Vidya Balan tell that Big B was my first child

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is playing Amitabh Bachchan's mother in her forthcoming movie 'Paa', says that now she can proudly tell everyone that the 67-year-old megastar was her first child.

'After this role, I can proudly tell my children and grandchildren that Big B was my first child. Not even in my wildest dreams had I thought of playing mother to the living legend of the industry,' said Vidya Balan.

'It was an humbling experience to work with Bachchanji. This is a very special movie for me,' she added.

Farah Khan is the strongest woman in Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's vote as the 'strongest' and most 'capable' woman in Bollywood? It's none other than the director of his upcoming film 'Tees Maar Khan' - Farah Khan.

'Farah is the strongest and most capable woman in the business (Bollywood)... She is highly respected by well-known people (here),' Akshay said in a statement.

'Tees Maar Khan' is a co-production between Farah and her husband Shirish Kunder's production company Three's Company Pvt. Ltd and Akshya's Hari Om Productions.

'I'm sure Farah will make sure we live up to the title and make this film larger than life,' said Akshay.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty exchanged wedding vows with Raj Kundra

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Sunday exchanged wedding vows with London-based businessman Raj Kundra in a close-knit family affair here in this Maharashtra hill station.

'Everything went very well. All parents want their children to get married happily and that goes the same for Shilpa's parents as well. They are very happy,' said Kiran Bawa, Shilpa's friend and business partner, after the wedding.

'Raj and Shilpa both were very nervous before the marriage but now they are happy. We are going straight to Raj's house in Mumbai,' she added.

Wearing a red sari designed by Tarun Tahiliani, the 34-year-old exchanged vows with Kundra as per the Bunt tradition, according to the Mangalorean community that the Shettys belong to.

The groom was sporting a maroon sherwani with golden embroidery and a turban with his face veiled by a sehra (string of pearls). He was also holding a sword in his hand, as per Indian tradition.

Kundra left Amrit Villa, located about five minutes away from Bawa Villa, where the wedding was held, in a two-horse chariot.

Photographers scrambled to train their cameras at the goings-on while curious star-gazers were kept at bay by both private and police security.

Sunday's wedding was the climax of the two-day festivities that included a sangeet ceremony Saturday night here.

The buzz around the marriage started early this year and had been steadily getting louder even though Shilpa denied it officially before getting engaged to Kundra late October.

Expected at the marriage were celebrities like the Bachchan family, Shah Rukh Khan and family, the Kapoors, Rekha, Farah Khan, Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar, the Deols and Sushmita Sen.

However, noticed prominently on the occasion were only actors Rohit Roy, Jackky Bhagnani and Tahiliani.

Shilpa also delighted fans by posting a blog entry titled 'This is it' on her D-day.

'Thanks for all the best wishes from family and friends...Will write to you very soon... As Shilpa Shetty Kundra. This is it,' she posted on www.shilpashettylive.com/blog Sunday morning.

Shilpa met Raj after her win on the British reality show 'Big Brother' in 2007.

Priyanka Chopra to play 12 different roles

Actress Priyanka Chopra will be the first one ever to play 12 different roles in a film. However, actor Rajesh Shringarpure has already played 12 different characters way back in the year 2006. This was for the Marathi movie SHAMBHU MAZA NAVSACHA directed by Subhash Phadke.

Says Rajesh, ''I never realized I was creating a record of sorts while working on SHAMBHU MAZA NAVSACHA. Someone informed me about it and I was pleasantly surprised at the moment.

I have never really publicized this fact as I really do not like to spread news about myself, but I think it would be safe to say that yes I have played 12 different characters in a film.''

New pairing of Govinda and Amrita Rao

With the success of LIFE PARTNER, the new pairing of Govinda and Amrita Rao seems to have clicked with the audiences. In fact, audiences have called the pair the highlight of the film and are looking forward to seeing the two together in more films.

But if there's one new fan Amrita Rao can definitely lay claim to, it is her co-star. Ever since the movie released, Govinda can't stop raving about the lass.

''She was a pleasure, and a splendid person to work to with. She is hard-working, dedicated, talented and on top of it all, absolutely professional. She is a truly gifted actor. With values like that, Amrita is definitely going to go places in the industry,'' gushes Govinda, who is now looking forward to working alongside Amrita in his other movies too.

Sexy actress Bipasha Basu will be seen in a new avatar

Bipasha Basu fans are in for a treat as the sultry actress will be seen not just shaking a leg in Ajay Devgan Films' ALL THE BEST-FUN BEGINS but also belting out notes in this mad-cap comic caper!

Adding another feather to her cap, this sexy actress will be seen in a new avatar, singing along with her co-stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Fardeen Khan & Mugdha Godse in a lavish song costing nothing less than a whopping 6.5 crore!!!


Choreographed by Bosco-Ceasar and shot over 6 days on a beach in South Goa, the song titled 'Dil Kare' is a colourful pot pourri of milling crowds, fun, dancing, singing along with fighter, expensive cars and bikes - all signifying director Rohits Shetty's trademark!!!

Well, Bipasha has proved repeatedly that she can scorch the screen with her moves. And now with her rockstar avatar, she surely seems set to leave a blazing trail behind!

Bhumika Chawla start a chain of health gyms

Bhumika Chawla, who Hindi film lovers will remember as Salman 'Radhey' Khan's heartthrob 'Neerjara' in TERE NAAM, is all but retired from cinema after getting married to the internationally famous yoga guru, Bharat Thakur, who is Kareena Kapoor's fitness guru. However, the perky lady is not about to sit idle and wile way time doing house keeping as she is all set to start a chain of health gyms with of course, help from none other than her hubby.

The husband wife duo will start a chain of health gyms which will naturally specialize in yoga and other forms of fitness training. They plan to open their first health centre in the suburbs of Mumbai. After seeing the response, they plan to expand in other parts of the country.