Hot Bollywood | Bollywood Actress | Bollywood Gossips | Bollywood News

Kareena wants to be the best bride

2010-02-25T14:04:00.004+05:30

Kareena Kapoor has lots of great plans for her wedding, she wants a grand wedding and surely wants to look the best ever on her wedding day. But right now marriage is not on her agenda.

Talking about recent rumors about her secret Nikaah with Saif, she says, “We have been together for two-and-half years now. We are very happy. Marriage will happen, but it hasn’t happened. At some point, we are going to settle down but we don’t know when. And catch me doing anything secretly! Anything about my life has been so much in the open. Why would I break my record and go have a hush-hush wedding? I am the last unmarried Kapoor girl in the family and I want a grand wedding… I want to be a beautiful bride but right now, I am too busy being a bride on the big screen.”

When she was reminded that Saif is actually ready to get married, but says no because he doesn’t want to destroy her uphill career, she says, “That’s why I love him so much more.”

Farhan sings again

2010-02-25T13:57:00.004+05:30

For those who have been missing Farhan's singing since Rock On, here is some news. For his sister Zoya Akhtar's movie Running With The Bulls, Farhan will be singing once again.

The movie also stars Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol. It is said that Katrina Kaif has been signed for the female lead role. Multi-talent Farhan Akhtar said with excitement, “After a long break from singing, I will take the mic and will be heard singing in Zoya’s next film. We will start shooting very soon for the movie.”

Running with the Bulls will take a while to come into light. However, Farhan can be caught in the upcoming romance-thriller Karthik Calling Karthik which also stars Deepika Padukone. The movie is slated to release on 26th Feb.

2010-02-13T14:33:00.008+05:30

Karan Johar had a gala time with actor John Abraham while shooting for this week’s episode of Lift Kara De. Karan ragged John about his fabulous abs.

“The last time I saw you, you were coming out of the water in yellow shorts,” said Karan, adding that even that seemed like John was overdressed!

John seemed pretty sport for all the teasing that was in store. He was even surprised to see that his yellow shorts had assumed iconic proportions. In fact, most of John’s fans came dressed in yellow shorts in a bid to tease the actor!
As for his physique, John passes all the credit to actor Salman Khan. “Salman is the reason for most Indians to go to the gym,” he said.

Sonam Kapoor in Pankaj Kapoor's Mausam

2010-02-13T14:23:00.010+05:30

There were a several actors’ daughters that Pankaj Kapoor was looking at for ‘Mausam’, opposite his son Shahid Kapoor.

Right from Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi, Govinda’s daughter Narmada, to Alyque Padamsee’s daughter Shazahn Padamsee and Anil Kapoor’s daughter Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam Kapoor, who got the vote of not only all the unit members of the film but also of Pankaj’s wife Supriya Pathak who had developed a fondness for the girl while shooting for ‘Delhi 6’ along with her. So Sonam, who has already proved her versatility in many ways, will star opposite Shahid Kapoor for Pankaj Kapoor’s lead project. She walks right into the role without audition!

Shruti Hassan shifts base to Mumbai

2010-02-06T18:22:00.007+05:30

Sexy star Shruti Hassan has shifted base to Mumbai. She has been shuttling between Chennai and Mumbai so far, handling projects in both the regions.

Gifted and hardworking Shruti, who has already established herself in the South as a successful singer, music composer and actor, is all set to make it big in Bollywood as well. She is at present busy house hunting the city of dreams.

SRK comes back from London - MNIK faces threat

2010-02-06T17:58:00.006+05:30

Shah Rukh Khan, who has been under attack from Shiv Sena, because of his views on the participation of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League, finally returned to Mumbai from London on Saturday.

He said it was sad that his remarks have been misconstrued but ruled out meeting Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray to resolve the controversy.

"I think what I said has been misconstrued. I am pro good relationship with countries. I am not pro some other country and not my own country. How is it possible?" he told media at airport.

When asked if he would visit Thackeray's home Matoshree to explain his position, SRK said Bal Thackeray was a senior leader and he has gone to his residence whenever he was called. "I have been there so often. Yes, I would like to go and have a drink with him. But on this matter, I don't see... there is no reason for going and asking. But if my stand needs to be explained to someone, I have already done it. I don't think there is an issue on that front," Khan said.

The 44-year-old actor, whose upcoming film My Name Is Khan faces threat from Sena supporters, also added: "If there is any misunderstanding, let's be gracious and let's talk it out."

Against the backdrop of the controversy over his 'Mumbai belongs to all Indians' stand, Khan said, "I only said what every Indian should say. It is in the constitution. I don't want to use big words. If I say anything it will be misconstrued and turned around.

