New York calling Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant will be part of the Indian Independence Day parade in New York on August 19.

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.

The Item Girl Rakhi Sawant in Bengali remake of The Dirty Picture

If you are one of those who went 'ooh-laa-laa' with the curves and gyrations of Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture, then, be ready for some really hotter-than-hot action, courtesy none other than Rakhi Sawant! The news is that Rakhi has now been signed up to play Vidya Balan's role in the Bengali remake of The Dirty Picture. The film is being directed by Shatabdi Roy and is being produced by Tapas Paul.

Talking about this film, Rakhi said that Vidya Balan has done nothing in The Dirty Picture and that she will do better and hotter scenes in the Bengali remake, so much so that even Vidya Balan will be surprised after seeing her character! While on Rakhi, Tapas said that they had met her recently and had liked her in the item song in the Bengali film Om Shanti. He also added that the hunt for the male lead is still on.

The finishing shot (as always) belonged to Rakhi, who said that the sari is meant to be taken off in films, not worn and that the films become a hit because of this and not because of stars.

We wonder what Vidya Balan has to say to this!

By : Bolywood Hungama

Salman Khan has promised to give me item song: Rakhi Sawant

Salman Khan, who has launched many an actress, has now promised "the original item girl" Rakhi Sawant that she would star in one of his films.

Rakhi, who was here to perform during the grand finale of reality show Bigg Boss, said, "I told Salman that he has been launching all actresses, like Katrina Kaif, Zarine Khan, Sneha Ulal....I asked him when he would give me a big break. I was adamant that he give me a chance. He has committed that he will give me an item song in one of his films. Hope Salman fulfils his commitment."

Rakhi also said that she can outdo Katrina. "I liked Katrina in the song (Chikni Chameli). But I feel I can do better than her. I have been doing item songs. I am the original item girl. There are some actresses who are doing item songs now because they are not getting films."

Rakhi was a part of the first season of Bigg Boss. "I feel our season was very much original. We were not aware of camera and publicity stuff. For us it was fresh. But now it is like everyone can take lessons from the previous seasons," she said.

By PTI

Baba Ramdev takes on Rakhi Sawant

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has lashed out at item girl and media hog Rakhi Sawant for using his name to gain publicity for her show.

We all know how bombastically Rakhi Sawant boasted about Baba Ramdev’s hotness, his ‘sexy’ tummy-deflating breathing exercises, and even went on to say that she wants to marry the yoga guru. She did this while promoting her telly show Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyaan.

Baba Ramdev had not responded to Rakhi Sawant’s statements but when he appeared at a special episode of the telly show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs on Monday, the mediapersons asked for his reaction to Rakhi’s boast.

“Agar Rakhi mera naam leke apne show ka promotion karwana chahti hai toh yeh kaafi ochi baat hai. Ek sant ko Rakhi apna target bana rahi hai (If Rakhi is using my name to promote her show, then it’s a cheap thing to do. Rakhi is targeting a saint),” Baba Ramdev is quoted to have said.

Meanwhile, Baba Ramdev did show his singing talent on the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs by singing patriotic and spiritual songs.

Source: apunkachoice

C-string panties: Rakhi Sawant's new love

Rakhi demands C-string panties for her new show!

Rakhi Sawant inspired by Kim Kardashian!

Rakhi Sawant recently shocked the makers of her new show Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyan by demanding C-string panties. She’s now revealed her inspiration behind the unique thong.

Rakhi is inspired by the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian.

“I’ve been inspired by reality TV star Kim Kardashian to wear C-string panties in my show. Usme strings nahi hai, use pehnna daring wala kaam hai,” Rakhi is quoted to have said.

What’s funnier is that the item girl wants panties in three colours: red, pink and purple. She claims that she will be the first Indian actress to wear these weird thongs. The producers are believed to have spent about Rs. 75 lakh on Rakhi’s dresses only.

The item girl has sprung back into headlines with her sensational statements about wanting to marry Baba Ramdev.

Ramdev's hot, I want to marry him: Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant was at her motormouth best in Delhi. And some brave guy apparently stole her sari!

