Neetu Chandra alleges she was manhandled by southern star

Mumbai/Hyderabad: Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra, who was shooting for a Telugu film in Hyderabad, has alleged that she was manhandled by her co-star southern hero Rajasekhar. The actor's wife has, however, rubbished the allegations and accused the starlet of unprofessionalism.
Neetu said she was in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, on a five-day shoot Dec 19-23 for Telugu film “Sathyameva Jayathe”, which is being directed by Rajasekhar's wife Jeevitha, when the incident took place.
“They were shooting for almost 18 hours a day...I couldn't take so much exertion as I was already down with fever for four days on Tuesday (Dec 23). So at 11 p.m., I went to my room to rest for a while as there was time for my next shoot and Ramoji (Film City) is just five minutes from my hotel,” Neetu told IANS over telephone Friday.
“I had just sat on my bed when Rajasekhar, Jeevitha and a couple of their staff barged into my room. Rajasekhar screamed at me and said, 'How could you leave the sets? Get up right now before I change into something else from a man!'”
The actress, who was last seen in “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!”, said the southern star even threatened to kill her.
“He pushed me into the lift and shouted 'I'll kill you. What will you do, you don't know me'. He kept pushing me till the car saying 'You better walk fast'.
“I couldn't say anything as everyone there knows he has a licensed revolver and he was also drunk at that time. I was scared to death,” Neetu recalled.
The actress then shot for one-and-a-half hours before fleeing from the hotel.
“After the shoot was over, my hairdresser and I both went back to the hotel, packed our stuff in 15 minutes and left for the airport at 2.30 a.m, even though the flight to Mumbai was at 9 a.m.,” she said.
Asked if she would take legal action against Rajasekhar, Neetu said: “I can't talk about it right now.”
Rajasekhar's wife Jeevitha has, however, brushed aside these allegations and accused Neetu of being "unprofessional".
"She just walked away from the shoot without informing anyone. It was the last day of her shoot and nearly 80 people were involved. Neetu had complained of fever and my husband, who is also a professional doctor, gave her some tablets. We had decided to shoot two more sequences, but then thought we would just finish one scene. But she had disappeared and had even switched off her phone," Jeevitha told IANS Saturday.
She added: "Then I went with my husband to her room and pleaded with her to complete the day's work, which would have finished in just half an hour. Since we had planned the film's release on Jan 15, we wanted to finish her work that day.
"I admit that I spoke a little harshly and my husband, who pleaded with her, got irritated with her behaviour and warned her that she would have to pay for her unprofessionalism. She came and finished her work, but later we heard that she had made baseless charges against us in the media."
Jeevitha also said that Rajasekhar was not drunk at the time of the incident.
"Neetu Chandra has claimed that my husband was drunk when he came to her room. How can a person be drunk while shooting for a film? My husband enjoys a great reputation for the past 20 years. How can we assault her in a hotel? She wasn't staying on an island disconnected from people," the director remarked.

White Feather Films tie up with Balaji Motion Pictures

Sanjay Gupta's White Feather Films has just pulled off a 3 film deal with Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures.
Balaji which is in midst of revamping their production business has announced a multiple-film deal with White Feather Films. They have had hugely successful association with White Feather Films earlier with Shootout at Lokhandwala.
These films will range in different genres and will differ from Mid Budget to Big Budget Films. They will hit the floor in 2009.
Says Gautam Kohli spokesperson for White Feather, ''Balaji is a valuable part of our creative plan and we hope to have a long and successful association with them. We are stragically aligning some of our projects with Mumbai Mantra, who are already distributing our film, Acid Factory. Apart from that, we have three films in partnership with Eros. We are also in talks with UTV for co-productions. With the stupendous success of Shootout at Lokhandwala, we've established a synergy with Balaji Telefilms and are confidant that together we will make films which will be trail-blazers.

We are happy that White Feather Films is foraying into several ventures with the captains of the industry like Balaji, Eros, Mumbai Mumbai & UTV. ''

No competition within the family: Zayed Khan

New Delhi: Hrithik Roshan is his brother-in-law, Fardeen Khan is his cousin and he has veteran actor Feroz Khan as his dad, but actor Zayed Khan says that there is absolutely no competition within the family.
"If you are a truly well-meaning brother and family member, words like competition have no consequence. I am a well-meaning person," Zayed told IANS.Zayed, who recently starred in "Yuvvraaj", added: "I always want the best for my family and well-wishers. That's the honest truth and I don't let negative things cloud my mind."

'Delhi Belly' is not a sex comedy: Imran Khan

By Subhash K. Jha: Ranbir Kapoor had opted out of 'Delhi Belly', saying he wouldn't be able to watch the film with his parents. Imran Khan, on the other hand, is cool with the sexual content of his uncle Aamir Khan's English film, but maintains it is not a sex comedy.
"I'd have no problem watching it with my mom or girlfriend. I've a cool rapport with my mom," Imran told IANS.
Imran rejects the notion that "Delhi Belly" is a sex comedy. "It's a caper comedy. But, yes, the language is on the stronger side," he said.
Imran has lost weight and is looking gaunt for his role in "Delhi Belly", which he insists is being made for creative reasons. He admits that since it is in English, it was bound to have a limited appeal.
"This new gaunt look is for 'Delhi Belly'. I needed to lose that muscular look. So I've stopped gyming completely. I'm not exercising at all. No lifting of weights. And I'm eating as much as I want because I'm not prone to fat at all," said Imran, who won many hearts with his chocolate boy looks in his debut "Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na".
"For 'Kidnap' and 'Luck', I needed a bulkier role. I played a daredevil and had to jump off the 20th floor. I insisted on doing it myself although the body-double was present. I got a shouting afterwards from my mom, girlfriend and Sanjay Dutt. In fact, Sanjay Dutt phoned Aamir to complain. After having jumped from that height, I've lost the fear of stunts," he said.
But he did get a dressing down from uncle Aamir.
"It's true Aamir was unhappy when he heard that I insisted on performing my own stunt. He called me over and said, 'You've to be more responsible towards yourself and your family.'
Imran says the stunts always look more real when an actor performs them himself.
"You can always tell the difference between an actor doing it and a double doing it. So I'll think about it. But for now I've had enough of stunts. I want to take a break and do something lighter. 'Delhi Belly' is just the break I needed."
Two back-to-back action films, and Imran is now saying goodbye to the genre for a while.
"I got no chance to do any stunts in 'Jaane Tu...'. I made up for that in 'Kidnap' and 'Luck'. Now in 'Delhi Belly' I've no action scenes.
"My next action film will have to be really big. I grew up being thrilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. And I had decided if I do those kinds of stunts, I'd do them on my own," Imran said.

