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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sonu Nigam Kissed in Mumbai

Katrina Kaif plays prank on Sanjay Gupta

New Delhi, April 20 : Actress Katrina Kaif, who features in the promotional video of Vijay Mallya's Indian Premier League (IPL) team 'Royal Challengers', surprised everyone when she played a prank while shooting the song.


She took the mike, changed her voice and announced that Katrina had fainted due to the non-stop shooting in the sweltering heat.

The shoot had started at 7 a.m. at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai owned by the Cricket Club of India (CCI).

The whole unit panicked and frantically started searching for her but couldn't find her for nearly half an hour. Director Sanjay Gupta and choreographer Bosco were tense since they had to finish the shoot in the limited time allotted by the authorities.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they saw Katrina emerge, having a good laugh.

When contacted, Gupta laughed and said: "Hey who told you that? Katrina was lovely to work with."

Last year Katrina gave hits like "Namastey London", "Apne", "Welcome" and "Partner", and this year her film "Race" has done well at the box office.

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'Kismat Konnection' to release in July

After delivering hit film "Race", Ramesh Taurani's Tips Films is now all set to release its next big project "Kismat Konnection" on July 11, 2008.

Directed by Aziz Mirza, the film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan and is expected to become a big hit with audiences.


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Sikandar Kher's debut scene cost Rs.15 million

Newcomer Sikander Kher's introductory scene in his debut film "Woodstock Villa" reportedly cost a whopping Rs.15 million to shoot.

Director Hansal Mehta confirmed that the producer spent quite extravagantly for the introductory scene, which is expected to be similar to Tom Cruise' entry in the 1990 classic film "Days of Thunder".

In the scene, Sikandar is seen riding an imported Yamaha MT 01 bike with smoke in the background. The scene required three days of shooting.

Mehta feels that Sikandar, son of actors Anupam and Kirron Kher, is a powerhouse of talent and a natural born star. He is however not surprised by Sikandar's capabilities, as he believes that the actor has a certain pedigree, given the work of his parents.

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Shiney Ahuja stuns with his stunts in "Hijack"

Actor Shiney Ahuja, known for his intense looks and powerful emoting, will enthral audiences with his power-packed performance in the action thriller "Hijack".

The film, which is ad filmmaker Kunal Shivdasani's debut, is filled with action sequences and thrilling visual as well as sound effects.

The first action promo of "Hijack", expected to hit theatres in June, features Shiney performing mid-air stunts as he leaps on to a flying helicopter and an aircraft in a convincing way.

The movie's promo focuses on how a well-planned plane hijack is foiled.

Shiney fights back six people who have hijacked the flight with 198 passengers on board.

The film also stars Esha Deol.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Friday, April 18, 2008

U me aur Hum Movie Review

Subhash K. Jha, Film: “U, Me Aur Hum”; Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Sumeet Raghavan, Divya Dutta, Isha Sharwani and Karan Khanna; Director: Ajay Devgan: Ratings: ***1/2


Nothing that Ajay Devgan has done in the past prepares us for the poise, poignancy and sensitivity of his directorial debut. “U, Me Aur Hum” is one of those tender and tactile melodramas that leave you with minty thoughts and dewy eyes.

The heart is completely at the right place as Ajay, turning director with a élan that thumbs its nose gently at all those who scoff at his actioner’s antecedents, tells the story of a husband whose gentle ministrations take his Alzheimer’s stricken wife from her absentminded youth to blanked-out old age.

The journey gives us insights into the man-woman relationship and the intricate commitments of a marriage as seen through the eyes that go beyond the romance and excitement of courtship to an area where dark clouds gather over a relationship and threaten its annihilation.

The trick, says Ajay’s soft but persuasive film, is to hold on, to value the things that make life worth living. There is an interesting reversal of the age-hold cinematic formula where the husband is looked after by the wife through rain and shine.

Ajay plays the caring husband who wins the feisty (if it’s Kajol it cannot be any other way) waitress on a cruise that seems to go on and on and on.

Luckily, the narrative doesn’t get ’see’ sick. To be sure, the film could have avoided a prolonged courtship that tells us nothing more about life than what we don’t already know in the first 15 minutes.

