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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.

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.

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.

Sonakshi Sinha admits that she is not bold enough to do an item number, but said that she won't mind doing one if presented in a right manner.

"I haven't been offered any item number till now. If there is a good song, I am convinced enough and I am presented in a right way, then why not?," said Sonakshi of her expectations to perform for a item song while promoting her latest release "Rowdy Rathore" with co-star Akshay Kumar and director Prabhu Deva.

What about the item song "Chammak challo chail chabeeli" in "Rowdy Rathore"?

"'Chammak challo chail chabeeli' is not an item song. It's a very situational song with a wedding as its backdrop," explained Sonakshi, who debuted as a demure village belle in 'Dabangg.'

Your role in 'Rowdy Rathore.' Doesn't it also show you in a similar desi avatar.

"I am not waiting to get a role that will change my desi girl image, but still if I get something, which requires me to be more westernised and my character is good, I won't mind doing it. Right now I am happy representing my own culture." added Sonakshi.

Looks like the actor is in no rush to change her desi girl image.

Sonakshi Sinha's act in a red saree in the song 'Chammak challo chail chabeeli' from Rowdy Rathore has forced people to draw comparisons with Kareena Kapoor's Chammak challo in RA.One. However, the actor brushes it off as mere co-incidence and insists the two not be compared.

"I am not just Chammak Challo, I am also Chail Chabeeli. I would like to say that Ra. One had not released when we had shot for this song and we had not seen that Chammak Challo in a red saree. It's just a co-incidence," said the 24-year-old belle in an interview.

Sonakshi insists that the two songs are completely different.

"Both the songs are different, it was westernised but our song is full of Indian melody. So you should not compare the two," said Sonakshi, who made her Bollywood debut with Dabangg.

Having said that, 'Chamak Challo' Bebo had agreed to sizzle for a hot item number in ‘Rowdy Rathore’ as a friendly gesture for producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali and co-producer Shabinaa Khan.

The diva is reported to have raised the oomph wearing a glamorous black outfit to dance on the song.

Directed by Prabhu Deva, Rowdy Rathore will hit the silver screens on June 1. Besides promoting Rowdy Rathore, Sonakshi is also busy shooting for Joker, Lootera and Dabangg 2.

We all know how Vijay impressed everyone with his dancing skills on the sets of the Akshay Kumar starrer 'Rowdy Rathore' directed by Prabhu Deva. The director of the film recently revealed some interesting details about the same in a recent interview.

Akshay, The Khiladi actor who intially didn't believe of Vijay's consent to dance with him received Vijay with a warm hug. He was so amazed to see Vijay and asked Prabhu Deva, “What’s he, just 17”?

"Initially, I was a little apprehensive to ask Vijay about doing the dance, but when I asked Vijay about it, his immediate response was ‘why not?’ In an hour’s time Vijay, who was in Mumbai for the shoot of Thuppakki, was at the sets of Rowdy Rathore," said Prabhudeva.

"I'm not trying to provide a Bollywood launch for Vijay. He doesn't need anybody to recommend for him. Bollywood will welcome him with its hands wide open,” he added.

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."

Prabhu Deva is currently shooting Rowdy Rathore with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. Once this is done, he will begin his next film with Salman Khan.

Both Prabhu Deva and Salman Khan met during the opening ceremony of IPL and finalized on another project to work together after their previous venture 'Wanted' became one of the biggest hits in both their careers.

Expecting their second venture together to be a bigger hit than 'Wanted', both Prabhu Deva and Salman are planning to rope Kareena Kapoor to play the heroine in the film.

Kareena, the Bollywood Queen is reportedly a big fan of Prabhu Deva ever since he choreographed some of her dance moves in the S.J Suryah directed 'Kushi' and from what we heard, the sexy belle is keen to work with him again.

Prabhu Deva said an official announcement will be made soon once he is done with Rowdy Rathore.

From the looks of it, Akshay Kumar, Sonkashi Sinha starrer ‘Rowdy Rathore’ seems to be a hell of a masala flick.

Rowdy Rathore, a remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Vikramarkudu’ is being touted as one the big releases of this year with the trailers of the film creating ripples across the globe.

The makers recently released the trailer of its new song ‘Aa re Pritam Pyaare’ and by the looks of it, it is surely going to top the charts very soon.

