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)

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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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)

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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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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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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Apparently, Bebo's involvement with behind-the-camera activities started with Agent Vinod . By the time she came to Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu , she was not just curious about scripting, editing, mixing and background music, she was almost an assistant director on the sets.

A source from the production house says, "Kareena and Karan are like soul siblings. She discusses a lot of ideas with him.

And she also got to be a part of the behind-the-scenes team in EMAET . It was during the shooting that Karan realised how great an aptitude Bebo has for cinema.

In fact, she gave very crucial tips for revising and improving the script too." The source also adds that all of Kareena's suggestions were in fact incorporated in the script.

"Karan has asked her to get on board as a formal assistant and then eventually direct a film," the source adds. Shakun Batra, the director of EMAET says, "There were at least five scenes where Kareena felt her character Rihanna was similar to Geet in Jab We Met.

She marked those in the script and suggested how we could change them. Throughout the film's making, Kareena was full of sensible, intelligent suggestions.

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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)

He will be booked under Indian Penal Code 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), a bailable offence. The Mumbai police said that Saif's girlfriend, actor Kareena Kapoor, was with him when the fight broke out.

She was spotted today leaving Saif's apartment building in a white Mercedes. Her sister, Karisma, and actress Amrita Arora were also at the restaurant with Saif and Kareena.

S Iqbal, a South African businessman of Indian origin who was seated near Saif at the restaurant last night, says he asked the actor to speak softer. Saif reportedly retorted that if Iqbal wanted quiet, he should visit a library.

The fight then turned physical. In his police complaint, Iqbal says that two men who were with Saif also attacked him.

According to the Assistant Commissioner of Police Iqbal Sheikh, security cameras did not capture the fight. Saif Ali Khan's home production Agent Vinod is due to release on March 23 and features Kareena in the lead with him.

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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)

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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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)

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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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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Bollywood has a lot to offer in 2012. TOI picks the 10 hot favourites AGNEEPATH DIRECTOR: Karan Malhotra CAST: Hrithik Roshan , Priyanka Chopra , Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor EXPECTED RELEASE: January 26 The raw, pulsating aggro of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan - portrayed by none other than Amitabh Bachchan in the 1990 classic - will be brought alive on screen by Hrithik Roshan.

For visual relief from the all-out action is the leggy Katrina Kaif as the fetching Chikni Chameli. WATCH OUT FOR: Sanjay Dutt as the bald baddie Kancha Cheena.

EK THA TIGER DIRECTOR: Kabir Khan CAST: Salman Khan , Katrina Kaif EXPECTED RELEASE: August Salman turns tiger for this one, his prowl - sorry, pay - was a whopping 32 crore. Filmed in five countries including Ireland and Turkey , the crew faced some tense moments when an earthquake hit Turkey.

It's touted as a romantic thriller, but will it romance the BO? Let's wait and watch the tiger. WATCH OUT FOR: Kat sizzling opposite her ex.

BARFEE DIRECTOR: Anurag Basu CAST: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz EXPECTED RELEASE: July Bolly heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor in a non-star avatar, as happy-go-lucky deaf-mute man, Murphy, while Piggy Chops plays autistic girl Jhilmil. A murder mystery with a fair share of thrills and chills, "B" has been the buzzword in tinseltown ever since it hit the floors.

WATCH OUT FOR: South siren Ileana D'Cruz, who's the narrator of the story. HEROINE DIRECTOR: Madhur Bhandarkar CAST: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal , Shahana Goswami, Randeep Hooda EXPECTED RELEASE: September Heroine ho aur nakhre na ho? Madhur had a taste of this Bollywood adage as his first heroine, Ash, became pregnant and dropped out.

Madhur went back to his 'first choice' Kareena Kapoor. The film captures the insecurities of a once-famous heroine whose career is on the decline.

WATCH OUT FOR: Echoes of Madhubala and Marilyn's lives. ROWDY RATHORE DIRECTOR: Prabhu Deva CAST: Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha EXPECTED RELEASE: June 15 Akshay returns to full-on action with this remake of the Telugu bumper hit "Vikramarkudu" - and that too in a double role, as a dhaansu police officer and a thief.

Akshay is learnt to be finetuning his martial art skills for this role. Kickass, eh? WATCH OUT FOR: All eyes will be on Sonakshi.

This will be her next release after "Dabangg". And, of course, Pradhu Deva as director.

TALAASH DIRECTOR: Reema Kagti CAST: Aamir Khan , Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji EXPECTED RELEASE: June 1 Another cop movie, with Aamir donning khaki for the first time since "Sarfarosh" (1999). Being an Aamir film, the buzz over it is a given.

And Aamir being Aamir, he's making sure that the plot isn't leaked. Fans posted 'inspired' posters online (above), forcing producer Farhan Akhtar to clear the air on Twitter.

WATCH OUT FOR: Kolkata boy Subrat Dutt's performance. BOL BACHCHAN DIRECTOR: Rohit Shetty CAST: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan , Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai EXPECTED RELEASE: July 6 Rohit Shetty had a hit with "Golmaal 3", but instead of another sequel, he announced "Bol Bachchan", which, we now hear, is a tribute to the 1979 "Golmaal", a Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic.

