up between the two.

"Recently Tusshar organised a small get together at his apartment for a private screening of a couple of songs of Hum Tum Shabana which were just wrapped up. Obviously other than Tusshar's close associates and friends, Minissha and Sagar were also invited and though they had some real serious differences with each other, they didn't want to say no to Tusshar", informs a source.

Though the screening went off peacefully and Tusshar was quite pleased with the final results, he could sense that something was wrong between his leading lady and the director.

"He was unaware about the ongoing tussle between them and realised it only during the party when he saw them maintaining a distance from each other", says a guest who saw the event unfold first hand, "When Tusshar contacted some mutual friends, he was told about the war of words between Minissha and Sagar. Tusshar couldn't believe his ears since everything had gone so well during the making of the film and something like this was totally unexpected."

Resultantly, Tusshar immediately pulled out both Minissha and Sagar out of the crowd and took them to another corner of the apartment. However instead of reasoning with them or trying to put forth his point of view, he merely asked them to settle their differences like mature individuals rather than making it a public 'tamasha'. As it eventually turned out, this is all that was required for the two friends who came back smiling in a matter of 15-20 minutes and declared that all was eventually well.

When contacted Tusshar confirmed that an incident like this had indeed taken place though he refuses to comment on the conversation that transpired between Minissha and Sagar during the minutes they spent together in isolation.

"I have no business to ask them what they spoke about; it's between them. All I know is that they walked out of my apartment smiling and promised that they were good with each other now. I guess it was just a little misunderstanding and nothing really serious. Also Minissha isn't someone who can really hold a grudge against someone for too long. Everything is sorted out now and they are back to being friends", declares Tusshar. Hope the two friends also feel the same

Sacked, driver attempts to rape television actress

Television actress Ekta Tiwari was saved by her friend and neighbours, who came to her rescue on hearing her cries for help

Television actress Ekta Tiwari, best known for her lead role in Tere Mere Sapne, has filed a complaint of attempted rape against her former driver, accusing him of molesting, assaulting and threatening her in her Bhayander flat on Thursday night. According to the Navghar police, Tiwari stays alone at her Naya Nagar flat in Bhayandar and had employed Mira Road resident Sajid Sayyed (26) as her driver three months ago.She fired him a fortnight back, following which he started sending her lewd SMSes and began stalking her.”I required a driver and an acquaintance introduced me to Sayyed. I used to talk to him but never discussed anything personal. However, he must have misunderstood me and thought that I was attracted to him. Sayyed began falling in love with me and started acting weird. I was not comfortable with his behaviour and fired him 15 days ago. This must have hurt his ego,” said Tiwari.Tiwari had warned Sayyed to back off, but he wanted to have an affair with her. On Thursday, Tiwari was at home when Sayyed came to her building. He kept a watch the entire day and, noticing that she was alone, began shouting her name. Scared, Tiwari asked Sayyed to go, but he barged into her house instead and tried to rape her.

Rape attempt “On Thursday, Sayyed barged into my house and grabbed my hand. I warned him to go away but he began kissing me violently. He dragged me to the bedroom and tore my clothes. I ran to the window and shouted, but he grabbed me and pushed me against the wall. I got hold of my mobile phone and dialled the number of one of my friends but Sayyed snatched the phone, dropped it on the floor and pushed me on the bed,” she said. “He was trying to rape me, but my friend and neighbours came there and saved me. They tried to nab Sayyed but he fled, threatening to kill me and them,” said Tiwari. “We are on the look out for Sayyed. He fled the scene when Tiwari’s neighbours heard her cries for help and came to her rescue,” said API M Shivadkar from the Navghar police station, where Tiwari filed the complaint yesterday.

Minissha Lamba blasts her 'Bheja Fry 2' director

Minissha Lamba is miffed with Sagar Ballary, the director of 'Bheja Fry 2' and her forthcoming 'Hum Tum Aur Shabana', who has been reportedly bad-mouthing her.

Shocked and hurt, Minissha feels it is Ballary's attempt to publicise his films.

"I used to consider Ballary a friend. But if by maligning me he is trying to get publicity, then he's hardly a friend," she says.

Minissha also feels this is Ballary's way of getting even with his 'Bheja Fry 2' producer Mukul Deora, with whom Ballary was apparently at loggerheads during the shoot.

Ballary has accused Minissha of shooting a promotional video for 'Bheja Fry 2' behind his back.

Minissha retaliates: "I think I got caught in the cross-fire between Ballary and the producer of 'Bheja Fry 2'. Since he couldn't hurt the producer in any way, he has chosen to make me a scapegoat."

"If the producer asked me to do a video I'd naturally do it. Why was Ballary opposed to it? It's so sad I've done two films with him. I play the title role in 'Hum Tum Aur Shabana'. So how can he threaten to chop off my role?" Minissha asks.

Minissha believes Ballary should have been "more responsible" with his words.

Minissha replies, "I worked in two of his films. I did 'Bheja Fry 2' although I had a small role. I did it for Sagar Ballary. And this is what he does!"

"I can understand him wanting publicity for his film. But at my cost? Not by destroying my reputation," she insists.

"If Sagar Ballary had a problem with me, he could've told me personally about it. It takes years to build a friendship. It takes just a few careless remarks to ruin it," Minissha says.

After Ballary's outburst, Minissha has not bothered to get in touch with him. "What is there to ask him? Does he feel negative publicity would help the film? I've spoken to the producer and he's pretty upset."

Minissha is equally aghast at reports suggesting her rivalry with Pia Trivedi during the making of 'Hum Tum Aur Shabana'.

"Pia is a lovely girl and she has a wonderful role in 'Hum Tum Aur Shabana'. I had absolutely no problems with her during the film," the actor clarifies.

"I am playing the title role, so why should I get insecure? I've worked in a film like 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' which had Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone. So what's there to be insecure about?" retorts Minissha.