Known for his passion for dance, Prabhu Deva has roped in not one or two but three dancing divas for the song. The result, of course, is simply splendid. The song ‘Aa re Pritam Pyaare’ features veteran item queen Mumaith Khan gyrating her hot body with Iraninan actress/dancer Maryam Zakaria and Shakti Mohan, winner of Zee’s Dance India Dance II.

The three gorgeous ladies are seen shaking their Jatkas and Matkas to the hot item number composed by the fabulous Sajid Wajid. The song is sung by the uber talented and perfect vocals of Mamta Sharma!

Have a look. We bet you would want to shake a leg or two as well!

Okay, so we know that Nargis Fakhri has been confirmed to play Akshay Kumar's heroine in his next film, which he's co-producing with Himesh Reshammiya.

Interestingly, the model who made her debut opposite Ranbir Kapoor wasn’t the first choice for the Ashish R. Mohan directed film.

Reportedly, South Indian starlet Ileana D’Cruz was initially confirmed for the part. Seems there’s more buzz about Ranbir and Priyanka Chopra, her co-stars in her upcoming maiden Hindi release.

So turning apprehensive about how she turns out in her Bollywood debut, the makers of the Akshay-Himesh joint production decided to rope in Nargis instead, considering that her film has released… never mind if her performance has been panned.

Sonakshi Sinha is gearing up for her first item number threatening 'Chikni Chamelies' to move over as she is arriving soon with 'Chikni Kamar' for her forthcoming film 'Rowdy Rathore' opposite Akshay Kumar.

Close on the heels of Katrina Kaif’s item number 'Chikni Chameli', Sonakshi Sinha is all geared up to set the screen ablaze with her gyrations for her first ever item song. The actress is rehearsing her sexy moves before heading to Hampi where she will shoot for it with Akshay Kumar. Sonakshi prefers to call the track — ‘a complete masaledaar song’ — choreographed by Vishnu with valuable inputs from her director and ace choreographer Prabhudeva.

The actress reveals that she had started practicing her moves earlier, but had to take a break to shoot two films in between, one with Ajay Devgn in Patiala and another with Ranveer Singh in Kolkata.

“Now that I’m back, I’m going to push myself and get the steps as perfectly as I can,” she enthuses, adding that the dance track has several complicated moves.

Sonakshi explains the decision behind choosing Hampi as the shoot location, “It’s a very picturesque location and given the kind of film it is, the idea is to make the song also look larger than life.”

She’s also quick to add that keeping in mind the weather, it’s going to be very hot. “So Akshay and I will have a tough time,” she smiles.

While we’ve heard of actresses working harder at the gym to get a sexier body for their item songs, Sonakshi hasn’t been given any such instruction by her director. “Prabhudeva and everyone else I’m working with like me the way I am. Although I'm trying to fit in my gym sessions between my work schedules, I’ve not been banned from eating anything either,” she enthuses.

Will Sonakshi’s Chikni Kamar steal all the oomph from Chikni Chameli?

Asin, who was recently seen opposite Akshay Kumar in the sequel of Sajid Khan's Housefull is now looking absolutely chic as she has lost weight and gotten a smashing makeover. 

Asin is keenly missed in the South and producers who have worked with her in the past in Tamil and Telugu films are offering her roles expecting the actress to accept the same. Alas, Asin is still continuing to refuse the offers that come her way. 

The Lovely Lass said that it is wonderful to be missed and that she keeps up with the Southern cinema. But for now she has her hands full with Bollywood films. Aside from Housefull 2 she is doing Rohit Shetty's Bol Bachchan with Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan. 

Asin is very keen to work with The King Khan as there were discussions to have her cast opposite Shahrukh Khan in the big screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's Two States: The Story of My Marriage.

The first trailer of Rowdy Rathore was released yesterday amidst much fanfare in an open ground where Akshay Kumar in his rowdy look entertained the media with his dance moves and dialogues. However, as the original trailer was leaked on the internet over the weekend, the surprise element of a new trailer was certainly missing.

Nevertheless, like we promised you, here’s the first trailer of Akshay Kumar’s much-awaited film Rowdy Rathore, directed by the Wanted director Prabhu Deva.

The trailer of Rowdy Rathore starts with a boom -- Akshay Kumar as Rowdy Rathore is introduced to us as someone who is “unstoppable” and “unbeatable”. Akshay picks up fights with goons in the style of a typical south Indian action star, aptly emulated by Salman Khan in his recent action films. More than the hard-to-believe stunts, the entertainment lies in the punchy one-liners.

