Shahrukh replaced by Hrithik Roshan at IIFA 2010

Bollywod badshah, Shah Rukh Khan, has decide to skip the IIFA awards this year.

“I don’t think I will be able to come for IIFA…too much work here, will miss Colombo,” SRK tweeted.

SRK was supposed to be the star attraction at this year’s IIFA awards in Colombo from June 3-5, apart from this, SRK was also supposed to captain the Bollywood team in a friendly cricket match against the Sri Lankan team.

Sabbas Joseph of Wizcraft, the show’s organisers, said,

“Stars have their commitments. Hrithik Roshan will now be the captain. Even Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and hubby Abhishek announced that they won’t be attending the gala”.

Amitabh Bachchan will only make a fleeting appearance.

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Kashmir ki kali Bipasha

Sizzling beauty Bipasha Basu is currently busy with her next serious genre film ‘Lamhaa’. Directed by Rahul Dholakia, the film reported to revolve around the issue of militancy in Kashmir. And here Bipasha plays a Kashmiri Muslim girl while Sanjya Dutt and Kunal Kapoor appear in prominent roles.

Now playing a Muslim character is not as easy as one thinks for the Bengali lady. The experience had been quite tough mainly in terms of language problem. It had been naturally tough for her as she doesn’t understand Urdu. But it had been fun for her, to learn a new lingo. The actress said to have silently practiced the language few months ahead of the shooting.

While the director had been quite supportive and patient with her, Rahul had been very particular about getting the right diction. So much, that he had even asked sound recordist Manoj Sikka to keep a tab on Bips’s every pronunciation. But at the end of the day, Rahul said to have been appreciative over Bipasha’s efforts.

Besides Bipasha, her co-star and Punjab da puttar Kunal Kapoor had to put in extra homework for his dialogue delivery.

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ACTION REPLAYY: Akshay takes Aishwarya on a ride…

Director Vipul Shah gets the super cool Jodi Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai together for his film ACTION REPLAYY. ACTION REPLAYY is a retro cool film that is high on style quotient and emotionally rewarding too.

Aishwarya says, “It is a fun-genre romantic film.”

Akshay adds, “It’s a very special film for me for many reasons. This is my tribute to the 70s that was the greatest retro era. I was kicked with the idea because I’m entering the time in cinema where my father-in-law (Rajesh Khanna) was a superstar. It is my fifth film with Vipul and definitely another one to remember. Ash and I had a briefromantic interlude in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s KHAKEE, but ACTION REPLAYY is our first romantic comedy together. Believe me, I was blushing through the making and there’s a lot I wish to tell my audience about. But Vipul wants me to keep things under wraps for the moment.”

King of comedies, director Vipul Shah, says,

“Akki and I have an impeccable box office record. We enjoyed success with ANKHEIN, WAQT- RACE Again NAMASTEY LONDON and SINGH IS KINNG. ACTION REPLAYY is a film where the two of us return after a gap of almost three years. And believe me, it is a great way to return.”

ACTION REPLAYY is all about rewinding your life. It is about Kishen and Mala – two bickering senior citizens who “rediscover romance” on their 33rd wedding anniversary, when their son gets them into the retro mode.

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Kim So-eun in a wedding dress

Actress Kim So-eun is wearing a white wedding dress as the May bride!

She is in the new drama "Good Days when the Wind Blows" where her character gets married to Daehan acted by Jin I-han. The 81st episode will show the wedding.

The wedding scene wa held in a small church with a beautiful set! It was Kim's first time wearing a wedding dress and many people are looking forward to this.

Kim looks very lovely and feminine in the dress.

This daily drama hits 20% viewer rate at the time and is the top daily drama as of today!

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Paramount picks up 'Sword'

In what's said to be a seven-figure deal, Paramount has picked up "Gideon's Sword," optioning the upcoming novel for Michael Bay to produce through Bay Films.

"Sword" is the first novel in a new Gideon Crew series written by the team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, scheduled to be published in February by Grand Central Publishing.

