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Is he our next Rs 1 crore star

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:23:50 -0800

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The year 2007 gave Bollywood a parting hit in "Taare Zameen Par", Aamir Khan's directorial debut about a child with learning disability. The golden run is likely to continue in 2008 too with the New Year releases promising a bouquet of romance, thrillers and period dramas.

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Hansika rejects Shoaib Akhtar

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:01:40 -0800

Hansika rejects Shoaib Akhtar

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Actress Hansikaa is in the midst of false rumors as there is news circulating on websites and other media saying she has signed on a Bollywood film in the lead opposite none other than cricketer Shoaib Akhtar!ut the news is very much untrue as a very agitated Hansikaa decides to refute all of them."I have not met Shoaib Akhtar, leave alone read a script or met anyone else from the production team. News of me doing a film with him is totally false.As of now the only film I'm doing are a South film opposite Junior NTR called ‘Country’ and Kumar Mangat's ‘Money Hai Toh Honey Hai’ opposite Govinda. That's all.These are all the projects I am working on,” says a peeved Hansikaa. So there, another rumour flies out of the window!

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Big B Hits The Cover For Film Fare

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:45:12 -0800

Big B Hits The Cover For Film Fare

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Age no bar is what can be surely said for bollywood actor Amitabh Bachan who is now 66 years old but hail and hearty which is why he is the one who has hit the cover of Film Fare the famous bollywood magazine in India. As far as I think this is extremely creditable for this bollywood actor who does not believe in sitting back and relaxing in this age because he does not believe in thinking and accepting that he is old according to him “he wants to work till the time he feels he can work and we all can see that he is still going strong. Appearing on the cover page of a glamour magazine at the age of 66 is super star Amitab Bachchan all about re-inventing his stardom. After his brief statistical from films and emerging as a bigger star and his remembrance of his first picture on the covers of Filmfare. We asked some questions to the Big B of Bollywood, on the occasion of launch of Film Fares August Edition featuring Big B on the covers.

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Yes, I am single: Katrina Kaif

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:21:04 -0800

Yes, I am single: Katrina Kaif

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Katrina is laughing over the rumour of her split with Salman Khan. In an interview with a leading tabloid Kat also denied reports of Sallu interfering in her professional life reiterating, as she has done before, that she has a life of her own."I create my own equations." emphasized the 23-year-old.So does Katrina hang around with Salman and his family and friends out of gratitude or is there romance involved? Katrina's response was interesting."What one has to do in circumstances when one has no choice is another thing. If I have something to fulfill in my personal life, the media cannot stop me."Equally interesting was Katrina's response when asked if she is single."If a woman is not married or engaged, she is single," she sighed.Now the duo will make a special appearance alag-alag in Atul Agnihotri’s Hello.

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Shilpas fine with Southy sleaze!

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:40:05 -0800

Shilpas fine with Southy sleaze!

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You must have not even heard of Shilpa Shetty’s Kannada blockbuster, ‘ Auto Shankar’ , which released about two years back in the south! The film however has it all that takes to being labelled as ‘controversial’, especially as it is all set to be released in Hindi and Tamil!The film which stars Shilpa Shetty alongside South superstar Upendra is the story of an auto rickshaw driver called Shankar, belonging to the middle class section of the society. Shilpa plays a boorish lady don who unscrupulously recovers loans given to the poor. However Shankar teaches her a lesson and makes her reform her attitude as the two fall in love!The problem with the film is its dialogues. The film which is badly dubbed in Hindi has some lewd dialogues which are sordid and extremely derogatory towards women. We saw the trailer and were shocked to hear what the hero says in a scene as he tries to sexually molest Shilpa, in order to teach her a lesson!“Tum rape karne ke bhi layak nahi ho kamini, agar phir maine tumko un garibon ke aankhon mein aasoon nikalte huye dekha to tumhe Bandit queen ki tarah sadak pe kapde utarwake nanga ghumaunga.” (You are not even worthy enough to be raped, b****! If I see you troubling the poor again, I will strip off your clothes and make you walk naked on the road like Bandit Queen”)

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Trade Espresso: Same old story

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:45:22 -0800

Trade Espresso: Same old story

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It was a shocking Friday. Both the new releases tanked perhaps because of the lack of aggressive promotion. Sudhir Mishra’s Khoya Khoya Chand, masterful in its sets and ambience, could not grab the audience’s interest.Sanjay Gupta’s Dus Kahaniyaan was the other loser. Oddly enough, a couple of its screenings in Mumbai had faulty screenings. For example, Mumbai’s Apsara at the 10 a m screening began the Nana Patekar episode upside down, leading to hoots from the audience.

