Taking Indian Cinema to glorious pinnacles beyond national shores, and across four continents and 10 countries, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced that the 13th IIFA Weekend and Awards will be held in Singapore from 7th – 9th June 2012.

Having left an indelible footprint worldwide over the last 12 years, the Videocon IIFA Weekend 2012 is gearing up for three days of action-packed, celebrations in the Lion City. Presented by Videocon Industries and Wizcraft International Entertainment and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, the much-anticipated IIFA celebrations were heralded in Singapore by superstars Anil Kapoor and Bipasha Basu.

Actor Anil Kapoor, who is associated with IIFA for the last few years, confessed that he envies Singapore for its progress and diversity. Says the actor, “With the promise of bringing the best and the biggest of events to its viewers in a manner that’s unique and entertaining, the IIFA Weekend and Awards have today become an iconic platform that the world respects. It has been my pleasure to be associated with IIFA for over a decade and once again, on behalf of IIFA and the Indian film industry, we commit to give our audience in Singapore the opportunity to witness one of the finest celebrations of culture and cinema ever held.” More

She has undoubtedly the hottest curves in B-town. Her decade long affair with Bollywood has been a mix of all kinds of genres. She has witnessed the highs and lows of being the most sought after actress in town. Having been there and done that, the actress still harbors regret. A regret she cannot come to terms with.

Despite having three consecutive flops-DUM MAARO DUM, PLAYERS and JODI BREAKERS, Bipasha is working hard to put things together and give a fitting reply to her critics. Though Bips has films like SINGULARITY, RACE 2 and RAAZ 3 in her kitty, the actress regrets not having worked with Shahrukh Khan so far.

Speaking about it, Bipasha says, ”There are a lot of people who I want to work with. But I really want to work with Shahrukh. I hope it happens soon. It is my biggest regret so far that I have not been able to pair with him in any film in the last 10 years of my career.”

While Bipasha is making all efforts to pair up with SRK, let’s hope King Khan does not miss the die-hard fan in her this time around. Source

Much has been spoken by Bipasha Basu and Madhavan about how their ‘jodi’ is making waves, their chemistry is the selling point of JODI BREAKERS and how the leading lady ‘chased’ the script as she found it interesting enough. However this is the story which the makers wanted to tell. The untold twist in the tale is that before the film went on floors, Madhavan wasn’t too sure about Bipasha featuring as his co-star for this film.

“Since the time film’s promotion kick-started, the actors have been singing praises of each other. It appears as if they were in complete synch with each other from the day one. However there is a lot that happened behind the scenes,” says a source. More

The song ‘Bipasha‘ is all over the music channels and the lady-at-the-hot-seat, Bipasha Basu, is heard claiming that she was a little jittery before consenting to jive to a song that was designed on her personality. However makers of JODI BREAKERS have spilled the beans and declared that even though the song was composed later in the day, a slot was reserved for it from the very beginning.

Says director Ashwini Chaudhary, “See, audience have certain expectations from Bipasha and you can’t deny them the joy of seeing her in the avatar they like to see her in the most. They want to see her as a glamorous woman. Thankfully the character of Sonia that she plays in the film is also that of a modern urban girl from today’s time. Hence there wasn’t much that we have to add to that since it would anyways have suited Bipasha. However we did underline that a little and added in further bits so that her presence in the film could be further justified.”

One such step in this direction was to add the song ‘Bipasha’ which is fast seeing an upwards movement in the popularity charts and also helping in raising the film’s stocks further. More

After “Raaz” and “Raaz 2, Mahesh Bhatt is looking forward to the release of the third part of the horror film and is confident that it will set the cash registers ringing.

“Today, a decade ago ‘Raaz’ hit the silver screen and created history. Today, we shoot the interval scene of ‘Raaz 3. This film is a blockbuster,” the 63-year-old tweeted.

The movie stars Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez along with Bipasha Basu, who is making a comeback in the Bhatt camp after a long gap. Source

Bipasha Basu’s ‘jodi’ with Madhavan is indeed looking good in JODI BREAKERS and while the ‘unconventional pairing’ has been hailed so far on the basis of promos, one also can’t ignore the fact that she is one of the very few actresses in the top rung who hasn’t been paired with the top three Khans (Aamir, Salman and Shahrukh) so far.

”Except for NOENTRY where Salman Khan played her friend, she has never shared screen space with him. Even with Shahrukh Khan, she only did a blink-and-you-would-miss appearance in RAB NE BANA DI JODI for the song ‘Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte’. As for Aamir Khan, the two have never been seen together in a film. Call it a coincidence but somehow there was never a project conceived where the makers could imagine Bipasha along with a Khan,” says a source. More

Bipasha Basu, who turned 33 on Saturday, was joyous and in a groovy mood as she celebrated her birthday with family members and close pals at her residence. But, the actress’ happiness did not last for long. A video that contained private moments of her birthday party was leaked online.