The "Sword" deal came together in part because WME reps both authors and Bay.

Preston and Child specialize in horror and techno-thrillers. They've published 13 New York Times bestsellers together, dating back to 1995's "Relic." Preston's nonfiction work "The Monster of Florence" is in development with Tom Cruise's production company, while Child's most recent solo novel "Terminal Freeze" was a New York Times bestseller in hardcover.

The duo's "Fever Dream" was published May 11, debuting at No. 3 on the N.Y. Times bestseller list.

Bay's working on directing and exec producing "Transformers 3" for Par, which is set to open July 1, 2011.

"Sword" represents Bay's second book-to-film deal in a year, following his acquisition of James Frey's "I Am Number Four" last June. Bay's producing the sci-fier for DreamWorks, with D.J. Caruso helming and Timothy Olyphant starring.

Bay, Child and Preston are repped by WME.

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Disney, Bruckheimer going 'Lightspeed'

In one of the richest pitch sales of the year, Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films have plunked down low-seven figures against $3.5 million for Terry Rossio and Bill Marsilii's epic space adventure "Lightspeed."

The scribes had previously teamed on the thriller "Deja Vu," which marked the highest spec sale ever when Disney and Bruckheimer paid mid-seven figures for the script in 2004.

Story centers on a young pilot who makes the Earth Interstellar Racing Team and must take his ship on a perilous journey across the galaxy on the brink of war.

Bruckheimer envisions the project as a live-action and potentially 3D pic.

Sale is remarkable given the climate in which pitches without talent attached have become an aberration. But Rossio has a long history working with Bruckheimer and Disney, having penned some of their biggest box-office hits, including the three "Pirates of the Caribbean" pics. He also did work on Disney/Bruckheimer's "National Treasure" films.

Rossio, whose writing credits also include "Shrek," will exec produce "Lightspeed."

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‘Kites’ takes off today

May 21st is finally here! Unfolding the most anticipated film of the year and the Roshans’ ambitious project. Being the only release of the week, ‘Kites’ rides high with much curiosity, excitement and loads of expectations.

After a two years break, Hrithik Roshan graces the screen as Jay in the film. Along with him is a Mexican beauty introduced to the Hindi audience – Barbara Mori plays Natasha. Supporting them are Kabir Bedi and Kangana Ranaut.


Produced by Rakesh Roshan and directed by Anurag Basu, ‘Kites’ is a mega-budget venture worth Rs.150 crore in two versions - English and Hindi. The English version of the movie ‘Kites: The Remix’ is presented and reworked by noted Hollywood filmmaker Brett Ratner, as per western sensibilities. However both are almost similar.

While the Hindi version releases today (21 May) the English one is for 28 May.

Striking Rajesh Roshan’s music, joshila action, sizzling Hrithik-Barbara chemistry, peppy dance numbers…. Cross fingers that this ‘Kite’ crosses the sky limit…

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Bae Yong-joon "undecided" in starring in new drama

Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon has yet to decide whether he will appear in an upcoming drama, according to his agency KEYEAST on Wednesday.

"We haven't heard anything about Bae making an appearance in the new drama 'Dream High'. Nothing has been set yet", a representative from KEYEAST was quoted as saying.

"Dream High", about students attending a school of performing arts, will be relayed through the singing and dancing of the cast.

The show will be produced in collaboration with CJ Media and Holym, a production company established jointly by KEYEAST and JYP Entertainment (JYPE).

Bae, a major shareholder of KEYEAST, will take part in the planning and producing while Park Jin-young, founder and CEO of JYPE, will arrange the music and choreography.

Bae Yong-joon made his debut in the KBS mini-series "Greeting with Love" in 1994. He rose to fame in Korea and throughout Asia after starring in the 2002 hit drama "Winter Sonata" alongside actress Choi Ji-woo.

He has appeared in a numerous other dramas including "Hotelier" and "The Legend" and movies such as "Untold Scandal" and "April Snow".

