World Of Celebs: November 2008

Monday, November 17, 2008

Bikini tops for Priyanka, shorts for John!

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Karan Johar's films have always been stylish, thanks to the ace designers he ropes in. And Dostana is no different. In fact, truth be told, the producer has outdone himself. The cast comprising of Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan never looked so eye-poppingly good as they did in the promos doing the rounds.

And it is all thanks to designers Akki Narula and Manish Malhotra. Read on as they tell Nithya Ramani how they worked their magic. Excerpts: Priyanka's sexy look -Designer: Manish Malhotra -As the movie is based in Miami, a place full sun, surf and sand, we decided to go with the holiday look. Priyanka's character is a fashion editor, hence her clothes need to be stylish and chic.

When it comes to colours, Priyanka always prefers grey, black and white. But for Dostana, we decided to experiment with bright solid colours like the ones in the citrus family. Keeping her chic look in mind, we decided to tone down the accessories. You will notice that none of her dresses have any embroidery or designs either. All her outfits are mainly in satin, chiffon and georgette.

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'Gaddar' boy Neil to go behind bars!

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The handsome 'Gaddar' of Bollywood Neil Nitin Mukesh will go behind the bars! No not because for any crime (as you must have thought so) but for research purpose. Apparently Neil who is all set to star in realistic filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's forthcoming venture JAIL is planning to do some rummage around on prisoner's life and how the life looks from behind the bars.

And it was none other than our prolific filmmaker Madhur's idea to have some research done beforehand, who keeps a very realistic approach towards his films and prefers his actors also follow that. Madhur had reportedly asked Neil to watch some of the renowned Hollywood films set in prisons and very obediently Neil followed it. After going through various movies on prison life now the actor will soon visit some of the prisons to get a practical exposure of the same. Meanwhile all we can do is wait for this Gaddar to move in JAIL!

Priyanka Chopra's encounters with gays

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Actress Priyanka Chopra is no doubt a beauty with brain. Many of her counterparts would back off projects that have gay characters but she seems to love working with them if her last two films are any indication..

Priyanka encountered with many gay characters in the recently released Fashion. Even Mugdha Godse, one of the female lead actors in the film, is married to a gay. As if that was not enough, Priyanka has to deal with gays in the film Dostana, which is releasing today.

The news is doing the rounds that lead actors John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan are playing gay characters in Dostana produced by Karan Johar and directed by Tarun Mansukhani.

Kareena To Be Amrita's Bridesmaid

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The buzz is that the 'Khan'daan hanger-on Amrita Arora is fed up being in the forever struggling mode (only doing movies with family and friends like Kareena) and is set to get married soon.

Close friends of the actress has claimed that this time it's for real and unlike the short term serial dating she did with the likes of Kamaal Khan, Ashmit Patel, Upen Patel and Usman Afzal.The object of Amu's affection is Hyderabadi businessman Shakeel Ladak this time round.

The big fat wedding is supposed to take place in March 2009 but she's not willing to confirm or deny the news. She maintains that she'll divulge things when everything is fine. Maybe she's getting superstitious and too possessive about the whole thing.

The word is that banquet halls are being hunted for. There is supposed to be a grand reception in Mumbai, while the marriage itself will be a beautiful church wedding in Goa – something that Amrita has always wanted.There is a strong chance that best friend Kareena is set to turn bridesmaid at the Goan do.This one is sure to be a true blue filmi shaadi!

Anil Kapoor is Oscar bound

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Slumdog Millionare, a Hollywood production starring Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, directed by Danny Boyle of Trainspotting fame is being touted as a possible contender for the Oscars next year. The film is based Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A.

The movie has already won the people's choice awards at the Toronto Film Festival. Made with a modest budget of 15 million dollars, the film tells the gritty story of a slum dweller, who wins a TV game show - an indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Actor Anil Kapoor plays the TV show's host and Dev Patel essays the role of the slum dweller. The movie also stars Irrfan Khan.Slumdog Millionare hits the screens internationally today.

Lara Dutta writes a script for herself

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Not happy with uninspiring roles being offered by filmmakers these days, actress Lara Dutta has now written a script for herself!"What prompted me to write a script for myself? Scriptwriters in Bollywood aren't writing anything in depth for a woman. Invariably the scripts glorify the hero while the heroine is the love interest. And the women-oriented films are half-baked attempts at feminist statements. Both to me are uninspiring," Lara said.

So will she take to direction as well?"No I'm not ready to direct yet. And I can't wait to start my film. I've done two drafts. And I think it needs one more draft, then I'm ready," she said.But, interestingly, Lara hasn't written a woman-oriented film.

"It has equal space for the male and female protagonists. It's not one of those feminist, in-your-face women's films. The male lead will have a lot to contribute to my film.

The Kapoor 'Bahurani' Deepika Snubs Saif

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We've heard of actors giving a limb for a role. But an eye? That's precisely what would have happened if she had tried to look any more Chinese for Chandni Chowk To China.

"I don't know how or why Nikhil Advani though of a South Indian with big round eyes to play Chinese. But he did cast me. I play a half-Chinese and half-Indian.. And to get my eyes to look less big and rounded and more slanted some special makeup artistes were brought in.

They suggested tapes to stick around my eyes."Deepika then consulted her doctors. "And they cut the idea down in time. My doctors said if I stick those tapes on my eyes for twelve hours a day the shape of my face would change forever and I'd end up looking Chinese for the rest of my life. So instead we got my makeup artiste Mallika Bhatt to do my eye makeup in such a way that my eyes looked slanted."

Kareena Kapoor hates Aishwarya Rai

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Welcome to the mother of all tabloid hogging quotes - this one takes the cake, the cook, and the whole bakery.Waif Queen Kareena Kapoor let slip that she can't stand the sight, sound and the fragrance of Bollywood Queen Aishwarya Rai. Rowwrr! Who wants to see a cat fight?

