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Even though sister Karisma and boyfriend Saif Ali Khan couldn't be with her, Kareena Kapoor had enough reasons to smile as her wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds museum in Blackpool.Kareena's statue dressed in a Manish Malhotra outfit from the Mauja Hi Mauja track from Jab We Met is placed right next to that of Amitabh Bachchan in a exhibition celebrating Bollywood.To Kareena, the idea of having a statue of herself is a bit...

Kollywood saw a massive clash between two big movies that were released during Diwali. One was the much-hyped AR Murugadoss’s 7am Arivu and the other, Jeyam Raja’s Velayudham.With two popular heroes of Kollywood — Suriya and Vijay — battling it out on this festive occasion, it was rather surprising to learn who actually won the hearts of the masses this time.7aam Arivu, produced by Udayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Films, saw massive publicity...

Shah Rukh Khan’s over-ambitious superhero project RA.One received quite a few negative reviews in India. Talking from Los Angeles, where the actor was on tour with his film team until Saturday, he says, seeming rather upset, “I was reading some reviews and they were silly. They are looking into some other aspect of filmmaking.”Internationally, he claims that the Anubhav Sinha directorial got a great response. “LA Times has carried a fantastic...

A report that is currently making its merry rounds in the glam world is about the Hindi remake of Arundhati, the highest grossing Telugu film of all time.Yes, Arundhati is the same film that catapulted the dusky Anushka Shetty to dizzying heights of fame.The movie that starred Anushka Shetty playing the title role with Sonu Sood in a crucial role was directed by Kodi Ramakrishna.Reliable sources say that Gemini Film Circuit has bought the...

After a hectic schedule and a hit movie down south, Sameera Reddy is now excited about moving into her new house in the coming week.Sam, who bought this property in February, was told her by her dad that she would have the house ready in three months. Well, not everything falls in place at the right time. But Sam considers it perfect timing for her as, "My den is probably the most beautiful place in the world right now. My sister and father...

Gautham Vasudev Menon is very busy working on four projects at the same time.Gowtham is simultaneously making 'Neethane En Ponvasantham' in Tamil, Telugu & Hindi, and is also working on 'Ek Dhivana Dha', the Hindi remake of 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaya'.After the completion of these films that are still in progress, Gowtham will move on to 'Yohan Adhyayam Ondru', his first venture with Vijay.Rumour has it that Gautham has been toying with...

Roping in talents from other countries seems to have become a trend in the Tamil film industry.Close to the heels of '7am Arivu' that had an imported Villain from Vietnam and 'Velayudham' with astounding stunts choreographed by a Hollywood expert, here comes 'Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal'.Directed by Elred Kumar, one of the producers of 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaya' and 'Ko', Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal with Atharva and Amala Paul in the lead...

By now we all know that veteran director Bharathiraja is back in the village atmosphere, doing what he does best!Bharathiraja is all set to begin his ambitious project Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum with actor Parthiban playing the lead role.The film will have two leading ladies with one being Priyamani and Parvathy (of Poo fame) as another. However the latest buzz is that Priyamani has opted out of the project due to date hassles and newcomer...

Actor Nani of 'Veppam' fame will now be seen in another Tamil film 'Naan Ee'.The film directed by S.S. Rajamouli is a socio-fantasy comedy entertainer and is Rajamouli's first film to be released simultaneously in two languages.'Naan Ee' is the title of the Tamil version of the Telugu flick 'Eega' that is taking shape at a fast pace. It is a live action graphical film and has an animated character ‘House Fly’ in the title role. While actor...

After making a decent debut in 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa', in which her performance was lauded by the critics, young actress Iniya is now a part of one more promising film - 'Mounaguru' starring Arulnidhi in the lead role."I faced enormous difficulties during the shoot of Vaagai Sooda Vaa, as we had to work under the hot sun for 45 days. But the appreciations I have been receiving post the film's release have made me forget all those things. Thanks...

Goutham Menon is very busy shooting Jiiva and Samantha for Neethaane En Ponvasantham."I have a passion for Ilayaraja’s songs. I borrowed the famous line from one of his songs," Said Gowtham.The movie went to floors recently and the shoot is on in and around Chennai.Gowtham said "Jiiva expressed his desire to work with me and I was waiting for a right script. Eventually 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' happened," and added "I would describe Jiiva...

While Trisha is to start shooting alongside Vishal for Samaran, the actress was signed for her next big project in Tollywood with none other than Junior NTR, one of the leading heroes in Tollywood. According to the source, Trisha has a bagged the role in Dhammu to be paired up with Jr. NTR for the first time. It is reported that the role offered to Trisha is on par with that of the hero’s and the actress is very happy to have signed on...

