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A lot has been written about Sonakshi Sinha's apparent weight issues. While some have called her "fat" others have commented on her "no lack of curves". However, Sonakshi's friend and co-star Ranveer Singh has come to her defence, stating, "Sonakshi has a real woman's body".While many in the industry have been taking pot shots at Sonakshi, Ranveer says: "I think she's gorgeous. Those who have worked with her know that she's very fit. You...

Close on the heels of winning her first-ever Olympic medal, looks like Indian boxer M.C Mary Kom now wants to have a taste of Bollywood as well.Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali recently announced his plans on making a biopic based on Mary's life. And now we hear straight from Mary that she wants to have a brief role in the film to be helmed by Omung Kumar Bhandula.Speaking exclusively to media, Mary stated: "I would love to do a small...

Multiplexes by Sathyam Cinemas are coming up all over Chennai. Recently, the leading group of SPI Cinemas inaugurated S2 Perambur that is now serving as the destination for an incredible yet affordable movie going experience, in a setting that is truly inspirational.With interiors of each screen equipped with state- of-the-art technology, S2 provides its audience with an experience that cannot be matched.  Another multiplex...

Neha Dhupia is the latest to join the bandwagon of Bollywood actors shaking their leg for an item number with Tigmanshu Dhulia's sequel to his 2011 thriller drama 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'. Neha has shaken a leg to various songs during stage shows and this time she is thrilled to have her own full fledged item number. "Yes...I am doing an item song in 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 2'. I can't talk much about it," said Neha Dhupia. The...

Actor Kareena Kapoor feels that she was destined to be a part of director Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine' and says the film is very close to her heart.Bhandarkar first offered the lead role to Kareena but she couldn't do it due to date issues and it went to Aishwarya Rai. However, Aishwarya subsequently opted out due to pregnancy.And the film once again landed in Kareena's lap and she said: "Ever since I watched 'Chandni Bar', I wanted...

An actor by chance, former model Bipasha Basu says that she learnt on the job and that each film taught her something. "I never had any plans to act. I became an actor by chance, learnt on the job and became better with every film that I did. Everything that I have today is given by the film industry. Right now the phase that I am in, I know I will do good work and people will like me," said Bipasha Basu.The 33-year-old made her acting...

Karisma Kapoor is extremely proud of her sister Kareena Kapoor, whose career is shaping up pretty well and feels that "Heroine" will be a milestone in her acting journey. The film's promos, including the item song "Halkat Jawani", has been released and Karisma says: "It is a wonderful song and the promo of the film 'Heroine' is also looking very good. I am looking forward to seeing the movie." "I feel that 'Heroine' will be Kareena's...

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...

Shriya Saran recently made a lot of heads turn with her 2nd photo shoot for popular men's magazine, Maxim. Maxim's photo shoot of Shriya Saran on the August'2012 issue of the magazine was raunchier that ever like she was never seen before and the actor's critics went to claim that She was doing such glamorous photoshoots to gain some attention from the film circles. But Shriya without losing her cool just brushed away such claims...

Jiiva is getting ready to start work on his project with Ravi K Chandran, who will be directing for the first time. This flick titled Yaan is still to get a suitable heroine. There were reports of talks with leading Bollywood heroines but looks like Yaan would land in the laps of Kajal Aggarwal.Kajal is among the topmost heroines in the South with films with all the happening heroes. Talks are still on between the production side...

Mysskin’s super hero film is all set to release on Friday the 31st. In a pre-release press meet of the film, director Mysskin expressed how he is looking at the overall product comparing 'Mugamoodi' to old MGR films, where MGR even after getting thrashed severely by the villain, rises again and defeats the evil. “Jiiva plays people’s savior in 'Mugamoodi'. He gets beaten up to death but still rises up with hope for the ultimate face...

As reported earlier Kamal Haasan’s magnum opus Vishwaroopam will hit the screens in October.Now we hear that the film will release on October 12th, K,V Anand’s Suriya starrer 'Maatrraan' is also expected to hit the screens on the very same day.Kamal Haasan plays a Kathak exponent and a secret agent in Vishwaroopam. Pooja Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah play the female leads and Rahul Bose, Jaideep Ahlawat, Samrat Chakrabarti, Nassar and many...

Generally Tamil movies are released in its original version in states like Karnataka and Kerala, while in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, Tamil movies are dubbed. All biggies generally follow this trend.Karthi's Alex Pandian would go for a Malayalam dubbed version and stand out from the crowd. This would be Karthi's first Malayalam dub as all his movies have been released in Kerala as straight Tamil features till now. Anushka is his co-star...

