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When Kareena and all the other actresses of the Btown do not find anyone competition, the new starlet Anushka Sharma who has given three hits in her three film old career says that she is her own competition. Anushka says that by every film she wants to improve and do the role better than her previous one. She says she is here to act and is doing it with utmost responsibility. The chirpy actress who wooed the audience in her latest outing ‘Band Baaja Baraat’ says that she is not a part of the rat race. “It sounds cliched but I don’t really care if I’m tenth or hundredth in the ranking. The audience and industry apprecition for my work is all that matters. I’m my own competition because I’m becoming better with every film. But then, so are the others,” says Annushka.

After Aisha, supermodel Lisa Haydon has now been signed for Sanjay Dutt's home production being directed by David Dhawan. It took three connoisseurs of feminine beauty Dutt, Devgn and David to pull her out of hiding after her last release. According to sources, Lisa's role has been specially written and added to the script. It was Dhawan who spotted her in a picture and suggested to Sanju that she be included in Rascals. Dutt readily agreed. Lisa flew in to Bangkok this week. The director admits she was a late entry. "I saw Lisa's picture and found her very striking. She is paired opposite both Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn. Don't ask who gets Lisa at the end. Both Sanju and Ajay are Rascals. And if you count me as the third rascal we're quite a badmaash threesome." The director says he is not bothered about her last film being a fiasco, "These things don't bother me. When Katrina did Maine Kyun Pyar Kiya with me she already a Boom behind her

She is one girl to look out for, ex- Ms. India, Sarah Jane Dias, the debutant actress paired opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the upcoming thriller Game. Sarah’s going places even before the release of her debut film. The lissome lass is already romancing Ranbir Kapoor. No, not in a film, but in a Pepsi ad. She told Devansh Patel, "I just shot a commercial with Ranbir Kapoor a few days ago for Pepsi and he again, like Abhishek Bachchan, is so down to earth and a great guy. Sarah stars in Game, a whodunit with twists and turns which also features Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Shergill, Shahana Goswami, Gauhar Khan, Boman Irani and Anupam Kher. The film, a slick edge-of-the-seat thriller has been directed by Abhinay Deo and has dialogues by Farhan Akhtar. Great going Sarah, surely the one to watch out for! Slated for release on 1st April, Excel Entertainment's Game will be released by Eros International worldwide.

The attractive Anushka Shetty has put her wrong foot forward in Bollywood. The actor who is on top of her game down South was in talks with Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn for the remake of Singham. 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 bigges

Sonakshi Sinha is filling up her kitty with plump projects pretty fast and has already replaced Katrina Kaif in one of the soap endorsements. Now she has caught the eyes of the south Indian superstar Kamal Haasan. It is being reported that the ‘Chachi 420’ actor wants to cast the one film old actress in a film that would be made by a production house based in Hyderabad. The film that Kamal Haasan has in mind to do with Sonakshi is an adaptation of the Hollywood film ‘Hannibal’, which had Sir Anthony Hopkins. The film is said to be directed by Selvaraghavan and Sonakshi has been approached to play the role that was played by Julianne Moore in the original flick. It is reported that Selvarghavan will go to Chandigarh to meet the ‘Dabangg’ star to give her the narration of the film. Sonakshi is in Chandigarh along with Akshay Kumar and the rest of the cast and crew of Surish Kunder’s film ‘Joker’. The buzz is that the Hollywood inspired film will be modified so that it will appeal t

Asin entered Bollywood with one of the biggest blockbusters Ghajini opposite Aamir Khan but after that she did only one film (London Dreams) and seems to have gotten lost in oblivion. If you too are wondering what Asin is up to, you’re in for a surprise. For the first time, Asin will shed h er inhibitions and be seen sporting swimwear in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 2. “The whole idea was to make her undergo the same transformation that Aishwarya Rai underwent for Dhoom 2.” Producer Sajid Nadiadwala confirmed the news and told the tabloid, “Yes it is. The film will be shot at places like Italy and Greece and such costumes are necessary for this script.” Even Sajid Khan was all praise for the south superstar, “I am very excited about working with Asin; not only is she a very good actor and dancer but also a superstar in the south. Our script demanded her in a new look, which will surprise the audience completely.”

