Katrina Kaif

Prakash Jha, a bollywood filmmaker launched a TV channel called ‘Morya’ last week. The entire cast of the upcoming movie, ‘Rajneeti‘ was present there along with Bhojpuri stars Ravi Kisan and Manoj Tiwari. Prakash Jha asked Katrina to speak in Bhojpuri. A source said, “Considering that Katrina speaks Hindi with difficulty, she had goose bumps when she was asked to speak in Bhojpuri. However, Prakash gave her three tutors Manoj Tiwari, Ravi Kisan and Manoj Bajpai. Katrina was willing to learn. They could manage to teach her only one line as it was difficult for her to understand.”

Manoj Tiwari confirmed this incident and said, “It was quite funny, Katrina was excited about it, so the three of us coached her to address the crowd with ‘Ka Haal ba Patna’. She diligently wrote it down on paper and mugged it. However, instead of saying ‘Haal ba’ she kept on repeating ‘Halba’ which sounded like ‘Halwa’. Bajpai and Ravi kept pulling her leg. We all were impressed with Katrina’s determination.

Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone

Imagine what will happen when Ranbir’s ‘best friend’ Katrina Kaif accidentally bumps into his ex Deepika Padukone. Recently at a shoot, both these girls exchanged cold stares even before Katrina walked out. Both of them were not in the mood of acknowledging each other. Apparently, Ranbir Kapoor became close friends with Katrina Kaif when he was dating Deepika.

On Wednesday, Dips was busy with a magazine photo shoot in the Mehboob Studio open area. An eyewitness who was watching all this says, “Deepika had come with Farhan Akhtar for her photo shoot. Somewhere around late afternoon, Deepika was giving her solo shots in the garden area of the studio. While Deepika was doing her last minute touch-up, there was pin drop silence and all eyes swiveled to the entrance. It was Katrina Kaif, who had accidentally walked in, thinking it was the venue where she was called for the shoot. She was dressed in a short white skirt and a pink tee, Katrnia walked in and froze for a second. Deepika, who was standing some distance away, saw her. Both had a few seconds of eye contact, and Katrina immediately took a U-turn and walked away.”

It was not surprising at all considering their history. A close source revealed, “Although Ranbir and Deepika are not seeing each other anymore, the latter still has issues with Katrina. It was the growing friendship between Katrina and Ranbir which marked an end to her relationship.” When asked Katrina and Deepika about this incident they were both unavailable for the comment.

Deepika Padukone

The famous Bollywood photographer Dabboo Ratnani’s annual 2010 calendar is out. This is the 11^th year where he has captured all the top celebrities for his trademark calendar. The calendar this year will have a black-and-white theme.

Deepika Padukone’s picture looks like she is not wearing anything, since all the body parts you see are bare. Dabboo Ratnani says, “I wanted to make her look sensual, but aesthetic. Last year, I 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. Normally Bollywood is associated with bright colors. Black and white images are of the bygone eras but I opted for a stark B&W mood in the snapshots is dark but the styling modem.”

Every year, Dabboo starts his preparations in October. Although, he has many interactions with the celebrities for their shots for magazines, movies and portfolios, every year all of them take time out for the calendar. Ratnani says, “The shoot provides the stars a platform to experiment with their looks and styling.” The 2010 calendar includes celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, John Abraham, Sonam Kapoor and Kangna Ranaut.

The celebrities who are making their first appearance in this calendar are Asin, Farhan Akhtar, Genelia D’Souza and Imran Khan. Dabboo does not want to comment on which star is looking the best. He says, “They are all my friends and go out of their way to cooperate. For me they all look hot.” Dabboo Ratnani is not interested in selling his calendar in the market, it is exclusively made for the Bollywood celebrities.

Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif

Love is in the air especially for Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. They both share a special bond, which is more than friendship. Ranbir and Katrina shared a special closeness on the sets of their latest release Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani and the bond continued to grow further on the sets of Rajneeti.

There were rumors last year about their alleged closeness. However, at that time both of them were happy in their relationships. Now, they are single and reviving their love for each other without any guilt. Some of the close friends of Ranbir and Katrina disclosed they are more than friends and now it has become very difficult to hide their love for each other.

Ranbir and Katrina started meeting each other, and started exchanging love messages and phone calls the moment Ranbir’s break-up news was out in the public. Katrina Kaif claims that she is just good friends with Salman, and they have moved on in their respective life. However, Ranbir is madly in love with Katrina and does not want to hide his feelings for her.

A close source of Ranbir revealed that he has been much tensed about Katrina’s illness. He keeps on calling her just to make sure, if she is ok, he also advices her to take rest and slow down the work. He has also assured Katrina’s family in London that he will be taking care of her. Kat’s cannot stop praising Ranbir for his concern.

Katrina pays a regular visit to the Kapoor house. Since, Ranbir is very close to his mom and wants her approval for his love. Therefore, Kat’s is trying her best to get their relationship approved from her. The biggest proof of their love affair is a heart shaped diamond pendant Ranbir gifted her. Close friends of the couple confirmed that they are going to make their relation official soon.

De Dana Dan movie poster

The Hera Pheri team- director Priyadarshan, stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty - is the dream team in Bollywood, who is once again ready to create the same laugh riot with De Dana Dan. However the bonus this time is the magical romantic pairing of Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar. The film is about to release on November 27 and promises to roll off audience from their seats.

Ratan Jain, producer of the film, said, “For most of the filmmakers of Bollywood, this is a dream team. The Hera Pheri combo is back to entertain after a gap of nine years. Of course, as a bonus, there is the hit jodi of Akshay and Katrina who have a magical romantic track in the film.”

