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Photos of Heroine Nishanthi

2011-12-06T08:18:00.000-08:00

Pictures of Actress Kajal Agarwal with no watermark

2011-01-02T23:31:00.000-08:00

Pictures of Kajal Agarwal with no watermark

Playboy hottie "Candice Boucher" in Bollywood

2010-12-23T14:23:00.000-08:00

Candice Boucher plays a sand artist in upcoming spy flick

Candice Boucher, a South African Playboy hottie who features in Percept's untitled next, essays the role of a sand artist in the espionage drama.

Directed by Prashant Chaddha (Aap Ka Surror), the film stars Sachin Joshi (the Managing Director of an energy drink endorsed by Shah Rukh Khan) and Arya Babbar.

The beauty had to train from a professional artiste for the role. She says, "Learning from a sand artiste from Belarus was an amazing experience.

It's an intricate art more difficult than oils and watercolours on canvas as sand keeps shifting all the time. One's concentration has to be sharper and more focussed."
As reported 'Playmate on board' (Hitlist, June 11), Candice was the nude centrespread attraction of Playboy magazine for April 2010 and is also the brand ambassador for an international jeans brand.

She was signed for the film during the FIFA World Cup in June (it was held in her home country) to up the project's glam quotient.

The movie is about an informant who has to go undercover to save his brother and the nation from the effects of a biological war.

Courtesy: SantaBanta.com

Asin tied the knot with Salman Khan

2010-12-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

She says after Malayali, Tamil and Telugu weddings, this is her first Punjabi shaadi

The press in the South is claiming that Asin tied the knot with Salman Khan earlier this week in the presence of close friends.

According to these reports, her parents weren't invited and stormed into the wedding mid-way and tried to stop it.

The actress sighs deeply when responding, "At last, the rumours are coming true. Salman and I are finally married. It's a first for both of us."

Too bad, it is only in a movie (Anees Bazmee's Ready). But Salman can't stop joking about the "solemn" occasion.

"Hey guys, I've finally done it, " Salman has been shouting across the location at Film City to anyone in hearing distance.

The "news" of Asin's wedding has reached her native place Kerala.

When a local paper announced Asin's "marriage" with Salman with photographic evidence, the actress was flooded with congratulatory messages, with her fan base and relatives in Kerala wondering why she chose to marry without inviting near and dear ones.

She laughs, "You know, I'm quite enjoying the joke about my wedding. I've been in my bridal outfit taking the saat pheras, for a week now.

I almost feel I'm really married. The family opposition that is being talked about is also part of the script."

Asin adds that she never knew that getting married was so much fun and adventure. She says, "I've gone through Malayali, Tamil and Telugu marriages.

But this is my first Punjabi wedding. And I love it. I even danced at my sangeet to Laung Gawacha."

In fact, both Asin and Salman have decided they will get married Punjabi style, if and when it happens. "It's a pact. It will be a big fat Punjabi wedding."

