Vidya clears air about Shahid

Vidya clears air about Shahid

As Vidya Balan turned a year older on New Year's day she brought in her birthday the way she liked best… in the company of her family.She was In Delhi visiting her sister. Her parents joined the sisters. And Vidya had herself what she considers a perfect birthday."I've great faith in myself. I'm happy to get what I do.Of course there're tough times. But God has brought me to them he'll take me through them. That's what keeps me going. Last year there were lessons to be learnt.Professionally I've learnt to say no to projects I don't want to do. I'm no longer apologetic about voicing my opinion.I guess I've become more confident and herefore assertive. At times I didn't know how to say no to a filmmaker.I'd wonder how they'd react to me rejecting their creativity. Now that painful process has become less difficult. If I say no to a project I don't see that as a rejection of an inividual's creativity. I just see the project as as being non-relatable with me.In 2008 Vidya is looking at something different to do. "At the same time I want to have fun. My two releases in the first-half this year Halla Bol and Lucky Charm are very different from one another. For this year I've only signed a Bengali film so far.I like where I am."She laughs her musical laughter when her Lucky Charm hero Shahid is mentioned. "I've been linked with practically every co-star I've worked with.I get along famously with all of them. And I am single. So people are looking for masala to make my life and theirs, more interesting," she laughs heartily."Spice apart, I got along very well with Shahid during our schedule in Toronto. People just wanted to say there was more to our dosti than meet the eye. Honestly even I like to gossip. Most of us enjoy it.Someone must have reported that we laughed a lot together on the set. It's like saying, 'If an actress gives a really good performance she must be having an affair with the director.'Likewise if Shahid and I were having so much fun we must be a couple."So what is Vidya's rapport with Shahid? "The way Aziz Uncle (director Aziz Mirza)'s team worked was very very friendly. Everyone in the unit went for dinner together..
All of us went for walks together. I guess the two of us were high-profile. So….But Shahid never shared confidences with me."What about Vidya playing hostess to Shahid's screenings of Jab We MetzVidya groans loudly. "Oh God! I went to one screening of Jab We Met. Over there I met my Heyy Babyy writer Milap Jhaveri and had chai nashta with him.The next day when reports of Shahid and me came out Milap wondered how this could be true when I wasn't anywhere near Shahid throughout the evening."

Saif jumps from 22nd floor!!!

Saif Ali Khan has turned action king for his forthcoming film "Race". And though actors are known to use body doubles for complicated and dangerous stunts, this actor refused to do so."Race has many dangerous stunts and all of them had to be shot in such a way that it looked dangerous as well as real.In one of the scenes Saif had to jump down from a 22-storey building and he refused to use a body double for the scene. He wanted to do the scene himself," said director duo Abbas-Mustan, who are directing the film.Although Saif was tied to a harness, it was very dangerous to jump down from a skyscraper."We are thankful to Saif for doing the stunt. He did it thrice just to okay the shot. Everybody on the sets would get frightened and our hearts would stop beating as soon as he jumped down," said producer Ramesh Taurani.However, the producers had taken all precautions while shooting the scenes. A doctor and an ambulance were kept ready on the sets as part of precautionary measures.And here is the rest of it.

