Rakhi Sawant playing Pooja Bedi’s character

Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout at Lokhandwala’ is based on a real shootout and has real life characters of underworld don like Maya Dolas (Vivek Oberoi), Javed Hyderabadi (Arbaaz Khan) and inspector Aftab Ahmed Khan (Sanjay Dutt). The latest buzz is that Rakhi Sawant is also in the film playing an actress who was shooting at Lokhandwala on the day the encounter happened. Rakhi affirms, ”I got a call from director Apoorva Lakhia when I was shooting for my film Buddha Mar Gaya in Hyderabad. They wanted me to play an actress who happens to be on the site of the shootout and becomes an eyewitness of the incident.” The real actress who was shooting that day at Lokhandwala was Pooja Bedi. When Pooja was enquired why she didn’t play her character in the movie, she said, ”Apoorva did approach me and wanted me to play the part. But it’s probably just a 10 second scene that didn’t interest me”.

Vidya Balan in Deepa Mehtas next movie

After Deepa Mehta’s movie ‘Water’ being in the race of Oscars, Deepa has already started preparations for her next movie which will be a comedy. Deepa has chosen Vidya Balan and R.Madhavan for the lead roles. Deepa Mehta says that she was impressed by Vidya’s performance in ‘Parineeta’ and she had prepared the script for the movie keeping her in mind. The movie is named ‘Stella’ and Vidya plays the role of a babysitter in the film. As for Madhavan, Deepa says that she had been considering his name, and after seeing his chemistry with Balan in ‘Guru’, she finalized him.

Sameera Reddy: From Training to performing

Working with Buddhadeb Dasgupta sure seems to have honed Sameera reddy’s acting skills. And she’s thankful for the experience, especially since she’s now trying out the training in her short film with meera nair, as well as the Abbas-mustan film she’s currenly doing. And she feels she’s learning even more working with these renowned directors. Must say, Sameera reddy is surely on a learning spree! under Bollywood, Gossip

Amrita Rao Helps communal harmony!

We all know M F Hussain has praised Amrita Rao in Vivaah. Well, the latest is that the artist has now gisted one of his paintings of the actress to Mumbai police commissioner A N roy for the campaign on communal harmony. After all, he says, she epitomizes the ultimate Indian woman and the youth, and what better inspiration for the cause than this. We are sure Amrita Rao will be beaming at this added compliment.

Tanushree Dutta: Set for bigger things!

After her initial high - Tanushree Dutta’s Launch with two big films and controversies that followed, one didn’t see much of this girl. And Bhaagam Bhag didn’t create such a storm either. She qucikly responds to that, “I know I had a guest appearance, but Priyan presented me like I was one of the main cast. He made me feel it was my film, and included me in all the promos too. And of course, a rocking number like Pyar Ka Signal. I think i got more out of the film than i expected, so i’ve no reason to complain.”Well, this looks like a signal that bigger things are coming her way. We’re keeping our fungers crossed for yoy, gal!

Koena Mitra pranky SMS

Koena Mitra surely knows how to stay in news. She has a lot of ideas up her sleeves-be it some secret admirer sending roses or an ardent follower in a foreign country. The latest in the list is the prank played by her on her friends and colleagues through an sms which read, “I know this may shock and surprise you but you are invited for my engagement on 29 at J W Marriott Hotel. Invites will reach you soon, please message me your address.” Well, most of her friends failed to understand the prank lying hidden in the date ‘ 29’ which does not exist and the actress received more than 45 SMS’s in response to her invite. under Bollywood, Gossip

Amrita Arora Multitasking!

We know that actress Amrita Arora is all excited about her new home, and is spending quite some time doing up the interiors. But the lass hasn’t compromised on work at all. “I am as busy as I have always been with shooting and shows,” she informs us. But then how does she manage it all? Is usman taking care of the settings? “Well, the tile man and the interior designer just came on my sets and we decided what tile we would be putting where. So things tend to sort themselves out that way.” Well, now that’s quite some ’setting’, huh?

Mallika Sherawat: Too strong-headed

She’s one strong-headed woman, and Mallika Sherawat wiil do exactly as she pleases. In fact, sources close to her ofetn complain that the actress goes against advice when she signs a film, and recently even walked out of a multi-starer much to the chagrin of her well-wishers. But the actress doesn’t seem to regret her decision. In fact, she was overheard justifying her choice with, “At least my flops are my flops and my hits ate my hits at the end of the day!” Thus, with flops like Shaadi ke pehle and Pyar ke side Effects, seems like mallika has learnt to take failures in her stride. She seems to rarely cry over her box office failures. We think, that’s one way to look at things - here’s to one self-made woman.

Meet Malaika as a Superwoman!

The sensuous lady Malaika Arora Khan is going to appear in Farah Khan’s next venture ‘Om Shanti Om’. The film is being produced by Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainment. In the film, Malaika plays a superwoman clad in red gown and flying off rooftops. Her character is sweet and funny and something she hasn’t ever done before. Well, the news is that Malaika acted in the film for free as a token of friendship for Farah Khan. But Farah and Shah Rukh surprised Malaika by sending her a gift hamper of cards, flowers, a Tag Heuer watch and cell phone. Now, that is a superwoman friendship!!

