Instead of Vikram - Ameer!

When Ameer and Seeman were locked up in jail over the Sri Lankan Tamil protest issue, they talked about a great deal of things. And one of the things they discussed is making a movie about the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. Sources tell us that Ameer has already written a script and had been considering Vikram to play the lead. But, say our sources, since Vikram is
very busy with several projects, Ameer himself has decided to play the role!

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behindwoods.com

Parvathy, the rising star from Malayalam

Parvathy, the cute Malayalee girl has made her debut in Tamil through Sasi's Poo produced by Moser Baer.
Parvathy plays the character of Mari (Mariyammal) in Poo and the viewers seem to have hailed her as she has virtually given life to the image of the 'Nellai Seemai Ponnu'! Her facial expressions are fabulous and no one could have expected such superb performance from a new comer like Parvathy.
Parvathy has worked as an anchor for Kiran TV and has also worked in a few Malayalam and Kannada movies.
After the Press show of Poo, the actress spoke to our correspondent at Four Frames, Chennai.
'I must really thank the Tamil viewers for accepting me solely for my merits. Really I appreciate and bow my head to their taste. Once again they have proved that performance is the only parameter to enter the industry in the proper way.
Sasi is really a fantastic director and he has worked hard to bring out my best performance in this film. The full credit goes to him only..." Parvathy says in a relaxed mood.
According to the actress, she is not in a hurry to grab any new offers. "I'm carefully watching the trend and hearing stories of various genres. I would like to accept films only on the basis of good scripts. Salary is not a constraint
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entertainment.oneindia.in

Asin- The brand ambassador for Tata Sky

Asin was on a house boat in Punnamada Lake in Alapuzha, one of the top holiday destinations in Kerala, where the annual Nehru Trophy boat race happens.
The cherubic actress was not holidaying there but instead shooting an ad for Tanishq for which she is the brand ambassador (see pic).
For Asin, it was a sort of home coming as she was continuously shooting in various parts of the globe for the last one year. The lush green areas surrounded by paddy fields and stretches of coconut palm groves was indeed a welcome change for the actress who got a chance to be away from the hustle bustle of city life.

Asin stayed in Alapuzha for two days before she is flying back to Mumbai via Chennai to attend another press meet arranged by Cavin Kare. And the big news is that she has signed her eighth endorsement deal with Tata Sky DTH for which she will be shooting an ad commercial with Aamir Khan.
The buzz is that Asin has been signed up by Tata Sky for a record endorsement deal as they want to cash in on the hype and hoopla around the Ghajini pair coinciding with the release of the film on December 25.
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sify.com

No films in Mumbai theatres, Bollywood suspends work

Mumbai, The Maharashtra government Thursday ordered cinema managements to suspend screening of films under further orders as the film industry ground to a halt following the terror strike in the city that has left at least 101 people dead.
The Maharashtra government has issued an order directing managements of both single screen theatres and multiplexes to suspend the screening of movies until further orders as a security measure."We have decided to close the industry for a day as a mark of tribute to those innocent people who died due to indiscriminate firings by the terrorists and to the police officers and constables who fell to their bullets during the shootout. We condemn the heinous act," a joint statement issued by all the associations of the film industry ...
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'Big Boss' Participants escape from terror bomb blasts

It was a moment that led everyone's dreaded everyone with extreme fear yesterday night at Santacruz Five Star Hotel, Mumbai. Participant of Big Boss Zulfi Syed had hosted a high lavish party where Rahul Mahajan, Raja Choudary, Rakhi Vijan and media channels were present for the occasion. But everyone where shook with terror as they heard the continuous blasts.
"It was devastating. As we entered the hotel, we heard the news of blasts in South Mumbai and were wondering about the scale of damage, when we were shocked to hear a loud blast from somewhere nearby the hotel. It shook everyone up," said publicist Dale Bhagwagar who had coordinated the media for the event.
It came to be known that a taxi had exploded just two buildings away from the hotel, on the Western Express Highway and nearby the domestic airport. "It was a very sad and grim experience," said Zulfi. "I wish the world can learn to live in harmony," he added with a sigh.
Some of the television media rushed out of the hotel to cover the blast, while others, including guests, were too shaken to leave. "Luckily, the hotel's staff and security were extremely sharp and alert to the situation, and handled it with care and reassurances to all the guests, avoiding any panic situation," added Bhagwagar.
Zulfi too requested everyone to stay back in the hotel premises till things calmed down a bit. Most of the guests adhered to his advice and finally left in the wee hours of the morning
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indiaglitz.com

Ankita is extra glamorous now

Well, all you Ankita fans out there who are awaiting her upcoming Tsunami 7X will be pleased to know that she has become even more glamorous now! Judging by the Tsunami 7X crew’s reactions, it looks like she set the shooting spot on fire with her “red-hot” glamour show! Now, the industry feels that the girl – who became most-sought after following her performances in Simhadri and Lahiri Lahiri Lo, but later fell to the position of an item dancer – will definitely regain her old fame after Tsunami 7X releases.
Tsunami 7X, which also stars Raghu Babu, Krishna Bhagavan and Sunitha, is about small misunderstandings between family members which snowball into a big family feud due to circumstances.
With Tsunami 7X awaiting release, she has already begun to get offers for other films but Ankita is showing great patience as she does not want to jeopardize her career which seems to have gotten a second lease of life. Not just Tollywood, she has also been getting offers from Kollywood where she made her debut (in London opposite Prashanth) ever since the news of her glamour spread.
Tsunami 7X, directed by M.A. Chowdary, is produced by G. Madhukar and Srinivas Babu under V International banner. Just the name tsunami sends shivers down the spine of many but for Ankita it is bringing some luck!
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telugu.galatta.com

'Mental Krishna' to hit screen in Nov

Posani Krishnamurali is playing the title role in 'Mental Krishna' directed by himself, with Satyakrishna playing the heroine. Presently the film is getting the final touches. Mohan Vadlapatla is producing the movie on the banner of Mohan Media Creations.Producer says, 'Presently DTS mixing works are in progress and we are making efforts to release the film during this month itself. Director Posani brought out the film in an interesting manner by elevating a social problem. He gave an excellent performance in the title role. He would also appear in a lady get-up as per the demand of the story. His character will have three different shades. There was a wrong notion that a woman is the property of a man and she should not move out of the house. Our film made efforts to question this wrong notion.'Nagababu, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, MS Narayana and others are in the cast. Cinematography is by Gadiraju Srinivas, music is by Vandemataram Srinivas, while story, screenplay, dialogues, direction are by Posani Krishnamurali.

