Katrina Kaif Act In Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

The latest buzz in tinsel town is that Barbie doll Katrina Kaif has moved on from acting to singing. She will lend her voice in a song in her upcoming film “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” opposite chocolate boy Imran Khan. She had earlier sung a nursery rhyme for music maestro A R Rahman’s album of nursery rhymes. It was her co-star Ali Zafar who had convinced her to sing a song in the film.

A source stated “Katrina was not really in the mood to try out something new. She has just started to get a grasp over her spoken Hindi. It was Ali who convinced her.” The source added “Ali Zafar has sung three songs in the film and Katrina has sung one of the tracks composed by Sohail Sen.” Sohail Sen the music composer of the film however stated, “We still haven’t decided on the singers.”

Asin Went At For Rana?

According to reliable sources, South Indian beauty Asin has been approached by the makers of South Indian superstar Rajinikanth's next film Rana to be directed by K.S. Ravikumar under the banner of Eros International and Chennai based Ocher Studios.

The sources said even a one-line summary of the script has been narrated to the actress and she is keen to team up with the super star, since the script fascinates her and the film has A.R. Rahman composing the tracks. Notably, Asin had worked with Ravikumar earlier in Varalaru. Meanwhile, Rana is said to be a live action magnum opus with Rajinikanth playing a triple role. Made in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu, the film will go on floors in March and will hit screens in early 2012.

Priyanka Chopra In Dhoom 3

When you thought the star throws of Dhoom 3 can't get any preferred with Aamir Khan uniting the group of biker kids, think again! In the event that everything goes well, sultry performer Priyanka Chopra will raise the oomph meter to phenomenal statures inverse Aamir Khan. Buzz is that Priyanka is in talks with Yash Raj Films.

A source told, "YRF has a very good professional working relationship with Priyanka. Yash Chopra and Aditya are both keen that she should play the girl opposite Aamir. "Priyanka, who has done many action films like Don and Drona, could fit the bill perfectly.

Earlier it was reported that Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif were in the race to star in the high adrenaline film. "Priyanka is most likely to beat them," the source added.

Weight Loss Mandatory For Next Projects

Sonakshi Sinha is one of those actresses who didn’t have any problem being on the plump side of the line. No size zero craving nor is she ready to sizzle on the screen by donning on short revealing dresses. But things might change soon, may be not the drastic level of Sonakshi performing a belly dancing number like Katrina Kaif did in ‘Sheila Ki Jawaani’ but she is ready to sizzle with a svelte body.

Recently the actress revealed that she is in the weight loss spree that she started before shooting for ‘Dabangg’. Now for ‘Joker’ and ‘Race 2’ she needs to be fitter and in a far better shape as no longer Sonakshi will be the demure village girl that she played opposite Salman Khan in the blockbuster ‘Dabangg’.

In the film ‘Joker’ opposite Akshay Kumar, the 23year old will be seen in a seductive role according to Farah Khan. The film will be directed by Farah’s husband Shirish Kunder and will be a 3-D flick. In the sequel ‘Race’, the high impact thriller film Sonakshi will be seen with gadgets and guns and doing some major action sequences.

So to get into the characters of all these flicks the daughter of Shatrughan Sinha will have to undergo some real, rigorous training to get into the shape, which also includes dieting we guess.

Aishwarya Rai Remains Rehearsed With Viral Influenza

Aishwarya clarifies that though she was really unwell, she went to Singapore for the award night in advance and never threw any tantrums.

Recently there were media reports claiming that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan threw tantrums at an award function in Singapore.

However the actress has refuted these reports and issued a clarification statement mentioning that though she was really unwell, she went to Singapore for the award night in advance and she never even mentioned a change or suggested otherwise than what was planned by the organizers, putting the award first and her personal comfort later. She went for her rehearsal late at night when all had finished with their respective rehearsals. At the rehearsal she insisted with the choreographer to send back the dance troupe as they had been rehearsing all day and used the services of two of the choreographer's assistants to do a run through and basically saw her whole act performed by them.

The next day her scheduled rehearsals timing was changed on the last moment, hence she did not get a slot to rehearse on stage and stayed back and practiced in her room with a dancer, so disrupting anyone's schedule was just out of question. She walked the red carpet because the organizers requested her presence on the red carpet as the international media was eagerly awaiting her. Further she went onto to perform her act.

