Irritated Serial Kisser: Im okay with sexual content

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Irritated Serial Kisser: I`m okay with sexual contentEmraan Hashmi rose to fame not only through his acting but also his lip lock scenes with almost every actress opposite him in his film - the reason why he was tagged as the serial kisser.

However, the actor is now irritated with the tag.

"I don't have any problem with sexual content films because of which this name has been coined. But this name is very irritating.

If this name is changed, I will do these films throughout my life. I would rather have the name serial killer than serial kisser," Emraan told reporters here.

The 32-year-old actor has locked lips in films like "Murder", "Zeher", "Aksar", "Gangster" and "Crook" among others.

Funny goof up on 'Murder 2' sets

Pack-up is the word actors want to hear after shooting for long hours. During a short break while shooting for Murder 2, director Mohit Suri said, "Jimmy pack up." (Jimmy is a particular kind of camera).

Emraan Hashmi misheard it as: "Emi pack up'. So without wasting a second he left in his car.

When the actor was needed for the next shot, it was way over half an hour and Emi was nearly home! The two couldn't stop laughing when they realised the goof up.

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Is Minnishas hot nurse look inspired from Hollywood?

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Is Minnisha`s hot nurse look inspired from Hollywood?Minnisha Lamba's nurse look in the promotional video of Bheja Fry 2 has been inspired by Darryl Hannah's look in Kill Bill Vol 1.

The actress felt that styling on similar lines was just apt. But Minissha had a tough time finding a nurse's cap similar to one Darryl has donned in the film.

The head cap worn by Darryl is a style statement.

It was very fashionable and different compared to the caps worn by Indian nurses.

With difficulty Minissha found a cap that was similar to the Kill Bill star.

Ekta Kapoor inspires Minissha Lamba

Minissha Lamba, who plays a reality TV show producer in "Bheja Fry 2", says she took inspiration from Ekta Kapoor to prepare for her character and dedicates it to the TV tsarina.

"I was inspired by Ekta, I thought of her when I was conceptualising this character because everybody knows the success story but the hard work that one puts in is unknown," Minissha told reporters here Tuesday.

"Sometimes it happens that you are just a few steps away from success but you fail. You come with a value system but end up compromising. It is like you are being tested all the time. I really took inspiration from that phase. So I wanted to dedicate this character to a woman who revolutionised the television industry, in fact, she has made the television industry in India," she added.

The actress was here to promote "Bheja Fry 2" which releases Friday and was accompanied by her co-star Vinay Pathak.

Although she would be a reality show producer in the film, the actress said she wouldn't mind being a part of one. "I wouldn't mind being a part of a reality show but it should be appealing," she said.

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Vidya was stunned to see Madras in Mumbai!

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Vidya was stunned to see Madras in Mumbai!For 'Dirty Pictures', Chennai of the '80s has been recreated in Film City

Recreating bygone decades seems to have become Milan Luthria's forte. In his last film Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai, he transported the audience to the Bombay of the '80s.

In his next, Dirty Pictures, he has recreated Chennai of the '80s in Film City. DP is based on the life of southern sensation Silk Smitha and stars Vidya Balan, Nasseruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor.

The director informs, "Right now, we are in full Chennai mode. Wherever we look, we see people dressed in lungis. Tamil posters adorn our walls. We start our day by having idlis to get into the mode."

Throwing light on the kind of R&D that went, he adds, "The production designer, the art team and one of my assistants did an extensive tour of Chennai, Mysore, Pondicherry, Ooty and Hyderabad for two months.

They came back with 2,000 photographs.

These are the places that reflect the flavour we are trying to replicate. We bought books and watched Hindi and Tamil films shot in the '80s. We put all that together and made a colour palette for the film."

He further adds, "It's not possible to shoot a film like this on real location because a lot has changed geographically. You will find new hoardings, building exteriors; malls and multiplexes have come up."

The sets have huge cut-outs of Naseer, who plays a Tamil movie star. "We created two cafes and a sari centre.

We had to paint old taxis and auto rickshaws. We had to change all the number plates. It was Madras then, not even Chennai," he adds.

Having done a period film like Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai was he better equipped this time around? "Yes, unlike last time, we were prepared better for this. We did pre-production of seven months. The team is fairly experienced now having done one film."

Milan is happy about the feedback he has received. "When Vidya walked on to sets, she was zapped. She didn't feel that she was in Mumbai. Even a couple of producers who dropped in were stunned."

