50 lakhs to marry in Bigg Boss?

It is indeed happy times ahead for TV actress Sara Khan and beau, Ali Merchant. It is rumoured that the actors were paid a sum of Rs. 50 lakh to get married in Bigg Boss' house. The special episode will be aired tomorrow on the channel.

Designer Vikram Phadnis has designed the wedding outfits for the duo. The couple have been seeing each other for about 3 years now. 

In the earlier episodes of Bigg Boss 4, Sarah was apparently shown tearing up her photographs with Ali. The show had highlighted the blooming relationship between Ashmit and Sara. In fact, Sara was shown admitting her love for Ashmit as well.

Last week, Ali entered 'Bigg Boss' house and things changed overnight. Ali and Sara decided to get married to each other and requested Bigg Boss to conduct the ceremony in the house itself.

Will this help the TRP of the show to go high? Only time will tell!

Lara, Mahesh to marry in Goa

Lara dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi have decided to get married in Goa, if buzz is to be believed.

We hear that the couple are planning to wed in a church there and the ceremony is planned for February. However, Lara's spokesperson said that nothing had been finalised yet. Well, we'll just wait for February then!

Ash to host TV show

It’S not always that you get to see an A league Bollywood actress anchoring a TV show. But looks like now the line between the small and the big screen is actually blurring.

So after Priyanka Chopra in ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ we have one more Bollywood beauty who may step into the anchor’s shoe on TV. And it’s none other than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

The actress may soon follow the footsteps of her famous father- in- law, Amitabh Bachchan, if things work out. The actress confides, “Talks are on for a television show that I will be hosting but my busy schedule stands as an obstacle. I hope in the near future this will get sorted and I get to host a talk show.” The Bachchan bahu is at present busy with the back to back release of her films – Vipul Shah’s ‘Action Replayy’ and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish’. But considering Ash is more a reticent kind of beauty off screen, wonder how she will fare as a hostess of a TV show!

Katrina the new size zero

Katrina Kaif has been declared Bollywood's new size-zero queen, replacing Kareena Kapoor who has become rounded. Bebo herself has apparently gushed over Kat's figure (as seen in her Tees Maar Khan promos).

Saif's girl also declared Kat had displaced her, backstage during the Being Human fashion show.

Ms Kaif reciprocated by saying that the title belonged to Bebo after Tashan, and that it should remain with the Kapoor gal. So the moral of the story is: No one wants to be Size Zero anymore. Big surprise. They are all obsessed with being Number One. Nothing less will do.

Anushka's gay crush!

Actress Anushka Sharma is just two films old and at a time when most actors are vying to reach the top spot, who is awaiting the release of her another Yashraj film Band Baajaa Baaraat reveals that she had a huge crush on a Gay man.

She recalls that she is fond of Thai men, the tall ones. So when she was in Bangkok for the shoots for one of the ads, she fell for a very good looking man. He was much older than her. Before she could make the first move, she discovered that he was a gay.

Obviously, then the actress was sad to know this but now she must be having a hearty laugh on such a misleading path of love!

She adds It’s quite funny actually to read about my various link-ups each day in the papers,” she ends reacting to rumours about her and actor Shahid Kapoor in the past.

Kim K to launch teen credit cards

Reality star Kim Kardashian is launching a new prepaid credit card for children as young as 13.

The Kardashian Prepaid MasterCards are being marketed as the ones which can help parents keep their kids safe by allowing them to monitor their teens` spending through their cellphones, reported New York Post.

"Teens do not spend their money as their parents think they do. And, drugs are a huge problem in this country. I give my son a small amount of cash and track his spending on his card," a representative for Mobile Resource, which is launching the card, said.

The 30-year-old star will help launch the FDIC-insured card with a party at Pacha today where the TV show `Real Housewives of New York` will also be filmed.

Just for Bhansali

Monikangana Dutta, the tall model, never planned to step out of the modelling world, but she says the opportunity to work with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali enticed her to sign up for Guzaarish.

"I signed Guzaarish because it was a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie. I was shocked when he called me himself and the other shock was when he offered me the movie. I readily agreed," Monikangana told IANS.

"I am paired opposite Hrithik and I play his love interest."

Releasing Nov 19, the love story touches the issue of euthanasia and also stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Roy Kapoor.

Before Guzaarish, she had refused movie offers because she didn't want to risk her modelling career by changing professions.

"I didn't want to get involved into movie because I was so involved with my dreamland, my fantasy world, which is modelling. Even when I got plum offers for movies before Guzaarish, I didn't say yes because I was never in India, I was travelling across the world.

"For me, to sacrifice all that and come down here was a huge decision. When you are at the peak of something and you are offered to change your profession, it's really a big step," she said.

While taking acting classes, the model discovered her acting talent.

"It took me more than a year to decide to join movies. Much before Sanjay Leela Bhansali called me, I decided to join Anupam Kher's acting school (Actor Prepares). I believe that one should know what one could do. I wasn't sure whether I would be able to do justice to both modelling and acting. After attending a couple of acting classes

, I got to know that I want to be an actor and that's when I got this offer," said Monikangana.

