Aish's Raavan has connection with Vivek Oberoi

Vikram the south superstar is supposed to make his Bollywood debut with Mani Ratnam’s Raavan. Vikram plays Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s husband in the film. But now much before Raavan’s release, two of Vikram’s Tamil hit films have been dubbed in Hindi.




While Vikram's Anniyan dubbed as Aparichit came in 2006, last Friday his Dhill was released as Meri Aan-Man in Work. Interestingly, this Meri Aan-Man in Work is the original version of Vivek Oberoi starrer Dum.

Vikram has also won the National Award for the Best Actor for his Tamil film Pithamagan (2003). He had also featured in Tere Naam Tamil original titled Sethu, where he had played the role that was later played by bollywood hunk, Salman Khan.

Many Bollywood filmmakers had been trying to rope in the actor for big projects, but Vikram only wanted to work with Mani Ratnam.

Ironically two of his old Tamil films have now already been released in Hindi through dubbed versions. It is also known that two more of his Tamil films will be dubbed and released in Hindi, as Raavan release nears.

Asin Dhoni endorses Big Bazaa

Ghajini fame Asin Thottumkal recently shot the new Big Bazaar TV Commercial with Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at a studio in Filmcity, Mumbai.



Asin had been signed up as Big Bazaar brand ambassador just few months back, but had only done a print ad campaign with them since then. This is her first TV ad shoot for the brand.

This recent commercial shoot with both Asin and Dhoni took the whole day and saw many clothes changes for both of them. In fact, during the breaks, both Asin and Dhoni even indulged in playing games. Dhoni seems to be fast gaining popularity amongst brands, as he has recently an ad with Bollywood hottie Bipasha Basu for an international shoe brand.


This new Big Bazaar ad will be telecast on TV from mid-August. Dhoni is presently on a sabbatical from sports since no cricket is happening till the tri-series in Sri Lanka in September.

Asin is shooting for London Dreams starring Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan and her Indo-Japanese venture.

If anything sprouts out of this new found friendship, as both Asin and Dhoni are big names in their profession and single too, it will be no surprise.

Dhoni also endorses brands like TVS whose bikes TVS Apache and TVS scooty are very popular among masses just as Big Bazaar is.

No Birthday celebrations for Sanju till Amar gets well

Sanjay Dutt will turn 50 but he won’t party or celebrate until Amar Singh is back on his feet after his surgery in Singapore. The star’s friends and staff said that Dutt has been on tenterhooks ever since Amar Singh fell ill.




"Sanjay’s biggest blow was when he couldn’t be by Amar Singhji’s side during the surgery in Singapore because a visa was denied. The fact that he isn’t free to be with his loved ones hit Sanjay hard."

Sanjay Dutt flew to Cape Town in a dark mood. Sanjay finished one comedy in Goa and left for another in South Africa. Sanjay Dutt nipped the idea in the bud. When asked about his birthday plans Sanjay Dutt says, “I don’t want to celebrate until Amar Singhji is in hospital. Once he’s back to Mumbai we’ll celebrate my 50th birthday. I’ll just be shooting on my birthday.”

Sanjay’s wife Manyata flew down to be with Sanjay on Monday. Her birthday in Cape Town on July 22 was also a quiet affair. Two of the actor’s best friends Suniel Shetty and Anil Kapoor are also shooting with him in Cape Town.

Hrithik goes for tattooing his Wife's name

Hrithik Roshan, the only superhero of our bollywood who can move mountains and fly in the sky in films, has gone for tattooing his wife Susanne’s name on his right wrist to show his love and unflinching loyalty to the lady.

The superstar got the tattoo made by tattoo artiste Sameer Patange recently in a font called Elvish. Hrithik Roshan got the tattoo done on his wrist when wife Susanne and his sons are holidaying in London.

However, the handsome hunk is so excited about the tattoo that instead of waiting for them to come to India to show his new love mark, Hrithik Roshan is already on his way to London to surprise Susanne.

However, the B-town is abuzz with the talk of Hrithik Roshan’s tattooing himself to save his marriage from break up. It may be recalled that Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori had come close to each other during the shooting of upcoming flick ‘Kites’ in the USA.

In the light of above happenings, Hrithik’s latest tattoo trick seems intended to convince wife Susanne and save his marriage.

The mega-budget flick ‘Kites’ stars Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori and Kangna Ranaut in the lead and is being directed by Anurag Basu. The film is being produced by Rakesh Roshan.

Only five days for Kareena

Saif Ali Khan would love to be with his ladylove Kareena Kapoor everyday but he has to give time to his children too. So, to makes sure that both the parties are happy, he spends five days a week with Kareena and two days with his children.

When Saif's children Sarah and Ibrahim visit, Kareena tries to keep herself busy either with film assignments, reading scripts or household chores. This way, Saif spends quality time with his children. Sarah loves watching films with her friends and long chat with her dad while little Ibrahim has just learnt how to send SMS. That's cute...

Proud Saif Ali Khan said that Ibrahim sent him SMS that read 'Hi Dude'. He is very protective of his children and doesn't want them to hang around him on the film sets for too long, as it's an intrusion on their privacy. He said that Ibrahim hates paparazzi. Saif spents quality time with his children doing lot of masti and party with his children's favourite Mushroom Soup, Banana cakes. Anything for kids....

Bebo's ghost troubles Deepika

Kareena Kapoor's absence in Love Aaj Kal is being more talked about than Deepika Padukone's presence in the movie.