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Why Asin calls herself a lucky girl?

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Why Asin calls herself a lucky girl?Southern beauty Asin Thottumkal, who stepped into Bollywood three years back and has already worked with bigwigs like Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, says that she finds herself lucky to have got such opportunities.

"I do find myself lucky because in the film industry there are a lot of factors that probably result in success.

You need talent and discipline but somewhere you need to have that X factor also. What that X factor is, whether that's luck, or god's grace or the wishes of all the people around you, that is open to interpretation.

"But I think that that one factor that helps is definitely with me otherwise I wouldn't have got all these opportunities to work with these bigwigs of the industry," Asin told.

The 25-year-old has worked with Aamir in "Ghajini" and with Salman in two films - "London Dreams" and "Ready". She is now geared up to work opposite Akshay Kumar in "Houseful 2".

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Madhuri Dixit in Ishqiya sequel - Dedh Ishqiya?

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Madhuri Dixit in Ishqiya sequel - Dedh Ishqiya?Abhsihek Chaubey's sequel to his Ishqiya has been titled Dedh Ishqiya and the director is keen to have Madhuri Dixit in the film along with his earlier cast of Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi.

Meanwhile

Reema Kagti's film with Aamir Khan will have music by Ram Sampath.

Producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani have always had the Shankar Ehsan Loy trio for their recent flicks. Wonder what made them change tracks?

Something to do with Aamir and Ram's Delhi Belly music?

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King Khan tweets on Priyanka and Shashi Tharoor

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King Khan tweets on Priyanka and Shashi TharoorAt the recent Reddy wedding in Hyderabad, Priyanka Chopra met Shashi Tharoor, both of whom are active on Twitter with over a million followers each.

Shah Rukh Khan, who also attended the wedding tweets, "Met who's who of India in all their glory... and yes saw the meeting of the Twitter champs Shashi and PC face to face... couple of million followers between them... ooohhh!!!"

Wonder how much PC blushed and fluttered her eyelashes after reading what King Khan has said.

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Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb praises Javed Akhtar

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Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb praises Javed AkhtarJaved Akhtar's efforts to secure rights for songwriters, composers and authors in India was commended by Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb ?

Javed Akhtar's fight for lyricists' royalty has now taken an international turn. The writer and social activist addressed the World Copyright Summit (WCS) in Brussels last week. He spoke about how the author's rights are neglected in India.

Legendary singer Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees group (that embodied the disco era of the '70s) is the president of the Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers and chairperson of the summit. He commended Akhtar in his battle to give creators their rights.

Big steps

Gibbs stated at the event, "I have witnessed with great pleasure that India has taken major steps forward towards the recognition of authors' rights. And I salute Javed Akhtar, who is here in the audience, and who has led the fight for this recognition."

While Javed refrained from commenting, a source from the WCS said, "Javed was interviewed by fellow composer Simon Darlow who is a board member of the Performing Right Society For Music (the UK branch of the World Copyright Organisation) about his career in India.

He was also asked about the potential amendments to copyright law, which will see royalties flow back to songwriters, composers and authors.

Akhtar has taken it upon himself to launch the fight for authors in India and has faced a lot of opposition. He accused the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) of using the rights of authors and composers for the benefit of studios, cinemas and producers.

Starting point

Invited by the WCS to tell his story, Javed proclaimed at the event, "My troubles started when I applied for a position as a member of the board of the IPRS.

I understood that it was urgent to convince the government to amend the law so that they protect the authors. Today, we are about to reach our dream. The law will be passed in the coming months."

Javed's interview was well received. Guy Fletcher, chairman of PRS For Music said, "Javed enabled us to better understand the injustices Indian creators have been suffering."

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Esha Deol on her growing proximity to Abhay Deol

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Esha Deol on her growing proximity to Abhay DeolBy Subhash K Jha

The Deols and Hema Malini’s daughter are coming together. Hema’s daughters Esha and Ahana are in fact very close to their stepbrothers Sunny and Bobby Deol. And the only reason this fact is kept hidden away from public view is because “she” wouldn’t like it. That’s how the first Mrs Dharmendra, Prakash is addressed.

While Sunny and Bobby keep their affections for their half-sisters discreetly away from the public eye, one Deol who has come out openly in support of Esha and Ahana is Abhay Deol.

Esha in fact gets along like a house on fire with Abhay. The two spend a lot of time together, bonding unconsciously building a bridge between Dharmendra’s two families.

