SRK-Aishwarya in Swades sequel???

Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will share screen space in Swades sequel.

This movie will mark the return of the hit jodi of Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Sources claim that the duo after making waves in Devdas, is planning a comeback.

The jodi never worked together after Ash’s then boyfriend Salman Khan created a ruckus on the sets of Chalte Chalte, which was made by SRK’s home production.

But now that SRK and the Bachchan family are friends again, the two might work together on screen.

SRK has even asked his old friend Sanjay Leela Bhansali for help. Shah Rukh and Sanjay had worked together in Devdas which proved to be a major hit at the box office. And now the star has shown a keeninterest in working in another film with him.

Bhansali is keen to work with SRK too. After having made a flop film such as Guzaarish with Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, the director has been looking for a bigger opportunity with bigger actors.

His earlier film Saawariya too had flopped and his discovery – Ranbir Kapoor – has also been giving him a cold shoulder.

Apart from talks with Bhansali, Shah Rukh is discussing another project with Ashutosh Gowarikar.

Yash Raj camp’s favorite lady, Anushka Sharma???

Out of Anushka Sharma’s four films so far, three of them has been under the Yash Raj banner. Well, we guess she is the favorite lady of the Yash Raj camp.

Rubisshing all rumors about her signing a secret long-term contract with the Yash Raj Productions, the actress say, she has no limitations as such and is free to work with anybody. She believes that it is purely because of her talent that Aditya Chopra is offering her roles and she feels lucky to work with Bollywood biggies at such an early stage of her career.

Well, very soon, we will get a lot more from her as she is currently shooting opposite Ranveer Singh for her upcoming movie Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl. Her link up with Ranveer Singh never seem to seize and so Anushka says that it has become a fashion to link up co-stars and she does not lead her life according to what people say!

Priyanka Chopra wiped off from Kaminey sequel…

While director Vishal Bhardwaj and Shahid Kapoor have joined hands for the sequel. But what came as a shock is the omission of Priyanka Chopra in the second part of the film, a role, which won the actress a numberof awards.

We hear that Vishal is working on the script of Kaminey 2, And the script apparently doesn’t have a role that will suit Priyanka. It is also heard that the flick won’t be a sequel in strict sense but a film with a fresh plot and story altogether.

According to a source, “Vishal is currently scripting Kaminey 2. He will first direct a film with Ajay Devgn to be co-produced by Devgn, Kumar Mangat and himself. He will then start working on Kaminey 2, for which Shahid will have to prepare once again.

Vishal wants Shahid to work on the six-pack look to play one of the twins. Right after Kaminey 2, Vishal will direct 2 States with Shah Rukh Khan for producer Sajid Nadiadwala.”

Saif-Bebo to walk down the aisle, soon…

Yesterday, there were rumors about the two love birds Saif and Bebo’s relationship going rocky and unsteady. Now, the latest we hear is that the couple is thinking of entering the marital bliss. walk down the

After all the rumors making headlines, Saif Ali Khan took the initiative to clear them.
Sources close to the couple are quoted as saying that Saif and Kareena might tie the knot early next year.
It’s no secret that Saif has been keen on marriage with Kareena since the day they began dating. It’s Kareena who has been delaying the inevitable because she wanted to focus on her acting career.

Saif and Kareena, 30, who are considered one of the hottest couples in Bollywood, are seeing each other for the past four years. And they even featured together in films like “Tashan” and “Kurbaan”.

‘Ra.One’ shoot gets over… SRK all praises for Kareena Kapoor…

Shahrukh Khan’s big budget sci-fi action flick ‘Ra.One’ is finally completed. The actor is all praises for his co-star Kareena Kapoor for putting so much hard work and devoting her time and energy to the movie.

Shahrukh Khan tweeted: “finished the last few bits and pieces of ra.one with kareena. want to thank her for working so hard and fast…she was such a sport. hope we havent tanned her too much in the hot sun.”

Shahrukh, who wasn’t at his ‘tweeting’ best since the past two-three months, is now back on the social-networking circuit owing to the fact that he has finished the shoot of the movie.

We hear that as a part of promotional activities for his superhero flick, the actor is an animated version of his character G.One.

