Hrithik Roshan: The Star Who Just Can't Say No To Shahrukh Khan

November 27, 2010 : Hrithik Roshan the dancing sensation of Bollywood has a distinct attraction for his senior Shahrukh Khan.

it seems as if the two were really meant to be brothers as was depicted in the KJO flick 'Khabhi Khusi Kabhi Gham' a few years ago.

Recently when Shahrukh Khan wanted to see the Sanjay Leela Bhansali flick 'Guzaarish' at his place Mannat in Mumbai, he had got arrangements to see it with his family and friends.

Hrithik Roshan who was quite unwell had stayed back home to relax even as his wife Sussanne went for the special screening at SRK's place. Sussanne and Gauri, Hrithik's and Shahrukh's wives respectively are the best of friends and they always spend a lot of time whenever time permits

But just after the film had started, there was a phone call from the big brother Shahrukh Khan to Hrithik Roshan, saying that he was very impressed with the latter's work in the movie. SRK immediately asked Hrithik to be at his place so that they could have a one on one chat about the great role that Hrithik had portrayed as a paraplegic.

Now, as is well known, Hrithik just cannot say no to SRK. So out he popped from bed and rushed to Mannat forgetting all about his fever and stuff.

Well, reportedly the two discussed everything about portraying characters with chronic diseases on screen and since SRK had also portrayed the role of a mentally affected patient in KJO'S flick My Name Is Khan, he perfectly understood Hrithik's character of Ethan in Guzaarish who was a paraplegic.

Well, what do we call it? Mutual understanding of one bro for another?

--SAMPURN

Chalo Dilli: Lara's Bheegi Basanti proudly presents Akki

The actor says yes to special appearance in good friend Lara Dutta's film

Akshay Kumar has agreed to do a cameo in Lara Dutta's first home production Chalo Dilli under her banner Bheegi Basanti.

The film stars Lara and Vinay Pathak in lead roles.

Not only have they co-starred in three films (Andaaz, Blue and Housefull) so far, Akki and Lara are also good friends off- screen.

A source close to AK reveals, "He was Lara's first hero and they have shared a great camaraderie since. He feels that if he can do something to help a film then he will go all out.

He has already told her that he would come down to Jaipur and shoot with them for two days. He's doing this as a gesture of his friendship with her."

The source adds that the action star has waived off his remuneration for the film as well. "He has told Dutta he'd do the cameo for free. When it comes to friends, Akshay doesn't talk money.

In fact he doesn't even know what his role is. Usually he's very particular about that. He hasn't even discussed his role with her as there is genuine trust between the two."

Even though Lara's spokesperson denied the development, our source confirms Akshay's cameo in the film. Fact In the past, Akshay Kumar has done cameos in Om Shanti Om and Milap Jhaveri's Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai.

Sachcha Bhai: Salman Khan to launch Rahul Bhatt

Bhatt Jr. will debut in an action film with Salman Khan's help Mahesh Bhatt's reticent son Rahul has quietly moved out of the family fold. Salman Khan will launch the star kid shortly in an action film.

Bhai (as Salman is known in the industry) befriended Bhatt Jr during his stay in the Bigg Boss house, has now taken him under his wing. Sallu has even begun to advise Rahul on his life and career.

Get lean

Apparently, Khan feels that Rahul needs to shed his beefy look that doesn't quite match his vulnerable face. The older actor also believes that an actioner would be the best launch vehicle for the Bhatt boy.

Wouldn't working in his own home production be a better deal? Our source avers, "Neither Bhatt Saab nor his son was comfortable with the idea.

It's just not in the boy's personality to piggyride on his father's name. He is fighting hard to shrug off the label of just being his father's son."

On the same page
According to a source, Rahul will be part of Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg 2 as well. He chooses to play down his excitement at finally being launched and that too by Sallu.

"Yes, Salmanbhai is working on something for me. I trust him completely. He says action and emotion are my forte. I believe that. We're both on the same page. And that's a relief."

