Thursday, May 26, 2011

Asin doesn’t mind being sidelined by Salman Khan

Salman Khan is the one hogging the limelight in the upcoming film Ready and his leading lady Asin has no problems with that.

The film’s promos celebrate Salmania and producer Bhushan Kumar has made no bones about the fact that the film is being marketed and promoted as a Salman juggernaut on the lines of Dabangg. While anyone else in her shoes would have felt insecure, Asin says she doesn’t mind being sidelined by Salman.

“When a film stars Salman Khan, it is but natural that the script is written to accentuate his presence in the film. It is also logical to have the film revolve around him. The same has to reflect in the promos as well where his style and mannerisms are exposed to the audience,” Asin is quoted as saying by a news agency.

The 25-year-old beauty from the south has already acted with Salman in London Dreams. She says doing another film with Salman was a conscious decision.

“I waited for the best offer to come my way and I got that in the form of 'Ready' where I get to play a solo heroine in a commercial film with Salman and Anees Bazmee,” said Asin.

The film is set for release on June 3.

When SRK's ego was bruised

SRKMany believed the face-off between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians was much more than just a match. But while Mumbai's owners the Ambanis could be seen in full force at the stadium, the knights were missing their honcho, SRK, all because his ego had been hurt the last time he was booed out.


In an earlier match, SRK's Knight Riders were playing Sourav's Pune Warriors, the first time Dada was playing against his home team. So, naturally the temperature was high.

“The last time Shah Rukh turned up for a KKR match in the city, he was booed by a large section of the crowd. It hurt him badly,” Shah Rukh Khan's friend and Juhi Chawla's husband Jai Mehta told Mumbai Mirror.

SRK was allegedly very hurt that his 'own people' had booed and jeered him out. “And he has vowed never to turn up for any KKR match in any of the city stadiums,” Jai Mehta added.

Shah Rukh has been known to get sentimental earlier too, when he was unable to face the criticism on the micro-blogging site Twitter. “Twitter broke my heart,” he said, “I need to cut myself off from negative energies,” he had tweeted.

Well, we hope he recovers soon from this injury.

Bollywood dances getting grander, says Katrina Kaif

Bollywood dances are getting grander and more appealing than ever. In fact, the songs and dances tend to have a more universal appeal today, given the amount of money and ideas that go into picturising them, feels actress Katrina Kaif.

“I think the amount of money, time and effort that we spend on a single song is slowly showing its results. These days Bollywood songs have got a universal appeal and these days everyone seems to enjoy them. I think it’s a great trend, because our songs are also looking bigger and better,” she says.

On being asked about how she rates herself as a dancer, Katrina roots for Rekha and Madhuri Dixit instead. “I think that they are great dancers and they have consistently performed over the years. I think it’s tough to follow the kind of career path that they have created for themselves,” she shares. Admitting that she too enjoys dancing, she says, “I like to dance and I enjoy it too, but I think that they (Madhuri and Rekha) are far better than me,” says Kaif.

Katrina Kaif who has been a judge for an online dance competition for Etihaad Airways pooh-poohs the concept of only Indians being crazy about Bollywood song and dance routine.

“It was amazing to see so many talented people around the world share their passion for Bollywood dance. The appeal of a good Bollywood dance number now permeates across cultures and nationality,” says Katrina, pointing out that it was a French resident who emerged victorious.

Katrina Kaif, however clarifies that she is not doing any item number after Sheila Ki Jaawani as of now. “I’m definitely not doing one for Delhi Belly. Of course, I would love to do an item number for a good film and anything for Aamir, but as of now, I am not doing any number for the film,” she clarifies.

Sonakshi's Rs. 25 lakhs loss on Shirish's birthday

This was one Happy Birthday song that cost Sonakshi Sinha a bomb. Well, literally as she ended up losing a solitaire worth Rs. 25 lakhs in the bargain. A desire to wish her Joker director Shirish Kunder best wishes on his 38th birthday at the stroke of 12 on Monday night proved to be way too costly for her, what with someone walking away with her diamond solitaire that she had kept in her vanity van.

Informs a source from the film's crew, "The entire cast and crew of the film, including Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha, had planned for a cake cutting celebrations for Shirish's birthday on the sets of Joker. Since the film is going through a night shoot, it was just apt that the filmmaker's birthday was brought in on mid-night itself. When everyone walked down together to wish Shirish, Sonakshi moved out of her film costume and got into something more casual and comfortable. In the process, she also left behind her costly solitaire in her vanity van thinking that it would be safe and secure there. Little did she know that her moves were being tracked and someone was waiting for just the right opportunity to decamp with the item."

