Celebrity Woods

Aamir with Salman's girlfriend

2009-07-16T09:23:00.000-07:00

Yes, Aamir Khan and Katrina are going to portray the roles of legendary Guru Dutt and yesteryear’s beauty Waheeda Rehman [^] in a film to be directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra. It is a biopic based on the life of Guru Dutt, who was producer, director and actor. It is said that Rakeysh is planning to start the film this October.

Will Aamir and Katrina do justice to their roles? LooKing [^] at their incredible past records, they surely would be able to pull it off convincingly. Watch out for the new pair!

Katrina misses her dad

2009-07-16T09:22:00.000-07:00

Katrina, who was raised by her mom Suzzane, a Harvard graduate and a lawyer, confessed that she misses her dad whenever she sees fathers of her friends. She is not complaining though. She said that her mom did a fine job in raising seven children. She added that she should be grateful for all the other things she has.

Mohammed Kaif parted ways with Suzzane when Katrina was very young. So, is Katrina planning to get in touch with her dad now that she has become a big star? She said that her parents went their own ways due to personal issues. She added her father is very decent and affluent person. She knows that he won't come back just because she is famous.

Katrina is going to an undisclosed location in Italy with her family for her birthday. Looks like she will miss her dad there too!

Kat feels lonesome before birthday

2009-07-16T09:21:00.000-07:00

The filmmaker was celebrating the success of his last release. However, Katrina said this was one of those few nights in Mumbai when she was out. “Normally I’m all dressed up and have nowhere to go,’’ she joked.

Gorgeous Katrina Kaif Unseen Photos

The actress was in an introspective mood. Her day was packed — a jewellery line press conference, meeting with a film corporation
honcho for their next flick, some press and television interviews, a dozen other things to do before she flew off for her month-long vacation.

Thinking aloud, she said, “God, there are so many people from the industry in London at this very moment. There is Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri, Karan Johar , Akshay Kumar , Deepika Padukone and a whole load of others. You can’t rule out the chance of bumping into someone or the other.’’

Returning home to London always brings a smile to her face. “London is my home, I’m longing to let my hair down and spend quality time with the family,’’ sighed the actress who will ring in her birthday today with her six sisters. “It’s been a while since I have taken such a long time off,’’ she added. “Whatever all of them wish to do is what I will comply with. I haven’t made any specific plans.’’

The celebrations will be followed by a short vacation in Spain and after that Kat intends to fly with her sister Isabel to New York. “While Isabel will rejoin school, I will spend some time on my own,’’ she said. Contrary to public perception that an actor’s life is one big party, Katrina, whose deep dark eyes speak a thousand words, said, “Living in Mumbai on my own does get a little lonely on many occasions. Often I’m sitting alone at home after pack-up leafing through scripts or watching television.’’

Katrina kaif not inviting Salman for b'day

2009-07-16T09:19:00.000-07:00

There are two reasons for it. She left Mumbai and Salman Khan with the promise that her birthday this year would striclty be a family affair. A friend of the birthday girl said, “Suppose she made an exception just because buddy Akshay was in London and Salman came to know that Akshay was with her for her birthday, do you realise what that would mean?”

At the moment, Katrina wants nothing more than to make all the right moves in her private life, even if it means not inviting Akshay.

The actress, who had an exciting reunion with her large family of six sisters and one brother on Monday, says she has never had a better birthday. “I can’t hope for a better birthday gift than this. All of us together was a dream I have nurtured for a long time,” she said.
Commenting on Akshay shooting nearby in London, Katrina said, “No, Akshay won’t be joining us. I only want to be with my family.”

The message is clear — Katrina is letting everyone know that family comes first and her family is the one she’s spending time with in London right now. In Mumbai, what Katrina misses most is her mother and siblings. In the absence of a family, she had adopted Salman’s family as her own.

She intends to take more breaks from Bollywood to be with her folks in London and has asked her sister Isabella to speed up her plans of moving to Mumbai. Speaking about how the Kaif family intends to bring in her birthday, Katrina said, “When all of us are together it doesn’t matter what we do or where we go.”

Katrina won't marry Salman, says astrologers

2009-07-16T09:18:00.000-07:00

The gorgeous Katrina Kaif won't be able to marry her present love interest superstar Salman Khan and even if she does it won't last long. This is what astrologers have predicted.