Radha is apparently the brains behind daughter Karthika's smart career moves.All thanks to Karthika's mother actress Radha that the daughter had dream launches both in Telugu and Tamil with super hits, Josh and Ko respectively.The latest buzz was that Radha wanted to launch her second daughter Thulasi as well.It was reported that Thulasi would be making her debut with Karthik's son, Gautam in a Mani Rathnam film.It will be remembered that...

Akshay Kumar is back as the action hero! The first look of his upcoming movie Rowdy Rathore has been released and if the poster is to go by, Rowdy Rathore is looking to be a hard-hitting action flick!When a poster reads ‘Faulad Ki Aulad’, you can expect nothing but unalloyed action. Agreeably, with his comedy movies falling like nine pins at box office, such an action flick from Khiladi Kumar was long due. And we guess Rowdy Rathore is...

A piece of disappointment for Rajini fans, the minute long cameo of the real-superhero Rajinikanth aka Chitti of Robot was actually graphically created in the film Ra.One.Highly placed sources reveal that Shah Rukh’s talented VFX team had already created the replica and imaging of Rajinikanth. But, the South legend’s flashing visit to SRK’s studio in Mumbai was put to life by performing real motion capturing technique.Motion Capturing (MoCaP)...

With the Diwali fever settling down, the month of November is ready with some interesting releases lined up.According to trade sources, Dhanush and Selvaraghavan’s Mayakkam Enna is scheduled for a 11-11-11 release and Silambarasan starrer Osthi will hit the marquee the following week on 18th November 2011 with Samuthirakani directed, Sasi Kumar starrer Poraali making to the public eye on 25th November 2011.With Mayakkam Enna and Osthi slated...

She has just signed her first film and the movie is yet to go on floors, but it seems Kingfisher girl Esha Gupta has set the ball rolling for herself as she might replace Jacqueline Fernandez in Krrish 2. Ooh! The newbie might step in to do the role which no other actress is agreeing to do.The problem of second lead in Krrish 2 is yet to be solved! First it was Kangana Ranaut who was approached for the role, followed by Sonakshi Sinha,...

Though 7 Aum Arivu has been receiving mixed reactions from critics, director A R Murugadoss, producer Udhayanidhi Stalin and actor Suriya are flying high for they have won the admiration of Super Star Rajnikanth.On Wednesday, a special screening of the movie was organised for Rajnikanth in Chennai.Impressed watching the movie, Rajnikanth had reportedly appreciated Suriya for playing the lead roles well.Rajnikanth said Suriya has put up...

Kamal Haasan is a proud papa and despite his hectic schedule for Viswaroopam, he managed to catch a special screening of 7am Arivu.The film directed by A R Murugadoss opened to huge crowd across Tamilnadu on the Diwali day.Kamal had nothing but good things to say about the film and not surprisingly he loved his daughter Shruti in it.Shruti has done a good job and 7am Arivu undoubtedly proves to be an ideal debut for her in Tamil, said Kamal."I...

STR cannot stop gushing about his film Osthi with director Dharani.STR says that it is going to be a milestone in his career and all due credit would go to Dharani.STR praised his director and said that he had inspired him to work hard on the film and the results will soon be there for everyone to see.The climax scene of the movie was finally filmed with STR taking off his shirt displaying his six pack abs that vaunted as a result STR's...

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...

After being humiliated by most Housemates in the last few days of his stay in the Bigg Boss House, ‘Aaoo’ man Shakti Kapoor, who had entered the House with 12 ladies amid much fanfare and widespread speculation, faced defeat this week, as he lost out in votes to lesser known names like Mahek Chahal, Pooja Bedi and Shradha Sharma.Shakti had entered the House performing to the number Bachna Ae Haseeno Lo Main Aa Gaya, but by the time he left,...

With Vettai’s release date set for December 23rd, the team is racing against time to finish off the shooting.After the Diwali break, the unit assembled in Karaikudi to shoot the remaining portions before beginning the post-production work.Lingusamy, the director of Vettai and the rest of the team members are currently stationed in Karaikudi, confirms the film's producer UTV Motion Pictures’ Dhananjayan.Vettai is a multi-lingual film starring...

Adhisaya Ulagam 3D, directed by Shakthi Scott and produced by Tittu Productions’ R. Banuchitra and L. Ravichandran stars Livingston, Anandha Kannan, Sreelakshmy, Prithivi, George and Latha Rao.A press note states that it is the first ever Indian film to feature a dinosaur and the first CGI+LIVE ACTION 3D movie in Tamil.Shot in the Dual Lens Panasonic 3d Camera, which is said to be used by the NASA in its space mission, this movie has some...

