Will Shahrukh Khan and Katrina work together?: All the King Khan Shah Rukh Khan and Barbie Doll Katrina Kaif fans will feel on cloud nine because of two reasons. The first being is that Heartthrob Katrina Kaif has become the Times' Most Desirable Woman of 2010. Her age group including that of Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra raised a snook in Kat's direction as Bebo and Priyanka both are working with the Khans whereas Barbie Doll has been left out .
Sources have revealed, "Aamir and SRK are also warming up to Kat's charms. At Imran Khan's sangeet ceremony on January 8 at the Karjat farm house, Kat stayed for 10 minutes with the couple Imran and Avantika and 45 minutes chatting with Aamir and Kiran.
Likewise, at Hrithik Roshan's birthday party on January 10, Shah Rukh escorted Kat back to her car. She left the party with Karan Johar. It is being assumed that a top filmmaker is likely to cast Katrina with SRK soon.
We’ll have to wait and watch the reaction of hunky Salman Khan on this step of Kat's in the team he is busy with next venture that’s called ‘Kick’ that features Sonakshi Sinha in the lead apart from Katrina, who has been left out.
Shahrukh Khan leads in Filmfare nominations: Shah Rukh Khan starrer “My Name Is Khan” Thursday got the maximum Filmfare nominations including best actor, best director for Karan Johar and best actress for Kajol.Other nominations include best film; best music for Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; best lyricist for Niranjan Iyengar for the songs “Sajda” and “Noor-E-Khuda”; best playback singer (male) for Adnan Sami and Shankar Mahadevan for “Noor-E-Khuda”, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for “Sajda”; and Best singer (female) for Shreya Ghoshal for “Noor-E-Khuda”. In a neck-to-neck race is Salman Khan’s corrupt cop saga “Dabangg” that has earned six nods for best film; best director for debutant Abhinav Kashyap; best actor for Salman; best music for Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit; best lyrics for Faiz Anwar’s “Tere mast mast do nain” and best playback singer (female) singer for Mamta Sharma’s rustic rendition of “Munni badnam hui”.
Others to follow suit in the best film category are “Band Baaja Baarat”, “Peepli live” and “Udaan”.
Competing in the best director slot are also debutant Maneesh Sharma for “Band Baaja Baarat”, Sanjay Leela Bhansali for “Guzaarish”) and debutant Vikramaditya Motwane for “Udaan”.
Also in line for the best actor in a leading role award are Ajay Devgn for his performance in “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai”, Hrithik Roshan for “Guzaarish” and Ranbir Kapoor for political thriller “Raajneeti”.
The best actress has competitors like Aishwarya Rai (”Guzaarish”), Anushka Sharma (”Band Baaja Baarat”), Kareena Kapoor (”Golmaal 3″) and Vidya Balan (”Ishqiya”) vying for the crown.
Rubbing shoulders in the best actor in a supporting role (male) are Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee and Nana Patekar for “Raajneeti”, Arshad Warsi for “Golmaal3 “, Emraan Hashmi for “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai” and Ronit Roy for “Udaan”.
The best supporting actress (female) award has nominees like Amrita Puri (”Ayesha), Kareena Kapoor (”We Are Family”), Prachi Desai (”Once Upon…”), Ratna Pathak Shah (”Golmaal 3″) and Supriya Pathak Kapoor (”Khichdi - The Movie”).
The best music award has composers like Pritam Chakraborty for his score in “Once Upon…”, Vishal-Shekhar for “Anjaana Anjaani” and “I Hate Luv Storys”, and Vishal Bhardwaj for “Ishqiya”.
Best lyrics category also has stalwart Gulzar for “Dil to bachcha hai ji” and Vishal Dadlani for “Bin tere”.
In the playback singer (male) category, those nominated are Mohit Chauhan for “Pee loon”, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for “Dil to bachcha hai ji” and Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan for “Bin tere”.
While in the best singer (female), those tussling it out are Shreya Ghoshal for “Bahara”; Sunidhi Chuhan for “Sheila ki jawani” and “Udi”.
The 56th Idea Filmmfare Awards 2010 will be held here Jan 29.
Emraan Hashmi says, Award functions are like a circus: Emraan Hashmi was nominated as best villain for his role in " Once Upon A Time In Mumbai" at two award ceremonies but the actor says such functions are like a "circus" and prefers audience acclaim any day.
"These award ceremonies really don't make a difference to me. I have got my acclaim and awards from the audience... I don't really see that (award functions) as something I ever really believed it. I generally don't approve of these nominations," Emraan told us. "If you see any award ceremony, they are pleasing everyone. There are three categories for every actor... it's ridiculous... and three awards given to music. I really don't want to be part of the circus. The whole industry goes and claps for it but I don't want to be part of it," he said.
Set primarily in 1970s Mumbai, "Once Upon A Time in Mumbai" captures the changing face of the Mumbai underworld seen through the eyes of a police officer.
Directed by Milan Luthria, the crime thriller follows the rise of Sultan ( Ajay Devgan) and his eventual fall when his protege Shoaib (Emraan) challenges his supremacy and usurps power to rule the murky underbelly of the city.
While Emraan was nominated at both the Star Screen Awards and the Apsara Awards, he did not bag a prize for his performance. Emraan has won an award for his work in " Murder" at the 2005 Stardust Awards.
