Aamir vows to give up smoking and drinking forever

Guess how Aamir Khan celebrated the super success of his film 3 Idiots? At a suburban restaurant in Andheri on January 18, people noticed that the perfectionist actor didn't touch a drop of alcohol and just feasted on Nimbu Pani.

The sources close Aamir claim that at his nephew Imran Khan's engagement party too, he refrained from sipping champagne.

It is widely believed that on 1st January 2010, Aamir made a resolution that he would give up alcohol and kick the butt forever. Talking to a news daily on his New Year resolution to quit smoking and drinking, a positive Aamir said, “I just felt like doing it from within. There is no specific reason.”

We hear that he has put on weight in recent months and tends to overdo his drinking a bit.

When prodded further, the actor playfully added, “Yaar, I've put on 10 kilos in recent months. Also, sometimes, I tended to overdo the drinking bit. And I hate it when I feel unhealthy. So I just decided that I wanted to quit alcohol for life. As for cigarettes, I was never a regular smoker. But I've decided to give it up completely too.”

Dabboo Ratnani's wife shoots Salman Khan

Salman Khan is known to appreciate new talent. He showcased that quality of his during the photoshoot at Panchgani for Dabboo Ratnani's Calendar. He asked Manisha Ratnani, Dabboo's wife, to take the pictures.

According to Dabboo, the shoot started after dinner. He was setting the lights for the shot and his wife was checking the camera while setting it up.

Salman suddenly asked her to click his pictures. Dabboo believes that it was very kind of Salman to allow a new photographer to take his shots. He even went bare bodied because Manisha was taking the pictures.

Manisha has been Dabboo's assistant for five years and this was her first time being a star's photographer. She was shocked when she was asked to take the shots and thought it was a joke at first.

But when she started to take the pictures, both Salman and Dabboo were supportive of her. Her heart was racing as she couldn't believe she was doing her first photoshoot with Salman Khan.

Manisha mentions that Salman has offered her magazine and cover shoots and also a full-fledged shoot. She expresses that she will never forget this photoshoot all her life.

SRK takes yet another swipe at Aamir and Salman

Shah Rukh Khan has taken yet another swipe at Aamir and newest friend Salman Khan who has grown sudden affection for the perfection.

Hitting out at the duo SRK wrote in one of his latest tweets, “Perfection is so boring. jagged..raw..unfinished..tainted...so much more to complete for the beholder with his/her imagination.”

“My advice: don't strive for perfection...cos just in case u achieve it...there will be nothing more to strive for. just enjoy wot u make, " he added.

Hey SRK, what happened to the Khans' so-called truce?

I think Kareena needs to lose some weight: Saif

Once a size zero not always a size zero. Once in news for her lean mean avatar Kareena Kapoor has now put on oodles of weight and boyfriend Saif is not laughing. Apparently the Chote Nawab likes Bebo's leaner look prtly because their romance blossomed on the sets of Tashan, when she was in the perfect shape.

Recently at Stardust awards, where Kareena gave a rocking performance on stage, Saif was seen a little bit disappointed. As the couple made their way out together, he couldn't resist telling Kareena, “I think you need to lose some weight, yaar.”

However, Bebo took the comment quite sportingly and laughed over it.

Her trainer Payal Gidwani adds, “I don't think Kareena has gained weight. She fluctuates between 53 and 54 kilos, which is perfect for her height. She is extremely fit and still does Yoga for an hour every day.

Kareena is looking her best these days. I think she looks awesome, no matter what she wears, whether it is salwar kameezes or Western dresses or sarees. She was a sight to behold in 3 Idiots, especially in the orange sari. She is perfect the way she is.”

We hear that Kareena Kapoor had to lose her ideal figure for Karan Johar's last flick 'Kurbaan', wherein she essayed the character of a housewife. She also needed to look a little fatter than that of a skinny model in Karan Johar's upcoming 'Stepmom'.

Abhishek hits back: Priyanka thrown out of Italian Job

Priyanka Chopra has lost her role in Abbas Mustan's remake of The Italian Job. The film would have seen her star alongside Katrina Kaif.

