Soha Ali at the Tommy Hilfiger launch

Soha Ali Khan looked gorgeous with the new range of glasses(the limited edition launch) from Tommy Hilfiger. At Bangalore in the Tommy Hilfiger launch - Soha Ali Khan.

Priyanka Chopra Discharged

Priyanka Chopra was admitted to the hospital as she fainted on the sets due to exhaustion. After Angelina Jolie it is the turn of our Priyanka Chopra. Over worked she definitely has quite a few things on hand and is surely reeling under the stress and strain of all the work load. She was in hospital for approximately two days and has been discharged now. Time Priyanka to take a few days of rest. It is rumored that Shahid was there by her side in hospital and even his parents did drop in to visit Priyanka. Does this mean anything or is this all a drama to create a hype for the forthcoming release of Priyanka-Shahid starrer “Kaminey”.

Sonakshi to star opposite Salman

Sonakshi Sinha, the beautiful daughter of actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha is all set to make her debut in Bolllywood. Sonakshi would be starring opposite none other than the hot Salman(wonder if he still is that hot) Khan in her very first film. The film also marks Arbaaz Khan’s entry into the world of production. Arbaaz Khan has been receiving rave reviews for his wonderful performances. The role in “Fashion”, “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na” have surely got him a huge fan following (count me in). Anyway coming back to Sonakshi, the film would be directed by Abhinav Kashyap, the brother of Anurag Kashyap. The film is yet to be named.

The beautiful girl recently walked the ramp gracefully for the Lakme Fashion Week and papa Sinha is all set to see that his little girl makes a great debut in Bollywood. When asked Arbaa said “We have given Sonakshi a brief and she was excited about the story. It's a romantic drama about human relationships and requires a beautiful, charming girl with a strong personality who will be able to stand ground against Salman”. The work is on and the film is expected to go on floor in the month of September this year. Hope this does well as a launch pad for Sonakshi and for Salman too to prove himself once again.

Deepika looks stunning on "M"

Deepika Padukone looks more beautiful each time you see her. With a perfect face, she can on one look appeal to you as the simple plain Jane, the girl next door and at the same time look the glamorous Diva. When you have stunning looks and a great personality guess that's how it is. She looks fabulous on the cover page of the magazine "M".

With an exclusive interview in the magazine she talks about life, Ranbir Kapoor and her career. With her head firmly on her shoulders this girl would surely go places. Her determination, sincerity and intelligence is evident from the way she carries herself and makes her decisions.

Koena Mitra on Jhalak - a Jhalak twist

Koena Mitra to come in as a wild card entry in the popular dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". Once the announcement was made it drew in a lot of positive and negative reactions both from the fans as well as the contestants. The Jhalak team on promotion is doing an excellent job in retaining public interest by introducing twists and turns at every stage. It is not the predictable usual dance show and probably that is why so many fans including me wait every weekend for the show, the controversies and who would turn up in the dance off.
The Koena Mitra twist for all fans was a great April Fool joke by the program and here's a video for you on it. Please do leave your comments on whether you do like such twists in programs or you like to have your shows more predictable?

Fashion and Bollywood come together at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW)

Bollywood, meaning the actors and actresses of Hindi cinema seem to be just about everywhere these days.

From Fashion to magazine covers to product launches to sports; all fields seem to have been taken over by the glamour, style and money power of movie stars. The recent Lakme Fashion Week saw Bollywood stars being the show stoppers for famous designers.

From SRK to Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone and of course Akshay Kumar were all there.

Akshay Kumar got himself a lot of publicity (whether good or bad is for you to decide) with his act of getting wife Twinkle Khanna to unbutton his jeans.

Malaika Arora Khan's little bump too drew in a lot of attention and the media was soon abuzz with rumours of whether or not Malaika is pregnant. From glamour to controversies the Lakme Fashion Week has seen it all.

Prachi Desai to do a film with Ekta Kapoor

I liked the pretty delicate Prachi Desai on television. Am sure many liked her too and then came her big break into the world of Bollywood. She got a good break and she gave a powerful performance playing Farhan Akhtar’s strong level headed wife. She gave a superb performance and in no time this leading lady from the small screen went on to win many hearts. Now that’s history. What is Prachi Desai doing these days?

The queen of television – Ekta Kapoor – has signed on the pretty Prachi for her next Bollywood venture. The two have come together again and this time for Balaji Films next production. Prachi Desai would be playing the role of the wife of Dawood Ibrahim’s mate Mehjabeen. The film is titled “Once Upon a Time in Mumbai”. With the film requiring real life looks , the two – Ekta and Prachi- have been busy shopping or rather hunting for clothes. From the Bhendi bazaar area in Mumbai to all possible Muslim localities they have been looking out for clothes to fit her looks in the film. She would have to go back in time for the role and have to dress up in the 1970s style.

She says “This character is from a time that existed before me. Yes I've done plenty of reading on my character. I want to look and feel like Mehjabeen. And it's such a challenge. And doing a film with Balaji is like coming home. Shobha Aunty, Jeetu Uncle and Ekta are like family. I remained connected with them when I did Rock On because it was directed by Ekta's cousin Gattu (Abhishek Kapoor). My second film Life Partner has Ekta's brother Tusshar Kapoor as my co-star. And now I'm finally doing a Balaji production”. Prachi has remained connected with Ekta and family. In fact, she has been doing films in the family itself and this time on with the television queen herself – Ekta Kapoor.

