It’s a face-off between Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif

Priyanka Chopra who was touted to be the leading lady of Dostana sequel is now said to have lost the project to her archrival Katrina Kaif. We hear that Piggy Chops will only be seen in the film for a brief period of time and it is Katrina who’ll be playing a romantic interest to Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham.

We hear director Tarun Mansukhani is now busy penning an interesting scene where both the actresses will be seen locking horns.

Confirming the news a source told a daily, “It’s a face-off between Katrina and Priyanka. However, it is not a bitchy or dramatic scene, but a comic and light-hearted one.

Priyanka makes her entry when the Desi girl track (Priyanka’s song from ‘Dostana’) starts playing. The boys in the club then start looking at her instead of Katrina. The latter gets upset that the focus has shifted to Priyanka and breaks into a sexy dance with her.

Priyanka’s presence in the film was decided even before Tarun started scripting the film. In fact, she had personally told Tarun that she wanted to be part of the sequel.”

Mansukhani also confirmed Priyanka’s presence in the film but denied having decided on a scene for her.

Talking to a daily, he said, “Yes, Priyanka will surely be part of the film. She’s not just my favourite actress but also a very dear person. She has an important role. However, I am yet to figure out where and how she will appear as I am still in the scripting process.”

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Ram Charan has been roped in for Farhan’s film

Here’s a buzz that has made its way into the grapevines….

Our Akhtar Jr was said to be quite impressed with Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan Teja , after watching his Telugu super-duper hit flick Magadheera.

So much that Farhan is cooking to bring in a film with Ram Charan. Birdies reveal that Farhan had loved the film and Ram Charan’s performance and also felt that the actor has all the qualities of an action hero.

Birdies further said that Ram Charan has been roped in for Farhan’s film, said to be titled Haafiz and bannered under Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani’s banner Excel Entertainment. The film deals with the story of two friends while other casts are still to be finalised. The shooting will commence in April and the film will mostly be shot in the Mumbai locales.

Interestingly Deepika Padukone and Kangna Ranaut are the two options being considered opposite Ram Charan and the film will be made in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, birdies added.

However, on the other hand Farhan, although pleased with Ram Charan, said to have denied such project with the actor….

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Dulha Mil Gaya is coming on the big screens Today

Here, people, Viveck Vaswani’s much awaited film is finally making its entry. Starring Sushmita Sen -Fardeen Khan with the touch of SRK, ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ is coming on the big screens Today (Jan 8).

The film’s leading lady is one who is quite excited for its release. Sush seem to be in fact caught with the film’s magic. The actress these days is ga-ga about her forthcoming and looking forward to its premier tonight….

“After a long time, I can truly say that this is my film because I have a very pivotal role in it,” quipped Sushmita, “As it is I do less work, and when I do show up in a film, people are keen to see me doing something substantial. This is the kind of film that when I tell people to come and see, I’m taking full responsibility... because it is my film.”

The beauty said to be truly impressed with the film’s outcome and every character in the film especially its male stars Shah Rukh and Fardeen.

On the other hand, a delightful Fardeen shared, “The entire cast and crew besides Sush and me completely believe in this film, which is why we are so excited to bring it to our audiences.”

It is heard that at the premier tonight the film’s print will be arriving in a wedding-like procession, complete with a wedding horse.

‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ is a directorial debut of Mudassar Aziz. This romantic-comedy is produced by Viveck Vaswani under Insight Production and presented by Morpheus Media Ventures.

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Preity Zinta has been off the Bollywood radar for a long time

Preity Zinta has been off the Bollywood radar for a long time as she was preoccupied with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and a management course at Harvard Business School in the US. She has reassured fans she will be seen in a whole lot of movies in 2010.

"Guys I am back in business. Its nice to be back after a freezing New Year. Well my New Year resolution is to work in more films, work out five times a week and learn how to drive in Mumbai traffic, " Preity posted on her Twitter page.

"You all will see me doing a lot of movies this year! Please be patient and wait for announcements, " she added.

Preity was last seen in full fledged roles in films like "Heaven On Earth" and "Heroes" apart from cameos in "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and "Main Aur Mrs.Khanna". This year, she is expected to be seen in Jahnu Barua’s "Har Pal".

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Deepika Padukone scorches Dabboo Ratnani’s 2010 calendar

Catch the hot diva Deepika Padukone here as she scorches Dabboo Ratnani’s 2010 calendar.

Dabboo tells Mid Day, that he wanted to make Deepika looks sensual, but aesthetic. Last year, he had shot her in a saree and this year it’s a contrast, the picture makes her look that she is not wearing anything. “She strikes a thinking, dreamy pose, and I have used lighting to match her mood.”

The calendar is 11th in a row for the star-photographer and includes celebs Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai , Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, John Abraham, Sonam Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut among others.

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KatrinaKaif and Priyanka Chopra together in The Italian Job remake

Just like two swords can’t be in the same scabbard, it’s rare to find two leading Bollywood actresses in the same movie without one of them being relegated to the sidelines. Only very rarely in films like Race or Bachna Ae Haseeno have top actresses come together and shared equal footage.

Now, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra , doubtlessly two of the most sought-after actresses in B-town, are being considered for parallel roles in the Hindi remake of the 2003 Hollywood heist flick ‘The Italian Job’ that starred Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham and Seth Green, among others.

Though the Hollywood flick had just one heroine, director Rohit Jugraj (who’s previously directed duds like James and Superstar) has altered and modified the original script to Bollywoodize ‘The Italian Job’. The Hindi version will have two heroines. Kat and Priyanka have reportedly been approached for the roles.

It would be nothing short of a casting coup if the two beauties give their nod to sharing the screen space in the film. Being produced by Abbas-Mastan duo and TV 18, the yet untitled movie will star Abhishek Bachchan and Neil Nitin Mukesh in principal roles. Akshaye Khanna and Kunal Kapoor are also likely to play significant roles.

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Priyadarshan to bring in a film on a serious subject

The news had been in the rounds for quite sometime about Priyadarshan’s next film which is going to be far from being a comedy. The ace National award winning director was said to bring in a film on a serious subject with the backdrop of inter-caste marriages in Bihar.


The filmmaker for past few days had been chalking out titles suitable for the film. He was keen to get a strong title that will be able to support the film’s equally strong storyline…



It is said that Priyan had circled on the title Ganga Jal. But his film’s lead stars Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu were quite amused with the choice. They both had in fact acted in Prakash Jha’s film that had same title! And this fact was unknown to Priyan!


And finally the director with his script and dialogue writer’s help fixed on another title - Nishaad.


Besides Ajay and Bipasha, Nishaad also has Akshaye Khanna in a pivotal role.


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