Sonam Kapoor has been rated as the best dressed actress of Bollywood and the style diva by the ‘People’ magazine. This month Sonam appears on the covers of two magazines- ‘People’ and ‘Prevention’. Where one magazine reveals Sonam’s secrets of what it takes to be on the list, the other has Sonam revealing her secrets of slimming down.
Sonam has not yet tasted success on the box-office as he first two releases ‘Saawariya’ and ‘Delhi 6’ fell down with a thud and now all her hopes are pinned on daddy Anil Kapoor’s home production ‘Ayesha’. Check out Sonam looking naturally gorgeous on both the covers.
Actress Kajol and Kareena Kapoor would be working together in the hindi remake of ‘Stepmom’ to be directed by Siddarth Malhotra. Kareena is very excited about the role which according to her is quite different from what she has done in the past. The film would be having a lot of dramatic scenes between the two actresses and Kareena has been attending workshops and rehearsals so that she can match the acting caliber of Kajol.
Says Kareena, “The last time I rehearsed for a part was for Vishal Bharadwaj’s Omkara. But that was a more unconventional film and role where I had to get into a milieu and character I knew nothing about. But Stepmom is urban and very contemporary. I play a very normal metro-centric working girl.”
Kareena is known for the way she oozes glamour and she is finding it hard
to play a normal girl. “I walk, talk, dress like an ordinary working girl. I’ll be using no makeup,” she says. Even Bollywood’s ace designer Manish Malhotra is having a hard time to tone down Kareena’s glamour quotient in Stepmom to look like an ordinary working woman.
Talking about Kajol, Kareena said: “She’s always been one of my favourite actresses. We worked together in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. But this is something else.”
Talking about her role in the film, Kareena said, “The desi version of Stepmom is very different from the original. My role is also a big departure from what Julia Roberts played in Stepmom.”
The music of Madhur Bhandrakar’s forthcoming flick ‘Jail’ was launched this Saturday at a multiplex in Mumbai. The film stars Neil Nitin Mukesh along with Mugdha Godse and Bhandarkar invited Priyanka Chopra to launch the music which has been composed by Sharib-Toshi and Shamir Tandon.
Mugdha and Priyanka have earlier worked with Madhur in his blockbuster ‘Fashion’.
The music of the film has created news already because it has one song titled ‘Saiyan Ve’ which has been recorded by none other than Lata Mangeshkar along with Neil Nitin himself.
According to Neil, “I enjoyed taking a break from his usual acting duties to croon for the film. I love singing. So when I was offered this song I just couldn’t refuse to go along with it. Jail is a very dear movie to me and this would just add a little more involvement. I am super excited and hope that people love this song. Sharib-Toshi have given amazing music and lyrics which is another USP of the song. Bonding with the duo was so much fun and I really had quite a nice time singing this rock version.”
About her role in the film, model-turned-actress Mugdha says, “My look in Jail is very de-glamorized. On the first-day of the shoot, I came for my shot with make-up on, and Madhur asked me to wash my face and get the make-up off. He wanted a completely natural look and I finally ended up with only kajal and mascara.”
Mugdha is also full of praises for her director who has given her a chance to show her potential for the second time after ‘Fashion’. She says, “Madhur always gives equal if not more importance to his female characters and I am happy that he trusted me to play two diametrically different roles (in both Fashion and Jail). He has in fact given me the courage and confidence to experiment with different roles.”
‘Jail’ is scheduled for release on November 6.
Though Genelia D’Souza entered Bollywood in 2004 with ‘Masti’ starring Ajay Devagan, Vivek Oberoi and Ritesh Deshmukh, she came to limelight only with ‘Jaane Tu….’ opposite Imran Khan.
She also got praises for her performance in her latest release ‘Life Partner’ and is at present awaiting the release of two of her projects. One is ‘Chance Pe Dance’ which is being made under the banner of UTV motion pictures and directed by Ken Ghosh and where she stars opposite Shahid Kapoor. Another one is ‘It’s My Life’ with Harman Baweja. Rumors have it that though the film is almost ready for release, Genelia is deliberately trying to delay its release because of the sliding career graph of Baweja.
Recently, the actress was spotted looking all glamorous and gorgeous at the Spinz Perfume Launch function. Check out beautiful Genelia spreading black magic around her.
After Karan Johar gave in the first look of his forthcoming ‘Kurbaan’ on Twitter, he released the trailer of the film along with ‘Wake up Sid’. This Rensil D’Silva’s directed film is set against the backdrop of global terrorism and stars the hot real-life couple Saifeena.
The story of the film revolves around Kareena Kapoor who has to rush back to her home town Delhi from US after her father suffers a heart attack. Delhi makes her fall in love with Saif Ali Khan, a Delhi University Professor. Then follows marriage and the journey back to US where the couple hopes to start a settled life.
But Kareena’ world is shattered with the discovery that Ehsaan (Saif Ali Khan) is not professor but a mastermind terrorist who has used her to safeguard his cover. With Kareena discovering the truth, Ehsaan puts her under house arrest.
Next Kareena finds out that Ehsaan is plotting to hijack and bomb an aeroplane. The flight has Vivek, a high profile TV journalist who works with a news network in US, also as a passenger. Kareena battles to save the lives of innocent people, while her husband seeks mass destruction.
Such is Kareena Kapoor’s charisma that actor Salman Khan was all to happy to part away with two and a half lakhs to gift her a branded bag. Yes, Salman and Kareena who are working together in Prem Soni’s directorial debut ‘Main Aurr Mrs Khanna’ were in Australia for the shoot of the film.