Trisha is unhappy over reports that she is to play Tollywood star Mahesh Babu’s sister-in-law in a Telugu film.In the film industry, it is well known that the sister-in-law and sister roles are considered to be offered to heroines who do not have opportunities.Trisha says that she is not in such a position as she has several good offers in her kitty at the moment.The heroine is currently busy with the Tamil film Samaran, in which she is...

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, unveiled her wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum in Blackpool, Britain, this Thursday."It is an honour and a privilege for me to have my own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Blackpool and even more so to launch a global Bollywood exhibition. This is a moment of pride for the Indian cinema," Kareena said in a statement.It took four months to create the wax statue, which cost 150,000 pounds."The figure...

After being nominated, Shraddha Sharma has fought with almost everyone in the house. Meanwhile, Pooja Misrra had taken a backseat and was enjoying the show, but she is back with a bang now.Lately Bigg Boss divided the housemates into two team and asked them to make 500 candles each. The team who finishes the task first will enjoy the luxury budget. Siddharth Bhardwaj and Amar Upadhyay are the captains of the two teams. Poor Sid is stuck...

The Mean Girls actress was reportedly offered close to $1 million to pose for Playboy, and the photographs - which were taken at a Los Angeles mansion last weekend - are said to show the star completely naked.The pictures are said to leave little to the imagination. Lindsay, however, maintains that the photographs were done "tastefully".It is not yet known if she will be a cover star for the legendary magazine, which has previously had...

Rajini’s is back to acting.Interestingly it is not with a Tamil film but a Hindi film.Rajini after the illness struck has been resting silently for the past several months. Now he has done a cameo role in ‘Ra.One’, Shah Rukh Khan most ambitous film.RA.One was dubbed and released in Tamil as well on Diwali day.Though Rajni's presence is only for a short time, it seemed enough for the fans to celebrate and enjoy, as it ensured that all is...

Finally Simbhu is ready to rip off his shirt for Osthi having developed a six pack abs after strenuous work-out in the gym for over a month.‘I am ready and raring to go. My six-pack abs is ready for the climax,’ says Simbhu.The climax of Osthi, a action sequence between Simbhu and Sonu Sood will be shot in Chennai.Osthi is a remake of the Hindi hit Dabbang with Simbhu playing Osthi Velan, a role enacted by Salman Khan in the original. Richa...

Rakhi Sawant feels that the censor board isn't fair to her.The item girl is particulary ticked off that they have bleeped the word 'choos le' from a song in her next film Loot.Rakhi feels that while they have been strict towards her, the members have passed off a song titled Jhak maar ke picturised on John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in Desi Boyz.Rakhi says, "I don't know why they found the words 'choos le' so offensive that they had to...

If there is one thing that the Bigg Boss house has in abundance this year, it’s women! The actor, along with singer Mohit Chauhan, will be visiting the sets of Bigg Boss 5 – Aapka Farman to promote his upcoming movie Rockstar.While it is still not confirmed if the actor will enter the house and speak to the contestants in person, we have heard that Ranbir is very keen to have a conversation with the ladies – especially so because they are...

After Wanted, actor Prakash Raj will be seen with Salman Khan once again. He will play the main villain in Dabangg 2, says actor-producer Arbaaz Khan."The extremely talented actor Prakash Raj is the main villian of Dabangg 2," Arbaaz posted on his Twitter page recently.The southern actor-filmmaker is excited about the new role."Just heard the narration of Dabangg 2. Arbaaz has a sureshot winner on hand. Happy and excited to join Salman...

Following the smashing reception to Velayudham following his super successful Pongal release Kaavalan, Vijay is cresting the wave of box office triumph.Vijay also has some very interesting projects in hand for the future.Nanban is likely to be Vijay's next release and the actor is also set to do a film with Gautham Menon titled Yohan Adhyayam Ondru. The film is still in its discussion stages and is red hot even before the filming has begun.Yohan...

Osthi directed by Dharani was supposed to release in time for Diwali.Unfortunate for STR that he had to disappoint his fans and make them wait for the film as it was not ready on time. But we still get a slice of Silambarasan this Diwali as the theatrical trailer of Osthi will be released.STR, Richa Gangopadhyay, and Sonu Sood are the main leads in the film.Earlier, promos of three songs were released and the music by Thaman has become...

Shweta Menon who was last seen in Naan Avan Illai 2 will be returning to Tamil screens with Aravaan directed by Vasanthabalan.Shweta will be starring alongside Aadhi, Pasupathi, Kabir Bedi, Bharath, Dhansika, and Anjali.The actress who got hitched earlier this year is upbeat about her role.Shweta plays a prostitute in the film but clarifies that there will be no sleaziness involved as the director has shot everything in an aesthetic ma...