The reason behind Priyanka losing the film seems to be her leaving Rohan Sippy's film in a lurch. Priyanka was under the impression that she would be cast opposite Abhishek in that film until she realized that her co-star was South star Rana Daggubati. The actress then decided to drop out.

Rohan was appalled when Priyanka dropped out citing date issues and complained about this to Abhishek. Abhishek was also disgusted by her behaviour. And Abhishek is part of The Italian Job so he may have something to do with her ouster.

Already Abhishek and Priyanka weren't exactly sharing a rosy friendship. Priyanka's decision to drop Rohan's film may just have worsened matters. Priyanka's manager however, states that she hadn't even heard Rohan's script so she can't have possibly opted out of it.

Meanwhile, Priyanka may be replaced by Preity Zinta, but nothing has been announced as of yet. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kunal Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna and Katrina Kaif.

Catfight: Kareena declares war on Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is as diplomatic and politically correct as an actress could get is common knowledge. However, her disdain towards Kareena Kapoor became known to people at the recently held Star Screen Awards.

The organizers of the show asked Kareena to present an award to Katrina. The Kapoor girl however refused to do so citing the reason that Katrina had also refused to give her an award. So there was a major ego clash at the award show.

Bebo is known to not have grudges against stars unless she has been enticed to do so. So is Katrina the one at fault for having shown her dislike for Bebo so publicly? We really can't say much…

Is Rannvijay dating hottie Anusha Dandekar?

Rannvijay Singh, who has now moved from Veejaying to acting as a career option, says given a chance he would have loved to work as a bartender in Spain.


"I think it was time for me to do something other than just TV. I'm not Cyrus Broacha. I'm 26 and I'm growing old. I needed a career which I can sustain for a longer time. Films were the next logical step for me and that's just what I did, " Rannvijay told.


"But if I had an option, I would have been a bartender in Spain. It would have been a relaxed life. That's like one dream job - but I could have done that only if I would have earned enough to last me a lifetime, " he added.


Rannvijay, who was in the capital recently, has featured in three films including "Toss", "London Dreams" and "Mumbai Cutting" till now. Now he will be seen in Vipul Shah's "Action Replay", Mahesh Manjrekar's "Ekant" and in comic thriller "Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene".



"All my films are almost ready for release, so I will have to start promoting them in some time. Otherwise I am keeping busy with my company EGO Custom Wheels that customises bikes and cars, " he said.


Apart from acting, he is also hosting the sixth edition of MTV's adventure reality show "Roadies". He has recently returned to India from Africa where he had been busy shooting of the show, the first season of which he won in 2003.


He also went for winter vacations to his family in his hometown Jalandhar, Punjab.


"I went home for New Year this time. It's been a long time since I had spent any time there with my relatives and friends. I visited so many people, " he said.


So does meeting people mean meeting girls for marriage as well?


Rannvijay laughed and said: "I am from a typical Punjabi background and there are just too many people who send rishtas (proposals). But I'm not game for it yet. It's not the right time."


He denied being in a relationship with any girl, despite rumours that he is dating VJ-actress Anousha Dandekar.


"I'm single right now. I have actually been single since a year and a half and I'm happy. I think if you ask a lot of people, they will say - 'My work is fine, health is fine but there's a problem with my girlfriend or boyfriend'. I don't want to be in that mode, " he said.

These isn't anything to talk about my kiss with Saira

Actor R. Madhavan will for the first time play a character with "grey shades" in Bollywood in "Teen Patti". While he is a professor in the forthcoming film, the actor will also be seen sporting "six different avatars" in the thriller that also features Amitabh Bachchan and Hollywood star Ben Kingsley.

"I have different looks in the film. I'm playing a professor, but when I go to different areas, I'm dressed up as different characters, " Madhavan told in an interview.

"There's one (scene) with a very suave, high-end party look; then there is one for the low, scum areas. Another one's of a mid-level thug; there is the professor's look of course and all sort of stuff leading to even a casanova's and an Italian' look, " he explained.

"In Hindi films, this will be my first grey kind of character as one who wants everything very fast in life, " the 39-year-old added.