Best Film Band Baaja Baaraat Dabangg My Name Is Khan Peepli Live Udaan Best Director Abhinav Kashyap (Dabangg) Karan Johar (My Name Is Khan) Manish Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat ) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Guzarish) Vikramaditya Motwane (Udaan)
Best Actor In A Leading Role Ajay Devgn (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) Hrithik Roshan (Guzaarish) Salman Khan(Dabangg) Shah Rukh Khan (My Name Is Khan) Ranbir Kapoor (Raajneeti)
Best Actress In A Leading Role Aishwariya Rai Bachchan (Guzaarish) Anushka Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat ) Kajol (My Name Is Khan) Kareena Kapoor (Golmaal 3) Vidya Balan (Ishqiya)
Best Actor In Supporting Role - Male Arjun Rampal (Raajneeti) Arshad Warsi (Golmaal 3) Emraan Hashmi (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) Manoj Bajpai (Raajneeti) Nana Patekar (Raajneeti) Ronit Roy (Udaan)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Female Amrita Puri (Aisha) Kareena Kapoor (We Are Family) Prachi Desai (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) Ratna Patak Shah (Golmaal 3) Supriya Pathak Kapoor (Khichdi, The Movie)
Best Music Pritam Chakraborty (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) Sajid - Wajid & Lalit Pandit (Dabangg) Shankar Ehsaan Loy (My Name Is Khan) Vishal - Shekhar (Anjaana Anjaani) Vishal - Shekhar (I Hate Luv Storys) Vishal Bhardwaj (Ishqiya)
Best Lyrics Faiz Anwar - Tere Mast Mast (Dabangg) Gulzar - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Ishqiya) Niranjan Iyenger - Sajda (My Name Is Khan) Niranjan Iyenger - Noor e Khuda (My Name Is Khan) Vishal Dadlani - Bin Tere (I Hate Luv Storys)
Best Playback Singer - Male Adnan Sami, Shankar Mahadevan - Noor e Khuda (My Name Is Khan) Mohit Chauhan - Pee Loon (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Sajda (My Name Is Khan) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Ishqiya) Shafqat Amanat Ali - Bin Tere (I Hate Luv Storys)
Best Playback Singer - Female Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg) Shreya Ghoshal - Bahara (I Hate Luv Storys) Shreya Ghoshal - Noor e Khuda (My Name Is Khan) Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan) Sunidhi Chauhan - Udi (Guzaarish)
'Force' Movie First Look - John Abraham's power of muscle: John Abraham has a body to die for and that also makes the star just perfect for any action film, but the handsome boy of Bollywood was never seen in a hard-core action movie after his villainous act in Dhoom.
So, here is John for the first time showing his muscle power and eight packs in the movie Force which is produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. So what is John doing in the film? He plays an encounter specialist; check out the gun tucked in his jeans. The movie is the remake of the Tamil film Kakha Kakha and is directed by Nishikant Kamat of Mumbai Meri Jaan fame.
John says the movie is his first pan India film after a long gap, and it is not just the action which is good in the film, the romance is also beautiful. The movie’s main lead opposite John is the chirpy Genelia D'Souza.
The first look of the film that can easily remind many of Salman Khan’s action hit Wanted.
Salman Khan do not remembering Zarine Khan!: After sharing screen space with Salman Khan in Veer, actress Zarine Khan has not bagged many plum offers. She is now thinking of signing a new project by a first-time director.
Last year she was in the news for her first film Veer and for her facial resemblance to Katrina Kaif; but with the Veer debacle her newfound fame waned. Now, the question arises, has Salman Khan, who discovered her, has forgotten the lady? He is the star who is known in the industry to promote the struggling actors and actresses and help them get work. It was rumoured that Zarine will again work with Salman in Sajid Nadiadwala’s next film Kick, but now Sonakshi Sinha, who made her debut with Dabangg, is the leading lady of the film. As Zarine tells a tabloid, “Dabangg was the biggest hit of the year while Veer did not do well. So the scenario changes completely.”
Zarine claims that after Veer she was offered various films but couldn’t make up her mind. Now, she has read the script of a movie titled Cocaine and has liked it. She might sign it. The movie will be directed by the first-time director Guru Sharma, cousin of music director of Saawariya, Monty Sharma.
The actress has even shed extra kilos now, which she gained for Veer, and is starting afresh in Bollywood.
Zeenat Aman taking a joke by Shahrukh Khan!: What happens at award shows, stays at award shows. In this spirit is the yesteryear actress Zeenat Aman taking a joke by Shahrukh Khan at a recent award show.
While hosting the Star Screen awards last week, SRK cracked a joke on the anatomy of yesteryear actresses, primarily Zeenat Aman and Asha Parekh who were seated in the front row along with Rekha and Hema Malini. The joke about the former divas’ figures could have ticked the ladies off. But guess what? They had been informed about the joke before the show and had happily given their nod of approval.
Zeenat says that joke by SRK was not derogatory. She also maintains that there’s no harm in laughing at oneself once in a while.
Aishwarya Rai busy in new year performance: Aishwarya Rai has started her new year on a busy note. She was seen performing at Star Screen Awards recently and will also perform at Zee Cine Awards, which are going to be held in Singapore. We know she is a terrific dancer and we also know she had almost stopped performing at awards functions. People still remember her sterling performance at IIFA Awards 2007 along with her sasur ji Amitabh Bachchan and pati Abhishek Bachchan, but after that Ash has hardly performed at any awards functions. But this year she is more into dancing, attending public events, and that’s keeping the lady busy at the start of the year.
Wondering, is this also because of the fact that she doesn’t have a single release in 2011! Last year she was tied up with her four films and therefore kept away from the media.
It’s also reported that she is not in the pink of her health and had a viral attack but managed to wrap up a tiring five-hour photo-shoot with Abhishek for a Valentine special edition, and even attended the Apsara Awards that day where she was given the Excellence Award.