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After nearly a decade, an unexpected phone call shakes Dia (Madhuri Dixit) out of her dance rehearsal in New York.Makarand (Darshan Zariwala), her teacher, her guru, is dying and she must return to Shamli town.

town where she grew up, the town where she learnt to live and to dance. Also the town she left on an impulse, severing ties with her parents and her people.It is a poignant and troubled return; not only has her guru passed away but the institution that he so lovingly nurtured is in decay and under threat of demolition.

Ajanta theatre, the once vibrant hub of the community, the place where Dia’s fondest memories are embedded must now be brought down because the local political authorities feel it a waste of prime real estate.With the help of Doctor (Raghubir Yadav), the caretaker of Ajanta, Dia sets out on a mission to prevent the destruction and resurrect the spirit of Ajanta.

In an atmosphere of mistrust, ridicule and active hostility, Dia picks up the gauntlet and agrees to achieve the near impossible task of putting together a theatrical production. She must also ensure that every member of the production is from Shamli town. She has only two months to prove her point or the bulldozers will be waiting.

In this context begins her tumultuous journey of dealing with small town prejudices, encountering the resentment of the powerful contractor, the cynicism of the local political powers, resolve the delicate tensions of inter personal relationships and rally her motley team of non starters - a low level muscle Imran (Kunal Kapoor), the local tomboy Anokhi (Konkona Sen), local ex-MLA Chaudhary Om Singh (Akhilendra Mishra), a vulnerable tea stall owner Mohan Sharma (Ranvir Shorey), a responsible government official Mr. Chojar (Vinay Pathak), a struggling insurance agent Sanjeev Mehta (Jugal Hansraj), the town vagabond Dhankuber (Nowaz) and a host of others.She must create in this chaos in order to save Ajanta... in order to preserve what her guru so lovingly nurtured. She must create art in order to preserve what she believes is the soul of society.The stage is finally set... Will it work? Won’t it?
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Aaja Nachle all set to roll again in UP

Aaja Nachle, Madhuri’s much hyped comeback film had gotten itself embroiled into a ‘lyrical controversy’ just hours after its release in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The state residents were outraged stating that the filmmakers should either take the objectionable lyrics off the film, or else they will take the film off the theatres. The lines, which they found objectionable featuring in the title track of the film goes as ‘Bazaar Mein Machi Hai Maar hai, Bole Mochi Bhi Khud Ko Sunar hai’. These reportedly had offended some of the Dalit organizations. Mayawati, the Chief Minister of UP had even shot off a letter to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh in this regard. The impact of the ban was so much that Punjab had decided to ban the movie today.

In order to avoid any further bans and troubles, Yash Raj Films acted on it immediately and deleted the two objectionable songs. The film’s director Anil Mehta said that they had made the film in good faith and something, which would not hurt any section of the society. He also apologized saying that if the film has hurt the sentiments of anyone, they are ready to delete the said lines.

Mr. Yash Chopra Chairman Yash Raj Films said "It was not our intention to hurt the feelings of any individual or community of our great nation. If we have inadvertently hurt the sentiments of anybody I apologise for the same and have taken immediate remedial action by deleting the line from the prints of Aaja Nachle from all over the country. This line has been deleted in all the theatres today. Yash Raj Films makes family oriented films and propagates Indian culture through them and would never do anything that is detrimental to the sentiments of our people."

As they say, all’s well that ends well, so what if the end contains two lines lesser than the original!


It was something that was totally unexpected and uncalled for. Madhuri’s much awaited comeback film, Aaja Nachle has run into problems big time, so much so that the whole of Uttar Pradesh is up in arms against this film and is in no mood to see it. At the helm of things is none other than the Chief Minister of UP Mayawati, who has called for a ban on the film, Aaja Nachle in Uttar Pradesh. The reason of the ban is being cited as certain caste-demeaning remarks in the title track of the film.

Mayawati also has written a letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding a countrywide ban on the film, saying it has hurt the sentiments of Dalits. The protestors also added that since certain words in the title song are derogatory to a particular Scheduled Caste community, the producers could run the film if they remove the "objectionable" song.

Here is hoping that the controversy settles down fast and the cine goers are not deprived of the ‘Dhak-Dhak’ girl’s comeback Jalwa!



Dus Kahaniyan: full of surprises

Dus Kahaniyaan, as the name suggests, puts ten different stories together. It has a lot of stars including Suniel Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Shabana Azmi, Naseerudin Dino Morea, and Neha Dupia. Shabana Azmi and Naseerudin come together after a gap of 18 yrs for this movie.

Interestingly enough, Shabana had a special Tamil tutor who helped in her characterization.

Dino delayed the film by 3 weeks. You know why? He wants to make his abs perfect as he was requited to takes off his shirt for the movie.

Jimmy, being a method actor, actually got drunk for a scene in the film.

The movie has a theme song. It involved 20 actors, a crowd of 3000 people, 100 dancers, 22 make artists, 20 hair stylists. It was finished within three days.

Meghna Gulzar, in his effort to show authenticity, went to a small village close to Chandigarh to shoot for Pooranmashi, when he wanted to shoot a hut. A real hut was used for the same.

