Ayesha Takia says Bye to Bollywood

A wedding has been announced between Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia and restaurateur-businessman Farhan Azmi. The two have been dating ever since. And the marriage has been fixed for January.
Farhan is into training for his big day. “My sister is getting married on October 25, and I’m busy with that,” he said. “My own wedding, I will start working on soon after. I want to tell the world about my commitment to Ayesha. I love her and marriage is the next step.” Ayesha, meanwhile, is busy completing her last three projects — Pathshaala, Nagesh Kukunoor’s Tasveer and Boney Kapoor’s Wanted Dead or Alive. She has informed her producers that she won’t shoot after marriage. “I have left the decision to work after marriage to Ayesha. She has always done sweet and enjoyable flicks.

Akki's Fear Factor Is Back

Fans of Bollywood’s original Khiladi were left dejected when his television stint came to an end. Akshay Kumar himself admitted to have missed shooting for the show once it ended. But happy days are here again for fans of the adrenaline pumping show. Akshay is going to be back to his daredevilry with a second season of Fear Factor-Khatron ke Khiladi.

Good time started for Urvahsi

Actress Urvashi Sharma, who debuted in the movie 'Naqaab', finally has a lot to smile about. After she got out of her restrictive contract with Tips, she has signed a couple of movies.

She has also got a new man in her life. He is film director Aditya Datt, who has broken up with Tanushree Dutta.

Urvashi not only acts in his film “Chai Garam”, but the duo has also been seen spending a lot of time together on the sets.

They have been spotted at restaurants too, getting cozy with each other.

Mr Perfectionist Turning Cannibal

Aamir Khan always believes in experimenting, be it with his looks or his roles. My birdie though has got some hot news for me about him – Aamir will be playing the role of a cannibal in his next! The film will be produced by Aamir himself and directed by a top helmsman from the south.

Sources close to the actor reveal, "The actor is busy preparing for the role. To get into the skin of the character, Aamir has been visiting butchers in town to see how they cut meat. Aamir is also on a high-protein non-vegetarian diet to build his muscles for the role. He is also watching the behavior of all animals very closely to bring in a 'beastly' touch to his character."

Saif's New Girlfriend

British actress and model Florence Brudenell-Bruce plays Saif Ali Khan's girlfriend in his new, as yet untitled, movie directed by Imtiaz Ali and also starring Deepika Padukone.

Flee, as she is known, and who was racing driver Jenson Button's girlfriend for two year, followed up on news that the director was holding auditions for the role in London and landed the part. "I had met Imtiaz in London while the audition for the casting was going on," she says, "I had gone to audition for the part of Saif’s girlfriend. When I went there, I hit it off with Imtiaz immediately. And then, I went back for another casting and the next day, I got a call from India telling me that I’d got the role."

Join King Khan

It’s King Khan’s 17th wedding anniversary. And all his fans in the UAE are invited to the party. Arjun Rampal revealed that October 25, the day on which SRK’s Temptation Reloaded 2008 show is scheduled in Dubai, is the star’s wedding anniversary.

“It’s rare for him to get permission from wife Gauri to have a show on this day. So we are going to make it a memorable night,” said the actor.

Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Hard Kaur, Anusha Dandekar and Ganesh Hegde are among the stars slated to perform along with SRK and Arjun at the show to be held at the Dubai Festival City Arena.

Shilpa Lost Her Luggage

Well losing luggage can be nightmarish for anyone who is traveling abroad, but imagine losing seven suitcases at a go? Well that’s what has happened to Shilpa Shetty when she was going to Miami from London.

Shilpa reveals, “Imagine losing all that you had carried for a long stay abroad. It was such a maddening situation. I lost all my seven bags at a go. It wasn’t just my bags; even my entire staff’s bags were misplaced. It was a nightmare. I lost everything, right from all my basic essentials to creams, shampoos, conditioners, and of course my clothes. I had to buy each and everything within a day as I had absolutely nothing left with me and still had to

SRK Can't sit back in TV Serial race

Shah Rukh Khan is known to take up unique projects. After producing films, owning a cricket team in the IPL and stepping in real estate, the star is now all set to produce a serial for small screen.

SRK's production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is making a weekly sitcom for NDTV Imagine on the lines of 'Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi', a show that won the hearts of millions of Indians.

According to sources, SRK is very much attached to small screen as he began his career with television. He has always wanted to produce shows for TV and finally his dream has come true.

The show will be titled 'Ghar Ki Baat' and will focus on day-to-day lives with a humorous touch.