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Amisha Patel Slaps Her Elderly Chauffer

Ameesha Patel is again in the news for all wrong reasons. She lost her temperament over her elderly driver and it is reported that she slapped him out of anger. It so happened that she parked her car outside her gym and on coming out she found a small scratch on the body of her car. With this small incident, she outraged and repotedly slapped her 50 yr old chauffer.

Narrating the incident, a passerby said, “Ameesha’s new car was parked outside the gym. When she emerged after her workout, she saw a tiny scratch on the side of her car, and flipped out. She started hurling abuses at the driver and kept asking him for an explanation. When he couldn’t come up with an answer, she slapped him hard across his cheek.”

This is not the first time Ameesha showed her bad temperament to her driver. A source close to the actress adds, “Ameesha has had problems with her driver for a long time. Recently he almost banged the car and even took her to the wrong address. He has a slight eyesight problem and despite her telling him to wear glasses he refuses to do so.

He’s been with her for a long time. Her growing frustration with him has got to her. She had a narrow escape in March when a jeep rammed into her car on the Mumbai Pune Expressway.”
As usually happened, Ameesha denied the authenticity of the report. She went on to claim that she has stopped taking her car to the gym for the last three years. “This is utterly ridiculous. Nothing of this sort has happened. My house is walking distance from the gym and I just take my driver with me to hold my umbrella. You can come to my gym and ask around if anything to this effect happened. It’s all lies and I will be very unhappy if this comes out.”

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Aishwarya to act in Martin Scorsese’s next film

Grapevine has it that, Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese wants to cast Aishwarya in his next film. Cannes gave them the excuse to bond over good classics, Bollywood and Hollywood

It is reported that, Aish and Scorsese already had a talk over this.

Just for your records, Scorsese always admired Aishwarya and was pretty much impressed with her after watching Sanjay Leela Bansali’s ‘Devdas’.

Aishwarya is a special invitee in a dinner party, this coming Sunday.

So is Aishwarya soon bagging another Hollywood project?

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New York traffic halts as Hrithik Roshan runs to meet fans

Mumbai, Hrithik Roshan proved a real traffic-stopper when he sprinted across 42nd Street in New York to meet his eager fans gathered for the premiere of his much-talked about film “Kites”.

On Sunday evening when Hrithik along with his co-star Barbara Mori, director Anurag Basu, wife Suzzanne, parents Rakesh and Pinky Roshan, and other members of the team reached Times Square, he was told to wave out to hordes of Indian fans who had been standing on the other side of the street since morning for a glimpse of the star.

The star made a dash across the bustling street from the venue of the premiere to eager fans across the road.

“Hrithik did indeed dash across the 42nd Street from our red carpet to waiting fans across the road. And we aren’t about crossing just any busy street at peak hour. The 42nd Street is a gigantic universe. Hrithik ran across a good half a mile to get to his fans,” Sanjeev Lamba of Reliance Big Pictures told IANS.

Hrithik’s considerate gesture towards fans at the premiere created panic for the tense and anxious “Kites” team.

“We had to halt all traffic on 42nd Street for Hrithik to cross. So we can finally say Hrithik is the first traffic-stopper from Bollywood to make the crossover,” said Lamba.

Not just a dash across the busiest street to meet his fans, Hrithik and his dad also made impromptu arrangements for about 500 fans to be accommodated in an extra screen at the AMC Empire theatre.

Produced by Rakesh Roshan, “Kites” is set for simultaneous release Friday on more than 2,000 screens worldwide, including 200 in North America and the film is expected to open the global movie market to Indian films. Reliance Big Pictures is distributing the movie.

Shot on location in Las Vegas, Sante Fe and Los Angeles, “Kites” has two versions — Hindi and English. A-list Hollywood director Brett Ratner has worked on the English language version that will open May 28.

Rakesh Roshan said: “What could we do? There were 400-500 of Hrithik’s fans who wanted to see the film. There were women crying, girls tearing their hair and threatening to commit suicide.”