Meri sari chori ho gayi. Aap hi batao main kya karti?" That's what Rakhi Sawant asked the press at the launch of her upcoming reality show, Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaaniyaan".

The event was slated to start at 3pm on Tuesday in Delhi, but got delayed by two hours. Only when a few mediapersons walked out that the event started. "Main bahut maafi chahti hoon ki thoda late ho gayi," Rakhi said, to which the press retorted, "Do ghante ho gaye. Yeh kya thoda late hai?" After a brief pause, Rakhi tried to placate them as she said, "Aap jaan hi lelo meri. I don't want to cry here, but you won't believe that this press conference got delayed because my sari got stolen. Mere saath yeh tragedy ho gayi. You might think this is a publicity gimmick, but trust me, this is what has happened." On being asked why she couldn't wear something else, she replied, "Aise kaise kuch bhi pehen ke aa jati? Why didn't you send me your shirt?" came her rejoinder. "You won't believe it, I even asked the channel representatives to let me attend the press conference in my gown. I didn't want to keep my friends waiting." But the press was in no mood to forgive her and continued to ask her a string of weird questions such as "Do you think Abhishek Awasthi got this done?" "Will you be getting an FIR lodged?" to annoy her.

Rakhi also rebuked Delhi designers for charging her about `1.5 lakh for the sari she finally wore, which she said they would have offered to any Bollywood A-lister without charging a single penny. "Just because Rakhi Sawant wanted a sari, they had to charge over a lakh. Isn't this bizarre? I mean, Delhi designers have been blackmailing me. Had Kareena or Katrina been in a similar situation, they would not have had to pay anything," Rakhi retorted.

Rakhi, who had recently declared her desire to tie the knot with Rahul Gandhi, shocked everyone by shifting her allegiance to Baba Ramdev. "Mujhe nahin lagta Soniaji ke saath meri daal galegi. So I wouldn't mind marrying Swami Ramdev. He has loads of money and drives expensive cars. If this wedding happens, you all will get to see a glamorous sadhvi. Wouldn't that be interesting?" Rakhi refused to address the yoga guru as 'Baba', because "Baba toh aap logon ke liye hain. Mere liye toh woh Swami hi hain. I hope he doesn't call me 'behen'. If Imagine TV plans to do another "Swayamvar" for me, they'll have to get Swami Ramdev on the show. In fact, I'll try my best to get him on it."

When asked why Ramdev, Rakhi explained, "I find him hot. He is sexy. Haven't you ever seen his flat tummy? Bas ek baar shaadi ki mala unpe daal doon, unki aankh fadakna bhi band ho jayegi. And I can vouch for the fact that the yoga DVD which we will release will be far more sensuous and hot than Shilpa's. It will find several takers." Rakhi may be planning to meet Baba... err, Swami Ramdev, but she doesn't think she can do much to help him in the current situation he is in. "I'm just a bit scared of the cops, who might bash me up just as they bashed his followers. Lekin agar pyaar kiya toh danda kya?"

But how come she isn't considering anyone from Bollywood for the next season of "Swayamvar", if that ever happens? "I'm not interested in Bollywood." Not even in Salman Khan?? "Unka toh bina shaadi kiye hi sab chal raha hai. He has several girlfriends. Mere liye Baba hi hain."

With such whacky replies, Rakhi ensured that her "media friends" were entertained and didn't harbour any hard feelings for her by the end. Rakhi ka jaadu chal gaya!

Simple wedding for Ratan Rajput

So after all the hype, you did a Rakhi Sawant by only getting engaged on the reality show. Will you marry Abhinav?

Why a Rakhi Sawant? We aren't similar, but yes, when it comes to our wedding decision I think we have our funda right - we live for ourselves and don't do things to please others and I feel all girls should be like us. I was not going to marry because others wanted me to - that would have just made some news for a night.

People also said that I was doing this for money but I think I did the right thing. I felt that Abhinav and I should get engaged to get to know each other. We are both taking time off the camera to see if we can understand each other. I can't tell you a date but I can say that the wedding when it happens, will be a simple one. For now, the good news is, that Abhinav has started a new job in Delhi and I shall be going there on August 12 to meet him as it's his birthday then.

