Bollywood craves for Freida Pinto

Neither she is hot on the web like Katrina Kaif nor as beautiful as Ex Miss World Aishwarya Rai, then too, Slumdog Millionaire girl Freida Pinto is one such actress for whom Bollywood craves.
The gorgeous Pinto babe is on the wish-list of many producers and directors but she has gone to such unattainable heights in the blink of an eye that her priority now is undoubtedly Hollywood, not Bollywood.
According to sources, some of the Indian producers who got a chance to see the gal’s new L’Oreal commercials on a networking site were so keen to sign the desi-gone-videsi girl that they even sent “feelers” to her business agents, asking if she is interested in doing films in Bollywood.
Alas, they have to wait, as Freida’s date diary is full with international films, festivals and events.

Bollywood hotties in Saree – Photo Gallery

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Priyanka Chopra excited about Guinness Book

Eighty years ago legendary British actor Lupino Lane created a (yet unbroken) record for a male actor playing 24 roles in Only Me (1929). And now Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra is all excited about the possibility of her entering the record books for doing 12 roles in forthcoming What’s Your Raashee.

“I was aware about Sanjeev Kumar playing nine roles in ‘Naya Din Nayi Raat’ and Kamal Haasan being seen 10 times over in ‘Dashavatharam’. However, even I got to know about Lupino Lane’s achievement very recently. Hats off to him to have done that eight decades back and that too in a silent film,” said Priyanka.

In Ashutosh Gowariker’s What’s Your Raashee, she plays 12 different roles and the film has already been referred to the Guinness Book of World Records.

While there have been quite a few double role performances by leading ladies in the past, there aren’t many movies where a Bollywood actress has played even a triple role, let aside coming close to enacting a dozen-odd characters in a single outing.

“Yes, I have been told about this. I guess not just in India but even in world cinema no woman has ever played 12 different characters in the film. In fact, the producers of What’s Your Raashee have got in touch with the Guinness Book of World Records and we are awaiting their response,” said Priyanka.

If one goes down the memory lane, one can comfortably say that with What’s Your Raashee?, Priyanka may well boast of doing the biggest ever film written for a woman protagonist in the history of Indian cinema.

“Please don’t make it all sound so big and heavy. Let’s just look at it as an entertaining movie and leave it there. Words like ‘greatest’ and ‘biggest’ don’t hold much relevance if one doesn’t justify each of the characters. You may win when it comes to count but then you must also be able to put some weight in your performance,” she said.

So was she overjoyed when Gowariker approached her for the role?

“Not at all. In fact I was quite nervous about how I would manage to pull it off. A role may look fantastic on paper and you too may feel confident of pulling it off. Still, you have to be extra careful to make sure that audiences too like what you bring to the table,” said Priyanka, who has given three consecutive hits – Dostana, Fashion and Kaminey.

This was the reason why she stayed away from all the limelight while shooting for What’s Your Raashee? and her look for each of the characters too was kept under wraps.

“You end up picking on all the flattery around you but none of that helps in what comes across on screen”, she said. “What’s Your Raashee? has such a fantastic script written with each of the 12 roles boasting of such well-etched characterisation.

“I had to go all out in following Ashutosh’s vision. With the coming together of a great production house, an intelligent director, a fantastic co-star and some melodious music, it all seems to have summed up well. Now that the mathematics part has gone well, it is time to see how audiences react to our effort.”

What’s Your Raashee? is set to release Sep 25.

Katie Price was raped more than once

In a shocking revelation, the former glamour model Jordan a.k.a. Katie Price, who recently split with her estranged husband Peter Andre, has said that she was raped more than once when she was young. Jordan made the shocking claims in response to allegations that her new boyfriend Alex Reid had starred in a film which glorified rape, reports Daily Mail.

Denying allegations, Katie Price writes in her weekly column for OK! magazine. "I was appalled by the headlines claiming he's taken part in something which glorifies rape. This is completely untrue. Rape is a subject very close to my own heart. I was raped when I was younger, more than once.

"Needless to say, I'd never be associated with anything or anyone so sick. I've never talked about this before, but I feel I have to now because I was so hurt by these accusations that I would not take a subject, which affects so many women, seriously, " Daily Mail quotes her writing in her weekly column for OK! magazine.

Jordan claims that her cage-fighter boyfriend Reid was also equally upset, despite starring in the film [^]. She further writes "Someone who was close to Alex was also raped and he is as horrified as I am by these claims. I urge any woman who has been affected by rape and needs help to talk to somebody they trust about it,"

She adds, "I'm so happy [^] at the moment. Alex and me are really strong. There's been a lot of rubbish written about his new gangster [^] movie, people saying it's porn. He's acting. He didn't have sex. He had his pants on."

However, the glamour girl previously revealed that she was sexually assaulted with two friends when she was six. Speaking to Piers Morgan, she described how a man lured them into bushes as they played in a park, before offering to buy them an ice cream if they let him touch them, reports Daily Mail.

Is Home Alone kid the father of MJ's son?

Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin has shot down a sensational UK newspaper report suggesting he is the biological father of Michael Jackson's youngest son Prince Michael II.

The Sun published an article on Monday naming former child star Culkin, a close friend of the pop superstar, as the dad of the seven year old, aka Blanket.

