Tigmanshu Dhulia rubbishes rumours about Varun Dhawan rejecting Milan Talkies!

Contrary to reports, the Main Tera Hero actor hasn’t backed out of Milan Talkies and is still very much part of the film

Tigmanshu Dhulia and Ekta Kapoor’s next film Milan Talkies has been in the news ever since Imran Khan walked out of the project. Later, Shahid Kapoor also left the film, leaving the makers in a sticky situation. And recently we told you about reports doing the rounds that Varun Dhawan had rejected the film citing his tight schedule. However, that’s all just gossip, we are now told, since the Student of the Year actor will indeed play the lead. Director Tigmanshu Dhulia confirmed this in a recent interview and explained why fans will have to wait for this one.

While talking to a leading daily Dhulia said, “Who says Varun is not doing my film?Bahot hi pyara script hai. And Varun bahot likeable actor hai. We are both very happy about working together. But it will take some time. Varun has to first complete his father David Dhawan’s film. Then he goes into Sriram Raghavan’s thriller and then he has a comedy produced by Karan Johar. After this we start work on ‘Milan Talkies’ at the end of 2014.”

We are glad that the Bullett Raja director and the Balaji head honcho have finally found a hero who isn’t going to ditch their ‘we-thought-it-was-jinxed’ film.

Ranbir Kapoor: Everybody is competition from – Mr Amitabh Bachchan right down to Varun Dhawan!

Karan Johar managed to get some candid confessions from stars that no journalist has managed to so far

Ranbir Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan were the most animated guests of Koffee with Karan 4. And even though Bebo looks like the clear winner of the famous hamper, RK Jr too had his ‘quotable quote’ moments. KJo quizzed Ranbir about competition, ”Are you threatened Ranbir… do you watch their work carefully?” Here’s what the Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani actor said, “Absolutely. I feel extremely jealous when somebody gives a good performance, but I consider everybody from Mr Amitabh Bachchan right down to Varun Dhawan as my competition… everybody is competition.

Manish Malhotra birthday special: 7 best looks of 2013 by the designer!

The fashion designer turns 48 today. On his birthday, we’d like to show off a few of his best designs worn by celebs through the year

Manish Malhotra turns 48 today and we’d like to wish him a happy birthday. The super talented fashion designer has created clothes for numerous actors – Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, Shahrukh Khan, Imran Khan and many more.

Over the years, we have also seen Madhuri Dixit Nene, Sridevi, Kajol and Juhi Chawla in Manish Malhotra outfits. On his b’day, we’d like to present Manish’s best creations worn by his muses Kareena, Karisma Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra, Priyanka, Madhuri and Sridevi.

Kareena Kapoor Khan: We loved Bebo in Manish Malhotra’s sarees on two occasions. Once she was seen in an orange saree that she teamed with an equally bright yellow blouse. She carried the bright hues with great elan and we bet no one else could do it her way. Recently Kareena was seen in a colour blocked saree on the sets of a TV reality show – boy, she knows how to set temperatures high even in a desi avatar!

Priyanka Chopra: At an awards function, the Exotic babe decided to be a desi girl and was seen in a Manish Malhotra saree. The royal blue drape with a sheer-fabric pallu made her look hot, as always!

Parineeti Chopra: PeeCee’s cousin Pari might not impress with her usual dressing style, but in a Manish Malhotra outfit, the babe looked mesmerising. The lehenga did complete justice to her body type and we must say Manish rarely goes wrong!

Alia Bhatt: Manish not only designed Alia’s outfits in Student of the Year, but also what she wore to the Filmfare awards. The black and gold lehenga was so beautifully designed by Manish that we’re left speechless!

Karisma Kapoor: The blue-eyed lady was seen in a Manish Malhotra anarkali at a fashion event. In the simple white and red outfit, Karisma looked bewitchingly beautiful…

Madhuri Dixit Nene: The dhak dhak girl should be held responsible each time your heartbeat soars high. But Manish Malhotra should certainly take partial blame for that too. On the sets ofJhalak Dikhla Jaa, Madhuri was seen in a very pretty creation by Manish. The designer takes into consideration the age and image of each celeb while designing for them, hai na?

