Bebo’s all praise for Shilpa

Kareena Kapoor has a strange need to befriend Shilpa Shetty.

Says Kareena, “I have always liked Shilpa, but I haven’t interacted much with her. I have been following her life and I think she is successful, smart and sincere in everything she has done.” Bebo seems to think Shilpa’s life has a dream-like quality and whether it is making international headlines through a reality show, or buying a stake in a cricket team, Shilpa has shown enterprise. “I would like to meet and get to know Shilpa and her husband Raj,” says Bebo.

Hrithik, Priyanka back with Agneepath

After sizzling on screen in the super hit Krrish, one will once again see the couple Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan in the remake of Agneepath, directed by debutant Karan Malhotra.

The movie is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Production and has Hrithik in the lead playing Vijay Dinanath Chavan. A source reveals, “Priyanka has been taken onboard to play the lead role played by Madhavi in the earlier film. Karan finds Priyanka apt for the role and approached her with the script. Priyanka said yes in a blink and is playing the lead opposite Hrithik.”

The source continues, “Priyanka and Hrithik will be coming together onscreen after almost five years. While Hrithik will be playing Amitabh Bachchan’s role, Priyanka will be essaying his nurse- girlfriend role, played by Madhavi in the original. Both complement each other on screen.”

The original was produced by Yash Johar. “Little minor changes will be made in the script, making it modern, keeping the plot more or less the same. However, the dialogue will be the same, penned by Kader Khan. The character played by Mithun Chakraborty has been totally done away with in the remake,” adds a source.

Despite repeated attempts, Priyanka remained unavailable for comment. Karan Malhotra did not comment either.

Saif visits Kareena in London

He dropped by on the 'Ra.One' sets, got bonding with SRK too

Saif Ali Khan sure is a devoted boyfriend to Kareena Kapoor. Kareena's shooting in London with Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar for 'Ra.One', and Saif just dropped by on the sets to spend time with her.

Karan Johar posted this picture of them on his Twitter page, with the caption 'The Glamorous Couple'. We agree! And then Saif, of the glam couple, got posing for pictures with SRK and KJo. These KJo put up with the caption 'Dostana'. Lots of bonding certainly happened on the sets!

Elegant Beauty celina

Elegant beauty Celina jaitely is in dormant mode due to her continues flops. Her past movies like Apna Sapna Money Money, Shakalaka Booom Boom and Red didn’t do well in box office and now she desperately in need of a huge hit. Lets hope her new ventures like Kabul ka Gangster and Love Has No Language would do well at box office.

Zarine Khan late Photoshoot in Saree

Zarine Khan looking Glorious in Saree, More images after the break...

Aamir Khan takes Peepli [Live] to Los Angeles

A visitor from Los Angeles sent us this picture of Aamir Khan at the University of Southern California (USC).

Aamir was there for the screening of his latest production Peepli [Live] at its film school recently. The varsity has a large number of Indian students and they were very excited to meet the star.

The actor-turned-producer also addressed his audience, answered their questions and posed for photographs.

Ajay's new car-nquest!

Actor Ajay Devgn recently bought a costly convertible; it's a car that he is very possessive about and won't let anyone else drive

It's a case of real life imitating reel life. On the eve of his film One Upon A Time In Mumbaai's release, Ajay Devgn, who owns a fleet of expensive cars, has bought himself a BMW Z4. Incidentally, his character in the film, Sultan Mirza also loves fast cars.

A source close to the actor reveals, "It is a silver convertible with red interiors. AJ is so possessive about his new car that he drives it around himself, and won't part with the keys."

Says OUATIM director Milan Luthria, "He's very passionate about his cars. Ajay was one of the first actors to get a silver-grey Honda during Naajayaz. That's the first film we had worked on together, when I was assisting Bhattsaab. During Kachche Dhaage, he was driving a Landcruiser.

We stopped at a petrol pump while driving out of Mumbai for the shoot. The attendant was so awestruck by Ajay that he put petrol instead of diesel! We had to wait for a mechanic to repair the car but till he came, Ajay refused to leave his car. A crowd of over 50,000 people came to gawk at him but Ajay sat unfazed. That's how possessive he is about his cars."

