Kajal Agarwal New film with Naga chaitanya

Kajal Agarwal after Magadheera and Aarya 2. She is also currently acting with young tiger NTR. Now a new movie is planned for Naga chaitanya and Kajal Agarwal was roped in for this movie. This is the third film for Naga chaitanya. D.Shiva Prasad Reddy is producing this movie in the banner of Kamakshi Kala movies. Ajay will be debuting as director with this film. More details yet to be announced. Both Kajal Agarwal and Nagachaitanya are going good in Tollywood. Many young heroes like Ramcharan Teja, NTR hardly giving a movie per year, on the other hand Naga chaitanya looks promising in delivering atleast two movies per year.

'Richa' to Bikini 'Richa' to Bikini Club

Richa Pallod of 'Nuvve Kavali' fame. We are talking about the new kid on the block and she is none other than Richa Gangopadhyay. Yes, the girl from 'Leader' may have come up in a rather domestic look in her debut but it is now heard from the industry birds that this babe has got a volcanic bombshell inside her. The buzz is that Richa has given her green signal to go in for the ultimate- the bikini act in her next venture. Though no confirmations are received on this, many say that it is indeed a visual feast to see Richa like that since she has a very desirable body and a figure that can accommodate her curves. Everyone is hoping that this news turns out to be true.

Swathi's Spicy Item Number in "Hunja"

Colours and Ashta Chamma fame Swathi has been roped in to perform an item number in producer Satyanarayana's Kannada flick Hunja, starring Mayoor Patel (of Ninedhe Nenapu and Muniya fame) and Deepika (Patre Love Padma) in the lead roles. It is said that Hunja will have Swathi doing a sensuous and spicy item number. TV anchor-turned-actress Swathi is all set to make her debut in Kannada with director Chandru's tentatively-titled Mylari opposite Shivrajkumar. The film will be produced by Kananapura Sreenivas, who had earlier made successful films like Yuvaraja and Santha with Shivarajkumar. Guru Kiran is the music director.

Aamir Khan withdraws his resignation on Kapil Sibal's request

After all the hype and hoopla, Aamir Khan has finally withdrawn his resignation from the HRD ministry in lieu of the recent controversy regarding the altercation between him and renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar. Aamir reconsidered his decision only after the intervention of the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. Aamir, in his letter to Sibal, said, "I have given a lot of thought to your request to take back my resignation and be a part of my committee. I have also read the letter of the other members have written to you reiterating their faith in me. The amendment to the Copyright Act (of 1957) is an extremely important process, indeed historic. In light of the above, I take back my resignation." Sibal had told Aamir to reconsider his decision after he quit from the panel earlier this week.

SRK in middle of controversy once again, courtesy Lux Cozy

No sooner that the controversy around SRK's comments on Pakistani cricket players has settled down, the actor finds himself in yet another controversy related to the IPL. This time round, it's the courtesy of inner wear brand Lux Cozy, of which, SRK is the recently appointed brand ambassador. The story goes that, since SRK is the brand ambassador of the said brand, it was rest understood as to they will be sponsoring the uniforms for Khan's T-20 team Kolkata Knight Riders, besides a monetary angle of course. All was well so far. Now the twist in the tale is that the Lux Company is owned by the Todi brothers (Ashok and Pradip). They are the same Todi brothers who were charged with apparently leading to the suicide of computer graphics designer Rizwanur Rehman, a Muslim, after he married Ashok Todi's daughter Priyanka, who was a Hindu by religion. This news had made it to the national headlines and remained atop for quite sometime. This 'sponsorship' move by SRK for KKR with the said brand has not been taken kindly by many. That's the reason why it has sparked anger in many people's heart. Not just that, since it has a religious pinch to it, a few religious bodies too have come in the forefront to express their opposition. In the lieu of all this, there has been a meeting that has been arranged which will include artistes, actors, dancers, writers, performers and also a few prominent names express solid opposition to the controversial tie-up.

