After the male cast of All The Best played a 'ghostly' prank on Bipasha Basu during the film's shoot, the cast of Golmaal 3 decided to repeat the same scare on Kareena Kapoor while shooting at a hotel." Koi hai.

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They planned the whole prank in advance. When Bebo was on the set one day, Ajay and Rohit casually began discussing how a woman was killed in the hotel.

They said how they'd read all about it on the net. They even told her that the lady's spirit roams around in a white saree late night and visits all the villas, suites and rooms at the hotel.

" To spook her further, they added that it is a very angry spirit that roamed the hotel and it even killed a guest staying at the hotel. The actress who is staying in a suite was naturally scared and kept shouting at them to stop discussing this ghastly details, but they mercilessly continued.

" As Kareena is the only girl on the set, she is often the target for such pranks. Won't cower Bebo laughs, "Ajay keeps trying to scare me with stories of a ghost in our hotel.

Of course I get scared with such horror stories and keep yelling at them to stop but they don't! This hotel is like a khandar with no other habitation outside it and hardly any guests and it gets a bit scary at times. But I refuse to cower in fright and give them the pleasure of pulling off their pranks!" My prank league Kareena has brought her "IPL team" (as she calls them) with her to Goa.

They include director Lovely Singh, her yoga trainer, stylist Radhika and her hair and make-up lady as well as her spot boy (less)

You may feel it is a maar dhad film because of the title but it is a film about hope and it is a love story. It is a gritty love story.

Does it mean that Lafangey Parindey is also a love story, like Parineeta? I love making love stories. Ghoom phirke I make love stories, obviously because I am a complete romantic.

Though I have become a buddha, mera dil to bachcha hai ji. In what way is Deepika Padukone going to be seen in a different avatar in your film? You have seen a glamorous Deepika until now.

You will see a different avatar of Deepika in my film, with very little make up..

. almost no make up.

When she started getting into the character of Pinky Palkar, I, in turn, started adapting my thinking from her. Pinky Palkar does not let anything come in her way, once she decides what she wants.

There was no reference point for Deepika Padukone. She did rehearsals by closing her eyes.

She shut herself. Deepika learnt to internalize blindness.

In what way is Neil Nitin Mukesh different in your film? Neil Nitin Mukesh plays the interesting character of One Shot Nandu in my film. One Shot Nandu has a different style of fighting and prefers to fight with patti on his eyes.

I did not know what kind of a fighter he is, when I offered him the role but I should tell you that the way he has handled his solo role in Lafangey Parindey is great. Did you know both Neil and Deepika before you started shooting with them for Lafangey Parindey? Frankly speaking, I did not know Neil and Deepika at all before I started shooting for the film with them.

It was actually Aditya Chopra, who suggested that I cast Deepika. I was doing an ad with her in Chennai then for a saree.

I went through rehearsals. They adopted the style and I started coping with that.

Since the language is restricted, I knew that I can't play around. I was conscious about it (less)

After the male cast of All The Best played a 'ghostly' prank on Bipasha Basu during the film's shoot, the cast of Golmaal 3 decided to repeat the same scare on Kareena Kapoor while shooting at a hotel." Koi hai.

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Rohit Shetty's boys are running out of ideas. After the male cast of All The Best played a 'ghostly' prank on Bipasha Basu during the film's shoot, the cast of Golmaal 3 decided to repeat the same scare on Kareena Kapoor while shooting at a hotel.

" They planned the whole prank in advance. When Bebo was on the set one day,?? Ajay and Rohit casually began discussing how a woman was killed in the hotel.

They said how they'd read all about it on the net. They even told her that the lady's spirit roams around in a white saree late night and visits all the villas, suites and rooms at the hotel.

"To spook her further, they added that it is a very angry spirit that roamed the hotel and it even killed a guest staying at the hotel. The actress who is staying in a suite was naturally scared and kept shouting at them to stop discussing this ghastly details, but they mercilessly continued.

" As Kareena is the only girl on the set, she is often the target for such pranks. Bebo laughs, "Ajay keeps trying to scare me with stories of a ghost in our hotel.

