Priyanka Chopra injures her foot in an accident

Priyanka Chopra seems to have a tendency to fall in trouble every time. The actress, who has been making rounds in and out of the hospital, met with a minor accident on the sets of her upcoming film ‘Anjaana Anjaani’. The actress, who is nursing a foot injury, has been advised complete bed rest for over a week.

Though the actress has sustained no serious injuries, sources maintain that she has been advised not to step her foot out of her room. Talking about the accident a source told a daily, "It was a minor accident and thankfully, with no major injuries to Priyanka. In Bangkok, Priyanka was required to do a scene in the ocean, where she unknowingly stepped on a pointed rock. As a result, she lost her grip and ended up getting bruised on her foot."

"Director Siddharth Anand and the crew ran to her rescue, but luckily, nothing major had happened. The shoot wasn`t stalled. Priyanka just applied an ointment and was back on her feet for the shot. Ranbir Kapoor, reportedly, was not required for the scene and so wasn`t present. Priyanka is currently shooting in Pattaya, Thailand with the rest of the cast and crew," the source added.

Nevertheless, this isn’t the first time that Priyanka has had an accident. In the past too, the stunner was hurt while doing stunts for ‘Drona’ and ‘Kaminey’.

Shilpa Shetty throws ANOTHER wedding party as she glitters in gold sari

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty glittered in a gold sari as she put on a lavish wedding reception following her nuptials at the weekend.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star wed London-based businessman Raj Kundra on Sunday.
But it seems the pre-wedding celebrations and all-night party that followed were not enough to mark the pair's momentous event.
So Shilpa threw another function last night at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in India's Mumbai.

Newlyweds Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra threw a wedding reception at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in India's Mumbai last night following their wedding on Sunday

The bride looked stunning as she arrived at the venue in traditional dress, adorned in jewels and with a henna tattoo running up her hand and forearm.
Some one who was not invited to the function, or the wedding for that matter, was her former beau and co-star Akshay Kumar.
According to sources, Shilpa and Raj didn’t want an embarrassing situation - so Akshay and wife Twinkle Khanna were not on the guest list.

 

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Shilpa starred alongside the actor in the 1994 film Main Khiladi. She later dated him, but the pair split when he began seeing his now wife and fellow actress, Twinkle.
According to Indian website apunkachoice, it was Raj who wasn’t in favour of inviting Akki, though Shilpa buried the hatchet last year when she met him on the sets of  Bigg Boss 2.

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The former Celebrity Big Brother winner looked stunning in a gold sari

During the wedding, the bandwallas were also warned not to play songs from Akki’s film, even though the movie had Shilpa as his co-star.
At her wedding on Sunday, Shilpa wore a red sari and diamonds and emeralds as she exchanged vows with Raj Kundra in a close-knit family wedding in Khandala, a hill resort near Mumbai.
Friends, family and showbusiness colleagues attended the Hindu service and all-night celebrations, including her father, who discovered he was ill with two types of malaria just two days before the ceremony.

The groom wore a maroon sherwani with golden embroidery and a turban with his face veiled by a sehra (string of pearls). He arrived at the ceremony in a two-horse chariot.

'Everything went very well. All parents want their children to get married happily and that goes the same for Shilpa's parents as well. They are very happy,' said Kiran Bawa, Shilpa's friend and business partner, after the wedding.

The pair arrive at the venue as crowds of fans and photographers assembled

'Raj and Shilpa both were very nervous before the marriage but now they are happy. We are going straight to Raj's house in Mumbai,' she added.
Sunday's wedding was the climax of the two-day festivities that included a sangeet ceremony on the Saturday night.

The Indian actress became famous outside of her home country when she won the reality TV show in 2007 after being subjected to allegedly racial comments from fellow contestant Jade Goody.
She met Raj after her win on the British reality show.
The star has not broken through into major film roles, but she has remained one of Bollywood's most talked-about and photographed figures.

The Bollywood actress at her wedding day on Sunday with Raj

'This is it!' she wrote on her blog early Sunday, describing how her life had 'been turned upside down, inside out in the past week as the marriage is nearing.'
'All is in order, friends and family have got together,' she said, adding that she looked forward to meeting fans under her new name 'Shilpa Shetty Kundra'.

