Shah Rukh Khan and his friends will not bring in 2011 in Goa, but along with his family and friends in Dubai. The entourage includes Karan Johar, Hrithik-Sussanne, and several other friends of the couple.Says a source, "The Khans and their friends will ring in the new year at the couple’s palatial home on The Palm in Jumeirah." The B-Town brigade leaves on December 30.Gauri’s close friend Kaajal Anand (Putlu) is also part of the...

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Director Roland Joffe loves India and Indian films. One is not sure anymore if he loves Abbas-Mustan as much as loves the rest of the Indian movie industry. Eighteen years ago, he shot The City Of Joy with Om Puri and Shabana Azmi in Kolkata (then Calcutta).Now he’s shooting a Maratha period film, Singularity, with Bipasha Basu in Australia.Bipasha and Roland hit it off instantly in Brisbane. While shooting, they got down to discussing...

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Malaika Arora Khan postponed her New Year vacation with husband Arbaaz Khan, when an entertainment group offered her a large undisclosed sum for her anthemic Munni jig at Amby Valley. Katrina Kaif, on the other hand, has refused to dance to her Sheila ki Jawaani number from Tees Maar Khan. Says a source close to Kaif, "A suburban luxury hotel offered her Rs 3.5 crores for the jig. Frankly, Katrina was tempted. But she backed out...

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Rani Mukerji says she wants to be seen more often on the big screen but describes actors as beggars waiting for good scripts to come their way, which is the reason for her long absence."Actors are beggars! They wait for good scripts to come their way. It’s always the makers who decide to make a film and then it’s on the actors to choose what they want to do on the basis of what is being offered to them," Rani, who will feature...

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A-listers like Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu failed to lure audiences this year, while lady luck’s favourite Katrina Kaif and item girl Malaika Arora Khan along with some newcomers managed to keep the clock ticking for Bollywood heroines.IANS jots down names of some Bollywood beauties who stood tall in 2010:- Katrina Kaif: Ramp to rampage - this model-turned-actress has taken Bollywood by storm. Continuing her...

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Celebs never let you down when it comes to bad behaviour. It was the year that Mel Gibson was slammed for an alleged racist rant, Charlie Sheen had woman troubles, Lindsay Lohan admitted dabbling in drugs, Dolly Bindra foul-mouthed everyone and more. Celeb antics ensured that there was no dearth of masala in our tabloid. Here’s a birds’s eye-view of celebs that raised eyebrows in 2010.Lady GagaThe year saw eccentric pop star Lady...

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Last time, he teased the audience with his suntanned butt when he showed off his toned body in Dostana and this time he’s taken it a step further, well, the last really. Actor John Abraham has stripped almost completely in Vishal Bhardwaj’s film Saat Khoon Maaf.John plays one of Priyanka’s husbands in the film and has shed his clothes for a steamy lovemaking scene. The actor is actually wearing nothing although a cap has been...

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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan`s Malayalam-language film Kandahar,which hit the theatres has received great response from audiences in Thiruvananthapuram.The film, written and directed by Major Ravi has jointly been produced by Sunil C. Nair and actor Mohan Lal. Meanwhile, its actor Ganesh Venkatraman said that he was happy with the film, and had learnt a lot working with Bachchan and L...

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As Manisha Koirala, who was Bollywood’s reigning star in the 1990s, plans to spend more time in her home country, others from Nepal are finding it tough to break into the Hindi film industry in India."It is difficult," says Mohan Saraf, a former Nepali film producer, and owner of Bishwajyoti, one of the oldest theatres in Kathmandu. Saraf’s family had close links with Hindi film icon Raj Kapoor."First, there’s the matter of looks....

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Yes Salman Khan can actually forgive! With the record of maximum enemies in film industry, Salman Khan has decided not to add another one to the list. The actor has reportedly buried the hatchet with Hrithik Roshan. Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan had a fallout after Sallu took potshots at Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish in which Hrithik Roshan starred. Hrithik, who generally keeps to himself came out and called Sallu pompous....

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Hrithik Roshan’s name should be in Guinness World Records for going on maximum diets for gaining weight, losing it, and then gaining it back for another role. The actor is currently put on a high protein diet, comprising 22 eggs a day for his role in Agneepath. He had earlier piled up kilos only to lose them for two different sequences of Guzaarish.The actor is now religiously working on his new regime. "Hrithik is undergoing...

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Aamir Khan has often been the face of social causes, be it the Narmada Bachao Andolan or the Atithi Devo Bhava campaign. This time he is involving himself to fight the cause of malnutrition, Mid-Day reported.The actor has become the face of Citizens’ Alliance To Fight Against Malnutrition and was recently in Delhi to discuss some core issues with some leading politicians.The Alliance has been founded by a group of MPs-Sachin Pilot,...

