Aishwarya gives birth to a baby-girl

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has given birth to a baby-girl at the Seven Hills Hospital here, Geo News reported.

Aishwarya who is married to Abhishek Bachchan was expecting her first child and reported to have checked in Seven Hills Hospital Tuesday evening.



"IT'S A GIRL!," Abhishek, also a top actor, wrote on his Twitter account,
@juniorbachchan, without giving any further details.

Bachchan's father, Bollywood legend Amitabh, tweeted his joy at the new arrival: "A dada ji (a grandfather)...Ecstatic!", calling his new granddaughter "the cutest baby girl".(Geo.tv)

Katrina Kaif is 'Chikni Chameli' in 'Agneepath'

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After her superhit item number 'Sheila Ki Jawaani', Katrina Kaif is set for another sizzling turn. This time, she's part of the song 'Chikni Chameli' in Karan Johar's remake of his father's 1990 film 'Agneepath'. Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra are the leads in the new movie, which is being directed by debutant Karan Malhotra.

"Katrina Kaif is doing a full on item song in AGNEEPATH....its a total swinging number called CHIKNI CHAMELI....we shoot it in a week," Karan Johar posted on his Twitter page today (November 15).
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Preity's chat show will be back for a second season

Preity Zinta will be back on TV with the second season of her celebrity chat show - 'Up, Close and Personal with PZ'. And she's asking fans to tell her who they'd like to see on the series.

"So we will be working on a second season soon.... Who else would u guys like to see on my show??? Let me know so I can call them," Preity posted on her Twitter page.

The first season, aired on UTV Stars, saw stars include Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan chatting with Preity. The actress tweeted she was "sad" when the season ended, with Anil being her last guest.Read more at Masala.com

Kareena-Katrina battle for Shah Rukh's

Katrina Kaif is working with all the three Khans - Salman ('Ek Tha Tiger'), Aamir ('Dhoom 3') and Shah Rukh (Yash Raj's romantic drama also starring Anushka Sharma) - and now there might be more starry associations up ahead for the actress. Apparently, she'd been approached to star in Rohit Shetty's next opposite SRK, but the twist in the tale is that Kareena Kapoor is also supposedly keen on the same role.

Kareena is, of course, a Rohit Shetty favourite, having starred in the 'Golmaal' movies. But Kat's stock has risen tremendously after her consecutive hits ('Mere Brother Ki
Dulhan' and 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara') and it is rumoured that she might be a better fit for the new film from the hotshot 'Singham' director. This new project is believed to be an action thriller.

Meanwhile, Kareena is currently celebrating the success of 'RA.One' in which she starred opposite Shah Rukh. Bebo and SRK are close friends, and he has admitted that she got the heroine's role in his home production simply because she said that she wanted it. Priyanka Chopra and Asin had been considered for the part in the early stages of conceptualisation for 'RA.One'.

So who will win this competition and star in Shah Rukh's next movie? Katrina Kaif or Kareena Kapoor? Watch this space for updates. (masala.com)

Kareena Kapoor to pay tribute to Shammi Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor will pay a tribute to her late grand uncle Shammi Kapoor by performing on all his favourite numbers from his movies.
She will get jiggy at an awards event to be held later this month. Ranbir Kapoor had also paid tribute in a similar manner at the recent A R Rahman show for his upcoming film. Cousins think alike.

Shiney Ahuja wins legal battle against Micromax

Micromax Mobile has withdrawn its controversial 'Bai' ad, which poked fun at Shiney Ahuja, after the actor initiated legal action against the company, said his publicist.

The advertisement took a humorous dig at Shiney, who was convicted two years ago of raping his domestic help and is currently out on bail.

The actor slapped a legal notice on Micromax Mobile late October, contending that the advertisement - in which two 'bais' (servants) poke fun at him - "amounted to wilful character assassination and contempt of court".


"Shiney has challenged his conviction and the Bombay High Court has admitted his appeal, which is currently pending hearing. For the mobile company to air such a commercial influencing public opinion when Shiney's appeal is pending hearing, is equivalent to contempt of court," the actor's publicist, Dale Bhagwagar, said.

