Archives for June 2009

After last year's bad experience, Katrina Kaif has decided to celebrate her birthday with her family in London. The actress is looking forward to meeting her family, but didn't reveal whether beau Salman Khan will be with her or not.

Katrina will turn 25 on July 16 and this time the actress, who is said to be under a lot of external and internal pressure, is determined to make her birthday a happy, stress-free and comfortable occasion.

Katrina will take off for a rare full-family reunion in London this July, to coincide with her birthday. She doesn't confirm the birthday, but admits that she's planning a holiday with family in July.

"I've been burning the midnight oil to make myself free for my family. I'm exhausted and stressed. And I can't wait to go home. Though I've met parts of my family on every visit home all of us eight siblings have not been together in nine years... can you believe it! I really want to do this," Katrina, who has earned rave reviews for her performance in just released New York.

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Heard this?? Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer mega-budget film Kambakkht Ishq, due for a world wide theatrical release on July 3, is already a sold out.

The advance booking for the sleek flick opened on Sunday, but within an hour the entire block for the weekend was full and patrons could be seen disappointedly walking around the multiplexes, which are going to screen the movie from this Friday. Sajid Nadiadwala, who has produced the flick, is elated at the public response towards his sleek flick. The ace filmmaker was especially impressed with the serpentine queues outside multiplexes’ ticket windows, as that reminded him of the good times reminiscent of 1980s and 1990s, when cine buffs would come to the theatres for Amitabh Bachchan’s flicks in  large numbers.

Sources say that Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is fully geared to take advantage of this euphoria amongst the viewers and is preparing to release the film on 2030 screens the world over on July 3. What it means that ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ will be releasing in about twenty percent more theatres than Aamir Khan’s super duper hit flick ‘Ghajini.’

All that translate to that if ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ collects at one theatre a paltry sum of Rs 5 lakhs, it comes out to crossing Rs 100 crore in the first week of the release itself, which is far more than any other bollywood pot boiler can even dream of. Sajid Nadiadwala fully understands the economics of releasing movies and is expected to take full advantage of the whole thing.

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Enjoying singledom after being unceremoniously dumped by her ex-beau Adhyayan Suman, Kangana Ranaut seems to be living life queen-size. Wasting no tears and time on her failed relationship, the doe-eyed-beauty is busy making movies and baby plans. And before you jump to any conclusions let us inform you that Kangana’s sudden maternal desire is nothing but a want for having a big family some day.
The actress, who is currently shooting in Switzerland, is feeling down and out as she is missing her family. Feeling gloomy, the actress told a news daily, “This place looks so much like Manali. My family is waiting for me in Mumbai and here I am, in Switzerland.”

But what’s shocking is the status on her Facebook account, which states that the long-legged lass desperately wants to have a bunch of children. And if the desire for baby wasn’t enough to raise brows, Kangana tops it by adding that she wants several grandchildren too.

Her status message reads: ‘I’m in Switzerland and this place reminds my family and me of Manali. I can’t wait to have kids and grandkids.’

Talking about her Facebook message, the actress told a news daily, “All I can see here are old couples spending time with their children and grandchildren. Be it mountain climbing, sitting in cafeterias, or walking on the streets, the tots are with their grandparents. It makes me long for grandchildren.”

Well, we would tell this pretty dame to start hunting for a beau first and kids will follow. Right guys?

Priyanka Chopra has been dropped from 7 Days In Paris following her high salary demands, according to reports.

The actress reportedly refused to negotiate with producers on her fee to star alongside Imran Khan in the film.

A source told The Times of India: "This time, she was not so lucky. The producers would rather wait and sign someone else rather than pay such a huge sum."

Chopra recently secured a large salary for starring in Yash Raj Films's Impossible, opposite Uday Chopra.

However, her official spokesperson confirmed that 7 Days In Paris's producers were unable to meet her financial requirements.

"Priyanka has not been offered Gadhvi's film," they explained.

They say you need to act like a star to feel like one. And Katrina Kaif by that definition, should be feeling every bit of a star. The actress was recently signed up to launch a luxury designer brand that will make its way to Indian shores soon and has also been paid a queen’s ransom for the endorsement.

The foreign agents who sealed the deal with Katrina’s managers must have felt they sailed through the tough part once she was on board. But they underestimated Katrina’s ‘star’ power.