Says a source, “Abhay and Esha are constantly in touch. She has in fact taken charge of his fitness regime. Abhay is very lazy about going to the gym.

Esha drags him to the gym and makes him work out. She wants him to build on his muscles while Abhay thinks the body is not quite the acting tool that he would like to use. They’reconstantly arguing over his laidback attitude to physical fitness. ”

When asked Esha was candid about her closeness to Abhay. “We’ve always been very close from our school days. I guess because now we’re grown up and known names people want to know about us. ”

Esha admits she has been helping Abhay with his gym regime. “I do take him for wor-outs. It’s always fun doing things with Abhay. We share a lovely bond. Like any brother and sister. We stay two minutes away from one another. So as and when we want to chill together we meet up. But we keep in touch constantly. ”

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Mallika makes jalebis and serves them hot!

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First Look: Mallika makes jalebis and serves them hot!Mallika Sherawat was at a restaurant at Vile Parle yesterday making jalebis as reported 'Jalebai bai, really!'

The actress distributed the piping hot sweets to the guests at the hotel as well as her fans.

It was part of her promotions for her song Jalebi Bai in Double Dhamaal.

Wonder if the sex siren had a bite of the deep fried sweets?

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John to join Sajids Housefull 2 team in London later

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John to join Sajid`s `Housefull 2` team in London laterBy Subhash K Jha

The Housefull team left for London last week but without John Abraham. He will join the Housefull 2 gang a week later.

Apparently Sajid had earlier planned to hire a private jet to take the whole Housefull 2 crew to England from Mumbai. But now with various members opting for scattered travel, Sajid has no options but to cancel the jet plans.

Sajid who is in the middle of implementing this daredevilish co-ordinating stunt hardly has time to pause to talk about his problem.

“Kya Karen? These are all busy stars. We can’t have them over in London and then have them sitting idle waiting for actors with whom they are to do combination shots.

And losing precious shooting dates in London means losing out on permission to shoot in places like Leicester Square where getting permission again is impossible. It’s a very tricky situation. And it’s the biggest challenge I’ve faced in my career as a producer. ”

Getting the stars’s dates synchronized is an an ordeal for Nadiadwala. “We are trying to accommodate the actors in different groups in the shooting schedule so that no one has to sit idle. Let’s see how we do it. ”

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RGV excited about Bhoot sequel BHHOOoo

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RGV excited about `Bhoot` sequel `BHHOOoo`Director Ram Gopal Varma, is back to his horror genre films, revealing he is all set to make "BHHOOoo.!" a sequel to supernatural thriller "Bhoot".

"Am very excited about this new horror film I am starting..its title is.. "BHHOOoo.! This will be 'BHOOT 2'," Varma posted on his Twitter account.

Explaining the title, he said: "'BHHOOoo' comes from that its the most commonly uttered sound by us as kids when we want to scare the daylights out of anyone.

"But when that sound BHHOOo we utter as kids is used in a adult horror film context, it completely changes in its intention nd intensity," he said.

Varma made his debut in horror genre with "Raat" (1992), then he made supernatural thriller "Bhoot" (2003), "Phoonk" (2008) and its sequel "Phoonk 2" (2010).

"'BHHOOoo's tag line is going to be......if 'Bhoot' scared you 'BHHOOoo' will kill you."

"So after my 'RAAT', 'BHOOT' and 'PHOONK' just get ready fr the mother of all of them 'BHHOOoo' the film in the realm of 'BHOOT 2'," he posted.

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Veena Malik to make a Bollywood debut

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Veena Malik to make a Bollywood debutBigg Boss participant Veena Malik makes her B-Town debut in a double role in Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai.

The film also marks the directorial debut of actor Aanand Balraj who has featured in several Subhash Ghai films like Ram Lakhan, Khal Naayak, Saudgar, Pardes.

The project was announced at an event held in Versova on Tuesday.

Aanand will begin shooting shortly in a start-to-finish schedule.

Anand is the brother of director Deepak Balraj who made Hafta Bandh.

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Ranveer Singh: No sex please!

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Ranveer Singh: No sex please!Ranveer Singh fought shy of doing a sexually explicit scene in Bijoy Nambiar's 'Shaitan'

Guess who was going to play the wild and extreme KC is Bijoy Nambiar's Shaitan? Ranveer Singh!

However, the Band Baaja Baraat actor opted out due to the boldness of the character and only then did Gulshan Devaiah stepped in.