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Sonakshi Sinha who recently posed for Maxim cover, was shocked to see her fake bikini image doing the rounds in media.Her mentor Salman Khan is also fuming over the image as he had adviced Sonakshi not to pose for Maxim in the first place, rumour mills suggest.Sonakshi wrote on microblogging site Twitter, "I’m on Maxim is right, but the figure (pun intended) completely wrong! Would’ve been smart if they checked out the magazine...

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When Mallika Sherawat speaks, the world listens and when she talks about two fighting Khans, the world sits up and pays attention. So, according to the Haryanvi actress, Salman Khan is a ’pussycat’ while Shah Rukh Khan is the ’king of charisma’.But, here’s the catch! Mallika has taken a liking for Bollywood’s enfant terrible Salman Khan and ’pussycat’ in her dictionary means "good". Replying to one of her followers in Twitter,...

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Seems like SRK wants all his friends back! In a candid confession on Karan Johar’s Koffee with Karan, the actor for the first time accepted that "if Farah, Salman were not talking to him, it was probably his fault". While this season’s Koffee with Karan is in news for caustic comments made by people in the entertainment industry, SRK who made a solo appearance on the show took it as an opportunity to convey to his ’frenemies’...

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Catch them if you can! Team ‘Tees Maar Khan’ is packing its bag to go on a global promotional journey.UTV is pulling out all the stops to promote Farah Khan’s highly awaited film ‘Tees Maar Khan’. Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif along with the director will be embarking whirlwind 4 city tour overseas next week to promote their film.The team will travel through Dubai, London, New York and Toronto before returning to India for the final...

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Shriya Saran is one of the very few actresses whose fitness is always admired. According to sources close to the hourglass beauty, three things are behind her maintaining a slim physique.“No crash diets and no tough workouts at gym. Shriya keeps her body fit by doing just three things - Yoga, cycling and swimming,” the sources say, adding: “And she reads a lot too.”Saying that Shriya always believed in the concept of ‘a sound...

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Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu has been having a fun time shooting for her first foreign film Singularity in Australia, but says it is draining her physically."Whoa! It’s been physically tiring...the shoot! Lots of camel riding, compensated by the awesome locations," Bipasha posted on microblogging site Twitter.She plays a Maratha warrior in the film directed by English-French director Roland Jof...

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B-town macho hunk the ‘Dabangg’ Khan Salman has been voted as India’s hottest man alive in the latest issue of People Magazine.The mag has quoted by saying, “Shows us that Sexiness lies not just in the Biceps but in being All Heart”Well for us it’s the deadly balance of innocent face on a physic to die for that makes women go wild.The hunk’s dare bare attitude which speaks the language of heart has made him the choice of many...

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The B-town beauties, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor, who don’t see eye to eye over Shahid Kapoor didn’t leave the golden opportunity to take digs at each other on Karan Johar’s controversial show Koffee with Karan. Kareena Kapoor who came along with beau Saif Ali Khan in the show said, "I wonder where Priyanka got her accent from?"When asked to comment on Kareena’s query, Priyanka Chopra, who came along with rumoured boyfriend...

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American mountain climber Aron Ralston, whose life is the subject of Danny Boyle’s new movie "127 Hours", has complimented Indian composer A.R. Rahman for his music in the movie.Rahman has received a hand-written note from Ralston, and he has posted a copy of the note on his social networking accounts on Facebook and Twitter.The note reads: "For A.R, Thank you for bringing your amazing music to my story - if only I had your soundtrack...

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Known for making family entertainers, Karan Johar was left shell-shocked after he was offered the role of a wife beater and a sex maniac opposite Priyanka Chopra in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf. Bhardwaj was keen to cast KJo as a wife-beater to add curiosity element to his film.Consequently, he requested Priyanka to use her influence on Johar to make him accept the role.A source told Mid Day, "Vishal requested his heroine...

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Actor Dia Mirza is in love, and has finally confessed it. Though rumour mills had it that she may have been seeing upcoming film-maker Sahil Sangha since the two were spotted together at actor Shilpa Shetty’s Diwali party earlier this year, it is only now that the actor has openly admitted to beingin a relationship. “Yes, I am in a relationship and seeing Sahil,” she told HT City on Tuesday.If her beau’s name doesn’t ring a bell,...

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The Bombay High Court Wednesday asked the information and broadcasting ministry to serve a show cause notice to entertainment channel Colors over the content and timings of its reality show "Bigg Boss" to enable it present its viewpoint on the matter."In our petition to the honourable court, we had asked to be given a fair hearing by the I&B (information and broadcasting) ministry to understand our viewpoint and accordingly...

