Bollywood Masala News & Gossip

After the success of 3 Idiots; Vidhu Vinod Chopra has earned himself a reputation of being the most talented filmmaker in India today.

According to sources, "Vidhu Vinod Chopra has struck gold with his latest film 3 Idiots, which is still going strong even four months after its release and is running in 100 theatres. The film has already grossed over Rs 425 crore and is still making money. Obviously, Vidhu is laughing all the way to the bank."

"Also, he is in discussion with many Hollywood stars for his next directorial venture Broken Horses (starring Mickey Rourke). Currently Vidhu lives 15 days in India and 15 days in his new Beverly Hills home. He had been planning to buy a house there for quite some time. When Vidhu saw the property opposite The Beverly Hills Hotel, he immediately wanted to finalise the deal as he starts shooting for Broken Horses on September 13 in New Mexico. A huge set is being put up in one of the desert areas on the USA-Mexico border. Vidhu’s neighbours are Hollywood celebrities Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney, Pamela Anderson, Jay Leno, Madonna, Jack Nicholson, Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone among others," source said.

"Yes, I have a house in Beverly Hills. I have been working out of there as we are now doing pre-production for Broken Horses." Vidhu Chopra confirmed.

Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez who started her bollywood run with Aladin movie and get the one for Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai. While shooting in that movie she had to replicate screen icons like Amitabh and Dharmendra.

Jacqueline Fernandez knows only few of the stars few days back like Big B, Riteish Deshmukh and Sanjay Dutt, her co-stars in Aladin. But now after the movie Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai she is more aware of hindi film personalities like Dharmendra, Mithun Chakravorty, Sunny Deol and Ajay Devgan amongst others.

Jacqueline Fernandez told PTI "Who doesn't know Amitabh Bachchan? After all he is an icon all over, including Sri Lanka. However, even after stepping into the world of Hindi films, I wasn't really too aware about her other screen personalities. I am sure not many would mind though, I am still learning,"

Milap Zaveri said, "Yes, this is a hilarious sequence where Jackie, who has just landed from Venus, gets her first taste of Bollywood medicine. As she starts flipping channels, she comes across Himesh Reshammiya, Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Mithun Chakravorty, Ajay Devgn, Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan. She is quite amazed on seeing their on screen antics and starts copying their trademark dance steps, dialogue delivery and kicks & punches,"

Jacqueline remembers, "Milap made me shoot this sequence on the first day of my shoot. I was so nervous. Here I was working in a comedy film with a new director and had to basically mimic these actors. Worse, I had no clue who they were. I asked Milap and he told me that all of them were screen legends in their own rights,"

Currently Jacqueline Fernandez worked in Pepsi ad with Sanjay Dutt & Ranbir Kapoor.

After working with together Ranbir & Katrina seems to be good friends. For the promotion of upcoming movie "Raajneeti" Ranbir & Katrina were together at Arjun Rampal’s nightclub in Delhi. They burn the dance floor with their dance and they invited Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpayee on the floor too.

Sources Said, "While Katrina and Ranbir had visited Arjun’s nightclub the last time they were in Delhi for Rohit Bal’s fashion show, they were eager to return. But the others, specially Nana, were reluctant to go. However, Arjun pulled him along. Nana later on danced like there’s no tomorrow!"

Arjun Rampal said "Everyone danced till morning. We had a blast. While shooting for Raajneeti, we used to constantly joke, poke fun at each other and at ourselves while doing those heavyduty scenes on camera,"

Raajneeti movie is Directed by Prakash Jha & set for release on June 4.

Abhishek & Aishwarya both take one day off for Jaya Bachchan's birthday. Abhishek Bachchan currently busy shooting in Goa; will fly back to Mumbai tonight or tomorrow for mom's birthday.

According to sources "For now Abhishek is in Goa. He is shooting for Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum. But he plans to fly back either tonight or tomorrow for his mother's (Jaya Bachchan) birthday. Abhishek likes to celebrate these occasions with the family and it is most likely to be a close affair,"

"Jaya has taken ill... suddenly... and I am with the doctors now investigating the problem. It's never good to see her like this for she rarely gets in such condition," Big B added in blog.