Suniel Shetty and Sanjay Dutt shot for five days in the rains where Sanjya Dutt fell unwell while Suniel Shetty was fine. On probing a little more the team found out that Suniel Shetty had a wet suit under his normal clothes so he did not catch a cold

Sanjay Gupta lent his Alibaug house for one of the episodes but within a day he decided to cancel the same and an entirely new set of the house was constructed to complete the rest of the shoot.

The movie is shaping up well with all these interesting developments. The movie, the insiders say, will not be a routine Bollywood movie.
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Saif ready to go wild with Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif in Abbas Mustan's Race

He is eager to show the world what he can do. After racing Nascar in Ta Ra Rum Pum he is ready to rock and race the duo hottie Bips and Katrina in ''Race''.

Abbas-Mustan's ''Race'' is an edge-of-the-seat thriller. It features sexy hotties ready to oblige the audience - Bips and Katrina. These hotties were eagers to avoid their charming but nagging boyfriends John and Salman for a long time. Both had their eyes on this Sharmila look alike Saif the man. Saif is now sexier that ever. And, Bips just cannot wait to get a hold of him. Katrina is also having an eye candy on him.

If you are ecstatic with Saif's new look for Tashan, wait till you see him in ''Race''. The mother of all ''flirting'' men Saif is ready to take you to higher dimension in this new thriller.

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Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque struggles to give a creative vent to the actor in him in order to realize his dreams. Ashfaque's determined struggle pays off and he gets a break in films. He gets a new screen name – Sameer Khan. With the passage of time, the roles start becoming better and he moves up the success ladder in a very short time. Soon, he becomes Sameer Khan the superstar – one who can enact any role with finesse, get under the skin of any and every character with ease and walk away with audience applause.Sadly, amidst all adulation and applause, he slowly loses his own identity. He forgets his real self and imbibes all characteristics of the various roles essayed by him on screen. Corruption takes over his entire system, alienating him from all loved ones, including his wife Sneha (Vidya Balan). A shocking incident at a party changes everything, rocking Sameer Khan's lifestyle. He gets caught between his human self on one side and his corrupted superstar image on the other.Whether the conflict within him gives way to good sense and whether he is able to discard his corrupted image and emerge as a true life hero, becomes an integral part of this true life cinema.

Rani might replace Bipasha Basu in Dhoom III

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Well Apart from Ash and Uday everyone else is being replaced in Dhoom III! Aditya Chopra will replace Director Sanjay, Saif Ali Khan will replace Abhishek, Hrithik by the King Khan and the latest is that Rani Mukherjee will replace Bipasha Basu. Person in question who took this decision, Aditya Chopra of course! So there will be no more Shonali, the cop or Monali, the dreamer and to be truthful there will be no oomph in the movie then! Ash, though she looks fit, has to try hard to sizzle the screen whereas Bips could do it so easily. And Rani I don’t think will look sexier than Bips in a bikini! So altogether no scope for boys to check out Dhoom III but but but …Girls can of course wait for the Khans to do the magic.

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Manish Malhotra apologizes to Vidya Balan

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Vidya Balan’s makeover look in ‘Heyy Baby’ didn’t really hit off too well. However, designer Manish Malhotra very humbly accepted his fault and sent an SMS of apology to Vidya Balan for her supposedly mal-dressed look in Sajid Khan’s Heyy Babyy. The SMS said ‘I’m sorry I messed up. I hope we get another opportunity.’

However, Vidya very sweetly dismissed Manish’s apology saying that it was not Manish’s fault alone. They somehow couldn’t connect with each other.

“I completely trusted Manish. But Manish and I couldn’t share a direct connect to discuss my clothes. He couldn’t be physically present at the shooting for Heyy Babyy. And considering I was doing a makeover in my looks it was very important for him to be there. We should’ve both worked very closely on my clothes,” explains Vidya.

Vidya now accepts that glamour for her has to be defined in a different more subtle way than it was defined by Manish for Urmila or Kareena. Vidya’s clothes in ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ have been done by a new designer Sheena Parekh and Vidya is very happy with her look in the movie.

Sonam and Ranbir Kapoor dazzle on ‘Jhalak Dikhlaja’

Sonam Kapoor looks fresh, nubile and petite in the promos of ‘Saawariya’. However, Sonam went glamorous on the dance floor of ‘Jhalak Dikhla Ja’ this weekend with her on-screen ‘Saawariya’ Ranbir Kapoor.

Ranbir Kapoor is undoubtedly a great dancer, but it was Sonam who took everyone by surprise. Sonam has been taking lessons from Sandip Soparrkar and has been learning Salsa, Jazz and other western dances for quite sometime now.

Shilpa Shetty’s perfume auctioned for charity

Shilpa Shetty’s popularity can be judged from the fact that when she recently launched her perfume S2 on Saturday, November 3 in London for charity at a special auction, it raised an amazing 15,000 pounds sterling (more than Rs. 12 lakh).

Fashion tycoon Danni Passi purchased the fragrance in the auction, while Shilpa attended the event to lend her support to the cause. This amount even surpassed the 9,000 pounds mark raised by Shilpa at British MP Keith Vaz’s charity event last June.

