The film is an official remake of the Hollywood crime thriller The Italian Job . " Players releases on the 6th of January 2012," Bachchan wrote on Twitter.

Earlier, Players was set to release on 9 December this year with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Agent Vinod and Aditya Chopra's Ladies vs Ricky Bahl , but now the film has been pushed to early January making it the first release of 2012. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher in pivotal roles.

The film began its initial schedule of shooting on November 9, 2010. The filming was done throughout India, New Zealand and Russia.

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Earlier, the film was scheduled for a December 9, 2011 release. However, a delay in the shoot got it postponed to February 2012.

According to sources, the revised February 17 release date is all set to go under further revision. When contacted, director Sriram Raghavan, who was busy with a patch work shoot for the film at Filmcity revealed, "We are in the middle of post production.

" Our source from the postproduction house Prime Focus however had a different story to tell. "Prime Focus has still not received the complete footage of the film.

" Speaking about the release date, Raghavan added, "Our producer Saif Ali Khan will return from his shoot in South Africa by tomorrow. The release date will then be discussed and an announcement will be made in a couple of days.

" According to trade experts, a February release will not work for the film with leading lady Kareena's Ek Main Aur Ek Tu releasing that time. March and April generally sees very few releases owing to the various school and college exams held during that period.

This is followed by IPL. This means that fans will have to wait for at least another six months to see Agent Vinod (less)

After working with Saif in Tashan and Kurbaan , she will be seen with him again in the upcoming Agent Vinod , set for release March 23. "Kareena looks good with me and there is no comparison! Apart from me, I don't see anybody (with whom she looks good)," Saif told reporters here on the sidelines of the first poster launch of his production Agent Vinod .

Kareena, the leading lady of the spy thriller, was missing from the event Wednesday. Saif explained: "We had to divide to conquer.

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she will be seen in future promotional activities for the film." The first poster of the movie features only Saif in it.

However, he promises that unlike other action films, the actress has a justified role in his film too. "Kareena has a very strong role in the film.

She has done justice to the role and the role has also done justice to her," Saif said. The shooting of Agent Vinod , directed by Sriram Raghavan, took a while.

And Saif denies rumours that the delay ensued due to budget hassles. "The film taking time to complete are the reports given by media.

There were lots of rumours that the film is getting delayed, it's getting over the budget..

. everything was just a rumour.

Films take time," he said. He guarantees that the wait will be worth it, as he said: "The kind of action and locations that we have chosen, I have not seen in much movies.

The film must have taken a longer time, but it does not matter as long as the product is interesting." The film is said to have dollops of action, but Kareena wasn't too comfortable with it.

"She doesn't like doing action, but she is very good at it. She gives pretty intense expressions.

As far as I am concerned, I thought it (action) would be fun, but it was very frightening. It's not easy," said Saif.

Besides the unique action sequences, Agent Vinod will also have a "different" item song, a mujra picturised on Kareena. "We thought let's go a different way and try something different in terms of expression.

I believe even Dinesh Vijan was pushing for a mujra..

. we needed to make our item a little bit different," said Saif.

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Agent Vinod releases on February 10, 2012 and Saif Ali Khan has said they will make an announcement after that. The Omkara star's impending marriage to Kareena Kapoor has been making headlines ever since the day Saif and Kareena declared their relationship is for keeps.

The actor said the he doesn't want to talk about his relationship with Kareena as it tends to shift focus from films and makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. "It (the marriage) is something that I look forward to next year.

It's just that in my experience whenever we talk about it beyond that it tends to become the headline and all our hardwork of trying to create an interesting film and chemistry falls flat and it becomes about the wedding, which is something that I respect and I'd like to discuss after this film is out of our way, so we'll talk about that next year sometime. Agent Vinod is scheduled to release on 10th February, 2012 and Saif was only too excited to ask everyone to remember the date.

On another note, the actor was quizzed about Kareena's look in her upcoming film and if the nawab preferred her doing mujra in Agent Vinod vis--vis being Shah Rukh's Chammak Challo . "I think variety is the spice of an actor's life.

When we started out we were going to have a rocking item song in the movie but (we realised) an item song these days is pretty run-of-the-mill. I think this film has got a destiny of its own and it's very lucky in that way.

" "I don't like to call her 'lucky'. I think she is a tremendous artist and she lends a lot of class to the screen and is one of the best actors I've worked with," Saif said on being asked if Bebo is every actor's lucky mascot at the box office.

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Since 'Agent Vinod' is an action flick, stunts are bound to be an integral part of it. Even the promos show hard core action and chasing sequences of car and bikes.

"She (Kareena) had said she does not like doing action but she is very good at it. She has got pretty intense expression when she does it.

She was very very good while doing it (stunts)," Saif maintained. Last year, Kareena had injured herself while shooting in New Delhi for a high-octane stunt sequence for the film.

Interestingly, even Saif had a tough time doing action and ended hurting himself quite often. "As far as me doing action, I thought it would be fun but every inch of my body was bruised and coloured in some amazing purple, yellow blotches.

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I had not seen something like this ever. I have done everything myself which I am excited about," the National Award winning actor said.

"In love stories you need proper timing, I thought action would be easy, but it is not..

.it is physically very demanding," the 41-year-old actor stated.

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Says a source present "Kareena Kapoor is Bollywood's ultimate diva and her performing to a mujra song is a double bonus to audiences. There was clapping and whistling in the cinema as soon as the song was screened .

Dil Mera Muft Ka is a sure-shot treat to Bebo fans" Styled by Manish Malhotra , Bollywood Czarina -Kareena Kapoor is back with all her nazakat and adayein doing a sensuous mujra choreographed by Saroj Khan in Illuminati's action spy thriller Agent Vinod. The actress took cues from veteran actress Rekha who had audiences mesmerized in the early 80's with her mujra numbers.

Said Kareena Kapoor on the occasion "Rekhaji has been the ultimate performer when it comes to classic Mujra songs but Dil Mera Muft Ka is a contemporary take on Mujras and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I have performing it" The highly anticipated action-adventure Agent Vinod also starring Adil Hussain, Ram Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover, is all set to release on the 23rd of March 2012 . The film's trailer has received rave reviews too (less)

Kareena, who has two big releases lined up this year -- Agent Vinod with beau Saif Ali Khan and Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine , agreed. "It (Piracy) is a racket and it should stop.

You should go and only watch in theatres to see all our films and all the stars' films," she said. Year 2012 is especially 'special' for her elder Karisma as she is making her comeback to filmdom after a hiatus of six years with Vikram Bhatt's Dangerous Ishq .

"Well, I think it is going to be very special because I am doing a movie after a long time and it feels wonderful that two sisters are in the same profession and have been together throughout. So, it feels good," said Karisma, who featured in movies like Dil To Pagal Hai , Raja Hindustani , Biwi No.

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' His latest spy-thriller Agent Vinod being the first move towards becoming more 'macho' than Saif has ever been known for. He says, "Well I don't know if action's been my forte, but it's something that is interesting me at this point in time.

Films like Agent Vinod and Race 2 excite me more than say a Love Aaj Kal . While I'm respective and appreciative of the roles that have given me the success and credibility, at this age I think I would like to do something more strong and mature.

" Growing up Considering it's an image that's working like magic for his fellow Khans, it's no surprise that Saif's keen on treading the same path. However, for the actor who has grown up on Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman action thrillers, Bollywood films are still too romanticised to depict reality.

He adds, "In America they like complicated situations, grey characters, real issues. For us, even today, we love heroes.

For example, Sriram's (Raghavan) last film with me, Ek Haseena Thi had some level of grit and realism to it. But it still wasn't as much compared to international films.

