Katrina’s real reason for the abrupt exit from Arjun Kapoor’s birthday bash

Katrina Kaif’s exit from Arjun Kapoor’s birthday bash last week created some really inauspicious rumours for the newly-talked couple of Bollywood Ranbir and Katrina.
As it was believed that the couple had a minor tiff at the birthday bash, sources close to the sizzling diva claim that she left early due to a shoot for her upcoming movie with Aamir Khan.
Katrina said: “I was in the middle of the shoot of a music track from Dhoom 3, which involves a lot of heavy-duty acrobatics, and hence left early.”
Asked why Arjun saw her off at the doors instead of Ranbir, a source close to the actress added, “He is one of Katrina’s closest friends and she was there only for him. She was supposed to leave early but after the others insisted, she decided to stay back for a couple of hours before exiting the party.”

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Sonam Kapoor in a comic role for the first time!

We have never seen Sonam Kapoor do any comic roles on-screen and for the first time in Nupur Asthana’s romantic-comic which is produced by YashRaj Films, she will trying her hand in the comic genre.
And it was her dad Anil Kapoor’s friend and colleague Rishi Kapoor who helped Sonam get her comic timing right. Enthuses the Raanjhanaagirl, “Rishi uncle is such a fine actor. I’ve learnt so much from him. My comic timing in the film was taught to me by him. I am not  allowed to say much about it. But Nupur is one of the nicest people I’ve worked with. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Aanand Rai and now Nupur are the directors who have really given me  a lot of confidence as an actor. Being a female director Nupur makes me feel very beautiful.”
Sonam admits she has been learning acting on the job. “I am not a trained actor. I learnt the basics of acting while doing Saawariya with Sanjay. So he was my acting guru. I don’t follow any technique. I just flow with my character and surrender myself to the director. That’s what I did inRaanjhanaa too. It was both exhilarating and terrifying. Because I really didn’t know where I was heading. I love my job. I love acting and keep pushing myself to improve. I am a very positive person. I don’t want to be the No. 1 star. I just want to be known as a good actor. Every director I’ve worked with has helped me grow as an actor. 
Saawariya with Sanjay, Delhi 6 with Rakeysh Mehra were important, so were I Hate Luv Stories and Aisha.”
While most people dismiss Sonam as a fashionista, she says, “I love dressing up. I like to put on beautiful clothes. For me it is important to look my best. It’s part of the way I am. But it’s also an image, and an image that I hold precious to my heart. I don’t make an effort to be considered fashionable. I think a partiality towards tasteful dressing comes  naturally to me.”

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Poonam Pandey insists she can do ‘other’ roles too!

Model-turned-actress Poonam Pandey was a known face long before her upcoming film Nasha surfaced. She was quite popular with her controversial photographs, shower video and various other statements proving that she could just define the term ‘bold’.
Seemingly, the actress has gone beyong being just ‘bold’ for the film ‘Nasha’ and says, ““Honestly speaking, it’s not like I have always wanted to do bold films. I would love to experiment with different types of roles.”
“Right now, I haven’t thought much. I am just focussing on ’Nasha’ right now,” the 20-year-old said during the shoot of a pole dance sequence.
Amit Saxena, director of Nasha admits that Poonam Pandey has the ability to adapt to any genre when it comes to films.
“She would fit any genre. It’s breathtaking to watch this talent. She is absolutely new, she is doing this for the first time and there is absolutely no inhibitions that she has,” said Saxena.
Talking about her capability, he said: “She has gone from comic moments to serious moments. I feel she will be able to do any genre and do full justice to it.”
“Nasha” tells the story of an 18-year-old boy who falls in love with an older woman, played by Poonam. The movie releases July 26.

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Why is Abhay Deol unhappy with Raanjhanaa?

