Bipasha,Priyanka,and Mallika in Charlie’s Angel Indian version

On social networking site Twitter, Mallika Sherawat has been seen bonding with Priyanka Chopra big time. The two actresses share greetings and as if belonging to a mutual admiration society do not leave a single opportunity to praise each other. Where Mallika is seen wishing PC for her continued success, PC is wishing Mallika the very best for her film Hisss.

The two have gotten so close that Mallika even shared her wish of being cast as a Charlie’s Angel along with Priyanka and Bipasha if the franchise plans to make an Indian version of the film.

Mallika wrote to Priyanka on Twitter, “The Twitter people want us to do Charlie’s Angels. They said Bips also so we need to get her on Twitter. Gul (Panag) has a strong support too. Priyanka responded saying, “Sounds rocking!”

We wonder what Bips has to say on that but all we can say is Mallika, your pick is quite good, after all Mallika, Bipasha and Priyanka are hot and can certainly kick ass!

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Delhi police filed criminal case against actor John Abraham

Delhi police filed a report in a court on a man’s complaint seeking registration of a criminal case against Bollywood actor John Abraham for allegedly posing indecently in a photograph published in a Hindi daily recently. An action taken report was submitted on behalf of the Station House Officer of Motinagar police station in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Ashish Aggarwal.

The court, however, put the matter for September one for giving complainant C M Dua an opportunity to put forward arguments in the matter. Dua, who runs a NGO, sought registration of a FIR against model-turned-actor Abraham, the publisher and the editor of the daily.

The court had on July seven asked the SHO, Motinagar, to file an action taken report in the matter since the complaint alleged commission of cognisable offences under Section 292 and 294 (relating to spread of obscene material) of the IPC.

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Good news for all you Shah Rukh and Aishwarya fans

They were last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas in 2002, and the famous rift during Shah Rukh’s Chalte Chalte seven years back turned their relations sour. And, the subsequent cold war between SRK and Amitabh Bachchan just made the scene shoddier.

However, there’s good news for all you Shah Rukh and Aishwarya fans! The duo has buried the past and has decided to move on. Reportedly, Ash would be seen in SRK’s next home production, which will get on floors in 2010.

We all are eager to see both together again.

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Shahrukh Khan desired to cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in his next production!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan are on the way to dump their seven year old rivalry as the two great Bollywood personalities are coming together for Shahrukh Khan’s next home production.

They clashed during the filming of ‘Chalte Chalte’ when Shahrukh Khan ousted Ash and cast Rani Mukherjee for the unceremonious behavior of Salman Khan on the set. Following the ugly incident, Shahrukh expelled Ash and signed Rani. After the incident, SRK and Ash almost stopped talking.

But things changed after Karan Johar’s birthday bash. Ash and Shahrukh joined hand where King Khan apologized Ash for the wrong and forgetting the past later Ash, Abhi, SRK and Gauri set the dance floor on fire.

The duo that ablaze the silver screen with their sizzling chemistry in ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Devdas’ decided to bury the hatchet and come together once more to entertain the audience. Shahrukh Khan desired to cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in his next production and sources confirmed that Ash too agreed to play his ladylove.

The movie is ready to roll by the end of 2010.

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Celina has donned a new hair, do with much shorter hair in this thriller film!

Celina Jaitley has already been much in news for her take lesbians. Now, she is all set to show some of her acting skills and also shock everyone with her entirely new negative look. In her next movie ‘Accident on Hill Road’ she’ll be playing a negative character and she reportedly took 15 days to decide on the right style for the character and chose a very vampy appearance. She also joined a 10 day acting workshop to brush up on her acting skills.

Celina has donned a new hairdo with much shorter hair in this thriller produced by Nari Hira of Magna Films. The new hairdo has changed Celina’s appearance so much that one takes a couple of seconds of closer look before one realizes the fact that it is indeed Celina on the frame.

