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Kareena Kapoor To Shot Commercial Date: 12/29/2006 Kareena Kapoor will be starring in a commercial endorsing a famed brand of paints that is beind directed by Karan Johar . They had previosly worked together in 2001 for movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie.

Ajay Devgan To Direct A Film Date: 12/29/2006 Ajay Devgan will be directing his wife, Kajol Mukherjee , in a upcoming movie which he has written. The film is Main Tum Aur Hum, and will star himself against his wife, Kajol Mukherjee .

Shah Rukh Khan In Don 2 Date: 12/21/2006 Shah Rukh Khan has been signed to play the role of Don in the sequel Don 2 . The movie will be directed by Farhan Akhtar. The sequel will being where Don left over.

Salman Khan Questioned Date: 12/14/2006 Salman Khan was questioned by the Crime Branch regrading the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke for which Dawood aide Anjum Fazalani had asked him to reduce the his fees for the film. He was questions his sister's home on Carter Road.

Aishwarya Rai Is Preparing For Marriage? Date: 12/13/2006 Is Aishwarya Rai getting married to Abhishek Bachchan is the questions a lot of Bollywood fans are asking. This would bring together the most talked about couple of Bollywood. Recently they have worked on a couple of movie back to back and were recently spotted together at templs in Varanasi. Since Aishwarya is believed to be a manglik, it will involve a lot of complex ceremonies and rituals. One of these ceremonies would be Kumbh Vivah, in which she has to marry a peepal or banana tree before her marriage with Abhishek. Only time will tell if this is going to happen, remember this is Bollywood and anything is possible!

Preity Zinta To Appear In Court Date: 12/12/2006 Preity Zinta , Bollywood movie star, will be appearing in metropolitan magistrate's court in Girgaum in south Mumbai to be examined a defamation case she filed against a tabloid in 2005. The tape were examined by the forensic laboratory in Chandigarh, which said the voices were not that of Salman and Aishwarya Rai.

Aishwarya Rai In Legal Battle Again Date: 12/04/2006 Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in leage trouble. A case has been filed against the two actors for their onscreen kiss in Sanjay Gadhvi’s Dhoom 2 . The case was filed under Sections 292 (vulgarity) and 509 (derogatory to women) of the Indian Penal Code by advocate Shailendra Dwivedi.

Aishwarya Rai And The Bachchans Visit Varanasi Temple Date: 11/28/2006 Aishwarya Rai along with the Bachchans visited a Kashi Vishwanath Temple or Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi to perform a prayer. The reason for the puja was to commemorate the birth anniversary of Amitabh’s father, late Harivanshrai Bachchan. Since then the rumors of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan marriage have gone wild on the web. Aishwarya Rai is world know for winning the Miss World title and has starred in many Bollywood's biggest hits. Recently her 2 movies Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2 have released and two more, Guru and The Last Legion (2007) is due to release in the next few months.
Atul Agnihotri's Hello Date: 11/27/2006 Atul Agnihotri's new film has been titled, Hello (2007) . It was previously known as One Night At The Call Center. The film stars Sharman Joshi, Zayed Khan, Celina Jaitley and Gul Panag, with guest appeareance from Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif .
Shahrukh Khan To Host Kaun Banega Crorepati Date: 11/27/2006 Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) has signed a deal to host the popular television show Kaun Banega Crorepati. The deal is for two years and an option to continue for another season. The show will begin to air in January 2007. The show was previosly hosted by Amitabh Bachchan .

Zamanaat To Be Finally Be Released Date: 11/20/2006 Zamanaat (2006) , took 10 years to make and set to release in the coming weeks. The film will feature Amitabh Bachchan in his clean shaven vintage looks. The film stars Arshad Warsi, circuit from Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) , Karishma Kapoor and South Indian actress Vijay Shanti.

