Salman-Asin kiss inspired by Ash

The much-talked about Salman Khan-Asin kiss in 'Ready' is seemingly similar to the one in 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'.

Salman Khan's kissing act in Ready seems to be creating waves. Firstly the actor will be seen kissing onscreen after ages. And now comes the news that the kissing scene is pretty much similar to what he did to Aishwarya Rai in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam .

In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam , Salman offers a peck on Ash's cheek while she is pretty much unaware. The same is the case in Ready when Salman plants a kiss on Asin's cheeks while she is oblivious of the act.

If the Salman-Ash chemistry is anything to go by, seems like the Salman-Asin chemistry will be as much sensational.

Emraan, Jacqueline sex it up

Ask Jacqueline Fernandez where her sex appeal lies and she promptly says, "It's in my legs." We agree.

Especially after seeing this picture of her intimate scene with Emraan Hashmi from Murder 2. "It was a fun shoot. I think we did well. We have superb chemistry," says Jackie (as she is fondly called).

The steamy scene took a couple of hours to film, but she was completely at ease shooting it. "I'm very comfortable about my body. I was a pageant winner and then became an actress. In our profession, you cannot be shy to flaunt what you have and I have worked hard to maintain the body I have today. I play a pin-up girl and a seductress in the film and it required me to flaunt my body. I hope I have done well. I'm anxious and eager to hear the reactions," says the actress, who has previously acted in Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai and Aladin.

During the making of Murder, Mallika Sherawat did not get along with her co-star Emraan despite having many sizzling kisses with him. Jackie, on the other hand, has no complaints. "Emraan was extremely co-operative and really helped me overcome the awkwardness. This is my first film that has such sexy and seductive scenes. I needed help to open up."

However, she goes coy when asked to rate her screen lover as a kisser... "I can tell you that he is very professional, but when you are shooting intimate scenes with people all around you, you are just concentrating to get the job done quickly rather than thinking how well one is kissing."

Yuvi's 'girl' goes topless

She is apparently refusing to promote her debut film for which she went topless

Akshara Gowda, who is in news for her closeness with Yuvraj Singh, seems to have quite a colourful history that she is desperately trying to delete. BT has unearthed exclusive stills of her from her debut film Chitkabrey. As the film is nearing release, she has gone underground. The producer, Sunnet Arora, has been trying her number for over a month now but she has hasn't reverted event though she is contractually bound to promote the film.

Sunnet says, "We don't know what has happened to her. When she agreed to do the film, she knew what she had to do on camera and she did it willingly. Why make such a drama before the film's release? When I met her, she was a bubbly, fun-loving girl who was totally confident about her body. In the fourth round of auditions, she was asked to show emotions for a love making scene and she had no issues going topless for half an hour for the shot. Her boldness got her the role. During the love making scene, she insisted on taking off her clothes to look real and gave fantastic expressions. But now she has disappeared."

The producer is aware of her fondness for Yuvi. "I think they met when IPL happened in South Africa. We used to never believe that she was in touch with him, so she told Yuvi to click his pic and send it to her, which he did. We thought it's great if she has such a person in her company, and that we would invite him to our film's premiere," Sunnet says.

Akshara was staying with her producer for some time. "She was staying at my place. When she came to Mumbai, she knew no one. I was in Canada so I could give her my house but when I came back, she stayed with me for a week before moving out and getting a place for herself," he adds.

It is learnt that Akshara has been trying for a while to get close to a cricketer. She told her room-mates that she wants to hook up with MS Dhoni. Perhaps that didn't work out as planned, and she ended up becoming close to Yuvi. Akshara denies the story saying, "I have not done any bold shots. The makers told me the film will be only for festivals."

Aamir mum about SRK's 'Ra One'

Aamir Khan didn't say much when asked what he thought about Shah Rukh's 'Ra One'...

Actor Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are always pitted against each other. Though the two khans are cordial with each other when they meet, there is an undercurrent of healthy competition betweeen them. When Aamir was recently asked what he thought of SRK's 'Ra One' trailers, Aamir conveniently shared that he hadn't yet seen the promos of SRK's film and so couldn't comment on it.

However, when asked if and when we'll get to see him in a superhero avatar, Aamir was quick to say, "I enjoy being hero in my movies, I don't think I can do better than being a hero. So 'superhero' looks impossible as of now."