Ajay gets to the point halfway through. The narrative quickly comes to grips with the theme as the solemn doctor (Sachin Khadekar) announces the absent-mindedness, which has been stalking Pia for a while, is actually Alzheimer’s.

The realisation of the gravity of the illness, coming to terms with it and finally recognizing the reality of an unshakeable love and faith beyond the obvious hardships of a troubled compatibility…. these are themes that are given a surprisingly low key treatment by the first-time director.

Ajay’s directorial speciality is the interweavement of the characters through some wittily and cleverly written dialogues (Ashwin Dheer), which always tell us more than what we hear.

The film’s substantial emotional impact depends entirely on the performances, not just Ajay and Kjaol but their two sets of friends - Sumeet Raghavan and Divya Dutta as the constantly quarrelling divorce bound couple, and Karan Khanna and Isha Sharwani as the soon to be wed couple.

Sumeet is a special revelation. He’s quiet and attentive in scenes that require him to be that.

But of course the chemistry between the lead players guides the destiny of this remarkable film. Kajol’s powerhouse performance, punctuated and italicised by moments where she hungrily sinks her teeth into emotional depths seldom afforded to commercial actors, comes as no surprise.

However, her makeup sometimes gives her a caked look. Never mind. This is a film where we can easily look beyond the mask.

Ajay bowls you over. To find him measuring up to his wife’s dizzying histrionics is an amazing experience. Jim Broadbent looking after his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife Judi Dench in “Iris” couldn’t have done better.

One sequence in the restaurant where Ajay is required to give a long, bitter and ironical monologue on man’s innate selfishness after he leaves his wife at a care centre, will stand out among the sincerest expressions of the human ego seen in cinema.

Ajay’s command over his craft and the language of heart take you by surprise.

Some of the sequences showing Kajol’s mental blanking-out are so vivid they make your hairs stand on end. That nerve wracking moment when the mother nearly ends up drowning her baby in the bath tub or that poignant interlude when the husband leaves his wife at the hospital are so wonderfully devised and executed you wonder which came first: the thought to make a film on Alzheimer’s or the characters who inhabit this dark yet uplifting theme.

The film has its flaws. It sometimes tries too hard to be trendily philosophical in its dialogues and ends up sounding phoney.

The pseudo-philosophical lyrics for the songs sound like cheap rip-offs of Gulzar. Also, the narrative doesn’t seem to follow the linear path.

The back-and-forth editing pyrotechnics where key incidents are recreated in flashy flashbacks are distracting. However, Aseem Bajaj’s cinematography does much to create a smooth homogenous look and mood for the narrative.

The film takes us through a world of love pain and acceptance with such transparent honesty of purpose that at the end of it you only wonder one thing… why can’t more movies be like “U, Me Aur Hum”?

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Bollywood's slim and sexy brigade

There was a time when weight wasn't an issue. Be it Madhubala or Meena Kumari, the legendary divas were loved and celebrated for their wholesome beauty.
And then came the petite brigade of Sharmila Tagore, Saira Bano and Sadhana. The curvaceous troika of Asha Parekh, Tanuja and Mumtaz had no problems dealing with their slender competitors.

The 1970s saw the advent of slim beauties Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi. Though it was always the monopoly of buxom ladies like Hema Malini, Raakhee, Rekha or Neetu Singh at the top, it was ditto for voluptuous numero uno of the past like Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla.

The real reason why these women attained giddy levels of popularity was talent -- tons of it. Today, however, the emphasis is increasingly on looks, projection and not being too subtle about it.

The film industry, these days, is filled with former beauty queens and models and so the slimness quotient is on an all-time high.

No wonder the roly-poly Ayesha Takia, who got tremendous flak for her super chubby appearance in No Smoking and Sunday, has dropped food from her life with a vengeance. Recently, there were reports of her getting for a liposuction, which were rubbished by her folks.

While the 'getting-skinny-with-it' trend is booming to unhealthy levels in Hollywood, Bollywood is slowly catching up. For now, our girls are content losing weight, toning fat, doing power yoga, following weird diets and generally flaunting what they've got to the hilt with dramatic makeovers.

rediff.com takes a look at actresses, who have worked hard on becoming real slim and sexy.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Breaking the mould Bollywood pegs hope on special roles

A common thread running through over-the-top comic caper "Krazzy 4" and sombrely romantic "U, Me Aur Hum" is the theme of mental illness.

