Bollywood Actress: October 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Minissha Lamba detained at Mumbai Airport

Minissha Lamba, who walked the red carpet at Cannes recently, was detained by customs officials at the Mumbai International airport today. The actress has been held for carrying undeclared diamond jewelry worth Rs 50 lakhs.Lamba is now being interrogated by custom officials to give an account of the jewelry that was found in her baggage. She was at the French city to attend the premiere of Woody Allen`s `Midnight in Paris`. Minnisha was also invited for a bash post the screening. Minnisha has acted in ‘Yahaan’, ‘Corporate, ‘Welldone Abba’ to name a few.

Meet the crybaby of Khatron Ke Khiladi 4, Mia Uyeda

Mia Uyeda has earned the unsavoury tag of being a 'cribber' by the Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 gang.The girl is apparently always in complaint mode. She injured her hand during a stunt while shooting. The wound later got infected.At Mia's insistence, the wound was shown to three different doctors.Even after being assured that everything was fine, she was convinced that her infection would spread and her hand would have to be amputated. Crybaby!

Sameera fights her water phobia, shocks everyone

The actress who is petrified of water, fought her fear and shot the whitewater raft sequence herselfSameera Reddy will be seen in an all new avatar doing stunts in Priyadarshan's thriller Tezz starring Ajay Devgan, Anil Kapoor and Kangna Ranaut.She has done all sorts of adventurous stunts from riding bikes to going under the water.In one of the action sequences shot in London, Sam was required to do whitewater rafting. The actress who is scared of water fought her fear and agreed to shoot the scene herself.A crew member informs, "Sameera was supposed to shoot a scene under water.

Rab ne girl Anushka Sharma held at the Mumbai airport

Following Bollywood actresses Minissha Lamba and Bipasha Basu and Indian bombshell Mallika Sherawat’s brother/producer, the next in list is Anushka Sharma, who was detained today at the Mumbai airport.She is being questioned by custom officials for carrying undeclared goods including jewellery, watches, sandals, sunglasses and others worth Rs 45 Lakhs.The actress was held at the Mumbai airportduring her return from Toronto where she had gone to attend the 12th IIFA Awards.She bagged the award for the best actress at the IIFA for Band Baajaa Baaraat. Sources have stated that the actress.

Katrina Kaif rules out to throw lavish birthday party

Barbie doll Katrina Kaif, who will turn 27 this 16th July, has not been celebrating the special day for the last 3 years since Salman and Shah Rukh got into a rift.Buzz is in the air that this year the actress is likely to throw a lavish birthday bash. Katrina on the other hand rubbished this to be a rumour and stated that she has no such plans.She stated that she has not yet decided as to whether she will celebrate her birthday with her family as her upcoming film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara will hit theatres on 15th July and hence she is likely to be busy with the promotion of the film.

Sinha grooves with Singh at Toronto

These days luck is not in Anushka Sharma’s favour. Her weekend began on a bad note and this kept getting worse.Firstly, she had to fly to Toronto alone as Ranveer Singh was not free. Secondly, at the last moment she was replaced by Sonakshi Sinha to dance along with Ranveer at the event.Despite her rehearsals, the organizers felt that Sonakshi was better than Anushka. The organisers stated that they did not want to take a chance as Anushka Sharma was not that well prepared.The newbie had confessed on a television show about her crush on Ranveer Singh. She also stated that provided Ranveer.

Sanjay Dutt to Host Bigg Boss 5

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is likely to host the fifth season of TV reality showBigg Boss, according to reports. Bigg Boss 4 was hosted by Sanjay Dutt's friend and fellow actor Salman Khan. Reports suggest that it was Salman who recommended Sanjay's name for the show, when it was offered to him for the second time. But the show makers will not let Sallu go that easily, he is likely to make special appearances during the show. Salman Khan is tied up with the shoots of Bodyguard opposite Kareena Kapoor, followed by Sher Khan. Next, a whirlwind tour for the shoot of Kabir Khan's Ek Tha Tiger opposit

Neha Dhupia has a Venezuelan boyfriend

It's the season of love in Bollywood, at least for actor Neha Dhupia. The former Miss India, who ended her relationship with squash player Ritwik Bhattacharya last year, is now reportedly dating Venezuelan eyecandy Jimmy.Jimmy accompanied the Phas Gaye Re Obama star to IIFA as well. “How and where she met him is a mystery. But she is definitely in love with that man, who she was constantly with, in Toronto, last weekend,” a source told.Neha has apparently moved on and is quite happy with the new man in her life. “The interesting part is that Jimmy got along with many actors at the award ceremony.