Kareena's Rani Love is a surprise

Ever since they did Hum Tum and Tara Rum Pum together Rani and Saif have shared a very special platonic friendship."Rani is one co-star I can open my heart to. She's a pal. And she truly listens," says Saif.Rani and Saif had plenty of time to bond even better in the weeks that they spent together in Bangkok shooting for Kunal Kohli's new untitled film where Rani plays a nanny to Saif's character's kids.Says a source close to both the actors, "Since Rani doesn't have more than one costume change in the film there was plenty of extra time to converse with her co-star. Saif and she were constantly huddled together.And their topic of conversation? Kareena! Being away from Mumbai Saif was missing his lady-love all the time. He couldn't help talking about Kareena all the time.And Rani was attentive and sympathetic. She not only gave Saif a sympathetic shoulder she even convinced Saif of what a wonderful girl Kareena is… not that he needed convincing."
.Rani's new fondness for Kareena is a surprise, considering their long-standing hostility.The two leading ladies started off as pals during the shooting of Kunal Kohli's Mujhse Dosti Karogi. But somewhere down the line, like all filmy friendships among female actors, the Rani-Kareena dosti soured.Hence there was a collective gasp of surprise when in a recent interview Kareena singled Rani out as a good actress.Says a source, "Kareena has lately softened towards Rani. This change of heart was because of the way Rani heard Saif out on his love."With so many filmi friendships going phut, here's one renewed bonding between the two Bollywood beauties worth celebrating.

Punish those dirty molesters: Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu: "Those dirty hooligans who apparently molested two women on New Year's day should be punished so severely that no pervert would dare to try these dirty ugly acts ever again.The offenders should be tracked down and disciplined publicly. I've been a single woman in Mumbai and used to be proud of the city.But cheap and filthy men like the ones who struck on New Year's day are destroying the city's safe reputation.And why should only cops be responsible for the law and order? Even the man on the road should help in such a situation. Ultimately it's the people who define a city.Shabana Azmi: "Take Back The Night was a slogan coined by a the women's movement to demand basic security for women. Every rule of civilized society demands that security should be provided for women.We used to pride ourselves on Mumbai being a safe city. Surety of punishment for the offenders is a more effective deterrent than the severity of punishment."Vaibhavi Merchant: "Going to any public place on 31 st December is scary specially in Mumbai. This incident only verifies my worst fears about the city.Only the cops can keep the city safe. It's really sad the such an incident went unnoticed. They should've thrashed the shit out of those drunken louts.

"However Mumbai cannot be called unsafe because of some hooligans.This incident should serve as a wakeup-call for 2009.Sushmita Sen: "It's a repulsive incident. I feel very violated and upset when humanbeings relinquish their human qualities and begin to behave like beasts. It's not a question of Mumbai alone.It's not a geographical issue. Disgraceful people like these molestors make the world an unsafe place. I pray these offenders are caught and punished severely.My heart goes out to both the couples.Hema Malini: "I thought Mumbai was the safest city in the world. This incident has shocked me. Those men should be punished right away, and that too in public. And the cops how did they allow it happen?I feel parents with daughters should be careful on nights like these when men are drunk.Malaika Arora: "I've always considered Bombay to be a safe place for women. But not any longer. I'm sure most women in the city feel the same way after the shocking barbaric incident.Mahesh Bhatt: "Mumbai has always been unsafe. My wife was once molested way back in the 1980s and had to fight her way out of a mob. The media is now spotlighting the average Indian's repressed sexuality.

Arbaaz Khan: "Mumbai is surely one of the safest cities in the world. However some recent incidents are alarming and cause for worry."Raveena Tandon: "I wouldn't say Mumbai is completely unsafe. But it's getting there. The authorities should punish the offenders so severely that it sets an example for future. No one should dare to do what happened with those two women on New Year's.Koena Mitra: "Why only Mumbai city? No city is swafe any more for women. I feel for the two women who were manhandled on New Year's even. Poor things! My soul trembles at what they must have gone through.Nobody is safe anywhere. All us showbiz girls like Bipasha, Tanushree and Celina are out of towners. No matter how much security we have we're still not safe.We really need much harsher punishments for eveteasers. Punish them so hard, cut off their limbs, so they wouldn't dare to misbehave with women again."Amrita Arora: "I think New Years nite is pretty unsafe. People are drunk and behave in a weird manner. There must be much more cops and security in crowded places during such occasions."Priyanka (Nisha) Kothari: "That such a thing can happen in Mumbai is really shocking.. One always thought the city was absolutely safe for girls. But I don't feel the same way any more..

