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Ash will leave Salman and Vivek alone if they go bashing at her together

Ash is sad. She is shocked to learn what Bollywood’s rumor zones are telling the world. She is ready to take it on the chin if need be. She is ready to take on Salman and Vivek if these two together try to bash her for her intimacy with Abhishek!

Sonu Nigam displeased with Indian Idol!

Sonu Nigam displeased with Indian Idol!

Sonu Nigam has been the judge of Indian Idol Part 1 and he sits again on the judge’s chair for Indian Idol Part 2. This talent show, which has been running smoothly till now, recently faced the rage of the talented singer. While the shooting of an episode was on, Sonu Nigam got miffed over [...]

Priyanka exposes unknown Salman!

Not too many people would believe this right now—not after the things he was heard saying in the infamous tapes—but Priyanka Chopra who’s shooting with the enfant terrible of filmdom swears by Salman’s name.
“He’s a a cool dude, totally dependable and such a warm giving and affectionate person,” Priyanka whispered emotionally before she left for [...]

Preity Zinta turning 31!

Preity Zinta turning 31!

Bollywood’s Zingy Zinta babe turns 31 today. On this special day we’ll take through some of Preity’s hottest quotes. Some are purely controversial, some are tangy head-turners. Some quotes will lambast you, and then there are those that will leave you feeling peppery and perky – just like the star herself.
So go ahead and get [...]

Zee Cine Awards 2006 nominations

The Zee Cine Awards is all ready to set Mauritius ablaze on 4th March 2006. BollywoodPress presents the nominees list as below.
Viewer’s Choice
BEST FILM
Apaharan – Prakash Jha

Mimoh Chakraborty New Kid on the Block

Heard of Mimoh Chakraborty? At first glance, he looks like any other Bollywood hunk. Look closely and you see a hint of yesteryear actor Mithun Chakraborty’s ruggedly handsome looks combined with the sweet beauty of Yogita Bali. This, then, is another star son waiting in the wings to make his debut. The difference is that [...]

Fardeen Khan and Ritesh Deshmukh in Idhar Udhar

Ravi Walia who is co-producing Fight Club with Sohail Khan is planning a comedy film as his next venture. The film titled Idhar Udhar will be a light comedy film. Speaking on the same Ravi said, it will be a comedy film co-produced by Ambika Hinduja and me. The film will have situational comedy only [...]

Kunal Kohli impressed with Rang de Basanti

The audiences may not have reacted overwhelmingly to Aamir’s presence in RANG DE BASANTI, as is evident from the mixed box-office reports that the film is carrying but the directors of forthcoming Aamir starrers, are definitely exuberant about the film. Director Kunal Kohli whose Aamir-Kajol starrer, FANAAH, is currently under production, is one of them [...]

Kareena Kapoor in Maxim Magazine

Kareena Kapoor in Maxim Magazine

Maxim launched recently in India. The first issue (80,000 copies) sold out completely in 10 days.
The publishers of Indian Maxim have clearly calculated that 20-something men in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad are just as puerile and inane as their counterparts in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

Rang De Basanti Not to be released in Delhi and East Punjab

Rang De Basanti’ almost changed hands for Delhi-U.P. and East Punjab . Dolly ( Dolly Films , Delhi) holds the rights for the two circuits . A few weeks back it was decided by UTV to give them (Dolly) 105 prints free for the contracted MG (minium guarentee) royalty price .
However , Dolly will now [...]

Nana is the new rap star!

Two men in the same boat are John Abraham and Nana Patekar. The two actors have hit it off so well that they recently had a blast shooting for an Adnan Sami video called Meter Down – this one is the promotional song for Taxi No 9211, where they star together.

Salman Khan Hair Style *Pics*

Right from his Maine Pyaar Kiya days to his recent Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salman Khan has always been a hairstyle trendsetter.
As he takes on a different look in his forthcoming movie, Jaan-e-man, we take a look at his changing hairdo.
Maine Pyaar Kiya
The only thing people remember of the 1988 movie Biwi Ho To Aisi is [...]

Riddhima Kapoor Wedding Pictures

After a star-studded sangeet, things just had to get bigger for Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh’s daughter Riddhima’s wedding on Wednesday.
And they did!
In the picture is the groom Bharat Sawhney, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, with the pretty bride’s face being shielded from the camera by her brother Ranbir.

Mallika Sherawat tired of her Boobs!

Mallika Sherawat tired of her Boobs!

“The first phase of my career, where the main objective was to get maximum publicity, is over�.
“Now comes the second phase, which is proving myself as an actress.�
“I want to choose good scripts and I want big and intelligent film makers and I want to ask them to look beyond this certain aspect of my [...]

Sushmita has love scene with Mithun!

Sushmita has love scene with Mithun!

Who’s responsible for spreading the story of Sushmita Sen’s “torrid” smooching sequence in Kalpana Lajmi’s Chingari?
Certainly not the principled Kalpana , or the actress who’s currently shooting in New York with Randeep Hooda for Karma Confession & Holy. Apparently both put the blame for the “false” story on the film’s producer Vikas Sahni.
Sushmita apparently phoned [...]

Lara and her real life boy friend to sizzle in love making scene?

Lara and her real life boy friend to sizzle in love making scene?