“The new look has been created by Hakim Aalim. It was required to cut 10 inches of hair for the look. However, what he ended up doing was save locks of ten inches for me”, laughs Celina.

Directed by debutant Mahesh Nair, the film also stars Farooq Sheikh and Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh. The film shows how Farooq and Celina cross paths when Celina’s car hits Farooq in a freak road accident. What happens thereafter forms the crux of the film.

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Shilpa Shetty was in a mood to thank God for his grace!

Shilpa Shetty has seen a lot of ups and downs in her life. She has tasted success, stardom, a row of flops, failure in love with Akshay Kumar and many other setbacks in the initial days of her career. Things took a turn for the better and she came into international limelight when she won the UK-based reality show ‘Big Brother’.

Since then she seems to be going places. Launch of big brands, TV shows, presence at international events, big projects, she seems to be everywhere. Even her love life is on a high with her marriage plans with businessman Raj Kundra with whom she has also bought stakes in the IPL team Rajasthan Royals. Shilpa Shetty is all set to join the award winning English soap ‘EastEnders’.

Shilpa was in a mood to thank God for his grace and seek His blessings. So, she was seen visiting the temple on the occasion of Nag Panchmi. Check out Shilpa offering her prayers.

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Mugdha Godse giggling and enjoying on celebration of her birthday

Mugdha Godse had won rave reviews for ‘Fahsion’ and she had also won a warm and close friendship with her ‘Fashion’ co-star Priyanka Chopra on the sets of the movie. So, it did not come as a surprise when Priyanka was seen giggling and enjoying her self on Sunday on the celebration of Mugdha’s 27th birthday.

Also present were her ‘Jail’ co-star Neil Nitin Muskesh and director Madhur Bhandarkar . Neil and Mugdha were seen enjoying each other’s company. Mugdha Godse really got drunk at the party.

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Pakistan can become a leading location for Bollywood

Raj Kumar Santoshi may have moved Lahore in his adaptation of the play "Jis Lahore Nahin Dekhya Woh Jamiya Nahin" to Hyderabad, but filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is all set to shoot an entire Bollywood film - a Hindu-Muslim love story - in Pakistan’s cultural capital.

The romance saga will star Pakistani singing sensation Noumad opposite an Indian girl who’s still to be finalised. The untitled film will be directed by Mohit Suri who had earlier made "Awaarapan " - a small portion of which was shot in Lahore.

"It is a pre-partition ’Titanic’. It’s a story of intense love between two culturally-crossed individuals during times of abject hatred. It’s the story of a Muslim boy who saves the Hindu girl from his own people and gives up his life in protecting her," Bhatt told IANS.

"We’re introducing a new star from Pakistan and a completely new girl from Bharat (India). The Pakistani boy is Noumad, a singing sensation in his country," said the filmmaker who has worked with quite a few Pakistani artists, including actress Meera in "Zeher".

This would be the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in Pakistan.

"We’ll, of course, shoot the entire film in Lahore since that’s where the film is located. We’ll be using their infrastructure and work force. The cultural secretary and the governor of Punjab have extended whole-hearted support to our film," said Bhatt.

The director feels Pakistan can become a leading location for Bollywood.

"But first we must shed this Pak-phobia. It took me five years to create friendship across the border before we at Vishesh Films began to collaborate with Pakistan to make films. Such things cannot happen overnight.

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Preity Zinta gives financial support for 34 girls

Preity Zinta has adopted 34 girls from an orphanage in the Indian city of Rishikesh.

Although the girls will not live with Zinta, they will receive financial support from the 34-year-old actress.

She told The Times Of India: "I’ll be looking after their entire upbringing from education to food, clothes, etc. You’ve no idea how wonderful it feels to hear the excited chatter of all these girls together.

"These are my children now, my responsibility. I’ll be constantly connected with them and I’ll visit them twice a year."

Zinta, who will be seen next in Jahnu Barua’s Har Pall, plans to continue adopting more girls from the orphanage every year.