Ironically, producers have suddenly woken up to the youngster's existence. Anurag Basu, who was once to launch Rahul in a Vishesh Films production is now working Rahul into his next project.

Sighs the newbie, "I've waited long enough. I went into Bigg Boss so people would see me as more than just the faceless son of Mahesh Bhatt. It worked."

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Bipasha being pampered at the Palazzo Versace

Bipasha being pampered at the Palazzo Versace

The actress gets pampered at the Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast, Australia

Bipasha Basu is being pampered on the sets of her English film Singularity directed by Roland Joffe and co-starring Josh Hartnett.

The actress has been put up at the Palazzo Versace on the main beach of the Gold Coast a hotel with the signature style and design from the House of Versace.

Bips is housed in a condominium in one of the world's first fashion-branded hotel, known for its luxurious surroundings and beauty. According to a source, the actress asked to be put up at this particular hotel.

Getting her way

Says an insider, "Everyone from the cast and crew are staying at different places.

Roland and Bipasha are in condos while Josh is at a place on the Broad Beach, as he didn't want to be at the hotel. Bips made her preference known and she got her way."

Her condo includes a living room, master bedroom, attached guest room and guest bathroom.

The source discloses, "It has all the amenities of an apartment including a kitchen and enjoys the hotel facility of house keeping as well. Through the day, Bips is on sets and only has dinner at the condo.

There's a chef to cook special meals for her. Though she is not on any particular diet, she is particular about what she eats."

Apart from her luxurious surroundings, the actress is slogging it out on the sets, "It's a hectic as the day starts from 5 am and goes on till 6 pm.

Tuesday was her first day of the second schedule. She is enjoying the new experience. She is training for horse-riding and swimming at the moment and has to start to learn sword fighting and fencing."

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Annie Khalid

  Interview: Annie Khalid - Pakistani Pop Star
The "pop princess" Annie Khalid has been in the news for various reasons these days. First it was her new album which surprised millions. She came up with a video for a new single shortly afterwards. She has also been appointed Ambassador for the International Red Cross which is a huge honour. We caught up with the young diva while she toured Pakistan and talked about all that has been going on in her musical career.

Daring Acts in Don 2

Shahrukh Khan – Daring Acts in Don 2

Shahrukh Khan, the King of Bollywood, is one star who does not step back from going into the ultimate zone of performance, if the requirement of the script is such.

Thus, just after his fans were digesting the fact that SRK had performed some daring stunts for his home production flick ‘RA.ONE’,there is a buzz floating around that the daring star has performed a deadly stunt ,a super hero act for Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Don 2’. Reportedly, Shahrukh has managed to jump from an astounding height of 300 ft for one crucial scene in the flick.
Well, as reported in a popular tabloid, the ‘Baadshah’ has admitted that he indeed had done the act, and has tweeted about it in his micro blogging site twitter. He also has thanked the body doubles, who had given the shots earlier, for the long distance shots, and it seems that SRK is really very thrilled with his daring performance.
Well, as ‘Don’ where Shahrukh had portrayed a double role with absolute style and élan, was quite an entertainer, with it having some shades of the original flick, which had Amitabh Bachchan playing the protagonist, all eyes are pinned on this sequel ‘Don 2’, which according to gossip mongers is going to be a far more challenging and action filled drama than the first one.
Well, seems like Shahrukh Khan has shifted his gears from being a diehard romantic hero to a super hero, and will be seen in ‘RA.ONE’, as one superhero, who saves mankind from ultimate doom.
In ‘Don2’, he plays the protagonist, a gang leader, and will again be seen in action zone, but, the romantic angle in both the forth coming flicks are intact, as Shahrukh’s films do need a dash of romance, as his image as a romantic, can never be wiped out, can it?

 

The Great Khali: Bigg Boss 4 Gets Its Strongest Captain This Week!