According to the predictions, Katrina will not marry Salman as they both are completely different people and do not gel well with difference of opinion being the main negative aspect. There is no great compatibility between the two and Katrina should avoid taking Salman too seriously.

Astrologers maintain, Katrina's upcoming film Blue will make her position strong while Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani won't do well but Ranbir-Katrina will be the next hot onscreen couple.

Katrina Kaif leaves Salman behind

2009-07-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

It seems Katrina is determined to spend her 25th birthday with her family in London and doesn't want a repeat of last year's ugly episode. Sources said that Salman proposed a private party for Katrina on her birthday, which would have guest list of her choice. He tried to convince her till the last minute and promised her that nothing ugly would happen this time around. But Katrina turned down his proposal, leaving him disappointed.

It may be recalled that Salman spoilt Katrina's birthday bash last year. He got into a brawl with Shahrukh Khan while the party was on and spoiled the spirit of the celebration. Katrina seems to be in no mood to take another chance, as she has chosen to keep Salman away from her birthday.

The latest move of Katrina has confused many. She said a few days ago that Salman is a great soul. She added that he has been her teacher and guide all these years but she has left him in her happy moment. The fact is that she is going to an undisclosed location in Italy with her entire family to celebrate her 25th birthday while Salman slogs in Mumbai for his film Wanted Dead and Alive.

Katrina should let us know her real intention when she returns to Bollywood!

Katrina makes 25th birthday a family affair, without Sallu

2009-07-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

Katrina Kaif has many reasons to smile. First her recent release New York became a huge success and now comes her birthday, which the British-born actress will celebrate with her entire family in London Thursday.

Wish Katrina a happy birthday!

"I'm celebrating my birthday this year with my entire family, all my sisters who have flown down from all over, my mom who's flown down from Chennai and my brother who's a professional rock climber," said Katrina, who will turn 25.

Katrina Kaif 'Barbie' at Bloomingdale in New York

"I was supposed to spend a long holiday with them last year during Christmas and New Year in London, but I had to cut my trip short because of my work schedule. So this year I'm specially taking time out for them and we are going to Italy for a family get together. I haven't had a break in almost two years, so I'm looking forward to this," added the actress.

I'm not getting married now: Katrina Kaif

Last year her birthday bash turned ugly when beau Salman Khan picked a fight with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. So this year Katrina is celebrating her birthday away from tinsel town.

She is just six years old in the industry, but has found a firm foothold. Katrina's first break in Bollywood was Kaizad Gustad's 2003 Boom. Though the film was a flop, people started noticing her and offered her roles and one of them was Ram Gopal Varma's 2005 film "Sarkar". She had a small role as Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend, but made her presence felt in the film, which was a Mumbai underworld interpretation of Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.

Katrina's big success came in the form of 2008 super hit film Namastey London and she continued her winning streak with Apne, Partner, Welcome, Race and Singh Is Kinng. Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj disrupted it, but only for a brief period, as Katrina bounced back with the commercial and critical success of Kabir Khan's New York, a film about 9/11.

According to film critics, with big banners, huge fan-base and several brand endorsements, Katrina is currently one of the most sought after actresses in the Hindi film industry.

"Katrina has evolved immensely as an actress. In Bollywood, actors are mostly known for the number of hits they deliver. Katrina has won hands down in that respect. She can undoubtedly be called a lucky mascot for her producers," said popular film critic Taran Adarsh.

Mumbai-based film critic Anupama Chopra says there are high expectations from Katrina even this year. "Katrina has had a fortunate choice of films" even though she "had a rather unfortunate start with Boom. She is a stunning looking actress and so far she is doing well with her glam doll image. We did see glimpses of an actor in her performance-oriented roles in Namastey London," said Chopra.

Her basket is full of good roles - she will be seen in films Blue starring Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt, Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Priyadarshan's De Dana Dan yet again starring Akshay. She is also doing the female lead in Prakash Jha's political drama Rajneeti.

Katrina is one of eight siblings. Her mother is British and her father is from Jammu and Kashmir who has since acquired British citizenship. The actress spent her formative years in Hawaii but later moved to London.