While actor Ajay Devgan has chosen Alzheimer's, which leads to gradual memory loss, as the subject for his directorial debut "U Me Aur Hum", actor-turned-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has depicted the world from the eyes of four mentally unstable men in the much hyped "Krazzy 4".

In the former, Kajol, one of Bollywood's most talented female actors, essays the role of a young woman who suffers from Alzheimer's. How the aliment tests her marriage forms the core of the film, which tries to strike a balance with a breezy first half.

The last time Kajol was seen on the big screen was in "Fanaa" in which she portrayed the role of a visibly challenged Kashmiri girl to perfection. The actor has become very selective after her marriage to Ajay and it seems she is willing to take up only very special roles.

And such roles are coming by much more frequently in Bollywood, which is desperately seeking to break the mould in a bid to keep its increasingly discerning audiences hooked.

"After a spate of movies featuring roles of physically challenged people, including 'Black' and 'Iqbal' on one hand and slapsticks like 'Pyare Mohan' and 'Tom, Dick and Harry' on the other, Mumbai dream merchants now seem to be focusing on tales of the mentally challenged," said a trade observer.

Ajay's film comes on the heels of superstar Aamir Khan's directorial debut "Taare Zameen Par", which was based on autism. The film, a surprise blockbuster, took a sensitive view of the differently-abled and promoted inclusiveness.

On a less serious note, "Krazzy 4", which also released Friday, brings together acting powerhouses like Irfan Khan, Juhi Chawla and Arshad Warsi in an attempt to trickle the funny bone and at the same time deliver a moral message.

Produced by Rakesh Roshan, the film is a comedy about four mentally unstable men and how their view of a world, which is going increasingly insane, makes more sense.

The film that features two special item numbers by Shah Rukh Khan and Rakhi Sawant, respectively, and one promotional number by heartthrob Hrithik Roshan has generated a lot of buzz but is also facing rough weather.

The controversy surrounding the film's music has died down but now the film has been branded as "insensitive" for its portrayal of the mentally ill.

A concerned citizen, Rukmini Pillai, has filed a complaint with the Central Board of Film Certification, stating: "The filmmakers need to be more attuned to the social fabric and appreciate that people with mental illnesses aren't just lying on the streets and in asylums."

Earlier, Pillai had reportedly succeeded in securing three cuts to the film "Woh Lamhe", which depicted schizophrenic film star Parveen Babi.

For long, the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry represented the mentally challenged as comic supporting characters that add an amusing sideshow to the central story.

Dinesh Bhugra, who has written a book that analysis depiction of mental illness in Hindi films, says that compared with Hollywood's portrayal of psychological ailments, Indian cinema is perhaps less enlightened.

"There are fewer Bollywood films that look at mental illness in a serious and sympathetic way," he said.

This, he argues, gives an impression that "Indian cinema may be 30 to 40 years behind Hollywood's image of psychiatry."

Remember Salman Khan in "Kyon Ki", where the lead's illness bears no resemblance to any realistic mental illness, Ajay in "Main Aisa Hi Hoon", which tried hard to deal with autism, and Hrithik in "Koi... Mil Gaya", where he has a developmental disorder about which almost nothing is known, except perhaps that it's 'cute'.

Most such films played up mental illness for pathos, trying very hard to make their protagonists earn the audience's sympathy, but came out as non-serious.

At the same time, films like "15 Park Avenue" and "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara" had their heart in the right place, but not the marketing power.

It remains to be seen whether films like "U, Me Aur Hum" and "Krazzy 4" can find the balance between marketability and sensitivity like "Taare Zameen Par" did.
Source: indiatimes.com

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Hot Girls from Bollywood


Celina Jaitley:
Looking like an Egyptian beauty, and why not, after all she is the brand ambassador for tourism of Egypt.

Sherlyn Chopra:
Me and my body.. Sherlyn is the most talked about actress on the internet. And it has got nothing to do with her acting... the bare all girl has currently had a ass job done to give it that perfect shape.


Kareena Kapoor:
the latest bikini girl. Bebo is perhaps the highest actor in Bollywood, earning the maximum through endorsements, stage shows, appearances and of course, movies..

