Why Rakhi Sawant has stopped celebrating Rakhi?

She used to celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan until three years ago. Ever since she converted to Christianity, she stopped believing in all Hindu rituals and festivals and most importantly Raksha Bandhan.

She says, "I don't celebrate Raksha Bandhan. I don't have a brother, sister, mother or father. Whatever I am today is because of my hard work and nothing else. Nobody has been instrumental in my success."

But Rakesh Sawant, the lesser- known brother of the famous sister still harbours the hope that his sister will return to their family some day and celebrate the festival with him. He says, "Blood is thicker than water. I hope Rakhi soon realises that her family will always support her unconditionally."

Rewind to the past Rakesh goes down memory lane, saying, "I was put up in a boarding school and Rakhi had already tasted success in Bollywood. This was in 1991, three years after she had stopped tying a rakhi as her work kept her occupied. My friends teased me that my sister wouldn't come that year too, but I didn't give up hope. I secretly prayed and she was the first to reach that morning to celebrate the festival with me."

Negative influence By his confession, the item queen had severed all ties with Rakesh under her former boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi's influence. Says Rakesh, "She might not follow rituals, but she keeps a regular tab on me and my work. She is a friend, philosopher and guide to me. I must admit that Christianity has made her calmer and a quieter person. I am hopeful like I was in 1991 during my boarding school days that Rakhi will soon visit me with a rakhi.

Katrina Kaif to sing for A R Rahman

 Katrina Kaif's singing aspirations just got bigger. While she was all set to lend her voice to Yash Raj Films' Dhoom 3, the latest is she has put her original plan on hold, and will instead sing a romantic number penned by Gulzar and composed by A R Rahman for Yash Chopra's directorial comeback.

A close friend of Kat told us, "No half-measures for Katrina these days. She had earlier decided to sing for Yash Raj's Dhoom 3 with about a week of rehearsals thrown in. But now, she has grown more ambitious and wants to try out a more complex singing challenge the other film directed by Yash Chopra has thrown at her."

The friend revealed Kat had always wanted to sing but shied away from doing so in public. Last year, when she recited nursery rhymes for a charity album composed by A R Rahman, she bonded with the music composer and the idea of her singing in a film for the 'Mozart of Madras' took seed.

Said the friend, "Earlier, Kat had a persistent offer from Ali Zafar to sing with him for his private album. He was keen but she begged off. Then came the chance to sing in Dhoom 3, which she liked. But now, the prospect of singing a dreamy romantic song for a Yash Raj film, written by Gulzar and composed by A R Rahman has caught her fancy."

As things stand, Katrina will sing for the untitled film before Dhoom 3, depending on her level of preparation. Interestingly, rival Priyanka Chopra will be heard singing in Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer. We tried to get in touch with Katrina. However, she remained unavailable for comment.

Is the adult film actress Sunny Leone suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?

Sunny Leone has consistently managed to grab headlines every since she signed the dotted line for Pooja Bhatt's film. Now we hear that the adult film actress suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Buzz is that Sunny is obsessed with cleaning her feet again and again.

A source from the film's crew says, "Sunny used to constantly clean her feet with water. At first it was surprising and we used to wonder what's wrong. Even while shooting indoor, she would keep washing her feet, sometimes every 15 to 20 minutes and in between every shot." The source adds that every time the director took a break, she would go wash her feet. In fact, the entire crew apparently started teasing her about the same.

Watch out: Prabhu Deva and Sonakshi in 'Go go Govinda' from 'Oh My God'

The song 'Go go Govinda' from the film 'Oh My God' is out now. The song features Prabhu Deva and Sonakshi Sinha dancing on the occasion of 'Dahi handi'. Not many Bollywood heroines have been seen matching steps with Prabhu Deva in the past, so it would be a memorable moment for Sonakshi Sinha too.

