Salman puts a 'bikini ban' on Katrina

Salman Khan is known to be a possessive boyfriend but his over possessiveness seems to be affecting Katrina Kaif's career.

Even as the De Dana Dan actress wasn't feeling well Salman was keen that.

She attend the wedding of the politician Praful Patel's relative and dance there.

Katrina who gave into Salman's wishes further fell sick and had to be rushed to hospital on Monday and has been advised complete bed rest.

Salman has also imposed a bikini ban on Katrina who was supposed to do a sizzling bikini scene with Hrithik Roshan in Rakesh Roshan’s film Krrish 2. Rakesh had no other option but to look for a replacement once Katrina said no to the bikini shot and roped in Deepika Padukone. Katrina and Salman have always shared an on and off relationship and there were recent rumours that Katrina has called quits from the relationship.

Shahid Kapoor ignores Amrita Rao's Twitter messages

Now here is gossip! After Hrs has learnt that Amrita Rao, who has also joined the Twitter brigade, is highly disappointed with her one-time 'good friend' Shahid Kapoor. Shahid has apparently decided not to respond to her posts on his profile.



Amrita is very disturbed at this development and is wondering whether the person she is following is the real Shahid or it's a fake profile. A close friend of the star says: "Shahid was Amrita's co-star and close friend.

He has not been responding to Amrita's Twitter messages in spite of his fans re-Tweeting him on his ignorance. Shahid was in touch with Amrita some time ago and no one knows what has transpired between them. Maybe they are texting each other privately, but Amrita is quite disturbed at this."

The informer adds: "Amrita's real id on Twitter is Amritarao17 and we are sure Shahid has good social conduct and will reply to her messages but she is wondering if she is Tweeting the real Shahid given so many fake profile holders are also."

Meanwhile, the insider revealed that Amrita has finally managed to take a break from work after three long years with a pleasure-cum-business trip to Goa. "Amrita was seen letting her hair down at the popular hangout spots, Brittos and Mambos, pampering herself with Aryuvedic spa treatments, riding bikes in the narrow by-lanes, dancing to live Goan music and enjoying spicy food by the beach in the shacks. Amrita also visited the famous Mangeshi temple to seek divine blessings before leaving for Mumbai."

Ranbir’s “Rocket Singh” Fails to Please Audience

Bollywood’s blue eyed boy, Ranbir Kapoor has failed to attract enough audience for his new film “Rocket Singh- Sales Man of the Year”. The movie had a very high expectation as it is directed by Shimit Amin and written by Jaideep Sahani. The film can be considered as the comeback of the director/writer duo after “Chak De! India”. “Chak De” is a rare example of a successful low budget film. The film was not only highly critically acclaimed but also collected sufficient revenues at the box-office.

Reportedly, “Rocket Singh” has been made under the budget of 5 crore. But it could not live up to the expectations. Amit Awasthi, the manager of Spice Cinema, Noida said, “‘Rocket Singh’ has not at all been satisfactory and done very bad business. The occupancy has fallen to 25 percent Monday from an average of just 68 percent over the weekend”. He added, “The content is not being appreciated, as the second half is being called very slow and dull and the climax is being considered to be not at all satisfactory”.

Yogesh Raizada, the Corporate Head of the Wave Cinemas has commented the same thing. He said, “The movie lacks mass appeal – audiences could not associate with it considering its content on sales guys, etc. So, the weekend was only average but not up to expectations.”

He concluded by saying, “The weekend was only close to 70 percent while Monday it has fallen close to 40 percent”.

The film also stars debutant Shazahn Padamsee with famous anchor/actor Gauhar Khan. Though the story revolves around the life of the salesman, but these leading ladies also have pivotal roles in the films.

Joginder Mahajan, a Delhi based distributor said, “The film has been a disappointment for the industry”.

All we can say is, Ranbir has missed the opportunity to score a hatrick

Avatar: decade’s most expensive film to release this Friday

Director James Cameron who had given us different film experiences with The Terminator and The Titanic earlier is coming up with new visual extravaganza Avatar this Friday. The film is considered the biggest blockbuster of the decade. Also, it is the most expensive film ever costing Rs 2,000 crores. The film premiered at London last week and critics wowed it. While some said it was ‘jaw dropping’ and ‘mind-blowing’, others said that the film would revolutionise the world of cinema.

Praising the director one newspaper proclaimed, “James Cameron has proven his point: he is the king of the world; movie magic is back!” a UK tabloid stated it as “the most dazzling film of the decade.”

The film has already created a buzz in India and Fox Star Studios is planning to release the film on a large scale in India. CEO of Fox Star Studios India, Vijay Singh, confirmed this and said, “There is an incredible buzz around the film in India and we are going all out to give it the best possible release. Avatar will be released in 700 prints, in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, which is by far one of the biggest releases for a Hollywood film in India.”

Looks like the film should not be missed.

Khiladi Akshay to represent India at Winter Olympics

Bollywood’s Khiladi No. 1 Akshay Kumar feels privileged as well as nervous to run with the XXI Winter Olympics torch on Thursday in Canada. The XXI Winter Olympics are slated to start from on February 12, 2010 in which around 80 countries are participating. The competition includes eight sports, like ice hockey, figure skating and Alpine skiing. Last time in 2006, India had sent a team of four members to the competition held in Turin, Italy for sports luge, cross-country skiing and Alpine skiing, but India didn’t win any medal. So it seems like the pride of the nation is in Akshay’s hand this time.

