Katrina Kaif in animated avatar

           Katrina Kaif in animated avatar.

Everybody knows that a Barbie doll has been modelled on actress Katrina Kaif's looks. Now, we heard is that an animation film titled Crackers has a character with the looks similar to the actress.

It is said that the female lead character in Crackers is modelled on Katrina. Director Anil Goyal admitted that the animated female character named Kate is derived from Katrina Kaif. The film deals with terror attack on a campus and how Kate and her friends foil the attack plans. The makers of the film claimed that it is India's first 3D stereoscopic animation feature film.

Well, we don't know how Katrina will react to this piece of news. Will she allow the makers of Crackers use her looks? Check this space for more information!

Lara Dutta turns acting teacher.

          Lara Dutta turns acting teacher.

Mahesh Bhupathi has taken a jump into acting after wearing the hat of maker for his very first movie ‘Chalo Dilli’ which celebrities his wife Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. And imagine who’s giving her tuitions on acting. Mahesh friend and tennis player Leander Paes’s entrance into B-town with ‘Rajdhani Express’ where he’ll be performing a typical guy.

And, now if sources are to be thought, Mahesh Bhupathi will give a shot to acting opposing Lara Dutta in a venture which is in the direction.Apparently, Mahesh has reported to be taking acting lessons from his spouse. Actually, he’s completely bowled over by her overall performance in ‘Chalo Dilli’. Bhupathi includes, “Lara Dutta’s comic timing is extremely amazing.

Had she not been so great, I’d not have taken her in the movie even though she is my partner.” “I must claim she’s amazing and so is Vinay Pathak. I’ve been noticing her ever since we began this venture and I have got to learn a lot of from her,” Bhupathi finishes with smile.

Kareena and Saif going strong !!!

        Kareena and Saif going strong !!!

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are going strong. It has been more than three years now and their bond seem to be getting stronger and better by the day.

Kareena said in a recent interview: “Very few people get love in life and such a supportive partner. Of course, I am very lucky that I have got a partner like Saif. He is a very

unique man. His thoughts are much different from others and he always encourages me to work.” Kareena also added that very often Saif is ignorant of the latest

developments in Bollywood. He lives in his own world, so much so, that he is unaware of the new films she signs up.

“He is like a Hollywood actor who stays mostly in his own world. He wants to do certain films and produce movies like Hollywood star,” says Kareena.

The two of them have been shooting for Agent Vinod since quite a few months.

Salman and Shah Rukh - Never together again ???

Salman and Shah Rukh - Never together again  ???

Salman comes up once in a while with a renewed controversy. Probably that’s what keeps him shining and popular in the limelight. “Jiska press nahi hota, uske fans hote hain,” believes Salman.

Speaking on his latest movie Dabangg, he is all praises for Sonakshi. “Sonakshi has done the film as if she has done 100 films before.”

Well, now comes a more serious and scary part from Sallu bhai. He was asked if his good bonding with Aamir Khan was due to his rivalry with SRK. He immediately got back by saying, “Shahrukh and I don’t talk anymore. We had misunderstanding and hence parted ways.” He also added, “There is no chance of Shahrukh and Salman coming together in future.”

But Sallu bahi, don’t you miss the good old days? “Shahrukh meri girl friend nahi thi……apni purani girlfreind ko miss nahi karta, Shahrukh ko kya karunga….” Wow!

Sonakshi and Hrithik keep it cool !!!

         Sonakshi and Hrithik keep it cool !!!

Sonakshi Sinha and Hrithik Roshan

Sonakshi Sinha and Hrithik Roshan up their cool quotient as they pose for pictures at hotel Novotel in Juhu, a western suburb of Mumbai.

The actors, who are brand ambassadors for Provogue's clothing line, unveiled the brand's new Spring-Summer catalogue on Sunday evening.

‘Munni’ all set to get badnaam once again

‘Munni’ all set to get badnaam once again.???

 

With chartbuster ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ making it to the Guinness Book of World Records, producer Arbaaz Khan is raring to recreate the ‘Munni’ magic all over again.

After creating waves nationwide, the song sets benchmark for Arbaaz Khan to make an even bigger item number in ‘Dabangg 2’. And considering the fact that he will be donning the director’s cap for the first time ever, he is hell bent on creating a far more appealing number to add that extra bit of glitter to his venture.

Buzz has it that the metropolis of Mumbai will form the backdrop for the squeal instead of the rustic Uttar Pradesh set-up. The item number will have an urbane touch to it and will not have ‘Munni’ shaking her leg in a short lehenga and choli but will have a contemporary look.

Talking to a daily, a source said, "The popularity of ‘Munni’ worked wonders for ‘Dabangg’ and Arbaaz wants to recreate the same magic with the item song in ‘Dabangg 2’. He has roped in not one but five music composers to come up with their individual numbers. He will then hear all their versions and choose the best."
We know for sure that Salman Khan is ‘Dabangg’ in the literal sense but Arbaaz isn’t any less. After all he does follow in the foot-steps of his elder brother. So he will certainly make ‘Munni 2’ a bigger hit.

Salman Khan new body style in 'Bodyguard'

Salman Khan's new body style in 'Bodyguard' !!! Hi Fi Mumbai

 

                                                                                                                                                          
No designer wear, no jazzy clothes. Salman Khan has chosen to wear the same uniform that the employees of his personal bodyguard Shera's security agency wear, for his forthcoming film Bodyguard. A source close to the actor says that there were many agencies that were vying to get Salman to wear the uniform of their company and offered him upto Rs. 7 crore to endorse their brand, but the star refused.