Not invited: Shilpa's former beau and one-time co-star Akshay Kumar

With her acting career stuck in slow gear, the actress has turned entrepreneur -- launching perfume brands, filming yoga videos and investing in restaurants and health spas.
But she told the Times of India in an interview on Sunday that she now has domestic ambitions too.
'This is my dream wedding. We plan to shuttle between Mumbai and London after marriage. I shall strive to be as successful at home as I am outside. I want to excel as a homemaker,' she said.
She also tackled criticism that she was marrying a millionaire divorcee.
'Let's be positive. Raj is experienced and hopefully won't make the same mistakes again,' she said, adding that 'we are used to a certain lifestyle and it's practical to choose a spouse who can at least match those luxuries, if not more.'
'There's nothing wrong in looking forward to a comfortable life. But money isn't everything. Raj and I connect on a different level,' she said.

I'm not turning producer: Katrina Kaif

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.

Katrina Kaif has denied reports of her turning producer with a remake of French film “A la folie...pas du tout” and said she is happy with the way her acting career is shaping up.

“I have no clue from where these rumours originate. It all seems to be coming out of thin air. There was never any indication by me in this regard,” Katrina said.

There were reports that Katrina was playing a student in love with a married doctor in the remake of the French film “A la folie...pas du tout” (“He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not“). While she urges him to leave his pregnant wife, he doesn’t reciprocate accordingly.

“Well, sounds like an interesting story. However, any talk centred on the production of this film or any other movie for that matter is plain speculation,” the actress said.

Katrina lights up when the talk veers to the super success of “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”.

“Well, yes, we have got an amazing reaction for the film. Honestly, that was never really expected. Hence the way it has opened and sustained itself so well is pretty much a pleasant surprise,” said Katrina who teamed up with Ranbir Kapoor in the romantic comedy.

She is aware that now suddenly everybody feels that Katrina and Ranbir make the hottest on—screen pair and should be seen in more movies.

“Of course, if a good film comes in, I would love to do a film with Ranbir. However, I can’t just look at my co-star — I should have an amazing role, the script should be good and so should be the director. Even if one of these anchors fall down, the movie can’t be expected to fetch great results,” she said.

Katrina would be next seen in Priyadarshan’s “De Dana Dan” opposite Akshay Kumar that releases this Friday.

For someone who was written off six years ago after the release of “Boom” (2003), she has indeed come a long way with more than five hits in two years.

Does she get impacted by people’s adulation?

“Frankly, I take it all with a pinch of salt. One can never get too carried away in this industry because at the end of the day, it doesn’t achieve you anything at all. The best way is to look at the work you are doing and continue to make careful choices,” Katrina said.

I don’t consider myself sexy, but very normal: Katrina Kaif

One of the finest B-town actresses, Katrina Kaif is the newfound favourite of Bollywood. Given her cherubic looks and delicate frame, Katrina has hit the jackpot with Box Office hits like ‘Namaste London’, ‘Singh Is Kinng’, ‘New York’ and with the more recent money spinner ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’. The actress can be said to be completely on a roll. Voted as Asia’s sexiest woman and the most searched celebrity on Google, Katrina reigns supreme when it comes to B-town beauty brigade. In a freewheeling chat with Zee News' Swati Chaturvedi onKahiye Janab, Katrina Kaif talks at length about her professional and personal life.

Swati: Once again, welcome to Kahiye Janab. What is Ajab Katrina Ki Ghazab Kahani?

Katrina: (Smiles) Thank you. You see, the beauty about Bollywood is that there are no absolutes. It is an enigma where there are no formulae to success. I always believe that nothing is impossible. My mom often said a Christian verse that goes like - with God, nothing is impossible. Maybe it is the same thing that stayed in my mind whether it was heartbreak or a failure. I don’t get bogged by negativity. I am a focused person who works with dedication.


Swati: Your co-stars often say that you are a hardworking actor.

Katrina: Well, I believe in working hard, positive energy and enthusiasm that often show on-screen.


Swati: You are known to be a bully; both your co-stars Ranbir Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh say so. What’s your take on it?

Katrina: (laughs) There is an old technique in the army i.e. diversion. You see, you need to know both Ranbir and Neil. Even though I am senior to them in Bollywood, but technically speaking, Ranbir is two years elder to me and Neil is three years elder to me. So, they keep coming up with lots of stuff and I am like yes sir.


Swati: How will you compare Akshay Kumar with Neil Nitin Mukesh and Ranbir Kapoor?

Katrina: Akshay is a senior actor, a family man, who has been in the industry for the past twenty years. He comes to work on time and leaves the sets on time. He is a dedicated actor and I have learnt a lot from him. He is like a mentor.