Pakistani actor wants to buy home in Mumbai

By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai: Mikaal Zulfikar, the young actor from Lahore who plays a terrorist in Jagmohan Mundhra's Shoot On Sight is undettered by the Shiv Sena declaring it will not allow any Pakistani artiste to work in India in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror strikes.
Mikaal is ready to shift his base to India and is buying a property along with two other leading Pakistani entertainers, singer Atif Aslam and Ali Zafar.
"When I come to Mumbai I'll be searching for a place to stay. Atif Aslam, Ali Zafar and I are planning to get one big place to stay in. All three of us are from Lahore and have known each other for years. So it makes sense to stay together. I love Mumbai. That's where the action is."
Mikaal admits the situation for Pakistanis in Mumbai was grim at the moment.
"I've heard Pakistan entertainers are being asked to leave Mumbai after what happened. That's really unfair.
"Bollywood is a global entertainment headquarter. We shouldn't be stopped from coming to Mumbai. India is a global market and terrorist attacks shouldn't deter that target. I've spoken to some Pakistani entertainers in Mumbai. And they aren't sure what would happen now."
Mikaal says he will be shifting to Mumbai in February. He has signed Jagmohan Mundhra's "Room Mates".
About the film he says, "'Room Mates' is a romantic thriller set and shot in Mumbai. I'll come to Mumbai alone. So I hope I'm made to feel welcome

Raszia: "I don't mind Posing Nude"

The dare-to-bare, steamy actress Raszia who is already doing about five regional films in the South declared at the Film Festival in Goa that 'he doesn't mind posing nude'.
She is already a well-known model and has done numerous campaigns and assignments both for Indian and International brands. She is also a fantastic stage performer and dancer and her stage shows are a big hit in the Gulf and European region. She has performed with some of Bollywood's biggest names in UK, Canada and the US.
"I don't mind doing hot, steamy scenes or kissing scenes. I also don't mind doing nude or semi nude scenes, provided it's a big, recognizable banner I am working for. I am an actor and if the script demands it and the director or the production house is reputed, I will do anything that is required," said Raszia while responding to a query by a journalist about the crossover film she is doing. According to her Business Manager and publicist, Flynn Remedios, Raszia has been signed on for a crossover film by a US-based start-up production house called Purple Fire Films. "In this film Raszia will be seen in an itsy-bitsy bikini. The film also has some red-hot love-making bedroom scenes which will be very artistically and delicately shot. Most of the film will be shot in an exotic beach locale in the USA," explained Flynn Remedios.
Purple Fire Films has about 15 film projects on board, that it intends to complete by end 2009. It has already signed on five new, budding directors and about six artistes for its film projects. [From Inernet]

Bengali literature has bright prospects, says Sunil Gangopadhyay

Dhaka: Bengali literature has bright future, with growing readership in both Bangladesh, India and wherever the Bengali-speaking diaspora resides, India's best known Bengali poet and litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay said.
He visited Madaripur, his birth place in Bangladesh's Faridpur district, to open a three-day "Sunil Mela", a literary fair that ended Sunday, to celebrate his 75th birthday, BSS news agency reported.
Sunil Literature Practice and Research Centre organised the fair in his ancestral home at Purba Maijpara village under Kalkini Upazila (sub-district).
A total of 20 stalls displaying books written by him at the fair, turned into a festival with the presence of poets, litterateurs, artistes and bookworms, among others. Other attractions of the fair included live performances of 'jari' and 'shari' folk songs, The Daily Star newspaper said Tuesday.
A library and healthcare centre, named after him, are being set up at Sunil's ancestral home.
The poet was accompanied on the visit by his wife Swati Gangopadhyay, elder brother Anil Gangopadhyay and daughter Konika Gangopadhyay.
Like Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Qazi Nazrul Islam of the last century, modern-day writers, poets, artistes and musicians are well known in both the South Asian nations.
Sunil Gangopadhyay was born on Sep 7, 1934. He obtained his Master's degree in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1954.
He was associated with the Ananda Bazar group, a major newspaper-publishing house in Kolkata, for many years. He is now the president of Sahitya Academy after serving as its vice-president for five years.
An author of more than 200 books, Sunil is widely regarded as one of the most prolific writers having excelled in different genres, but he proudly declares that poetry is his "first love".
He was the founder-editor of "Krittibas", a poetry magazine that became a platform for the new generation poets, experimenting with many new forms in poetic themes, rhythms and words.

Salman Khan's romantic moves with Katrina!

The buzz is that Salman Khan made a romantic scene with real life girlfriend Katrina Kaif more passionate with an impromptu improvisation.
Well, the real life chemistry is bound to show but Salman kind of made things even better.
It happened while shooting romantic scene with Katrina for their latest film together-'Yuvvraaj'.
This particular scene was shot on the last day of the schedule in Austria. As there was not much time left, Ghai quickly explained the scene to Salman.
In this particular scene, Katrina walks down a street with a friend of hers. Salman walks up to her and pulls her towards him with a slight tug.
But when the scene was being canned, spontaneous Sallu decided to improvise. He walked up to Katrina and pulled her towards him real close. Then he took her out of the camera's frame only to re-enter with his hair completely ruffled.
Not surprisingly everyone on the sets enjoyed the scene. Ghai liked this scene better and okayed the shot.
Sallu bhai sure has some one of the kind ideas!

Iran will have strong presence at International film Festival of India

Mumbai: International film Festival of India (IFFI-2008), beginning in Panaji on November 22, will have a a strong focus on Iran.

