Saif-Kareena in the shoes of Shahrukh-Tabu

The much-hyped film Kurbaan would star Shahrukh Khan, Tabu and Sanjay Dutt if Karan Johar went ahead with his plan seven years ago. However, he went on to do other projects, and the film eventually went to Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi.

Karan revealed that he wanted Shahrukh, Tabu and Sanjay to play the lead roles with Nikhil Advani as the director. The film was named Kaal then. On narrating the story to Rensil D’Silva, the screenplay he prepared turned out into a different film all together. Thus born the title Kurbaan with Saif and Kareena in the lead roles.

Karan left Kurbaan behind after he went on to make films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in 2001 and later produced Kal Ho Naa Ho.

Salman’s generosity cannot be matched: Kareena Kapoor

Salman Khan doesn’t always come up with shocking surprises! There have been instances when he has been sweeter than sugar itself.

Well, there have been stories of his large-heartedness in the industry but a particular instance of his generosity caught our attention. And guess who was the beneficiary of his good act - none other than Kareena Kapoor, who is his co-star in the upcoming film, ‘Main Aurr Mrs Khanna’.
Sallu and Bebo had a great time shooting for the film in Melbourne. And after pack-up, Kareena would often go shopping. Sources say that once Salman, playing the perfect gentleman, offered to carry her bags. But what was more astonishing than this is – when at a particular store, Bebo went to pay her bills after buying loads and loads of stuff, she was left astounded. Her bills were already settled and the benefactor was Sallu himself.

Among the stuff that Karena had picked up was also a limited edition bag worth Rs 2. 5 lakh! Kareena confirmed the incident to a news daily stating that, “Salman’s generosity cannot be matched. It was a very sweet gesture on his part. He is a wonderful person at heart.”

If not an actor, Shah Rukh would have been a Man U player!

For all those who know Shah Rukh Khan as the eternal lover boy of Bollywood, there’s news! It’s been revealed that before becoming an actor, Shah Rukh was just another Delhi lad who was an Economics student of Delhi University’s Hans Raj College, and always dreamt of joining the London School of Economics.
Talking to a news daily recently, the actor reminisced about his college days and said that he used to spend endless hours outside Kirori Mal College hoping that one fine day he will become as famous as Amitabh Bachchan!

Shah Rukh maintained, “I was very fond of Economics. I got 72 percent marks and I personally think that was a good enough percentage. Post Hans Raj, I wanted to join the London School of Economics but that didn’t happen. But I tell all the people I meet to read and write as much as they can. I tell my kids – Aryan and Suhana– to read a lot, as it is studying and acquiring more knowledge all the time that helps one in the long run.”

A nostalgic Shah Rukh added, “I remember going to the canteen but I have to admit that I wasn’t very social in college. But I do miss going to the canteen. I also miss my co-students and the hostellers’ fights. I was a keen sportsperson aur main bahut khelta tha. My favourite sport was football. I have fond memories of my bike too.”

Speaking his love for acting, SRK said that it was during his college days where he developed keen interest in acting as, “I remember, my friends and I used to go and stand outside Kirori Mal College. We used to stand there for hours and look at the building, its gate and at the students going in and out of the college and say, ‘Kaash koi humein bhi, Amit ji ki tarah filmon mein kaam de de.’”

When solicited what would he have been if not an actor, an amused SRK said, “Either been a teacher or a Manchester United player – I know that for a fact!”

Sweetheart Sonam is Diabetic

Sonam Kapoor recently discovered, quite by chance, that she is insulin resistant.
While this is a minor cause of health scare for the sweet-faced starlet, the condition can aggravate to develop into full-fledged diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome. Luckily, it is has no uncomfortable symptoms. She just has to take regular medication for some time.

Dr Rajiv Kovil, a diabetes specialist, told a news daily, “Most obese people are insulin resistant. Insulin manufactured in your body does not act upon you. Insulin resistance is a basic underlying defect which can progress into diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome.”

However, Sonam did her good deed when she shot for an ad for diabetes awareness, which says: Diabetes is a silent killer, watch out!

