After Deepika & Kareena, now Priyanka does it for SRK

Recently it has become a routine with SRK to have a song with all the leading Bollywood celebs in the guest appearance. It started with the superhit song of ‘Om Shanti Om’ and continued in ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’. Now, SRK does it again in his much awaited ‘Billoo Barber’. After Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor, it is Priyanka Chopra who gets to shake a leg with King Khan. Priyanka was last seen with Shahrukh in ‘Don’ and the duo set the screen afire with their song ‘Khaike Pan Banaras Wala’.

Billu Barber stars SRK, Lara Dutta and Irrfan Khan where Irrfan plays a barber, Shahrukh a superstar and Lara Dutta gets the role of Irrfan’s wife. The movie is slated for a February release.

Govinda to launch his daughter Narmada

Govinda’s career graph is on a downhill now and since her daughter Narmada is now ready to face the camera and the anxious father has decided to produce her debut film himself.

‘Narmada will launch her film career anytime in 2009. I feel today she is emotionally ready to face the camera,’ said Govinda adding, “After weighing all the pros and cons, I decided I’m the best person to produce my daughter’s debut film. I don’t want anyone else, no matter how well-meaning, to take the credit for launching my daughter.”

Govinda is considering Nikhil Advani and Shaad Ali for directing the film. “Ideally, I’d have liked Narmada to be launched by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He is among our best. But since that is not possible, we’re looking at some other names. My daughter has to be directed by someone who has a vision and an aesthetic sense and also respects the work that I do,” said the actor.

As for himself, Govinda wants to slow down his pace and has stopped signing new films or taking up rputine roles. He has decided to work only with directors who are as organised and disciplined as Mani Ratnam.

Vidya Balan under the influence of Naseeruddin Shah

Vidya Balan was overawed and intimidated when she found herself paired next to the well known actor Naseeruddin Shah Vishal Bharadwaj’s ‘Ishqiya’.

Though Vidya herself is a very fine actress, she could not find herself sitting around normally and sharing a normal conversation with him when the shot was not on. Then Naseer finally took an initiative and deliberately struck up a casual conversation with her, which broke the ice. In fact, she was so influenced by Naseer that she has worked very hard for her role and says that she has not worked so hard on a role in the longest time.

Ishqiya is being produced by Bharadwaj. The film also stars Arshad Warsi besides Balan and Naseer. Her other films include like R Balki’s ‘Pa’ and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Chenab Gandhi’.

Kingfisher airlines gone global with release of Calendar 2009

As Vijay Malaya name is synonymous to the life style and fashion in India, thus it would be routine exercise for Malaya to host glamour event like 2009 Kingfisher Calendar release party as attended by celebrity from the glamour world like Arjun Rampal, Ritu Kumar and Rahul Dev.

Like other year’s calendars this year models were also dressed in designer wears from Jean Paul Gaultier, Dean von Furstenberg, and Moschino. Atul Kasbekar shot the calendar at exquisite locations of, Thailand. This year’s calendar featured models e Moni Kangana Dutta from India, Tamara Moss (Holland and India), Nargis Fakhri (Czech Republic and Pakistan), Suisa Jongsawat (Thailand), Katya Melnikova (Russia), and Mimi Blix (Norway and Uganda).

In the own words of Mallya, “As one of the most well known and respected consumer brands in the country, Kingfisher has become synonymous with a lifestyle that encompasses some of the finest things in life. With our airline going global, this was the right time to present some of the finest models from around the globe. I am sure this year to the calendar will be a much coveted possession for one and all.”!

Just have a glimpse of some of the models from the fashion calendar.

Payal Rohatgi at the launch of her website

Payal Rohatgi shot into limelight from the oblivion with ‘Big Boss 2’, though we need not mention here the cat-fight she had with Sambhavna Seth and the way Sambhavna gave her the hell of a time on the exit interview with Pooja Bedi on Bigg Boss 2 . Sambhavna had written down the names of her notorious movies and was defending her “down market” remarks made by Payal during the show.

