May, 2009

Bollywood seems to believe Singh is King! Its true indeed and now every bollywood film seems to following the ‘Pagdi’ mantra.

After Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan now Ranbir Kapoor seems to have followed the suit.

Ranbir Kapoor will be seen as a Punjabi salesman in ‘Rocket Singh- Salesman of the Year’. The movie went on floors on May 2, 2009.

The deadly combination of Director/Writer Shimit Amin & Jaideep Sahni who gave a huge hit in ‘Chak De India’ will come together once again for this funny & exhilarating coming off age movie, set in the new Indian economy.

This Yash Raj Films movie is set to release in December 2009. Check out Ranbir in the first look of the movie.

Dev Patel and Freida Pinto are said to be dating each other.

Dev Patel and Freida Pinto who played childhood sweethearts in multiple Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire are actually dating in real life as well. There were always had romours that whether both of them seeing each other, but they always dismissed it.

Although they have denied the fact several times, they have recently spotted cuddling each other in a romantic lunch date in Israel where Freida is shooting for an international film called Miral.

One onlooker at the restaurant revealed, “They looked very happy together and they didn’t seem to care who saw them. Dev couldn’t take his eyes off her and she couldn’t help cuddling up to him.”

However, Dev’s mother Anita also has confirmed that her son is dating Frieda as she quoted, “Life can’t get any better for him. Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them. Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her.”

Musician-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya is looking younger and leaner now a day. He has also cut down his Chinese hairstyle and got a new hairstyle. The new Himesh Reshammiya is all excited as he is coming up with four big releases this year.

His four releases this year includes: Ishaan Trivedi’s Radio, Swapna Joshi’s Ishq Unplugged, Pooja Bedi’s Kajrare and John Mathew Mathan’s A New Love Ishtory.

“Nothing is impossible if you set your heart on it. There may be setbacks, but don’t give up,” says Himesh merrily.

Himesh who refused singing for AR Rahman saying that he only wants to sing in films he’s acting in, is coming up with news singing style in his upcoming movies. He promises that you will see and hear a completely new Himesh.

Talking about cinema, Himesh said, “The days of running around trees are over. After doing all kinds of roles, I discovered that comedy is my forte.”

Himesh plays a RJ in Radio. Through this film he is giving tribute to all RJs of the world. Talking about his role in the film, he adds, “Don’t undermine my capabilities, you’ll be surprised.”

“Radio is a cool romantic comedy and I have adapted myself to the character. It’s not one of your over the top ‘Yo’ guys, but someone very identifiable. His lingo is very contemporary and youth centric.”

To promote this film, Himesh went to the Radio Mirchi studio, where the CEO of Mirchi, Prashant Pandey said something good about Himesh. “Himesh has shown himself to be a versatile actor in addition to being a hit singer. It’s good to know that he has as many as four films releasing this year. Mirchi listeners are keenly awaiting his movie and music releases.”

Akshay Kumar was recently in Singapore shooting with the entire unit of De Dana Dan. Akshay managed to do what the entire unit couldn’t.

No we aren’t talking about a stunt, Akshay wanted to watch the IPL matches in his hotel room. But he realised that the hotel, where the unit has been put-up, did not get the channel. The first thing he did was to tell the management to tune in to Set Max or else… he threatened to leave the hotel and check in somewhere else.

Ratan Jain, producer of the film confirmed the story and said, “When Akshay came here last week, he asked me if we are watching the matches. When I told him that it was getting very difficult catch-up with IPL matches because the hotel did not have that channel, he spoke to the owner and told him that if he didn’t get the matches, he won’t stay in the hotel. Within minutes the channel started beaming in the hotel.”

Jain added, “I guess, apart from us Indians, no one was interested in the Indian Premier League. The hotel also must have paid a huge amount to subscribe to the channel; but Akshay is happy and now the entire unit can watch the matches together during breaks.”

The Kareena-Shahid relationship went kaput years ago but that hasn’t stopped people from linking the two, even when it’s unnecessary.

Therefore, reports suggest there has been a growing feeling among family and well-wishers of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor that their names keep recurring in connection with Shahid Kapur much too often for it to be a mere coincidence.

The couple, shooting a gruelling song sequence in New York , has now begun to wonder why their names, especially Kareena’s, should figure so prominently in write-ups and television stories on Shahid.

Could the fact that his next release is around the corner have something to do with it?

A close friend of Saif-Kareena said, “Kareena has been quietly watching the tamaasha unfold. Lately, almost every time Shahid’s name cropped up she too was mentioned, and not in a positive manner. To portray her as the restless woman who jilted Shahid for Saif is so unfair. Only Kareena and Shahid know what really happened to tear them apart. The day Kareena opens her mouth, Shahid’s image of injured innocence will collapse in a heap. But Kareena is not one to wash dirty linen in public. She wishes Shahid well and would like nothing better than for both of them to move on. Kareena has moved on but the same cannot be said about Shahid.”

The strangest part, according to the couple’s friend, is the aggressive attitude the usually calm and restrained Shahid has towards Saif. The source said, “Recent reports on Shahid insinuate that he has done better in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey than Saif did in the director’s Omkara. Where do these comparisons come from?”

Commenting on whether there is a pattern to these recurring references to Saif and Kareena in connection with Shahid, Saif said, “Normally, I wouldn’t go by any conspiracy theory. But this does seem a little too much. Why are Kareena and I dragged into other people’s lives? If someone talks about Kaminey, then I’m forced to say the role was first offered to me. But do we have to resort to this silly game of one-upmanship? We’re all mature adults here and we should behave accordingly.”

Kareena, who has so far maintained a discreet silence on the topic of Shahid’s constant fascination with anything to do with her, was aghast when a television channel on Wednesday night did a detailed hour-long ‘report’ on how Kareena was trying to get Shahid’s current love Priyanka Chopra out of his life. Barely able to control her annoyance any longer, Kareena said, “Why am I being dragged into all this? I don’t like my name to come up in connection with other people’s lives. I’ve moved on and I wish Shahid Kapur would also do so. Beyond that I don’t wish to say anything. Nothing can separate Saif and me. Certainly not these silly attempts to drag me back to a past I’ve left behind. Please leave us alone.”

Super Beautiful Priyanka Chopra recently featured on the cover of Cineblitz magazine for the month of May 2009.

Priyanka looks amazingly gorgeous, enjoy the cover with Priyanka Chopra.

Kareena Kapoor is surely riding high on her personal life as well as her professional life. Kareena Kapoor recently featured in the Elle India Magazine for May 2009.

Here’s bringing you some of her scans from the Elle Magazine. Kareena features in Christian Dior on the cover and D&G in the dress below.