Kats set special demands and conditions for the shoot of the ad campaign even before it began. She was going to be flown to Paris for the shoot but Kat wasn’t happy with just that. She said she would shoot only in a certain hotel where she wanted to stay. That’s not all, she wanted to work with her own staff, stylist, make-up artist, hair dresser et al who would have to be flown to Paris with her. When they protested, Kats threw a tantrum till they relented.

The actress who has returned to badminton and yoga with a vengeance, has lost five kilos. And, as she stands before you in a short green dress, she looks dishy. “Dishy is such a sexy word,’’ she smiles, her brown eyes lighting up like beacons on a cloudy monsoon day.

The actress has just wrapped up a rom-com with Saif Ali Khan, 39, and is actually packing her suitcases again for a 50-day schedule of Sajid Nadiadwala’s Houseful in London. “This will be my first full-on comedy film,’’ she says. “And I’m a bit excited and nervous.’’

Her co-star is Akshay Kumar, 42, and when you ask Deepika why she chooses men almost double her age to team up with, the 23-year-old says, “I don’t sign a film looking at the hero’s age.’’ She adds, “The script of a film has to turn me on. There are films that I have rejected that other actresses have accepted and vice versa.’’

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Amrita Rao who always had only nice things to say about everyone, including Esha Deol who once reportedly slapped her, is finally showing some displeasure. She is apparently upset with the promos of her film Shortkut.

But her complaints have fallen on deaf ears and things haven’t still gone her way.

Even after her much self-publicised image makeover, not much is happening in her filmy career. Now, Amrita has decided to turn to theatre and explore her options on stage.

The play that Amrita will be doing is an original work written by a writer friend.

She is thrilled to play the multi-layered challenging role, from what we hear.

She has already busied herself with rehearsals and is keen on showing that she’s one actress who has more substance than her contemporaries.

In the recent times, a fitness bug seems to have bitten Bollywood with males running after eight pack abs and even their female counterparts chasing the elusive size zero.

Known for her much hyped zero size figure, and her vivacious nature, Kareena Kapoor is undoubtedly one of the fittest females in Bollywood.

While other crew members of 3 Idiots were gasping for breath, feeling giddy and feeble, thanks to the low levels of oxygen at high altitudes during their shoot in Kashmir, Kareena kept fit, courtesy her special diet.

Famous nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar has prepared a strict diet regimen for Kareena who seems to be following it strictly.

“It’s tough working in extreme climactic conditions. Fortunately, I am surviving because of my yoga and diet, which I change according to the climate of the area where I shoot”, Kareena said.
She is an inspiration for all females trying to stay fit.

And here she is again in a different avatar. Deepika has worn Dolce Gabbana spring 2009 collection gown with white flower embellishments all over it, making the costume this “seasons’s most romantic dress”. Deepika’s 1940s classic hair-do and make-up will not make us forget that vintage is in vogue. She carries this retro look with elegance and panache.

But another similar Dolce Gabbana dress was last seen on Diana Penty, the brand ambassador of Maybelline, on L’Officiel March 2009 edition cover, making the Vogue one common. This is not the first instance of such similarity. It seems magazines are really running short of outfits.Getting back to Deepika, in one of the stills she is seen in an Alberta Ferretti black silk dress posing with an antique comb and adding to the retro feel of the mag’s photo shoot. Inside the issue Padukone reveals how she starts her day, and, needless to say, also about boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor .

Like any other actress, Deepika doesn’t start her day with a glass of water but “a maaaajor breakfast” which she calls “very South Indian”. And when she discusses Bollywood with Ranbir, the duo don’t crib or carp about anyone. Putting “anyone down” is not in her nature, says Deepika.

First Salman’s own sweetheart Katrina, then Bollywood’s most beautiful women and also real life sisters Karishma and Kareena Kapoor, and now, sexy Mallika Sherawat! Wah bhai, Salman must be a lucky chap! All the bollywood’s stunning ladies are heating his game show 10 Ka Dum.

The hot diva Mallika Sherawat and Olympian boxing champ Vijender Singh, both hailing from Haryana, were the guest at Salman’s popular game show 10 Ka Dum. So, there is no need to tell that the show was lively and interesting.

Even if the game has been a brain teaser for both to get the answers right, the icing on the cake was when Mallika revealed that she takes cooking classes and also offered to cook for both the men! How interesting!

Can you imagine Mallika with belan in her hand? But she is purely Indian. She knows how to cook. So, when Mallika started making rotis, Salman also quickly got into action. Surprisingly, Sallu rolled out a neat chapatti while Mallika struggled to get her's right. Boxing champ Vijender who also joined the act, ended up with roti looking like a boxing shorts!

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