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Actor Asin has been linked with almost all Bollywood superstars she has acted with ever since her debut with Aamir Khan in Ghajini.

First it was Aamir Khan and then it was Salman, with whom Asin was rumored to be linked with. Thanks to her twin movies 'London Dreams' and 'Ready' with Salman, that some media houses even went as far as to say that she was living together with him.

Initially the actor took it in her stride as being part and parcel of her profession but off late she has been disturbed by the talks of her alleged live-in relationship with Salman.

Asin appealed to such miscreants to think about her family before spreading any such rumors. She signed off with a warning stating that she would sue the media houses in court if any such false news is spread in future.

Asin has been enacting marriage scenes in quite a few of her recent movies like Ready and Housefull 2.


Even for her upcoming film with Akshay Kumar titled Khiladi 786, Asin got married last week on the sets in Punjabi style.

Now, she has jokingly remarked to her support crew that it is time for her to find a good guy, and get married for real.

Looks like she is fed up of all these reel marriages. However, her fans would hope that Asin would continue donning the greasepaint and not think about marriage seriously anytime soon.

Tamannah is not just a petite who manages to look sexy but is also a good actor and a dancer with skills to burn the dance floors with her flexibility and fast moves.

The actor not only rocks the dance numbers in her films but also shows off her moves at award functions and other events.


Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan was impressed by Tamannah's dancing skills at the recently held Filmfare awards function and has claimed that it would be very tough for some of his female colleagues in the Hindi industry to match Tamannah's dancing skills.

Hrithik mentioned of having noticed her incredible dance moves from her Telugu films 'Badrinath' and 'Rachcha' and described Tamannah as one of the incredible dancers that he has seen.

Having found an admirer in a Superstar like Hrithik Roshan, Tamannah is floating in excitement and feels more responsible to keep living up to such high praise and expectations.

Asin is generally known to dub in her own voice in all the movies that she acts in - be it Tamil, Telugu or Hindi.

In one of her upcoming Bollywood movies, she is playing the role of a Marathi girl and in keeping with her policy, she would be dubbing in her own voice for this role too.

For this, the actor has hired a Marathi tutor to help her perfect the language and the crew of this film is surprised by her willingness to learn and dedication to deliver.

Asin recently had a blockbuster in Bol Bachchan and her next film is 'Khiladi 786' with her Housefull 2 co-star Akshay Kumar.

The actor is supposedly learning Marathi for the role in this film.

Tamannah is all set to make a splash across Bollywood with Himmatwala opposite Ajay Devgn.

UTV Motion Pictures are behind this project directed by Sajid Khan and is a remake of the 80s film with the same name. The colorful posters have already made a mark and have positioned Tamannah as a glam queen.

This movie achieved a first in the Indian film industry when the mahurat shot (first shot) of this movie was streamed live on YouTube. This shot happened on the 23rd of August in Ramoji Studios Hyderabad, and all the fans of the movie also got to experience this shot thanks to this digital initiative by the team.


Ajay Devgn, Zareena Wahab, Mahesh Manjrekar and Leena Jumani were involved in this first shot. More innovations can be expected in the digital space as movie marketing goes to the next level of audience engagement.

Asin has been having a grand run in Bollywood ever since she made her debut opposite Aamir Khan in 'Ghajini (2008).'

All of her Bollywood releases including Ghajini followed by London Dreams and Housefull 2 have crossed the 100 crores net at the boxoffice including her latest release Bol Bachchan.

The actor now seem to have realized the reason for her grandeur in Bollywood as all her co-stars that she has been acting with, like Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar are not only box-office opening kings but are also really senior to her.

Asin now longs to have a good solid solo female lead role opposite a co-star of her age. She infact feels sad for the lack of prominent roles offered to her, post Ghajini.

Would this regret make Asin come back to South Indian Cinema. Well we'd leave that for Asin to decide.

Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan's recent release Bol Bachchan begins with a 'Thank You Aamir Khan' credit. In case if you are wondering what is Mr Perfectionist's contribution to a Rohit Shetty film, here is the answer...