On the right hand side is the photo of Iranian Actress Hedieh Tehrani, at Home in Tehran.
The culturally rich Iranian films, which have enthralled world audiences will be showcased under the ‘country focus’ section, according to an official release.
The Iranian delegation would be headed by noted cinematographer and filmmaker Alireza Raisian, who would showcase his film, 'Havana File'. Senior actors like Ezatollah Entezami with his award-winning film 'Gaav' (The Cow) would also be a part of the delegation, which would also include renowned director Maziar Miri with his film 'Slowly', while Rakhshan Bani Etemad would present her film 'Blood Game'.
The section would also feature films like 'Cafe Satareh' by noted filmmaker Saman Moghaddam. Award-winning actress Golshifte Farahani would represent her film 'The Fish Fall in Love'.
Well-known actress Niki Karimi would also represent Iranian cinema during the ten-day long festival. Cinema of Iran is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Some critics now rank Iran as the world's most important national cinema, artistically, with a significance that invites comparison to Italian neo-realism and such other movements in past decades.
The continuous presence of Iranian films in prestigious international festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Berlin has attracted world attention to Iranian masterpieces.
Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has been celebrated in many international forums and festivals for its distinct style, themes, authors, idea of nationhood, and cultural references.

Controversial film 'Deshdrohi' banned in Maharashtra

Mumbai: The release of controversial film 'Deshdrohi' has been banned in Maharashtra as the subject of the film is similar to the current stir between Maharashtra Navnirman Seva (MNS) and north Indians living here.
After watching the film at a special screening, the Mumbai police had suggested that the Maharashtra government impose a ban on the film fearing it may affect law and order in the state.
The film has now been banned for two months after which it will be reviewed again, a source said.
"We are going to appeal in the court to remove the ban," said Bhojpuri producer-actor Kamaal R. Khan.
Khan also plays the lead in the film. Apart from him, “Deshdrohi” stars Gracy Singh, Hrishita Bhatt, Rosa Catalano, Aryan Vaid, Ranjit, and Nirmal Pandey, among others. [From Internet]

'Lamhaa' unit to leave Kashmir as mob stalls Bipasha's shoot

By Subhash K. Jha

Yeh India hai Meri Jaan.............

Mumbai: Bollywood producer Bunty Walia, who had hoped to shoot his film Lamhaa in the Kashmir valley, has decided to pull out his crew from the region after a mob disrupted the shooting of a scene involving Bipasha Basu.
On Wednesday, a mob surrounded the unit filming a scene with Bipasha, who plays the role of a Kashmiri girl. They wanted the film's shooting to be stopped.
"It wasn't a pleasant experience for Bipasha to suddenly see a mob of locals descending on the unit," Walia told IANS on phone from Srinagar.
"We were shooting on the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) compound, which was supposed to pass off as a street in Kashmir because there are a lot of Kashmiri Pundit houses in the compound.
"One sequence had a band of Kashmiri women led by Bipasha moving towards one of the houses in a van.

When the local Kashmiri men saw so many women in burqas, they wanted to know what was happening. They got increasingly agitated," he said.
"We realised that when it comes to mobs nothing works...not the police, not the CRPF. We decided we had no choice but to quickly pack up for the day for the sake of the unit's security," Walia added.
Last week, Kashmiri fruit traders had intervened to stop the shooting of the film at the fruit market as they feared the movie might portray them in a bad light.
On Monday, students of a college in south Kashmir's Anantnag district took exception to some of the portions being shot inside the campus premises and the principal then asked the film crew to withdraw.
"I realised quite early in our schedule that shooting the entire film in Kashmir would be impossible. The minute the locals saw a 150-strong unit in Srinagar they got suspicious and excited. There have been recent film units in Kashmir but none in Srinagar before 'Lamhaa'.
"They are apprehensive about the guns. But the gun culture has been a part of Kashmir for years. I was not showing anything unreal. This is the real Kashmir. But unfortunately their reality in a film is not acceptable to the locals," Walia said.
After Wednesday's disruption, director Rahul Dholakia called a press conference in Srinagar to explain that "Lamhaa" wasn't projecting the Kashmir valley incorrectly.
"Rahul was very upset about the disruption. He asked the locals not to become a mob," Walia said.
"Why did the Jammu and Kashmir government promise us all cooperation and protection? I'm anxious and irritated. I'm losing a lot of money because of the disruptions. I can't shoot beyond Nov 21. I don't have my stars' dates beyond that. The light starts fading at 4.30 p.m. I'm working against all odds. We feel pushed against the wall," he added.
Now almost 80 percent of "Lamhaa" will be shot in Film City in Mumbai.
"We've rescheduled. We'll shoot vital scenes with our stars as fast as possible and quickly move out of Kashmir. My entire film was to be shot in Kashmir for 60 days. Now we can only shoot in Kashmir for 20 days. The rest of the film will be shot on a set erected at Film City (Mumbai)," Walia said.
The set for "Lamhaa" will be constructed by Wasiq Khan.
"He's done other Kashmiri films like 'Tahaan' and 'Yahaan'. We're shopping for Kashmiri artefacts and furniture right now. We hope to create an authentic Kashmir in Mumbai," Walia said.
"The administration in Kashmir was cooperative. The local people were hostile. They misinterpret anything we shoot. I'm not going to explain every shot and action to the mobs. Sadly I've to announce that the dream of Kashmir being a paradise for film units remains just a dream." [With Inputs from Internet]

Raima turns Sizzling Sen!

It seems Raima Sen is bored of that demure good girl image of hers. Much like Soha Ali Khan, Gul Panag and Minissha Lamba in the past!
Raima has shed her inhibitions and clothes for the latest issue of the famous Men's magazine Maxim.The Bong babe is being pictured in black and white lacy lingerie set, no less! Umm…so another actress is desperately seeking attention.

Wonder if this sexy makeover will alter things for her!Looks like the babe's fed up of being confined to art house films like Chokher Bali, 'Antar Mahal' or bit parts in big films like 'Eklavya', 'Parineeta', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd' or worse stills super flops like 'C Kkompany', 'Mukhbir' and 'Manorama Six Feet Under'.Some others like 'Meridian Lines' and 'Migration' have remained stuck for long.

Obviously poor Raima is mighty bored!Now she's 'Teen Patti', 'Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye', 'Sunglass' and 'Mumbai Cutting'. Well, it doesn't seem that these movies will do something great for her. After all she's been around for long, but looks like stardom isn't meant for her!