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2dmovie.com

Heroine dances nude with her friends-MMS clip!

A nude MMS Clip of a heroine dancing with her friends is floating through mobiles in Chennai. Mallika Kapoor, heroine who acted in Telugu films State Rowdy with Sivaji, Allare Allari etc. is the one in this clip.This MMS clip shows Mallika sitting on a sofa watching her friends dancing in a party removing clothes one by one. Finally, she too becomes excited and joins the party by peeling of her dress and smoking a cigarette after becoming nude. It is still not known whether it is a morphed Mallika or the real one.

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tollywood7.com

Panambilly Puraskaram for Mohanlal

The prestigious Panambilly Prathibha Puraskaram, instituted by Samskara Sahithi, a cultural wing of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), will be presented to Malayalam superstar Mohanlal on 26th November by Union Defense Minister A.K. Antony in a function to be held at the Karthika Thirunal Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram.Mohanlal was selected for his overall contribution to Malayalam cinema over the years. Announcing the award, state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala said that Mohanlal was selected by a three member jury headed by George Onakkur. The award consists of 50,000 rupees. a citation and a memento designed by Prof. Naryanapillai. Poet Sugathakumari was the first winner of the award.
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entertainment.oneindia.in

Ellam Avan Seyal: A Malayalam remake

Shaji Kailas, one of the leading directors in Malayalam is making his next Tamil film Ellam Avan Seyal.
RK an NRI industrialist is making his debut as hero through this movie. RK is not a new entrant in the film industry. He has already appeared in Thoondil, directed by Athiyaman. RK is also playing the lead role in Sangili Murugan's Azhagar Malai.
Ellam Avan Seyal is a remake of Shaji's own Malayalam film Chintamani Kola Case, which was a super hit last year.
It is about a vigilant lawyer who solves the murder mystery of a poor college girl in the hostel, where she is ragged by nine rich girls. She is a newcomer in the college. According to the hero, the story is just similar to the recent issue of law college violence.

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entertainment.oneindia.in

Mohanlal and Jayaram to share the screen

Mohanlal will again team up with Jayaram, again in the new movie directed by Blessy. These two big actors of Mollywood have earlier come together for films like 'Advaitham' which came out 18 years ago.
Recently they were also seen together in the AMMA's multi starrer 'Twenty: 20’ which featured all the stars from Mollywood.
Blessy’s yet to be titled new movie will be produced by Raju Malyath. The exact shoot dates of the movie is yet to be finalized as the director has got some personal reasons to delay the shoot of the movie.
Last time when Mohanlal and Blessy came together was for 'Thanmathra' which fetched accolades including the state awards for the best actor.

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indiaglitz.com

Surya buys Audi Q7

Surya, to celebrate the success of his Vaaranam Aayiram, purchased an Ice Silver colored spanking new Audi Q7, before he left on his US vacation.
The Audi Q7 is a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by German automaker Audi and was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006.
The Q7 is a luxurious SUV that leaves its rivals far behind and equipped with highly enhanced features and state of the art technology. The Q7 costs approximately Rs 70 lakhs on Indian roads.
The buzz is that Surya has purchased the Audi Q7 on the recommendation of Gautham Menon, who was one of the first person to drive around in a black Audi- A4 car. Surya's Q7 has been picked from the Bangalore showroom of Audi, as it has a Karnataka registration.
Meanwhile Surya's lucky heroine (Ghajani and Vel) Asin had informed us that she too has picked a brand new Phantom Black Audi Q7, which her dad brought her on her birthday in Mumbai.
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sify.com

Mani Ratnam's Ravana in trouble

Aishwarya Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Vikram Prithviraj It seems that the global recession is now affecting the Tamil film industry as well
Mani Ratnam's big budget venture with Reliance Big Pictures, Ravana, a bi-lingual in Hindi and Tamil is now facing trouble due to the financial crisis.
According to sources, recently Reliance had sent a letter to Mani Ratnam to cut short the Rs.120 crore hefty budget of the film. In that letter, the corporate giant, which had struck deals with Hollywood studios, instructed Mani to reduce up to 50 percent of the production cost.
Reliance Big Pictures has told Mani that his film is not commercially viable as per the rate at which they had purchased the movie due to global meltdown and recession. Mani will now have to either look for a new producer or do some cost cutting if he has to continue with the film. This has come as a major setback to Mani who has been shooting his film on a lavish scale in the forests of Kerala.
The company has also postponed their other Tamil films like Cheran's Autograph - 2, Hari's Singam to be produced by Studio Green featuring Surya, and Fazil's new film with Prithviraj.
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entertainment.oneindia.in

Kangana Ranaut Gets New Nickname 'Catwalker'

Hot Kangana Ranaut is given new nickname as her co-star in Kites calls her Catwalker after the release of Fashion in which she play the role of fashion model. According to news, Hot hunk Hirthik Roshan has given luscious babe Kangana Ranaut a nickname, after seeing her walking the ramp in top flick Fashion. Guess what it is… Catwalker.
Hrithik, who is working alongside Kangana on movie Kites, says, “Kangana’s entry in Fashion with the catwalk was simply amazing. I was blown away and complimented her. I think she is so far the best model on the ramp. I have nicknamed her catwalker for such an electrifying walk. She has done complete justice to her character”.
In Kites, Hrithik plays a dance instructor and Kangana is one of his student. While international actress Barbara Mori is also play pivotal role in the flick. The movie is expected to release in the mid of next year.