I don't think we are particularly honest about portraying reality in our films and they have left us behind in that space." Action-packed So how 'real' is Agent Vinod ? "Well, he is a hero too and he loves his country, but not in an I-will-die-for-the-nation kind of way.

He is more irreverent and cynical in his ways. What's interesting is that he still has the girls, the machine guns and his plans to escape, but not necessarily in that order.

That's where Sriram will surprise you." Interestingly, for Saif's real life girlfriend, none of these matter, as long as she did not have to jump off skyscrapers.

He adds, "Kareena would do a Jab We Met any day as compared to an Agent Vinod . But she does look good in whatever little action she has had to do.

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com/PhotoDetail.aspx?ID=12349 And lastly though Vinod has his way with many girls, Saif most definitely is a one-woman man.

Even though he absolutely refuses to divulge anything more. "It's so difficult to do an interview without getting personal.

You can ask all you want but I won't talk about the marriage!" Tweet (less)

The Kapoor gal has her plans in place post-shaadi. When asked if she will work at the same pace as she is doing today, she replies candidly, "My career will always be the way it is.

Work is my passion. Saif and I are very urban and contemporary thinking people.

We have our own space, he does his own thing. We don't even discuss work and I don't think he has ever asked me which film I am doing.

He probably gets to know from the newspapers and magazines (laughs). If I am in a meeting, he doesn't even ask me who I had a meeting with.

He is the most supportive man I could have asked for." And all those who feel that Bebo is jealous of her beau's leading ladies, especially Deepika Padukone , with who he has done the maximum number of films, Bebo clears that, too.

"I encourage Saif to work with everybody. He is free to work with whoever he wants to, it is not my concern.

Even I am free to work with whoever I want, Saif never interferes," says Kareena (less)

Since Agent Vinod is an action flick, stunts are bound to be an integral part of it. Even the promos show hard core action and chasing sequences of car and bikes.

"She (Kareena) had said she does not like doing action but she is very good at it. She has got pretty intense expression when she does it.

She was very very good while doing it," Saif maintained. Last year, Kareena had injured herself while shooting in New Delhi for a high-octane stunt sequence for the film.

Interestingly, even Saif had a tough time doing action and ended hurting himself quite often. "As far as me doing action, I thought it would be fun but every inch of my body was bruised and coloured in some amazing purple, yellow blotches.

..

I had not seen something like this ever. I have done everything myself which I am excited about," the National Award winning actor said.

"In love stories you need proper timing, I thought action would be easy, but it is not..

.it is physically very demanding," the 41-year-old actor stated.

Usually, in spy thrillers heroines are often used as a prop and do not have proper characters, but Saif insists his leading lady has a strong role. "There is a very strong role for the girl's character.

The presentation and treatment of it is something different..

. she does justice to the role and the role does justice to her.

She is very good in the film," Saif said. Kareena may not be a trained Kathak dancer but she underwent vigorous training to be perfect for doing a mujra (an elaborate dance form developed in medieval era) in Agent Vinod , he said.

"We have a classic mujra which we haven't seen in a long time. It is again a decision that we after took a lot of thinking; should we do an item, should we get another big star and do something really hot.

But most Hindi films today have hot songs. Hot in terms of outfits they are wearing and the presentation of the camera.

" "So we thought we will go in a slightly different way and try and make it different in terms of music, expression. I believe Dinesh Vijan (co-producer) was also pushing for mujra than a raunchy kind of item song.

We need to make our item a little different, so we did this," he revealed. The Sriram Raghavan-directed venture, which was beset with problems in its early stages, will finally release on March 23.

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The same days as the Ajay Devgn-starrer Tezz which is also an action flick. Not only is Agent Vinod dated, Ajay Devgn has a history of pulling off a success, one after the other, that too without going over the board in the marketing.

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One. As if that's not enough, Saif seems to be selling Agent Vinod just Shah Rukh did 'G One' - as the Indian superhero.

Saif says, "Agent Vinod is very Indian. I'm excited about the movie.

I hope it becomes such a big hit and the people enjoy it so much that I get a chance to make a sequel to it." Tell him SRK's RA.

One didn't meet expectations, and he is quick to say, "You never know what works and what doesn't. It's all a learning experience.

We all give everything we do our best shot, else why would we do it at all?" (less)

Kareena, who has two big releases lined up this year -- Agent Vinod with beau Saif Ali Khan and Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine , agreed. "It (Piracy) is a racket and it should stop.

You should go and only watch in theatres to see all our films and all the stars' films," she said. Year 2012 is especially 'special' for her elder Karisma as she is making her comeback to filmdom after a hiatus of six years with Vikram Bhatt's Dangerous Ishq .

"Well, I think it is going to be very special because I am doing a movie after a long time and it feels wonderful that two sisters are in the same profession and have been together throughout. So, it feels good," said Karisma, who featured in movies like Dil To Pagal Hai , Raja Hindustani , Biwi No.

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There is no particular calculation or anything of that sort. I just have been lucky with some good films, good directors and good scripts," Kareena told reporters here after the music launch of her forthcoming film Ra.

One . Bodyguard has surpassed all box office records while her previous films like 3 Idiots with Aamir Khan and Golmaal 3 were also box-office hits.

Kareena would be seen next in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ra.One , a science-fiction film, which will hits cinema houses on October 26.

It will be followed by Agent Vinod , an action-thriller with her beau Saif Ali Khan that will release on December 9. "Shah Rukh has given me such a wonderful film and I am looking forward to my next festive release which is Ra.

One which I believe, will be one of the biggest hits," Kareena said. Kareena will next be seen in Reema Kagti's untitled film with Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherjee, to be released in January 2012 and Karan Johar's romantic-comedy, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu with Imran Khan to be released on February 10.

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Also, he was to come to town for the polo tournament so Saif decided to spend some quality time with Kareena too. Sometime ago he had come to Bangkok all the way from London, where he was shooting to meet Kareena.

It was a 12-hour journey but Saif was determined to go. This year Kareena flew down to London and whisked Saif off to Paris for a birthday celebration.

She had specially requested his producer Dinesh Vijan for some time off for Saif. Whenever both have time they fly down to where the other is shooting and spend time together.

" Kareena says, "Yes Saif did come back for from South Africa. It was important for both of us to be at the polo match as it was the first year after Saif's father passed away.

He came back for that. We also spent some time together after the polo match as both of us have been shooting for our individual films - he for Cocktail and me for Heroine so we didn't have time to meet for some time.

For us, it's always been family first." (less)

' His latest spy-thriller Agent Vinod being the first move towards becoming more 'macho' than Saif has ever been known for. He says, "Well I don't know if action's been my forte, but it's something that is interesting me at this point in time.

Films like Agent Vinod and Race 2 excite me more than say a Love Aaj Kal . While I'm respective and appreciative of the roles that have given me the success and credibility, at this age I think I would like to do something more strong and mature.

" Growing up Considering it's an image that's working like magic for his fellow Khans, it's no surprise that Saif's keen on treading the same path. However, for the actor who has grown up on Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman action thrillers, Bollywood films are still too romanticised to depict reality.

He adds, "In America they like complicated situations, grey characters, real issues. For us, even today, we love heroes.

For example, Sriram's (Raghavan) last film with me, Ek Haseena Thi had some level of grit and realism to it. But it still wasn't as much compared to international films.

I don't think we are particularly honest about portraying reality in our films and they have left us behind in that space." Action-packed So how 'real' is Agent Vinod ? "Well, he is a hero too and he loves his country, but not in an I-will-die-for-the-nation kind of way.