Katrina Kaif's Personal Quotes

2009-07-16T09:09:00.000-07:00

Katrina Kaif's Personal Quotes

It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to accept. The exposure has to be relevant to the film and its characters and not forced for the sake of titillation. On the contrary, some of the greatest Indian films have been devoid of all these sexual trappings. I know my comfort zone in today's Indian culture and society.

Her thoughts on Bollywood accepting her, being an outsider British girl, into Indian cinema: "I have no complaints. I think I'm especially lucky. As you said, I've come from outside and I'm not even anywhere closely connected. But I have absolutely no problem here. People have been more than welcoming, even before I was ready. There was a time when I felt that I need to take time to understand more about the industry, the workings of it. I was doing my modeling, which I really wanted to do at the time. So that's why even my entry into films was later than people expected." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

"I've been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it... mmm... lucky to get at this stage what I have. It's not like I've come from acting school and done work at an academy or something. I feel I've been given a very huge chance and opportunity." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

My Hindi was bad about three years ago. I wanted to achieve a certain status in modeling. Through that I got confidence to get into movies. Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) came at the right time. I had done kathak training which apart from teaching you about dancing also teaches you about emotions. After that experience, I feel this year will be a much better year for me.

I think I have been very lucky so far. I have done a lot of ads and also some films down south. People have liked me. I guess I have found a balance.

Wait and watch. Jee Karda should be on air later this month. We shot at 4am every day to capture the light and it was scorching. To keep cool we would stay in shades and sip fruit juice or mint tea.

Egypt is among the most beautiful countries I have visited - the pyramids, the temples and the landscape are absolutely exotic. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the Nile. We shot in a number of places and I've come back with fond memories of my trip.

I unwind myself by taking off the costume and make-up as soon as the shoot is over! And get a spa treatment. It is extremely relaxing. Unfortunately, the kind of lifestyle and schedule we have, we hardly get time. Not only actors, but I have seen a lot of directors and journalists with skin problems and believe me, all that can be cured by a spa treatment.

Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one's talent only and not on any recommendation.

My relationship with Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job and what I do in my personal life is no one's business. I'd rather let my work do all the talking.

Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a perfect life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn't love, it happens. As far as I am concerned, I love a boy who is linked with the film industry. However, I shall not name him. You never know what may happen in future.

2009-07-13T20:14:00.001-07:00

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Sexy Pictures of Michelle Marsh

2009-07-09T21:38:00.000-07:00

Michelle Marsh was born on September 30, 1982, in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Growing up in a large, supportive family, Michelle took an early interest in modeling, singing and acting.

Sexy Picture of Michelle Marsh

Michelle Marsh hasn't had much success with acting or singing -- her 2006 single, "I Don't Do," didn't rise high in the UK charts, and her onscreen work hasn't extended outside of reality television.

Michelle Marsh sexy woman

Michelle Marsh knows the power of sensuality. "I love it when someone kisses my neck, it's really sensitive," she confesses. "If someone came up and kissed me right there, I'd probably jump on them." Michelle Marsh also knows the power that flesh has on others.

Michelle Marsh a Page Three girl

Michelle Marsh is best known for her work as a Page Three girl, and has posed topless for The Sun and the Daily Star. She launched her music career in 2006, and has appeared frequently alongside fellow chesty model Lucy Pinder in sexy photo spreads.

Kareena Kapoor Akshay Kumar Hot Picture

2009-07-07T07:44:00.001-07:00

Kareena Kapoor Sitting on akshay Kumar Lap in Kabakhat Ishq.

Rakhi Sawant goes on a double date

2009-07-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

Anxiety, nervousness, butterflies in the tummy is what you feel on your first date and yes. Our bride to be Rakhi felt just that. Rakhi, who has never been on a ‘real’ date earlier decided, put forth a task before the ‘grooms in waiting’. Ram Kapoor, Rakhi’s dost put forth before the aspirants, the daunting task of writing love letters to the gorgeous lady and the best of the lot would be the privileged man to go on a date with Rakhi.
And guess who charmed and bowled Rakhi over with his creativity? Well well Our little birdie tells us that there was a tie. It was none other than Manmohan Tiwari who not only composed a poem in Shudh Hindi but also translated the same in English for the lady and Ashwin Chaudhari who wrote to Rakhi about all that he has left, including his sister’s wedding
just to win her heart. Now we wonder how will the duo handle Rakhi on their fist date with her? Watch all this and more on Rakhi Ka Swayamvar Monday – Friday at 9:00 pm only on NDTV Imagine.

