Trouble continues for PC, courtesy Aseem Merchant

Undaunted by Priyanka Chopra's legal notice forbidding the biopic "67 Days", based on the actress' former secretary Prakash Jaju, the proposed film's makers are determined to go right ahead with the project.

Aseem Merchant, whose production company Limelight Motion Pictures Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. will produce the film, says he has no intention of backing out under legal duress.

Exclusive: Craziness tripled with new poster of `Humshakals`

The makers of the biggest comedy movie of the year 'Humshakals', a Sajid Khan film, have released a brand new poster featuring the leads :Saif Ali Khan, RiteishDeshmukh and Ram Kapoor.

John bats for women`s safety

Bollywood actor John Abraham today said that mindset of men towards women in the society needs to change to create a safe environment for them. 

Is SRK shifting loyalty?

Shah Rukh Khan recently shot for Anupam Kher's chat show Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, but gave buddy Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan a miss.

After the shoot SRK tweeted, `It's always nice to bare urself in front of people who have loved u unconditionally. Thanx Anupam for Kuch bhi ho sakta hai.` (sic) Some reading between the lines here?

Out Now: `Khol De Dil Ki Khidki` song from `Humshakals`

Khol De Dil Ki Khidki, an exclusive song from the upcoming comedy caper 'Humshakals' has been released. This comical song stars Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Ram Kapoor in new avatars.

The three leads are seen dressed in female attires chasing their own male versions in the sunny beaches of Mauritius.It's a hoot seeing the male Riteish trying to romance the female version of Saif, while the male Saif tries to woo a female version of Riteish. Escalating the comedy quotient even further is the fact that Ram Kapoor is seen romancing the female avatar of... Ram Kapoor!

The song is sung by the renowned singer Mika Singh along with Palak Muchhal. The music for the song is composed by the well-known musician Himesh Reshammiya and the lyrics are penned by Shabbir Ahmed.



'Humshakals' stars Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh in triple roles - a never-before for Indian cinema, along with Tamannaah Bhatia, Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta as the leading ladies. Directed by Sajid Khan, produced by Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment, and presented by Fox Star Studios, Humshakals is slated to release on20th June, 2014.

Reality Check: The `real` truth about reality show contestants

Thousands beeline to take part in reality shows on television, but not many are aware of the pitfalls of these 15 minutes of fame. A look at what reality show contestants have to grapple with...

Are reality shows as wonderful as they seem? Sure, they could catapult any talented person - no matter the economic strata or region they come from - to a world of fame and opportunities. But look closely and there is an ugly underbelly to the whole ride. 

The Hot Bods of TV: Small screen's glam girls who can burn the silver screen

We bring you small screen's hottest faces that can burn up the silver screen as well

Many television actors are making their foray into Bollywood this year and the list includes names such as Siddharth Shukla (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya), Jay Bhanushali (Hate Story 2) and Karan Singh Grover (Alone). And while it's great that these youngsters are getting a chance to wow audiences with their big screenhistrionics, it seems that Bollywood filmmakers have turned a blind eye to several TV actresses who have it in them to become film stars.

Nigaar Khan set to marry a Pakistani businessman?

While Gauahar Khan, who is currently dating actor Kushal Tandon, is open about her personal life, but sister Nigaar Z Khan prefers to keep hers' closely guarded. Sources say the actress is dating a Pakistani national, currently based in Dubai, and the two are planning to tie the knot sometime soon,reports The Times of India. 

Finally, destiny gets benevolent on Huma?

Most actresses nowadays land up with endorsement deals as soon as their first filmreleases. But Gangs of Wasseypur and Dedh Ishqiya actress Huma Qureshi did not exactly get such offers.

Now, buzz is that she has become the face of a cosmetics brand. Which is interesting, considering the fact that actresses who arrived on the scene after Qureshi have bagged lucrative ad deals.

Swara excited to play mother?

Actress Swara Bhaskar, who chooses versatile roles in Hindi filmdom, will now be seen playing a mother of a 13-year-old girl in "Nil Battey Sannata". She is thrilled about it.

"I am very thrilled about playing a mother of a 13-year-old child. It's a very challenging role and I am very excited about it," Swara told IANS.

The reason for her immense excitement?

"I'm actually playing the role of woman in an age group which is elder than me. It's a challenging part and I didn't want to refuse it on the basis of fear of playing a mother," she added.

The film is to be directed by filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari's wife Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, and the "Raanjhanaa" actress began shooting for it Saturday.

"A major portion of the film will be shot in Agra. It's a lovely film which is presented by Nitesh Tiwari. He has written the script and his wife is directing it," she said.