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Lara cheers for Bhupathi at London Olympics 2012

Bollywood actress Lara Dutta cheers her husband and ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi at the on-going London Olympics. She was accompanied by Sania Mirza’s mother. Sania is also representing India at the Olympics with Mahesh Bhupathi.

Lara was seen watching her hubby playing at the London Olympics and lending him moral support. She also accompanied Mahesh at the Wimbledon. Since her baby Saira is too small, she was reluctant to accompany hubby at the Wimbledon but later had a change of plan.

Before the Olympics kicked off, Mahesh has made news for his refusal to be paired opposite Laender Paes and he was under media scanner for few weeks. He insists to stick to his old partner Rohan Bopanna. On seeing the pressure on him, Lara decided to fly to London to lend Mahesh moral support.

A source close to Lara says, “Lara knows that Mahesh has been through a lot in the past few weeks so she wanted to be there for him. There is tremendous pressure on him to perform and all eyes are set on the pair to bring home the doubles crown. Immediately after Wimbledon, he will proceed to play for Olympics in London itself. Lara hasn’t been with Mahesh for sometime now, since he has been constantly travelling so she thought this was a good time to fly with him to London.”

Hope, Mahesh Bhupathi will shine at the Olympics and make us all proud.

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali selects Deepika over Priyanka

Finally director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has found her heroine for his movie ‘Ram Leela’.  Deepika Padukone is the chosen one. In a recent interview an aide close to Sanjay said he wanted an A-list heroine to do his movie. He wanted an actress who was fair and unmarried to play the role of “Juliet” in the movie.

He had approached actress Katrina Kaif for the role but she was too busy with her schedule. Bebo is busy about planning the event to tie the knot with long time beau Saif Ali Khan. Deepika was approached after Kareena decided to disassociate herself from the movie.  The marriage which was supposed to be on October 16th has been delayed there after. This is the second time Deepika has beaten Kareena to get a role, the last being ‘Chennai Express’. In this movie she is cast opposite Shahrukh Khan.

The next person on the list was Priyanka Chopra. But apparently Sanjay wasn’t too keen in casting her in his movie and he turned to Deepika Padukone. Deepika was the only one with dates available for his magnum opus. It is being rumored that piggy chops lost to dippy because of her complexion.

Deepika adjusted her dates. She was supposed to be part of a movie under the joint production of Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar. But the movie got delayed; hence she decided to do Bhansali’s film.

The story of ‘Ram Leela’ is said to be an adaption of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Its cast also includes Ranveer Singh and Supriya Pathak. The detail of the story has not been revealed yet.  Sanjay Leela Bhansali is also producing the movie. As always the sets for the movie are going to be elegant.  The movie is said to be shot in the interior locations of Gujarat.

The costumes for the movie will be designed to reflect the traditions of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Sanjay has roped in Delhi based designer Anju Modi. Sabyasachi Mukherjee was first touted to be the costume designer. He was the costume designer for Bhansali’s film Black. But Sanjay this time tried to go for traditional ethnic wear. Anju Modi was perfect for that. She said that she was happy to be working with the iconic director and would be designing costumes for Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh. She was not aware at that time that Priyanka will not be a part of the movie. 

Picture Gallery: Saif Ali Khan with blonde hair and new tattoo

Bollywood Actors Saif Ali Khan was lately spotted with his lady love Kareena Kapoor in Mumbai. Here is a glimpse of his latest look.

Apparently, Saif Ali Khan has dyed his hair for his home production 'Go Goa Gone'. He plays a Russian mafia in the film 'Go Goa Gone', who is on a zombie hunt. During a recent interview he said, "I've dyed my hair a disgusting blonde while my beard is black. I look like an idiot."

Kareena Kapoor spotted in Mumbai. It seems 'Heroine' is taking a toll on her health, she looks really tired. 

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan were supposed to tie the knot on October 16, 2012. However, the actors have delayed the wedding again.

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor were last seen together on screen in his home production 'Agent Vinod'.

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