So why is there no love lost between Kareena and Aishwarya? Now the first thought that flashes in the brain cortex is that Kareena didn't find it funny when Abhishek Bachchan broke her sister Karishma Kapoor's heart to begin with. And then along came Aishwarya Rai and became more famous than her. And then she went on to marry Abhishek! That (unmentionable)!And what do you know, Amitabh Bachchan and wifey Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan rubbed the large grains of salt in by mentioning that Karishma was NOT HOMELY ENOUGH for their likes. Ouch!

It doesn't help Kareena's temper that Aishwarya Rai is still the most beautiful woman in the world, and despite being older than Kareena, she is more popular, more bankable and arguably a better actress. And hold on to your eyeballs for this - Kareena Kapoor didn't turn down a role with Johnny Depp because of date problems, but because of Aishwarya Rai!What? How?? To answer that, here's an explanatory quote from from a source, "Three years ago, Gurinder Chadda who offered her this role, wanted Kareena for Bride & Prejudice.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Leaked: The Story of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

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Aditya Chopra’s well guarded secret… the story of his forthcoming flick starring Shahrukh Khan and newcomer Anushka Sharma is finally out.Shahrukh Khan’s different look, that of an ordinary boring government employee has evoked quite some curiosity from people and now that the story is out, all curiosity will fizz out.

A source at the Yash Raj Films revealed on the condition of anonymity that RNBDJ is a romantic tale of an older man Shahrukh Khan his young teenage bride. The source says,

“There is a big age difference between them and they are not what you’d call a perfect couple. They are merely stretching their marriage with no real romance in between them. They are two very different people. There’s a reality dance show called Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi — which is the main backdrop of the movie. The show is on the lines of popular television show, Nach Baliye.”
The source continues, “Anushka wants to take part in the dance competition but she can’t because her husband is an old and not hip and happening. She fears that if she dances with him, she will lose the show and become the laughing stock among all her friends, who are taking part in the same. Shah Rukh over hears his wife’s problem and decides to go in for a makeover. He then watches some movies and changes his image completely and comes back to the show and woos Anushka off her feet. All the way through the dance competition, she keeps on falling in love with this new and improved Shah Rukh, without once realising that the man she is dancing with is her real husband.”

Priyanka Chopra In Bikini

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Super Sexy former Miss World Priyanka Chopra who floored the audiences with her dare-bare performance in Fashion is waiting anxiously for audiences reaction to Dostana, which is her next release.The leggy lass has confessed working hard on her body for the film. She says,

“For Fashion, I had to put on six kilos and later had to shed chip by chip as the character progressed in the film. My body structure in Dostana is more toned than in Fashion as it is a completely beach film. I’ve worked very hard on my body.”
Since its a complete beach film, we would find Priyanka Chopra dressed chic and minimal clothes apart from bikinis.

Sushmita Sen To Play Benazir Bhutto

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Sushmita Sen has been recently offered the role of Pakistan’s former lady Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto by two prominent Pakistani producers Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai.This film would be a bilingual film made in both English and Urdu and would be shot lavishly in Pakistan and England.

Apparently, Sushmita is working hard for her character. She is reading up extensively on the life of Benzir Bhutto and also working on her Urdu diction. (no wonder there was all that annoyingly excessive use of subhanallah and mashallah in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena)

Sushmita earlier declared her love for historical character and period flicks. We hope atleast this film will soar her popularity in Bollywood.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

007 Quantum Of Solace- Review

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This film catches Ian Fleming's hero on the run, keeps him running, and zips along with a jolting, almost offensive velocity, catching its ragged breath in the rare opportunity for dialogue. Fans of the series who like to slow down and savour the scenery, enjoying a drip-feed of dodgy innuendo, may consider this a rude awakening - it's the shortest Bond movie to date, and easily the most terse.

It's briefly to London for some Paul Haggis-scripted soundbites about our changing planet, and then to Haiti, where we meet pouting Bolivian agent Camille (Olga Kurylenko) and villain du jour Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a petulant eco-criminal busily finessing the oil and water reserves of South America for his own gain. Amalric, who with every goggle-eyed smirk cements his credentials to star in a Roman Polanski biopic, brings a wickedly childish spite to this role, certainly proving a more interesting foil to Bond than his latest foxy-but-cross female sidekick.

James, of course, is still hung up over the betrayal and demise of Vesper in the last instalment, motivating a morose six-martini binge while he's flying across the Atlantic, as well as his avoidance here of any serious entanglements, save those in stray lengths of rope dangling from the roofs of Tuscan churches. He isn't alone: Camille, having had her family raped and burnt alive by a deposed Bolivian dictator, also has her mind on other things. Instead, there's a just-for-fun fling with MI6 emissary Gemma Arterton, who pitches up looking like a John le Carré strippogram in a trenchcoat, and exits in a homage to Shirley Goldfinger Eaton which had me reaching for bad oil puns. Crude? Unrefined? It's not exactly slick.

What's clever, and slick, and even a little ingenious about the movie, though, is how it postpones Bond's Vesper vendetta by submerging it beneath his present tasks - he gets an angry kick out of scuttling this international cabal of utility profiteers, who in the barmiest conceit get to negotiate through earpieces while seated for a state-of-the-art production of Tosca.

If there was any remaining doubt that the world is bartered and sold by people who can afford opera tickets, it's roundly dispelled, though how Amalric persuades his backers that Haiti, of all places, is some kind of model example for neocapitalist progress leaves us just a little foxed. "I don't give a s--- about the CIA," announces Judi Dench, inimitably, but it's not the best line in the movie: those are all the ones on Daniel Craig's face, particularly the deep vertical groove between his eyebrows when he's found yet another score to settle.