Jain is happy with his productions house’s long association with Priyadarshan having produced films- Hungama, Hulchul, Garam Masala earlier. De Dana Dan’s cast includes 26 top comic actors from the industry. However, Katrina who recently played a comic role in Ajab Prem Ki Ghajb Kahani is excited about this film too.

Katrina Kaif

News about Katrina Kaif turning into producer has doused off. But the new buzz is that she is remaking a French love story À la folie… pas du tout which means He loves me… he loves me not. French actress Audrey Tautou played the protagonist in the original film and had received much acclaim for it. However for the Hindi version of the film, Katz will play the protagonist.

A source said, “Katrina fell in love with the film after she saw it. In fact, she wanted to make the film the very moment she saw it. The actress has already spoken to the concerned people and will acquire the rights of the film soon.”

Katrina is aiming Vipul Shah to direct the film. “The film is filled with emotions and Katrina strongly believes that Vipul will be able to translate it onto the big screen. The film is a love story about a young artist who sees the world through rose-tinted glasses, especially when it comes to her love,” added the source.

Other cast of the fill is not yet decided, however shooting for the film will start next year. When asked to Katrina, she denied the news, but a source close to her says that it’s true.

Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani movie still

Katrina who is the demand of the industry now days, knows how to handle link-ups and rumours. Seem like Katrina learnt about how to deal with then within a short career span.

She has been linked up with many actors and the latest one was to Ranbir Kapoor from Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani. Recently when asked to the actress about it, she said, “It’s just getting too much. You are linked to every actor you are working with. That happens for every movie these days and one just has to stop reacting to it.”

Katz has her own fundas at work. And guess what? This might be the reason that the actress is one of the top actresses in Bollywood today.

Katrina Kaif and Shahid Kapoor

After working with number of A-list actresses like Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, now actor Shahid Kapoor is keen to work with Katrina Kaif. He recommends her name to father Pankaj Kapoor for his directorial debut Mausam, but Pankaj is not convinced with it and looking for a young new face.

Mausam is the directorial debut of Pankaj Kapoor and Shasha (Shahid) will play the male lead in it. While for the female lead, the son actor recommended Katrina’s name, but the father actor is not so keen to do so. Revealing the situation, a source said, “After working with A-list actresses such as Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan, Katrina Kaif is the next actress on Shahid’s wish list. He thinks Katrina is extremely talented and would love to work with her in a film. His father’s movie is a love story and Shasha (Shahid) finds Katrina apt for the role.”

“He has spoken to his dad Pankaj recommending Katrina for the film. But, Pankaj is keen to cast a young fresh face for the film. A nationwide hunt is on for the film,” added the source.

When asked to Pankaj Kapoor, he said, “I am still in the scripting process. My daughter is looking into the casting. Only once I am done with the script, will I be able to take the final call for the female lead.”

Shooting for the film will start in January next year.

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif, the flavour of the season, recently showcased her professional gesture to director Prakash Jha on the sets of Rajniti in Bhopal. The actress offered to pay Rs. 15 lakh to the filmmaker when she learnt that she might waste one day of the shooting.

The actress is bad with her Hindi dialogue delivery and continuously taking lesson to improve it. When it comes to taking Hindi lessons she is very determined to get the accent and pronunciation right. She is the only female lead of Prakash’s ambitious film Rajniti. Her role in the film is important, which in turn needs her to utter lot of lines. One day when she was reading her script, realised that she might take one more day to prepare and get it right. She soon headed to Jha and told him about the situation. However before the filmmaker say anything she told him that she is ready to pay the day’s shooting expenses- Rs. 15 lakh. Yes that’s the amount the actress costs for a day.

Jha confirmed the news and said, “It was a truly professional gesture and I’m very touched.” However he didn’t take money and gave extra day to her to prepare. In turn, Katrina took it as a challenge and surprised everyone on the sets with her dialogue delivery the next day.

Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor

Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor who were last seen together in 2003 in Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon might come together for Abbas Mustan’s next film. The film is not titled yet but is the remake of Italian Job (2003).

Currently the director duo is working on the script but they already have the actors on their mind. Despite Abhishek and Kareena, the cast of the film will also include Neil Nitin Mukesh and Katrina Kaif. If all goes well, we will be seeing two leading ladies of Bollywood in one film as well as Abhishek and Kareena together after six years.

Revealing about the film, one source said, “Initially talks were on with Saif Ali Khan, but the actor did not have dates, and was replaced with Jr. Bachchan. Although Saifeena’s chemistry would have sizzled onscreen, it would be nice to watch Abhishek and Kareena after their last movie Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon in 2003. Both the actors made their debut together in Refugee and have been in the industry for years but have only featured in two films till today.”

However a source close to the directors said, “The directors always had Kareena in mind. They have managed to rope in Katrina too. After a long time, one will see two top actresses’ of Bollywood in the same film. The movie will go on floors in April and like every Abbas-Mustan’s film, this flick will also be shot lavishly on a big budget at international locations. Although the director-duo is in the scripting process, they are clear about the cast of their film.”

Studio 18 holds the rights of the film The Italian Job (2003). Sandeep Bhargava, CEO of the studio said, “We have the 2003 rights of The Italian Job. Abbas-Mustan is in the scripting process and are going to direct the film. They are the line producers and The Indian Film Company is the presenter. The movie will go on floors sometime next year.”

Is the star cast finalised? “The directors are still working on the script and until the script isn’t ready we can’t approach any actors,” he said.

However when asked to Zahid, manager of Bebo, he replied, “She has not signed the movie.”