Rani Mukherjee In Controversial Situation On Set Of Chudiyan Date: 11/15/2006 Rani Mukherjee is currently in Varanasi shooting for Yash Raj Film’s Chudiyan (2007) directed by Pradeep Sarkar where she got herself into some controversial situation when her bodyguards charged the media persons and also her fans. A political group has asked for her to apology in 48hrs or leave the city. She later did apologize to the media but also added that the media was trying to get too close to her and Konkana Sen Sharma.

Aishwarya Rai summoned by Customs Department Date: 11/15/2006 Aishwarya Rai has been sent a summon by the Customs Department to appear at their office at Ballard Pier. The report is that a parcel from Netherlands has arrived that contains 24,000 euros, a DVD player, a Ralph Lauren Polo Sport T-shirt and pair of binoculars addressed to her. The Customs Department opened the parcel in front of witnesses once the actress failed to come to the office. Aishwarya Rai who is currently shooting for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodha Akbar (2007) is not in Mumbai and will possibly return by this weekend.
Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Shiney Ahuja To Do A Short Film Date: 11/14/2006 Saif Ali Khan , Vidya Balan and Shiney Ahuja will be starring in a short film on AIDS awareness to be directed by Mira Nair. This may be part of the of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Initiative in India to combat AIDS and create awareness.
Amitabh Bachchan To Sign In Nishabd Date: 11/13/2006 Amitabh Bachchan to sing a song in RGV’s Nishabd (2006) . His has also lent his singing voice to his next release Babul, Baabul (2006) . The song for Nishabd will be composed by Vishal Bhardwaj and lyrics written are composed by Munna Dhimani.

Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan Off To Jodhpur Date: 11/09/2006 Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan packed their bags and headed off to Jodhpur on jet plane to start to shoot Costume drama Jodha Akbar (2007) . Aish seems to star in many movies that required fancy costume from Chokher Bali to Devdas to Umrao Jaan to The Last Leagion and now Jodha Akbar. The movie is being directed by Ashutosh Gowariker who has previously directed Swades starring Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) and Lagaan staring Aamir Khan .

Neha Dhupia To Perform Item Song Date: 11/08/2006 Neha Dhupia has been selected to perform a item song for the movie Jimmy And Johny . The movie stars Sanjay Dutt , Saif Ali Khan , Bipasha Basu and Kim Sharma . The movie is being produced by producer, Mahendra Dhariwal and directed by Ajay Chandhok. Neha last appeared in a item song and brief appearance in Garam Masala.

Aishwarya Rai celebrates her 33rd birthday Date: 11/01/2006 Aishwarya Rai celebrated her 33rd birthday on Wednesday, Nov 1, 2006. She attented special midnight screening of her latest movie Umrao Jaan at Film City. He had visited Siddhi Vinayak temple in Mumbai with her family during that day. Aish was born on Novenber 1, 1973 in Bangalore, India and rose to stardom after she won the coveted crown of Miss World 1994. She made her film debut with Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Iruvar in 1997 and in Bollywood the same year with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. Her 1999 film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam brought her success.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan to wed? Date: 10/29/2006 Is a wedding in the planning for Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan ? The rumor mills are going wild with the latest rumor that both families have consented to the wedding of the hottest pair in Bollywood. Aishwarya Rai , Bollywood leading lady and former Miss World, and Abhishek Bachchan have been working very closly in the last couple of months on Umrao Jaan , Guru and Dhoom 2 and that may have let the star pair to get closer. Both famlies believe in matching horoscopes and both stars are believed to be Mangliks. A wedding between two mangliks with matching horoscopes is considered very auspicious.
Mona Singh Win Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa Final Date: 10/26/2006 The final of Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa was not much surprising. The final lastest more then 2 hours where all dance pairs came together and danced. In the end the winner was announced to be no other then the famous Jassi (Mona Singh). She has become so well known with the Indian public, due to the great success of her show Jassi Jassi Kou Nia, that could have led her to get such great public response. Personnally I thought Shveta should have won, she danced great and she brought the sexyness that the songs demanded. Mona was a good dancer but I think between the two, Shveta was better and more smoother.

