Bollywood actor Now Saif has signed Ann Lee Roberts for his ambitious project Agent Vinod. The bikini girl is roped in to essay the role which actress Priyanka Chopra was supposed to do earlier.Saif Ali Khan has inducted gorgeous South African model Ann Lee Roberts for his forthcoming film Agent Vinod. (more…)

New Delhi,“The people of the princely state were keen to crown their chhote  nawab.
Princely states were abolished in 1971, and Mansoor Ali Khan was the last Nawab. For purely sentimental reasons, the people of Pataudi wanted Saif to be the crowned “According to a source,
October 21 (ANI): Bollywood’s Chote Nawab, Saif Ali Khan, will be crowned as the 10th Nawab of Pataudi after the death of his father and Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan.

Niece wants wax Bebo
Karisma’s daughter Samaira was apparently thrilled when shown pictures of her aunt Kareena’s wax statue. “Her first reaction was, ‘can we get this (statue) home?’ So I said, ‘no, it’s going to be in the museum.’ But she couldn’t understand the connection,” says Kareena.
Finally, The actor’s wax statute will be unveiled on October 27 in Blackpool, UK, followed by a London sojourn the next day. As a result, she will miss the Toronto premiere of RA.One, which falls on the same day. “Aamir is also coming to London to shoot a part of our film, Dhuaan, and I have to be there because it was a prior commitment. Shah Rukh (her RA.One co-star) also feels that my presence at the Dubai and London premieres is more than enough,” she insists.
Not many know Kareena got the unveiling date postponed due to the demise of boyfriend Saif Ali Khan’s father and legendary cricketer Mansur Ali (more…)

For the previous four years Kareena Kapoor plus Saif Ali Khan have been going powerful as a couple. And reports of their impending wedding have been doing the rounds for almost as extended.

Recently, when Saif was quizzed about their marriage he responded that they would give it a thought only after his home production ‘Agent Vinod’ was out of the way. This fuelled a lot of speculation and media reports claimed that the two were planning to tie the knot in February 2012. (more…)

A Bollywood studio has dismissed a complaint from a group representing oppressed low-caste Hindus, asking for a top actor to be removed from a starring role in a new film because of his background.
Prakash Jah Productions said a Dalit activist group had asked for Saif Ali Khan to be dropped from the film “Aarakshan” (Reservation).
The group said it was “vehemently opposed” to Khan’s casting as a Dalit “because he is of Muslim royal heritage”, which made him unsuitable for the role.
India’s 160 million Dalits were once known as “untouchables” and given the most menial jobs. Many still face discrimination, are forbidden to use communal wells and excluded from social events, despite anti-discrimination laws. (more…)

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It’s always nice to have people look after you when you are in a foreign land and especially for the opening night of the most sought after international film event where the world’s best congregate. The interest of being present at the Festival De Cannes as a guest of global luxury brand Chivas Regal was strong.
The flight from Mumbai to Nice in France was long, but the personal welcome on arrival was most refreshing. I was driven straight to the classy and luxurious Martinez Hotel. The Tom Ford jacket which I planned to wear seemed apt for the red carpet. A sense of expectation was there, and a certain curiosity to meet the finest in my profession.
The ‘red carpet’ at Cannes is most talked about and leads to the opening movie premiere at 7 in the evening. A section of people and media here are no less crazy about Bollywood than in Mumbai. Walking the red carpet with many flashbulbs clicking is something we are used to back home, but seeing the international media with a similar sense made me feel proud of our country, our industry and felt good personally. The movie Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris lived up to its billing for opening Festival De Cannes, 2011.
I am told that a Michelin meal at the Palme d’or was waiting for me when I finished with the screening. After that we headed out to the after partyon the Croisette. I planned to catch up with quite a few guests from the global fraternity. We sure did let our hair down. Yesterday a helicopter waited to take me to Nice Airport, from where I took a flight back home.

With the beginning of Indian Premiere League, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has a surprise for everyone.

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A source close to King Khan stated that Shah Rukh is planning to invite Kareena Kapoor to cheer for his team Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.

