Forget the Milind Soman and Madhu Sapre commercial. Cyberspace is now feeling the heat of a New York Lotto commercial that was shot by Bipasha Basu and Vivek Oberoi. YouTube uploads mention that the commercial has been directed by Ken Nahoum.The art direction has been done by illustrator Tommy Kane and it was shot in India. Needless to say, the ad is very bold in terms of Indian standards and, hence, apprehensions remained about...

Read more »

Sania Mirza is extremely upset with small time Bollywood filmmaker has launched a film called Hyderabadi Damaad, based on the tennis player’s life and the controversy surrounding her marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.Hyderabadi Damaad, starring Amar Upadhyay, Ali Merchant and TV star Debina Bonerjee as Sania Mirza was launched last week in Mumbai.The film is being produced by PD Garg and directed by Jaiprakash (Market)....

Read more »

Jiah Khan is finally seeing her fortunes turn in Bollywood. She is still celebrating the success of Housefull, her second film after Ghajini which worked at the box office. She has a third reason to celebrate for the actress just bought herself a house in Chelsea, London.Talking about her new acquisition, Jiah tell us, “I am so happy today. I bought an apartment in London. For last six months I have been juggling between India...

Read more »

Tennis star Sania Mirza is extremely upset. A small time Bollywood filmmaker has launched a film called Hyderabadi Damaad, based on the tennis player’s life and the controversy surrounding her marriage to a Pakistani cricketer. Sania’s apprehensions about the content of the film have been further fuelled by the fact that the filmmaker has neither informed her about the film nor sought permission for basing the film on her life.Hyderabadi...

Read more »

Actor Priyanka Chopra, who's recently shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf, was staying at a palace-turned-hotel in Mysore where she had a royal, king-size room to her herself.And no, she wasn't too happy about it. She posted on her Twitter page, "I'm staying at a palace that's been converted to a hotel. I think I'm more of a peasant kind of person. I was so spooked in my massive room."Chopra was initially excited about...

Read more »

Director Siddharth Anand says his new film Anjaana Anjaani, which stars Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, is inspired by the hit American sitcom Friends."I remember when I watched Friends I wanted to meet and know every character. That’s how I want audiences to feel about Ranbir and Priyanka in Anjaana Anjaani. When Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge came out, you wanted to feel and touch Raj and Simran. That’s how I want audiences...

Read more »

Actress Lara Dutta is following in the footsteps of megastar Amitabh Bachchan by launching her own voice blog."Hey! I just started Voice Blogging, you can dial *5148* from your Airtel number to listen to me. Catch you all there," Lara posted on her microblogging site Twitter.Meanwhile, the actress is set to co-host this year's International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Colombo June 3-5."I am not performing this year but...

Read more »

The FIFA World Cup 2010 to take place in South Africa between June 11 and July 11 is the biggest event in the world sporting calendar. However, the coup actually is the news that Bollywood’s reigning diva Kareena Kapoor is in talks with the FIFA event managers.Insiders say that Bebo, who has a very tight work schedule, is actually taking time off for a music video for the FIFA event alongside Hollywood hottie Matt Damon.It is...

Read more »

Ever since Anurag Basu began work on Silence with Ranbir Kapoor, the film has been in the news. The latest buzz that surrounds the project is that Anurag has zeroed in on Asin for the role that was originally sketched for Katrina. Apparently, there were talks with Deepika Padukone too, but the deal failed to materialize.“Deepika demanded an astronomical sum to be a part of the film. Anurag had no choice but to look for other options,”...

Read more »

Though Akshay Kumar hasn't had a massive hit to match the success of his 2008 movie, Singh is Kinng, with a hit under his belt with Housefull, and five more big-budget movies on the cards, 2010 looks bright for the actor.Apart from aggressively promoting the Sajid Khan-directed Housefull across the country in the beginning of the year, Kumar's been on a shooting spree.He began the year shooting for Priyadarshan's Khatta Meetha...

Read more »

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was supposed to be the star attraction at this year's IIFA awards in Colombo from June 3-5, has decided to give the event a miss."I don't think I will be able to come for iifa...too much work here, will miss Colombo," SRK tweeted. Apart from upping the function's star power, SRK was also supposed to captain the Bollywood team in a friendly cricket match against the Sri Lankan team.Sabbas Joseph of Wizcraft,...

Read more »

Another Bollywood superstar has joined the ever-growing list of Twitterati. Sanjay Dutt joined the micro blogging site, Twitter on Friday night, and by Saturday afternoon, he had crossed 3,500 followers.Dutt's profile picture is a poster of his upcoming movie, Lamhaa, so the actor has presumably come on Twitter to promote it.In his two tweet, Dutt thanked people for the love. and also gave people a virtual 'jadoo ki jhappi' (hug),...