Sridevi: Sridevi has often been spotted in Manish’s designs. But the one we loved was a lehenga she had worn at a bash. She looked so classy and elegant that we fall short of words to describe her beauty…

So , send your wishes to Manish Malhotra on his 48th birthday and tell us, who do you think looks best in his creations?

Is Amar Singh a part of Bullett Raja?

Looks like the Samajwadi Party leader is a part of Saif Ali Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer. Read on to find out more…

Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh is all set to make his Bollywood debut withBullett Raja which stars Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. Hold you horses. Before you jump to any conclusions, let us clarify that the politician is not really acting in the film but there is an actor in the film who resembles him.

When asked the director Tigmanshu Dhulia about the resemblance he said, “Yes, we realised that this character who plays the role of a politician in the film looks like Amar Singh, but the role is not inspired by Singh’s life”

“When we were conducting auditions for the role, we found this artist, Gyaneshwar Mishra, from Lucknow, who looked like Amar Singh. Since it was the role of a politician, we thought it would be interesting to cast him since anyone who sees him is reminded of Amar Singh, even though his character in the film has nothing to do with him,” he added.

Bullett Raja is based on the political atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh and is slated to release on November 29.

Nach Baliye 6: Will Lata Sabharwal and Sanjeev Seth be the first jodi to leave the show?

Their first two performance did not impress the judges Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Terence Lewis and Sajid Khan. So will the Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai reel and real life couple be eliminated?

Nach Baliye 6 has a motley crew of contestants. The dance reality show seems to gearing up for some dhamekedaar action, as an unusual group battles for the trophy. There are fabulous performers like Debina Bonnerjee and Gurmeet Choudhury (he won Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5, remember?), Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani, Bruna Abdullah and Omar Farooque and Riddhi Dogra and Raqesh Vashith, as well as the amazing couple Raksha and Vinod Thakur and MasterchefRipu Daman Handa and Shivangi Verma. And then there are the not-quite-dancers in Raju Srivastav with patni Shikha and Kiku Sharda and his biwi Priyanka. Telly stars Amrapali Gupta and Yash Sinha and Lata Sabharwal and Sanjeev Seth (who play husband and wife on Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai) and Kanika Maheshwari and construction magnate husband Ankur Ghai. They are all having to work very hard to get positive remarks from the judges – Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Terence Lewis and Sajid Khan – because standards are set much higher this year, wethinks.

Of course there is really good dancing. Ripu and Shivangi have already won high marks, as have Debina and Gurmeet. And there is non-dancing as well, as with Raju and Shikha. But since it is a contest, somebody has to lose at some point. And we hear that eliminations have already begun. The first to go, our little buddy the birdie chirps quietly, will be TV’s favourite maa-bauji, Lata and Sanjeev, but we can confirm that only after we watch the show on the weekend. Until then, we wait to find out whether Akshara’s mum and dad will manage to dance their way into the vote bank or not!

Bigg Boss 7 diaries day 66: Did Sofia Hayat provoke Armaan Kohli?

The Chor-Police task seems to be creating a rift amongst the housemates of Bigg Boss 7

The episode kicks off showcasing the previous night where the four contestants playing thieves are desperately trying to steal the briefcase that Sangram Singh is trying to protect by staying awake through the night.

As a last resort for the night, Ajaz Khan breaks out of jail and runs towards the briefcase. Upon seeing this, Armaan Kohli panics and runs towards Ajaz catching him and placing him back in jail just before he grabbed the briefcase.

Ajaz gets frustrated

As sunlight creeps in and the wake up song is played, Ajaz enthusiastically steps out of jail and attempts to grab the briefcase – only to be stopped once again by Gauahar Khan who plonks him back behind bars. Getting frustrated on being confined to the prison, Ajaz starts whining and professes his wish to quit the task. At the same time, VJ Andy and Tanishaa Mukherji attempt to lift the briefcase. However, in the process, Andy gets hurt and he leaves the garden area in irritation.

