Lara and Mahesh Bhupathi wed on Feb 19, Its Officially Declared

It is final for now that India's ace tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi is getting married with Lara Dutta in a plush hotel in Goa on Feb 19.

Bhupathi, who is now here, recently divorced Shweta Jaishankar, to resume his second innings in conjugal life, media reports said on Thursday.

Both Lara and Mahesh love Goa and they have decided to spend their holidays there to make the wedding memorable.

Earlier, Lara was in serious relationships, first with Kelly Dorje and then with Dino Morea.

But both did not work out, the reports said.

Lara and Mahesh Bhupathi wed on Feb 19, Its Officially Declared

It is final for now that India's ace tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi is getting married with Lara Dutta in a plush hotel in Goa on Feb 19.

Bhupathi, who is now here, recently divorced Shweta Jaishankar, to resume his second innings in conjugal life, media reports said on Thursday.

Both Lara and Mahesh love Goa and they have decided to spend their holidays there to make the wedding memorable.

Earlier, Lara was in serious relationships, first with Kelly Dorje and then with Dino Morea.

But both did not work out, the reports said.

Hit Anushka gets her place in Patiala House with Akki

Anushka Sharma has taken precedence in new posters in stead of Rishi Kapoor

The first look poster of Nikhil Advani's Patiala House was to initially feature only Akshay Kumar and Rishi Kapoor as the film focuses on the emotional father-son relationship that their characters share.

However, after the recent success of Band Baaja Baaraat, the makers have decided to chuck it and use the Anushka-Akshay jodi to promote the film.

A source reveals, "Though there's a parallel track of cricket and supporting characters, the central theme is the father-son (Akki plays Gattu while Rishi plays his Bauji) relationship.

The initial poster was made keeping this sentiment in mind. Their strategy was to promote the film as a father-son story with lot of emotional drama."

The marketing team of the film will now be using the poster with Akki and Anushka to promote it. It is believed that things changed with the success of Yash Raj's Band Bajaa Baaraat.

"After the positive response to Anushka, the makers decided to pitch the film as a love story between Akshay and her rather than a dad-son drama.

As a result the poster also underwent a change with Rishi going in the background with rest of the cast."

However, director Nikhil Advani claims they always had option of using many posters, "Anushka is a great actress and we are happy that she is a part of Patiala House.

She has proved her talent and charm in her recent hit as well.

So all in all, it's going to be a good experience in Patiala House. Plus, using multiple posters to draw in the audiences was always part of our strategy."

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com/santabanta

Hit Anushka gets her place in Patiala House with Akki

Anushka Sharma has taken precedence in new posters in stead of Rishi Kapoor

The first look poster of Nikhil Advani's Patiala House was to initially feature only Akshay Kumar and Rishi Kapoor as the film focuses on the emotional father-son relationship that their characters share.

However, after the recent success of Band Baaja Baaraat, the makers have decided to chuck it and use the Anushka-Akshay jodi to promote the film.

A source reveals, "Though there's a parallel track of cricket and supporting characters, the central theme is the father-son (Akki plays Gattu while Rishi plays his Bauji) relationship.

The initial poster was made keeping this sentiment in mind. Their strategy was to promote the film as a father-son story with lot of emotional drama."

The marketing team of the film will now be using the poster with Akki and Anushka to promote it. It is believed that things changed with the success of Yash Raj's Band Bajaa Baaraat.

"After the positive response to Anushka, the makers decided to pitch the film as a love story between Akshay and her rather than a dad-son drama.

As a result the poster also underwent a change with Rishi going in the background with rest of the cast."

However, director Nikhil Advani claims they always had option of using many posters, "Anushka is a great actress and we are happy that she is a part of Patiala House.

She has proved her talent and charm in her recent hit as well.

So all in all, it's going to be a good experience in Patiala House. Plus, using multiple posters to draw in the audiences was always part of our strategy."

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com/santabanta

Katrina and Salman: Truth is yet to be unfolded

The spotlight is on Katrina Kaif these days. The media's prying eyes in Katrina's private life seems to drive her nuts. After rumours of a split between Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina, Bollywood were buzzing with rumours that Katrina was probably trying to make her relationship work with her ex boyfriend, Salman Khan.

Quite a number of celebrities from tinsel town had flown to Dubai to celebrate the New Year and Salman was also one of them. Rumours were rife that Katrina will probably bury the past and join Salman in Dubai for the festivities.

However, Katrina seems to be visibly upset with the news when the media confronted her with the gossips of celebrating Salman Khan's birthday in Dubai.