No one can force Ratan for marrying on screen!

One big question that is on everyone's mind is that whether Ratan Rajput will marry on screen or get engaged? "I can't say anything right now.?

I can't make any commitments like Rakhi or Rahul did earlier. It all depends if I actually get my man on the show; if not, I just might not get married at all here. No one can force me to do anything on the show, not even the channel. I am not bound by any such clause that I have to do this," she clarifies.

I can't make any commitments like Rakhi or Rahul did earlier. It all depends if I actually get my man on the show; if not, I just might not get married at all here. No one can force me to do anything on the show, not even the channel. I am not bound by any such clause that I have to do this," she clarifies.

And while Ratan might not be sure of the dulha, she is definitely sure of the shaadi ke celebrations. "See, I am from Patna and all my friends and family members are there only, so, the celebrations of my wedding will happen with great dhoom dhaam their. Shaadi wahan hogi ya nahi ye nahi pata, but celebrations toh zaroor honge wahan!" she smiles.

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And while Ratan might not be sure of the dulha, she is definitely sure of the shaadi ke celebrations. "See, I am from Patna and all my friends and family members are there only, so, the celebrations of my wedding will happen with great dhoom dhaam their. Shaadi wahan hogi ya nahi ye nahi pata, but celebrations toh zaroor honge wahan!" she smiles.

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The sue game!

He said, she said, they all said. Until, someone said: "I'll sue you." Perhaps the second most impactful set of three words after 'I love you', 'I'll sue you' is losing its edge somewhat.

Heck, everyone's saying it these days. For everything, from a tempest in a teacup to a gentle gust. Naturally, those at the receiving end are far from trembling leaves. Like Ishq Bector, who is probably humming his Hiphopper tune in the face of a similar threat: from none other than Rakhi Sawant. Yes, the shoot-from-the-lips lady has vowed, "I will sue Ishq Bector. He will have to pay for it". So will she, actually, what with the lawyer's fees and all. So while she works out the logistics, here's a look at others who pulled defamation suits out of their sleeves. Or maybe just threatened to.

Satish Sharma VS detractors
In a bid to prove his innocence when allegations flew thick and fast about how he had bribed MPs to vote for the UPA during 2008's confidence vote (through his aide Nachiketa Kapur), Congress leader Satish Sharma threatened to sue those behind this 'expose'. The defamation case was never filed. Smart move, we say.

Dheeraj Dixit VS Veena Malik
Veena Malik tossed her lustrous mane and pouted out freelance photographer Dheeraj Dixit's name as a co-matchfixer along with her ex-boyfriend, Mohammed Asif. Dheeraj hadn't gambled for this, and threatened to sue Veena. "I am going to sue Veena Malik for tarnishing my image. I am talking to my lawyers as to how much damages can be claimed," he thundered. Still calculating, are you Dheeraj?

Yuvraaj VS Onir
One fine day, newcomer Yuvraaj Parashar smarted and seethed over how director Onir had outraged his delicate modesty. The gobsmacked Onir then threatened to sue the aspiring actor, which he promptly did, but only for a token sum of `1. Onir, after all, simply had a point to prove. Yuvraaj, determined to play his part till the end, lobbed a counter-threat: that he would sue Onir instead. And then, just as suddenly, came the apology, from Yuvraaj of course. Don't ask us how the tables turned, Dunno y... na jaane kyun...

Mohammed Siddiqui VS Shoaib Malik
After the letters, photographs and nikaah namas failed to do it, Mohammed Siddiqui, father of Ayesha Siddiqui, who claimed to be Shoaib Malik's first wife, threatened to sue Shoaib if he didn't divorce his daughter before marrying Sania Mirza. Surprisingly, the defamation suit disappeared just as quickly as Shoaib's name did from the Pakistan cricket team list.