Of course I get scared with such horror stories and keep yelling at them to stop but they don't! This hotel is like a khandar with no other habitation outside it and hardly any guests and it gets a bit scary at times. But I refuse to cower in fright and give them the pleasure of pulling off their pranks!" Kareena has brought her "IPL team" (as she calls them) with her to Goa.

They include director Lovely Singh, her yoga trainer, stylist Radhika and her hair and make-up lady as well as her spot boy. "Tusshar is also a part of my IPL team in Goa.

I am not so scared as much as I am tired of their pranks. I am a very spiritual person and I don't believe in ghosts.

Nor have I ever seen a ghost in my life."But apart from the ghostly pranks, the actress is very happy to be working with the unit of Golmaal 3.

"In the evening, we hang out together -- Ajay, Tusshar and me -- have dinner and going to the gym together. We are one happy unit here.

" Kareena who has been shooting non-stop since Step Mom says, "I am planning a break but I don't think I will get it till August. I am shooting back-to-back with three films??-- Golmaal 3, Ra.

One, and Agent Vinod. After the G3 shoot ends, I will leave for my shooting in London and Morocco for Ra.

One and Agent Vinod." Won't cower They planned the whole prank in advance.

When Bebo was on the set one day,?? Ajay and Rohit casually began discussing how a woman was killed in the hotel. They said how they'd read all about it on the net.

They even told her that the lady's spirit roams around in a white saree late night and visits all the villas, suites and rooms at the hotel." My prank league Rohit Shetty's boys are running out of ideas.

After the male cast of All The Best played a 'ghostly' prank on Bipasha Basu during the film's shoot, the cast of Golmaal 3 decided to repeat the same scare on Kareena Kapoor while shooting at a hotel." They planned the whole prank in advance.

When Bebo was on the set one day,?? Ajay and Rohit casually began discussing how a woman was killed in the hotel. They said how they'd read all about it on the net.

They even told her that the lady's spirit roams around in a white saree late night and visits all the villas, suites and rooms at the hotel."To spook her further, they added that it is a very angry spirit that roamed the hotel and it even killed a guest staying at the hotel.

The actress who is staying in a suite was naturally scared and kept shouting at them to stop discussing this ghastly details, but they mercilessly continued." As Kareena is the only girl on the set, she is often the target for such pranks.

Bebo laughs, "Ajay keeps trying to scare me with stories of a ghost in our hotel. Of course I get scared with such horror stories and keep yelling at them to stop but they don't! This hotel is like a khandar with no other habitation outside it and hardly any guests and it gets a bit scary at times.

But I refuse to cower in fright and give them the pleasure of pulling off their pranks!" Kareena has brought her "IPL team" (as she calls them) with her to Goa. They include director Lovely Singh, her yoga trainer, stylist Radhika and her hair and make-up lady as well as her spot boy.

"Tusshar is also a part of my IPL team in Goa. I am not so scared as much as I am tired of their pranks.

I am a very spiritual person and I don't believe in ghosts. Nor have I ever seen a ghost in my life.

"But apart from the ghostly pranks, the actress is very happy to be working with the unit of Golmaal 3. "In the evening, we hang out together -- Ajay, Tusshar and me -- have dinner and going to the gym together.

We are one happy unit here." Kareena who has been shooting non-stop since Step Mom says, "I am planning a break but I don't think I will get it till August.

I am shooting back-to-back with three films??-- Golmaal 3, Ra.One, and Agent Vinod.

After the G3 shoot ends, I will leave for my shooting in London and Morocco for Ra.One and Agent Vinod.

" Non-stop kaam Rohit Shetty's boys are running out of ideas. After the male cast of All The Best played a 'ghostly' prank on Bipasha Basu during the film's shoot, the cast of Golmaal 3 decided to repeat the same scare on Kareena Kapoor while shooting at a hotel.

" They planned the whole prank in advance. When Bebo was on the set one day,?? Ajay and Rohit casually began discussing how a woman was killed in the hotel.

They said how they'd read all about it on the net. They even told her that the lady's spirit roams around in a white saree late night and visits all the villas, suites and rooms at the hotel.