Since she doesn't have much to say about her career, she prefers to talk in detail about her November birthday and how she plans to celebrate it. She's said to the magazine, "My birthday is on November 7th. I'm a typical Scorpio.

Last year the party was at China House, but this year, I'm planning to have it at home. Nothing's been decided yet. My parents are really cool.

The best part is that I won't have to worry about organising anything as they'll take care of everything."We wonder where she's headed after this sizzling act! Lingerie ads? Well, anything's possible in B-Town! [From Internet]

Third doctorate for Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi became a doctor for the third time. Confused? Well, the talented actress has been conferred a doctorate for the third time just a few days back.
The Jamia Milia University of Delhi, at its convocation ceremony, presented a trophy to bestow the honour on Shabana at a function in Delhi. Apart from Shabana, Naseeruddin Shah, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan (leading scholar of Indian art, architecture and dance) and Asghar Ali Engineer (social reformer and theologian) were also conferred doctorates.

On earlier occasions, Shabana Azmi has been decorated with a similar honour by the Jadhavpur University of Calcutta and then by the Leeds University of the United Kingdom. It may be mentioned here that Azmi is also the winner of the Martin Luther King award of the Ann Arbour University of Michi­gan in the USA. This entitles her to be a visiting professor at the University. [From Internet]

The return of the loud mouths!

Payal Rohatgi and Sambhavna Seth are returning to the 'Bigg Boss' house to spice up the proceedings.
Payal made no bones about her love for exposure on the show. She's still busy talking about her so called 'fans' even outside the show! God only knows after all those B and C grade films, where did all these fans come from?
She's been going around saying, "I'm looking forward to the release of my forthcoming film 'Dil Kabbadi' opposite Irrfan Khan. I can say the visibility in 'Bigg Boss' has finally given me people who love me, my fans?"
Bet many know that it will just be another one of those blink- and -you'll –miss- it appearances.
Now after her ouster Sambhavna washed a lot of dirty linen in public and said that Payal and Rahul were too close for comfort and spent loads of time together in the bathroom and inside the blanket as well!
Some of their closeness was for the world to see but Payal maintains that Rahul is just an old friend who is naughty and there's no matchmaking making between friends.
She's added, "I will tell Mr Mahajan that I am focused about my career. Monica can give him marriage and babies and I will always be his best friend for life."
Wonder if her opinion will change once she sees Rahul frantically pursuing Monica in the house!
Payal has also not spared Pooja Bedi, the host of the special 'Bigg Boss' episodes, 'Aakhri Salaam'.
She's said, "It took a lot of self-restraint to observe Pooja Bedi's biased behaviour towards me by calling me a BACK STABBER, FAKE. She had already formed an opinion about me which was very hurtful coming from a lady of her stature. I guess she was just doing her job. Regarding the accusation, I would have been a back stabber had I nominated Rahul as he was my only friend. Regarding being camera conscious and fake, well I did not go on national television to look like a maid. I looked after my skin as it is very sensitive. And I did not sleep with make-up on."
Sambhavna obviously is still in her hit list!
She's revealed, "Apparently she and Eshaanji wrote my name on the floor and kicked it along with choicest of abuses. So one fine day I decided to call somebody of that stature down market"
As for Sambhavna who kept the viewers hooked with her circus antics, she maintains that Zulfi and Payal are the two worst people in the house. While Payal is a fake, Zulfi according to her does black magic and is dangerously shrewd. She would still want to hit Payal. Raja's evil too and 'would be the last person in the world whom she would like to be with'. And just after one of her big fights she was seen doing some real close dirty dancing with him by all and sundry!
There's bound to be loads of fireworks on display with the entrance of these two dames!
On another note, wannabe ladies man Rahul Mahajan has sprung as the hot favourite of punters who have placed bets running into millions of rupees on his winning the TV reality show! [From Internet]

Aamir loves Bebo's hot bod

Kareena Kapoor's size zero frame has found many admirers and the latest to join the bandwagon is Aamir Khan.
The religious workout schedule is paying rich dividends for Bebo.
The very talented Aamir who's her co-star in '3 Idiots' has confessed that Kareena has a ravishing body.
The actor said this in a recent interview, "Kareena has a great body. She is a fitness freak and her devotion towards her workouts has definitely made an impact on me."
Aamir usually keeps to himself during the shoots but he has become close to Kareena. It's all because of the common interest (fitness) that they share!
Aamir is impressed with her dedication and he wants people to take her as an example to religiously stick to a workout regime.
Thanks to tedious workouts and dieting, Kareena created a lot of buzz with her super slim body in 'Tashan' (though it didn't really help the cause of the film). Aamir is doing the same with his great physique in the promos of 'Ghajini'.
And there were many who thought that Aamir can never have that kind of a body!
The perfectionist sure has a thing for all dedicated and sincere folks of the world! [From Internet]

Alpha women take Bollywood Centre-Stage:

Mallika Sherawat doesn't blink about wearing her innerwear as outerwear or arm wrestling in “Ugly Aur Pagli”.