The video has Bipasha dancing crazily with some girls in her apartment’s bathroom. Bollywood actors Abhay Deol, Milind Soman and Sikander Kher are also seen in a playful mood at the party. Bipasha cuts her birthday cake which had fancy candles on it and even poses for a photograph with Aftab Shivdasani.

As soon as Bips got to know that such a video has been leaked, she expressed her displeasure on twitter, ”I’m still in shock that my privacy has been invaded! These were private moments from my birthday that were leaked and I am very upset.” More

A general assumption in Bollywood is that films that release in January are not blockbuster hits. But, NO ONE KILLED JESSICA came in with a bang in January 2011 and broke the conventional January curse. The Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan film, which had no male superstar, grossed nearly Rs. 30.220 crore.

Now the Abbas – Mastan film PLAYERS, which is an official remake of THE ITALIAN JOB, is releasing on January 6, 2012. Stupendous action stunts, glamorous scenes and more importantly the Abbas – Mastan style thriller stand as the ultra selling points of the film. Moreover, the promotional events have also created a certain amount of buzz.

The multi-starrer film which casts Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu is expected to mint money. Source

Due to the fact that Neil Nitin Mukesh is playing a computer wizard in the film, many have equated his characterization to that of Ed Norton in THE ITALIAN JOB, the Hollywood action thriller which has been adapted by PLAYERS. The actor had a similar role to play there though Neil insists that things have been twisted in a big way for PLAYERS. Further to that he adds that ‘Spider’ (the name of his character) has a very high cool quotient to him.

“This coolness comes from the fact that Spider cares a damn,” smiles Neil, “He is confident of himself and doesn’t try too hard to be noticed. Personally, even I am also like that as I too believe that coolness should come from within yourself. You can wear Armani, Prada or Louise Vitton and still look fake or instead you could pick up stuff from ‘Fashion Street’ (Mumbai) and still come across as cool and confident. It’s the personality that matters which brings with the confidence and coolness quotient.”

This means that while Neil is definitely taking the cool route with PLAYERS, there is Bipasha Basu who has gone all hot and sultry all over again as ‘Riya’. Since the two have already worked together in AA DEKHEN ZARA before, was it the case of some old times being remembered when they reunited for PLAYERS? More

It is said that catfights are inevitable when two actresses work together in a film, but Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor proved it wrong by bonding well on the sets of their forthcoming action thriller “Players”. Both shared a “talkative” equation while shooting.

“Something very similar between us is that we can’t keep our mouths shut. We just talk about ourselves. We are one of those girls who just want to talk about ourselves,” Sonam told reporters here Thursday.

Came Bipasha’s quick admission. “Abhishek (Bachchan) gets tired because we talk to each other and keep talking about ourselves.”

The actresses denied any catfights. “As you see we are not having any catfights, Abhishek told us we are not making enough news because we are not fighting!” said Bipasha.

Often referred to as “talkathon” by her friends, Bipasha is quick to admit Sonam takes the cake when it comes to yapping. More

Guess what is Bipasha Basu’s New Year resolution. Well, the sultry siren of Bollywood wants to be a harmless liar in 2012.

“I am going to lie a bit because sometimes it helps. I tried in 2011 but failed, so this time I am going to try to perfect it,” said the Bong beauty while in town on Monday to promote her upcoming release Player.

“I want to be a harmless liar,” said Bipasha as she interacted with the media at Cinemax, one of Kolkata’s multiplexes.

Bipasha is enthusiastic with PLAYER, an official remake of the Hollywood blockbuster THE ITALIAN JOB, for more than one reason.

The dusky diva said, “The biggest USP of the film is, it’s an Abbas-Mustan film. They make entertainment films and it’s a movie you can enjoy and have a blast.” More

While Bipasha Basu might be now dating Rana Daggubati, it was not too long ago when she was in a serious relationship with Dino Morea. It is no secret that Dino is dating designer Nandita Mahtani for quite a while now and are also contemplating marriage. Bipasha has been seen sportingly wearing Nandita Mahtani’s creative collection’ dresses at most of the events and dos. She has kept all her issues and ex beaus on the back burner and is even friends with her ex’s girlfriends, if we may put it right!

Says a source, ‘Bips is the most chilled out and practical actress around. She has moved on in life, she doesn’t believe in living in the past so she has closed the chapters from her ex beaus and is in a happy frame currently. She has no qualms or inhibitions even sporting Nandita’s latest creations, she is friendly with her and keeps no bad blood in such relations. They meet and greet each other often and she handpicks her dresses from Nandita’s store/collection. There are no airs in Bips and her down to earth attitude has helped her overcoming her failed relations in no time. She is looking great, in perfect shape and in her work front is all fine.’

Here’s hoping we see more of such beauties in the industry who have their brains and heart in the right place! Source