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Sourav Ganguly is anchoring a Bengali quiz cum reality show 'Dadagiri'

Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is all set for another inning - this time on the small screen - as he gets set to anchor a quiz-cum-reality show in Bengali.

Ganguly is anchoring a Bengali quiz cum reality show ’Dadagiri’ on Zee Bangla, and considers it a new challenge.

’Playing cricket is one type of challenge. Commentary is another. This programme is another type of challenge. It is exciting. I am learning every day,’ he said.

In the show, Ganguly comes face-to-face with participants drawn from all the 19 districts of West Bengal, who have to answer questions posed by the cricketer.

Ganguly said the 64-episode programme will be somewhere between a reality show and a quiz show.

’The participants will be tested for their presence of mind, ability to comprehend questions properly,’ said the left hand batsman, who has inked a three-year contract with the show organisers.

To cash in on Ganguly’s appeal as a cricketer, different portions of the show have been given cricketing nomenclature like selection, toss, powerplay and cover drive.

’It has been a fantastic experience so far. Interacting with so many people coming from diverse backgrounds, each different from the other mentally and emotionally is a big challenge,’ he said.

Talking abut his experience of the shooting so far, Ganguly recalled a cancer patient who came to take part in the show. ’We handled him with a great deal of sensitivity. Unfortunately, he bowed out early.’

Asked how he prepared for the show, Ganguly replied: ’Oh! I had to prepare really hard!’

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Deepika Padukone to praised idol Shah Rukh Khan

Om Shanti Om star Deepika Padukone has declared that she was fortunate to debut opposite her idol Shah Rukh Khan .

Padukone, who was last seen in Chandni Chowk To China, praised Khan for putting her at ease when they began shooting.

The 23-year-old actress told CNN: "He is definitely someone who I have idolised; I have grown up watching him. He is so normal, down-to-earth and a great person to start off with."

Padukone also claimed that she was surprised to be so successful at the start of her film career.

She added: "Until today it still hasn’t sunken in that so much has happened to me so soon... I’m not from Mumbai. Nobody from my family is from the film industry. I used to be the one buying tickets to watch a film and now suddenly I’m on the other side where people are buying tickets to watch my film."

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Aamir Khan leads in Kiran's film Dhobi Ghaat

Aamir Khan has agreed to star in Dhobi Ghaat, the directorial debut from his wife Kiran Rao.

Khan, who recently wrapped up shooting 3 Idiots, confirmed that he would play a leading role in the film following extensive media speculation.

The 44-year-old actor wrote on his blog: "The cat is finally out of the bag. I’m playing one of the leads in Kiran ’s film Dhobi Ghaat.

"The reason we kept this under wraps is that she didn’t want to attract much attention to her film. She wanted to make this film on real locations with a tiny crew, very guerrilla style."

He added: "So we had to do it very quietly. And for once we managed to keep a secret from the media, at least until we finished the shoot."

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Three biggies are all set to clash on the Republic Day weekend

It is going to be a battle worth a watch as three biggies are all set to clash on the Republic Day weekend. Amitabh Bachchan’s Rann, Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots and Ranbir Kapoor’s Rajneeti are slated now to release on January 22nd 2010.

Ramu’s Rann was earlier planned for October 2nd release date but following the censorship issues about his Jana Gana song he seems to have decided to push the release ahead.

Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots starring Aamir, Kareena Kapoor , Madhavan and Sharman Joshi was slated for a December 25th 2009 release date but again with the dates shuffling post the two months strike, it won’t be possible for Aamir to make a Christmas Day hat-trick.

Rajneeti on the other hand was always slated for a January 22nd release date. This Prakash Jha film is carrying excellent reports and also stars Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar and Arjun Rampal in it.

A trade insider tells us, “It will be battle royale no doubt about it even if one of these films chicken out. Each film has its strong points and worthy contenders.”

Another trade analyst says, “Though they may clash into each other, with the extended weekend they would get with the Republic Day holiday each one will manage to get their required space. But what a feast it would be for the audience!”