Filmmaker Shakti Samanta bids Adieu

Filmmaker Shakti Samanta bids Adieu to the film fraternity and the world. The genius who gave us films like Kashmir Ki kali, An Evening in Paris, Aradhana and Kati Patang to mention a few, breathed his last in his home in Mumbai. He was 83 years old. Ailing for some time now, he had suffered a stroke about 2 months back. He was making a recovery, however, he succumbed to a cardiac arrest late last evening. His son Ashim Samanta, a film maker was by his side. He gave the Bollywood industry uncomparable gems and in fact, Bollywood saw its golden years during the time. With leading actors such as Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor all giving superb performances under Shakti Samanta’s able guidance, he leaves behind a whole range of films which would remain evergreen. Films that would tell the story of this genius and continue to remain a favorite with us all.

Sonam says “NO” to films with Dad Anil Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor is the latest hot property in Bollywood. Although her two films didn’t do well at the box office , Sonam has everything working in her favor.The father and daughter both have it going good for them. Anil Kapoor with his performance in the Oscar winning “Slumdog Millionaire” has got himself on to an all new level.
There has been much speculation lately about the real life father-daughter pair- Anil and Sonam- playing the same role on the silver screen. However, Sonam has put all doubts to rest and has made it very clear that Anil will not be playing her dad onscreen. She says that he looks much younger than his age and will not make a typical Bollywood dad.

Sonam would be next seen in Anil’s home production titled “Ayesha” and with rumors of her father’s role in the film still available getting hotter, there were lots of people who expected Anil to step into the role. However the two have made it very clear that he wouldn’t be playing the part.
Sonam for now has a lot chalked out for her. With her next film and several endorsements in line the petite beautiful damsel has it all going for her in Bollywood.

Shilpa Shetty looks stunning on "Cosmopolitan" cover page

Shilpa Shetty has been making news recently. Juggling beautifully her film career, endorsements, IPL and of course Raj Kundra. She has been doing everything from films to endorsing products and now the owner of the IPL team "Rajasthan Royals". Life seems to have just looked up suddenly for her after the "Big Brother" win.
Her new spa "Losis", the Yoga DVD and now the new tie up with Ultra tech cement and the launch of the Rajathan Royals jersey has all seen Shilpa steal the limelight. Shilpa surely has groomed herself well to soak in all this well and still continue to remain grounded.

She is looking stunning as ever on the cover page of the new "Cosmopolitan". The magazine covers an exclusive interview with the actress and talks of all that's currently happening in her life. Lovely Shilpa surely the way to go. Wishing her all the best and may the good times go on and on for this beautiful damsel.

Aamir Khan takes on social responsibility

Aamir Khan the perfectionist has assumed a whole new role yet again. I am an Aamir Khan fan I must admit right at the beginning itself. I love his film, style and his sincerity towards everything that he takes up. People have been trying to analyse reasons of his terrific success for long now. How did Ghajini do so well at the box office inspite of recession and bad times otherwise at the box office? This is a plain simple formula - an intelligent mind with a hardworking attitude. With this combination you just cannot go wrong is what I believe.

The talented actor, director, producer Aamir as donned several different hats over the past few years. Here is presenting Aamir in a new and different role. The actor has taken on the social responsibility of educating people regarding how important it is to exercise your voting rights. The actor with his huge fan following would be able to make a big difference. With several actors campaigning for different parties , Aamir has decided to stay away from active politics and still do his bit towards fulfilling his social responsibility. When asked about turning to politics full time , he said acting is his passion and he would love to continue with that.

This is one actor I feel who makes the time and has the inclination to make a real difference.

Koena Mitra the new entrant on "Jhalak Dikhla Ja"

The dance reality show "Jhalak Dikla Ja" is one which has me hooked on to the TV these days. The show started off with 10 celebrities pairing up with their respective choreographers and setting the stage on fire. Non-dancers these celebrities including cricketer Amarnath have done a very good job. The celebrities have only got better with time and have tried more adventurous dance forms with their choreographers lending full support.

A few weeks into the show saw the addition of footballer "Baichung Bhutia". And from the stiff footballer he is definitely turning into a good dancer. With three celebrities eliminated over the past 3 weeks the show has made another wild card entry with actress and trained dancer Koena Mitra. The actress is definitely a surprise package expected to increase the TRP ratings and get the show popular. There are however, mixed reactions to this from the Jhalak house. On one hand, when some of them do take it as an opportunity to better themselves, there are others who feel that inviting a trained dancer at this stage is not the right move to make. The channel can however, change the pattern at any point and getting more viewership is surely very important.

The "Teen Deviyaan" or the three female judges - Saroj Khan, Juhi Chawla and Vaibhavi Merchant" are doing a great job. For viewers like me, twists like this definitely makes it more interesting to continue watching the show. What do you feel?

Akshay Kumar gets wife Twinkle to unbutton him on Lakme Fashion Week

Lakme Fashion week this year has been a star studded affair with several Bollywood stars right from the King Khan walking the ramp. shahrukh looked stylish as ever even with one hand in sling. However, it is Akshay Kumar the show stopper who actually has got all the attention with his act. The actor walked the ramp then walked over to his wife Twinkle and got her to unbutton his jeans. There is a suit already filed against him for the act. Being brand ambassador for Levi's "unbuttoned" he probably found it to be just another act , however social worker Anil P Nayar found it objectionable. When asked Akshay Kumar said " There is nothing wrong in it. Everybody unbuttons himself or gets unbuttoned by someone. What's the big deal about it?".

Akshay there are a lot of things we do on a regular basis however, there are some things that are best left behind closed doors. Bollywood has crossed all barriers and brought things on screen but does this cross the basics of decency and move on to the realm of indecency and vulgarity. The limits for each one and his perceptions are different. For me this is a little too much to handle (you may call it conservative attitude though).

How about you? Do you feel endorsing and trying to advertise something can go to just about any limits?