"I am what I am because of Mumbai and I would like everyone in Mumbai to be happy. I think what is happening is very unfortunate. I think all the groups also want Mumbaikars to be happy. Then why create this kind of atmosphere?"

On why his team Kolkata Knight Riders did not pick up Pakistani players, the megastar said, "There was only one slot available and nobody told us to take or not take Pakistani players. We also have to take into consideration the prevailing atmosphere."

Katrina adopts a Catreena

2010-02-03T18:13:00.003+05:30

A 15 day old leopard cub was spotted in a village near Bhopal. This little was rescued by a team from the national park, Van Vihar. Guess what? They named the cub 'Catreena' as they felt she was 'beautiful and silly'!

When Katrina heard of it, she contacted the Van Vihar staff, and wanted to adopt this rescued leopard cub. From now on, annually Rs 50,000 will be given to this national park to ensure good quality nurturing of 'Catreena'. Lucky leopard!

Aamir awarded with Padma Bhushan

2010-01-28T16:43:00.004+05:30

Aamir Khan was awarded with one of Nations most prestigious award Padma Bhushan. As Aamir Khan and Oscar winning composer A.R Rahman were awarded with Padma Bhushan, Saif Ali Khan was conferred with Padma Shri.

Here are a few words from Mr. Perfectionist, "I am so happy to receive this unique honour. The first thing that comes to my mind is my mother’s smiling face. Indeed this has been a good day for me. First my film Peepli Live gets a superb response here at the Sundance Film Festival, and then I receive this wonderful news of receiving the Padma Bhushan. I only wish I was back home right now. I would like to thank God for these happy moments, and all my fans and well wishers for their love, support and good wishes. All izzzz well!!!"

Zarine - the Princess in Veer

2010-01-28T16:31:00.003+05:30

Zarine Khan has attracted a lot of attention with her performance as Princess Yashodhara in Veer. Very few know that this pretty Zarine weighed more than 100kgs sometime during her late teens!

Zarine said, “I’m the only earning member of my family.My father left us when I was 18 and I took to eating and binging to keep away the pain. But I hit the gym and knocked off those kgs when I decided to get into modelling.”

“Salman always says that I am destiny’s child and that is why I was chosen for this film. I was thin when walked into this film, but then I was told to go on a chocolate diet and gain weight, because princesses in those days were never skinny.”

Now that the movie is done, Zarine needs to shed her weight as soon as possible as people have humourously started to call her Fatrina (Fat Katrina).

Shah Rukh Khan occupies space on the moon

2010-01-26T14:15:00.006+05:30

Shah Rukh Khan has not only established himself across the globe, but also on the moon! A Lunar crater on the moon has been named after him. “It’s absolutely thrilling and humbling at the same time,” said Shah Rukh Khan, delighted.

The International Lunar Geographic Society recently announced that a crater in the ‘Sea of Tranquility’ will be named after Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan.

A proud Shah Rukh Khan said: “I am in a small way doing good service for my country. The fact that my name is chosen is because the world is looking at India and I happen to be a part of this wonderful land of opportunity.”

This decision was taken and announced on the actor's 44th birthday.While both SRK and his fans are thrilled with this decision, some experts and scientists haven’t been able to accept the fact that the honour should be done to an actor, they felt that it should in fact have been bestowed upon a scientist, or an expert in the field.

Away from this controversy, SRK 'feels like the King of the World', as he shared with the media: “I came to Mumbai with stars in my eyes and Allah has granted me all and more. I am so happy that through the opportunity given to me by my fans, audience and the media platforms that I work with... So thanks to all those who suggested my name and to everyone who has made films with me. My kids are very excited and I know my parents would have been very proud. I’m already telling Karan to launch the next film called My Name Is Chand.”

Shah Rukh Khan now joins the league of Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Columbus, Sir Isaac Newton, Julius Caesar and Jules Verne.... And has reached the moon!

Saif honoured with Padma Shri

2010-01-26T14:01:00.003+05:30

Saif Ali Khan thanked all his directors for his making his career a successful one, after receiving the honoured Padma Shri on Monday. He wrote the following in an email message.

"I would particularly like to thank Imtiaz Ali, Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, Ramesh Taurani, Farhan Akhtar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Siddharth Anand, Kunal Kohli and Vishal Bhardwaj for having faith in me and making me who I am today," he added.

Saif had a long period of struggle and it took him quite many long years to establish himself as an actor and hero in Bollywood.

