Ameesha Patel is leaving no stone unturned to make sure her production house gets the best of directors on board. After signing David Dhawan to direct the first film for Ameesha Patel Productions, the actress turned producer has now signed Priyadarshan to direct the second film for her banner. Needless to say, Ameesha will be playing the lead role in both these films while the rest of the cast is yet to be announced.

It may be recalled that Ameesha had worked with David earlier in Yeh Hai Jalwa and with Priyadarshan in Bhool Bhulaiya. Both the films made under Ameesha Patel Productions will be family entertainers and will go on floors by the year end.

Meanwhile Ameesha’s next release is the Sanjay Dutt starrer Chatur Singh Two Star. Source

Political parties have always approached film personalities to encash on their popularity. The latest is that actor and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has since joined the advisory panel of the Trinamool Congress’ youth wing to give suggestions on cultural activities.

Farhan however clarified that he is not involved in any political activity of the party. He tweeted, “The Media has reported that I have joined the Trinamool Congress Youth Wing. The truth is that I have been asked to be a member on an advisory board for cultural activities, in my capacity as an actor/filmmaker. This is in my understanding, to be an apolitical board. I hope this will clear my stand on this decision once and for all.”

The advisory board has been set up by West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress that has formed a youth wing to be led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee. More

Promos of AARAKSHAN pretty much promise a hard hitting dramatic affair in the offing. Also there is a trademark Prakash Jha stamp to the frames that promise a film that should succeed in entertaining its audience. Quiz Deepika Padukone, leading lady of the film, on whether the promise would be met and she nods affirmatively.

“Don’t worry, we will all keep our promise,” smiles Deepika, “When it comes to AARAKSHAN, we are all quite confident about the tale it aspires to tell. There is enough drama in the film to keep you engaged. When you see the promo, you get a whiff of what to expect from the film.

Since it’s the issue of ‘reservation’ which is being dealt with, you can pretty much imagine the intensity that can be promised with AARAKSHAN. At the end of the day if the content is good, there is nothing to worry about from entertainment standpoint.” More

From a point where she was wondering what to do next to a situation where she is in a position to pick and choose from what is being offered to her, it has been quite some turnaround for Jacqueline Fernandez who is riding high on the super-success of MURDER 2. Her uninhibited sex appeal played a major role in pulling the audience and after that it was the film as a whole that did the trick.

It wasn’t an easy going though in the beginning since she had to wait and watch as the poor box office run of ALADIN and JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HA’ was out of people memory. However unlike many other actors who come up with standard quotes around ‘my friends and family were my support system during this period of turmoil’, Jackie stands up and admits that she has been pretty much on her own even till date. More

‘Gabbar’, ‘Mogambo’ and now ‘Kancha’! With this look and the cunning smile, the age old dialogue of Gabbar Singh is going to be re-written! Door gaon tak har bachha will dread about Kancha.

The look of Sanjay Dutt for AGNEEPATH as ‘kancha’ was awaited for long, and not to be surprised, it was worth the wait! The bald look, chunky ear piercing, black outfit, and that evil smile with the ready to kill look in his eye, Sanjay Dutt looks like the new age ‘Dark Lord’!

Karan Johar has done his homework and is all set for the big release with a Big Bang… Come January 13th, 2012… Let all Hell break loose! More

Though Riteish Deshmukh isn’t quite a party hopper, he has a select set of friends in the industry with whom he is at his comfortable best. One such camp where Riteish is totally at home is the one belonging to Akshay Kumar, Sajid Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala with which he has built a long personal and professional standing. While this all-bwoyz gang (if one goes by the ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ terminology) has been quite active for over half a decade, now there is a new entrant to the club – Asin.

“Ever since they worked together in ‘Heyy Babyy’, ‘Housefull’ and now ‘Housefull 2′, the boys are pretty much a gang in itself as they spend a lot of time together even when they are not shooting together for a film,” says another close acquaintance of the gang, “Especially when they are shooting abroad, they end up dining and partying together whenever time permits. Now the new member welcomed into the gang is Asin.” More

Bigger the star, bigger the expectation. Bigger the expectation, bigger the scale. And bigger the scale, larger the duration. This is what Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One promises when it gets ready to arrive this Diwali. To justify hundreds of crores that have been pumped into the making of this Anubhav Singh directed film, the running length of Ra. One too would be good enough to give audience a complete ‘paisa vasool’ experience.

“Though the current trend is to make films last not more than two hours, Ra.One would be an exception. It would be a two and a half hour spectacle as Shah Rukh as well as Anubhav believe that there is a lot to be told, something that the audience should not be deprived of, especially since expectations have been sky high”, says a source attached to the film. More

Bigg Boss is the controversial house of small screen, which is going to spice up the reality show, as actor Sanjay Dutt is entering the TV sets for the very first time.

To add to the drama and create double dhamaal, he will be accompanied by Salman Khan, who was appreciated for his sense of humor and attitude on the show last year.

“Salman introduced me to ‘Bigg Boss’ and will do two episodes with me. I am pretty nervous doing it, but it will reach out to everyone. It’s something new for me. Salman never persuaded me but asked me to do the show. I am going to have fun and not make anything serious,” he says. Source

Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn took everyone by storm with their recent masaledar and dhamakedar venture Singham.

The movie’s magic has not even spared Ajay’s ‘Bol Bachchan’ co-star Abhishek Bachchan. Heard that Jr. B is very much in awe with Devgn’s hefty look in ‘Singham’. The two actors share good rapport while shooting for ‘Bol Bachchan’ and during such bonding time Ajay said to have suggested Abhishek to try and work on his own body.

As a result, Jr. B is now hooked on the image building gyaan given by Ajay and of late is seriously sweating it out in gym. Source

First Salman Khan’s former girlfriend, actress Katrina Kaif, was roped in for the Bodyguard item number and now his security aide Shera has shot for the much-talked about song.

Shera will not only feature in Bodyguard Item Song, but he will also be seen dancing and grooving with Salman.

“Yes, I have shot for the song with Salman bhai and all this seems like a magic. Salman bhai is such a huge star and for someone like him showing such trust in me is nothing short of a miracle,” Shera, who has been with Salman for more than 15 years, said in a statement. More

Controversial Bollywood actress and TV personality Rakhi Sawant expressed her willingness to marry Yoga guru Baba Ramdev. While addressing mediapersons on the sidelines of a promotional event in New Delhi, Sawant spoke of how she also admired Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. The Drama queen admitted that Ramdev’s yoga sessions have made an impact on her life.

Known to be in limelight for all wrong reasons and numerous controversial acts, she has always been in the news for her raunchy videos to her controversial stay on ‘Bigg Boss’, or walking out of ‘Nach Baliye’ finale in a huff and leaving Salman Khan high and dry. More

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan had a horrendous experience while shooting for her keenly awaited film THE DIRTY PICTURE. Vidya balan was wearing a red gown for an outdoor scene being shot in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.

Apparently two bulls, who happened to stray into the sets had the unit in splits, till they decided to dash towards an amused Vidya, given their attraction for the red on her gown.

While co-stars Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor couldn’t stop laughing, before the two bulls could get to Vidya, a few local production guys intervened and led the excited animals away. Source