John, Katrina To Share A Screen

John Abraham and Katrina Kaif
The latest buzz in Bollywood is that actor John Abraham and Katrina Kaif will appear together in a film called Jewel of India. The film will be directed by Hollywood director Rob Cohen, while will be produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. It will also star Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and some Hollywood actors as well. The Hollywood actors which are supposed to be casted in the film include Robert De Niro, Eva Mendes, Al Pacino and Monica Belluci.
The film demands a high budget of Rs 275 crore. One source from the production house revealed, “The film required a lead actor from India and the role has gone to John Abraham. Though John has agreed in principle, the other details are still being worked out.”

Review: Dil Kabaddi is half-baked

Movie: Dil Kabaddi

Director:Anil SeniorProducerShailesh R Singh
Music:Sachin Gupta, Dhruv Dhalla
Cast:Rahul Bose, Irrfan Khan, Rahul Khanna, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi

Two couple friends meet on an ordinary evening that turns out to be a bit different. One couple informs the other, rather casually, that they are splitting. The nonchalant attitude of the separating twosome Samit (Irrfan Khan) and Mita (Soha Ali Khan) shocks their friends.
While Simi (Konkona Sen Sharma) is surprised at this development, Rishi (Rahul Bose) tries to dig the subject deeper. But their questions are met with tired responses.

Review: Slumdog Millionaire

Movie:Slumdog Millionaire

Director:Danny BoyleMusicAR Rahman

Cast:Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan

Golden Globe wins, Oscar nominations, steely arguments about its authenticity – it’s a reviewer’s unwelcome dilemma to work on a film that’s already been built-up this extent.
Oddly assuming their readers have already caught Slumdog Millionaire on the pirated DVD circuit or over the internet, mainstream publications, over the last week, continued reveling in their open-hearted coverage of the film, often letting out pivotal points. No one seemed to be bothered with this spoiler spilling; perhaps every one had watched it after all.

Review: Victory

Movie:Victory
Director:Ajitpal Mangal
Cast:Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, International Cricketers

Films on cricket have had a strange luck-history, oscillating between super hits to dismal flops.
In Victory, we trail the life of Jaisalmer boy Vijay Shekhawat (Harman Baweja), a super-talented player, disillusioned at not being selected for the Ranji team yet again. On realising that important contacts and not ability is the criterion for selection, he gives up on cricket, but is encouraged back by his steadfast father (Anupam Kher, constantly sobbing).

Review: Chal Chala Chal

Movie:Chal Chala Chal

Director:Rajiv Kumar

Cast:Govinda, Murli Sharma, Reema Sen, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Asrani

Sonia Chopra
The way a director chooses to open a film reflects a great deal on what lies ahead. This is one of those films that has, as its first shot, an overhead view of Mumbai city’s hustle-bustle at a crowded juncture. If you think back a few years back, this was the accepted mandatory shot for opening movies about Mumbai. A second later, we see the hero Deepak (Govinda), among many waiting to cross the road, when inevitably something funny must happen – in this case his accidental bumping against a plump lady. An argument between the two ensues and the long scene, with no context to the story, is finally wrapped up,

Aamir was offered Josh

The role of Prakash which was played by Sharad Kapoor was originally offered to the director Mansoor Khan's cousin, Aamir Khan. However, Aamir turned down the role because he felt that it was a very small role compared to Shahrukh Khan's role of Max.

SRK’s hot surprise for cricket enthusiasts

When it’s Shah Rukh Khan, one can always expect something unique and interesting. And this time with the new season of IPL, this Khan once again has a hot surprise for his fans and sports enthusiasts. Recently, Shah Rukh Khan short-listed twenty four girls, ‘Angels’, at Mannat who will now participate in the reality show ‘Knights and Angels’. The contestants will compete with each other and the six winners will form the team of cheerleaders for SRK’s Indian Premier League team, Kolkata Knight Riders. The objective is to encourage sports enthusiasts to take active interest in cheerleading and even consider it as a career option in future. These angels will be the driving force for the Knights when they will battle it out on the Cricket pitch and will also travel with the Kolkata Knight Riders across the country during IPL. The interesting part is that these 24 girls will be mentored and trained by Shiamak Davar. The fate of these 24 hotties will be decided by Saurav Ganguly - captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, who turns judge with this show.