Deepika Padukone:
The latest siren.. Deepika is the new kid on the block and is enjoying every moment under the sun.. biggest banners, biggest corporates and the biggest of stars keep her company these days..

Bipasha Basu:
The best Bengali bombshell.. She started the trend with Jism, which was followed by almost every actress intinsel town. Being bad pays big bucks and the best in the business is our very own Bips

Mallika Sherawat:
The Sleeping Beauty: Hidden in her ivory tower, the actress who loved creating headlines has gone underground. Mallu, pl remember, out of sight is out of mind..

Mallika in demand

Mallika Sherawat has always been in demand. Sometimes by the media, sometimes by older men.. remember Parresh Rawal and Nana Patekar are her big friends.. and now it's the men on her set.

Mallika is currently shooting for Sanjay Chhel's Maan Gaye Mughall-e-Azam and the schedule has been a long and tough one. After a long and gruelling day, the director fired some spot boys for their slipshod work.

To the astonishment of one and all, Mallika stood up for the spot boys and asked Chhel, the director to take it easy. She said, Please don't shout on the sets. It creates too much of unpleasantness and no work is done. So please calm yourself and talk to them properly."

There was a stunned silence. Sanchita, who is the production in charge of the film remarked, "I have never seen any actor stand up for these workers. It's a great feeling. I wish more and more actors would take up the cause for them. They are under paid and over worked, so a little bit of compassion helps their morale."

Since that day, all the workers are Mallika's biggest fans. They attend to her slightest whims and pamper her. Good going, Mallika. It’s nice to see someone stand up for the cine workers who contribute a lot to India's glitz and glamour.

Sanjay Dutt’s marriage woes

In the latest series of events in Sanjay Dutt’s marriage, the actor has now declared that he is not married to Manyata. The Munnabhai actor has been courting disaster or rather disaster dogs him at every step and has been doing so for some time now.

Post the conviction and subsequent release the second time around from Pune’s Yerawada Jail, the actor was excited about settling down with one time actress Manyata. But fate deemed otherwise.

The actor who registered his marriage on the 7th of Feb in Goa, returned to Mumbai for a hindu marriage ceremony on the 12th of the same month. Close friends attended the wedding and a very excited, elated and exhilarated Sanju Baba met the press fraternity waxing loud his love and marriage to the former dancer.

Soon trouble knocked on his doorstep. The Goa court found that the address given by Manyata was false and the subsequently following a lot of police questioning, the Goa marriage was declared null and void.

Sanju Baba’s close friend revealed, “Sanju was very upset when he realized that Manyata married him in Goa so that she could be a partner to his assets. As per Portuguese laws, the spouse automatically inherits 50% of the assets.”

But that matter soon got drowned in a fresh controversy. This time it was the arrival of a character named Miraj who claimed to be Manyata’s husband. Apparently Manyata is yet to divorce him and she also has conceived a child through him. The Bandra family court stayed the petition and ordered Dutt and Manyata to be present at the next court proceedings. Following that order, the court has also said that if Dutt has married her, he was also liable to be prosecuted.

After such a lot of hue and cry, the battle weary Sanjay Dutt has announced that he is not married to Manyata. I say, one does feel sorry for the man. But all we can say is that, better luck next time.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Dare you honk, warns Amitabh Bachchan!

It does look like Amitabh Bachchan will at last be in the good books of some politicians. After all, he is going out of his way to support the traffic initiative in Mumbai.

The actor, who flew off to Miami only recently, to be with beta Abhishek whilst he shoots for Karan Johar's Dostana , has been a part of some 'Horn Not OK' campaigns which he shot for before his departure, explains DCP Traffic, Harish Baijal. "We approached Mr. Bachchan to do a few video spots for educating motorists on safe driving techniques - like the one he had done for Polio – and Mr. Bachchan willingly agreed," said the DCP.

We learn that Bachchan has also roped in Ravi Chopra and will support the initiative through his forthcoming film Bhoothnath, So, if you honk unnecessarily or switch lanes dangerously, this bhooth is watching! Drive safely!

