Kims new love

Kim Sharma, who was gearing up to marry her Spanish boyfriend, Carlos Marin and move to Madrid, has called off her engagement. She is now dating Rock On!! director, Abhishek Kapoor. She has now clearly said that she isn’t getting married in February 2010.

Satish Kaushik excited as ‘Road, Movie’ heads to Tokyo

MUMBAI - Director-actor Satish Kaushik is happily giving Diwali celebrations at home a miss to be at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) for the Asian premiere of much-acclaimed film “Road, Movie”, in which he plays a wanderer.

I will prove myself as an actor now: Himesh Reshammiya (Interview)

NEW DELHI - He has shed his famous cap, got rid of the nasal twang in his voice and now wants to prove to the world with his film “Radio” that he’s a good actor. Himesh Reshammiya, who has sung and composed numerous hit songs, says acting is his only passion at the moment.

Celinas close shave with death

Celina Jaitley certainly is one lucky gal. Recently on a shoot at Maldives for her south film ‘Sreemati’ opposite superstar Upendra, Celina had a close brush with death.

Tarun Mansukhani goes to Thailand

Tarun Mansukhani the director of Dostana was recently invited by the Government of Thailand to be a part of an entertainment expo that was organized by them. The event was held to improve the working relationships between the two countries. The officials wanted Tarun to be a part of the expo as they wanted him to check out a few locations in the country and probably shoot the sequel of Dostana there.

Partyholic: Sanjay Gupta shows his nasty side when actors turn late for partying

Actor Manoj Bajpayee is known for his acting histrionics. Two times National Award winner as an actor, Manoj is a very happy man because once again his film ‘1971’ has won another National Award for the best feature film. Acid Factory, a multi starrer is his forthcoming project. We catch up with him on his character in Acid Factory and more…

Rakhi blows up in rage on Tanaaz for insulting her mommy on TV

By Subhash K Jha

Salman and Kareena on top of the world

There is already a lot of buzz surrounding UTV and Sohail Khan Production’s Main Aurr Mrs Khanna. The movie is said to have been shot extensively in Australia. A source said that, “The production team wanted to shoot in one of Australia’s leading hotel Realto and that too in the 125th floor. Usually the Australian government doesn’t allow such film shootings to take place in the hotel, but when they found out that it was none other than Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor who were going to shoot there they readily agreed for the same.”

Boman Irani does a Hugh Hefner in ‘Fruit And Nut’

MUMBAI - He has tickled audiences’ funnybone many a time with his comic acts. Now actor Boman Irani is to play the Indian version of Playboy magazine chief Hugh Hefner in upcoming comedy “Fruit And Nut”.

Kim Sharma, Jimmi Shergil promote ‘Marega Salaa’

MUMBAI - After a slew of comedy and romantic films, Bollywood is all set to take the audience on a roller coaster ride with its latest whodunit.

Mr. Bachchan approached Sanjay Dutt for ‘Aladin’: director

NEW DELHI - Director Sujoy Ghosh says that it was Amitabh Bachchan who approached Sanjay Dutt to play Ringmaster in Aladin.

Irrfan would be a superstar by now, if only talent was counted -Dia Mirza

DIA MIRZA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ did not do well because Vashu Bhagnani did not promote it properly.

What got Sanjay Dutt excited?

Sanjay Dutt didn’t require much convincing or cajoling to come on board for Eros International’s ‘Aladin’. The moment he heard the film’s concept, genre and they way it was envisioned to be brought on screen, he pronto said ‘yes’. This is not all. The moment he was on board, he was quite impatient about the film coming on floors ASAP and didn’t want to wait for long before director Sujoy Ghosh started calling the shots.

Zayed’s expensive gift to himself!

Zayed Khan had a massive crush on someone special while working in Blue. Well, don’t let your imagination run wild. The object of Zayed’s affection was Ducati, popularly known as the Ferrari on two wheels. So impressed was Zayed with the bike’s sophisticated machinery and neat body that he decided to keep it for himself.

Cameron Diaz wants to see Taj Mahal

NEVADA - Golden Globe nominated Cameron Diaz wants to see universal symbol of love Taj Mahal and palaces of Jaipur in India, according to reports.

I hope ‘Bigg Boss’ will boost my popularity in India: Claudia Ciesla

NEW DELHI - German supermodel-turned-actress Claudia Ciesla, who was linked to Salman Khan, says she is hoping to boost her career in Bollywood by participating in the third season of reality show Bigg Boss.

Ashutosh knew about my packed schedule, didn’t offer me his next: Ash

NEW DELHI - Aishwarya Rai has refuted rumours that she was to play the female lead opposite her husband Abhishek Bachchan in Ashutosh Gowariker’s next “Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se. The actress says that the director knew about her packed scheduled and the discussion never took place.