"In 'Teen Patti', I'm playing a professor who believes he deserves a lot more than what life is offering him at that point of time. He decides to take certain steps which land him in a web of greed, lust and defeat - and how much of a heavy price he pays for those decisions."

The multilingual actor is not apprehensive about the audience's reaction to the transition from his chocolate-boy image.

"When the film is wholesome and you are playing a character, they (audiences) will accept you in any case, " he said.

"Even Mr. (Amitabh) Bachchan and Shah Rukh (Khan) have done that. It's very important to play different kinds of roles and I am very excited about it. I am very keen to see how the audiences will react to it, " he added.

Releasing Feb 26, director Leemna Yadav's "Teen Patti" is about greed and deception set in the backdrop of high stake gambling.

After his hit "3 Idiots" was dragged into a controversy for apparently promoting ragging, Madhavan is playing safe and insists "Teen Patti" doesn't glorify gambling but is inspired by mathematics.

"If there is anything that 'Teen Patti' will provoke, (it) is mathematics. It deals largely with mathematics in our lives and youngsters' desire to get anything 'now and today' in no time, " Madhavan told.
"Youth today want everything fast which is kind of an instant gratification and they want to live life on the fast track and that is what is shown in the movie with the magic of mathematics, " he added.

Saira Mohan, Raima Sen and newcomers Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher, Viabhav Talwar and Dhruv Ganesh also portray pivotal roles in the movie. "Teen Patti" also boasts of special appearances by Ajay Devgn, Jackie Shroff, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Tinnu Anand.

"Teen Patti" reportedly has some passionate scenes between Madhavan and Saira Mohan but the actor steers clear of controversies and says it has been approved by the censor board.

"I'd like to say that on record that the film has a very large U certificate so there will be nothing explicit about it, " Madhavan said.

And what about the kissing scenes with Saira?

"These aren't anything to talk about. All that you see (in the movie) is completely universal. The censor board doesn't give you a U certificate if there is a large number of kissing or other such stuff, " he said.

Apart from "Teen Patti", Madhavan's future projects include "Tanu Weds Manu" opposite Kangana Ranaut. 

Jackie Shroff's son Tiger is Subhash Ghai's new HERO

Tiger, Jackie Shroff's son is gearing up for his Bollywood debut with none other than Subhash Ghai, who also launched his father into Bollywood with Hero (1983). And his debut will be the remake of Hero.

Ghai has confirmed the news and added that while it is still early to talk about this, they are working on it. He will only be producing the film though, not directing it. They will rope in a young director and new team for this film as it is a contemporary film while Hero was made back in the ‘80s.

Ghai wanted to launch Tiger as he has known him since Tiger was born. He believes the boy is talented and the Shroffs are almost like family to him, so launching him was only natural.

Jackie's wife and Tiger's mother, Ayesha, shared a moment when Ghai placed a gold coin in her son's hand when the latter was born and said that it was his first signing amount.

Who is Aamir Khan's romance mentor?

Aamir Khan has always respected Shammi Kapoor. In fact, the actor admits to watching all of Shammi Kapoor's films when he was debuting as a romantic hero as no one could beat Shammi Kapoor in the romance aspect.

And since the legendary actor has also launched the music of Aamir's films, Taare Zameen Par and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Aamir shares a special closeness with him. That's why at the special show that Aamir did for the Cine Artiste Association, he requested Shammi Kapoor appears with him on a special segment on romance.

Since Shammi was unwell, Aamir organized the shoot at the veteran actor's residence.

According to sources, Shammi has always been close to Aamir's uncle Nasir Hussain. That's how long back Aamir goes with Shammi. When the organizers asked Shammi to do the show, he refused for health reasons. However, Aamir convinced him into doing it.

Ayesha to marry boyfriend Robert Taylor

Actress Ayesha Dharker has decided to make her relationship with boyfriend Robert Taylor official. They are planning to get married in May and the engagement will be held soon.

The news has been confirmed by Ayesha's father, renowned writer Anil Dharker. He isn't sure if there will be an engagement ceremony but the marriage will be held in London. Robert is an Englishman and the marketing director of a company. He takes pleasure in arts, theatre and dance which is how he met Ayesha.