Topping the auction items, including a diamond & ruby necklace and Cartier watch, the fragrance proceeds will be used towards restoring to underprivileged Indian children their basic rights to – survival, protection, development and participation.

Shilpa said on the occasion, “I’m amazed and delighted that my fragrance, S2 has raised such an amazing amount for CRY. The proceeds of my fragrance and proceeds of the entire auction will make a real difference to the lives of underprivileged Indian children.”

Shahrukh khan in ‘Nach Baliye’

With ‘Saawariya’ stars appearing in ‘Jhalak Dikhlaja’, how could SRK stay behind? So, ‘Om Shanti Om’ star Shah Rukh Khan made an appearance on the reality dance show ‘Nach Baliye’ as a judge to promote his latest film.

Dancing to the hit track Dard-e-disco from Om Shanti Om, the actor bonded well with item girl Rakhi Sawant and even did an impromptu jig with her.

“I never tell anyone to go watch my film but this time I will say so. That is because if you do so, it will be fun. It’s an entertaining film with lots of drama and good acting,” says Shah Rukh in praise of his ambitious project.

This Friday will decide who wins at last after all the promotion and marketing fundas.

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Priyanka Chopra to pose a threat to Bollywood men

If you thought Priyanka Chopra could endorse only products like Lux and Kinetic scooty, divulge into this for a second. The lady is the new face of J. Hampstead, an international fabric male clothing brand brought in India by Siyaram’s in 1995. Here’s one actress who loves doing everything a man can including endorsing a men’s clothesline.

“Its a different point of view. Who better to tell what a man should wear than a female,” says Priyanka adding, “Brand ambassador of a men’s clothing brand, watch out men I’m coming!”

So does this mean that Bollywood’s men have to now worry about Priyanka grabbing all the attention and their endorsements?

Himesh Reshammiya humming all the way

Soon after the release of his debut movie, ‘Aap Ka Suroor’, actor-singer Himesh Reshammiya has been flooded with offers. First, Satish Kaushik signed Himesh to play Rishi Kapoor’s part in his remake of Subhash Ghai’s 1977 musical blockbuster ‘Karz’, in which Reshammiya will perform on his own songs (of course sans cap).

Again, Pooja Bhatt has picked him up for her 30-crore film ‘Kajraare’ being made in Morocco, Europe and Pakistan. Last but not the least, John Matthew Mathan has signed him up for his new musical ‘A Love Shshtory’ opposite former Miss India Niharika Singh. Himesh will be playing a Mumbai Tapori in the movie and Mathan wants Himesh to get the slang and swagger of the Tapori right and perfect. Well, All The Best Himesh!!

Neetu Chandra says yes to Ms Bikini India contest

Bollywood beauties Malaika Arora Khan and Esha Deol may have turned down the offers to walk the ramp in a two-piece for the Ms. Bikini India contest, but actor Neetu Chandra promises to add a dash of glamour to the event. The ‘Garam Masala’ star has been roped in for a racy dance sequence at the contest, which will be held in Goa in December.

Twenty-two year old Chandra, who recently walked the ramp at the LFW for designers Rahul and Firdos is quick to clarify, “It’s a regular show, where I will perform hot western numbers and Bollywood song. I am not a participant and I am definitely not wearing a bikini.” Do I see some disappointed faces?

Rani Mukherjee turns angel after playing prostitute

Pradeep Sarkar’s ‘Laaga Chunari Mein Daag’ saw Rani Mukherjee give an applaud able performance as a prostitute. Now, in the next Yashraj film she will be seen playing an angel descending to earth with a rather sweet and heartwarming mission.

This is by far the first angelic role of its kind and Rani seems to have taken her role a bit too seriously even going as far as to abstain from her favourite fish dishes to feel the pure and positive energy of an angel. Says an insider, “It’s not easy playing an angel. It’s a character absolutely without a reference point. Rani has gone into her inner resources to create the character.”

The still untitled film will be completed in February and not in December as reported in the press.

The love birds - Soha Ali Khan and Siddhartha

If you have always been wondering about nubile Soha Ali Khan’s love life, the little birdie has an answer to it. Sources have revealed that Soha Ali Khan has been dating her Rang De Basanti co-star, Siddhartha, for quite sometime now. The couple had been tight lipped about their affair apparently because of Siddhartha’s marriage to his childhood sweetheart Meghna. However, even after the divorce Siddhartha seems reluctant to reveal his relationship with Soha.

Siddharth, a naturally reserved person, was drawn to Soha’s bubbly and positive nature during the shooting of ‘Rang De Basanti’. Soha has termed her affair with Siddharth as being too preposterous for her to comment on. To be known that both Sharmila and Pataudi are not exactly very happy with their daughter’s choice. On the other hand brother Saif has expressed his support for sis darling’s choice.

Vidya Malvade is the new face of world gym

“Chak De India” has not only put Indian hockey on a higher platform but also shown the mettle of 11 youthful girls and their fitness which gets them their dream cup.

Following this, actress Vidya Malvade, one of those 11 girls, has been chosen to be the face of World Gym. Now World Gym is a world class gymnasium which has its head office in California. There, the face of World gym is none other than Hollywood superstar, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Vidya is surely very excited about being the chosen one and feels that fitness should be the way of life for every individual.