By Priyanka Khanna, New Delhi: Bollywood girls are no more the damsels in distress. Saucy ladies are staring down film posters during the all-important festive season and are attracting audiences in droves even as their male counterparts are barely visible or heard of.
While Kareena Kapoor is the star attraction, splashed across all publicity materials for just released multi-starrer “Golmaal Returns”, the other big film on the marquees is Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut starrer “Fashion” and the male presence is as good as nonexistent in it.
These ladies swear, slap, snore and swig several drinks and are heroes of many Bollywood offerings. And they have achieved this fest not merely by virtue of their willingness to bare all. Clearly with closer-to-life protagonists emerging as leads in Hindi films, the urban woman has arrived on silver screen and how.
If “Fashion” is the story of three women trying to make their individual mark and stay ahead in a competitive and cut-throat work environment, then Mallika Sherawat doesn't blink about wearing her innerwear as outerwear or arm wrestling in “Ugly Aur Pagli”. In “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na”, audiences hoot for 'Meow' who abuses and scratches her opponent's cheek, while her pal lectures sweetly on the virtues of non-violence.
In “Via Darjeeling” Sandhya Mridul is shown openly drinking with her mixed-group cronies while Sonali Kulkarni is portrayed, as a two-timer. Hit film “Cheeni Kum” has Tabu essaying the role of a confident, professional woman who holidays in London and falls in love with a man 30 years older to her and marries him.
Konkona Sen Sharma in “Life In A …Metro” may be on wrong side of 30, but she is not ready to marry by her mother's choice, Raima Sen saves her husband from goons with her martial arts moves in “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.”, and Shilpa Shetty gives no explanation for her unattached status when she dies of AIDS in “Phir Milenge“.
Already on the small screen, the dominance of women is complete. Even in the archaic soap operas, the model Indian daughters-in-law are invariably successful businesswomen. More importantly, dime-a-dozen reality shows are presenting a picture of women that has never been seen before. Girls indulging in flirting and backstabbing sessions have become routine.
In Colors' reality show “Khatron ke Khiladi”, the reigning Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was overshadowed by daring women who say a prayer before going on to break many a “Fear Factor” record.
In MTV's “Splitsvilla”, girls showed exactly what it takes to be the empowered new alpha woman as they compete for the attention of two boys even as their eyes are fixed on the big prize of landing a glam job. In Channel V's modelling show, “Get Gorgeous 5”, and several others it was not uncommon to hear girls say that the sexiest part of their body is their tongue, get into a mud fight or dedicate a poem to themselves.
And finally one look at the advertising world and there is no doubt that the alpha woman is here to stay. From tiny girls trying to save for fulfilling their elder's dreams to young ladies calling the bluff of a smart Alec, it is girls having all the fun all the way. [From Internet]

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! [From Internet]

Aishwarya spends birthday with Abhishek in Kerala jungles

By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai: Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai had a one-of-a-kind birthday - in the thick jungles of Kerala shooting for Mani Ratnam's next film. But she says she couldn't have asked for more as husband Abhishek was with her in the lush green locale.
"Here I am on my birthday with the love of my life," Aishwarya told a new agency.
"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 favourite director who directed us in one of our best films together ('Guru') and who 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 ask for?"
Any regrets about not being with the rest of the family for the special day?
"It was just not possible. Mani sir has been absolutely patient, waiting for me and Abhishek while we attended to Pa (Amitabh Bachchan). We started shooting only on Thursday. Any further delay would be totally unacceptable to both me and Abhishek. Both of us have been brought up to believe that work is worship...but when it comes to a family crisis, nothing else matters," Aishwarya said.
Diagnosed with incisional hernia, Amitabh had been in the Lilavati hospital for a week last month. He had been rushed to hospital with abdominal pain on his birthday Oct 11.
Aishwarya said she might celebrate her birthday in a bigger way Sunday.
"But you know ...I've heard some whispers around here that we're getting Sunday off...a day after my birthday. But not a problem. We'll all celebrate properly a day later. No issues," the actress said.
The past few months have been exctremely trying for Aishwarya. First her father's illness then her father-in-law's sudden hospitalisation. But she managed to fulfil all her professional obligations.
"You know the best thing is, through all these trying times all my professional associates and colleagues have been a source of strength and courage. There was never this feeling of 'You better do it'. It was always a sense of 'Are you sure you can do it?'.
"I've derived great strength and sustenance from family, friends and colleagues. And I want to take this opportunity to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Their love and prayers have kept me going through the last few months," said the former Miss World.
So what's the one gift that she wants this birthday?
"I don't ask for anything. I already have everything that I could possibly want without asking for it. And like I said I'm with the love of my life in the wilderness," she laughed.
"Sadly no one will be able to get through to me where I'm shooting. Yeah ... I miss my family on my birthday. But then I can't have it all, can I?" [With inputs from the Internet]

I was nervous doing love scene with Priyanka: Arjan Bajwa

By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai: Newcomer Arjan Bajwa has a bold love scene with Priyanka Chopra in the forthcoming film 'Fashion' and he says he was so nervous that he would have 'died of anxiety ' if the actress had not assuaged his fears.
"Was I nervous? You bet I was. Although I've done six Telugu films before 'Fashion', I hadn't really done a love scene like this before, and that too with someone of Priyanka's stature," Arjan told IANS."To her credit, Priyanka put all my nervousness to rest. If it wasn't for her I'd have died of anxiety.

For a newcomer, the co-star is a decisive point in his confidence levels for all times to come," he added.But Priyanka, who has done some intimate scenes in movies like "Andaaz" and "Aitraaz" earlier, laughs off the suggestion that the love-making scene in Madhur Bhandarkar's film is explicit."Please! You make it sound so hottt! It is not! What's all this about an explicit love scene? Please, I'm too much of a girl next door to do any of that. We don't kiss. But, yes, Arjan and I do share a lovers' relationship.

So, yes, we do have a love scene. But it's nothing to get all hot and bothered about, not in today's day and age," the actress told IANS."Arjan was far more petrified than I imagined.

I had to forget all my own nervousness," she added.Bhandarkar, whose "Fashion" is a glimpse into the world of the style industry, said that most of his films have had intimate scenes and the one between Priyanka and Arjan is not meant to titillate at all."This isn't the first time that I've done intimate scenes with my lead pair.

There was an even more sensitive scene between Tabu and Atul Kulkarni in 'Chandni Bar'. 'Page 3' had some really hard-hitting moments of sexual content. Fortunately for me, the actors trust me and my judgement," the director said.

"Priyanka surrendered completely to my vision. When you see her love scene with Arjan you'll realise that there's absolutely nothing there that's meant to titillate," he added. [From Internet]

Kareena to marry Saif after 5 (five) Years!!

New Delhi: Seeking to put a stop to all speculations over her marriage with actor and boyfriend Saif Ali Khan, the son of Sharmil Tagore, anytime soon, actress Kareena Kapoor has said she will marry Saif after five years.
Talking to a private news channel, Kareena said, however, that her future is with Saif and they plan to marry after five years.

Speaking on the Star News's weekly programme 'Jo kahoonga, Sach Khaoonga', Kareena said in future when a time comes when she has to choose between career and family, she would prefer family over career.