He is more irreverent and cynical in his ways. What's interesting is that he still has the girls, the machine guns and his plans to escape, but not necessarily in that order.

That's where Sriram will surprise you." Interestingly, for Saif's real life girlfriend, none of these matter, as long as she did not have to jump off skyscrapers.

He adds, "Kareena would do a Jab We Met any day as compared to an Agent Vinod . But she does look good in whatever little action she has had to do.

"http://movies.ndtv.

com/PhotoDetail.aspx?ID=12349 And lastly though Vinod has his way with many girls, Saif most definitely is a one-woman man.

Even though he absolutely refuses to divulge anything more. "It's so difficult to do an interview without getting personal.

You can ask all you want but I won't talk about the marriage!" Tweet (less)

"Agent Vinod is a spy-action film and there are many car-chases so I asked my director if we could have a flashy car in that too," Saif told Gulf News adding that he took several lessons to master the art of making car-chase sequences look authentic on-screen. "Apart from learning how to drive cars and bikes fast, I learnt how to jump off high buildings too," he said.

He travelled to Vietnam to learn martial arts in preparation for his stunt-filled role in the film, also starring girlfriend Kareena Kapoor . "It's not Mr And Mrs Smith and it's not a cheesy Bond rip-off.

It is about a RAW agent who has his own personality. Yes, it has influences from various films - it's a little bit Bond, little bit Jason Bourne and a little bit 24 and Tin Tin.

But it is also original," said Saif. He also said he would never do a role on the lines of what Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie did in spy-drama 'Mr & Mrs Smith'.

"It just doesn't make sense for Kareena and I to do such a role in India. I think she has done a wonderful job with the action.

She said she doesn't like doing action but she is very good at it," he told the newspaper. Agent Vinod , which is co-produced by Saif and Dinesh Vijan, is expected to release in 2,500 screens in India and over 700 screens overseas (less)

After working with Saif in Tashan and Kurbaan , she will be seen with him again in the upcoming Agent Vinod , set for release March 23. "Kareena looks good with me and there is no comparison! Apart from me, I don't see anybody (with whom she looks good)," Saif told reporters here on the sidelines of the first poster launch of his production Agent Vinod .

Kareena, the leading lady of the spy thriller, was missing from the event Wednesday. Saif explained: "We had to divide to conquer.

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she will be seen in future promotional activities for the film." The first poster of the movie features only Saif in it.

However, he promises that unlike other action films, the actress has a justified role in his film too. "Kareena has a very strong role in the film.

She has done justice to the role and the role has also done justice to her," Saif said. The shooting of Agent Vinod , directed by Sriram Raghavan, took a while.

And Saif denies rumours that the delay ensued due to budget hassles. "The film taking time to complete are the reports given by media.

There were lots of rumours that the film is getting delayed, it's getting over the budget..

. everything was just a rumour.

Films take time," he said. He guarantees that the wait will be worth it, as he said: "The kind of action and locations that we have chosen, I have not seen in much movies.

The film must have taken a longer time, but it does not matter as long as the product is interesting." The film is said to have dollops of action, but Kareena wasn't too comfortable with it.

"She doesn't like doing action, but she is very good at it. She gives pretty intense expressions.

As far as I am concerned, I thought it (action) would be fun, but it was very frightening. It's not easy," said Saif.

Besides the unique action sequences, Agent Vinod will also have a "different" item song, a mujra picturised on Kareena. "We thought let's go a different way and try something different in terms of expression.

I believe even Dinesh Vijan was pushing for a mujra..

. we needed to make our item a little bit different," said Saif.

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. Wedding of Bollywood actors is news of public interest and thus an overdose of speculation is guaranteed.

News of Rani Mukherjee getting married every six months, John Abraham getting secretly married every now and then is common. Kareena-Saif marriage is another 'popular news'.

Its now said, the two are planning to get engaged on Feb 10. The day will also see the release of Kareena's film 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'.

When we met up Kareena a few days back, she told TOI.com, "Yes we are definitely thinking of marriage but it all depends on our film commitments.

I am busy promoting Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, then Agent Vinod and also shooting for Heroine. So all depends on when's the right time.

" The actress also denied of Ritu Kumar designing her wedding outfit. "That's not true" she said.

The wedding news has put both Saif and Kareena in spotlight. "I am only asked about the marriage.

No one seems interested in our films anymore" laughed Kareena (less)

Kareena had always maintained that she and Saif would tie the knot in 2012 but there was some confusion if it would be early 2012 or end of the year. Saif's mother Sharmila Tagore has also declared that her son is planning to marry Kareena "very soon.

" The plan was to get married after the release of Saif's home production Agent Vinod, which was to release on December 9 but the film got delayed, which sparked speculation that the wedding would be postponed. Saif confirms, "Kareena and I will definitely get married by early next year.

We plan to get married in February 2012 after Agent Vinod releases, but if the film's release gets delayed we will still get married by March. We won't postpone the marriage beyond that anymore.

" He adds, "Kareena is a wonderful girl and we are extremely compatible. My family and she have always got along well.

We share the same values in life, love each other completely and I want to spend more time with her. I am looking forward to the marriage now.

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. Actress Kareena Kapoor , who is only too happy, to have been the first to star opposite all the Khans and is on cloud nine that her movies are doing well at the box office, says she is in a happy phase of life.

After all the actress is all set to tie the knot in February 2012, right? "Wrong!" says the Bebo! "It's great that people have set my wedding date, have designed my wedding dress and planned my honeymoon without me being aware of it! It's flattering, but no, I'm not getting married, yet!" On further pushing, Kareena said, "Saif and I are happily in love and happy with each other; We are taking our time. And I assure you, nothing - absolutely nothing - is fixed as yet: no marriage date, no marriage dress, nothing!" Kareena says the next big thing she is looking forward to is Agent Vinod.

"It's a special film. The movie is made on a huge canvas.

I am hoping it'll be my next hit. Our fingers are crossed.

We have worked so hard on it. Let's hope the effort is worth it," she signs off (less)

The 41-year-old actor, who walked as a show-stopper for designer Mandira Wirk at the ongoing Blenders Pride fashion tour, was seen wearing a black, sophisticated Band Gala suit with matching shoes. His suit was a perfect tribute to the design inspiration of Wirk who took references from 16th and 18th century Rococo and Baroque style.

Saif, who was looking extremely confident on the ramp, said he was perfectly fine with actress Priyanka Chopra turning down an offer of doing an item number for his upcoming movie Agent Vinod . "I am completely fine with that as most of the actresses do not want to share screen space with Bebo (Kareena Kapoor)," he said.

The actor is reportedly planning to settle down with Kareena next year. On being asked about his marriage plans, he preferred to remain silent, but disclosed his wedding outfit.

"Since I belong to Bhopal, I will definitely wear an achka ," Saif said. Tweet (less)

’ His latest spy-thriller Agent Vinod being the first move towards becoming more ‘macho’ than Saif has ever been known for. He says, “Well I don’t know if action’s been my forte, but it’s something that is interesting me at this point in time.

Films like Agent Vinod and Race 2 excite me more than say a Love Aaj Kal. While I’m respective and appreciative of the roles that have given me the success and credibility, at this age I think I would like to do something more strong and mature.

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We all will let you know about the same as we all want the whole world..

. everyone to enjoy the moment," Kareena's sister, actress Karishma Kapoor, told reporters at an event here.

Even Kareena had said a few days back that she and her beau Saif are waiting for the release of Agent Vinod to announce their wedding. Agent Vinod is an upcoming action-thriller starring Saif and Kareena.

Directed by Sriram Raghavan and produced by Saif, the film will release in 2012. However, no date has been confirmed yet for the release.

