Shyamli has styled John Abraham, Anupam Kher and Omi Vaidya for ‘Desi Boyz’.Costume designer Shyamli, who had styled John Abraham in ‘Force’ and the upcoming ‘Desi Boyz’, says there has never been a gender bias in Bollywood”Even though most of the famous names as (costume) designers are male, the number of women stylists joining the bandwagon have been more in recent years,” Shyamli told media persons.”It is the work that matters and not who you are. (more…)

Rakhi insists that though the words could be controversial in nature when singled out, in her song, they have been used aptly and with the right connotations, without any vulgar or offensive meaning.When Rakhi Sawant is angry, not many in the country can have the guts to stop her! The latest to face the ire of Bollywood’s biggest firecracker, is none other than the Censor Board, for having bleeped out the words ‘Choos Le’ (suck) from her song ‘Jawani Ki Bank Loot Le’ in her upcoming film Loot.
“If the Censor Board can pass songs like ‘Bhaag D.K. Bose’ (Delhi Belly) and ‘Jhak Maar Ke’ (Desi Boyz), (more…)

Mumbai:Talking to a daily about her Diwali plans, Deepika said, “A s a child back home in Bangalore, I would wake up in the morning, light diyas, decorate the entrance of our house with rangoli and wear new, traditional clothes. It was a time to catch up with friends and relatives. We`d run to the terrace of our building and light firecrackers and look forward to mom`s traditional Mangalorean sweet dishes.” Bollywood siren Deepika Padukone celebrates this Diwali in her new home with family and friends.
Apparently, this Diwali is special for Deepika as she revealed, “This year is special for me because it`s the first Diwali in my new home. I am very excited and have decorated the whole place with diyas and candles. You know, the names of everyone in my family -Prakash, Ujwala, Anisha, and Deepika (more…)

Immediately a week reverse, the action crowded sequel to the movie contest was in the information for the move in its creation date to accommodate foremost lady Deepika Padukone in the film. Well, the film, which was initially supposed to star Sonakshi Sinha along with Deepika, has undergone yet another change in the casting department.
The latest is that the beauty Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen replacing Sonakshi in Race 2. Speaking to Ramesh Taurani, we are told, “Yes, Jacqueline has been roped in to replace Sonakshi, as there were some date problems. In fact, we had postponed the film earlier and hence Sonakshi had date problems as they were clashing with her shoot dates for Dabanng 2. Besides we think that Jacqueline will be perfect for the role and also the fact remains that she is a good actress.”
About the film being altered to suit Jacqueline, Taurani says, “No, we haven’t done any such changes to suit Jacqueline, the film and the script remain the same as before. We will commence shooting in the first week on November and are looking to release the film in November 2012.”

Nikhil plans to rope in Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia, Shabana Azmi, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Genelia D`Souza and Deepika Padukone for his film!
Mumbai: It could be a casting coup of sorts. If rumours are to be believed, filmmaker Nikhil Advani has decided to bring together a bevy of Bollywood beauties for his next film.
The filmmaker, who has made films like ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’, ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ and ‘Patiala House’ in the past wants to make a female oriented film this time and pay his tribute to contemporary Indian women. (more…)

Esha Gupta did not achieve good success in her participation in the international fashion event, but that earned her sufficient name to give a boost to her modeling career. Soon after, she beefed up her hotness quotient and began grabbing modeling assignments by famous fashion houses in a very predictable way. With more and more modeling assignments coming her way, she became gradually a pretty well known face walking on the Indian ramps.

The Bhatt camp, lead by famous director Mahesh Bhatt is known pretty well to create stars out of ordinary aspirant actors and models. Especially, Bhatt has brought in several fresh female faces in Bollywood, who have captured the imagination of audience with their sensuousness and beauty. Some of the famous stars who are the production of this camp are John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Kangna Ranaut.  Jacqueline Fernandez who debuted with “Murder 2” can be considered a brand new addition to the list of sizzling hot actresses discovered by Bhatt. Let us have a look at a yet another revelation by the camp in the form of Esha Gupta, who will be shouldering the responsibility of carrying forward the Bhatt legacy of super (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…)

In recent times, Bollywood has seen a huge number of successful films that are either being made by South directors or remakes of South films. AR Murugadoss’s Ghajini, the remake of the South film by the same name, was one of the biggest hits in Bollywood.
South actor-director Prabhudeva’s Wanted, starring Salman Khan, became a huge hit. The success of these films has got the South back into business in Bollywood. And it is not just actors, but technicians as well as directors who are biting the bait when it comes to Hindi films.
When Aamir Khan expressed his interest to remake the Tamil version of Ghajini in Hindi, he insisted Murgadoss, the original director and the leading lady, Asin star in the film. Asin became a star overnight. (more…)

Call it brand promotion or fashion connection, celebrities walk the ramp quite often, taking away all the limelight and a lot of money, leaving established models behind.

The money that a Bollywood star gets from a fashion show walk is far better than what a professional model gets.

While many models do not find it a problem sharing space with a more popular celebrity, there are also some who find it uncomfortable taking the back seat. (more…)