In addition to the 700-seater at the AMC Empire theatre, a smaller 500-seater screener was rented for extra fans at the last minute.

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Sheen returning to 'Two and a Half Men'

CBS execs can breathe easy: Charlie Sheen has inked a two-season pact with Warner Bros. TV that calls for him to continue on "Two and a Half Men" at the whopping salary of nearly $2 million per episode.

Deal was reached late Monday after months of wrangling between Sheen's reps and Warner Bros. TV execs. Sheen was al ready the highest-paid thesp among contempo primetime TV actors under his previous salary of about $850,000 an episode. Now he's the top grosser by a mile with a deal that puts him in the neighborhood of the $1.8 million-$1.9 million per seg that Ray Romano pocketed for his final round of "Everybody Loves Raymond" in the 2004-05 season.

"To put a fitting end on the two and one-half months of whirlwind speculation, I'm looking forward to returning to my CBS home on Monday nights," Sheen said in a statement. "I want to thank (CBS chief) Les Moonves for his support."

CBS execs had been anxiously awaiting the outcome of WBTV's talks with Sheen as the Eye preps for its upfront sked presentation at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday.

Sheen floated the idea of his exiting "Men," which is just wrapping its seventh season, in early April, when he let it be known to friends that he was ready to pack it in ( Daily Variety , April 5). Thesp has endured a rocky few months in the public eye as he battles criminal assault charges in Colorado stemming from his Christmas Day arrest for allegedly threatening his wife with a knife. He's awaiting trial in July.

Although reps for Sheen insisted the actor's ambivalence about continuing on the show was genuine, the private consensus among the key players involved was that a megabucks deal would be reached within 24-48 hours of CBS' upfront.

Losing Sheen from "Men" would have been a major blow to the Eye and its Monday comedy stronghold. The 9 p.m. show ranks as primetime's most-watched laffer, with an average of 14.7 million viewers this season. It's the No. 2 laffer in adults 18-49, with a 4.8 rating/12 share, behind only its 9:30 p.m. skedmate "The Big Bang Theory."

CBS has another two seasons to go on its deal with WBTV for "Men," co-created and exec produced by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn.

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Aishwarya with mom at Cannes

Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya RaiBachchan this time attended the Cannes Film Festival with her mother Vrinda Rai. She walked the red carpet in pink gown with her mother dressed in off-white saree with matching jewelry.

This is the first time after marriage Ash was not accompanied by her husband Abhishek Bachchan. Otherwise, she everytime walked hand in hand with Abhi. Ash has been a popular face of the festival since 2002 for being the global face of L’Oreal.

Ash posed with her mother with an alluring smile on the face of the two.

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A.R.Rahman and Katrina Kaif come together for kids

It was quite an eyeful when music maestro A.R.Rahman came together with Bollywood’s reigning beauty Katrina Kaif. The occasion was the launch of ‘Rhymeskool’ in Mumbai, the music album of nursery rhymes for kids released under Sa Re Ga Ma. The rhymes in the CD have been composed by Rahman and rendered by Katrina Kaif.

The master Rahman expressed his humble gratitude saying, “I want to thank Sa Re Ga Ma for trusting K.M.Music Conservatory with this project. I want to thank Selva who has been mentoring the kids, Johnny my band-mate and also all the staff, teachers from my school who have been working on this project. I would also like to thank Katrina for her kind gesture and for being part of this project.”



Katrina, too, expressed her joy on being associated with the project and said, “Education for children is something that is very important for this country. It’s a topic that is very close to my mother’s and my heart. I would like to thank Sa Re Ga Ma for coming up with such a noble initiative. For me, it was a great honour to be associated with something Rahman saab was doing. I feel really happy being here and hope that we can achieve what we set out to. If the kids like it, we can may be come out with more such interesting concepts in the future.”

Katrina will be distributing the CDs at the Mercy Home orphanage in Madurai that she and her mother are closely associated with.