According to some reports, Saif's sister Soha Ali Khan has confirmed that the marriage will happen in March as the release of their home-production film, Agent Vinod has been planned for February 2012. Tweet (less)

Produced at a cost of Rs 60 crores, the film was completed in 19 months. It will be released in 3,500 screens globally including 2,500 in India on March 23.

Saif, 41, who also plays the lead role in the film, said "it will give value for money," adding, "The film has been produced keeping Indian sentiments in mind." Dinesh said, "It is a fun movie with a very Indian hero.

The film has been shot keeping Indian sensibilities in mind. It is a realistic film but larger than life.

" Describing it as a fast-paced film, Dinesh said the film was shot in 12 countries including Riga, Latvia, Morocco, Russia, Uzbekistan, UK and India. Saif, known for his roles in the cult movie Dil Chahta Hai, Parineeta and Omkara , said he had gone to Vietnam for a couple of weeks to undergo training in action for the film.

He said he did all the stunts himself. "In India we do the stunts and we have good technicians in India.

What we need is good writers." Saif described his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, the heroine of the film as a "phenomenal actor.

She is just made for the film." The film is written and directed by Sriram Raghavan.

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The Kapoor gal has her plans in place post-shaadi. When asked if she will work at the same pace as she is doing today, she replies candidly, "My career will always be the way it is.

Work is my passion. Saif and I are very urban and contemporary thinking people.

We have our own space, he does his own thing. We don't even discuss work and I don't think he has ever asked me which film I am doing.

He probably gets to know from the newspapers and magazines (laughs). If I am in a meeting, he doesn't even ask me who I had a meeting with.

He is the most supportive man I could have asked for." And all those who feel that Bebo is jealous of her beau's leading ladies, especially Deepika Padukone , with who he has done the maximum number of films, Bebo clears that, too.

"I encourage Saif to work with everybody. He is free to work with whoever he wants to, it is not my concern.

Even I am free to work with whoever I want, Saif never interferes," says Kareena (less)

However, February 14, 2012 (Valentine's Day), the date on which Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor were meant to be marrying, doesn't seem like a probable date. Reason - here's how the first six months of 2012 pans out for this couple.

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January 15 they return from Gstaad, Switzerland . January 18 Kareena starts to promote Ek Main aur Ekk Tu and shoot for her commercials.

February 11 EMAET releases. February 14 Saif and Kareena at best can get officially engaged, say sources.

February 20 Second major schedule of Heroine begins. March 10 Saifeena start promoting Agent Vinod that is currently scheduled for a March 23 release.

The film's release has already been postponed twice until now. April 2012 Kareena may take up a new film.

While many say she is in the sequel to Once Upon A Time in Mumbai; insiders say nothing is confirmed. However, Rohit Shetty is keen to start his Chennai Express with her and Shah Rukh Khan.

May 2012 Kareena, Rani Mukherji and Aamir Khan start promotion tours for their June 1 release Talaash. So it looks like Saifeena can marry only after June 1.

Incidentally, it is being said that neither Karan Johar nor Aamir Khan are keen that Bebo gets married before the release of their movies. It may just take away the sheen from their respective films.

"Married heroines are welcome in the industry; but a heroine getting married just before the release is a 'no-no'," says a trade source. punetimes@timesgroup.

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It was a last minute decision and Junior Nawab needed Gulshan urgently. Putting all celebration on hold, Gulshan took the first flight out of the US and rushed to Mumbai's Filmistan studio, where Kareena Kapoor was shooting a mujra sequence.

Says Gulshan, "I was flattered and happy when Saif and director Sriram Raghavan told me that they rushed me over because they felt only I could do the role. I am also amazed at the passion with which Saif is making this movie.

The detailed work, Sriram's creativity and working with Kareena, with whom I have not worked with for a while, made me feel very special. It is indeed a special appearance for me.

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"My shooting with Saif and Kareena is over. We are all done.

Saif and Kareena did their last shooting for my film on December 24 and left for their holiday. We are now in post-production work.

The release date is March 23," said the director known for making thrillers Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddaar . The Kareena-Saif wedding would follow in the last week of March or the first week of April and the next schedule of Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine has been advanced from the end of February to the middle of February to accommodate the promotion and release of Agent Vinod into Kareena's clogged schedule, followed by the wedding and honeymoon.

"After the release of Agent Vinod , the wedding will happen immediately. Kareena and Saif don't want to delay it any more," siad a source.

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Produced at a cost of Rs 60 crores, the film was completed in 19 months. It will be released in 3,500 screens globally including 2,500 in India on March 23.

Saif, 41, who also plays the lead role in the film, said "it will give value for money," adding, "The film has been produced keeping Indian sentiments in mind." Dinesh said, "It is a fun movie with a very Indian hero.

The film has been shot keeping Indian sensibilities in mind. It is a realistic film but larger than life.

" Describing it as a fast-paced film, Dinesh said the film was shot in 12 countries including Riga, Latvia, Morocco, Russia, Uzbekistan, UK and India. Saif, known for his roles in the cult movie Dil Chahta Hai, Parineeta and Omkara , said he had gone to Vietnam for a couple of weeks to undergo training in action for the film.

He said he did all the stunts himself. "In India we do the stunts and we have good technicians in India.

What we need is good writers." Saif described his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, the heroine of the film as a "phenomenal actor.

She is just made for the film." The film is written and directed by Sriram Raghavan.

Pritam Chakraborty has provided music for the film which will be distributed by Illuminati Films owned by Saif and Eros Entertainment. Tweet (less)

In fact, Bollywood's man of the moment Salman Khan's Bodyguard is reportedly the first Hindi film to have netted the fastest ` 100 crore collection in its first week, going on to add another ` 10-11 crore in the next three days and counting. Before that came Rohit Shetty's Singham that earned around ` 50 crore, Zoya Akhtar's urban bromance, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, ` 45 crore, Ready, directed by Anees Bazmee collected ` 68 crore in the first week itself.

Guess what are the formula(s) no.1 for ensuring big bucks in the first week of a film's release? A promotional blitzkrieg (which means deluging the viewer with all possible nuggets about the film, stars making appearances on TV shows/soaps, besides hobnobbing with the audience in multiplexes of urban India), bone-crunching action sequences tempered with sensuous item songs, and releasing the film at the right time (read festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid, Diwali, Dusshera, post-IPL, summer vacations).

Smart filmmakers know how to get the most out of the multiplex audience and the best way to woo them back to the screens. Filmmakers are unapologetic about the ingredients they are using to wow the cinebuffs, - raunchy comedy, kick-ass action, and sensual song-dance sequences.

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty who has hit gold with his Golmaal franchise and Singham, feels that the kind of films he makes, caters to almost 80-90 per cent of the audience in the country. He says, "My budgets are too high to take a risk with my film.

You can't make ` 60 crore films with someone who is not a saleable star. An entertaining film does not have a hit formula today but the first week collections are guaranteed only with a saleable star like Salman or Ajay, and the script is always larger-than-life.

That's how it works." Opening score Bodyguard : 101.

45 crore Ready : 68 crore Singham : 50 crore ZNMD : 45 crore Double dhamaal : 45 crore Delhi Belly : 36.5 crore Murder-2 : 36 crore With giant budgets for promotions and publicity of films, a film is treated like a 'product' when it hits the market.

Says trade analyst Komal Nahta, "The initial hype created about the film and festivals are great audience pullers for a film. When you are releasing a film during Eid or Diwali, the number of people hungry for entertainment is many folds more.

Also the initial bombardment of the film promotions on the viewers is so strong that a film belonging to the three Khans is definitely going to be seen once. It has all to do with excellent promotions, entertaining film with hit music and a festival release.