A well-placed source in the film crew reveals, "Ranveer was like any other struggling actor at that time. He hadn't signed BBB then.

He was one of the first guys auditioned and selected for the role. Bejoy immediately decided to cast him. He loved the energy and spontaneity RS brought in front of the camera."

Can't do it

However, a sexually explicit scene made him change his mind. "Ranveer loved the part and agreed to do it.

However, he chickened out later on as his character was supposed to be introduced in the movie in a sexually explicit scene. The actor told Nambiar he wouldn't be comfortable debuting with such a bold scene.

His family also had their reservations against the role, " the source adds. The scene was later changed and the film's salaciousness was toned down a bit.

The source further adds, "Though it was a risky call but I am glad that Ranveer took it because it worked in his favour.

Everyone has his or her own dos and don'ts. Ranveer comes from a conservative family. Moreover, he wanted to do a solo hero film. He then waited for the right film to come his way and made a great start with BBB."

Ranveer Singh and Bijoy remained unavailable for comment.

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Sonal Chauhan has a car accident

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Sonal Chauhan has a car accidentSonal Chauhan was a victim of the incessant monsoon rains. The actress was off to Pune for an appearance, after completing her final day of shoot for Bbuddha Hoga Terra Baap when she met with a mishap on the expressway.

As it was pouring, the car skid off the road and hit a road divider. The vehicle was damaged but Sonal and her driver were safe, though the driver complained of sprain in his back and arm.

The actress had a slight bump and minor bruises on her head. Sonal got help from passers-by and only after the driver assured her that all was well with him, they resumed their journey.



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Katrina feels no one will recognise her without makeup

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Katrina feels no one will recognise her without makeupA birdie chirps to say that Katrina Kaif will be seen sans makeup in several scenes in Kabir Khan's Ek Tha Tiger.

However, the actress is not too excited about going deglam on the big screen. Reason?

Without the greasepaint, she feels no one will recognise her. Surprising, considering that she went without make up in Rajneeti.

How and when did the rules change?

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First Look: Dare-bare Mallika dons a half bikini

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First Look: Dare-bare Mallika dons a half bikiniShe is comfortable wearing see-through-clothes, but when it comes to wearing a bikini, Mallika Sherawat is still a shy girl. Yet the bold Haryanvi lass wore the swimwear for her upcoming movie "Double Dhamaal".

The actress will be seen wearing a tangy orange bikini top and a golden beige printed sarong while coming out of a swimming pool in the movie.

Mallika is playing Sanjay Dutt's wife Kamini in Indra Kumar's comedy, which is a sequel to 2007 film "Dhamaal". Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Ashish Chowdhry, Jaaved Jaaferi and Kangana Ranaut are in the lead roles.

The movie releases June 24.

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Not A Love Story: Mahies photo shoot stopped!

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Not A Love Story: Mahie`s photo shoot stopped!A photography session of RGV's film based on Maria Susairaj was abruptly stopped

The society members of Dheeraj Solitaire Building in Malad disrupted the photo shoot of Ram Gopal Varma's Not A Love Story (starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and Ajay Gehi) at one of their flats on Saturday.

For those who don't know, this is the same building where Maria Susairaj (on whose life the film is based) lived and allegedly murdered Neeraj Grover in 2008.

Apparently, the entire cast and crew of the film was asked to leave the venue in the middle of their shoot by the building members.

A source from the building informs, "The building authorities allowed RGV to shoot the entire movie at one of the flats in the building, but strangely, stopped the crew to do a photo shoot for four hours on Saturday."

Subhash Dhankar, Maria's broker, who also helped the crew get the permission to use the building premises, divulges the reason for the society's strange behavior.

"Yes, the society created an issue over the photo shoot. It was a four-hour shoot. We had done the set up. The entire cast including Mahie, Deepak and Ajay, the photographer and the makeup artists were present."

It is all about money

"The society authorities barged in and told us to leave the premises immediately. I tried to make them understand, but they weren't willing to budge.

They wanted more money from the producer. The entire day got wasted. They couldn't even postpone the shoot because Mahie's relative is unwell and she couldn't be there the next day.

A studio was immediately booked and the shoot was completed, " he further added

Remorseless Maria

Interestingly, Subhash, who does a cameo as a police inspector in the film, had met Maria just after she committed the crime and also, got her house painted again.

"I met Maria after she had killed Neeraj and wasn't yet caught. When I later found out that she has done the crime I was amazed to see that there was no sign of fear or remorse on her face."

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

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