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filmicafe.com

Now, Emraan Hashmi the ‘serial-artist’!

Emraan Hashmi, who stormed into B-town lip-first, has changed for two upcoming movies and has grabbed the painter’s brush. In his yet to be released thriller ‘Raaz - The Mystery Returns’, he plays a clairvoyant artist. In his next venture, Kunal Deshmukh’s untitled thriller (again!), he plays a brush-wielding visionary all over again. Set in flood-hit Mumbai of 2005, the film has a more serious take on humanity than his previous sensual flicks.With a kissing-streak in his career, this new brush-toting penchant is hinting at an image makeover from the hip to the solemn - in fact, from the physically inclined to the intellectually inclined. Earlier Emraan, was reported to have declared he had had enough of paints and brushes after the shooting of ‘Raaz…’ The new role came as a surprise but Emraan welcomed the good script with alacrity.The painting role has stuck to him with such vengeance now that he has started dabbling in colours in his spare time, too.“Emraan has now become more serious about art and whenever he has time off from shoots, he practises his brush strokes,” a close friend of the actor remarked.

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bollywoodz.net

Aamirs new lean look in 3 Idiots

Aamirs new look Ghajini look is creating news.It has Aamir flaunting his six packs but it is said that in his next release that is Raj Kumar Hirani’s Three Idiots he is going to remain covered throughout the film and will have a lean look.He has been working a lot for his look in Ghajini but knowing Aamir he wouldnt do injustice to his role in Three Idiots too ,where he is said to be playing a softer role that of a college student.
According to sources he plays a adventurous and a handsome guy who happens to love his friends more than his parents and as the role is not action packed he doesent need to flaunt his physique,and knowing Aamir he is of the kind who emphasises on his acting and dosent believe in showing of his body only because he has a mindblowing physique that he will want to show it off.
The director Raj Kumar Hirani has kept in mind Aamir and the knows what his character will look like in the film.It is said that a lot of changes are made in his character of Aamir than what it is in the book.Aamir will need to loose lots of weight and will have to walk with a hunched back.
As Raj Kumar Hirani is a perfectionist in his work and he has done wonders in his Munnabhai movies Aamir has decided not to interfere in his work.All he is doing is that he is only concentrating in his character and in his work and has full faith in Raju’s script and direction.
The shooting of the film will resume in December in Bangalore and thats where the largest part of the film will be shot.Kareena Kapoor is supposed to be playing the female lead in the film which is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone.The movie is to be released in 2009

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realbollywood.com

Saif to marry Kareena shortly

Though many times, Kareena and Saif’s marriage news circulated in air, Chotte Nawab at last spill the beams and satisfied the thirst of those who are longing to know when Bollywood’s most desirable couple will tie the knot. So this is for you all hungry guys. The breaking news is that Saif declared that he is going to get married to his sweetheart very soon.

"This relationship is 'IT' for me. Today I feel very settled and very happy, though a bit lonely. And when I've bad days, I feel I'm being ungrateful. I'm now looking forward to settling down with Kareena. Our marriage will happen very shortly as soon as we both have a little less work on hand and we can give the marriage quality time. Also, her family has to be ready for our marriage," he said.

The duo has been pending their marriage for long due to overwork but now they are destined to get married shortly. Saif shares a friendly relationship with Bebo’s parents, he tells, "We're very close. She has been really gracious in inviting me into her family. She's made sure I'm part of her family. I've also met Daboo uncle (Randhir) a few times, shared friendly drinks with him. As for Karisma, I think she's the sweetest girl ever in the world. I'm deeply fond of both Karisma and her husband Sanjay (Kapoor). They're truly wonderful people. Kareena's family has taken to me as warmly as my family has taken to her."

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bollywoodmantra.com

Bindu Madhavi in Puri Jagannath’s film

The actress (Bindu Madhavi) who impressed everybody in her debut film Avakaya Biryani has been signed on to play the lead role in the next film of producer-director Puri Jagannath.Puri will produce a film titled Kothulu (Monkeys) with his brother Sai Ram Shankar as hero. This film will go to floors in January 2009. The pre-production works are already in progress.At present, Puri is busy giving final touches to Neninthe starring Ravi Teja and debutant Siya.

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searchandhra.com

Jackie Shroff in a Tamil film

Noted Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, who successfully cast magic spells in Bollywood playing versatile roles, is venturing to do a film in Tamil now.
The handsome actor will play the lead role in a movie titled 'Aranya Kandam', to be produced by Capital Film Works. Kumara Raja, who penned the script for 'Oram Po' and worked as associate to 'Rajeev Menon' and 'Pushkar – Ghayathri', is directing the film.
The movie has Sampath Raj and Ravikrishna playing prominent roles. Impressed with the storyline, Jackie readily agreed to do the film.
At a time when Tamil actresses and technicians are going to Bollywood, Kollywood is getting ready to welcome a prominent actor from Mumbai to play a lead role in a Kollywood film.

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indiaglitz.com

Ranjitha in the role of Vijay's mother

Ranjitha, the yesteryear heroine who was introduced by director Bharathiraja in Nadodi Thendral, is to play the role of Vijay's mother in the Prabhu Deva directed movie Villu.
Ranjitha, who made her debut in the early nineties (the same time when Vijay also started his career) has played heroine in many successful films including Sathyaraj's Amaithipadai.
After entering wedlock the actress switched over to small screens and acted in some serials including the successful one Roja. Now she is back to the big silver screen with a senior lady role.

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entertainment.oneindia.in

MN Nambiar Passes Away

Veteran actor M.N Nambiar (89), passed away yesterday (November 19) afternoon at his residence in Chennai. Nambiar was ailing for quite some time, and was hospitalized some days back.

Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar was the best known 'villain' in Tamil films who graduated to character roles. He became a legend during his life time mainly playing the villain in MGR films. He has done over 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.
Reminiscences 'Film News' Anandan, the Kollywood historian and journalist: " Nambiar was the first villain actor in Tamil cinema to get claps, when he appeared on the screen. He was a very good actor as he had a theatre background. The MGR formula films were not complete without Nambiar as the villain. Though he played the villain, he was a perfect gentleman and a good human being and had no enemies"
Says noted director P.Vasu who grew up on MGR films: "Who can forget Nambiar? He was the epitome of villainy on screen. I remember films like Enga Veetu Pillai, Aayirathil Oruvan with MGR sir and Ambikapathy, Utama Puthran with Sivaji sir.
These were classics and Nambiar sir's role in these films was outstanding." In the later part of his career he has done a lot of sympathetic character roles in films like Bhagyaraj's Thooral Ninnu Pochu.
In real life Nambiar was an ardent devotee of Lord Ayappa of Sabarimala. He was a 'Guru Swamy' to a lot of superstar's who made a pilgrimage to Sabarimala, including superstar Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan.
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sify.com

Kiwi Connection: Celina Jaitley

Now this time Celina fly on the air because her stunning performance as Tamil Girl and her Tamil accent are very good in film Golmaal Returns. The second good news is that hot actress Celina was very gracing for the occasion of Red Carpet Premiere for her international film "LOVE HAS NO LANGUAGE". The pretty actress was floored by all the attention and warmth that she received In New Zealand.The movie is about a Kiwi Indian girl basically a second generation Indian girl born and brought up in New Zealand. Marina Roy (Celina Jaitley) is torn between the Indian values of old Indian traditions and the fact that she is actually a kiwi girl who has never been to India. A kiwi-Aussie boy of Maori (Ben Mitchell) origin falls in love with her and the story follows how she plans to avoid the marriage set up by her parents with an Indian boy.

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bollywoodpremiere.com

'Silambattam' to hit screens on December 12

Silambarasan's 'Silambattam' will hit the screens this December. The movie is highly anticipated by Simbu's fans and the good news for them is that the film has been completed and ready to hit the screens.

Starring Simbhu, newcomer Sana Khan and Sneha in pivotal roles, the movie is directed by debutant Saravanan and produced by Lakshmi Movie Makers.
Featuring Simbu as a Brahmin priest, who becomes an angry young man due to various incidents the movie has reportedly come good. Expectations are that it would open big.
Songs by Yuvanshankar are topping the charts already. The remix number 'Vachukava' is a craze among youth. Says Simbhu, 'the movie has enough elements to woo the masses. The story has many unexpected twists and is sure to click'.

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indiaglitz.com

A new "Lal-Kamal combination"

’Ulaga Nayagan’ Kamal Hassan has always expressed his interest to work with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. In 2000, he invited Mohanlal to play the role of a psychiatrist in his box-office winner Thenali, but Mohanlal politely declined the offer. Eventually, the role went to Malayalam actor Jayaram.

Again in 2006, there were reports that these acting legends might come together with Keertichakra II, a sequel of Keertichakra (2006) directed by Major Ravi. Unfortunately, it never came true! "Good things happen over time, great things happen all at once." Well, the fans will now lucky be enough to witness their much-awaited "Lal-Kamal combination" which will be one of the biggest unions in South Indian cinema.
The Malayalam superstar, who’s celebrating a high time at the Malayalam film industry box office with a continuous success of his recent releases Kurukshetra and multi-starrer Twenty:20, has agreed to don a role alongside Kamal Hassan in his upcoming venture Thalaivan Irukkiraan, to be produced by Gemini Films Circuit.
Reports said that Mohanlal met Kamal Hassan last week in Chennai and discussed the film, to be written and directed by Kamal Hassan himself. Mohanlal has in-principle agreed to do this an action-packed adventure film which will also feature Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor and Telugu action hero Venkatesh. According to initial information, the film will be shot in US and Switzerland. The music is by A.R. Rahman. More details will be known after a meeting to be convened in Chennai next week.
The new development came after Kamal Hassan’s much-talked about big budget venture Marmayogi was shelved due to lack of funds. Anyway, Thalaivan Irukkiraan will be a treat as two of the finest actors in contemporary Indian cinema will be coming together for the first time

Priyamani in Bikni !

National award winner Priyamani is moving towards commercial films and glamour roles. She is presently busy with the Telugu film Dhrona, starring alongside Nitin. There is a strong buzz in the industry that Priyamani will go bold in this film and don a bikini, considered a taboo in the Tamil industry until Nayanthara featured in it for Billa. Priyamani has another important and prestigious project in her kitty - Ravan. The lady is expected to join the Ravan team in January 2009.
Speaking of Ravan, Prithviraj, who plays an important role in the film, is now busy working out for a six-pack abs. Prithvi’s portion will also be shot from January onwards. Currently, the Ravan team is busy shooting the Hindi version in Kerala.

John Abraham & Abhishek Bachchan- Next red-hot couple!

Who is the hottest couple in tinsel town? After Karan Johar’s Dostana releases next month, it’s going to be Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham. The two hunks, according to the buzz from the film’s sets share such a terrific chemistry... John, of course, is the international gay’s fantasy. And Abhishek is fast getting there with his switchover from dark-and-brooding to naughty-and-mischievous.

John Abraham who misses his love ardently but interestingly that love is not Bipasha Basu but his close and dearest friend Abhishek Bachchan. Actually John and Abhi came closer during the shooting of Dhoom and their friendship further strengthens during the shooting of Dostana.

In the film they are playing a couple. "Abhishek is not a co-star or a colleague. He's a friend. I dote on him. I love him to death. We never compete. We complement each other in 'Dostana'. We share a great chemistry. Abhishek and I are a couple in the film", John told. After Dhoom, this is the second flick that the duo is doing together. They share an incredible rapport and quite happy to be together once more.

Commenting about Abhishek and John being the new couple in town Karan says, "I am very happy with their on-screen chemistry. In fact, Abhishek told me that John and he should win the Jodi No 1 award next year there's such fantastic bromance between them!

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desipowerchat.com

Twenty: 20 create Box- Office history!