Now you can wear Kareena's clothes

Having virtually given up films for family or ‘choosing her roles’, Kareena Kapoor is now all set to design clothes for the brand she is currently endorsing.While many Indian actresses have taken up other vocations after quitting movies, with this move Bebo becomes the first Indian actress who will be designing her clothes.A little birdie from Bollywood whispers, "Kareena has a very good sense of dressing and loads of style that is in vogue and liked by the youngsters.In fact, our Bebo baby has set a new trend after she wore a Patiala salwar along with a T-shirt. Now most teenagers and youths keen to sporting that ll, though not doing too many films right now, Kareena is lways in the news. Currently, she is the talk of the town for her much-publicized ir with Saif Ali Khan.Such free fame has encouraged the designer company endorsed by Kareena to ask her to design her own clothes hoping that it will hit the market like a thunder.


For the initiator, this particular clothing line for which Kareena will be designing clothes will be launched sometime in July or August next year.We are told that Kareena, who is well known for going into the details of the roles she performs on screen, will now go through each and every step of designing the clothes and approving them personally.
Bebo has made it clear that she will be the only person to decide the material as well as the work to be done on this line of garments, which will include accessories also.So, even without too many films in her kitty, Bebo will be all busy this year. She has lots and lots of work to do. She will be designing clothes, promoting ‘Tashan’ and look after the ‘Golmaal’ returns.Interestingly, ‘Heyy Babyy’ director Sajid Khan has also signed Kareena up for his next venture and she has also bagged a role in ‘Kambhakt Ishq’ opposite Akshay Kumar.Meanwhile, Bebo’s rival Bipasha Basu’s beau John Abraham too has managed to get a successful clothing line to work for him for his designer jeans and accessories..

Deepika is demanding 1 crore

Having got her big break opposite Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Om Shanti Om’, Deepika Padukone will now be seen with Sharman Joshi in Rakesh Roshan’s unititled next celluloid venture.Incidentally, the success of ‘Om Shanti Om’ has sky-rocketed Deepika’s demand among the Bollywood crop of directors and now we learn that the lass is demanding a whopping Rs one crore fee for each film that she is signing!If both the news makes you raise your eye-brows, we have more for you. We are told that when Rakesh Roshan decided to take up the new venture, he had thought of casting a more popular face as the film’s hero.However, as it is basically a heroine-oriented film, no actor worth his name or value was willing to oblige the senior Roshan. Hence, he had to settle on Sharman Joshi.Meanwhile, industry sources say that despite being a heroine-oriented film, the venture may prove to be detrimental for Deepika at this nascent stage of her career.
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They argue that heroine-oriented films are neither given much importance by the Bollywood crowd, nor are they great crowd pullers at the box office.Interestingly, these days even the women in the audience are not too fond of heroine-oriented films.Now what remains to be seen is how the new celluloid pair fares at the box office.The audience as well as those in the industry not only has great expectations from Rakesh Roshan, whose all previous films have been super-duper hits, but also on Deepika.We earnestly hope and pray that this film also proves to be a boon for Deepika, for Bollywood has the unique reputation of elevating a non-entity on Cloud 9 in one movie and then tumbling them to obscurity in another.We sincerely hope that this does not happen to Deepika.

Bollywood stars light up Zee TV's 15th anniversary bash "Photos"

9 January 2008 Some of Bollywood's greatest, past and present, rubbed shoulders at Zee TV's 15th anniversary bash at Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai, Sunday, January 5, evening.Rekha and Simi Garewal exuded poise and grace, looking heady and good to sip if not quickly devour.The Kool Khan Klan - Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh - were all there - casually attired and Kool. Talented PYTs Katrina Kaif and Kangana Ranaut glammed up the show as did the not so talented ones like Tanushree Dutta and Koena Mitra.As far hunks go the spectrum of starlight ranged from Jeetendra to Ranbir Kapoor.And here is the rest of it.

