Jacqueline Fernandez is someone who can be aptly termed as 'Beauty with brains'. Well, she is definitely beautiful, and as far as brains are concerned, what more proof do you need than the fact that she was planning to become a journalist!
Well, Jacqueline, who made her debut in Bollywood with Aladin and followed it up with Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai has proved by now that she is not yet any other actress and that she is definitely here to stay. The news is that this doe-eyed beauty has now been chosen as the brand ambassador of MTV travel gear, according to the sources close to Bollywood Hungama.
Our sources also add that she has been selected based on her free-spirit nature and the light hearted roles that she has done so far, something that was a requisite for the right candidate to shoulder the responsibility of being a brand ambassador of the said brand. Way to go, Jacky!]]>" target=_new> by Satish Sundaresan
As the gangster movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai hits theatres on July 30, the audience will also get to see a glimpse of Aakrosh directed by Priyadarshan.
The theatrical promo of the film Aakrosh will be shown on the same day along with OUATIM. Aakrosh is a hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar.
Starring Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Raima Sen, Amita Pathak, and Paresh Rawal, the movie is produced by Kumar Mangat under the banner of 'Big Screen Entertainer'.
The soundtrack of the movie has been composed by Pritam and the lyricist is Irshad Kamil.
The film is slated for release on October 1, 2010.]]>" target=_new> by Bollywood Hungama News Network
Having born in a small village in Haryana, this dude did his schooling from Delhi Public School before moving to Australia for higher studies, and further on, he went to earn his Bachelors in Marketing & Human Resource Management. Well, we are indeed talking about Randeep Hooda!
Having made his sparkling debut in Monsoon Wedding, Randeep went onto become the darling of millions instantly. Post this film, Randeep went onto do D, a film that once again proved to be a turning point in his life. He will now be seen in Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai which releases this week. Randeep Hooda will be live on Celebrity Video Chat on Monday, August 2 at 1300 hrs IST. ]]>" target=_new> by Bollywood Hungama News Network
Shahid Rafi, the son of the legendary singer late Mohd. Rafi is all set to launch 'Mohammed Rafi Academy' in a high-profile event on the 31st of this month, in accordance with the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's 30th death anniversary.
There are many USPs and firsts that the said academy will boast of. The most prominent of them all is the fact that, its for the first time that prolific singer-sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle will be imparting their musical knowledge to the students of the academy. The academy also boasts of having on board many talented names like
Raju Naushad (Naushad's son), Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri (Majrooh Sultanpuri's son), Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor (Mahendra Kapoor's son) and Firdaus Shahid Rafi (Rafi's grandson) in it.
Bollywood Hungama wishes Shahid Rafi all the very best for the launch of Rafi Academy.]]>" target=_new> by Bollywood Hungama News Network
Birthdays are very special days, they mark the day we came into existence, and so celebrating them isn't a question... it's a must. Today is special for this Bollywood star better know for his films like Rocky, Vidhata, Jeeva, and more recent films like Lamhaa, Luck and Blue. He is none other than Sanjay Dutt.
Sanju baba ( as he is fondly called), who has been in the news for quite some time now, turns 51 today, and Bollywood Hungama takes this opportunity to wish him a very Happy Birthday and many more to come. You too can send in your birthday wish by just posting them in below:]]>" target=_new> by Bollywood Hungama News Network
Rumours seem to be following Vivek Oberoi month after month. Even as the actor is neck deep into working with Ram Gopal Varma and ensuring that his next release Rakta Charitra gets just the right release and promotion, there have been new found rumours around him making a big splash on TV. Believe it or not but after the name Shah Rukh Khan was spoken about in hush hush tone, the newest entrant is Vivek Oberoi who has apparently been approached to host the new season of Big Boss.
"Of late there has been some buzz surrounding how Vivek too has come close to biting the television bug. Earlier there were talks about being approached to participate in the new season of 'Swayamvar' after Rakhi Sawant and Rahul Mahajan. Now there is a buzz in the air that he could well be hosting the new season of 'Big Boss' too as well", says an insider from the television industry who wished to be unnamed.
However, the truth is that as of now Vivek has no plan of doing Big Boss or any other television show.
While Vivek was unavailable for comment, a source close to him said, "What? Vivek is hosting 'Big Boss'? Now that's some news because Vivek is definitely not doing the show. Yes, there have been some murmurs around him hosting the show but none of that is true."
There can't be any smoke without fire though. It is hard to imagine that the news would have originated out of nowhere.