Arjun is looking forward to his film Kattupuli to be directed by Bollywood stunt master, Tinu Verma.Arjun said "I play a doctor who is part of a team that heads into the forest on a secret mission. Their adventures in the forest forms the rest of the plot," and added that it was very exciting to shoot in the Thalakottam forest.Kattupuli stars Action King Arjun with Rajneesh, Sayali Bhagat, Anaya and Biyanca Desai forming the rest of the...

Priyamani has been through hell for the past couple of months apparently being harassed by a phone - stalker.An anonymous male had been calling the actress constantly and using vulgar language and suggestive innuendo. He was also peppering her with offensive text messages.The actress tried to ignore the calls and text messages but her stalker would not leave her alone. She had even changed her number three times but the misreant managed...

In a recent interview, Asin said that she wants to be like Aishwarya Rai.Asin says that Aishwarya as an actress has always been one of the frontrunners, despite being in the race for so long."Aishwarya Rai is a pan - Indian actress who has done films in Tamil, Hindi, and Bengali. In addition to this she is an international brand ambassador and has also acted in Hollywood projects with some of the biggest names in the business," added Asin.Asin...

Suriya is a true director’s actor.Suriya's performances so far has proved that he is keen to go to any stretch to achieve what his director has in mind. Pithamagan, Nandha, Ghajini, are just a few examples of his hard work.In 7aum Arivu, Suriya is said to have done some mind-boggling stunts and he did not opt for a dupe.Suriya is so eager to perform his own stunts that he does not prefer for dupes even though he has the option to use one.The...

Singer Raageshwari Loomba became the latest contestant to get evicted from the fifth season of reality show "Bigg Boss".Raageshwari was nominated for elimination along with Pooja Missra, Amar Upadhyay, Mahek Chahal, Juhi Parmar and Shonali Nagrani.The singer, who was quite popular among the contestants and stayed away from controversies, was nominated by Bigg Boss after she failed to complete her secret task, where she had to spy on the...

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...

With Salman Khan returning to co-host the Aapka Farmaan episode of Bigg Boss with Sanjay Dutt, it would be interesting to see, if his 'good friend' Mahek Chahal can get away with her new-found arrogance on the reality show.Ever since her nomination this week, Salman's girl has been unnecessarily fighting and arguing with most contestants in the House. This week, she dramatically attacked new Housemate Siddharth Bhardwaj over petty issues...

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...

As the week draws to a close, Bigg Boss fans can't help but wonder, who will be evicted this week.Changing the norm of putting up two contestants for eviction every week, this week the show has nominated six Housemates namely Juhi Parmar, Raageshwari, Shonali Nagrani, Amar Upadhyay, Mahek Chahal and Pooja Misrra (the latter being nominated for the third consecutive week)."Since Bigg Boss is India's biggest reality show, people speculate...

The return of the item girl!Rakhi Sawant looks smokin’ hot as she gyrates to the tune of Jawani Ki Bank Loot Le from the upcoming film Loot.Guess who wields the microphone for Rakhi?It is none other than the famous Munni Badnaam Hui singer Mamta Sharma.Loot lo! It was during the shoot of this song when Rakhi Sawant claimed that she is ‘Chammak Challo’ and not Kareena Kapoor.In an unabashed manner Rakhi spoke about the item song Jawani Ki...

It is a common trend to see that two well known heroines working in the same film end up having a cat fight or a cold war.Well, something of this sort has been reportedly happening between the pout lipped beauty Priyanka Chopra and the sexy hip beauty Ileana on the sets of Barfee.Grapevine is strong that both have not been gelling that well. However, this was quashed as a rumour by Priyanka Chopra's sources and they maintain that she is...

Firecracker Rakhi Sawant is cracking up over a forced wardrobe malfunction.Apparently, some freelance photographers at a promotional event of her forthcoming film Loot, clicked some compromising shots of Rakhi and passed them off on websites as a wardrobe malfunction.The pictures showing Rakhi posing on a big purple chair wearing a bright red dress have a glimpse of her panties."On spotting Rakhi wearing a short dress, the photographers...

Music maestro A.R. Rahman has added another prestigious trophy to his shelf -- the public choice award for "If I Rise" from "127 Hours" at the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at Ghent, Belgium."Thanks to my fans and the World Soundtrack Academy for the Public Choice award for the score of '127 Hours'," posted Rahman on his Facebook page.The World Soundtrack Academy Saturday announced the 2011 winners at the closing of the 38th Ghent International...