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Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince becomes No.1 hit of the year

The sixth instalment ofHarry Potterhas given Hollywood studio Warner Bros. its seventh No.1 hit of the year and has pushed the studio’s domestic gross past the $1 billion mark.

The success of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" comes on the heals of the studio’s recent comedy "The Hangover", which, with more than $235 million in ticket sales thus far, has become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever domestically.

Warner Bros. has said in a statement released Sunday that it is the only studio to earn $1 billion annually for nine consecutive years.

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Imran Khan is really emotional about his ordinary girlfriend

Our tinsel town is one place where loyalty and long term relationships do not find a place for themselves, but there are exceptions too. There have been superstars like Big B and SRK himself who have been loyal to their life partners even after touching the highest heights of success.

Among the new generation kids, the new comer chocolate boy Imran Khan , has so far been loyal to his girlfriend who prefers to stay away from limelight though. Imran is really emotional about his ordinary girlfriend Avantika Malik, and continued his seven year long relationship with her even after giving quite a few hits on silver screen.

The little birdie has it that the lad has gone a step ahead in making his lady love feel special on his birthday and has taken time off to head to a secret destination for a romantic getaway far from the maddening public glare.

This is indeed a touching gesture from a busy actor!

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Sonali Bendre has not given up on her love for films

She might have moved from the big screen to the smaller one. But it seems actress Sonali Bendre has not given up on her love for films. Shooting non-stop for her reality show, Sonali admits that the small screen is no less tedious than the film medium.

Speaking about her stint with TV Sonali says, "I find TV equally time consuming. Though I have not given up on films, I am still waiting for the right script to come my way."

Sonali is shooting for the reality show INDIA"S GOT TALENT along with Shekhar Kapoor and Kirron Kher.

Throwing more light about her plans to come back to films, the actress adds, "Films will always remain my first passion. In am too tied with my TV schedule at the moment but I would love to make a comeback to films soon."

Well, let’s hope the actress realizes her dream soon.

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Hrithik Roshan is going the Aamir Khan way

Hrithik Roshan is going the Aamir Khan way. Surprised? Well he is turning himself into a method actor just the way Aamir likes to approach and do his role with perfection.

Our sources close to Hrithik reveal; he is doing it for his upcoming Sanjay Leela Bhansali film Guzaarish, also starring Aishwarya Rai.

He further reveals, “Hrithik plays a paraplegic patient in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish. He is shown confined to a wheelchair mostly in the film with Aishwarya Rai

playing nurse to him. Now to bring more perfection to his act, he has begun visiting a suburban Mumbai hospital almost every day to observe paraplegic patients.

He mostly goes in during the early morning times when the hospital is less crowded and before the visitors start coming in. He has even started interacting with the patients there.”

Incidentally, Hrithik plays a radio jockey named Ethan in the film before he turns paraplegic, so we won’t be surprised if he starts visiting radio stations for the same soon.

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Dia Mirza on the covers of two magazines

Though Dia Mirza’s career is not really going through the best of its phase, there is no denying the fact that she is one of those rare Bollywood beauties who have a perfect face, perfect complexion and a perfect figure. This month Dia exudes her beauty on the covers of two magazines.

One is the cover of Jade Magazine - Run way to life for the month of July 2009 and the other one is for Marie Clarie where she appears wearing a green Roberto Cavalli on the cover. Dia tells Marie Claire that she’s doing some half a dozen movies with a plethora of offbeat roles. She reveals that that there’s Kaun Bola with Arshad Warsi, Acid Factory, Kisaan, Johnny Mastana with Rensil D’Silva, Alibaug and Fruit & Nut with Cyrus Brocha & Boman Irani.

Dia has all her hopes pinned on her upcoming releases and we wish too that the gal gets what she deserves!

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Rakhi Sawant's crazy stunts. Karva Chauth

Here is one more instance of Rakhi Sawant’scrazy stunts. Karva Chauth -- a festival that celebrates wedded bliss -- is a few months away, but the item girl has already observed the fast for not one but five men in the run up to her ’swayamvar’.