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Sonam Kapoor refuses to work with Ranbir Kapoor

The ‘Saawariya’ actress Sonam Kapoor refuses to work with Ranbir Kapoorand Deepika Padukonestarrer film. After the debacle of ‘Saawariya’, Sonam Kapoor has decided not to act with Ranbir Kapoor again as in their debut film, Ranbir grabbed all the limelight and she left unnoticed.

Sonam also did not want to share screen space with Deepika as she does not get well with the actress. She also knew very well that if she stars with Ranbir and Deepika, the couple will grab all the attention and she will not be able to charm the audience. Audience will love to see the ex couple more than Sonam who till date fails to deliver a hit.

Sonam will next be seen in ‘I Hate Love Stories’ with Imran Khan.

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Not planning to get married as yet – Deepika Padukone

Mumbai, Actress Deepika Padukone, who has reportedly rekindled her romance with long-time boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor, has clarified that she is not planning to get married anytime soon.

“I am just 24 and I have a enough time to decide whom and when to get married to. So, whenever that happens, I will let you people know,” Deepika told reporters at a press conference here Wednesday.

Right now Deepika is excited about walking the red carpet at the ongoing 63rd Cannes International Film Festival for liquor brand Chivas Regal.

“This is the first time I am going to a festival like this. Initially I was a bit hesitant but now I am looking forward to meet great people from all across the globe,” she said.

In the past Aishwarya Rai and Mallika Sherawat earned flak for their bad dressing sense at the Cannes, but Deepika is unperturbed and says she is least bothered about criticism.

She has decided to wear a sari, designed by Rohit Bal, at the red carpet.

“Sari is a very sensual garment and whenever people from other countries discuss about sari, they just say one word – wow!!,” said Deepika.

She also admitted that she feels very comfortable in a sari and can drape one in just 30 seconds.

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Shahid Kapoor shines again with ‘Badmaash Company’

New Delhi, After three back-to-back duds “Dil Bole Hadippa!”, “Chance Pe Dance” and “Paathshala”, actor Shahid Kapoor has risen again with his latest outing “Badmaash Company” that has got a decent opening at the box office.

“The initial weekend collection has been anywhere around 60-70 percent all over India,” trade analyst Atul Mohan told IANS.

“The movie has made somewhere around Rs.30-35 crore gross in the first three days,” an industry source said.

Amit Awasthi, manager (programming and operations) of Spice Cinemas, said: “‘Badmaash Company’ has been above average and done good over the first weekend. It brought us around 72 percent occupancy for 20 shows and an initial weekend gross of Rs.14 lakh. Though contentwise people are neutral about it.”

“We are expecting it to stretch for another weekend as there are no as such any big releases this Friday.”

Produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films, “Badmaash Company” is actor Parmeet Sethi’s directorial debut. Starring Shahid Kapoor in the lead, it also has Anushka Sharma, comedian Vir Das and reality show star Meiang Chang.

Set in the Bombay of 1990s, the movie is about four youngsters who come together to start a business and con people to make their way.

Yogesh Raizada, corporate head (cinemas) of Wave Cinemas, said: “‘Badmaash Company’ got an okay initial. The movie has been average with around 70-80 percent occupancy. It is not a family movie and is only for youth.”

Britain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha’s “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife” also released on the same day but saw a below average response.

“The English version of ‘It’s A Wonderful…’ has been okay with 40 percent occupancy while the Hindi version fell flat,” said Awasthi.

Produced by Sharan Kapoor, “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife” stars Shabana Azmi, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Goldy Notay, Sally Hawkins, Jimi Mistry, Zoe Wanamaker and Mark Addy.

Source from PVR said: “‘It’s A Wonderful…’ has been just average as it is meant only for class audiences.”

Released in Hindi as “Hai Marjawaan!”, the romantic comedy revolves around a mother (Shabana) who goes to extreme lengths to get her overweight daughter married.

“‘It’s A Wonderful…’ has been below average with only 40 percent occupancy. It has been nothing like Gurinder Chadha’s ‘Bend It Like Beckham’,” said Yogesh Raizada, corporate head (cinemas) of Wave Cinemas.

