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While Ileana D’Cruz waits for her Bollywood career to take off with Anurag Basu eagerly-awaited Barfi, she has gone back to Hyderabad to work on Jagannadh Puri’s Telugu film Devudu Chesina Manushulu where she stars opposite the reigning superstar of Telugu cinema Ravi Teja.

In Devudu Chesina Manushulu Ileana moves completely away from the image of the simple uncomplicated girl in Barfi to play the piping-hot seductress in Puri’s film.

Ileana plays a taxi-driver in Devudu Chesina Manushulu. Says a source close to the project, “Ileana plays the sexiest role of her career in the film. The image of the staid sober sedate and shy girl goes out of the window. She has been re-invented as a phataka in this role. ”

Says Puri Jagannadh, “I’ve worked a number of times with Ileana. She will be seen in a completely different avatar in my new film. The title Devudu Chesina Manushulu is tentative. We may soon change it. ”

Abhishek Bachchan has been stationed at Bandra's Mehboob Studios since the past few days giving interviews for his upcoming film with Ajay Devgn

Interestingly, Salman Khan has also been shooting at the studio and that too on the opposite floor.


While both have cleverly avoided bumping into each other, we wonder what will happen when they actually do! 

Salman’s staff meanwhile met Bachchan Junior on Wednesday afternoon.

Actress on why she is seen more at brand endorsement events rather than on the big screen

Of late, Neha Dhupia has been more visible at brand endorsement events than on the big screen. From colas to cell phones and from bathroom fittings to shaving foams, the actress is on an endorsement spree.

The actress is a much sought after name at such events. However, with her new film lined up for release — Kabeer Kaushik’s cop drama with Sonu Sood and Naseeruddin Shah — she has been taking time out for the film’s promotions as well.

Says Neha, “It is not that I am only paying more attention to brand endorsements. I have a film releasing and there are two more lined up. But at the same time I have been getting a lot of offers for endorsements. So when it’s coming my way. Why shouldn’t I make the most of it?”

She adds, “If the people concerned are approaching me with such offers, why should I let go of them? It works both ways; there is a demand for me and when I am available, it’s like why not?”

The actress was recently in New Delhi for her upcoming film’s events. “My character is that of a de-glam wife of a cop. It’s been ages since I was seen in a sari on screen, so I am looking forward to it.”

Neha also has Saurabh Shukla’s rom-com with Ranvir Shorey and another project with Emraan Hashmi coming up soon. Buzz is that she will also feature in Rensil D’Souza’s film with Karan Johar as producer.

Imran Khan has been pumping iron for his role in an upcoming sequel could be to look right for his part opposite Sonakshi Sinha

Imran Khan has been busy working out hard in the gym for his role in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai.

Word is that it is not to compete with co-star Akshay Kumar in the brawns department; instead it appears that the actor is going all out to make sure he looks absolutely physically compatible opposite his on screen ladylove Sonakshi Sinha.

While Imran has a rather skinny frame, Sonakshi is known for her curvy and slightly broad figure. We overheard the actor telling a friend, “I am getting into bodybuilding, so that I can be seen in the frame with Sonakshi.”

Imran has two months to prepare for his role, as the shooting of the film begins in August.

Sonakshi’s weight issues have been part of dining table conversation ever since her debut with Salman Khan in Dabangg. Also, after working with senior actors like Sallu and Akki, finally Sona is now doing films opposite actors from her own age group.

Filmmaker finally gets Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapoor and Shabana Azmi onboard for his upcoming project

Nikhil Advani’s ambitious all-female cast project is on track. Though several names have been tossed around for a while, the filmmaker has now confirmed that Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapoor and Shabana Azmi will star in the film.

Incidentally, the film will have seven leading ladies. The rest of the cast has yet to be ascertained. Says Nikhil, “I am in Boston currently and will be in Mumbai after a week. I have already spoken to the actresses. Once I am back, I will finalise the rest of the names.”

The producer-director also has another project on hand — an action thriller which apparently stars Irrfan, Huma Qureshi and Arjun Rampal. However Nikhil is taking his time to finalise which project will goes on the floors first.

He says, “I am yet to sign anyone for this film. I am working on several projects and the casting is still on.”

Having been blessed with a daughter in November last year, doting father Abhishek Bachchan says he is thrilled that little 'Aaradhya' is the focus of everyone's attention

"Right now Aaradhya is focus of everybody's attention. Everybody is fascinated with her. She is little and innocent and everybody wants to be with her. Everyone wants to spend time with her," Abhishek said.

