Anushka has acted in many Telugu and Tamil films. She debuted in the 2005 in the Telugu film Super.

Our source from the south insists that it was Ajay who suggested Anushka's name for the film. As reported by TOI, the director was keen to cast either Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone or Anushka Sharma.

Looks like the leading man got his way! It's apt to have a south girl in this one because even for the original Sridevi was also imported from there (less)

"Yash Chopra has been visionary. YRFilms will launch new comers every two years.

YRF started this trend with Anushka Sharma , Ranveer Singh and now they are launching Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor. They shall continue to do in the future too.

Idea is to hone the skills of an actor, take them through various workshops, have an entire support system for an actor to breathe and live films" said our source close to YRF. Kim Sharma , Preeti Jhangiani , Shamita Shetty were also launched by the Yash Raj banner (less)

"I used to watch a lot of action movies and I felt this country loves action. So there is a room for something that can really be watched as live sporting event," Kundra, who married Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in 2009, told IANS here.

Kundra approached Sanjay with the concept. "MMA has been in US for the past 10 years.

I went to Sanjay Dutt and said - 'I want to launch this sport'. He said 'I also watch it every night.

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let's go and do it'. Since he has partnered with me, everything has been smoother and people are enjoying it," he added.

MMA is a full contact combat sport, and includes boxing, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Judo and other fighting styles. Kundra, who is also a co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals , says SFL is an attempt to make martial arts get recognised as a second sport in the country.

"We are a part of the country where a billion people live. We can't run the country on one league.

We need to give them something else. "Keeping fit, six pack abs, fights is all part of this age, so why not give a platform to make money out of it and not just give everything to cricket," he said.

"We need more sports. We are getting people from the grassroot level for this.

This is not a rich man's sport. This is a sport where we are trying to promote Indian wrestlers.

We want people to recognise it as a second sport in India," he added. Kundra, who is soon to become a father, says he and Sanjay may bear losses with this initiative, but they are confident about its success.

"We are going into losses, but we don't really mind it. It's not all about the money, evaluations are secondary.

We want to create and nurture Indian talent. We won't be doing staged things, we have everything in real," he added.

Over 30 national and international fighters will fight it out in the ring to be adjudged the undisputed champion. SFL matches have already taken place in Mumbai and Chandigarh, and the third match will be held in the capital Sunday.

The event, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, will see performances by Mallika Sherawat , Zarine Khan and Anushka Manchanda (less)

James Cameron's mega hit Avatar and Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tin Tin were made with the same technology. If Anushka signs on the dotted line, she will be doing her part in a sophisticated studio equipped with cameras that will capture her body language and later transfer them to animation.

Though there are no confirmed reports from those involved in the project, the team might soon come out with an official confirmation, says sources. The project is the directorial debut of Rajinikanth's daughter, Soundarya, while K.

S. Ravikumar, who has written the story, screenplay and dialogue, will be the directorial supervisor for Kochadaiyyan .

For the time being, Anushka is busy with director Vijay's Tamil action movie Thaandavam , which will see her sharing screen space with Vikram. She is also doing a film with director Suraj and in this Karthi is her co-star.

They are shooting for the film in Kerala right now. Tweet (less)

Anushka was the first choice to play Ajay's love interest because she was in the original film with Sooriya. Sources indicate that when she was asked to do the remake, she reportedly demanded Rs 1.

5 crore; naturally she was shown the door. Of course, there are those who say the girl had genuine date problems, but an insider says, "Money was the issue.

" Anushka has definitely upset Rohit and Ajay, a formidable Bollywood combination now. And she stands replaced by Kajal Agarwal.

Kajal is a major draw in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. The girl rose to prominence after her performance as Yuvarani Mitravinda Devi in Magadheera.

Rohit refuses to comment on Anushka. Praising his new heroine Kajal, he says, "She is very popular down south.

She has done Magadheera, one of the biggest Telegu hits of all time. We are confident about her pulling off the role successfully.

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The original producers Reliance are now remaking the film in Hindi and have signed this hit pair for the film. When contacted Rohit Shetty confirmed the news and said, 'Yes, it is true and we are starting the film in February next year.

However I am yet to sit on the scripting of the film as I am busy with the release of Golmaal 3" The official spokesperson of Reliance said, "Reliance Big Pictures is the co-producer of Singam. We are also producing the Hindi version.

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Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, John Abraham , Suniel Shetty, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangda Singh , it is the directorial debut of David Dhawan's son Rohit (less)

Back to Berlin next week :) Having a super time shooting this one!! Abhishek Bachchan Thank you all for all your wishes and prayers. The film would be nothing without you guys!!!!! RESPECT! Anushka Sharma Delhiwalo catch ranveer n me at pacific mall gaziabad,great indian place(2.

30pm)and ansal greater noida today !! Hope to see u thr :o) love Raima Sen Had a wonderful day with mom..

shopped for clothes n jewellry;)now off to bed.early flight to delhi tom.

goodnite all Amitabh Bachchan Had a wonderful day with mom..

shopped for clothes n jewellry;)now off to bed.early flight to delhi tom.

goodnite all Mallika Sherawat gettin freshened up b4 headin to Radio City Bangalore at 12, Reliance Trends Mantri 2pm, Vimal showroom MG rd. 3pm, Garuda Mall 3:30:) Whew! Salman Khan Kisi cancer patient ko naukari se nikalla toh bhagwan usse duniya se nikalega Shilpa Shetty The only change to ownership was the introduction of my husband Raj Kundra, for which we had full BCCI permission and support at the time Shah Rukh Khan priyanka introduced me to sushi.

got to see so many varieties of cold fish on a cold nite. feeling japanese.

my new name now is wong khan. Priyanka Chopra That was me in the garb of a vampire.

The theme was the film underground. Decided to stab J! He was obviously not scared.

Haha Lara dutta Happy to be home (Blore) even just for 24hrs! Boman Irani see you later friends. will think of a quiz or something.

not shooting tomorrow. Gaurav Kapur If its ok to do push ups & arm wrestle in a bar, then drinking a beer in the gym should not be frowned upon.

Ram Gopal Varma I thank all my colleagues nd friends for cmng to the premiere nd I thank kalamandir fr a brilliant organization Sonakshi Sinha No same same! Me in color, mom in black n white :D those who said my bro's - akal chalao - dress pehna hai aur aankhon mein kajal hai :p Dia Mirza DONE! Something so innately satisfying about writing..

.converting a thought into action.

BLISS! Now I will sleep well :) Anupam Kher Father called from Simla,"How many times does Thurs come in a week?" "Once Dad. WHY?""Your mother has decided to be quiet on Thursdays.

":) Sussanne k Roshan Hello all sorry to have been away..

hectic season n many celebrations in store..

stay smiling and sparkling:) (less)

Shiva Prasad Reddy in Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills neighbourhoods here were raided simultaneously. The IT sleuths reportedly seized some documents relating to purchase and sale of properties, sources said.

The raids were conducted following reports that some film personalities purchased prime land in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam. The tax men are also looking into banking transactions involving huge amounts of money.

The IT officials also found some discrepancies in the advance tax assessments of the actors (less)