I will reserve my lip kiss for the bedroom - Sneha Ullal

SNEHA ULLAL , whose next release Kaash Mere Hote is round the corner, tells JYOTHI VENKATESH in a khullam khulla baatcheet
Sneha Ullal, better known as the look-alike of the pretty Aishwarya Rai is back with a bang after a long period of hibernation after Aryan with the film Kaash Mere Hote.

When I met her for this interview in the suburbs, Sneha categorically stated that it was a conscious decision on her part to let acting take a back seat after Aryan because she felt that she was too young and wanted to be mature enough to take her plunge in films. "I did not even know how to talk to the media."
Sneha hastens to add that the reason that she decided to take up the offer to act in Kaash Mere Hote is that she desperately needed to act in a Hindi film to show that she is interested in working and is back in films. In fact Sneha has absolutely no qualms to confess that the film is a vehicle to launch Kumar Saahil and Sana and music director Shrawan who has produced the film wanted her to be a part of the project because he felt that she would be able to lend the film a better face value.
"I am confident that my role in Kaash Mere Hote will take me to greater heights as an actress. I play the role of Radhika in Kaas Mere Hote. I play the role of Saahil's girl friend who is bothered by Sana who keeps on trying to seduce Kumar Saahil. The character that I play in the film is like me-easy going and simple and straight forward and hence I did not need to prepare at all for the role of Radhika," Sneha quips.
Sneha confesses that though personally she does not feel bad when she is compared to Aishwarya professionally she does not like the comparison. "Though I like it personally because she is beautiful, it is unfair to me professionally. I feel that had I made my bow without Salman Khan in a film, other than Lucky, I would not have been compared to her. The comparison did not help me as an actor though I should admit that it gave me a lot of recognition".
Sneha asserts that she worships work and does not regret at all having appeared in Aryan opposite Sohail Khan after having made her debut with Lucky opposite Salman Khan, though she concedes that she does not think that she should have got launched with Lucky because she was very young at that time. To add to my woes, a lot of directors have an issue with my voice not at all reeling that my voice in Lucky was projected that way to make me sound like a kid to suit my role in Lucky."
Besides Kaash Aap, Sneha has also films like Click, Dard E Disco and Green Park up her sleeves besides her films in the South. "Sangeet Sivan called me up and offered to cast me in Click opposite Shreyas Talpade. It is a very interesting role that I play in Click. I play Shreyas's friend who is raped by his friends. I kill myself and come back as a ghost to take revenge on the rapists"
In Ashok Tyagi's Dard E Disco, Sneha has been cast opposite Akshay Kapoor. "I play the character of a bubbly young ad glamorous girl. The film has offered me an opportunity to tell every one in Bollywood that I am no longer a kid that I was in films like Lucy and Aryan"
Sneha is quite excited about her role in Green Park too. "I love my role in Green Park because I love talking in English and it is a film in English with Anupam Kher playing the role of my father. I play a very modern young girl belonging to a very Westernized family settled in USA, who falls in love with an American. The film was meant to start in 2009. We have shot just the climax of the film in Goa and I am looking forward to shoot the rest of the film in the USA next year".
Sneha is practical when it comes to exposing herself. I am ready to expose as long as I look sexy and not vulgar. In my second film, I showed nothing but my mid-riff but yet I was shown at my glamorous best in the film. I am game as far as wearing swimming costume is concerned but n bikini for me, please."
Sneha has drawn a line as far as kissing is concerned. "Though I am now single and ready to mingle, I am not a prude but I am not game at all for kissing lip to lip in films, because I feel that you should save some thing for the bedroom. I am an animal lover and hence promote vegetarianism and hence want my man also to be a vegetarian. I do not care about his physique but he should be presentable and quite understanding and not be a male chauvinist."

Kat's not going the rave party way..

The buzz is that Bollywood's hot property Katrina Kaif has reportedly refused to play murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling in Prabhakar Shukla's film 'Rave Party'.
So reports that Katrina was shifting dates to play Scarlett as her dates are booked till 2009-end are false.

Apparently Kat was keen in the beginning, but keeping the controversial subject in mind, decided to opt out as she found the subject too controversial.

Reportedly Kat has stated that she doesn't want to do films around a subject that has 'no clarity' and many unanswered questions.

The Internet Movie Database website also shows Katrina's name in the starcast of the film with its status 'in production'.Shukla is looking for someone else from UK to play Scarlett, who was murdered on Goa's beach early last year.

The director is also awaiting the green signal from Scarlett's mother Fiona Mckeown as he has sent her the film's script for approval.

The buzz is that South Indian director Venkat Prabhu is making 'Goa' which is also based on Scarlett's murder and is produced by Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya's Ocher Studios. [From Internet]

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