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Bipasha Basu's mother seems to be taking after her daughter as far modelling is concerned!The actress' beautiful mother made her ramp debut alongside her darling daughter for a jewellery brand which Bipasha endorses at a jewellery show.Its for the first time that Bipasha's mom was seen doing the catwalk and it was all for a noble cause.An overjoyed Bipasha revealed, "I walked the ramp with my mother for the very first time for Gitanjali...

Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone will appear as special guests on the fifth season of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, which starts off August 15 with megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the host."One interesting candidate and the entire anxiety of the working of the show just flies past .. we had a few today and tomorrow is another day .. let us hope that all goes well .. the second episode towards the evening will have...

Olivia Wilde may be one of Hollywood's hottest actresses, but it seems that her fashion sense deserted her today.Luckily, the star's bizarre ensemble of tiny satin pink shorts, strapless blue top and outlandish furry leg warmers was only for a film role.The 27-year-old star looked like she was channelling the 1980s as she filmed the scene holding a sign that read 'free hugs.'The Cowboys and Aliens actress topped off the look by plastering...

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal are hugely popular Hollywood actors and siblings who don't get to spend much time together. So when they had the opportunity to meet up at their father's wedding, they were determined to spend as much time as possible together.In a recent interview, Jake said it was his sister's love of acting and musical theatre that first inspired him to get into the industry.He said: 'Some of my earliest memories are of my...

Simbu's forthcoming film 'Vettai Mannan' is taking shape at a fast pace, and that's quite visible from the teaser trailer that is doing rounds now.Vettai Mannan is the directorial debut of Nelson and features Simbu, Jai and Deeksha Seth in the lead roles. The tunes are set in by Yuvan Shankar Raja.The video posted below is the teaser of the film that got out recently, and it truly seems to be an 'intense travel through the underworld' as...

The Change-Up is an upcoming role-reversal comedy about two friends, Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) and Dave (Jason Bateman) whose bodies get switched from wishing for each others lives while peeing into a wishing fountain.Directed by veteran comedy filmmaker David Dobkin of Clay Pigeons, Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers and Fred Claus, The Change-Up is an R-rated comedy in a Freaky Friday-ish way that shows the complications of an uncalled wish.Who...

The Avengers is an upcoming American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.[2] It was announced in April 2005 and is based upon the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.The Avengers is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that crosses over several Marvel superhero films including Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First...

Gautham Menon is to direct Vijay next!The film has been titled Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru with the tag line – Mission 1: New York City!Gautham and Vijay had a fallout sometime ago due to some creative differences, following which the project that they were supposed to work together did not take off a couple of years ago.However, the two have now decided to bury the hatchet behind and get on to a new beginning.To mark the new beginning, they...

Olivia Wilde recently dished that she got the fun task of picking her nipples for her romantic comedy, The Change-Up.Actresses certainly get to make some important skin-related decisions when making movies. Mila Kunis admitted that she got to choose her butt double for Friends with Benefits, but her nude scene tweaking wasn't nearly as weird as Olivia's.Movie magic has certainly come a long way. Wilde was wearing flesh-colored pasties on...

Hollywood has seen competing films made on volcanoes, serial killers, killer asteroids and even competing Snow White films but not anything like this until now.It is reported that there are two different projects in the development about Linda Lovelace, the '70s porn star who became a worldwide celebrity with "Deep Throat.Does the world really need competing films about Linda Lovelace?Indeed, one of the interesting things about Lovelace's...

Taylor Lautner who plays Jacob Black aka Jake in the Twilight series is out of his wolfpack for his upcoming action-thriller 'Abduction'.Directed by John Singleton of 2 Fast 2 Furious and 4 Brothers, Abduction marks Lautner's first foray into the leading-man territory.In the movie, Lautner plays Nathan, a teenager who finds out that he was kidnapped as a child after his picture shows up on a missing-persons website.The mystery is to be...

Is marriage on the cards? Most of our actresses dread this question, but then they shock us with their surprise big, fat weddings. Actress Neha Dhupia is going to be the next on the list of the hot married Bollywood babes. The bombshell is thinking of walking down the aisle. As per reports, if things go as planned, then Neha Dhupia might tie the knot with her Colombian beau Jimmy by the spring of next year. Neha, who has earlier dated Squash...

Rakhi Sawant recently shocked the makers of her new show Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyan by demanding C-string panties. She’s now revealed her inspiration behind the unique thong. Rakhi is inspired by the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian. “I’ve been inspired by reality TV star Kim Kardashian to wear C-string panties in my show. Usme strings nahi hai, use pehnna daring wala kaam hai,” Rakhi is quoted to have said. What’s funnier is that...

What’s so great about donning a bikini? Zareen Khan perhaps thinks so and is in no mood to flaunt a bikini as she feels she doesn’t have a perfect body. Why so, Zareen? We loved you in the song Character Dheela and you looked so fit and fab. The Veer beauty has trashed the rumours that she will be sporting a bikini in the Housefull sequel. In the first part, the three actresses, whether it was Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta or Jia Khan, all...