How many Bollywood horror films actually jolt?" - Sangeeth Sivan

Filmmaker Sangeeth Sivan is pleased that finally he has a horror film to his name. Though he has Sandhya (Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon and Ashutosh Rana) ready for close to a decade now, this horror flick has been lying in cans ever since then and never saw the light of the day. While Sangeeth did get recognition from successful films like Kya Kool Hain Hum and Apna Sapna Money Money, he decided to come out of his comfort zone and chose horror as the genre for his first production Click. "The idea was to jolt people at least twice in those two hours of Click", says Sangeeth in his trademark animated tone a day after the release of the film, "I am told that people are reacting at just the right junctures and as long as that is happening, I am happy." The film hasn't opened on a positive note at the box office though the reviews have been mostly positive with word of mouth (from whatever number of people who are watching the flick) encouraging. "For a film belonging to horror genre and that too with relatively newer faces, it is always difficult to get house full boards on the day of the release. I am happy though people are actually talking about the film now. I never intended to make a master piece but instead tell a commercial horror tale that has a definite storyline to boast", says Sangeeth in defence of the film. The double twist towards the concluding reels of Click is being much talked about and this is what is expected to entice audience to step inside the theatres. It is one of the newest ways that a story has been ended in a mainstream Bollywood horror film. Leave aside the shock value, it's the originality in the way Click takes a somersault towards the end that makes one forget the popcorn and SMS-ing and keeps one glued on screen. Really, one couldn't see that coming. "That was the entire idea; to tell something which couldn't be predicted by the audience. With all due respect to some of my counterparts who have 'horror hits' to their names, tell me how many of these films actually managed to jolt you? Personally, I wasn't taken aback in some of these films which have released over the last couple of years", adds Sangeeth in a matter of fact tone. In Click, just when one thought that you had cracked it all and got ready for the rolling of end credits come the double twist did make one all wide eyed. Really, these are the moments that make Click stand out from the likes of Phoonk, 1920 and Bhoot which were all good (and successful) in their own way but followed a set pattern. In fact the only similarity (to a little extent) in the end is with the one in Ram Gopal Varma's Darling but the fact here again is that not many have seen the Fardeen Khan - Esha Deol starrer. Hoping that word of mouth will succeed in taking Click to some distance, Sangeeth says, "The film should find patronage amongst the college students and youth in general. The feedback that I have received for the film is positive and that is encouraging enough."

Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif in Dibakar Banerjee's next

Imran Khan proved himself a man of the masses when recently he shot a cola ad with Kalki Koechlin shot by Dibakar (Love Sex & Dhokha) Banerjee. The ad, a slice-of-life love story about two strangers' chance encounter on a crowded streets of Mumbai shot over 2 days last month, had hordes of fan descending on location. Imran dealt with the situation like a pro, mingling, signing autographs, posing for photographs. The BEST bus hired for the shoot became his home for two days. Says Banerjee who's making his next feature film with Imran, "Seeing the discipline and drive Imran invested into the ad, I'm more than convinced I'm ready to work with mainstream actors." Banerjee who has so far done three feature films with actors like Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher, is looking to cast Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif. Apparently, Imran was lost to the rest of the world for those two days when the ad was shot. Says Dibakar, "We shot the ad on a relatively lonely stretch of road in Malad. But the news that Imran was shooting spread and fans would swoop down every hour. Considering the tight schedule Imran would either quickly hide in his vanity van until the fans left or meet them in a very friendly manner." The BEST bus had character actors as Imran's co-passengers and Imran was soon friendly with all of them. Says the director, "All I can say is, Imran won more than a busload of fans in those two days. At the moment, I'm busy putting finishing touches to my release Love Sex Aur Dhokha. But right after that I'll get to work on the Imran project."

Priyanka Chopra makes animated video debut

New Delhi, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is on a spree of firsts this year. After winning a national award recently for her role in “Fashion”, the actress is now making a debut in an animated video in order to raise environment consciousness. Produced by Red Dot Productions, it is an attempt to inspire people to take action such as saving water and electricity, planting trees and reducing pollution, as a part of the NDTV-Toyota Greenathon Campaign. “It was the first time I shot for an animated video and I had to imagine everything as I was standing against a chroma screen… We were very sure about the fact that it had to appeal and connect with the audience and not be boring and preachy. The animation has made it visually appealing and interesting,” Priyanka said in a statement. Priyanka who is also the ambassador of the campaign, will be seen in a mix of animation and real life sequences in the video. Titled “Hawaaein, patte, paani”, it has been penned by legendary lyricist Gulzar and composed by musician trio Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy. In the video, the actress shows a polluted, dry and barren landscape and is looking for a solution. As she finds it, a green sapling sprouts out of the cracked earth. She hands the sapling to a little girl, who gives it to carefree young people. These youngsters inspired by the little girl hand out saplings to people and urge them to think of the impact of their everyday actions on the planet. As these people take further such steps, Priyanka’s world begins to change for the better. The video will premiere on NDTV 24×7, NDTV India and NDTV Profit Wednesday. It can also be accessed on green.ndtv.com.