Against doctor`s advise, Amitabh performs dangerous stunts for TV serial

Amitabh Bachchan's fiction debut on television with the series 'Yudh' just got a lot more dangerous. Apparently, the actor has defied medical orders to perform some forbidden stunts with a body rig reports the Indian Express.

It's been 30 years since the Big B wore a body rig for any of his stunts in a film. After the accident on the sets of 'Coolie' in 1982 and the beating that his body took, the mega-star was forbidden from wearing the heavy body rigs required for cinematic stunts.

Saif, Riteish make Sajid dance to their tunes

Saif Ali Khan and Riteish Deshmukh have forced 'Humshakals' director Sajid Khan to match steps with them in a track in the film.

While shooting for the song Hum Paagal Nahi they made merry and made Sajid get jiggy to one antara with them and also made sure that it was filmed.

The unit was in splits seeing the actors calling the shots and making the director dance to their tunes. This song sequence will be shown during the end credits which was Saif's brainwave.

Sanjay Dutt `weded` to controversies

Controversy's favourite child: In an interview to Simi Garewal some time back, actor Sanjay Dutt had said that he does not remember any phase in his life where there were no problems. From drugs to alleged connection with the underworld to court cases, Sanjay Dutt's life has been mired with controversies. Hailing from a blue blood family of the film industry- the son of superstars Sunil Dutt and Nargis - Sanjay Dutt is known more for his controversies than his career. Let us take a recap at some of the controversies related to the actor reports the Times of India. 

Kangna`s film to be screened at the Big Apple

Kangna Ranaut is in New York studying scriptwriting and now her last release Revolver Rani will be screened in the Big Apple specially for American critics.

Director Sai Kabir will be travelling for the screening and will also catch up with his heroine.

Maharashtra gets its first Metro Rail, B-Town excited

Residents of the western megapolis, including celebrities like Sanjay Suri and Anubhav Sinha, were eagerly waiting for the weekend as Maharashtra's first Metro Rail was inaugurated Sunday morning.

As soon as the first service for the public started, a few B-Town stars hopped on and enjoyed the ride.

Here's what the celebrities tweeted about Mumbai's new mode of public transport:

Sanjay Suri: Finally, the highest tax paying city gets a metro. Better late than never!

Anubhav Sinha: Congratulations Mumbai!!! #MumbaiMetro

Shantanu Moitra: On the metro ...yippeeee

Mini Mathur: Going for a ride on the new mumbai metro. Anyone coming?

Evelyn Sharma: Just heard tmrw (8 June) Mumbai metro is starting! Only 10 rs!! So awesome! Means less traffic less pollution Safe travels!

Riteish Deshmukh`s tee statement

Riteish Deshmukh was recently spotted wearing a T shirt with Chunky Pandey's face on it. The two get along like a house on fire and Riteish wore the T-shirt to flaunt his bonding with him. Carrying the cheeky Chunky around... LOL!

Saif imitating Randhir Kapoor

Saif Ali Khan is said to have aped none other than his father-in-law Randhir Kapoor in Sajid Khan's Humshakals.

Saif has apparently copied Dabboo's characterstic hand gestures and head movements. Let's see how Kareena reacts to this. 

Looks like Aishwarya and I will star together in a film: Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen on signing her first Bangla film, her absence from Bollywood and more

After being a part of the film industry for nearly two decades, Sushmita Sen has now signed a Bangla film. Sen will be making her Bangla film debut with Srijit Mukherji's Nirbaak. hitlist caught up with the actress....

I`m going further back in time with each film: Ashutosh Gowariker

After bringing films like "Lagaan" and "Jodhaa Akbar", with a touch of history, to Indian screens, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker is ready to roll the cameras for "Mohenjo Daro", set in the Indus Valley civilisation. He says he's loving the challenge of going "further back in time" with each project.

In an interview, he speaks about the film, his research for it and about working with its lead actor Hrithik Roshan.

Double take: `Hate Story 2` releases a second censored trailer

Due to the Censor Board's objection, two trailers of upcoming thriller 'Hate Story 2' have been released - one with bold content and another without it

Due to its sexually explicit content, the makers of the upcoming thriller, 'Hate Story 2', have released two trailers for the film. The theatrical trailer that was launched recently is the censored version.

Another version with steamy scenes has been made for video-sharing websites. Given that the Censor Board apparently did not allow some scenes from the first trailer to be aired in theatres and on TV, the makers decided to release another one online.

The film features telly actors Surveen Chawla (best known as Charu in Kahin To Hoga) and Jay Bhanushali (host of Dance India Dance). Directed by Vishal Pandya, the film is a revenge saga with T Series and Vikram Bhatt as its producers.

