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B-town's virtual victims
But the major cause of concern of B-Towners is that these imposters are causing trouble in their (celebs') professional lives, let alone their personal ones. Neil Nitin Mukesh was a victim who fell into Loveleen's imposters' trap.
There are several other not so well known people who get lured by the offers made by the impersonators. The one who eventually faces the flak is the celeb when he is flooded with phone calls, messages and questions.
So was the case with actor Arjun Rampal and wife Mehr Jessia in June this year. An imposter had been calling up female models and offering them jobs at the Rampals' company (a company the faker called "new").
The imposter went on to state Arjun's company wanted to step into the fashion industry by launching a "new signature line" of garments. After being harassed by those who were duped, Arjun officially clarified his stand,"If we have jobs to offer, we will contact the concerned parties officially.
As of now, we have alerted our friends and colleagues. This impostor has also contacted some of our industry friends and asked for favours posing as our staff member.
" Earlier this month, it was Anil Kapoor's turn to face the 'fakers'. The actor was being impersonated on a microblogging site.
The faker had put up a picture of the star along with his daughter's – Sonam. The imposter would keep sending friend requests to well-known industry folks in a bid to access their profiles.
Katrina Kaif was also bugged by endless phone calls about her profiles put up on various microblogging sites. To her surprise, a famous director called her asking feedback about the script which he claimed to have discussed with her on one of these sites and another from a studio head about a project which again was discussed virtually.
Katrina had to finally clarify that she does not use any networking sites to discuss work. Actor Riteish Deshmukh too was left red-faced when he realised he was following director Anurag Kashyap's faker and been conversing with him as well.
The imposter would talk about Anurag's films in an effort to sound as if he was the filmmaker. When Riteish discovered he wasn't following the real Anurag, he posted apologies online, and also stated who the real one is.
The number of celeb imposters is on the rise. While Loveleen had to sign-up on the social networking site to keep a check on her imposters, other celebs have been forced to open online profiles for the same reason — master blaster Sachin Tendulkar being one of them.
The only positive thing in this entire mess is that more and more celebs are getting into the social networking sites in a bid to stop cyber imposters from abusing their names
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Azim looks up to Salman, SRK and Aamir Khan
To make his character in "Qasam Se Qasam Se" appear realistic, Azim frequented call centre offices to absorb the finer nuances of the people working there. "It was quite a relevation for me as an actor.
I witnessed not only people's mannerisms but also the activities they indulge in during the break hour. Looking into the mirror, some guys would be busy ruffling their hair and taking care of their looks, while some would busy binging.
And there would others catching up with family and friends over their cell phones. This has helped shaped my character in the film.
" Azim feels that all our veteran actors were keen observers and would translate that on screen. "Whether it were the legendary actors like Dilip Kumar or the late Raj Kapoor or Dev Anand , they were schools in themselves.
I am a great fan of Salman Khan , Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan and look at them as a student who looks upon his guru. I am mastering the art of acting watching their films," he smiles
(less)Mahek Chahal reveals her beauty secret
My absolute must haves are browns, bronze and red shades of make-up, as they give my skin tone a very nice shine and suit me very well. I always carry these colors in my bag because I never know when I might show up at an event and feel completely under-dressed.
Also, any of these shades really adds that extra glow."
(less)Priyanka Chopra goes house hunting
She's been scouting for real estate in Juhu and Khar for a while now as she wants a bigger house. She also wants privacy, which one can't get in an apartment building.
Besides, it's been her dream to own a sea-facing bungalow." The source adds that PC wants a big garden that will include a space for her pets.
She also wants to accommodate a gym. When asked, Priyanka confirms that she's looking for a bungalow in the suburbs and adds, "I'm looking for a bigger place.
I'm very happy with the success of my last two films, so this is a good time for me to go house-hunting." Stars with sea- facing bungalows Akshay Kumar Rani Mukerji Shah Rukh Khan Rajesh Khanna Rekha Farhan Akhtar
(less)Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh marries again
While talking about the honeymoon plans, Riteish had told us, "We can't have a honeymoon this month. Our producer Kumar Taurani has strictly forbidden us to go anywhere till our film releases this month as he wants Genelia and me to promote the film in various cities.
David Dhawan's son Rohit gets married on February 10, so immediately after our wedding Genelia and I will have to rush to Goa for that again. After that, will be my brother Dheeraj's wedding during the end of the month to Honey Bhagnani .
I have to be there for all the pre-wedding arrangements so going for our honeymoon this month seems impossible now."
(less)I never thought I'd be a desirable woman: Sameera Reddy
"My name in the list means a lot to me. As as a young girl, I never thought even in my wildest dreams that I would become a desirable woman.
I yearned for a perfect body as I was ugly duckling in school. But now that I have entered films, I believe that beauty is hidden in the imperfections of people and it all depends on how you use them.
That's my definition of desirable and I am glad to have made it to the list," says Sameera. The actor is basking in the success of her last Tamil release opposite Madhavan and has Padma Shri Priyadarshan's Tezz to look forward to.
Sameera has now decided that she will do a mix of performance-oriented and glamorous characters on screen, something that Simran and Jyothika did in Kollywood. So is the report true that Sameera wants to become the next Simran and Jyothika? "You cannot become another person.
I had said that I look up to both Simran and Jyothika, who had a mixed bag of roles- performance-oriented and cute characters. Both had their own fan following .
They are my role models and I want to have a beautiful lineup of characters like them," says the actor
(less)Sherlyn Chopra likes being unconventional
Be it politics, cinema, sports, business or any other arena, women across the globe including India are in great form mentally, physically and consciously to undertake greater responsibilities and tougher challenges that are often encountered on paths less travelled." Sherlyn is also happy that she has gone from being just a pin-up girl to an entrepreneur.
Says she, "The rapid metamorphosis in my case would not have been possible had the mindsets of the majority of the people in the Hindi film industry continued to be goverened by prejudices. I look upto entrepreneurs who command respect and attention for daring to think out of the box and act accordingly.
They do not have a herd mentality. What they have is unadulterated creativity which is set on fire by courage.
" Naming films like " The Dirty Picture ", " Erin Brokovich ", " No One Killed Jessica "," The Black Swan " as cinema that has changed the way we think, Sherlyn says, "Unconventionality is no longer a taboo. It is being applauded and celebrated by both the classes and the masses.
The pulse of the youth is racing towards liberalisation. And I'm truly loving it.
" Asked why she decided to give us photographs that resembled those of the " Jism 2 " campaign, the actor quips, "I have pushed the envelope by choosing to cover my nakedness with nothing but pure consciousness."
(less)Kangana’s weird dressing at Fashion’s launch | Bollywood News and Gossip
Kangana Ranaut who left mouths wide open at her movie Fashion’s first look held at Cinemax. She was wearing something small in shining yellow and guess what she claims she has designed that dress herself.
Hold on… if you think this is the end then please wait, there’s more to come) She was also flaunting some red color false flowers and feathers on her made-up hair. Also a yellow color strap on her neck which resembled a dog collar.
If that wasn”t enough she also carried herself on shinning red heels and a matching red color bag. Thankfully Priyanka Chopra and Mugdha Godse too were present and were looking extremely stunning and beautiful.
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(less)Aishwarya attends Riteish, Genelia's reception
Aishwarya was briefly spotted and clicked when the Bachchans hosted media mogul Oprah Winfrey at their home during her first India visit. Later, she drove with Oprah, father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan and husband Abhishek to a party hosted by Parameshwar Godrej to welcome Oprah.
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(less)Flash mob greets Imran at New York University
"I had a blast at NYU. Everyone was so enthusiastic, they put on a very polished, confident show, and the surprise flash mob at the end was perfectly executed.
My best wishes to all the students involved," Imran said in a statement. The students had been practising for the performance for over two weeks, ahead of Imran's visit to New York as part of the promotional tour.