Rakhi, who surprised many when she decided to marry through NDTV Imagine’s reality show ’Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’, is busy selecting an ideal groom on the show. As part of that she observed a fast for five finalists to pray to god to help her make the right decision.

Not just that -- even the contenders -- Luv Khanna, Manas Katyal, Elesh Parujanwala, Chhitiz Jain and Manmohan Tiwari -- decided to support her and observed the fast with Rakhi. If that wasn’t enough, each boy’s mother helped Rakhi and their sons in breaking the fast in a traditional way, a source close to the show told IANS.

Rakhi also bonded with four of her prospective mothers-in-law, when they went all the way to Udaipur’s Fateh Garh Palace, where the show is being shot. She even discussed recipes of some of her favourite dishes with one of them, said the source.

Toronto-based Parujanwala’s mother couldn’t be on the show as she is abroad, but all the other women spoke at length to Rakhi about the cultures and traditions followed in their families.

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Shekhar and Adhyayan Suman both play a leading roles

Shekhar and Adhyayan Suman have agreed to share the screen in Dekh Bhai Dekh.

The father and son duo will play leading roles in the comedy, which is an adaptation of an Indian TV show that starred Shekhar.

The 55-year-old actor told Sampurn: "I remember Adhyayan was four years old when he came on the sets of my show Dekh Bhai Dekh and today he is playing the lead in the movie of the same title."

Describing the film’s story, Shekhar added: "It’s a love story; that’s all I can say. In the film too we share the rapport of friends more than son and father. Anand Mahendroo is directing and producing this film. He is competitive and sensitive director."

Dekh Bhai Dekh, which also stars Gracy Singh and Siddharth Koirala, will begin shooting in September.

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Priyanka Chopra roped her, in for his music video

Priyanka Chopra has reportedly agreed to appear in a new music video from R&B star Jay Sean.

Chopra and Sean recently exchanged messages on Twitter after they met at a show in Hyderabad.

A source close to the Bollywood actress revealed: "Priyanka is a big R&B fan and she has been following Jay Sean closely over the years and grooving to his music. She was shooting in Hyderabad and she got to know that Jay was performing there and that there was a big concert happening.

"Priyanka got into the VIP enclosure and when Jay Sean got to know that she was there especially for his show, he made it a point to meet her and spend some quality time even during the performance... Since then, they have always been in touch and are active friends in the virtual world. Now he has roped her in for his music video."

Sean has previously worked with another Indian actress, Bipasha Basu, who starred in his music video ’Stolen’.

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Sameera Reddy considering making a move to Hollywood

Rumours have been circulating that Sameera Reddy is preparing to exit Bollywood after a string of disappointing films.

The actress began her career in 2002 with Maine Dil Tujko Diya but has failed to score a major box office hit since, with the exception of Race in 2008, in which she had a supporting role.

Reddy is now said to be considering making a move to Hollywood in a bid to revive her career, while One India reports that she could head back to her home city of Hyderabad.

Earlier this year, the actress told The Times of India that Kollywood roles were interesting her more than those in Mumbai.

She said: "I have so many friends here [Chennai] and never feel out of place in the city

"Chennai is slowly becoming a priority, with the many number of films that Kollywood filmmakers are offering me now. It looks like I’ll surely be here more often in the future."

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John Abraham and Akshay Kumar are elated to respective movies

In a world of cut-throat competition, here are two actors patting each other’s back. John Abraham and Akshay Kumar are elated that their respective movies New York and Kambakkht Ishq are doing well at box office, and since nothing tastes sweeter than success the two stars have sweet things to coo for each other.

“I love Akshay. When he is happy, I’m also happy. I’m so glad that ’Kambakkht Ishq’ is performing so well. He deserved it. He is not just my senior but also a very good man,” John told a news agency even though ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ bit into ‘New York’ profits.