Abhishek is Ram Prasad (Amol Palekar in the original) and Devgn plays Bhawani Shankar (Utpal Dutt). WATCH OUT FOR: LOL lines every minute.

AGENT VINOD DIRECTOR: Sriram Raghavan CAST: Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor EXPECTED RELEASE: March The director has said that it's not a remake of the 1977 film, but it's not every day that you get to see the Nawab of Pataudi romance his would-be begum on screen, right? The only 'wrong' is that the release of the much-hyped film has been delayed a number of times. Pull up your socks Agent Vinod, you have to save the film! WATCH OUT FOR: Thrills, thrills and more thrills.

SHANGHAI DIRECTOR: Dibakar Banerjee CAST: Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee EXPECTED RELEASE: April/ May A take on the anti-corruption movement. The hatke political thriller focusses on the revenge of the common man and has been inspired by Greek writer and diplomat Vassilis Vassilikos's book, Z.

Dibakar has raised the bar with films like "Khosla Ka Ghosla" and "Love, Sex Aur Dhoka". We're waiting for more! WATCH OUT FOR: Prosenjit Chatterjee's return to Bollywood.

HOUSEFULL 2 Akshay Kumar is all set to tickle your funnybone in 'Housefull 2' DIRECTOR: Sajid Khan CAST: Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade and Shazahn Padamsee EXPECTED RELEASE: April 5 "Housefull" had a house full run at the BO. Idea! Why not repeat the success with a sequel? That's how "Housefull 2" happened.

Akshay Kumar's character, Aarush, is supposed to be a comic take on James Bond. Will Sajid get the comic formula right and laugh all the way to the bank? We'll have our eyes glued.

WATCH OUT FOR: Performances by Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor and even Big B (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)

One so much so that the superstar bagged many awards for the unique and technology-driven promotion, and now it is producer-actor Saif Ali Khan's turn who is readying for his film Agent Vinod's March release. As part of the marketing and promotions of the spy-thriller, the makers have tied up with the fast-food giant McDonald's to launch an exclusive comic book.

If that wasn't all, Saif also plans to launch a Playstation 3 game, all of which revolve around 'Agent Vinod' which has been shot over 12 countries, including Morocco, Russia and Latvia . Talking about the concept of the game, says Saif Ali Khan , an avid gamer himself, "At each level, the gamer will be provided with clues to nail the bad guy, who could range from a ' chaalu ' (street smart) knife-wielding dada (don) from Mumbai's dark underbelly to an international mafia kingpin.

If the baddie is killed in the shootout, the gamer earns points and moves on to the next level." Saif further adds, "When the first CDs came out, I was hooked.

I was lost in this dark virtual space. If the film works, we are planning to build 'Agent Vinod' into a brand.

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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.

" The wedding at Pataudi Palace will be a traditional and grand one, attended by the couple's family and friends (less)

. 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)

’ 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.

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

"At one of the many concerts the musician held in France during the Cannes Film Festival, the producers and the director of the next Bond film were in the audience, who were staggered by what they had heard and on the spot offered Jelena a chance to write the opening score for the new James Bond film, entitled 'Carte Blanche'," read a report. Carte Blanche itself is the title of a new James Bond novel by Jeffrey Deaver, which hit the shelves in the United States in June.

Should the movie be made of the book, it will see Bond on assignment on the outskirts of Novi Sad in Serbia, monitoring an Irishman called Niall Dunne, who plans to derail a train carrying three hundred kilograms of methyl isocyanate. Sam Mendes is helming Bond 23 and Quantum of Solace star Daniel Craig will return as the agent 007.

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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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He will be booked under Indian Penal Code 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), a bailable offence. The Mumbai police said that Saif's girlfriend, actor Kareena Kapoor, was with him when the fight broke out.

She was spotted today leaving Saif's apartment building in a white Mercedes. Her sister, Karisma, and actress Amrita Arora were also at the restaurant with Saif and Kareena.

S Iqbal, a South African businessman of Indian origin who was seated near Saif at the restaurant last night, says he asked the actor to speak softer. Saif reportedly retorted that if Iqbal wanted quiet, he should visit a library.

The fight then turned physical. In his police complaint, Iqbal says that two men who were with Saif also attacked him.

According to the Assistant Commissioner of Police Iqbal Sheikh, security cameras did not capture the fight. Saif Ali Khan's home production Agent Vinod is due to release on March 23 and features Kareena in the lead with him.

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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)

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.

Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the action-loaded film is slated to release March 23 (less)

Born in Durban to an Italian father and a mother of French and German descent, Ann Lee, was the face for a leading denim brand. After winning an international model hunt held at Johannesburg , she went on to work with supermodels like Kate Moss and Gisele Bunchen.

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

And then Saif Ali Khan spotted her. Ann Lee will essay the role that Priyanka Chopra was earlier offered in Agent Vinod, alongside Saif and Kareena Kapoor (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)

"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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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.

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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.

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