Katrina still needs Salman in times of distress!

Katrina Kaif might have spent close to eight years in the industry, but the actress still needs to work her way from problems she lands herself into. Recently, she was charged by an institutional body for non compliance regarding a certain system of work among artists in Bollywood, when Salman Khan intervened much to the relief of our dame in distress. Kat was sent summons from FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) and a shoot of her deodorant commercial at Mehboob Studios was halted. She is yet to fill the required forms and sign up for membership.

Vimala Raman entering Bollywood

Former Miss Australia and Tamil actress Vimala Raman is foraying to Tamil cinema. The movie titled Afra Tafari stars Govinda, Suniel shetty, Arya Babar, Gulshan Grover among others. Directed by Haad Ali Abbrar, the movie has music by Daboo Malik. Sources close to Vimala Raman, says, ' I happened to meet Suniel Shetty, who introuced me to the director. He urged me to do the lead role in the movie opposite Govinda'. 'It is a hilarious entertainer and Govinda is at its best', they say. Vimala Raman is busy with hand full of projects. Vimala Raman who got in to controversies by the scenes.

I m not pregnant Lara Dutta :

The latest buzz that hits the gossip column is that Bollywood actress Lara Dutta is pregnant. It is rumored that Lara Dutta is in the family way. But the actress vehemently denied the report saying that she is not expecting. It was also reported that Lara has just finished the shooting of ‘Don 2’ and is working on her next production. Lara and Mahesh feel that it is the right time to start a family. It was also rumored that the couple does not want to divulge the good news now as Lara has not completed three months.Not only Lara but the pregnancy hoax has also roped in Shilpa Shetty. Later.

Asin is nowhere in demand

Asin struck gold at the box office with the Salman Khan starrer ‘Ready’. However, it’s strange that the filmmakers seem to have ignored her. While the producers and the directors are found queuing up at Salman’s door Asin is nowhere in demand. The actress in fact has just one film in her kitty and that too signed before ‘Ready’s release. So, it appears that her Public Relations department has failed to even try spreading rumours of her doing Vishal Bharadwaj's ‘Two States’ with Shah Rukh Khan. It’s another matter that as of today, even Shah Rukh is not keen on doing ‘Two States’

Dirty picture of Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan was married off to beau Siddharth Roy Kapoor for a day, thanks to gossipmongers on social networking sitesVidya Balan fans got a huge jolt on Tuesday, all thanks to social networking sites. The actress was conveniently married off to UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapoor.A strong buzz went around within the web world about how the South Indian beauty had already tied the knot with Kapoor a week ago.Not just that, gossipmongers even speculated that the couple was scheduled to leave for their honeymoon as soon as Vidya completed her shoot for The Dirty Picture in Hyderabad.However.

Bipasha Basu returns for Bhatt's Raaz 3

After being at loggerheads for a while now, looks like Bipasha Basu is being welcomed back into the Bhatt camp with open arms. On Thursday, she signed the much talked-about third part of the Raaz franchise and was officially back to being a Bhatt girl. "Mukesh Bhatt wanted Bipasha to do an item song in Murder 2. But Bipasha demand for a huge amount of money took the Bhatts by surprise. The Bhatt's were not pleased with her attitude, especially since they were instrumental in Bipasha's rise to stardom by casting her in films Jism and Raaz at an early stage of her career.In fact, the Bhatt's.

Sonakshi out, Sexy Sam is in

After Sonakshi Sinha and Deepika Padukone walking out of Kamal Hassan's ambitious Kollywood project Vishwaroopam, buzz is the South superstar has roped in Sameera Reddy to play his wife in the movie.Says a source, "Kamal wanted an actress with a Bollywood connect. Sonakshi was first signed for it, but unfortunately she left the project due to date as well as weight issues."Apparently, Sonakshi opted out of Hassan's bilingual film due to her prior commitment to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Rowdy Rathod.Once she backed out, the grapevine was buzzing with news of Kamal's offer being rejected.

Kareena doesn't want to keep a bodyguard

Kareena Kapoor doesn’t believe in keeping a bodyguard, as she doesn’t like her fans being treated badly. She believes that whatever she has achieved so far is because of them, which is why she always makes it a point to give autographs and allows her fans to click a picture with her. The only time the actor keeps a bodyguard is when she is making an appearance in a crowded place. But considering her next film is titled Bodyguard, ask her if her opinion has changed now and she just smiles and says that co-star Salman Khan is her new bodyguard.