Even as Aanand L Rai’s directorial venture continues to rake in moolah at the box office, the Deol lad isn’t too happy with the film…here’s why

Abhay Deol’s latest outing Raanjhanaa has proved to be a crowd puller at the box office, thanks to the stellar performances by its lead cast. And if there is one person who has walked away with the maximum accolades, it’s the South star Dhanush. Apparently, this has made apna Bollywood ka dude very unhappy. The actor is even miffed that a few of his lines were chopped off at the editing table.

Abhay has made it clear that henceforth he will be focusing only on solo hero projects. Neither does he want to share screen space nor credit with anyone else. He will be seen next in his own production, One By Two, playing the lead.

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‘Ghanchakkar’ review: A wacky comedy of errors! - ZEE NEWS

Gayatri Sankar

Do you have a frail memory? Are you forgetful and is that what irks you the most about yourself? Perhaps the makers of ‘Ghanchakkar’, through their film, intended to give you a fictional visual representation of what could perhaps happen if you ended up losing your memory! Alas, not in a way you would perhaps like to realize the same!

‘Ghanchakkar’ comes from Rajkumar Gupta, who had earlier delivered films like ‘Aamir’ and ‘No One Killed Jessica’. Perhaps, the kind of genres that he has dealt with earlier stand completely in contrast to what this Emraan Hashmi-Vidya Balan starrer aims to unfold.

The genre, style and presentation are indeed the first of its kinds but at the same time, is something that the audiences will find very difficult to digest.

It’s all about Sanjay Athray (Emraan Hashmi) and his ability to break open bank lockers and help thugs. His wife Neetu (Vidya Balan) has a bizarre sense of fashion and almost has a fetish for fashion magazines. She is loud- both literally and otherwise. She is extremely ambitious and pursues her husband to go the illegal way to earn those extra bucks! She is also quite vocal about her greed for money and hence admits to not having any intentions of producing babies with him – as she doesn’t want to introduce Sanju (Sanjay), their father – as a thief!

Sanjay is almost fed-up of his wife’s awful cooking and his mother’s phone calls at nights enquiring if he has had dinner or not. But it is not just about these two women that he gets squeezed in between – he has a bigger trouble in store – Pandit and Idris (his accomplice in a bank robbery mission).

Sanju, Pandit (played by Rajesh Sharma) and Idris (played by Namit Das) succeed in stealing Rs 35 crores from a bank and decide to distribute their shares three months hence, oblivious to what will unfold thereafter.

Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi, both powerhouse performers, excel in their respective roles, to say the least. They are supported by some fine performances delivered by Rajesh Sharma (seen earlier with Balan in ‘The Dirty Picture’) and Namit Das. But unfortunately, their impeccable performances can do the least to up the fate of the film at the Box Office.

Director Gupta has been successfully able to present Emraan Hashmi in a way none could ever have even thought of. This could help the ‘serial-kisser’ further his career across all genres of cinema. But Gupta goes tepid while trying to give the correct kind of treatment to a grave plot, thereby making us wonder- ‘why?’!

The climax as a separate chunk is absolutely out-of-the-box. It could have helped had the film gained velocity mid-way through. But when you collectively put it all, it spoils the show, thereby rattling your level of endurance and understanding.

The film does have its share of highs but as a whole, fails to impress.

‘Ghanchakkar’, a film that has such heavyweights as the cast, could have been a lot better.

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Why Sonam Kapoor is single

Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, who has won rave reviews for her film Raanjhanaa reveals why she is not into a relationship.

"Love is not somtheing that happens to you just once. You can fall in love again and again", says Sonam.

While she thinks she has not been very lucky in love, she also believes one might have to fall in love several times before settling down with the right person.

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The Deepika-Katrina cold war continues…

So it seems. While Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif may seem cordial to each other in public, things aren’t fully okay between the two. According to an insider, the reason is none other than Ranbir Kapoor. Though RK Jr is involved with Katrina at the moment, he still shares a certain closeness with Deepika, which is naturally not going down well with Kat. Ahem. We’re getting a sense of déjà vu, et tu?

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