Bigg Boss informed Seema about the end of her rule and she was asked to suggest two names for next captain. The former ‘bandit queen’ took the name of Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari and Khali as she thinks that Manoj had been a good captain earlier and Khali has the quality to prove himself as a captain.
Finally, the voting for the probable captains takes place and it was a open nomination where most of the housemates preferred Khali because all of them wanted to give him a chance to prove his leadership qualities. Seema looked very happy when she was relieved from captaincy. She congratulated Khali for his new job and said that now she will see how he manages to keep people awake during the day time as he used to sleep himself when she was the captain. Khali thanked everyone for choosing him as the new captain.
On the other hand, Ashmit seemed unhappy with Sara as she voted Manoj Tiwari instead of Khali. Hrishant approaches Khali asking him to remember the housemates, who have made him the house captain. However, in a lighter mood he asks Khali not to name him during the nomination process on Sunday because the one nominated by the captain will go directly for public nomination.
Now, we will have to see how successful he will be as the Bigg Boss house captain. Will he be able to control the naughty boy Hrishant from doing unruly things? Above all, will he be able to control his own sleep during day time? Keep watching Bigg Boss to get the answers or watch this space for more!

 

Salman Khan

Salman Khan Faces Legal Charges For Hosting Bigg Boss 4

Interestingly, the case that has been filed by a lawyer named Anoop Kaushik from Aligarh who targeted the Bollywood star saying that he is hosting a vulgar and obscene show. Well, we understood the point when the case was filed against the programme’s content, the channel, director and the producer but it sounds little unrealistic to slam Salman for that reason.
The viewers, who have been watching the show regularly, can vouch for Salman’s gentleman act and his very decent gestures towards the contestants as well as the viewers. Even when a hot Hollywood star like Pamela Anderson came as a guest in the Bigg Boss house, Salman was very graceful and in his usual funny mode. The viewers never got to see him turning vulgar or performing any obscene acts.
Similarly, Shweta Tiwari and Samir Soni were also cited in the case but they were hardly seen doing some vulgar acts. Well, while Dolly Bindra was in the house, she instigated Shweta and Samir to use some rough words but that was still tolerable than Veena Malik’s sensuous acts.
The court will hear the case today and we hope justice is done the Salman Khan and other innocent house mates of Bigg Boss 4!

Sonam, Ranbir, Deepika: War of words get ugly

Sonam, Ranbir, Deepika: War of words get 

ugly  Ranbir Kapoor's dad blasts them both for making fun of his son on Koffee With Karan, says it's case of sour grapes with the girls
PS: Strangely blames host Karan Johar for instigating them

The Koffee With Karan episode featuring Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor which aired last Sunday is threatening to spoil the relations between the Kapoors and the host Karan Johar.

The two actresses, who have both been linked to Ranbir Kapoor, took potshots at the actor throughout the show and this has angered his parents and extended family like his aunt Rima Jain.

What Sonam said

Declared Ranbir was unsexy, and that she had seen it all during the shooting of Saawariya when he dropped the towel for the infamous scene, and wasn't interested anymore. She also ridiculed his fashion sense.

And let Deepika know that she found it admirable that Deepika held on to Kapoor for so long. Ending by saying that Ranbir badly needed a stylist and that he is a terrible boyfriend and he can never stay faithful.

What Deepika said

When KJo asked her what she'd like to give Ranbir Kapoor, she said: a box of condoms. Hinting at his over-active libido or an unfortunate incident with one of his girlfriends? Your guess is as good as ours.

When asked to rate him in sex appeal, the former girlfriend put him last on her list. She also said that that if she woke up as RK someday, she'd go back to sleep. She also made digs at him for cheating on her.

The piece de resistance was when she revealed that once, when RK was at KJO's house, her ex was offered a glass of juice and a silk robe by his maid.