The bubbly Preity Zinta has also been bit by the Telly bug. Reportedly, The actor will be hosting the Guiness Book of World Records – Ab India Todega reality show on Colors. The format invites Indian nationals to break world records on TV. Though no official announcement of the host has been made by the channel, sources say that Priety is the first choice for the show. The channel has also approached Lara Dutta, Kangana Ranaut and Sania Mirza to host the show. After Priyanka Chopra and Madhuri Dixit, another leading lady is venturing into the television industry. As of now, Preity is eagerly waiting for her IPL team to do some wonders in this season. Well, let’s wish there is some record breaking at the IPL.

Priyanka Chopra recently had a terrifying experience when the income tax department raided her residential premises suspecting tax evasion . As soon as Priyanka learnt about the raids she called her beau Shahid Kapur who immediately came in to support his lady love. Apparently Shasha stays just three minutes away from Priyanka’s house and the lady admits that the first person she thought of calling during the crisis was Kapur. Priyanka who stays with her mother who wasn’t at home at the moment says dismisses all reports in the media that states the acquisition of Rs 6 Crores from her residence. The lady says that neither would she keep that amount of money under her mattress nor has she that such a huge some together in her life. Well, the time was certainly tough but when your man is standing with you at this time, you are definitely the luckiest girl on earth.

A dramatic cold war between the ex-best buddies Farah Khan and Shahrukh Khan ended on striking note when both the Khans met backstage of an award ceremony. The two bonded really well claim industry insiders, but regardless of their off-screen bonding, the two didn’t announce the curious questions whether they would ever come together on-screen or not. Farah made all her films with Shahrukh since her directorial debut, with Main hoon na underShahrukh Khan ’s association with him as an actor and her producer, and went on with creating history with Om shanti Om as well, but due to reasons unknown both the stars parted ways personally and professionally. Farah went ahead and created her own production house under which she made her film Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar.

Bollywood ’s a place of dramatic and controversial fights and patch up, and after an ugly spat over a petty issue, Karan Johar and Rishi Kapoor finally have had their ‘kiss and make up’ moment. After the derogatory comments by Ranbir’s ex-flames Sonam Kapoor and Deppika Padukone on the Kapoor prince, Papa Kapoor was furious at KJo, saying he was the one who evokes stars to give in such controversial comments. Following the public fight, reports said that due to the clash of titans Rishi kapoor was out of Karan Johar’s remake of ‘Agneepath ‘, after which even Rishi barred Ranbir Kapoor to bond with Karan in any of the future projects. But now slowly and steadily things are getting on smooth and after the both stars were allegedly apologetic on their rampant behavior , Rishi did make a comeback in ‘Agneepath’ but now Karan Johar has offered another meaty role to Senior Kapoor in his upcoming film ‘Student of the Year’. Earlier, the role was written, keeping in mind the persona of Amit

A dramatic cold war between the ex-best buddies Farah Khan and Shahrukh Khan ended on striking note when both the Khans met backstage of an award ceremony. The two bonded really well claim industry insiders, but regardless of their off-screen bonding, the two didn’t announce the curious questions whether they would ever come together on-screen or not. Farah made all her films with Shahrukh since her directorial debut, with Main hoon na underShahrukh Khan ’s association with him as an actor and her producer, and went on with creating history with Om shanti Om as well, but due to reasons unknown both the stars parted ways personally and professionally. Farah went ahead and created her own production house under which she made her film Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar.