AMMA's Twenty:20, has created box-office history in Kerala!
From 120 screens, it has grossed a mind blowing Rs 7.54 crore in the first week (Nov 5 to 11).
No film in the history of motion pictures has grossed such an amount from Kerala in its opening week!
The distributors share of Rs 3.65 crore is the highest ever for a film in its first week.
In all stations. it has broken records, and the film is a uniform hit across the state whether it is Malabar or Travancore.
The best thing about T:20 is that the word-of-mouth is very positive and encouraging.
And once the family audience comes to the theatres the film is going to be a blockbuster of gargantuan proposition.

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sify.com

Harris Jayaraj splits with Gautham!

In a shocking development, noted music composer Harris Jayaraj has announced his split with director Gautham Vasudev Menon!
Harris, through his PRO Nikhil Murugan has issued a statement saying that he is parting ways with Gautham.
Gautham and Harris debuted together in the 2001 romantic musical Minnale, which had outstanding music score. The pair established themselves as one of the most popular director-music director combination with foot tapping music in films like- Khakka Khakka, Vettayadu Vilayadu, Pachaikili Muthucharam and their latest Vaaranam Aayiram.
Now, Harris in his statement issued to the press says-" I have a very good respect for Mr. Gowtham Menon and in return he has reciprocated the same. But now, things have gone sour that it's better for us to part ways as good friends leaving behind some beautiful memories with a heavy heart. I have to take this decision on behalf of us. I know this might disappoint my fans, music lovers and well wishers in the industry. It's best for us to leave it at this, since I always believed that to create soul stirring music, the bond between a Music composer and the director is vital. Once it's lost, it is difficult to get back".
It could not have come at a worst time, on the day before the release of Vaaranam Aayiram! Harris told sify.com: " What will one do, if a marriage goes bad? You have to split! Anyway I wish him all the best." Harris said that he will not be attending today's (Nov 13) red carpet premiere of the film, as he has a recording!
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sify.com

Wedding Bells for Juhi Parmar and Sachin Shroff

After a long hunt of four years Juhi Parmar finally found her Mr. Right and the man of her dreams in Sachin Shroff of ‘Sindoor’ and ‘Naaginn’ fame. Earlier it was reported that the much in love couple will tie the knot by early next year (2009). Now the date has been announced. It’s Feb.15, 2009 a day after Valentine’s Day. A very excited Juhi says, "I have always been dreaming of it, and now it is here, I am getting married to my beloved on Feb 15". The wedding will take place in her home town of Jaipur. Their engagement will be held on Valentine’s Day, just a day before marriage. The couple had first met around five years back for a pilot shoot of a show, but none of them ended up doing it. But they struck up a healthy friendship during the shoot. It was only a month back that they fell in love and came out in the open. Juhi is busy preparing these days. She says, "I am taking time out and have been taking note of every small thing which is related to my marriage. My parents have been sending me details of everything through mails." But there were plenty of reasons for not zeroing in on February 14. She jokes, "Sachin wanted the marriage to be on 14th Feb, so that he escapes with just one gift rather than giving two." While most TV actors prefer quiet or secret weddings, Juhi plans to have a grand and lavish marriage. She says, "I have always dreamt of it and now it is happening. I am really very excited." This sure is going to be one fairy tale wedding.

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realbollywood.com

Big release planned for ‘Ghajini’ starring Aamir Khan

Ghajini distributors, Studio 18, plan to play safe and rely on pre release hype to recover their investments in A.R. Murugadoss’ Ghajini. The film will be released on Christmas Day countrywide with 1200 prints, a record that surpasses the 1050 print release of Singh Is Kingg.
“‘Ghajini’ will be the biggest and widest release ever, breaking the record set by ‘Singh Is Kinng’, which was also distributed by us,” says Aman Gill, Director, Domestic Theatrical Distribution, Studio 18.
“With ‘Singh Is Kinng’, we set a precedent in the way the films are marketed and with ‘Ghajini’ we tend to go beyond that,” adds Priti Shahani, Sr. V.P., Marketing & Distribution, Studio 18,
It is likely, the Studio 18 move is motivated as much by their confidence in the film as the jitters from the prevailing economic downturn. What is for sure is they are not banking on word of mouth publicity.
Attempts by Sawf News to get additional information about the release were spurned by the film’s publicists - Spice PR. On an earlier occasion Spice PR’s amusingly ill tempered publicist Shilpa Handa told us, “Sawf News is not important to us. It has no standing!”

Preity Zinta next in Deepa Mahta

After Ritupono Ghosh's The Last Lyer now bollywood bubbly girl Preity Zinta working with talented director Deepa Mehta's upcoming project Heaven and Earth was screened at Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York. In this film she plays as a woman who belonging immigrant family in Toronto. Domestic violence is the theme of the film. We also see Preity as a Punjabi girl in her new film Heroe's.
When we asked Deepa to choose Preity for her film Heaven and Earth she said "While penning script for Heaven and Earth, I remember I was there in England. As I met Preity Zinta we started discussing about many issues, but not about my film. Out of spark, I could just perceive that she has the ability to perform the role with extreme brightness".

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bollywoodpremiere.com

Bhagwan to be shot in 12 hours !