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Im not insecure of anyone: Katrina

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:19:32 -0800

Im not insecure of anyone: Katrina

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Ask her about Salman Khan and she breaks into a rash. Ask her about Akshay Kumar, ditto. Quiz her about the rumoured bad vibes with Bipasha Basu and she wants to throttle you then and there. All hazards considered, Katrina Kaif was interviewed by Hiren Kotwani who survived to tell the tale

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Ranbir's Amritsar Nightmare!!!

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:20:13 -0800

Ranbir's Amritsar Nightmare!!!

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The last few days have been a startling see-saw for Ranbir Kapoor. While his shooting at the Golden Temple in Amritsar for Siddarth Anand's untitled film has gone off swimmingly, what transpired on Saturday night left the young actor shaken stirred and queasy.Ranbir had to be flown back from Amritsar to Mumbai via Delhi for an entertiament event organized by Sony Electronics.Since it was impossible for Ranbir to catch a normal flight for the event Sony organized a chartered flight to Delhi from where Ranbir was supposed to catch a King Fisher flight to Mumbai just in time for the event late Saturday night.But the Gods of the winter fogs had other plans.Says a Sony spokesperson Vikramjit Roy, "It was an event on Saturday night where the Saawariya stars Sonam and Ranbir were supposed to meet the contestants.We chartered a flight from Amritsar to Delhi for Ranbir as the sector doesn't have have good connectivity.Ranbir reached Delhi but couldn't make it to Mumbai as there was a major snag at Delhi airport on Saturday. All normal commercial flights were delayed. Ranbir had to fly back to Amritsar early Sunday morning."While Ranbir remains tightlipped about the airborne fiasco, members of Siddharth Anand's crew in Amritsar say the actor flew back from Delhi to Amritsar at 4 am and started shooting from 8 a.m."All this is an occupational hazard. And I better get used to it," said the bone-weary sleepless Ranbir on Sunday.

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I've no problem with John now

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:46:31 -0800

I've no problem with John now

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There was a time when Bebo found Bipasha's boyfriend John 'expressionless' but not anymore.She has a three-film deal with Shree Ashtavinayak whose recent release Jab We Met has rocked the box office and returned both Shahid and Bebo to the Bollywood mainstream.Now the production house has decided to cast her opposite John and poor Kareena has just no choice but to eat her own words.In a dramatic turnaround, Bebo has told a Mumbai tabloid that she has no problem working with John. “I have no problem with John. I have heard the outline of the story and I like the basic idea, but I will give my final word after hearing the script in detail,” she says.We wonder if Kareena’s turnaround is just good diplomacy or an actual change in her opinion after watching John in his recent films.Meanwhile, John has made it clear that he has never had any problem with Kareena.

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Soha says mother did not want her to join films

nobody@vox.com(Kathrina Malik) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:06:55 -0800

Soha says mother did not want her to join films

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Bollywood star Soha Ali Khan says her mother, a former actress, never wanted her to take up acting as a career.Khan, 29, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, said Tagore disapproved of her decision to give acting a shot."She never wanted me to become an actress and even now, when I'm making a mark in the industry, I know she will still want me to do something else."Before her film career took off, Khan worked as a finance professional at Citibank."My mother will always want me to do something else," she said. "She still sometimes tries to convince me how finance was better for me and that I should have made a career out of it."Khan, who shot to fame with her performance in "Rang De Basanti", has a Masters degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.Her latest film "Khoya Khoya Chand" opened in theatres across the country last Friday.

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