"The fever is down and the infection in the stomach that had grounded her yesterday has abated, but the medication and rest shall have to continue for a few more days," Amitabh said.

All family members; Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek & Aishwarya will be there to celebrate the birthday. Aishwarya is busy with the shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish in Mumbai.

Best Birthday Wishes to Jaya Bachchan on her birthday.

From the set of 'Break Ke Baad' movie directed and produced by Kunal; the Deepika Padukone and the Imran Khan got into the mood of some fun. As Deepika is not telling enough about his personal life but still she comes with some cute and great things from her life to us. She is more popular nowadays because of IPL. She is regularly attending IPL cheering for RCB Team.

Its look like a fun with two star actors but still the question is that is it fun or Deepika trying to enjoy herself with her ex boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor's arch rival, Imran Khan? The picture shows diffent things. As Deepika and Imran wrapped up their Delhi schedule of 'Break Ke Baad', both the stars indulged in some "goofing around," as Imran puts it. You can find this picture on the twitter accounts of Deepika and Imran as well.

Aamir Khan, who has turned down several offers from the small screen, will finally come on STAR CINTAA - Super Stars Ka Jalwa for his first ever stage performance.

Media reports, "Even though, initially when approached by Star CINTAA, Aamir had to postpone the shoot due to a serious leg injury but true to his word, he recuperated and completed the shoot in record time in spite of not having too much experience of performing on stage."

Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor and R. Madhavan gives him a good support with latest flick 3 Idiot's tracks like 'Zoobie Doobie' with Kareena Kapoor and 'All Izz Well' with remaining two.

For a good cause, he did a stage performance after 10 years. This fund will be used to construct a building that will have medical facilities, rehearsal halls, theatre, gym, club, library, restaurant and two offices.

Salute to Aamir Khan

Wait and watch only on STAR CINTAA – ‘Super Stars Ka Jalwa’ on Sunday, March 28th at 9:00pm only on Star Plus.

Bollywood Superstar Dharmendra was hospitalized yesterday after he complained of chest pain in Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education (PGIMER) in Chandigarh. He was on the shooting of Samir Karnik's Yamla Pagla Deewana which also features Sunny and Bobby Deol.

The sources of hospital said that Dharmendra will be under observation. He is admitted Nehru building in PGI. The actor's first wife Prakash Kaur appeared in the hospital only hours after he was admitted.

Hospital sources says that he is recovering fast and will be discharge as soon he get recovered. Dharmendra played a lead role in Sholay and he was be best actor in 1960s' & 1980s'.

Amitabh Bachchan & Salman Khan Together for a Noble Cause. They have come together for a big task 'STAR CINTAA Superstars Ka Jalwa'. It is a cause to raise funds for the Cine and TV artists. This a joint project by CINTAA and Star Plus. Speaking about the venture, Mithun Chakroborty Chairman of Cine Artistes Welfare Trust said, "The tower will have all the amenities. It will have an entertainment section, cafeteria, library, preview theater and many more facilities for the artists. It did take a lot of time but now hopefully we will complete the project very soon."

This is because of raise funds, all the actors will come together and perform on the stage. Big bollywood stars like Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan and many more to perform on the stage. This fund will be used in the welfare of the artists. They will be provided with medical services, rehearsal halls and preview theatres.

Salman Khan to media said, "I am very happy to be here and be a part of this spectacular event that will not only entertain the audience but will also encourage a noble cause. I have been a part of Bollywood for over 20 years now and I owe every bit of my success to this Industry."

As all know that Salman & Bachchans are always been in the news for sometime but now Amitabh Bachchan & Salman Khan comes together for 'Star CINTAA Superstars ka Jalwa', an entertainment extravaganza which will raise money for the welfare of Cine and TV artists.

Both Star India Network and Cine & TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) have collaborated for a charitable contribution to provide the association members with medical services, rehearsal halls and preview theatres.

'Star CINTAA Superstars Ka Jalwa' will starts from March 21 at 9 pm & will have 6 episods as well.