‘Jehad’ changed the way I look at life and religion: SaifMUMBAI - Born and brought up in a non-conservative westernised atmosphere, Saif Ali Khan says he has gone through a life-changing experience while working in Rensil D’Silva’s tentatively titled “Jehad”. The actor gets out of his zone to play an Islamic fundamentalist. Elvis is Singh! Saif dons the legend’s robes for ‘Love Aaj Kal’MUMBAI - Was that the late rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley doing the jig in the promotional track of “Love Aaj Kal”? But why was he wearing a pagri? Take a closer look — it’s our very own Saif Ali Khan. Kareena will be part of ‘Race 2′: Saif Ali KhanMUMBAI - Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was so keen to revive the “Race” magic with Abbas-Mustan that he has convinced the producers to rope them in as directors. He reveals that girlfriend Kareena Kapoor will also feature in the movie. Eye infection leaves Priyanka ‘distressed’ (Film Snippets)NEW DELHI - Actress Priyanka Chopra is “distressed” as she has been nursing an eye infection for the past few days but did not let it come in the way of shooting for Yash Raj Films’ “Pyaar Impossible”. Kareena recommended Imtiaz Ali: Saif Ali KhanNEW DELHI - Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, who has turned producer with his forthcoming film Love Aaj Kal, says it was Kareena Kapoor who recommended Imtiaz Ali as director for his first production venture. Kisses and expletives, but ‘Love Aaj Kal’ a family film: DirectorMUMBAI - Imtiaz Ali openly admits that his upcoming “Love Aaj Kal”, which stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, has unabashed kissing scenes and shows the lead actors mouthing expletives, but the director insists that it will still be a complete family entertainer. I regret making my relationship with Ranbir public: DeepikaMUMBAI - Deepika Padukone has everything going for her in Bollywood. She has worked with top stars and big banners. But she does have one regret - making her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor public. Big crowd gathers to see Deepika Padukone in capitalNEW DELHI - Braving the heat, hundreds of onlookers thronged the capital’s Connaught Place area Thursday to catch a glimpse of Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who came to launch a new boutique of Swiss watch brand Tissot and its new range of watches. Saif learnt Punjabi for ‘Love Aaj Kal’ (Film Snippets)MUMBAI - After playing a rustic villain in “Omkara”, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is now playing a Sikh in his forthcoming film Love Aaj Kal and took Punjabi classes to get the right accent for the role. My mother didn’t like me in bikini: KareenaMUMBAI - Mum is the word for Kareena Kapoor and the actress would go to any length to keep her mother happy. So she has decided to stay away from bikini scenes as her mother, yesteryear heroine Babita, didn’t like her in a two-piece suit in “Tashan”. Akshay, Saif go double-role way, cross time zones tooMUMBAI - What is common between Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan? The two are playing double roles, their characters belong to two different time zones in their forthcoming films, and the two have to spend hours preparing for their double makeover. Saif Ali Khan turns producer with his forthcoming film ‘Love Aaj Kal’MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has turned producer with his forthcoming film ‘Love Aaj Kal’. Aamir, Akshay, Hrithik nominated for AXN action awardsNEW DELHI - Bollywood stars Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan are in the race to bag the best actor award at the AXN Action Awards. I’ve got my dream role in ‘Rakta Charitra’: Vivek OberoiNEW DELHI - Vivek Oberoi says he didn’t know what his dream role would be like until filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma asked him to play Paritala Ravi, the lead role of a rebel-turned-politician, in his “Rakta Charitra”. Bollywood actors gather for a hair salon launch in MumbaiMUMBAI - Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and, Salman Khan gather at the launch of a salon cum fitness centre in Mumbai on Friday. Shahrukh is not in Dhoom 3: Yash Raj FilmsNEW DELHI - The grapevine has been abuzz with news that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will play the villain in Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) action-adventure series Dhoom 3 but a source from the production company has denied any such development. “This story is completely untrue and baseless. We have no idea where this rubbish originated but like all wildfires has spread rapidly, Rafiq Gangjee, vice president (marketing and communications) of YRF, told IANS over e-mail from Mumbai. Kailash Kher goes global with third albumNEW DELHI - He came from a humble background and burst on the Bollywood music scene with the song “Allah ke bande”. Now Singer Kailash Kher is all set to go global with his third album “Kailasa Chaandan Mein” and says international recognition is “encouraging”. ‘Roadside Romeo’ selected for Shanghai, Seoul film festsMUMBAI - Yash Raj Films’ animation flick “Roadside Romeo” has been selected for the Shanghai and Seoul Film Festivals. I won’t be kind to poor performers: Kirron KherNEW DELHI - After playing mother to Bollywood superstars like Aamir Khan in “Rang De Basanti”, Shah Rukh Khan in “Om Shanti Om” and Abhishek Bachchan in “Dostana”, Kirron Kher is set to play a judge on the new reality show “India’s Got Talent”. The actress says she won’t be kind to poor performers. New league of star kids on Bollywood’s thresholdNEW DELHI - After Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, the legacy of star kids foraying into Bollywood continues with veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi, sons Luv and Kush and comedy king Govinda’s daughter Narmmadaa set to make their debut in the industry. No swine flu worries while shooting in New York: Rensil d’SilvaMUMBAI - Director Rensil d’Silva shot a large part of his upcoming film starring Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi in New York last month and says there was no swine flu scare while filming. |