Dia Trying To Find Her Foothold

Bollywood runs on "herd mentality", acknowledging only the successful films of actors and not their talent, says actress and former beauty queen Diya Mirza. Missing from the big screen since her cameo in the box office dud "Krazzy 4", Diya hopes that her off-beat film "Bits and Pieces" opposite Rahul Bose is released soon.

She attributes her absence to the failure of her films and the industry's "biased" attitude towards her.

"It was important for me to back off from films. I started my career on a good note with big banners, good producers and good actors, but the films didn't do too well. We live in an industry (Bollywood) that runs on a herd mentality. It functions only on the number of successful films you have, not your talent," Diya told IANS in an interview.

Mr Khanna with Pakistani actress

Rajesh Khanna has decided to appear in an intimate bedroom scene with Pakistani actress Saara Khan in a upcoming movie 'Wafaa'.

Khanna gives good reason for the scenes by saying that he and Saara are acting as a husband and wife in the movie. The whole movie is about a mature love with wacky twists, he added.

Rajesh Khanna has acted in over 170 movies and he disagree any vulgarity attempts.

In the movie “Wafaa” he is putting his feet in the shoes of a multi-millionaire based in Thailand who comes across this conniving sex-starved airhostess desperate to marry him for his wealth.

Pakistan To Contest For Miss Earth

This year's MISS EARTH® Beauty Pageant 2008 that will be held on November 9, 2008 at the CLARK EXPO AMPHITHEATER, PAMPANGA will witness a Pakistani contestant, Nosheen Idrees; competing with more than 80 fellow delegates from around the world for the most coveted title.

Nosheen  is a 22 years communication student at the University of Sheffield and belongs to Jehlum, Pakistan. She was a proud runner up for the Miss Pakistan World pageant held earlier this year on the 23rd of May 2008. 
Nosheen is very confident of her beauty and says "Pakistan is a country where the most beautiful women exist and it’s a shame that it’s not recognized for it.”

Shoaib Malik's Ticket to Bollywood

Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik after hitting the headlines for reportedly dating actress and former Miss India Sayali Bhagat, is now in the news for debuting in Bollywood next year. He will star opposite girlfriend Sayali Bhagat. According to a source, both have been signed by Wilson Louis.

Shoaib Malik is not the first Pakistani cricketer who is approached by Bollywood. Previously, Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar were offered roles by Mahesh Bhatt. Wasim was offered Irfan Khan’s role in the movie Rog while Shoaib Akhtar was offered Shiney Ahuja’s role in Gangster. However, both the cricketers refused the offer. Wonder if Malik really agreed!

Meera's Next Bollywood Show

Mahesh Bhatt has again signed Meera for his next venture, titled "Shohrat - The Dark Side of Fame". This movie is "inspired" from Hollywood flick Sunset Boulevard. The movie will be on floors by December.
This movie will deal with the darker side of bollywood film industry with casting couch, street fights, sexual betrayals and cat fights. The focus will be a leading actress who is not happy with her fame and has suffer a lot in her real life.

And certainly our very own, Pakistani actress, Meera will be seen in the lead role. Bhatts are considering Emraan Hashmi and Muzamil Ibrahim for lead male.

Adnan's Insult...!

Music Director and Vice President of the Cine Music Director’s Association, Aadesh Shrivastav offended Adnan Sami at the birthday party of "Saawariya’" singer Richa Sharma. Aadesh claimed that Adnan has no singing skills and he should not be working in the Indian music industry. He further insisted that  Adnan should be thrown out of India.

Sarcastically, Aadesh who is currently judging an International Singing Competition "Sa Re Ga Ma" that encourages singers from the world to participate and win, says “Why should we welcome Pakistani singers and musicians here? So why ignore the phenomenal talent that already exists in our country and NRIs.”

Now that's what we call "double-faced". Well, Adesh why don't

Shan Showing Attitude

Shaan won the "Best Movie Actor 2008" award at the most prestigious award function, "Lux Style Awards 2008". While giving his speech he took the credit by saying that it was he who worked so hard and the movie, KKL became such a block-baster hit so the director, Shoaib Mansoor shouldn't be given all the credit.

This was something that Iman Ali failed to tolerate and told him clearly that Shoaib Mansoor deserves ALL the credit for making such a wonderful film. She added that he has proven to be a savior for Lollywood. Finally, she walked off the show.

Shan, no doubt you are a great actor but if you are the "only" reason behind the success of KKL then what about your other movies? Why do you have a long list of flops?