How Harman gets his lines right?

Harman Baweja likes to carry a Dictaphone around when on the sets of his shoot? The actor likes to rehearse his dialogues through it as well as captures a whacky comment if uttered by a friend.

Dilip Kumar's Hollywood dis-connection

Thespian actor Dilip Kumar was offered a lead role in the international project Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by director David Lean. However for reasons unknown, the actor declined the offer. The role subsequently went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif (Mackenna's Gold). Popular Indian comedian and actor-director I S Johar was a part of Lawrence of Arabia, though.

Ghajini – Movie Review

If you can digest an overdose of physical violence, then Ghajini is a film you shouldn’t miss for Aamir Khan’s unforgettable performance.It’s been years since I saw a Hindi film that had so few dialogues for the leading man. Quite unlikely for a masala movie about romance and revenge! Stoically, Aamir Khan walks and rips through the film with the charm of a Casanova and the beastliness of a vengeful man, and delivers a performance that will be remembered even though the movie itself may be forgotten after a few months.

Delhi 6 Review

While watching a big film, you're often treated to the promos of forthcoming films. In fact, most producers feel that launching the first look of their soon-to-be-released film with a keenly-anticipated biggie would ensure terrific exposure for the film. Post RANG DE BASANTI, everyone's confident that Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's DELHI 6 would attract moviegoers aplenty.
In view of the fact that the film would have a strong opening, its producers, UTV, have decided to include the first look of Vishal Bhardwaj's KAMINEY and Ramgopal Varma's AGYAT with the prints of DELHI 6. These two films have been in news for a while now and one waits with bated breath to see how their first look is.

Karan Johar With Farhan Akhtar On Oye! It’s Friday

On this week Oye! Its Friday has something special in store with the celebrity guest Karan Johar talking about his childhood followed by a performance by Shamita Shetty and an ariel acrobatic performance. The surprise blast from “Sharara” lass Shamita Shetty given by sizzling performance.

Deepika Padukone Unveils FICCI FRAMES 09

The Hotel Renaissance at Powai in Mumbai played host to the FICCI FRAMES 09, the prestigious event was inaugurated by none other than the leggy lass Deepika Padukone. Bollywood doyen and FICCI Entertainment Committe Chairman Yash Chopra has appealed to the Indian viewers to stop protesting against movies, leading to state specific movies bans.

Golmaal Returns - Movie Review

Director: Rohit ShettyProducer: Ashtavinayak Cine VisionCast: Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Arora, Celina Jaitley, Anjana Sukhani, Sharat Saxena, Murli Sharma, Vrajesh HirjeeRating: **One danger for any director while making a sequel to a film – more so when it is a hit film – is that the sequel has to be much better than the original. That does add a lot of stress to the makers and they probably end up adding many more elements they would have avoided otherwise. Golmaal Returns seems to be hit by the same syndrome. After an absolutely funny Golmaal, Rohit Shetty tries to come up with a much funnier sequel, and in the process almost kills the sense in the story.

Billu - Movie Review

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Lara Dutta
Director: Priyadarshan
Producer: Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment)
Music: Pritam
Rating: ***
Shah Rukh Khan surely is a smart businessman. When he decided to strike off 'Barber' from the name of this movie without much resistance, it was clear that he didn't want to upset anyone among that part of the audience, or for that matter any part of audience who watches movies at single screen and B-class centres. Billu essentially is a film made for the masses who do not spend Rs150 on caramel popcorn. They rather clap at thunderous dialogues and shed tears watching the emotional trauma undergone by the protagonist of a film.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Movie Review

