Ra. 1: Kareena is SRK's wife not a super-woman

By Subhash K Jha Shah Rukh Khan doesn’t sleep. Or so it seems. He landed in Mumbai on Thursday from Dubai after a show, but shows no sign of strain or jetlag. Just before Dubai the mega-star was in Berlin for the film festival negotiating the attention of hundreds of screaming fans. What we don’t know is that Shah Rukh met and bonded in Berlin with American auteur...

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There is no sex in Kites: Rakesh Roshan

By Subhash K Jha Kites and Rajneeti are seen by the film trade as the two most crucial releases in the remaining part of the first-half of of 2010.The two films’ producers Rakesh Roshan and Prakash Jha are currently the two closest friends in the film industry, so much so that Jha decided to shift the release of Raajneeti from May 28 to June 4 on Rakesh Roshan’s advice....

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Chala Khan America

This summer My Name Is Khan (MNIK) will be playing for a non-NRI audience in theatres across the US.And the version of MNIK that American audiences will get to see will be different from original film as released so far in India and overseas for the NRI audiences.Shah Rukh Khan confirms this decision to shorten the film for American audiences. Says Shah Rukh, “Yes, we are...

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I don't even mind even doing a D-grade film

Sneha Ullal was known as the Aishwarya Rai-lookalike when she entered the film world but the actress is now keen to carve a niche for herself. After featuring in spooky thriller "Click", she feels it's time she proved her calibre to people who misguided her when she first came to Bollywood."See 'Click' is not my comeback in Bollywood because the film doesn't revolve...

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Saat Khoon Maaf: Neil is Priyanka's youngest husband

By Subhash K JhaWhile Naseeruddin Shah at 60 would be Priyanka Chopra’s oldest husband in Saat Khoon Maaf (earlier entitled Ek Bataa Saath) Neil Nitin Mukesh has just been signed to play her youngest husband.Though age-wise Neil is a few months older than Priyanka, Neil, it is reliably learnt, initially felt he would look incompatible with her.Says a source, “Neil didn’t...

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Madhavan on half a dozen films announced with him

The going has been good for Madhavan who would be seen in Teen Patti this week. 2009 started off well with 13 B and ended on a brilliant note with 3 Idiots turning out to be biggest money spinner of all times. Looking at a fresher set of films in the coming months, most notably being Tanu Weds Manu and Freedom, Madhavan also opens up on half a dozen films that were announced...

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Farhan Akhtar takes the Khan route, Will Deepika ?

Farhan Akhtar is joining the bandwagon of Aamir and Salman Khan as far as promotion of film is concerned. Farhan will be roaming around the cities to promote his forthcoming venture 'Karthik Calling Karthik'. If sources are to be believed Farhan will be visiting six cities. Our reliable source reveals, “Farhan is planning a six city tour which includes Surat, Indore,...

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10 Albums to watch out for in 2010

Whatever be the fate of Bollywood films year after year, there is always something consistent about the world of films and that happens to be it's music. 2009 saw quite a few good soundtracks hitting the stands and 2010 should be no exception with number of diverse films spread across genres. While 2009 was dominated by Pritam, 2010 is pretty much setting the stage for number...

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There is no method to Kajol's madness: Karan Johar

She is spontaneous, brilliant, the perfect choice... Kajol is undoubtedly one of Karan Johar's favourite actresses and the director says he might not even have made "My Name Is Khan" if she had said no to the film. "I had only Kajol in mind for Mandira's role. And I don't think I would have made this film had she said no to me. She was the perfect choice for the character....

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Sherlyn wants to be official cheerleader of SRK's KKR

IPL 3 has just got hotter. At a recent event, where SRK announced his official alliance with an inner wear brand, Sherlyn Chopra stumped him when she expressed her desire to be KKR's official cheer leader during the cricket extravaganza. However chivalrous SRK replied that he would rather have the sexy siren as his special guest seated in the VVIP box during the matches....

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We have not sold Kings XI Punjab: Preity Zinta

The Hero Group has not acquired Kings XI Punjab, one of the eight franchisees of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament, the company as well as Preity Zinta, the co-owner of the team, clarified Wednesday. "Hi everyone! Just want to clarify that we have not sold the team to Hero Honda! Another example of how the media can get it all wrong, " Preity posted...

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The great Sanjay Leela Bhansali-Aditya Chopra patchup

By Subhash K Jha It's a small world. And the world of entertainment even smaller than the rest.Two of Bollywood's biggest filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Aditya Chopra had a major misunderstanding last year when Aditya Chopra ended up using the Punjabi exclamation 'Hadippa' which was a registered title in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production house in Yashraj Films'...

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SRK and I are connected to each other: Karan Johar

It is common knowledge that "My Name Is Khan" is going through a storm. However, in the midst of it all, Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar are standing by each other. The director strongly believes that they are connected to each other more as brothers than being business partners."'My Name Is Khan' is a film which is a strong emotional connect for both Shah Rukh and I....

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I need not explain my Indian-ness to anybody: SRK

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is tired of being under the Shiv Sena scanner for his stand on Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and says now he is hoping that all ends well." (I) hope all turns out well. Hate altercations and misunderstandings - tired of interpretations of this whole undesired and sad affair, " Shah Rukh posted on micro-blogging...

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Big B ecstatic after wearing 'air-conditioned' dhoti

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' and he followed suit while in Kerala recently by donning the local dress code - a crisp white shirt and 'air-conditioned' dhoti, as he puts it.'Keeping in tune with the phrase 'do in Rome as the Romans do', I order some extraordinary crafted dhoti and sari to be worn... The sari, of...

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Exposed: Adnan's Secret Nikaah In Mumbai

By Subhash K Jha Though Adnan Sami's scheduled wedding on Jan 31 to his Afghani-German girlfriend Roya Faryabi in Munich fell through, it now comes to light that the couple went through a secret nikaah ceremony at Adnan's residence in Mumbai on Friday, Jan 30, a day before the wedding-cards announced the wedding in Munich. Only close family members of Adnan were present...

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Bipasha is in the most amazing shape right now: John Abraham

The hunk is back in action. John Abraham breezed in to launch the first season of Kolkata Fashion & Lifestyle Week. India Blooms correspondent Sreya Basu caught up with the actor on fashion, fitness, Bipasha…Bipasha…and more Bipasha. Now that you launched the first season of Kolkata Fashion & Lifestyle Week (KFLW), are we going to see you rock the ramp as...

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Treatment done, Akki is back to Dangerous action

The day after Akshay landed in Mumbai after his back treatment he was doing some of the most dangerous stunts affordable to a star.Before he left for his back treatment Akshay Kumar was unsure if he could ever return to normal health-related activities that he liked, let alone action sequences. In fact Vipul Shah's action-laden climax for Action Replay which was...

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Deepika and Shahid are in love?

Two jilted lovers Shahid and Deepika are making waves these days. According to the latest buzz, the duo is currently dating each other and can be seen partying together.Shahid has also been visiting Deepika's pad quite often. “Shahid's car was parked outside Deepika's Bandra residence a few days ago, ” claims an eyewitness.Talking about their relationship, a source told...

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