Priyanka's awe-ful romance with Naseer

The toughest part of shooting for Saat Khoon Maaf for Priyanka Chopra was romancing Naseeruddin Shah for the camera. The duo had earlier acted together in the 2004 film Asambhav.

Since then, the Kaminey actress has been in awe of the veteran actor.

So Priyanka was apprehensive of doing the love scenes with Naseer, who plays the oldest of her seven husbands. Worse, Naseer fell ill after just one day's shooting in Coorg. But when he returned to the sets, Naseer was full of energy and in high spirits. He immediately put Priyanka at ease and the two ended up giving one of their best performances to date. Priyanka gives the entire credit to Naseer, while Naseer insists that Priyanka has improved since her Asambhav days.

Shahid flies a Tornado

Pilots the combat aircraft while shooting on location in Edinburgh

On Tuesday, Shahid Kapoor flew a Tornado battle aircraft at the Royal Airforce airbase in Leuchars near Edinburgh while shooting for his father's Mausam. Shahid plays an airforce officer in the film.

Director Pankaj Kapur felt that shooting on a restricted airbase area on a real plane would considerably enhance the authenticity of the aerial shots considering the hero is an air force officer. Shahid trained to fly a plane before shooting began.

A Tornado aircraft getting ready for take-off

The whole stint was completed in half a day with utmost caution and discretion. Permission to shoot at the strictly prohibited airbase was obtained after much persuasion and pulling of strings.

Says a source from the unit, "At first, we somehow managed to get permission to shoot at the airbase. Then we got greedy and we wanted Shahid to actually fly the Tornado. That was tougher than we thought."

The shoot at the Edinburgh airbase will now be incorporated into the sequences that would be shot later in August at an airforce base near Hyderabad.

The Friday Random Ten+5 advises you on what not to wear when you're not wearing anything.

Last night a discussion somehow got started on Twitter about what items of clothing are appropriate to wear when you're otherwise completely naked. OK, I'm the one who got that discussion started, but beyond that I have no further details. Anyway, I think we managed to get a pretty good list of ground rules laid down, and I present them to you as this week's +5: Five Things It's Unacceptable To Wear As The Only Thing You've Got On.



dark socks
This is the article of clothing that started it all: There's just nothing sexy about dark socks, in any context, on either gender. Not that they're not fashion-appropriate, mind you -- you wouldn't wear white socks with a dark suit, after all. But the dark socks are worn simply out of necessity. There's still nothing remotely alluring about them. Think about it this way: If a hot chick walks into your room completely naked, that's awesome. If she walks into your room naked except for black socks, though, that's weird, perhaps even a little sad. If you're interested enough in some major-league sexing to take off all your clothes, really, why not take 10 extra seconds to ditch the socks? You're that worried about your feet getting cold?



belts
As belts have grown wider and wider in recent years, some models and wannabe celebrities have attempted to push the envelope by wearing belts in lieu of skirts or even tops. Here's the thing, though: If I see you with nothing but a belt around your waist, my first thought is that you forgot to put pants on. And if you can't remember to execute a task that simple, I can't give you points for accessorizing. On the other hand, since it technically doesn't violate the "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service" rule, you could probably still get into a 7-Eleven.



football pads
Just because you like two things doesn't mean they'll necessarily go well together. For example: I love Dreamland ribs. I also love the Bentley Continental GT. Eating Dreamland ribs in a Bentley Continental GT, however -- particularly whilst traveling near the Bentley's top speed of 197 miles per hour -- strikes me as a terrible idea. Same thing with scantily clad chicks and football uniforms. Apparently the Lingerie Football League wants me to think that a girl in her underwear is just as sexy when you throw pads and eyeblack on her, but I respectfully disagree; really, she just looks like she decided at the last minute to go to a Halloween party dressed as one of the characters from Mad Max but had to half-ass it. If you want a girl to look sexy at a football game, put her in a cheerleading uniform and leave her on the sideline; if you want her to actually play -- and I saw a segment about the LFL on "CBS Sunday Morning" of all places, and yeah, some of those girls can ball -- give her a respectable uniform and let her do her thing.