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak
Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay: Aditya ChopraMusic Director: Salim-Sulaiman Rating: **Right when Aditya Chopra declared that he was starting this movie a well-known new-age director had told us something which we hoped was not true. But alas! It seems to have come true to every single syllable. This is what the director (obviously we can't name him for goodness sake) had said: "Aditya Chopra made his last movie eight years back. And he has not evolved since then in terms of storytelling. I am sure Rab Ne will bring that out to every one." True indeed. Rab Ne falters and how � all for its amazingly ancient storytelling style! Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is a story of a very normal man Surinder Sahni (Shah Rukh Khan) who falls in love with a girl named Tanni (Anushka Sharma), who is just about to get married. But all the baaratis are killed in a bus crash while they are on their way to the marriage. Tanni's father gets a heart attack and requests his favourite student Surinder to marry his daughter so that she is not left alone in this world. Rab ne bana di jodi! They get married and land up in Amritsar where Surinder lives and works for Punjab Power.

Celina Jaitley Gets Blogging

Celina Jaitley has start blogging on the website bollywoodhungama where she shares her thoughts on elections, the terror attack, security, the common man and myriad other issues which she feels she can contribute to. Celina is the only Bollywood actor who is a Gay Right Activist and openly supports their stand. Having worked on development projects related to HIV and AIDS, the actress is all set to unleash her ideas and share her thoughts with like-minded people.

Tusshar Kapoor the Favourite Comedian of the year

Tusshar Kapoor undoubtedly has added a feather to his cap, but twice that too in a single night.
At the recently held Screen awards, Tusshar won an award for the ‘Best Actor in a Comic Role’ for his truly outstanding performance in ‘Golmaal Returns’ where he essayed the role of a mute boy. The same night, in the ‘Lions Gold Awards’, Tusshar Kapoor bagged an award for the ‘Favourite Actor in a Comic Role’ on his much acclaimed performance in ‘Golmaal Returns’.

Ajay Devgan shift’s home

Well, no not permanently…but the actor has shifted base to his farmhouse in Karjat for a brief period of time. Wonder why? Ajay who is shooting for Vipul Shah’s London Dreams at the ND Studio in Karjat, has considered it better to settle closer to the shooting premises. Coming to rescue is his farmhouse.We sure think it might be bliss for Ajay Devgan now, whose farmhouse is just ten minutes away from the shooting spot.

We wonder if Salman Khan also plans to do somewhat the same considering his little abode is not too far away in Panvel. Nevertheless, we think they are any day better off than Hrithik Roshan who probably wishes he himself owned a farmhouse in Karjat, which would have spared him all the hectic (and expensive) chopper tours during his shooting of Jodha Akbar!

Ajay Devgan ,Bipasha Basu and Rohit Shetty team up again

We all remember this handsome jodi in the very serious ‘Apharan’ but well, this time over the pair is going to team up for Ajay Devgan’s Home Production. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt and Fardeen Khan and is going to be directed by Rohit Shetty. The lovely Bipasha Basu had earlier worked in Rohit Shetty’s debut film Zameen. The film is not titled yet but we hear that it is a comedy and will start rolling in March in picturesque Goa.
Well, we’re sure looking forward for the two to rock the screen again!

Luck By Chance has 20 B-stars

Farhan Akhtar’s director sister Zoya Akhtar has taken a leaf from the book of Farha Khan’s book, I guess, as she has roped in 20 Bollywood stars for her debut flick Luck By Chance, starring brother Farhan Akhtar.
The audience will get to see superstars, Aamir Khan, SRK, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Dia Mirza, Vivek Oberoi, Boman Irani and many others,
The stars did not charge a single penny from Zoya.

Katrina Kaif, Pantenes New Brand Ambassador !

Katrina Kaif's dedication towards her career and professionalism is helping her win hearts of all the Bollywoodwala's and brandwala's! She is rapidly emerging as one of the most sought after faces for brand endorsements.
The lady's career seems to be going great guns. She has even decided to put herself through the acid test with her de-glamorized role in Prakash Jha's forthcoming film 'Rajniti'.Prakash Jha is already impressed with her effort to get in the character and sources says "she is going to surprise the audience with her stunning performance."
The latest is that the beautiful diva has managed to dethrone one of the reigning queens as brand ambassador of a shampoo brand Pantene, which was a part of Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen's kitty of endorsements.