Shruti Haasan says it's no big deal to don Swimwear for a film

Kamal Haasan has yet to see his daughter Shruti's B-Town debut, Luck. Apart from singing and performing stunts for Soham Shah's actioneer, the newbie has also shed her inhibitions. Shruti's skinfest in a bikini for Luck was because as is it is said in B-Town lingo the scene needed it.Says Shruti, "When Soham narrated the script, I did not even consider the bikini thing as a big deal it was logical to the premise. While shooting for it, the weather was very weird that day. It was freezing cold, but apart from that it was like any other scene in the film for me."

Informs Soham, "Shruti did work out to get a toned body. Moreover she worked more hard to maintain it. We shot the sequence in Cape Town. The temperature was only two degrees. She had to brave the icy weather for the shoot."

The director adds, "The scene involves Imran Khan, Ravi Kissen and Mithun Chakraborthy. Shruti was not at all apprehensive of wearing a two-piece swim wear as she was aware of it from before. The scene is totally justified as Ravi Kishen's character pins his eyes on her."

The bikini was styled keeping the scene in mind by Soham's wife, Binal Shah, a fashion designer. She says, "I bought a plain Bebe bikini that fitted Shruti perfectly. I then embellished it with mother of pearls in shades of green that matched the night pool ambience."

sexy Haifa Wehbe vs hot Aishwarya Rai-HAIFA WEHBE is MORE Beautiful!

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Ladies are better than the men: Big B

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in giving varied taste in whatever he does. First, we saw him essaying diverse roles in his films. And now, his blog too, added different hues and colours that range from poetry to sports.

Recently, Big B attended some of the Wimbledon Cup's matches. In his latest blog posted from England, he drew the vividly existing contrasting lines between male and female sportstars, in terms of attention and money they get.

Big B wrote on his blog, "The ladies singles and some doubles and mixed doubles were the attraction for the day. Strange though that the attendance to these events seem to fade a bit once the ladies come on. That is not fair. They are all champions and the very best in the world; some of them putting in performances better than the men. Which is not such an unusual phenomena. The ladies are generally better than the men."

Jackson fed boys wine before Sexually abusing them: Ex-housekeeper

Michael Jackson’s former housekeeper has revealed that the King of Pop used to lock the boys in his bedroom and fed wine from babies'' bottles before sexually abusing them.

Adrian McManus worked for the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker for four years and had the only keys to his downstairs private quarters, which included his main bedroom with the children''s rooms in a loft above him.

"Every night I went home feeling sick to my stomach," the News of the World quoted McManus one of the Neverland Five who sued him for wrongful dismissal.

"He was a lonely, deranged, sick human tragedy. And he wasn''t playing at being a boy again, this man was molesting boys," she added.

McManus said that the 50-year-old singer was at his happiest when he had little boys with him.

He also kept wine in his room to spike soft drinks - which he gave to the boys

When Katrina Criticised Karenna

Katrina Kaif has been in the Bollywood film industry for nearly six years now, and it has taken her all these years to finally feel secure about her acting skills.

Her latest film New York has won Katrina accolades not just for her beauty but this time also for her talent as an actress.

So ecstatic is Katrina about this new recognition that she has taken it upon herself to criticise actresses who show skin to attract an audience.

Katrina recently said in an interview that she doesn't need to wear a short skirt or show her legs to get audiences to go for her film or to love her.

Speculations are that this was Katrina's dig at fellow actress Kareena Kapoor whose skin-show in Kambakkht Ishq is reportedly the only thing that is now drawing audiences to the film that has received a unanimous thumbs-down from the public as well as from critics.

Katrina, who has so far won many points for her maturity and her diplomacy has managed to make her first enemy in Bollywood and it is none other than Kareena.

Aishwarya impresses Rajinikanth with Her Tamil

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan seems to be winning hearts for her distinguished qualities.

Recently, when the beauty was shooting for Rajnikanth starrer ‘Endhiran’, the unit got to know of her grasp of Tamil.