At first, the movie was scheduled to release on June 3 but due to some post-production work, the film will now release on 26th October. Made on a budget of around Rs. 150 crore, the movie also stars Arjun Rampal.

Katrina to host a Birthday bash dobara…

Three years after the infamous party where SRK-Salman clashed, Katrina Kaif is now all set to throw another birthday bash. Seems like the actress has finally let go of her demons, and according to sources will host a grand birthday party next month.

Says a friend of the actress, “After what happened at her birthday party three yearsago Katrina developed a paranoia about hosting a party.

A very private person by nature, she was outraged and embarrassed by what transpired between the two Bollywood titans on her special day.

She wouldn’t step out of her home for any social event for weeks after, so complete was her sense of mortification about the open war between the two Khans at her revelry.”

But now finally, the actress has decided to let bygones be bygones and is all set to throw a grand party, where she wants to invite all the people who make a difference to her life in one way or another.

Says a source close to Katrina, “She wants to leave the nightmare of that birthday party behind and just enjoy the company of all her colleagues. It won’t be a fake party. She won’t invite anyone just for formality’s sake.”

Also, this year her birthday coincides with the release of her next film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Says a friend of Katrina, “She wants to celebrate, because that’s what Dobara is about.

She had loads of fun with Farhan and Zoya during the shooting in Spain.

They made her lose her inhibitions. The shooting of ZNMD also exorcised Katrina of the demons of the 2008 birthday bash. So yes, Katrina will party.”

Saif-Bebo rubbishes break up reports…

Last weekend, tinsel town was hit by rumours of a possible rift in the four-year-long romantic relationship between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

In a press statement issued through his publicist, Saif Ali Khan says, “Id like to reassure our fans and well wishers that all is well with Kareena and I.”

“We are working hard but we always make time for each other. All these rumors are disturbing and untrue, especially when families are brought into it in such bad taste.

“I wouldn’t like to say anymore except we are very happy together.”

In an unsigned report this morning, the daily alleged that Kareena and Saif’s busy schedule isn’t leaving them with any time for each other. In the past, Kareena used to be the busier of the two and Saif would accompany her when she was shooting away from home. Lately, Saif too has become very busy with Aarakshan and Cocktail and has no time to accompany Kareena.

“The news has deeply disturbed both the couple and their respective families,” says a source. “They have always been open about their relationship and are alarmed with these rumors planted by sources with vested interests.”

Abhay Deol on item numbers…

Abhay Deol is not really fond of item numbers. He in fact, finds them very boring.

According to Abhay, the item songs which are seen in almost every film nowadays are just marketing gimmicks with set formulas.

“It is like if you have to promote your film then you need to have an item number. It is about money, but one must not forget creativity. I don’t find much originality in item songs because you remix old tracks or have a basic hip-hop beat, or you will have hip-hop dancers. And now of course trend is you want white women in the background and the lead stars in the middle,” Abhay Deol is quoted as saying by a news agency.

Abhay has himself sung a song and danced in his upcoming film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
“You never know… never say never. I am open to doing item songs as long as it works for the film. But I would at least try and make the effort of making the number a bit more interesting and original in terms of visualising and placement,” Abhay said.

Abhay added that he doesn’t like dancing.

“Dancing, I don’t like. It is not something I really want to do. I don’t mind trying singing….But dancing?” he wondered

Mandira Bedi makes Father’s Day a very special one for hubby Raj Kaushal.. Delivers a baby boy!!

Mandira and husband Raj Kaushal have been blessed with their first child, almost eleven years after they tied the knot.The baby was born at Lilavati hospital on Friday, June 17 at 11.01 am. Even though they had a list of names ready with them, they named the baby Vir on Raj’s insistence.

Proud father Raj said, “I am very happy. Mandy and the baby are superb. We are celebrating.”

The news of Mandira’s pregnancy came out in January this year. Just earlier in June, Mandira was seen promoting Stem Cell Banking. She is learnt to have preserved the stem cells of the baby at the time of birth.

Heartiest congratulations to the couple!