As reported earlier, actor Anushka has returned to Chennai and the shooting for Alex Pandian with Karthi has resumed. However, as per industry reports, the shooting of the film got into trouble when Anushka out of her personal interest had engaged a personal make-up woman to look sexy as ever. According to reports, When Anushka brought her personal make up woman to the shooting spot of Alex Pandian, about 30 members of the make-up...

Vishnuvardhan’s shoot for 'Surangani' is happening at a fiery pace and Ajith has already started making the city go abuzz with his new looks. Though there were rumours that Ajith is playing the role of a hacker, the makers have denied such reports.Now the news is that actor Suman Ranganathan making a come back into acting in films with this much awaited film and is playing the role of a nosy journalist. Nayantara, Arya, Taapsee, Atul...

Kabir Khan's Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer 'Ek Tha Tiger' is already the second biggest blockbuster in Bollywood history and is still only 2 weeks old at the box-office. If reports are to be believed, the block buster success of 'Ek Tha Tiger' has resulted in discussions of Tamil and Telugu remakes of the film.Generally Salman makes his films based on Southern hits but now it is the reverse as there is stiff competition to...

Ajith is getting slim and trim for his next movie with Vishnuvardhan and his gym workout stills have received widespread response from his fans. Even his co-star in the film Nayanthara, is amazed by the star's looks.Nayantara admits that Ajith looks the same as he was in 2007 when they worked together in Billa, and that he has become slimmer. The actor who is making a come back with Vishnuvardhan's 'Surangani' opposite Ajith feels...

Finally, Karthi's Alex Pandian can gallop towards the finish line as lead lady Anushka is back from her Irandam Ulagam shoots in Georgia. Just a song needs to be shot with the lead pair in Alex Pandian before the film goes into the post-production stage. This song is currently being shot near AVM Rajeswari theater in Chennai.There was news that Alex Pandian would release on October 12, and it looks like the release would happen as...

Kamal Haasan’s ambitious project 'Vishwaroopam' that even inspired Barrie Osborne to rope in the actor for his upcoming Hollywood project, is in its post-production. The music for the film has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and is expected to release in September.If reports are to be believed, the film will hit the screens in October, 2012.It is touted that the film is being made for the global audience and a sequel for the 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....

Selvaraghavan and his Irandam Ulagam team involving Arya and Anushka had been shooting in exotic locations of Georgia for more than 40 days. The team has been shooting under very difficult conditions for this ambitious film of Selva.Being a very big star in the south Indian film industry, the team says Anushka never complained about the inconveniences she was been put through for such a long period. Though the tough conditions were...

Actor Shriya Saran is all excited with her ambitious role in the upcoming Period-fantasy-Kannada-Tamil bilingual film, 'Chandra' directed by Roopa Iyer. It has to be recalled that the director of the film had earlier roped in Divya Spandana and had even signed her for the role. However Divya was dropped from the film later as she unable to co-operate with the director and showed less interest during the shoot skipping the Kalaripayattu...

UTV Motion Pictures's 'Mugamoodi' is about Anand (Jiiva), a man who turns into a vigilante to fight corruption and injustice for a better society. Directed by Mysskin and starring Jiiva, Narain and Pooja Hegde in the lead, the K-town Superhero is awaiting release on August 31, 2012. Actor Narain, Mysskin's protagonist from his previous movies like Chithiram Pesuthadi and Anjathe has been roped in to play the remorseless villain...

It’s known that Vikram is cool and easy going. But director A.L Vijay has an image of a serious person. But in a recent interview Lakshmi Rai revealed how naughty the director and the actor are. After finishing a shot for Thaandavam, Lakshmi Rai had casually asked Vikram how many heroines he has in Thaandavam. Vikram took this chance to play a prank on the Lakshmi and showed her pictures he took with Reemma Sen and Shriya Saran...

Jeeva Shankar, an erstwhile assistant of late cinematographer turned director Jeeva is soaking in with good reviews for his directorial debut 'Naan' produced by Music Director turned Actor Vijay Antony. Acclaimed as a crime thriller starring Vijay Antony alongside Siddharth, Rupa Manjari and Anuya Bhagvath in the lead, 'Naan' is attracting more audience day-by-day with an astounding response. The director inspired by 'The Talented...