John and Bipasha To Star Together In Goal Date: 10/23/2006 John Abraham and Bipasha Basu have signed up to star together in Vivek Agnihotri’s Goal (2007) . The pair are a off screen pair and last starred together in Jism and Madhoshi. In Goal Bipasha plays a Pakistani girl.
Sushmita Sen To Play Radha In Sholay Date: 10/23/2006 Sushmita Sen to play the role of widow Radha in Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay (2006) until now everyone was under the impression that Sushmita would be playing the role of Basanti. She will be replacing the role that was going to be played by Katrina Kaif . Ram's explains that Radha in the new Sholay will be more practical.
Akbar-Jodha Caught Up In Controvery Before It Starts Date: 10/19/2006 Jodha Akbar (2007) is being directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar and stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the roles of Akbar, the great Moghul emperor and Jodhabhai, a Hindu princess married with Akbar. The movie is scheduled to start to film in the coming weeks has met up with huge resistance from Kshatriya segment of society. Their main concern has been that the film may not be protaying the truth about what has happended.

Katrina Kaif Out of Remake Of Sholay Date: 10/11/2006 Katrina Kaif has opted out of Ramu's remake of Sholay cites dates problems, but Ramu says otherwise. Verma had announced that Katrina is no longer playing Radha in his Sholay because of her diction. Katrina is currently busy with the following films, Vipul Shah's Namaste London , Anees Bazmi's Welcome and David Dhawan's Partner .
Lage Raho Munnabhai Oscars Entry Date: 10/02/2006 Lage Raho Munnabhai will be submitted to for the Oscars as an independent entry. Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has decided this after the much success and fan demand of the film. The movie is also scheduled to be screened at the University of Southern California on 27th October for the college cinema students and the press from Hollywood.

Aishwarya Rai In J.P Dutta's Umrao Jaan Date: 09/25/2006 J.P Dutta's Umrao Jaan will be the first Aishwarya Rai of the year. It stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan . According to the director this movie is based on literary work Umrao Jaan Ada published in 1904 and not a remake of Rekha starrer Umrao Jaan. The films costumes budget was worth Rs 80 million ranging from expensive ethnic outfits to embroidered designer wears worn by beautiful Aishwarya Rai.
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai paired in Sarkar 2 Date: 09/22/2006 Ram Gopal Varma will direct Sarkar 2 which will star Amitabh Bachchan , Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai . The sequel will start filming in February 2007.
Sushmita Sen To Endorse Pantene shampoo Date: 09/21/2006 Sushmita Sen , Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress, has been signed by Procter & Gamble to endorse their Pantene shampoo. The shampoo is being relaunced with a new logo and a new price.
Don Gets Penalized For Smoking Scenes Date: 09/21/2006 Farhan Akhtar's renamke of Don has been penalized by the Censor Board with "A" certificate for having smoking sequences in the movie. The movie stars Shahrukh Khan (SRK) and Priyanka Chopra .
Priyanka Chopra Voted As The Sexiest in Asia Date: 09/18/2006 Priyanka Chopra was voted as the sexiest Asian Woman in 2006 by a poll conducted by a magazine. In 2005, the same crown was given to Bipasha Basu. Other bollywood stars that showed up in the 10 ten are Bipasha Basu , Aishwarya Rai , Mallika Sherawat , Riya Sen and Malaika Arora Khan .
Priyanka Chopra and Dino Morea Perform In Fiji Date: 09/15/2006 Priyanka Chopra and Dino Morea performed at their concert in Suva, Fiji. The concert was great success, the next one will be held in Lautoka.
Karan Johar as judge for Miss World 2007 Date: 09/13/2006 Karan Johar , director of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK) , has been invited to be a judge for Miss World 2007 being held in Warsaw, Poland on September 30.
Animated film on Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesh Date: 09/12/2006 The success of Sahara's animation film on Hanuman, has triggered a trend towards mythological animation films. ColorChips will make another animation-feature based on the life of lord Krishna. Another film maker Sharad Sharan is planning to make a 3D animated film on Lord Ganesh.