Read more »

Perfectionist Aamir Khan is rumored to be hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati 4. Talks are going on and Aamir Khan is in the top of the list. Question that arises about hosting KBC 4 is that since it was earlier hosted by Amitabh Bachchanand Shahrukh Khan, comparison is bound to take place. “These things simply don’t matter to Aamir. The only way he would come on television is by doing a show that caters to social cause. At the...

Read more »

About rumors that he is no longer interested in Kollywood and is looking towards Bollywood, Suriya retorts, “Tamil cinema is my bread and butter; it’s made me a star. I’m not interested in doing a regular Hindi film.I did RGV’s Rakta Charitra as I found the character challenging. You don’t get to play a Suri every day. Next month, I’m beginning work on A R Murgadoss’s Ezhaam Arivu, which is pure dynamite; the subject will appeal...

Read more »

As the days pass and clock ticks, Sushmita Sen is leaving no stone unturned to make her ‘I Am She’ 2010 Miss India-Universe Pageant a success.The former Miss Universe has been slogging away to select the Miss Universe contestant from India for this year. From Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi and Koena Mitra would be part of the jury panel.And Sush plans a bigger surprise for the final day. We hear she is bringing the reigning Miss Universe...

Read more »

Actor Emraan Hashmi, who is known for his sizzling chemistry and steamy scenes on screen with his female co stars, is also pretty good at action sequences.It is believed that the sexy actor escaped a fatal accident in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday while shooting for his upcoming movie “Crook”. The movie is being produced under the banner of Vishesh Films and once again Emraan is being directed by Mohit Suri of Raaz 2 fame.It...

Read more »

Manoj Bajpai, who will be seen as an ambitious, power hungry politician in Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti , seems to have found inspiration from an unlikely source: actor turned politician Chiranjeevi. The look and the mannerisms appear to be styled on the South icon. Our source said, “When you see Manoj in the film, especially during the election campaign scenes and notice his oratory style, it bears a striking resemblance to Chiranjeevi....

Read more »

Shahid Kapoor currently resides in an apartment at the upscale Raj Classique complex in Versova, suburban Mumbai. He wants to move into a bigger apartment but two reasons or people are holding him back.Shahid is meeting real estate agents because he wants to buy a six-seven bedroom apartment to accommodate a gymnasium and a couple of guest bedrooms. His current home has three bedrooms and is a sea-facing one. He wants the new...

Read more »

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is now trying his hand at video editing. "After an entire morning of learning how to edit a DVD on my own, I have finally managed a little snippet," Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb.bigadda.com. "That little snippet was an attempt to understand the business of editing," he added.The actor posted the video on his blog. It shows him waving to hordes of people assembled outside his Jalsa home.While...

Read more »

The use of Google's search engine by Indians has been increased by 70%, a top company official said. "The total intensity of Google usage in India has been increased by 70 per cent this April over the year-ago period," Google India Business Head, Narasimha Jayakumar told reporters on the sidelines of a Google exhibition of newer technologies called 'Google Creative Sand Box.'According to Google's 'Brand Zeitgeist' which highlights...

Read more »

Priyanka Chopra will be performing the most daring stunts ever by an Indian female celebrity as the host for the new season of Khatron Ke Khiladi. For this purpose, a special gym has been set up for Priyanka in the jungles of Coorg. Apparently the special equipment for Priyanka's training was transported to Coorg by train, plane and automobiles. Channel personnel flew on location to discuss Priyanka's stunts for the show.Confirms...

Read more »

The biggest of Bollywood is addicted to Twitter these days. From Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra... all are busy Twitting! Although giving a tough competition to these filmy celebs is India’s demi god Sachin Tendulkar!Sachin too is on the social networking site and too is garnering maximum number of followers of late. Amitabh Bachchan is just a week old on Twitter and already has over a...

Read more »

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan might be arch rivals but seems like when it comes to the country’s prestige they can overlook their differences. At least that’s what it seems with the buzz that the two top stars of Bollywood will come together to play cricket as players of the Indian cricket team at the soon to happen IIFA Awards.Every year IIFA has a friendly match between two countries, the proceedings of which go to charitable...

Read more »

Amrita Rao may be identified by her innocent face, but she is famous for her bold photo shoots. And there's a reason the camera likes her. In her last release Short Kut, she looked absolutely stunning. Whether she wears desi clothes or foreign, she always looks hot. She has nice hair, lips, eyes - and all-in-one compact package - and many girls adore her. To know her beauty secrets, we asked Amrita what were the five beauty essentials...

Read more »

AR RAHMAN will perform live at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, says Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi.“It will be a huge event involving Bollywood celebrities. AR Rahman has composed the theme song for the CWG, and he will be singing live on the opening day.We will release the song in advance, because when Rahman sings in the stadium, we want the whole stadium to sing along,” said Kalmadi. Incidentally,...