Hollywood Hotties: Ready for Bikini Season

2009-07-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

As bikini season hits full stride, the stars of Hollywood are gearing up for another year to show off the fit figures and buff bods.

Aishwarya Rai trains in 'Karate'

2009-07-03T19:49:00.000-07:00

We all remember Aishwarya Rai's sword fight in "The Last Legion" and "Jodhaa Akbar".
Don't worry, she is not going to fight with swords again but Karate this time.
In Rajnikant's mega budget next Endhiran starring him along side Aishwarya Rai, The Miss World is now learning karate. A noted stunt master Ramesh who has been running a Japan Shito-Ryu karate school in the South for over 30 years, which is affiliated to the World Karate Federation is training the actress for the movie.

Ramesh is teaching Aishwarya the basics of Karate for now. In the movie Aishwarya Rai and the other girls in the film will be learning Karate from her hero. Rajnikant is already trained in Karate so he will not have to train himself.

During the shooting for "The Last Legion" Aishwarya Rai learnt how to fight with swords, She took her skills forward in Ashutosh Gowarikar's Jodhaa Akbar.

Aishwarya takes karate lessons!

2009-07-03T19:45:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai who has already thrilled audiences with her sword fighting sequences in films like The Last Legion and Jodha Akbar will now set the screen on fire with her karate stunts.
Our sources say, Aishwarya is learning karate for her upcoming Southern flick Endhiran, starring Rajnikant.
A noted stuntmaster Ramesh who runs the Japan Shito-Ryu karate school in South is training Aishwarya for karate.
Recently, some interesting movie shots were filmed in the VIT University in Chennai. Ramesh, fairly impressed by Aishwarya’s stunts has acted in Aishwarya’s debut movie Iruvar (1997).
Go girl go...burn the screen with yet another blow.

Gay sex legalised; Things you need to know...

2009-07-03T19:41:00.000-07:00

It's a big day for India's sexual minority. In a major victory for 25 lakh homosexuals in the country, the Delhi High Court today pronounced its verdict on the controversial penal provision on homosexuality legalising consensual same-sex in the country. After 150 years, section 377 of the IPC that criminalised same sex has been amended.

No wonder, Celina Jaitley who has been fighting for the gay rights is jumping with joy. In her latest blog she writes:

It’s really amusing to see how people jump to conclusions the moment we utter the sentence, “Oh... he/she is gay!”

If it’s a gay man most people think ... “oh, he’s a cross-dressing queen”...or... “the guy must walk like a woman and love to wear blue eyeliner” ...and sometimes people will immediately conclude that “...he is a threat to all masculinity”. And if it’s a gay woman, then the first conclusion people jump to is the word “Dyke”.

Well, I would really like to clear these perceptions because every gay person is different. These are the things you need to know about gay people:

A) All gay men don’t dress/walk/talk or want to be like women

B) All gay women don’t want to dress up like a man with a crew cut and walk around scratching their balls.

C) Some gay people are just trapped emotionally in the wrong body and hence they display/emulate the traits of the opposite sex... which is also a part of some gays’ personalities (transgenders/transsexuals).

D) Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from that usually associated with their birth sex. Many transgenders live part-time or full-time as members of the other gender.

E) Transsexuals are transgender people who live or wish to live full-time as members of the gender opposite to their birth sex. Biological females who wish to live and be recognized as men are called female-to-male (FTM) transsexuals or transsexual men.

Biological males who wish to live and be recognized as women are called male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals or transsexual women. Transsexuals usually seek medical interventions, such as hormones and surgery, to make their bodies as congruent as possible with their preferred gender.

The process of transitioning from one gender to the other is called sex reassignment or gender reassignment.

F) Cross-dressers or transvestites comprise the most numerous transgender group. Cross-dressers wear the clothing of the other sex.

They vary in how completely they dress (from one article of clothing to fully cross-dressing) as well as in their motives for doing so. Some cross-dress to express cross-gender feelings or identities; others cross-dress for fun, for emotional comfort, or for sexual arousal.

The great majority of cross-dressers are biological males, most of whom are sexually attracted to women.

