Kareena refuses to act with Ranbir

No doubt that Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor will make the greatest pairing in Bollywood but to see them romancing each other is not at all possible since Ranbir Kapoor is the first cousin of Kareena Kapoor. Bebo said in an interview that Ranbir is a great actor but there is no chance of casting opposite him as they share a brother-sister relationship. 

In a new film to be directed by Imtiaz Ali, at first Kareena was decided opposite Ranbir but later Ashtavinayak Productions dropped the idea considering the relationship that they share. But Bebo was not totally dropped from the film, if not Ranbir, she will be paired opposite another heartthrob of Bollywood Imran Khan.

Kareena once expressed her desire to act with Imran Khan.

Sonam Kapoor ushers New Year with ‘Vogue’

Despite the fact that she has not given a single hit at the box-office, there is no denying the fact that the sauve and selve Sonam Kapoor is here to stay. It was her sheer strong determination which led this female become fab from flab. How she gained her hour-glass figure from her weight of 90 kilos, is what she talks about in the latest edition of ‘Vogue’ for January 2010 as she sizzles on the cover as well as the photoshoot for the mag.
Sonam attributes her makeover to the celeb trainer Zareen Watson, who, on her own admission Sonam says, “Helped me change the way I looked at nutrition and exercise. I had to make a lifestyle change: it’s the only thing that really works; it has to be how you lead your life, a regime you follow.” Sonam also talks about how easy or tough it was it for her hard to lose all those kilos.

Aditya Chopra ditches Shah Rukh Khan for Ranbir?

Filmmaker Aditya Chopra who worked with SRK in all his directorial ventures - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Mohabbatein and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, has roped in Ranbir Kapoor for his forthcoming film. Apparently Shah Rukh Khan's date diary is full for two years.

Ajay Devgan plays prank on Katrina

Katrina is the latest victim of this serial prankster! Ajay Devgn made his Rajneeti co-star Katrina gift Nana Patekar a cake box containing old underwear, a single chappal and a fake moustache.

Recently, on the sets of Prakash Jha's Rajneeti, Ajay took Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpayee into confidence and pulled a joke on his leading lady.

The trio told the actress that it was Nana Patekar's birthday and they said that since he was in a bad mood, Katrina ought to wish him and present him with a gift box. Poor Katrina wasn't aware that the cake box actually contained some funny items.

A source from the unit reveals, "This prank was Ajay's brain child and he took everyone on the sets in confidence. The trio walked up to Katrina and told her it was Nana's birthday and that they were throwing a party for him. They told her that she had to dress modestly in Indian attire, as Nana was very particular about how women dressed."

Kat hurriedly dressed up in a salwar-kameez and walked up to Nana with a box given by Ajay. "When Nana opened the box he was shocked to find old underwear, a single chappal and a fake moustache as a gift. Kat was horrified."

A source close to Kat adds, "She was embarrassed and turned beet red. Everyone including Ajay, Arjun and Manoj started laughing hysterically. Nana finally told her it was a prank and that she should be more careful with Ajay from now on."

Now Amitabh will become a superhero

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to save the world, albeit in a digital avatar.
The `Shehenshah of Bollywood` is lending his voice for the feature length animated film, `Twinergy`, which is being directed by acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarshan.
The film based on the universal theme of good and evil is filmmaker Priyadarshan`s first animation project and will see Big B playing the lead as well as lending his famous baritone to his character.
AB Corporation has entered into a tie-up with media entertainment major Toonz India to produce the full-length animated film.
The pre-production work of the Rs 20 crore venture has begun in Toonz studio at the Technopark here and the film is expected to release during Diwali in 2010, P Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd told reporters..

Salman Enters a New Phase in Career

 