None the less Payal swore that its all in the past and now has buried the past by launching her official website. This was just the right time to launch her website when ‘Big Boss 2’ made her noticed and her role as a ‘full of life’ yoga instructor in the movie ‘Dil Kabaddi’ got her critical acclaim.

Check out the pics of an all green Payal Rohatgi at the launch of her website..

Juhi Chawla in a new blonde look

Juhi Chawla is one actress who is known for her versatility and bubbly nature and this time again, she is there to shock everyone with a completely different blonde look for her role in Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Luck By Chance’. In fact, it was the look of the character which impressed Juhi more than the length of the role in the film. Her blonde look has been designed by B Blunt’s Avan Contractor.

Juhi plays the character of Minty Rolly, the producer’s (Rishi Kapoor) wife.
“When Zoya offered me the role I was extremely thrilled, even though I was told it was not a big role, I dint mind, it was different from all the other characters I have played before, and that was the most exciting part. Playing Minty was so much fun! And moreover I got to color my hair blonde, which also was something I had never done before.” says Juhi.

Luck By Chance is produced by Excel Entertainment in association with Big Pictures and marks the directorial debut of Zoya Akhtar and stars Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Isha Sharvani, Sanjay Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia and Hrithik Roshan. It is slated to release on the 30th of January 2009.

Celina Jaitley as the cover girl of ‘Stuff’

There is no denying the fact that our Bollywood hotbod has been truly gifted by God as a perfect beauty. And when a gorgeous beauty comes alongside latest gadgets, the combination goes deadly. So, get ready for this deadly combo in the latest issue of ‘Stuff’ where Celina shows her stuff on the cover and inside pages and the way she displays her love for the latest gadgets gizmos like iPhone and ipod. Check out looking dazzling in a green dress with dangling red earrings on the covers of ‘Stuff’.

A golden ‘Ghajini’ statue for Aamir Khan

‘Ghajini’ had everything new about it- be it a very unique storyline, be it Aamir’s new hairstyle, be it the innovative way of promoting it, be it the launch of Van Huesen ‘Ghajini’ line and the latest being the never before heard gesture of appreciation from producer Madhu Mantena to Aamir Khan.

Madhu Mantena presented a solid-gold statue to Aamir designed specially to resemble Aamir’s Ghajini look at the party held to celebrate the film’s success earlier this week.

“8 abs included. We can see all 8 of them on the statue,” Mantena states proudly.

The statuette is pure gold and probably cost the producer close to Rs. 70-80 lakhs though he isn’t telling.

“It has certain amount of other metal to make it malleable. Solid gold wouldn’t allow the identical Ghajini shape to be done in gold. But the idea was to create an Oscar-sized statue exclusively for Ghajini. Aamir knew he was getting a trophy. But he didn’t know it would be golden and with his Ghajini’s look. He was overwhelmed,” says Mantena.

Director Murugadoss was also given a statue, though far less hefty and golden than Aamir’s, but of course including the 8-abs.

Desiclub Swimsuit Calendar, a cheering welcome to 2009

New air arrival comes on fashion scene with glamorous calendar release showcasing models in either swimsuit or Bikini at least each model for a month to be hanged around on the wall of your drawing room. After the so talked about release of Kingfisher fashion calendar’s release. Next is the number of Desiclub Swimsuit Calendar designed by desiclub.com, a leading networking portal for Indians in the United States.

This year’s calendar has models of ethnic Indian origin. According to the words of Tania Mehra one of the models in this calendar, “Ask me about the Krebs cycle or various Biological processes and I’ll be sure to fill you in but ask me to figure out how to put those intricate swimsuits on and you’ll have me stumped”. She seems quite frank about her appearance on the calendar.

Anyway enjoy the hot pics form the calendar.

Kareena Kapoor backs out from ‘Five Divas’

Kareena Kapoor has taken a new resolution it seems. The actress has decided to cut down her on-stage performances at award functions and also she will no longer perform at private parties.

In keeping with this resolution, Kareena backed out from the final performance at Screen Film Awards on Wednesday night where she was to perform with other actresses like Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone.

The act, titled ‘Five Divas’, is to be the highlight of the evening. But now it is being re-titled ‘Four Divas’ because Kareena has backed out even though the TV promos of the act are being aired.

