French men go gaga over Bips

February 9th, 2009

Traveling the world is a perk that comes with the job of acting.

And Bipasha Basu is most thankful for that. Of all the cities visited, Bipasha is madly in love with the City of Love, Paris! “I have visited Paris only once, and please note, I wasn’t romantically attached at the time. But the love I received in Paris is something I will never forget. It’s a place every woman should visit, while she’s young,” advises Bipasha.

The best thing about the men there is that they aren’t afraid to express their love, she claims. “They flirt shamelessly, but are always gracious and polite. Men sang songs for me, gave me roses, and made me feel beautiful. I love my memories of Paris,” said the dimpled lass. Hope John has got down to practicing some singing and gathering roses already!

There's always a first time

February 9th, 2009

Tusshar Kapoor’s never thrown a bash, but this time he felt he should celebrate the success of his film with his close friends.

So he hosted a grand bash at his house and it sure was buzzing with a lot of actors from the film industry. From Fardeen and Natasha Khan to Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor to Ameesha Patel and her businesman beau Kanav Puri to Karan Johar to Celina Jaitley to ... Bollywood made its presence felt here indeed.

Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Rao, Shreyas Talpade, Aarti Chhabria, Sameera Reddy, directors Apoorva Lakhia and Satish Kaushik and society’s Sheetal Mafatlal (what was she doing here we wonder) were also responsible for making this night buzz.

Arshad Warsi and Maria Goretti walked in arm-in-arm (there seemed to be no problem in their marriage).

Amrita Arora who’s all set to tie the knot in a few weeks, was talking about her big day.

Yes, Ekta Kapoor was there too although we have reports that she will be keeping a low-profile for the next few months. However, here, she shook a leg with dear friend KJo.

New Kid on the Block: Mona Singh

February 9th, 2009

She may be new to Bollywood, but Mona Singh is no stranger in front of the camera. The actress, who became India’s sweetheart with her role in the famous telly serial Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, has a versatile career on the small screen.

She has starred in serials, anchored shows and won reality TV competitions. Mona will now cover even more entertainment ground as she gets set to make her debut on the silver screen with Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots.

Mona burst on the scene playing the plain Jane, braces-wearing Jassi on Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi. After that wrapped up, Mona donned her dancing shoes for the dance reality show Jhalak Dikha Laja which she sailed through, defeating Shewta Salve to win the title. The versatile actress then made several guest appearances on shows such as Kandy Floss, where she starred besides Sakshi Tanwar.

She also tried her hand at hosting with the reality show Champion Chaalbaaz 1. Last year, she anchored the newly launched Naya Roop Nayi Zindagi, a takeoff of the American show Extreme Makeover.

Mona went on to participate in yet another dance reality competition, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, where she was paired with Indian spin bowler Harbhajan Singh. Mona proved she had all the right moves once again and won the contest.

After that, the actress made a cameo appearance as Raunak on NDTV Imagine’s Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi. Her most recent television project was the reality show called Arre Deewano Mujhe Phehchano.

The Punjabi actress currently resides in Lokhandwala, Andheri. She is dating TV actor/singer Karan Oberoi, who rose to fame as a member of the music band Band of Boys.

3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The movie is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. Mona plays Kareena’s sister in the film, though her character is not part of the novel.

Kat crossing the limit?

February 9th, 2009

Mumbai: Looks like Katrina Kaif is pushing herself to deliver the best. Very recently she did back-to-back shooting schedules which lasted for almost 20 hours.

The actress was shooting for Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. The shoot got over around 1:30am. After this Katrina rushed to a photo shoot for Prakash Jha's Rajniti at around 2am. She never complained that she was tired and did not insist even once on a break.

Her professionalism seemed to have bowled over the film's unit. A source close to Katrina said: "Recently Katrina shot for Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani continuously without a break and after completing the shoot she rushed to do a photo session for the movie Rajniti at 2am. People at the photo session were shocked at her stamina for work, as they were wondering whether she would be able to make it after such a hectic schedule."

The insider added: "But finally Kats made it. The outcome of the photo session, one has to wait and watch. The actress was on toes for around 20 hours and no one heard even a word of complaint from her."

When contacted, Katrina's confirmation was short: "Life should be like this. Always busy."

We only hope Kats does not stress herself too much.

SRK to undergo shoulder surgery on February 16

February 9th, 2009

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will undergo surgery for his torn shoulder on February 16.

According to sources close to the Bollywood actor, Khan will be operated at the Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai.

This will be the actor's second shoulder surgery. The last time, he was operated in a London hospital.

SRK had hurt himself on the sets of 'Dulha Mil Gaya' in November last year.

Post surgery, his left arm will be in a sling and will require at least two months to be fit leaving Khan out of action for the first half of 2009, they said.

However, the actor will be busy with IPL second season which begins in April and is expected to be fully fit by July-August, sources added.

His home production 'Billu Barber' starring Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta is ready for release on February 13.

"Abhi hamari mehendi ka rang bhi nahi utra tha"- Katrina Kaif

February 9th, 2009

Katrina is calling for justice and goes on to say at an election rally, "Abhi hamari mehendi ka rang bhi nahi utra tha ki use berahmi se ujad diya gaya! " The crowd responds by saying, "Indu behen zindabad."

Well, don't be confused, Katrina has not joined any political party, rather this is for a scene from Prakash Jha's upcoming multistarrer, Rajniti and the venue is the Madhya Pradesh capital, Bhopal.

The shooting of the film is on in full swing and on Sunday, Katrina was shown addressing a political rally from a podium and mouthing the above hard-hitting dialogues. She was later joined on stage by Nana Patekar.

As per out local sources in Bhopal, the shooting commenced early in the morning at 6 am and continued till late in the afternoon.

Amrita, Malaika reveal all

February 8th, 2009

Mumbai: It promises to be the wedding of the season. No wonder then bride-to-be Amrita Arora and the rest of her bridal party have roped in some of the best Indian designers to create outfits for them.

First up, the vintage white gown designed by Ashley Rebello, one of Amrita's closest pals. "She wants a vintage gown, so that's exactly what I'm making for her. A long lace gown, with a high neck, which flairs from the hips. In fact, I'm flying down to Paris on the 10th to buy the lace for the gown which will either be Christian Dior or Karl Lagerfeld," reveals Ashle

The bridesmaids -- Amrita's sister Malaika Khan, best friend Kareena Kapoor and close friend Mallika Bhat -- will be in peach Grecian-inspired gowns. "There will be absolutely no skin show for the church wedding as I certainly don't want any one of them to be shown the door by the priest," laughs Ashley, who is also designing an emerald green and maroon ghagara for Amrita and a chikan pathani for the groom Shakeel Ladakh for the Nikah ceremony.

However, the two sisters haven't just restricted themselves to one designer. Vikram Phadnis is apparently designing some outfits for them for some wedding-related events.

And they also met up with Delhi-based Shantanu & Nikhil and got several outfits made for the different functions. "We've made this very avant garde lehenga for Amrita, which is made of old silk brocade sarees with a wide off-shoulder blouse," informs Nikhil.

The church wedding is on March 4. According to sources, Salman's sister Alvira Agnihotri is hosting the mehendi and sangeet at Salman's residence. The nikaah will be on March 6 as Amrita's would-be husband is a Muslim.

A friend says, "It's a relief that all the functions are being held in Bandra itself." Amrita will not be converting to Islam as nor did big sis Malaika after trying the knot with Arbaaz. The couple are not planning an immediate honeymoon as Amrita will be shooting from March 9. However, later they plan to honeymoon in Paris or LA.