Says a source, `Since the film has bold content, the makers decided to make two separate trailers. The Censor Board raised objections to some lovemaking scenes in the trailer as well as the recreated song, Aaj Tum Pe Jo Pyar Aaya Hai, from the 1988 film, Dayavan which has now been sung by Arijit Singh. The scenes were found unsuitable for general viewing. 



Vinod Bhanushali of T Series confirms, `Keeping the Censor Board in mind, we have released two trailers: one for Youtube and another for theatrical release.`

'Hate Story 2' is a sequel to the 2012 film that was directed by Vivek Agnihotri and starred Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah and Nikhil Dwivedi.

Sonakshi feeling homesick

Sonakshi Sinha will be away from Mumbai for a month for her shoots.

The actress stated on Twitter, `Leaving Mumbai for a whole month tomorrow shoots, all outdoors and im already homesick!!!`

Sona is shooting for Linga with Rajinikanth and Tevar with Arjun Kapoor. Does this mean that good buddy Shahid Kapoor will be logging airmiles to meet her? Wait and watch.

Tamannaah lost 5 kg for `Humshakals`

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, who is part of forthcoming multi-starrer "Hummshakals", believes in including fitness regime in everyday life and says she lost five kg for her role in the laugh riot.

"Fitness is like brushing your teeth. You must include fitness to your daily life. For 'Humshakals', I had to lose 5 kg. So, I went to this famous dietiecian - Pooja Makhija - and she gave me a new diet plan," Tamannaah told IANS.

Shraddha Kapoor sings for `Ek Villain`

Shraddha Kapoor accompanied director Mohit Suri to Raju Singh's recording studio in Juhu where she lent her voice to the background score of her upcoming film 'Ek Villain'.

The actress who has training in classical music has also sung in the film.

Amrita Rao falling back on fashion

Amrita Rao is planning to write a fashion blog. The actress apparently planned to do this as many ask her for tips and a friend suggested that she start one. If not films, at least fashion will keep the girl busy.

A road named after Priyanka Chopra`s father

Uddhav Thackeray to inaugurate a road named after the late Dr Ashok Chopra

On June 10, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will inaugurate a street in Yari Road, Andheri, that will be named after Priyanka Chopra's father, the late Dr Ashok Chopra.

The politician will take time out from his busy schedule to attend the inaugural function, which will honour the late doctor and the work he has been credited with over the years.

Sonakshi to be away from home for a month

Though actress Sonakshi Sinha's new film `Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty" has hit the theatres, her worksheet is still not free. She will be busy shooting outside Mumbai and is already feeling homesick.

`Leaving Mumbai for a whole month tomorrow for shoots, all outdoors and im already homesick!!! #justmyluck,` she tweeted

Her upcoming projects include `Tevar`, `Lingaa` and `Action Jackson`.

Don`t have to get drunk to sing: Honey Singh

Reacting to the reports that after a few drinks at a night club Yo Yo Honey Singhsang for free, the rapper said he did it at the behest of a friend.

`I went to that club for the party because it was my friend Imtiaz Khatri's cousin's birthday. At the party, she insisted that I sing a song for her birthday. So I did. But not after having bloody drinks, as reported," said Honey Singh who is reportedly known as the most expensive singer. 

Hrithik visits Disneyland with sons

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan and his two sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan enjoyed a day out at Disneyland.

The 40-year-old actor took to Twitter to share a photograph of the fun-filled day with his sons. The trio were dressed casually in jeans and T-shirts which they teamed withbaseball caps.

`Holiday` stable, `Filmistaan` picks up on day two

Nitin Kakkar's National Award-winning film "Filmistaan" has no big names, but showed a major growth by earning over Rs.1 crore on the second day of its release, while action titan Akshay Kumar's "Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty" maintained its opening day box office figure i.e over Rs.12 crore. 

Shahid approached for `Dedh Ishqiya` director`s next

Actor Shahid Kapoor is likely to team up with director Abhishek Chaubey for his next 'Udta Punjab'.

Abhishek, who has directed 'Ishqiya' and 'Dedh Ishqiya', is all set to direct his next film tentatively titled as 'Udta Punjab', reportedly a sci-fi film.

Aamir releases documentary on journey of `Lagaan`

Actor-producer Aamir Khan Sunday released a documentary titled "Chale Chalo" on the journey of his film "Lagaan" on &Pictures.

"I am so glad I can show this film to the nation. I am extremely happy for the first time we will see this film live. This film is about the journey of how we made 'Lagaan' and we wanted to make it on record.

Arshad`s tryst with Haryanvi rap

Actor Arshad Warsi finds shooting a Haryanvi rap for Subhash Kapoor's "Guddu Rangeela" funny.

"Trying really hard to sleep, as I have to, coz I have to work all night... Shooting a haryanvi rap... It's pretty funny," he posted on Twitter Sunday.