Salman Khan continues to be one of the most eligible bachelors of Bollywood, even as he celebrated his 43rd birthday yesterday. The actor who has had quite a tumultuous love life, has never managed to quite find the woman of his dreams. But even though his love life isn't rocking, his professional life certainly is. After a series of duds at the box office, the actor had a big hit in 'Wanted', after a very long time.
'Wanted' has certainly given Salman a lot to celebrate about. There is no doubt that the joy of celebrating his birthday would have been doubled by the fact that he has a hit under his belt. 'Wanted', which was directed by Prabhudeva and produced by Boney Kapoor was definitely one of the highpoints of this year. And now Salman has his sights set on 'Veer', directed by Anil Sharma, which is also based on a story written by the actor himself. With this hit, he has underlined his position as being among the three powerful Khans in Bollywood along with good friend Aamir Khan and bête noire Shah Rukh Khan. Not that his popularity ratings have ever been affected by his series of flops. According to information, the actor left for his Panvel farmhouse to celebrate his birthday along with his family and close friends. It seems that he rung in his birthday with his family on Saturday and partied on Sunday with his male friends. Yes, it was an all male party that saw just a select few of Sallu's close friends being invited. Unlike previous years, there was no Katrina Kaif around. As for their now on now off relationship, currently, it seems to be off. There were rumours of Katrina and Ranbir Kapoor seeing each other, but they were countered soon enough by reports that Ranbir was wooing Deepika Padukone back into his life. Wonder where that leaves Katrina, or actually, where does that leave Salman? But as for now, Sallu bhai will be having his eyes set only on the New Year and the release of 'Veer'.

3 Idiots sweeps Screen Nominations

'3 Idiots' seems to have swept aside every film of consequence that released this year. Such is the impact of the film, a lot of which has to do with its late release, that every other movie that came before it, seems to be dwarfed in comparison. And this is a year which has seen films like 'Dev D', 'Gulaal', 'Firaaq', 'Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year', 'Kaminey', 'Paa' and 'Love Aaj Kal', all of which have stretched the language of Hindi cinema in their own manner. But '3 Idiots' seems all set to bag most major awards. An indication of things to come was received when the film received 21 nominations out of 28 categories in the forthcoming 16th Annual Screen Awards. It is the first film to win so many awards in the 16 year history of Screen Awards. Rajkumar Hirani's latest film has been nominated in the Best Film category along with 'Dev D', 'Kaminey'. 'Love Aaj Kal' and 'Paa'. Aamir Khan, the film's protagonist has but naturally been nominated in the Best Actor category along with Amitabh Bachchan (Paa), Ranbir Kapoor (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year), Saif Ali Khan (Love Aaj Kal) and Shahid Kapur ( Kaminey). Hirani too finds himself in distinguished company with fellow directors Vishal Bhardwaj, R. Balki, Imtiaz Ali, and Anurag Kashyap, in the nominations for Best Director. Actress Priyanka Chopra leads from the front where the nominations for Best Actress are concerned as she has two nominations, one for 'Kaminey' and the other for 'What's Your Raashee?'. The other actresses nominated in this category include Vidya Balan for 'Paa', Kareena Kapoor for '3 Idiots', Katrina Kaif for 'New York' and Deepika Padukone for 'Love Aaj Kal'. This is probably the first time that a father and son have both been nominated for awards even though in different categories. Actor Rishi Kapoor has two nominations in Best Supporting Actor category (Love Aaj Kal and Luck By Chance), quite like his son, Ranbir who has two nominations in the Best Actor category. The others nominated for Best Male Supporting Actor are Abhimanyu Singh for 'Gulaal', R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi for '3 Idiots'. The Best Female Supporting Actor nominations include Arundhati Nag for 'Paa', Divya Dutt for 'Delhi 6', Guahar Khan for 'Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year', Neha Dhupia for 'Raat Gayi Baat Gayi' and Shahana Goswami for 'Firaaq'. The Best Actor in a Comic Role sees nominations for Om Vaidya (3 Idiots), Paresh Rawal (De Dana Dan), Sanjay Mishra (All The Best) and Vinay Pathak (Raat Gayi Baat Gayi). The Best Actor in a Negative Role sees nominations of actors like Boman Irani (3 Idiots), Kay Kay Menon (Gulaal), Mahesh Manjrekar (Wanted) and Manish Chaudhari (Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year). Hirani also finds himself nominated along with Abhijat Joshi in the Best Story, Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues categories for '3 Idiots'. His fellow directors like R. Balki, Imtiaz Ali, and Anurag Kashyap too have been nominated in all three categories. The music composer nominations sees Pritam leading with three nominations, 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', 'Love Aaj Kal' and 'Tum Mile', followed by A. R. Rahman for 'Delhi 6' and Vishal Bhardwaj for 'Kaminey'. The Best Background Score has nominations from Amit Truvedi (Dev D), Shantanu Moitra, Atul Raninga and Sanjay Wandreker (3 Idiots), Vishal Bhardwaj (Kaminey), Illayaraja (Paa) and Salim Suliaman (Rocket Singh – Salesman of The Year). The Best Female Playback Singher sees a spate of new voices being nominated like Kavita Seth (Iktaara from Wake Up Sid), Rekha Bhardwaj (Genda Phool from Delhi 6), Shreya Ghoshal (Zoobie Doobie, 3 Idiots), Shilpa Rao (Mudi Mudi, Paa) and Sunidhi Chauhan (Mere Sang Chal Zara, New York). The Most Promising Debut Director has young Ayan Mukjerjee (Wake Up Sid) competing with Nandita Das (Firaaq), Pankaj Advani (Sankat City), Zoya Akhtar (Luck By Chance) and Shivajee Chandrabhushan (Frozen). The Most Promising Newcomer Male has nominations like Amole Gupte and Chandan Roy Sanyal (Kaminey), Navin Kaushik (Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year) and Om Vaidya (3 Idiots). In the Female category, Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechlin (Dev D), Jesse Randhawa (Gulaal), Gauhar Khan (Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year) and Giselle Monteiro (Love Aaj Kal) have been nominated. It's a rare year when the likes of Ashutosh Gowariker and Rakesh Mehra do not find a mention in any of the categories despite having a release each this year in 'Delhi 6' and 'What's Your Raashee?'.

