Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Rakhi Sawant announces herself single, Abhishek is post story now

Source: Radio Sargam
Rakhi Sawant has announced that she is now single and not living with her boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi anymore.

Rakhi and Abhishek had been in a relationship for over a year. She says, "Yes, it’s been almost a month since I’ve been staying alone. I didn’t talk to anyone about this as I was in depression. But now, I want everyone to know I am single and am looking out for the right guy. I think I’ve reached that point in life where I want to settle down and start my own family."

The following is an interview given by Rakhi to an Indian daily newspaper:


What went wrong with Abhishek?

There are many factors… some are too personal to talk about. Two families are involved, and I don’t want to drag them into the picture. But the truth is that Abhishek changed. He wasn’t the same person I fell in love with. And this isn’t the first time he rubbed me the wrong way. I gave him several chances, but he refused to learn from his mistakes. There’s a limit to my patience. And this time I’ve decided to dump him for good.

Does this mean you won’t take him back?

Yes, I stand by my words. I may suffer all my life, but I definitely won’t take him back!

Every relationship has problems, what made you take the final call?

I felt like I was a ladder for him to get work. He used me when it was required. I don’t want to take credit, but there have been occasions when I did help him in getting work. Today he’s bought his own flat and is staying somewhere in Malad. I am not in touch with him.

Is it true that he backed out of marrying you?

Well, he backed out of a lot of things. Yes, marriage was one of them. Now, I am waiting for the right guy who will come my way. I am looking for true love this time!

Rajesh Khanna Romancing 20 Year girls

No one could forget the lover boy of yesteryear who was a craze of the late 60’s and 70’s. Rajesh Khanna a.k.a. Kaka, with his charming personality- managed to rule the industry in his times. But it looks like, after a long break- Kaka now wishes to regain his lost position in the industry. Thus, we now see Kaka in a shocking avatar- in his forthcoming film-Wafa.

Rajesh Khanna, will be seen romancing and also making love to a 20 year old girl, who plays his wife in the film. The film is directed by Rakesh Sawant, brother of famous item girl- Rakhi Sawant. According to Kaka, he was impressed by the script as it is a very off- beat film (?)

Though the director says that Kaka fits the role the best- we aren’t quite sure of that!

Happy Birth day to Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla was the first model to make it big on the Bollywood screen. She is one of the rare Bollywood actress who has been involved in all kinds of roles be it comedy, thriller or family drama. Of late the actress has slightly moved herself to off beat movies and given tremendous performance in movies like My Brother Nikhil and3 Deewarein.

Juhi celebrates her birthday on the 13th of November, so join us in wishing this marvelous actress a happy life and a wonderful career in the years to come.

Hrithik Aishwarya together again in Bhansali next Movie

Source: OneIndia
Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Bachchan created news when they were involved in a lip lock in the movie Dhoom 2. The entire Bachchan family was upset as it was just before her marriage with Abhishek. Bachchan. Jodhaa Akbar calmed down things between Hrithik and the Bachchan clan. The two have however proved to be a formidable pair on screen. The two might be soon seen together in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming movie.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to cast Aishwarya Bachchan opposite Hrithik Roshan in an mature love story. The movie is being penned by the director himself and is expected start shooting in July next year. Bhansali had given Aishwarya one of the biggest hits in her career Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam while Hrithik so far hasn't worked with the Saawariya director. The cine buffs meanwhile will be eagerly waiting to see Hrithik and Ash together on screen.

Chitrangada Singh Like romance with Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan on screen

Source: Zoom TV
Chitrangda Singh is back. And this time the Delhi-based actress — who quit the industry three years ago — is here to stay and that too in aamchi Mumbai. “Yes, I’m busy house-hunting. I’d love to get a sea-facing house in Bandra. Sea-gazing is a luxury I can’t afford back home,” said the actress over a quick chat. Her resemblance to Smita Patil is uncanny. And with equally powerful performances to back that up, it isn’t surprising that Chitrangda got compared to the yesteryear actress.