It was only later in the night that Sonakshi realized that her solitaire was missing. She did hit the panic button and started searching for it frantically but to no avail.

"As of now, Sonakshi hasn't lodged any formal complaint because she thinks it is futile. Her solitaire is such a tiny object, that the thief can just walk away with it without anyone noticing the act. She doesn't want to make any unnecessary hue and cry", the source continues.

Meanwhile she is ensuring that it is business as usual on the sets with no break in the shooting schedule.

"25 lakhs is no small amount for anyone but Sonakshi is maintaining a dignified stance", a friend of her says, "Most actresses in her place would have thrown a fit and possibly also halted the shoot but Sonakshi is just continuing with the shoot. She doesn't want her personal issues to bog down everyone else. She understands there are lots of stakes involved, what with the set itself costing Rs. 3 crores and requiring shoot to be completed fast so that daily costs can be kept at the minimal. Moreover, Akshay too is doing double shifts with Joker as well as Desi Boyz keeping him busy for most part of the day. She doesn't want to be inconvenience to anyone. In fact, it was only on late Tuesday evening when news break around the missing solitaire happened."

Sonakshi loses solitaire on Shirish's birthday


This was one 'Happy Birthday' song that cost Sonakshi Sinha a bomb. Well, literally, as she ended up losing a solitaire worth Rs. 25 lakhs in the bargain. A desire to wish her Joker director Shirish Kunder best wishes on his 38th birthday at the stroke of 12 on Monday night proved to be way too costly for her, with someone walking away with her diamond solitaire that she had kept in her vanity van.

Informs a source from the film's crew, "The entire cast and crew of the film, including Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha, had planned for a cake cutting celebrations for Shirish's birthday on the sets of Joker. Since the film is going through a night shoot, it was just apt that the film maker's birthday was brought in on midnight itself. When everyone walked down together to wish Shirish, Sonakshi moved out of her film costume and got into something more casual and comfortable.

In the process, she also left behind her costly solitaire in her vanity van, thinking that it would be safe and secure there. Little did she know that her moves were being tracked and someone was waiting for just the right opportunity to decamp with the item."

It was only later in the night that Sonakshi realized that her solitaire was missing. She did hit the panic button and started searching for it frantically, but to no avail.

"As of now, Sonakshi hasn't lodged any formal complaint because she thinks it is futile. Her solitaire is such a tiny object, that the thief can just walk away with it without anyone noticing the act. She doesn't want to make any unnecessary hue and cry," the source continued.

Meanwhile she is ensuring that it is business as usual on the sets with no break in the shooting schedule.

"25 lakhs is no small amount for anyone, but Sonakshi is maintaining a dignified stance," a friend of her says. "Most actresses in her place would have thrown a fit and possibly also halted the shoot, but Sonakshi is just continuing with the shoot. She doesn't want her personal issues to bog down everyone else. She understands there are lots of stakes involved, what with the set itself costing Rs. 3 crores and requiring the shoot to be completed fast so that daily costs can be kept at the minimum. Moreover, Akshay too is doing double shifts with Joker as well as Desi Boyz keeping him busy for most of the day. She doesn't want to inconvenience anyone. In fact, it was only on late Tuesday evening when the news about the missing solitaire appeared."

Guess this was one birthday event which indeed proved costlier for the guest than the host.

Kristen Stewart Made Breakfast In Bed For Robert Pattinson

Kristen Stewart Made Breakfast In Bed For Robert Pattinson
A couple of weeks ago, we speculated on what Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart would get up to on his 25th birthday - and we got it very, very wrong.

Rob hit the quater century mark on May 13, celebrating the day with his girlfriend in Toronto, Canada.

With Rob jetting round the world promoting Water for Elephants, Kristen arrived in the city a little bit earlier to make sure his big day was as memorable as possible.

A source at the hotel in which they stayed told OK magazine: "Kristen kept to herself and was really polite to the staff. She had on a baseball cap and skinny jeans and did a good job of blending in."

Quiet she may have been, but she was busy, too - cooking him a pasta filled dinner, stocking up on his favorite beer, and getting the music he loves.

Arriving on May 8, Rob was said to be shocked at what he called a "perfect" evening.

The source continued: "After dinner, Rob and Kristen curled up on the couch with Bear and watched movies. Rob thought it was perfect."

The next day, KStew took to the kitchen once more to whip Rob up a full English breakfast.

Sadly for the couple, it's back to business as usual - Kristen's over in England, and Rob's back at work - but still in Toronto - shooting Cosmopolis.

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