Lara denies it but rumor zone says they are together in an upcoming Bollywood big screen.
Lara says privately, she is in deep love and would do anything for her eye candy. Publicly she says “my boyfriend is capable of promoting himself and taking decisions on his own.
These are just rumours that I am promoting [...]

Rang De Basanti: young and restless

One of my favourite pastimes while watching a Bollywood movie is to second-guess the director, think up what’s going to happen next. Mostly I don’t find directors very challenging, but Rang De Basanti was one film I wasn’t sure where it was leading to at the intermission point.
Is that a good thing? Yes, if only [...]

Ash and Abhishek’s romance

From the sets of Umrao Jaan in Jaipur to Mumbai, everyone is talking about Bollywood’s latest romance — Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan.

Began as friends
Ash and Abhishek’s friendship began on the sets of their film together — Kuch Na Kaho.
Even during her Viveik phase, Ash kept in touch with Abhishek. The actress used to SMS [...]

Viveik trying to face life with a smile

Post the Ash-Abhishek romance, Viveik has stopped taking all calls. We spoke to a friend of Viveik, to find out his state of mind.

Viveik was upset, initially
Isn’t Viveik quite a shattered soul these days after his break-up with Aishwarya Rai? Says Milap Jhaveri, scriptwriter, who is a very close friend of Viveik and has known [...]

Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan to represent Delhi

Bollywood icons Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan will represent Delhi as its brand ambassadors at the closing function of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games later this year.
Delhi will be showcased as the next venue for the Commonwealth Games at the concluding ceremony of the Melbourne Games.

Remaining episodes of KBC II shelved

Remaining 23 episodes of Star TV’s game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati II” have been shelved and the programme has been called off as of now, with its anchor Amitabh Bachchan informing the channel that he would take a longer time than expected to resume the shoots.
Since the channel has run out of episodes from [...]

Rishi Kapoor’s daughter weds – Riddhima Kapoor Wedding – Pictures

Bollywood shaadis are on in full swing. And this time, it’s the turn of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh’s little girl.
Riddhima will wed Delhi-based entrepreneur Bharat Sawhney (in black) in a lavish wedding on Wednesday. After a Mumbai reception the same day, the celebrations will move to Delhi, where another reception will be held on [...]

Mallika drops out of Sa Re Ga Ma at last minute

Mallika drops out of Sa Re Ga Ma at last minute

Just yesterday, there were media reports that Ayesha Takia and Mallika Sherawat were to appear on Sa Re Ga Ma as part of the promotions of the film, Shaadi Se Pehle. However, Mallika Sherawat left the producers of the show in a lurch, when she dropped out of the show at the eleventh hour. Just [...]

First Look: ‘Meter Down’ for Taxi No. 9211

First Look: ‘Meter Down’ for Taxi No. 9211

Right Here Right Now had a charismatic appeal some months back. Funky music, hip-hop choreography and superlative picturization made it a real craze in the world of promotional music videos. And with the positive response to the video, director Rohan Sippy is all charged up with his next promotional video that he has devised for [...]

10 stars come together for video

When ace photographer Subi Samuel turned producer with Alag and requested some of his favourite star-friends to feature in the promotional music video , they all agreed.
Alag, directed by Ashu Trikha, stars Akshay Kapoor and Dia Mirza and has music by Aadesh Srivastava. Trikha has also directed the music video and the lyrics have been [...]

Chingari is my tribute to Durga & Kali – Sushmita

Chingari is my tribute to Durga & Kali – Sushmita

If you are wondering about Sushmita Sen’s fervent gesture of promoting Kalpana Lajmi’s Chingari even after getting mired in ‘a kissing controversy’, don’t be surprised.
We hear that her pent-up emotions for co-star Anuj Sawhney have been relegated to the back burner at the behest of divine intervention. Sen confesses that her tremendous faith in Goddess [...]

Bollywood making film with real criminals in cast

Bollywood making film with real criminals in cast

Bombay police might want to check out this movie.

Little-known director Nabh Kumar Raju says he’s making a mafia-themed film whose entire cast will consist of criminals or people who say they’ve at least attempted a crime, The Times of India newspaper reported Monday.
About 3,000 hopefuls turned up for the audition. The paper did not say [...]

The secret of Aishwarya Rai transformation!

The secret of Aishwarya Rai transformation!

Bound by a Yashraj Films contract, Mehta refuses to divulge any details about Ash’s training, like the weight of the actress before she joined the fitness regime. But Mehta admits that Aishwarya needed to shed weight, to look sexy on screen with Hrithik. “I prescribe a diet depending on the metabolism of the person. [...]

London Dreams: Like Moulin Rouge?

Ajay Devgan has almost become Raj Kumar Santoshi’s resident hero.
After the versatile filmmaker completes his political drama Saamna with Ajay in the lead, he goes on to the grand musical London Dreams in the middle of next year. The latter is unlike any film Santoshi has ever made. Moving away from the gut-wrenching action of [...]

Pakistan has lifted a 40-year-old ban on Indian films

PAKISTAN has lifted a 40-year-old ban on Indian films after the Government permitted the public screening of Sohni Mahiwal, a classic 1984 Bollywood movie based on a popular Punjabi love legend.
The move is seen as a significant step in the warming of relations between the countries after decades of hostility. It also opens up a [...]