" But filmmakers disagree that a film works because of its publicity. Says actor Ajay Devgn, "Publicity and promotions are trends that we have to follow because everyone is following them.

All of us are doing the same shows, the same rounds of publicity and the same events, but some films work and some don't (despite them)." Agrees Rohit, "However, great publicity can't really save a bad film.

" Multiplex owners and distributors see hit stars and commercial potboilers as important reasons for the breaking records phenomenon of the first week collections. For the masses, movies are the biggest sources of entertainment and there is no other means to second that.

Says Ashish Saxena, CEO of a popular chain of multiplexes in the country, "A single release (when one film releases during a particular week) of a film also guarantees success specially in the smaller cities, where people have already chosen which films they are going to watch in the weekend. So when it's a long weekend, films are an ideal way to unwind.

With digital cinema penetrating the interiors, piracy is controlled and the collections are huge." Filmmaker Indra Kumar whose Double Dhamaal collected ` 25 crore in the first week, feels that the look and promotions of a film help in the initial collections.

"It's a hit and run game these days. There are 21 shows running in multiplexes today, so obviously a first weekend collection is very important.

In case of the Khans maybe the star value works, but in other films the promos and the first look guarantees the first week collections." According to trade analysts and filmmakers Ra.

One which is slated for a Diwali release and Don 2 (December release) will also break records and gross at the box-office in the coming months. From golden jubilees and silver jubilees, a film is now a jackpot if it sails successfully through the first weekend into the profit zone.

As Bollywood's BO collections get bigger and better, we wonder what kind of returns will soon-to-release biggies like David Dhawan's Rascals (Sanjay Dutt-Kangna Ranaut-Ajay Devgn), Farhan Akhtar's Don 2 (Shah Rukh Khan-Priyanka Chopra), Anubhav Sinha's Ra.One (Shah Rukh Khan-Kareena Kapoor), Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar (Ranbir Kapoor-Nargis Faqkri), Shreeram Raghvan's Agent Vinod (Saif Ali Khan-Kareena), Anurag Basu's Barfee (Ranbir-Priyanka Chopra-Ileana), Kabir Khan's Ek Tha Tiger (Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif), Priyadarshan's Tezz (Ajay Devgn-Anil Kapoor), Maneesh Sharma's Ladies Vs Ricky Behl (Ranveer Singh-Anushka) promise! Will they reach the 150 crore or better still even the 200 crore club and create new highs for blockbusters? Tweet'; var stindex=100; var stp=150; var taglen=0; var tmp; var tagcheck = new Array("div","span","br","font","a"); if(storymetalinks==true) { var storydiv=document.

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We all will let you know about the same as we all want the whole world..

. everyone to enjoy the moment," Kareena's sister, actress Karishma Kapoor, told reporters at an event here.

Even Kareena had said a few days back that she and her beau Saif are waiting for the release of Agent Vinod to announce their wedding. Agent Vinod is an upcoming action-thriller starring Saif and Kareena.

Directed by Sriram Raghavan and produced by Saif, the film will release in 2012. However, no date has been confirmed yet for the release.

According to some reports, Saif's sister Soha Ali Khan has confirmed that the marriage will happen in March as the release of their home-production film, Agent Vinod has been planned for February 2012. Tweet (less)

It was a scene which involved shooting at others, who are following him, while riding a jeep. Saif was hanging on the door and shooting while the jeep was going on high speed.

Basically he had to hang on the road of the moving jeep. Suddenly the jeep's speed shot up over 80 km per hour, Saif's arm got pulled badly and he tore a muscle.

It was actually a mistake of the stunt guy who got a bit nervous and drove too fast but Saif, instead of losing his cool, was very sweet to him and just told him to be more careful next time." But Saif didn't want to create any fuss so he balanced the gun and continued to shoot quietly.

"He had torn a muscle in his right arm. Despite being in great pain Saif still managed to complete the scene.

They changed the scene slightly. Instead of him hanging from the jeep the stunt now has him sitting in the seat and shooting.

Saif wants to complete Ageny Vinod on time for release in February next year so he didn't want to cancel the shoot. But towards the end of the day as the medicines wear off, the pain becomes unbearable.

In fact, on the last day of the shoot, after his last shot got over, Saif was in so much pain that they had to cut off his kurta's arm to have a look at it. It had become swollen and blue and a doctor had to be called on the sets to administer some painkillers before Saif could go home.

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And comparisons with the "James Bond" series are inevitable, says Saif. "Any audience who comes to see the film will think that we have done an Indian James Bond.

This is a very stupid thing to do because firstly, James Bond is a completely English character," he told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of the first poster of the movie. "From the first scene of the film, you will realise that this is an Indian hero who is very different to the Bond character because we didn't want to make a copy of the Bond film," added Saif.

However, if "Agent Vinod" turns out to be a box office success, Saif might consider making sequels to it, a la the "James Bond" series, of which 22 films have been made so far. The 23rd is in the process of being made.

"If the film does well, it depends on the audience. If the picture becomes popular, then of course we will look forward to making a series," said Saif.

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Acting, however, was Ann Lee's dream. Having tried her hands at modeling, she even landed a role in an Indonesian film.

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.these 50 gorgeous ladies in the pecking order impacted common psyche like none other and tipped the desirability quotient in their favour! As the voting on itimes.

com closes with 3.74 votes, we bring you the Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2011 -who wove great success stories.

Top 50 Desirable Women of 2011 1. Kareena Kapoor 11.

Chitrangda Singh 21. SunnyLeone 31.

Lisa Haydon 41. Candice Boucher 2.

Katrina Kaif 12. GeneliaD'souza 22.

Sonakshi Sinha 32. Prachi Desai 42.

Nicole Faria 3. Deepika Padukone 13.

Bipasha Basu 23. Amrita Rao 33.

Angela Jonsson 43. Freida Pinto 4.

Priyanka Chopra 14. Sonam Kapoor 24.

Bruna Abdulla 34. Mallika Sherawat 44.

Shonali Nagrani 5. Anushka Sharma 15.

Shriya Saran 25. Dia Mirza 35.

Aditi Rao Hydari 45. Kanishtha Dhankar 6.

Vidya Balan 16. Shruti Haasan 26.

Neha Sharma 36. Poonam Pandey 46.

Jyothsna Chakravathy 7. Jacqueline Fernandez 17.

Asin Thottumkal 27. Sushmita Sen 37.

Shazahn Padamsee 47. Ameesha Patel 8.

Nargis Fakhri 18. Amy Jackson 28.

Malaika Arora Khan 38. Sonal Chauhan 48.

Simran Kaur Mundi 9. Kangana Ranaut 19.

Trisha Krishnan 29. Sameera Reddy 39.

Giselli Monteiro 49. Hasleen Kaur 10.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 20. Ileana D'cruz 30.

Ankita Shorey 40. Parvati Melton 50.

Preeti Desai TOP 10 MOST DESIRABLE WOMEN The year has shown that one's desire can truly be a most fickle mistress. Get ready for heady surprises, a few regulars and then some more.

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1)Kareena Kapoor Who: Actress Claim to fame: Her popularity was sky high after Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, not only in India but in abroad too. In her other movies like Chameli, Jab We Met, Tashan, Kambakkht Ishq and Bodyguard her sensuality and innate talent came to light.

She has worked with all the biggies of B-town and is soon slated to become part of royalty through marriage with Saif Ali Khan of the Pataudi family. Relationship Status: Dating Saif Ali Khan.

DQ: Her upcoming movie 'Agent Vinod' with beau Saif Ali Khan has already become the talk of the town. However, her lips and eyes are the most admired features by her friends and fans alike.