Sonam feels Hrithik Roshan is the best…

Sonam Kapoor is totally mad about Hrithik Roshan’s dance. Making her admiration public, Sonam Kapoor doesn’t really enjoy watching television, but she couldn’t help but make an exception for Duggu.

“I really enjoyed the show. It was spectacular,” the actress, who follows the popular US dance show informs. “There was actually a performance on a song fromJodha Akbar in the US dance show format,”she quips.

Rooting for Hrithik, Sonam says, “I loved his entry. Only he can dance like that. There is no better person than him to judge a dance show.
It’s hard to even blink when you see him dance onscreen. Even his speech was straight from the heart.”

The young actress finds Hrithik’s real life story very inspiring. “Its amazing that someone like him, who was advised by a doctor not to pursue dancing, ended up being the nation’s best dancer.

It just shows you can achieve anything with determination, grit and passion. Those contestants are really lucky to be mentored by him,” she adds.

Speaking about Hrithik’s HR locket that has caught her fancy, the fashion-conscious actress says, “I would love to own that HR locket.”

“I don’t know if I should dance with him but I would love to when nobody is looking. Hopefully, I would get to do a film with him and we will have our own original number,” she giggles.

All’s not going well between Saif and Kareena!!

The long-lasted romantic between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor has now been riven by work pressure, time constraints, and a few financial issues as well, we hear. They must have discussed marriage on the sets of Koffee with Karan, but as of now, all is not well in the Saifeena world.

The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that the romance between Saif and Kareena is going dry and the couple has been fighting more often than not. According to reports, both Saif and Kareena are very busy in their professional lives. Rumors also has it that, Saif’s growing friendship with Deepika Padukone, who is opposite the actor in Aarakshan and Cocktail, is disturbing Kareena.

Added to the trouble, Saif is also unhappy over the delays in his home production Agent Vinod. He is also been going through a financial crunch and has already axed down the film’s budget.

We here that, Kareena broke down while having a serious talk with Saif on the phone while she was on the sets of her film Bodyguard. Realizing that the relationship was on the rocks, Kareena dashed off to London to appease Saif who’s shooting for Agent Vinod in London.

We just hope that everything goes well between the love birds…

Movie Review: Always Kabhi Khabi…

By Neharika.
Directed by: Roshan Abbas
Produced by: Gauri Khan
Screenplay by: Roshan Abbas, Ranjit Raina, Ishita Moitra
Story by: Roshan Abbas, Ranjit Raina
Starring: Ali Fazal, Giselle Monteiro, Zoa Morani, Satyajeet Dubey, Satish Shah, Lilette Dubey and Vijay Raaz
Music by: Aashish Rego, Shree D, Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography: Fuwad Khan, Anshuman Mahaley
Editing by: Sanjay Sharma
Distributed by: Red Chillies Entertainment, Eros Entertainment

Grade: D: Poora time Waste  :(

ALWAYS KABHI KABHI is said to be based on director Roshan Abbas successful play ‘Graffiti’, which he had written and directed way back in 1999.

The story spins around the lives of four high-school adolescents – Sameer aka Sam, Aishwarya aka Aishu/Aish, Taariq aka Einsten, Nandini aka Nandu the Bull, who are in theirfinal year at St. Marks, a school full of good looking, well-dressed romantic students dancing around with funny professors like Ms Das (Lilette Dubey) and Professor Agarwal urf Agro (Vijay Raaz), the girl’s skirts end much above their knees and Romeo and Juliet continues to be the most important chapter in classroom.

Sam, the coolest dude in school, who lives life through shortcuts falls in love with Aish, a new entrant in the school, and as always, you can expect obstacles in their love story. A parallel love story emerges between angry young rebel, Nandu and the cute nerd Einsten. Everyone’s parents are evil.
In short, the story is about how the four brats screw up their lives, and to top it up, the family problems, thus clashing their dreams and aspirations.

The first half of the flick is dull and boring while the second half has a flashy climax. The movie is completely a teeny,youth type film, filled with dreams, friendship, love, crushes, parents pressure, campus life, flirting etc etc. The film does convey a message at the end especially to the parents.

