Amrita, Tulip go bridal!

Amrita Rao walked the ramp in an Archana Kochhar creation for NGO Nanhi Kali, while Tulip Joshi and Geeta Basra showed us their bridal looks.

Celebs at Hello Magazine Hall of Fame Awards

It was a bright starry night at the Hello Magazine Hall of Fame Awards with Ash and Abhi, Saif and Kareena, Deepika and Siddharth and Akshay Kumar making an evening of it.

Deepika glams up ITA awards

Deepika Padukone brought some big screen glamour to The Indian Television Awards held in Mumbai. The award is a coveted one for television stars.

What Kareena loves more than Saif

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are going really strong in their relationship. But there's something that Kareena loves more than Saif.

"I can't love without food. That's impossible. I'll die if I have to live without food even for a day," revealed Kareena at the book launch of Payal Gidwani's book 'From XL to XS'. 

So, does that mean she'll never even keep a Karva chauth fast? "No, I can't do anything without food. For me, food is more important than my career. It's definitely more important than my to-be husband. It should be thousand times more important for all women than their husbands."

Bebo is even game for gaining weight and look fat for a film role. "I'd love to because I'll get to eat whatever I want. Not just for the role, but for eating," she says with a grin.

Kareena will next be seen in GOLMAAL 3 which releases this Diwali i.e. November 5.

Deepika to play Ranbir?

The actress’s character in Break Ke Baad is apparently modelled on her ex-boyfriend.

We let you in on the best-kept secret about Break Ke Baad. Deepika Padukone's character in the film has been modelled on her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor.

Deepika plays the commitment-phobic Aalia and who better a judge of that particular trait in a person? That her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor is apparently quite commitment-phobic is well-known in the industry. After all, the two were in a very serious relationship for two long years, even though it didn't bear much fruit.

When Deepika heard the director Danish Aslam's narration she couldn't believe the striking similarities that her character had with Ranbir's approach to love in real life. She went home dazed, wondering if she should attempt playing the role or not. She was faced with this dilemma at a time when her relationship with Ranbir was far from being perfect.

 

The actress chose to take up the challenge. A very close friend of Deepika's confirmed this story and said, "Knowingly or unknowingly, she has added some nuances to her character in the film that are straight out of her past love affair with Ranbir. Besides, when an actor gets into the skin of her character, she picks up traits from people she has known personally."

Was it an easy character to play for Deepika? Her friend added, "Well, it was easy in parts, but when the scenes became very emotional and intense, it was difficult."

Deepika did not respond to our text messages or calls on the matter but considering how sensitive the matter may have been to her, we will not hold it against her. 

Happy Birthday Aishwarya!

The fairest of them all: She has a face that could launch a million hits – all the girls want to be her, all the boys want to be with her! It's Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's 37th birthday.

Dia, Kangana go bridal!

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Bridal Dolls: Dia Mirza and Kangana Ranaut showcased bridal wear as the howstoppers at the recently held Aamby Valley India Bridal Week

Sachin, Sania shake a leg with SRK

 

At the glittering Sahara Sports Awards night, Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli danced along with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai.

Asin, Salman's secret pact!

After the fiasco that was London Dreams, you would think Salman Khan would steer clear of films co-starring the Ghajini girl Asin. Not so!

Not only did Bollywood's macho man readily include Asin in Anees Bazmi's Ready, he was also all set to sign another film — Bodyguard — his sister Alvira's production, with Asin!

According to a source, "Salman was bowled over after he saw the rushes of Kavalan, which has Vijay and Asin in the lead. He wanted to do the Hindi remake and wanted Asin opposite him."

However, we hear, Asin declined the offer. Says the source, "Asin said a polite 'no' to the Kavalan remake for two reasons. After Ghajini, in which she starred in both the Tamil and Hindi versions, another Tamil-to-Hindi remake seemed monotonous to Asin. Moreover, three films in a row with Salman (after London Dreams and Ready) would've sent out wrong signals to Bollywood. Asin would like to work with other stars now."

Reports indicate that the actress is on the verge of signing Hindi films with Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. Surprisingly, Salman completely understands her point of view. The two have decided not to do any more films together until Asin finds her way in Bollywood.

Asin is guarded in her response to questions about the films she has said no to in Bollywood. "It isn't right to talk about films I didn't do. But yes, I've just wrapped up the Tamil film Kavalan. Salman's sister is remaking it as Bodyguard in Hindi, and I'm not part of it. In fact, when the director — Siddique — made the same film in Malayalam two years ago, I couldn't be part of that. I had promised him I'd do the Tamil version and I did it," the actress clarifies.

Madhur won’t let Kareena party in peace

It was recently reported that all is not well between director Madhur Bhandarkar and actress Kareena Kapoor, as the actress rejected his offer to play the lead in his ambitious project, 'Heroine'. But at the recently held Bombay Times 16th anniversary party, the two were quite inseparable.

The duo indulged in an animated conversation, ignoring everything and everybody around them and we couldn't help but wonder what they might be discussing. Probably, the director was trying hard to convince the girl to sign on the dotted lines. He might have even tried to lure Kareena into it by promising her a National award, considering that Priyanka Chopra and Kangna Ranaut, the actresses of his previous film 'Fashion', both won the prestigious honour.

But why would Kareena not do Madhur's 'Heroine'? The actress, who has impressed all with films like 'Omkara' and 'Chameli', seems to be completely focusing towards commercial films in recent times. And this, even if the roles aren't very rich or don't have much scope to perform. Trade pundits are of the opinion that this might be a conscious effort. An analyst tells us, "Kareena has turned 30 recently, and she is conscious that her streak as one of Bollywood's leading actresses will not stay with her forever."

However, the actress denies that there's any planning involved. She says, "It's just that a lot of such offers are coming my way. And besides who would not want to be a part of 'Golmaal', it's the first trilogy in India. Who would say a no to a 'Ra.One' with SRK or an 'Agent Vinod' with Saif and a 'Bodyguard' with Salman?" she asks.

The actress further reveals, "I do miss doing a 'Chameli', 'Omkara' or a 'Dev' but I can do that anytime. And plus I have proved that I am a good actress."