Fun Fact: Though she is outspoken, bold and beautiful yet she is erratic in relationship. 2) Katrina Kaif Who: Actress Claim to Fame: She had a good year, beginning with the hit "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", where she played a gorgeous go-getter opposite Hrithik Roshan's surly-burly executive, an item number in "Bodyguard" and lastly, as the tomboyish bride in "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan".

Relationship Status: Rumoured to be seeing Ranbir Kapoor again. Desirability Quotient: Last year's queen of desire had to give up her crown and sceptre to make way for Bebo.

Does that make her any less desirable? Our voters seem to think so. Fun fact: Personal life rocking now that she's back with Ranbir Kapoor.

Professionally things can't get better. She has films opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.

Watch out competition. And she is Aditya Chopra's current muse! Some girls DO have it all.

3)Deepika Padukone Who: Actress Claim To Fame: The former model stuck to roles that required her to ooze glamour and dollops of oomph ("Desi Boyz") and perform ("Aarakshan"). And who can forget that sexy item number in "Dum Maaro Dum".

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Our voters' thoughts? Her playing it safe paid off, she moved up one spot on the list.

fun fact: She's freshly single and will soon act with ex-beau Ranbir Kapoor. 4)Priyanka Chopra Who: Actress Claim To Fame: With performance-driven roles in "7 Khoon Maaf" and "Don-2", she stayed in the public eye.

Was also a regular at several high-profile star parties. She also announced her friendship with Lady Gaga, her intention to turn singer and an international album in the offing.

Relationship Status: Single. Currently mingling with one Shah Rukh Khan.

DQ: She switched spots with Deepika. What led to the slip? We're guessing the voters don't find aspiring 'singers' too desirable.

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Fun fact: Right now, she is banned from the Mannat guestlist. Maybe signing "Don 3" will put a smile on her face.

5) Anushka Sharma Who: Actress Claim To Fame: Her off-on chemistry/romance with Ranveer Singh. Yash Raj Films' second fav girl who did several high-profile ads this past year.

Had two releases "Patiala House" and "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl". Relationship Status: Single.

Or with Ranveer Singh. It's complicated.

For them. And us! DQ: She's sexy, outspoken, fiercely independent.

fun fact: She was number 21 last year. What caused her leap this year? She's not telling! 6) Vidya Balan Who: Actress.

Claim to fame:. Her voluptuous curves had the audience going crazy in "The Dirty Picture".

Let's not forget her deadly performance in "Ishqiya" and "No One Killed" Jessica. Relationship Status: Dating Bollywood's other SRK.

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Siddharth Roy Kapoor. DQ: Curves are back in fashion because of Vidya! Move over size zero.

Fun Fact: This bold and beautiful actress is the brand ambassador for hatke cinema. 7) Jacqueline Fernandez Who: Actress Claim to fame: Her never-ending legs in "Murder 2" and the "Dhanno" song from "Housefull".

Relationship Status: Dating Sajid Khan. DQ: She went from being sweet and innocent Riteish Deshmukh's object of adoration to Emraan Hashmi's object of desire.

fun fact: She's already lost two films because she is following beau's diktat of not exposing. Hope it's worth it.

8)Nargis Fakhri Who: Model CLAIM TO FAME: The Czech-born popular swimsuit calendar model made her film debut in 2011 in "Rockstar". Before that she briefly appeared in "America's Next Top Model".

Relationship Status: Single. Ranbir Kapoor was so yesterday.

DQ: Angelic face and great screen presence. fun fact: She was the hottest property before "Rockstar".

But hasn't signed a single film after. Needs to network and join acting classes.

9)Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Who: Actress. Claim to fame: Aishwarya may have dropped a few notches down on the list, but the new mommy will surely be back with a bang.

Relationship Status: Married to Abhishek Bachchan. DQ: Ash, who is among the most beautiful women in the world, is currently busy playing mommy to her baby girl.

However, rumours about her comeback are already making news. B-Town can't do without this light-eyed diva.

Fun Fact: Move aside, yummy Mummies! When Mrs B sets her foot back in a film studio, she will rewrite all the rules. Bach ke rehna 'Heroines'.

10) Kangana Ranaut Who: Actress. Claim to fame: Her desi girl act in "Tanu Weds Manu" had the audience going gaga over her.

Then she donned a bikini in "Rascals". Relationship Status: Dating.

DQ: Though Kangana's bikini act couldn't do much for the film, it sure won her a whole lot of admirers. Fun Fact: She's dating a doctor! She's quirky, fun and unpredictable.

She is working on a sequel of "Tanu Weds Manu". And to top it all she will be seen in "Krissh 3" with Hrithik Roshan.

NEW ENTRANTS TO TIMES 50 MOST DESIRABLE WOMEN OF 2011 The new entries in the Times Most Desirable women of 2011 Amy Jackson No. 18 Who: Model Claim To Fame: The British model, who won the Miss Liverpool 2010 title, made her debut in the Tamil period drama, Madrasapattinam.

Now she's ready to make her entry in Bollywood with Gautham Menon's Ekk Deewana Tha opposite off-screen boyfriend Prateik. Amy has also signed a couple of South films that go on floors this year.

Relationship Status: Dating EDT co-star Prateik. DQ: Great sex appeal and a likeable personality.

Lisa Haydon No. 31 Who: Model, Actress Claim To Fame: One of the hottest faces on the Indian ramps, Lisa made her B-Town debut in Aisha.

The Australian-bred model moved to India a few years back and started out hosting a TV show. A trained Bharatnatyam dancer, she was most recently seen in a sizzling item song in David Dhawan's Rascals.

Relationship Status: Dating musician-entrepreneur Karan Bhojwani. DQ: Dusky siren with endless legs.

Shazahn Padamsee No. 37 Who: Model, Actress Claim To Fame: Daughter of famous parents Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar, Shazahn started off with modelling and television commercials before dabbling with acting.

Her first acting project was Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year (2009) with Ranbir Kapoor. She later starred in the 2011 release Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, and will soon be seen in the Housefull sequel.

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Hot and intelligent.

Angela Jonsson No. 33 Who: Model Claim To Fame: Chennai-born Angela started modelling at an early age.

An extrovert, she had an affinity for acting during her college days. A swimsuit calendar girl, she recently signed her first Bollywood film with Salman Khan, to be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.

Angela was also in the news over her alleged linkup with Ranbir Kapoor. Relationship Status: Single.

DQ: Sensuous and sexy. Sunny Leone No.

21 Who: Adult entertainment star Claim To Fame: An established name in the adult entertainment industry, Sunny Leone (born Karen Malhotra) became a household name after her stint on the popular reality show Bigg Boss 5. Canadian-born Sunny had a cameo in the film The Girl Next Door, and even performed in rap star Ja Rule's video Livin It Up.

Her appearance on Bigg Boss was laced with controversy as viewers curiously did online searches to find more about the star. Sunny will make her debut in Hindi films with Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2, where she plays the lead.

Relationship Status: Married to entrepreneur Matt Erikson. DQ: Smoulderingly sexy, with an innocent face.

Ankita Shorey No. 30 Who: Model Claim To Fame: She is the winner of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India-International 2011 title.

Apart from modelling, Ankita has also taken up the cause for blind students. She has done ads with SRK and Ranbir Kapoor.

Recently hosted a segment at the Filmfare Awards. Relationship Status: Single.

DQ: Gorgeous face. Her title and her never-say-die attitude.

Aditi Rao Hydari No. 35 Who: Actress Claim To Fame: A trained Bharatnatyam dancer, Aditi made her debut in Tamil film Sringaram (2006).