Salman Khan gets a new name

Bollywood actor Salman Khan is called with different names in different circle. Popularly known as Salman Bhai or Sallu miya, Salman Khan is also called Chikna in the underworld. Now the actor will be addressed with a new name ‘Chulbul Pandey’. Yes, this is the unusual name that Salman will be called in his new comedy flick, ‘Dabangg’, produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan. Salman has done many comedies in the long tenure of his filmy career but ‘Dabanng’ which is also a laughter riot will see the actor in an altogether different role. Salman is not the only actor to be called with his funny name but the other co-stars of the film will also be seen in a hilarious role and will be called with a comical name. Actor Sonu Sood’s character has been named Cheddi Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who is making her debut with this film will be called Rajo. Set in Bihar, the film deals with the subject of mafia. Lets see how much entertaining will be Salman and his party. Read more: Salman Khan gets a new name Salman Khan Sonu Sood http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/salman-khan-gets-a-new-name/5423/#ixzz0fwoFhK6P

Abhay Deol had almost got rejected for ‘Road, Movie’

Mumbai, Dev Benegal, who can’t stop raving about Abhay Deol now, admits that initially he had rejected him for the role in “Road, Movie”. “My casting director had given me some pictures of Abhay long back, where he was shirtless and those were all posey glamorous pictures. I hated the pictures and told the casting director that I don’t want this kind of hero for my film,” said Benegal. “Later I met Abhay in New York and while having a conversation I realised how he completely fits in the character of Vishnu in ‘Road, Movie’. He had that freshness and vulnerability that was required for Vishnu’s character. Hence I decided to work with him. It was funny that he was the same guy, I rejected earlier,” he added. Releasing March 5 here, “Road, Movie” revolves around Vishnu (Abhay Deol), a young man desperate to escape a future working as a salesman for his father’s hair oil

Deepika, Farhan on Music Ka Maha Muqqabla

Music Ka Maha Muqqabla by Saibaba Telefilms, semi final seems to be proving tuff for the teams as it is progressing episode by episode. The second semi-final muqqabla was between Farhan and Deepika.. Oops….. oki now that I have already revealed that they were the guests on the show, I am sure so many of you are looking forward to it. In this Muqqabla Deepika went on to support Shreya’s team as she wanted to show the woman power. Farhan being best friend of Shankar decided to support his team. In this special episode with Karthik calling Karthik team it was totally a different experience. Here the competition was not only amongst the singers of both the teams but also between Shreya & Deepika (before you jump to any conclusion read further folks...) Shreya seemed to be smitten by Deepika’s beauty and said that Deepika is the most gorgeous woman she has ever come across. Shreya you looked equally gorgeous yaar….muhaaa!! (Don’t get complex.. sweetie…) Where Shreya was raving about Deepika’s beauty, Farhan was raving about the show “I am very fortunate to have witnessed the show as I see a great combination of talent in this show”. Both the stars of Karthik calling Karthik seemed to enjoy the show and so as our participants .Farhan sang the song “Rock on” and grooved the audience; While Deepika came down on stage to dance on “Tumko paaya hai” sung by Shreya and Aneek. The medleys sung by both the teams were a musical treat for all. After this entire major clash between the two musical warriors who does the victory eventually come to? The girl gang of Deepika and Shreya or the Rock on Rockstars Farhan and Shankar? Is yet to be seen, as they say “It’s a wait and watch game” So watch out on Star Plus your favorite Music Ka Maha Muqqabla this Saturday, 20th of February at 9.30 pm. Read more: Deepika, Farhan on Music Ka Maha Muqqabla Deepika Padukone Farhan Akhtar http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/deepika-farhan-on-music-ka-maha-muqqabla/5429/#ixzz0fwnbxU5K

Jr. NTR with ‘Seven’ roles in single movie

Jr NTR and VV Vinayak is the craziest combination in Tollywood. After Aadi, Samba and now waiting for ‘Adhurs,’ both these dynamic personalities have started their career almost at the same time in Tollywood. Both of them call each other affectionately as ‘bhayya,’ now elder bhayya VV Vinayak has brought a special package for younger bhayya junior ntr. Both of them have accepted that there is an extraordinary story line with them in whichjunior ntr has to portray seven roles in single movie and all of them are different and action oriented. junior ntr said, that movie title would be ‘Seven’ and VV Vinayak said that ‘Seven’ roles in one movie and junior ntrwould beat Senior NTR in that movie. It is not ‘Dana Veera Shura Karna’ as you may be expecting…it’s a modern trendy movie both of them are planning.

Chiru, CBN, Roshaiah – ‘3 Idiots’.

It was a funny incident to watch in a media channel that T-agitators are searching for innovativeness in demanding statehood for telangana. These telangana activists are using all the latest trends in the market to come in war with anti-telangana forces. Latest to join the race is ‘3 Idiots,’ the super hit movie from Aamir Khan which is ruling the market. Mania of this ‘3 Idiots’ has even struck the T-agitation as the posters of Chiranjeevi, Chandrababu Naidu and Roshaiah were designed in such a way that they resemble the three heroes of this movie. Below these three photos, they have placed a title as ‘3 Idiots of Seemandhra.’