Courtesy: SantaBanta.com

Actress Namitha Pictures

2010-12-23T13:53:00.000-08:00

More Namitha Pictures with no watermark

Actress Aditi Chowdary Photoshoot

2010-12-23T13:47:00.000-08:00

More Aditi Chowdary Pictures with no watermark

Actress Hansika Motwani Photoshoot

2010-12-23T13:34:00.000-08:00

More Hansika Motwani pictures with no watermark

Actress Bhumika Chawla Pictures

2010-12-23T13:16:00.000-08:00

More Bhumika Chawla Pictures

Model Aaliyah Pictures

2010-12-23T12:59:00.000-08:00

Model Aaliyah Pictures

Actress Sonal Chauhan Photoshoot

2010-12-23T12:52:00.000-08:00

Actress Sunitha Varma Pictures

2010-12-23T12:48:00.000-08:00

Actress Sunitha Varma Pictures

Actress Yamini Photoshoot

2010-09-22T04:54:00.000-07:00

Kareena Kapoor in blue dress

2010-08-16T20:37:00.000-07:00

Mugdha Godse Revealing Pictures

2010-08-16T20:32:00.000-07:00

Actress Akshida showing navel

2010-06-20T16:01:00.000-07:00

Latest stills of Kareena Kapoor at Sony Ad

2010-06-20T15:48:00.000-07:00

Mallika Kapoor Latest Photoshoot

2010-06-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

Mallika Kapoor Hot Photoshoot

2010-06-20T15:34:00.000-07:00

"Attempts are on", Mandira Bedi

2010-03-16T14:16:00.000-07:00

Actress-anchor Mandira Bedi's waist is shrinking by the day and she is looking her fittest ever, but she says she is now ready to "experience the joys of motherhood".

"Koshish jaari hai (attempts are on), " Mandira, who tied the knot with filmmaker Raj Kaushal in 1999, quipped on being asked about when she is planning to go the family way.

"I am totally ready to experience the joys of motherhood and I am mentally geared up for it. In my head, I am ready for it. The sooner it happens, the better, " added the 37-year-old.

Mandira was here to attend the ongoing Good Housekeeping Show 2010, where she was invited as a celebrity guest along with actress Raveena Tandon.

But the actress says handling a child and managing her professional life simultaneously would not be easy for her as she doesn't have her family in Mumbai.

"It (managing a child) will become a little difficult for me as I don't have a lot of family support in Mumbai. My parents live in Delhi and my in-laws stay in US, " she said.

Dressed in a sexy, hot pink dress and lots of silver bangles, Mandira completely defied her age.

Having earned fame at a young age through popular TV show "Shanti" in 1994, Mandira

kept making appearances in movies like "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" after which she hosted a string of reality shows. In 2008, she was seen in the film "Meerabai Not Out", a film based on cricket.

So what's keeping her busy these days?

"I am doing a lot of theatre. I am involved with two plays - one of them will be staged for the 151st time soon and the other has had three shows, " she said.

"Also the cricket season is here, so I am doing corporate shows and I will be associated with the IPL (Indian Premiere League (IPL) cricket tournament) in a way I haven't been before. I can't reveal much about it. But yes, IPL will be taking up the next month and a half of my life, " said Mandira.

As for her absence from the Bollywood scene, she said: "Filmmakers don't know what to do with me. With my short hair, they don't know whether to cast me as a man or woman.

No, jokes apart, they either offer me item numbers or sister's roles or a lead with some inconspicuous banner - none of which is what I want to do. So I am just waiting and keeping myself busy."

Check out Mandira's sexy ramp walk video:

Sexy pictures of Niroo Singh

2010-03-16T14:05:00.000-07:00

Raima Sen plays as a widow!

2010-03-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

Raima Sen will be soon seen playing a widow in Aparna’s Sen directorial film The Japanese Wife – A love poem under Saregama films banner. The actor tells us that she enjoyed herself thoroughly shooting for the film.

Tell us about your character in The Japanese Wife?
I play the role of “Sandhya” in this film who is a widow and single mother of an 8-year-old. This is the first time I’ve played a character which is not glamorous but didn’t want to let go off this opportunity as this is Aparna Sen’s film.

So what’s the story of The Japanese Wife?
This is a haunting but improbable love story which revolves around a young village school teacher (Rahul Bose) marrying his Japanese pen friend (Chigusa Takaku) over letters and remaining true and loyal to her throughout his life, while actually never meeting her.

Sources claim that this film is based on a book?
That’s absolutely true! The film is based on title story of The Japanese Wife and Other Stories by Anglo-Indian author Kunal Basu, who writes from Oxford.

How was it working with tough task master aka perfectionist Aparna Sen?
Well honestly, I was scared before because I had this pre-conceived notion that she is really tough on the sets.