Katrina seem to be fuming in anger and remarked that she had no clue as who was responsible for spreading such gossips about her. Katrina further added that she was in Mumbai as she was busy rehearsing for an awards ceremony.

Katrina also added that the question of going to Dubai does not arise as she always makes time for her family in London whenever she gets a break from her professional commitments.

Katrina further commented that to meet Salman, she could always make a visit to his home in Mumbai as he is like family to her.

Katrina also cleared the air when she commented that her relationship will Salman would remain the same irrespective of their personal lives. Salman will be close to Katrina even if they both decide to date somebody else. The truth is yet to be unfolded.


Source: santabanta

Katrina and Salman: Truth is yet to be unfolded

The spotlight is on Katrina Kaif these days. The media's prying eyes in Katrina's private life seems to drive her nuts. After rumours of a split between Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina, Bollywood were buzzing with rumours that Katrina was probably trying to make her relationship work with her ex boyfriend, Salman Khan.

Quite a number of celebrities from tinsel town had flown to Dubai to celebrate the New Year and Salman was also one of them. Rumours were rife that Katrina will probably bury the past and join Salman in Dubai for the festivities.

However, Katrina seems to be visibly upset with the news when the media confronted her with the gossips of celebrating Salman Khan's birthday in Dubai.

Katrina seem to be fuming in anger and remarked that she had no clue as who was responsible for spreading such gossips about her. Katrina further added that she was in Mumbai as she was busy rehearsing for an awards ceremony.

Katrina also added that the question of going to Dubai does not arise as she always makes time for her family in London whenever she gets a break from her professional commitments.

Katrina further commented that to meet Salman, she could always make a visit to his home in Mumbai as he is like family to her.

Katrina also cleared the air when she commented that her relationship will Salman would remain the same irrespective of their personal lives. Salman will be close to Katrina even if they both decide to date somebody else. The truth is yet to be unfolded.


Source: santabanta

33 on January 1: Vidya Balan stays home on birthday

Vidya Balan spends her 33rd birthday with her parents

Vidya Balan turns 33 on January 1. The actress plans on bringing in her birthday and the new year at her parents' place in Khar.

Initially, she was planning to spend the special day with friends, but given the fact that she's been on the road promoting No One Killed Jessica for the last few weeks, Balan wants to be with her mom and dad.

A source close to Vidya says, "She's been in and out of Mumbai for the last six months. Earlier she was shooting for Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani for almost two months.

After that she got into the promotion of Jessica travelling to almost every major city. Her schedule hasn't given her any chance to spend time with her parents."

Since her birthday and New Year fall on the same day, Vidya has a double reason to celebrate.

Despite buying a new apartment in Khar, the actress wasn't able to renovate the place or spend time in it. Her New Year resolution is to buy some antique furniture and do up her place.

Every year, Vidya prefers to keep her birthday a low-key affair. Rather than go out with friends, she enjoys spending quality time with her parents. "This year will be no different.

She will bring in her birthday and the new year at her parents' house. Since she doesn't believe in cutting a cake, her mom plans to prepare a sweet dish on the occasion."

After the release of No One Killed Jessica, Vidya plans to start preparing for her next film Balaji's Dirty Pictures based on the life of Silk Smitha.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com / Santabanta

Scoop: War over, Shah Rukh Khan in Hrithik's Krrish 2

SRK offered role in the Hrithik Roshans' superhero sequel

Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan have been bonding big time for a while now. Their personal rapport is likely to extend to a professional level as well. King Khan has been offered a role in the Roshans' home production Krrish 2.

Says a source, "Shah Rukh and Hrithik are the best of pals in the industry today. It was but natural for Roshan Sr to etch a role in his son's flick for his buddy as well. SRK's character in the film will have shades of gray to it."

Adds the source, "The Roshans have already sounded Khan off about having him in their project. And he has told them that he can be available only after the release of his production Ra.One."

The sequel to Rakesh Roshan's 2006 flick has been in the pipeline for a while. After the debacle of Kites and Guzaarish, papa Roshan has taken it upon himself to ensure that his son's career gets back on track.

And considering that Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish did well at the B-O, it is time Duggu wore his superhero cape to create magic again on screen.

Buzz is that Deepika Padukone has been finalised for Krissh 2.

Roshan Sr however maintains, "We have not yet finalised the cast for Krrish 2. We are still working on the script after which I will begin casting. Presently I am out of the country."

The last time SRK and Hrithik came together on screen was in Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).

Gehri Dosti

If there was any animosity between Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan (during Koi Mila Gaya and later during the Krazzy 4 song controversy), it is ancient history now. Roshan Jr has now become a permanent name on that exclusive list of invitees to Mannat.

