Rani Mukherjee and Aditya Chopra have been in news for their alleged romantic linkup for quite sometime now. However, the couple always preferred to keep their relationship wrapped and shied away from being clicked together.
Well, with 2012 stepping in, there have been changes in the scheme of things, or so it seems.Rani Mukherjee had her new year celebrations while on a holiday in the US/London, with the Chopra family which included Aditya, his parents Yash and Pamela Chopra as well as brother Uday.
She was spotted at Mumbai airport with Aditya Chopra and his folks after celebrating the New Year abroad and this time, the two did not shy away from the camera. So, do we hear the wedding bells ringing soon?
Akshay Kumar has returned to his old love for action with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Rowdy Rathore’ and the makers of the film had hired some four street painters to make a portrait of the film’s lead cast Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. Reports have it that both the actors had to spend almost four hours standing still in the same position, so the artists could create the piece flawlessly. So, now the four versions of the posters for this Prabhudeva’s directorial is done all of which will be unveiled in due course of time.
Akshay Kumar, who will be seen sporting a moustache for the film, is completely satisfied with the output and says, “The looks being unveiled are keeping the action theme and the attitude of Rowdy Rathore in mind.”
Rowdy Rathore is an out-an-out action film with a touch of comedy. The makers have wrapped up the first two shooting schedules of the film and are now preparing to shoot in Karnataka next.
Zarine Khan has been a Salman Khan discovery as a lookalike of Katrina Kaif with whom he had a painful breakup. However, even with Salman as her Godfather, Zarine did not manage to make it big in Bollywood. So, the actress has taken an intelligent decision to move down Sotuh and she has even bagged in a plum role in a Tamil film, titled Karikalan where she will be seen opposite south star Vikram.
Vikram has already been seen in Bollywood with Aishwarya Rai in ‘Raavan’ playing her husband. In this Tamil Flick, Vikram plays a warrior on the lines of a gladiator. The promotional poster of the film shows him armed with bows and arrows against the backdrop of a lance-wielding legion.
Zarine Khan has a lot of action scenes in the film including a sword fighting one. So, the lady is all geared up for a gruelling training schedule.
After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan left Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Heroine’ to its fate, actress Kareena Kapoor took up the project and recently completed the first schedule of the film. The second schedule will start in February 2012.
It is said that director Madhur Bhandarkar wanted Kareena Kapoor to watch Angelina Jolie’s award-winning TV film, Gia (1998) in order to grasp the role better. However, Kareena Kapoor immediately turned down the idea and said that she did not want to ape any other actor and wanted to keep things natural.
Confirming the news, Kareena said, “Yes, Madhur said, ‘watch Gia and look at Jolie’s performance.’ But I told him to let me get into Heroine completely blank; I asked him to guide me. I don’t want to take on performances of other actors. I want to play the role like I essay other parts — in a natural way. I don’t want to prepare for it.”
The New Year eve is a high time for Bollywood beauties who get paid handsomely for a jig at various events. This year, the Bollywood ladies who added spark and glamour to various New Year parties were Mallika Sherawat, Jacqueline Fernandez and Neha Dhupia. Mallika Sherawat performed at Hotel Tulip Star, Mumbai, on the moves choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. She was apparently paid a whopping Rs 4.5 Lakh for a minute for this New Year bash. Her outfit was designed by her favourite – Ashley Rebello and it is rumoured that the cost of the outfit alone is Rs 10 lakhs. Mallika danced to the tunes of Jelebi bhai, Bheege honth tere and the hot and happening song – Kolaveri D.
Mallika Sherawat wished all her fans on New Year and wrote on Twitter: “Wanna thank all my fans for their love nd support,Happy New Year:)xoxo.”
Neha Dhupia and Jacqueline Fernandez performed at the Sahara Star Seduction event, held in Mumbai. Neha Dhupia wished her fans via Twitter and wrote: “Here wishing you with all my heart a happy healthy and fabulous 2012!”
The year 2011 has come to a close and Bollywood welcomes the oncoming year 2012 with open arms. 2012 has a lot of ambitious projects in store like ‘Agneepath remake’, ‘Krissh sequel’, ‘Housefull 2’, ‘Agent Vinod’, ‘Kahani’ and many more. The year also has lots of Bollywood marriages in store as many couples have formally announced their marriage plans for next year including Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor and Ritesh Deshmukh-Genelia D’Souza while some others have hinted at it.
There a buzz about John Abraham-Priya Marwah getting hitched next year, and so is about couples like Vidya Balan-Siddharth Roy Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan-Kunal Khemu, Dia Mirza-Sahil Sangha.