Her Hindi film debut was in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi 6, where she played a supporting role. In 2011, she was seen in two films - Yeh Saali Zindagi and Rockstar .

Her first big role as a lead actress is in the soon-to-release London , Paris , New York with Ali Zafar. Relationship Status: Single.

DQ: The quintessential girl next door appeal. Kanishtha Dhankhar No.

45 Who: Model Claim To Fame: The reigning Pantaloons Femina Miss India-World 2011, she won five subtitles including Miss Catwalk, Beauty with a Purpose, Miss Sexy Legs, Best Skin and Natural Beauty, the maximum number of subtitles any girl has won in the pageant's history. She made an appearance as a model in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion.

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Great legs, pleasing personality.

Jyothsna Chakravarthy No. 46 Who: Model Claim To Fame: At 5ft 9, the Bangalore lass has made quite a name for herself in the modelling world.

In 2011, she was among a bevy of beauties who walked for Chanel's Metiers D'Art collection, inspired by India. Another Bollywood aspirant, she aspires to work with Ranbir Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar in the near future.

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Striking looks, amazing ramp presence.

Candice Boucher No. 41 Who: Model Claim To Fame: The former Playmate from South Africa got her Bolly break opposite Sachiin Joshi in 2011's Aazaan.

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Scorching sex appeal.

Hasleen Kaur No. 49 Who: Model Claim To Fame: The winner of the 2011 Pantaloons Femina Miss India-Earth title, Hasleen is a known face on the advertising circuit.

She made a cameo appearance in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. As the reigning Miss India Earth, Hasleen was a part of Nav Jyoti, an NGO headed by Dr Kiran Bedi, dealing with environmental issues.

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Charming, sensuous, earthy appeal.

Preeti Desai No. 50 Who: Model, Actress Claim To Fame: Preeti is the first ever Britisher of Indian origin to win the 2006 Miss Great Britain crown.

A popular model who featured in print campaigns and TV commercials, she debuted in Bollywood opposite Heroes actor Sendhil Ramamurthy in Shor In The City. Relationship Status: In a live-in relationship with Abhay Deol.

DQ: Earthy beauty, striking personality Poonam Pandey No. 36 Who: Model Claim To Fame: She became famous when she offered to strip naked if India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Even though she never really made good on her promise, Poonam got enough publicity to make her popular fodder for the tabloids. She made her TV debut with Akshay Kumar in the reality adventure show Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 4.

Relationship Status: Single. DQ: Bold and hot (less)

In fact, the city police have booked three crewmembers of the film co-produced by Saif's Illuminati Films and Eros International. The arrest of three crewmembers was followed by an apology from Saif, the lead actor and co-producer of the film.

"Saif Ali Khan approached me and apologised for the act of his production staff that defaced the ancient site by painting its old heritage walls and applying cow dung to make it look older still for shooting the climax of the film at Kuldhara. I had told him that the film unit will have to face the penal action and will also have to pay a fine under Rajasthan Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Antiquities Act-1961 and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act," informed Rajasthan tourism, art, culture and archaeology minister Bina Kak.

When contacted, Saif Ali Khan said, "There has been a misunderstanding. We set up an expensive set and we thought we had all the permissions.

Our line producer said so. We aren't stupid to deliberately destroy heritage property.

" According to Kak, the production company had never obtained permission to shoot in the first place. Moreover, they defaced the ancient site and raised structures to suit their shooting requirements without a permission to do so.

Kak said that the state government would permit Saif's production house to shoot the film in any other location than Kuldhara, provided a fresh plea is made to that effect. Explaining the situation, Saif added, "The line producer told us that all that we did was allowed.

We had been creating the set for ten days and no one told us anything. It is a huge set and I wish someone had said something earlier and not come at the last minute.

In this entire bargain, we have lost a lot of money and time. The whole idea is to stay within the law and not do anything wrong.

Binaji has been of great help. She wants things to happen properly and she has helped us in getting other locations in Rajasthan.

" Saif is however, not interested in shooting at the same location any longer. "We will shoot at an alternate location.

People in the cultural ministry have been very helpful." "The permission to shoot would be granted under the prevailing rules and regulations.

The State government would depute its nodal officer to monitor the shoot so that the historic structures are not tampered with in the process," said Kak. While Saif has been assured help by Kak, should he pursue shooting in the area, crewmembers Rajnish Roy, Chandraprakash and local manager Tan Singh Bhati have been booked by the Khuri police station.

"No arrests have been made yet. We have seized the camera, lights and other power equipment of the production company.

We will release all seized material after the investigation is complete. The court has to give their permission to the police as well," said the district Collector MP Swami.

The filmmakers were preparing to shoot the climax of this Sriram Raghavan directed venture at the historic site of Kuldhara in the outskirts of Jaisalmer on Wednesday. The director wanted to present Kuldhara as a Pakistani village.

The art director, in an attempt to cover the original yellow stone of the facade, used maroon oil colour and had also filled mud between the stone layers. This not only defaced the structure but also caused permanent damage to the heritage property.

"We have the highest respect for the cultural heritage of our country and we even clean up beaches when we shoot there. Sometimes we do get blamed for what other units have done in the past and I guess that is the part and parcel of working in India.

Sometimes things go wrong but knowingly we won't damage anything," said Saif. I told Saif that the film unit will have to face penal action Bina Kak Rajasthan tourism, art, culture and archaeology minister (less)

The film is an official remake of the Hollywood crime thriller The Italian Job . " Players releases on the 6th of January 2012," Bachchan wrote on Twitter.

Earlier, Players was set to release on 9 December this year with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Agent Vinod and Aditya Chopra's Ladies vs Ricky Bahl , but now the film has been pushed to early January making it the first release of 2012. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher in pivotal roles.

The film began its initial schedule of shooting on November 9, 2010. The filming was done throughout India, New Zealand and Russia.

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One of the item numbers which Kapoor will be doing in 'Heroine' is believed to be called 'Halkat Jawani' (less)

After working with Saif in "Tashan" and "Kurbaan", she will be seen with him again in the upcoming " Agent Vinod ", set for release March 23. "Kareena looks good with me and there is no comparison! Apart from me, I don't see anybody (with whom she looks good)," Saif told reporters here on the sidelines of the first poster launch of his production "Agent Vinod".

Kareena, the leading lady of the spy thriller, was missing from the event Wednesday. Saif explained: "We had to divide to conquer.

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she will be seen in future promotional activities for the film." The first poster of the movie features only Saif in it.

However, he promises that unlike other action films, the actress has a justified role in his film too. "Kareena has a very strong role in the film.

She has done justice to the role and the role has also done justice to her," Saif said. The shooting of "Agent Vinod", directed by Sriram Raghavan , took a while.

And Saif denies rumours that the delay ensued due to budget hassles. "The film taking time to complete are the reports given by media.

There were lots of rumours that the film is getting delayed, it's getting over the budget..

. everything was just a rumour.

Films take time," he said. He guarantees that the wait will be worth it, as he said: "The kind of action and locations that we have chosen, I have not seen in much movies.

The film must have taken a longer time, but it does not matter as long as the product is interesting." The film is said to have dollops of action, but Kareena wasn't too comfortable with it.

"She doesn't like doing action, but she is very good at it. She gives pretty intense expressions.

As far as I am concerned, I thought it (action) would be fun, but it was very frightening. It's not easy," said Saif.

Besides the unique action sequences, "Agent Vinod" will also have a "different" item song, a 'mujra' picturised on Kareena. "We thought let's go a different way and try something different in terms of expression.

I believe even Dinesh Vijan was pushing for a mujra..