Saif Ali Khan has been regularly talking about missing his lady love Bebo in the movie and this hasn't gone down too well with Deepika. Her frustration with Kareena's ghost has now become a major embarrassment for the Saif and the director Imtiaz Ali.

Deepika stunned Saif Ali Khan and Imtiaz Ali when she said Kareena was getting more publicity through the movie although she was starring in it.

Deepika also said that only Kareena's name was taken when Jab We Met was discussed but Shahid Kapoor's performance had being ignored.

Both the director and actor are scared every time Deepika opens her mouth in a press meet. Even the director and the actor cum producer are not in great terms after having had a verbal battle over the film's promos. All this means Love Aaj Kal is in trouble just two weeks prior to its release.

No one knows what's gonna happen...

Kareena in Race2

Saif Ali Khan is all set to make a sequel to his hit flick Race with Abbas Mustan and has confirmed that his stylish girlfriend Kareena Kapoor will also star in the flick.

Talking about Abbas Mustan and Kareena, Saif Ali Khan says, "They understand the pulse of the plot. ‘Race’ was a fast-paced action-adventure caper. Not too many filmmakers in Bollywood would’ve done such a wonderful job of it."

“Yes, Bebo will be part of ‘Race 2′. We’re yet to flesh out the details. But ‘Race 2′ has to be bigger and larger than ‘Race’. Otherwise no point in making it.”

Race 2 will have loads of action and special effects. Saif and Bebo jodi will again create magic for sure...

Recession in Bollywood

The Bollywood bubble seems to have finally burst. Bollywood is badly struck by recession.

Akshay Kumar, whose acting fees had reportedly hit a high of Rs 75 crore in 2008, has slashed down to around Rs 33 crore. So it seems even the Khiladi could not dodge the effects of an economy in recession.

The recent two month face-off between producers and multiplex owners has already cost them Rs.100 crore and Rs. 250 crore respectively. Add to it, the economic slowdown and producers are being forced to tighten their budgets. They have cut down on star prices, limited the hire of studio equipment, studio floors and even vanity vans.

Marketing films has also taken a hit. Kambakht Ishq, made at Rs 65 crore, went over budget as a result the plan to fly in the Hollywood talent used in the film including Sylvester Stallone has now been scrapped.

Films like Om Shanti Om and Ghajini were being picked up for unheard of prices ranging from Rs 60 crore – Rs 90 crore. However, the offers aren't so readily coming in now.

Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan starrer London Dreams which was to be bought by the Indian Film Company for Rs 120 crore at one point of time is finding it difficult to fetch even Rs. 80 crore now.So is the case with Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt starrer Blue reportedly made at
Rs.100 crore is still looking for a buyer. Even one of Bollywood's most successful filmmakers Rakesh Roshan is reportedly having trouble getting the Rs 100-crore price attached to the Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer Kites.

In fact, several productions in the pipeline have been affected by the current market scenario. While Big Pictures have scrapped their adventure drama Talisman starring Amitabh Bachchan, Eros has pushed the start date for their animation and special effects heavy futuristic film RA1 starring Shah Rukh Khan.

Star prices, or budget of Bollywood films and star tantrums thus are things of the past. The only thing certain in this world is uncertainty!

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni to enter Bollywood

Filmstars like Preity Zinta, Shahrukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty have already ventured into sports business, thanks to IPL. Now Dhoni and Yuvraj are all set to enter into their domain. Yes, you have guessed it right. Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni are al set to enter the bollywood industry.

Cricketers MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh are all set to appear in a film produced by Dino Morea. However, both of them have had an association with cinema in one way or the other. While Yuvraj has dated Bollywood hottie Kim Sharma, Dhoni plays a role in David Dhawan’s Hook Ya Crook.

Well, it would be good to see some real action on screen! So, we'll soon be seeing both the cricketers spreading their magic on on screen. All the best guys.

Mughda realizes Power of Cinema

The super success of Fashion, brought Mughda Godse to notice and now she is looking forward to a string of films ahead. She has Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail and Ajay Devgan’s All The Best. The model turned bollywood actress tells us she is excited about the films she is doing now.

She also at the same time shared with us one of her most memorable moments in life, her first Awards Night outside India.

Coming from a humble background Mugdha says the feeling that people are appreciating my work is still sinking in. “It’s a different high when people see you and call out to you on the streets. Suddenly you are an icon and people want to reach out to you. When I went to the
IIFA awards there were young boys and girls shouting my name. I was stunned I never knew the power of cinema. But it has definitely boosted me to perform better now."

She has studied in a Marathi medium school and took up modeling just for the fun of it. Before that she had taken up part time jobs also. Mugdha parents have still not got over the fact that she is into movies. But after Fashion they are confident and happy about her
career and her future.

So is Mugdha!

Nandana Sen New Afficianado

The object of Nandana Sen affection isn’t a man. But – a soft toy, a cat.

Nandana had purchased the soft toy from London. She was shopping when this cat caught her eye.

Nandana bought it then and there and immediately named it Lucifer. So impressive are the looks of the cat that it looks real. People confuse Lucifer to be a real cat and often tell Nandana to shoo it away before he comes closer to them.

Nandana just laughs at their plight." But Nandana is immenesly in love with the toy to think of keeping aside. "Nandana cuddles with him all the time. She feels she was lucky to have got such a unique soft toy," said Nandana.