Kareena, Saif Together In Race 2!

The big news doing the rounds is that Bollywood’s hottest jodi Kareena kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have got another chance to act together.
Bebo and Chotte Nawab will be seen together in a sequel to ‘Race’According to grapevine, the directors Abbas-Mastan and the lead heroes are all very desperate to emerge with the second part of Race, which did well at the Box Office in 2007.The sequel to the movie will be named as ‘Race 2’, and Tips will be producing it.The report also said that Saif Ali Khan is likely to be a part of the sequel while it’s not yet clear whether Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor will act the movie or not.

Preity Zinta nominated for Canada's Genie Awards

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has been nominated for the Genie Awards for her performance in "Heaven on Earth", directed by Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta. The actress has been nominated in the Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role category. The nomination was announced by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (APreity will be vying with Hollywood actresses like Susan Sarandon and Ellen Burstyn who have been nominated for "Emotional Arithmetic" and "The Stone Angel"respectively.
"Heaven on Earth" is about a battered Punjabi housewife in Canada. The film has also been nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The awards will be announced on April 4 at Ottawa in Canada. CCT).

Love Compatibility between Bollywood Couples

Valentine Day has just gone by and most of our Bollywood real life lovers had a great time together showering each other with gifts and what not. But then is their love for each other destined to be forever? Noted astro numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi finds out.
1) Salman – Katrina: Salman born on 27th Dec. 1965 is a No.9 ( Mars ) in numerology. He is a Capricorn ruled by No.8 ( Saturn ) & his destiny number adds up to No.6 ( Venus ). Being in his 44th year, Salman is going through the weakest phases of his life & it will mostly affect his relationship with his girlfriend Katrina. Born on 16th July 1984, Kat is a No.7 ( Neptune ). Being No.7 she is automatically ruled by No.2 ( Moon ). She is a Cancerian ruled by Nos.2 & 7 again & her destiny number adds up to No.9 ( Mars ). Unlike Salman, Kat is going through the best phase of her life & her compatibility with Salman is strictly okay as they share just the No.9 ( Mars ) in common. 2010 will be the year for Salman. He will definitely get married next year but whether with Kat ??? …is quite ruled out.

Vidya Balan gets makeover for 'Ishqiya'

Vidya Balan, who shot to fame as the reticent beauty Lolita in the 2005 hit "Parineeta" will be seen in a deglamourised avatar in "Ishqiya" which is being produced by Vishal Bhardwaj
.The actress, who experimented with a western look in films like "Heyy Baby" and "Kismat Connection" has turned to a complete Indian look for her character of a rural woman in the film.
"There is a shift from a western look to a simpler, more Indian look as I play a woman in a remote village of India," Balan, who was in the capital to attend a conference, told PTI.
The 31-year-old actress who will be sharing screen space with Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi in the upcoming film said that the film reminded her of "Parineeta" days.

Filmfare Poll: Katrina sexiest

In the ladies department, it’s Katrina Kaif all the way.
Voted as the sexiest pin up girl with Bipasha Basu and Mallika Sherawat taking the second and third position, Katrina also takes the lead as the lady with the hottest figure in Bollywood followed by Bipasha again at second place and size zero Kareena Kapoor at number three.
And if you thought Aishwarya was the biggest contender for being a Bond girl, in the Filmfare poll, Mallika Sherawat has left Ash behind in being the popular choice for 007 with Bipasha Basu and Kareena Kapoor giving her close competition.

Bollywood star Shah Rukh in hospital for operation

MUMBAI (AFP) — Indian Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was admitted to hospital in Mumbai on Monday for an operation on his shoulder, which he injured during filming last year, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The 43-year-old actor -- popularly known as King Khan -- was hurt while acting in the movie "Dulha Mil Gaya" (I Found my Groom), in December.
"Shah Rukh is set to undergo surgery later today," a spokeswoman for the Breach Candy hospital told AFP.
The star is expected to be discharged by the end of the week, but could be out of action for more than a month.
Shah Rukh flew back from London on Sunday night after promoting his latest film "Billu."