Talking extensively about her relationship with Saif Ali Khan, Kareena said she first met Saif on the set of 'Tashan' and the friendship grew into love for each other in next six to seven months.

''Love does not happen on its own, but one has to work for it,'' she said.Describing Saif as the ''most talented actor in Bollywood,'' Kareena said,''he does not have any demerit.''

On her much touted size zero which has been the talk of the media, Kareena said since starting her career in Bollywood, she had been losing weight and did Yoga for the weight loss.Her dietician is also writing a book on this.

Kareena said while choosing a role in the film, she did not think that whether it would be a blockbuster or not. Rather, her preference is on the importance of her role.On the chances of her sister Karisma's return to Bollywood, Kareena said, ''if there is an offer of an extraordinary role, Karisma may accept.'' [From Internet]

Harsh Chhaya's happy and gay

Quite literally! Well everyone knows the very versatile actor Harsh Chhaya will be seen playing a gay role in the upcoming Fashion.
Interestingly we learn he went through a lot to get that 'perfect' look in the movie.

Apparently he and Madhur experimented with a lot of looks from flashy costumes, fancy wigs, loud make up, shaped eye brows, sparkly big watches etc and more.

Ultimately they decided to do away with any crutch for the character and give it a complete natural look, pretty much how Harsh is in real."We didn't want to go overboard but wanted to create an image different of what people generally have of me.

It was the more of a challenge with my natural look out as I needed to get the …'gayness' out, contrary to the characters iv played earlier." Says Harsh.Well we have always appreciated his work, no doubts it wont impress this time either! [From Internet]

Vidya Balan learns to drive, thanks to Vishal Bharadwaj

New Delhi: After making sure Saif Ali Khan learnt the typical Uttar Pradesh dialect for Omkara, filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj forced actress Vidya Balan to overcome her road phobia for a driving scene in his next movie Ishqiya.
"Vidya has an acute road phobia. She was petrified at the thought of driving earlier, but not any more," said a source close to the film."Driving a car was something completely alien to her.

But Vishal saw to it that she mastered the art and now is pretty comfortable manoeuvring her car on the road," the source added.

The filmmaker is known to be particular about making his actors learn the required skills in reality rather than making them pretend on screen.-*-'Hema Malini's Vijayaraje Scindia look decided in 48 hours'It took fashion designer Neeta Lulla just 48 hours of hard work to decide the right look for Bollywood 'dream girl' Hema Malini's forthcoming venture "Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi" in which she plays erstwhile Gwalior queen Vijayaraje Scindia.

"Actually we both had time constraints so I had to work round-the-clock to give Hemaji the look of the Rajmata. I did my own research and Hemaji also gave me a reference book, which helped me a lot," said Lulla.

Lulla is the one who gave Aishwarya Rai the ethereal look in Ashutosh Gowarikar's period drama "Jodhaa Akbar". She was also behind Hema Malini's refreshing look in Ravi Chopra's "Baghban"."I tried to give her a different look in 'Baghban' and people loved the way she looked in the film. Hope people will like it this time too," the designer added.

Being directed by Gulbahar Singh, "Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi" went on floors recently and is being produced by the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Smriti Trust.-*-Katrina dominates 'Yuvvraj' postersBollywood actress Katrina Kaif seems to be the shining star of the hoardings of Subhash Ghai's forthcoming film "Yuvvraj", with the male actors - Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan - taking a backseat.

"Katrina is considered to be a lucky mascot for her directors and Subhash is confident that Katrina will bring luck for him too," a source close to the project said.The filmmaker apparently chose to give Katrina such a prominent spot to let her know that she has earned her rightful place in the film.

"Katrina has done a fabulous job in 'Yuvvraj' and Subhash has witnessed the dedication with which Katrina has worked in the film. Hence the solo hoarding," the source added. [From Internet]

Sushmita's comfy with ex!

Sushmita Sen is known to share a warm relationship with her exes. At the BT bash sometime back, her retro gear with plain white hair band, pencilled eyebrows, enormous fake eyelashes reminiscent of the swingin' sixties and seventies got noticed.

She was also seen bonding big time with Randeep Hooda.

Onlookers saw the ex lovers go up to each other, do the pecking and hugging for a long time. There seemed to be no discomfort between the two.

There was a long chat session and Sush was seen leaning regularly to whisper sweet nothings into his ear.

This woman sure has a one of a kind bindaas style!

Injured Mithun still a daredevil in movies

New Delhi Some stars never age. Actor Mithun Chakraborty is one of them. In the capital to cheer his Indian Cricket League (ICL) team, the Royal Bengal Tigers, which played the Dhaka Warriors in Gurgaon Saturday, the actor showed that he was still a do-it-yourself daredevil and stuntman at 58 - even if it meant a few cuts and bruises.

Mithun hurt himself while jumping off a helicopter while shooting for the film "Luck" in Durban in South Africa and injured his hand.

"I jumped from a helicopter without realising that the safety mat had been displaced and there was a boulder. I crashed on it," said the actor, just out of the hospital after a minor surgery - with his hand in a sling and bruises on his brow. "I am on sedatives.

There was a blood clot but I ignored it in South Africa. The wound worsened and I went to a clinic after landing in Mumbai and removed it. Everyone thinks it's easy to be a movie star, but it's tough being a hero," he told reporters Saturday.

Mithun plays a senior army officer with Sanjay Dutt in "Luck", directed by Soham Shah and slated for release next year."I have 12 movies awaiting release this year, but you must watch 'Heroes' in which I play a very interesting character of a father.

You must watch 'Heroes'," the actor said. "Heroes", directed by Samir Karnik, is being billed as one of the most inspiring movies this season. Mithun feels that today's stars have an edge over the older crop of action heroes, who had to perform several stunts themselves.

"Moviemaking in Bollywood is technically more advanced now with more safety nets. Today's action heroes are well-protected," he said. The actor is also part of several projects in the Bengali movie industry.

"Two movies that I am working on at the moment are 'Sukno Lanka' (Dry Chilly) and 'Handa-Bhonda' with Aritro Dutta Banik, the tiny star of Zee TV's 'Dance Bangla Dance'," Mithun told IANS.