“It is extremely important to have a balanced diet which includes green veggies and fruits. Exercising is also the best way to keep fit”, said the vibrant Vidya while endorsing the gym. She herself is a fitness freak and loves dancing to de stress herself.

Sonal Chauhan - A new discovery by the bhatt camp?
Sonal Chauhan is one of those lucky few who has got what she had desired at a very early stage of her career. After entering the entertainment industry with modeling, she is now looking like a fresh new face for Bollywood.

This sexy girl has caught the attention of the Bhatts so much so that they ended up offering her not one but two movies together!

Firstly she will be seen doing an important role in the sequel of “Raaz”. This was also partly because Bips was unavailable for “Raaz 2”.

Again when Esha Deol refused to act in Bhatt’s Movie “Jannat”, the role was offered to Sonal who readily accepted the proposal!

The Bhatts have been very famous for launching many hot faces like Bipasha Basu, Mallika Sherawat and Kangana Ranaut. So is Ms. Chauhan a yet another discover by them? Only time will tell how “talented” she really turns out to be!

Rakhi Sawant’s breast implants for free?

Dancer and actress Rakhi Sawant has always been known for her candid confessions. We recently heard that this hour glass figured lady has undergone a breast implant and that too for free!

Sources said that Rakhi had approached renowned Dr. Ashok Gupta in Mumbai for a surgery to implant silicones and increase her breast size from 32” to 36”. “Jo Bhagwaan nahi deta woh doctor deta hai”, states the bindass kudi.

In return to her surgery, this sexy siren had promised to perform at a medical seminar in Jaipur. But a hospital official said that Dr. Gupta not only performed a surgery on Sawant but also paid her a nominal amount for the show.

But why would such a famous doctor do an operation for free? Well, some say that this was done solely because Rakhi was a part of the demonstration in the seminar. Well whatever the truth is, Rakhi Sawant surely has the most tempting body in the business.

Arshad Warsi’s upcoming movies
Arshad Warsi ‘s stars are surely shining up in the sky. After his mind blowing performances in “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, “Dhamaal” and “Golmaal”. He is all set to put one step ahead and put all his creativity into other departments of film making too!

Yes! “Circuit” as we all know him, is turning into a producer! He will be seriously beginning this soon under the banner “Shooting Star Pvt Ltd”.

Not only this, Arshad has been secretly working on a script for quite sometime now. Though he refuses to make any announcements as yet, it comes as no surprise that many big banners have shown a lot of interest in investing with Warsi’s company!

All that is confirmed till now is that his first venture will be directed by none other than Raja Sen, who is currently directing Rakesh Roshan’s “Krazy 4”.

We will soon get to know if this star will himself act in his home production or let the films create magic without his presence.

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She belongs to Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. She was noticed while her audition for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream by Raj Kanwar. Her debut movie is Ab Ke Baras in 2002. Her successful movies are Ishq Vishk, Masti, Main Hoon Na. She has modeled for nearly 35 advertisements. Turning Point: When Raj Kanwar noticed her during advertisement audition and signed her for Ab Ke Baras movie.

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'Jab We Met' - a journey to find true love

New Delhi, Director Imtiaz Ali has teamed up with Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor for his second romantic comedy, "Jab We Met", which is releasing Friday.

The film is said to be a copy of Mahesh Bhatt's hugely popular "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi" and Anees Bazmee's blockbuster "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha".

The story goes like this:

Aditya (Shahid Kapur) is a businessman who is going through a rough patch. His business hits rock bottom and the girl he loves is getting married.

Unable to face the failures, Aditya decides to leave Mumbai and aimlessly boards a train. As destiny has it, he meets Geet (Kareena), a pretty but annoyingly talkative girl who is on her way to Bathinda, Punjab. After reaching home, she has plans of eloping with her boyfriend.

Geet's constant blabbering irritates Aditya so much that he gets off the train. She tries to get him back, but before she can convince him, the train leaves and the two find themselves stranded in an isolated station with no money.

After that they embark on a unique journey through the exuberant north Indian heartland. They make their way through buses, taxis and camel carts, across deserts and lakes, and finally reach Punjab.

When Geet reaches home, her family mistakes the two for lovers. Before this misconception can be cleared, Geet goes away to her boyfriend in Manali. Aditya too leaves with her.

The trip to Manali rejuvenates Aditya morally and emotionally and he decides to return to Mumbai and put his business back on track. And he succeeds. Everything goes fine till Geet's family confronts Aditya.

He is shocked when he is told that Geet has not returned. He takes it upon himself to find her and tracks her down in a Himalayan town. After that the two start another journey to reach Bathinda.

How their separate journeys become one is what "Jab We Met" is all about. Unlike other Bollywood films, "Jab We Met" is mainly shot in India and the director has tried to capture beautiful hill stations in Himachal Pradesh and the vibrant colours of Punjab.

Ali's directorial debut "Socha Na Tha" was a nice entertaining film, but it didn't do well at the box office. And now the Kareena-Shahid break up is posing a threat to his second directorial venture.

