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If this piece of information is any indication, it looks like Veena Malik sure knows how to comfort her co-stars while filming intimate lovemaking or kissing scenes.

Ask actor Rajeev Anand who had reservations shooting the lip-lock scene with Veena playing her husband in an upcoming film.

The actor admitted of his reservations in shooting for intimate love scenes and that Veena Malik comforted him to overcome his shyness.

“Thanks to Veena that it became a mind-blowing scene. She made me comfortable,” he says, asserting that their 15-second kiss will surely shock the audience.

Rajeev recalls, “Veena kept me engrossed for 15 minutes that we shot the scene and taught me how to kiss even with the camera eye locking on our lip movement.”

Good for him. No Ashmit Patel? Or shouldn’t we ask?

Pakistani actress Veena Malik is suing a popular Indian men's magazine for millions of dollars, accusing it of publishing photos she says were doctored to make her appear nude, her lawyer said Monday.

Malik's racy images in the December issue of FHM India has triggered a fury across her conservative Islamic country, with one cleric calling them a “shame for all Muslims.”

The photo essay appears to make light of the military rivalry between India and Pakistan, nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought three wars.

In the magazine's cover photo, Malik is shown wearing no clothing, but with her arms and legs discreetly positioned to keep her covered. She has the letters ISI stenciled on her arm, representing Pakistan's powerful spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.

In a second photo, she is lying on a camouflage military helmet and in a third she is wearing what appears to be a green ammunition belt and pretending to pull the pin out of a grenade with her teeth. She appears to be topless in those images.

Malik's lawyer, Ayaz Bilawala, denied the nude cover photo was authentic and said Malik was wearing underwear throughout the entire shoot. He sent notice to the magazine and was filing papers in the Mumbai High Court demanding all copies of the magazine be removed from newsstands, he said. The suit was also seeking 100 million rupees (US$2 million) in damages.

“She has been cheated, and there has been tampering, and the photographs have been morphed,” he said. “She has not posed in the manner in which she has been shown.”

He also disputed the magazine's assertion that it possessed a video of the shoot that would prove the photos were real.

FHM India editor Kabeer Sharma insisted the photos were authentic and said he had just come out of a meeting with the magazine's lawyers where they watched the video of the photo session proving his case.

“It's a considered decision on our part not to make that video public because of the nature of the video,” he said.

Sharma said the magazine had received the legal notice.

“The allegations are entirely false and we are investigating various options, including a countersuit,” he said.

Malik courted controversy last year when she participated in India's “Bigg Boss” reality show, where celebrities are locked in a house together. Conservative Pakistani clerics lambasted her both for appearing on a show in arch-rival India and for appearing to canoodle with Ashmit Patel, an Indian actor in the house.

After the roaring heat generated by Ashmit Patel and Veena Malik on Bigg Boss last year, romance was definitely a missing link this season. But now that too, is about to become a thing of the past.

While India’s biggest House of Scandal continues to buzz with mind-boggling activity including daily catfights, Miss India International Shonali Nagrani and Wild Card entry Siddharth Bhardwaj have begun coochie-cooing like lovebirds on the reality show.

The latest episode caught the couple in the bedroom, exchanging sweet-nothings under the observance of night cameras, with Siddharth consoling and hugging Shonali and kissing her hand, while the girl seemed to reciprocate his every move.

“Siddharth has earlier won the reality show MTV Splitsvilla and knows how to play things up. If all goes well, we should have the first full-blown romance of this season on Bigg Boss in a few days,” says celebrity publicist Dale Bhagwagar, who is a specialist with reality shows, having handled the PR for some of the most popular contestants including Shilpa Shetty (Big Brother), Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, Sherlyn Chopra and Ashmit Patel (Bigg Boss).

When asked if Siddharth and Shonali are doing this for TRP’s, Dale remarks, “It doesn’t matter much, as long as they are providing the entertainment. Bigg Boss is a game and however much one thinks of it affecting society, one should not forget that all the Housemates know very well that they are wearing mikes around them and are surrounded by cameras 24x7. They have all gone on the show with personal agendas and roles to portray. They have all gone on it to play and win.”

