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‘Sheila’ and ‘Munni’ are passé now! It’s time to make way for the super sizzling and racy dance number ‘Shake it Saiyaan’ from Rupali Aum Entertainment and Sanjay Dutt Production’s ‘Rascals’ directed by David Dhawan. The song stars the smoking hot Lisa Haydon showcasing some alluring moves using accessories like leather chains and whips to get things cracking. Sanjay Dutt will be seen shaking a leg with the sexy siren in a stylish and classy avatar. Choreographer Bosco feels, “Right from the 50s, when Helen and Cuckoo danced, until now, item songs get the audiences’ pulse racing!” The song is being shot extravagantly on a huge set with 6 different areas, each portraying a different look and feel and complete with foreign dancers and different costumes, designed by Aki Narula. The song has been composed by talented duo Vishal-Shekhar and promises to be big on the music charts! Guess everyone should put on their dancing shoes and get ready to shake their booties on this hip and happenin...

Singing superstars Shaan & Sunidhi Chauhan will be voicing for the lead characters ‘Blu’ & ‘Jewel’ respectively in Fox Star Studios’ forthcoming 3D animation film ‘RIO’. Not only that, the duo will also be lending their melodious voice for some of the Hindi songs of the film’s soundtrack, as music is an important aspect of this comedy adventure! Apparently Shaan, a huge fan of animation films was highly impressed when he saw the film’s rushes and immediately loved the idea of lending his voice for the lead character. The singer says, “Associating with RIO was a very unique & exciting opportunity that I couldn’t refuse. The film is super fun and will be enjoyed by people of all ages. I had a great time dubbing and singing for the film.” Sunidhi too, is quite excited about her association with Rio and qipps; “I wanted to do an animation film for years. Rio is such an amazing film that I just had to do it. Even though my character is a bird, Rio is a beautiful love story!” Fox...

Darsheel Safary sure has reasons to rejoice! The child star celebrated his 15th birthday today (9th March) in Sri Lanka where he is vacationing with his family due to the mid-term break from school. Darsheel will be spending the day sight-seeing, bonding and playing with baby elephants, visiting Gautam Buddha shrines, etc We also hear that the child star will be getting a brand new laptop as his birthday gift! To add to his joy, the promos of his next film with Walt Disney called ‘Zokkomon’ will be coming out this week. Darsheel essays the lead character in the film along with veteran actor Anupam Kher and Manjari Fadnis (of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na fame). Directed by Satayjit Bhatkal, Zokkomon is an action adventure film about an ordinary boy who rises to meet extraordinary challenges. The film is slated for release on April 22nd. Well, looks like it’s all fun and celebrations for Darsheel this week!

The cricket mania has gripped the country and no one seems to have been spared. One such cricket fanatic is Kunal Kemmu. Apparently the G3 lad is so hooked to the game that he religiously follows every match no matter where he is. Kunal also makes it a point to step down into his neighbourhood park or gully and play some cricket with the local boys whenever he gets a chance. Well, how about buying a stake in an IPL team, Kunal?

Music Diva Sunidhi Chauhan has her plate full after her successful hits last year with film recordings, concerts, etc. But what is also occupying her time is her other passion in life: Photography! The ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ singer is absolutely crazy about taking pictures wherever she goes, such as Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, and on trips abroad. She is so dedicated and serious about photography, that on a recent trip to Dubai for a concert, she spent around 2 lakhs on a high end SLR camera! The crooner such a creative flair for taking unique pictures, that her friends and family constantly beseech her to be the official photographer at all family functions, events and gatherings! Sources also tell us that Sunidhi is apparently in talks for a book deal to publish her photographs!

Hollywood biggie Twentieth Century Fox has taken over popular website ‘youtube’ today to promote their latest 3D extravaganza – RIO. As a unique promotional stunt, the youtube website on March 8th will begin with 10-15 secs of RIO’s film footage and then resolve to the landing page frame. Once a visitor clicks on the ad, it would expand to reveal a large colourful panel where users can choose from a menu of interesting Rio “actions” each which would serve up a large Rio video! Spanning across 4 continents & around 18 countries including India, this exciting campaign will reach out to over 100 million people & enable them to experience the fun world of RIO. ‘RIO’ is a 3D Animation film directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age: the Meltdown & Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs). Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another ...

‘Character Dheela’, is what superstar Salman Khan is describing his character through a song in his upcoming film ‘Ready’. Replete with amusing lyrics and Salman’s patent dance moves, the song was shot in Bangkok with 100 dancers especially flown down from Mumbai. Moreover, two separate choreographers - Raju Khan and Mudassar Khan worked together on the song with Salman to create a total Dhamaal number! The producers Bhushan Kumar and Rajat Rawail are ecstatic at the way the song has shaped up and are confident that this song will be one of the biggest hits this year! This romantic comedy stars Salman Khan and Asin as the lead and is being directed by Anees Bazmee and is produced by T-series and Rajat Rawail. ‘Ready’ hits theatres on 3rd June.