Some people who saw the episode felt the two actresses had gone overboard with their opinion on Ranbir. Naturally RK's parents are upset. Rima and Neetu are currently on a holiday in New York and haven't seen the show but they got calls from "well-wishers" from India who informed them about the fun poked at the Kapoor lad.

An industry source reveals, "Neetu was so mad when she heard what the two actresses had said she called up Karan and fired him for allowing that kind of talk on the show." Rishi Kapoor makes no bones about hiding his hurt and anger. 

Although he claims he hasn't seen the show, he admits, "We definitely feel cheated and hurt. My wife and sister are in New York and they were very upset when they heard about the show.

Neetu was very hurt and upset and she spoke to Karan about it. We didn't expect this from him because Karan happens to be a close friend but he instigated both the girls to say all those things!"

A disturbed Rishi continues, "We've done so much for Karan... We have gone twice on his show. We even gave bytes for the show featuring Imran and Ranbir out of pure love for Karan.

In return, what does he do? Provoke guests on his show to get better TRPs? There's no respect for relationships. Neetu and I go on his shows out of love for him. He gets paid for the show while we do it for love and affection. Karan shouldn't do this to us or all the Kapoors will severe ties with him and not work with him."

When pointed out that it wasn't the host but Deepika and Sonam who poked fun at his laadla, Papa Kapoor says, "Well to put things in the right perspective, all I can say is that with both the girls it is a case of sour grapes. I have known Sonam's father Anil for years.

All I will say to the girls is: in stead of doing all this concentrate on your careers. Why do you run shows that have so much gossip?

I have done Koffee With Karan earlier with Neetu, my brothers and sister; there was great camaraderie and laughter on our show. We didn't run anyone down. I don't think you should encourage people to wash dirty linen in public. You will never see Ranbir running anyone down."

When asked if he'd tried to talk to Anil about Sonam's comments, Rishi says, "What can I say to Anil? Everyone is family here and these girls are like my children. I don't want to get into fights involving my son's friends.

It just shows their (Deepika and Sonam) class. I would like to tell them to stop giggling all the time and instead grow up and behave maturely. They are there on the show because they are their father's daughters and not because of their work! I would advise them to stop talking about their colleagues and running them down."

The Other Side

"Neetuji has not called me and I am unaware of any of this... spoke to Ranbir and he was totally cool and understands the nature and vibe of the show!! He is possibly the coolest guy I know... so he was totally fine!!" Karan Johar

My wife and sister are in New York and they were very upset when they heard about the show. Neetu was very hurt and upset and she spoke to Karan about it. We didn't expect this from him because Karan happens to be a close friend but he instigated both the girls to say all those things. We have done so much for Karan in return, what does he do?

Provoke guests on his show to get better TRPs? There's no respect for relationships. He gets paid for the show while we do it for love and affection.

Karan shouldn't do this to us or all the Kapoors will severe ties with him and not work with him. Well to put things in the right perspective all I can say is that with both the girls it is a case of sour grapes. It just shows their (Deepika and Sonam) class.

I would like to tell them to stop giggling all the time and behave maturely. They are there on the show because they are their father's daughters and not because of their work! I would advise them to stop talking about their colleagues and running

Beboo

Tale of Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor may be estranged but they have agreed to come together to the aid of director, Boney Kapoor.

The two were part of Boney Kapoor’s project Milenge Milenge. This was even before their shooting for the super hit Jab We Met.
But their split happened and the two refused to dub for the movie initially.
And now, the two have relented and agreed to dub for the movie.
It is believed that Boney’s request Shahid dubbed his portions few months back and Kareena has agreed to dub for it too.
Boney Kapoor can cash in on the duo’s fans who want to see their last movie together.
Shahid Kapoor mean while is still nursing the hurt of his break up.
“Don’t others go through break-ups? Why is mine getting so much attention?” retorts an agitated Shahid.
Too much questioning about Kareena seems to bother the actor. He says he needs “personal space” to live life his way.
If not Kareena, try asking him on Sania Mirza. Ask him if it is true that he congratulated her on her Australian Open win. You get an almost similar response: “Isn’t that a normal thing? The whole world congratulated her. The way I’m being projected, it appears that I will never get a girl friend again,” the actor reacts with a bit of sarcasm.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of those stars who has carved a niche in the Bollywood film industry in such a way that no matter what her critics have to say about her she always manages to come out of every tight spot with grace and aplomb.