Swati: Akshay is a good actor, yet, when film like ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ came, people said that Akshay is a flop without Katrina. How do you see it?

Katrina: Well, there are certain unkind things about this industry and superstition is one of them. I am religious but not superstitious. Trust me, there will come a day when a film does not work for you. Audience may like a film and sometimes they won’t. In my case, like we worked hard for ‘Yuvvraaj’ so did Akshay in ‘Chandni Chowk to China.’


Swati: Are you playing Sonia Gandhi in ‘Rajneeti’?

Katrina: No I am not playing Sonia Gandhi in ‘Rajneeti’, but yes the soul of the film is politics. It is based on the lives of six characters that are all intertwined. When I first heard the role from Prakash Jha, the director of ‘Rajneeti’, I thanked him for making realistic cinema and giving a critical role to a woman character.


Swati: From glamorous roles, how did you pull off a de-glamorized role for ‘Rajneeti’?

Katrina: I believe that you should be desirable as a person. There is beauty in simplicity. In the film ‘Rajneeti’, I play a normal girl who does not put any appearances and I am much like that in real life.


Swati: How does it feel to be India’s sexiest woman and the most searched name on Google?

Katrina: I’ll share a funny story; recently I was on a holiday with my family in London. I was really tired and some people passed by on an escalator and said that she looks tired and doesn’t appear as she does on-screen. I don’t consider myself sexiest, I consider myself very normal.

Swati: How do you deal with the whole concept of media image?

Katrina: If you are going to live your life through trial by media, then you have to go by the audiences rather than your own likes and dislikes. Okay, they are your fans but there will be a time when you have to do what your heart decides rather than what your audience wants. There are times when you come home and there is nobody around, quite unlike the movie sets. You do feel lonely at times, but at the same time I do feel privileged as there are wonderful people around me.

Swati: There are controversies and links up; there was a Neil Nitin Mukesh controversy and then recent being you as the reason behind Ranbir and Deepika breakup?

Katrina: Neil is a pure soul and he is of my age; we are friends. However, in case of Ranbir, unfortunately it is the nature of the industry. Ranbir and I just did a film together. It is a first love story I have done so far. I have done romantic films earlier, but not an out-and-out love story. I and Ranbir graduated from the Rajkumar Santoshi school. There is no truth in me being behind Ranbir and Deepika breakup. It’s just loose talk.

Swati: What about brand wars?

Katrina: I don’t see it that way. I don’t even know who the top five brand endorsers of the industry are! I just care about the films that I do. There is nothing such as I like to endorse or I don’t want to endorse. I endorse things that I believe in and have confidence in.

Swati: For ‘Rajneeti’ you have worked really hard on your Hindi. Did you ever think you will make it so big in Bollywood?

Katrina: I am working on my Hindi; yet, English is my first language as I am more comfortable while expressing myself in it. However, in Bollywood films it’s a working as we have scripts.


Swati: Rumours have it that Preity Zinta is studying at Harvard and Deepika plans to join an elite business school. Are you planning anything on the similar lines?

Katrina: No, but I am feeling a bit left behind. I really need to find something to do next! But I am happy with whatever I have.

Swati: Like other B-town couples, do you plan to buy an IPL team with Salman?

Katrina: (Blushes) Well, Salman can buy, but I cannot. Basically, I feel happy with whatever I am doing.

Adapted by: Aman Kanth

Sameera Reddy with Sidharth Kannan at Meow Fm station

Sameera Reddy with Sidharth Kannan at Meow Fm station

Vidya Balan on occasion of Children day at Big Fm station

Vidya Balan on occasion of Children day at Big Fm station

My backless shot not vulgar: Bebo

Kareena Kapoor says there is nothing "vulgar" about her backless shot being used for the publicity posters of forthcoming release "Kurbaan", an intense thriller about terrorism. In fact, she says, it subtly reveals a lot about the story.

"This shot of me in a backless posture and Saif with a wound on his chest tell so much about the film's theme," Kareena told IANS. "There is love, passion and violence - all combined in here and what better way than to show it through a single still? You too would agree that there is nothing sleazy or vulgar about it. Knowing the sensibilities of Karan Johar (producer) and Rensil D'Silva (director), that's the least one could have expected," she added.

Kareena said that after Geet in "Jab We Met", her character of Avantika in "Kurbaan" will make people sit up and take notice. "The girl's role has a lot of edge in 'Kurbaan', something which starts becoming more and more visible as the film unfolds. In any case the film is not one of those cliched love stories. Every character has quite a few layers to it and Avantika, the character I play, is no exception. She is quite pivotal to 'Kurbaan'," she said.

