Vidya Balan blended well with the essence of Kolkata in ‘Kahaani’ and Delhi in ‘No One Killed Jessica’. Now, the actress is all set to explore the streets of Mumbai in Rajkumar Gupta’s next ‘Ghanchakkar’. This will be Gupta’s second film with Vidya after ‘No One Killed Jessica’.

The film will capture the streets of Mumbai with hidden cameras, just the strategy Gupta had used while shooting for ‘Aamir’ with Rajeev Khandelwal.

“This time I’ll be capturing another side to Mumbai, very different from Aamir. The metropolitan spaces occupied by Vidya in Ghanchakkar will be very different from what she occupied of Kolkata in Kahaani and Delhi in No One Killed Jessica,” Gupta says.

Vidya Balan has successfully played the very challenging roles of Sabrina Lal in ‘No one Killed Jessica’, Silk Smitha in ‘The Dirty Picture’ and Vidya Bagchi in ‘Kahaani’. Now, the actress accepts the challenge of playing a simple housewife in her next project. There are no dramatic incidents or mysterious murders in the script and the story revolves around the daily life of an average housewife.

“I had decided I wanted her for Ghanchakkar even when we were working together on Jessica. It is only now there’s a growing anxiety about Vidya’s positioning in the audiences’ perception,” says Gupta.

Emraan Hashmi has been cast opposite Vidya in the flick and his role is as important as that of Vidya. “Emraan Hashmi has just delivered a string of hits. Ghanchakkar is not Vidya’s film alone. It is Emraan’s film in an equal measure. Vidya is fine with sharing the limelight,” Gupta adds.

Aamir Khan is raising sensitive social issues with his show ‘Satyamev Jayate’. His first episode was based on female infanticide and next he deals with the horrifying real life experiences of sexual abuse by children.

This episode of the show brought into limelight heart breaking story of Harish Aiyer, who he was abused by a man for 11 years. Harish revealed that when he tried to confide in his mother, she didn’t take him seriously. He could handle this horrific phase of his life through the sheer support of his dog and Bollywood movies, especially the ones starring Sridevi.

And what could be a better gift to Harish than make him meet his adorable actress, Sridevi herself. Sridevi made a special appearance on the show for Harish and also gave him a special gift. Harish was obviously elated to meet his favourite star whose screen presence gave him a relief from his tragic life.

There were also other victims on the show. The show was concluded with Aamir explaining the Good Touch, Bad Touch to children to help them evade sexual abuse and to recognize their predators. The actor also appealed to people to press the government to pass the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Bill in parliament.

Akshay Kumar is definitely kicked up about his forthcoming ‘Rowdy Rathore’ as it is his return to his first love, i.e., action films. The film is directed by Prabhudeva and Akshay is all praises for him.

“I think this the perfect comeback. What is better than the guy who wanted such a good action film, is not directing ‘Rowdy Rathore’. Prabhu has action and more action. His mind is full of action and he choreographs action,” he said.

The film has completed its first stage and both Akshay and Sonkashi are busy these days with the promotion of the flick. At one such promotional event, the stars were made to travel in a vehicle next to an auto rickshaw race organised by the team.

“I was asked to stand in the jeep. Whatever has been told to me I will do. When I was sitting in the jeep I said many times that give me also the auto rickshaw to ride. Maybe the reason was that I don’t even have a license to drive an auto. You have to follow the rules,” Akshay Kumar told reporters.

The actors looked rowdy and attractive as they both turned up in pink at the event. “It’s not only pink but yellow, red all are rowdy. When I got these clothes for the first time, I was shocked but then I got used to it. A lot of people like to wear such clothes. This is just a character and I would love to play it,” Akshay was quoted saying.

Check out Akshay and Sonakshi exuding naturally strong chemistry at the promotional event…….

Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Heroine’ is a challenging and ambitious project and Kareena Kapoor is putting in all her efforts into it. So much so, that the strain of hard work is taking a toll on petite Bebo’s health. The movie requires some intense emotional performance from the actress and professional as Kareena is, she really sunk into her character. Kareena believes in getting into the character to bring out a natural performance.

In the scenes where she has to shout at her co-actors Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda, Kareena really let the emotions of anger rise in her so that when the take was called she was natural in expressing the rage and the pain that her character was supposed to feel at those moments. She even refused to use glycerin to induce tears and cried naturally for the shot.

In one of such scenes, when action was called, Kareena was actually sobbing and giving her dialogue in between sniffles, while the rest of the unit watched in awe. All this emotional strain left Kareena exhausted and with a sore throat and husky voice. Kareena was unwell for a couple of days but didn’t let it affect the shoot schedule.

Esha Gupta raised the hotness quotient in the glamour world with her sizzling photo shoot for the Kingfisher calendar. Taking her glamorous image ahead, she stepped into Bollywood with a sensuous and bold role in her latest release ‘Jannat 2’. Now, the girl is all set to show her other talents by appearing in a deglamourised avatar in Prakash Jha’s ‘Chakravyuh’. She will star along side Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpai, Kabir Bedi and Om Puri.

“It’s a de-glam role. I am playing a IPS officer and you will see me in uniform,” says Esha Gupta, adding, “When I met Prakash Jha, he was really impressed with my Hindi and that I was confident about what I was doing. The first time when I met him, I said, ‘If you direct me well, I will give you what you want for the character. I am ready to be moulded in any form that you want, I am just like clay right now.”

Prakash Jha is training her to play the cop and Esha is all praises about him. “Prakash Jha is my only trainer. When you have someone like Prakash Jha, you don’t need a trainer because he knows what he exactly wants,” she says.

The heat reaching its peak this season, cotton seems to be the flavour of the season. Celebrating this flavour, the Cotton Council organized a fashion show, which saw quite a few glamorous Bollywood ladies gracing the event and scorching the ramp. The event witnessed the works of many known designers like Rina Dhaka, Anita Dongre, Masaba Gupta and Narendra Kumar.

Jiah Khan was the showstopper for Rina Dhaka who looked ravishing in a chic, elegant and sensuous white dress in cotton fabric. The long white tika on her forehead turned many a heads alike.

Actress Geeta Basra looked stunning attired in a skimpy shorts and casual tee as she walked the ramp for Provogue. Urmila Matondkar and Sangeeta Bijlani attended the show. Urmila wore a short colour-blocked front zip dress, while Sangeeta chose a light-blue breezy maxi for the event. Both the ladies shared comfortable vibes as they shared the front row.

Ram Gopal Verma has always believed in focussing on her item girls in the film’s promotions than the lead actresses in the same. He followed the strategy successfully in focussing on Esha Koppikar in the ‘Khallas’ song while promoting his flick ‘Company’ in the past. He is doing the same for his forthcoming ‘Department’. As such, Nathalia Kaur, the item girl in the flick, is hogging all the limelight in the promos of ‘Department’ while the lead actresses Anjana Sukhani, Lakshmi Manchu and Madhu Shalini are nowhere to be seen. RGV even organised an elaborate press conference just to introduce his new muse.

The fact has not gone down well with Anjana Sukhani who is feeling let down by this biased treatment of the producer. In a recent interview she said, “Honestly, yes, I am upset. I feel it is a little unfair. Actors are equally involved in the making of a film. If it is a failure, the actor is also considered a flop, and when a film is a hit, everybody is credited for the success. I am not saying that he is only promoting the item song. I say that every actor should get an equal share of being part of the publicity and promotion because they form an integral part of the film.”

Sunny Leone has done once again what she is best at!! Titillating male fantasy with giving a peak at her assets…. Since she is eyeing at a career in Bollywood, Sunny Leone appears draped in a sheer transparent saree on the covers of FHM May 2012 issue. Her bangles and the bindi on her forehead give her a desi damsel look.