According to reports, Ash decided to mouth her Tamil dialogues herself and decided against using a voiceover artist and got a grip of the language in no time at all. All of Ash’s hardwork seems to have won her Rajini’s admiration, for the actor is going all around town singing praises for the actress.

“Since Tamil isn’t really familiar territory for Aishwarya, everyone, including Rajini sir and director Shankar, was ready for several re-takes while she was memorising her lines. But soon she started rattling off the dialogues and getting the hang of the emotions with equal skill in both the Hindi and Tamil takes. This very much impressed Rajini sir, who has waited for years to work with Aishwarya”, says a source.

When enquired about her language woes, Ash said, “Regional languages have never been a problem. I did a Bengali film ‘Chokher Bali’ and was able to get a hang of the complex intonations while shooting. However, they later dubbed for my character as they needed a particular sing-song tone.”

Minissha Lamba Scorches on-screen in Kidnap

Bollywood makes Leap of faith at Bondi Beach

If the dancing on Bondi Beach yesterday was anything to go by, recent news about Indian students being attacked in Australia has not ruined this country's attractiveness as a Bollywood film location.

Shivam is the first Indian film made in Australia since the news of bashings in Melbourne and Sydney made headlines both here and in India.

Media coverage of the issue in India reached fever pitch last month, and many were worried the growing Indian-Australian film industry ties would be damaged.

While some of the crew were initially reluctant to come, the Australian backers of the film reassured them they had nothing to fear.

"As an Australian of Indian origin I find it quite comical the extent to which the Indian media has hyped things up," Films and Casting Temple managing director Anupam Sharma said.

"As people were saying Bollywood would boycott Australia, these guys were booking their visas."

The film is a "Tollywood" movie, rather than a Bollywood one, as it is in the Telugu language of south-eastern India.

Mr Sharma said it was a typical story of boy meets girl, action, singing, and comedy. The action plays out across several Sydney locations, including Bondi and Darling Harbour, as well as the Hunter Valley.

The lead actress, known as Trisha, is a popular star of south Indian films. She was not worried by the bad press. "I had been out here a few times before and racism can happen all over the world," she said.

Abhishek Bachchan’s rocking Grand finale act at IIFA Awards 2009

Abhishek Bachchan has performed the grand finale act at the IIFA 2009, held at Macao. Those who have missed out watching it live at The Venetian, Macao shall now get a chance to watch it during the telecast of the IIFA Awards 2009 on Sunday.

A source present at the awards nite told us, “Abhishek began his dance performance with the super hit track Genda Phool from his last release, Delhi 6. He followed it up with three back to back Dostana songs - Maa Da Laadla, Jaane Kyu and Desi Gal.”

“Abhishek Bachchan’s performance was greeted with a huge cheer and drew the maximum applause when it ended. He was simply magical on stage.” our source concluded.

The Junior Bachchan also won the Best Comic Actor Award for his act in Dostana at IIFA Awards 2009.

Akshay defends Kiss with Denise Richards

Akshay Kumar has revealed his surprise at the Indian media’s reaction to his on-screen kisses with co-stars Kareena Kapoor and Denise Richards in Kambakkht Ishq.

The hit comedy sees Kumar playing a renowned Hollywood stuntman who is unable to find his dream woman.

Kumar commented on the media frenzy: "This is a film that takes us to Hollywood and the culture out there is to kiss and show."

On Denise Richards, he said: "Moreover, my kisses with Denise are quite casual. It's the culture thing in the West where people do plant a peck on your cheek when they cross their path. It isn't like we have indulged into any kind of passionate kissing… Kambakkht Ishq is a lot more than just the kisses."

The former Bond girl recently described Akshay Kumar as Bollywood’s sexiest actor.

Kumar added: "Denise comes from a different background and has Western sensibilities. She has a different mindset and one must appreciate that people from the West are open about their feelings.

"However, we should respect both the cultures."

With three films releasing on the same day, Sanjay’s on a hatrick!

Ever since Bollywood’s ‘munnabhai’ entered the hallowed precincts of Indian politics, it seemed the hunk of an actor bid goodbye to tinsel town!