Atul Agnihotri, producer of Bodyguard confirmed this, saying: "We have been getting calls from various security agencies from the day we announced the film. However, Salman, bhai is absolutely clear that he wouldn't wear any agency's uniform. Shera is his personal bodyguard he is close too and has used his name as a tag."

Bodyguard will his third film to be released during Eid (in August) after Wanted (2009) and Dabangg (2010).

Sibling rivalry strikes Bollywood in 2011

Soha & Saif are Sibling rivalry strikes Bollywood in 2011

Looks like Bollywood is going to have it's quota full of sibling clashes this year. Even as brother-sister 'jodi' of Tusshar and Ekta Kapoor are making light of their Love U... Mr. Kalakaar! and Ragini MMS clashing with each other on the May 13 weekend, another sibling clash is all set to have the tongues wagging. This is between the Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan who would be taking on each other as their Aarakshan and Soundtrack clash with each other.

"Both films would release on August 12, the weekend that leads to Independence Day holiday of 15th August", sources said. "This way, Aarakshan as well as Soundtrack are looking at capitalising on the 4 day long weekend available to them."
One wonders though whether Saif and Soha are aware about the clash as the developments have been quite recent.
"Saif would be quite prepared for the August 12 release since Prakash Jha has been making quick progress with Aarakshan. In fact this is one of his fastest shoots till date. Since the film deals with the topical issue of reservation, it makes sense for the makers to release it around the Independence Day as it also makes a huge socio-political statement. They would certainly not want to let go off this date; more so because the film arrives after Jha's last big hit Raajneeti and audience is waiting with bated breath to see what next he has to offer", the source continues.
As for Soundtrack, the film's release announcement has come as a surprise since it was hardly in news and is yet to see a promotional campaign being put together. The film is an official remake of a Canadian film It's All Gone Pete Tong and features Soha as a deaf girl.
Soha said, "I can't imagine myself in a world where I can't hear anything. I converse so much with people in real life and to be put in a situation like this, it has been a challenge for me." The film stars Rajeev Khandelwal in the role of a DJ.
Obviously both films have altogether different theme, genre and scale which means that at the face value, it is not a clash that would be giving Saif any sleepless nights. Now whether he along with Soha too would laugh it all way just like Tusshar and Ekta would be known only closer to the film's release. However for those hunting for a spicy clash involving real life brother and sister, Aarakshan v/s Soundtrack would be good enough reason to raise an alarm.

Priyanka made Kareena wait @ Hi Fi Mumbai

Priyanka made Kareena wait @ Hi Fi Mumbai

                               Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor
On Friday evening, Kareena Kapoor drove down all the way from Pune to Mumbai for shooting her televised act for an award ceremony. What should have ended in a few hours took them forever, thanks to Priyanka Chopra.

Bebo finished with her make-up and hair and arrived on the stage to see that it was already occupied by Priyanka Chopra. She had to wait for four hours before she could actually shoot her performance.

A source present at the awards revealed, “Kareena landed at Yash Raj Studios around midnight; she found that the stage was occupied by Priyanka. She waited patiently for sometime. On spotting her, PC came down from the stage and told her that she could not give the stage until 1 am (although Kareena was assigned the stage at 12 am).”

PC continued to rehearse till 4 am, by that time, the exhausted Kareena had left for home.

The next morning, Kareena asked her manager Zahid to cancel the shooting (with Salman for Bodyguard), which was scheduled on Saturday in Pune and then came back to the studio to finish her song.

Normally, the fiery Bebo would have flared up because she was kept waiting for more than four hours. Although, she was smarting with humiliation, she maintained her cool. Later, she gave a call to the organizers and gave her piece.

They explained it to her that because of some technical problems, Priyanka’s act took a longer time.

PC’s spokesperson said, “Priyanka was not aware that Bebo had to wait for hours. Not that I am aware of. Priyanka had a long act with many changes.”

Bebo remained unavailable for comment.

Akshay compromises on his price for ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 4’ ???

Akshay compromises on his price for ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 4’ ???

Even the biggest of superstars at times do things uncanny to their personality to safeguard their interests. And it is Akshay Kumar’s time to do something that is quite difficult to digest. Buzz has it that the actor has negotiated his price to rejoin reality TV adventure show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 4’.

Talking to a tabloid, a source said, "Akshay was paid Rs 1.5 crore per episode for the first season which was upped in the second round. This time around, the price he quoted was too high and he refused to negotiate."

Akki, who had hosted the show’s first and second seasons, lost it out to Priyanka Chopra in the third season. Grapevine had it that Salman Khan was being considered by the channel to host the adventure show’s fourth season following the super success of ‘Bigg Boss’ season 4. Even Ajay Devgn was approached to host the show.

But, fearing he might lose the contract, Khiladi Kumar thought it was best to compromise on his price.

"Ajay was negotiating the price and terms of the contract, when the channel went and leaked it out to Akshay that they had approached Devgn. Akki immediately renegotiated his price and cut it down, so Devgn was left out while Akki came on board again."

Akshay, you are truly a Khiladi. You know how do get your work done. Very smart!

Here's the picture that got Sonakshi into big trouble !!!

Here's the picture that got Sonakshi into big trouble

It was meant to be a joke to be taken in the right spirit. Or so Sonakshi Sinha thought.

Pakistani fans who follow her Twitter account, pulled her up when she uploaded a morphed photo of an Indian batsman hitting their captain Shahid Afridi with a bat.

Calling the picture 'De Ghumaake', she expected her followers to be amused. But no sooner did the photo go viral, there were a string of abuses from across-the-border fans asking for the picture to be removed.

Sinha later issued an apology stating, "Pak fans very upset. Jung ke maidan mein ladne se toh accha hi hai khel ke maidan mein ladein! I am all for 'love thy neighbour'. Be a sport, yaar".