It is raining prison sentences on Bollywood. Less than a month after Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to six- year prison, his friend Salman Khan- the so-called bad boy of Bollywood- was sent away for five years on Friday for poaching a protected Chinkara in Rajasthan. A police team from Jodhpur is on its way to Mumbai to execute the non-bailable arrest warrant against the actor. His lawyers are pinning their hopes on the Jodhpur HC, where they will seek his bail today and argue against the conviction.

It all started on October 1, 1998 when Salman and his co-stars of ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ went out hunting in Guda Bishnoiyan region of Jodhpur and were chased away by irate villagers. He was arrested on October 13 but released on bail.

Salman has signed projects worth about Rs. 200 crores and of these, shooting for two films are already underway- ‘God Tussi Great Ho’ and the remake of the Tamil hit ‘Pokhiri’.

When Aarti Chhabria was down with conjunctivitis Shashi Ranjan’s ‘Dhoom Dhadaka’ shooting in Bangkok came to a halt on Wednesday morning when Aarti Chhabria came down with acute conjunctivitis.

For some time shooting was disrupted since Aarti Chhabria’s scenes with her co-star Shaad Randhawa had to be re-located to another day. However, the shooting was not postponed as the director wisely rescheduled some of the scenes and continued the shooting. The cast of the movie has people of every age including Anupam Kher, Samir Dattani and Shaad.

Post marriage, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is currently working in ‘Jodha Akbar‘ with Hrithik Roshan. However, Aishwarya is very much aware of her responsibilities that come with being a Bachchan Bahu. That is why when Karan Johar approached Ash with a role in his film opposite Abhishek, the lady refused to accept the role, the reason being that the role is too hot for her to handle as a Bachchan Bahu.

“The story requires Aishwarya to act in a glamorous role. She is particular not to do such roles after her marriage. So, even if it is with her husband, she is definite on not doing such a glam role,” explained Aishwarya’s manager.

A puzzled director again went on the hunt for a heroine and finally settled on Priyanka Chopra who promptly said yes. Priyanka has already given a box-office hit ‘Bluff Master’ with Abhishek Bachchan. So the chemistry between the two actors is not to be doubted.

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Hollywood’s A-list socialite, successful entrepreneur, movie-star and best-selling author Eric Schiffer, next to being productive in California, has shown interest in India’s Bollywood. Schiffer, who some compare with successful Global entrepreneurs such as Virgin’s Richard Branson, thinks about producing in India’s movie industry. Eric has directed several Film shorts and previously starred in Boys Club, Gentlemen’s Club and in the horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street. In April 2008, the filming for his new movie Death Wish Returns will start in Scotland.

Eric Schiffer has written the best-selling business book “Emotionally Charged learning”, where he introduces a controversial management theory and explores how making good use of education and human emotions can create successful professionals and flourishing organizations.

A Schiffer-Bollywood combination could be very fruitful, considering Bollywood’s super star status and likewise opportunities and Schiffer’s Global ubiquitiy in his own right. More than Schiffer’s co-Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton, who every now and then lets us know that she would love to play in a Bollywood movie, putting together Schiffer’s and Bollywood’s combined star status will be synergetic!

AWARAPAN may not have precisely set the cash registers ringing, but the release of the film in Pakistan has surely benefited actor Emraan Hashmi. Besides getting a huge fan following in Pakistan, the actor will also be seen now endorsing for a cell phone company in Pakistan.

The commercial will have Emraan playing an Indian actor who’s showing the premiere of the film in Pakistan. After ‘Awarapan’, Emraan is being flooded with many offers, the dude is taking his time in deciding on the projects to sign.

With Himesh Reshammiya playing Rishi Kapoor in the ‘Karz’ remake, here is a new addition to the list of star cast. Sushmita Sen has been signed to play the greyer shades in the film, that is the role of Simi Garewal.

For those who came in late, T-Series have acquired the remake rights of Subhash Ghai’s classic. The film will be directed by Satish Kaushik. The search is on for the lucky gal who will play Tina Munim’s role.

The Indian Film Company has announced signing of a co production deal with Sohail Khan Productions to produce two films. One of them is to be ‘Mr and Mrs Khanna’ which will star Salman Khan and Lara Dutta. The film is scheduled to go on the floors in November 2007, and pre production work is on. With the lead pair being the same, the director is also same as the recently released blockbuster Partner, which has been one of the biggest hits of 2007.

“Both our films are premium and exciting projects of our company. We have been overwhelmed by the commercial success of Partner and are focused on delivering vastly entertaining content. We are very happy to associate with The Indian Film Company for both these films. The collective experience of The Indian Film Company would greatly complement our core expertise,” says Sohail Khan.

Sanjay Dutt took an interim breath of fresh air on Monday 20th August after being sentenced to six years imprisonment on July 31. Supreme Court released Dutt on Bail on the ground that the Mumbai court that convicted him had not yet provided him with a copy of his sentence, said his lawyer, Surender Singh. Five other people convicted in the same case were also granted bail on the same technicality.

However, this star will have to return to the dark wall of the prison as soon as they are given the copy of the sentence.

Dutt was convicted in November and sentenced on July 31 to six years in prison for illegally possessing three automatic rifles and a pistol. Dutt’s case was part of the sprawling Mumbai bombings trial, which dragged on for 12 years and saw more than 100 people convicted, 686 witnesses and 13,000 pages of testimony.

Sanjay has appealed to Supreme Court and the industry is still awaiting the fate of his three unfinished films which have a bleak future with the fate of the actor still undecided.

Finally, sigh of relief for Sanjay Dutt and exuberance prevailed through the Bollywood film industry as Supreme Court of India on Monday 20th August 2007, grated bail to the actor. He was serving imprisonment for six years after being found guilty of possessing illegal arm from the people involvement in Bomb Blasts in Mumbai in 1993 which killed 257 people. He was convicted in a Judgment of Maharashtra high court on 31st July.
His Lawyer Karan Singh in a statement said “There is a lot of paperwork involved. He is expected to be released tomorrow.”

However film industry is excited after this news as people in the industry feel that actor has already suffered a lot for an unknowingly committing a mistake. They are hopeful; he will complete his three under produced movies.  He was in jail since 31st July and spent his days as an ordinary prisoner, there.

The promos of ‘Darling’ gave everyone an impression that Nisha Kothari was there in the film in some item number or a guest appearance. But Nisha clarified that it was not so. She has shot a music video for the film with Fardeen Khan.

Nisha said that she chose to do it after it was offered by her mentor Ramgopal Verma though the latter had left it entirely upon her to accept or reject the offer.

‘Darling’, featuring Fardeen Khan, Esha Deol and Isha Koppikar, is all set to release on September 7 and is making quite a stir even before its release.

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Hrishitaa Bhatt has surprised everyone with an image makeover and has had her cell phone buzzing incessantly as a result. Her friends and well-wishers are not tired of congratulating and commenting her on her well-toned and sexy new look.

But it is the industry people who have been taken by surprise, informs Hrishitaa. “They could not have imagined I would have made such a bold statement with my pictures. Yes, the buzz has been good and I’m glad that the ad world is taking keen interest. I’m sure I can manage both, films and commercials,” she says.

When asked if she plans to give a tough time to other hot babes of our industry, or a Competition for the bikini brigade, the gal simply laughs off,  “No yaar, there’s enough room for all that and more.”