The boy was delivered via a surrogate, whose identity has never officially been disclosed.

Culkin, who has yet to publicly speak about the death of his pal, is the latest to be linked to the controversy.

But the actor's representative Michelle Bega has blasted the claims, saying, "The enquiries are too preposterous for us to even acknowledge."

Culkin, who is now 29, became friends with Jackson after he rose to fame in 1990 with the film Home Alone.

A source told the Sun, "But Jackson and Culkin were best friends. He was one of the few people Jackson really trusted and Mack never let him down.

Really, Jackson idolised him that's why he asked Mack to donate sperm. Deep down, I think he always wished Mack was his son. Creating Blanket was the next best thing."

The actor frequently visited Jackson at his Neverland ranch and spoke as a witness for him at his trial for child abuse in 2005.

Sperm in England

Michael Jackson's sperm is being flown to England.

The singer's family is planning to spend £900 (Rs 71,500) moving the sample to a London clinic to protect it from "unscrupulous" people who might use it to create a new heir to his billion dollar estate.

Michael deposited the genetic material in an LA sperm bank last year, hoping it could be used to conceive his fourth child,

Shahid to write book on relationships

Now here's something extremely funny that happened. Well, we all know how Shahid Kapoor has been linked with each and every female co-star he has worked with till date starting from Amrita Rao to Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra and now Anushka Sharma who will be seen opposite the star in YRF's forthcoming venture directed by Parmeet Sethi.

Well I won't say all of them were 'rumours' but well...So, recently in a press con when Shahid boy was asked about one such relationship, he jokingly said, that now that he has mastered the art of romancing considering the fact that he has been 'reportedly' dating continuously for the last 3 years, he is going to write a book on relationships and reveal all.

And the next thing you know, his publicist gets a call from a leading publishing house. GAWD! So yours truly Juicy Mausi had to do some digging around. Apparently word had travelled through the media into the publishing circles where this particular publisher did not want to lose the oppurtunity and wanted to ink the deal for Shahid's first book.

I so wanted to see the publicist's face. Ha ha! And guess what my friend, the little birdie heard one of Shahid's friend saying... "Right now Shahid doesn't have time to eat or sleep, leave alone have affairs. Let him finish his films; have a few affairs, learn all there is to learn about relationships, then we will get him to pen down his memoirs."

Well, I wouldn't mind that either. But considering I already get to know most of it.

Kareena dumps Saif Ali Khan for Aamir

Kareena Kapoor has decided to celebrate her birthday with Aamir Khan on September 29 instead of beau Saif Ali Khan. No, their relationship isn't on the rocks but Kareena has decided to shoot for Raj Kumar Hirani's 3 Idiots along with Aamir on her 29th birthday. Kareena had originally planned to celebrate the day with Saif, her mother Babita and sister Karisma Kapoor.

Kareena and Aamir will be shooting a dance sequence for the movie which is running behind schedule. The movie went behind schedule after Aamir's wife Kiran suffered a miscarriage and Aamir wanted to spend time with her so that she could recuperate from the loss. This delay meant that the movie has to now be shot during Kareena's birthday.

Aamir hesitantly called up Kareena to check if she could accommodate a delay and reorganise her dates. The generous girl that Kareena is she instantly agreed to shoot on her birthday leaving aside all other plans. Who says actresses do not have hearts, Kareena has just proved the opposite. As for Saif he will have to find something else to keep himself busy on that day.

Shahrukh Khan untraceable

Making a living as King Khan’s look-alike hasn’t been easy for Raju Rahikwar. He has made a documentary on it called, Living in King Khan’s Shadow. The 24 minute documentary is almost done except for a quote from Shahrukh Khan. Raju has tried hard to contact Shahrukh, but his efforts have been in vain.

Raju wants the world to know how he has come up in life. He just wants two minutes from Shahrukh, for that will complete his documentary. He reminisces on meeting the star many times and one time when he spoke to him at Holy Family Hospital in Bandra. He remembers Shahrukh being very humble. He had given Raju his office number and asked him to drop by. But Raju couldn’t.

He is sure that Shahrukh will meet him when he knows it is Raju trying to contact him.

Rakhi Sawant's nautanki continues

Can you guess of whom we are talking about? Well its non other than controversial queen Rakhi Sawant. The actress is essaying a good role in the up coming flick Dil Bole Hadippa. “I portray the character of Shanno who is a big nautanki. She is bindaas and a different but strong girl. I had a great time shooting with Rani and Shahid in the film. There is also a dance sequence where Rani flirts with me in a song,” says Rakhi.

There is Sherlin too in the movie so was there any competitive environment for you? “My competition is with the biggies of the industry like Ash, Kareena and Rani Mukherjee not with small time actress,” she stated in an interview with an entertainment channel. You have done an item song too in the film. “Yes it was with Rani as I said earlier and we had a gala time while shooting it,” she concludes. With her upcoming film Dil Bole Hadippa soon to release, Ms Sawant is flying high

MJ's family to fly his DNA samples to clinic

Michael Jackson's worried family are planning to fly his DNA samples to a secure English clinic, in order to prevent it from unscrupulous fortune seekers who could use it to create a new heir to the star's mega fortune.

