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T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar, who has acquired the music rights Of Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg 2, recently heard a couple of songs of the film and was simply bowled over. He predicts a mega musical success for Dabangg 2, which will be Arbaaz Khan's directorial debut film.

Dabangg 2 has music by composers Sajid-Wajid. Starring Salman Khan & Sonakshi Sinha, the film will go on floors soon & will be ready for a Christmas release this year.

The cast of Race 2 keeps undergoing changes by the minute. First it was Sonakshi Sinha who opted out of the project and now the buzz is that Deepika Padukone too has walked out of the project citing date issues.

Race 2 is a multi-starrer featuring the likes of Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Ameesha Patel. Deepika too had shot for the film but the constant re-shuffling in various actors' dates has resulted in the actress opting out of the film.

It remains to be seen who replaces Deepika in the film.

She was the eternal dancing queen of Bollywood who is now making a comeback with Vikram Bhatt's Dangerous Ishq. Yes we are talking about the one and only Karisma Kapoor. While Dangerous Ishq has Lolo playing the lead role, the buzz is that she has also agreed to do an item number in on the lines of 'Munni' and 'Chikni Chameli' in the Akshay Kumar- Sonakshi Sinha starrer Rowdy Rathore.

If that wasn't enough the director of the film and dancing legend Prabhu Deva will be choreographing the song, that will draw inspiration from the 'Chikni Chameli' number, and will be filmed in the villain's den.

On Wednesday, when Jaggu Dadda, aka Jackie Shroff, turned 55 he was in Chennai with the legendary Rajinikanth, to make a cameo appearance in legendary Tamil actor's daughter Soundarya's film Kochadaiyyan.

Says Jackie warmly, "Rajini-ji's daughter Soundarya is directing this film with her Dad in the lead. So sweet! She asked me to make a cameo appearance in the film with her father. I immediately flew down to Chennai.When it comes anything to do with Rajinikanth one doesn't ask questions. One just does the needful."

Jackie and Rajini go back a long way.

Speaking from Chennai, Jackie recalled, "He was one of the few people at my wedding with Ayesha when we got married in 1989. Rajiniji and I were shooting for Subhash Ghai's Uttar Dakshin in which he played my younger brother; my stepbrother. It was so much fun. I was the North Indian; he was my South Indian brother. During the lunch break Ayesha and I decided to get married. Just the two of us and those close to us. There was Rajini-ji, Subhash Ghai, Dimple, Anupam Kher and a few of my other friends, that's it. So you see, I've very fond memories of Rajinikanth and would never say no to anything to do with him or his family."

Jackie says it's an interesting cameo which Soundarya insisted only he could play. "I believe the film is in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. But even if it was in Swahili, I'd run and do it for Rajinikanth."

Jackie rushed to Chennai after barely a few hours of sleep. "My birthday is generally a very quiet affair. As always my rakhi-sister Anna Singh came home. Then we went to Riteish and Genelia's Sangeet. That's where I brought in my birthday. I flew into Chennai for Rajini-ji's film early next morning. I can't think of a better way to spend my birthday."

Says the actor candidly, "Honestly a birthday is no big deal. I am just beginning to understand life. My first 40 years went into growing up. Now I am finally getting to know what this whole business of living is all about."

That Milkha Singh's bio-pic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is being made with the active participation of Milkha Singh is a well-known fact by now. The extent of Milkha's participation would come as a surprise to even the diehard fans of the Olympian athlete.

Apparently, Milkha Singh has not only laid open his entire life for the film, he would help Farhan recreate key incidents from his past by being physically present on location when those scenes are shot.

Says a source close to the project, "Milkha Singh wants Rakeysh Mehra's film to portray him as realistically as possible. He has told the team he will make himself available throughout the making of the film."

Milkha would also be actively participating in a series of events being organized from now till the release of the film.

We've come to know that in the middle of February, Milkha will be in Mumbai for a huge promotional event for the film where the real and reel Milkha will make an appearance together in public.

Milkha Singh and Farhan Akhtar who plays Milkha are expected to reveal their comfort level with one another.

Says a source close to the project, "The idea is to let the real and reel Milkha get to know each other really well. Sure, they've met. But so far their interaction was limited. They now need to know one another closely."

Milkha Singh is expected to spend a large part of this year away from Punjab in Mumbai with Farhan, director Rakeysh Mehra and the Bhaag Milkha Bhaag team."

Kochadaiyaan is an upcoming Tamil period film to be directed by Soundarya R Ashwin. The film will feature Rajinikanth alongside an ensemble cast, including R Sarathkumar, Katrina Kaif, Sneha, Aadhi, Shobana, Nassar and Jackie Shroff. The film, which is expected to be shot with motion capture in 3D, will have cinematography handled by Rajiv Menon whilst background score and soundtrack will be composed by AR Rahman.