Uff teri ada! What a perfect occasion to say good bye to her traditional get-up. This was the moment we were waiting for! We were left transfixed by the ravishing Madhuri Dixit posing in style at Vogue Beauty Awards 2011. Madhuri went for a deep-neck black backless gown for the event. After finishing her show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa early this year, Madhuri Dixit bid adieu to India and was back with her kids and hubby in the USA. But soon she...

Salman Khan turns rocker and Kareena Kapoor rocks her desi look in the peppy song video ‘Desi Beat’ from their upcoming movie Bodyguard.The album composed by Pritam and Himesh Reshammiya has four songs from the movie that is riding high on the buzz:I Love You by Ash King.The beautifully sung Teri Meri by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal.The title track Bodyguard sung by Salman himself and Desi Beat by Mika Singh and Amrita Kak.‘Desi...

A fitter and the slimmer looking Australian spin legend Shane Warne credited his girlfriend Liz Hurley for losing 22 pounds and said he feels better than he has done in years.The colourful leg-spinner, who was never interested in his physique or appearance during his playing days, was photographed more muscle-bound and tanned on the set of Gossip Girl in New York.The Daily Telegraph spotted him "sporting a tight blue T-shirt, dark glasses...

The Notebook star Ryan Gosling says that he no longer sets goals for himself as he is happy with the roles he is being offered.The 30-year-old actor has grown more comfortable with the roles he is offered as he has gotten older and has nothing else to achieve, reported Contactmusic."Do I set goals for myself? Not really. I think now that I'm 30 I'm more comfortable. Maybe it's because I'm playing characters that are older, so it is easier...

Karisma Kapoor, who is returning to silver screen with Dangerous Ishq 3D, has told its director Vikram Bhatt that her favourite costume designer Manish Malhotra should be on board.The actress, who bid adieu to movies after marrying Delhi-based industrialist Sanjay Kapur in 2003, met Bhatt last week at her residence.During the incisive chat, Karisma discussed every aspect of her comeback film at length. She apparently told the director that...

After being tagged as the undisputed serial kisser of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi is now fast earning a reputation of being the biggest prankster too.During the shoot of Ekta Kapoor's Dirty Picture in Hyderabad, the actor played a 'dirty' prank on the film's leading lady, Vidya Balan.A source from the crew recounts, "One day, photo shoots were happening with Vidya, Emraan and Tushar (Kapoor) at the studio. While Vidya was shooting pictures...

Son of yesteryears actors Mithun Chakraborty and Yogita Bali, newbie Mahakshay alias Mimoh believes that being a star son is a "curse"."Everything is a curse of being the son of such a big actor. It's a big burden," Mimoh told IANS."I am a newcomer and he (Mithun) has been here in the industry for 30 years and he says that he is still learning. I am just two films old. How much would I know," asked Mimoh, who made his acting debut with...

With his newly acquired confidence as a box office champ, Salman Khan is now working on proving himself as the best dancer among all the Khans.This was his brief to his current favourite choreographer Mudassar Khan, when they started shooting the track Desi beat for his upcoming Bodyguard."Salman is hell-bent on proving he's the best dancer among the Khans. When Desi beat was being planned, Salman very clearly told Mudassar that he wants...

The steady stream of South actors heading to Bollywood is likely to have an addition soon. Telugu star Allu Arjun is reportedly on the radar of Yash Raj Films.If reports are to be believed, the very stylish actor, whose recent release "Badrinath" has hit a bullseye at the box office, has been offered a role in Yash Chopra's next flick.Rumours are also rife that though Allu is very keen on working with YRF, his schedule which includes 4...

He became a southern superstar after being in the industry for over a decade and actor Vikram says that it is his will power that has kept him going.The 45-year-old Tamil movie actor, who made his Bollywood debut in Mani Ratnam's Raavan in 2010 said that he never gave up his struggle as he had faced a bigger challenge during his college days."I was riding pillion on my friend's motorbike and we met with an accident which badly injured my...

It seems the saga of Sonakshi Sinha's proposed Tamil project, Vishwaroopam, with the mighty Kamal Haasan is far from over. Though the delay in the project has forced the actress out, the indefatigable maestro of makeovers has his heart and mind set on her.Feelers after feelers are apparently being sent to Sonakshi and her father Shatrughan Sinha."Now that Kamal Haasan has taken over the direction of the project it is more imperative than...

The actress is extremely upset with Sagar Ballary, director of both her films Bheja Fry 2 and the forthcoming Hum Tum Shabana for badmouthing her.Shocked and hurt Minissha says Ballary is stooping this low just for publicity. "I used to consider Mr Ballary a friend. But if he is trying to get publicity by maligning my name, then he's hardly a friend."The director, who apparently was at loggerheads with Bheja Fry 2 producer Mukul Deora during...

Brad Pitt, who is raising six children with partner Angelina Jolie, reveals that his choices have changed after becoming a father. Now, before signing on any movie, he thinks about what his kids will see."I think that after becoming a father, I am changing in my choices. Today, everything I do, I look at in the context of what my kids are going to see and feel. I think about everything I do now - what my kids are gonna see, how they're...