"As the president of NYU Dillagi, a Bollywood dance team, I knew we had to have simpler steps that the general public would be able to do and we sent videos out to the public. I thought that the flash mob came out even better than expected since people kept joining the mob throughout the sequence and it definitely surprised those that did not know of it ahead of time," Mohit Chhatpar, coordinator of the flash mob, said.
"It was really fun to be doing a flash mob and having Imran among us was all the more fun. He was very sporting and interacted with the students.
We are excited about this movie as well and are glad he could come and be among us to talk about his movie," he added. The Dharma Productions' film, also starring Kareena Kapoor, is set to hit theatres Feb 10.
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(less)Mohit Suri to direct Aashiqui 2 with fresh faces
"It's been 20 years for that film. So, obviously now I will have to upgrade this story.
It will be the same realistic love story but with a modern theme," Suri told IANS. Aashiqui won critical accolades after its release at the time.
It also catapulted the careers of lead actors Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal, who forayed into Bollywood with this film. Suri is also set to hunt for new faces for the sequel.
"I will cast fresh faces with a new boy and a new girl," said Mohit. While some are referring to Aashiqui 2 as a sequel, others are calling it a remake.
However, producer Mukesh Bhatt of Vishesh Films sets the record straight. "It is neither a sequel nor a remake.
It can be said as the musical series of Aashiqui ..
.a new generation is making this film," he said.
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My dad is the don of B'wood: Abhishek Bachchan
Girls screamed Abhishek's name out loud on seeing him. But Neil, with an overgrown beard, became a tad tough for the people to recognise.
But when they did, everyone gathered there made up by greeting him loudly. Considering the fierce manner in which the Bachchans have been guarding Beti B, Abhishek was virtually swamped with queries about her.
When asked if the family has decided on a name for her, a smiling Abhishek replied, "We've yet to decide. We would ideally like to name her with the alphabet 'A', but let's see.
" BOLLYWOOD KA KING KAUN? With SRK's "Don 2" having just been released, Big B as the original Don was high on people's minds. But Abhishek expertly fielded queries on SRK's venture, when asked, by saying, "Bollywood mein to ek hi Don hai.
And that's my father Amitabh Bachchan . But honestly, I haven't seen the film as I have been busy.
But I will catch it soon." Neil, however, was all praises for the film.
"It's a slick movie with brilliant performances," he said. FAMILY TIME: It was a family reunion for Neil, who was with his sister Neha and her family in Kanpur for Christmas, before reaching Lucknow.
Giving them company was father Nitin Mukesh. In Lucknow, Neil appeared relaxed and still in the holiday mood.
Clearly, the short holiday was a welcome break from the promotional rounds. In fact the family, with brother-in-law Alakshendra Swaroop, Alakshendra's sister Akanksha and Neil's nephews Aryendra and Shauryendra, accompanied him to Lucknow for a day of gorging on lakhnawi food.
"Yahan Lucknow aa ke mein toh bas yahan ki sari mashhoor cheezen khana chahta tha," declared Neil. And he did just that with costar and friend Abhishek Bachchan, when the two feasted on kebabs from Tunday, paranthas, biryani, makkhan malai and laddoos
(less)Genelia excited for new chapter with Riteish
"Thanks so much for your overwhelming response. It's a(n) exciting new chapter in our lives and all your wishes and blessings make it even more beautiful and special for Riteish and me," Genelia posted on her Twitter page.
Ever since Riteish admitted in a media report that they will seal their eight-year-old relationship by tying the knot in 2012, good wishes have been pouring in for the two actors who made their Bollywood debut together in 2003 with "Tujhe Meri Kasam". Actors like Lara Dutta , Siddharth , Arjun Rampal , Amrita Rao , and filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted their wishes for them.
Riteish, son of politician Vilasrao Deshmukh , is 32 and Genelia is eight years younger to him. On the big screen, they were last seen together in "Masti" in 2004, but they have now teamed up again for " Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya "
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh's dream project
A source informed that Neil and Rohit hit it off during the shooting of Abbas-Mustan's Players , which was scripted by Rohit. "That's when Neil told Rohit about his dream project Paidaar.
Apparently, Rohit also helped Neil with the final shape of the screenplay," said the source. With the news of Neil's latest endeavour doing the rounds, the industry is abuzz with speculations about the likely cast of the film.
And reportedly, the actor's rumoured ex-flame Deepika Padukone is a strong contender for the female lead. As for Neil, he has decided to don the role of music composer as well.
And we hear that the actor and his reputed singer father, Nitin Mukesh will sing one of Mukesh's classic evergreens. The source added that besides composing the music, the father and son are likely to also produce the film.
When contacted, Nitin confirmed, "Well, yes it's true. But I can't reveal details.
I've been working on this script quietly for years now. I was wondering who would direct it for me.
Then, when I got to know Rohit Jugraj, I knew I had found the director capable of doing justice to my dream project. Rohit and I are not only like-minded, but also very compatible in our creativity.
I can't wait to start the film. I'll be singing all the numbers for my character.
Apart from this, I can't reveal anything more right now."
(less)Abhishek Bachchan 's not a VIP?
While waiting for their flight to Mumbai, Abhishek and his crew, along with co-actor Neil Nitin Mukesh were escorted to the VIP lounge on their arrival at the airport by the CISF personnel. But just when they were made comfortable there, they were asked to vacate the lounge.
Airport Director, Atul Dixit, tells us of what actually took place there. According to him, Bachchan and his guards entered the VIP lounge at the airport without any official permission from the terminal manager at the airport.
"The CISF had made them sit in the VIP lounge without informing the airport authorities. The guards travelling with the team had virtually seized the VIP lounge.
Even the airport officials were denied entry into the lounge. The airport duty manager, RK Srivastava, questioned stars' presence there, as the VIP lounge is meant for only a special category of people, which incidently does not include film stars, and subsequently requested the guards have Ab hishek Bachchan make an entry into the register which is kept there for record purposes.
But his guards refused to do the needful, at which he told them categorically to either make an entry in the register, or vacate the lounge. Meanwhile, Abhishek Bachchan on hearing the commotion came out and specified that he had been escorted to the VIP lounge by the airport security.
And then he shifted to the arrival lounge of the airport along with Neil Nitin Mukesh and their team."
(less)Neil Nitin to play good, bad and the ugly
Mumbai Mirror found out that apart from signing Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Part 2, the actor has also grabbed a role in Rakeysh Mehra's Rang De Basanti assistant Prerna Wadhawan's directorial debut. According to an industry insider, Dhulia and Wadhawan watched the promos of Neil's forthcoming films and were impressed with his performance.
And after a few meetings with the actor, he was brought on board. Neil will reportedly play a gangster in Dhulia's venture.
Randeep Hooda had essayed the very role in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. Neil's role in Wadhawan's film will be diametrically opposite.
"Prerna's film is a love story. This will be the first time Neil will play a romantic lead.
Shraddha Kapoor will play his love interest. Both films will go on floors in 2012," revealed a source close to the projects.
Wadhawan's film will also be Shraddha Kapoor's first film outside YRF, the producion house with who she had a three-film contract. However, after her debut venture Luv Ka The End failed at the box office, the actress has now decided to try her luck elsewhere.
Neil, however, remained unavailable for comment
(less)Arbaaz Khan bids goodbye to social networking
I'm gonna lodge a complaint with the cyber cell as its a criminal offence." Thoroughly disturbed by this Arbaaz wrote again saying, "Hackers don't seem to realize that such an act can land them in jail.
The offense carries a 3 year jail term. Wonder if all this is worth it.
Hacking an email account is common but such a violation of somebody's privacy." He also wrote that he was contemplating filing a police complaint and getting the perpetrator booked.
Whether or not he complained to the police, the actor turned director has gone a step further. Not taking any chances he has deleted his account on Facebook also.