Bollywood ’s leggy lass Deepika Padukone is one desirable woman for men of all generations. The girl herself has been surrounded by the most desirable men on the list . The nation’s latest heart-throb Ranbir Kapoor was clean bowled by the beauty just after they came together for a film , but eventually the things didn’t work out and the couple did fall apart. After dating the prince Kapoor she got another hot-shot man but this time from the field of business. Being professionally associated with Suddharth Mallya and his dad Vijay Mallya, Deepika found her love amidst work and till now she’s seen in the joyful company of the rich-and-handsome Siddharth Mallya. Every party, every celebration or just a special screening of films, Deepika has been seen with junior Mallya at most of the places. But in spite of all the attention she gets from the men, and in spite of being haunted by the best, the sultry actress still claims that she hasn’t found her dream man. Yes the actress who till no

Bollywood ’s two latest heart-throbs, Ranbir kapoor and Imran Khan are known for their on-screen charm and persona. Off-screen too the two have been the favorite amongst the girls, but the race to be successful and popular was not just limited to reel professional life. The animosity deepened to their real life also. It’s a well known fact that at the time of their inception in mainstream Bollywood race, the two were thick of friends, and every time the two came together their friendship was quite evident and drew people’s attention. That was the prime reason that they replaced stars like Shahrukh and Saif as Filmfare host. The friends turn hosts as partners on stage was mind-blasting as the two’s compatibility was declared super-hit, as they took the audience by storm. But later things turned out to be ugly between the two friends supposedly after Imran’s then girlfriend and now wife, Avantika Malik took a dig at Ranbir at a special screening of Raajneeti. There Avantika critic

Speculations are ripe that the’ hottest’ couple of B-town, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are planning to get engaged formally. However, the glamorous duo has no plans of getting married soon, despite their engagement, reported Mumbai-based DNA newspaper. Kareena, who is still in the peak of her acting career, feels that it is not the best time to get married. Saif Ali Khan has reportedly gifted the gorgeous Bollywood actor a big diamond, which she wears on her finger, but hardly prefers to speak about it.

The brief for Kratika Sengar when she was roped into play the title role in Zee TV’s serial ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’ was to look strong, sharp and aggressive at all times – like the legendary freedom fighter who led India through its first war of Independence. However, with her natural good looks, one cannot help but notice how dusky Kratika has ended up adding her own sensuous quality and rare beauty to the Rani’s otherwise powerful, formidable aura. Check out, for example, her latest look as the warrior queen who unleashes guerilla warfare on the British forces in a bid to re-capture the fort of Jhansi. The wild mane, the kohl-laden eyes, the sharp teeka on her forehead, the impressive headgear, the black and gold war uniform are all extremely becoming of Kratika who’s looking like a million bucks these days! The current track will see the Rani in disguise taking refuge in the jungles covering the outskirts of Jhansi. It is here in the jungles where she will strategise her attacks at

The Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone rivalry will reach new heights now. Only recently had Deepika commented that she would love to gift a pack of condoms to Ranbir that this new story has popped up in B town. Supposedly Ranbir Kapoor has declined to do a film with Ayaan Mukherjee, the maker of the film WAKE UP SID. The reason? Ayaan supposedly plans to cast Deepika in the film. Ranbir feels that it would be awkward for him to do a film alongside the seductress actress even though he knows that they look dashing together on screen. The couple did BACHNAA AE HASEENO together when they were dating each other and since then after their famed break up, have never been seen together. Deepika amidst all this even made dirty comments on Ranbir’s casanova behavior attracting the ire of papa Rishi Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor reportedly has been trying to get back with Deepika with their relationship but Deepika it seems is stubborn and headstrong on her decision. Ayaan Mukherjee on the other h

It’s shocking but true. Rani Mukherjee has always been the reigning queen of Yash Raj Productions but an incident that happened on Saturday has dropped jaws of the industry. At a film-television awards function, Rani Mukherjee completely ignored her mentor Yash Chopra. This function was held at Yash Raj Studios. Everyone came up to Yash Chopra and spoke to him. They greeted him with respect and honour. However Rani didn’t even acknowledge his presence. She arrived the venue late and passed through him twice but didn’t speak to him. Finally she left the venue after saying goodbyes to everyone except Yash Chopra. Considering Yash Chopra is a senior person of the industry, if he didn’t strike up a conversation, Rani should have initiated. The people present were quite shocked by such rude behavior of Rani. Gossip mongers say that the reason for this drift might be none other than Yash Chopra’s son and filmmaker Aditya Chopra. Rani Mukherjee is dating Aditya since many years and wishes