"Tollygunge is making great movies. Talent abounds in the Bengali movie industry," he said. The star is also promoting the Bengal Football Academy, along with the Bengal contingent for the ICL.

"I must begin with little things now and then move on to bigger projects in Bengal," said the actor, for whom both "cricket and movies are all about luck". Asked about his most enduring performance in a recent film, he said, "I have put in my best for 'Ekti Nodir Galpo' (Story of a River)."

The movie, directed by samir Chanda, is based on a story by Bengali novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay (Noted novelist Sunil Ganguly).

Shilpa Shetty's hot bod finds new fans!

We all know that Shilpa Shetty is one of the most well maintained actresses in B-Town. She has carried off her great body really nicely all these years( almost 15 years now)!
Currently K JO too is going gaga over her physique (of course apart from John Abraham's chiseled physique which he's flaunted so much in 'Dostana')!It's after seeing her in the finished product of the item song 'Shut Up and Bounce' which she has shot for 'Dostana'!He's said, "Shilpa has done a sizzling job but the credit also goes to Tarun (director) and Vaibhavi Merchant (choreographer).

Composed by Vishal-Shekhar, the track is an introductory song picturized on the film's stars — John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in Miami. Tarun and Vaibhavi wanted a hot actress to be with them.

We all brainstormed and felt that Shilpa undoubtedly has the best body in the business."New director Tarun Mansukhani is also singing her praises, "She is the quintessential bikini babe.

She was comfortable about wearing everything and is very dedicated. We were to shoot the song in seven days but completed it in four and a half."

A friend of Shilpa adds, "The actress had stopped doing item numbers as people had stopped taking her seriously. She was concentrating more on performance-oriented roles. When Karan asked her to do the song, Shilpa wanted to hear it out. The moment she heard it, she loved it and agreed instantly.

When she landed in Miami, her baggage went missing. But she went shopping with Manish and bought stuff from designers Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana to wear."We think flaunting her toned body will give her more fame, name and money that trying to hunt for performance oriented roles and try showing off her debatable acting skills! [From internet'

Aishwarya Rai's eyes voted the 'sexiest'

Melbourne: Aishwarya Rai, known as the world's most beautiful woman, has now walked away with another coveted title of having the 'sexiest eyes' in US TV E!'s Sexiest Body Parts List.

Aishwarya's dazzling eyes have been voted the most sultry, beating the likes of Hollywood superstars Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson.

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen walked away with the sexiest legs award.

'Monster' star Charlize Theron took away E!'s decolletage award with her sultry shoulders.
Eva Mendes lovely locks were voted the sexiest, reports News.com.au.

Taiwanese actress Shu Qi trounced Angelina Jolie fopr having the sexiest lips.

'Pearl Harbour' star Jennifer Garner's sweet smile emerged victorious among Rachel McAdams and Sienna Miller.

Scarlett Johansson has been voted the female celebrity with the best breasts. Actress Jessica Biel's butt has topped the list of E!'s sexiest bottom.

Singer Fergie's flat stomach has been named as the hottest abs.

Among males, Mario Lopez won for best male dimples while, rapper LL Cool J walked away with the sexiest lips.

Atonement star James McAvoy beat Johnny Depp with the sexiest male hair.

Irish actor Jonathan Rhys-Myers won best male eyes award.

Matthew McConaughey topped the list of the sexist chest, while Usher was named as having the best male washboard abs in E!'s Sexiest List. [From Internet]

Eesha Kopikar Starves!

Talk about getting into the skin of the character, and aamchi mulgi Eesha Kopikhar takes it to the next level.
There was a scene where director Lalit needed Eesha to look starved in a scene for her forth coming film Shabri. Eesha being the professional that she ate minimal food just enough to sustain herself for two days fighting spells of dizziness and cramps in order to feel the character.

"I requested the director to complete the shot in one take as i knew the first morsel of food that i put into my mouth would be the genuine expression of a starving woman."Its a welcome change to see that some actors are willing to put themselves through physical and mental hardships to potray the essence of the character.

Bollywood and Ash mocked!

Canadian comedian of Indian origin Russel Peters who's also internationally famous has launched an attack on Bollywood. The man is not too impressed by the Bollywood movies despite reports of the progress the industry has made internationally in recent years.

He's reportedly said, "I wouldn't watch a Bollywood film even if I am at the lowest point of my life. These films have horrible stories and terrible acting.

I don't know why your films have singing or dancing every other minute. Either you are telling a story or you are not."We know that most of the news about Bollywood growing by leaps and bounds is created by the overenthusiastic Indian media.

It's great that someone has seen through the sham and has straightforwardly talked about it.He delivers another shocker when he says, "Aishwarya Rai is the biggest example of bad acting. She has proved it time and again how it can do wonders. In Bollywood, people can become superstars just by having a pretty face.

"Now not everybody can be floored by her charms or think she's the most beautiful women in the world. Will Smith is, her family obviously is (they have dubbed her the perfect bahu) but not people like this motor

mouth stand up comedian.Wonder how and Ash and the rest plan to react to his blatant and unkind remarks! Or will they just choose to ignore it all? [From Internet]

Women my age having a ball in Bollywood: Shabana Azmi

From being sari-clad, teary-eyed melodramatic mothers to smart, strong and independent women - forty plus actresses are having a ball in Bollywood. Seasoned actress Shabana Azmi says this is the best time for women her age to be in Hindi films.

"Earlier, there was hardly any visibility in Bollywood films for women over 40 years except for those cranky, motherly and grandmotherly roles. But today, there are so many different roles on the platter. Basically, with the kind of choices that actresses my age are getting these days, this is a pretty time to be in Bollywood," Shabana told IANS in an interview.

Shabana has dabbled in a melange of powerful roles in "Ankur", "Mandi", "Arth", and "Masoom" in the past to the more recent films like "Godmother", "Fire", "Hari Bhari" "Morning Raga" and "Dus Kahaniyaan" in her career spanning over three decades.

The actress feels she is at the "right place at the right time". "I am getting delightful roles that can be wicked, naughty, comic as well as usual positive roles," she said.Shabana added that she now gets to be a part of light-hearted films like "Loins of Punjab Presents" and "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd" in contrast to the serious roles she is known for in parallel cinema.