A source stated “Kareena is the female lead in Ra. One and the actor wants to club the promotion of his film with IPL.” (more…)

Yuvraj Singh, who won Man of the Tournament at the 2011 Cricket World Cup, had India and Bollywood cheering him along, all the way at the finals in Mumbai on April 2.And there was one Tinsel town voice that rang out loud and clear in the ICC reserved box at the Wankhede Stadium — that of Ameesha Patel, who was Yuvraj’s special guest at the final match against Sri Lanka.Ameesha has admitted that she received a special invitation from Yuvraj, who is a very close friend of hers. She has also said that she was cheering the loudest for him in the special box whose other occupants included Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor (more…)

Most recent discovery of town is extraordinary attachment of Ameesha Patel and Yuvraj Singh, the cricketer. Yuvi provided a special ticket of (more…)

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New Delhi, March 23 : As an actor Saif Ali Khan is choosing his roles responsibly and wants to prove critics wrong. As a filmmaker he feels Bollywood is “self-sufficient” and doesn’t need to impress the foreign audience.

“The population of Indians is so massive worldwide as well as in India that we don’t need to cater to foreigners. We are self-sufficient,” Saif, 40, told IANS in an exclusive interview. He echoed his mother, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore who had recently questioned Indian actors’ clamour for Hollywood.

Saif, who was in the capital to shoot the climax scenes of his second home production “Agent Vinod“, being directed by Sriram Raghavan, is taking special care to make the spy thriller look different from popular international film series “James Bond“.

Wearing track pants, a green t-shirt, shades, sporting ruffled hair and looking relaxed, the actor shared his thoughts on “Agent Vinod” and his aspirations as he completes two decades in the film industry in 2012.

Here are excerpts from the interview to IANS:

Q: How is Delhi treating you?

A: Really nice. It’s always been fun being here. I am going to start shooting “Agent Vinod” climax here.

Q. You shot parts of your debut production “Love Aaj Kal” in the capital. Will we see a different side of New Delhi in “Agent Vinod“?

A: It is going to be completely different from “Love Aaj Kal“. There is a lot of character in Delhi that we would like to capture. The Aurangzeb Road kind of bungalow, and ‘chiks’ tied to the colonial arches of these houses. There is also the old Delhi, and the slightly more crowded – a very Kashmere Gate kind of area. We will capture Connaught Place and the famous Nirula’s.

“Love…” captured an atmosphere of being romantic, fun loving, the gol-gappas and metro rides. But for “Agent Vinod”, we want to capture the power of the central government, the grandeur, beauty of the visuals, things like Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Q: We hear there will be heavy-duty action sequences in “Agent Vinod“. How demanding is it for you?

A: For me, it is extraordinary to be flexible enough to kick a certain way, run and jump and do it all in a particular style. I think the character doing action in the film is somebody meant to be very comfortable doing it. Also, it’s supposed to look good on him. So that is a challenge – to be stylish while doing action scenes in a particular way.

Q: Agent Vinod is supposed to be a spy. Should we expect something like a “James Bond“?

A: Everyone will expect a Bond rip-off out of “Agent Vinod“, and that is something we are being wary of. First of all, James Bond is very debonair and, you know, impeccably dressed and unruffled in situations. Vinod is not like that! Vinod is a little bit Bond and a little bit Tintin!

He doesn’t look like Tintin, but Tintin is quite an adventure – the situations that he finds himself in are quite unique, interesting and larger than life. Vinod is closer to that.

Q: Most Bollywood producers are focussed on making ‘globally viable‘ films. What do you think about it?

A: It’s great we are doing different kind of movies. The population of Indians is so massive worldwide as well as in India that we don’t need to cater to foreigners. We are self-sufficient. We are very different from the West in our likes. We can make their form of presentation too, but we as an audience will find it dry. If we want to make a film for the West, we should make it for the West nicely.

Q: What do you aim to do through your banner Illuminati Films?

A: I think at Illuminati, we are talking to Indians globally. Although Sriram feels that a foreigner can also enjoy this film, my target really is India and Indians overseas.

Q: You will complete two decades in filmdom next year. What do you want to contribute to Bollywood now?

A: I think the best is really yet to come. I would like to contribute in terms of doing different kind of films and add whatever value I can, in whichever department I can – whether as a production house trying to make some good movies, or as an actor trying to be involved in stories that entertain and, hopefully, maybe make you think sometimes.

Q: You have also finished the shooting for “Aarakshan” and you are playing an unconventional role. In what ways have your choice of films changed over the years?

A: There is a certain responsibility in choices, especially when you choose a film like “Aarakshan“, I feel I’m doing my duty as a responsible actor. I feel it’s good if we can go beyond something that is only designed to entertain. Choices define you as an actor and we need to do that carefully.