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Just days after the reports appeared that Karisma Kapoor’s marriage with Delhi-based businessman Sunjay Kapur is on the rocks, we hear that the actress is mulling divorce. It’s been quite a while since Karisma has been stationed in Mumbai. And her hubby Sunjay has not cared to pay a single visit in months. Speculation was already rife about trouble in the marriage, but now the buzz is that the rift between the husband and wife...

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Film-maker Anurag Kashyap has stirred up a controversy by claiming that Amitabh Bachchan used his clout to delay a film that’s based on Chittagong revolt so that son Abhishek Bachchan’s film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey could get enough eyeballs. Shonali Bose’s small-budget film Chittagong that is based on the same subject and stars Manoj Bajpai as the revolutionary Surjya Sen, was meant to release in October, but it was delayed due...

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Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari is now ruing over a tweet of actor Arbaaz Khan which said, “I would try save Ashmit by sending a SMS,” insinuating that the Khan brothers Salman (the host of the reality show) and Arbaaz, have ‘scripted’ his eviction from Bigg Boss. Manoj is also learnt to have told a television channel that his eviction could be a ‘conspiracy’ against Bhojpuri actors.“Mr Tiwari is singling out Arbaaz just because...

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The nominees have not been posted long on PETAIndia.com, but actor R Madhavan has already taken the early lead in PETA India’s annual Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity poll. Madhavan, a longtime PETA supporter, says, "For me, being a vegetarian is about being compassionate. I love animals, so I would never eat them. Having a healthy heart is a great bonus, but I’d rather people think of me as having a good soul and a kind heart."R...

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We had recently told you that Deepika Padukone had a blast while holidaying with her family in South East Asia. She also visited Singapore Grand Prix track where Vijay Mallya gave a warm welcome to Deepika and her family.So what do the locals (especially those of Indian origin) feel about it? Well, during a recent visit to the venue we were amazed to see the superb track and all the arrangements. We also interacted with the locals...

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They work in Mumbai but hardly any of the top Bollywood stars are fluent in Marathi. Keeping this in mind, the University of Pune has sent invitations to Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan and other Khans apart from Akshay Kumar to come and learn Marathi during a special course organized to celebrate the 60 years of the Marathi department in University of Pune. Manohar Jadhav, the head of the Marathi Department, is quoted as saying that...

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The Hisss hysteria may have fizzled off in thin air, but Mallika Sherawat is now set to return on the small screen with a dance reality show. If Sony has got Madhuri Dixit as a judge for the dance show Jhalak Dhikhla Ja, its rival channel Colors has roped in Mallika Sherawat for its upcoming show Chak Dhoom Dhoom for which auditions have already begun. The participants of CDD are kids and this year they will contest in groups...

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Mixing work with honeymoon! That’s what Vivek Oberoi will be doing as he rings in 2011. It’s been more than a month since Vivek married Bangalore’s Priyanka Alva. However, unlike other newly-weds, the duo did not vamoose off for a honeymoon. Rather, Vivek kept being busy with professional commitments and the promotion of Rakht Charitra - 2. Now that the film has released Vivek is finally set to spend days and weeks with his wife...

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Hrithik Roshan recently went through a security scare at Delhi airport. Hrithik, who was touring the city, was flying back from the national capital when his flight got a bit delayed. The hunk had to wait at the airport and seing him strolling, there was bound to be a mob attack and it did happen. However, Hrithik getting mobbed was getting a little out of hand with the crowd only swelling in number by the second. Seeing this,...

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Mercifully these two don’t pretend to be friends. Of course, when asked direct questions about each other, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra — who bonded during Aitraaz and fell out over Shahid Kapoor — normally say innocuous things like, "Oh, we have no issues with each other. Blah, blah..." But the fact remains that they do have very strong issues. And these came to the fore recently when Kareena bared her fangs on a talk show...

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Kareena Kapoor might be very satisfied on both her professional and personal life but little did we know about her mood swings. Off late, the actress has been quite a bit irritated and wants to be left alone. And there are times when she does not even want her beau Saif by her side.To overcome her unpredictable mood swings, the Kapoor lass goes on a long shopping sprees. Moreover, she knows the new man in her life does not have...

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Salman Khan has extended his support to dimpled lass Preity Zinta, who is now challenging the authenticity of the news of her being involved in drug abuse case. The generous Khan is all praise for the actress and has told her that he will be right there with her through thick and thin."Hope all gets sorted. Standing right besides you and hope so does the rest of the industry, fans, press and the law,” a daily quoted Salman as...

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India’s song-and-dance routines will soon meet France’s scenic locales and production technology as the two countries have entered an agreement to co-produce films in future.India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and French Culture and Information Minister Federic Mitter signed the agreement on behalf of the two governments at Hyderabad House Monday.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Nicolas...