Bunty Walia, MD of GS Entertainment that manages Aishwarya's stage shows says, "Inspite of being unwell with a viral flu Aishwarya did her rehearsals as scheduled in Singapore and fulfilled all her professional commitments". Shirin Morani, the one in touch with Aishwarya for her rehearsals, adds, "She gave no stress to us at all. She came to rehearsals on the time given to her by us and even though she wanted more time to rehearse she could not because of the others rehearsals that were going on. She was very cooperative and she went out of her way to understand and accommodate all requests".

Vidya Balan Is The Most Sizzling Vegan Celeb!

Vidya Balan is the hottest vegetarian celeb! These days Parineeta girl Vidya Balan is up the popularity list. After receiving rave reviews for her outstanding role in “No One Killed Jessica”, she has recently been voted as the hottest vegan by PETA. A food fetish, and a pure vegetarian she has topped the list with Shashi Tharoor, former union minister of state for External Affairs.

She has been placed by PETA above other celebrities on the list such as Amitabh Bachchan, R. Madhavan, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Lara Dutta, besides international hotties such as Bryan Adams and Natalie Portman. Vidya is all set to rock this year with all the love and support that she is being showered with.

Katrina Kaif Set To Play Double Role In Her Forthcoming Film

Barbie doll Katrina Kaif will be seen playing a double role in Dibakar Banerjee’s upcoming film. Katrina will be seen in two new avatars.

“Yes, she has been approached for the film, where she’ll be playing a double role. Katrina too has shown a keen interest in the project and is trying to work out the dates with Dibaker.”

The source said further, “She’s excited with the prospect of playing a double role, as it’s something she hasn’t done before.”

Earlier in one of her interviews Katrina admitted that she would love to play a double role on-screen. Buzz was in the air that Katrina will be seen in a double role in Zoya Akhtar’s remake of “Seeta Aur Geeta”.

But the project did not take off. Katrina is presently working opposite Imran KhanImran Khan in “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”.

With respect to being paired opposite Imran she stated, “It was great connecting with Imran as he is closer to me in age, as compared to most of my previous co-stars, except Ranbir (Kapoor).”

“He’s a very sincere and a serious actor on camera, but off it, he’s a lot of fun. I really enjoy shooting with him.”

Aishwarya Rai Wins Zee Cine Awards 2011

Actress Aishwarya Rai walked away with the special jury award for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Guzaarish' at the Ponds Gold Radiance Zee Cine Awards 2011 held in Singapore.

Aishwarya was honoured Friday as the best actress (female) jury choice for her outstanding performance in the sensitive and challenging role of Sofia in 'Guzaarish' that also starred Hrithik Roshan as a paraplegic patient. The actress also performed at the event on hit numbers from 'Raavan', 'Action Replayy' and 'Robot'. The award comes right after winning a gong for cinematic excellence for her work for the same film at the recently held Apsara Awards.

Deepika Padukone And I Are Close Friends

"There is a myth that actresses don't get along well but there is no truth in it. I have a lot of friends in the industry. Deepika Padukone and I are good friends. We share an extremely cordial relationship. I am also friends with Sonam Kapoor and director Farah Khan. I have friends in the South too. I value friendship a lot," says Asin. Her latest film Kaavalan, co-starring Vijay, released on Saturday and has won good reviews from the media.

So has Asin forgotten Telugu cinema? "Not really, I'm just waiting for the right film to fall in the right league." If she could invite any five people to a dinner party, she'd like to dine with Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ashutosh Gowariker and Rahul Gandhi. Asin says she has a special liking for the aforementioned celebrities.

Awards Don’t Matter Much To Me

Actress Kareena Kapoor says she prefers to be on holiday with friends and in Switzerland during the award season here as awards don’t matter much to her since they are mostly offered to undeserving candidates.

‘Awards doesn’t matter much to me. Lot of award functions requested me to attend them but I chose to go to Switzerland because that’s the only time in the year that I get to spend with my family and loved ones,’ Kareena told reporters after the launch of her dietician Rujuta Diwekar’s book

‘Women and the Weight Loss Tamasha’ at Taj Lands End Hotel here Saturday.