The King of Pop's family took the decision after they found out that the 'Thriller' star gave a sperm sample to a Los Angeles donor bank last year, when he was considering having a fourth child.

And as the legal battle over the singer's multi-billion dollar estate is going on, the Jacksons are not ready to trust anyone. Friends close to the family fear that rogue elements could use the sperm sample to give birth to a new claimant to Jacko's riches.

"It might sound crazy but when it comes to Michael anything is possible," the Mirror quoted a source as saying.

It was recently revealed that the singer approached British doctor Susan Etok last October about having his fourth child.

"With everything that's at stake the last thing the Jackson family need is someone using his sperm to give birth to a child and produce another potential heir to Michael's estate," said a source.

"The family know Michael authorised a number of people to access this sperm sample. The problem is they don't know who has access and given that a number of doctors have been implicated in his death then something sinister could easily happen," added the source.

Another reason for Jackson storing samples could be that he knew his drug problems might damage his DNA. The sperm was cryogenically frozen to allow it to be preserved indefinitely.

Moving the sample to London would cost 900 pounds for transport. The annual storage fee would amount to another 125 pounds.

World's unluckiest Wedding

Bankruptcy, broken bones and a burglary almost ruin ken, karen porter's shaadi

Kenneth and Karen Porter carefully arranged their wedding day, but nothing could have prepared them for the chaos that would follow.

The couple saw a succession of companies involved in their wedding wedding shops, hotels and even airlines go bust before their big day.

They saw the bridal gown store burgled, their holiday plans fall apart and even watched in horror as an iron bought to remove creases from the wedding dress blew up before their eyes.

But since the pair tied the knot nearly two weeks ago, their fortunes have improved they even enjoyed fine weather on their week-long honeymoon.

"We had been planning the wedding for more than a year," said Karen. "But it was one thing after another. It's been a really hard year."

"Everybody who's dealt with us has had bad luck. It's been a nightmare. But the wedding was perfect," she said.

Run of Bad Luck

* The airline and hotel provider for their Greek honeymoon went broke soon after the two booked.

* The shop where Karen had ordered her wedding dress was burgled.

* The hotel booked for their reception went bankrupt the Porters forfeited their £300
(Rs 24,000) deposit.

* They got tickets to Michael Jackson's show, but he died.

* Karen underwent a foot operation which left her unable to wear shoes up until a week before the wedding. She feared she'd marry in slippers.

* Tickets for a replacement concert, to see Oasis, had to be cancelled after Karen's foot operation meant she couldn't walk.

* The hand-held steamer bought to steam her wedding clothes blew up.

Katrina Kaif didn't replace me: Aishwarya Rai

World's most beautiful woman Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who had endorsed many brands in the past now seem to be replaced by young and beautiful Katrina Kaif.

The jewellery brand Nakshatra has replaced Aishwarya with Katrina now. Katrina is the reigning princess of the Nakshatra's diamonds. She is the new diamond queen instead of Ash.

As per the rumours when Ash was quizzed about been replaced by Katrina she simply stated that she didn't renew her contract with the jewellery brand. It was her choice not to do so.

She claims that no one ever dropped her instead she chose not to renew certain contracts like the Cola brand since her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan and hubby Abhishek Bachchan were endorsing the rival cola brand. She didn't want any confusion in the consumers mind.

Well Ash we are sure you weren't replaced since you insist!

Salman says Shahrukh is insecure

Salman Khan Seems to be in no mood to bury the hatchet with Shahrukh Khan. A few weeks back he had taken a take a dig at SRK by calling his airport detention as 'no big deal'. Now the actor has termed Shahrukh as the most insecure actor in the industry. In a recent interaction with the media Salman said the if Shahrukh could get rid of his insecurity he would become a nice guy.

The Wanted added that they were good friends as both of them started their career at the same time. But with increase in fame and money Shahrukh's insecurities increased and he could not bear others achieving success around him. Well seems like a new can of worms between the two has just be opened. It will be interesting to see how King Khan reacts to that.

Aishwarya on equal footing with Katrina

In an industry where the age and marital status of an actress can matter more than her looks and talent, Aishwarya Rai has been an exception. She has trod the road on her own terms, making little or no compromise and emerging as the most prominent international face of Bollywood.

But of late, there have been rumours that she’s getting sidelined by Katrina Kaif, whose meteoric rise to the top league of Bollywood has knocked many a pretty babe off their pedestal. For instance, it’s believed that Ash lost an endorsement with a leading jewellery brand because of Katrina, who’s the brand’s new ambassador.

“I would like to say this loud and clear; I chose not to renew my contract with the jewellery brand,” Ash revealed to a journo at the launch of the Conquest Ceramic series of Longines watches in Hyderabad a few days back.

Clarifying further, Ash revealed that she had a contract with another brand and the said jewelers were under that brand. But once the jewelers and the brand parted ways she decided not to continue with her endorsement.

To drive her point home, Ash stressed that she’s never been dropped by any brand she’s endorsed so far. It’s she who has chosen to dissociate herself from certain brands for one reason or another.

So even as we see Katrina emerging as the new endorsement queen from Bollywood, let’s not forget Ash is not behind. Her endorsement of an international cosmetic brand has been taking her to Cannes Film Festival annually since last many years.

Katrina still has to clinch something of that proportion.