SRK Looks at 2010 for Relief

This will be a year that Shah Rukh Khan will not want to remember in a hurry. First of all, his 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' which released a year ago, did not in any way match up to box office figures of nearest rival Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini'. Then his film, the much hyped 'Billu', bombed at the box office. If it won any accolades, then it was only for Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and its music. With no signs of truce between him and Salman Khan, SRK for the first time is seeing his close ones desert him, even though it does sound a little dramatic. But as long as Salman's brothers, Sohail, Arbaaz and their wives continued to party with SRK, all seemed fine. But matters seemed to have gone too far when Farah Khan, someone who SRK has mentored and given her a break as director with 'Main Hoon Na' and then followed it up with 'Om Shanti Om', suddenly decided to collaborate with husband Shirish Kunder, who had already had a spat with SRK. At that point in time, Farah seemed to have stuck to her friend, but after the birth of her triplets, something seemed to have changed. Farah and Shirish not only launched their own production house but also went ahead and announced the first film from their banner, 'Tees Maar Khan', to be directed by Farah and starring Akshay Kumar. It was hard enough to believe that Farah would agree to direct someone other than SRK. And if that was not enough, Shirish has announced his plans to make a film with Salman Khan, after he finishes work on 'Alien Sahib', starring John Abraham. So now SRK's friend seems to have successfully collaborated with his arch enemy as well. But there is some consolation for SRK. At least he has Karan Johar on his side. One of his most ambitious films ever, 'My Name Is Khan', is up for release in February 2010. Directed by Karan, the film stars SRK and Kajol and everybody will be hoping that their chemistry endures. 2010, therefore will see SRK trying to reaffirm his status as the Khan that matters. Amir Khan has already given him a run for money with the fantastic opening of his latest, '3 Idiots'.

Aishwarya Rai to celebrate New Year with 'baby'

With ‘Baby’, who? It’s Aishwarya Rai’s dear hubby. The commonly used endearment is the way Ash loves to call Abhishek.

Pleased as a punch and shouting ‘baby, baby’, Ash was cheering Abhishek Bachchan at a recently held fashion show, when he walked the ramp. So the secret was out, Abhi is ‘baby’ for Ash.

What else? The busy-bee Ash has stolen some time to be with her ‘baby’ for this New Year and where is the couple heading to? It’s the same place where half of the Bollywood is gathering for the 31st night celebrations. Yes, Goa!

Ash has disclosed her plans on her networking site. Guess who else are in Goa for this New Year - Vivek Oberoi and Salman Khan.

Astro predictions of Bollywood's 2010 big movie releases

Bollywood had a very bad 2009 with only a few films managing to do profitable business at the box office. The entire Hindi film industry is hopeful of having a better 2010. As the line up of the film as of now looks interesting on paper, we take a detailed look into what destiny has in store about their box office prospects. Noted astro numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi tells us all

	RANN

RANN:

Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh, this Ram Gopal Varma enterprise is releasing on 29th January 2010. The title of the film adds up to Number 13 which is not considered much auspicious. But for RGV and Big B, Number 4 is amongst their better numbers and also for Riteish who is a Number 8 (December 17), the year 2010 is looking bright. According to me, RANN should do well at the box office.

	TEEN PATTI

TEEN PATTI:

The title of the film is adding up to Number 37. The compound number 37 has a good meaning as per numerological texts, but the year 2010 does not support Number 1 in general and so the fate of the film looks dicey to me. Also as of now, the film is clashing with the much biggie Karan Johar's MY NAME IS KHAN on 12th February 2010 and that can create further dent in it's business.