Sushmita Sen is back with a bang!

Saregama India Ltd is scheduled to release KARMA AUR HOLI in March 2009. Written and Directed by New York based Manish Gupta, the film has an eclectic mix of star cast from the east and west. Co-produced by Drena DeNiro, daughter of legendary Robert DeNiro, much-awaited film stars Sushmita Sen, Randeep Hooda, Rati Agnihotri, Suresh Oberoi, Deepal Shaw and international super model, Naomi Campbell, underground rapper Sticky Fingaz & Vincent Pannetta to name a few. Manish and Drena went great length to acquire services of Lysa Cooper, one of the biggest stylists in the world, having worked with likes of Madonna, Shakira and Britney Spears she made our gorgeous Ms Sen look even more sensational.

Shah Rukh Khan worried of his wife, kids

Some miscreants threw inflammable bottle into the premises of Shahrukh�s house a few days ago.
Police said that two men came to Shahrukh�s bungalow at 4.30 am, lit a bottle full of kerosene and flung it over the gate. Luckily, it fell on the garden. The police are still on the lookout for the culprits.

Ranbir Kapoor Drops his Shirt for Pepsi

Probably the creative guys at Pepsi must be expecting us to laugh at the commercial, but I’m forced to laugh at their whole idea. Remember the spoof Pepsi made on Thumsup? Two guys go and visit Akshay Kumar lookalike at the hospital and say… “Why are you running behind just one bottle, uncle… drink Pepsi… it is available everywhere”.In this new commercial, Ranbir and the Girl are fighting for just one Pepsi can, so their spoof on Thumsup becomes a joke on themselves.Probably Pepsi guys need somebody like me to make funny and creative commercials

Amrita Rao Gorgeous at Daboo Party

I don’t know how much of Amrita Rao we will see in a cricket centric movie, but I’m happy that at least we will see her on the big screen. The last time we saw her was in ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’, but somehow I did not like her in that. Probably, I’m trying to find Vivah’s Amrita in every movie of her.Anyways, I’m excited for Victory and Shortkut.

Sanjay Dutt’s Anniversary Bash

It has been one year of marriage for actor as well as politician Sanjay Dutt with wife Manyata Dutt. Both Sanjay and Manyata on this occasion hosted a party which was attended by celebrities both from Bollywood as well as politics. The most renowned personalities from the glamour as well politics presented at the party, were, Abhishek Bachchan and Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh who greeted the happy couple on their anniversary. The party was held at Sanjay Dutt’s Pali Hill residence. We from Bollywood-Stars do also wish them a very happy wedding anniversary.

Aishwarya Rai’s amazed attendees at “Pink Panther 2″ Berlin Premiere

It had been a very hectic day for Aishwarya Rai during her schedule on Berlin Premiere of “The Pink Panther 2” on February 13, Friday. After the routine media conference in the morning, Aishwarya really got herself prepared for the afternoon premier of the launch of the movie in pink gown and arrived on the dais along with co-actors like Steve Martin and Jean Reno at the Berlinale Palast.
The storyline of the movie rotates around Inspector Jacques Clouseau that makes a group with International detectives to check an International Thief from stealing artifacts of historical importance.

Tanushree Dutta in her hottest avataar

Our space had informed you that Lara Dutta has done a hot photoshoot for the February 2009 issue of ‘Maxim’ but call it a visual treat from the magazine or their policy of creating a hype among the reader, the magazine has replaced A hotter and more sizzling Tanushree Dutta for the month of February 2009. In this shoot, the Bong sexy kitten shares some of her Love Moments With Maxim and Share some views about her Valentine.
The magazine has used the photoshoot of Lara Dutta at the end of last month. So, the readers are nowhere at a loss. Check out the hot hot pics of Tanushree Dutta for Maxim.