Whenever I goofed up during a scene, she used to explain and even yell when needed but gradually it went smoothly. She used to pamper me like her daughter and it was such a wonderful experience working with her. I’m truly blessed.

How was it working with your co-star Rahul Bose?
I think he’s brilliant as an actor and I learnt a lot from him. We shared a good rapport and I enjoyed a lot.

Most of your work is non-commercial films. Any specific reason for that?
I’ve no idea but whatever I get, I do without any complaints.

What are your upcoming films?
There are a few of them like Sunglass, Vinay Shukla’s film Mirch and Rituparna Ghosh’s Nauka Doobi.

Kareena and Shahid Kapoor together again?

2010-03-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

Plans for bringing Kareena and Shahid Kapoor together to promote their pending project Milenge Milenge have been called off. It has now been decided by producer Boney Kapoor that the pair will promote the film individually.

This, to avoid Kareena who's in a committed relationship, any embarrassment and awkwardness, although Shahid who had no objections to collaborating with Kareena on the promotion seems unaware of these developments.

When asked if he'd be willing to promote the film jointly with Kareena Shahid says enthusiastically, “Yes, I'll do everything I can to promote it. Of course I'll do everything in my power to see the film gets properly released. It's my film.

Shahid says he has no problems whatsoever promoting the film with Kareena. However producer Boney Kapoor feels it's wiser and more discreet to let Shahid and Kareena do separate promotional work.

Says Boney, “We're getting Shahid and Kareena to do separate promotional activities. That way we give them space to be comfortable with the situation and also we get twice the amount of publicity for Milenge Milenge that we would if the pair promoted the film jointly”

Shahid has not only decided to go all-out for Milenge Milenge he has also been taking interest in the release date to ensure that it releases at a time when it is likey to get the best audience.

He recently had a meeting with producer Boney Kapoor and they mutually agreed to postpone the release from April to later during the year.

Says Shahid, “We met and took a joint decision. Boneyji was co-operative. Otherwise I'd have had three releases—Milenge Milenge, Paathshala and Badmaash Company—in one month.”

Boney says he's getting Milenge Milenge ready for release in the last week of June or the first week of July. “Milenge Milenge would be Shahid's last release until his father's film Mausam.Kareena and he look gorgeous together.”

In fact Shahid is enormously enthusiastic about Milene Milenge. Last week he met the film's director Satish Kaushik on the steps of the highrise apartment building that they share.

Says Satish emotionally, “Though we live in the same building Shahid and I never meet! I know him from the time he was a child. On Saturday night we bumped into each other in our highrise compound after a party.

We spoke for nearly an hour about Milenge Milenge. Shahid told me the project is very dear to him and that he would go all out to promote the film however my producer Boney Kapoor and I wanted. Sahid is at our disposal.He asked me when are we shooting the music video.”

Pictures of Actress Shammu

2010-02-19T10:09:00.000-08:00

Pictures of Actress Shammu

I wear bikinis in real life too: Sonam Kapoor

2009-07-04T10:17:00.000-07:00

She’s just two films old at 24. Togged in a trendy black jumpsuit, she flashes her trademark mischievous grin that reaches all the way to her eyes. Sonam Kapoor epitomises today’s youth. Here’s the perky and perceptive actor at her chirpy best.

Have you finished unwrapping your birthday (June gifts yet? Which is best one of all?

The best gift was that dad flew into Mumbai from Los Angeles for four days and then we went together to Macau.
His visit was supposed to be a surprise but in all her excitement, my manager Nisha just let it slip out. But that was very sweet of him. I got some 500 books and the most delicious home-baked carrot cake from Monika, my publicist.
At 24, how would you sum up your personality?

I was born and brought up in the film industry. I have seen dad go through a lot – I had the ringside view of his struggle and stardom. He was never aware of his super-stardom, work has been worship for him. That experience, together with my mom and sis Rhea, keeps me well-grounded. I certainly don’t have any false sense of self importance.
I am very hard-working. I am like the pit bull – I never give up on anything. Like I get claustrophobic in lifts but I made sure I rode up and down in the elevator from the 38th floor hotel room in Macau recently with a brave face. I am scared of going underwater, so I will take to deep-sea diving.

