Vidya Balan inspires head Santosh Sivan

There's no denying Vidya Balan is a director's dream. Proof of which is the fact that most filmmakers vouch for the actress who is a powerhouse performer.

After stepping out of her comfort zone and performing a special song for Santosh Sivan's Malayalam venture Urumi, Vidya was offered an impromptu special guest appearance in the film that had the director impressed to no end.

A 5 page Malayalam dialogue was handed to Vidya just minutes before the scene and the star took up the challenge of learning her lines in the limited time frame only to vow everyone with her flawless delivery.

Says a source " Vidya's guest appearance was a spot decision and she was handed the dialogues just over 10 minutes before the scene -she skipped lunch and sat to learn the lines and stunned everyone with her flawless dialogue delivery. She was so good in fact that she moved everyone on the sets."

Santosh Sivan now wants to work on a full fledged film with Vidya Balan who in his opinion is one of the most intense actors he has come across. "Santoshji has often said that Vidya's eyes can convey a thousand words - and after having her as guest in Urumi he is kicked about doing his next film with her" adds the source.

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Neha Dhupia singing in her new flick

Neha Dhupia would be doing what actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Govinda and Kareena Kapoor have done in the past. In case you are wondering what we are talking about, well, Neha would be singing a song in her forthcoming film Phas Gaya Re Obama, thereby following in the footsteps of some of the names mentioned above.

Neha plays a female gangster in the film which also stars Rajat Kapoor and Amole Gupte and is directed by Subhash Kapoor. Considering that the song is based on her character, director Subhash Kapoor felt that it was best that she sing the song herself. While Neha was reluctant initially, she finally agreed and the song was recorded last weekend.

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Mallika Sherawat visited a Reliance Trends outlet to push her upcoming picture Hisss

Sexy diva Mallika Sherawat recently visited a Reliance Trends outlet in Mumbai to promote her upcoming film Hisss. Mallika looked stunning in a gray floral fitted dress and black heels. She confidently addressed the media and answered all their questions in her bold yet charming way. To add to the revelry, Mallika also belted out a few lines from a song that she has sung for the film. This resulted in a lot of cheers and hoots from the audience and media present. With her irresistible charm, this beauty proved that she is truly a ‘Mallika’ of people’s hearts!

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Katrina Kaif confidential visit to Haridwar

Bollywood’s barbie doll, Katrina Kaif, is not just beautiful by her looks, the actress has an unfolded religious side to her which lends her a purity of heart, rarely seen in star struck celebrities. Recently, the actress took some time off from the hectic shooting schedule of Yash Raj’s ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan,’ which is being shot in Chandigarh, Dehradun, and Mussourie, and headed to Haridwar for a holy dip in the river Ganga.

Rumor has it that Kaif’s visit to the holy shrine was kept a secret affair while she traveled with her personal entourage to avoid any security hassles. Katrina takes a holy dip in Ganga Reportedly, the ‘Raajneeti’ star chose to visit the banks of the river in the late evening to avoid any kind of unwanted attention.

A source close to the unit revealed, "Kat was planning to visit Haridwar for a long time. But she couldn't take time off from shooting."“Since she was shooting for Yash Raj Films' Mere Brother Ki Dulhan in North India, she decided it would be the best time to visit the holy place."Buzz has it, the actress went to one of the ghats for the holy dip and later had the darshan of a deity in a temple.

Dressed in a salwar-kameez with her head and face covered with a dupatta, the actress even took blessings from the priest, who then suggested her to participate in the maha aarti, held in the evening on the ghats by scores of priests together. "She's a spiritual person and keeps that side of her private. The local pujari suggested she come back to Haridwar in the near future and also participate in a maha aarti to which she readily agreed," the source added.

Katrina, who has earlier been to pious places of worship like Shirdi, the Golden Temple, and the Ajmer Sharif dargah, is of a religious mindset and tries to visit sacred spaces in vicinity, whenever possible.

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Bipasha Basu dying to go home for Durga Puja festivals

It is said that wherever you stay, home is the best place to come back to rest and relax and when it is a festive time, everyone wants to celebrate it with family and friends. The same things has happened to Bollywood’s Bengali actress Bipasha Basu. The actress was quoted saying that she is dying to go home to celebrate the Durga Puja festival with her parents. Basu shared her emotions with eveyone in the micro blogging site Twitter. The actress posted that she is missing her parents. If her film Aakrosh was not scheduled to release on October 15, she would have left for Kolkata earlier. Now, she will leave for her home town on October 16, which is also her mom’s birthday.

Bipasha is likely to visit Kolkata with beau John Abraham, whose film Jhootha Hi Sahi, is also releasing on the same day. The 31-year-old actress has earlier wished everyone through Twitter on Mahalaya. She posted that Goddess Durga is coming to bless everyone. The actual celebrations of Durga Puja festival starts in Kolkata on October 13. However, she will not miss the flavor of the festival, if she manages to reach on October 16 too. John and Bipasha will take the blessings from the Goddess, so that their films do well at the Box Office. We wish their wishes come true!

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Kareena Kapoor is the new Brand Ambassador of Mahindra Mahindra

Bollywood’s hot babe Bebo Kareena Kapoor is the new brand ambassador for Mahindra & Mahindra and the actor will be seen endorsing the new scooters by the company soon.

M&M has roped in the actor to target young riders and the diva has signed the dotted line to endorse the latest range of Power Scooters by Mahindra including Rodeo, Flyte and Duro. She will feature in company’s print, electronic and online advertisement campaigns.

Mahindra & Mahindra is delighted to have Kareena on board as the actor is stylish and hardy as its new range of two wheelers. She will be seen in the first advertisement that is scheduled to appear later

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