Asked if she believes that the awards are rigged, she said: ‘I am not sure but it’s seems so because who don’t attend, their names are never declared in award ceremonies. Those who don’t deserve, they get the awards and those who deserve, they land up enjoying pizzas at home.’

Kareena has written a chapter in Rujuta’s book on her request.

‘When Rujuta asked me to write something for her book, first I thought that I am not a professional writer, but then why don’t I just write something so that when readers read it, they get to know more about Kareena Kapoor. What is her basic, genuine kind of nature comes out across from the chapter because I have written it straight from the heart,’ she said.

Kareena is set to start shooting for ‘Bodyguard’ on 16th where she plays the female lead opposite Salman Khan.

‘Tomorrow (Sunday) I am going to start shooting ‘Bodyguard’. It’s a remake of a South Indian film. I think there the girl’s character is very performance oriented so they approached me,’ said Kareena.

Sonam Kapoor Donates 3000 Kites To Her Alma Mater!

Whatever actress Sonam Kapoor does, she does it in style, be it her swanky dresses in Aisha or donating gifts for charity. Sonam bought 3000 kites and “phirkis” for the occasion of Makar Sakranti, but not for herself of course, she gifted them to the tiny tots at “Arya Vidya Mandir” school in Juhu which happens to be her alma mater. She was not physically present as she was out of town for some shoot. She did write to the principle of “Arya Vidya Mandir” apologizing for her absence.

She also mentioned in the letter that the strings sent along with the kites are not glass coated but normal cotton ones. Glass coated razor sharp strings can cause serious injuries to birds flying up in the sky and she being a member of PETA, wanted to spread the awareness. She also mentioned that as a kid, she very seriously injured herself once with the “maanja,” and did not want the same to happen to the kids of “Arya Vidya Mandir.” She mentioned that she badly wanted to be present at the school and personally give away the kites but could not do so.

A PETA spokes person mentioned that children love animals and they would never want to hurt them intentionally. If awareness can be spread among these kids, then it will automatically trigger the usage of cotton strings. Children must know that “maanjas” are equally harmful for them and other living creatures.

Kareena Kapoor To Launch Her Dietician’s New Book On January 15th

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor is counted among the fittest actresses in the country and no one can forget her size zero avatar in Tashan. So, when her dietician Rujuta Divekar is planning to launch her latest book, she found Kareena to be the best person for the job.

Bebo has earlier launched Rujuta’s book titled ‘Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight’. For the latest one, Kareena has also given her voice for the narration of the complementary audio-book, which will be offered with the main book.

Kareena will fly down from Switzerland to launch the book titled ‘Women and the Weight Loss Tamasha’ in Mumbai on 15th January. The actress is now enjoying her holidays with beau Saif Ali Khan. Bebo has also written a personal note for each copy of the book.

The book will deal with on issues like food and everything, related to a woman’s health starting from puberty to marriage to pregnancy and then menopause. Bebo has been part of the entire process of bringing the book in front of the readers

Rujuta added that Kareena is very busy with her film projects, so she never thought the actress can give the narration. But to her surprise, Kareena expressed her desire to narrate her part when she came to know about the audio-book.

Well, that is definitely a nice gesture from Bebo to her dietician!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Escapes Clumsy Moment With Salman

At the recently held 17th Annual Star Screen Awards, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan avoided a potentially awkward moment with Salman Khan, with dignity and some quick thinking.

A source present at the event said, "The closing act of the awards was performed by Aishwarya on many of her popular hits. As she reached the backstage much ahead of time for her performance, she decided to rest at the nearby lounge till her performance was announced. But before Ash could enter the lounge she bumped into Vidya Balan and the two exchanged pleasantries for some time.

After her conversation Ash went inside, glanced around and was seen walking out of the room swiftly. Ash stood quietly outside and refused to budge till her performance was announced."When the organisers of the show, Cineyug, and the people around were wondering about the reason for Ash's sudden exit, Salman Khan was suddenly spotted casually strolling out of the lounge.