Dil Chahta Hai was a turning point and since then there was no looking back. Since then, he delivered several hits and critically acclaimed performances like Kal Ho Naa Ho, Ek Hasina Thi, Hum Tum, Parineeta, Salaam Namaste, Omkara and Love Aaj Kal.

A. R. Rahman - a concert and a message

2010-01-18T17:02:00.004+05:30

A. R. Rahman captivated an audience of 70,000 in Paramatta on Saturday night with a spectacular musical show.

This was more than just a concert, it was performed for free as an affirmation that the friendship between Australians and Indians cannot be broken by violence and stupidity.

Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh expressed his own distress at the violence. He also went on to describe Rahman as the Sachin Tendulkar of music.

Rahman was rapturously welcomed by what was probably the largest gathering of Indians ever seen in Australia, among the 70,000-plus crowd.

His appeal lies in an ability to cross and mix genres and clearly he is a gifted composer and singer. Dance and fireworks made the show even more grand and entertaining.

The music was a means - for a message that strongly needs to be put through. The violence must end; the friendship must remain.

Is the Veer girl like Katrina?

2010-01-14T17:23:00.009+05:30

There have been comparisons between the hot and sexy Katrina and the new face in Veer, Zarine Khan. Salman Khan denies that Zarine resembles Katrina in any way.

Salman said: “Except being fair and having a sharp nose, I don’t see any similarity between them. Give god that credit for not making two people identical.” Talking about how she came to the movie and joined the cast, he says: “The film is of a different genre, so we needed a young fresh look. More than that we needed somebody with a yesteryear look. How our grandmothers and great grandmothers used to look, we needed someone like them."

“Just two weeks were left to start the film and we didn’t have anyone who would fit the role. We were searching left, right and centre and met her by coincidence on the set of Subhash Ghai’s ‘Yuvvraaj’."

Vidya Balan in Ishqiya

2010-01-12T16:53:00.004+05:30

Vidya had to suck Arshad's thumb in a suggestive manner for the movie Ishqia. Everytime she had to do it, she burst into laughter.

Vidya says, “Fortunately Arshad is a friend. We’ve gotten along well from the time we did Lage Raho Munnabhai together. I don’t know I’d have been able to do a scene like putting my co-star’s finger in the mouth with someone else. That gesture of sucking Arshad’s thumb was so raunchy and sexy, so not me, I couldn’t connect with it all.”

Talking about her character Vidya says, “I play this rustic voluptuous woman. All my weight-loss happened after I did this film. I had to looked filled up for this part. In Ishqiya everything from the way I wore my saree to the way I looked at men, was alien to me. The role exposed me to a new way of interpreting a liberated woman. My character in Ishqiya may not know about feminism. But she’s truly liberated.”

Aamir is lucky for Kareena and Karisma

2010-01-10T17:53:00.004+05:30

Kareena Kapoor tasted ultimate success with Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots. She has actually started to believe that Aamir is lucky for her and Karisma, in case you have forgotten the blockbuster Raja Hindustani.

“Aamir has turned out to be lucky for both sisters. 2009 couldn’t have ended on a better note!” says an excited Kareena. “My most cherished compliments are the ones I got from Saif, mom, dad, Lolo and my brother-in-law (Sanjay Kapur) who never watches Hindi films. He watched 3 Idiots twice while Lolo went to watch it in her pregnant state.”

On the other hand, we have two Saif-Kareena films that didn't do well in the box office. Oops, does that mean that Saif is unlucky for Kareena?

Shah Rukh Khan on Twitter

2010-01-05T14:52:00.004+05:30

SRK has made his debut on social networking site Twitter recently and as expected, he had more than 11,000 followers on the very first day.

King Khan tweeted, “Being extremely shy, I never thought I would be here (on Twitter). But my friend Karan Johar insisted that I should learn to share my life.”

“Thanks everyone, this is really sweet…didn’t expect such a warm welcome. Love to you all.”

The superstar shared his routine with his followers by regularly tweeting “kids and life calling.. watching tim burton’s 9 with them, last holiday…so up late…catch up later. sleep or be awake well.love to all.”

He also tweeted about his on-screen abscence in the year 2009, “Injury has kept me away from making more films, will work my back off to be around more, the shoulder feels strong and so do I.”

'3 Idiots' - the biggest blockbuster

2010-01-05T14:50:00.004+05:30

"3 Idiots" has been well received by both critics and the movie-going audience. Box-office gurus have declared it as the biggest hit of the year and the movie continues to be appreciated all over.

Trade analysts said that with collections of US$22 million in four days and still counting, the movie is set to emerge as the biggest blockbuster Indian cinema has seen till date.

The film has set new records in the international market as well, grossing US$2.14 million in the opening weekend in the US and the UK.