Saturday, April 5, 2008

BollySpice's Power List

Power - it's what drives everybody in this industry. Power in the Bollywood industry consists of influence on the media and the audience. An influence which increases during the years, but also vanishes in an instant. So, for 2007's edition of BollySpice's Power List, we have thought to take into consideration the artists' popularity, their reliability for getting hits, and their overall performance. Also, we have come up with power lists for specific genres such as actors, actresses, directors, and music directors which are based on the same criteria.

BollySpice's Power List of 2007:

1. Akshay Kumar

Number of Movies in 2007: Four
Number of Hits: Four
Reliability Rate: 100%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Roles: Leading Actor


2. Shahrukh Khan


Number of Movies in 2007: Two
Number of Hits: Two
Reliability Rate: 100%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Roles: Leading Actor

3. Kareena Kapoor

Number of Movies in 2007: One
Number of Hits: One
Reliability Rate: 100%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Leading Actress

4. Aamir Khan

Number of Movies in 2007: One
Number of Hits: One
Reliability Rate: 100%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Supporting Actor, Director, and Producer



5. Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan


Number of Movies: Two and One respectively
Number of Hits: One
Reliability Rate: 50% and 100% respectively
Popularity Rate: 100% Both
Role: Leading Actor and Actress


6. Yash Raj Films

Number of Movies: Five
Number of Hits: One
Reliability Rate: 20%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Producers

7. Amitabh Bachchan


Number of Movies: Five
Number of Hits: Two
Reliability Rate: 40%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Leading Actor


8. A R Rahman


Number of Movies: One
Number of Hits: One
Reliability Rate: 100%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Music Director

9. Madhuri Dixit


Number of Movies: One
Number of Hits: Zero
Reliability Rate: 0%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Leading Actress

10. Salman Khan

Number of Movies: Three
Number of Hits: One
Reliability Rate: 33%
Popularity Rate: 100%
Role: Leading Actor


Bollyspice's Most Powerful Actors of 2007:
1. Akshay Kumar
2. Shah Rukh Khan
3. Aamir Khan
4. Abhishek Bachchan
5. Amitabh Bachchan
6. Salman Khan
7. Sanjay Dutt
8. Saif Ali Khan
9. Shahid Kapur
10. Ranbir Kapoor/Neil Nitin Mukesh

BollySpice's Most Powerful Actresses of 2007:
1. Kareena Kapoor
2. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
3. Madhuri Dixit
4. Tabu
5. Vidya Balan
6. Konkona Sen Sharma
7. Rani Mukerji
8. Katrina Kaif
9. Bipasha Basu
10. Deepika Padukone/Sonam Kapoor

BollySpice's Most Powerful Directors of 2007:
1. Aamir Khan
2. Mani Ratnam
3. Shimit Amin
4. Imtiaz Ali
5. Farah Khan
6. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
7. Anurag Basu
8. Priyadarshan
9. Sriram Raghavan
10. Sajid Khan

BollySpice's Most Powerful Music Directors of 2007:
1. A R Rahman
2. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
3. Pritam
4. Vishal-Shekar
5. Himesh Reshammiya

Friday, April 4, 2008

What’s common between JA and Race?

The first quarter of 2008 has come to an end and there is a common factor between the first two and the only hits in Bollywood of the period. Both Jodhaa Akbar and Race are distributed by UTV Motion Pictures.

Jodhaa Akbar, the historical rendition of the romance between Princess Jodhaa & Mughal Emperor Akbar touched a chord with audiences worldwide and went on to become the 1st Hit of 2008. The romantic-royal saga is now the 7th biggest All Time Grosser at the Worldwide Box Office with revenues close to Rs.130 crores. The film has performed incredibly well in the international markets becoming the 2nd highest all time grosser for any Indian film in the US & Australia. JA is also featured amongst the Top 5 Hindi film earners of all time in the Middle East & the highest non SRK starrer in the UK after Dhoom 2 , two years ago.

Following on from Jodhaa Akbar , another overwhelming success with Race ; the Abbas Mustan directed thriller, which wowed audiences with its ensemble cast, unique twists and chartbusting music. The film is racing ahead at the box office, and has already raked in Rs. 70 crores at the BO in just 10 days in India, making it the 2nd highest opening week of all time. Internationally too, Race has grossed a box office of 20 crores, taking its 10 day box office figures to 90 crores worldwide.