Quantum of Solace offers next to no solace, and the movie takes more part as a Drama, the story line drags at times and we cant hear the 007's Theme music at any time.

Rating : 2.5/5

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Friday, November 7, 2008

SRK double dhamaka for Rab Ne..

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SRK has confirmed the rumors that he is indeed playing a double role in his forthcoming Yash Raj flick Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

King Khan reveals, “When Adi narrated this story to me, I loved it. I didn’t think he wanted me for the lead role though, because he always narrated his stories to me, in spite of people thinking that we don’t get along. One of the characters, Surendra Sahni, is this normal man who is secure in his skin. He is an ordinary man who has an extraordinary story to tell. He is truly secure in his skin. I like such people.”

When Preity Zinta got slapped

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Preity Zinta must have bagged the award for the best actress for her role as an abused wife in her flick Heaven on Earth, but she felt extremely humiliated when her co-star Vansh Bhardwaj, who enacted the role of her abusive hubby, mistakenly slapped her for real.

She says, “When we were shooting the film, there was a scene where my co-star had to slap me and, of course, it was a mistake as he took one step forward and actually went smack across my face.”
It was the most humiliating experience of my life because everyone saw me getting slapped.”

Bollywood actors have stage fright!

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Far away in New York, Katie Holmes is winning hearts with her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, following in the footsteps of Julia Roberts and Al Pacino who have dominated the stage and screen with equal élan.

However, in India theatre directors are not too keen on having movie stars on stage. They feel Bollywood stars are ‘too indisciplined’ to fit into a stage actor’s shoes. Veteran theatre director, Alyque Padamsee rubbishes the thought that the presence of Bollywood actors can provide an impetus to an art form that commands only a niche audience.

He says, “The bar of good actors who can act well in both cinema and the stage has been set by stalwarts like Anupam Kher, Farooq Sheikh, Naseeruddin Shah and their likes. However, when film actors are just shoved into a play to try and get a hit, it brings a bad name to everyone associated with theatre.” He adds, “Blame it on the lack of discipline. Stage acting requires discipline that most Bollywood actors don’t have.”

Kareena Kapoor covers Hi Blitz

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We are talking about none other than the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor who is probably enjoying the best phase of her life. Bebo, as she is fondly known as, also features as the cover-girl of fashion magazine 'Hi Blitz' in the November 2008 issue. Bollywood Hungama brings you some snapshots of the Kapoor babe who is surely the flavor of the season.

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Hrithik’s look for Kites

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Hrithik Roshan from a long time has been sporting long locks, since his Krissh days, but the locks have turned auburn and seems like he has taken cue from good friend Abhishek Bachchan and is seen sporting a thick stubble these days.

Well the actor’s new look is for his film Kites. Some people are drooling over his new look and some think that he is suffering from some disease and hence the weak look.

However wife Sussane is completely bowled over by her hubby’s look.

Kangana Ranaut on her breast popping scene

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Kangana Ranaut’s breast popping scene from her latest flick Fashion was the turning point in the movie for her as she goes in depression after the very same incident. The scene might have been blurred by the censor officials but it throws the right impact on the audience.

Kangana says, “The wardrobe malfunction scene, I am told made the audiences weep for me. I always knew from the beginning that ‘Shonali’s character was made for me. Madhur had told me, “‘Kangana, I don’t know where I would have gone if you wouldn’t have done the role of Shonali. I had no actress other than you in mind for Shonali.” I too always knew that Shonali’s character was made for me. I was guaranteed that the role belonged to me and I knew only I could do it, nobody else could. As far as the scene is concerned, it was like any other scene for me. I was not naked. I didn’t send anyone out as was reported by many publications.”

When SRK met Imran Khan

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Well we are not talking about current heartthrob Imran Khan but the ex-Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan. The two Pathans had a whale of time as they attended the Cartier event together. Others attending the event were Yuvraaj Singh, Sophie Chaudhary and Minissha Lamba.

Priyanka Chopra doesn’t mind playing a lesbian

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Priyanka Chopra is a hot property these days, forger about her last three misses, coz she has just hit the jackpot with Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion and then there is Dostana in the queue with hot men John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan who are happy and gay(pun intended).

When quizzed is she would turn gay for a role, pat came the reply, “Why not? I would toy with the idea of playing a lesbian character if the role was well written and the script was rock solid. I’m all for equality and gay rights anyway.”
The hot Chopra girl also revealed about her hot gold swimwear for the flick, saying, “You see, I like playing different characters on-screen; in real life I try being as much ‘me’ as possible. The character, the film, the location – were all right. And in this case, it wasn’t so much the swimsuit being tailored for me as me being inspired by the swimsuit. Manish (Malhotra) got hold of this stunning gold swimwear and I was so floored that I worked at getting into it, the rest is history.I wore a swimsuit and rose from the sea ‘coz it was different too.”

Sneha Ullal- Aishwarya carbon copy

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Sneha Ullal made her debut with Salman Khan in Lucky- No Time for Love, and ever since has been called as Aishwarya Rai’s look alike.

The actress( who is not well known on our blog) was recently in Delhi for the promotion of her upcoming flick , Kash Mere Hote and was visibly irritated when she was addressed as the world’s most beautiful lady’s look alike.

The actress after wrapping up the promotion, was walking back towards her car, when somebody shouted,‘Oh! She looks like Aishwarya!”

Singh is Kinng sequel in row

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With the box-office success of Singh is Kinng , producer Vipul Shah has put on his thinking cap again and has decided to churn out a sequel for the movie

starring none other than the real Kinng, Akshay Kumar.

HE says, “After doing Waqt, Namastey London and Singh is Kinng, we had to do something that would take us into another zone. My next film with Akshay pushes the envelope even more. After that there’s the Singh Is Kinng sequel which I’d like Anees Bazmi to direct. But he’s very busy. So it depends on him.”