The action comedy has the track Bhaag D K Bose from Aamir Khan's production Delhi Belly. The makers were keen to include the song as they felt it was perfect for a musical sequence filmed on Abhishek Bachchan.

A source said, "They were told that Aamir holds the rights for the song. When the star was approached, he gave his consent immediately. But when the talk veered towards monetary compensation, he refused to be compensated for it."

The source added, "The copyright of the songs are usually held by music companies from which permission is taken before they are used. Otherwise there is a copyright infringement issue. For every song utilised, a royalty has to be given to them. But in Aamir's case as the rights are with him, the royalty goes to him."

Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn were happy that Aamir Khan willingly gave the right to use the song and refused to accept any royalty for it. The film's spokesperson confirmed that Aamir Khan did not charge anything and the makers are thankful to him.

Asin remains the only actress from the South to have made a successful transition to Hindi films in recent times, having tasted success within just three years of being in the Hindi film industry.

Three out of the four films she's done are in the list of the top 10 highest grossers of all time. " Ghajini", "Ready" and "Housefull 2" have all crossed the `100 crore (net collections) mark.

Asin has an enviable career success ratio in B-town when compared to contemporaries in the `100-crore list who have been in the industry for a decade or more.

 Says the actress, "I am thrilled to have three films in the coveted 100-crore list. It is a function of luck, working with good people, growth in Bollywood and to some extent, my picking fun and emotional stories, which tend to do well. For me, it is not about the crores in collections, but entertaining such a big number of people. If the audience is happy, the rest follows. Collections are one factor, but more than anything, I'd like to work in films I'm passionate about. I love the new generation of filmmakers and hope I get to work with them."

She has also kept a relatively low profile compared to her peers. "I have to admit, my PR and networking skills suck!" she says, "I may get all self-righteous about it, but the fact is that PR matters. I come from the South, where self-marketing isn't naturally in the culture, so I've been deficient in that area. The good thing about downplaying myself is that when achievements come, people are positively surprised. I believe my work should do the talking."

Asin says her family is her support system. "It may sound like a cliche," she says, "but my family defines who I am and is my strongest support base. My parents have given me the right amount of independence to pursue my dreams, but at the same time, brought me up well and kept me grounded. There are absolutely no starry tantrums allowed at home! And that is why I don't have them on the sets." What about Mr Right? "Ah! Good men and good scripts - two things I'm looking for," she smiles, "So far, I've been lucky with the scripts. It's perhaps time to focus on finding the man."

The combination of Ajay Devgn and director Rohit Shetty is back. The power-packed duo, whose work was appreciated in Singham, have used a famous line from the film for their upcoming venture Bol Bachchan.

The dialogue, Aata majhi satakli from Singham, was liked by the masses that went berserk watching Ajay say it on-screen. A source said, "Fans can now look forward to Ajay doing that dialoguebaazi once again in his upcoming comic caper Bol Bachchan. Last year, this dialogue had become a complete rage among the masses. So much so that people started using it as common lingo. In fact, it had become a part of their everyday language."

Rohit felt that the dialogue is commercial and massy and thus used it in Bol Bachchan too. "It has been used in a comic situation this time," said the source.

Starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai, Bol Bachchan is presented by Fox Star Studios and is produced by Shree Ashtavinayak LFS Infra Ltd and Ajay Devgn Ffilms. The movie is slated for release on July 6.

Sameera Reddy is the talk of the town for the high octane stunts that she had pulled off in Tezz.

Tezz, the multistarrer that has Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan and Sameera Reddy is directed by veteran film maker Priyadharshan.

For the film Tezz, Sameera performed risky stunts like riding a Speed bike and a canoe under supervision of a Hollywood stunt team in Scotland that was responsible for the action scenes in Harry Potter.

According to Sameera, the hard work she had put in was absolutely worth it as she has been getting a wonderful response. Her newfound popularity in Bollywood has not caused her to forget South cinema and said that she is looking forward to doing more films in Tamil and Telugu and hopefully, she will be offered some wild roles!