Shahid's "Vivah" was a huge hit but Kareena hasn't had any big hit so far, therefore the film is important for everybody associated with it.

Sanjay Dutt spends nervous first day at Yerawada Jail

Pune, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt reportedly spent a very nervous day Tuesday after his return to Yerawada Jail here and also refused breakfast. His lawyers said they would move a bail petition before the apex court next week and were hopeful of it being granted.

The celebrity prisoner was brought in a police van from Arthur Road Prison in Mumbai Monday night to the jail after he was given a copy of the judgement sentencing him in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. He surrendered to the special anti-terrorism court after receiving copy of the judgment convicting him under the Arms Act.

Outside the jail, it was bustling with activity with OB vans, camera crews and correspondents talking continuously on their mobile phones giving minute-to-minute updates of whatever they could glean on the actor.

But this time around, what's conspicuous is the absence of Dutt's fans outside the jail.

The police official are keeping tight-lipped on Dutt. However, according to some sources, Sanjay was very nervous throughout the day. He did not sleep at night and refused breakfast. In the post lunch session, his lawyer came to the jail, but refused to divulge any details.

Dutt's lawyer Farhana Shah informed IANS: "We will be moving the bail petition in the Supreme court next week. The grounds of the petition have not been worked out till now, we will be informing the media about it through a press release."

According to Majid Menon, a senior lawyer in Mumbai: "Sanjay should have no problem obtaining a bail in the Supreme Court because of three reasons, namely his not been convicted under the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) act, secondly his being on bail for more that 10 years and thirdly his good conduct when on bail."

When asked about time required to go through the 4,500-page judgment document, Menon said that Sanjay Dutt was capable of hiring as many as 20 lawyers to hasten the process.

The police convoy bringing Dutt had raced along with their celebrity prisoner at almost 130 kmph on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, dodging media vans to reach Yerawada around midnight in a record two-and-a-half hours.

In the morning, Dutt underwent a thorough medical check-up Tuesday as he began his second stint in the prison.

Dutt is soon expected to start carpentry work in jail. During his last stay, authorities said the actor had shown interest in the skill.

The actor has been absolved of terrorism charges but convicted under the Arms Act. The serial blasts left 257 people dead and many injured.
Indian actress nominated for top British award

London, Delhi girl Tannishtha Chatterjee has been nominated for best actress in the British Independent Film Awards for her leading role in the controversial movie "Brick Lane", pitting her against established stars like Dame Judi Dench and Anne Hathaway.

Chatterjee, a 29-year-old graduate of the National School of Drama in Delhi, plays the role of Nazneen in "Brick Lane" -- an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Bangladesh-born author Monica Ali.

An overjoyed Chatterjee said Tuesday: "It's my first British film and I've been nominated -- you can't get better than this."

The nominations for the best actress also include Dame Judi Dench ("Notes from a Scandal"), Anne Hathaway ("Becoming Jane") and Sophya Myles ("Hallam Foe").

The maker of "Brick Lane" Sarah Gavron was nominated for best director alongside David Cronenberg ("Eastern Promises") and Anton Corbijn ("Control").

Brick Lane is the name of a winding and colourful east London street that is populated mostly by ethnic Bangladeshis and is famous in Britain for the Indian curry restaurants that line both sides of the street.

The story centres around Nazneen, a Bangladeshi girl who comes to Britain as a teenager for an arranged marriage with a much older man. In the course of her life in London -- she has daughters who grow up to be temperamental teenagers -- she meets and falls in love with Karim, an Islamic radical.

The film became controversial when a small group of east London Bangladeshis protested what they called the stereotyping of local immigrants, prompting the filmmakers to relocate from Brick Lane.

Prince Charles and Camilla then pulled out of a royal gala of the film amid security concerns that they may become targets of protests.

Chatterjee, however, said Tuesday that there had been a very good response from screenings attended by members of the Bangladeshi community in London.

"I honestly don't find anything controversial in the film. Most of the people who are reacting obviously haven't seen it and haven't read the book. They have to see it," she said.

Author Monica Ali, in a recent article in The Guardian, blamed "media distortions" for the controversy whipped up around the film, saying most of the so-called protesters had not read the book, and therefore had no idea what they were protesting against.

"And I am aware that given the nature of the press coverage, and the rumours circulating that, for example, the film would show a leech falling into a curry pot in a Brick Lane restaurant (which doesn't happen in either novel or film), people who haven't read the book are now much more likely to feel hostile towards it," Ali wrote in an article titled 'The Outrage Economy'.

Ali revealed that Chatterjee was the first person to be auditioned for the role of Nazneen, and that "though the director and producers immediately thought she was great, she had to wait until they'd satisfied themselves by seeing a lot of other actors".

The author has high praise for Chatterjee's performance, saying, "Somehow she manages to convey an interior life through looks and gestures, and she also seems to get more beautiful as the film goes along, as if in some outward expression of an inner state of being.