Now, Micromax Mobile has sent a reply to Shiney's October notice, stating that the controversial commercial has been withdrawn, Bhagwagar said.

Shiney was arrested June 2009 following charges of rape, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation, levelled by his maid servant, and spent nearly five months behind bars.

On March 30 this year, he was awarded seven years of imprisonment by a Mumbai fast track court -- but he has challenged the sentence in the Bombay High Court.

Shiney is known for his performances in movies like 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi', 'Sins', 'Life In A Metro', 'Woh Lamhe', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' and 'Gangster - A Love Story', and is awaiting release of forthcoming movies like 'Ek Accident', 'Ghost', 'Chaloo Movie' and 'Har Pal.(MASALA.COM)

India's Kanishtha Dhankar out of Miss World 2011

Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos was Sunday (November 6) evening crowned Miss World 2011, and India's hopes of winning the title for the sixth time came crashing down as Miss India World Kanishtha Dhankhar failed to make it to the top 25.

At an extravagant ceremony at the Earls Court in London, 21-year-old Ivian defeated over 100 beauties from various parts of the world at the 61st Miss World contest.

Miss Philippines Gwendoline Ruais was the first runner-up and Miss Puerto Rico Amanda Perez became the second runner-up.

The gala event kicked off Sunday evening with a dynamic performance by British street dance troup Diversity, followed by the introduction of the Miss World contestants.



It ended with Miss World 2010 Alexandria Mills crowning Sarcos.

The jury included former Miss World winners - Cindy Breakspeare (1976), Nigeria Agbani Darego (2001), Zhang Zilin (2007) and Kaiane Aldorino (2009).

Mumbai-based model Kanishtha has walked the ramp for designers like Rohit Bal and Sabyasachi Mukherjee.

Model-turned-actress Priyanka Chopra was the last Indian model to win the title in 2000.

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Tanisha's style gyaan

Tanisha Mukherjee loves to make a style statement. The always fashionably dressed actor tells CS about her five wardrobe must-haves:

1 Skinny jeans
I love my pair of skinny jeans. I can dress them up or down, according to my mood. On a casual day, I just wear them with tees. But they are perfect to wear on a traditional occasion with a kurta.

2 A classic black shirt
It is a necessity. A black shirt will always make you look elegant. You can accessorise it with delicate diamond or gold jewellery or wear chunky stuff depending on the event you're going too. And, it manages to hide those love handles (smiles). Black is the colour for every girl.



3 Summer dress
A light cotton dress in a pastel shade is perfect for those days by the pool or beach when you just want to chill. It makes you feel and look beautiful. My wardrobe is full of such pretty dresses in different colours. Whether you wear them during the day or at an informal evening do with your friends, you look just right.

4 Gold handbag
My gold handbag is a perfect match for my formal wear. It looks good with anything and everytime I carry it, I know that it gets attention. It manages to make my worst days feel good.

5 Black stilettos
A pair of high-heeled black stilettos is a must. I just love wearing heels as it makes your legs look long and shapely, What's best is that you can team them up with anything and never go wrong!

Source: Mid-day

Veena says 'No' to Mohammad Asif

The Pakistani cricketer charged with match-fixing called his ex-flame with a plea to reconcile

Four days before the British courts declared former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif guilty of match-fixing, on October 28, Pakistani actress Veena Malik received a distress call from London telling her to immediately rush to the city to be with him. The actress shared a live-in relationship with him for one and a half years.



Apparently the much-married Asif wanted to mend bridges with Veena. The actress says that the offer was firmly turned down.

Veena says, "It was a mutual friend from, London, Zahid Ali Saab, who called me on October 26 stating that Asif wanted to desperately see me, that he wanted a reconciliation.

I declined. How can I turn back the clock? Asif and I shared a beautiful if stormy relationship. We were together until 2008 when I came to know about his match-fixing activities; I left him."

"Even when we were together I tried to warn him against what he was doing. I am not surprised by the court's verdict. But I am sad for him," she adds.

Was the offer to return to the beleaguered cricketer tempting? "I can't deny I still have feelings for him. Relationships don't die," admits the actress, and adds, "I've no hard feelings about any of my former boyfriends. My time with Asif was special. But I've moved on."