Celina Jaitely turns into a stripper

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Celina Jaitely is always known for her daring acts more than her acting. And now the actress is getting to fulfill her wish of more skin show, with her upcoming movie, Showman where she plays a stripper.

The hot babe says, “I am playing this girl born to an English man and Indian woman. She unfortunately comes from a very poor family background in London. She has grown up to be a stripper in a night club and a con artist. Basically her main aim is to own a night club.”

Salman Khan Is Unromantic Says Katrina Kaif

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As they get ready for the release of their forthcoming film Yuvraaj, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif gave their first joint interview and answered questions about their love life for the first time.When Katrina was asked whether Salman was a very romantic boyfriend and she promptly replied,

“No. He is not romantic at all. He keeps it all for the screen.”
This will be their first serious romance and Katrina confesses that their ideas of romance are very different from each others’.

“I want to go for holidays, but he says its boring to be alone together. He hates candlelight dinners. He wants his food to be ready on the table when he reaches a restaurant. He likes to be surrounded by people.”
Katrina also spoke about what she likes about Salman, except for the fact that he is a good looking man,

She says, “Earlier I used to think, models were drop dead lookers. But today I cherish a complete personality. But I cannot deny that Salman and I had an instant connection when we met. I thought he was a striking personality.”
Salman was asked who he thinks of as the most beautiful woman in the world and guess what he replied -

“Whoever I have gone out with or I am going out with now, is the one.”

Bond Wants A Quantum of Bollywood

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Indian film industry is the largest film industry in the world that churns out over a 1000 films annually. And guess who is really interested in working in Bollywood or Hindi films - the new Bond Daniel Craig.

“I am open to offers from India but unfortunately till now nothing has been put across me by the film fraternity of India… Till now I haven’t been fortunate enough to get hold of an Indian movie. But yes, I will be very honored and excited to work with an Indian actor or actress on any given chance. I also feel very obliged for the immense popularity which I enjoy in this part of the world,” said Craig.

Preity Zinta Gets One Tight Slap!

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Preity Zinta got a nice resonant tight slap by her co-star while she was shooting for her film ‘Heaven On Earth’ and she said its the most humiliating experience of her life.

“When we were shooting the film, there was a scene where my co-star had to slap me and, of course, it was a mistake as he took one step forward and actually went smack across my face. It was the most humiliating experience of my life because everyone saw me getting slapped,” Preity told IANS.
But this mishap, Preity says, has brought her closer to her role in the film, that bagged her the prestigious Silver Hugo Award for best actress in the Feature Film Competition section at the 44th Chicago International Film Festival.

“It changed my whole perception towards my role and I realised that it’s so terrible to strip a woman of her spirit. It’s better to die than to let your spirit die. This film took me to another zone; it just shattered me because I am someone who would immediately stand up for myself,” she said.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

'Golmaal Returns' faces copyright violation charge

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The comedy film "Golmaal Returns" is a copy of the 1973 production "Aaj Ki Taza Khabar", a complainant told a film producers' forum Tuesday.

Shakuntala Bhatia lodged a complaint with the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) that "Golmaal Returns", which was released Oct 29, was a direct copy of her husband, producer Rajendra Bhatia's "Aaj Ki Taza Khabar", starring Kiran Kumar, Radha Saluja and Asrani.

She said she came to know of the similarities of the stories between the two movies only after she read reviews of "Golmaal Returns" in a Bollywood trade magazine Monday. She substantiated her claim, saying the reviewers had also noted as much in their magazines.

Bhatia claimed a compensation of Rs.50 million from "Golmaal Returns" producer Shree Asthavinayak Cine Vision as Kiron Production, headed by her, was in the process of re-making "Aaj Ki Taza Khabar".

"Golmaal Returns", starring Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Tushar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Arshad Warsi, Celina Jaitley and Amrita Arora and directed by Rohit Shetty, has already raked in Rs.450 million from domestic box-office with additional $10 million from the overseas market, according to Indian Films, which owns the movie's rights.

The movie's story has been credited to Yunus Sajawal and it has been advertised as a sequel to Rohit Shetty's 2006 production, "Golmaal."

Filmmaker B.R. Chopra dead

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Legendary Filmmaker B.R. Chopra died here Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 95 years old, a family source said.

Chopra died at 8.15 a.m. at his residence in Juhu. His funeral will be held at 4.30 p.m.

A winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Chopra had made successful films like "Naya Daur", "Gumrah", "Humraaz", "Dhundh", "Insaaf ka Tarazoo" and "Nikah".

He is survived by his son filmmaker Ravi Chopra and two daughters Shashi and Neena.

Payal copies Aishwarya Rai

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Payal copies Aishwarya Rai

Payal Rohatagi knows for sure how to grab eyeballs. And this time she has copied Ash costumes from head to toe from the famous Kajra Re song (from Yash Chopra’s film Bunti Aur Babli) for her forthcoming movie Dil Kabbadi.

Payal’s character in Dil Kabbadi is of a yoga instructor, who is having an extra marital affair with Irfan Khan, and together they are play-acting various roles to spice up their affair. In this particular sequence they enact the Kajra Re sequence.

“The central idea behind this song was identification with the audience, explains debutant director,” Anil Sharma.

“Irfan and Payal play games in bedroom and play act several roles… we wanted sequences or acts that audience could identify with and Kajra Re won hands down,” he adds.

Said Payal Rohatagi before heading for Bigg Boss’ house where she is going stay for a week, “I was extremely excited for this song called Good Night… This song will show me sporting different looks and one of the look is where I do the mujra act. It is very special to me as my entire look is very different to what I have ever looked till now. My outfit is similar to that of Aishwarya’s in the Kajra Re Song. I really enjoyed doing the song with Irfan. He dances really well and has added the required humour to the song. I love my look….”