When we wonder how an actor is chosen for the honour, Akshay explained, “I definitely didn’t get nominated because of my cricket skills. I may be a celebrity, but with great power comes even greater responsibility. I have put a lot of effort over the years supporting and being brand ambassador for the ‘Special Olympics’ in India. I would go to any lengths to promote sport in my country, my efforts have been appreciated worldwide, and I am touched that India shares my enthusiasm. To be honoured to carry the Olympic torch is so prestigious in every country; you can’t ask for this honour, you can only be recognised for your true love and dedication to children, to sport, to bettering your country’s involvement in the world. You can’t imagine how grateful I am. And how nervous as well!”

Akshay will be the only actor among 14 other international celebrities to run with the torch.

Birthday time for Sameera Reddy

Bollywood hottie Sameera Reddy turns a year older today, so what’s on her wish list today?

The actress is not at all worried about her growing age as actresses have a short career life in Bollywood. “I absolutely love my birthdays. In fact, I always wished it could come at least twice a year,” says Sam. “I don’t think that there’s any wrong side of the age to be at in Bollywood anymore. Besides, instead of brooding over turning older, I enjoy looking back at the fun and experiences I’ve had and look forward to another kickass year,” she adds.

No wonder, she is coming up with three films in line- Nagesh Kukunoor’s Yeh Hosla, Red Alert and Priyadarshan’s untitled film.

Clarifying her long absence after Race, she said, “Just that the action was all happening down South. But, now, I want to balance the two, and won’t mind tilting a little more in favour of Bollywood.”

Recently she appeared in De Dana Dan (2009), so is comedy a high on her agenda while signing films. “No. I really enjoyed doing comedy, but I want a mix of everything on my platter. Like Nagesh’s film is a far cary from anything I have done before and I am really excited about that one,” she said.

In fact, she is dying to do some action. “I’d love to do action. I think that would be really sexy,” she adds.

The actor also promises to come up with an item number soon, in different styles. “Ya, I really want to do one again. But I want to do it the desi style, with the latka, jhatkas et al. That’s high on my birthday wish list,” says the actor.

Apart from the item number, what’s more on her wish list is “SRK and Sallubhai. I really really want to work with them now. They’re definitely what I’ll be wishing for when I make my birthday wishes today,” wishes the birthday girl.

Youngsters look up to Shahid’s hairstyle

Be it Shahid Kapoor’s hairstyle in Kismat Konnection, Kaminey or the latest short hair cut he is sporting for director Parmeet Sethi’s film, every youngster is looking forward to it. Ask his hairstylist, Dilshad Pastakia. In fact, this has been keeping the hairstylist busy these days.

“I used to get requests from people since his Kismat Konnection days for the ‘SK haircut’, but with Kaminey the demand for ‘Charlie hair’ suddenly exploded and people from places as far as Chandigarh, Indore and Delhi wanted his style,” said Dilshad.

“Now that he has changed his hair again, the new short crop is just as popular, especially with the 17 to 22-year-olds who like to stay trendy,” she added.

By the way, Shahid and Shah Rukh Khan share the same hairstylist.

Bollywood babes going bold

Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan and Deepika Padukone

Earlier Bollywood babes were little shy or nervous to do a bikini act. Now they are not so conscious about it and will do it happily as per the script demands (or their audience). Get ready to watch next three hot babes of Bollywood - Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan and Deepika Padukone - in a skimpy affair.

Lara who earlier did it in Blue had received applause and is now ready to do it again in Sajid Khan’s Houseful. Jiah Khan will also be seen in minimal cloths for a comic caper. Meanwhile news also has that the new sensation of Bollywood, Deepika may also appear in a swimsuit in the same film.

Aishwarya talks about babies

Aishwarya Rai at a recent watch launch event, talked about being a mother and Abhishek’s qualities as a father.

Aishwarya says, “Everybody has been asking me if Abhishek will be a good pa (father) in connection with the release of our forthcoming production Paa. I think it’s silly for me to be even making the statement. It’s given – I married the man. So obviously I have the conviction in the husband he is or the father he will be.”

“He is very real, very rooted and very human – which I absolutely relate to. His values are evident for everybody to see. We have known each other for so many years.

“I’ve seen him with his niece and nephew since the time they were babies. He is so great with kids and I’ve seen that for the longest time with (his sister Shweta’s children) Navya (Naveli) and Agastya. I have no doubts on him whatsoever.”

When she was quizzed about her baby preference, a boy or a girl, she said, “Come on…Aren’t you like moving at a really fast pace…! Whatever god has in store for us in life (will come)… Life itself is a blessing, let alone to have opportunity to be able to bring a life into this world.

“It’s really not in our hands …it’s in god’s hands. I hope I am just blessed with that experience, I am really looking forward to it and we will certainly cherish it.”

With her biological clock ticking, Aishwarya, 36, should desperately look forward to becoming a mother.

Priyanka-Shahid lovers again

Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor, who had broken off a little while ago are back together again.

Both Priyanka and Shahid sorted out their differences in Bangkok, where they are shooting for their respective movies.

Shahid’s friend Tamanna made the two lovers unite again, a source says, “Shahid and Tammana have become good friends now. In fact, she was, in a way, responsible for getting the lovebirds back together. Shahid was already in Bangkok shooting for a film, while PC reached there a week later. They were at different locations but got a chance to sit down and talk things out. They went out on two occasions including dining out.”

Both Shahid and Priyanka are happy to be back again in each others life, the source adds, “She is happy to have Shahid back in her life. They are very happy together.”

Priyanka and Shahid tweeted each other yesterday, this check out their conversation below:

Posted at 7.00 : Shahid Kapoor: headin for my workout in five man need to break this routine every day …… but guess tats an actors life

Posted at 7.15:Priyanka Chopra: Headin to the gym! Yes! Believe it!! Gotta burn off the fat