Speaking about her ex-beau's wife, Veena says, "Asif is a happily married man. I know his wife Sanaa. In fact, when they were getting married, she called me up to find out about my relationship with Asif. I told her to please go ahead with the marriage."

Veena says getting involved with a married man is a complete no-no for her. "I'd never do that to another woman."

In fact, to avoid any temptation, Veena says she even cancelled her trip to England. "I was supposed to be there this week for an event. It's best not to create situations where things can go out of hand."


Source: Mid-Day.com

Raveena Tandon gets a marriage proposal

Raveena Tandon was completely taken aback when she received a shaadi ka proposal recently, from a newcomer, actor Jagrat Desai (Tere Mere Phere).
Ravs thought it was a very sweet gesture and even mentioned it on Twitter. She should have simply said, "Kya re..main do baccho ki maa re!"


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Divine blessings for 'The Dirty Picture'

Reportedly, Ekta Kapoor will pray at four religious shrines for the success of her next film

The superstitious Ekta Kapoor is leaving no stone unturned in making sure her next project The Dirty Picture tastes success at the Box office. The producer will be visiting not one, but four shrines in different parts of the country to seek divine intervention.
An insider at Kapoor's production house tells us that Ekta will be visiting the shrines between November 15 and 28. In the meanwhile director Milan Luthria, Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan and Tusshar Kapoor will be promoting the film.



According to the source, "First, she will head to Ajmer Sharif, and a day after returning from there, she will go to the Kali Ghat temple in Kolkata. Since Guwahati is closer from there, she will head to Kamakhya Devi temple before returning to Mumbai. At last, Ekta will go to Tiruparti Balaji."

"It's not only ironical, but also the exact opposite in terms of the context of the movie's subject," conceded our source.

Although she has denied being superstitious, Ekta has steadfastly maintained that she belongs to a religious family and it's only normal for them to pray to the deities before starting a new venture. A devotee of Lord Balaji, she always flies down to Tirupati before the release of a new project.|(Mid-day)

No item numbers for Kangna

Shweta Tiwari's item number in 'Miley Na Miley Hum' has become a rage, but the film's lead actress Kangana Ranaut has no regrets about not being a part of it.

"I have been offered several item numbers...I will get tired making people count the offers! But I have always said that item numbers are not on my priority list," Kangana told us.



"I have no wish to do item numbers so far. But never say never. Maybe I'll do them some day, who knows?," she added.

The 24-year-old National Award-winning actress says she is glad that Shweta's number 'Katto gilheri chammak challo' has got such a great response.

"It's great that the song is being liked. After all, it is from our film. Shweta has done a great job and I don't think anyone could have done it better than her," she said.

The movie, which marks the debut of Chirag Paswan, politician Ram Vilas Paswan's son, released November 4. It also stars Sagarika Ghatge and Neeru Bajwa.(Masala.com)

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Saif's 'Agent Vinod' shoot remains stalled

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The shooting of Saif Ali Khan's 'Agent Vinod' remained stalled at a village in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan for the past three days after the district administration imposed a ban on the project, officials said on October 28.

The shooting was to take place at Kuldhara village in Jaisalmer, some 600 km from Jaipur, but on complaints of possible tampering with this archeologically important location, the administration decided to impose the ban, a senior officer revealed.

A myth that Brahmins had cursed this village before leaving it over 250 years back has made this village popular as a ghost town. With no one living in the houses of the village, the place is visited by tourists from all over the globe.

Jaisalmer District Collector M.P. Swami said that they had received complaints of tampering with the site following which the permission for shooting was cancelled.



He added that there are complaints of the colour of houses in the village having been changed by the shooting crew and other tampering.

"A fact finding team from the archeological department has visited the village and will soon submit a report," said the officer.

Sources said some scenes of movie's climax were to be shot at Kuldhara village. (MASALA.COM)

Kareena Kapoor: 'I just want to be a movie star'

Kareena Kapoor has claimed that her parents did not oppose her appearing in Bollywood films.

The star is part of a dynasty of actors, including her sister Karisma and her first cousin Ranbir Kapoor.