After Rakhi Sawant, Rahul Mahajan and Ratan Rajput, speculation is rife that Pakistani import Veena Malik will scout for a life partner in Season 4 of Swayamvar.

Mika, Raja Chaudhary and Rakhi Sawant were other probable contenders for the forthcoming season.

Shweta Tiwari's estranged husband Raja Chaudhary and Mika had approached the channel and so did Rakhi Sawant to be a part of Swayamvar season 4.

Rakhi Sawant, who got engaged to Elesh Parujanwala on national television with the 1st season of Swayamwar, didn't get married and wanted another chance to find herself a husband after her experience with Elesh. She also told the channel that she would want to run a background check on the candidates and has even agreed to sign a pre-nuptial agreement with the groom and a contract to ensure she would get married this time.

Probably Veena's popularity in the country from her appearance in Color's controversial reality show Bigg Boss worked in her favour.

"Finally, the channel decided on Veena."

Will Veena, who is rumoured to be dating Ashmit Patel, really tie the knot? Wait and watch!

Unruffled by any sort of competition and famous (or rather infamous) for shooting her mouth off, Rakhi Sawant has finally started feeling the heat of competition.

And this rivalry is coming from across the border. Apparently, Ms Sawant is miffed with Pakistani actress Veena Malik as she feels that the latter has been hogging limelight which she believes is solely her birth right. An amused Rakhi was seen brokering peace between two warring neighbours on her show Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyaan, who have been sending ghosts to each other houses to trouble the other.

However, she is so convinced with the idea of creating mayhem at one's detractor's house by sending ghosts at his/her house that she inquired with those around if it really works. When probed about the unfortunate one, she told our sources, "It's Veena Malik. How can she hog all the media attention when I am around? I am going to send ghosts to her place to teach her a lesson." Over to you Veena.

Pakistani actress Veena Malik is all set to make her Bollywood debut. The official announcement was made at an event in Versova, Mumbai.

A participant from the famous Salman Khan hosted reality show Bigg Boss 4, Veena Malik made headlines for her speculated romantic relationship with Ashmit Patel. Veena’s Bollywood debut does not come as a surprise since Bigg Boss earned her a considerable fan base in India.

Her debut movie has been titled Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai. Buzz suggests that Veena will be playing a double role in the movie.

Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai will be directed by Aanand Balraj, the younger brother of Deepak Balraj. Deepak has directed the movie Hafta Bandh.

A fact worth mentioning is that while Veena is making her acting debut through this movie, Aanand Balraj is making his directorial debut! Aanand was previously an actor and was seen in various short roles in the Subhash Ghai films like Ram Lakhan, Khalnaayak, Saudgar and Pardes.

Well, Veena, we all loved your adaayein on the small screen. Hope you impress us with your acting skills now. All the best!

Forgotten hottie Ameesha Patel does not have any films but for "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" to her name. Most of her movies bombed at the box office.

So, our lady has supposedly launched her own production house with her own trumpet blast last weekend. She had invited all the popular names of B-Town to the party which was held at an uptown lounge bar.

Guess who didnt make it to her guest list, her own parents Amit and Asha.

Ameesha has always known to have a "love-hate" relationship with her mom and dad. But there was kissing and making up last year and we were told that the differences have been resolved. Doesnt look like it !!

When contacted Ameesha's mom, she tried to evade our questions and responded saying, "I don't know what to say. I don't want to say anything. Please don't call me in the future for anything." When told that we'd be writing about their exclusion on the guest list, she said, "I don't care." And hung up.

Ameesha also didnt want to talk about it.. !!