helmets
Like football pads, helmets are just too bulky to be useful for any kind of bedroom play. And while it might sound like a fun, crazy idea to ride, say, a motorcycle wearing nothing but the helmet, that seems like a great way to set a new Guinness world record for skin grafts. (Notable exception to the helmet rule, per Spencer: Viking helmets are acceptable when it's Valkyrie Night. I concur.)



knit winter caps
Obviously, you have to be very careful about wearing hats while naked. Wear the wrong one -- and honestly, most of them are wrong -- and you just end up looking like a fool. Winter caps or "toboggans" are probably the worst: I know you supposedly lose the vast majority of your body heat through the top of your head, but really, if it's cold enough out that you feel the need to throw on a winter cap, you probably ought to be clothing yourself in other ways. And I can't think of any sexual role-playing in which a winter cap would have to play an integral role, unless you really got turned on by sledding down hills on garbage-can lids as a kid. (If this is along the lines of what you're into, you're better off buying a shapka and playing James Bond vs. Sexy Russian Spy.)

Next week: five things you can wear when you're naked except for that. Until then, though, the Ten:

1. The Jesus & Mary Chain, "Far Gone and Out"
2. Thievery Corporation, "The Richest Man in Babylon" (Groove Corporation remix)
3. Fatboy Slim and Earth, Wind & Fire, "September/The Joker"
4. The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows"
5. Miles Davis, "Jeru"
6. Underworld, "Skym"
7. Underworld, "Jumbo"
8. Astrud Gilberto, "Who Needs Forever?" (Thievery Corporation remix)
9. Moby, "Southside"
10. The Fugees, "The Beast"

Your Random Tens, as well as any personal recommendations on nude accessorizing, are invited in the comments.

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Aamir's losing sleep as 'Peepli Live' release nears

Aamir Khan is known to give his heart and soul to his projects and the superstar admits that he's extremely nervous as his production venture 'Peepli Live' nears its release date.

"As 13th Aug gets closer, the butterflies in my stomach are really beginning to flutter around. Have lost my appetite and my sleep," Aamir wrote on his blog.

"I'm really depending on you guys (audiences) this time round for support. This is an especially tough one with no big stars and a film based in a rural background."

"For those of you living outside India please tell all your friends, neighbours, collegues, gardners etc, who may not have ever seen an Indian film before, to give this one a try. Assuming you like it of course," he added.

Directed by debutant Anusha Rizvi, 'Peepli Live' is a satire on society. It revolves around two impoverished farmers - Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) and Budhia (Raghubir Yadav) - who live in a village called Peepli. They are about to lose their land due to their debts.

An incompetent politician suggests they commit suicide to get government help. The news spreads and the media turns Natha into a celebrity.

Neil's first on-screen kiss with Deepika

How the conservative actor agreed to the liplock for 'Lafange Parindey'

Deepika Padukone has kissed Saif Ali Khan on screen, but her new co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh hadn't kissed on camera. The conservative actor had no choice but to succumb to a liplock for Yashraj Films' 'Lafange Parindey'.

Neil has pulled out the plug on his no-kissing clause as he was virtually forced to do a long, lingering kissing scene with Deepika.

Director Pradeep Sarkar and Deepika had to use every possible power of persuasion before Neil abandoned his chastity vow.

"At first Neil was totally against the kiss with Deepika. He has refused to kiss in all his films," said a source close to the project.

"In fact his first director, Sriram Raghavan, threw a fit when Neil refused to kiss Rimi Sen. In his second film, 'Tera Kya Hoga Johnny', director Sudhir Mishra insisted Neil kiss Shahana Goswami, but the actor refused. Even in 'Jail' where there was an intimate scene with Mugdha Godse, Neil refused to kiss," the source added.

Conservative to the core, Neil plunged into his first kiss only after the director assured him that the romantic relationship needed a culmination.

"Pradeep persuaded Neil and he finally saw his director's point of view. But the actor was nervous. Deepika had kissed before on screen. Not Neil," the source said.

"He first suggested a peck. But was finally persuaded to do a long, torrid smooch comparable in intensity and duration with Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's kiss in 'Raja Hindustani'," the source added.

When contacted, Neil said: "I can't talk about this. But, yes, we've gone completely by the requirements of the script. And 'Lafange Parinde' is my first love story."