Akshay Kumar indulges in some heavyweight dialogue delivery in the film: Apun Ka Fatka, Chaar Sou Chaalis Watt Ka Jhatka. He fears no one, Naam Rathore, Vikram Rathore.

The three-minute trailer also has Sonakshi Sinha oozing oomph in desi clothes. The scene in which she makes an entry is quite unique. Akshay is shown rewinding his mind (which he does funnily through his finger) to see her once again. Also the scene where he is after ladoos and Sonakshi, also evokes laughter! Sonakshi Sinha’s doe-eyed beauty and alluring charisma adds freshness to the trailer because she is back after a year and half, and this time is sharing screen space with Akshay.

The trailer with its folksy tune has all the right elements that would help create the buzz for the film. Catch Akshay Kumar’s rowdiness and his “ladoo” romance with Sonakshi Sinha in this first trailer of Rowdy Rathore:

There is no business like show business and stars make insane amounts of money.

Bollywood stars make full use of their star power to deliver super hits and many like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan have taken the plunge into production and help themselves to a hefty chunk of the profits.

A recent survey found that for 2011, India's highest paid actor for any one film is none other than Rajinikanth!

No surprise there?

Stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Salman follow closely. Superstar clearly is the star who shines brightest on the horizon!

Kajal Agarwal is sitting pretty these days as she has plum projects in Tamil with Vijay and Suriya and in Telugu cinema too in addition to a Bollywood film with Akshay Kumar.

Sources close to the actress say that she is working harder than ever to justify the faith the film makers have shown in her.

Currently, Kajal is learning Russian because her character in KV Anand's Maatran with Suriya has to speak the language and an instructor was flown in from Russia to coach her on the language.

The team of Maatran was impressed with her swift ability and her dedication towards learning her Russian dialogues.

Kajal has fallen in love with the language and the country Russia, where a major portion of the film has been shot.

Apart from Moscow and Riga, the Latvian capital, Maatran has been filmed in various serene locales where no Indian films have been filmed before.

Sajid Khan is back again to tickle your funny bone with Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen.

Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Randhir Kapoor and Chunky Pandey will come together again for the sequel of the 2010 comedy.

Malaika Arora Khan has done an item-number in Housefull 2 and Sajid-Wajid are the music directors of the movie.

Prabhu Deva is arguably the best dancer in the country and has also established himself as an actor and director.

Now Prabhu Deva is trying his hand at singing and composing as well.

On Valentine's day, Prabhu Deva will be releasing a music album with five tracks that he has composed and sung by himself. The videos for the same will be shot in Mumbai and it is expected to be ready in time for his birthday on April 3rd. Prabhu Deva is very excited about his new avatar and is keeping his fingers crossed as he is nervous about the response to his album.

Prabhu Deva is currently directing Rowdy Rathore with Akshay Kumar and is preparing for choreographer, Remo's 3D dance film that is to go on floors very soon.

If rumors are to be believed, Prabhu Deva would tie the knot with his lady love, Nayantara this year despite their reported break up.

There was rumor doing the rounds that Richa would be doing an item number in Prabhu Deva's Hindi remake of Siruthai titled 'Rowdy Rathore' with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead.

Richa was quick to deny the rumor and used the opportunity to stress that she is in the industry to do meaningful roles and item numbers are out of the question for her.

Richa added that she has no idea where the gossip came from as she does not know anyone associated with the film and is currently busy with her Telugu film with Prabhas and her Bengali debut with Prosenjit which coincidentally is also a remake of Siruthai.

Looks like there couldn't have been a better start to the New Year for actor Nidhi Subbaiah, the Kannada heroine of Pancharangi fame who is to mark her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar for his home production.

Nidhi, who has been working on making inroads into Bollywood, has begun shooting for her debut film 'Oh My God' produced by Akshay Kumar, who will also play a vital role in the film.

A source says, "Nidhi's character is the only female element in this film, which has a bunch of very versatile actors in it. The cast includes Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Mahesh Manjrekar." Nidhi began filming yesterday and supposedly shared her first shot with Paresh Rawal. About Akshay's association with the film, the source says, "Akshay is producing this film and will play the role of God in it."

The film is based upon the comic Gujarati play, Kanji Viruddh Kanji, which has been made famous as Krishan v/s Kanhaiya by Paresh. While Paresh will reprise the character that he essayed in the play, the rest of the cast has important roles in this laugh riot. When contacted, Nidhi about her role in 'Oh My God', the actress was quick enough to respond saying that she was not allowed to discuss the film.