Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan in an international film

The Secret History of the Dalai Lamas, which is to be directed by the French director Jan Kounen, could have Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan in the lead. The director is currently at the Cannes Film Festival where his film will be showcased. According to the film’s producer Manuel de la Roche, The Secret History of the Dalai Lamas will trace the history of the Dalai Lamas from the fourteenth century.

In an interview to the IANS, Roche had said: “We are very keen to cast the father and son duo in key roles in the film. Sharon Stone, who is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist, will step in as the narrator, while Hollywood star Richard Gere will also be involved with the project.” The film will be shot in several Indian locations including Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh

Want to join Actress Celina Jaitley

I myself am a straight woman with a whole lotta balls,” is how actress Celina Jaitly introduces herself on her blog on itimes.

Calling herself “a film star by profession and a gay rights activist by humanity,” Celina champions the cause of homosexuals and talks about how Article 377 is a hurdle in letting them live life their way.

While celebs and causes go pretty much hand in hand these days, Celina is quite serious in her intent to draw attention and support towards this issue. The actress has created a community on itimes for equal rights for the gay community, and asks everyone to join her petition to the health ministry seeking amendment to Section 377. So, let’s join Celina in her fight for equal rights. Celina wants your support. Time to act, right? To join Celina’s campaign, visit itimes.com

Actress Kareena Kapoor on the cover of Elle

Bollywood Director Aditya Chopra to direct Madhuri Dixit in next film

Madhuri Dixit's comeback to the big screen with YRF's Aaja Nachle may not have worked, but the lady is still making a lot of news. Right after I heard she was all set to play the milf in Prakash Jha's adaptation of Lolita with Ranbir Kapoor, a little birdie came and told me some more.

Apparently, Mads was approached by none other than the elusive Aditya Chopra. After DDLJ and Rab Ne... the director is ready to direct his third film. And he wants Madhuri to star in it!

A source tells me, "Last weekend, Aditya was holidaying in the US. Early one morning he approached Madhuri with a bound script at her residence in New Jersey. He started his narration of the script. Madhuri listened to it without a break. She has asked some time to think over it. The film is a women centric romance."

Saif ali Khan the producer inspired by Clint

Saif ali Khan started his Illuminati Films, after hearing the story of how Clint Eastwood started his production company

Not many people know that Saif Ali Khan is a huge fan of Clint Eastwood and has even styled his production company Illuminati Films after the Hollywood actor's production house Malpaso Productions.

Says a source close to Saif, "Clint is Saif's favorite actor and he has grown up watching Clint's films. He also has a vast DVD collection of all of his films and has adorned his Bandra office with his posters."

According to the source, "Saif ali Khan was toying with the idea of launching his own production house but was wary of taking the first step. Then one day Saif saw Clint's interview in which he narrated how he started his production house. When Clint mentioned to a friend that he wanted to produce films, his friend replied 'malpaso', which means a bad step in Spanish. But instead of deterring Clint, it spurred him to make movies he believed in and that's how he launched Malpaso Productions."

The source adds, "Saif was fascinated by the story and he woke up his business partner Dinesh Vijan in the middle of the night. He suggested to Dinesh to start working on the venture even though people may think it's a bad step."

The next step was finalising a name for production house. Says the friend, "Saif ali Khan is fond of reading Dan Brown's novels and he loved the term Illuminati from Angels And Demons."

Saif ali Khan says, "Illuminati means from darkness to light and I am fascinated by this word. I decided to name my production house Illuminati Films, as I want to make enlightening cinema. We want to make films that have our stamp – unusual love stories, edgy thrillers and any exciting unique drama. Now we are ready with our first release, a refreshing love story called Love Aaj Kal, which is directed by Imtiaz Ali."