Aamir Khan launched Darsheel Zafary in Hindi cinema with Taare Zameen Par. The kid plays a superhero in the form of Zokkomon. "I wish him well. He's a great artist. If he can fly, he should!" said Aamir encouragingly.

Ash welcomes Sonam at Cannes

Three Indian actresses - Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto - will walk the red carpet at Cannes this year on different ocassions. Ash, a regular at the prestigious gala for last 10 years, feels with "both beautiful women" India will have a "stronger presence".

"Several countries have always had more than one L'Oreal Paris spokeswoman at Cannes and I'm glad India is finally getting the same recognition. I am happy that with Sonam and Freida, both beautiful women, being invited to the festival this year, India will have a stronger presence, which is a clear sign of the growing importance of the country," Ash said in a statement.

Aishwarya, who celebrates a decade of representing L'Oreal Paris at Cannes, will walk the red carpet at the opening ceremony of 64th Cannes International Film Festival May 11. She will also attend the opening gala cocktail and dinner. She is scheduled to attend various events the next day.

"Being at Cannes for L'Oreal Paris has been an absolute pleasure and to experience this for the 10th consecutive year has been quite overwhelming," she said.

The three Indian beauties will represet India for cosmetic brand L'Oreal Paris at Cannes and for the first time the brand is taking three spokeswomen representing India to the event.

L'Oreal Paris has been the official make-up artist of the festival for 14 years and this is the first year Freida and Sonam will represent it at Cannes.

Sonam, who will walk the red carpet May 15, said: "It has always been my dream to walk the red carpet at Cannes and it is soon going to be a reality thanks to L'Oreal Paris. I look forward to meeting actors and filmmakers from the world over and attending screenings of some interesting films. But what excites me the most is meeting the L'Oreal Paris international dream team of make-up artistes and seeing how they transform me for one of the most glamorous red carpets in the world."

Freida will represent L'Oreal at the amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner and after-party May 19. The event, co-sponsored by the brand, aims at raising money for the fight against AIDS.

"It is every actor's dream to attend this festival but I am especially privileged as I also get to lend my support to an important cause by attending the amfAR dinner when I'm there," said Frieda.

L'Oreal will introduce its first dream team of three renowned make-up artists - Karim Rahman, Billy B and Rie Omoto - who will design exclusive make-up looks for all the spokeswomen, jury members and actresses.

Other L'Oreal spokespeople attending Cannes this year are Cheryl Cole, Eva Longoria, Gwen Stefani, Claudia Schiffer, Patrick Dempsey, Diane Kruger, Jane Fonda, Milla Jovovich, Aimee Mullins, Laetitia Casta, Paz Vega, Fan Binging, Ximena Navarrete, Zhang Zilin, Ines de la Fressange, Gong Li, Doutzen Kroes and Li Bing Bing.

Shilpa Shetty sprains her neck

Shilpa Shetty, who usually travels with her IPL team, didn't go for the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in Mohali on Thursday.

Hubby Raj Kundra told us that Shilpa sprained her neck and is under treatment. "She was excited about coming to Chandigarh, but the injury was bad and she has to wear a cervical collar. She can't travel for a week. I wish she recovers quickly, there are 10 more matches. She's my good luck charm," said Raj.

Aamir, Bachchans at Sachin's birthday bash?

There's a probability that the actors may be present at a birthday party being organised for Sachin Tendulkar...

There's news that with India having won the World Cup and with the IPL going great guns, the Ambanis - Nita and Mukesh Ambani - are keen to throw a birthday bash for the Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar, who deserves every kind of applause.

News has it that Nita and Mukesh Ambani will throw a small bash for him and felicitate him in their own little way. "They are planning to hold a party. We don't know how lavish it will be. But they are yet to ask Sachin. He's a very private person and may want to spend his special day with his family."

If the Ambanis do throw a bash for him, a few Bollywood celebrities are expected. " Aamir Khan and the Bachchans will surely be on the list. The Ambanis may even invite the fellow owners of other IPL teams - so that'll have Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra on the guest list, too. But nothing is certain as of now. The Mumbai Indians team will of course be there in full force," we are told.

So let's wait and watch, what kind of a blast this Master Blaster will have on his special day.