Mallika and manisha will join new year bash

Katrina Kaif was told not to prepare herself for New Year’s Eve celebratory dance, as the event was cancelled because of the Mumbai attacks. But, now Mallika Sherawat and Minissha Lamba are getting prepared because they will be dancing in 2009 but Mallika and Minissha will dance to bring in 2009.

Reveals a source close to Mallika, “Mallika has signed on the dotted line a couple of days ago. She’s being paid handsomely, around Rs 85 lakh for the few minutes of performance.”

Mallika’s dance will be in Dubai while Minissha will strut her stuff in Jaipur. Minissha has been reported have been paid Rs 30 lakh for the 5 minute number.

Amrita change her looks to compete bollywood

Actress Amrita Rao has been stuck with a Miss Goody image for quite a while now. The actress is understandably quite desperate to shed that image and keep herself in the league for all kinds of roles.

Her role in Neeraj Vora’s Shortkut, is apparently an attempt to do just that. The actress was cast in the film opposite Akshaye Khanna and she supposedly had some romantic scenes opposite Akshaye, which it seems have been edited out. It seems that the actress had gone on a dare bare mode for the film, so when she discovered that her role had been chopped, she is believed to have retaliated by delaying the film’s dubbing. According to sources, after she voiced her opinion, a special scene was shot with her in it, reportedly to appease her.

To be a part of the race, Amrita needs to stay in the limelight, which was one of the reasons she signed this movie. She also hoped to prove her point with her dare bare strategy in this movie. But it seems that her efforts may have just gone in vain.

It seems that Akshaye has the chunkiest role in the film, which is produced by Anil Kapoor. The fact is not surprising, as Anil and Akshaye share a very good relationship. The other actor in the film is Arshad Warsi. But to come back to Amrita, the actress was last seen in Welcome To Sajjanpur in one of her usual roles.

Southbeauty Asin photo gallery

Bollywood new comer asin exposing armpit

Bold and beautiful asin

South beauty in net cloths exposing bra straps

Deepika playing two role in Chandni Chowk to China

The promo video for Chandni Chowk to China has hit UK screens with Deepika Padukone looking simply ravishing as a Chinese showgirl – although some people have commented that the heavy use of eyeliner has made her look older.

Dipika plays two roles in the movie – Chinese martial artist Meow Meow and an Indian girl called Sukhi. "Playing two different characters was quite challenging for me as they are so contrasting in nature. One is an Indian girl with traditional values and the other a Chinese girl who is bold and sexy", explains Deepika.

Rumour had it originally that they were going to use adhesive tape to produce the Chinese look in her eyes. "We had thought of that initially but it wasn't a good idea to use tapes, they're bad for the skin," says Deepika, "My makeup artist came up with a simpler solution and used the eyeliner in such a way that it gave my eyes the Chinese tweak."

Meanwhile, Ranbir Kapoor has denied that there is a rift between Deepika and himself over his hot on-screen relationship with Katrina Kaif. "There is nothing wrong with me and Deepika,” he says, “We are as good friends today as we were earlier. Nothing has changed at all. We are busy in our work and everything is going fine.

Bollywood is waiting for Asin

The race for the top slot among the heroines seems to be hotting. Till a little while ago, the field seemed to be clear for Katrina Kaif. But that was before Fashion and Dostana happened and Priyanka Chopra was back in reckoning.

It’s says quite a lot for the actress, who has already made waves without a single release whatsoever. She has already started acting like a B town heroine she is believed to have sat through the entire shooting of a song which was being picturised on Ghajini’s second heroine, Jiah Khan. Just checking out the competition, we guess. R

Now with the release of Ghajini around the corner, the film’s heroine Asin, seems to be tipped to be the next big thing that has happened to Hindi cinema. Even before the release of Ghajini, the actress has already been signed on by Vipul Shah for his London Dreams where she is paired opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.

Reports of her having endeared herself to all her co stars, the actress seems set to go places. We are sure that Katrina will be feeling a little insecure. She has a lot more competition on her hands right now. It’s just a matter of a few days before Asin’s fate will actually be decided. Once Ghajini hits the theatres, all speculations will be dispelled and facts will be revealed.

Malaysian Claims Shahrukh Khan is ours

Source: NDTV Moview
Shah Rukh is ours!", a Malaysian newspaper said in its editorial applauding the conferment of Datukship on the Bollywood superstar.

With the title akin to British knighthood, Malaysia could claim "personal ownership of a global product from India, the inestimable Datuk Shah Rukh Khan," the prestigious New Straits Times said.

Nursing an arm injured during a film shoot last Friday, Shah Rukh flew in Saturday on a brief visit to be the first foreign actor to receive the award amidst rapturous ovation and took a rickshaw ride through Malacca, winning hearts of the citizenry.

Justifying the decision of the Malacca state to confer the award on Shah Rukh Khan, the editorial said: "Sadly for them, the answer is not what Shah Rukh has done but who he is. And who he is, is not just a fabulously successful 43-year-old film star with global recognition and vast masses of devoted fans".

"Nor is he just a talented and hard-working entertainer with more bankable cultural-crossover appeal than any other Bollywood stars of his generation (with the possible exception of Hrithik Roshan, who is taller and dances better but lacks Shah Rukh's political clout)," it added.