Though the movie is so-so, in fact, it desperately wanted to look youthful, though the dialogues and one-liners did have a youth flavor. The entire star cast did their parts beautifully and can be rated above average. Thankfully, there was no over acting.

Roshan Abbas’ Always Kabhi Kabhi would have worked well if he had released the flick a few years back.

Rating: 1 out of 5 

Shahrukh Khan’s Knee injury aggravated… Surgery in July…

Shah Rukh Khan injured his knee over a year back. Now, due to continuous shoots and action sequences for his upcoming flick Ra. One, the injury has been aggravated. The actor will undergo a knee surgery in July.

Earlier, SRK was treated by Kolkata Knight Riders physiotherapist Andrew Lepius.

SRK was recently in Hyderabad, shooting.

According to Mumbai based Dr Ali Irani,“Yes he does have a knee problem and he will need to undergo surgery in July. He has been going through a lot of discomfort for sometime. And hence the doctor was called in. He has a tear in the meniscus of his left 

Anushka Sharma to join Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif, in Yash’s directorial project…

By now, its very clear that Anushka Sharma shares a wonderful rapport with YRF. The latest we hear is that the actress will be seen sharing screen space with Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif in the much-talked about untitled project.

According to a trusted source, “The script requires a strong actor for the second lead in the film. Yash and Aditya were scouting around and then thought that Anushka seemed to be an obvious choice, for more than one reason.

The role required an actress, who looks younger than Katrina Kaif. And few actresses fit that requirement. Anushka was just the right choice. Plus, Yash Chopra is really fond of her.”

If the buzz is true, then, this would be Anushka’s fifth time working with YRF.

Imran Khan set to file a PIL against new ruling…

The new law raising the alcohol consumption age to 25 in Maharashtra, is not being favored by many Bollywood stars. Actor Imran Khan appears to have taken it upon himself to file a PIL against the new ruling.

Currently, media is abuzz that the ‘Delhi Belly’ protagonist Imran Khan feels that raising of the drinking age to 25 in Maharashtra is absolutely unfair, as when people can vote and marry at 18 and have kids at 21, then why cant they chose to drink or not to drink at an early age.

Imran says he doesn’t endorse nor wish to promote drinking among youth. But what he’s concerned about is the right of freedom to choose for the youngsters who are mature enough to take important decisions like marriage.

Imran’s call to action has his I Hate Luv Storys co-star Sonam Kapoor saying cheers as well.

“If you can vote, get married, have children, drive a car… why on earth can’t you drink? It’s ridiculous we are not living in the dark ages,” said Sonam.

Amitabh Bachchan has tweeted: “On drinking age limit increased to 25 ! Err .. old and mature enough to vote for the country, or join army ..and fight for the nation…but not old and mature enough to be told when you are allowed to drink ???? Strange ?!!!! (sic) .”

Many other Bollywood stars have also spoken against the ruling.

Salman Khan is the new darling at the box office

Salman Khan is so much in demand that producers and directors are queuing up to sign him for their films. But the star is too busy to sign any.

After the roaring success of Ready, the latest we hear is that the director of Ghajini, A Murugadoss, is keen on roping in Salman Khan for his next. The film will be an action genre, high on style. Similarly, Karan Johar too wants Salman in his film.

But, Sallu bhai is too busy for them. In fact, he is having a tough time shooting for Kick (time management). Salman Khan once again plays a cop in the film and Sonakshi Sinha is his heroine. He’s about to wrap up his Bodyguard with Kareena Kapoor. He’ll also be shooting for the Yash Raj film Ek Tha Tiger with Katrina Kaif. Post that, he’ll commit to Dabangg 2 and a tentatively titled film Jungle for brother Sohail Khan.

No wonder, the actor is not available for love… 

Asin is still falling short of offers!!!

After giving two of the biggest hits (Ghajini and Ready) in Bollywood, we probably expected Asin Thottumkal to be in every directors wishlist. But what’s shocking is that currently, the actress has only one project in hand and that is Housefull 2. Zarine Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez have already been cast as the other two leading ladies, which means Asin will have to share her screen space with them.

Says a trade source, “She has just one film, Housefull 2, in which she will share screen space with Jacqueline Fernandez and Zarine Khan.”