Vijayawada, to be Andhra State Capital?

As per the media reports, congress core committee which met yesterday is known to have discussed about the process of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and contentious issues, including the status of the present capital, Hyderabad, and sharing of river waters. It is known from few reports that, Government is also looking at the option of whether Guntur or Vijayawada could be developed as capital to Andhra region thus passing the clear indications that Hyderabad falls in Telangana region. Even the congress core committee is also known to have discussed about rift caused by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the State as it became evident that Congress workers were divided on regional feelings by attacks on Reliance Outlets in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions where supporters of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy went on a ruthless destruction whereas in the Telangana region there were very few to take to the roads for YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and YRS’ sake.

Has Deepika Padukone gone nude?

The market mania for the year end will only be Spicy and hot Calendars. Even one week gone after New Year 2010, still the spicy news rolling out. After Kingfisher and South Scope’s bikini calendar entertainment, it is deepika padukone who looks to have gone nude for calendar. Look at the above image, do you doubt about Deepia Padukone going nude? Photograher Dabboo Ratnani says, “The picture makes her look as if she is not wearing anything as the parts of the body you see are bare. I wanted to make her look sensual, but aesthetic. Last year, I had shot her in a sari, so this is in total contrast. She strikes a thinking, dreamy pose, and I have used lighting to match her mood.”

Tabu in yet another negative role?

aHving earned rave reviews for her negative character in director Vishal Bharadwaj’s Shakesprean film ‘Maqbool’ one would think that the versatile Tabu would be open to such shaded roles again but word has it that despite many such offers the actress has refused to get type cast in such characters. Recently film maker Abhinay had approached Tabu for a similar role and Tabu though inclined to accept it had asked the filmmaker to make some changes such that her character would not be out and out negative. We will have to wait and watch whether Abhinay obliged the lovely lady.

Pawan Kalyan heroine @ 25,000 / day!

devayani, the heroine who first gave a breakthrough for Pawan Kalyan with ‘Suswagatham’ is now a no demand actress. Years rolled out, Pawan Kalyan has become the top hero in Tollywood while homely actress devayani has become best fit for nothing. devayani tried her luck in all South Indian languages but luck never turned her way and Kollywood news now is saying that, devayani is requesting the small screen producers for role in daily TV serials with a minimum pay of 25000 bucks / day. That’s the fate of hot actresses who once shined on big screen go out of focus once their age starts running above 25+.

Shilpa gets cold shoulder

Shilpa Shetty thought that she is some goddess of beauty and high society till one other Indian, Freida Pinto showed her some attitude. Incidentally Freida Pinto (The Slumdog Millionaire heroine) refused to pose for pictures with Shilpa when the both were present at the launch of an International Brand Luxury Store

Freida Pinto who is an international star now seems to be very protective about her image, she does not want to be seen with Bollywood heroines and in return get bad publicity.

All this seems to have angered Shilpa, in a fit she retorted saying that she does not recognize Freida Pinto and she does not care to be photographed alongside the actress. Surely this a huge ego clash between the two beauties.

Is “Leader” postponed for “Venaketsha”?

“leader” of Daggubati Rana is going unabatedly postponed for various reasons. When everybody was sure that “leader” may hit the theatres for Sankranthi, there is again a talk in Filmnagar that still it may go postponed by a week or more. Reasons as suspected are, reshoot of few scenes of which one was done in Ramagundam and Godavarikhani NTPC where TRS agitators made Rana to raise the slogan of ‘Jai Telangana.’ One more reason is that, Rana is not willing to compete with his father’s “Namo Venkatesha” and even one more analyst say that, ‘leader’ might not be a subject to compete with mass and comic entertainers like ‘Adurs’ or ‘Namo Venkatesha’ or even ‘Shambho Shiva Shambho.’ What is the final interpretation…doubts persisting in minds of Daggubati fans on the caliber of Shekhar Kammula in dealing with Rana!!!

Soundarya Rajinikanth’s wedding bells ringing!

Once again a moment of pride for Superstar Rajinikanth, after his elder daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth getting married to top star in Kollywood Dhanush, now it’s the time for younger daughter and star producer soundarya rajinikanth to get into the divine relation. As per the sources from Kollywood, soundarya rajinikanth is getting married to a real estate tycoon in Chennai Mr. Ashwin Kumar, son of Ram Kumar. Engagement is known to take place with in few days and marriage will be commenced with in few months from now. Even a gossip in Kollywood that soundarya rajinikanth has met Ashwin Kumar few days ago and it was very soon that they developed a bond towards each other, for which both the families accepted without a question. So, is it Love Cum Arranged marriage for soundarya rajinikanth?