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Will Smith wants Ash for his crossover flick

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Will Smith is a self-confessed fan of Bollywood cinema and Aishwarya Rai and now he his toying with the idea of a crossover flick starring himself, Aishwarya Rai and Anil Kapoor.

A source reveals, “Will has been coming to India every few months and is scouting for actors and places. He already has a script in mind and now has approached a handful of Indian actors. Two of them being Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.”
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle was recently heard saying, “While we were filming there, Will Smith came over twice. There’s a massive coming together of Bollywood and Hollywood. It’ll only take one person to bring them together and it will be huge.”
When Anil Kapoor was quizzed about the same, he said, “Yes, he came to visit us. He came to my residence. Very nice chap.”

Priyanka Chopra on Verve

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Priyanka Chopra graces the cover of November issue of Verve magazine wearing a stunning Christian Dior gown.

Fitness Freak Kareena Impresses Aamir Khan

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Kareena Kapoor, in her new skinny avatar, was dismissed as anorexic by many. But look what Kareena has won herself - an admirer none other than Aamir Khan.

Aamir Khan who is known to keep to himself while shooting for his films apparently shared a great rapport with Bebo and they would have long conversations over fitness.

Aamir talking to a news daily exclaimed, “Kareena has a great body. She is a fitness freak and her devotion towards her workouts has definitely made an impact on me.”
Aila!

Ash Celebrates Birthday With Abhishek In Kerala

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Aishwarya Rai celebrated her most romantic birthday in the wilderness of Kochi, Kerala, with her husband Abhishek Bachchan. This was all she could wish for on her birthday.

She said, “In a way I couldn’t have asked for more. It’s a beautiful green paradise here. We started shooting just a day ago. And we already feel those vibes of an extraordinary happening. And my husband is with me.
So is my most favorite director (Mani Ratnam) who directed us in in one of our best films together (Guru) and who incidentally also happens to be my first director. And we’re working on the most beautiful film that we could ever hope for. What better birthday could I as for?”
Ask her what she has asked for as a birthday gift and she says,

“Ha, ” laughs lovely diva, “You know me. I don’t ask for anything. I already have everything that I could possibly want without asking for. And like I said I’m with the love of my life in the wilderness.
Sadly no one will be able to get through to me where I’m shooting. But all the sms, prayers and love will be with me when I return to civilization in the evening tomorrow. Yeah I miss my family on my birthday. But then I can’t have it all, can I?”

Shahrukh Cuts His Cake And Eats It Too

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Shahrukh Khan once again woke up on his birthday to be mobbed with fans and well-wishers who gathered outside his home Mannat in Mumbai to wish him. He came out of the balcony and waved out to his fans.Later he hosted a press conference where he was presented a cake by CNN IBN and he cut it with the media men his fans watching him all across the globe, celebrate his 43rd birthday.

Yukta Mookhey Gets Married

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Former Miss World Yukta Mookhey got married yesterday to her fiance Prince Tuli.The marriage took place at a Gurudwara on the Nagpur-Jabalpur highway in traditional Pujabi style in presence of close friends and relatives from both sides.

Yukta Mookhey wore simple Punjabi Salwar Kameez and exchanged vows with Tuli. Prince Tuli is the son of Bachetar and Harminder Kaur Tuli. He supposed to be into hotel, automobile, fuel, tourism businesses in India and abroad.

Fashion exposes Bhandarkars limitations

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Fashion” was expected to expose the cold realities of India’s fashion industry, but it ends up revealing Madhur Bhandarkar’s limitations as a writer and director.Just like his last two films, “Corporate” and “Traffic Signal”, in “Fashion” too Bhandarkar skims the surface instead of digging deep. For those who are aware of his style of filmmaking, it is a predictable narrative.

The movie, touted as his costliest and most glamorous so far, is said to be doing well at the box office. But it doesn’t go into the heart of the industry, such as the business aspect, the intricate backstage work that goes into shows and aspects of design.“Fashion” shows modelling as a dazzling profession on the outside but as brutal from inside and this is one of the drawbacks of the film. Every profession has its merits and demerits and perhaps the director shouldn’t have demonised modelling the way he has done in the movie.

Another problem with the storyline is that despite being successful, the two starry-eyed girls from small towns played by Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut are often shown as leading miserable personal lives - a cliche if there ever was one.Kangana, whose character is reportedly modelled on real life model Geetanjali Nagpal, is a high-profile model with loads of attitude. She indulges in drugs, leading to her downfall. Priyanka too goes through the same.

In reality, there are several successful models leading a normal and contented life.Another flaw is that Bhandarkar portrays virtually all male designers as gay.It may be certainly an uphill task to have a gripping storyline about people changing their clothes frequently - there are 11 character-based ramp walks and Priyanka has 137 dress changes in the film!

Bhandarkar, whose “Chandni Bar” and “Page 3″ showed the stark reality of the lives of bar dancers and high profile socialites, could have made the film more arresting and informative with greater detailing and research.From the beginning, the movie throws the viewer into the chaos of the fashion world but leaves viewers looking for more meat.

Bhandarkar, who co-scripted the story with Anuradha Tiwari and Ajay Monga, fails to capture the intricacies of the fashion world. Bhandarkar’s “Fashion” will perhaps be remembered as just another superficial movie on the style industry like Hollywood’s “Gia”.

Bollywood star sheds the flab for new film role

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Abhishek Bachchan who is always known to be on a little heavier side has bid a good adieu to his fat by becoming 15 kgs lesser in weight for his character in Mani Ratnam's Ravan. Not only his body but his hair has also been trimmed to give his character a real feel.

A source reveals, "Mani Ratnam wants Abhishek to have a chiseled body for the role of Ravan. This is why Abhishek is working hard on his body. Mani also suggested that Abhishek sport a crew cut so that he looks convincing as Ravan. Hakim Alim has worked on Abhishek's new hairstyle."