Actor Ashmit Patel, who became a household name with his stint in reality show Bigg Boss 4, will now soon be seen hosting UTV Bindass's upcoming reality show, titled "Super Stud. "

"I am anchoring this show on UTV Bindass, in which contestants will fight it out to be the ultimate Casanova. After Bigg Boss 4, I got a lot of television offers — both fiction and non-fiction — but I felt a very strong connect with Superstud and decided to anchor it" ,Ashmit said.

The show will have contestants proving that they are the ultimate casanova. "It's true that Ashmit will be hosting the show that will go on air at the end of next month," says a source close to the channel.

Ashmit Patel and Riya Sen’s sexx MMS back in popular: Ashmit Patel's MMS sex clip titled 'Riya-Ashmit new MMS scandal' has re-surfaced and become one of the most searched videos on the Internet.

People want to see the infamous sex clip involving the actor Ashmit Patel and the sexy siren Riya Sen. The video, which first surfaced three years ago, is again a rage among the netizens after the actor himself mentioned it on the Bigg Boss 4 show and felt sorry about the incident which also wreaked havoc in his love life.

Seeing the curiosity over the MMS, YouTube has again uploaded the 1-minute-32-second long video. The clip which shows Ashmit and Riya kissing each other is a hit, and now other users too have started uploading the MMS on the site by giving different titles to it. Some porn sites and search engines too are flooded by the users’ search for the video.

As a tabloid reports - “The clip was the 27th most popular search on Google on Wednesday and made around 677,472 views on another popular portal Dailymotion.com.”

Ashmit gained sympathy from his fellow housemates in the ‘Bigg Boss’ house by discussing the video, but he never mentioned the name of Riya, and how the clip got leaked. Just because of this sex clip, he claimed, he has lost his love.

The MMS started doing the rounds on mobiles in 2007. At that time Riya had said that the girl in the clip wasn’t her.

Raima Sen is pretty upset these days with respect to her sister Riya’s name being used by Ashmit Patel, that too just for gaining some publicity.

Ashmit had discussed about an alleged MMS scandal featuring Riya and him on reality show Bigg Boss 3. Reports say that Raima and her family did not watch the show.

She stated “But yes, I’ve heard that he said some things about Riya on the show. All I can say is that if Riya is the only way Ashmit can gain some publicity, then all the best to him!”

Presently Raima Sen is busy with the promotion of her upcoming Bengali film titled “Nouka Daubi”. In this film she will be seen along with her sister Riya.

Talking about the movie and her role in it, Raima stated “But we don’t have any scenes in it together. The story was such that putting us in the same frame would probably look forced.”

All praises for her sister Riya, she added “The audience will be taken aback with Riya in this film. I think, this film will be the turning point of Riya’s career — much like how Choker Bali was in mine.”

The actress said, “People normally imagine me to be the girl-next-door and picture Riya as the sexy outgoing babe. But Ritu (director Rituparno Ghosh) has attempted a role reversal of sorts here.”

In the film Raima plays the role of a well-educated, confident woman while Riya plays the role of a village girl.

Raima concluded “In this industry it is impossible to keep anything a secret. If I’m seeing someone, everyone will know. And I’m usually linked to whichever actor I’m working with.”

The actress said further, “I’ve been said to have dated Randeep Hooda and Tusshar Kapoor in the recent past — they’ve stopped bothering me now.”

Veena Malik is keen to buy a pad in Mumbai considering the offers coming her way...

Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who participated in the reality show Bigg Boss, finds herself hosting a couple of cricket shows, and claims that she is flooded with offers even for shows covering the Indian Premiere League, scheduled to begin soon after the ICC World Cup.

This has encouraged Veena to buy a house in Mumbai. We are told, that Malik, considering the opportunities here, is keen to buy a home in suburban Mumbai, however, Pakistan will remain her base. In fact, Veena, it is heard, even made a passing statement: I have six homes in Pakistan, it's only fair that I buy myself one in Mumbai!

Well, with her getting along famously well with Ashmit Patel, and with good work coming her way, it's not so much of a 'big toss' if the lady will actually buy a Mumbai house.