"Being compared to Smita is the best compliment an actress could get. I never expected such a positive response from critics and cinegoers, especially since I’m also married – a fact I was warned would not work in my favour,” said Chitrangda. So what made her take that break when she was being touted as the next Smita Patil? “It didn’t have anything to do with my married life,” she clarified, dismissing rumours of trouble in her marriage to golfer Jyoti Randhawa. “It’s just that after Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, things moved too quickly, I couldn’t understand the industry’s fast pace and got cold feet.

I felt like Alice in Wonderland. There was suddenly so much work coming my way that I didn’t know how to handle it.” However, this time she’s prepared to pay the price that comes with being a Bollywood actor (constant speculation about her private life). “People can say what they want, but there’s no room for gossip between Jyoti and me. As for the long distances taking a toll, Jyoti’s schedule keeps him out of country for almost nine months so I’m sure we both can manage to steal a few weeks when he’s in the country,” she smiled. She talked about her comeback with Onir’s Sorry Bhai.

“I think comeback is too harsh a word, I prefer to consider it as a new beginning instead. In the past three years I realised that acting is my passion and that is what I really want to do. My family, as always, urged me to go for what I believe in. Today I am more sure of the kind of work I want to be associated with and Sorry Bhai seemed like the perfect way to begin,” said the actress who also has Sudhir Mishra’s Aur Devdas in her kitty and several other projects lined up. “I’m game for all genres. But I would really love to be romanced by Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan on screen.”

Aditya Chopra shelves Rani and Shahid Cricket flick

Source: Radio Sargam
Aditya Chopra shelves Rani and Shahid Cricket flick

The big boss at Yash Raj Films; Aditya Chopra is now becoming more concerned about the production house’s future products.

Says a source, “Adi is in desperate times as most of Yash Raj movies have flopped miserably at the Box Office. They have had only one hit in the last two years, Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chak De India. So Adi doesn’t want any more flops.”

“He has his own directed film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and is 90% certain that this will become a hit, mainly because it has the star-power of Shah Rukh Khan in the cast. But it’s one of the films after that which has got him worried, Haddipa,” continued the source.

"Adi found the direction amateurish by Yash Raj standards. He had a long chat with Anurag Singh (Director) who was shooting the film in Punjab. Adi made it very clear that until things changed, he wouldn’t have another schedule for the film."

So now the film is ‘shelved’ until Adi has time to look into it again.

In Haddipa Rani Mukherjee valiantly tries to get selected for a boy’s only Cricket team, and during the process changes her image to a boy also

Sonam Kapoor ignored at London Film Festival

Source: Santa Banta
Sonam Kapoor might be considered chic and beautiful in B-Town but she's miles away from acquiring international fame. In fact even her father Anil Kapoor has a long way to go!

The buzz is that she was totally ignored along with daddy dearest at the London Film Festival recently. Anil Kapoor was invited to promote the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' in which he has made a guest appearance as a TV show host.

According to a source, "Anil was supposed to come with his wife but instead took his daughter Sonam. The reason behind this could have been to promote her to the outside world, outside of Bollywood."

Unfortunately both father and daughter were sidelined by the media. No one approached them for interview or photographs.

Adds the source, "None of the British press was interested in taking photos of Sonam or her father. To them they were unknowns and not news-worthy."

Obviously both father and the daughter were disappointed and felt left out in the event.

Priyanka Chopra wants ot get marry in next two years

Source: Bollywood Mantra
Glamour doll Priyanka Chopra is at the peak of her career. After performing stupendously in Fashion, she is looking forward with high hopes for her upcoming Dharma Production's flick Dostana starring Abhishek and John. Her personal life is swinging and she has not been able to zero upon someone. Though many a times she has made news for being in love with Harman Baweja, Priyanka never discloses the very fact. But she has confirmed that whoever he is she will get married in the next two years.

Talking to a news daily on the marriage question, Priyanka said, "Man proposes, God disposes. I'm still not mentally prepared for it. But yes, I will, of course, marry someone in the next two years. I have time on my hands as I'm still quite young."

Not only Harman, her name also linked up with Akshay Kumar after getting cozy with him in Aitraaz and latest in the row is 'Kameenay' actor Shahid Kapur.

Speaking about her man whom she has tick marked, she said, "I don't have anyone to name. My career is topping my priority list. Thankfully, I'm getting good work and I want to do some good work. My career is going great and marriage does not fit in right now."