The Bachchans have been fiercely guarding the latest member of their family ever since Aishwarya gave birth to the baby girl on November 16 last year.

Ask him if there is any change in his life after becoming a father, Abhishek says, "I don't know how life changes. There is no rule book as such. You just do what you feel is right. Each parent will discover things themselves. The responsibilities have increased."

"You are willing to do anything for her. I am earning money for her so that I can give her good education and a good upbringing," he said.

Meanwhile, Abhishek is gearing up for his upcoming release 'Bol Bachchan', directed by Rohit Shetty. The film also stars Ajay Devgn, Asin and Prachi Desai. Interestingly, Amitabh Bachchan features in the title song of the film, where he will be seen shaking a leg with Abhishek and Ajay Devgn.

Jimmy Shergill's haunted tales kept the unit of 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster' sequel on tenterhooks during the shoot

The cast and crew of Tigmanshu Dhulia’s upcoming sequel which was being shot in Gujarat are now back in Mumbai. Just before the wrap-up, Jimmy Sheirgill decided to play a prank with his co-stars Soha Ali Khan and Anjana Sukhani.

As they were holed up in a palace at Baria, near Vadodara, for a long schedule, Jimmy told the unit members that the surrounding areas were haunted and the presence of wildlife there further added to the eerie feeling. The unit members were used to the unusual sounds in the night of animals so they believed Jimmy’s haunted tales.

Says a unit source, “The whole unit who had the habit of taking walks in the surrounding area after the shoot. But after hearing him they stayed indoors out of fear. Says producer Rahul Mittra, “It was fun when the prank was being played as the entire unit was so scared. Later Jimmy told them the truth.”

Akshay Kumar plays the modern day Lord Krishna in his forthcoming film "Oh My God" and its first poster shows the star riding a motorcycle through the clouds with a bright colourful sky in the background.

After taking audiences on a laughter ride in "Hera Pheri", Akshay has teamed up with Paresh Rawal in his production venture "Oh My God".

Two posters gives a sneak peak into film and the second one shows Paresh, who plays Kanahaiya, standing with a smile on his face and gods and goddesses surrounding him.


Based on Umesh Shukla's Gujrati play "Kanji Viruddh", the "Oh My God" is about unconventional happenings in normal day to day lives. First time director Ashvini Yardi has wielded the megaphone for the film.

It will release Sep 28.

Actor Ravi Kishan is sweating it out literally. The Bhojpuri superstar has shed 4 kg ever since he entered the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". "I have lost 4 kg till now because of the workout I get from rehearsing for my performance.

I am sure I will end up losing much more weight by the time show reaches its finale. But nevertheless I am enjoying this experience. It is much more difficult than acting, but it is fun for sure," said Ravi in a statement. "There is hardly any break in cycle. By the time one performance gets over, we have to start rehearsing for the next episode. It is very tiring sometimes, but a different experience and I am happy that I took this challenge," he said.

The actor is competing for the trophy with 12 other contestants -Gurmeet Chowdhary, Giaa Manek, Pratyusha Banerjee, Jayati Bhatia, Sanath Jayasuriya, Talat Aziz, Ravi Kishan, Isha Sharvani, Archana Vijaya, Shibani Dhandekar, Darsheel Safary and Bharti Singh. The judges panel is Remo D'Souza, Madhuri Dixit and Karan Johar. The first elimination round is Saturday.

Indian film industry's song and dance culture has found a fan in "Step Up Revolution" director Scott Speer, who is also impressed with Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan. "Yes, of course, anyone who is interested in dance and music will know about Indian movies. It has a lot of music and dance and colours in them," Speer said in an e-mail interaction.

Praising Hrithik after seeing him "Kites", the Hollywood director said: "I liked Hrithik Roshan as an actor and dancer in the Indian movie 'Kites' and have seen him dancing in 'Dhoom 2'." "Step Up Revolution" is the fourth instalment of dance movie "Step Up". "With So You Think You Can Dance" star Kathryn McCormick in the lead, the movie will release July 27 in both 2D and 3D formats. It also features Ryan Guzman, Misha Gabriel and Peter Gallagher.

Speer is an American music video director and has done several music videos for Mexican singer Belinda. In June 2007, he directed a three-part video series for the "High School Musical" star Ashley Tisdale. "I love music, it brings life in me, it inspires me and when I close my eyes and visualize music, dance is something that completes my vision. Both the entities are inseparable for me and both depict emotions in its respective ways," said Speer.