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Aki’s success story 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa '

With three consecutive hits in a single year, who can be happier at the moment than our very own Akshay Kumar?! His success story needs no introduction coz’ after “Namaste London”and “Hey Baby”, its time to celebrate yet again as his latest flick “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” has been declared a hit too.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a story of a couple (played by Vidya Balan and Shiney Ahuja) who settle in their ancestral haveli which is supposedly haunted. In comes Akshay, to free the house from all evil spirits. Though this Priyadarshan film has a typical style of comedy with known faces like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani, Akshay is surely the perkiest of the lot.

The songs of this much speculative film have a mass appeal. In fact they have not only topped the Indian charts but also found the no. 7 place in the U.K. top 10 chartbusters. In the first two days alone, this film has done a business of more than 6 crore rupees outside India?!

Though aki admits to work hard and not think about giving a hit or a flop, his success story this year has given him and all his fans a reason to rejoice!

Akshay Kumar is well-known for his pranks on the sets. So, it is no wonder that Vidya Balan and Amisha Patel fell prey to him on the sets of comedy-horror film “Bhool Bhulaiya” in Jaipur.

It so happened that one day Akshay arrived on the sets with a man carrying a handycam. The man used to shoot Akshay all the time and talked a lot to him. This went on for about 4-5 days. Finally, Akshay introduced the man to his co stars as a reporter with a reputed television channel and requested that the leading ladies give him interviews. Vidya and Amisha promptly obliged and gave a warm interview giving details about the film, their roles and careers.

As soon as the interviews were over, the man went up to Akshay and the two started laughing aloud. That’s when Akshay disclosed that the man was not a reporter but his physical trainer. Next, the girls were fuming and everyone else was having a hearty laugh. The only one who didn’t fall for Akki’s prank was Shiney Ahuja, since he knew well that the man was Akshay’s physical trainer.

Neetu Chandra and Abhay Deol - Two and Two add up to Four

Now this is news guys. A very unlikely filmi pair has been spotted together. Abhay Deol and Neetu Chandra have not yet worked together in any film. Yet, they were spotted together catching up a movie recently.

Media and gossip columns, which leave no stones unturned, are linking the two together. The basic matter is that Abhay and Neetu went together to watch ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’ together.

Neetu was reportedly spotted walking in with Abhay at a theatre in Mumbai. But after entering the theatre, they separated and maintained some distance so as not to be seen together. Neetu bought the tickets while Abhay waited for her and later followed her as she entered the auditorium.

Neetu, however, refuses that anything is brewing between her and Abhay. She says she had gone to see the movie with a couple of friends when she coincidentally bumped into Abhay at the theatre.

This is Bollywood Neetu. Here it takes no time to add up two and two to make it four!!

Abhishek Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi together in ‘Mission Istanbul’

Apoorva Lakhia’s ‘Mission Istanbul’ has done it at last. It will bring Beautiful Aishwarya’s husband, Abhishek Bachchan, and ex-lover, Vivek Oberoi, together, and producer Suniel Shetty says that neither has any problems with it.

“Why should they have any problem? Abhishek is a thorough professional. He has no problem with anybody. And weren’t they both part of Shootout At Lokhandwala? Yes, they do have scenes together in Mission Istanbul. And I’m sure they’ll do them splendidly. It’s very unfair to bring in personal matters and question their professionalism. Neither Abhishek nor Viveik have expressed any misgivings about working together,” Shetty said.

The vast star cast of this ambitious venture includes Bobby Deol, Viveik, Abhishek, Shabbir Ahluwaliah and Tusshar Kapoor. For the leading ladies of the film, Suniel says, “They’re integral to the action. I need ladies who can kick ass as effectively as the boys.”

Suniel Shetty has high expectations regarding the technical standard of the film. “We can no longer get away with sub-standard spectacles. Guys who shot Dhoom or the forthcoming Cash have brought an unparalleled expertise to our cinema. In both forthcoming projects Mission Istanbul and ‘Raaste’ with Abhishek, Aishwarya, John and Sikandar Kher, I’m getting top notch technicians associated with the best of Hollywood cinema. We’re spending Rs.250 million on Mission Istanbul and ready to spend more. I trust my director Apoorva Lakhia completely,” he said.

Salman Khan - Madame Tassauds not for me

Salman Khan will always remain the same: Unpredictable, unconventional, stubborn and as always popular. The actor got the honour of being the fourth Indian Actor to be featured at the Madame Tussuads Wax Museum in London, but the actor has done what could be least expected of anyone. He refused to have his wax statue at Madame Tussauds, London. Before Salman, only Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan, among all other Bollywood stars, have got this honour.

Salman who is currently shooting in Austria for Subhash Ghai’s forthcoming film ‘Yuvraj’ is not available for comment. However his business manager, Vikas Kapoor, has confirmed the news saying, “Yes, Salman has refused the Madame Tussuads offer. He does not want his wax statue to be displayed at the Madame Tussauds as he is not interested in it. Though it is considered as a big honour for people who are selected for Madame Tussuads, Salman considers his fan following as his biggest honour”.

Shahrukh khan cheers for the Indian cricket team

The India-Pakistan Twenty-20 finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, took the entire crowd in ecstasy, but one Indian supporter in the VIP stands who kept the camera flashing was superstar Shahrukh Khan along with his son Aryan. SRK, wearing a black suit, constantly clapped when a dot ball was bowled from the Indian side and stood from his seat in joy whenever a Pakistani wicket fell. He even took turns with his son to wave the Indian flag from the stands.