CELEB TWEETS: Big B sad to leave Rome, Sanjay's birthday

Your regular dose of celeb tweets!

Priyanka Chopra

Hey world!Woke up with a cold!Boo hoo!but gotta do what I gotta do.Off to work.blaring some Edward maya in da car,coffee in my hand,im set

Mugdha Godse

Hello interesting replies but I personally feel tht its just a sign of distraction.. ;)

Imran Khan

Last day of shooting for Break ke Baad. Getting that slightly happy/slightly sad "last day of school" feeling.

Arshad Warsi

Did a good workout had a simple n tasty lunch, feeling sleepy coz Zene kept me awake most of the night, think I am gonna take a nap... Ciao

Lara Dutta

Muscles sore and hurting! Hauling self to the reg routine once more!

Riteish Deshmukh

Loved the TVS Scooty PEP ad- Jaane ne do naa- puts a smile on your face. Awesome

Bipasha Basu

Check out my new TVC fr Real Activ which goes on air tomorrow. Everyone should avoid unhealthy snacking to stay activ.

Salman Khan

kamaal hai yaar!How did u kno its aisha? vil c it n tell u if it's chakaas.Brothers n sisters I am in bister hv a v n lng day tom... .

Arjun Rampal

By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back you can't sink in quicksand.Can someone pls try it dying to know if its true,hahakidding

Amitabh Bachchan

Time to say bono notte !! Time running out for Rome .. a sadness descends .. will return soon .. Trevi Fountain willing ..

Abhishek Bachchan

THE man, THE Dutt!!! Happy birthday Sanju sir. Love you.

Sanjay Dutt

Another fleeting year just rolls on..all set to step in2 another year of my life. looking 4ward 4 good work, happiness n d 2 little ones.

Shahid Kapoor

Ate some awesome south indian food at quilon ...... Apna desi khana after forever trippin' on it !!!!

Riya Sen

Google alerts - riya sen .. Dude ! Can't handle it anymore !!!! Could I please get a break ? ;)

Ram Gopal Varma

We can undrstand anythng only to the point of our undrstndng limits.the rest is completley subject to others undrstandng of our understandng

Genelia D'souza

Mornin all,slept real well last nite, nothin like a good nites sleep, makes u feel +ve n energized 2wards d new day, hav a good1 tweerhearts

Boman Irani

It is strange how at airport lounges, Half the people whisper and the other half holler. So half of me is napping and the other on twitter.

Shekhar Kapur

India's constitution promises equal opportunity for all but the ppl who swear 2 uphold it in parl'ment r the ppl dat corrupt it

Vivek Oberoi

Congratulations to the god of cricket for achieving yet another milestone...another double hundred!!! So proud of you sachin! God bless!

Madhuri Dixit is disturbed!

Madhuri Dixit ruled Bollywood in the 80’s and 90’s but is finding it tough to prove her identity on a social networking site. The actress, who joined a social networking site with the intention to interact with her fans, never knew that it will be so difficult for her to prove her real self.

Apparently, there are already several fake accounts on Madhuri’s names thus it’s equally difficult for her fans to find out which is the real Madhuri Dixit. However, Madhuri who joined a social networking site on May 30 has applied for verification.

She got in touch with the head office to put things in the fast gear, “I am waiting for verification of Twitter because I don't want my fans to be confused.” The actress has submitted required documents to verify her account.

Madhuri was very excited about joining the web world but she feels extremely disappointed for not being verified as yet. “Verification is taking long because I'm in USA & the confirmation from Twitter India is taking long. Honestly. I'll be happier when Twitter confirms it,” said Madhuri, who is currently in Denver with her family.

Celina freezes over

Celina Jaitly shows off a face that hardly emotes

The music launch of her upcoming film, Subhash Ghai's Hello Darling, was supposed to be a happy occasion. But the expression Celina Jaitly wore to the event seemed like it had been in a 'deep freeze' mode. Obviously, the 'new look' got everyone talking.

Now & Then

Case in point? The actress' appearance at the announcement of the film two-odd years ago.

Change truly is a constant in Celina's life. Take a look at her go from somewhat expressive to completely expressionless.

Celina Jaitly's previous appearance at the launch of a Best Of Hollywood movie guide on July 12