Bollywood Catfights

Deepika Padukone-Kareena Kapoor

Blame it on Saif Ali Khan to create a rift between Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor. Had he not gone about telling everyone, whoever cared to listen to him, that how much he missed Bebo in the film, the two beauties would have been at least cordial with each other. The constant bickering irked Deeps so much that she took to making comments on Kareena’s act in Kambakkht Ishq. Bebo too added fuel to fire by terming KI to be a better film than Love Aaj Kal. They still refuse to get along well.
Aishwarya Rai-Sonam Kapoor

The international brand L’Oreal might not have imagined in their wildest dreams what the Indian press was about to witness when they signed Sonam Kapoor as their fresh face. Immediately rumors of the brand dumping elderly Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for newbie Sonam started to make rounds. Though later it was learnd that Ash is still the brand ambassador of the brand, the rumours went out of hand with Sonam calling Ash Aunty and her father addressing Ash as Chaiwali at an awards do. And the latest from the grapevine is that the two actresses still can’t endure each other.
Priyanka Chopra-Kareena Kapoor

Friendship comes full circle for Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. They were thick friends once with both going for shopping sprees often. But when Piggy Chops got nasty with Kareena’s character in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Bebo saw red and damned PC forever. They fought vehemently spitting venom against each other. But recently at an award function, both were seen bonding, chatting and having hearty laughs! Not to say everyone’s pleasantly surprised!
Priyanka Chopra-Kangna Ranaut

When Fashion was in the making, reports of the two leading ladies Kangna Ranaut and Priyanka Chopra gelling like house on fire hit the tabloids. While many were happy to know it thinking that for a change two actresses were getting along well, there were many who were prophesying its doom. And of course, latter won! The two beauties joined the fighting fray, blaming each other for stealing the thunder after the film’s release. As of now, they are as distant as two rails on a railway track.
Kareena Kapoor-Ameesha Patel

Though not much is said and written about this catfight, it’s a known affair for every one in the industry. Ever since Kareena dropped out of Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai and Ameesha Patel roped in, the two actresses have shared cold vibes. They are yet to forgive and forget for a fight, which apparently was instigated by the producer of the film Rakesh Roshan. He didn’t like Hrithik and Bebo’s closeness towards each other off camera and so dumped Kareena.
Sushmita Sen-Aishwarya Rai

They were great friends as both were from the same industry, namely modeling. They even contested at the Miss India competition where Sushmita stole the crown from under Ash’s nose. Adding fuel to the fire, Sush went on to win the Miss Universe title too which was a big blow to Ash’s vanity. Since then, the two beauty queens have never seen eye-to-eye. Even though Ash’s filmy career rocketed with more speed then Sush, the rivalry persists between the two.
Rani Mukherji-Preity Zinta

Though there is no apparent reason for their spat, Rani Mukherji and Priety Zinta share cold vibes every time they bump into each other. Initially, the girls were thick friends and had worked in many films together. But due to some reason, which is still a mystery, the two decided not to cross each other’s path. Though both neither accept their friendship nor their fight, they do agree that they are not sworn in friends or enemies either.
Rani Mukherji-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya and Rani Mukherji were not just pals but best friends. While Ash used to rave about Rani’s histrionics, Rani used to be all praises about Ash’s beauty and wit. But their closeness went kaput, thanks to Salman Khan. In those days, Ash and Sallu were often seen fighting. Bugged by all this, Salman barged into the sets of SRK-Ash starrer Chalte Chalte abusing Ash and accusing Shah Rukh. SRK immediately dumped Ash and roped in Rani. Since then the best friends were heard making snide remarks at each other at every occasion.
Jaya Bachchan-Rekha

This is one fight, which snowballed in front of everyone. What many don’t know is that Rekha and Jaya were great friends and even had flats in the same building. The diva was even instrumental in getting Amitabh Bachchan hooked to Jaya. But all hell broke loose when Jaya reportedly discovered about her husband’s illicit affair with Rekha. Though every thing is hunky-dory between AB and her, she doesn’t seem to be able to forgive and forget Rekha for backstabbing her.

Kareena Kapoor yet again on Filmfare covers

Size zero girl Kareena Kapoor is the reigning fashion diva of Bollywood. So, it does not come as a surprise when we find glossy magazine covers repeating the pretty lass over and over again.
This is the third time Kareena Kapoor is on the covers of ‘Filmfare’ magazine.
She sizzles in a bright yellow dress on the September issue of the magazine and looks extremely confident exposing her hot long legs without any footwear.
Not to mention here that the girl has as much of right attitude as her acting skills!

Kareena is very special to Abhishek

A lot has been said and written between the soured relationship between the Kapoors and the Bachchans. The two families haven't been in the best of terms after the Bachchan's broke Abhishek's engagement Karisma in 2003. Karisma later got married to she married to industrialist Sanjay Kapur while Abhishek tied the knot with Aishwarya. But the two families never got on well together since that incident

But now Abhishek Bachchan [^] has come out in open and praised Kareena Kapoor along with whom he had made his debut in JP Dutta's Refugee. In a recent interview Abhishek said that Kareena will also be a special actress for him since they made their start in Bollywood together. He also said that she was a sweet girl and one of the finest actress in the present circuit.