Eagerly awaited Kareena Kapoor – Saif Ali Kahn wedding is surrounded by hype. The bride Kareena has reportedly asked to retain her identity and she will not opt for conversion unlike her mother-in law Sharmila Tagore,

The newly anointed Nawab of Pataudi Saif and Kareena are getting married on October 16 at Pataudi Palace in Pataudi village. She has reportedly favoured for Hindu marriage ceremony and will not covert to Islam.

Although, she will adorn Sharmila’s bridal dress Shararkurti with Dupatta but will not acquire a Muslim name unlike her mother in law. Saif had already shown his positive side to it in a recent interview,” I would never want her (Kareena) to change her religion. That is the trouble with religion really... it expects conversion. I don't buy or believe that. I think it's good that the government, too, has â?unless I'm misinformed about the law amended to include it in the Special Marriage Act. If and when we do get married, no one has to change his or her religion,"

Kareena has number of times maintained that she respects all religions and used to visit church as child. Her mother Babita’s mom was catholic. In earlier inter-faith marriage, Sharmila and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi had Nikah ceremony in 1969. Sharmila, a Benagli from Rabindranath Tagore family had converted to Islam under name of Ayesha Begum. Earlier Saif’s first marriage to Amrita Singh in 1991 was a muslim ceremony. Amrita, a Sikh had converted to Islam and adopted a Muslim name.

Meanwhile, preparations for marriages are in full swing at the Pataudi Palace. According to sources Sharmila is currently in London and is likely to return on July 20 and then the main preparation will take place.

Actress makes her first public appearance with her UK-based boyfriend at 'Maximum' screening

Kangna Ranaut made her first public appearance with her UK-based boyfriend Nicholas Lafferty at the special screening of her friend Sonu Sood's upcoming release

Kangna who had already prior commitments came to wish Sonu for the film and was seen introducing her doctor beau to producers Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Bachchan and others at the special screening.

Isha Sharvani's background as a trained dancer left many saying that her participation in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" is unfair given the non-dancers on the show. But the actress says there are many dance forms she is not an expert at and her choreographer has to work hard to teach her new styles.

"He (Salman) is teaching me a lot! He is a good choreographer. He has landed up with a girl who is a classical dancer in a show with a format, which doesn't want classical dance. So I'm learning salsa, I am learning western contemporary dance and all these full on shaking shoulders and hips. All that is something I don't do so much, so he is having to work very hard with me," Isha told.

The 27-year-old is trained in traditional forms like Kalaripayattu, Chhau and Kathak. She may know the nuances of dance, but she refrains from dictating the terms during rehearsals.

"Salman is the choreographer - that's respectful. You can't do that with the choreographer," she said.

The actress, who impressed one and all with her dance in movies like "Kisna" and "Luck By Chance", belongs to a family deeply rooted in Indian art and culture. Her mother, Daksha Sheth, runs a dance gurukul, her father is a composer, and her brother is a percussionist.

While Isha was confident she wanted to participate in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5", her family was concerned, she said, adding: "They were very worried how I would fit in."

But all's good for now, considering the praise and applause she has been receiving on the show.

Ace choreographer Remo D'Souza has already claimed that no one does Mallakhamb better than Isha in India. But he admits the show poses a challenge to her.

"It's a big challenge for Isha. People think she is a fantastic dancer and she has a dance background. But she has a particular dance form which she is good at - not the other dance forms. She has to struggle to get those dance forms correct," Remo told.

On the film front, the actress will be seen in Bejoy Nambiar's "David", which will release towards the end of the year.

True to the "Shaitaan" director's style, it will be an "edgy" film, she added.

Sonakshi Sinha was ready to sizzle on stage at a recent awards event with

She was quite confident about her performance but all did not seem in her favour. While she was performing and showing off her thumkas to the audience, seated on the first row was her father Shatrughan Sinha.

She was so petrified and anxious about whether he would approve of her dance moves that she literally broke into a sweat!

While her performance was appreciated by all, we are yet to hear what her dad had to say.

Actor Akshay Kumar's former karate student Prateek Chakravorty has turned director with "From Sydney With Love" and the star reveals that the new director calls him "uncle".

"He calls me Akshay uncle. Backstage he asked me if he should call me Akshay uncle or not? I love what comes from the heart," the 44-year-old said here at the music launch of the film.

