Amazing Bollywood

While the whole country has gone cricket crazy (thanks to the ongoing IPL)



Bollywood hunk John Abraham seems to be more inclined towards football. The handsome hunk, who always had a soft corner for soccer, has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the UEFA European Football Championship 2008 to be held next month in Austria and Switzerland.

John, who did play some serious football in his last release Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, was also seen promoting the English Premiere League in the past.

With the craze for soccer growing by leaps and bounds, broadcasters ESPN is expecting impressive ratings for the UEFA Euro 2008 which starts in June 2008. Well….with John promoting the game, we are sure that the game will also see a lot of female fan following.

Akshay Kumar’s the perfect host for Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi.



And he proved that in Bangkok a few days ago, when Viacom18 revealed its upcoming Hindi General Entertainment Channel. The channel to be launched in July is called COLORS and Akshay’s show, planned across 16 episodes, is one of its initial flagship shows, the other being Mohe Rang De, a period drama set in the backdrop of 1942’s Quit India Movement.

At the Bangkok event, when Akshay was asked what ‘fear’ meant to him he came down from the stage and shocked everyone by pulling out a python from underneath one of the tables and wrapping it around his neck. “You have to stand up to your fears,” he declared. And what did he fear most? “I fear investing money, I fear animals. But I like to deal with my fears,” said the actor, who’s known for doing his stunts in films himself.

The term ‘daredevil’ has become synonymous with Akshay (we aren’t just talking about the IPL team). Even at the Bangkok event Akshay made a grand entry on a bike smashing glass and getting on to the stage. But how does his family, especially wife Twinkle, react to the risks he takes? “She has given up,” laughed Mr Khiladi.

Action has always been close to Akshay's heart, but he’d rather not be branded just as an action hero. “I have done everything from action to comedy, haven’t I?” he pointed out. Yes, he’s getting back to doing action films, but there’s a cute reason for that: “My son Aarav’s been asking for that, so I’m doing some action films now. Aarav also inspired me to take up Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi.”

Joining the macho hero on this TV show are 13 hot women from the entertainment world, who will compete with each other. It will be shot over a month in South Africa. “I have always believed that women are stronger than men. Men, who still believe that they are superior and stronger than women, are no better than pigs. Through this show, I’m out to prove these men wrong and establish the fact that women are not only emotionally stronger than men, but can also outdo them in physical strength,” challenged Akshay.

Rajesh Kamat, Chief Executive Officer, COLORS, added, “Keeping in line with our strategy to be differentiated and disruptive, Khatron Ke Khiladi will bring to Indian viewers a scale that has not been seen on the small screen so far. Apart from that, our channel has got a strong line-up of shows that are not only universal in appeal but also extend across genres, thus offering an entire spectrum of emotions to its viewers.”

We’ve already seen Bebo’s hot look in Tashan and credit her hot bod to s crash diet but Kareena’s dietician Rujuta Diwekar has denied that Bebo was crash dieting.



Rujuta Diwekar revealed that Kareena has been working on her body since May 2007 and was able to achieve her super body after a year of hard work.

Rujuta said, “She was never pencil thin so I planned her diet that consisted of healthy nutritious food. And contrary to reports in the media that the actress starved herself and had only orange juice is false. There were also stories that she fainted while doing some scene but it is not true.”

The dietician also added, “What worried Kareena was that her fans, especially the teenage girls who look upon her as their icon, would blindly follow the false articles to emulate her and the results could harm them in some way or the other. Kareena did not want that to happen and thus this clarification.”

“She (Kareena) wants her fans to know that she has achieved her super sexy body, over a period of time by being dedicated and disciplined about her eating and fitness habits. She is massively into a strict exercise regime of yoga which she practices for almost 2 hrs a day.

Wizcraft International Entertainment announced two superstar entrants to their grandest, blockbuster world tour—‘The Unforgettable Tour: Experience the magic…’— led by Amitabh Bachchan. The performers include Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh.

This massive tour will have an array of today’s biggest stars descending onto the world stage with their scintillating performances, promising to bring alive the magic of Indian cinema. It will rock fans across 6 continents and 18 countries.

‘The Unforgettable’ world tour will commence in July and will take centre stage in mainstream international venues, promoted in conjunction with international partners and promoters.



Speaking on the occasion, Akshay Kumar said, “I am elated to be on ‘The Unforgettable Tour’ that will reach out to millions of Indian cinema fans across the world. Touring with Wizcraft and Amitji, I believe that fans will be in store for a great journey full of energy and excitement.” Audiences will also get to witness Akshay perform songs from his forthcoming film, Singh is Kinng.

Preity Zinta shared the same sentiments. “It’s indeed an honour to be a part of a show of such a great scale and calibre and to be onstage with the Bachchans and others,” she said. “It is always a delight to reach out to our fans and be a part of the tour, I intend on doing just that.”

These days in Bollywood, it has become a trend of sorts of 'suing' of the filmmaker/s just before the movie releases. This time, it's the Roshans who are literally 'facing the music'. The reason being, Ram Sampath, a 32 year old music composer, has dragged director Rakesh Roshan, his musician brother Rajesh Roshan, their film company Filmkraft Productions Pvt Ltd, Super Cassettes Industries, Sony Ericsson and the ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi to the court, alleging that they have directly lifted 'his' music for their album Krazzy 4.

Ram, who has composed music for over 3200 commercials, the music soundtracks of films like Khakee and Let's Talk, a remix for pop singer Justin Timberlake, had just received the prestigious advertising award 'Abby'. He claims that the four tracks (the title track, 'Break Free', and their remix versions) have been lifted directly from his 'The Thump Is Here' jingle that he had created for Sony Ericsson mobile in 2007.

Ram has now sent a legal notice to the Roshans stating that there were no credits given to him for the music, and that its Rajesh Roshan's name that figures in the credits list. While he has now sought a damage of Rs. 2 crores from the Roshans, the judge said that he will hear both the music (the Sony Mobile commercial and Krazzzy 4) before taking up the hearing again on Wednesday.

Kareena Kapoor did it. Even John Abraham has also has done it. Then, how can his gal Bipasha Basu be left behind? Well she is also doing it and yes! She is doing it her way and in style! We are indeed talking about launching their own labels!

Bipasha gave out her fashion dreams recently by saying that she is all set to launch her fashion label within a year, as she wants to extend her signature brand in accordance with her impeccable sense of dressing and style.

With Bips having her hands full with product endorsements films, one need not be a rocket scientist to say that Bips is surely leading the 'Race'.

After stunning the audience with an 'outrageous' performance, the spunky lass Sherlyn is now doing a Naomi Campbell in an itsy bitsy golden and diamond draped outfit for her latest video 'Dard'.

She'll be seen wearing a 30-carat, diamond encrusted outfit made out of real gold thread spun specially for the purpose, which costs a cool Rs 25 lakh. According to the choreographer of Sherlyn's video Remo D'souza - the outfit has been specially made by craftsmen from Rajasthan and Udaipur.

Sherlyn got her track specially remade to give it a high-voltage club remix feel. The music is re arranged and remixed by DJ Akbar Sami who spent considerable time and effort on the project.

'Dard' will be shot in exotic locations and will feature complex choreography, sets, lighting and sound effects. A group of technicians and laser light experts have been working on the computerized effects that will compare with the best in the world. Sherlyn said that she didn't want to divulge any details at this stage. 'You can see me in action when the shooting begins'. I will definitely invite all of you guys...

We hope Sherlyn extends this invitation to her fans as well.