The pooja of Bhagwan, a film to be shot in 12 hours using about 10 cameras and five units, was held at Kochi on Thursday last week. To be produced by Vijesh Mani under the banner of Anaswara Cinemas, Bhagwan is based on the evil effects of terrorism.
During the pooja function, a cheque of Rs. one lakh was handed over by the hero Malayalam superstar Mohanlal on behalf of Anaswara Cinemas to the Inspector General of Police Winson M. Paul to be given to the family of police officer Mohan Chand Sharma, a Delhi Police officer who was killed during an encounter with terrorists at Jamia Nagar in Delhi on September 19.
Mohanlal is playing a gynaecologist in Bhagwan by debutant director Prasanth Mambulli will be completed in a single schedule at a hospital in Kunnamkulam, Trissur. Bhagwan presents five lyricists and five debutant music directors. Tamil actors Prakashraj and Nasser will appear in meaty roles in the film which is expected to be released on January 26.
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entertainment.oneindia.in

Queen of Yesteryears, Sumalatha is back

Sumalatha, one of the most popular actresses from the mid eighties to the nineties, suddenly disappeared from films after she got married to politician turned Kannada superstar Ambareesh in 1991. Debuting in films at age 15 after winning a beauty contest in Andhra Pradesh, she had acted in almost all types of roles from character to high action movies like Thoovanathumpikal, Thaazhvaram, Newdelhi, Izabella and Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu.
With a stunning capability to handle six different languages, Sumalatha literally ruled Southern films of her generation. Now, she is all set to make her comeback into Malayalam with the upcoming Prithviraj movie Calendar to be directed by debutant Mahesh. In this film, Sumalatha will appear as a character named Thankom George, a widowed professor who lives for her only daughter Kochu Rani. Planned as a hilarious comedy, the movie will have Prithviraj in the lead as Sojashan Olikkara, who brings a dramatic twist in the lives of mother and daughter. Navya Nair is the heroine.
Other cast members include Mukesh, Jagadeesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Vijayaraghavan, Mallika Sukumaran and Sooraj Venjaranmoodu. Babu Janardhanan pens the script for Calender, which has already started shooting at Kottayam last week. Calendar will be Prithviraj's Vishu release.

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entertainment.oneindia.in

Vijay with his political moves

Actor Vijay launched his party flag before couple of months on his birthday and preferably, it was a smart move by his dad S.A. Chandrasekhar on political terms. Later, he took up the hunger protest for genocide killings in Sri Lanka as a token of expressing monopoly over his fans. Yup! The actor requested his fans to post telegrams to the office of governor as a single person. If you believe, according to the sources it has been revealed that around and above 50,000 telegraphs has reached the Governor's office. Now to up the back on the Sri Lankan issue the star and his fans are conducting a one-day fast and protest at the Chepauk Guest House in Government Estate in Chennai on November 16. Let's see how the stars keep striding with their own political parties. Already there have been many leading actors floating various political parties and let's see who's gonna top-the-chart….

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cinema.anytimechennai.com

Sanjay Dutt in Arasangam remake

Earlier, we had reported that Arasangam (which starred Vijaykanth and Sheryl Pinto in the lead) will soon be remade in Hindi. Now, it is said that shooting for this remake will start in the beginning of 2009 with Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt reprising Vijakanth's role. Arasangam did quite good business throughout Tamil Nadu. Bollywood veteran Sanjay Dutt, who became famous for his work in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, has also decided to produce this project.Director Madhesh said that he is quite happy to do a film for an esteemed actor like Sanjay Dutt and feels more responsible as he is working for his budding production company. Though this is his first Bollywood film and he has a big task of adding value to Sanjay Dutt's production company, he says that he does not feel any pressure or stress, but is fully charged up to do justice to the faith the actor has in him.The director also said that he is involved in the brainstorming sessions of a Tamil action film, which he will direct soon. He said he will come out with the details shortly.

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starboxoffice.com

Kushboo is now a playback singer!

It seems to be the season for actresses turning playback singers. Recently actress Sandhya sang a song for a movie titled Manjal Veyyil. The movie has a musical score by Bharadwaj.

Noted Malayalam actress Mamtha Mohandoss rendered a couple of songs in Telugu that were set to tune by Devi Sri Prasad. Joining the list is Kushboo.
The dream girl of youth in 1990s, Kushboo has sung a racy number for Maganae Marumagane. The movie, produced jointly by Muthulakshmi Movies and Raj TV, is directed by T P Gajendran. Starring Vivek, Mithun and T P Gajendran in the lead roles, the movie has a musical score by Dhina.
Kushboo rendered a song Natchatram natchatram boomiyilae paaru....Dhinam rathiriyil un kanavil varuvadhu yaaru?.... , penned by lyricist Snehan. The song was recorded at Dhina's music studio in Chennai on Saturday. Kushboo, who made her debut as child artiste, shot to fame with Chinnathambi. She went on to become a popular heroine acting opposite almost all prominent artistes including Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sarath Kumar, Prabhu, Karthick and Vijayakanth.
After her marriage to director Sundar C, she decided to reduce her acting commitments. She ventured into production churning out movies and mega serials.
Speaking about her debut as playback singer, Kushboo said, ' I was extremely thrilled when director T P Gajendran urged me to sing a song. Initially I was hesitant to sing. However Dhina and Snehan helped me a lot and made me feel comfortable. I understood the difficulties involved in playback singing. I am confident that this song will top the audiocharts for it has a catchy tune and the lyrics are hilarious, she added.
Vivek will be doing an important role in the film, touted to be as significant as the hero’s himself. He is paired with Yamini Sharma, who shared the screen with Vadivelu in Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan.
Speaking about the movie, Gajendran says, ' it is about a son and son-in-law who create a ruckus within a family. It will be a hilarious entertainer and the whole family can sit and watch the film.'
Journalist Krishna Davinci has penned the dialogues and Rajarajan did the cinematography.

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tamilcinemanews.hosuronline.com

Gautham Menon thrown out of Ajith's film

Director Gautham has been removed from Sivaji Productions' next film with Ajith Kumar.
According to the latest news, Dharani, the director of Vijay's Gilli and Kuruvi will direct this venture and the shooting would start sometime in December. Dharani has been asked to complete the script in an appealing way; a typical masala film for Ajith fans.
Sources reveal that the rift between Gautham and Ajith has been the main reason for the termination of the director from the project. Gautham wanted to try out something different with Ajith, a realistic thriller based on Abu Salem-Monica Bedi affair. But Ajith did not like the narrative style. He wanted something aggressive, an action oriented plot as against Gautham's present script. It is said that Ajith is impressed with the one liner narrated by Dharani and has requested him to pep it with interesting twists.