On being quizzed about working with Kareena, Abhishek excitedly replied that he would love to work with her again although there was a rumour that the two were against the idea of starring opposite each other. There is buzz around the industry that Abhishek and Kareena might star together Randhir Kapoor's upcoming movie.

Irrfan surprises Dia with a lip kiss!

Irrfan Khan is not one of those heroes who romances with so many heroines in his films. Majority of his films had him in powerful character roles, which earned him a lot accolades. But perhaps the actor longs for the sugar daddy romance of our films and its gestures like hugging, kissing etc on screen even if he's not required to. Yes you heard right! And so keen was he to taste it that in spite of directions to kiss Dia Mirza on the cheek he coolly kissed her on the lips much to the horror of the actress! Ugh!

A source said that they were shooting a vital sequence in South Africa for Acid Factory. It was a scene where Dia introduces Irrfan to Fardeen Khan and Irrfan was supposed to give a peck on her cheeks to tell Fardeen that he's not supposed to encroach in his territory as he doubts both of having an affair. However, surprising everyone, Irrfan kissed Dia on the lips. Dia was visibly upset with the actor's act, as it was not part of the script. She didn't make a fuss about it on the sets but later called up Sanjay Gupta and made her displeasure apparent. That's it? Sigh!

Though she made her annoyance apparent to Sanjay Gupta, she was in no mood to be pro-Irrfan when asked about the incident. She said that she indeed was surprised but didn't pay much heed to it knowing Irrfan's geniuses. (Irrfan is a genius in kissing...hey that's a news!) She maintained that it was hardly a kiss, which everyone's making out of it (oh really?) She asserted that she didn't feel violated or bad about it (So you enjoyed it right?). She doesn't see it as Irrfan's intentions to cross the line. He just did it to establish the chemistry between them in the scene. So why did you call up daddy Gupta for condolences?

When asked, Sanjay accepted that Dia did call him up to tell him about the incident. He too echoed Dia's views (as if reading from some dialogue sheet circulated between Dia and him). He said that perhaps (?) Irrfan wanted to make the scene to be more believable and if people see the rushes of the scene, they would know Khan succeeded in it. And since Dia is cool about it he didn't feel like interfering. Hmmm...point taken, Gupta?

Irrfan we don't see any need for you to come clean on the issue as your wronged co-star and director have given you a clean chit. However, we must say, that was a great way to kiss an actress...all in the name of being believable! Cht Cht!

Salman Khan bats for IPL team ownership

Actor Salman Khan has evinced interest in owning an Indian Premier League (IPL) team. The actor met Lalit Modi, chairman and commissioner

of IPL in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of buying one of the two new teams to be added to the tournament in the fourth season that will start in 2011.

“Salman Khan has been interested in owning an IPL team for a while now. We met to discuss the details,” Mr Modi confirmed to mediapersons on the sidelines of the IPL franchise owners’ workshop.

The Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai Indians has so far been the most expensive acquisition at $112 million. Earlier this year, Raj Kundra, an NRI entrepreneur and his partner Shilpa Shetty, acquired a 11.7% stake in the Jaipur franchise of the IPL, Rajasthan Royals, for $16.39 million valuing the franchise at $140 million. The IPL, so far, has not yet decided which cities will be added, though names like Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Vishakhaptanam are doing the rounds. The city that gets the highest bidder will be the new IPL team.

Apart from Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt are also reportedly interested in owning IPL teams. The request for proposal and tender for the two new teams will be floated by December and the auction will take place in January 2010. This is done to give the new owners enough time to set up a team and participate in the auction for IPL 4 for the new players.

SAIF TO SELDOM WORK WITH KAREENA

Saif Ali Khan isn't as simple as he looks like. This is evident from the very fact that Chhote Nawab opted to play opposite a young and pretty Deepika Padukone in his home production 'Love Aaj Kal', and not with her ladylove Kareena Kapoor. Besides, it is learnt that he often pushes filmmakers into casting his ladylove Kareena in their movies. It's for nothing that the actor faced flak from co-star Deepika for promoting his girlfriend Bebo during the promotion of 'Love Aaj Kal' though Bebo claims otherwise. Anyway, Saif has now decided to set the record straight.

He only wants to work with his lady 'once in a while'! He explains, "I mean there is so much Saif-Kareena going on even off-screen that no good director will be least interested in casting us." Note it carefully. In the same breath, he justifies casting of Kareena in his next production venture 'Agent Vinod' by stating that this decision rested solely on credentials and his heart had nothing to do with it. Saif has also refuted the report that he would act in 'Race 2' with Kareena Kapoor.

The girl with two vaginas

Suffering periods that lasted up to 21 days and finding sex difficult, Lauren Williams knew that something was wrong.

The 28-year-old from Chingford, Essex, was stunned to discover she had been born with a rare medical condition, which left her with two vaginas, two wombs and two cervixes.

Following the shocking diagnosis, and after an operation to create one single vagina, Lauren is enjoying life more and is even able to laugh about her unique configuration.

In her early twenties, Lauren could never have guessed the reason why she found some sexual positions uncomfortable.

"I just presumed I must have a short vagina." It was only when she went for a smear test at 24 that she was alerted to the fact that she could have a medical problem. Lauren explains: "I'd had smear tests done before but they were all with nurses. This time I saw a doctor who said that something didn't look quite right down there and referred me to a gynaecologist."