Ileana D'Cruz is one of the hottest stars of the South Indian film industry. Her latest release Julayi is not only rocking the Andhra Pradesh theaters but also the theaters in Tamil Nadu with a record breaking performance.The slender Goan beauty with a sexy body to die for, is not just adored for her perfect sandclock physique but is also for her mellifluous voice. Being a capable singer herself, Ileana has always been drawn to good...

Sheela was a prominent child artiste in Tamil cinema a decade back with movies like Nanda, Poove Unakkaga and Dum Dum Dum. She later graduated to becoming a lead heroine.The actor with not much success migrated to other language movies particularly Telugu, and showed that she can be glamorous too. These glam roles in big projects earned her some eyeballs and now this young heroine is ready for a relaunch in Tamil. This time, she wishes...

Salt N' Pepper the Malayalam hit that starred Lal, Shweta Menon, Mythili, Asif Ali & Baburaj was among the recent Malayalam flicks that made a mark for its take on the modern day youth. The romantic comedy had Food playing an important role in the story with the tagline of the film being Oru Dosa Undakkiya Katha ("The story born out of a Dosa"). The film had a solid run at the box-office and also bagged the Kerala state awards.Now...

Lakshmi Rai the sultry looking actor has been slowly rising up the success ladder in the past year with blockbusters such as Mankatha and Kanchana. Lakshmi Rai has a good reputation in the Malayalam films as well and is considered as a Lucky Mascot by many producers within the industry. The actor who was last seen in the Telugu hit 'Adhinayakudu' opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna left her fans behind asking for after she did what...

On November 16th 2011, a phenomenon called Kolaveri di happened and catapulted Dhanush into dizzying heights of superstardom. Now he and Anirudh are back with a new single that has been featured in a commercial for Tata Nano extolling the virtues of this compact car. The ad shows Dhanush avoiding parking problems and even saving a young girl's life when her ambulance is stuck in traffic using his compact car to expertly weave its...

Vishal is currently busy with Sundar C's Madha Gaja Raja (MGR) in which he also has Santhanam for company.  The actor credits the comedian for making his shoots such a fun-filled affair and says that he doesn't feel like taking a day-off from the shoot because of Santham's pranks and sensibility on the sets. Vishal is in awe of the Santhanam's one liners that he says with a straight face and even thanked Santham for making...

The pictures of the young music director, Anirudh Ravichandran and Andrea have gone viral on the internet. Anirudh has expressed his disappointment over this and has revealed that someone had taken the photos from his iphone and leaked it on net. He also pointed out that it was his personal life and making it public would affect his life and hurt his parents’ feelings. Andrea on the other hand, has also admitted that they both were...

Yash Chopra, the star-maker, is back to direction after a gap of 8 years with SRK, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. The first teaser of the much-awaited film released with Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger. The teaser begins with a note by Yash Chopra which says:     "Films have been my only passion in life.    I've always been proud of making films    and will continue taking pride in all my...

Southern sirens have a track record for doing well in Bollywood.   Vyjayanthimala, Hema Malini and Sridevi are yesteryear heroines who made it big in Bollywood. Recently Asin has joined these ladies with her clever career moves and Taapsee. Kajal Agarwal, Tamannah, Shruthi Haasan and Ileana are other famous actors down South who look promising to make it big in Bollywood. Ileana, the slender hottie from Goa joins the Bollywood...

There have been gossips spreading like wild fire about Trisha's supposed closeness with Telugu actor Rana Daggubati. But the gorgeous actor has denied these emphatically revealing Rana to be her good friend who has been close to her family for the past 10 years.Trisha reiterated that she won't go behind marriage and as and when she meets the right person, she would accede to it. The actor who was recently honored for completing a...

Jayam Ravi and Trisha are getting back together in Boologam after their superhit Unakkum Enakkum. Directed by Kalyana Krishnan, Boologam is being canned in a massive urban set, erected on a 50-acre land.Jayam Ravi has not only taken up the role of an action hero but also plays a major part in the comic portions of the film. Trisha, after a long time is starring as a college girl in this entertainer with Prakash Raj as the bad guy being...

Southern siren Shriya Saran sports a lacy lingerie and adorns the cover of the August 2012 issue of popular Men's magazine Maxim. She even went ahead posing topless for a wide-spread that has grabbed the targetted eye balls in the North, where the magazine is comparatively famolus.The glamdoll has supposedly made this move to draw attention and one would admit that Shriya didn't fail at her intention.  The actor has filmed...