The Mahurat of Viacom 18 & AB Corp’s ‘Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap’ written and directed by Puri Jagannadh took place recently at Khoja bunglow at Versova. While the Director broke the auspicious coconut and took the first shot on Sonu Sood, the Mahurat was also attended by Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonal Chauhan. The movie has a stupendous star cast that includes Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Raveena Tandon, Sonu Sood, Sonal Chauhan, Southern actress Charmi and more. Amitabh Bachchan, who will reprise his ‘Angry old man avatar’ with this movie, will be joining the shoot later in March. The DOP is Amol Rathod. The film is slated for release mid 2011.

Fox Star Studios’ latest release Black Swan has been receiving much acclaim and appreciation from critics & audiences all over. The magnificent tale of a New York City ballerina, played by Natalie Portman has managed to floor even a lot of our B-town personalities, one of them being Shahid Kapoor! The actor, who is known to be a fantastic dancer himself, recently saw the movie and tweeted about how much he is in awe of it! He went on to say that he found the movie stunningly poetic and thought that it was a violent interpretation of the serene ballet Swan Lake. Looks like after the huge success of the movie internationally and awards galore, it’s picking up well with the Indian audiences as well!

पहली महिला पुलिस ऑफिसर किरण बेदी ना सिर्फ महिलाओं की ही प्रेरणा श्रोत रही है बल्कि फिल्म कारों को भी आकर्षित किया है ..सायद इसलिए अक्सर फ़िल्मकार जब भी फिल्मों या धारावाहिकों में कभी कोई महिला पुलिस ऑफिसर का चरित्र निकलता है तो फ़िल्मकार कोशिश करते हैं की उसे किरन बेदी के चरित्र से जोड़ा जाये. और कई फिल्म कारों ने अपनी फिल्मों में ऐसा कई बार किया है .अब इस कड़ी में धारावाहिक के जाने- माने निर्देशक सिद्धार्थ नागर दूरदर्शन पर प्रसारित होने वाले अपने धारावाहिक कोई तो हो अर्धनारीश्वर में महिला पुलिस ऑफिसर की भूमिका को बिलकुल किरण बेदी की तर्ज़ पर चित्रित करने की कोशिश की है .और आपको ये जानकर ख़ुशी होगी की इस चरित्र को निभाने की जिम्मेदारी ली है धारावाहिक की जानी- मानी कलाकार जाया भट्टचार्य ने . जाया भट्टचार्य इस चरित्र को निभाने के लिए बहद इक्षुक थी यही कारन है की उन्होंने इस चरित्र को निभाने और चरित्र को पूरी तरह से आत्मसात करने के लिए पहली बार अपने बाल भी कटवाए हैं. पहली बार पुलिस ऑफिसर की भूमिका निभाने वाली जया को इस चरित्र में काफी मज़ा आ रहा है .और जया इसे अपने जीवन की सर्व श्रेष्ठ भूमिका ...

फिल्म ‘अवतार’ के ढर्रे पर नई पीढ़ी की थ्री डी तकनीक पर फिल्मायी गयी भारत की पहली फिल्म ‘हंटेड थ्री डी’। मशहूर फिल्मकार और हॉरर के मास्टर विक्रम भट्ट भारतीय सिनेमा के इतिहास में नींव का पत्थर रखते हुए ‘बीवीज फिल्म्स’ तथा ‘डार मोशन पिक्चर्स’ के बैनर तले बनी भारत की पहली स्टीरियोस्कोपिक थ्री डी फिल्म ‘हंटेड थ्री डी’ लेकर आ रहे हैं। जिसके साथ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय तकनीशियन जुड़े हुए हैं। घर के अंदर घटित होने वाली घटनाओं और रहस्यमय अतीत के साथ भूत की मौजूदगी के इर्दगिर्द कहानी घूमती है। कहानी में समय का अंतराल भी है। कहानी की शुरुआत वर्तमान से होती है। पर वह अतीत में भी जाती है। फिल्म की कहानी का केंद्र डल्हौजी स्थित एक बंगला है। डल्हौजी की खूबसूरत पहाडिय़ों पर एक ग्लैन मैनोर नामक बंगला है, जिसका अपना एक अतीत हैं। इसमें वर्तमान में एक आत्मा का निवास है। आधी रात में ऐसी डरावनी आवाजों के साथ चीजें घटित होती हैं कि कोई भी भयभीत हो जाए। रेहान ने इसे खरीदा और बाद में बेच दिया, लेकिन करोड़ों रुपए के वह नुकसान में है क्योंकि उसके इस बंगले को बेचने के एग्रीमेंट की सारी कार्यवाही तभी पूरी होगी, जब वह बंगले...