31-year old Sunny had stated sometime back that she would not go back to her business of porn flicks, but her topless desi avatar for FHM somehow draw striking similarity to the most popular desi porntoon ‘Savita Bhabhi’.

FHM touts it as Leone’s first cover for an Indian magazine, and the inner spreads are no less in the hotness quotient. Sunny has also completed the shoot of her Manforce condom commercial in Bangkok.

Check out Sunny Leone as a desi sex kitten for FHM……

The TV show Big Boss brought fame to Pooja Misrra or rather made her infamous for her heated spats with fellow contestants. Pooja recently shot for a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) advertisement and Sanjay Bedia threw a party at Versova in Mumbai this Sunday to celebrate the same. Pooja appeared at the party looking gorgeous in a revealing black skimpy dress.

Talking about her association with PETA, Pooja said “I am thrilled to be a part of PETA! I whole heartedly support their cause and I would make a conscious effort to stop people from doing cruelty on birds and other animals because animals are as much a living being as humans. Just because they cannot speak does not make them any less.”

Nevertheless, check out Pooja oozing sensuality in a short black dress looking absolutely comfortable and uninhibited about it as she sits cross legged at the party….

What happens when a sensuous pornstar lands up at the sensuous beach of Goa amidst the scorching heat of May? Well, the heat becomes unbearable as the temperatures shoot up the mercury levels!!

So, is the situation at Goa where hottie Sunny Leone has landed up to shoot for Pooja Bhatt’s ‘Jism 2’. Sunny keeps her fans informed as she posts on her social networking site:

“I am at the most beautiful hotel in goa ever!!! It feels like I’m on vacation!!” She added: “Hello everyone! On set in Goa shooting for @Jism2 love you all!”

Well, Goa is on a high these days as it is not just Sunny who adds shine to its beaches. There are other Bollywood stars there too. Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor are there too shooting for their forthcoming comedy sequel, “Kya Super Kool Hain Hum”

Riteish tweeted: “shooting in GOA for #KSKHH – d heat is killing me and the Humour is keepin me alive.”

Tusshar Kapoor tweeted: “In Goa, done with a day’s shoot for Kya Kool, happy but it always takes me a day to get into the groove of a film schedule, why I don’t know?”

Sunny Leone Goa Jism 2

Shahrukh Khan and Kajol were last seen together in 2010 in Karan Johar’s blockbuster hit ‘My Name Is Khan’. Be it their last hit, or their previous blockbusters like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’, the couple spark an unmatched chemistry together on screen.

If things go as planned, their fans may once again see this fabulous Jodi on screen under the direction of Karan Johar who is a self confessed fan of this Jodi. Reports have it that Karan has yet another romantic project with these two stars in the lead in his mind, but he is refraining from discussing the project right now as he is busy with his upcoming film ‘Student Of The Year’.

However, the film won’t roll before 2013 as Shahrukh is busy with a Yashraj Film with Katrina Kaif and will move on to Farah Khan’s Happy New Year after that. Meanwhile, Kajol is very much in shape and style these days and looks stunning at her recent public appearances.

With her comeback vehicle ‘Dangerous Ishq’ about to hit the screens, Karisma Kapoor is busy these days with the promotion of the flick. She appeared as the celebrity judge on ‘Comedy Circus’ and was also seen promoting her movie on Extra Innings T20. She happily struck poses with Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sunil Gavaskar, Samir Kochhar, and of course, the gorgeous cheerleaders!

Karisma Kapoor said: “I had a lot of fun (on the show); it was very nice because Samir has acted in Dangerous Ishhq! So, it was a nice connect to be with him on the sets.”

When asked which IPL team she is supporting, Karisma Kapoor replied: “Definitely Mumbai Indians! That’s because I live here, and my daughter is a big fan of Mumbai Indians.”