Read more »

Indian filmmakers have always remade Hollywood ventures. But for the first time in the history of Indian cinema, Hollywood production houses are interested in remaking Indian films.Right after news broke out that the remake rights of Shriram Raghvan’s Johnny Gaddar have been sold to Los Angeles based producer Ray Haboush, buzz has it that 3 Idiots also may be remade.“Two of Hollywood’s most powerful and famous studios have shown...

Read more »

Resul Pookutty, the first Indian sound engineer to win an Oscar, has just released his auto biography in Malayalam. The book is called Shabdatharapadham (The Sound of Milky Way).Talking about the book, he said, “I laughed at the thought when Penguin asked me to write a book on myself. I never thought there will be a book on my life. But then I realized that I can talk about music and how it is my passion, and I can talk about...

Read more »

Barbara Mori is hot in Bollywood at the moment, but her action is happening in Mexico, where she's from. Her next movie is to star her son Sergio. A source close to Barbara says: “Sergio was always attracted to cinema and comes to film sets with Barbara often. That’s how he was introduced to films and now he is very excited to make his debut with mamma Barbara.”Sergio and Mori will be portraying their real life relation on screen,...

Read more »

Manisha Koirala’s marriage to Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal will be a close family affair. The engagement will take place on June 18 and the marriage will happen on June 19 in Kathmandu. The wedding won’t have any Bollywood personalities in attendance — save for her close friend Deepti Naval — as Manya plans to invite her industry friends for a reception in Mumbai at a later date.A source offers details, "The wedding, a...

Read more »

Uncertainty loomed over the release of Prakash Jha’s political drama Raajneeti this Friday, with the Censor Board having objections to certain scenes, which are said to be about Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.The film has been in the midst of controversies with reports that Katrina Kaif’s character has some resemblance to Gandhi’s life.Jha, however, has been insisting that his film has nothing to do with real life politics or politicians....

Read more »

Britain has become the top country to download Bollywood music abroad while A.R. Rahman has been declared the most downloaded Indian artist, according to a new research.Bollywood tracks have found particular favour with listeners in Britain, where over one in four tracks downloaded from Nokia’s Ovi Music Store is a Bollywood song.Following suit are Singaporeans at the second spot, who are responsible for nearly a third (31 percent)...

Read more »

Barbie girl Katrina Kaif surely loves kids. On a recent visit to London, the actress reportedly had a blast playing with some kids she met.“Kats had gone to a mall in London and there were a few kids running around the place. They were about four years old and could barely speak. They approached Katrina and asked her name,” narrates a friend of the actress.Charmed by the tots, she stopped shopping and started playing with them....

Read more »

From mega star Amitabh Bachchan to Priyanka Chopra, Bollywood stars have come together to pay homage to the victims of the plane crash at Mangalore airport. The stars expressed their grief at the tragic accident where an Air India Express plane from Dubai with 166 persons on board overshot the runway while landing. 159 people are feared dead."Feeling terrible! Plane crash! Air India flight from Dubai to Mangalore crashed...

Read more »

Freida Pinto’s spokesperson has rubbished reports about the ’Slumdog Millionaire’ actress marrying her co-star Dev Patel.Earlier, there were reports that the two were spotted enquiring about a wedding cake at a bakery and making arrangements to fly it to India for their forthcoming wedding."These rumours are complete rubbish and baseless. There is not even an ounce of truth in it," Divya Tejuja, Freida’s spokesperson said.The...

Read more »

Just when we thought things were quiet with controversial item girl Rakhi Sawant, there’s a new scandal she’s being linked to.Two criminals were recently arrested in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and among the weapons recovered from them was an Italian pistol. Now the criminals claim that the pistol actually belongs to Rakhi, and they stole it from her in Mumbai. The case is being investigated by the UP police with help from...

Read more »

Actor Saif Ali Khan says he won’t join Twitter because he feels a gap should be maintained between an actor and the audiences.“Personally, I won’t be on Twitter because I don’t feel the need. I don’t want to share my thoughts,” Saif said at an event in Mumbai. “I don’t know what I will say. And I personally feel that some distance should be maintained between the audiences and the actor. That’s my personal opinion.”But he admitted...

Read more »

Shah Rukh Khan is known for his professionalism and the superstar proved his commitment to work recently when he went to shoot for a toothpaste ad despite having fever.Shah Rukh, the new brand ambassador of Pepsodent toothpaste, had to shoot for its latest ad campaign "Pappu and Pappa" at Filmcity for three days.Even though Shah Rukh was down with 104 degree (Fahrenheit) fever, he made sure that it did not affect the shooting...

Read more »

Deepika Padukone’s recent visit to the Cannes festival, her first major international appearance, caught the attention of none other than filmmaker Woody Allen. Buzz is that the lissome actress, who looked resplendent in a Rohit Bal saree, was being coveted by several Hollywood agents at Cannes.A friend of Deepika says, “Many Hollywood agents sent her messages, directly and indirectly, that they would like to be appointed by her...