Aishwarya Rai Stops Traffic In Dubai Date: 09/06/2006 Aishwarya Rai was spotted during a shooting of a commercial, for Lux International, in Dubai and her fans caused massive jams on city roads, the traffic was all around the Shaikh Zayed Road from Dubai to Jebel Ali. The commercial was directed by Bollywood directory, Rohan Sippy. Aishwarya Rai should also get a big boost once the release of the The Last Legion on January 19, 2007. In which she plays the role of Mira, in a story that is set against the backdrop of the fall of Rome in 476AD. Ash will next been seen in Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2 , which are slated for release later this year.
China To Showcase Aishwarya Rai films Date: 09/01/2006 Aishwarya Rai films Chokher Bali (Bengali) and Bollywood hit Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam will be showcased at the Indian film festival to be held in China Beijing from August 25 to 31 and then in Shanghai in the first week of September. The film festival has been organised by the Indian Embassy.
Shahrukh Joins Jet Airways Board Committee Date: 08/30/2006 Shahrukh Khan (SRK) has joined as a board member of Jet Airways airlines. This will add some glamour to the airline, previously Yash Chopra and Javed Akhtar had been on the Jet Airways board.

Sushmita Sen To Star In Hollywood Film Opposite Richard Gere Date: 08/30/2006 Sushmita Sen has signed up to star in her second Hollywood film, this time opposite Richard Gere in the film title The Expat , being directed by Sutapa Ghosh and produced by Miramax Films. The movie will be shot in Argentina. Her first Hollywood film Karma Confessions and Holi is in the final stages of completion and should release soon.
Sushmita Sen In Zindaggi Rocks Date: 08/25/2006 Sushmita Sen will be next seen in Zindaggi Rocks opposite Shiney Ahuja. The movie is directed by Tanuja Chandra and is a love story between a famous singer and an ordinary man.

Eros To Distribute Provoked Starring Aishwarya Rai Date: 08/24/2006 Eros International has acquired the rights to distribute Aishwarya Rai ’s latest release, Provoked, in the UK, the US and India. Provoked is directed by Jag Mundhra and casts Rai (Bride and Prejudice, Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam) in the lead role, with Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane and Nandita Das. The movie is based on true story of a Punjabi woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia who moves to England and marries a man who subjects her to violent physical abuse.
Priyanka Chopra in Hollywood movies? Date: 08/17/2006 The rumors have it that Priyanka Chopra has been selected to play a role in the Hollywood movie titled Wonder Woman. This also has happended after her successful acting in Krrish (Krish) opposite Hrithik Roshan .
Bipasha Basu accuses organizers at India Day Parade at Edison Township of harassment Date: 08/16/2006 Bipasha Basu is currently in the USA to take part in the India Day Parade at Edison Township, New Jersey for which she was the lead the parade down New Jersey’s Oak Tree Road which is heavliy populated by Indians. She ended up coming late to the parade and during her on stage speech accused two of the organizers who escorted her to the parade, of harassing her physically and mentally.
Priyanka Chopra Is eBay Style Diva Of 2006 Date: 08/11/2006 Priyanka Chopra, former Miss World, has been officially been chosen as the Style Diva of 2006 by an online poll conducted through June and July. She was presented by Ebay India the eBay Style Diva trophy. At the award presentation Priyanka announced an charity auction that will be featured on Ebay between August 10th and 19th in which the proceeds will be donated to Nanhi Kali foundation, provides education of the girl child.
Kareena and Aamir Together For The Firsttime Date: 08/03/2006 Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan have been signed by Mani Ratnam for his next movie, Lajjo . This will mark the first time that Kareena and Aamir have acted together. The film will began shooting in January 2007 and release later in the year. The film is an adaptation of Ismat Chugtai’s book with the same title. Kareena has previously worked with Mani Ratnam in Yuva and is currently shooting for him in Guru .
Kamal Hassan Signs Mallika Sherawat For Tamil Film Dasavadharam Date: 08/03/2006 Mallika Sherawat has been signed by Kamal Hassan for his Tamil Film Dasavatharam to play one of the lead roles. She will be playing the role of a grey character in the film, who masterminds conspiracies leading to conflicts. The film will have Kamal Hassan playing 10 different roles. The budget of the film is around 30 crores and is scheduled for release in Hindi and Telugu.