Akshay, too, is happy that the John Abraham-Katrina Kaif-Neil Nitin Mukesh starrer has ended the lull at box office.

“I am extremely happy for ’New York’ and especially John. The film brought an end to the bad run that Bollywood was facing for such a long time,” Akshay is quoted to have said.

In fact, in a party Akshay and Kareena Kapoor threw to celebrate the success of ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ they invited the ‘New York’ cast and crew as well.

This instance of camaraderie between two top stars is not new in Bollywood. Just a few months back, Salman Khan made paintings of Aamir Khan’s Ghajini look to help promote the film prior to its release.

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Agneepath was one of Abhishek’s favourite films To Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan will fill in the famous shoes of Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, in the remake of Agneepath. Directed by Karan Malhotra, a long time associate of Karan Johar, the film was long in talks with Hrithik Roshan being considered as the leading man for this cult classic, which propelled Amitabh Bachchan into super-stardom.

Recently, a lot of rumours were doing rounds as to who will star in the lead, as talks were on with both Hrithik and Abhishek Bachchan. It was reported that Agneepath was one of Abhishek’s favourite films and he would love to fill in the shoes of his dad. Abhishek also mentioned, it was his dream to play one of his father’s characters and Agneepath was perhaps the best offer he could have expected.

And so, the producers approached Abhishek; as Hrithik who was the original choice, was unable to take up the role due to lack of dates.

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Michael Jackson had lethal levels of powerful painkiller ‘Demerol’

In a revelation of sorts, late singer Michael Jackson’s preliminary toxicology report has indicated that his body had lethal levels of powerful painkiller ‘Demerol’ and a heroin substitute ‘Methadone’ in his body when he died.

According to a report by The Sun tabloid, tests revealed that Jackson had taken a cocktail of drugs strong enough to have killed any normal person instantly. What has also been revealed is the fact that the ‘King of Pop’ had been on vast quantities of the same for so long that his body had become tolerant to huge doses until his final collapse on June 25.

The shocking findings are part of the preliminary toxicology report submitted to the Los Angeles county coroner’s office. The newspaper quoted a source as saying that “Michael Jackson was a walking drug store when he died - he never stood a chance.”

Going into the details of the report, it was found that Jackson’s blood had high levels of anti-anxiety drug ‘Xanax’. Also present were lower levels of ‘Propofol’ - an anaesthetic for hospital use only, but which Jackson used as a sleeping draft. A significant amount of narcotic ‘Dilaudid’, normally used to numb post-surgery pain, was also discovered. In addition to this, traces of ‘therapeutic’ levels of ‘Fentanyl’, plus a prescription painkiller ‘Vicodin’, anti-anxiety pills ‘Valium’ and the sleeping drug ‘Ambien’ were also established.

The report, which has just surfaced, also has a source saying, “The body can build up extreme tolerances to huge doses of drugs but eventually it overloads and just shuts down. That is what happened to Michael.”

Prior to this, Jackson’s dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein, also his close pal rumoured to have fathered of two of his three children, had already admitted giving Jackson Demerol occasionally after surgery.

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Neha Dhupia fainted at the Prisoner of War Camp in Vietnam

Bollywood diva Neha Dhupia fainted at the Pow (Prisoner of War) Camp in Vietnam. A friend of the actress said, “Neha travelled to Vietnam recently. It was a holiday trip. Neha had heard a lot about the POW Camp in Vietnam and was curious to know about it.”

Neha visited the camp and was shocked to know about the torture that the people had endured over there. “The truth was so bitter and harsh that Neha just could not digest it. She just fainted on hearing the people’s gruesome stories.

Neha was so disturbed by it that she just remained quiet throughout the day. Neha felt slightly better only the next day.”

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Shiney finds a good friend in gangster Abu Salem

Bollywood shocking actor Shiney Ahuja is having a tough time in jail. Heavy rain in Mumbai leads to waterlog in his barrack. On Thursday, the water level raised to six inches inside Shiney’s barrack and irritated and helpless Shiney approached the jail authority to shift him to some other barrack.