"To spook her further, they added that it is a very angry spirit that roamed the hotel and it even killed a guest staying at the hotel. The actress who is staying in a suite was naturally scared and kept shouting at them to stop discussing this ghastly details, but they mercilessly continued.

" As Kareena is the only girl on the set, she is often the target for such pranks. Bebo laughs, "Ajay keeps trying to scare me with stories of a ghost in our hotel.

Of course I get scared with such horror stories and keep yelling at them to stop but they don't! This hotel is like a khandar with no other habitation outside it and hardly any guests and it gets a bit scary at times. But I refuse to cower in fright and give them the pleasure of pulling off their pranks!" Kareena has brought her "IPL team" (as she calls them) with her to Goa.

They include director Lovely Singh, her yoga trainer, stylist Radhika and her hair and make-up lady as well as her spot boy. "Tusshar is also a part of my IPL team in Goa.

I am not so scared as much as I am tired of their pranks. I am a very spiritual person and I don't believe in ghosts.

Nor have I ever seen a ghost in my life."But apart from the ghostly pranks, the actress is very happy to be working with the unit of Golmaal 3.

"In the evening, we hang out together -- Ajay, Tusshar and me -- have dinner and going to the gym together. We are one happy unit here.

" Kareena who has been shooting non-stop since Step Mom says, "I am planning a break but I don't think I will get it till August. I am shooting back-to-back with three films??-- Golmaal 3, Ra.

One, and Agent Vinod. After the G3 shoot ends, I will leave for my shooting in London and Morocco for Ra.

One and Agent Vinod." (less)

And, the idol is a tiny replica of the Lalbaugcha Raja — Mumbai's most popular Ganpati, which is said to possess divine powers and attract millions of people of all faiths from far and wide during the 10-day festival. Shilpa herself has kept the doors of her Juhu home open to everybody who wants a darshan of her adorable Ganpati.

Dressed up in a traditional Indian saree and supervising the lavish puja with support from husband Raj Kundra , sister Shamita and mother Sunanda, the gorgeous actress told BT , "This is an emotional moment for me. I had thought that once I'm married, I will bring Ganpati home.

It wasn't a mannat or anything but simply a strong desire. I got in touch with the people who worked on the Lalbaugcha Raja and they agreed to make a replica for me.

" She's been to the original mandal at Lalbaug down the years to pay obeisance to Lord Ganesh. And she's walked from home to Prabhadevi on Tuesdays to seek His blessings at the Siddhivinayak Temple there.

"I was going through a lean phase and I don't know how many Tuesdays I walked. It must be over 21.

But I could see the difference it made to my life. I believe in all Gods.

And Ganpati is the lord of success and removes obstacles. Big Brother happened for me, a whole lot of opportunities opened up for me, and I also met Raj.

I was going to Lalbaug this time, too. Somehow, Ganpati has always looked after me," she said.

Meanwhile, husband Raj who is camera-shy, preferred to let Shilpa do the talking. He is actually the more religious of the two.

"We are both karma believers," revealed Shilpa. "His belief in God is beautiful.

For someone who was born and brought up abroad, it is amazing that he knows more about mythology than I do. He keeps telling me stories about how Ganpati lost his head and how he got his elephant head.

It's beautiful that he shares the same faith as I do." (less)

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‘I Didn’t let Helen down!’ With Parda topping the charts and being the latest flavour of the season, ask her if she really expected it to be such a big hit, and she replies with innate simplicity: “This being an ageless RD Burman number, and sung beautifully by Sunidhi Chauhan, and Pritam at the helm of creativity, I knew it would be popular, but I never expected it to get this overwhelming response! I was quite nervous initially because it was picturised originally on legendary Helen, but I’m glad that I didn’t let Helenji down.” And how does she feel when many people claim that she’s outdone Helen in this new version? “When I read Shobhaa De’s column, wherein she wrote that I had surpassed Helen, I felt so humbled,” she confesses.