Andy and Tanishaa bitch about Sofia

After some time, Andy and Tanishaa discuss the robbery of Gauahar’s mug and state that Sofia’s antics of trying to distract Sangram were uncalled for. In the garden area, an annoyed Ajaz says that the luxury budget task should be looked at as an eye-opener because it makes the contestants realize who their true friends are because the housemates inadvertently give more priority to the task. Sangram agrees to his views. When Armaan ventures into the garden area, Ajaz conveys to him that he is willing to quit the task and follow Armaan’s orders if he is released from jail. Looking at this positively, Armaan grants Ajaz his freedom.

Sofia provokes Armaan

With the Chor team down to 3 members, Andy soon finds himself arrested on the basis of a doubt about some missing footwear. While surrendering, he quietly asks Sofia Hayat to steal as many of the cops’ belongings as she can. In order to ensure that she meets expectations, Sofia tries to provoke Armaan by calling him a ‘User’. Hearing this, Armaan gets upset and asks her to remain quiet. However, Sofia continues and Armaan reacts to her by calling himself a good game player. With the aim to have the last word in the argument, Sofia tells Armaan to stop using his fellow contestants to win not only the task, but also the Bigg Boss game.

Sofia targets Gauahar

Moving on from Armaan, Sofia targets Gauahar and steals her jacket. Getting angry, Gauahar tells Sofia that she has lost her self-discipline and etiquettes after entering the Bigg Boss house. As theChor-Police task draws to a close, Bigg Boss introduces an additional secret task for the chorteam.

A twist in the task

Bigg Boss calls Kamya to the Confession Room and, with reference to the task, gives her some cue cards along with two trays that are labeled ‘Return’ and ‘Give Away’. Each cue card has the names of the items that were stolen during the course of the task by Andy, Sofia, Tanishaa and Ajaz. Kamya is asked to read out the names on the cue cards to these four ‘chor’ contestants who then divide them between the two trays after arriving at a mutual consensus. As all the items are personal belongings of four ‘police’ contestants, it is quite tough for Andy, Sofia, Tanisha and Ajaz to arrive at a decision. However, after much contemplation, they decide to give away Elli’s lip gloss, Armaan’s towel, and Gauahar’s photo frame along with a white coffee mug to earn an additional 1000 points.

Housemates express their to the wishing wall

As the sun was the setting, the Wishing Wall lights turn on giving the contestants an opportunity to make a wish that they would like to see fulfilled on that day. Taking advantage of this, Andy asks for not one but three things: a phone call to his brother, 20 burgers and Gauahar’s white mug that was given away as a part of their luxury budget task; and to his surprise, his wish is granted. However, given that Andy has made three different wishes, Bigg Boss asks the other housemates to decide which one should be granted. Within the blink of an eye, a decision is made and the contestants inform Bigg Boss that they want Andy to speak to his brother. But according to the rules of the wishing wall, the contestants will need to sacrifice something to ensure that Andy’s wish is fulfilled. So, Bigg Boss asks the housemates to place all the plates in the storeroom following which Andy’s wish will be granted.

Andy gets to speak to his brother

Once again, without giving it a second thought, all the housemates run to the kitchen and start stacking the plates after which they rush to the storeroom and place there them. Excited to see this, Andy starts dancing with excitement and eagerly waits to hear his brother’s voice. Later, while the housemates are eating dinner, Andy is overjoyed to hear his brother’s voice. With the plates out of the house, and Gauahar’s mug in Bigg Boss’ possession, the contestants are bound to soon lose their patience and start with the blame game. Who will be their target?

Saif Ali Khan’s Bullett Raja goes from digital to print!

Saif does it yet again. Wondering what? He has converted another film character into a comic book

Just a few months back, a graphic novel by the name The Legend of Bullett Rajawas launched. Based on Saif Ali Khan’s character in Bullett Raja, we hear that the novel was quite a hit in the digital world.

Now we hear that the filmmakers are planning to give life to his character fromBullett Raja in the comic book world. And guess who came up with this idea? Well, none other than the film’s lead, Saif Ali Khan, who is an ardent fan of comics. Earlier, Saif had also converted his film Agent Vinod into a comic. In the new comic, Saif’s character Raja Mishra will be seen in a rustic avatar and its hand drawn with an informal touch.

Well, considering the graphic novel was a hit in the digital world, we hope that Saif’s comic becomes equally popular in the print world.