Read more »

Malika Sherawat is in Cannes promoting her new movie Hisss directed by Jennifer Lynch. She is making a lot of news, either for being the best dressed or dancing with a snake on the red carpet, and is having a gala of a time, rubbing shoulders with the who's who of the entertainment industry. So the latest on the Sherawat front is that, the actress was attending charity event called “Cinema against AIDS”, a non- profit organization...

Read more »

The US is currently hosting half a dozen small-time actresses. Dia Mirza is there on a micro-blogging site talking of her every moment in Uncle Sam’s country. And now we hear that Tanushree Dutta who went there to study acting has also learnt to do her own laundry.  She doesn’t have house help there, quite obviously she will not be able to afford it, so she’s learnt how to use the laundromat.On her clothes washing skills,...

Read more »

Sherlyn Chopra has put up a picture of her on twitter that has the masses talking about it non-stop and why not. A bare all picture of Sherlyn Chopra is talk of the twitter town. This picture, taken by Vishal Saxena, who is a friend of Sherlyn and an acclaimed fashion and celebrity photographer in his own right, see's the lady baring it all for the camera.When asked why she put that picture up for all to see, Sherlyn says "I saw...

Read more »

Dance reality show "Britain's Got Talent" got a taste of Bollywood as a dance group shook a leg to the tunes of "Jai ho" from multiple Oscar-winner "Slumdog Millionaire".Energetic dance troupe ThreeBee blew the judges away with their colourful performance to hit Indian tune and choreographer Shweta Agarwall admits the film's success inspired the group who have been together for six years to enter the show, reports said."Bollywood...

Read more »

Amitabh Bachchan, who visits the National Defence Academy (NDA)near Pune Monday after 14 years to deliver a lecture, describes it as a "trip in nostalgia"."Most of the day has been spent in preparing for the visit and the lecture at the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla near Pune," the 67-year-old posted on his blog."It shall be a trip in nostalgia. Many years ago, I think maybe in 1996, we were all there to shoot for 'Major...

Read more »

Jostled violently by crowds, she got hurt in the knees and one of toe nails was ripped off, but "Kites" star Barbara Mori isn't willing to give up on Bollywood and now wants to do a film with superstar Shah Rukh Khan."I would love to do more Bollywood films. I want to work with Shah Rukh Khan," Barbara told reporters Sunday when asked which actor was on her wishlist after romancing Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan in "Kites".Accompanied...

Read more »

The much-awaited movie `Kites`, starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori, slated to be released all over the world Friday, is not to be screened in Karnataka, the state`s film association has said.In a special executive meeting, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) Thursday night decided that `Kites` will not be screened in any theatre in Karnataka.Basanth Kumar Patil, president of KFCC, told reporters that the executive...

Read more »

They might have gone from best pals to bitter enemies but Shah Rukh and Salman are all set to put their animosity to rest, for charity.The dishy actors who have been carefully snubbing each other at social gatherings and award functions will for the first time be seen at the same venue. Pitted against each other, the two will battle in a charity cricket match organized by IIFA.The actors, who have been breathing fire against one...

Read more »

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, at a dinner party organised by the clothing, perfume and watch brand, Chanel at Cannes, met one of his favourite actors, Johnny Depp, at the do.He wrote on his blog on Twitter later: "I've just come back from the Chanel party, had long chat with Johhny Depp, and met Karl Lagerfield, who looks just like his pictures."However, Depp is not all that active on his blog. So, there was no mention about the dinner...

Read more »

Good morning my juicy-spicy jalapenos! I don't know whether to blame the weather or the absence of my silver-bearded Vijjy, but I'm just too lazy these days to even stir out of my satin gulabi sheets. But then, life never pauses, right? So, without a comma, full-stop or an apostrophe between us, here's your staple diet of what's happening in various Bollywood homes and lives!Shah Rukh Khan has been in great spirits, I hear! Oooh,...

Read more »

Fireworks are expected on May 27 and 28 in Dubai with some sizzling performances by Bollywood stars there. Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation will introduce itself to Dubai with a fashion show, to be held at the World Trade Centre on May 27, for which many of his colleagues are expected to walk the ramp.Twenty Bollywood and seven international celebrities are expected to be present for the two-day do. Sources say that many celebs...

Read more »

Amitabh Bachchan may be the megastar of Bollywood, but his draw of 37,500 fans on the first day of Twitter was far less than that of Sachin Tendulkar at 79,000.Tendulkar was bitten by the Twitter bug early this month, while Amitabh joined Twitter Tuesday and got plenty of welcome messages from various celebrities.But the 67-year-old, who regularly writes on his blog and also has a mobile blog and a voice blog, is excited with...

Read more »