Trying to strike a balance in its praise, the newspaper said: "No, our latest Datuk's personal assets and career achievements themselves did not justify the honour. Nor, frankly, do his movies, particularly not One 2 Ka 4, the last of his six movies to be shot in Malaysia, featuring a sequence of Shah Rukh and leading lady Juhi Chawla disporting themselves around a Famosa."

"This may or may not have boosted Malacca's tourism; when a star of Shah Rukh's incandescence is on screen, everything else tends to be reduced to, well, scenery," the editorial said, adding the justification for this award was proven at the ceremony itself, when his simple presence was enough to send the assembled dignitaries into a twittering fluster of swoons.

Shah Rukh and other Bollywood stars, as also those from the Tamil cinema are immensely popular in Malaysia and their movies and music are released regularly.

The popularity goes beyond the estimated 2.5 million ethnic Indians who form eight percent of Malaysia's 28 million population.

Vikram and me or different : Vijay Ilayathalapathy

Our Ilayathalapathy Vijay is very particular that the films he does are all larger than life mass entertainers.He makes no bones about it that he does only formulaic films that cater to the taste of his fans. Vijay in an interview said that he does not want to do “something different or try out challenging roles”, as his focus is only the Box-Office

Recently, when the Ilayathalapathy was asked why he doesn’t choose challenging roles like Vikram, the actor spoke his heart on the issue. “I’m not someone who’ll walk the extra mile for a challenging role. I don’t want to play risky roles because that’s not what my fans want from me. All that they’re looking for is clean entertainers, and that’s my forte,” explained the actor.

Dhoni to act in bollywood movie 'Hook Ya Crook'

Dhawan, whose last film 'Partner' did good business at the box office in 2007, will begin shooting for the film from January 2009, UTV Motion Pictures said. Written by Rensil D'Silva, the award-winning writer of 'Rang De Basanti', 'Hook Ya Crook' stars John Abraham in the lead.

Reportedly, Indian cricket captain MS Doni is also playing a role in the film. However, sources in UTV Motion Pictures said nothing has been finalised so far. The female lead is likely to be Genelia D'Souza, sources said.

UTV Motion Pictures has also shared a commendable relationship with John Abraham in the past with 'Hook Ya Crook' being John's second film after "Goal", she said.

This is the first time that the ace comedy director will be teaming up with John for a complete entertainer. Alpana Mishra, COO production, UTV Motion Pictures said that the company has been extremely eager to associate with David Dhawan and 'Hook Ya Crook' was just the perfect platform to seal this relationship.

Enjoy Big Brother latest session form India

Though Season 2 of Bigg Boss has wrapped up on the small screen, people still have a chance to catch the original show that started it all. America’s favourite reality show Big Brother will now be available in India starting this Sunday.

The show that started it all in the US is coming to India on VH1 starting Sunday at 2200 hrs IST. This is the Season 9 of the show which promises to be bigger and better and has 16 houseguests competing for a prize worth half a million dollars.

But that is not all. There is also a twist. After taking personality tests, the contestants have been paired up with compatible room partners and they have to share a bed.

Unlike the desi Big Boss facades, “Oh, we're just friends”, these players are putting their hook ups out in the open. And yes all the racy, adult content will be censored for the Indian telecast.

The pairs include a gay couple and ex's who have been set up with other people. So forget the money, the real winner may end up finding a long lost soulmate.

Parvaty First runner up for Miss World 2008 Contest

India's Parvaty Omanakuttan was adjudged the first runner-up at the Miss World pageant here Saturday evening.

Miss Trinidad and Tobago was named the second runner-up. The others in contention in the final five were Miss South Africa and Miss Angola.

She impressed the jury with her looks and quick wit and was one the five finalists out of the 109 contestants at the Sandton Convention Center. However, she was finally beaten by Miss Russia. India had high hopes on 21-year-old Parvathy to win the crown that last came to the country in 2000.

India boasts of Miss Worlds like Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000).

Vidya Family showing Family Drama on "Ishqiya" Set

Vidya Balan reportedly had a family get-together of sorts on the sets of Vishal Bharadwaj's "Ishqiya". According to a unit member, Vdya's 80-year-old aunt accompanied Vdya mother and sister to the shoot in Wai, Maharashtra.

"It was quite a sight to watch the women interacting with each other. Vidya's aunt was pretty excited to watch the film shoot. It was the first time her aunt was watching one," the unit member said.

Shahid Kapur also stars in the film by Bharadwaj, who has earlier made films like "Maqbool" and "Omkara".

Ranbir hits katrina on Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani set

Katrina, recently declared the sexiest woman in Asia, was shooting with Ranbir Kapoor on the sets of Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani in Madh Island. The duo were acting out a chase sequence where they were hounded by the goons. The scene demanded Ranbir to turn around and hit one of the chasing goons.

According to reports, Ranbir immediately apologized to the actress, but she took no offence because she knew the blow wasn t intended. However,dainty Katrina was hurt and had to be given first-aid on the sets. "She was in great pain but realised that it was unintentional, so she didn t complain, said a member of the crew.

The shot would have had a photo finish only that Ranbir's blow landed on the wrong face! In an accidental miss he happened to hit Katrina, who ended up with a bleeding nose. (Wondering how would Deepika feel about this one!)

A worried Santoshi called off shooting for the day. The next day, too, Santoshi did not shoot the film but used the free time to do some decoration on the sets.

Koina mitra exposing bra wallpaper

Konia Mitra in net cloths exposing her bra