Ayesha won a National award for her performance as Malli in the film The Terrorist (1999). She is also known for playing Queen Jamilia in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

She has done quite a few Hindi films and is constantly involved with theatre and television. She was seen in Arabian Nights and Bombay Dreams.

Imran gifts imported red Beetle to fiancee Avantika

Bollywood actor Imran Khan, who exchanged rings with his long-time girlfriend Avantika Malik Saturday night, has gifted her a Volkswagen Beetle which he especially imported from Europe.

"Imran gifted her a red Beetle as her engagement present. He got the car from Europe and was at it for a month and a half," an official close to the Imran told.

The engagement took place in a farmhouse in Karjat outside Mumbai.

"It was a very private affair and only family and close friends are invited, " added the source.

The 27-year-old has been dating Avantika, who is the daughter of TV18's honcho Vandana Malik, for over five years. They have been spotted together at various events since Imran's debut film "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na" hit the screens in 2008.

Zarine Khan: From a struggling model to Salman's girl

Just few months ago, she was nobody but as soon as she came on the board for Veer opposite superstar Salman Khan she has been the talk of the town.

Yes, we are talking about none other than Zarine Khan who couldn’t have got better launch than Veer which has showcased her in ultra-gorgeous avtar.

Zarine reveals out how she bagged such a pivotal movie as a debutant, “I was a struggling model. All of a sudden I got the call from the Mukta Arts and they called me on the sets of Yuvraj. I was thrilled to see Salman khan who was shooting there. I’m a huge fan of Salman.”

Zarine Khan goes on to add, “I went ahead to meet him like an ordinary fan for an autograph. To which he replied, ‘Sweetie now you will sign autographs for the world and I knew I was in Veer.”

Well, sounds interesting but now it will be more interesting to see whether Zarine Khan will be able to struck gold or not with Veer.

Peepli Live: Aamir's next film is for adults only!

The next Aamir Khan film 'Peepli Live' starring Raghuvir Yadav, is for adults only. We hear the perfectionist star was given the option of making a few cuts and getting a 'U' rating for the film but Aamir was cool with the 'adults only' tag and refused any and all cuts. The movie, sadly, doesn’t star Aamir and has Raghuvir Yadav, playing a distraught farmer who announces his suicide in advance. Nawaz, a reporter who hears about the case wants to break the news. The news catches the attention of politicians and news channels who want to get mileage out of the situation. After deliberation, farmer decides not to kill himself but Nawaz ends up killing himself. Since the film is set in a village, it has ample rustic vernacular that at times borders on fowl language. The Censor Board obviously wasn’t pleased with the dialogues and gave Aamir the option of deleting these scenes to get a ‘U’ (Universal Viewing) certificate. According to a source, the film is the official entry to the Sundance Film Festival, and Aamir didn't want the Censor Board to tamper with the material. "Peepli Live has made an entry in the World Cinema Narrative category. It's the first Indian film to go to the festival, and making cuts for the Indian audience wouldn't have been fair, " he adds.

Karan Johar ignores Abhishek. Junior B fumes!

Popular filmmaker Karan Johar is so busy promoting his film "My Name Is Khan" that he didn't even notice actor Abhishek Bachchan waving out to him on the streets recently.

"Just passed Karan Johar on the road. And he didn't wave back! Ooooooh you in trouble now boy!" Abhishek posted on his Twitter page.

Though Johar has never directed Abhishek in any of his films, they have worked together in "Dostana", which was produced by Johar's Dharma Productions.

Ranbir-Priyanka are very competitive with each other

We hear that Ranbir Kapoor spent the entire New Year weekend gliding on ice. No, it has nothing to do with the ongoing cold-wave, Ranbir is learning the ice-skating for his latest film 'Anjaana Anjaani' with Priyanka Chopra.

During the shooting for the romantic movie New York, both Ranbir and Priyanka were supposed to do ice-skating together at Central Park but Priyanka returned to India to promote Pyaar Impossible leaving Ranbir all alone for the shoot.