"Well, one can't be too sure", says the source in a careful tone, "However, it can be stated with confidence that Vivek is not even remotely contemplating getting into television. He has things to look forward to in the world of movies. There is Rakta Charitra getting ready for release. Also, there is a film happening with Mani Ratnam. He would like to totally concentrate on that rather than getting his attention diverted to other mediums."
Well, for all the late night television addicts out there who could have hoped for Vivek to be entering their living rooms on a daily basis and bring to fore the inside gossips of the 'Big Boss' inmates, there is going to be some wait for sure.]]>" target=_new> by Joginder Tuteja
The buzz about Milan Luthria's Haji Mastan bio-pic Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai is that Amitabh Bachchan makes a guest appearance in a very unexpected way.
When asked about the Bachchan presence in the film, director Milan Luthria says, "I don't know where you heard this. But it's true. In the course of the film Ajay's character's girlfriend played by Kangna Ranaut mentions to him that there should be a film made on his life. To this Ajay replies, 'Now you want me to turn into an actor?' Kangna then tells Ajay about this young intense actor named 'Ami' who is just right to play Haji Mastan."
The Big B had played Haji Mastan in Yash Chopra's Deewaar which was released in 1975. Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai is set in the 1970s. Interestingly Devgn, who plays Mastan in Milan Luthria's film was often compared to the Big B when he started his career, even by Jaya Bachchan.
Luthria says the Big B is not mentioned by name.
Says the director, "I'd never make any reference to Mr. Bachchan that can be considered even remotely disrespectful. But yes, Kangna refers to him as 'the young intense actor'.
Besides the fact that they both play characters inspired by the same real-life character, the interesting part of the Bachchan reference in Devgn's context is that the younger actor has perpetually been compared with the Big B's for the dark and brooding intensity.
In fact, Jaya Bachchan had long ago singled out Devgn as the successor to her husband.]]>" target=_new> by Subhash K. Jha
Two times National Award winning actor, director, producer Ajay Devgn, has someone who has broken clichés time and again. From being touted as an action hero, to being unbeatable at comedy, carrying strong characters in drama genre to reinventing himself for every role, Devgn has outdone himself time and again.
With Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, Ajay is all set to show once again his ability to shine as an actor. From donning the role of a Don to enacting a character from an era gone by, Ajay is simply unstoppable.
Join Ajay Devgn on Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Video Chat exclusively on Thursday, July 29 at 1530 hrs IST. ]]>" target=_new> by Bollywood Hungama News Network
What's common to the films Chasme Budoor, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Lucky-No Time For Love, Bunty Aur Babli, Pyar Tune Kya Kiya and terms like 'comedy', 'class acting' etc... Well, we would have loved to say that the common factor that 'connects' all of the above is 'Ravi Baswani'. The sad news is that Baswani who redefined comedy in his own way in Indian films passed away yesterday.
It is indeed a tragic loss not just to Bollywood, but also to mankind, he was also known to be a simple and down to earth man. Ravi suffered a massive heart attack. We at Bollywood Hungama pray for the departed soul, thus wishing that may His soul rest in eternal peace.]]>" target=_new> by Bollywood Hungama News Network
After a relatively quieter first half of 2010, prolific composer Pritam is back in the limelight yet again. He has just delivered a chartbuster soundtrack in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, the songs of which can be heard from all nooks and corners. Moreover, he has a jam packed second half of the year ahead, what with biggies like Action Replayy, Golmaal 3 and Crook: It's Good To Be Bad in the offing.
While it is a given that there would be at the least a couple of chartbusters in each of his forthcoming films (well unless law of averages proves otherwise), there also has been a strong buzz around him doing a few promotional music videos. This is not something new for him though since in the past, he has faced the camera while shooting songs for films like Life In A Metro and Mukhbir.
No wonder, it didn't sound improbable when news started making the rounds that he, along with one of his favourite singers Neeraj Sridhar, was roped in for promotional tracks of Action Replayy and Golmaal 3. While Pritam is working for the first time with Vipul Shah - the maker of Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai starrer Action Replayy - he has been a constant fixture with Rohit Shetty after Golmaal Returns and All The Best.
However, when enquired, Rohit dismissed the theory about Pritam being used as a face of the music as well. "No, he is not doing any music video of Golmaal 3. There was never even a plan for this so it is surprising that such a piece of news has actually floated around. In fact I am hearing it for the first time", he says.
On the other hand Vipul couldn't hide his amusement when 'informed' about the presence of Pritam in his upcoming film.
"Now this is really funny", he says in amazement, "How could this be even a possibility? Especially so when I have Akshay and Aishwarya in my film. They are enough to be the face of the videos here. Pritam has done well in the studio while recording music and that's good enough for me."
