Monday, August 3, 2009

I am not in love with Shahid Kapoor: Amrita Rao

Bollywood actress Amrita Rao today said that she isn't in love with actor Shahid Kapoor. "We aren't in love as it appears in media reports," she told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. "I sometimes read news that Shahid and I are in love but it is not so," she said.

Rao said she and Shahid together in a film were liked by the movie buffs on the big screen. She said it was their privilege that people come to see them together on the screen and for this they often see our movies. "I am not in love with anyone," she remarked. The actress said she doesn't want to be confined to a particular role and wants to play different roles. "I want to do something in the movies for which the people remember me for a long," she said.
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Bollywood star Shetty dismisses temple complaint

Indian actress and reality television star Shilpa Shetty reacted furiously to allegations she was involved in a film shoot that breached protocol at a Hindu temple.

Authorities at the Sakhigopal temple in Puri last week lodged a police complaint about the Bollywood star and her crew filming inside the sacred building, press reports said.

But Shetty, who shot to fame over a race row on the British television show Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, dismissed the charges as “preposterous.”

“We didn't even shoot in the temple, and the channel obviously took permission to shoot at the footsteps without which we couldn't have proceeded,” she wrote on her blog on Saturday.

“I still don't know why the FIR (first information report) is in my name because I was there hired as an actor to perform for the channel.

”She described the dispute as a waste of time when India had “a huge backlog of more important judiciary matters” and said she had been brought up to behave properly in and around temples.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Katrina goes BLUE only for friendship!

Shree Ashtavinayak's action-adventure BLUE boasts of an ensemble cast of Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Katrina Kaif (special appearance), Rahul Dev and Zayed Khan.

When the film was announced there was a buzz that top actress Katrina Kaif had been paid an unheard of figure for just appearing in an item number for the movie. And sources also started touting Katrina as the highest paid item girl in Bollywood.

However, this proved to be totally false as Katrina is doing BLUE not for money but for friendship. And she is essaying a very special appearance (apart from a song).

In BLUE, and the reason behind this is her friendship with the team and the makers of BLUE, especially Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd., who gave Katrina her first major hit in the form of David Dhawan's MAINE PYAR KYUN KIYA.

This was confirmed by the numero uno actress, who accepted in a recent interview that she is doing BLUE only because of friendship.

On a lighter vein (taking a friendly dig at her favourite co-star, Akshay), she added that she does not have any relationship (friendship or enmity) with the sharks! It may be added for the sake of those who are unaware that action king, Akshay Kumar was involved in a near fatal accident while filming for a dangerous underwater sequence with the sharks in BLUE. Well, Katrina you sure are a true friend, one who does not forget the ones from the struggling/starting days!
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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Bollywood Divas and their Rich Sugar Daddy!

They say ‘Behind a successful man there is a woman’. Somehow our tinsel town cries out a different equation.

In Bollywood ‘Behind a fashion-queen there is a Rich Sugar Daddy.’ Who effectively takes care of all her bills, and efficiently pays them all on time!

Preity Zinta: This dimple-cheeked diva lassoed the businessman Ness Wadia with her irresistible charm. Mr. Wadia might not have contributed much in her flourishing career; still, considering.

Preity’s restrained financial background, he definitely brought a sea of change in her life-style by elevating her status-quotient.

With her Rich Sugar Daddy paying up for the Gucci’s and Versace’s Preity dropped her favorite tom-boyish look.

And fluttered around in society events all dressed up in high-fashion! The T-shirts and Jeans went to the bottom of the trashcan, and out came the designer-torn jeans for the IPL matches. Out-of-the-blue she became one of the most vibrant personalities with tremendous glamour quotient basking in the luxury of ChloĆ©, Jimmy Choo, Fendi, Marchesa, Bottega, Michael Kors, Christian Louboutin, Missoni, Badgley Mischka, Dior…the list goes on!

Preity traveled first class all the way- from mass to class, with a GO from her Rich Sugar Daddy Ness of-course!

Katrina Kaif: This Anglo-Indian does not boast of a wealthy family background despite foreign upbringing. But Katrina Kaif’s stars changed overnight with the entry of much, much older to her macho man of B-town Salman Khan who brought her in the limelight. Katrina might be mum about her marriage with Salman but deep down inside she can’t deny the fact that the awesome status, which she enjoys today is all credits to her Bollywood Godfather Salman.

Shilpa Shetty: This Indian beauty with perfect curves slogged throughout her career just to be counted among the A-listers of Bollywood. Although, she proved her power-prowess by winning the reality show Big Brother, still her acting and financial graph remained unchanged.

But then a short visit from cupid changed everything for her, from Fashion Street to Louis Vuitton, her tastes underwent a major revamp all thanks to an infatuated millionaire sugar daddy ready to pay up for a wink and a smile. Her life too is blessed with a rich man who also recently turned producer- Raj Kundra. A flat in central London and co-ownership in one of the IPL teams- Rajasthan Royals says it all.