She learnt to face the camera as a model, but was nervous while shooting Guzaarish.

"I was very nervous. Facing the camera was not a big thing for me, the pressure was how well I can act and how well I can do justice to my role," said Monikangana.

Working in the film has introduced Monikangana to some of her personality traits that she wasn't aware of. "I wasn't aware of the fact that I was such an emotional person and so hypersensitive. I didn't realise these things until I played Estella. It has opened a completely new life for me."

But she regrets sacrificing several modelling assignments for the film. As a model she would only be seen in lingerie brand Victoria's Secret show.

"It's a lot of sacrifice. I haven't done any modelling assignment in the last two years. I have left everything for this movie, literally. I am going on a different direction all together. I don't think I will be seen in any other show except Victoria's Secret now," said Dutta.

"I am the first Indian to be one among the six Victoria's Secret angels," she added.

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Bipasha to lock lips...

With Hollywood hottie Josh Hartnett in Roland Joffe's Singularity

While it is known that Bipasha Basu has been signed for Hollywood film Singularity with Josh Hartnett. The big news is that she will shoot for some hot scenes with her hot co-star kissing.

The actress, who flew off for Roland Joffe's 35 million dollar shoot last week admits, there will be kissing and lovemaking scenes in the film, and that she's comfortable doing them.

Bips argument is, "If I can do kissing scenes in India then why not for a Hollywood film? I have only kissed John (Abraham) and Ranbir (Kapoor) in Bachna Ae Haseeno - though I tried to wriggle out of that."

Singularity is a passionate love story about an Indian bodyguard and a British soldier set apart in two time zones.

The actress however has some entirely different worries,  "I am a bit unnerved about working with a Hollywood team for the first time, but I am very adaptable and easy to work with, which should make things easier.

This project is something new and exciting for me. Working with Roland and getting a to star opposite a heartthrob like Josh Hartnett is like a dream come true."

Natural look

The actress will be styled by Paul Patterson and they want her to wear minimum makeup, and sport a natural look.

She will be seen doing plenty of action in the film which is set in 17th century India and has the Anglo-Maratha war as its backdrop.

The Bengali Bombshell adds, "I am the queen's bodyguard who is equipped for all kinds of action. I have to learn under water deep sea diving, horse riding, cirque de soli training and fencing - all in a month's time.

I have told them that I am not a magician and can't learn so fast." She is currently in Australia undergoing training for her action sequences, after which the shooting begins.

"I feel like a little  child going to new schools in a different country. I will learn everything."

Farah chooses Bebo over Kat

Choreographer turned director Farah Khan said that vivacious Kareena Kapoor aka Bebo is a better actress than the smothering diva Katrina Kaif on ‘Koffee with Karan’. Farah who was candid enough with filmmaker Karan Johar on his celebrity talk show, openly expressed her opinion about the two hot women of Bollywood.

In spite of having named Kareena the better actress over Katrina, Farah was all praise for the leading lady of her latest flick ‘Tees Maar Khan’. Katrina has impressed her director with her dance and her improved Hindi accent in the Akshay Kumar starrer movie.

And the ‘Tees Maar Khan’ director also said that Katrina looks extremely sexy in the song ‘Sheela ki jawaani’ that she can easily make quick bucks by playing the song at all her live concerts next year.

Now, is Farah trying hard to be modest by covering up her opinion about Katrina’s acting prowess is something to wonder about. But at the end of the day actors must be known for their acting skills isn’t it?

Rs 25 lakh in shopping!

That's roughly the amount Kangna Ranaut blew up while shopping for designer clothes in Paris

Kangna Ranaut has just returned from her whirlwind shopping holiday in Paris. She is back with a suitcase full of clothes from some of the best top fashion houses, having run a bill close to Rs 25 lakh.

The actress, who is styling herself for her next films Tezz and Rascals, feels this is justified. As it is for her work, the damage is not to her own wallet.

She has been encouraged by her directors to style herself as they feel she has a keen fashion sense.

Shopping break

Sanjay Dutt, producer of  Rascals had set aside a huge budget for clothes for the actress and urged her to shop in Paris. The actress was shooting for Tezz in London, and she took a break and headed to Paris, where she shopped to her heart's content.

Kangs has to wear 25 outfits in the film, and she picked up 20 dresses from Paris itself from designers like Chanel, Valentino, Armani, Christian Dior and Givenchy.

She blew up the entire budget allotted. For Rascals, her character of a single girl in New York is inspired by Sarah Jessica Parker from Sex and the City. So there are several floral dresses with sexy cuts.

When she landed in the city, Kangs sent the outfits to the film's stylist Rajat Tangri who will put together and accessorise her looks.

Out on the town

Apart from shopping, the actress also found time to sightsee in Paris. She visited the Moulin Rouge, the Notre Dame Cathedral and sat at a cafe on the the Champs-elysees.

Kangna says, "To me, fashion is an expression. I like the looks of different personalities and not just one. I like Rihanna, Posh Beckham, Tarun Tahiliani, Stella McCartney, Alexandra McQueen.

A blend of fashion icons and designers is what makes my fashion style. I loved Paris - it's a very different city."