Shahrukh has oft and on shown his patriotism on-screen with movies like Swades, Veer-Zaara, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Dil Se, Pardes and the recent one, Chak De! India. And most appropriately, the DJ played a few lines of the song Chak De…Chak De India from SRK’s recent release Chak De India, when Sohail Tanvir’s wicket fell.

Later, after the victory, SRK went to congratulate the players on the field. He hugged each player individually. Harbhajan Singh, who was completely ecstatic, lifted SRK up when the superstar hugged him.

SRK was heard saying to his son: “They (the Indian players) are the true superstars”. That was one quote from a superstar for other superstars.

Congratulations India and specially MS Dhoni .

Item Girls of Bollywood

Mallika sherawat is no 78 most desirable women in the world according to askmen.com
Mallika Sherawat is back in news after a long break. Mallika has now got a chance to work in another foreign film. Bill Bannerman, known Hollywood director has cast her in his new film Unveiled.
Bannerman has been honoured by the Director’s Guild of America as the best assistant director for “Unforgiven“, the film, which went […]
Her real name is ‘Reema Lambha’. “Sherawat” is her mother’s last name and “Mallika” sound like queen so she changed her name to Mallika Sherawat. She claims to have changed it because there were already too many actresses in the industry with similar names like Reema Sen, Raima Sen, and Rimii Sen.




Mallika sherawat is the #78 most desirabe women in the world according to a survey by askmen.com.

Mallika Sherawat beats time and age this time. Her age is getting reduced year by year. Today Mallika Sherawat celebrated her 26th birthday. Well that is not a surprise at all. All Celebrities celebrate their birthdays. What made Mallika Sherawat’s Birthday special is this time she beat time and age. According to sources Mallika Sherawat was an employee of Indian Airlines (During 95). Then Mallika Sherawat got married to a Delhi based army captain (it lead to a divorce)

The minimum Age for joining Indian Airlines is 18. Star plus had also aired a program in India regarding this…it seems that she was 23 or something in 1994 when she was a flight stewart with Air India. If that is the case this year Mallika Sherawat must be around 30 or 30+. But surprisingly she celebrated her 26th Birthday this year. Isn’t it a miracles attempt to beat time and age. Now Mallika Sherawat has become a wonder now.

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Sameera Reddy gets praises for her attire

This seems to be the trend in Bollywood lately. All our sultry Bombshells are going to the femme fatale mode. This section told you about Celina Jaitley’s love for sarees, then about Payal Rohtagi being spotted in them, next Tanisha Mukherjee ready to drape her grandmom’s six yards and now it is Sameera Reddy who turned out to be gorgeous in a red saree in an international festival recently.

Says Sameera, “It’s a trend, particular when Indian actresses are abroad, to judge what they have worn and how they have carried themselves. Though I had carried some gowns, I eventually wore saris at all the dos, because this is one Indian outfit that makes a grand statement. Of course, George Clooney’s eyes fell on me because of my sari. And by the end of the evening, there wasn’t a single person who didn’t mention how beautiful the sari was.” That’s what we call celebrating India.

Malaika Arora draws her line

Malaika Arora khan is known for her sexy image and even sexier dance numbers. But the lady knows where to draw her line. Even as she appeared on the covers on Maxim magazine which was red hot, she has turned down the offer to walk the ramp in a bikini for for Ms Bikini India 2007 contest.

Sources have it that Malaika asked for a big amount of money from the organizers of the event, which is to be held in Goa in December. Later, Malaika told a Mumbai tabloid that the big money she asked was just a way to refuse the offer. She said she has never worn a bikini either in a film or on the catwalk, and will never do so.

The organizers of the pageant seem very keen to have Malaika for the show. So they are now talking with the actress to either host a segment of the show or be the pageant’s brand ambassador.

Bipasha Basu to play Shahjahan’s daughter

After Aishwarya Rai being finalized for the role of Mumtaz Mahal in Sir Ben Kingsley next ambitious project, it is Bipasha Basu who seems to have been decided for the role of Jahan Ara Begum ( Shah Jahan’s daughter who looked after her ailing father after he was imprisoned in his old age by son Aurangzeb in a citadel from where he continuously gazed at Taj Mahal, the monument of love he had got built for his love Mumtaz).

Sources say that Kingsley talked about this project with Bipasha when they came together to host the new Seven Wonders event in Lisbon in July this year. Though Bips has nodded her yes for the dates, her dates are yet to be sorted out.

Who will be the chosen one - Bebo or Deepika?

Saif Ali Khan’s home production ‘Vinod Agent’ is juggling between two choices for the female lead: Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. This movie is supposed to be India’s answer to James Bond.

Where Kareena Kapoor has a favour from Saif Ali Khan( which is but natural given her growing friendship with Chhote Nawab), the only hitch though is that Bebo is not too keen to wear a swim suit which apparently is a perquisite to be a ‘Bond girl’. On the other hand, director Sriram is keen on Deepika, who has already made it clear that she has no qualms about appearing in a bikini.

