Salman Khan’s next film has been making the headlines these days, the latest being the declaration of the innovative Bodyguard Contest. The said contest which will be held in cities where Salman and Kareena are travelling for their promotions has the local people going berserk and the entries have been pouring in non-stop.

The makers are taking the concept of Bodyguard to every town and city that Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor are travelling to. You can be ‘their Bodyguard’ for a day in your city and protect them through the day.

Salman and Kareena both will kick start their tour to promote their upcoming film Bodyguard soon, with Salman travelling to Kanpur tomorrow.

But what’s interesting is that in just one day, a whooping 2.5 lakh people from Kanpur have applied to become Salman’s bodyguard. Seems like the people of Kanpur do not want to lose out on a chance of becoming their favourite action hero’s Bodyguard for a day and travel with him to all the places he visits in Kanpur. More

Students of Symbiosis Institute in Pune got a rare insight into the actor’s passion for colour when ‘Bodyguard’ was shot there

While we know that Salman Khan has earned laurels for his work as an artist, it seems he wasn’t too inclined towards the canvas during his student days.

However, during the shoot of Bodyguard at Symbiosis in Pune, the actor took an impromptu art class.

Salman, who plays a bodyguard to the film’s lead heroine Kareena Kapoor, was taken by surprise during a lunch break one day.

“The students started asking him all sorts of questions about art,” recalls our source, adding that it began when one guy asked what the actor did during his spare time to relax. More

Kareena Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her new film Bodygaurd with Salman Khan, will felicitate the real-life minders of Bollywood stars.

Kareena is planning to meet the bodyguards of Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Imran Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar and felicitate them for their work, commitment and dedication towards the protection of the stars.

Bodyguard is romantic action film directed by Siddique and is a remake of the director’s 2010 Malayalam movie of the same name. Salman had asked Shera, his bodyguard for 15 years, to launch the promo of the film. More

The last time we saw Shilpa Shetty on the big screen, she was prancing around on a beautiful beach in a two-piece with John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan for company.

And though her Dostana act attracted more eyeballs than she could have imagined, the Bollywood beauty is definitely in the mood to display more than just her much-envied figure.

Shilpa, who is playing an Oddisi dancer in her next film The Desire: A Journey of A Woman, has apparently indulged in some seriously bold sequences with co-star Xia Yu in the film.

“I had no qualms in doing these scenes as these sequences are an integral part of the film, and have been aesthetically shot,” says Shilpa. More

The Indian cricket team is getting brickbats after it lost its World No.1 Test crown to England. But Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan supports the team, saying that rubbing them off completely after the loss is a ruthless way of dealing with the situation.

“For years and till not too far away, our cricket team and its captain (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni were the masters. One loss in England and suddenly they are incompetent. People reaction is as subtle and as ruthless as this,” Big B posted on his blog. More

Matrimonial ads aren’t exactly known for their creativity or their ability to entertain. For debutant director Ali Abbas Zafar, however, the ads in the classified pages of newspapers were what inspired him to make Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.

“I used to see the matrimonial page of newspapers on Sundays. It’s a very creative page. There are so many ads well written seeking brides or bridegrooms. It has ads of every caste and culture – be it Hindu, Muslim, Sikh – and what’s most interesting is that all have almost same requirement,” said Zafar.

“You will find entire India together in one page. It’s so entertaining. Then I thought that if a film is made based on that subject it could be hugely entertaining with a lot of mass appeal,” he added. More

A legal notice has been sent to jewellery brand Agni for illegally using the unreleased song, Chammak Challo, from Shah Rukh Khan’s next film Ra.One at the recently held India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) 2011.

The song, which is sung by Akon and has been picturised on the leading lady of the movie Kareena Kapoor, has already been leaked online a few months ago.

The brand played the song while showcasing their creation on the fourth day of IIJW held last week in Mumbai. More

Aamir Khan’s current schedule has him shooting for director Reema Kagti’s next film, getting in shape for Dhoom 3 and ideating for his much-awaited talk show, being produced by Siddharth Basu’s Big Synergy on the lines of the Oprah Winfrey show.

But news is that he is trying hard to juggle dates between shooting episodes for his TV debut and Dhoom 3.

Incidentally, the Yash Raj production has already been delayed, thanks to papa-to-be Abhishek Bachchan.

Says a source, “Yash Raj is very particular about their shoot dates; they don’t really juggle things around. They are now working with Aamir on a schedule that is conducive to both.” More

Since her pregnancy news has been out, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has become a hot, favourite topic of the grapevines. While everyone was jubilant over her real-life promotion, her career break had generated enough hype as well.

Although she is in her sixth month of pregnancy, the ravishing diva is however still keeping herself active in the field by completing her commitments. Aishwarya, who is ecstatic on becoming a mom, recently shot for a Lux ad and unit sources revealed that the actress had been as dedicated as before towards her work.

Looking elegant with her baby bump, Aishwarya was dressed in peach gown for the ad shoot. Her costume was done by Manish Malhotra while makeup was by Mickey Contractor. “Ash looked amazing as usual during the shoot in Bangkok. She was glowing and full of energy and excitement,” quoted Contractor to sources. More

He charmed the ladies with his flirty style and now he will literally turn into the Hindu God who is known for his popularity among Gopiyaans. Yeah, buzz is that Khiladi Akshay Kumar is going to don the role of Lord Krishna in his next film.

According to sources, the film is based on Paresh Rawal’s popular Hindi play titled ‘Krishan Vs Kanhaiya. After watching it recently, Akshay said to have been so impressed with the story that he planned to turn it into a full-length movie. The play deals with the conflict between an atheist and God. More

Abhay Deol was right. Post the super success of his ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Murder 2′, he was confident that stocks of their next film together, ‘Shanghai’, would be sky high.

Well, his belief has stayed on to be true, what with the makers of ‘Shanghai’ willing to take on none less than Aamir Khan.

“‘Shanghai’ has been confirmed for release on India’s Republic Day i.e. 26th January next year. Now this is the same date that was locked for Aamir Khan’s next with Reema Kagti which is rumoured to be titled ‘Dhuaan’”, confirms a trade source. More

Well-known action director Allan Amin was the one to introduce Bollywood with the concept of stylized action and special effects. He all started with MISSION KASHMIR followed with QAYAMAT: CITY UNDER THREAT, DHOOM series, DUS, CHOCOLATE: DEEP DARK SECRETS and many more. However his upcoming action film FORCE starring John Abraham doesn’t consist of the stylized action, which is in vogue.

Allan says FORCE is much different from his other films as the action here is much real, ‘The action in FORCE is all real. We haven’t made use of cables or any equipment or special effects for that matter. Moreover John has good caliber who did all the stunts by himself. What with lifting a bike or jumping off from a great height he did it all without the help of cables or airbags. And must say he performed it quite naturally.’ More