	MY NAME IS KHAN

MY NAME IS KHAN:

One of the biggest films of 2010, MY NAME IS KHAN adds up to Number 37 which is Karan Johar's strongest number. Even his KAL HO NAA HO vibrated on the same number and that film remains one of the best of Dharma Productions. For SRK, the year 2010 is not bad plus his pairing with the charismatic Kajol will draw fantastic response. But the film releasing on 12th February is not a great date as Numbers 1 and 3 do not gel well at all. The business of the film may drastically come down after the initial euphoria subsides. According to me, the film should be released a day or two earlier i.e. 10th or 11th February to make it the 'biggest hit of the year' else it may not turn out to be that way.

	KITES

KITES:

This international venture starring superstar Hrithik Roshan and Hollywood hottie Barbara Mori, can easily rank amongst the most awaited films of 2010. The release date is still not fixed but it may arrive sometime in March. The title of the film adds up to Number 15 which is a powerful octave of Number 6 but does not support Number 4 and 8. Unfortunately, the film's director Anurag Basu is a Numer 8 person (8th May) and so his previous work may be compared to this film. Luckily 2010 is a favourable year for Number 8 people and also for Number 6 - producer Rakesh Roshan. For Hrithik, he may garner mixed reviews since 2010 does not support Number 1 people. Also he entering his 37th year (10th January 1974) may add to the pressure. He should take care that he does not create over hype for himself once the promotion of the film starts.

	RAAJNEETI

RAAJNEETI:

Rumoured to be based on the life of Sonia Gandhi, this political saga by Prakash Jha has been in the news right from its inception and all through its making. Starring an ensemble cast of Ranbir, Katrina, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal and Nana Paterkar the film was supposed to release in the early part of the year but now has been pushed to 28th May 2010. The title of the film adds up to Number 25 which is a favourable octave of Number 7. Luckily for most actors playing a part in this movie, Number 7 is amongst their best numbers and so the fate of the film is safe and that's sealed. Also the release date of 28th May is a good one and everybody associated with film will benefit out of it.

	PETER GAYA KAAM SE

PETER GAYA KAAM SE:

After the surprise success of AAMIR, this will be Rajeev Khandelwal's second outing. The title of the film vibrates on Number 46 which is very good but since the year 2010 does not support anything to do with Number 1, that's where this film shall take a beating. Even the release date of 26th February 2010 goes against the film and also Rajeev's luck, who is currently running in his 35th year will impact the film rather badly. Even despite being a good film, 'yeh film jaayegi kaam se'.

	SEASON'S GREETINGS

SEASON'S GREETINGS:

The release date of this film is still not fixed but from the very fact that the title of the film adds up to Number 58 i.e. Number 4 brings bad news. Even for the film's leading lady Tabu, 2010 may not turn out to be a good year and it seems this film may not be 'greeted' well by the audience.

	KARTHIK CALLING KARTHIK

KARTHIK CALLING KARTHIK:

One more attempt by Farhan Akhtar at acting, the title of this film adds up to Number 53. Number 8 is a very tricky number and is known to give extreme results. Farhan is a Capricorn ruled by Saturn (Number 8) and even the release date has been fixed for 26th Feb. Luckily the year 2010 supports Number 8 and it seems this film should sail safely and make it's investors happy.

	CHANCE PE DANCE

CHANCE PE DANCE:

As the title says it all, the film is purely based on dance and who better than Shahid Kapoor to play the part? The film's name vibrates on Number 53 and the release date is set for 15th January 2010. Shahid is running in his 29th year and will soon be entering his 30th. The film may not turn out to be a big success but may just about manage to do well since Number 8 can be pretty unpredictable at times. Shahid will garner great reviews and appreciation though.

	PHILLUM CITY

PHILLUM CITY:

One more movie on Bollywood dreams, the title of PHILLUM CITY vibrates on Number 39 which is not considered auspicious but is not even inauspicious. The film's leading man John Abraham will have a decent 2010 and so the outcome of the film looks decent. The release date of 11th March 2010 is also not all that bad and so the film should recover its costs if not more.