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entertainment.oneindia.in

Arjun carries heavy burden alone

The audio release of the film 'Sindhanai Sei' was recently held at Chennai. The chief guest of the function was Action King Arjun. Producer A M Rathnam, Amma Creations Siva and Kottai Sekar had released the first cassette and gave the same to Dharani, Venkat Prabhu and Boopathy Pandian respectively who in turn gave the audio cassette to
Arjun amidst huge applause. The occasion was dotted with some interesting anecdotes.Music for the film is composed by Sai Thaman who was one of the 'Boys' discovered by director Shankar. Songs of the film were rendered by the singers (on stage) who had sung the same in the film. Each number was different and the speakers who spoke on the occasion said that the songs are sure to be chartbusters.
When Venkat Prabhu spoke, he said that Thaman was the first choice for Premji's character in Chennai-28 and he used to play drums in their band. He adds, "Our performance used to bring the roof down. After one of our performance, a newspaper has reported the picture of only Thaman and all that I can say was 'enna kodumai sir idu'. Anyway, when I wanted to cast him Chennai-28, he was on his way to UK with Mani Sharma and that's how Premji came into the picture". Further on, Venkat Prabhu wished the new music composer all luck and success.
When Arjun got up to speak, he had some interesting information to share about Rajashekhar, the producer of the film. He says, "One day when I was casually flipping the channel, a dance movement in a Kannada film caught my attention. When I enquired I came to know about Rajashekar and then I brought him in as dance choreographer for Chengottai. He is such a hard working person who works without expecting anything." He also said that this producer cum director cum choreographer is sure to reap success.
A heavy garland with six feet height was adorned on Arjun without any support along with a flower crown and the poor actor had to pose with it for quite some time. The burden indeed was very heavy.
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behindwoods.com

Shama meets with an accident!

Actress Shama Sikander met with an accident this week when her car was hit by a truck. Though she escaped injuries, her vehicle was badly damaged. "I was returning from the premiere of the new Bond movie ‘Quantum of Solace‘ late in the night when this huge Tata truck in front of my Scorpio suddenly took a sharp turn and banged my car," she says.
Though Shama admits she was a bit shaken up as it happened, she got out of her car and managed to stop the truck driver from fleeing. "I almost fought with him on the road, and for the first time in my life; ekdum filmi style. I didn’t let him budge from the spot," she adds.
Later, the cops turned up and Shama took the driver to a Police Station in Goregaon, Mumbai, and filed a TAD (Traffic Accident Data) complaint (number 104-08). This was also for the first time in her life that Shama actually entered a Police Station. "I had only seen them in movies, but I realised a real Police Station looks quite different," she quips.
"On hindsight, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I am myself surprised at my guts. I still cant believe that I actually got out on the road to face the truck driver. I was even about to hit that guy for his negligence when the cops landed on the spot. Since I’d just seen the James Bond movie, it seems I was in a full-on Bond mood while everyone was staring at the fight on the road," she laughs looking a bit embarrassed and a little proud of her retaliation.
Asked if she enjoyed the Bond movie as much as her road fight, Shama giggles, "I love Daniel Craig. I think he is the best Bond ever, different and stylish. He’s stronger than the others, quite a dude."
After winning accolades for her participation in the popular dance reality-show ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena‘ on Colors last month, the actress is doing a film with Rohit Roy Productions. She has also signed two other feature films to be made by the renowned short film writer-director Kamlesh Kunti.
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realbollywood.com

Madhur Bhandarkar in Vaishnodevi after success of `Fashion`

High on the success of his latest film "Fashion", film director Madhur Bhandarkar today visited the shrine of Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir.

"I am here to thank the Goddess after the success of `Fashion`. It is the biggest hit of my career. It is a great moment for me," Bhandarkar said.

The director said he was slightly apprehensive as the subject of the film was totally different and the film did not have any lead actor in it.

"It was a great risk for me to make a film on the background of fashion but I am happy that the public has accepted my film," Bhandarkar said.

The film`s theme is based on the story of a small town girl`s experience in the glittery world of fashion through the story of Meghna Mathur, a role played by Priyanka Chopra.

The movie ran into trouble after Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) objected that Kangana Ranaut`s character in the film had a striking resemblance to Delhi`s former model Geetanjai Nagpal. The movie was later passed with an `A` certificate.

Bhandarkar`s latest offing was a follow up of his trademark movies based on real issues and people. His earlier films like "Page 3", "Corporate", "Traffic Signal", "Satta" etc were also based on similar issues.

The movie stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Mugdha Godse.
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www.spicezee.com

Mallika Sherawat over stressed with Hisss

Mallika Sherawat recently completed a schedule of Jennifer Lynch’s Hisss in the jungles and backwaters of Kerala. It was almost as if she was holding on for the schedule to end. On her return to Mumbai, the actress collapsed. Says Vikram Singh, Mallika’s brother and co-producer (along with Govind Menon and Ratan Jain) of Hisss, “Mallika has been suffering from extreme exhaustion and very high fever ever since she returned from Thekkady, where we were shooting. She’s resting at home but is still very weak. She had high fever on the sets but she chose to shoot through it. We had doctors and medical aid on the sets around the clock.” Though Mallika had doctors on the sets, she refused to take too much medication. Vikram adds, “Though there were doctors on standby Mallika doesn’t believe in medication. She’s a naturalist and believes getting cured the natural way or through yoga, so severe exhaustion hit her once the shoot got over.” The actress is suffering from exhaustion and high fever because of the rigorous schedule. “She was shooting every day from 5 am till late evening for the last 15 days. And it would rain heavily every day.
Also the jungle was infested with insects and leeches which crept inside her snake suit and would make it difficult for her to remove. The leeches, especially, were all over her body as she had to lie down on the ground,” confirms her brother.
But before she took ill, Vikram, Jennifer and the unit of Hisss had a Diwali celebration in the jungle. Vikram says, “We called a pandit who only chants Sanskrit hymns to do a puja. We had idols of Lakshmi and Ganesh. It was very nice and a different way of celebrating.”
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www.bollywoodz.net

Reema comes clean on Selva

The demure and ravishing beauty Reema Sen who is currently busy with the shooting of her film 'Aayirathil Oruvan' has come out into the open and gave her thoughts regarding the buzz that director Selvaraghavan has been putting the stars into torture to come up with best performances. Reema said that there is no truth in such news and added that Selva has been quite friendly and many artists would love to be a part of his movies. Well that's a clean slate for you Selva!!!
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bharatstudent.com

Baburaj turns director

Character actor Baburaj will turn to direction with the movie 'Black Dahlia'. The movie which will tell the story of a bunch of IT students who has to face some drastic events in their campus life is planned as a thriller.