Neha Dhupia oozes oomph on the FHM cover

Neha Dhupia has had her share of highs and lows, but failure and criticisms have in no way hampered her confidence and sex appeal. She is still one of the most glamorous ladies of our industry oozing the oomph factor in every expression she puts on.This time Neha sizzles on the cover page of FHM India Magazine’s Indian Edition for the month of . She looks equally ravishing in her photoshoot for the magazine done by Vikram Bawa. Check out the pics for yourself.

Katrina Kaif is in a mood to sit back and enjoy

Katrina Kaif has worked very hard these days and with her recnt release ‘New York’ enjoying huge success, she well deserves a holiday.Katrina says, “Akshay had his party for Kambkakkt Ishq. I want to be here for our party. It’s a very special film for all of us. And I didn’t want to miss the moment for anything. Besides, all my sisters aren’t reaching London until . So I can delay by a day.”Katrina, who is very much in a party mood is going on a 3 month long holiday where she will be with her mother, brother and sisters and will also celebrate her birthday with them. Her family has plaaned a surprise for her on her birthday and Katrina just wants to relish the suspense.As for her holiday destination, she says, “We net-searched, googled and finally found a place we wanted to visit.It was tough because there was no place the entire family would agree on. Or if we all liked a place there was no vacancy. We finally found a place that we all liked.”“Quite honestly I haven’t been with my whole family for a long time. I’ve been preparing for my holiday for ages. I’ve been working like a mad woman trying to finish all my work on time. It got especially hectic as the time for me to leave approached. I was dubbing for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and shooting two songs for Priyan’s De Dana Dan. At one point I thought I wouldn’t finish on time. But I did. And I’m really looking forward to my time with my family.”

Aishwariya Rai inaugurated L’Oreal’s “Beautiful Beginning Campaign”

Renowned cosmetics and beauty supply company L’Oreal on the occasion of being into the business for 100 years and commemorating the occasion launched its ‘Beautiful Beginnings” campaign with Aide et Action in Khar Danda Village, India. The campaign is undergoing in about 60 countries.This campaign is for the underprivileged girls who have been dropped out due to financial constraints and be provided with four months training for coloring and styling hair, administering manicures and pedicures, threading, waxing and facials. Girls after training would be promoted to open their salons hence will give them chance to secure their future. Indian Ambassador for L’Oreal Aishwariya Rai inaugurated the program in India. She also mixed up with the girls selected for the training on this occasion.

Mallika Sherawat invited to visit Twitter headquarters

‘Twitter’ has been getting increasing participation from Bollywood stars and one actress to be quite regular with her Twitter page ‘@MallikaLA’ is sexy voluptuous beauty Mallika Sherawat who has more than 2500 fans following her on the Twitter.Sherawat has been strengthening her bonds with Hollywood lately with attending the award ceremonies, making celebrity friends and even has a milkshake named after her in Hollywood, but the sex kitten misses her country and took a decision to join the Twitter club, so that she could keep in touch with her desi fans.Mallika says, “One of the hard things about spending time in the U.S. was being so far away from my fans in India.  I hope to also further the connection between Hollywood and Bollywood.”“It can be fun, and can connect people. And when people are connected, amazing things can happen,” she adds.And here she is rewarded again for efforts. She has been honored as the first Indian star to be invited to visit Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. She will be visiting the Twitter headquarters on 14 where she’ll greet her fans, tour the Twitter office and give inspirational remarks to Twitter employees during their lunch break.Sherawat’s upcoming film ‘Hissss’ directed by renowned Hollywood director Jennifer Lynch and co-starring Irrfan Khan is almost complete and is the first Bollywood film to be represented by a major Hollywood agency that is William Morris Endeavor.

Celina Jaitley is happy that homosexuality is legalized

Celina Jaitley is one actress who has never been shy to express her feelings on homosexuality. She was the one who came out to launch the first official gay magazine in India and also had to face a lot of threats and abusive remarks for standing up for the gay community. Now that Article 377 has finally been nullified and homosexuality is legalized in India, she is definitely happy.Here is what she had to say to express her feelings, “I have been receiving threats from radical and cultural groups. But I was simply standing for the fundamental right of a human being, so what if he or she is a homosexual.There are many people in the film industry who are from the sexual minority and they will now be able to come out in the open.Some of the people who have touched my lives were homosexuals. I owe a lot to them.”That was Celina Jaitley on homosexuality. How many of you welcome this decision of the Government? 15th‘Kaminey’ - The countdown begins Set to release on of August, ‘Kaminey’ is by far the most awaited release at present. The film has Shahid Kapoor in a double role for the first time.In the greyer shade, Shahid plays the character of Charlie, sharp, wily and despisable who makes his living by betting at the race course. As Judd, Shahid portrays the character of a trainee in an NGO firm and is honest, diligent and careful. Priyanka Chopra plays young, pretty and fiery Sweety Shekhar Bhope.Charlie & Guddu are twins who can’t stand the sight of each other. However, fate brings the two brothers together and what follows is their struggle through the world of drugs, guns and money dealing with gangsters, rebel soldiers, rogue politicians and crooked cops. It is this struggle which makes them realize the importance of each other in their lives.