Cabaret & class Interestingly, despite plenty of hip-wriggling, and wearing a slinky figure-hugging dress, Gauhar comes across as a chic diva and not as a kitschy item girl in this sweltering number. Ask her how did she manage to achieve that, and she replies: “You can be sexy sans skin show, and exude sensuality with your eyes or look oomphy in a saree.

Parda is a classic cabaret number and Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria were very particular about the elegant look of the song!” Ranbir rocks! Riding on popularity wave, Gauhar is now making confident strides in filmdom. It was a coup of sorts for the actress, who has no godfather in the industry, to bag Rocket Singh- the salesman of the year- a Yash Chopra film opposite B’town hottie Ranbir Kapoor.

Ask her what’s that one thing about Ranbir that she likes the most and she says: “He’s very grounded despite so much adulation coming his way. And he’s an actor first and then a star, and that’s what makes him so special!” Goodbye ramp? The way she’s going, it seems Gauhar has big adieu to ramp! “I have always been a superfan of Rekha and loved her sense of fashion, makeup and acting acumen! I always wanted to do good films and carve a distinct presence like her, and I’m happy with my filmi stint.

As far as regular catwalk is concerned, it’s over! But, I don’t mind being a show-stopper!” ‘I’m very single!’ Intelligent career moves are definitely paying her rich dividends, but what about love? Is Nihar Pandya (former boyfriend of Deepika Padukone), the new man in her life, as some reports suggest? With a laugh, she replies: “Nihar is a dear friend, who dropped me at the airport sometime back and these silly stories of an affair began! I would like to tell my fans that I’m very single!” And what are the qualities that she finds attractive in men? “My man should be able to strike a conversation and must have a great sense of humour,” says she and signs off (less)

Shady modelling deals and events in foreign lands are often a cover up for these dirty games, people claim. One actress who is being very vocal about her experience with one such 'coordinator' is the small-time starlet Mink.

She participated in Zor Ka Jhatka most recently. A jhatka she wasn't expecting though was a call, allegedly from a pimp, a man who she claims was rather vocal about his offer.

In an exclusive to Mumbai Mirror, Mink revealed, "I had been getting calls from a pimp for a one night stand with some businessman. I got the first call when I was out of town.

The person called me and introduced himself as a coordinator. He asked me if I was interested in modelling for a brand of saris and asked me if I had modelled for any sari brand earlier.

I replied saying that I had not. Later he called me and said that he would give me Rs 10 lakh for the ad.

I was shocked at hearing that and became slightly suspicious because I know that no one gets paid 10 lakhs to model for a saree ad." "But I didn't follow my suspicious instinct and asked him to call me when I returned to Mumbai.

The man used to call me 'didi'. He called me on March 1 and said that he wanted to have a frank talk with me.

I thought he was talking about the brokerage but surprisingly he said that he was a pimp and he hires Bollywood celebs for one night deals with businessmen and politicians. I was shocked on hearing that and I started laughing.

I asked him if he was crazy and whether he was not afraid of the cops. The man replied saying that these things are done secretly and since it involves influential people, no one cares," said the actress.

Continuing the story, Mink says, "He then asked me to come to a five-star hotel where he would introduce me to his client and that I would be expected to spend the night with him. He also said he could give me 15 lakhs for it.

" "I refused point blank but he persisted and said I would just have to meet his clients and stand with him for which he would pay me good money. Then I probed further and asked if I would have to have dinner or coffee with them and he said, no, I would just have to stand next to him.

I refused and disconnected the phone. But the pimp kept me calling all day; I did not take his calls.

At one time I thought of complaining at the police station. But then I wondered if he was the kind who would get vindictive if I did," she adds.

What is even more shocking is that in an effort to convince her, the pimp began name dropping. She says, "The pimp named some of the big actresses with whom he had arranged such deals for some big politicians and well known businessmen.

He used to give them more than 35 lakhs per night he claimed. I cannot reveal those names because I do not think it would be fair to spoil someone's reputation based on something a pimp said.

" Like we said, a sordid underbelly does exist in tinsel town and there maybe some who are willfully a part of it. But what we want to know is why Mink persisted in talking to the man and asking him if she would be asked to have coffee with those businessmen, when she had been told quite clearly that the deal was for a one night stand (less)