Celebrity Watch "Vivek Oberoi" plays rock star

9 January 2008 Vivek Oberoi is all set to promote a fizzy drink through a music video that is 'hatke' not just because Vivek plays a singing and cavorting rock star in it but also because he uses an empty bottle of the soft drink to create his music.The three minute video, directed by Vivek's cousin Anand Oberoi, was shot at Pawan Hans (Juhu Aerodrome), Tuesday, January 8, night. An edited version of the video will be used as a commercial for the soft drin"It will be a complete three- minute fun and dance sequence. We will edit it and use it as commercial," Anand told Mumbai Mirror.Vivek's forthcoming films include Apoorva Lakhia's Mission Istanbul. Some of the other films that may feature the 31-year-old actor are UTV's next 7G Rainbow Colony to be directed by South director Selvaraghavan and Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Parliament..

Vidya clears air about Shahid

As Vidya Balan turned a year older on New Year's day she brought in her birthday the way she liked best… in the company of her family.She was In Delhi visiting her sister. Her parents joined the sisters. And Vidya had herself what she considers a perfect birthday."I've great faith in myself. I'm happy to get what I do.Of course there're tough times. But God has brought me to them he'll take me through them. That's what keeps me going. Last year there were lessons to be learnt.Professionally I've learnt to say no to projects I don't want to do. I'm no longer apologetic about voicing my opinion.I guess I've become more confident and herefore assertive. At times I didn't know how to say no to a filmmaker.I'd wonder how they'd react to me rejecting their creativity. Now that painful process has become less difficult. If I say no to a project I don't see that as a rejection of an inividual's creativity. I just see the project as as being non-relatable with me.In 2008 Vidya is looking at something different to do. "At the same time I want to have fun. My two releases in the first-half this year Halla Bol and Lucky Charm are very different from one another. For this year I've only signed a Bengali film so far.I like where I am."She laughs her musical laughter when her Lucky Charm hero Shahid is mentioned. "I've been linked with practically every co-star I've worked with.I get along famously with all of them. And I am single. So people are looking for masala to make my life and theirs, more interesting," she laughs heartily."Spice apart, I got along very well with Shahid during our schedule in Toronto. People just wanted to say there was more to our dosti than meet the eye. Honestly even I like to gossip. Most of us enjoy it.Someone must have reported that we laughed a lot together on the set. It's like saying, 'If an actress gives a really good performance she must be having an affair with the director.'Likewise if Shahid and I were having so much fun we must be a couple."So what is Vidya's rapport with Shahid? "The way Aziz Uncle (director Aziz Mirza)'s team worked was very very friendly. Everyone in the unit went for dinner together..
All of us went for walks together. I guess the two of us were high-profile. So….But Shahid never shared confidences with me."What about Vidya playing hostess to Shahid's screenings of Jab We MetzVidya groans loudly. "Oh God! I went to one screening of Jab We Met. Over there I met my Heyy Babyy writer Milap Jhaveri and had chai nashta with him.The next day when reports of Shahid and me came out Milap wondered how this could be true when I wasn't anywhere near Shahid throughout the evening."

Celebrity Watch "Vivek Oberoi" plays rock star

Celebrity Watch "Vivek Oberoi" plays rock star

9 January 2008 Vivek Oberoi is all set to promote a fizzy drink through a music video that is 'hatke' not just because Vivek plays a singing and cavorting rock star in it but also because he uses an empty bottle of the soft drink to create his music.The three minute video, directed by Vivek's cousin Anand Oberoi, was shot at Pawan Hans (Juhu Aerodrome), Tuesday, January 8, night. An edited version of the video will be used as a commercial for the soft drin"It will be a complete three- minute fun and dance sequence. We will edit it and use it as commercial," Anand told Mumbai Mirror.Vivek's forthcoming films include Apoorva Lakhia's Mission Istanbul. Some of the other films that may feature the 31-year-old actor are UTV's next 7G Rainbow Colony to be directed by South director Selvaraghavan and Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Parliament..