"Most of the actors including Abhishek Bachchan and Ravi Kishan have got this haircut. They all look so different now."Well it would be great to watch a chiseled Abhishek Bachchan, after a long long time, his unshaven fat look was getting quite boring for us.

Saifs Rock Star

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“My fingers are seriously cut. I want to play with a group of friends, jamming and enjoying myself without any care in the world.”

Imtiaz Ali, who has just directed Saif Ali Khan’s untitled home production, has offered Saif a chance to make his dream come true. He may soon have his own Rock On!! kind of musical film to play the lead. Says Saif, “It’s a film called Rock Star.

I don’t know if I’m equipped to handle it. It’s easy to call any star a rock star. But it’s more about lifestyle.” Saif wants to work on the attitude and the guitar before doing Rock Star.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Govinda to undergo surgery

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Govinda has finally realized the importance of looks in Bollywood industry and is all set to go under the knife to become a Bollywood hunk.

Govinda says,“I’m thinking of going in for corrective surgery for my skin and face. Looks sell. And I need to look my best.My friends have sweet-talked me into it. However, before the surgery, I have to complete my current assignments. Most are either on the verge of completion or release. I have seven releases in the next one year after which I want to come back with an entirely different look,”
After realizing his so-called potential, Chi Chi is also planning to do away with comedy flicks and wants to concentrate on other genres of acting, “I’ve done action films in the past like Hatya and Shola Aur Shabnam but they weren’t proper action films. I want to work in an action film with stunts of international caliber and I won’t plunge into it without being fully prepared. I’ve already lost a lot of weight. But it isn’t enough. I want to lose some more.”

Imran Khan causes trouble for Salman Khan

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Imran Khan’s disastrous Kidnap has caused worry to Salman Khan as the distributors for his next flick London dreams have decided not to distribute the film. Initially before Kidnap, London Dreams was expected to receive Rs 120 crore.

An insider says, “Studio 18 suffered a big dent in its pocket due to the box-office failure of Kidnap. Add to this the current market crash and they decided not to venture into anything extravagant at least for the time being.”
Another source reveals, “Studio 18 will not be distributing London Dreams now. Although Studio 18 was in talks with Vipul, they had not signed on the dotted line. But, the talks fell through because of the prevailing bleak market conditions.”

Fashion Movie Review

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mughda Godse, Arbaaz Khan, Kitu Gidwani, Arjan Bajwa

For all that hype around Madhur Bhandarkar exposing the Fashion Industry and its crude realities in this film, sorry to say - Fashion is not as hard-hitting as Chandni Bar or Page 3.The film is built around clichés and stereotypes, which were obviously not expected, not from Madhur at least.

The story revolves around Meghna Mathur (Priyanka Chopra), a middle-class girl from small-town Chandigarh who dreams of becoming a model after winning a local beauty contest. The story is about how she reaches the top and falls from there only bounce back and regain her stardom. Parallel to her is Shonali Gujral (Kangana Ranaut) who has a similar story, the only difference being, she is hit harder by her failure that leads to a complete mental and emotional breakdown.

The film could’ve been more realistic if there were slight changes in the storyline. Our heroine seems to meet too many good Samaritans in the industry who help her to get up there. She is shown to be a very nice girl who makes no compromises on a personal level (except for doing a lingerie advertisement) in her struggling days. She doesn’t manipulate, snatch, and carve her way up, things just happen for her- that feels a little ‘too-good-to-be-true’- especially in the big bad world of fashion where everyone looks towards their own benefit- as Madhur wants to show.

She meets Arjan Bajwa a fellow struggler who she falls in love with but loses him out because their egos clash. She meets Mugdha Godse, a nice hearted fellow struggling model, who doesn’t make it quite big because she is just not the leading lady of the film. She befriends business tycoon Arbaaz Khan who finally ‘makes’ her career only to end up in bed with her. Throughout the film, Madhur gives us reasons to sympathize with Meghna Mathur, he doesn’t leave it to us to decide whether she is worth sympathizing or not.

The movie is fairly predictable. Kangana Ranaut does an extension of her Wo Lamhe act. But she looks extremely professional when she walks the ramp. Looks awesome too. We are expected to sympathize with her too - abusive boyfriend, emotional instability etc etc. Her famous wardrobe malfunction scene is shown as an ‘accident’ that finally leads to her breakdown - positive disposition again - ruins the realism factor.

Gay stereotypes were a bit too many - Harsh Chhaya the best of them. But Sameer Soni deserves a pat for his performance. He breaks the stereotype of the effeminate gay fashion designer and comes across as a very normal, ordinary fashion designer who happens to be a gay. Wish his gay kissing scene was included in the film, would’ve added depth to his portrayal.

So basically Madhur wanted to tell us, through this movie, that Fashion world is all about - bad brutal competition, selfishness, wardrobe malfunction, design theft, drugs, promiscuity, homosexuality, incessant smoking and drinking. Good effort. But this reality could’ve been more real to be as hard-hitting as he’d wanted it to be.

Worth a Watch!Rating - 3/5

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Golmaal Returns Movie Review

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This so-called crackling Diwali attraction, which was supposed to blow up audiences laughing but it turned out to be as disappointing as a soggy pathaka! Sigh!!!

Boring, crude, stupid and slapstick- Golmaal Returns. Gives you stupid and lame gags like “Lara Dutta’s name would become Lara Lara if she married Brian Lara.” Oh God Gimme A Break! The entire film has this kind of dumb humor - Three guys lying on top of each other on a bed implying they are caught in a gay act, guy flying in the air and falling over his crotch on a pointed rock, or someone poking two pairs of scissors in someone’s butt, electrocuting someone so that he flies in the air with a jerk, you name it and they have the most stupid gags ever. I laughed only once in the entire film. That tells you how dumb it was.