'Thulluvatho Ilamai' fame Sherin, Pooja, Chayasingh, Megna naidu and Sreedevika will appear in the lead roles of this movie which will also have Vani Viswanath, Kalpana, Seentha, Ambika Rao, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalashala Babu, Anil Murali and Sphadikam George in other important roles.The movie will be scripted by debutante Sajo Y. Panayamcode.

Planned to start its shoot by the first of next month, ‘Black Dahlia’ will be shot at Bangalore, Dehra Dun and Malaysia

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indiaglitz.com

Kamna busy in both Tamil and Telugu

After Idhaya Thirudan and Machakaran, Kamna Jethmalani is now acting in the Raghava Lawrence starrer Rajathi Raja in Tamil, which has four other heroines. The upcoming sexy young thing, whose second name is controversy, is also acting in Telugu movies.

Though Premikulu was her debut, Gopichand-starrer Ranam was when the first time Kamna Jethmalani was noticed by Telugu movie audiences. Known for her glamorous taste in costumes, she has now decided to drop her famous surname on the advice of her astrologer.

In the meanwhile, she has bagged Andamaina Abaddam opposite Raja, directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. She has also signed another untitled flick starring a debutant. Mohan Vadlaptala of Mallepoovu fame is producing it.

The actress said that she is equally busy in Tamil and Telugu and she is extremely happy that audiences in both the languages are accepting her.

'Twenty: 20’ storylines on air

With a big movie like 'Twenty:20', expecting to grace the theatres in a week, S M S and mails are spreading far and wide about the plots of the movie. The creators of the messages are also asking the recipients to forward the messages to each of their friends so that they also get an idea about the movie.

The movie makers, who were trying everything to keep the storylines in check with out being publicized, are a little astonished with the sudden dispersal of the plots. But they are not reacting to whether the spread plot is true.

Instead, every one associated with the movie is asking the people to check on theatres, whether the stories that they heard are really original.
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indiaglitz.com

'Condom Lady' Back To Tollywood

She made her entry into entertainment industry through the TV commercials and slowly progressed into music videos before she struck gold with her entry into Bollywood movies. Later on, she moved to south and stole the hearts of many with her role as Janaki in the super hit movie 'Thammudu' and by pairing up with none other than Power Star Pawan Kalyan.

She is none other than Priti Jhingiani and later on, she did appear in few movies but none of them have actually cemented her position here. So, Priti left to Bollywood, got married, did few itsy bitsy movies and also, she created a major sensation when there was news that she has given her consent for doing a commercial for a branded condom.

While that talk is still on, this pretty girl is all set for a comeback and will be seen in the new movie 'Nakshatra' that is slated to be a thriller with suspense and a bit of science. Priti's stills with bikini were recently out on the net and it now remains to be seen if she can manage to pull off a wild one with her homely and sweet face. (GreatAndhra)

Kajal Agarwal with Ntr

Heroine Kajal Agarwal is slowly going up on the steps of success. After acting with small heroes like Sumanth, Navadeep, Siva Balaji and Kalyan Ram she is now acting with big heroes like Ram Charan Tej, Allu Arjun and Ntr.

Kajal Agarwal is right now acting with Ram Charan Tej in a movie which is being directed by SS Rajamouli. This movie is still in shooting stage. She is playing the lead heroine role in this movie.

Kajal is selected as the second heroine opposite Ntr in VV Vinayak film. This role will be of the second heroine while the first heroine is Ileana. The rumour is that Ntr is playing dual roles in this movie in which one is a brahmin boy role for whom Ileana is the heroine while the other is a mass boy role for whom Kajal is the heroine.

Kajal who is right now busy shooting for Ram Charan Tej movie is trying to re-shedule her dates to accomodate Ntr film.

John Abraham makes it to “sexiest in the world” list!

All the workouts and the dieting has paid off for John Abraham.

Apart from guys and girls swooning over his hot bod and strip tease in the promos of ‘Dostana’, his chiseled body and cool attitude has now managed to grab eyeballs in the West too. John is the only Indian to feature in the ‘25 Sexiest Men’ list compiled by E! News!

In the special episode of the ‘Sexiest Men’ series, John has even made it to the elite Top 10 club where he features along with soccer star David Beckham, actor Johnny Depp, and Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the male lead of Gurinder Chadha’s ‘Bend it Like Beckham’.

John who is currently in the US shooting for Kabir Khan’s ‘New York’ says, “When people tell me I’m good-looking, my immediate reaction is to wonder if they mean it. So I just smile. At times it becomes uncomfortable, but I appreciate the compliment.”

He adds that his selection in this list is because of the kind of films and commercial endorsements, his ever-growing international fan base and the love for his craft

John making it to a list like that is no small achievement, we must say! Much like today’s birthday girl Ash being the only Indian to grab the ’sexiest eyes’ title! -(

Kaveri Jha signed for Priyadarshan's Bum Bum Bole

The latest addition to the starcast of Bum Bum Bole is Kaveri Jha, who was last seen in Hijack opposite Shiney Ahuja.

Besides Kaveri, the film stars Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta and Darsheel Safary. While Atul plays Darsheel's father, Rituparna plays his mother. Kaveri has been signed to play the role of Atul's sister.

News has it that the film runs on two parallels, one that deals with Darsheel and his faith in God, while the second is about the relationship between Kaveri and Atul.
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sify.com