By this time, Lauren also had concerns about her periods which were lasting 21 days. "I put it down to the fact that I'd been using a contraceptive implant for three years which had made my cycle go haywire."

The gynaecologist diagnosed Lauren with a bicornuate uterus, which meant that it had a septum down the middle giving it the shape of a heart.

As this could have increased her chances of miscarriage in the future, she was booked in for an operation to fix it.

After coming round from the anaesthetic, a doctor came to tell her that she'd been misdiagnosed.

"He arrived with a troop of other medics and sat on my bed," Lauren recalls. "He seemed quite excited and said that they'd got the prognosis wrong. I didn't have a bicornuate uterus after all. I actually had two of everything. Two uteruses, two cervixes and two vaginas. I was shocked. I'd never noticed that I had two vaginas and none of my previous boyfriends had either. Even the doctor said he'd never seen anything like it before."

The surgeon removed the barrier between her two vaginas, leaving her with one big one. "The vagina I was using was half the size of a normal one."

Following the operation Lauren had to keep packing her vagina with giant swabs to prevent a new barrier from forming.

"I'd never really examined myself down there before," she says. "But it seemed strange to me how none of the doctors and nurses that I'd seen over the years had cottoned on to the problem."

"I was worried that I'd been left with a huge vagina, but I felt uncomfortable about bringing it up with the doctors." It was two weeks before Lauren was able to have sex with her boyfriend of a year, Mike, 31.

"He wasn't at all fazed by my medical revelation, but the first time we made love after the operation was a big deal for me. I felt like I was some sort of born again virgin. The sex was fine though and I no longer found certain positions uncomfortable."

Lauren has now been able to lead a normal life. "Having two of everything doesn't bother me. I find it quite amusing and don't mind telling people about it." If she decides to have a family she will have to take extra precautions while pregnant. "The doctor told me that conceiving won't be a problem as the uterus with the baby inside will push the other one to one side. But I'll have to use condoms throughout the pregnancy to stop myself falling pregnant in my other womb. That's going to feel really weird."

Lauren separated from Mike in March last year and has been single ever since.

"My vagina looks completely normal so I've got no fears about getting into a new relationship. As a veterinary nurse I compare myself to a cat as they've got two uterine horns! I accept who I am and any boyfriend will have to too inside and out."

Mallika has kind words for Ash

It is very rare that in tinsel town actress have admiration for each other but Bollywood bombshell Mallika Sherawat [^] has showered praises on Aishwarya Bachchan on Twitter. A fan had tweeted her that she was creating waves and had taken over Aishwarya. Having kind words for the Bachchan Bahu the sizzling hot Mallika said that former Miss World makes waves on her own and was one of a kind actress in the industry.

Mallika surely is having the Time [^] of her life after she was bestowed with an Honorary Citizenship by the City of Los Angeles. Perhaps to share her excitement with other Bollywood star she doesn't mind showering praises on them. Such praise coming from one of the hottest actresses in Bollywood will surely make Aishwarya [^] feel proud. After all many young actresses feel Aishwarya is 'Aunty Ji'. Sonam we hope you are listening!

Saif hunts for his childhood sweetheart

If you thought Saif Ali Khan was all a Kareena Kapoor's man, think again. The Chhote Nawab is hunting for his ex-girlfriend. Well he isn't surely searching for the whereabouts his Italian ex-girlfriend Rozza Catalano but for his childhood sweetheart whom he hasn't seen in decades but whose memories he still cherishes.

In his latest blog Saif mentions that he is searching for “the girl I grew up with.” Although he doesn't name the girl claims to have spent his childhood with her but later lost touch. In what could make the script for his next home production Saif remembers bidding her goodbye when he was seven years old never to see her again in his life.


All that our Chhote Nawab has is a Bollywood style torn photograph of the girl wearing the butterfly charm he gave her. Although it has been more than three decades Saif refuses to give up his quest to find her. He says he will meet her as his heart wants it. Well all we can says is Kareena beware Saif was never a one woman's man.

I appear for all of eight minutes in ‘Blue’: Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is seething with rage as the producers of ‘Blue’ are promoting her as a part of the main cast in spite of the fact that she just made a guest appearance in the film. The swishy beauty, who had agreed to make a brief appearance in the film as a goodwill gesture for pals Akshay and director Tony D`Souza, is now repenting her decision.

Breathing fire on the filmmakers for trying to dupe the audiences by highlighting her act in teasers, the actress has clarified that her ‘Blue’ act is a blink performance.

Breathing fire on the filmmakers for trying to dupe the audiences by highlighting her act in teasers, the actress has clarified that her ‘Blue’ act is a blink performance.

Ever since the film’s snapshot hit screens, fans have been going gaga over Katrina’s hot chick look. So much so is the lass highlighted in the teasers that many have now come to believe that Kat has a substantial role in the film.

Stressed over the matter, Katrina told a news daily, "I am only in the film because Akshay Kumar, who has a super role in the underwater caper, asked me to. It’s a very small role. I appear for all of eight minutes in Blue. That`s it. And it would be like the producers shooting themselves in their foot if they made me seem like a part of the cast."