Praising the actor, producer Sajid Nadiadwala told a tabloid, “Ranbir’s dedication to get it absolutely right just took our breath away. He is relentless. He skated for three nights from 11 pm to 4 am in minus 6 degrees in Central Park.

The footage we’ve captured of him ice-skating shows his ballet-like elegance and precision. I don’t think we’ve ever got anything like this before."

Apparently Priyanka had a sneak peek at the footage of Ranbir ice-skating and has expressed a desire to do some of it herself. It’s learnt that they are not only playing a combative couple in the movie but are competitive while shooting.

A special award given to make angry Katrina happy?

Did people at Star Screen Awards created a special category to please Katrina Kaif? Well, it seemed pretty much the case when the Morani brothers and the publishing house behind handed her the trophy for the best entertainer of the year.

The story has it that Kat was to perform for the awards but it wasn't for the live event. It was for the TV telecast only and was to be recorded after the ceremony ended. But when Katrina arrived, she learnt that Bebo had bagged the Best Actress award (Popular) for 3 Idiots. Though she was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in New York (Critics' Choice), Vidya beat her to it for Paa.

Kat felt it was unfair that her achievement of delivering the maximum hits in one year was going unrecognized. The organizers sensed her bad mood would jeopardize her stage performance. So, to avoid any conflict they pleased her with a special award- Entertainer of the Year.

While Katrina remained unavailable for comment, Sandeep Khosla of Screen told a leading daily, "It's true we created an award for Katrina but this was decided by the Screen jury. We had a special award to Katrina her for the three hits -- New York, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, De Dana Dan -- that she had last year and the jury thought she deserved it.

Katrina didn't insist or ask for any award. Nor did she throw any tantrums. She came and performed according to her commitment."

Meet Ranbir's new temporary girlfriend Sarah

The secret is out. Cruel Intentions 2 actress Sarah Thompson is Ranbir’s girlfriend in Raajneeti.

According to the latest Bollywood news, Sarah plays Ranbir’s perfect arm candy in Prakash Jha’s political thriller.’ In the film, she plays the role of Ranbir’s American girlfriend, the one whom the actor abandons to pursue his dynastic politics in India.

Sarah Thompson played South African cricketer Hansie Cronje’s wife in 2008 biopic ‘Hansie.’ Sarah was chosen for ‘Raajneeti’ after a great deal of prudence as Jha said, “We auditioned nearly 30 girls before we selected Sarah. She was right for the part. It’s a substantial role and we needed an actress who could act and would look compatible with Ranbir.”

We also hear that both stars shared cold vibes as a result Prakash Jha has to scrap a kissing scene between the two!

R. Madhavan's son outsmarts him

If Madhavan is being smart by making slow and steady grasp over Bollywood with short but significant roles and you think- nobody can be smarter than him then think again. Maddy’s four year old kid is a step ahead of his father and how? Let’s hear it from horses’ mouth.

“I have been living in Mumbai since quite a long time now so my son Vedant knows Hindi, English and Marathi but he is not versed with his mother tongue Tamil. Some years ago, my parents insisted me to teach Vedant Tamil, ” shares Madhavan.

He further adds, “So, when I was to shoot outdoors for three months I left him at my house in south so that he could pick up the language from people around.” So, did this trick work?

“When I returned after three months and went to see him I was shocked to observe that all the people and domestic helps in my house had started speaking in Marathi but he did not learn much Tamil, ” exclaims shocked Madhavan.

Well, this handsome actor’s son surely has an upper hand in smartness after all son takes it from his father as they say ‘Like father like son’.

Imran Khan prefers work to girlfriend Avantika

Imran Khan is celebrating a very silent birthday shooting for his film. This talented actor is not really in a celebration mood which has become a tradition since three years now.

The chocolaty boy’s fame skyrocketed right from his debut movie Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. And his future too seems to be no less considering the numerous birthday wishes poured in his twitter profile by his fans.

To which he replies, “Thank you all so much for your wishes... I'm spending my birthday the same way I spent my last three; shooting! I like it that way.”

Well, take sometime out for personal life Imran, wonder what his charming girlfriend has to say on that considering the rumours of him getting engaged are believed to be true.