Helpless Shiney finds a good friend in gangster Abu Salem. Abu is looking after his problem and he might do the best he can for his new friend. “The two often chat during breakfast and lunch,” a jail officer said. “Salem may use his clout and arrange for a better barrack for the actor.” In the jail, the two bond over exercise session and discuss their common interest, films.

Shiney’s bail application has been rejected and he will be under judicial custody till July 16.

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Shah Rukh plays a completely different human being in MNIK

Karan Johar claims to have moved to a new level altogether with his film My Name Is Khan , which is a touching drama about a man who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome and becomes a terror suspect in the US because of his Muslim name.

The director says that in his entire career in Bollywood, he hasn’t made anything like this before.

“In all my 11 years as a filmmaker, I’ve never felt the experience to be so different. Content-wise ‘My Name Is Khan’ is diametrically opposite to whatever I’ve done in the past,” K-Jo is quoted by a news agency.

“And Shah Rukh plays a completely different human being...I’ve never directed that person before,” he added.

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Minissha Lamba has been spotted visiting the hospital

B-town’s Lilavati Hospital is buzzing with action. Lately we’ve had hottie John Abraham nursing his fractured foot in Lilavati and now it seems the beautiful petite Minissha Lamba is also making the rounds of the hospital!

Our little birdie tells us that ‘Minissha Lamba’ has been spotted visiting the hospital. Don’t worry; it’s not that the actress isn’t well…

Actually the actress has been worried sick about her cousin who is hospitalized.

The ever smiling actress has been not wearing her radiant smile and was spotted making rounds of the hospital!

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Imran Khan Talking about the love of his fans in London

Imran Khan’s next project to hit the screens would be ‘Luck’ and the guy is leaving no stones unturned to reach out all his fans and promote his flick at this crucial juncture.

Produced by Dhilin Mehta & Directed by Soham Shah, the film marks the debut of Shruti Haasan (Kamal Hassan’s daughter) and stars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Mithun Chakraborthy, Ravi Kishaan, Chitrashi Rawat and Danny Denzongpa.

Imran Khan will soon be in London with Sanjay Dutt and Shruti Hassan to promote the film and he plans to personally meet his fans in London. Imran will be with them on 11th July 2009 when he visits Cineworld Ilford and Cineworld Feltham.

Talking about the love of his fans and also about London, Imran says, “The UK has always been special to me, as I have many friends and family there. The audiences have also been extremely supportive of me and of my releases. I’m really looking forward to interacting with everyone at Ilford and Feltham on Saturday.”

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Sonam Kapoor and Amrita Rao the latest addition list of great pals

Sonam Kapoor and Amrita Rao are the latest addition to the list of great pals.

The two young actresses have apparently bonded really well. In fact, we hear that the two spend a lot of time together, indulging in typically girlie activities like shopping, spa visits, partying and gyming. Recently the two girls went on a shopping spree at a popular designer’s store and literally ransacked the place.

That’s not all. The two will soon be hiring the services of the same fitness instructor. Papa Anil, who’s happy with this new friendship, treated the girls to a dinner at his home. Sonam is keen to act with Amrita and has in fact, asked papa dearest to cast them together, we hear. Dosti ho toh aisi!

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Minissha Lamba began with praising her professors

On asking about her college life Minissha Lamba began with praising her professors.

“We had the most amazing professors in the University. I was a student of English Literature and attending lectures were the most memorable moments of my college life. The English department had the best teachers, there was professor Ila Singh and of course Sharmila Ma’am…”, recalls the ex-Miranda student.

She can, in that way, be labeled as a good student who always listened to her teachers.

“As much as I disliked the idea, at times I had to, for, I was doing a part time job alongside. Acting just happened. I actually aspired to be a journalist,” says the former model. She still likes to wield the pen whenever time allows. On being asked about her style mantra for college days, she says, “Kurtis teamed up with denims or a long kurta worn with a pyjami or a patiala salwar.