Pregnant Lara is missing hubby Mahesh

To be mummy and actor Lara Dutta may be missing husband and ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi but he seems to have more than made up for the absence. Mahesh has been touring the US for various tournaments for the past couple of days. Owing to this, he too is missing out on spending time with wife Lara who is expecting. Mahesh, who makes it a point to either travel with wife or take a break in between his tournaments, is missing out on spending time with her as Lara cannot fly during her pregnancy. But the wait has worth it as Mahesh and partner.

Sonakshi Sinha proves Curves are Beautiful

Sonakshi Sinha’s weight issues will now have to take a back seat as the actress has decided to prove to all the finger-pointers that curves are indeed beautiful! She is now all set to appear in Shirish Kunder’s film ‘Joker’ where she does a sizzling hot dance number. Sonakshi herself admits that she has weight issues but she openly claims that she does not believe that one needs to be stick thin to create a stand in the industry.It’s not that she does not have to work hard to maintain her body. The actress said, “I work hard to maintain myself and always try to look better…. Also if I have.

Vidya Balan moving closer to marriage?

The last we heard, actor Vidya Balan and UTV head honcho Siddharth Roy Kapur had secretly tied the know. Balan laid rest to those rumours by laughing them off in an interview recently. The two have been denying being in a relationship even, forget getting married. Now, the Dirty Picture actor and Kapur have recently bought a flat in Mumbai's Bandra area, 'near Rizvi College', reports Delhi Times. A source has confirmed to the tabloid supplement that the two will now move forward in their relationship when they furnish the house together and move in. "The two will tie the knot in 2012,"

Celina Jaitley announces marriage on Twitter

Celina Jaitley announced her marriage to hotelier Peter Haag on Twitter over the weekend. Rumours of their possible union was doing the rounds of Bollywood for quite a while – some rumours are true then! Celina tweeted - "Beloved tweeple. ..With great pleasure I would like to announce my wedding with peterhaag on the 23rd of last month at a thousand year old monastery in Austria. We seek your blessings and good wishes, and apologize for the delayed announcement due to a family tragedy. Here is a picture of the most cherished moment of our lives. [The following picture features.

Poonam Pandey to now partially strip for Team India!

India made history by lifting the World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011. Millions of people were praying for India when the cricketers started the match.Amongst all the others was actor Poonam Pandey, but the only difference was that Poonam had promised the team much more than just her prayers. However, her claims couldn’t materialize due to various reasons.But now, Poonam Pandey is back in the news with her tweets for the men in blue. Poonam has gone ahead and posted on the micro-blogging site, that she will be lifting her suspense over her partially promised deed. Apparently

Sheila becomes Munni for Rs 2.5 crore

Last year's biggest Bollywood competition was between two popular songs, Sheila Ki Jawani and Munni Badnaam Hui, but in a strange turn of events, Sheila, or rather Katrina Kaif is set to become Munni.The makers of the under-production Osthi, the Tamil version of Dabangg, plagued by fears of a possible comparison between the new Munni Badnaam Hui with the original, have decided to go for a new version of the song.According to sources, they are signing Katrina Kaif for it and have reportedly set aside Rs 2.5 crore for the song.While Farah Khan choreographed the original song

Madhuri caught me half-naked, claims Hrithik!

Hrithik Roshan has revealed that Madhuri Dixit had caught him half nanga!On Preity Zinta's show, Duggu went red faced while revealing that during the making of Koyla, Hrithik was just a munna assisting his dad.After a shower he was draped in a towel and was busy reciting some dialogues on his own, when Mads entered the room.Thankfully, Duggu didn't drop the towel Ranbir Kapoor style.

Mausam 'Cowed' down

Nowadays it appears that animals have more rights and privileges than human beings, at least as far as the censor board is concerned.The five promotional trailers of Mausam are pending clearance, reportedly on 'humanitarian' grounds, as one of them features a cow. Not that the cow is being ill-treated or even milked on screen. It's just a cow passing by in a frame. Yes, you heard that right.The censor board has now asked the Mausam producers to obtain clearance from the Animal Welfare Board, in order to get clearance.Producer Sheetal Talwar is livid. "I understand any shot of an animal.