"I have deactivated my Facebook account . I'm told email accounts usually get hacked because of these social networking sites also.
Phew !!!" Seems like Arbaaz is taking no chances of having his privacy compromised this time. His fan's loss entirely though.
Not so long ago singer Aditya Narayan had also complained of his twitter account being compromised by someone who was tweeting on his behalf
(less)No shortcuts for this Romeo
Neil, who is playing a grey character in the film co-starring Ameesha Patel had his reasons to wait two-and-a-half months for this new rough look. "I follow method acting," revealed the actor, and added, "My character in Shortcut Romeo required me to look rough.
And I did not want to wear a wig. The days of wigs have gone, I think.
Also, wearing a wig affects one's acting. Thankfully, my hair grew fast"
(less)Neil Nitin Mukeshl's Christmas holidays
Neil reached Kanpur on Dec 24th evening and straightaway went to Kanpur to his sister Neha's residence. "My sister had organized a surprise party at her Moroccan Lounge with all her friends and we had an awesome time," said the actor.
'My father and my nephew Shauryendra dressed like Santa and my dad also ditributed gifts to all the youngsters. It was an awesome evening and one of the best Christams' I've had in years," said Neil.
While in Lucknow, Neil appeared relaxed and still in the holiday mood. Accompanied by father Nitin Mukesh, brother-in-law Alakshendra Swaroop, sister Neha, nephews Aryendra and Shauryendra and Alekshendra's sister Akanksha, Neil spent the day at Lucknow tucking in the goodies which the city is famous for.
"Yahan Lucknow aa ke mein toh bas yahan ki sari mash'hoor cheezen khana chahta tha." And he did just that with co-star and friend Abhishek Bachchan when the two feasted on Tunday Kabas, parathas, biryani, makkhan malai and laddoos
(less)A pre-wedding bash for Riteish and Genelia
There was a pre-wedding bash for the lovely couple Tuesday, hosted by Sajid Nadiadwala and Fardeen Khan at Royalty Bandra. "Riteish and Genelia are lovely couples.
Their seven years of relationship is very strong and I admire it. The celebrations will begin from Jan 29," Nadiadwala told reporters.
Many Bollywood celebs graced the event and blessed the couple. Boman Irani, who shared the screen space with Riteish in many films, said: "Riteish is like a son, friend and partner to me.
I wish all the success to both of them." The couple walked the red carpet a little late.
Genelia was seen in a party mood. "Riteish is my Raj Kumar ," she declared.
Karan Johar wished them "all the happiness". Other huge weddings lined up this year include Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor , and Vidya Balan is expected to marry beau Siddharth, CEO of UTV.
Riteish and Genelia first met while shooting their debut film "Tujhe Meri Kasam" in 2003. They will reportedly have a four-day wedding affair, which will be attended by who's who from Bollywood and politics.
Other guests at the pre-wedding bash included Arbaaz Khan , Deepika Padukone , Manoj Bajpai , Raveena Tandon , Farah Khan, Shrish Kunder, Sajid Khan, Jia Khan, Shezan Padamsi, Fardeen Khan, Ameesha Patel, Tushar Kapoor , Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arjun Rampal , Sohail Khan and Bobby Deol , among others
(less)Will the real Arbaaz Khan please stand up?
The filmmaker took to his Twitter page, tweeting :"Hey guys ! I'm not on facebook. The person posing as me is a fake.
Its sad that people impersonate and mislead people. Boot him out !!!" When contacted, Arbaaz told Mumbai Mirror, "Yesterday, one of my family friends called me and told me about this.
In fact, this person has 3500 friends on that page and I have been told he has been talking to many people and sending friend requests by pretending to be me. I deactivated my account six months ago because it got hacked.
I am told that there are fake accounts of Malaika too. I don't know what to do with such imposters that is why I tweeted about it.
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(less)Heroine on Twitter!
But she is making an exception for Madhur Bhandarkar's movie Heroine. The actress is ready to tweet via UTV Motion Pictures' Twitter account, just for this movie.
She will share moments from the shooting of the movie and be up, close and personal with her fans about her character and working experience on the sets of Heroine. "Yes, I will be on twitter for the first time as heroine, my character in UTV Motion Pictures and Madhur Bhandarkar's film.
It will be a new experience for me and I'm really looking forward for it. I think I will thoroughly enjoy it.
I will be doing so from UTV's Twitter handle utvmp," says a very enthusiastic Kareena. 1st Tweet : @utvmp : Finally, here's the video - @mbhandarkar268 and Kareena on the sets of #Heroine http://t.
co/jSOVmewo. This is not just an important project for Madhur, it is equally important to Kareena and that's why the actress is going out of the way for this movie.
You can follow Heroine on Twitter @utvmp Heroine is a UTV Motion Pictures and Bhandarkar Entertainment film. Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, the film stars Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda and Shahana Goswami.
The music of the movie is directed by music directors Salim-Sulaiman
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh set for Kenya trip
There are a couple of things to do before I go; will keep u posted. Looking forward to it," the 30-year-old posted on micro-blogging site Twitter
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh's life is timed!
The actor who is known for his fitness consciousness and who we recently reported was cleaning his mean machines in an endeavour to do a natural workout, seems in a very timed mind set. Apparently, the actor cannot sleep late into the day even on days when he doesn't have shoots.
Neil recently wrote on his microblogging site, "Have a day off from shooting! But the body clock is set! So woke up early! Pushing myself to sleep to rest the body from all the stunts!" We hope you get ample rest Neil so people can drool over you while you do the stunts
(less)Bollywood biggies give Hilton bash a miss | Bollywood News and Gossip
W Marriot hotel here Saturday night. Bollywood personalities like Sonakshi Sinha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Dino Moreaa and Imran Khan were invited for the bash, but the only known faces who showed up were Sushmita Sen, Kangana Ranaut and Bipasha Basu.
Others who attended the bash at the Enigma club were choreographer Sandeep Soparkar, actresses Shazahn Padamsee and Gul Panag, photographer Atul Kasbekar and Pooja Bedi. Sonakshi had tweeted: “Off to shoot ‘Rowdy Rathore’ tonight.
Will have to skip seeing Paris in Mumbai.” Paris, who is in India to promote her new line of bags, looked her glamorous best in a short silver dress and diamond earrings and said that she enjoyed the party.
“Had the best time at my party last night! Met so many amazing people! The women in #India are so exotic & gorgeous,” she tweeted. Sphere: Related Content Posted in
(less)Pre-wedding bash for Riteish and Genelia
"Riteish and Genelia are lovely couples. Their seven years of relationship is very strong and I admire it.
The celebrations will begin from Jan 29," Nadiadwala told reporters. Many Bollywood celebs graced the event and blessed the couple.
Boman Irani, who has shared the screen space with Riteish in many films, said: "Riteish is like a son, friend and partner to me. I wish all the success to both of them.
" Riteish-Genelia's big party night The couple walked the red carpet a little late. Genelia was seen in a party mood.
"Riteish is my Raj Kumar," she declared. Karan Johar wished them "all the happiness".
Other huge weddings lined up this year include Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, and Vidya Balan is expected to marry beau Siddharth, CEO of UTV. Riteish and Genelia first met while shooting their debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.
They will reportedly have a four-day wedding affair, which will be attended by who's who from Bollywood and politics. Other guests at the pre-wedding bash included Arbaaz Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpai, Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan, Shrish Kunder, Sajid Khan, Jia Khan, Shezan Padamsi, Fardeen Khan, Ameesha Patel, Tushar Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arjun Rampal, Sohail Khan and Bobby Deol, among others.
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(less)Paris is a total party girl: Bipasha
The actress was among the few Bollywood celebrities who attended the bash organised by Queenie Singh for the international socialite in Mumbai Saturday night. Though many actors like Sonakshi Sinha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Dino Morea and Imran Khan were expected for the party, the only knows names to have turned up included Bipasha, Sushmita Sen and Kangana Ranaut.
