Aishwarya is shocked and fuming at Madhur's attitude

The shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine" has been put off because of Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy, but Priyanka Chopra has denied that she wants to replace Ash.


Aishwarya, 37, plays the lead role in "Heroine".

"At this point, nothing is more important than Aishwarya's well being and good health, " producers UTV said.

"We have all agreed that the best step would be to avoid shooting further, rather than proceeding with an incredibly demanding schedule over the coming months, " it said.

However there are reports doing rounds that Ash is not very happy with the director Madhur Bhandarkar and the way he handled the good news. According to sources, Aishwarya is totally shocked at Madhur’s attitude.

"She is pregnant, not sick or bedridden, and is perfectly capable of shooting. There was only one action scene in the movie that shows her character running from a brothel and she has already shot that.

Rather than congratulating Ash on the most awaited good news of her life, Madhur just seemed worried about their film. Ash told them she’ll complete the shoot by July end. But they felt she will look overweight and unglamorous,” the source told.

Meanwhile, Priyanka has rubbished reports that she might replace Aishwarya in "Heroine".

"Read some stupid article about how i wanna do Madhur Bhandarkar's film HEROINE... I think Madhur is an amazing director and. It'll be amazing to work together again but GUYS this one aint it!!! I wish him and Aishwarya lots of luck with the film, " the Bollywood star posted on Twitter.

"I also wish that journos would actually do some journalism rather than scriptwriting and stop deciding my next moves!!!" she added.

The project, also starring Arjun Rampal, was announced during the Cannes Film Festival this year.

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A girl in the gym made Farhan Akthar panic!

Farhan Akhtar met a girl at his gym, who came up to him and confessed that she loved Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. And she would like to show the film to her friends.


Initially, he thought, she was talking about the promos. But when she started talking about the scenes, he panicked and immediately called Ritesh and broke the news of how the film has been leaked.

FA was fuming and told the girl that he would complain to police that she had seen the movie. It took the girl some time to explain that she had seen the film as a part of focus group screening which was organised by Excel Entertainment itself.

Farhan heaved a sigh of relief only after that.

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Ukranian hottie for Scarlett Keeling murder movie

Italio-Ukranian Nataliya Kozhenova to play role of 15-yr-old British national Scarlett Keeling in movie titled Anjuna Beach

After No One Killed Jessica, yet another female oriented real life story has been made into a film.

Italio-Ukrainian model Nataliya Kozhenova is quite excited that she has been roped in by producer Sikandar Khan to play the controversial role of the 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling, the unfortunate young foreigner who was brutally raped and murdered in Anjuna Beach on February 2, three years ago. The film titled Anjuna Beach will be directed by Shakeel S Sai.

In connection with this case, two locals Placido Carvalho alias Shanaboy and drug dealer and barman Samson D'Souza, were arrested and charged with drugging, raping and leaving Scarlett to die on the shore. The case was later handed over to the CBI after her mother repeatedly accused the local police of a massive cover up.

Nataliya confesses that she considers herself extremely lucky to be chosen to play a challenging role based on the real life story of Scarlett.

"Since I have been in India only since the last two years, I confess I was not aware of the real life story of the British girl Scarlett that I am playing in the film, so I started my preparation after a lot of research."

The movie is being made not only in Hindi, but also in English, Tamil and Telugu and had to keep the various audience in mind, says the model.

Nataliya reveals that since the local government in Goa was not in favor of letting any film unit tarnish the image of Goa, lest it affect the prospects of tourism in the State.

Officially permission was not granted but the producers had stealthily managed to shoot the portions of Nataliya for ten days, in the same beach, where Scarlett was raped and murdered. Though Nataliya is happy that the director had shot the brutal rape and murder scenes in an aesthetic manner, she is upset that she was asked to dab layers of make up.

She felt that as a 15-year-old, Scarlet should have been presented without make up.

"I have had experience as an actor thanks to my stint in Ukrainian theatre and am not a movie as far as acting is concerned, " she adds Besides Nataliya, the film Anjuna Beach also boasts of a cast comprising veteran actors Kiran Kumar (who plays the role of the public prosecutor), Amita Nangia, Ramesh Goel and the Iranian actress Farhanaaz (who plays the mother of Fiona Scarlett).

The movie is being made not only in Hindi, but also in English, Tamil and Telugu

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Can you imagine? Even RGV can't use 'Rangeela'

RGV not able to use his own 'Rangeela' song in his new real-life horror film 'Not A Love Story'

It should be easy for Ram Gopal Varma to use A R Rahman's title track from Rangeela, which RGV directed in 1995, as part of the background score for his new real-life horror film Not A Love Story, right?


Wrong! He is being driven up the wall trying to get the rights for his own song from his own film.

The trouble is, he and the film's cast and crew have their hearts set on the Rangeela song. And none on the team of NALS knows how to get out of it.

Can't imagine

Say a source, "Not in his wildest imagination did Ramu think he would have a problem getting the rights for a song from his own movie.

He ordered a terrific re-mix of Hoja Rangeela Re and it was to be used to set the violent, reckless pace of the crime thriller.

Now, when he is facing a problem with getting the rights of the song, the entire team is depressed. They can't imagine a replacement to this track. The director doesn't know what to do."

Having no rights

When questioned about it Ramu says, "Yes, I do want to use the song in my next. But the rights are not with me. Yeah, I can't use a song from my own film while others merrily remix songs from other people's films."

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Shahana Goswami writes for a cause

Shahana Goswami has always been a passionate writer.

She carries a little diary while traveling and pens downs her experiences regularly. Finally, her work is being published. 


She will be writing for an NGO working for women. The actress is passionate about the cause and she gets the chance to write for the young girls in the organisation.

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Aamir and Big B: Clash of Titans!

Two Bollywood stalwarts like Big B and Aamir Khan rarely clash at the box office. Amitabh Bachchan's Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap and Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly are all set to release this Friday. Both are drastically different films, but interestingly have similar marketing and publicity techniques.


Both have cashed on the burning topic 'the age limit for drinking in Maharshtra'. While Big B tweeted about it incessantly, Imran Khan announced his plans of filing a Public Interest Litigation.

Both have relied on the strategy of abuse or not to abuse. While DB has 'in-your-face' songs with abundant use of double meaning words and expletives, AB's Bbuddah has beeped the abuses.

Also, both Aamir and Big B have turned item boys for their respective films.

With so much efforts being put in by both parties, it would be fun to see who wins this BO race on July 1.

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Theatre is where home is

Paresh Rawal goes back to where he started from

Veteran actor Paresh Rawal has decided to take a sabbatical from movies after Ready. Though the film was a smash success, he feels he has done enough of these comic roles.


He has now turned ferociously towards theatre, from where he says he derives immense creative satisfaction. "It's like returning to my roots.

The movie roles that I do nowadays can be done by me with my eyes closed. There's no challenge. It's theatre where the challenge really lies for me."

On a road trip

Paresh has just returned from an extensive world tour with his Hindi play Kishan Versus Kanhaiya. Says the elated actor, "I can't tell you how exhilarating the experience was.

We travelled for 67 days across Europe and the US. We did over a 100 shows. And we spent innumerable hours on the road.

The thrill of being a traveling performer, going on stage to face a live audience ¦ cinema cannot replicate that pleasure."

Paresh's colleague, Naseeruddin Shah too, has said more or less the same thing, vowing to adhere to the stage this year, but will also do cinema with three back-to-back films.

However, Paresh isn't likely to change his mind. "I'm not going to return to films for a while. After Ready, I haven't signed anything. Nothing seems worth my effort."

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