Deepika Padukone redefines style in ‘Vogue’

With her forthcoming ‘Love Aaj Kal’ making news all around creating buzz about her fabulous chemistry with Saif Ali Khan in the film, it is just the right time for Deepika Padukone to make appearances in photoshoots, magazine covers and reality shows and this is just what she has been doing.Deepika Padukone appears as the covergirl of the issue of Vogue India. The edition also has an exclusive interview with the promising newcomer where he reveals lesser-known facts about herself like how she starts her day with what she calls “a maaaajor breakfast”. “I think it’s a very South Indian thing. I can’t start my day without breakfast. This ’something’ can range from idlis, dosas and upma, to sausages, baked beans on toast and even potato toasties.”About spending time with Ranbir she says, “We do our own thing because tomorrow, I don’t want to sit and say, ‘I should have done this but I didn’t.’ And, she insists, when Ranbir and her exchange notes on Bollywood, it’s not gossip. “I’ll never put anyone down. It’s definitely not my thing.”Check out ravishing Padukone in ‘Vogue’!

Kangana Ranaut at her salsa rehearsals for ‘Kites’

Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Kites’ is gaining much anticipation and eager await even before its promos hit the screens. Reports have it that Junior Roshan has given some smoldering hot scenes with Barbara Mori and that the actor is also facing problems in the family front owing to his linkup with the sexy heroine.Nonetheless, not much is being said about Kangana Ranaut who also stars in this mega project. Check out some pics of Ranaut during her the salsa rehearsals for ‘Kites’. The pics have Kangana with salsa instructor Sandip Soparrkar (the one in red t-shirt) in his Ballroom Studio.

Kareena Kapoor endorses jewelry group

Yes, this is Kareena Kapoor looking just a perfect coy bride displaying the special range of jewelry for a leading group which will be launching two different brands Gitanjali Jewels’ Bridal Collection Jewelry and Multitasking Jewelry for Women with Kareena as the brand ambassador. Kareena here is dolled up under the designs of ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra.The makers of the group carried out a survey to choose their brand ambassador and in the survey majority people responded that they would like to see Kareena in a bridal get-up.Must say, be it a bikini or a bridal wear, Kareena carries off both with equal amount of grace.

Kareena Kapoor scorches in blue on Maxim covers

Kareena Kapoor is on a high these days. Not only is she the reigning Bollywood style diva, she has many leading endorsement brands in her kitty. Her latest release ‘Kambakkth Ishq’ has received a grand opening at the box-office.Now, she sizzles in blue as she appears on the cover of Maxim India edition for the month of . This is the second time she is scorching the covers of this magazine. And we do not blame the mag for this. When the copies with Kareena on the cover fly off the bookstalls, she will be the obvious choice as the cover girl.

Kangana Ranaut handles her breakup in a mature manner

She is hardly over with her breakup with Shekhar Suman’s son, Adhyayan Suman, and she is being linked with Puri Jagannath, the director of one of the South films she is working in. Kangana is obviously quite upset with the rumors and says, “I should free myself from my last experience. I need to be ready to fall in love again. Why can’t people imagine somebody single for sometime?”Kangana and Adhyayan, both have handled their breakup in a mature manner. They had no ugly exchange of words and the parting was as respectful as should be.Kangana says, “We respect each other far too much to insult each other. Yes, I was shocked at first. Adhyayan doesn’t want to be in a relationship at this point of time. T thought it was a nightmare but on second thoughts, I understand. I too dissuade my younger brother from being In a relationship at this age.”Adhyayan too states that he decided to end this relationship just because he needs to focus on his career which is just one film old right now. States Adhyayan, “I can’t afford to mess it up. I haven’t taken my father’s help and neither have I told him to make a film for me. I’m doing it all for myself. I don’t want to take a chance. We are still friends for love can always wait and career won’t.”

Chirpy Priyanka Chopra tweets on ‘Twitter’

With the aim of promoting her forthcoming movie, ‘Kaminey’, Priyanka Chopra is regularly using the social networking site ‘Twitter’ these days. The twitter page of the beautiful and gorgeous actress can be found on www.twitter.com/priyankachopra. It was Shahid Kapoor who introduced Priyanka to ‘Twitter’ advising her to use it in order to get in touch with her international fans and also to promote ‘Kaminey’. Now, Priyanka makes it a point to update her account at least once a day.Though Shahid has been on ‘Twitter’ since last year but has become more active from April this year. Both Priyanka and Shahid were read discussing the release date of their movie. Where Priyanka has 10 members following her, Shahid Kapoor has around 3042.Priyanka Chopra’s updates on ‘Twitter’ also express her feelings on the loss of Michael Jackson. It says, “I cannot believe it! MJ no more… He was the reason I started loving music. Thank you MJ the inspiration for all of us. The true king of pop.”