G) Drag queens and drag kings are, respectively, biological males and females who present themselves part-time as members of the other sex primarily to perform or entertain.

Their performances may include singing, lip-syncing, or dancing. Drag performers may or may not identify as transgender. Many drag queens and kings identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

So this is so much that you didn’t know about the various aspects of being gay. From personal experience I can say, one look and you can tell a person is gay; on the other hand, one lifetime and you may never know he/she is gay.

So ... to cut a long story short, whatever traits they display — that does not diminish their capability as a human being or as a professional.

Today I present to you my research on one such case which should shut the mouths of all homophobics whose masculinity is threatened by gay men.

The ruler of one of the strongest empires of the world and one of the mightiest, most revered warriors and generals of the biggest military might of ancient times is the biggest example that “manliness of a man” or for that matter any quality of a man or woman is in no way linked to one’s sexual preference.

Ladies, gentlemen and queens — I present Alexander the Great, who commanded his first battles while only 16 went on to conquer the entire known world, leading his troops from the mountains of northern Greece all the way to the mountains of northern India.

He subdued every opponent in his path, from the Greek city states to the kingdoms of North Africa, Asia Minor and Persia. His relentlessness in battle, often tempered by his magnanimity to the vanquished, was legendary.

But so was his devotion to his friends and companions, and the love which he shared almost exclusively with his male peers starting in tender childhood.

Pregnant Lima 'wants big family'

2009-07-03T11:40:00.000-07:00

Adriana Lima has revealed that she would like a big family.

The supermodel, who is married to Marko Jaric, is expecting her first child in December.

"I never saw myself being married and having a child," she told People. "Not because I did not want to. But it's tough to find somebody."

However, she confesses that "everything changed" when she met her husband. "I knew he was the one and I could see myself married with him and with a big family.

"We're ready to settle down," she added. "If it were up to me, the nursery, everything would be done already!"

Lima was recently voted the sixth sexiest woman in the world by an FHM poll.

Adriana Lima Backstage at the Victoria Secret Show

2009-07-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

I would like to issue a fatwa against Victoria Secret and Adriana Lima! It is bad enough they try to corrupt me by sending me their catalogs full of half naked temptresses. But now I have to see pictures of their sexy fashion shows too!

I am signaling out Adriana Lima because of all the jezebels Victoria Secret throws at me she is the most desirable. Adriana has beautiful eyes and would look absolutely stunning showing them off in a full burqa. Instead she parades around in lingerie with her bottom hanging out. For shame!

Kareena rules Saif’s mind and heart

2009-06-30T11:49:00.000-07:00

It is only Kareena Kapoor who is ruling Saif’s mind and heart at the moment despite sharing intimate scenes with Deepika Padukone in ‘Love Aaj Kal’. Chotte Nawab missed his ladylove so much that he could not keep away Bebo’s memory even while portraying scene with Deepika. Bebo was in Saif’s memory when he was doing close scenes with Deepika.

Saif said, "I missed her (Kareena) very much. Had she been in the film, it would have been great. Besides, I always miss her when we work apart. Often she gets busy with her own shooting schedules and I tour to some other locations away from her. In such situations I miss her, but luckily, she is very understanding."

Apart from touching and kissing, Saif went to the extent of touching Deepika’s butt. The film where he plays the young Rishi Kapoor is much in news for its script, star casts, the maker and most significantly because of Saif and Deepika’s intimate scenes.

Speaking about the role that he is playing, Saif said, "I am representing young Rishi Kapoor. So I had to work hard to represent his body language. I had to learn Punjabi and there are many other details which I had to take care of. So I think it was quite a challenge to portray the character."

No taking chances now: King Khan

2009-06-30T11:48:00.000-07:00

‘Ra 1’ has been put on hold again. Reason – Shah Rukh Khan, the hero of the movie, is actually not fit enough to carry on the movie. The Baadshah of Bollywood experienced a shoulder injury and had not come out of the injury still completely. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, ‘Ra 1’ is a science fiction story and involves lots of action and body strain and so our SRK, who plays a superhero, is not confident to do the movie at present because of his bad shoulder.