While Bollywood stars hope for family and marital bliss in 2012. We at Bollywood-stars.net wish a very happy and prosperous New Year to all our Viewers!!
Vidya Balan has created her own space in Bollywood by giving convincing and some very memorable performances so far. After successfully playing the lead in female oriented films like ‘Pa’, ‘No one killed Jessica’ and now, ‘ The Dirty Picture’, the actress is ready yet again with another female eccentric film ‘Kahaani’ which is set for March 2012 release. The film is based on the heart wrenching story of a pregnant woman in search of her husband which takes her all the way from Kolkata to London. The film is directed and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh and stars Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi in the lead roles.
Everyone is awaiting for yet another power-packed performance from Vidya!!
Well, the queen of item numbers with songs like ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’, ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Chikni Chameli’ to her credit will not be seen gyrating to any hot number on any New Year party. While other actresses do not miss this opportunity of filling in their pockets by accepting huge sums of money for New Year performances, Kaif prefers to stay with family on this occasion.
Katrina Kaif explains that it’s only during New Years and Christmas that her whole family comes together and she would trade in this opportunity of a family reunion with 31st night performance only if the amount offered to her for it is as huge as the amount of working in two movies or so that she can buy another house for herself in London; and she says she has not received any such luring offer yet.
Actress Priyanka chopra was spotted gracing the Brahma Kumari’s 75th year celebrations at Sion, Mumbai. She looked gorgeous as ever in a simple Indian ethnic suit which suited the occasion. Also present was yesteryear actress Poonam Dhillon.
Brahma Kumaris is a neo-Hindu religious movement which advocates a lifestyle which includes a vegetarian diet, celibacy, and avoidance of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. In India, the BKWSU runs a charitable Village Outreach Programme in Mount Abu and administers the Global Hospital and Research Centre (GHRC), established in 1991 and funded by the J. Wattammull Memorial Trust. In 2004, the Brahma Kumaris established the G.V. Mody Rural Health Care Centre & Eye Hospital, located at the base of Mount Abu.
Check out Priyanka Chopra at the event……
Bollywood hunk Salman Khan turned 46 this year on 27th December and to celebrate the occasion, he held a bash at his Panvel farmhouse with his his parents, brothers, sisters and close friends Sajid Nadiadwala, Bhushan Kumar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Shirish Kunder, Govinda, Nikhil Dwivedi and many more. the list goes on….
Among the invitees, was actor Nikhil Dwivedi and tweeting about the party, he said, “Salman Khan’s party was One of the warmest and coolest party that I ve been to in a long time.. & to see Govinda dance on the floor.. Magic!”
Actress Sneha Ullal, who was Salman Khan’s find as Aishwarya’s look alike and who debuted opposite Salman Khan in the film ‘Lucky: No Time For Love’ was also invited to the party but she couldn’t make it. However, she posted a pic of Salman Khan’s cute birthday cake on Twitter. The cake features The cake has a shirtless man, pulling weights and of course, many goodies of Salman Khan’s Being Human charity.
“Check out Salman’s cake.super cute,” tweeted Sneha.
Salman Khan’s Celebrity Cricket League spices it up for the oncoming year with the league’s official calendar titled Girls of CCL-II. The calendar was unveiled in Hyderabad by Salman at the launch of the celebrity cricket league’s second season. Kangna Ranaut, Sonakshi Sinha and Genelia D’Souza represent the Mumbai Heroes team. Shriya Saran, Kajal Agarwal, Lakshmi Rai, Sameera Reddy, Richa, Deeksha, Andrita Ray and Madhuri Bhattacharya represent the teams Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Karnataka Bulldozers and Kerala Strikers. Riya and Raima Sen are brand ambassadors of Bengal Tigers. The calendar was shot in Goa, Mumbai and at a resort near Golconda in Hyderabad.
The photos were shot by lensman Venkat Ram with all the girls sporting different vibrant colors. “Since the girls represent their respective regions they have been dressed in the colour palette of the region,” said Venkat.
Check out the girls in CCL Calendar 2012……
The start of the year 2011 was a disaster for Priyanka Chopra whose ambitious project ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ bombed at the box-office. However, the year seems to be ending on a happy note for her as her ‘Don 2’ seems to have set the cash registers ringing at the box office within a span of a few days. Priyanka has her eyes set on 2012 as she has two of her mega projects to release. She is doing Agneepath remake with Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt as co-stars and ‘Barfee’ with Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz as co-stars.
Check out Priyanka Chopra in gorgeous black on the covers of the January 2012 issue of ‘Filmfare’…..