Mumbai bolo, Bombay nahi

After the hue and cry made over Karan Johar’s usage of the word ‘Bombay’ in his film, Wake Up Sid! directors are steering clear of the word to avoid any controversies. Director Neeraj Pathak’s film, Right Yaa Wrong starring Sunny Deol and Irrfan Khan uses the word ‘Bombay’ twice. The word has been replaced by ‘Mumbai.’

New beginnings for Mimoh

After his debut film failed miserably at the box office, Mimoh Chakraborty is now re-entering films with a whole new look. He will be appearing in Gaurav Pande’s film, Spaghetti 24X7, along with dad, Mithun. Mimoh has confirmed the news and has said that the film will start shooting in November. However, no detail about the film’s subject is out yet. Mithun has earlier worked with Gaurav on a Bengali film and was impressed by him.

Casting Asin in London Dreams

After making a smashing Bollywood debut opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini, all eyes will be on the south-Indian superstar, Asin Thottumkal, in her second major release, London Dreams. The winner of several Filmfare Awards moved to Mumbai to carve a career in the Hindi film industry after Ghajini became a historic hit and producers began queuing up to sign her.

India projecting its soft power globally: ICCR chief (Interview)

NEW DELHI - Armed with the global appeal of Bollywood, the country’s multimillion dollar movie industry in Mumbai, and the power of yoga, India has launched a massive exercise to project its soft power across the world, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) director general Virendra Gupta.

Sanjay Gupta hasn’t ghost directed ‘Acid Factory’: Suparn Verma

MUMBAI - Suparn Verma, the director of “Acid Factory”, is upset with rumours that his forthcoming action thriller has been ghost directed by producer Sanjay Gupta.

Home-coming for Shiney

Shiney Ahuja was let out on bail by the Bombay High Court and has been asked to stay away from Mumbai for some time. The actor has now taken refuge in his parents’ house in Delhi. Shiney landed at the Delhi airport with his wife Anupam and his parents yesterday.

Sanjay asked me to go wild with Acid Factory -Suparn Verma

By Joginder Tuteja

ROAD, MOVIE SUCCESSFULLY JOURNEYS ONTO DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

The story of ROAD, MOVIE continues its successful international launch with its Middle East premiere at the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) in November. This third accolade in quick succession follows its crowd pleasing reception at its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and its eagerly awaited Asian premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival later this month.

Tell Me Oh Khuda is actually Mamma Mia!

Hema Malini, whose second production, Tell Me Oh Khuda, which is supposed to be her daughter Esha’s launch vehicle, bore a striking resemblance to her first directorial venture, is now said to be based on the 2008 hit film, Mamma Mia!

Fantasy brings Big B and Juhi together again

Amitabh Bachchan and Juhi Chawla is going to be back again in the up coming flick, Alladin. Last time the duo was seen together in Bhoothnath which could be termed as a fantasy cum horror comedy film.

Big Pictures heads to Pusan, London fest with four films

MUMBAI - Four movies produced by Big Pictures - “Well Done Abba”, “Abohamaan”, “Kutty Srank” and Janala - will be screened at the upcoming 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) and 53rd London Film Festival.

Why Azaan Sami was troubled when Jermaine Jackson came visiting

MUMBAI - Singer Adnan Sami, who is collaborating with Jermaine Jackson for an album for T-Series, says his son Azaan was in a dilemma when the singer visited his house.

How Kareena Kapoor will fit into Julia Roberts’ shoes in “Stepmom”?

NEVADA - Bollywood is remaking Oscar winner Julia Roberts starrer 1998 Hollywood comedy-drama “Stepmom”.

Kareena learns to be ordinary for Stepmom

By Subhash K Jha

Ranbir Kapoor plays spurned lover again

MUMBAI - After “Saawariya”, Ranbir Kapoor once again plays spurned lover in “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”, but director Raj Kumar Santoshi says the young actor’s character is zany and upbeat and never loses heart.

Salman Khan adds another luxury car to his fleet

MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Salman Khan added another luxury car to his fleet on Monday.

The BMW (X6) that he acquired was worth 75 lakh rupees.

KACHRAPETI -A human dustbin

There are films that have explored the seamy underbelly of urbania- Salaam Bombay and Slumdog Millionaire come readily to mind. Crime and poverty are interlinked. What makes KACHRAPETI A human dustbin, different is that it exposes how nefarious activities affect the residents of tony high rises too.

Arya Babbar bounces back

After ‘Ab Ke Baras’ fell flat at the box-office, Arya Babbar was lost to the doom. In 2007 he made a considerable come back with the film Guru but now in 2009 with Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Jail’ he is certain to re-position himself in the industry. He gets candid in an interview and shares his experience of working with Madhur Bhandarkar.