Mayank Shekhar, a film critic, said: "These days all movies claim to have done record opening business. But '3 Idiots' is beyond all movies. It is not just a students' film. It is for everyone, and the audience is loving it!"

Multiplex owners, anticipating the movie's success, have hiked their ticket prices by about 25 per cent across the country. But that has not exhausted any crowd.

"Our promos, our marketing and everything else gelled well, which has resulted in a good opening. But the bottom line is that when the movie is good then everything works out," said Aamir Khan, a Bollywood actor.

"3 Idiots" is being billed as the blockbuster of the year - a film that entertains and yet makes one think about issues of the education system.

Rajinikanth in appreciation of Paa

2009-12-29T21:59:00.003+05:30

Tamil superstar Rajnikant was extremely impressed with Amitabh Bachchan's performance in 'Paa'. According to him, Big B has set very high standards for actors, by playing a 12-year-old progeria patient convincingly in the movie.

Amitabh Bachchan posted in his blog on Sunday: 'Had a surprise visitor in Rajnikant in my room at the Fariyas (resort, Lonavala). He is shooting for 'Robot' with Aishwarya (Rai) in and around Lonavala and dropped in for a chat. He had seen 'Paa'. I had organised it for him to see it at a private theatre in Chennai and he was meeting me for the first time after that. He had wanted to speak immediately after the film got over, but somehow we missed each other.'

Whoever watches Paa, agrees with the fact that it is warmly accepted both by critics and audiences alike. 'Rajni was exuberant this morning. And we spoke for more than an hour about 'Paa'. He said we are all upset after seeing the film, not so much because of the content and its emotional quotient, but because now that 'you have done this, what are we going to do',' wrote the 67-year-old.

Will Ranbir and Deepika get back together?

2009-12-27T18:45:00.006+05:30

It is in the news that Ranbir Kapoor is trying to revive his relationship with Deepika Padukone.

The two recently met at a common friend's dinner party and got chatty and friendly. They are probably looking at giving their love affair another shot. Katrina, who was said to be a threat to the relationship is being apparently avoided by Ranbir now. Ranbir has cut down on talking with Katrina and is sincerely trying to win back Deepika's trust. Let's see what follows...

Sushmita adopts another girl baby

2009-12-24T18:47:00.004+05:30

About ten years ago Sushmita Sen adopted a girl baby who wasn't in the best of health, but was nurtured well by Sush who proved to be a wonderful mother. SHe has now adopted another baby girl called Alicia, who is three months old.

“Last three years of my life were not so nice. But now things have turned around. When the high court issued a new order and allowed me to adopt another girl child, I did it. Just three months ago, when Alicia was born, I had applied for her adoption. I am extremely happy to have her now.

She is in love with her new baby Alicia and she says, “She is extremely beautiful. She has got my mother’s complexion. Renee is like me and Alicia is like her grandmother.”

Another great gesture and another life made beautiful by the beauty queen herself!

Salman - the real life Veer

2009-12-10T10:02:00.004+05:30

The title Veer suits Salman perfectly. He actually put his life at stake for the movie. There was a scene that required the hero to run on top of a moving train.

Salman insisted that he will not use a duplicate. He wasn't afraid either! "This tunt was a dangerous one, as one slip and he would have hit the ground and could have been pulled under the train with the speed it was moving in" To add to the suspense on the stes, Salman actually asked for a second take as he felt he could do it better. Midst all this, he never lost his sense of humour, and they he used to lie down on the train until it was time for another take. This is what we call a true hero!

Sushmita Sen bruised while shooting

2009-12-10T09:58:00.004+05:30

The gorgeous former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen was bruised all over thanks to a dress that she had to wear for the shooting of Dulha Mil Gaya opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
While shooting a song sequence, she had to dress up in a golden brown gown.

Everything was fine except for the fact that gown was made from such a material that it poked her all over her body. Despite that she wore the dress and completed the shooting which lasted almost four days. She didn't even complain for having her entire body bruised with the attire! We can surely call it true dedication Sushmita! Good going!

Vidya Balan carries Auro piggyback

2009-12-08T18:49:00.003+05:30

While Abhishek Bachchan has carried his dad playing the progeric Auro piggyback in Paa, Vidya Balan had to carry another actor playing the younger version of Auro. This physically-challenged 3-footer was almost the same weight as Vidya.

She tripped and fell while doing the scene. She suffered an acute back-ache for a long time. Says Vidya, "It's a passing shot. But I don't think any actress in the world has done it. Carried a 53-year old man playing her son. But then which other actress my age gets to play Mr Bachchan's mother?" Vidya says she might have hesitated in playing a mom if it was to a real child. "But with Mr Bachchan it was a straight yes."