Bappi Lahiri VS Abhijeet
When singer Abhijeet took potshots at Bappida on a television show, calling him a "besharam sangeetkar", a tearful Bappi told the press, "Bardasht ki bhi ek hadh hoti hai!" And then he decided to make Abhijeet face the music. "I'm definitely suing Abhijeet for defamation. He has to prove in court that I'm besharam!" he announced. Tall order, that. And Bappida, who is as generous as his proportions show, is giving Abhijeet all the time he needs to prove the alleged "besharmi".

Shilpa Shetty VS Kavita Kundra
Raj Kundra's fuming ex-wife Kavita declared to the media that Shilpa didn't just loot UP and Bihar, but her home too: she had stolen her husband. Shilpa did not take too kindly to the home-wrecker tag and threatened to sue the now ex-Mrs Kundra if she continued to tarnish her image. Kavita had said, "Our marriage was in a rough patch but I was certain we could make it work for the sake of our new baby daughter. But then along came Shilpa. Suddenly Raj changed and now he wants a divorce." It seems the accusations weren't reprehensible enough to drag her to court for, after all.

With inputs from Kritika Kapoor

Rakhi Sawant, others join Raj’s film workers’ sena

Mumbai, March 24 – Item girl Rakhi Sawant and top Marathi film stars have joined the Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Karmachari Sena (MNCKS), an affiliate of Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a top office-bearer said here Thursday.

 

Some of the biggest male and female actors of the Marathi film industry became members of MNCKS during its ongoing membership drive, said union general secretary Shalini Thackeray. She is the wife of Jeetendra Thackeray, a cousin of MNS founder Raj Thackeray, the estranged nephew of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.

‘So far, we have notched over 25,000 members, both from the Marathi film industry as well as Hindi film industry. And the list is growing,’ Thackeray told IANS.

Through the MNCKS, the MNS will take up the issue of foreign artistes being hired in Bollywood which deprives local talent of many opportunities.

‘We shall also launch a struggle to elevate the status of Marathi film industry and bring it at par with Bollywood through different methods,’ Thackeray said.

These would include allotting prime time slots for screening Marathi movies in multiplexes to attract higher viewership.

She pointed out that most multiplexes in big cities like Mumbai and Pune exhibit Marathi movies as a token to stay within government regulations.

However, they are screened at odd hours like afternoons or late nights when there are no takers, and then abruptly yanked off on grounds of poor patronage, she said.

The film industry in the state comprises over 250,000 people working at different levels in various departments. However, Thackeray said that her union has all departments under a single roof with a centralised decision-making authority to resolve problems.

Recently, the MNCKS helped out aged and ailing Bollywood artistes like A.K. Hangal and ‘Sholay’ editor M.S. Shinde.

On an average, around 200 new Marathi films ranging from modest to big budget investments hit the screens every year.

Incidentally, Thackeray herself hit the headlines two years ago when she became the first Thackeray family daughter-in-law to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North-West constituency, but lost out to Gurudas Kamat, now a union minister.

IANS

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Rakhi to play a sexy teacher

There's been much speculation in recent days about designer Charu Parashar making her debut in Bollywood by designing Rakhi Sawant's outfits for the upcoming movie "Qasam Se Qasam Se". 

When we met the reality star and the designer in Delhi recently, they both put all the claims to rest. Rakhi told us, rather vehemently, "Yes, Charu is doing my

costumes for my next film. For the first time, someone is giving me a different look. I am crazy about saris, blouses and ghagra cholis and she has done fantastic clothes for me for my several shows. I have known her for three months now. And for this role of a sexy teacher, she's giving me a lot of sexy saris."

Tell her of the recent controversy where the makers of the movie said that Charu's not part of the project, and Rakhi quips, "Miscommunication ho gaya hoga. We have a right to talk about us but not about anyone else. So, Charu can talk about my clothes and not the cast's. I have a message from the producer ki humne kuch nahi bola hai Charu ko. Maine kaha hai you have to apologise to her, but unhone kuch nahi bola hai. So, it's all solved. Aur, anyway, kaun kya bolta hai, isse kya matlab hai? Swayamvar Part 2 hoga toh bhi she will do my clothes."