Though Bebo has not given an official explanation for her decision, yet this act of hers is being seen as her snub to actresses like Bipasha, Katrina and Deepika.

Neetu Chandra gets mercury soaring for ‘Maxim’

Neetu Chandra was last seen in ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye’ in her track suits and sarees. So, she decided to go for a change and shock everyone with her dare-bare shoot for ‘Maxim’. However, the shoot is not for the cover, but for a full fledged feature in the magazine.

However, Neetu doesn’t find this shoot very shocking as she has already worn swimsuits in her earlier films. She says, “Don’t be so shocked; it isn’t that scandalous after all. Maxim approached me to do the photo shoot. I thought to myself that when I am quite comfortable to do so many different kinds of characters anyways in my films then why not be a face for this photo shoot as well? I have worn swimsuit in my very first film [Garam Masala] so there was no big deal in doing it again. For the Maxim shoot, it was quite a collaborative act and I worked with the costume designer to arrive at a final look for me.”

When asked if she was comfortable with the shoot, Neetu says, “Quite comfortable because I am someone who doesn’t believe in the concept of ‘Size Zero’. I believe that for a woman, her curves and curls should be in the right place. I have been getting calls appreciating my approach towards the shoot. Of course, people have found me quite sensuous and hot. The credit for that should also go to the magazine which is quite creative in itself and photographer R. Burman who was excellent behind the camera.”

High-flying Akshay Kumar flew kites on Makar Sankranti!!

With the New Year party hangover still in the air, the festive mood is rejuvenated with Lohri and Makar Sankranti that marks the beginning of the harvest season all over India. People celebrate these festivals with their family and friends with bon fires, peanuts and rewari and also kite flying.
Our very own superstar Akshay Kumar was seen on the Roxy Cinema Terrace, marking the occasion, flying kites and promoting his latest movie- “Chandani Chowk to China”. Our stud is sure Jack and Master of all trades!!
There were some apparently not noticeable movie posters attached to the table where Akshay was observed helping the kids to get the kites ready and also flying one of his own! He sure looked super striking flying those kites!! Check it out!

Nokia 15th Annual Star Screen Awards

It was a grand celestial affair at Nokia15th annual Star Screen Awards with all the tinsel town stars ascending at the red carpet festivities! The occasion was graced by the presence of the hottest flavors of the season- Asin, Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padkone, Prachi Desai, Minissha Lamba, Tabu, Amrita Rao, Celina Jaitley, UK rapper Hard Kaur and of course, Katrina Kaif in a dazzling red silk gown! However the list of our studs was no less glamorous (the ingredient of glamour added by their wives of course!) - Akshay Kumar with wife Twinkle Khanna; Arjun Rampal with wife Mehr and Farhan Akhtar with his family. Well, the list goes on… All celebrities were extremely well dressed and had a rocking time with some awesome and fun filled performances and awards. Check out the winners and also the shots of some of the celebrities adorning the event.

Best Film
Jodhaa Akbar

Best Director
Ashutosh Gowarikar - Jodhaa Akbar
Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday!

Best Actor (Male)
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor (Female)
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Arjun Rampal - Rock On!!

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Shahana Goswami - Rock On!!

Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female)
Akshaye Khanna - Race

Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male/Female)
Tusshar Kapoor - Golmaal Returns

Best Background Music
A. R. Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Music
A. R. Rahman - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na

Best Playback Singer (Male)
KK - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)

Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shilpa Rao - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)

Best Lyrics
Anvita Dutt Guptan - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)

Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
Farhan Akhtar - Rock On!!

Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
Asin Thottumkal - Ghajini

Best Story
Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday!

Best Screenplay
Shiraz Ahmed - Race

Best Editing
Rock On!!

Best Art Direction
Rock On!!

Best Cinematography
Rock On!!

Best Popular Actor Award
Akshay Kumar - Singh Is Kinng

Best Popular Actress Award
Aishwarya Rai - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Animation Film
Roadside Romeo

Best Jodi
John Abraham - Abhishek Bachchan (Dostana)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Sanjay Khan

Ramnath Goenka Award
A Wednesday!