One of Mallika Sherawat's long time dreams to pair with Ajay Devgn recently came true as she got to perform the sizzling item number in Tezz with Ajay Devgn.

"On the sets, Mallika had eyes only for Devgn. In fact, before the shoot, she even walked up to Ajay, introduced herself and chatted with him for quite some time," said sources from the industry.

"Ajay is my favourite actor! I love Ajay's work ever since 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' and 'Singham'. Ajay Devgn is such a cool and friendly person to work with. In fact, he was one of the reasons that made me agree perform for the item number song in Tezz," said Mallika Sherawat.

We wonder what Mallika's other co-stars, Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan (who were also present in the song) thought about being ignored so blatantly?

'Tezz' is an upcoming Hindi action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan.

Tezz features an ensemble cast that includes Mohanlal, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Kangna Ranaut, Sameera Reddy and Zayed Khan in main roles.

The stunts for the film has been choreographed by Gareth Milne, the stunt co-ordinator of 'Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer' and 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' . Tezz was earlier titled 'Bullet Train'.

While on one hand the girls from south are craving to go and settle in Bollywood, this beautiful babe from North is thinking the other way round.

Yes! Here we are talking about Kajal Aggarwal, the latest sensation of Telugu and Tamil film industry.

Kajal Aggarwal, who recently tasted success through ‘Businessman’ pairing opposite India’s 5th Most Desirable Man in 2012, Mahesh Babu, feels happy and is more satisfied down South when compared to Bollywood.

Despite making a wonderful debut through the super hit film ‘Singam’ costarring Ajay Devgan in Bollywood, Kajal was mulling over Murugadoss’s film with Tamil superstar Vijay and decided to call off the offer from Yashraj Films to be directed by Manish Sharma costarring Shahid Kapoor.

Kajal's close associates revealed that she had taken this decision because she is more interested to do films in South than in Bollywood.

Riding high on the rave reviews she got for her performance in Prabhu Deva’s film Vedi, actor Sameera Reddy is now ready to shift her focus back to Bollywood and on her next big release, Priyadarshan’s Tezz.

“Ajay is coming from a super-hit film Singham and I think the producers know what they are doing. There is place for everybody, so it really doesn’t matter against whom you are pitted. Obviously you don’t want to go up against a big film, but I know that Tezz has its own appeal,” said Sameera.

Talking about all the action scenes she had to shoot Sameera exclaims, “It was really nerve-wracking. I had to learn how to ride a bike, river-rafting, it was physically challenging. But it all works out when your co-stars are fun to work with.”

Though the film is set to release alongside the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Agneepath in January, Sameera’s positive that her film will give Agneepath a run for its money.

Sameera has been doing a lot of films down South of late. “They are more loyal in South, unlike in Bollywood, where one day you are the best, but the next day everything changes. If you see the likes of Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan — whether their films work or don’t, nothing changes in terms of popularity and fan following. Furthermore they are extremely punctual, if they ask for 30 days of your time, they will finish the film exactly within that time period,” she explains. “Having said that I got my first break in Bollywood, so it will always remain close to my heart.”

There used to be a time when models, who wanted to be part of the film industry, were questioned on their capability to actually act. However, model-turned-actress Lisa Haydon sees no logic in that question anymore.

“Aren’t there plenty of models who can act well and look good at the same time?” questions Lisa, adding, “Over the years, models — men and women — have proven their credibility as versatile actors. This thought that models can’t act, should be made obsolete.”

Rascals, which is Lisa's second film, will see her playing a fun and crazy girl. “She’s so different from the way I am in reality, but that’s the fun part of it. Everyone is a little crazy in the film. I’ve said lines I’d never say — it was quite amazing an experience,” she said.

Lisa's debut film Aisha had her rubbing shoulders with a very young cast but in the case of Rascals, she had the very senior and talented Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn for company. “Just to think that I worked with the likes of Sanjay and Ajay so early in my career is rather encouraging,” she mentioned, adding, “They were really helpful during the shoot; moreover, their spontaneity and commitment to the job keeps newcomers like us on our toes.”