Arbaaz Khan prefer brother's girlfriend Katrina over wife Malaika

Arbaaz Khan dumps wife Malaika for brother Salman’s girlfriend Katrina

Salman Khan’s brother Arbaaz Khan is to delve into movie production for the first time and has decided to cast Katrina Kaif in the lead role.

Arbaaz’s wife Malaika Arora Khan is not happy at all. Says a source, “Apparently, Malaika was supposed to be the lead heroine in Arbaaz’s first film as producer. But with the recent success achieved by Katrina, Arbaaz has decided that it would be a better option financially to replace his wife with his brother’s future wife.”

“As one would expect this has not gone down well with Malaika who is now threatening to leave him if he does the intended. Malaika is very jealous of Katrina and it is common knowledge that the two girls share cold vibes,” added the source.

Shahid throws party in Goa to close friends

Source: MidDay
Says a close friend of Shahid, "Last Saturday after his ad shoot in Goa for a luggage brand, Shahid hosted a surprise barbecue party on the lawns of his villa at the Taj Aguada. It was a party for close friends and acquaintances. Shahid, being a stickler for details, organised everything himself from the food to the wine."

Shahid admits, "Yes, I had a party for all my friends here in Goa. I just wanted to have a get-together. We all had a superb time! Now I am back in Mumbai and have started shooting for Vishal's (Bharadwaj) Kaminay."

A friend of the actor reveals details about the party, "There were hammocks and a huge bonfire. Though Shahid is strictly vegetarian, there were people in the party who weren't, so there were non-veg dishes on the menu as well. The food included barbecued and grilled paneer with a variety of sauces, grilled fish and chicken. There was even a bar set up and Shahid even played bartender. It was great to see Shahid in such a fun and totally chilled out mood."

The friend continues, "Shahid's party list included his trainer Abbas who travels with him everywhere, a few foreign models who feature in the ad, the ad crew, director Ken Ghosh, choreographer Ahmed Khan (with wife Saira), and some unit and cast members from Tips like producer Ramesh Taurani, Vatsal Sheth, and Sharman Joshi, who were shooting in Goa at the time, and a couple of Shahid's very close friends."

Says Shasha's friend, "As the DJ, Shahid played hip-hop tracks, his own hits, retro Hindi film songs, Justin Timberlake and songs from Amitabh Bachchan's films. Ken Ghosh challenged Shahid and Ahmed Khan to an impromptu dance contest. Shahid was voted the winner by the girls. Everyone had a blast and the party rocked till till 4 am. Every time the contestants would get tired they would do bench presses to get the adrenalin flowing."

Says Ken, "Yes Shahid held a very impromptu party. I had gone to Goa to discuss the dates for our shooting in December. It was a get-together for the unit of Kismet Connection (produced by Tips) old friends getting back together after the Toronto shoot last year. I wouldn't say Shahid won he was the mediator. As far as who's the winner well the jury's still out on the winner. We will have the best of 3 parties and decide!"

Aishwarya Rai covered with bed-sheet in mani ratnam " Rawan"

Ash and Abhi is shooting in deep jungle of Kerala for Mani Ratnam's Ravan. Ash is playing the character of Sita in the flick and to hide her from the world, the cast and the crew is taking much care of Ash. She is covered with blankets or umbrella during changeover and the security staff covers her van with bed sheets. The security is so strict that no one is allowed to loiter around the shooting area. No local people and no media people are given a chance to get a glimpse of the glamorous actress.

It is reported that she arrives on location dressed as a Tamil Brahmin lady. Mani Ratnam does not want any photographs of Ash to get leaked and so he is taking maximum care of the matter and is not allowing anyone other than the cast and the crew at the location. Since the shooting is taking place in a deep jungle, their cars can not reach the site. The cast and crew travels in jeeps provided by the forest authority. They travel in car to the forest entrance and after that they get into jeeps for the final journey to the shooting spot.

Ash and Abhi is staying in a beautiful resort beside the Aathirapilly waterfalls.

Lara Dutta writes a script for herself

Source: Apun Ka Choice
Not happy with uninspiring roles being offered by filmmakers these days, actress Lara Dutta has now written a script for herself!