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After Kareena replaced Aishwarya in Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s revived ambitious project ‘Bajirao Mastani’, it is reported that Ash bagged a role good enough to make Bebo go green with envy.Buzz has it that, Ash has been offered a role opposite Kareena’s beau Saif in Vishal Bhardwaj’s next. Sources confirm that filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj approached the green-eyes beauty with an idea to cast her as the female lead for his upcoming...

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Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar’s son Aarav seems to be walking in his father’s footsteps already! The eight-year-old bagged three medals at a Karate tournament Monday."I’m the proudest dad in India today! My son just won three medals in his annual Karate tournament, " Akshay, a black-belt in martial arts, posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.Aarav won a gold medal for his kicks, and a silver medal each for his squats and...

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Sonam Kapoor is indeed the masakali girl who has traversed the path to success with aplomb. Despite the fact that her debut flick Saawariya failed to create a roar at the box office the gal has managed to sustain herself in the industry with quite a lot of positive attitude. Sonam had been almost labeled as the gal with the traditional touch in the industry, what with her debut film having her portray the typical Hindi film heroine...

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Czechoslovakian beauty Yana, who recently made news for turning up “panty-less” at a charity event, has become a hot among men. Apparently, a UK based men’ magazine is planning to approach her to pose nude for their publication. Reportedly the magazine will be offering her a sum of Rs 1 crore for the job. Yana, who, was quite a sport to take such an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction by her stride said that she love to endorse...

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Rani Mukerji will, in all probability, earn her rightful share of limelight and success with ’No One Killed Jessica’. Besides, she’s pitted against another formidable ace: Vidya Balan. And there’s nothing like competition to get the adrenaline going…As per insiders, Rani has sunk her teeth into her role deeeeeepppllllyyy and has proved her mettle as an actress with a portrayal that will have audiences stumped, for sure.For a particular...

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He’s been gaining ground again as the promos of ’Tees Maar Khan’ have found favour majorly. As per insiders, Farah Khan’s flick will usher in a new round of success for Action Kumar.The actor, meanwhile, continues to be the affable and considerate soul that he always was famed for being.A recent case in point serves to illustrate this further.Reportedly, when Akki was filming for ’Desi Boyz’ in Mumbai, a young girl holding a photo...

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Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone might be taking nasty potshots at each other on TV shows but the two just can’t seem to get over each other. At least the Kapoor lad appears to be having a tough time moving on, for he is time and again dropping outside Dips house begging for an audience with her. And this is despite the fact that Deepika has moved on and is now in a very public relationship with liquor baron Vijay Mallya`s son...

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It seems like Mahesh Manjrekar has waited enough. The long-pending Hindi version of Marathi film Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho was to star Salman Khan as an ambitious and academically-obsessed father of a boy who wants loves playing cricket. About a year ago when Manjrekar offered Khan the role, he seemed eager to "break the mould" and do the unexpected in the shoes of a working class father of teenage kids. That was before Dabangg....

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Evergreen star Dev Anand`s classic hit ‘Hum Dono’ (1961) will release in a digitally coloured version in India in February next year.The movie that saw the veteran in a double role opposite Nanda and Sadhana 50 years ago, will first release overseas on Jan 28 and hit the Indian screens in the first week of February."Where ever I go, people talk to me about the film. It`s nostalgic, I am releasing the colored version of the film...

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Movie: Rakht CharitraDirector: Ram Gopal VarmaCast: Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu SinghWe’re back in Anantpur where the saga of revenge continues. We’re shown a close-to 30-minute recap of the first instalment that led some of us in the screening to believe that Part 1 was being screened all over again. A recap is necessary if you’re showing the film in two instalments, just not this detailed. So you are reminded...

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Movie: Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeyDirector: Ashutosh GowarikerCast: Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Sikander Kher, Vishakha Singh Adapting a work of literature into a movie is an arduous task. Satyajit Ray’s ’Apu Trilogy’ (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar) was based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhuthibhushan Bandopadhyay. Ray’s Shatran Ke Khiladi was based on Munshi Premchand’s short story of the same name....

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Indian fans of Charlie Chaplin can rejoice as movies of the legendary English comic actor are being released here this Christmas in high definition (HD) on DVDs.Eagle home entertainment in collaboration with the MK2 group is bringing out a compilation of the actor-filmmaker’s famous full-length feature films here like "The Kid", "Modern Times" and "The Circus", etc."Eagle home entertainment is making the collection of Chaplin...

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Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, fresh from filming Mission Impossible 4 with Tom Cruise, marvels at the Hollywood superstar’s dedication and hard work. Kapoor, who plays an Indian in the action film, praised his famous co-star, saying, "Tom Cruise is very dedicated and hardworking. Some days he slept for just three hours. That is the kind of drive and dedication which makes you so successful. It (Hollywood) is like a Premier League,"...

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