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The pic of Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif in Guru Dutt’s biography

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next will be a movie based on Guru Dutt’s biography by Nasreen Munni Kabeer. The movie will have Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif in the role of Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman. Before this, Guru Dutt had himself made the movie ‘Kagaz Ke Phool’ based on his own life. Later filmmaker Johnny Bakshi made ‘Khudaai’ in which Rajesh Khanna was cast to play Guru Dutt.

In keeping with the roles they are to play in this yet untitled film, Aamir and Katrina posed for the latest issue of ‘Cineblitz’ in the look and getup of the original actors Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman.

The intense romance exuded by this photograph is subtle, yet exotic. The couple looks extraordinarily beautiful. Check out the pic for yourself.

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Aishwarya Rai has many hidden talents

Aishwarya Rai has many hidden talents. One is her ability to grasp languages quickly.

This, the unit of Shankar’s Robot discovered while shooting with Aishwarya. She was required to hold her own against the glib-talking super-talking Rajni Sir.

"And since Tamil isn’t really familiar territory for Aishwarya everyone including Rajni Sir and director Shankar was ready for several re-takes as she got used to the dialogue."

To everyone’s surprise Aishwarya got a grip of the language in no time at all.

"And she was soon rattling off the dialogues and getting hang of the emotions with equal skill in both the Hindi and Tamil takes.So much so that Rajni Sir who has waited for decades to work with Aishwarya was taken aback."

When asked about the above incident Aishwarya laughs, "Regional languages have never been a problem. I did a Bengali film Chokher Bali and I was able to get a hang of the complex intonations, though later they needed a particular sing-song tone and my voice had to be dubbed."

But the buzz in Robot is that they are planning to retain her Tamil lines in the final print.

Says the actress from Ooty, "I’m not at familiar with Tamil. My mother tongue Tulu is very different from Tamil. But you must remember my first film Iruvar was in Tamil and I had to say lengthy lines in that film. From my beginnings with Mani Ratnam in Tamil to this my second Tamil film of my career….it’s been quite a journey."

At the moment she’s shooting in the freezing cold in Oooty for Mani Ratnam with Abhishek. "We shifted from the jungles of Kerala to Ooty by car so I couldn’t accompany Abhishek. I’ve finish this schedule and go back to Shankar and Robot. Really gruelling."

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Preeti Jhangiani will make her Bollywood comeback

Preeti Jhangiani will make her Bollywood comeback after wrapping up Bidyut Kotoky’s As The River Flows.

The film, which also stars Sanjay Suri, is set in Assam and sees the 28-year-old actress play a newspaper editor.

Jhangiani has failed to recapture the success of her 2000 debut hit Mohabbatein but said that she is confident that As The River Flows will mark the beginning of a new phase in her career.

She told The Times of India: "I think I have a lot to offer and hopefully, somebody will put their faith in me too. I agree I haven’t reached where I wanted to in my career but thankfully, age is on my side."

Jhangiani has also agreed to appear in Mono, which will be shot entirely in London and see her play five different characters.

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Saif Ali Khan getting into a diet yoga and weight training regime

Saif Ali Khan has admitted that he finds his weight to be a problem and that he will diet in order to become a better dancer.

The actor, who revealed that he has been in denial up until now, said that seeing how well Kareena Kapoor moves has given him inspiration to change.

Khan said: "After seeing how... clumsily I managed some steps for Love Aaj Kal, I made up my mind that I needed to learn the Bollywood dancing... I’m going to be taking a full course."

The star had to perform 75 takes for one step while shooting Love Aaj Kal and is now "fed up" of putting it down to being a bad dancer.

"I need to do something about it now," he added. "It is a weakness in my repertoire. I’m getting into a diet, yoga and weight training regime for Agent Vinod that I’ll also use in Race 2.

"Both require me to be extra agile and panther-like. Dieting and yoga are Kareena’s forte too. So we can practice it together."

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