Paris reached India Saturday morning to launch her line of handbags. Tweet
(less)Shammi was Preity Zinta's childhood crush
we mourn the loss of d most zinda dil man I've ever met. condolence to d family.
Shammiji u will b remembered always. Thanku for d grt joy n entertainment u gave millions.
seems like a grammatical error 2use past tense 4 u. Actress Preity Zinta reacting to Shammi Kapoor's death tweeted that Shammiji is her childhood crush.
"2 my all time favourite Shammi kapoor, my childhood crush & my reason 2 Yahoo ..
May ur soul rest in peace ! U will live in R hearts FOREVER!" (sic) Narrating his experience of his meet with Shammi, Ritiesh Deshmukh tweets: The day I met Shammiji- 4yrs ago in Malaysia I saw him at d AirPort. I kept looking at him n turning my face away not knowing how 2 approach him & introduce myself.
I kept walkng ahead till I caught shammijis eyes n he politely waved at me n asked me 2 come 2 him & said - 'HI I'M SHAMMI KAPOOR, ive bn WANTING 2 SAY HELLO 2 U'-(such was the greatness of the man)- I was totally embarrassed & I just touched his feet-couldnt get d words out of my head- My Hero- My Superstar had said hello 2 me-That was the only time I met him. Today is a very sad day.
He will always live in our hearts. Love u sir (sic) Neil Nitin Mukesh writes, An evergreen actor.
An inspiration to a million. Dance moves you can't match up to.
Shammi uncle RIP. Will miss you gizmo guru.
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(less)Neil Nitin to take flying lessons
The urge to take flying lessons was fuelled when he shot a crucial helicopter scene for Abbas Mustan's Players in New Zealand. He was even trained for a couple of hours to manoverue it.
This was the first time Neil shot in a helicopter and he is now addicted. The scene was shot in a restricted air space as New Zealand is one of the busiest airports.
The thrill of seeing the skyline of New Zealand, was a mesmerizing experience and ever since that flight, Neil interest in taking flying lessons has been renewed. He has already made enquiries about some flying schools in India and abroad and plans to take admission soon.
" Maybe Kunal Kapoor can give him advice. Or even Shahid Kapoor
(less)Times 50 Most Desirable Men of 2011: The Winners
They can make any young girl go weak in the knees through their charismatic aura. No wonder then that these guys are voted as India's Most Desirable in 2011.
Online voting to set the DQ (Desirability Quotient) ended on January 15, 2012, onwww.itimes.
com/polls with 3.74 lakh votes bringing with it a deluge of promising newcomers, while some regulars appeared to fall out of favour Rank 2011 Hotties 1 Salman Khan 2 Ranbir Kapoor 3 Hrithik Roshan 4 John Abraham 5 Mahesh Babu 6 MS Dhoni 7 Shah Rukh Khan 8 Shahid Kapoor 9 Imran Khan 10 Arjun Rampal 11 Suriya 12 Ajith 13 Virat Kohli 14 Akshay Kumar 15 Yuvraj Singh 16 Farhan Akhtar 17 Ali Zafar 18 Aamir Khan 19 Dhanush 20 Rana Daggubati 21 Siddharth 22 Ranveer Singh 23 Vikram Kennedy 24 Saif Ali Khan 25 Atif Aslam 26 Ajay Devgn 27 Abhay Deol 28 Zaheer Khan 29 Karan Singh Grover 30 Abhishek Bachchan 31 Rahul Gandhi 32 Sonu Nigam 33 Sonu Sood 34 Neil Nitin Mukesh 35 Rajeev Khandelwal 36 Sidhartha Mallya 37 Prateik 38 Vijender Singh 39 Vidyut Jamwal 40 Riteish Deshmukh 41 Emraan Hashmi 42 Jackky Bhagnani 43 Kunal Kapoor 44 Muzammil Ibrahim 45 Dino Morea 46 Arunoday Singh 47 Rannvijay Singh 48 Rahul Sharma 49 Karan Johar 50 Rajat Barmecha
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh to sing for Shortcut Romeo
"Recording a song today! For Shortcut Romeo . Music by the great Himesh Reshammiya.
Will give you details once it's done later in the evening," Neil posted on Twitter. Shortcut Romeo is a romantic thriller film to be directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan.
It is the Hindi remake of the director's own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006) that stars Neil Nitin Mukesh in the title role with Ameesha Patel in a negative character. Tweet
(less)Production house becomes victim of identity theft
The company has learnt that the perpetrators not only created a fake company profile on a popular social networking site, but also organised auditions to cast aspiring actors in a film under the said banner. Reportedly, the scam set-up took quite a sum of money from the actors to land roles in the film.
One such aspirant was Mukesh Pal, who explained his plight, "I found the number online. The ad said that it was conducting auditions for UTV films.
I contacted them over the phone and they told me they were in search of fresh faces for the film Call Centre, which will be produced by UTV Motion Pictures and stars Irrfan Khan , Tusshar Kapoor and Kangna Ranaut. The film's supposed director took my screen test and promised me a small role in the film, after asking me to pay Rs 20,000.
It was hard for me to come up with that amount of money, but I have always wanted to work in Bollywood, so I agreed." Reportedly, it was Pal, who brought the scam to UTV Motion Pictures' attention.
And so, UTV Software Communications has filed a civil suit against the fake company on December 12, 2011 for infringement of registered trade mark, passing off and unfair trade competition. In response to which, the Delhi High Court passed an ad-interim injunction yesterday against the fake casting agency running under the name of UTV in Noida, UP.
Siddharth Roy Kapur , CEO, UTV Motion Pictures, said, "Cases like these, where the names of reputed studios are used to dupe unsuspecting aspirants, unfortunately make people suspicious about all casting agencies. We have taken action and we appeal to the authorities to take a strong stance to ensure such incidents do not take place in the future.
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(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh: It's official, I'm in love
.finally! But alas, it's not a girl.
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it's his iPad! The actor announced his 'relationship status' on Twitter, and built the suspense around it. ""Its official !I'm in love! With .
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.With :) ,.
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Withhhhhhhhh :) :)," he wrote, and later added: "MY IPAD ! :) :) :) :) I'm in love ya!" Neil says the device has all qualities of a perfect partner. "I mean serious it one of my best friends :) always there so friendly.
Entertaining , informative , intelligent , understanding :) caring:) Sorry to disappoint u guys but this one sticks by me all the time doesn't leave me for nothing :) through thick and thin :)," he wrote. Neil will be seen next in Abbas-Mustan's " Players "
(less)Genelia, Rana come closer!
" This is the second time that the south actor has been linked to a B-Town actress. Previously, Rana was reportedly close to Bipasha Basu while they were shooting for Dum Maro Dum in Goa.
Genie (as the actress is fondly called) has a squeaky clean image and has been with Riteish Deshmukh ever since their first film together, Tujhe Meri Kasam, in 2003. Even as Genelia's marriage plans with Riteish are being firmed up for next year, Southern industry insiders just can't stop talking about the growing "friendship" between D'Souza and Daggubatti.
Wonder what Riteish has to say about this new dosti, hmmm?
(less)Neil promotes his movie on Twitter
Marketing of a film is way more hectic then making the film," the 29-year-old actor posted on Twitter. The action-thriller is a remake of the Hollywood film "The Italian Job" and it also stars Abhishek Bachchan , Sonam Kapoor , Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu .
Nitin has also revealed the name of his character in the film. "PLAYERS! My characters name is SPIDER," he posted.
Directed by Abbas-Mustan, "Players" will releases Jan 6 next year
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh fighting with his director?
However, Jugraj is worried that this will remind people of Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail , a film which was set in a prison and starred Mukesh. According to a source, "He (Mukesh) is charged about having a sequence set in a jail.