Mallika Sherawat: Mallika Sherawat has broken all bounds. Although she is officially not dating Jackie Chan, but the sexy-siren is taking a good advantage of the famous man’s fondness for her. Her society datebook (read Twitter) is full of Hollywood events and she is schmoozing with some big names in Hollywood. It all started with action-thriller Myth and now as they say- they lived happy ever after!

Rani Mukherjee: Rani Mukherjee is an exception among the list of female-actors mentioned above. This bong-beauty has filmy origins that made her stepping in Bollywood a cakewalk. However, her association with Yash Raj especially Aditya Chopra has worked wonders for her, both professionally and personally. Rani Mukherjee today is an integral part of the Yash Raj camp, and that in itself should sum it all.

Interestingly, Aditya has not directed his ladylove in any of his films till date and there seems no such chance in the near future too. However, his presence in her personal life and Rani being a part of Yash Raj camp has definitely brought a sea of change to her status quotient, and this definitely wields her immense power to be counted as one of the top actress of B-Town.
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Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai to recreate DEVDAS magic!!

Shah Rukh Khan, the undisputed King Khan of bollywood who had thrown out Aishwarya Rai from his home production Chalte Chalte, has decided to work with her in Rajeev Menon’s upcoming dramatic flick.

Sources say that Shah Rukh Khan has given a go ahead to cinematographer-turned- director Rajeev Menon’s project pairing himself and Aishwarya Rai after a narration session in London.

Rajeev had especially flown to British capital to seek Badshah’s nod for the project and if he was okay with stunning beauty Aishwarya Rai playing the female lead opposite him.

Rajeev did not have any problem from Aishwarya Rai’s side, as he had already worked with her in a Tamil project ‘Kandukonden Kandukonden’, and so the two of them have an excellent working chemistry.

In fact, Rajeev wants to recreate the magic of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ in his upcoming project with Shah Rukh and Aishwarya.

But was apprehensive about Shah Rukh’s consent for the project, as Shah Rukh Khan never worked with the gorgeous beauty after ‘Devdas’.

It is not that efforts were not made to reunite the sparkling pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya on the silver screen, but all failed.

In fact, Shah Rukh Khan had refused even his close friend and renowned producer-director Karan Johar in this matter. Even, Aditya Chopra could not unite this pair on screen.

The grapevine is abuzz with different theories regarding Shah Rukh Khan giving consent to work with Aishwarya, after avoiding all these years since the time he replaced her with Rani Mukerji in home production ‘Chalte Chalte’ due to Salman Khan( Aishwarya Rai’s boyfriend at that time) creating a scene on the sets.

The most prominent theory doing rounds in the industry is that this is an extension of Shah Rukh Khan-Salman Khan’s infamous spat at Katrina’s birthday. Perhaps Shah Rukh Khan is following the adage ‘enemy’s enemy is friend’, and in this case Salman Khan is enemy of both Shah Rukh and Aishwarya Rai.

Also through this olive branch to Bachchans, Shah Rukh Khan is trying to isolate Salman Khan in the industry. Everybody knows that Bachchan family commands respect and is also considered one of the most powerful families of bollywood. This unity of Shah Rukh Khan and Bachchans will send a clear signal of ‘do not mess with me’ to macho Salman Khan from SRK.

Another theory regarding Shah Rukh Khan-Aishwarya Rai pairing sees it to be the culmination of Shah Rukh Khan’s appearance at Abhishek Bachchan’s flick ‘Drona’, which was followed by their meeting at Karan Johar’s birthday bash on May 25, this year. Karan had ensured that Abhishek-Aishwarya and Shah Rukh-Gauri met freely and cleared their misunderstandings if any. And that seems to have worked for Rajeev Menon’s film.

However, skeptics are not so convinced about Karan Johar’s birthday bash theory, and point out that if indeed there was a thaw in relationship between SRK and Bachchans, then why Shah Rukh Khan gave IIFA, which was held in Macau this year, a miss. At least he could have attended inaugural ceremony to show his solidarity with Bachchans.
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Vidya Balan to pair up with Aamir?

Vidya Balan is the latest entrant to Yash Raj camp. The actress who rejected Yash Raj's offer on two previous occasions has finally given her nod. The actress is reportedly pairing up with Aamir Khan in the film. YRF first approached her for Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, but the actress turned down the role.

Which eventually went to Lara Dutta. Vidya was again offered Laaga Chunri Mein Daag by Yash Chopra but it seems the movie didn't interest her. After her two denials, Yash Chopra had decided never to cast Vidya in his films. But apparently Yash Chopra has decided to forget the past and make a fresh beginning. Vidya this time got a call from Yash Chopra himself and she couldn't say no.
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