Golmaal Returns is plainly - all hype no show! Poor script and dialogues could not do justice to performers like Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade and Vrijesh Hirji who are known for their awesome comic performance and timing.

Ajay Devgan, should seriously hire a good fashion designer, he wears pathetic clothes in the film. He was also bound by a stupid characterization and script so he tried to do his best in whatever little he got. Tusshar Kapoor, is the only one who seems to have worked hard, his miming was amazing. Shreyas had the same problem like Ajay, nevertheless he has also done a good job. Arshad Warsi had a limited role but his swearing is funny. I laughed only at the point when everyone beats up Tusshar shouting Balaji.

Kareena Kapoor was only a star attraction. She was impressive in her own bit. Celina and Amrita Arora were only pretty props. Bad script can really break a comedy - Golmaal Returns is one such example.

Go for this movie only if you have a taste for the stupid slapstick comedy. Else I suggest you sit back at home and watch Tom & Jerry instead.

Saif Is My Perfect Man: Kareena

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Kareena Kapoor, as she grows older, is being more and more candid with the media. In a recent interview, she was more willing to talk about things like her diet, Shahid, and Saif.

Kareena said she is now a better - calm and stronger person now. She said, “I’m a stronger girl now, far more at ease with myself than I was earlier. I’m doing things, which I want to.”

Talking about her break-up with Shahid Kapoor she said, “It was a very difficult perieod. Whatever went wrong between Shahid and me is very personal. I have always maintained that Shahid will always be a part of my life. But, we are better off as friends. There is no animosity… Some times there are no reasones for things that happen in life. Even if there’s one, I dont think its right to talk about it openly.”
Moving on to Saif, Kareena says he is her perfect man. “He is fun and extremely loyal. He has all the qualities which I always wanted in a man. He is also very supportive and gives me space.”

Posh turns Vogue India hot

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Vogue India’s latest issue doesn’t feature a beautiful Indian face on its cover, rather it is ex-spice girl Victoria Beckham gracing the cover of Vogue India.

Victoria Beckham wife of Soccer sensation David Beckham and also called Posh Spice is seen in a Indian bridal sari.

Victoria says, “I have long been an avid admirer of the Indian fashion and lifestyle culture.”
Anahita Shroff Adajania, fashion director for the magazine, reveals that Posh was very excited trying the Indian outfits, “She absolutely loved everything about it — from the ‘maang tikka’ and ‘haath zeb’ (traditional Indian jewellery) to the gorgeous lehengas (traditional Indian skirt with embroidery),” she says.

Kareena Kapoor says no to Johnny Depp

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Kareena Kapoor was offered a role of a lifetime by Bend it like Beckham director Gurinder Chadda for her next flick opposite handsome hunk Johnny Depp.

The NRI director is also set to make a big-budget Hollywood flick, but poor Kareena denied the film as she had dates problem and moreover she was not impressed with the offer.

Well with films like 3 idiots with Aamir Khan, Kambaqt Ishq with Akshay Kumar and Main aur Mrs Khanna with Sallu in her kitty, Bebo has nothing to worry about, not even Johnny Depp.

Minissha’s mystery man revealed

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Minissha Lamba has been snapped enjoying her time with a mystery man not on one but many occasions. Although Minissha denies being in love, but rumors tell a different story.

A source reveals, “Minissha is dating a Kashmir-based businessman named Sohail. They first met at a party and have been dating each other for the past three months. They seem very serious about each other.”
However Minissha is keen to keep her relationship a secret, when quizzed about her relation with Sohail, she said, “Just because I am seen with a friend does not mean that I am dating him. I am single and not dating anyone right now.”

Katrina Tries On 200 Gowns For Yuvraaj

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Just 24 years of age and only nine films old, this girl has the professionalism of a seasoned Bollywood actress.. although she needs to work alot more on her acting skills but her sincerity towards her work that completely bowled filmmakers out. What more she pays special attention to her look in each film and tries on something different. You must have heard that she designed her own clothes for her superhit film Namaste London.For Yuvraaj, she is said to have tried on 200 hundered gowns designed by Gauri and Nanika, to finalize on the perfect look she needed for the film.

“Katrina’s look n Yuvvraaj is very classic and very regal with the emphasis on empire line waistlines and Grecian gowns. Before starting the schedule of Yuvvraaj, Katrina tried over 200 different gowns spending the entire day with Delhi based designers Gauri and Nanika,” said a source.
“Each gown gave a different effect. Katrina wanted to then zero in on gowns. That would make a very fairy tale kind of impact on screen,” the source added.

I am a Good Guy Says Salman Khan

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Salman Khan’s new release Heroes has already hit theatres and he is pretty sure that audiences will like the film. Infact he said he will be rather surprised if it doesn’t do well.

He says,

“Heroes got tears in my eyes about six to seven times while watching it. That’s the maximum I’ve cried while watching any film. Samir Karnik has done an outstanding job with Heroes. He is the true Hero.”
And will be movie be a box-office hit, “I mean, I will be surprised if Heroes did not do well.”

Talking about his character in the film, Balkar Singh, a Punjabi officer he says,

“First of all, I did not put a fake beard. I wanted to grow my own beard and make it look very authentic. Then again, we are actors and we have to act. There is no way out. It’s more about the convincing nature of the character you play.
Every character I play or I’ve played is somewhere close to me. There is some personality in me, which has to have this resemblance. If I don’t have that spark of the character, I cannot play it. I choose those roles, which I think I can comfortably do it. My onscreen roles bring out some kind of Salman Khan, which is off-screen. Balkar Singh is tough, patriotic, loving and a good guy. I too am a good guy and not a bad one as many people think I am.”