This is not the first time that rumours about Trisha tying the knot has been flying around.The media has been speculating about Trisha's happiest event time over and over again, only to be foiled by the star’s vehement denials.Except that this time around, the rumours about the diva of south films, could well have been true.A big actor from the Tamil film Industry, on condition of anonymity, told one of the magazines that the top actress...

However, it seems that the soon-to-be dad, Abhishek is not very keen to start shooting for the 'Dhoom' series in November as his wife Aishwarya’s due date for their first child is on the same month, and the actor wants paternity leave to spend time with his wife and baby B.Speaking about Abhishek postponing the shooting of 'Dhoom 3', a source stated, “Yash Raj had Abhishek's dates from November onwards. But Aishwarya is due in November...

Ayaan Mukerji's next has a been a talk of the town ever since it was announced that ex-flames Katrina and Ranbir will be coming together for the film, but it now looks like Deepika is most likely to take over the former actress’ position in this most coveted project.The latest buzz is that Katrina may back out of the film since her dates are fully packed for this year and she had no dates to accomodate this film.Katrina, who had initially...

After objecting to Ram Gopal Verma’s film ‘Not A Love Story’, Amar Nath Grover, father of murdered TV producer Neeraj Grover has asked Ramu to donate part of the film’s earning to a charity.The film is said to be based on the infamous Neeraj Grover murder case which convicted Maria Susiaraj and her then fiancé Emile Jerome to three years and seven years of imprisonment respectively.The film starring Mahie Gill and Deepak Dobriyal has already...

Denise Richards hasn't always been happy with her body.The 40-year-old actress recently opened up to a magazine about the series of her botched boob jobs and why she decided to show them off in Playboy."When I was 19, a doctor put in bigger implants than what I asked for. I was in such a hurry to get them that I didn't research my doctor," Richards says. "I just thought because they're a plastic surgeon, they must be good. You have to be...

In 'Tees Maar Khan', Katrina set the stage on fire with her sizzling item number "Sheila Ki Jawani" and now Yash Raj Films has turned the hot British beauty into a dashing rockstar.Katrina Kaif in 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan' looks marvelous in its new track "Dhunki".In Dhunki, Katrina features as a Delhi University student, who holds a concert in a fort without a legal permission. Shot in the locales of Agra and against the backdrop of Taj...

Here's looking at the on-off lovebirds of Bollywood.Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra looked on while on the sets of their film 'Teri Meri Kahaani' in Stratford-Upon-Avon. They've been there a for over a week now.Whether it's to do with being in William Shakespeare's birthplace or the generally pleasant weather in the UK, their chemistry on the outdoor shoot is far different from what we get to see back home.An eyewitness confirms that...

It was rumored that Anushka Sharma is dating her co-actor Ranveer Singh from Band Baaja Baarat, but the star has been denying the speculations.When questioned by the host Simi Garewal on the show India’s Most Desirable, Anushka Sharma said that she is more than open to the idea of an arranged marriage.When asked whether marriage is important to her, Anushka Sharma said: “Absolutely. It is very important. I want to be married and have kids....

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's look in the much-awaited remake of 'Agneepath' was revealed on his 52nd birthday today."First Look of Sanjay Dutt in Agneepath! Await your comments," filmmaker Karan Johar said on micro-blogging site twitter. Johar posted a link of Agneepath's facebook page on twitter, which shows the 'Khalnayak's' shaved head, besides his bulked up physique and tattoos over his arms.Directed by Johar's former assistant, Karan...

Looks like it is raining audio launches in the town this August.Just when the audio launch of Ajith's 'Mankatha' was reported, here comes another audio launch that is good news for all Suriya fans out there.'7am Arivu' team is gearing up for its music launch soon after 'Mankatha's audio hits the stands.Harris Jayaraj has done the music for this film and the audio album is touted to have 6 songs, inclusive of one song in Chinese.7am Arivu...

Bharath is one of the talented actors in Kollywood who started his career with the sensational film Boys more than eight years ago.Although he was well received with Boys smashing several records, Bharath established himself as an actor with another film Kadhal that later on was declared to be a big hit.In his recentl film Vaanam, Bharath had an important role to play and the actor has now made shocking revelations during the making of...

Nayantara, who last shot for Director Bapu’s Telugu film ‘Srirama Rajyam’ was reported to be very sentimental on the sets of the film.The cast and crew of the film were happy at the actor’s dedication. But the director found that there was a problem with Nayantara.The director felt that Nayantara's mole on her lower lip would hike the sex appeal of her character in the film and wanted to avoid that from happening as the actor was portraying...

The chief magistrate court of Kozhikode has issued a summon to actress Meera Jasmine to appear for a case filed by a producer against her.According to the case filed on the basis of Malayalam producer and director K.A. Devarajan’s complaint, the actress had taken an advance of Rs 5 lakhs from him to do the film Swapnamalika, but failed to honour her commitment.After having received this summon from the Kozhikode court, Meera had approached...