He and wife Sussanne have been at all parties at King Khan's home and vice versa. Both stars have been catching up on each other often despite their busy schedules. The friendship between wives Gauri and Sussanne also brought them more closer.

FACT

When Krrish had released, Hrithik had a special screening for Shah Rukh so he could get a frank opinion from him.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

A Dubai b'day for Salman but Katrina wishes in advance

Salman Khan takes off with family and friends to celebrate his birthday in the UAE

This year Goa is passe and Dubai is the new favourite celeb destination. A number of B-Town folk are in the desert emirate to celebrate Salman Khan's 45th birthday today.

Every year, the actor brings in his big day at their Panvel farmhouse but this year, the 'Khan'daan and 40 friends flew to Dubai for the merrymaking.

Says a source, "Salman didn't want to bring in his birthday at the farmhouse this time. Though it rocks for the guests, his family members end up playing hosts and don't enjoy themselves.

So he decided to have them party without the headache of taking care of everyone.

Dubai is almost like Salman's second home and it was an obvious decision. Initially he wanted to take all his pals and family on a friend's aircraft but it wasn't available so they travelled by Emirates."

Salman, his parents Salim and Salma besides Helen, his sisters Arpita, Alvira with husband Atul Agnihotri and brother Sohail with wife Seema and son Nirvaan left yesterday morning.

Pals make it special

Says a friend of Salman, "We have planned a special surprise for him on his birthday. Though he knows that we are all in Dubai, we want to make it very special for him this year."

Sajid Nadiadwala and his wife Wardha and David Dhawan flew out yesterday afternoon. The guests are all staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Dubai."

Salman is slated to be back in Mumbai on December 30 to shoot for Bigg Boss on December 31.

Munni back today

Though Malaika Arora Khan with hubby Arbaaz and son Arhaan left for Dubai on Sunday morning, she will back in Mumbai today due to work commitments. Arbaaz and Arhaan will stay back with the Khan-daan.

Katrina wishes Salman in advance

Katrina Kaif was not part of Salman Khan's entourage to Dubai to celebrate his birthday. But the actress was spotted late on Saturday night at the star's Bandra home.

When Kat arrived, Sallu was at the doorstep to receive her. Wishing him birthday in advance?

The actress seems to be bonding with her ex beau lately. She was seen last week at a trial show of Tees Maar Khan with Sallu's folks. She threw a big tantrum when she saw photographers at the event.

Some other actors took to micro-blogging site Twitter to wish Salman, who gave the highest grosser of 2010 with "Dabangg":

Sonakshi Sinha- Chulbul Pandey/Robinhood Pandey/Salman Khan ko janamdin ki shubhkamnayein (Wishing Salman a very happy birthday)! Pretty sure he is bringing the house down in Dubai!

Preity Zinta - Hey Salman! Wish you a very happy birthday and may all things wonderful big and small always come your way! Lots of love always.

Amrita Arora - Happpppy b'day Salman Bhai. Hope you have a superrrr year!

Sophie Choudhry - Wishing u a very very happy b'day! May the year ahead be filled with happiness, good times & blockbusters! Lots of love!

Riteish Deshmukh - Wishing Salman Khan a very happy birthday.

Even Salman's brother Arbaaz wished him on the social-networking site.

Arbaaz Khan: Happy birthday Salman bhai. Have a great day and a 'Dabangg' year ahead. We all love you.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com/santabanta

Revealed: February wedding for Lara-Mahesh Bhupathi

Lara Dutta and fiance Mahesh Bhupathi have confessed to Karan Johar on Koffee with Karan that they plan to tie the knot in February next year

Spilling the beans (pun intended) on popular chat show Koffee With Karan has become more the norm than the exception.

The latest news from the sets is that Lara Dutta and fianc © Mahesh Bhupathi have confessed to KJo that they plan to tie the knot in February next year.

Says our source, "Lara and Hesh appeared on the show on Wednesday night. When the KWK host quizzed them about their relationship and romance, they spoke openly and even discussed marriage plans.

When Karan asked them outright about the marriage date, they promptly replied that it would be in February 2011 and that their families were in the process of fixing the date.

Lara even told KJo how the tennis ace proposed to her in New York on Sept 12 this year."

The couple even replied to queries regarding past relationships. Bhupathi was claimed to be the reason behind the actress dumping Dino Morea while some reports even said Lara was responsible for the divorce of Hesh and model Shwetha Jaishankar.

"They spoke candidly about their respective exes and cleared the air on how those relationships were over before theirs started," reveals our source.

Dutta has been previously linked to model Kelly Dorje.