Kareena plays a professor in "Kurbaan" who gets married to her colleague, played by Saif Ali Khan.


They move to New York after marriage, but as a series of events unfold she finds herself into a vortex of danger and intrigue. She further realises that she is a pawn in a huge game and no one could be trusted. "What made this role special is the fact that I play this young beautiful professor who is quite normal. She reacts to terrorism for the first time and life is never the same again for her," she said.
"Actually if you ask me, then technically 'Kurbaan' is the story of this girl. She is the light of the screen. I am sure people will cry with Avantika...so strong is her characterisation," the actress said. After "Jab We Met", Kareena was seen in "Main Aurr Mrs Khanna", "Kambakkth Ishq", "Tashan" and "Golmaal Returns". And except "Golmaal Returns", none of the films did well at the box office.

Kareena is delighted about the prospects of audiences seeing her in a different light after the film and says it is not a frothy romance drama. "'Kurbaan' has a deep-rooted love story to it, but it is not a frothy romantic film that we are time and again exposed to. The love story is much deeper here. There is a definite meaning, purpose and reason to it. Also, the film is quite powerful in its own way since it's the voice of moderate Islam," she said. The film, which also stars Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kirron Kher and Dia Mirza, is releasing Nov 20.

I’m afraid Aishwarya and I will fall out: Vipul Shah Source: I’m afraid Aishwarya and I will fall out: Vipul Shah

New Delhi, Nov 13: Filmmaker Vipul Shah says he is worried about his friendship with Aishwarya Rai who is working in his film ‘Action Replay’ as people are making ’systematic attempts to destroy’ their relationship.

‘Aishwarya is a very respectable professional. It hurts to see how her sheer hard work is ridiculed to build one spicy story by the media. She has been a soft target. And the sort of rumours rising now can damage my relationship with her. She has been my friend for a long time and I am afraid I will have a fallout with her,’ Shah told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

‘There are certain people who are making systematic attempts to destroy my relationship with Aishwarya. There are gossip mongers who are spreading baseless rumours that she has refused to dub for ‘Action Replay’ after seeing the rushes. But none of this is true,’ he added.

Shah gives three reasons to prove that all the rumours are baseless.

‘Firstly, when the shooting of the film has not been completed, where’s the question of the rushes and dubbing? Secondly, I haven’t even seen the ‘edit’ of the film. After the shoot completes, it will take at least two and a half months to put it in order for a final cut; so there is no need for dubbing at the moment.

‘And lastly, ‘Action Replay’ is in sync sound, so dubbing is totally out of the question. Besides, I have been busy for ‘London Dreams’; Aishwarya has been busy shooting ‘Ravana’ and ‘Guzaarish’. She has been travelling [^] a lot so we didn’t even have time to take ‘Action Replay’ forward. What is the logic behind these rumours then?’ he added.

This apart, there were also rumours that Aishwarya had repeatedly rejected one of music composer Pritam Chakraborty’s song for the film. But Shah denies it.

‘It was I who had rejected Pritam’s song thrice, not Aishwarya. The song was for her entry in the film and I wanted to crack a big song. I never allow my actors to my music recording studio – then from where have these rumours come out from?’ he asked in an agitated tone.

Shah, who made hits like ‘Singh Is Kinng’ and ‘Namastey London’, is yet to shoot the last leg of the movie, which also features actor Akshay Kumar and Neha Dhupia.

‘The last schedule of the film is still pending. We have planned to shoot it in December or January. Currently I am doing the recce for the locations,’ he said.

Source: I’m afraid Aishwarya and I will fall out: Vipul Shah

Vidya Balan had a great fall!

A playful scene involving mother and child turned out to be not so playful for Vidya Balan.

A source close to Vidya informed, “Vidya had to shoot a scene with so-and-so who plays the child Amitabh Bachchan in Paa. The scene required Vidya to carry him on her shoulders.”


But there was a hitch.

The boy’s weight was as good as Vidya’s. “Vidya weighs 45 kilos and so did the plump boy. Vidya carried him on her shoulders nevertheless. The scene was being canned. And suddenly there was this loud thud. Vidya had lost balance and fallen on the ground along with the boy.”

Vidya got injured while doing the shot. “Balki told Vidya that he could postpone the shoot. But Vidya continued to shoot and the scene was canned successfully in the second take,” said our source.

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