The two have been having some bitter arguments, but Neil is unwilling to budge." The film is reportedly a revenge saga, where Mukesh's character wants to avenge the wrongdoings committed against him.
According to the source, Mukesh wants to include a bit where he orchestrates his incarceration so as to get the chance to meet the villains in jail. When contacted, Mukesh admitted that Paidaar has jail sequences.
"But the prison in Paidaar and the action that follows, will have no resemblance to Madhur's Jail . We'll create a prison world that's never been seen in Indian cinema before.
"We'll use John Woo's Face/Off and Simon West's Con Air as reference points," he said. Tweet
(less)Bollywood floods Riteish with B'day wishes
"Happy birthday to the bestest, most adorable and the sweetest person I have ever known and will ever know, @Riteishd you make life special by just being in it," posted Genelia, who even congratulated her beau for the news of a 'Legends Walk' that he is planning at Bandra, Mumbai. According to media reports, Riteish, also an architect, is planning a desi version of the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, with star handprints embedded into the sidewalk -- a project similar to that planned by entertainment channel UTV Stars.
"Congrats @Riteishd on the 'Legends Walk', super sweet thought and because of you, how lucky we are to have all our superstars' handprints embedded into d sidewalk," wrote Genelia. Among others who wished the actor a happy and successful life were Karan Johar , Boman Irani, Lara Dutta , Dia Mirza , Arjun Rampal , Farhan Akhtar and Lara Dutta.
Here's what they wrote on Twitter: Karan Johar: To my closest friend and family @Riteishd..
.Happy birthday!!!! Have the most special year ever!!!! Arjun Rampal: @Riteishd wish u a very happy birthday my dear Rits a big year ahead filled with all the happiness you deserve.
Love. Lara Dutta: @Riteishd Happy Burrrday my dearest friend!! May you have the BIGGEST year yet ahead!! Boman Irani: @Riteishd Heyy ritlaaa! The biggest budmaash on the planet!!!!!! Happy birthday! Dia Mirza: @Riteishd My Darling friend! Happy Birthday!!! Love you truck loads.
May all your wishes come true fellow sagittarian! Arshad Warsi: Wishing one of the sweetest guy and a dear friend @Riteishd a very happy birthday. He turns five today (mentally)?? Ashish Chowdhry: Seen it all, been there.
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honestly the most gorgeous people I know..
@geneliad and @Riteishd, I love ya..
Happy birthday and more, Ritz :) Farhan Akhtar: And happy birthday to one helluva nice guy @Riteishd ..
. Rock On buddy! Vishal Dadlani: Happy Birthday to one of the coolest, funniest, nicest guys in the film business or anywhere else! @Riteishd, Happy Birthday! Sujoy Ghosh: It's the happy buddhey of the architect.
The man who designs the best friendships and occassionally buildings. To @Riteishd may you remain as you are.
Rohan Sippy: Six years ago, we brought in your birthday together @Riteishd! Hope you have a great one Bluffmaster! Neil Nitin Mukesh: @Riteishd Happy birthday bro! God bless you always! Loads of love!! Siddharth: Happy Birthday @Riteishd..
.something tells me you're headed for your best year.
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and it's all roses from here on..
.godspeed bro! Sophie Choudry: Haaaappppppppy burrrday to the truly lovely @Riteishd! Hope its the bestest year ever darl! Wish you happiness, success always! Loads of love!
(less)Bollywood floods Riteish with B'day wishes
"Happy birthday to the bestest, most adorable and the sweetest person I have ever known and will ever know, @Riteishd you make life special by just being in it," posted Genelia, who even congratulated her beau for the news of a 'Legends Walk' that he is planning at Bandra, Mumbai. According to media reports, Riteish, also an architect, is planning a desi version of the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, with star handprints embedded into the sidewalk -- a project similar to that planned by entertainment channel UTV Stars.
"Congrats @Riteishd on the 'Legends Walk', super sweet thought and because of you, how lucky we are to have all our superstars' handprints embedded into d sidewalk," wrote Genelia. Among others who wished the actor a happy and successful life were Karan Johar, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza, Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar and Lara Dutta.
Here's what they wrote on Twitter: Karan Johar: To my closest friend and family @Riteishd..
.Happy birthday!!!! Have the most special year ever!!!! Arjun Rampal: @Riteishd wish u a very happy birthday my dear Rits a big year ahead filled with all the happiness you deserve.
Love. Lara Dutta: @Riteishd Happy Burrrday my dearest friend!! May you have the BIGGEST year yet ahead!! Boman Irani: @Riteishd Heyy ritlaaa! The biggest budmaash on the planet!!!!!! Happy birthday! Dia Mirza: @Riteishd My Darling friend! Happy Birthday!!! Love you truck loads.
May all your wishes come true fellow sagittarian! Arshad Warsi: Wishing one of the sweetest guy and a dear friend @Riteishd a very happy birthday. He turns five today (mentally)?? Ashish Chowdhry: Seen it all, been there.
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honestly the most gorgeous people I know..
@geneliad and @Riteishd, I love ya..
Happy birthday and more, Ritz :) Farhan Akhtar: And happy birthday to one helluva nice guy @Riteishd ..
. Rock On buddy! Vishal Dadlani: Happy Birthday to one of the coolest, funniest, nicest guys in the film business or anywhere else! @Riteishd, Happy Birthday! Sujoy Ghosh: It's the happy buddhey of the architect.
The man who designs the best friendships and occassionally buildings. To @Riteishd may you remain as you are.
Rohan Sippy: Six years ago, we brought in your birthday together @Riteishd! Hope you have a great one Bluffmaster! Neil Nitin Mukesh: @Riteishd Happy birthday bro! God bless you always! Loads of love!! Siddharth: Happy Birthday @Riteishd..
.something tells me you're headed for your best year.
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and it's all roses from here on..
.godspeed bro! Sophie Choudry: Haaaappppppppy burrrday to the truly lovely @Riteishd! Hope its the bestest year ever darl! Wish you happiness, success always! Loads of love! Tweet
(less)Bollywood floods Riteish with B'day wishes
"Happy birthday to the bestest, most adorable and the sweetest person I have ever known and will ever know, @Riteishd you make life special by just being in it," posted Genelia, who even congratulated her beau for the news of a 'Legends Walk' that he is planning at Bandra, Mumbai. According to media reports, Riteish, also an architect, is planning a desi version of the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, with star handprints embedded into the sidewalk -- a project similar to that planned by entertainment channel UTV Stars.
"Congrats @Riteishd on the 'Legends Walk', super sweet thought and because of you, how lucky we are to have all our superstars' handprints embedded into d sidewalk," wrote Genelia. Among others who wished the actor a happy and successful life were Karan Johar, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza, Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar and Lara Dutta.
Here's what they wrote on Twitter: Karan Johar: To my closest friend and family @Riteishd..
.Happy birthday!!!! Have the most special year ever!!!! Arjun Rampal: @Riteishd wish u a very happy birthday my dear Rits a big year ahead filled with all the happiness you deserve.
Love. Lara Dutta: @Riteishd Happy Burrrday my dearest friend!! May you have the BIGGEST year yet ahead!! Boman Irani: @Riteishd Heyy ritlaaa! The biggest budmaash on the planet!!!!!! Happy birthday! Dia Mirza: @Riteishd My Darling friend! Happy Birthday!!! Love you truck loads.
May all your wishes come true fellow sagittarian! Arshad Warsi: Wishing one of the sweetest guy and a dear friend @Riteishd a very happy birthday. He turns five today (mentally)?? Ashish Chowdhry: Seen it all, been there.
..
honestly the most gorgeous people I know..
@geneliad and @Riteishd, I love ya..
