What? Kangna's Krrish 3 shoes cost a whopping Rs 1.25 lakh

Kangna Ranaut's shoes in her upcoming superhero film has been designed by Gavin Miguel and cost Rs 1.25 lakh 

After looking all over, I found a great shoe company that crafted handmade shoes, says the designer. 

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Thanks to Yo Yo, The Lungi makes a comeback to Bollywood

Honey Singh's Lungi Dance from Chennai Express has got the nation revved up for a good time on the dancefloor.

Funny, how the Lungi seems to have been a part of Hindi cinema from the time it was worn by Meena Kumari in Pakeezah for the song Mausam hai aashiqana. The lungi became a fashion statement for the ladies thereafter. We had Sharmila Tagore, Waheeda Rehman and Jaya Bhaduri in a lungi in more films than one.

Except for Mehmood who was most comfortable sporting a lungi, leading men were shy of being seen in a lungi even if they were seen sleeping in a film.

A superstar of the 1960s and 70s says, I was very comfortable wearing a lungi at home. But whenever I was asked to wear a lungi for a film, I shied away. I remember there was a scene in a film where I was shown sleeping in my bed. The director suggested I wear a lungi. I quickly had it changed to a night-suit.

It was Amitabh Bachchan who broke the jinx over lungis in films. It was his friend Manmohan Desai who convinced the Big B to get into a lungi and woo Hema Malini in the film Desh Premee with the song Khatoon ki khidmat mein salaam apan ka that was a clear homage to Mehmood. 

The Big B was very close to Mehmood. This lungi song was the Big B's homage. 

The song situation and the Big B's lungi look was a big hit. 

But somehow the lungi never became an integral apparel for Hindi cinema. Now with Shah Rukh Khan and Honey Singh getting into lungis to do the Lungi dance perhaps we can hope for a widespread legitimization of the lungi in our films. 
Honey Singh who shot the Lungi number with Shah Rukh recently says he is very comfortable in the lungi. I don't know why celebrities shy away from wearing a lungi in public. I'd happily be seen in one on stage.

In fact Honey Singh now plans a live concert wearing a lungi.

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Salman hit-and-run: Hearing on Sept 5

A Mumbai court on Monday set Sept 5 for hearing the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan.

Khan was not present in the court on Monday. He has been exempted from personal appearance.

The court on July 24 framed new charges against Khan in case.

According to reports, Khan will now be tried for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Khan has pleaded not guilty to the charges. However, if proven guilty, the actor might be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Khan was earlier facing the trial for rash and negligent driving, which awards the convict with a maximum sentence of two years.

However, the court handling his case, in January, accepted that the police have provided evidence that merits trying the actor for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which awards the convict a punishment upto ten years in prison.

The case was then transferred to the sessions court as the magistrates' court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the same.

In February, Khan challenged the order and filed a revision petition, pleading that the stringent charges against him be dropped.

In 2002, the actor driving a SUV had run into a bakery in suburban Bandra, and the accident took the life of one pavement dweller while injuring four persons sleeping on the pavement outside.

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Oops! Zanjeer remake could face a roadblock

Superstar Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan's Bollywood debut might run into rough weather in Andhra Pradesh due to the Telangana issue

Owing to the ongoing strife across the states of Andhra Pradesh and the newly formed Telangana, actor-politician Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan's upcoming film could face a roadblock.

People across the two states are apparently miffed with Chiranjeevi for his flip-flop political affiliations on the matter. Sources say the local folk could put up a protest by disrupting the screening of his film co-starring Priyanka Chopra.

For the moment, Ram Charan's upcoming film a remake of Amitabh Bachchan's Zanjeer is slated to release on September 6. Says a source, People of Andhra Pradesh are very upset with Chiranjeevi.

He had been against the formation of Telangana and had even gone on a fast in 2009 on the issue. But with his stance changing recently, even his brother Pawan Kalyan's film Camerman Gangatho Rambabu helmed by Puri Jagannath had run into trouble.

With local people accusing the film of hurting sentiments, the film was forced to undergo seven cuts. Despite this, the Telangana activists had called for a ban on the film. Hope with Ram Charan's next, people can see the difference between art and politics, adds the source.

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Yami Gautam is a fitness freak now

Actress Yami Gautam is a fitness enthusiast and is said to be undertaking a gruelling workout regime.

She is a regular with Hot Yoga, an exercise performed under hot and humid conditions. But she has lately taken on TRX as a new workout regime to stay fit, said a statement.

TRX uses a system of ropes, straps, bands, or slings to allow users to perform resistance exercises using their own body weight. It's also very rigorous and requires a lot of core strength.

Yami has been busy training in TRX and she ensures that she doesn't miss a single day of working out. She feels it provides a complete workout and it is more effective than traditional weight training.

The "Vicky Donor" actress is also geared for her second Bollywood release `Aman Ki Asha`, where she is paired opposite Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar. She is also excited about Prabhu Deva's next opposite Ajay Devgn.

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SRK's Chennai Express breaks records in Pak

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Chennai Express" has grossed rupees 40 million, breaking all box office records in Pakistan's biggest city after its release at the Eid weekend on August 9

The action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty also stars Deepika Padukone. "There is no doubt that 'Chennai Express' has become the biggest box office hit from India since the government allowed screening of Indian movies in the country," Mohammad Qadri the media spokesman for IMGC told.

IMGC is the biggest distribution company in Pakistan with its offices based in Lahore and it imports Indian films via Dubai. Qadri said that since its release in just eight screens in Karachi, "Chennai Express" had grossed over 40 million rupees and the figure was mounting.

"I can't give the exact figures now but the initial estimate of ticket sales for the week since its release 'Chennai Express' has grossed over 40 million rupees. The figure will be higher when the final figures of ticket sales for all over Pakistan are available by Monday," Qadri said.

The previous record for highest grossing movie from India was held by Salman Khan's "Dabangg" in Karachi. Qadri said due to the high demand for tickets the cinema owners had also hiked up prices for "Chennai Express" and in some areas it was being screened in five to six shows in a day. 

"Clearly the Pakistani people enjoy the movies of Shah Rukh Khan and its ticket sales exceeded expectations and it did much better than all the other Eid releases including some Pakistani movies and the Hollywood blockbuster, 'Wolverine'. 

" Pakistani film critics have also described the film as an entertaining time pass and one critic wrote, "The Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer is an aesthetically selected evolution of the 'Dabangg' genre."

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