In the evenings after the work schedule, Kareena used to step out for shopping. That particular day, Salman had accompanied her and when Bebo fell for a Dolce and Gabbana handbag and was about to pay the storekeeper, she was surprised to know that it had already been paid for. Later, it came out that it was Salman who had made this generous gift to her co-star.
The movie, which is scheduled to release on October 16 also stars Sohail Khan, who has co- produced the movie with UTV SpotBoy Pictures.
As the movie ‘Ghajini’ was a complete hit some bollywood insiders are reporting that the famous director Ashutosh Gowariker has finally chosen in the newcomer Asin to play the lead role opposite with none other than Abhishek Bachchan in his next hit ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey’.
Ashutosh reportedly called Asin at his house office where he expressed his desire to cast her for this period drama. Asin was so delighted that she nodded her head without knowing about the whole thing. She told that she was his fan after seeing his previous films and was hoping to work with him some day.
Everybody is wondering that why isn’t beautiful Aishwarya who was supposed to work in this film at the first place. This has anything to do with motherhood or what some of the bollywood reporters questioned.
Shahid Kapoor is so conscious about his perfect physique that he takes extra efforts not only to keep his biceps and abs fit but also to help look his posterior appealing. Now, the secret of Shahid’s perfectly round hips is out. The chocolate boy has apparently been using ‘bum bags’ to help make his hips round.
A bum bag is a fabric pouch that comes with a zipper and is worn around the waist and strapped around the bums. The fact was revealed to a newspaper by a close source who also added that “Shahid has been wearing bum bags ever since his debut film, ‘Ishq Vishq’ in 2003.”
Shahid is very regular in hitting the gym and has worked hard to attain the perfectly chiselled physique but unfortunately has a flat butt and has unable to put on weight on his hips. His lean and boyish structure has always been the source of his worry. So, as soon as he arrives at the sets and once he enters his vanity van, he makes sure that he wears bum bags in every single shot.
After ‘Hera Pheri’ and its sequel, Priyadarshan is ready yet again with another comedy ‘De Dana Dan’ which once again has the magical combination of very talented Paresh Rawal, Suneil Shetty and Akshay Kumar. While Sameera Reddy and Neha Dhupia have been roped in to add the glamour quotient, the director is actually counting on the fiery on-screen chemistry of Akshay and Katrina Kaif who have given a row of hit films. The film is being produced by Ratan Jain of Venus tapes.
The trio of Paresh, Suneil and Akshay has already impressed us with their chemistry which comes very naturally between them and with the added attraction of Akki-Kats jodi, one expects the film to be a real laugh riot.
There is no denying the fact that the pretty girl who debuted with Hrithik Roshan in the mega hit ‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hai’ had it all- a pretty face, a sexy body and loads of acting talent. She even tried to change her image from the sweet girl next door to a sexy bombshell in ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’. Her disastrous personal affair with Vikram Bhatt led to the downfall of her career. However, the girl finally seems to be getting her share of joy from life after finding her soul mate in Kanav Puri. Marriage has done wonders for Ameesha who now looks even more glamorous than ever. She looked absolutely comfortable as she flaunted her curves at Nishka Lulla Fashion preview. Check out sexy Ameesha in her baby pink short dress as she graces the event along with Manjari Fadnis & Sonia Mehra.
Last Friday could be called a nightmare for the filmmaker Karan Johar as it had MNS leader Raj Thackeray being instigated to blow up an issue when his latest release ‘Wake Up Sid’ had several characters calling Mumbai by its former name, Bombay. Never had Karan imagined that one small mistake could create such a big political hullaboo arousing various comments from different parties.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said no film producer had the right to change the name of the city from Mumbai to Bombay. “If any producer dares to rename this city and refer to it as Bombay, then my men will protest in typical MNS-style.”
Karan was, however, in no mood to arouse any kind of controversy or violence. So, he visited Raj Thackeray’s residence during the day and apologized saying, “I apologize if I have hurt anyone’s sentiments and so have agreed to put a one-line disclaimer, stressing this, right at the start of the film,” he said.
However, Shiv Sena does not seem to be in a mood to let go of this event especially when it has found an issue just before the lections. Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut told reporters that Johar should not merely apologize to Raj Thackeray. “If Johar really feels sorry about it, he should apologize to Maharashtra and the millions of Marathi Manoos staying here,” he said.
Johar said he apologized because he didn’t want trouble. “I didn’t want any negative impact on the film as so much of hard work had gone into it. It was also never our intention to hurt anybody’s sentiment. The film, in fact, pays homage to the city and Mumbai is an integral part of the film,” he said.
Congress chief minister Ashok Chavan called the Johar-Thackeray meeting a “publicity stunt”. “Raj Thackeray is not a constitutional authority. Karan Johar should have come to the state government if he thought that the issue was so serious,” he said.
To this, Karan clarified, “We at Dharma follow certain ethics and will never market our films like this. There are various other platforms to market films. Besides, my father always told me that if there was an issue, address it immediately and that was exactly what I did.”
As of now, Karan will insert an apology message before the start of the film.
The Bollywood insiders are reporting that director Ashutosh Gowariker has finally chosen in the newcomer Asin to play the lead role opposite none other than Abhishek Bachchan in his next project ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey’.
Ashutosh reportedly called Asin at his Khar office where he expressed his desire to cast her for this period drama. Asin was so delighted that she gave an affirmative nod even before she heard the full narration of the project. She told Ashu that she has seen his previous films and was looking forward to working with him.
What we are wondering that what on earth happened to beautiful Aishwarya who was supposed to work in this film at the first place. Does this have anything to do with motherhood?