Rakhi Sawant ends enmity with Mika

Rakhi Sawant wears a diamond as her tooth!

Mar 5, Pune- Rakhi Sawant, the drama queen of India, is back in news again. She is notable for her juicy comments and nakhras. Wherever she goes, controversy follows her like a shadow.

This time, she took the help of her tooth, to grab media attention. For quite sometime, she was missing from the gossip columns. And now that she has got a diamond tooth, she candidly spoke about her new ornament to the whole world. After getting layers of plastics implanted on her body, she is set to beautify her smile. 

 

When asked why she preferred a diamond tooth, she blatantly spoke that she loves jewellery. Her tooth is made up of pure diamonds and is on her left jaw. She longed for it, and now she has already got it. She also added that she does not like Indian jewellery like nose studs and all, because it does not go with her modern glam look. So she prefers to wear those ornaments which go on well with her look. 

Our own item girl Rakhi thinks her overdone plastic surgeries and heavy makeup are no longer sufficient to glam up her look, and thus got diamonds set on her tooth.

Rakhi Sawant lambasts Kangna Ranaut!

Rakhi Sawant is furious and fuming over Kangna Ranaut’s comment on the Kangna-Mika kiss ruckus. After Kangna apparently refused to engage in a lip-lock with singer Mika Singh for a film shoot, she went ahead and fired a salvo at the controversy queen.

“I am no Rakhi Sawant to do something like this” (kiss Mika), she is supposed to have said. This has enraged Rakhi, who has shot back, “How dare Kangna do her publicity gimmicks, firing from my shoulder. I have never kissed Mika. He had forcibly planted one on me and the world knows that. If Kangna is so publicity hungry, she should have kissed Mika for the song and become famous. Why resort to talking about Rakhi Sawant to gain mileage.”

Now, now! Knowing Rakhi, its best for Kangna to eat up her words or quickly apologize to her for ‘dragging’ her into the picture, or Rakhi might just road roller Kangna in national media. “With battle lines drawn, a new war seems to have just begun here,” chuckles Rakhi’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar.

Relief for Rakhi, police drop charges

Rakhi Sawant has been absolved of the abetment of suicide charge by the police in a case where a man died after participating in her reality show, " Rakhi Ka Insaf".

The case was lodged against her and others on November 12 last year, after the mother of the youth, Laxman, claimed that he was humiliated on the show and died due to depression. "Rakhi publicly humiliated Laxman, shouted at him and termed him as impotent," she had said in the complaint. The police has stated that Laxman died of natural causes. However, Rakhi has now been charged with obscenity in a public place, defamation and insult intended to promote breach of peace, along with the director and producer of the show.

Rakhi Celena to bring new year at Country Club

It’s going to be party time this New Year’s Eve once again – but not quite as normal. Many of the big Mumbai parties that had been planned have been cancelled for a combination of reasons, As a sign of respect for the victims of the Mumbai attack; for security reasons and the understandable fear that many of the rich and famous have about meeting in one place; because of the exorbitant demands of the performers and the inability to meet those prices during a downturn in the economy.

So most of the big performers will be taking their show on the road. Rakhi Sawant is one of them. She had earlier cancelled a planned performance in Dubai but has now changed her mind - "After the terror attack, I had planned not to perform and even cancelled the Dubai show,” she says, “But, with the city's mood slowly coming back to normal, I have decided to take another offer. It's from the Country Club but it will be in Gujarat."

Celina Jaitley is another who will be dusting off her dancing shoes and shifting to the vibrant desi scene in London for the night. "It's unfortunate that events were cancelled in Mumbai but that was inevitable given what happened,” she explains, “I look forward to international gigs as they give me the opportunity to meet NRI audiences and fans. I am making an appearance at a British-Asian event on the 31st at the London City Pavilion, where popular locals like Rishi Rich and Veronica will perform live.”

The Country Club event in Dubai will now star Mallika Sherawat and pop singer Shibani Kashyap whilst Malaika Arora Khan will be doing her thing in Singapore and Sophie Chaudhury will be in Delhi.