Will Kareena Kapoor Make An Appearence In KANK? Date: 08/03/2006 Now the rumors has it that Kareena Kapoor will make a cameo appeareance paired opposite Arjun Rampal in the most awaited film of the season, Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK) which is scheduled to be released next Friday August 11, 2006. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan , Abhishek Bachchan , Rani Mukherjee , Shahrukh Khan (SRK) and Preity Zinta , with guest appearance by Kajol , John Abraham and Arjun Rampal and now Kareena Kapoor.
Karisma Kapoor On The Small Screen Date: 08/03/2006 Karishma Kapoor has been signed as one of the judges by Sony Entertainment television for their upcoming dance show called Jhalak Dikhla Jaa along with Farah Khan, the third judge has yet not been finalized. Karishma Kapoor was previously seen in the TV soap called Karishma and her Bollywood film, Zamaanat , that has been delayed for a while will soon be released. The movie stars Karishma Kapoor , Arshad Warsi and Amitabh Bachchan .

Aishwarya Rai Asked To Lose Weight For Dhoom 2 Bikini Shot? Date: 07/25/2006 Aishwarya Rai just wrapped up Mani Ratnam's Guru with Abhishek Bachchan and now is in Namibia, Africa to resume shotting for Dhoom 2 . The producer Aditya has asked Aishwarya to lose some weight, that she had gained during Guru , in order her to maybe film a Bikini shot. In order for Aishwarya to lose this weight in a short time, she has called her trainer Deepika Mehta from Mumbai to Namibia.

Umrao Jaan vs Don vs Dhoom 2 for Diwali Date: 07/11/2006 J.P. Dutta’s Umrao Jaan has been scheduled for release on October 20 which is the same time that Don and Dhoom 2 are scheduled to be released. Umrao Jaan stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai and is directed by J.P. Dutta. Don stars Shahrukh Khan (SRK) and Priyanka Chopra . Dhoom 2 stars Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu .

Shahrukh Khan To Coach A Female Football(Soccer) Team Date: 07/06/2006 Shahrukh Khan (SRK) will coach a female football(soccer) team in Chak De India . The movie is being directed by Shimit Amin and will release in 2007 and being produced by Yash Raj Films.

Esha Deol Currently Busy With Shooting Schedule Date: 07/03/2006 Esha Deol , daughter of Hema Malini, has been of lately been a little busy with her film career and is currently working on multiple projects including Meghna Gulzar's Honeymoon opposite Fardeen Khan, Harry Baweja's action thriller Red , starring Zayed Khan and Aftab Shivdasani. and Ramesh Sippy's Rooh , a movie about supernatural powers.

Priyanka Chopra To Star In video for Aap Ki Khatir Date: 07/03/2006 Priyanka Chopra is currently shooting a promotional video for her upcoming movie, Aap Ki Khatir . The movie star cast includes Akshaye Khanna , Dino Morea and Suniel Shetty and is directed by Dharmesh Darshan and the music is being provided by the hottest music director Himesh Reshammiya . Priyanka Chopra has in the past done a promotional video for Bluffmaster in Right Here Right Now.


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