Not very long ago there was some news about most of her movies not doing well at the box office, yet she was considered one of the most bankable stars in a movie, which just goes on to say that she is a very popular star that cannot be avoided even with our eyes closed.

However there are still many who believe that Aishwarya has more of her starry good looks than her acting talent to prove her worth in the industry.

But then if that was the case then how come she still holds the position amongst the top A -grade actresses when many of her contemporaries have laid down their arms and taken a back seat to give the newbies a chance?

Well the fact remains that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has stood the test of time and is now placed on a pedestal where she just cannot be questioned about her star status, irrespective of the fact that  any or all of her films fail at the box office or not. Thus her popularity never seems to die down amongst her devoted fans

Aishwarya Rai

Ash, Ranbir get teacher's achievement awards

Actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan [ Images ], Ranbir Kapoor [ Images ] and Boman Irani [ Images ] were honoured with the Teacher's Achievement Awards at the 10th edition of the awards in Mumbai [ Images ] over the weekend.

Kapoor who received the Teacher's Achievement Award for entertainment said his work is being recognised.

"It feels good whenever we receive any award. I always say that whenever you receive any award, it feels great. I love what I do and if I am recognised for that and awarded for that, it just makes life really going," said Kapoor.

Aishwarya Rai, who was honoured with Teacher's People Achiever Award, dedicated it to her father, Krishnaraj Rai.

She said the award reflected that her audience had always been her strength.

"Mine was the People's Choice Award and that's always special for me because it really reflects what I have always said - my greatest strength and inspiring force has been the audience, my people world over -- and that's what makes it particularly special and I cherish it," said Aishwarya Rai.

Boman Irani bagged the Achiever of the Decade Award while veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi [ Images ] was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Teacher's Achievement Awards were instituted in 2001, and reward individual excellence in diverse fields under the categories of business, communications, sports, entertainment and lifetime achievement.

Katrina

Akshay Kumar hurts Katrina Kaif

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif have worked in copious films in the past. Now, they are all set to sizzle together once again in Farah Khan's TEES MAAR KHAN. There's no doubt that they have an awesome on-screen chemistry.

But off screen things are a little different now. Reveals Katrina, "After five years of working with Akshay, I am lucky if he comes in the morning and says hello. It's not because he is rude. It's just because of familiarity. Sometimes, I honestly feel hurt.Continuing in the same vein, Katrina says, "There were times when I used to tell 'Akshay, good morning. Smile. Why are you angry?' and he would tell me not to be silly. I think that trust is there between us. That respect is the most important thing. He also has a regard for me and it's a healthy equation."

Also starring Akshaye Khanna, TEES MAAR KHAN releases on December 24th.

Grand TEES MAAR KHAN music launch on a moving train
Trust Farah Khan to come up with something no one else has thought of. The music of her film, TEES MAAR KHAN was released with much zest on a train from Mumbai to Lonavala. It was truly innovation at its very best! Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and the other cast and crew were present on the train journey.

Said Katrina, "I like trains. Trains are very romantic places. It's a very nice idea to launch the music of TEES MAAR KHAN in a train. Very nice of Farah and UTV to come up with something different. After a while it gets very monotonous to come to the conference room and have the same things to talk about. So, everyone is having a good time here."

So was it the first time that Katrina was travelling in an Indian train? "No, I had once travelled down South from Mumbai many years back."

The entire cast and crew received a mad welcome at Lonavala station, amidst band baaja and hordes of crazy fans. The film releases on December 24 during Christmas.

Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan & Akshay to do ‘qawali’ together

We told you before; we are telling more on it again…. Katrina doing a jumma chumma in Farah Khan’s ‘Tees Mar Khan’ starring Akshay and Katrina is no hot news now.  We bring to you the real masala. The female Manmohan Desai of Bollywood Farah Khan has roped in her current favourite Salman to do a qawali in the film. The close hand reveals that the song will be on line to the ‘Main Hoon Na’ number which goes like ‘Tujh Se Mil Ke Dil Ka Hai Jo Haal Kya Kare’.

This particular song will be shot by the end of this month when hopefully the principal shooting of ‘Tees Mar Khan’ gets completed.

Well the audience will definitely go wild with frenzy when the deadly combo of the lovely Katrina with her beau Salman (yes they are together... baki sab rumours) and her lucky charm Akshay will sizzle the screen by their presence.

Wah kya baat hai Farah ki ‘Tees Mar Khan’ is getting hotter day by day. Sure there will be more surprises to come right Farah…

 Katrina sheds all inhibitions for Sheila Ki Jawani  The stunning Katrina Kaif brings sexy back and how with her latest item song from Farah Khan's TEES MAAR KHAN also starring Akshay Kumar.

Sung by Sunidhi Chauhan the track titled 'Sheila Ki Jawani' will see Katrina Kaif shed all reservations get draped in a white satin sheet and groove to sensual beats courtesy Vishal-Shekhar.

With the initial concept of the song being a raunchy Bhojpuri number to keep with Katrina Kaif's character of an item girl 'Sheila Ki Jawani' shaped out to be classy mix between Chicago and Broadway.Says Farah Khan, 'I have never seen Katrina looking both hot and sensuous at the same time. We shot 'Sheila Ki Jawani' in five days and every day we had a new set and new costumes. For the satin bed sheet, we had a 10 feet rotating bed with the men around her. She didn't feel awkward with so many men around. The more they screamed and cheered for her, the more she got a high and her energy levels increased.'

Veena Malik In Big Boss

After weeks of flirting with the media, Pakistan's most controversial TV personality finally bit the bait.

Veena Malik, who has hogged prime time bandwidth in almost all cricket-playing nations with her well-timed spot-fixing revelations, has agreed to participate in the new season of Bigg Boss.

This was confirmed by sources who said the channel had been eyeing her as a prime contestant for the popular reality show ever since the scandal exploded.

Apparently, Malik, who has so far interacted with the Indian media with cultivated disdain, was initially dismissive about the show. "However, she quickly warmed up to the idea, and could barely conceal her excitement at the prospect of being on a show which is being hosted by Salman Khan," said sources.

Malik, though touted to be one of the most controversial of the 14 contestants on Bigboss 4, will definitely not be the highest paid, say insiders, though the channel refused to comment on the developments.

Ever since Malik surfaced with her signature twang and colourful wardrobe waving 'proofs' of Pak cricketer Mohd Asif's links with bookies, she has been a rage on the internet and on TV.

So far Malik has negotiated her way through the media minefield rather well, throwing enough juicy titbits about her affair with the cricketer and insinuations about several Bollywood fringe personalities, to keep audiences glued to her antics.

In fact, in one of her outrageous interviews she also thumbed down the average looking Indian men, who, she hinted, were no match for the "good looking Pakistani men".

This, say social media enthusiasts, makes her a prime candidate for the reality show, which puts controversial celebrities, wannabes, and have-beens under 24x7 surveillance in a locked house.

Social networking sites in fact have been buzzing with speculations and tongue-in-cheek demands for inviting Malik to the show, and the channel was quick to gauge the mood of the TV-viewing community.

Convincing Malik was not difficult, say sources, though she did try to play the diva. She insisted that the production team choose the other 13 contestants carefully, "So that they are up to my level," she allegedly told the team.

Negotiations with Malik barely took a day to wind up and the production team has worked out the logistics for her passage to India.