She has been seeing Bhupathi for the last year, ever since the doubles specialist separated from his wife in '09. Mahesh announced the engagement on his Twitter page.

The jodi got engaged when Hesh was in New York for the US Open and Lara was there for a magazine photo shoot.

Bhupathi's Big Daddy Productions and Lara's Bheegi Basanti Production are co-producing Challo Dilli along with Eros International. Recently, the first shooting schedule was completed last month.

That was then...
After Lara and Mahesh announced their engagement in September, Lara's publicist had told the media that the actress was starting work on Farhan Akhtar's Don 2, so there were no plans for a wedding for the next couple of years.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com /Santabanta

Why's Vidya wearing a diamond ring given by a fan?

Vidya Balan gets diamond ring from an admirer in Ahmedabad, while promoting upcoming film

Vidya Balan is now wearing a diamond ring. It's not what you think. The ring is from a fan! And no, the actress won't be wearing it on the ring finger of her left hand.

Take it or won't leave

Recently, when the actress was in Ahmedabad at Gulmohar Mall to promote her forthcoming film No One Killed Jessica, a besotted fan approached her and handed her a jewellery box that contained the ring.

Her admirer refused to leave till she accepted the gift. She chatted with him and posed for a few pictures too.

Wordy feelings

A source close to Balan confirms, "Yes, a fan gave her a diamond ring. But more than the ring, she was touched by the sweet poem he wrote for her, which he presented to her along with the ring."

The actress, a poet herself, was touched by the gesture. In her free time, Vidya pens poetry in Urdu.

She's a big fan of Gulzar saab and Mirza Ghalib's poetry and has long cherished a dream of publishing a book of her work.

The source further reveals that this is not the first time that the actress has received jewellery from one of her admirers.

"A few months ago, a guy left a pair of diamond earrings for her along with a letter, expressing his ardent love and admiration for her at the gate of her Andheri residence.

The letter was not signed. The actress was curious to know his indentity and kept asking people around if they had seen him but nobody had a clue."

The actress still doesn't know who gave her those beautiful diamond studs.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com/ santabanta

Veena Malik gone; will Ashmit Patel be cornered?

After Sara Khan, Ashmit Patel has had to bid farewell to another ‘good friend’ Veena Malik, who was evicted from Bigg Boss this Friday.

The Pakistani starlet was the last of the housemates to maintain a pro-Ashmit stand. She used to pamper him like a baby; feeding him his morning dose of papaya, making and serving chai, cooking his favourite dishes, massaging him and even providing the daily dose of kisses and bear hugs.

In fact, Veena was the only person Ashmit could count on, while other housemates disliked his frank and straight-forward ways.

Moreover, it was the couple’s obvious fondness for each other that added spice, not only to their lives, but also to the viewer’s interest.

For latecomers, Veena’s affection for Ashmit surfaced during their task this Diwali, where night cameras caught her fondling and caressing him, as he fell asleep. Despite their arguments, the couple had immense understanding for each other and Veena had become Ashmit’s emotional support in a House full of back-biters.

Now that Veena is out, everyone expects Ashmit to be cornered by the unruly Dolly Bindra, who seems to be calculatingly waiting for another chance to pounce on him.

But the Bollywood actor’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar is still confident of his client. “A little aloofness will give Ashmit a breather and time to introspect in a House full of stress. Knowing him, I can vouch for his guts to slug it out and try to be a survivor even in this hostile environment,” remarked the PR specialist.

As the drama escalates, only time will tell, how Ashmit Patel will cope with life without Veena Malik in the Bigg Boss House.


Source : realbollywood

Ranbir Kapoor says Sorry to Deepika Padukone

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor creates a lot of drama in font of the house of Deepika Padukone on Sunday night. The actor was in a bit inebriated condition and dropped in front of Deepika’s house at around 12:45 Pm in a bid to say sorry. The actress was not in a mood to allow him and asked the security guard to goon with his duty.

According to the eye witness, Cozy home apartments guard was adamant on his words and did not allow the star, despite huge bribery by Ranbir and also literally falling on his legs. Ranbir was dressed in jeans and white T shirt and started to create a ruckus.

However, after an hour long wait, Ranbir Kapoor was allowed inside by Deepika, in order to avoid media attention. Ranbir started to shout at Deepika’s balcony, with the word sorry and this melted the heart of the beauty and allowed him inside. But sources say that, Ranbir was saying sorry, for the heated argument he had with her last week and also was apologizing to her, from his parent’s side as well.

It is a fact that Deepika Padukone has also got rid of the RK tattoo from her hand.


Source: bollywoodlatestnews