UTV Motion Pictures is currently enjoying its hattrick in Pakistan with the release of Goal , Taare Zameen Par and Race ; it's for the first time that a production house has been able to release 3 of their films consecutively in Pakistan, with Goa l and Race being day and date releases. All 3 films have met with tremendous success at the Box Office.

Siddharth Roy Kapur, Director UTV says, "It has been an exciting & rewarding time for all of us at UTV Motion Pictures, having had the opportunity to market and distribute two of the biggest successes in recent times. Our line up for the next 9 months of the year also promises to live up to the benchmark we have set for ourselves."

To sum it up – It's been a great quarter at UTV Motion Pictures.

Amrita Rao- Epitome of beauty

Beginning her career as a model, Amrita Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002), which did not fare well at the box office. However, undeterred by the film’s failure, she grew into prominence when she starred in Ken Ghosh's love-story, Ishq Vishk (2003) and earned her first Filmfare nomination in the Best Female Debut category. Delivering acclaimed performances and commercial success with films like Main Hoon Na (2004) and Vivah (2006), her biggest commercial success so far, she has established herself as one of the most promising actresses of Bollywood.

Shah Rukh loves Aamir's women!

After trying to create an imaginary rift between Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh/Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor.......... upto infinity, and their latest fermented victim, Aamir Khan, the yellow journos are searching for the next target. Keeping the tradition alive, we have an appropriate headline, in a bid to attract the interest of such propagators!

On a serious note, coming back to what we want to tell you about, Bollywood's global superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, recently disclosed who his favourite Bollywood women characters are. Interestingly, they both are the leading ladies of his latest (supposed) rival, Aamir Khan. King Khan said that he has immensely enjoyed watching Pooja Bhatt's character in Mahesh Bhatt's DIL HAI KE MANTA NAHIN and Juhi Chawla in Aamir Khan's debut movie, QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK. He adds that he loved the part where Juhi says-"Hum aapki side main aajayein." He was bowled over by the usage of 'hum', which he felt was nice and endearing.

Well, here is hoping that our mock headline grabbing title hammers some sense into the theoretical journos and they get objective for a (pleasant) change.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Ash turns down Will Smith - for the third time!

Mumbai, (IANS) Aishwarya Rai has declined to co-star with Hollywood wonder-boy Will Smith again. This is the third time she has turned down his offer.

"That's true," she laughed. "I had to say no to Will for 'Tonight He Comes'. I feel awful about it, but I've my priorities very straight. Yes, family always comes first," Aishwarya told IANS.

Two years ago the "Men in Black" star offered Aishwarya the comedy "Hitch", remade into Hindi with Salman Khan and Govinda as "Partner". She couldn't do the film due to time constraints. In quick succession, Aishwarya has turned down two Will Smith projects.

Contrary to reports, Aishwarya, who tied the knot with Abhishek Bachchan last year, didn't decline another Smith's "The Seven Pounds" to celebrate Karwa Chauth with her husband in Mumbai.

"That's what they wrote in the US press... that I preferred to return to Mumbai to 'starve' myself for a religious occasion than to meet Smith for the film. That's completely incorrect.

"The script reading for 'The Seven Pounds' was just after Diwali when Dadimaa (Teji Bachchan)'s health dipped drastically. So I didn't make that trip out to LA for the reading session with Will. Is that wrong? Not to me. I'd any day put family over career."

So are Ash and Smith star crossed?

"When it has to happen it will happen. We'd love to work together. There's something very charismatic about that actor. He gives off very nice vibes.

"He's very adventurous as an actor. He does 'I Am Legend' and 'Pursuit Of Happyness' at the same time. He's an actor, rapper, and a great family man. He likes to be adventurous. I like that."

Himesh from Sangeet to Sangeeta

The nasal tone composer cum singer cum actor along with his newly acquired silky hair is also flaunting something else- his newfound friend Sangeeta Ghosh (only friendship-lets wait and watch). Himesh was snapped dining with Sangeeta at a suburban nightspot.

Himesh has completely transformed himself for his role in Karrz. He has lost all that excess flab and has regained his lost hair.

Himesh is married to Komal and has a 10-year-old son named Swayam.

So what exactly was Himesh doing with Pummy?