Siddharth and Shruti make their affair official!

At last, the confirmation has come. After appearing together for the premier of ‘Striker,' Siddharth and Shruti Haasan have made their affair much official. From what we hear is that Shruti introduced Siddharth to her parents, as they have become well aware of each other's liking. And too add into it, Shruti seems reasonably serious regarding Siddharth.



Siddharth boy has also become well acquainted in the family, as he has become friends with Shruti's sister as well.

We wonder what went wrong with Siddharth and Soha Ali? Even there were talks about the duo tying the knot.

Dubbing is painful for Katrina and Abhishek

While King Khan is busy dealing with the controversies relating to his latest movie ‘MNK', the rest of Bollywood is busy dubbing for the films. And the stars are having some really painful time dubbing for their upcoming films.



While Lara Dutta, Ritiesh Deshmukh and Arjun Rampal are busy dubbing with Sajid Khan, Abhishek Bachchan is busy in ‘Raavan' and Katrina in ‘Rajneeti.' Some are enjoying it, but for some others, it's a pain.



Lara Dutta says, “Heading back where I belong - in the dubbing studio! Second half of ‘Housefull' today! All Gujrati dialogues done!” According to her co-stars, she did great job in dubbing, particularly in the Gujrati dialogues.

“Going good today. Had a lot of fun yesterday with the maddest man our director, Sajid K. He should be in a straight jacket,” says Arjun Rampal.

“Ah! Dub done with till tomorrow. ‘Raavan' is proving to be the toughest dub I've ever done,” tells Abhishek.

But Katrina Kaif is facing problems with dubbing for ‘Rajneeti,' as Kat is not too good with Hindi, she is required to spell every word clearly. And apparently, she yelled, “I have to labour over every word. It's just sapping the hell out of me.”

My Name Is Khan seems to be the clear winner this Friday

Feb 11, 2010: It goes without saying that ‘My Name Is Khan’ seems to be an undisputable winner this time. Abhishek Chaubey’s directorial debut ‘Ishqiya’ is definitely ruling the roost but MNIK will definitely shake its position. Other than these two movies, ‘3 Idiots’ is still celebrating its much-deserved success. ‘Rann’ and ‘Veer’ are trying their best by riding on the shoulders of Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan respectively where ‘Striker’ released last week has sunk without a trace.

Nonetheless, let’s take a sneak-peek at this week’s other releases other than MNIK, which is creating waves all over. But first MNIK definitely deserves a mention.

My Name Is Khan: My Name Is Khan will have the widest release ever for a Bollywood film in the international markets. The biggest pull of MNIK is the comeback of Bollywood’s most sought after and celebrated on-screen couple SRK-Kajol. What does a movie need- an amazing storyteller Karan Johar and ultra-stupendous pairing of SRK-Kajol is more than enough for cine-goers to enjoy larger than life entertainment.

Pyaar Kaa Fundaa: Clearly a film that seems to be a forthcoming debacle. With no big stars to boast off and no known names, the film has taken a hit even before the release. With names like Yugbodh Garewal, Surbhi Shukla who are in the lead roles under the direction of?Monazir Hasan, the entire cast might have as well come from Timbuktu, as none of them ring a bell. Now the question remains will Shakti Kapoor, Kiran Kumar and Reema Lagoo make any difference. Alas! We don’t think so, as poor promotions have added to the disdain. Nonetheless, let the makers try their luck.

Sukhmani: Boasts of veterans Gurdas Mann, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta and Anoop Soni, which are likely to attract the cine-goers. Sukhmani has a fair chance but again poor promotions have left the movie in a not very comfortable position. Strong word of mouth publicity if the movie is good may prove fruitful.

Overall, the chances of MNIK are strong as the Shiv Sena controversy is giving it a strong recall value apart from the big banner and bigger star cast. Looks like this week the major slice of box-office would definitely go to ‘My Name Is Khan’.

-Esha Razdan/ Sampurn

Bachchan Bahu to make her debut on Small Screen

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is going to make her debut on television. Aishwarya is very busy with shoots of her upcoming movies, but if things go well, she will be hosting a show on national television. It is going to be a chat show and the remaining logistics are yet to be discussed. The debut of this beautiful actress is part of a family deal. According to a source, “right from the time they signed Amitabh Bachchan for Bigg Boss, the channel had decided to have Abhishek and Aishwarya as well.”

Aishwarya was unavailable for comment, her spokesperson denied any such news. However, the channel’s spokesperson said, “no comments.”