"This is unfortunate that he (Prateek) did not take me in his first film. I have told Prateek a lot of times that please make a film with me, but he refused. But he has promised me that he will cast me in his second film," added Akshay.

"From Sydney With Love" stars Prateek himself along with Bidita Bag, Sharad Malhotra, Evelyn Sharma and Karan Sagoo and it hits theatres July 27.

Talking about Prateek, Akshay further said: "Will you believe me if I say I used to teach him karate? He was a good student but then he stopped it.

"He always wanted to be a director, an actor and I am proud that he has become an actor, he has directed his first film and he has taken forward his grandfather Pramod Films' name ahead," said Akshay.

The success of Arjun Kapoor's debut film "Ishaqzaade" may have turned him into a big name, but the young actor says it has not changed his relationship with his friends. Despite his busy schedules and odd working hours, he manages to spend time with them.

"I am a very anti-social person otherwise, but when it comes to my friends, I always take out time for them," Arjun told.

"My busy schedule has not changed my relationship with them. I am the same with them. And I believe there is no point working so hard that you can't spare time for you friends and dear ones."

Son of filmmaker Boney Kapoor and late Mona Kapoor, who died of cancer recently, the 27-year-old considers himself lucky to have a group of understanding pals.

Praising his friends, he said that he is lucky to have "amazing and understanding" friends.

"They understand that my profession comes with odd timings and long working hours. They are very supportive and understanding.

"Whenever I get time, we meet and do the usual things that friends generally do. We go and watch movies, spend time with each other and watch football together," he said.

Arjun is set to feature on TV show "Fearless", which goes on air on Bindass July 7.

The show will motivate people to face their worst enemy, their deepest fears with the help of their best friends in a fun manner.

"I relate to the fact that your true friends are always there to help and support you. Most importantly, they don't mock you over your fears. The ones who do that are not your friends.

"I don't have any major fears as such but yes, the ones I had, I have overcame. I must say that my friends really helped me with that," he said.

It looks like stars are no longer putting their personal needs before their professional commitments

And Emraan Hashmi proved just that. For his next film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the actor shot for 12 hours straight to complete one single scene.

Despite being busy with other priorities, Emraan readily agreed to shoot for the stipulated hours.

A source from the sets says, “Yes, Emraan had been really busy but his commitment towards his work is superb.”

Currently the actor is vacationing in Europe.

Indian actress Freida Pinto will be seen romancing Batman star Christian Bale in director Terrence Malick's next - "Kinght of Cups".

The film is a beautiful tale of a man is in search of love and truth, shooting has just started and Bale and Pinto were seen shooting beautiful romantic sequences at the Santa Monica Beach, said a statement.

Also starring Natalie Portman and Cate Blanchett, "Knight of Cups" is set to hit the screens internationally next year.

Post "Slumdog Millionaire", Freida has starred in several international projects. "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger", "Miral" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" are some of them.

Irrfan, who is in Los Angeles for the premiere of his Hollywood flick, is hosting a bash in Los Angeles after the screening

The entire cast and crew have been invited for the party. A friend of Irrfan says, “He is probably one of the few Indian actors to actually make his mark with his performances in Hollywood.

While other actors have done their bit roles, Irrfan has done major roles in Hollywood films so far. So he decided to hold a special party for the cast and crew apart from friends. Director Marc Webb is extremely happy with his work and has been very supporting.”

Irrfan remained unavailable for comment.

Sonu Sood starrer "Maximum" has got mixed reviews, but the actor is confident that the film will carve a "respectable place" for itself irrespective of its box office business.

"I don't know if my film will earn Rs.100 crore or not but it will definitely make a place in the category of respectable films," the 38-year-old told reporters.

"Maximum", which hit the theatres Friday, is the story of shootout specialists played by Sonu and Naseeruddin Shah.

Reviewers have given their verdict. One of the reviews said that "Maximum" shows minimum originality thereby making it a plain average attempt, while another says that the film is a case of too much blood and blabber being wasted on a tale that has been flogged to death.

. But Sonu is confident and says a lot of people will identify with the subject.

"There is no message but it talks about an era which most people have seen and they will be able to identify with it," said Sonu.

When it comes to female leads, Sonu is not choosy about working with established actresses.

"Frankly speaking, I can't take one name. Until I know about their role, I can't choose one. They are all brilliant, they are all big achievers. Whoever suits the role, be it a new girl or an established actress, I will always welcome them," he said.