She told the Hindustan Times: "I want to set the record straight. Because it was made out to be that my father was very against it. Yes, the Kapoor khandaan (family) girls never really joined films. But my father is extremely relaxed.

"I don't think he's ever told Karisma or me to not join movies. He says, 'If you want to go out there, you have to go out there and battle it out yourself.'"



Kapoor continued: "I have worked in some great and some really horrible films. But he's never questioned me. He said, 'Do what you want, but just don't make me cringe.'"

The Ra.One star added: "Somewhere I see a twinkle in my father's eye every time I call him to see a film or if he congratulates me for Madame Tussauds or when he calls me up to tell me he's happy for Bodyguard. So obviously I've done him proud."

In September, Kapoor said her success in films is down to luck rather than family connections.

The actress attended the unveiling of her waxwork at Blackpool's Madame Tussauds on Thursday (October 27). (Digital SPy)

Kareena unveiled at Tussauds

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Thursday unveiled her wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum in Blackpool, Britain.
"It is an honour and a privilege for me to have my own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Blackpool and even more so to launch a global Bollywood exhibition. This is a moment of pride for the Indian cinema," Kareena said in a statement.

It took four months to create the wax statue, which cost 150,000 pounds.

"The figure looks incredible and is so life-like. I had to do a double take when I saw myself - they have really done a superb job at capturing my essence," she added.

The unveiling of Kareena's wax figure also flagged off a global exhibition, where the statues of Bollywood stars will be taken to six major cities around the world to be exhibited, before they are brought back to Blackpool in January next year.

Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai too have their wax figures in Tussauds'.(Mid-Day)

'RA.One' fails to impress

RA.One ¦a super-duper star playing a robot, a mighty overwhelming budget, path breaking (apparently) visual effects, a gorgeous villain and stunner of a heroine, promotions that almost elevated the film to a national event ¦in such circumstances what are the chances of it not being a fantastic watch? Well, surely there are. RA.One manages to stumble and falter, IN SPITE of all the crutches that it has been provided with.



Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh) is a Tamilian who is a gaming expert and also prefers speaking in his native language even though he is working in London. And he's not even consistent at that -- his romba (means 'lots' in Tamil) becomes ramba and rumba as per convenience. But you are a dodo if you expect consistency from this movie. Read more

'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' will have its premiere at DIFF

Bollywood's going to have a cool presence at the Dubai International Film Festival 2011 - 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' starring Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, will have its world premiere during the eighth edition of the fest in December.

The rom-com, produced by Yash Raj Films, will be the red carpet gala of the Festival’s Celebration of Indian Cinema programme on Thursday, December 8, 2011. It reunites the Ranveer-Anushka pair with director Maneesh Sharma after their 2010 hit 'Band Baaja Baaraat'. Star watchers, take note: the cast and crew will walk the red carpet before the gala screening at the Madinat Arena!

'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' is the story of suave and charismatic conman Ricky Bahl (Ranveer), who makes a living by deceiving women until he meets his match in the form of Anushka's character. Read More

Happy Diwali from Bollywood!

The Festival of Lights is here and T'towner's are celebrating with traditional festivities - mithai, lanterns, fireworks and the company of family and friends. Here's what your fave celebs are sharing this Diwali! Read more

Aishwarya's ready for her baby shower

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is in the eighth month of her pregnancy, and, so far, she has been hiding her baby bump pretty well. But today (October 18), things might be quite different. Reportedly, Ash will have her 'godh bharai' (baby shower) this evening, and it is expected to be a grand celebration.

Ash has also not really spoken about the pregnancy since it was announced by her pa-in-law Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter in June this year. It's been hubby Abhishek Bachchan who has responded to all the congratulatory messages and even referenced it in an ad for a mobile service provider he endorses (the ad focuses on controlling India's population through 3G services and Junior B is asked about his own baby in it).

Ash has drastically reduced her public appearances post pregnancy, and was only recently spotted at the Mata Ki Chowki at Sanjay Dutt's home as well as a Durga Pooja in Mumbai.

The baby shower today, being hosted by Ash's ma-in-law Jaya Bachchan, is set to be one amazing affair. It is believed that all of Bollywood's top stars will be at the Bachchan home - Prateeksha - for it. Read more