After his surgery, SRK started shooting for Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan, which he will soon complete. However, he decided to temporarily put 'Ra 1' on hold as he is required to do some serious action sequences in the film. SRK decided to push 'Ra 1' to 2010 after he recently went for a check-up in the US where he is currently shooting for Karan’s film. After the check-up, SRK felt the time is not right to do the action film as there is quite a high risk that his injury will aggravate if he doesn’t take it easy. Now, SRK has decided to first start Farah Khan’s film ‘Happy New Year’.

Urvashi graces FHM India cover page

2009-06-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

Watch the behind-the-scenes video of super model and Bollywood actor Urvashi Sharma doing a photo shoot for FHM India.

Fardeen Khan fights with sister's boyfriend

2009-06-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

Tinsel tattle has it that Fardeen Khan got into a fight with sister Laila’s boyfriend at a late night get-together of family members.

The incident happened at the bar of a five star hotel in Andheri East where Fardeen, his wife Natasha, sister Laila, her boyfriend Farhan Furniturewala, Farah Ali Khan and DJ Aqeel were partying together.

Reports say Fardeen, who isn’t very fond of his sister’s beau, got into an argument with Farhan and in a matter of minutes the argument turned into a heated squabble. In fact, tempers flared and the two came to blows.

katrina kaif with hot and cute look

2009-06-30T11:42:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos of katrina kaif with hot and cute look.

katrina kaif

2009-06-30T11:40:00.000-07:00

She is always having same face with no too sad or too happy expressions.

C-grade filmmakers cash in on Shiney rape case

2009-06-30T11:38:00.000-07:00

The mahurat (inaugural) shot of a new C-grade film is suggestively titled Chamak - The Shyning. There are no prizes for guessing that it's inspired by the recent rape case involving actor Shiney Ahuja.

Even though the verdict is still out on this highly publicised case, the makers of this pot-boiler, Chamak - The Shyning, don't shy away from admitting that it's all the publicity that's fuelling the low-budget project.

Director Chamak - The Shyning, Qamar Hajipuri says, "Telling the truth is a big thing as is listening to the truth. I am telling you that I am making a film on the subject. The way companies advertise their goods, we are also advertising our film."

Chamak - The Shyning features completely unknown actors - Divya who plays the maid and Hiten Rajgour takes on Shiney's character. And Hiten assures all that he is doing his homework.

DDeepika sizzles on Vogue, but likes to keep it simple

2009-06-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

Vogue has yet another Bollywood hottie sizzling on it's cover. Deepika Padukone sits pretty on the July issue of the fashion magazine, dressed in a Dolce and Gabbana.

With so many offers to adorn the cover of almost every fashion or film glossy, what does it take to get this former model get all excited about yet another photo shoot?

"It's very important for me as an actor to monitor the kind of covers that I am a part of and I think it's also important for the magazine to monitor what kind of people they have on their covers. It works both ways. But at the end of the day, it's obvious and more serious to know what the magazine has in mind. They generally have a concept, they generally have an idea and we have this entire team, it works together to get this beautiful picture across," says Deepika.

And if you're looking for Deepika's style mantra, the Om Shanti Om girl believes in keeping it simple.

"Personally I'm someone who would like to dress very simply. I don't like exaggerating too much because it's something that happens to me on a daily basis. I'm always at a shoot or always doing something or the other or on a film set where so much is happening and even if it's a simple jeans and a T-shirt, it's part of the costume. So personally I always prefer wearing something that I'm comfortable in, something I don't have to worry about. But at the same time, I believe in wearing your personality. I think that is very important. I'm someone who would rather wear something that I'm comfortable in and something I think would speak for me versus following a fashion trend," says she.

Make-up artist Mickey Contractor, who did Deepika's look for the photoshoot, says, "We basically decided that it should be something that is very close to the '40s. Not exactly depicting the '40s but something that is between '40s and '50s and we wanted to keep it very divaesque and since the liners are also the new trend again. So that's the kind of look we've kept. It's a very dark burgundy mouth and, hot basically."

Fashion Director Vogue India, Anaita Shroff Adajania adds, "Well, I think what we've tried to do this time with Deepika is to work on the whole play of romance, the beauty of the monsoon. It's more that when we had Deepika for the cover we felt this was the look that would work best for her. It was kind of like the whole cover was styled around her being the cover personality."

