Are Yuvi and Minishha an item?

January 31st, 2009

Star cricketer Yuvraj Singh seems to be mad about Bollywood beauties, as the cricketer has dated many of them. First there was Kim Sharma. Then there was Deepika and now it seems the dashing cricketer has Minissha Lamba on his mind. The two were spotted at the posh nightclub Aurus in Juhu recently.

According to a source, people were quite surprised to see them together as Minishha has been spotted with her boyfriend Suhail Rathore.

The actress has currently been in the news for allegedly going under the knife. Yuvraj too has been in Mumbai and trying his hand at comedy shows and making his presence felt at various filmi dos.

Minishha Lamba, who has always claimed to be single is said to be dating actor Suhail Rathore. But it seems Minishha has changed her mind and has choosen cricket over Bollywood.

Akshay Kumar in Imtiaz Ali’s next movie

January 31st, 2009

Vipul Shah and Akshay Kumar share a great chemistry. Apprently after the success of Namastey London duo has decided to do more films together. Their last comic flick Singh Is King is being directed by Anees Bazmee. Vipul’s one film is already under production and he is planning his next again with Akshay.

It is believed that after Singh is King Vipul will be producing two films, while London Dreams will be directed by himself and for the other film he has signed Imtiaz Ali.

Though script and other important things are yet to be finalized but the director and actor has already been finalize. Jab We Met fame Imtiaz Ali has been signed to direct his next movie that will star Akshay as main lead.

Imtiaz is working on Saif Ali Khan Deepika Padukone starer film. When asked about it Imtiaz confirms “Yes we are in talks now. It will be a love story once again. I am yet to finish my script. The film will be produce by Vipul Shah. I won’t be able to talk anything more than this.”

Lomani to launch Big B’s signature perfume

January 31st, 2009

More than film Big B is busy in endorsing brands these days. He is gearing up for the launch of his second signature perfume by French brand Lomani.

It is believed that Amitabh went to meet the designers in Paris recently. He is believed to have discussed the marketing strategy for the launch, which is due in nine months.

Reportedly his last Lomani perfume, floral-spicy blend was introduced in 2002. It was a huge hit.

The other Paris connection of Big B is that he was recently featured on the issue of L’Officiel Hommes. Designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla styled him in Louis Vuitton and well known photographer Ian McKell shot him in the beautiful city of Paris.

Nagesh Tamil comedian dead

January 31st, 2009

Chennai, Veteran comedian Nagesh, who carved a niche for himself in the Tamil film industry both in humourous and character roles, died here today after a brief illness, family sources said.
Born as Gundu Rao to a Kannada Brahmin family in 1933, Nagesh was the most sought after actor in the MGR-Sivaji era of Tamil cinema in the 1960s and mid-seventies, and was a regular feature in the movies of these late superstars.

Nagesh, who was suffering from prolonged illness, breathed his last at his residence.

A 1000-film veteran, Nagesh was known for his timing and intonation that had the audience in splits. Even in serious movies, his roles were well-appreciated.

Nagesh has played some memorable characters. His role in ’Thiruvilaiyadal’ as Dharumi, a poet struggling to make ends meet and who gets a tete-a-tete with Lord Shiva, and as aspiring director Chellappa in ’Kadhalikaa Neramillai,’ are still remembered by Tamil movie-goers.

The actor also proved his mettle with serious roles in films like ’Ethirneechal’ and ’Neerkumizhi,’ besides playing the villain in Kamal Hassan starrer ’Apporva Sagotharagal,’ dubbed in Hindi as ’Appu Raja.’

Deepika overtakes Katrina

January 31st, 2009

Deepika Padukone raced to the top in a short span of time. She is now giving a tough competition to Katrina Kaif in terms of number of fans and popularity.

Katrina was voted as the most popular actress and also the most widely searched name on Google in 2008.

Now Deepika has overtaken her as the most popular and widely searched name on internet, this time it is on Yahoo. Deepika is the most searched name on Yahoo.

Deepkila shot to fame with the film Om Shanti Om and other films but her latest film Chandini Chowk to China was a flop.

The battle for supremacy between Katrina and Deepika is likely to intensify in 2009 with both the actors now acting in some big budget films.

Shah Rukh in legal soup over copyright

January 31st, 2009

A petition has been filed against Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Private Ltd, TV channel NDTV Imagine and Sunanda Oberai by Neha Joshi for making a serial Ghar Ki Baat, based on the script written by her father, Sharad, for a comedy serial called Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, without obtaining any prior permission and violating the Copyright Act.

In the petition, Neha has said that the script was written by Sharad for the Oberais in 1984 and alleged that they have sold it to the Khan’s production house without the Joshi family’s permission.

Neha’s lawyer said they came to know about the script through one of the Khan’s interview. In the petition, Joshi has asked for compensation for violating the Copyright Act. Oberai’s lawyer told the media that Sharad had written the script for the Oberais and thus they are ultimate owners of the script and hence there was no copyright violation.

The court has asked Red Chillies to file its reply by February 14 and the next hearing is on February 16.

Lara Dutta's launching another website

January 31st, 2009

Mumbai: Actress Lara Dutta is launching yet another website mylaradutta.com on February 2. She had in 2007 launched a portal laraduttaonline.com in Paris but looks like the new site will be her official page for her fans.

A source close to the star says, "This website will have an interactive blog which Lara will update regularly. Her fans can chat with her too through her site. It will also have some exclusive pictures of Lara right from when she was a child, her growing up years, her modelling days to pictures clickedby some of the bestBollywood and fashion photographers."