Initially, the thought was to sign an Indian and an International actress for the movie but, now there seems to be a change in plans as it’s likely that both the actresses could be Indian. While you ponder over the question, which is the better choice, keep watching the space to know which lady finally wins the role.

RGV’s girls: Where are they now?

Ramgopal Varma likes to repeat his heroines to the point of obsession. Not all are talented. Now, take a look at this.

Urmila Matondkar

“The first five films she did with me flopped. Then ‘Rangeela’ worked. Does that mean she didn’t have the potential earlier?” asks Varma. Her last full-fledged role in his films was in ‘Ek Haseena Thi’. She re-appeared in the ‘Mehbooba’ song in ‘Aag’. The effect? Pfft.

Nisha Kothari

“My belief in her won’t change. If anyone is to blame for promoting her, it should be me. I think she has suited the character wherever I have cast her,” says Varma. As we choke on that, chew on this. Seven films with Varma, without a hit, three for others since she came to Mumbai from Kolkata in 2003.

Antara Mali

In her nine-film career, she has done only one that is not produced or directed by Varma. The actress even wrote, co-directed and acted in a film he produced, proving to be a nightmare for her co-workers with her diva demands. Now on the lookout for a publicist and work.

Sophie Chaudhary - From remixes to original

Not many know that the queen of remixes, Sohpie Chaudhary, had started with an original song ‘Yeh dil sun raha hai’ in 2000 for Biddu when she was part of a girl band called Sansara. Now, she has run a full circle and is ready with a new album with absolutely original tracks.

‘I got into the remix thing because my music company T-Series saw it as viable. Now I’m back to my original roots,’ Sophie told IANS.

Her movie career also seems to be happening. This year she will be seen in Anant Mahadevan’s Aggar, Vikram Bhatt’s Speed and, of course, Sanjay Gupta’s Alibaug’.

‘In Alibaug I play a character called Nisha, a very strong, independent woman… quite the way I am in real life. Being a VJ and singer I can bring a lot of camera-friendliness to my character,’ chuckles Sophie.

Payal Rohtagi in femme fatale mode

When we all thought that gorgeous and sultry Payal Rohtagi was out and out for denims feeling most comfortable in them, whether at home or out, the girl had some other intentions up her sleeve. Of late, the actress seems to be in a total femme fatale mode. She has just gone through a makeover of her wardrobe and is now going in for the demure desi damsel look, sporting pretty gowns, salwar kameezes and even an occasional saree.

Payal chuckles, “Yes, this change of outfit has not just changed my persona but the way I think too. Clothes don’t just make men. They make women too!” Very true indeed.

Tanushree Dutta in action

Tanushree Dutta, after sizzling Bollywood screen with her glamour, will now be seen in an action film for children to be directed by a new director, Hadi Abrar. It will have a lot of special effects and fantasies.

Earlier, it was reported that the film is based on the ‘Tomb Raider Series’. However, Tanushree denies the report saying, “No, its not based on the Tomb Raider series and the character has nothing to do with Lara Croft played by Angelina Jolie. It has a different story line and concept altogether, but the look is somewhat inspired from it.”

Tanushree is very excited about the role and has already started working out for it. “I would be required to do some action sequences, although they won’t be very complicated. However, I need to train myself for that because I have never done an action sequence before that’s why I am learning martial arts,” the gal says.

Mallika Sherawat once again with Rahul Bose

When sexy Mallika Sherawat was signed against subtle Rahul Bose for ‘Pyar Ke Side Effects’, everyone raised a brow and expressed their reservations, but the film proved to be a fair success at the box-office.

Now, the actors have been reportedly teamed up again by Venus Films for their production venture ‘Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam’. The movie will be of a romantic comedy genre with an element of thriller. Directed by Sanjay Chell, the film will also star Paresh Rawal.

Venus Films had previously approached Tabu for the leading lady’s role in the film but dropped the idea because they found Tabu a little too mature for the role.

Kangana Ranaut moves South

When things seem to be cooling in Bollywood, our actors find refuge and a high in South. It has been long since the newbie Kangana Ranaut gave a hit to Bollywood and now, sources say that she has signed a film in regional Telugu language. She has been signed to play heroine of Ram Charan Teja in a film directed by Rajamouli, which will roll soon.

Aishwarya rai refuses and Priyanka accepts Karan Johar’s film

Post marriage, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is currently working in ‘Jodha Akbar‘ with Hrithik Roshan. However, Aishwarya is very much aware of her responsibilities that come with being a Bachchan Bahu. That is why when Karan Johar approached Ash with a role in his film opposite Abhishek, the lady refused to accept the role, the reason being that the role is too hot for her to handle as a Bachchan Bahu.

“The story requires Aishwarya to act in a glamorous role. She is particular not to do such roles after her marriage. So, even if it is with her husband, she is definite on not doing such a glam role,” explained Aishwarya’s manager.

A puzzled director again went on the hunt for a heroine and finally settled on Priyanka Chopra who promptly said yes. Priyanka has already given a box-office hit ‘Bluff Master’ with Abhishek Bachchan. So the chemistry between the two actors is not to be doubted.