Happy birthday and more, Ritz :) Farhan Akhtar: And happy birthday to one helluva nice guy @Riteishd ..
. Rock On buddy! Vishal Dadlani: Happy Birthday to one of the coolest, funniest, nicest guys in the film business or anywhere else! @Riteishd, Happy Birthday! Sujoy Ghosh: It's the happy buddhey of the architect.
The man who designs the best friendships and occassionally buildings. To @Riteishd may you remain as you are.
Rohan Sippy: Six years ago, we brought in your birthday together @Riteishd! Hope you have a great one Bluffmaster! Neil Nitin Mukesh: @Riteishd Happy birthday bro! God bless you always! Loads of love!! Siddharth: Happy Birthday @Riteishd..
.something tells me you're headed for your best year.
..
and it's all roses from here on..
.godspeed bro! Sophie Choudry: Haaaappppppppy burrrday to the truly lovely @Riteishd! Hope its the bestest year ever darl! Wish you happiness, success always! Loads of love! Tweet
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh unveils his latest workout
He actor wrote, "Time to go do what relaxes me! Clean my bike and cars. And trust me its a full on workout.
" Now we know the secret behind that fab body Neil boasts. Given his slick and smart look in his latest flick, surely none of his fans would mind catching him clean his mean machines either
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(less)Ameesha Patel is back to square one
Shortcut Romeo will be the remake of 2006 Tamil film Thiruttu Payale When contacted, Ameesha told Mumbai Mirror, "I am extremely happy and excited to do such a thrilling film. It's a very intelligent script and a step forward from the same genre of suspense thrillers that I have been part of before.
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(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh, a big fan of his mom
I pray to god that all my lives I be born as her son only!" tweeted Neil, grandson of legendary singer Mukesh. "The finest parents.
And I'm not just saying it they are so emotional loving and caring. Proud to be their son.
They have taught me great values and a lot of respect and how to truly love," added the actor who began his Bollywood stint with " Johnny Gaddaar " in 2007
(less)Neil off to Kenya for Shortcut Romeo
Shooting for Shortcut Romeo there will be fun. Kenya.
Looking forward to my trip. Will hopefully be a beautiful peaceful place for me to connect with nature and myself! Only I know I so need it," tweeted Neil, who has been growing his golden locks for the movie.
Shortcut Romeo is the Hindi remake of 2006 Tamil film Thiruttu Payale , which was also directed by Ganesan. Besides Neil, the film stars Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta.
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(less)Neil Nitin the new Baazigar?
A friend of the actor revealed, "Abbas-Mustan, after seeing Neil's bad boy act in the rushes of their forthcoming film have decided to cast him in their remake of Baazigar." In fact, Neil and the directors have also worked out the details of how to shape the characters in the new Baazigar, added the friend.
However, Neil's road to success seems to have a minor bump - Shah Rukh Khan. According to a source close to the project, the team is a little sceptical about Khan's approval of Neil playing the character that defined SRK as the new anti-hero.
Though Abbas (of Abbas-Mustan) confirmed that they have indeed signed Neil for three films, he denied Baazigar remake being one of them. However, when contacted Neil neither agreed to or denied the news and simply said, "It is true I've been signed by Abbas-Mustan.
I hope it's for Baazigar."
(less)Riteish Deshmukh injures his hand during CCL practice
The actor on late Thursday night tweeted about the injury and posted, ""First day on the nets of CELEBRITY CRICKET LEAGUE - injured my thumb- will be out of cricketing action for a few days."" on the microblogging site.
He also tweeted a link to a photograph of his injured hand that he uploaded in his Webcam pictures album on Facebook. A concerned Sangeeth Sivan immediately tweeted Riteish asking him how he hurt himself --- batting, bowling or fielding, to which Riteish tweeted, ""fielding sir"".
Director Sangeeth Sivan wished him ""speedy recovery"" in his next tweet. CCL 2 kicks-off in Sharjah in UAE on January 12, 2012
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh finds love in Delhi
Mumbai Mirror has learnt that Neil has even organised for a special show of his upcoming release at a multiplex in Saket for his ladylove, her friends and family. Interestingly, Neil, who has always organised special shows of his films for friends and family, will do it in Delhi for the first time.
When contacted, Neil remained unavailable. However, his manager Sonu Lakhwani said, "Yes Neil is having a show in Delhi.
We would not like to comment on his personal life but he is in a happy space."
(less)Neil Nitin the new Baazigar?
A friend of the actor revealed, "Abbas-Mustan, after seeing Neil's bad boy act in the rushes of their forthcoming film have decided to cast him in their remake of Baazigar." In fact, Neil and the directors have also worked out the details of how to shape the characters in the new Baazigar, added the friend.
However, Neil's road to success seems to have a minor bump - Shah Rukh Khan. According to a source close to the project, the team is a little sceptical about Khan's approval of Neil playing the character that defined SRK as the new anti-hero.
Though Abbas (of Abbas-Mustan) confirmed that they have indeed signed Neil for three films, he denied Baazigar remake being one of them. However, when contacted Neil neither agreed to or denied the news and simply said, "It is true I've been signed by Abbas-Mustan.
I hope it's for Baazigar."
(less)When technology, Bollywood walked hand in hand
The Hindi film industry used technology like never before for continuous film promotion, to raise funds, to find artists and to connect with the audiences for suggestions and ideas. Consumed by the technological boom, filmmakers like Prakash Jha, Mahesh Bhatt, Shirish Kunder and big stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan used social networking sites to connect with their audiences and impart information.
The FICCI-KPMG 2011 report pointed out that VFX and post-production segments grew 42 percent and 17 percent respectively in the total of the Rs.23.
6-billion ($450 million) worth industry for 2011. If big names like Shah Rukh Khan, Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar launched the first look of their respective films "RA.
One", "The Dirty Picture" and "Agneepath" on Twitter, Mahesh Bhatt used the platform to finalise the poster for "Murder 2". Filmmaker Onir went a step further and used Facebook to invited people to raise funds for his film "I Am" and received an overwhelming response.
Around 400 people from 46 cities across the world participated and he raised nearly Rs.10 million.
Later Onir released the trailer of the film on Youtube. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has witnessed the industry's growth from the 1970s till now, had once said: "The interaction with the audience through social networking mediums has helped.
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I think it is a wonderful vehicle to tell people that 'I made this film for you. Now can you guide me where I am going wrong before I actually put it out in theatres'.
I think it is quite masterly to involve the people..
.it's democratically correct!" A regular blogger, Big B is tech savvy and often discusses his film projects, tidbits about his life on his blog and he even tweets.
In fact, he announced his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy on Twitter, and later the birth of his granddaughter. For others, using Twitter or Facebook for clarification or refuting rumours was a regular thing.
Bollywood's King Khan used every available technological support for king-sized promotion and branding of his superhero movie "RA.One".
SRK, who reportedly spent over Rs.150 crore on "RA.
One" as a producer, set aside a separate marketing budget for online promotions. He collaborated with Google Plus and Sony for a full cycle game called "Ra.
One - The Game ". It was available on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 format.
He also customised "RA.One" channel on YouTube, which was the first-of-its kind initiative in the country and saw the songs release, theatrical promos along with videos of the film's making, events and uncut footage going online.
Marriage between gaming and films is an opportunity to raise revenues worldwide, said King Khan. "Apart from just the bright factor, the creative factor and the marketing factor - I think the main marriage is going to be that we are going to have another source of revenue very soon for our films.
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so they can get bigger and better," said the actor-producer who did tie-ups worth Rs.52 crore.
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.I feel Indian films can take this second step -- to get video games arranged for their respective films.
I am sure youngsters all around would be proud of this development," he added. His forthcoming film "Don 2 - The King Is Back" will have a game titled "Don - The Social Mobsters Game', which will be launched on Facebook and is being developed by Mango Games.