Talking about the original deal that she had struck out with the filmmakers, the sizzler said, "They promised to keep me out of the hoardings and all publicity and also to bill me as a guest appearance in the credits because that`s what it is. I don`t even go underwater with the rest of the cast."

Well, it’s time that the producers call Katrina’s performance a blink act or they are bound to leave audiences sore.

Muslims irked by Salman's comments

Bollywood stars may have been sympathetic towards Shahrukh Khan after his detention at the Newark International Airport but Salman dismissed the event as 'no big deal.' This was nothing unexpected as the two Khans have been in a state of war since Katrina Kaif's birthday bash more than a year ago. Salman's comments have however not gone down too well with the Muslim community who are up in arms against the actor.

A few Muslim groups felt Salman's comments to be very derogatory. They even protested outside his house in Mumbai demanding an apology from the actor. They argued that in such times when majority of Muslims were being treated as terrorists in US, Salman should have stood firmly behind Shahrukh forgetting his personal grudges. They added that it was a matter concerning the entire community and both the stars should not cling to their prejudices against each other.

Ironical it may sound but the same people who are standing behind King Khan were up in arms against the actor two months back. They had protested against Shahrukh and even issued a fatwa for his alleged comments in the Time N Style magazine. Shahrukh was accused of using unparliamentary language against the Prophet.

Shahid accepts Saif Ali Khan's apology

Shahid Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan seem to be burying all the hatchet and moving closer toe ending their unofficial Cold War. A few days back Saif had apologies to Shahid over his claims that he was the first choice for the movie Kaminey and director Vishal Bhardwaj had cast Shahid because he had turned down the film.

In an interview to a television channel Shahid had said that he appreciated Saif's apology. Trying to sound politically correct the Kaminey star added that he had always believed that Saif was a very talented actor who had delivered a brilliant with his performance in Vishal's earlier movie Omkara.

Mallika will become an honorary citizen of Los Angeles on I-Day eve

The Los Angeles City Council has decided to make Mallika Sherawat an honorary citizen. This will be the first time the city of Los Angeles will officially confer an honour on any B-Town celebrity.

Recognised
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other members of the LA City Council will do the needful on the eve of India's Independence Day. On the occasion, the city will recognise Ms Sherawat as an honorary citizen and present a resolution for her extraordinary career and charitable efforts.



Celeb-studded event
Says a source close to Mallika, "It will be a celebrity -studded event where many special guests are expected to attend. Some of these will include her Hollywood friends like world-famous composer Yanni, film director Jay Chandrashekar, CAA super agent Emanuel Nunez, film director Jesse Dylan (son of musician Bob Dylan), Hisss director Jennifer Lynch and producer Govind Menon among others. Mallika has personally invited all of them to the event."

The event will be open to the public and Mallika will also sign autographs for fans before and after the event.
The source adds, "Mallika has been residing in Los Angeles at a penthouse apartment in one of the most expensive areas of the city.

Firsts and favourites
In a string of firsts, Mallika is also the first star from Asia to be invited to the Twitter headquarters and the first B-Town star to have a Hollywood milkshake named after her. She a favourite on the Los Angeles social scene, charitable circuit and even at rock- star parties. This fall, she will star in her first all-American project, playing a character inspired in part by Kamala Harris (the Attorney General of San Francisco)."

After the event, Mallika and her guests will come together again for brunch.

Making it official
Excerpts of the letter from the City of Los Angeles:
"Ms Sherawat,
...I invite you, along with family and friends, to join the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor in a council presentation recognising your extraordinary contributions to our great city on August 14, 2009 at 10 am in Council Chambers. In addition to recognising you in council, we would also like to present to you a resolution honoring your career and contributions."

At $25, Sherlyn Chopra's website allows to watch her uncensored videos

Sexy siren Sherlyn Chopra is offering people the chance to be part of a one-of-its kind Platinum Club on her website (www.sherlynchopra.com).

What you get

A Platinum Club member gets access to her uncensored videos, and a chance to spend a day with her at a photo shoot or on the set of her upcoming movie. 150 members have already registered for this offer to get up close and personal with Sherlyn.

Pay the price

Chopra says, "Members have to pay an annual fee of 25 dollars and in return, they get a whole lot of offers like merchandise from my online store, gift hampers, and other goodies (see box)."

As of now, her site has over 2500 members in her fan club. Sherlyn says the idea to open a Platinum club came after fan requests to get a chance to spend time with her. "being a member allows my fans to not only get free merchandise but also a chance to meet, and spend time with me."

Limited access
Platinum membership allows member to.. # View Sherlyn's latest uncensored photoshoot videos. # Chat online with her twice a month. # Download her official Bikini 2009 Desktop Wallpaper Calendar for free. # Watch Sherlyn's hot and sexy pictures from her latest photoshoot. # The lucky winners get to meet Sherlyn over a cup of hot chocolate or an exotic meal at a five star hotel. # Lucky winners get served French champagne while they watch Sherlyn in flesh and blood as she gets outrageous during her next photoshoot in the exotic deserts of Rajasthan! # Platinum Club members could avail 30% discount on Sherlyn's exclusive merchandise in SC STORE. # The first 100 Platinum Club members get a special birthday greeting from Sherlyn. # 25 lucky winners get invited to the audio release party of Sherlyn's next music album. # A free makeover for lucky winners. Sherlyn along with her personal team will give a brand new look to the lucky winners.