Amisha Patel Gets Drunk After Karva Chauth

Amisha Patel is happy in love with boyfriend Kanav Puri and she even fasted for him on the Karva Chauth.

“Kanav had been away on work. I kept Karva Chauth and went in the evening to my friend’s home where we were all going to break the fast together. It was a Karva Chauth-cum-pre-Diwali party. I was expecting Kanav to arrive the next day. But he came on time just to surprise me,” says Amisha.
She continues, “Kanav is a champagne addict and after giving me a glass of water, he snatched it and replaced it with a flute of champagne. I told him after fasting the whole day I’d be flat out if I had champagne! Kanav is wonderful! For him, every day is a celebration! I wore a red-and-gold zardozi Neeta Lulla sari; Kanav wore a traditional kurta with jeans.”

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Salman Khan Is Childish: Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan has finally decided to speak up after the famous clash of the titans at Katrina Kaif’s birthday bash. One too many reasons for her to remember her 24th birthday.

Shahrukh Khan talking about his brawl with Salman Khan said, “I think like a father, while Salman thinks like a child!”
“There is not much common between us, we think differently, we speak differently. We have spent a good time together. But with time, that fact has got blurred. We are happy in our worlds. If we come together it is good. If we don’t it’s even better. We are not friends.”
That of course is obvious now!

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I don't follow fashion trends: Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone, who is in the national capital to walk the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) ramp for designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil, says she does not follow any fashion trends. Mo<"I believe in being comfortable in what I wear instead of wearing something in fashion that does not suit my body. I don't follow fashion trends," said Deepika.

Deepika says her favourite designer is Manish Malhotra, who is popular with most Bollywood icons. "Manish always goes out of his way for me and does a good job. He also did my first film Om Shanti Om," she said.

On Thursday, the actress was dressed in a one-shoulder, short salmon coloured dress designed by Shantanu-Nikhil, who are showcasing their collection at the WIFW as part of the sponsor show for personal care brand Fiama Di Wills. "I am really looking forward to be a part of the show," Deepika said.

Deepika attended an event to announce the winner of a Fiama Di Wills Beautiful Face 2008 Hunt, organised in collaboration with the Elite Modelling Agency. Delhi-based Prerana Sharma was crowned winner of the event by the actress. Deepika said: "During my days of modeling, I never got any such opportunity or platform to showcase my talent. But god has been kind to me."

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KARZZZZ, Typical Bollywood Masala Film

Satish Kaushik’s Karzzzz belongs to the category of typical Bollywood masala films. Remake of Subhash Ghai's KARZ, the movie only caters to the taste of public who likes the masala entertainers. It has nothing to offer to the intellectual audience.

It is also a fact that this movie failed to create the magic of old Karz, but it doesn’t disappoint movie goers completely. Moreover writer Shiraz Ahmed has added a new twist to the original story of Karz.

Cast of the film is Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Rohini Hattangadi.

Himesh has confidently played the role of Monty. Urmila playing the role of Kaamini gave some great scenes in the film. Music by Himesh is already popular among the masses. Shweta Kumar’ performance was average. Dino Morea leaves a mark. Danny Denzongpa has done great job with his role. Gulshan Grover couldn’t create his badman magic.

Karzzzz has received mixed reviews from the critics. Some critics have discarded it as worthless movie with poor performance by most actors. It is a fact that this movie can’t be compared with old Karz. But it can’t be denied that this movie has been made with proper amount of all the ingredients of bollywood masala film. Audience having taste of such films will enjoy this film while people watching this movie with a motive to find concrete themes or looking for undying performances will be badly disappointed.

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Missing Ayesha Takia?

Ayesha Takia has been the sweet innocent girl next door of Bollywood ever since she made her debut almost four years back.

The 'innocent' image has been so dominant that Jag Mohan Mundhra the director of the Indian version of THE FORTY YEAR VIRGIN where she was supposed be the lead, is panicking after Ayesha revealed that she intends to settle down and not pursue her career further.

Earlier Amrita Rao (another innocent looking girl next door of B–Town) walked out of his movie and now Ayesha's retirement plans puts him in a tight spot.

He says that innocent girls in B–Town are rare. Yes, that's very true since everyone wants to be as bold as the Katrinas, the Kanganas, the Priyankas and the Bipashas of B–Town. It's truly easier for women like that out here! Even the likes of Minissha Lamba, Gul Panag who only did simple girl acts and even Soha Ali Khan have had sexy makeovers after they made not too many gains being simple and sweet.

Now Ayesha's been lately fighting the flab and has appeared in plenty of inane films like SALAAM–E–ISHQ, KYA LOVE STORY HAI, FOOL AND FINAL, NO SMOKING, SUNDAY and DE TAALI. But in DOR she exhibited her talent, and if there were more chances like that, Ayesha might have shone brighter as an actress.

Since she has a biggie with Salman Khan in the form of WANTED: DEAD AND ALIVE and another film EIGHT BY TEN with Nagesh Kuknoor (who brought out the best in her), chances are people might get to see something interesting from this cherubic faced chick again.

And in the world of the not so innocent, the presence of a demure dame is highly required. All we can hope is Ayesha might just realize that and decide to work post marriage too!

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Corrie cast Bollywood barmaid

Indian-born Sophiya Haque is to play Poppy, a friend of Rovers Return landlady Liz McDonald (Bev Callard). Liz chooses Poppy as her new assistant manager out of spite for her son's fiancée Michelle Connor (Kym Ryder).

A show spokesperson said: "Poppy is feisty and fun and will keep the men of Weatherfield on their toes."

Haque begins filming at Granada Studios, the soap's Manchester home, at the end of the month and will first appear on screen in November. Last week, Poppy Jhakra joined Corrie as Minnie, a kebab shop worker and friend of Amber (Nikki Patel).

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