	SHAAPIT

SHAAPIT:

After singing and hosting various musical reality shows, Aditya Narayan finally jumps on to the bandwagon and debuts as an actor with this super natural thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt who has almost mastered in this genre. The film name adds up to Number 23 which is a positive compound number of Number 5 and so is Aditya's age (6th August 1987). The release date of 26th February 2010 also works in his favour as Number 8 usually benefits Number 6 people. But for director Vikram Bhatt who was born on 27th January and being a Number 9 person, Number 5 is one of his weakest numbers. The film may not be turn to be Vikram's Bhatt's best works, but for Aditya, his first step in Bollywood seems safe.

	'PAAN SINGH TOMAR

PAAN SINGH TOMAR:

This historic war film based on the lesser known character of the same name, the title PAAN SINGH TOMAR adds up to Number 50 which is a strong octave of Number 5. Starring Irrfan Khan in the title role and directed by the very talented Tigmanshu Dhulia, the film's release date is still not fixed but may arrive in the month of March. That is not very good news for the film or its makers. The film should ideally release after 20th May to see a better fate else a good film may remain unwatched by most people.

	KAJRAARE

KAJRAARE:

Himesh Reshammiya does not believe in giving up so soon and he will be trying his luck at acting with one more film, this time directed by Pooja Bhatt. Tentatively set for a March release, the fate of this musical love story seems doubtful. 2010 may not turn out to be a great year for Number 5 people in general and Himesh is doubly ruled by this number (23rd July 1973). Luckily for Pooja who will be entering her 39th year (24th February 1972) in 2010, she may receive some good reviews for atleast her work and that's about it.
KOOCHIE KOOCHIE HOTA HAI:

The release date of this animated version of KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI is still not fixed but the title of the film vibrates on Number 54. Number 9 is not amongst Karan's weakest numbers but the year 2010 would support it as Number 3, 6 and 9 are like a family of numbers. Depending on the release date, the film should do just about average business.

	PYAAR IMPOSSIBLE

PYAAR IMPOSSIBLE:

Starring the unconventional pairing of Yash Raj scion Uday and Priyanka Chopra, this film was supposed to release in November 2009 but was pushed to 2010 to find a better placement. Now releasing on 8th January 2010, the title of the film adds up to Number 50. Good for Uday who is also a Number 5 person (5th January) and he may receive appreciation for his role in the movie. But being a bigger star, the film obviously rides more or less on Priyanka Chopra's shoulders and for her Number 5 is one of her weakest numbers. Also she being in her 28th year will clash with the year 2010 which does not support anything to do with Number 1. So for that reason mainly, the film will meet with mixed results at the ticket window.

Aamir Khan’s Facebook identity is revealed, star is Idiot

And, Aamir Khan thought that his fans won’t be able to zero him down on a social networking platform? Well, his ardent fans have done just that by proving him wrong- they’ve found out Aamir’s secret identity on Facebook!
According to reports, what was thought to be a supposed case of an online identity theft in Bollywood, is unfurling many a surprises now. A Facebook ID called ‘Pucca Idiot’ is generating overwhelming interest amongst the netizens, thanks to a speculation that suggests that none other than Aamir is the `Pucca Idiot` himself!
What’s interesting is the fact that the profile originally called Akash Malhotra (Aamir’s character`s name in Dil Chahta Hai) has recent pictures of the profile holder’s European tour and people are wondering if these pictures are of the same holiday that Aamir and Kiran Rao went for recently.
Other things that bear a rather uncanny resemblance with ‘Mr Perfectionist’ Aamir Khan are the pieces of information provided by the user. The person in question lives in Bandra, Mumbai like and his interests are badminton and tennis, with his faviourite comic being- Calvin and Hobbes, much alike Aamir.
The profile user is highly active and has been interacting with people majorly with 918 friends in his friends list already. Quite incidentally, the posts by the user come at odd hours on a regular basis which reminds us of Aamir’s claim that he uses net during night and chats with a fake ID.
Looks like, this is Aamir’s latest marketing strategy for his forthcoming flick ‘3 Idiots’, as the profile also has much information about the movie. So, whether it’s Aamir or a faker who is doing all this, it’s surely going to help the flick.

Shahid Kapur is in demand with hot girls

Shahid Kapur is in demand with hot girls
Bollywood actresses are queuing up left right and centre to shoot with blue-eyed boy wonder Shahid Kapur.
Such is the star appeal of the youngster that he is now being put in the same league as his ‘love-rival’ Saif Ali Khan. Actresses that have dates tied up elsewhere are rearranging their diaries just so that they can be seen on-screen opposite Shahid.
All this has happened after the actor delivered two back-to-back solo hits in a row, Vivaah and Jab We Met.