SRK, Aamir and Big B Ka Emosanal Attyachaar!

Maa…mein aa gaya…

Screams the young boy; tearing the crowd gathered in-front of his house, only to find his mommy dead.

Nahiii!

The famous words said by the hero, drown in the loud crash of the medicine bottle and wails of audience in theater.

Action…Drama and loads of ‘rona dhona’ in bolly-flicks is something Indian cinema is renowned for. Touching the chords with right emotional components has been prevalent since a long time.

Dreadful death of a positive character due to cancer and tuberculosis would give a filmmaker masala and make audience drown the theater with their woeful tears. Indian cinema has come a long way, and so has the trend of diseases.

Today Mommy doesn’t die on khatiyas from a mere fever. Our filmmakers in tinsel town have been innovative to churn out storylines based on new set of syndromes that always existed, but were never touched upon.

In this brave new era, Bollywood is embracing disability and is not shunning it to sub-plots; making a difference, filmmakers today convey a message to make aam junta sensitive to medical conditions that were earlier locked up in Pagalkhaanas.

Taare Zameen Par (Dyslexia):
Actor-producer Aamir Khan reinvented his career as a director with this masterpiece, which brought him countless laurels.

Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) a dyslexic patient finds difficulty in reading and writing. His misery goes unnoticed even by his parents, in the name of carelessness.

Misery reaches its last stage when Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) Ishaan’s painting teacher first discovers his disease and induces a great level of conviction by making things easily teachable to him.

Taare Zameen Par conveyed the message- every child is special and parents should let them live to the fullest without any pressure.

My Name Is Khan (Autism):
My Name Is Khan is yet to hit the silver screens. This SRK-Kajol starrer has already created buzz due to the beautiful on-screen couple making a comeback.

My Name Is Khan revolves around a very sensitive condition called Autism, a syndrome that impacts social interaction abilities. SRK suffering from this disease eventually falls in a big soup. What happens next is interesting to witness. The story has been penned down and directed by Karan Johar.

U Me Aur Hum (Alzheimer):
‘I will there with you in your thick and thin’ promises Ajay (Ajay Devgan) to Piya (Kajol) who are happily married. However, fate has something else in store for them.

Piya a patient of Alzheimer tends to forget things and eventually it leads to a total memory loss, where she can recognize none, not even her husband and son. A well-directed film by Ajay Devgan, it got critical acclaim for its portrayal of Alzheimer Disease in a sensitive way.

Woh Lamhe (Schizophrenia):
Loosely based on the life of late Parveen Babi; Kangana Ranaut stepped into the shoes of sensuous actress, who in her later stages suffered from schizophrenia. Kangana Ranaut fitted in the glove perfectly.

Rituparna Gupta is another actress in a complex author-backed role in Beti Kromi, who brought into limelight the fatal consequences like miscarriage of this disorder and garnered loads of critical acclaim for her performance.

Luck (Dextrocardia):
Dextrocardia is definitely not a disease, but an unusual case of a person born with their heart situated on the right side, instead of left.

Such is the extent of ignorance– that when this medical condition was showcased in LUCK, it did not go down well with many, including critics. Imran Khan is discovered with his heart on the right side, when he escapes death as bullet crosses his chest from the left side where a heart is usually located.

Pa (Progeria):
Child is father of the man, here in ‘Pa’; it can be interpreted quite literally, as Abhishek plays on-screen father to his real dad Amitabh Bachchan. Sounds confusing?

Well it’s not really that hard to understand, if you understand Progeria, a rare genetic condition in which a person ages 4-6 times faster than an average human being. Premature aging should pretty much explain the reason for Big B to play sonny to his sonny!

Cheeni Kum director, ad whiz R. Balakrishnan aka Balki is directing ‘Pa’. Balki is keeping his film and Big B’s kiddie look a big secret; we say what’s all the hush-hush about, after all Balki we can watch better on Progeria- Robin Williams JACK is on DVD you know!

John fills Bipasha's world with lights

Bipasha Basu took off to spend some quality time with boyfriend John Abraham, who is shooting in London. But before she did, he arranged for a beautiful house-warming surprise for her. The actress, who has just moved into her newly done-up place, says, "John bought all the chandeliers and beautiful light fixtures that I had liked from all over the world and put them up all over my apartment. He had planned all this with my interior designer Ahsan and made the payments before he left for London." The actor is shooting for Abbas Tyrewalla's 1-800-Love Story in London.

Bipasha is very touched by her beau's gesture, "John knew how much effort and time I had spent in choosing each and every item in my home after six months of research after going through many catalogs and videos from all over. All my chandeliers and light fixtures are from Italy and Spain, there's even one in the bathroom. It was amazing to see all the chandeliers lit up!"

John had bought the home accessories without her knowledge and with Ahsan's help. On July 29, the actress had her griha pravesh and that's when she saw all the trouble John had taken. "I was surprised totally. I am so excited with my gift. I have to plan now what to give John for his home."

The actress will spend time with John briefly before flying to the US to join Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif for the Bollywood Meet And Greet show with fans in USA. "They are just appearances in Houston and Chicago and no singing or dancing is involved."