Well, for all those die-hard Sanjay fans, news has it that this Diwali, Sanjay gears up to deliver a hatrick at the Box Office with three of his flicks releasing simultaneously. Grapevine has it that Eros’s ‘Aladin’, Ajay Devgan’s ‘All The Best’ and Ashtavinayak Cinevision’s ‘Blue’ are slated to release on 16th October.

According to a close source, “There have been times when two films of the same actor have released at the same time. It’s probably for the first time that an actor will have three releases on the same day. But all three films are different. ‘Blue’ is a 100-crore spectacular with a number of underwater stunts. ‘All The Best’ is a laugh riot, while ‘Aladin’ is a fantasy.”

The news has been confirmed by all three producers and according to the official spokesman of Eros films, “It is true that we are releasing the film on Diwali, October 16. We don’t want to comment on other films, but we are definitely sticking to it.”

When enquired whether the directors are jittery over the same day releases, ‘All The Best’ director Rohit Shetty said, “We have planned a Diwali release as of now, but I am not aware of the release date of other films.”

‘Blue’ producer Ashtavinayak shared similar concerns and said, “We are aware of the other two releases, but we are surely releasing the movie on October 16. We can’t change that. We are very confident of what we have made. ‘Blue’ is our biggest film till date. The films are different and we hope that all of them do well at the Box Office.”

Bipasha Basu At the Jukari Fit to Fly Launch

Bollywood bombshell Bipasha Basu and MD, Reebok India Mr. Subhinder Singh Prem, at the launch of Jukari Fit To Fly in New Delhi, India.

Celina Jaitly Celebrates the Legalizing Of Homosexuality In Mumbai

Actress and Gay activist, Celina Jaitly held a press conference yesterday to express her joy over the court’s decision of legalizing Gay rights in India - a cause she has publically supported. Celina Jaitly rejoices as the Gay Law announcement was made.

Saif likes me Sexy all the time: Bebo

Kareena Kapoor's hot, glamorous look in Kambakkht Ishq isn't just for the film

Kareena Kapoor has reason to feel happy. Kambakkht Ishq where she plays a feminist who finally falls in love with the man she hates has opened well.

But more than a good opening, her family and beau Saif Ali Khan have loved the film. "My whole family, except me, is hard-core commercial film lovers.

My mother (Babita) loved Kambakkht Ishq so much that she's going to the theatre again today with 15 friends to see it with the audience. Lolo loves David Dhawan kind of entertainers and has loved this too," said Kareena.Mom, Pa happy

Her father Randhir Kapoor is on a cruise to Lisbon. "He messaged me yesterday congratulating me on the huge opening of Kambakkht Ishq.

He reaches London in a couple of days to shoot for House Full and will watch the film there. Mom was very happy with me.

She said after a long time I have done such a glamorous role and that I should keep doing films like this. My family is not very fond of my films like Omkara and Chameli."

"Saif loved my look and styling done by Aki Narula in Kambakkht Ishq. He doesn't like the song 'Bebo mein Bebo.'
His favorite song is the one in Venice with Akshay, which goes 'Lakh lakh'. Saif enjoyed KI so much that he says he can watch it again and again.

He likes to see me look glamorous and sexy and not just in films. He wants me to dress up all the time when we are going out for dinner or to parties."

I'm feminine

Kareena feels that Kambakkht Ishq is a good film to watch over the weekend. "The film has lots of laughs, lots of glamour and sex appeal and the chemistry between Akshay and me is superb!

Though I play a feminist in the film in real life I am not like that. I am feminine and loving."

Sanjay Gupta makes Film on his own life

Bollywood is notorious for lifting ideas from Hollywood and regional films! But it seems, director Sanjay Gupta has decided to make a film on his own story instead and weave it into a typical masala Bollywood film.

The filmmaker was recently in news for remarrying ex-wife Anu. His forthcoming film Miltey Hai seems to be inspired by his own life.

To be directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film is based on a married couple falling out of a marriage and then eventually coming back together.

Sanjay Gupta, however, says that the film is not based on his life, but on an international play called Double Act.

Well, another inspiration!