He is regularly tweeting about the film's promotion and keeps his fans updated. Actor-filmmaker Sanjay Suri , who featured in "I AM", feels the landscape of releasing and watching trailers has changed.
"One can reach a wider audience through such platforms," he said. The reach of Youtube was evident when southern star Dhanush's song "Kolaveri Di" went viral on the internet and made him popular across the globe.
But there is a flip side to it, says Anurag Kashyap, director of films likes " Black Friday ", "Dev D" and "Gulaal". "Youth is my biggest audience but the biggest problem is they are a non-paying audience.
They are the ones who download films but don't believe in spending," he said. Technology was used and abused.
For instance, songs like "Haal e dil", a song from Amitabh Bachchan's film "Bbuddah..
.Hoga Tera Baap" and "Chammak Challo" from "RA.
One" were leaked online much before their official music launch
(less)The new entrants in Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2011
Labelled a Casanova, Kohli is on the most wanted list with several endorsement offers. His commercials with Genelia D'Souza for an accessory brand were a huge hit.
Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Dashing with oddles of confidence.
Fun Fact: Women love his badass attitude. Sonu Nigam No 32 Who: Singer, Actor Claim To Fame: He began his career at the age of three when he joined his father Agam Kumar Nigam on stage to sing Kya Hua Tera Vaada at a concert.
He was recently in the news for his international collaborations with artistes like Britney Spears and Avicii. Sonu was moved by the death of his idol Michael Jackson and released a tribute album in his memory.
Relationship Status: Married to Madhurima. DQ: Soulful voice and charming personality.
Fun Fact: Is a very good mimic. Dhanush No 19 Who: Actor, Singer Claim To Fame: The Kolaveri Di singer took the nation by storm with the song and video going viral within hours of being uploaded online.
Not only did the song top the charts but it also became the most watched video in India in 2011. He was part of the National Award-winning film Aadukalam, which won six awards last year.
Relationship Status: Married to Aishwarya Rajinikanth. DQ: Boy-next-door charm.
Fun Fact: Kolaveri Di will be seen in his Tamil film 3. Vidyut Jamwal No 39 Who: Model, Actor Claim To Fame: After scorching the ramp with his good looks, Vidyut was noticed by Bollywood.
His first big project was Vipul Shah's Force where he was cast in a negative role opposite John Abraham. Addicted to working out, he is trained in martial arts.
He was also seen in a Telugu film Shakti opposite NTR Jr. Relationship Status: Single.
DQ: Deadly looks and a killer body. Fun Fact: Openly admits to being technologically challenged! Riteish Deshmukh No 40 Who: Actor Claim To Fame: His father used to be Maharashtra's Chief Minister.
But politicial affliations aside, Riteish is known for his flair for comedy. He starred in two of last year's hits F.
A.L.
T.U.
and Double Dhamaal. Relationship Status: Lost his single status on Friday when he married Genelia D'Souza.
DQ: A Mr Nice Guy, he also deserves the title of B-Town's Mr Congeniality. Fun Fact: Is heavily into technology and is known to be a gadget freak who's miles ahead of his contemporaries.
Sonu Sood No 33 Who: Actor Claim To Fame: Born in the interiors of Punjab, this model-turned-actor made his debut in the Telugu film Hands Up (2000). He then got a break in Hindi films with Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh (2002) where he was noticed for his acting.
However, his biggest hits to date have been the Telugu film Arundhati and Salman Khan's Dabangg, where he played the bad guy. A fitness addict and parkour expert, Sonu is famous for his chiseled body.
Relationship Status: Married to Sonali. DQ: Ripped body.
Fun Fact: He once bribed security to enter Film City as a struggling actor. Rajat Barmecha No 50 Who: Actor Claim To Fame: The 23-year-old left Delhi to pursue his acting dreams in Mumbai, even though his parents wanted him to join the family business.
He started off with commercials, before auditioning for Udaan, which changed his life and won him rave reviews. Later he did a small cameo in mentor Anurag Kashyap's production Shaitan.
Relationship Status: Single. DQ: The quintessential boy next door.
Fun Fact: Is a fan of Pedro Almodovar movies. Jackky Bhagnani No 42 Who: Actor Claim To Fame: Before becoming an actor, Jackky served as an assistant director on several films produced by his father Vashu Bhagnani.
He made his debut in 2009 with Kal Kissne Dekha for which he lost around 60 kgs over a period of two years. His second release F.
A.L.
T.U went on to become a sleeper hit in 2011.
Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Sweet smile, likeable personality.
Fun Fact: Down-to-earth despite daddy's millions. Rana Daggubati No 20 Who: Actor Claim To Fame: Hailing from a filmi family, Rana's uncles are south superstars Venkatesh and Nagarjuna.
He made his debut with the Telugu film Leader, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South. In 2011, he made his Bollywood entry with Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum where he got noticed and won accolades for his role.
Relationship Status: Briefly dated Bipasha Basu. Now single.
DQ: Raw, rugged appeal. Fun Fact: Known to be quite the party boy.
Arunoday Singh No 46 Who: Actor Claim To Fame: Grandson of late politician Arjun Singh, Arunoday made his acting debut in 2009 with Sikander. Having learnt acting from the New York Film Academy, he has also had a short stint in theatre.
Singh's best work to date has been in Sudhir Mishra's acclaimed film Yeh Saali Zindagi. Relationship Status: Single.
DQ: Tall, fair, handsome. Fun Fact: Has some mean moves on the dance floor.
Rank 2011 Hotties 1 Salman Khan 2 Ranbir Kapoor 3 Hrithik Roshan 4 John Abraham 5 Mahesh Babu 6 MS Dhoni 7 Shah Rukh Khan 8 Shahid Kapoor 9 Imran Khan 10 Arjun Rampal 11 Suriya 12 Ajith 13 Virat Kohli 14 Akshay Kumar 15 Yuvraj Singh 16 Farhan Akhtar 17 Ali Zafar 18 Aamir Khan 19 Dhanush 20 Rana Daggubati 21 Siddharth 22 Ranveer Singh 23 Vikram Kennedy 24 Saif Ali Khan 25 Atif Aslam 26 Ajay Devgn 27 Abhay Deol 28 Zaheer Khan 29 Karan Singh Grover 30 Abhishek Bachchan 31 Rahul Gandhi 32 Sonu Nigam 33 Sonu Sood 34 Neil Nitin Mukesh 35 Rajeev Khandelwal 36 Sidhartha Mallya 37 Prateik 38 Vijender Singh 39 Vidyut Jamwal 40 Riteish Deshmukh 41 Emraan Hashmi 42 Jackky Bhagnani 43 Kunal Kapoor 44 Muzammil Ibrahim 45 Dino Morea 46 Arunoday Singh 47 Rannvijay Singh 48 Rahul Sharma 49 Karan Johar 50 Rajat Barmecha Text by Tushar Joshi
(less)Heidi Klum, villain on the internet?
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"While slightly safer than last year, searching for top celebrities continues to generate risky results. Consumers should be particularly aware of malicious content hiding in 'tiny' places likes shortened URLs that can spread virus in social networking sites, or through emails and text messages," said a spokesperson.
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(less)Pre-wedding bash for Riteish and Genelia
"Riteish and Genelia are lovely couples. Their seven years of relationship is very strong and I admire it.
The celebrations will begin from Jan 29," Nadiadwala told reporters. Many Bollywood celebs graced the event and blessed the couple.
Boman Irani, who has shared the screen space with Riteish in many films, said: "Riteish is like a son, friend and partner to me. I wish all the success to both of them.
" Riteish-Genelia's big party night The couple walked the red carpet a little late. Genelia was seen in a party mood.
"Riteish is my Raj Kumar," she declared. Karan Johar wished them "all the happiness".
Other huge weddings lined up this year include Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, and Vidya Balan is expected to marry beau Siddharth, CEO of UTV. Riteish and Genelia first met while shooting their debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.