She’s been in the news ever since she came into the country. Whether it’s her love life, her behaviour on the reality show Bigg Boss or the Taliban threat to her life, Pakistani actress Veena Malik seems to have become India’s (and Pakistan’s) latest controversy queen. But no one tells the true story, says Veena. Okay. So what is the true story? Over lunch at Jasmine, the Chinese restaurant at Hotel Ramada Plaza, New Delhi, a meal during which she toyed at her food, Veena opened up.

Why are you known for controversy?

You know, it’s very easy to create a controversy, and in a lot of ways, it is not really a bad idea. But I have never tried hard at it. It’s just come to me naturally. I am a star. And controversies are part of a star’s life. People need someone to talk about. Today it’s me, tomorrow it’ll be someone else.

Is it really that simple?

Well, almost. It’s as simple as what gets portrayed in the media. For instance, I decided to come clean about my previous relationships, but some negative stories were highlighted. In Bigg Boss, out of 24 hours, footage of only 45 minutes was shown, which was edited entirely to the benefit of the channel. So how does a real picture really emerge?

But you knew the format beforehand. So why go into the Bigg Boss house?

The Bigg Boss house was like a refuge for me. I was going through huge emotional turmoil when I was offered the show. I had broken off with Asif (the Pakistani cricketer), the match fixing scandal had just broken, and I was an emotional wreck. I wanted to get away from everything. Bigg Boss offered me just that. I could be disconnected from everybody and everything that I knew. So I jumped at it.

It also gave you the opportunity to work in India.

Absolutely. And it was amazing how people accepted me here. I was nominated seven times and saved by the audience seven times. So it gave me a lot of popularity. I love it.

Hasn’t it also given you anxious moments? What about the Taliban threat?

Yes it has. I am anxious, but not scared. I believe in destiny. If they have to kill me, they’ll do it anywhere. Why should I stop living my life?

What did they really say?

One media group in Pakistan has received a threatening letter from the Taliban saying that they will kill me for working in India. We are not sure about its authenticity but Pakistan officials are trying to verify it.

So do you have a lot of security?

Not too much here. I feel very safe in India. But back home, yes, I do have security. And more than me, it’s my family I worry about. I am here while they are there and facing it. So I am scared for them.

Have you ever thought of asking for political asylum in India?

I did, after Bigg Boss, when my own family and friends told me the public in Pakistan was very angry with me. My people told me that I’d be killed if I went back. But thankfully, all that passed.

How does your family react now?

They are okay now. Things took some time to settle down, but I guess they have started accepting me for the way I am. I never really lived with my parents or four sisters and brother. My grandmother brought me up in a small village in Punjab. So in a lot of ways, I grew up far more independent than my siblings. Mere abbu thode Hitler kism ke hain, so while he could dominate my siblings, I was away from it all. I am very different from my family. In fact they took a lot of time to reconcile to the way I was.

How did you get into the glamour industry at all?

To save myself from an early marriage. I took up work and did an ad to avoid marriage at the age of 14. I thought if I started earning, maybe my parents wouldn’t insist on marrying me off. It worked.

Veena Malik has been known for two things recently – Ashmit Patel and shoes…

Ohhh my shoes!!!! How I love them. I don’t go anywhere without them. I just bought six pairs from Aldo yesterday. I have 500 pairs of shoes and about the same number of gowns. I have a separate house for them. I keep only my shoes and gowns there.

And Ashmit Patel?

(Laughs) What about him? Okay, I won’t deny that he is the closest to me. I call him every free minute I have. I share my deepest secrets and fears with him. For a change, here is a man who watches my back and stands up for me. So I am loving it. But we haven’t made any formal commitments. Humne jeene marne ki kasme nahi khai hain… abhi tak!!!

He doesn’t shave because she loves his stubble, flies down from Mumbai to surprise her on her birthday and the two can’t take their eyes and hands off each other — yet, actors Ashmit Patel and Veena Malik call their equation everything but love.