. we needed to make our item a little bit different," said Saif (less)

The 41-year-old actor, who walked as a show-stopper for designer Mandira Wirk at the ongoing Blenders Pride fashion tour, was seen wearing a black, sophisticated Band Gala suit with matching shoes. His suit was a perfect tribute to the design inspiration of Wirk who took references from 16th and 18th century Rococo and Baroque style.

Saif, who was looking extremely confident on the ramp, said he was perfectly fine with actress Priyanka Chopra turning down an offer of doing an item number for his upcoming movie "Agent Vinod". "I am completely fine with that as most of the actresses do not want to share screen space with Bebo (Kareena Kapoor)," he said.

The actor is reportedly planning to settle down with Kareena next year. On being asked about his marriage plans, he preferred to remain silent, but disclosed his wedding outfit.

"Since I belong to Bhopal, I will definitely wear an achka," Saif said (less)

"My shooting with Saif and Kareena is over. We are all done.

Saif and Kareena did their last shooting for my film on December 24 and left for their holiday. We are now in post-production work.

The release date is March 23," said the director known for making thrillers Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddaar . The Kareena-Saif wedding would follow in the last week of March or the first week of April and the next schedule of Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine has been advanced from the end of February to the middle of February to accommodate the promotion and release of Agent Vinod into Kareena's clogged schedule, followed by the wedding and honeymoon.

"After the release of Agent Vinod , the wedding will happen immediately. Kareena and Saif don't want to delay it any more," siad a source.

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The 41-year-old actor, who walked as a show-stopper for designer Mandira Wirk at the ongoing Blenders Pride fashion tour, was seen wearing a black, sophisticated Band Gala suit with matching shoes. His suit was a perfect tribute to the design inspiration of Wirk who took references from 16th and 18th century Rococo and Baroque style.

Saif, who was looking extremely confident on the ramp, said he was perfectly fine with actress Priyanka Chopra turning down an offer of doing an item number for his upcoming movie Agent Vinod . "I am completely fine with that as most of the actresses do not want to share screen space with Bebo (Kareena Kapoor)," he said.

The actor is reportedly planning to settle down with Kareena next year. On being asked about his marriage plans, he preferred to remain silent, but disclosed his wedding outfit.

"Since I belong to Bhopal, I will definitely wear an achka ," Saif said. Tweet (less)

He is the maestro of the industry and Imran is just starting out. Working with Imran is a lot of fun.

I think he is a marvellous actor and I hope we get to work together in the future too," the 31-year-old actress said. Kareena, who is ready with her next two films "Ek Main Aur EK Tu" and " Agent Vinod " is, however, missing from the promotions of the latter movie.

She said her priority was "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu" at the moment. "Right now 'Ek Main Aur Ek Tu' is in the priority.

'Agent Vinod' is like an action thriller and you know..

. let Saif do the talking and I think he has been out for the media for a while.

You enjoy him for a while and may be I will step in before the film releases," she said (less)

There is no particular calculation or anything of that sort. I just have been lucky with some good films, good directors and good scripts," Kareena told reporters here after the music launch of her forthcoming film Ra.

One . Bodyguard has surpassed all box office records while her previous films like 3 Idiots with Aamir Khan and Golmaal 3 were also box-office hits.

Kareena would be seen next in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ra.One , a science-fiction film, which will hits cinema houses on October 26.

It will be followed by Agent Vinod , an action-thriller with her beau Saif Ali Khan that will release on December 9. "Shah Rukh has given me such a wonderful film and I am looking forward to my next festive release which is Ra.

One which I believe, will be one of the biggest hits," Kareena said. Kareena will next be seen in Reema Kagti's untitled film with Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherjee, to be released in January 2012 and Karan Johar's romantic-comedy, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu with Imran Khan to be released on February 10.

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Also it's known that the film spans multiple countries and is shot in different locations across the world. But what's not known is that the spy can speak in multiple languages as well.

A source close to the film says, "When a secret agent goes globe-trotting, he ideally should be conversant with the local dialect to get his work done easily. Working on this thought, the idea was to have Saif speak in multiple languages".

But before director Sriram Raghavan could ask him to learn the languages, it turned out that Saif was well conversant with most of them. Apparently Saif Ali Khan can speak in almost a dozen different languages which only proved helpful for his film.

So if you see Agent Vinod speaking fluently in some alien language, be sure it's the real Saif and not some dubbed voice (less)

To Kareena, the idea of having a statue of herself is a bit intimidating. "The idea of being immortalised forever is scary.

The feeling hasn't sunk in yet. When I looked around the room, I realised I was the youngest person from Bollywood to be waxed.

Also I am right next to Mr Bachchan, so what more can one ask for?" Saying the best part of the statue are the eyes, Bebo adds, "They have done a marvellous of capturing the eyes so well. They are expressive and have that same feel which the song from Jab We Met showcases.

I can't comment about my statue, but the fans who travelled miles to come and see it have loved it. They've all told me it looks exactly like me.

" She adds, "Saif couldn't come as he's busy with Agent Vinod. I sent him the pictures a night before on the phone, and he said 'it looked so hot! Karisma also couldn't be here as she' busy with her film.

"When I am 70 and look back at these moments, I will definitely be proud of what I've achieved," concludes a proud Bebp (less)

The film will hit the screens on March 23. "There are no plans for marriage as of yet.

We are just concentrating on the release of the film and our career right now," Kareena said. She also said they are not planning to get formally engaged Feb 10.

"It's completely false, there are no such plans." Bebo was in the capital to promote her forthcoming film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu , which is releasing Friday, along with her co-star Imran Khan and director Shakun Batra.

But Imran, known for his witty replies, joked, "(Kareena and Saif will get married) one week after the release of Agent Vinod and that's April 1st, the April Fool's Day." He looked at Kareena and added: "You could have taken my answer, it would definitely have made headlines.

" (With IANS inputs) The actress was in the capital to promote her forthcoming film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu , which is releasing Friday, along with her co-star Imran Khan and director Shakun Batra. Ever since Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza have tied the knot, Kareena has been stormed with questions about her marriage plans.

When asked, she Dodged the question saying, "There are no plans as of now. We are only looking forward to the release of 'Agent Vinod'.

It will release in March." But Imran, known for his witty replies, joked, "(Kareena and Saif will get married) one week after the release of Agent Vinod and that's April 1st, the April Fool's Day.

" He looked at Kareena and added: "You could have taken my answer, it would definitely have made headlines." Tweet (less)

Kareena, who has two big releases lined up this year -- "Agent Vinod" with beau Saif Ali Khan and Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine", agreed. "It (Piracy) is a racket and it should stop.

You should go and only watch in theatres to see all our films and all the stars' films," she said. Year 2012 is especially "special" for her elder Karisma as she is making her comeback to filmdom after a hiatus of six years with Vikram Bhatt's "Dangerous Ishq".

"Well, I think it is going to be very special because I am doing a movie after a long time and it feels wonderful that two sisters are in the same profession and have been together throughout. So, it feels good," said Karisma, who featured in movies like "Dil To Pagal Hai", "Raja Hindustani", "Biwi No.

1", "Fiza" and "Zubeidaa" (less)

One. As if that's not enough, Saif seems to be selling Agent Vinod just Shah Rukh did 'G One' - as the Indian superhero.

Saif says, "Agent Vinod is very Indian. I'm excited about the movie.

I hope it becomes such a big hit and the people enjoy it so much that I get a chance to make a sequel to it." Tell him SRK's RA.

One didn't meet expectations, and he is quick to say, "You never know what works and what doesn't. It's all a learning experience.

We all give everything we do our best shot, else why would we do it at all?" (less)