They will reportedly have a four-day wedding affair, which will be attended by who's who from Bollywood and politics. Other guests at the pre-wedding bash included Arbaaz Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpai, Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan, Shrish Kunder, Sajid Khan, Jia Khan, Shezan Padamsi, Fardeen Khan, Ameesha Patel, Tushar Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arjun Rampal, Sohail Khan and Bobby Deol, among others.
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(less)Sonam, Bipasha's new dostana
The four of them proceeded to shake a leg on some peppy numbers from their film. The co-stars were certainly enjoying each other's company.
Only time will tell if it's a new dostana or one, just meant for the camera!
(less)Bollywood biggies give Hilton bash a miss
W Marriot hotel here Saturday night. Bollywood personalities like Sonakshi Sinha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Dino Moreaa and Imran Khan were invited for the bash, but the only known faces who showed up were Sushmita Sen, Kangana Ranaut and Bipasha Basu.
Others who attended the bash at the Enigma club were choreographer Sandeep Soparkar, actresses Shazahn Padamsee and Gul Panag, photographer Atul Kasbekar and Pooja Bedi. Sonakshi had tweeted: "Off to shoot Rowdy Rathore tonight.
Will have to skip seeing Paris in Mumbai." Paris, who is in India to promote her new line of bags, looked her glamorous best in a short silver dress and diamond earrings and said that she enjoyed the party.
"Had the best time at my party last night! Met so many amazing people! The women in #India are so exotic & gorgeous," she tweeted. Tweet
(less)Why celebs supported Anna Hazare?
B-Town bigwigs Aamir Khan, Raju Hirani and Om Puri were present at the Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, while others like John Abraham, Vidya Balalan, Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitley, Udita Goswami et al, were supporting Anna's fight against corruption directly or indirectly in various cities. So, what's the agenda behind the celeb support for Anna? Are these stars cutting a piece of cake for themselves? Says Kailash, "When you see these stars, it's visible that they are fake, that they are fooling people and are doing it for the sake of free publicity.
I have never seen people changing colors like that." But then he diplomatically adds, "In India the system breaks you and your spirit.
And this makes people think why should I initiate a process. With Anna taking such a strong stand, it has given people hope to fight for a cause, something to fall back on when they want to take a stand against something.
" There also surfaces a subtle divide within the hitherto united 'big family' - the Hindi film industry. Even as Anupam Kher, (who played the ideologically upright headmaster in Saaransh) came out to support Anna, the man who made the movie and his former mentor, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt opposed Anna's stance.
On one hand, we had Aamir making his positive presence felt, and Salman's bodyguards beat up Anna supporters on the other. While Amitabh Bachchan and Shekhar Kapur openly supported Anna on microblogging sites, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar were skeptical and Ram Gopal Varma even pretended ignorance about Anna! And then there were some who suddenly resurfaced from almost anonymity (like Raja Bundela, Sambhavna Seth, Raghubir Yadav) to ensure that they championed the most talked about cause of the moment.
With their movies up for release, you could see some star casts in the front row of the protest rallies. There was John Abraham breaking "dahi handis of corruption"as he put it during Janmashtami celebrations, Vishal Dadlani and Raghu Ram bragging about their 'participation in the Mumbai rally to support Anna' on social networking sites, and Vidya Balan, Shreyas, Bipasha, Udita and Celina in their Anna topis, Rakhi Sawant berating Team Anna, Jacquiline Fernandez refusing to support Anna - every celeb wanted a piece of Anna.
But do these celebrities really need to be out there in what it is being called the common man's revolution? Udita says, "I feel celebrities should stay away from the entire campaign. If this is a common man's uprising then it should remain like that and with Bollywood celebrities appearing on stage, the focus inadvertently shifts to the glamour they automatically bring in.
" But the ways and the cause is again appreciated and supported, she says, "It has definitely made a difference as we in India have become used to bomb blasts, but a man fasting has stirred the whole nation." Opportunity knocks only once on your God forsaken door and it's wise to make use of it.
However, to say that exactly that's what is happening will be drawing your own conclusions, but also there is no smoke without fire. Anna is surely fighting for one cause we all have got affected with at least once in our lifetime and actress Shital Shah sums it up best when she says, "I am happy that Anna managed to raise a very pertinent issue and sensitize the masses to it.
What team Anna has come up with may not be foolproof and it would require some time on the part of everyone to bring out a bill that is in the best interests of the country." Chips in Celina, "Sometimes a change needs a revolution and the stand against corruption has brought every citizen of this country together just like we stood against the British.
Celebrities supporting a good cause is important because we are all in our own ways role models to someone or the other. Mostly the youth in India needs the correct motivation.
" With the impact of Anna being all-permeating at the moment, for many celebrities, it was also a chance to be in the arclight once again, so they seized the day to get every Anna's worth of publicity that can only help them professionally in the long run. (With inputs from Soumitra Das) Watch Video'+'';} else {tmpdiV="";} var b1=""; var b2=""; var hid="526"; if(sldemsidcnt>1){imglinksh='View Images';}else{imglinksh='View Image';} var b2 = ''+''+ capt +''+ tmpdiV +''; bellyad.
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(less)I am single: Neil Nitin Mukesh
I am single! A lot of speculation happening. Wouldn't mind betting into a relation!" Neil tweeted.
Rumours were abuzz that Neil was in relationship with a Delhi-based girl. However, the actor has set the record straight, adding he dislikes people who use the word love frivolously.
"I'm a "real" person! Hate fakeness, pretence and users. Hate ppl who use the word love frivolously," said Neil "I go all out in a relation, expect nothing but love which is true.
I don't respect people who change without reason and say things for effect," he added. Neil was earlier dating designer Priyanka Bhatia , but they parted ways in 2010
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(less)Bipasha Basu and Rana Daggubati get closer
We were told that the poor star turn out was due to Surinder Kapoor's demise. However, the guests who did show up were certainly in a mood to party and how! The moment the American heiress, dazzling in a silver outfit, made her late night entry at the disco at around 1 am everyone flocked around to get clicked with her.
Paris, followed by her entourage, designer Rocky S and Queenie, danced her way to the DJ console, posing for the star struck fans on the way. Sushmita Sen and Pooja Bedi were caught up in some serious girl talk.
Sush was accompanied by a tall and bespectacled mystery man. Gul spent considerable time with photographer Atul Kasbekar.
Kangana, who was earlier caught in a controversy regarding being the face of Paris Hilton's brand of handbags in India, seemed to be completely starstruck. She ensured she got her picture clicked with Paris.
However, the highlight of the night were Bipasha Basu and Rana Daggubati. While Bips, easily the best-dressed woman of the night in her shimmery white jumpsuit, was happily high and dancing with her girl gang, Rana stuck by her side the whole night.
Though they restrained indulging in any sort of PDA, their chemistry was very apparent. A source says, "Towards the end of the party, Bipasha was in high spirits.
Rana was with her throughout giving her company." The revelry, which went on till the wee hours, came to an end only when the guest of honour decided to retire.
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(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh's family time
The actor wrote, "Nothing better Than family. The only people who will always be there for u no matter what ! I simply love my family.
Seeing a movie with my father after really long ! ""Big Stan"" a comedy by Rob Schneider ." Incidentally, it's also promotions of "Players" that has kept the actor busy in the last couple of months.
So, we wish you some happy family time Neil
(less)Neil Nitin Mukesh to sing for Shortcut Romeo
"Recording a song today! For Shortcut Romeo . Music by the great Himesh Reshammiya.
Will give you details once it's done later in the evening," Neil posted on Twitter. Shortcut Romeo is a romantic thriller film to be directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan.
It is the Hindi remake of the director's own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006) that stars Neil Nitin Mukesh in the title role with Ameesha Patel in a negative character. Tweet
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