"Today filmmakers are offering such a variety of roles - from strong, dramatic and powerful roles, I am also getting offers for comedy. The image of women has changed so much for the better in the industry," she said.Before "Loins of Punjab Presents" and "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd" happened, Shabana didn't have too many comic roles to boast of.

Now she will feature in another comic caper titled "Sorry Bhai" - it has an ensemble cast including Boman Irani, Sanjay Suri, Sharman Joshi and Chitrangada Singh."In the film, I play a bossy mother and a wife, but it is a very likeable bossiness. 'Sorry Bhai' is a very sweet and gentle film with a lot of spunk.

It pushes the bar to where relationships can be stretched and has a very strong underline of comedy," explained Shabana.The film is scheduled for a November release.She is also kept busy with "Kalpvriksh", a children's film by Manika Sharma for which she was shooting in Ladakh last week.Shabana was given a National Integration Award by the Assam government Sunday and she will be conferred an honorary doctorate by the Jamia Milia Islamia University here later this week.

After having won five National Awards and many international honours, Shabana says she no longer craves for awards."Awards have to be the by-product of the work one does and not the cause," Shabana told. [From Internet].

Like every girl I too dream of getting married- Eesha Kopikar

An extract of an interview with Eesha Kopikar by Rajnee Gupta

In spite of playing a plain Jane in couple of her films glamour girl Eesha still holds a place for herself in the list of glamorous heroines. But very soon she will be getting rid of this tag coz recently she has accepted the role of Chandni in Rajshri films Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi.This role will help her get rid of her glamorous image.

Q-The title of the film is Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi, What does that mean?
A-The story of this film Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi is about such a marriage which is very different from the regular customs of marriage, very sacred. As its easy to get into relationships but very difficult to maintain them in the long run, but when two people without getting married are so committed to each other that they try their best to maintain the pureness of the relationship that in true sense is a sacred relationship.

Q- How would you define your character in this film?
A-The character of Chandni is very similar to me in real life. Just like me she comes from a family who value their customs and systems a lot. Just like me she believes in love.Alongwith this just like me she also believes in the fact that before getting into a relationship with anyone we need to think twice. One should never think of breaking a relationship just to get into another one. Just like me Chandni is very attached to her dad. The only difference we have is that Chandni comes from a small town where as I'm a city girl a simple heart but with the nature of a tom boy.Chandni is shown as a very soft spoken girl not as loud as I am.

Q-How did you prepare yourself for this role?
A-I dint have to do much as the director of the film Kaushik Dada kept reminding me that Chandni has a style which is different than Esha's.

Q-It's a dream of every girl to work with Rajshri Productions, how did you feel when you got a call from their end?
A-I felt great when my manager told me that they had called me. I heard the story last year on my birthday 19th Sept,So I felt that this film s a gift from God on my birthday. Its like a dream come true to work with such a great banner.

Q-You have never actually played such a character before, was there any kind of fear while accepting this role?
A-Have you ever seen me act in similar kind of roles ever? I myself make it a point to try out different roles every time and the two prime reasons for it are ,first that I easily get bored of the same stuff again and again and second that I know for sure that im a very talented actress and I can do a lot better., its only that not many directors have got to utilize my talent properly.

Q-What do you think about your co star Sonu Sood?
A-He is a very well grounded person. Just like the actor of the film he also comes from a small village named Moga.he is as hardworking as I am. Eight years ago we worked together in a south film named Nijin Ille at that time we had never thought that we would be working together again in Rajshri films

Q-How was the whole experience of working in this film?
A-I've never had such a great experience in my entire career till date. Not once did I feel the need to complaint about anything. All through the shoot I always felt that Raj babu is likemygrandfather,Sooraj Barjatya like my father and Kaushik dada like my elder brother must be the first film of my life where I just dint want the shooting to end. One hundred and twenty days for the shoot just flew away. I still remember the last day of our film which was 6th of June. I had cried a lot that day and surprisingly it was raining heavily that day, which made me feel that as if the rains were crying with me.

Q-Do you regret the fact that Soraj Barjatya isnot directing this film?
A-Before the narration I had some doubts about the same but after the narration when I saw my directors vision I was convinced that the film would be superb. The time when Kaushikwas narrating the film I could actually picturise every seen in front of my eyes and tears were rolling down them.

Q-A twelve year long wait for your beloved is what is shown in this film, do you think this funda works these days?
A- I in my personal life waited for ten years to keep my relationship going, but I guess destiny had something else in store for me. If the love and the feelings are true and genuine then why only twelve years you could spend your whole life waiting for that person.

Q-What are your views about marriage?
A-I strongly believe in the institution of marriage. Its a beautiful feeling, here two different people with different thought process, different outlook and different cultures meet and bind into one relationship.

Q- When do you plan to get married?
A-Its just been six months since ive met Timmi,but he too keeps asking me the same question always. But honestly speaking after a real long time my career graph has shown a rise so I would want to concentrate on that first. I will definitely get married as I don't want to continue working for my whole life. Like every girl I too dream of getting married and having kids.

Q-Your seen in films like Ek Vivah Aisa bhi and Shabri and at the same time in films like Haseena ,Hello Darling and Rite Ya Wrong what is the kind of image you actually want to have?
A-First of all you cannot compare Haseena with Hello Darling and Rite Ya wrong, Haseena is the biggest mistake of my life and I do not want to discuss about that film at all. Hello darling is a comedy flick while Rite ya Wrong is a suspense thriller. As far as my image is concerned ive already said that I want to be versatile.

Q- Most of the time s you are seen in multistarrerfilms, why haven't you tried doing solo films?
A-Coz no one casted me in a solo film. I haven't intentionally signed mutistarrer films it just happened coincidently. As it is I do not have a filmy background nor am I seeing any of the top directors, whatever I have achieved till date is all by my own hard work.

Q-So do you feel any kind of pressure?
A-I love to give pressure than to feel it.

Q—Are you happy with your career graph?
A-Its all in the mind, some people are not happy in spite of winning an Oscar while some are happy without it. What makes you feel that im unhappy, im very happy?

Q- Tell us about your new release?
My forthcoming films are Shabri, hello Darling, Rite ya Wrong,Har Pal and Gehrai. [From Internet]