“What prompted me to write a script for myself? Scriptwriters in Bollywood aren’t writing anything in depth for a woman. Invariably the scripts glorify the hero while the heroine is the love interest. And the women-oriented films are half-baked attempts at feminist statements. Both to me are uninspiring,” Lara told IANS in an interview.

So will she take to direction as well?

“No I’m not ready to direct yet. And I can’t wait to start my film. I’ve done two drafts. And I think it needs one more draft, then I’m ready,” she said.

But, interestingly, Lara hasn’t written a woman-oriented film.

“It has equal space for the male and female protagonists. It’s not one of those feminist, in-your-face women’s films. The male lead will have a lot to contribute to my film.”

And, yes, Lara will produce the film. “We start soon. It will be a very commercial film. And I can’t wait.”

The former Miss Universe refused to reveal if Dino Morea, with whom she is linked, will play the lead in her film.

Asked when she found the time to write, Lara said: “I’ve always been a writer. I didn’t have time to write earlier. Now what I do is in-between shots, instead of chatting or sleeping, I write my script. Now I can’t write unless I’ve noise all around me.”

Lara’s mom has been critically unwell for some time now.

“My mom has been unwell for two years. So we’re mentally prepared for the inevitable. My mom went into the hospital when I was in Pollachi for ‘Billo Barber’. (But) I had to keep focussed on my work. That’s what being an actor is all about,” she said.

Amir khan new idea to promote "Ghajini"

Aamir Khan has done it again. Known to be the trendsetter and a perfectionist in that too, Aamir has devised a never before heard method to promote ‘Ghajini’. Aamir has been blogging for quite sometime now, and this time he has made a website on the film’s name aimed to create a better relationship between him and the journalists on the personal level.

A journalist who wishes to be part of this website, www.rememberghajini.com/media,
can register in it and also should upload his or her photograph so that when Aamir meets this media person next time, he will be able to recall the professional and personal details of the person. Upon registration the journalist will also get an information kit of ‘Ghajini’ alongwith a personal note written by Aamir in his profile.

This idea of the website is based on the peculiar habit of his character in ‘Ghajini’ who writes down the details of the people because of having a short term memory.

Raima Sen pose hot of Maxim November Issue

So, this time we have the younger Sen sister Raima shed her inhibitions and clothes for the November issue of the famous Men’s magazine Maxim. The actress appears in a sexy makeover with black and white lacy lingerie set.

Raima has already made her presence felt with films like Chokher Bali, ‘Antar Mahal’ or bit parts in big films like ‘Eklavya’, ‘Parineeta’, ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd’ or flops like ‘C Kkompany’, ‘Mukhbir’ and ‘Manorama Six Feet Under’. Currently she has ‘Teen Patti’, ‘Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye’, ‘Sunglass’ and ‘Mumbai Cutting’ on her cards.

The issue has Raima speak about herself saying, “My birthday is on November 7th. I’m a typical Scorpio. Last year the party was at China House, but this year, I’m planning to have it at home. Nothing’s been decided yet. My parents are really cool. The best part is that I won’t have to worry about organising anything as they’ll take care of everything.”

Raima confesses that she has a pretty bad taste in men. When Raima was gifted a lifetime subscription of the mag, a happy Raima said that ‘It might help me understand men better’. Raima finds ex-Bond man Pierce Brosman pretty charming and good-looking. About her ex-love Kunal Kapoor Raima says, “We do talk occasionally, but it’s just that his friend circle is different from mine. And if you want to beat him up, please be my guest”.

Sushmita Sen to play Benazir Bhutto

The guesses for the lead role in the movie on the Pakistan’s powerful lady politician Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated last year, has been abuzz for quite sometime now. Now, we have it that Sushmita Sen has finally bagged this role of her lifetime. The actress is also brushing up her Urdu for the role.

The movie, a biopic of the slain leader, will be a joint venture by Vox Vision and Sum Films and will be shot in Pakistan and England.

Sushmita was busy for quite some time with the making of ‘Rani Laxmi Bai’ and judging reality show ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena’. She had done extensive research for ‘Rani Laxmi Bai’. She had learnt the martial arts and was ready to direct the film herself. Now, with Sush getting such a big opportunity the fate of her so-called dream project seems uncertain.

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