"I have worked with all of them and I think I have worked with most of the established actresses - Katrina (Kaif) in 'Singh Is Kinng' and with Kangna (Ranaut) I have done some southern films. Whoever is good, I would love to work with them," he added.

The excitement around 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' is only building up. Balaji has pushed the envelope by releasing multiple trailers of the film. The first was an announcement attached with 'The Dirty Picture' last year. The second 'U/A' trailer was attached with 'Housefull 2' in April and the 'A' trailer with 'Jannat 2'.

The fourth brand new 'U/A' trailer is now being attached with Rohit Shetty's 'Bol Bachchan', releasing next week. As 'Bol Bachchan' has been given a 'U/A' by the CBFC, the trailer of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' also had to have the same classification.

Balaji is believed to have deleted three naughty scenes and replaced them with other humorous scenes in order to secure a 'U/A'.

The scenes the CBFC objected to include Anupam Kher's spoof on late Satyen Kapoo's character from 'Sholay', Riteish Deshmukh commenting on the female anatomy, and a spoof on John Abraham's production 'Vicky Donor'.

There's no reason to despair though as the controversial uncensored 'A' trailer will be released on the Net on Monday.

After proving his mettle with "Rock On!!", Abhishek Kapoor wears the director's cap for "Kai Po Che" again and says he consciously chose newcomers over big stars for the film because he wanted to execute the story without any changes. The director feels the industry needs more fresh talent.

"Kai Po Che", the big screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's book "3 Mistakes of My Life", features TV actors Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Rajkumar Yadav with Amrita Puri the female lead.

"Big stars come with a lot of baggage. There are things they don't want to do," Kapoor told in an interview.

"This (film) is a story about three young boys and big stars in this bracket are at a stage in their career where they are not sure. They are scared about who will be cast opposite them...they think about all these things. I don't want to do that, I don't want to change my script because I am casting a big star," he added.

"I think our industry can do with young people, we hardly have anyone. There are two or three people who are getting all the work. What would other people do? It is important that new people get a chance. The three actors in my film are fantastic. All the big stars were also newcomers at some time," he said.

Kapoor, who won a National Award for 2008 film "Rock On!!", discloses that Chetan Bhagat had offered him two of his books - "2 States: The Story of My Marriage" and "3 Mistakes of My Life". He chose to go with the latter.

"I thought this had great cinematic potential. I felt if it turns out to be a good film it will be remembered forever. There is so much in it: there's love, friendship, politics and cricket," said Kapoor.

Drafting the screenplay of "Kai Po Che", a victory cry heard during the kite festival in Gujarat, took a lot of time.

"I took some time off after 'Rock On!!', then I chose the book. It took a while for me to draft it. It's not a race, I took my time and developed two new scripts," said Kapoor.

"As a book it goes into different directions, so to make a movie out of it you have to draft it differently. A very serious process goes into adapting a book for a film. We have changed it around 50 percent," he added.

After the stupendous success of "Rock On!!", expectations from "Kai Po Che" are high. But Kapoor is unperturbed.

"This is a completely new film. I have no fear of expectations. I know when you will come and watch the film, you will forget 'Rock On!!'. There is no similarity, it has a different style and I have also learned a lot while working on it," he said.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels the association of celebrities with social causes is a result of the responsibility that comes with their star status.

"A celebrity has a responsibility, but it also has a great brand marketing at its doorstep. It is expected then, for them to be associated with some cause that is of social and moral nature. And there is a genuine interest taken up by the stars of the popularity charts," Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb[dot]bigadda[dot]com.

"Some talk about it as must they should, or how else would attention be drawn to it from the masses. Some like to be quiet about it. Do their share of work and not allow it to become an exercise in public relations!!" he added.

The 69-year-old is attached to various social causes, one of them being polio eradication. Amitabh is Unicef's brand ambassador against polio.

"Bend It Like Beckham" star Parminder Nagra's divorce case has turned ugly over the couple's joint finances.

Nagra's estranged husband James Stenson has filed a lawsuit claiming he deserves a slice of the British actress' fortune after giving up his job as a photographer to manage their lives when she was cast in the hit TV medical drama "E. R. " in 2004.

According to tmz. com, Stenson is demanding at least $500, 000 in damages and half of the three properties they purchased before they wed in 2009.

He said they made a pact to share their combined wealth during the six years they spent as "life partners" before formally tying the knot.

Nagra filed for divorce in February to end their three-year marriage. The couple have a three-year-old son named Kai.