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Suriya : Most Popular Actor

Suriya's stock is rising and he is most popular after the success of Aadhavan. Next in the list is Singam, directed by Hari, which is expected to grace theatres in June. Then comes the most-awaited flick of the year, Ram Gopal Varma's trilingual (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) Raktha Charitra. Suriya will then team up with A.R. Murugadoss and Shruti Haasan for a Kollywood flick.

Now the latest buzz is that the actor will team up with popular Telugu director Puri Jagannath (of Pokiri fame) for a trilingual (Hindi, Telugu and Tamil). Tentatively titled The Business Man, this film will be produced by none other than RGV himself!

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Vikram: 'Ash is poetry in motion'

South icon Vikram is pleased as punch. As the promos of Mani Ratnam's much awaited 'Raavan' unveiled, most seem to have reacted positively to his song number 'khilli re…'. And the saucy feedback to his looking "hot on screen" has gladdened the celeb heart of the star.

"That was encouraging," states Vikram in a tabloid chat, "because this is a completely new audience for me."

Besides, the "sizzling chemistry" that he shares on celluloid with Ash, hasn't gone unnoticed by his spouse Shaila ("but she realises that it's all play acting and takes the love songs in her stride")

"Mani sir takes romance to a whole new level," asserts Vikram. "He makes it seem so natural and I always wanted to be a part of it. When the song was presented to me, I was delighted!"

Morever, Vikram is totally sold over Ash's "perfection" in dancing. "I used to watch her dance during the solo shots," admits the National award winning actor. "Aishwarya is poetry in motion."

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Asin to do another film with Salman

Asin is to work opposite Salman Khan again after London Dreams! A source revealed that Asin has bagged the role instead of Deepika Padukone in Anees Bazmee film. The film will be a Bhushan Kumar production, and is a remake of a super hit South film. It has been said that Salman and Asin were close to each other on the sets of London Dreams. Even though the film flopped, Salman was still in touch with Asin. There was even news that Salman helped her to get an apartment in the suburbs.

The original movie is a Telugu film with Ram and Genelia in the lead roles. It was one the highest grossing film in the south in 2008. Bhushan Kumar confirmed the news saying, “Yes, we are producing the film and it goes on floor in June. Talks are on but I cannot comment on the casting.”

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Rahman speaks on Sonu Niigaam, Asha Bhosle’s songs deleted from ‘Raavanan’

Finally, the music buffs all over the globe have one fine reason to rejoice and that’s all about the musical release of A.R. Rahman’s recent release ‘Raavanan’ in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. With the album turning to be top-drawers at audio markets, Rahman confesses about the deletion of songs crooned by Asha Bhosle and Sonu Niigaam.

‘Since, we felt that those songs turned to be a sort of impedimenta on film’s narration, I and Manirathnam decided to remove those songs’ says A.R. Rahman. Much prior to the music release, Sonu Niigaam had himself admitted about his song being missed out in the album.

It’s worth mentioning that three songs in ‘Raavan’ were actually meant for Manirathnam’s other project titled ‘Lajjo’ that didn’t take off due to some unavoidable reasons. Many of the Tamil buffs have felt that A.R Rahman had ardently tuned melodies for Hindi buffs as the genres he has chosen seems to be savoring for the North Indian tastes.

It’s worth mentioning that Tollywood’s most happening music director A.R. Rahman has crooned a song for Telugu version ‘Villain’.

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My marriage will happen with Salman: Katrina Kaif

In a recent talk, Katrina talks about everything under the sun, from her role in ‘Raajneeti’ to her marriage plans to love-hate relationship with peers.

Katrina Kaif is all set to break the myth of a glam doll and try her hand at a serious role with ‘Raajneeti’, director Prakash Jha’s latest political offering. Her de-glam look, draped in a sari in the promos of the movie has already become the talk of the town.