“I had a wonderful birthday. Ashmit came over from Mumbai to surprise me,” says Malik, who celebrated her 27th birthday on Saturday in Delhi at Ramada Plaza hotel.

As the two cosy up after the cake-cutting, Ashmit says he can’t label their relationship. “If she wants to hug me or hold my hand, she will — people can talk all they like. She’s special to me. There’s a big ‘if’ to what happens next.”

To which Malik adds, “There is something very special between us, a very strong chemistry,” she says.

Controversies are part of a celebrity's life. Even they keep on denying the incessant media speculations, controversies are bound to occur.

In recent years, MMS scandals of various celebrities have hogged limelight. MMS is a latest offering of technology, which allows one to share multimedia content with anybody via their mobile devices. Though most of them might be fake, it has succeeded in making the thespians popular.

Palpably, people are so curious to know about celebrities and their personal lives, they don’t even think twice before infringing their right to privacy.

Total Filmy brings you the famous MMS scandals that made their presence felt in B-Town from time to time:

1. Ashmit Patel-Riya Sen's MMS:

Ashmit Patel and Riya Sen’s 90-second MMS video hit the web when they were dating each other and just few days before the release of their flick ‘Silsiilay'. The video showed the couple in compromising positions.

Numerous tabloids reported that Ashmit had released the video in order to take revenge from Riya, after finding that she had been cheating on him for some time.

2. Kareena-Shahid's Kissing MMS:

Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor used to be Bollywood’s “IT” couple few years ago.

When they were in the initial stages of their romance, a short MMS video had surfaced online, where the couple was shown engaging in a passionate lip-lock.

Reportedly, a journalist had filmed the couple kissing in order to write about their budding love affair. The MMS stayed in demand for more than two weeks, though, young lovers never admitted being in the video.

3. Mallika Sherawat's MMS:

After making her debut in Bollywood with a small role in ‘Jeena Sirf Merre Liye', Mallika Sherawat hit the bull's eye in 2003 with film ‘Khwahish'. However, not for her performance, but due to the fact that the film had 17 kissing scenes.

In 2004, her film ‘Murder’ was released, in which she had some steamy scenes with co-star Emraan Hashmi. The film went on to be a super hit. Post the release, Mallika Sherawat's porn MMS surfaced. The sleazy video showed actress in compromising position with a foreigner.

It was a tough time for the actress as producers of ‘Murder’ openly declared that they would not be surprise, if the girl in the MMS turns out to be Mallika.

Consequently, Mallika went on to file a case under IT Act. Later on, it was found that the girl in the porn video was not Mallika, but her look-alike named Lolly Wildcat, a porn-star in Brazil.

4. 'Splitsvilla' winner Sakshi Pradhan’s MMS:

Another MMS scandal that made headlines in 2010 was that of MTV’s reality dating show ‘Splitsvilla 2’ winner, Sakshi Pradhan.

Some days after her win, numerous tabloids papers reported that just to win the show Sakshi had slept with show’s director and producer. But the whole thing died down after sometime.

However, shortly after this incident a 14-second video started doing the rounds online, in which Sakshi was seen kissing a guy.

Later on, it was clarified that she was auditioning for a role in Ekta Kapoor’s untitled venture, where candidates were asked to kiss a stranger.

5. Soha Ali Khan’s Bikini Wax MMS:

Last year, yesteryear actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s younger daughter, actress Soha Ali Khan became victim of MMS scandal.

Apparently, Soha had gone for a routine bikini wax session at a beauty salon, where she was filmed nude with a hidden camera.

Though, the video was removed from the web shortly after it had surfaced, as per reports, the sting on Soha was performed by a leading website in collaboration with salon attendants.

In the video, Soha reportedly looked at ease throughout the session, which raised speculations that the poor actress did not even suspect that she was being filmed.

The video had two episodes, one labeled “before” and another “after waxing” session and was available at the cost price of $20 to $30. The whole incident bewildered Soha and her family.