The easiest perhaps is facing the camera? Your recent photo spreads have been scintillating.
Facing the camera for films surely comes easy to me because that is such a great escape. You are playing someone else! But I hate still camera. I overcame that apprehension working with Mr Bhansali when we had hundreds of photoshoots. I also don’t look at myself in the mirror, I get self-critical and self-conscious.

We heard that you will be soon busying yourself in a workshop with your co-stars in Ayesha.
Ayesha is not a pure love story, it is about six or seven friends played by Ira Dubey, Amita , Lisa, Cyrus Sahukar, Arunoday Singh and Abhay Deol.
Since the film spans over 63 days, we all have to really be friends before the film goes on floors. So if we have to work together for nearly four months we should have mutual trust too. Now that Abhay is back from New York, we can hold the workshops.

How is it working for the first time with a lady director, Rajshri Ojha?

Oh, we keep discussing back stories for every character in Ayesha. I can be annoying with all my questions to the director. I used to badger Mr Bhansali and Mr Mehra too.
So Rajshri is no exception – at times she asks me when I will stop asking questions! (laughs) As for women directors , I think they make films most beautifully. I am a big Mira Nair fan because she uses space with her actors so effectively.
What’s Ayesha like? Do you identify with her?

Ayesha is the Indianised version of Jane Austen’s character, as you know already. Ayesha is a motherless girl who has taken care of the family. She wants to be in control – she likes everything to be perfect. She’s smart and perceptive. But she challenges everybody which makes her self-destructive in a way.

How and why did Abhay Deol come into the picture?

Abhay is a brilliant actor. He can be fun and he has the confidence to carry off this role. He is a very secure actor, he knows who he is. He suits the role of Knightley aka Arjun who is a very sorted-out guy and he is at ease with Ayesha as a woman of substance.
So is Ayesha anti-marriage? What’s your view about the institution of matrimony?

Ayesha definitely feels that marriage is not a merger. I am a romantic, so I too feel marriages cannot be arranged, but since I also know that my parents love me so selflessly, I will be smart about bringing home someone whom I love and of whom they approve. I will have to do a balancing act.
You are a Jane Austen fan. What do you admire about her heroines?All her protagonists are independent, self respecting women. They read, write and play music. They have a definite sense of self-entitlement. And I am quite a feminist, so I love her work and most of my favourite authors are women writers like Sylvia Plath.

Are you doing Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Sahibaan?

Mehra speaks to me about so many films, Sahibaan is one of them. Let us see which one of these works out. But I want to with him for sure. He is extremely realistic – a good man and a great filmmaker. I want to play characters of conflict – like the ones in his films.
You have been signed up by Dharma Productions for I Hate Love Stories opposite Imran Khan. So are you prepared to get away from the traditional mould and don a bikini if “the role demands”?

Punit Malhotra is the young, earnest director of the film. It’s a young man’s sweet romantic take. This will be a lovely film for Imran and me. It is a love story, a date flick.
As for wearing a bikini – well I wear it in real life and I have worn angarkhas, salwar-kameez, bandana, jeans, skirts, gunjee – whatever it takes. If the character I play is on the beach – the correct gear would have to be a bikini. (squeals away naughtily).
What kind of roles are you being offered these days?

Oh absolutely anything – my sister is going through umpteen scripts offered to me. It is flattering that most of these are strong women roles.
Having been an assistant director, when will the director in you surface?

At present, I am still evolving as an actor. But the writer in me is wanting to surface. I don’t know if I can be a good director because I am not so good at dealing with people. I would rather write screenplays.

Deepika Padukone at the release of filmfare magazine.

2009-04-23T14:22:00.000-07:00