If the buzz is to be believed, Asin is quoting the same price as the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. This is the main reason why most directors are refusing to cast her in films.

Rumors also have it that the Kollywood producers and directors are unhappy about the fact that she ignored them when she started receiving offers from Bollywood.

Is it that Asin’s attitude is killing her???

What Zarine Khan has to say about Salman and Katrina…

Zarine Khan is basking in the reviews the song Character Dheela got. The actress finally breaks her silence about link-ups with Salman Khan.

The actress says, “All this is nothing but gossip. Salman is a very dear friend of mine. His name is linked with everyone. It’s a poor thing that he is linked with whoever he is seen with. And I have nothing to say about it.”

Zarine was probably the second girl after Sneha Ullal who looked like Salman’s ex girlfriend. Rather than being known for her acting skills, Zarine is known as Katrina Kaif’s clone! Speaking about the competition between her and Katrina Kaif,
she said: “Why should I compete with her? She is my senior and is already on the top. There is no question of competing with her. I am the next generation after her. I definitely look up to her and will follow her, but no competition.”

Hrithik Roshan is synonymous with dance moves…

The synonym of dance is Hrithik Roshan swear by his bone-bending dance steps but the actor himself is quite dismissive about his talent as a dancer. The actor feels honoured when seen as a symbol for dance in the country.

Hrithik Roshan is set to make his small screen debut with a dance reality show, ‘Just Dance’, on Star Plus. The show goes on air on June 18 and Hrithik will judge it along with choreographers Farah Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant.

While promoting the show at a press conference, Hrithik spoke about his own skill as a dancer.

“I find every dance difficult. Whenever I start rehearsals, I start from zero and I feel that I can’t do this. Then I slowly learn. I’m no god of dance, but I’m very happy with the fact that I have become a symbol for dance and that through me, so many other talented gods of dance will get an opportunity,” Hrithik told the media persons.

Hrithik also surprised everybody by saying that he’s not even the best dancer in the city or neighbourhood, but yeah! he really puts in a lot of efforts and is a true hard worker.

“I’m blessed that I have become a symbol for something that stands for such a great talent. But I’m not the best dancer in the country, city or my neighbourhood. I’m just a very hardworking dancer,” he added.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at the Prix de Diane horse race…

The very gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchanis in France for a series of events for a watch brand that she endorses. Clad in a pale pink dress and an elaborate hat, she was accompanied by her mother Vrinda for the event

After Sonakshi and Vidya, It’s Anushka Sharma’s turn to get morphed…

And the history repeats….. After spreading the morphed pics of Sonakshi Sinha and Vidya Balan, the internet pranksters have now targeted Anushka Sharma. They have released a fake bikini photo of the actress.

Ever since news of Anushka wearing a two-piece in Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl made the rounds, some Netizens took the opportunityto go a step ahead and morph some pics of the actress.

This pic has already gone viral on the web and is seen on many forums.

Sonakshi Sinha, the ‘IT’ thing in Bollywood…

The one film wonder, Sonakshi Sinha is currently the most sought after actress in the Bollywood industry.

The 24-year-old star’s schedule is packed till early 2012. The upcoming films that will keep Sonakshi busy are:
Joker, Vishwaroopam, Rowdy Rathod, Race 2, Kick and Dabangg 2.

The actress, recently wrapped the secondfilming schedule for Shirish Kunder’s Joker with co-star Akshay Kumar. Vishwaroopam will have her act opposite actor Kamal Hassan. The shooting for the film will go on floors in the first week of July.

August will see her filming for Sanjay Leela Bhansali production Rowdy Rathod with co-star Akshay Kumar.

Abbas Mustan’s multi starrer crime thriller Race 2 will begin filming in October. The film is a sequel to Race (2008). Anil Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan reprise their roles but the rest of the cast is new.

Shirish Kunder’s remake of South romance action film, Kick, will have the actress acting opposite Salman Khan. Filming will begin in January 2012. The sequel to Dabangg that producer and director Arbaaz Khan says will bigger and better than the original will start filming early next year, taking the story forward.

Sonakshi is not part of Sajid Nadiadwala produced multistarrer Housefull 2.