Well, further investigation reveals that Pritam has indeed done a music video along with Neeraj but that's neither for Action Replayy nor Golmaal 3. It is in fact for 'not so usual suspect' Aashayein (starring John Abraham), the music of which has just hit the stands. The song in question is 'Mera Jeena Hai Kya' which features both Pritam along with Neeraj in a specially designed music video. This is not all as there is another song in the album as well that has a promotional music video made around it. Titled 'Dilkash Dildaar Duniya', it features Shaan.
Incidentally, Pritam is the guest composer of the film and has contributed only two songs in an album that mainly has Salim-Suleiman as the prime composers. Pritam was unavailable for comment.]]>" target=_new> by Joginder Tuteja
Name:Snehashish Das
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:06/06/1983
Birth place:Mumbai
Bio:
Snehashish works at a sports marketing firm and ties very hard to market himself! Known to be a strategist and a big-talker he also fantasizes about Angelina Jolie.He’s a mush-pot; so be warned:Stay away from him around Valentine’s Day!Snehashish would refuse to marry a girl who is unsure of whether London is a country or not.
Name:Vikrant Rathore
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:13/08/1981
Birth place:Delhi
Bio: Vikrant Rathore believes he has been crazy since he was young. A practicing DJ, he has the design of a DJ spinning on a turn table tattooed on his forearm. Known to be a performer with a cool head. This dude even jumped off a plane! Vikram believes sex is a gift from god for everyone.Observed to be rebellious, he is always ready for challenges and dislikes corruption.
Name:Aashutosh Kaushik
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:02/10/1979
Birth place:Jaipur
Bio: Aashutosh got rejected at the Chandigarh and Delhi auditions because of his rowdy behavior but finally made it to Roadies 5.0. after being tortured at the Jaipur auditions. Known to be blunt, this roadie runs a dhaba but considers himself the ‘Don of Sahranpur’. With him, what you see is what you get. He believes in power of wet dreams.
Name:Anmol Singh
Sex:Female
Date of Birth:01/10/1988
Birth place:Delhi
Bio:
Anmol Singh is known to love the camera, attention and fame.This expressive girl from St. Stephens College often exaggerates. The craziest thing she has ever done is wearing a different shoe in each foot.She said to be confident yet a cry baby.
Name:Nihal Nikam
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:14/05/1987
Birth place:Mumbai
Bio:
This disillusioned Roadie from Banglore thinks ‘bravery‘ will help him survive on Roadies! His clam to fame is being slapped on the face by Roadies judge Nikhil Chinapa. Nikhil is known to run away from competition; that’s why he goes after girls that no one else would ever bother hitting on!
Name:Sonel Singh
Sex:Female
Date of Birth:26/07/1985
Birth place:Delhi
Bio:
Delhi inhabitant, Sonel Singh is completely self-obsessed.This formally trained model comes with a belly piercing.She wears beauty pageant winner style smile on her face, 24/7. Often observed to be too dominating. This attention seeker also claims to have kissed women!
Name:Varun Saini
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:02/03/1987
Birth place:Chandigarh
Bio:
A first year BA student, Varun Saini has a tattooed back and pierced ear. He once even shaved off his eyebrows. This Chandigarh resident was tortured earlier by his ex-girlfriend of two years who cheated on him whilst dating 14 other guys.
Name:Ankita Bajaj
Sex:Female
Date of Birth:09/11/1983
Birth place:Kolkata
Bio:
An MBA student, Ankita is said to be a straight-talker. She scored brownie points the jury at the Roadies 5.0 auditions. Beware! She is known to exhibit individualistic behavior.
Name:Vibhor Gupta
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:05/01/1988
Birth place:Chandigarh
Bio:
A B-COM student from Delhi University, Vibhor also works in his father’s business. This Chandigarh lad comes with a sense of humor and is known to dislikes corruption. He believes, ‘Sex is awesome and any person of any age should indulge in it!’ Vibhor is also known to be flirt.
Name: Shambhavi Sharma
Sex: Female
Date of Birth : 25/04/1989
Birth Place : Delhi
Delhi resident Shambhavi Sharma is 18 years old. This cute girl comes with a body tattoo and one even had a belly piercing. She claims to be geared up for all challenges on roadies 5.0 except striping! Her biggest weakness is reported to be her love for her boyfriend. Shambhavi is often said to exhibit vampire-like traits.
I have started liking her.
Ashutosh And Shambhavi are my favorites in this season of MTV roadies 5.0.