"It was obvious that Salman was inside (the lounge) but Ash with her usual poise, assessed a potentially embarrassing situation and left quickly thus averting it completely. After Salman left, a crew member rushed to Aishwarya and told her that she could now probably go and relax at the lounge but Ash refused and stayed outside," the source said.

The source also informed that while Aishwarya rushed out from the lounge, Salman appeared to be perfectly calm and collected even after spotting his ex-girlfriend. "Salman has moved on and has no issues about bumping into anyone anywhere. He was relaxing with some friends and when he spotted Ash, he appeared unmoved and continued with his conversation."

Karisma Kapoor Shows Off New Avatar In Harper’s Bazaar Cover Page

The green eyed Bollywood beauty Karisma Kapoor, who once ruled the industry with her dancing and acting skills, has been in talks to make her come back in the industry for quite a long time. Even though, she has not signed in any film, the actress has maintained her well toned body in perfect shape and that will reflect in Harper’s Bazaar cover page.

A new avatar of Karisma Kapoor can be seen in January-February 2011 of the women’s fashion magazine, which has her stylist photo on the cover page. The magazine also carries an interview of this 36 year old actress, who has shared her plans of returning to Bollywood, the mystery of her fitness and a juggling life between Delhi and Mumbai.

Karisma rubbishes the rumor that she could not adjust living in Delhi. She says that Delhi is a wonderful city and she has made a couple of friends there. She is also fond of food in Delhi and loves devouring on them.

However, Karisma avoided any question related to her controversial married life, which has been hitting the headlines once again. Karisma says that she is in support of healthy eating and losing weight at the same time. She prefers working out instead of yoga, which needs enough patience.

Speaking about her comeback to Bollywood, Karisma says that she is reading the scripts and getting lot of offers.

Anushka Sharma I Don't Unite Any Ruffles Around Me

Anushka Sharma has now notched up her third straight success in a row with 'Band Baaja Baaraat' doing quite well at the box office. Before that, she has enjoyed some great times with 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' (Superhit) and 'Badmaash Company (Semi hit). Nevertheless, doesn't this girl from Bangalore feel disheartened that despite enjoying a cent percent record so far, she is yet to get her due?

"I am sure things will fall in place sooner or later," smiles Anushka who would next be seen in 'Patiala House' opposite Akshay Kumar, "If your work is not good and you are known only for your public appearances, your market value will eventually die it's natural death. This is the reason why I don't add any frills around me."She is hopeful though that things would change for better in due course of time.

"I would get the kind of respect and appreciation that I deserve in the industry. Let my body of work reach out to people," she says with her chin up, "I have immense confidence in myself. Eventually I think that if your work is good then people will sit up and notice that. There would be a wow factor that come in by itself."Well, one hopes so for sure Anushka with 'Patiala House' all set to hit the screens on 11th February.

Kangana Ranaut Has Her Way With ‘Tanu Weds Manu’

‘Tanu Weds Manu’, which will see the fresh pairing of Kangana Ranaut and R. Madhavan, was initially titled ‘Manu Weds Tanu’ but the name was changed at the lead actress’ behest.

Director Anand Rai felt ‘Manu Weds Tanu’ was an appropriate title, but Kangana who plays Tanu in the film, insisted that the title should be ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ and not ‘Manu Weds Tanu’ because the narrative unfolds from Tanu’s point of view, said a source.

The director was taken aback, but Kangana explained her point saying Tanu, a small town, wild girl, is the one in the commanding position compared to Madhavan’s character Manu who is shown as a simple NRI guy in the comedy.

When the director spoke to Madhavan, thinking he would get upset, the actor saw the point immediately and readily agreed with Kangana.

‘It’s true that the film was earlier titled ‘Manu Weds Tanu’. However, we felt that ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ was a more suitable title, according to the demands of the script. So we decided to go with ‘Tanu Weds Manu’,’ said Rai.

The film will release on Feb 25th.

Fashion Magazine In Trouble After ‘Whitening’ Aishwarya Rai

Fashion magazine Elle is being accused of stirring up a race row following alleged digital lightening of Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai’s skin for the glamourous cover page.