Laxmi Manchu, yet another south hottie arrives

RGV likes women in all shapes and sizes is well- known.What is new is that he has suddenly developed this undying chahat for southern beauties.After signing Laxmi Manchu opposite Sanjay Dutt in his cop drama, the director has roped in Madhu Shalini, another southern item, for a pivotal role.Apparently Madhu is a replica of Manisha Koirala.

After getting dumped by Rascals, Paris Hilton to sue Kangana

Sources say Kangna Ranaut was deliberately excluded from the title track of her estranged pal's forthcoming film While Kangna Ranaut may deny a fall-out with Sanjay and Maanayata, she certainly can't ignore the consequences of rubbing the Dutts the wrong way!In the title track of the forthcoming Rascals, the actress has apparently been deliberately left out, despite having enough time to shoot for the same.The rest of the cast Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Lisa Haydon have been featured in the song.Incidentally Lisa, who featured in Aisha, was roped in the film after the filiming had started.

Is Emraan scared of Randeep?

Yet another war seems to be brewing in B-Town, and this time it does not involve the superstar Khans or the industry's leading ladies.Ever since their first movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai together, Emraan Hashmi and Randeep Hooda have apparently not shared the friendliest of vibes.And now, the hostility between the two is slowly bubbling to the surface, threatening to disrupt the making of a new film they've signed together.Apparently, Emraan is not happy about the powerful nature of Randeep's role in Jannat 2. He has asked director Kunal Deshmukh, who also happens to be his friend.

First Look: Has Kajal Agarwal gone topless?

Aaye haaye, what is this I hear Kajal Agarwal has gone topless.Yes yes, that Singham girl has gone almost nanga punga for the cover of a men's magazine.She is inspired by none other than Hollywood's Lindsay Lohan, who had shot for that popular cover for a mag back in 2004.I also hear Italian phataka Monica Belucci had done something similar too.One thing is puccaKajal's mentor Ajay Devgan may want to preserve that issue.

Move over, Malaika. here comes hot and latest item bomb

Scarlet is the name. Scarlet Mellish Wilson. This English girl is the latest item bomb to hit Bollywood.

And according to director Dibakar Bannerjee she knows the Bollywood moves better than any desi girl. Hence her add-on presence in Dibakar Bannerjee’s Shanghai.

Apparently the original plan was to get Katrina Kaif to do the very desi very earthy item song in Shanghai.

Says a source, “Katrina is a friend of Dibakar’s. In fact he was supposed to do film with Katrina and Imran Khan. Ever since then the two have remained in touch.

There was a situation in Shanghai where an item song was required to be performed for a bunch of politicians.

Dibakar thought Katrina’s dancing abilities could be given a completely different spin. But then someone recommended Scarlet. ”

Dibakar can’t stop raving about his new item girl. “Someone recommended Scarlet for our item song. I couldn’t believe how well she danced!

Move over, Malaika. here comes hot and latest item bomb

Scarlet is by far one of the best dancers in the Bollywood form I’ve seen. Usually when foreigners do Bollywood dancing there’s a certain amount of stiffness in their movements. Not Scarlet. She takes to the rhythms as though she was born to the desi beat. ”

Vishal-Shekhar were assigned the task of composition.

Says Dibakar, “They’ve come up with this rocking number Imported Kamariya which we’ll be shooting with Scarlet shortly. Trust me, she will take Bollywood by storm. ”

In the meanwhile Scarlet is being kept under wraps, far away from the prying eyes of item-fixated producers in Bollywoood.

Apparently the Brit Bollywood sizzler has been convinced by contractual means to let Imported Kamariya be her launch-pad in Hindi cinema.

Paris Hilton in aamchi Mumbai

After weeks of speculation, heiress and international celebrity Paris Hilton will visit Mumbai this month-end to launch her line of handbags and accessories in India, the event's organisers confirmed on Tuesday.

Hilton, who is also an actor, singer, designer and entrepreneur, will be in Mumbai for three days, Brand Concepts CEO Abhinav Kumar said.

The socialite is expected to be in the city from September 24 to 26. "This is her first trip to Indian continent and we are confident she will enjoy her stay in the country," he further added.

Besides launching the handbags and accessories designed by her, branded 'Paris Hilton', she will also interact with her fans too, Kumar said.

However, details like the exact dates of her arrival, the place of her stay, her itinerary, and also if she would bring along her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, are being kept strictly under wraps.

Also, it remains to be seen if the rumours about her appearance on Bollywood director Karan Johar's chat show will really happen or not.