The high point of the film is her seductive number Shake It Saiyyan and Lisa’s passion for dance made it easy for her. “I’ve rehearsed tirelessly for the song; designer Aki Narula has put together eight fabulous outfits and the final outcome looks pretty sizzling,” she confesses.

This part-Malayali-part-Australian, who’s been a successful model, feels acting and modelling are very different from each other. “Acting needs more involvement while modelling is more about confidence and attitude — it’s not just glamour. Sadly, despite all the hard work, models don’t get enough credit,” states Lisa.

“Salman should have become an expert in giving Hindi lessons by now, as he has years of experience behind him”, teased Ajay Devgn who made an appearance at the Bigg Boss house recently to promote his next film, Rascals.

Ajay Devgn was indirectly hinting that Sallu bhai has toiled for years to get his ex-girlfriend’s (Katrina Kaif) Hindi right.

Ajay had a wicked grin on his face when the beefy hunk, very politely corrected Lisa’s ‘firangi twang’. While Lisa was patient enough to smile throughout the volley of digs targeted at her, she also parroted everything Salman asked her to, pretty sportingly.

Katrina Kaif’s Hindi has improved a lot and we definitely don’t doubt her ex-beau’s contribution, his hard work has helped us endure Kat’s acting over the years.

Perhaps, Sallu bhai needs a new student, now that the old ones have moved on.

Lisa started off with a small role in Aisha and now is doing an item number in Rascals, don’t be surprised to see this ‘Shake it Saiyaan’ gal land meaty roles and become a hot property in B-town, someday.

Well, Lisa may just have a long career in the industry if she is smart enough to become Salman’s next protégée.

Kangana Ranaut is playing her cards safe; she is no more a disturbed girl in her films. After playing a vivacious small-town girl in Tanu Weds Manu, she will be seen doing comedy in Sanjay Dutt’s first production Rascals. Not only has Kangana acquired a well-shaped body, she is looking bustier then before in Rascals promo, which also stars Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt

The trailer shows her in a sexy bikini, wearing glares, followed by assistants, and one couldn’t stop raving about her better assets. The actress, who was pencil-thin, has indeed worked on her lithe frame. But many are of the view that it’s a gift from doc rather than God. Earlier, Kangana is believed to have gone under the knife for fuller lips, which were quite prominent in her films Raaz 2 and then Tanu Weds Manu. The actress blamed her pouty lips on a sea-food allergy while others thought it’s a bee-sting.

The movie also stars the handsome Arjun Rampal in a cameo role, while Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt play the rascals. The movie was supposed to release in July but was delayed. Director David Dhawan was supposed to do Partner 2 first but because of the unavailability of dates of the actors involved with that film he started working on Rascals.

Watch the trailer below:

The first theatrical trailer of much touted film RASCALS is out. The ALL THE BEST and HUM KISISE KUM NAHIN stars, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt are once again at their comic best. But what drags our attention is the sizzling hottie Kangana Ranaut, who for the first time dons a sexy bikini and shows off her curves. With this Kangana too joins the bandwagon of Bikini Babes in Bollywood.

Do let us know what you think about Kangana's latest glamourous avatar. Does she have that oomph factor?

Kajal Agarwal is a clever young girl who is very ambitious and goes about her career with the astuteness of a professional chess player.

The petite star's clever strategy helped her land Magadheera, the most successful film in Telugu cinema.

Kajal is now applying the same tactics in Tamil cinema and Bollywood as well. In Tamil, she has Maatran opposite Suriya and in Bollywood, after Singham with Ajay Devgn which was a huge hit, she is sitting pretty.

Kajal somehow managed to bag the role that Anushka Shetty had played in the Tamil original of Singam that had Suriya in the lead.

Her role model is Kajol, Ajay's wife and a superstar in her own right. Kajal did not get to meet Kajol though she really wanted to, but it is certain that the two will get along because both have beauty and brains.