The 37-year-old, who achieved global popularity after winning the Miss World crown in 1994 and following it up with films like ‘Bride -Prejudice’ and ‘The Pink Panther 2’, appears on the cover of this month’s Indian edition of the magazine.

Though Aishwarya looks picture perfect in a flowing gown and a stunning hairdo, readers started reacting with fury after it was suggested that the fashion magazine might have used digital technology to enhance her complexion, reports dailymail.co.uk. Inside the magazine, she is pictured in a series of shots with light skin.

However, fans have been posting angry comments online about the latest cover.

One comment read: ‘It’s -annoying because it seems like lighter skin is always in fashion as if darker skin is -something to be frowned upon.’

Colour discrimination is quite a sensitive issue in India, and it is often percieved that those with a lighter complexion are more successful and wealthy.

-This isn’t the first time that the magazine has been attacked for appearing to lighten the skin of its non-white models.

In September this year, Afro-American actress Gabourey Sidibe appeared on the cover of the US magazine with a much paler complexion than her usual.

Kareena Enters Politics!

Ranbir and Katrina surprised everyone with strong portrayal of youngsters who were forced into politics under circumstances. Kareena Kapoor is all set to follow their footsteps. It has been heard that Farhan Akhtar has offered Bebo a lead role in Excel Entertainment’s political drama.

The very famous filmmaker Sudhir Mishra who got Kareena to act in Chameli has been roped in to direct this film. Will the critically acclaimed actress-director duo be able to create the Chameli magic again?

Sudhir Mishra has confirmed the news saying, “Yes, we have approached Kareena Kapoor for the next film, which will be produced by Farhan Akhtar known as Bhrub. I was planning a remake of Devdas but things didn’t work out as the script I was writing became something else. The script went on to become Bhrub. Bhrub is the name of the central character of the film around whom the complete movie will revolve. It is about a person who is the heir of a huge political family. Kareena will be playing the female protagonist. She has an equally important role in the film. About the male lead in this movie, we have few names in mind, but this will be finalized only when Farhan is free, post the shooting of Don 2. We will sit together and brainstorm.”

Sudhir continued saying, “Kareena completely broke free from the commercial films in Chameli and that is when people noticed her potential as an actor. I want to do that again as she has been exploited enough considering her talent as an actor.”

There are rumors of Abhay and Farhan doing the lead role, but who knows.

Aamir Khan On Katrina’s Wish List

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who will soon be seen in Farah Khan’s ‘Tees Maar Khan’, says she wants to act opposite Bollywood’s Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan for her dream role.

‘It’s not one, I have three roles which I wish to do. First on the list is a period film, which are not made enough now. Second on my list is a romantic-tragedy – just like ‘Devdas’. And thirdly, I want to do an action film like ‘Salt’ or ‘Charlie’s Angels’,’ Katrina told reporters here at a press conference of the 56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010.

When asked with whom she would want to team up, she said: ‘I want to team up with Aamir. In the last few films the way he has romanced on screen I loved it, specially in ‘Ghajini’.

The star-studded award night is slated to take place Jan 29.

Katrina Kaif Voted ''Sexiest Woman In The World'' Again

Angelic beauty Katrina Kaif has been named the Sexiest Woman in the World for the third consecutive year, beating all the other hotties to the title. Even after so many years, Katrina mania is still in full flow.

This damsel has topped London-based newspaper Eastern Eye's list of the hottest women in the world. Yes, she has been voted the sexiest woman in the world.

When asked what she had to say about it, Kats quipped,

"I am very happy that I have made it to the top of Eastern Eye's list again. England is of course a very special place to me and I think it’s very sweet to be voted the sexiest by them. I just want to thank everyone for the support."

Eastern Eye, a South Asian publication in the UK, conducted the poll. The list was calculated on the basis of the most photographed women in the world and the most in-demand with film producers and fans. Bollywood heroines dominated the top 10. The list also included beauty pageant winners, top actors from around the world, pop stars and TV personalities.

Priyanka Chopra narrowly missed out on the top spot by finishing second for the second year in a row. Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat came eighth, a spot behind Kareena Kapoor who came seventh.

Bipasha Basu occupied the third spot and Freida Pinto, India's most popular export to Hollywood, only managed a fourth position, while Lara Dutta rounded off the top five.