“I went to Prakash Jha’s office thinking that I might say no to the role. But when he narrated my character and the script, he was definitely able to convince me.

Though I mostly enjoy doing fun, romance filled commercial films, after hearing the script I decided not to be prejudiced about it and give it a try. It is nothing like breaking a mould but I am an actor and performing varied roles makes me feel excited.” she speaks about her movie ‘Rajneeti’.

When asked about the kinda relationship she shares with peers,

She tells, “Truly speaking, we share a very tight space while working together but we do exchange conversations. I do not have very close friendship with anyone as such. I know Preity Zinta, I have met Priyanka (Chopra) once at Yash Raj Films and we did discuss a few things. I have shared quite some good moments with Kareena Kapoor. I do not believe in making foes. So it’s very simple, I do not have any differences with any of my peers.”

When asked about marriage then she says, “Yes, I am very friendly to the Khan family. I think I may have just dreamt that I will be getting married to Salman in two years and hence said that. But well, on a serious note, marriage will happen, but when, that is yet not decided.”

Well, Katz nice to know that you become bold in front of media.

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Priyanka, all set for Anjaana Anjaani and Saat Khoon Maaf

After few bad films in 2009 like Pyar Impossible and What’s your rashee, Priyanka Chopra has decided to rectify all the mistakes of the previous year. "It is not always that we make the right judgment where a film is concerned. Sometimes the script does not get translated well into a film and sometimes we believe more in the film maker." said Priyanka Chopra.

Since November 2009,Priyanka has been first in Bangkok and then America for the shooting of Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani. Thereafter Priyanka has been in Kashmir and now Coorg shooting for Vishal Bharadwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf, which is being produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Both these films have author backed roles and Chopra is making sure that there are no unpleasant surprises at the box office, this time round. Although she was approached to do both the shows of IPL, the IPL Awards show and the IPL closing ceremony, Chopra could only spare the time.

"She had only come in for a day. And post the performance, she was eagerly waiting for our feedback. When we gave her the thumbs up, Priyanka was hugely relieved. But that's the way she is. Till date she seeks our approval." Priyanka’s father Dr. Ashok Chopra added.

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Shahid returns as conman in 'Badmaash Company'

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Remember Shahid Kapoor doing con jobs in Vishal Bhardwaj's hit "Kaminey"? The actor does the same, but in a more sophisticated avatar, in "Badmaash Company" releasing Friday.

Produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films, the movie is actor Parmeet Sethi's directorial debut. Shahid has teamed up with Anushka Sharma in the film that also stars comedian Vir Das and reality show star Chang.

Describing the film, Shahid said: "There are very interesting characters, extremely fresh dialogues, con jobs which I have not seen in any other film, but yet very easy to understand. It's not complicated at all. It's a very fun film and there was no reason why I shouldn't be doing it."

Set in the Bombay of 1990s, "Badmaash Company" is about four youngsters who come together to start a business.

What makes their venture a stupendous success is that they find a way to beat the system and soon become the undisputed kings in their business. Living the life of champagne wishes and caviar dreams, the four realise that to make a business successful they don't need big money but a big idea.

With their larger than life schemes, Karan, Bulbul, Zing and Chandu go on a wild roller-coaster ride into the world of sheer glitz and glamour where the stakes are high and risks even higher. They succeed in making quick money by doing all the wrong things... but the right way.

All is hunky dory till the four entrepreneurs are forced to shut shop. They come up with yet another perfect plan to beat the system for the last time.

Shahid said a lot of research went into their looks as the film is set in the 1990s.

"We spent a lot of time deciding the look and styling of the film. We wanted it to represent the 1990s correctly but at the same time we did not want it to look boring," he said.

"We researched on the scenario of the 1990s and used them in the film. For example, we used clothes that were in fashion like high waisted jeans, simple t-shirts which used to be tucked in, the aviators, which were all in vogue.

"Also the calculator watch that was very much in fashion at that time has been used in the movie. The film starts in 1994 and goes on for five years," he explained.

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