This man's name is Little Kiran. But he's anything but little age-wise. Though height-challenged 3-feet nothing, Little Kiran who has played parts in a number of Hollywood films including segments of Narnia, The Lord Of The Rings and Star Trek was brought to Mumbai for Paa.

"At first the idea of carrying a 53-year old man who happened to be a very warm and talented Gujarati artiste from London was very discouraging. But when you're doing a film that you know somewhere is creating an unprecedented world, you tend to get defiant as an actor."

The effort has paid off. On Saturday night Vidya's family saw Paa for the first time along with the Bachchans. "And my sister Priya howled all through. To her I'll always be the little baby of the family and she the protective Didi. She couldn't believe the trauma of a mother that I was projecting in Paa."

The best part comes now. Vidya, with all her nurturing personality can't get along with kids in real life. "If I hold a baby for a while I get stressed. In Heyy Babyy, the baby would bawl every time I had to carry it. In Paa I had to mother a man who was far older. It took a lot of getting used to. The fact that Mr Bachchan kept referring to me as 'Maa' as soon he entered the sets, sure helped." Incidentally, the next project has Vidya playing his daughter in Sanjay Leela Bhansali-produced Chenaab Gandhi.

"Isn't that amazing? It takes a lot of getting used to. But I feel blessed. I'm done with trying to be someone I am not. I went through a period of tremendous turmoil when I was struggling to do roles that didn't come naturally to me. But now in hindsight I think that confusion helped me pick Paa, Ishiqya and Chenaab Gandhi. It's gratifying to know today directors think of me for specific roles and not just as one of many choices."

There's a lot of talking about Vidya's aesthetic clothes in Paa. "All thanks to Sabysachi Chakraborty. I think he understood my body language and my personality perfectly. And he dressed me up beautifully without overstepping the parameters of my character."

Aamir finds news ways to promote 3 Idiots

2009-12-07T18:49:00.002+05:30

Earlier Aamir had decided the look and clothes for Rang De Basanti and Ghajini. Now, Mr. Perfectionist has done the same for Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 3 Idiots.

While the team was busy discussing marketing and promotional strategy, this cool dude had finished designing nearly ten T-shirts for himself and his co-stars.
“Between shots, Aamir would sometimes doodle on the pad. Some of these doodles were amazing and complimented the theme of the film. Everyone who saw the designs loved them. And Aamir came up with the idea of launching his designer range of Ts. He has a knack of connecting with the youth. The T-shirts mirror a funky attitude and an irreverent outspokenness,” said one of the sources.
Aamir’s design was showcased on the ramp recently at Phoenix Mill. Pantaloon launched a fashion show to display the all new ‘3 Idiots’ clothing - The Doodle Collection.
The lead actors Aamir, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi walked the ramp in Aamir’s designer Tees. Aamir spoke, “I want to motivate people to become idiots. We doodle all our lives. I did it during rehearsals, on scripts and when I was bored and now it’s on T-shirts like the one I am wearing.” He has also doodled for shoes and on a good-humoured note Aamir said, “If you don't like anyone just throw the shoes from this collection at them. The shoes that have been designed by me will definitely hit them on the spot.”

Aishwarya speaks - Abhishek as a father

2009-12-06T12:43:00.005+05:30

They were in love, they got married, so what next? Everybody grabs the opportunity to talk about the next phase of their life. With the movie depicting Abhishek as Paa, who would let go the chance to ask Aishwarya as to when Abhishek gets to be the real Paa?

Aishwarya spoke to the media at a recent watch launch event. “Everybody has been asking me if Abhishek will be a good pa (father) in connection with the release of our forthcoming production Paa. I think it’s silly for me to be even making the statement. It’s given – I married the man. So obviously I have the conviction in the husband he is or the father he will be.”
“He is very real, very rooted and very human – which I absolutely relate to. His values are evident for everybody to see. We have known each other for so many years.
“I’ve seen him with his niece and nephew since the time they were babies. He is so great with kids and I’ve seen that for the longest time with (his sister Shweta’s children) Navya (Naveli) and Agastya. I have no doubts on him whatsoever.”
Does Aishwarya prefer a baby boy or a girl? “Come on…Aren’t you like moving at a really fast pace…! Whatever god has in store for us in life… Life itself is a blessing, let alone to have opportunity to be able to bring a life into this world.
“It’s really not in our hands …it’s in god’s hands. I hope I am just blessed with that experience, I am really looking forward to it and we will certainly cherish it.”