Salman celebrates Katrina’s success

2009-06-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

Salman Khan might miss out Katrina’s new release ‘New York’ but he usually does not let his ladylove’s achievement go without celebration. If not in a grand way, in a very cozy manner, he celebrated Katrina’s success. He took his love to a Mumbai cafe on Sunday evening. The duo were spotted very happy and very much in love at the newly opened café ahead of Lilavati Hospital, Bandra.

An eyewitness says, “Salman and Katrina arrived together at around 6pm. Both were looking extremely happy and it appeared as if they had arrived to celebrate the success of Katrina’s new release New York. She was smiling nonstop while talking to him. The people around them were left completely star struck and no one dared to disturb the lovers.”

The source further added, “When any one around would stare for long at Katrina, Salman would stare back at him/her. Generally the two used to be often seen at the coffee shops near Salman’s Bandra Bandstand house such as Café Coffee Day or Barista but may be they came here because being a Sunday those places would have b

Despite passing through many rough roads, their relationship is standing strong.

Kareena and katrina both have sexy bodies : Akshay

2009-06-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

Akshay Kumar has worked with both Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in several films, but can't decide who is better. The action king says both are "wonderful actresses" and have "sexy bodies".

"Both Kareena and Katrina are really good but who is the better among them depends on their roles in the films. Otherwise, both of them have sexy bodies and are absolutely wonderful actresses," said Akshay when asked to choose his favourite of the two.

Akshay has done four films with Katrina including Namastey London and Singh Is Kinng, while he has worked with Kareena in five that include hits Ajnabee and Aitraaz.

The two are set to scorch the screen once again in their upcoming action-cum-romantic drama Kambakkht Ishq, which releases on Friday.

"In Kambakkht Ishq, Kareena has performed very well. Her character required to answer back at me and be strong and she has portrayed it in a powerful, yet lovable way. On the other hand, even Katrina was really good in Namastey London. So it's not really about my choice... it all depends on their roles," the actor told IANS over phone from Puerto Rico in the US, where he is on a holiday.

Akshay, who has spent more than 18 years in the Hindi film industry, says acting with a new league of actresses is a learning experience.

"As a senior actor, I don't always have to give out tips to the younger ones. In fact, I feel I can learn a lot from the younger generation because they have new ways of acting and a different approach to work.

"I cannot particularly point out what I have learnt from them (Kareena and Katrina) yet, but yes, working with them was a learning experience," said the actor, who has also teamed up with young actresses like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Ayesha Takia.

Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman in Kambakkht Ishq, which also boasts of big Hollywood names like Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandon Routh - working with whom has been a "dream come true" for the actor.

Meera Jasmine to Marry

2009-06-30T11:24:00.001-07:00

Meera Jasmine, a well-known face across all the four south Indian film industries, has won several awards and has been appreciated for her performance in many films. Recently there was unconfirmed news that she was romantically linked to, and would soon be getting married to renowned musician Mandolin U. Rajesh (brother of Mandolin U. Srinivas). Since there is no further news in this regard, what is actually happening? Are they getting married, and when? We await clarification from Meera Jasmine before we update our visitors.

Some of Meera Jasmine's popular films in Tamil include Aayutha Ezhuthu, directed by ace director Mani Ratnam. She has also starred in films with almost all top heroes in Kollywood, Mollywood and Tollywood.

Why is Saif Ali Khan neglecting his film Love Aaj Kal?

2009-06-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

Why is Saif Ali Khan neglecting his film Love Aaj Kal?

Priyanka Chopra thrown out

2009-06-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

Priyanka Chopra has hiked her price to Rs 5 crores with the success of Fashion and Dostana and that’s the reason why she has been thrown out of Sanjay Gadhvi’s film, ‘7 Days In Paris’. When Sanjay approached her, he was shocked to hear her value. Sanjay decided to wait and look for some other actress as it is not possible on his part to fulfill Priyanka’s demand.

The producer was shocked and when Priyanka was questioned on what basis she is demanding so high amount, Piggy Chops reluctant to answer. Priyanka might be thinking if Yashraj can sign her for Rs 3 crores in ‘Pyaar Impossible’ then why not they. Moreover, she belives that she is doing a favor by starring opposite a newbie Imran Khan.

Priyanka was approached for the film after Katrina Kaif walked out having fallout with Sanjay regarding the script. She wanted some changes in the plotline.

Moreover, Sanjay is in talks with Asin and Genelia.