'Second Show', the debut film of Mammootty's son Dulquar Salman, has hit the theatres and the newcomer says his father's goodwill has given him a head start, but admits that he will have to work hard to carve a niche for himself. "Without doubt, his (Mammootty) goodwill has given me a head start. I know very well now that I will have to work hard because that is the only thing that will keep going forward," Salman told IANS.

The industry is witnessing a new trend -- young directors are now remaking Hollywood films in an attempt to attract less criticism, which they face when they remake films made in other Indian languages. 'Chingari', directed by choreographer-turned-director Harsha with Darshan in the lead role, is a remake of Hollywood venture 'Taken' that had Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen in the cast.

Despite a documentary feel and predictably, 'Marina' has succeeded in its attempt to drive home a message in an entertaining way. National award winning director Pandiraj has tried to explore Marina beach. The world's second largest beach is a synonym for romance in many Tamil films but there is more to it than that. It is also home to many vendors and beggars.

Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur remembers producer-director Raj Kanwar, who passed away Friday, as a "kid obsessed with films". "At funeral of Raj Kanwar who's first job was my assistant and went on to make many successful films. Still remember him as a kid obsessed with films," the 66-year-old tweeted. Kanwar's last rites took place Sunday.

Sajid Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala have done their bit to end Shahrukh Khan-Shirish Kunder-Farah Khan fracas and now they have decided to some real business. Plans are already in place for HOUSEFULL 2 and they are aiming for nothing less than a record start. While Karan Johar and Hrithik Roshan have done it with AGNEEPATH, hence proving that Salman Khan isn't the only one to stake claim on opening day collections, what isn't being ignored is the fact that Republic Day holiday had

Post 'Kolaveri Di', Dhanush has now moved on next frontiers and while the shooting of his debut Hindi film RAANJHANAA is still a few months away, preparations have already begun. As per our sources, the actor recently made a hush-hush trip to Benaras to understand the finer points around life and times in the holy city up North and also get into the skin of the character. "There wasn't much hype and hoopla created about his visit to Benaras as Dhanush wanted to mingle

The sangeet ceremony of Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza saw the who's who of Bollywood dancing, whistling and having a gala time at the function. The video of the ceremony, which was leaked online, had the biggies of Bollywood grooving to popular Bollywood songs. Not only the celebs invited for the ceremony, but Riteish and Genelia were also seen dancing and smiling through out. The video sees Bollywood celebs Karan Johar, Ashish Chowdhary, Aftab Shivdasani, Sanjay

T- Series head honcho, the young and dynamic Bhushan Kumar, is simply bowled over by DABANGG 2 music. The music mogul, who had acquired the music rights of Arbaaz Khan's DABANGG 2, recently heard a couple of songs of the film and was simply astonished by it. Bhushan Kumar has even predicted a mega musical success of the film, which is composed by the music-director duo Sajid-Wajid. DABANGG 2 marks the directorial debut of actor Arbaaz Khan. Starring Salman Khan and Sonaksh

Kareena Kapoor is the only actress, who has worked with the mama-bhanja duo of Bollywood, Aamir Khan and Imran Khan. With Aamir she did the blockbuster film 3 IDIOTS and is now gearing up for yet another release TALAASH. Kareena is also set to woo the audience with the young lad of tinsel-town Imran Khan in their upcoming film EK MAIN AUR EKK TU. So the comparisons are inevitable. When probed to Kareena as to who is a better actor, in her diplomatic style the gorgeous a

Stop this baseless rumor. Lata didi is absolutely fine and kicking. I just spoke to her,B-town helmer Madhur had tweeted and urged twitteratis to be reasonable....

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia DSouza yesterday became officially together by tying the knot at a lavish ceremony in a five-star hotel in Mumbai....

B-town entertainer Shreyas Talpade is planning the wedding of his pals Kunal Kemu and Soha Ali Khan. Well the actor is serious to plan the wedding of Kunal and Soha who according to him are the next in line after Riteish-Genelia and Saif-Kareena....

Well the gossip aunties are busy spinning stories of romance between Prateik and Amy Jackson and the two seem to be enjoying each other’s company....

One expected some fireworks when Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor took on each other in Players that had released exactly a month ago. Though there wasnt any explosion of sorts, either on or off the screen, it was pretty much a call of all is well for Shreya Saran and Mugdha Godse as well in Gali Gali Chor Hai...

Do not to divide the movie industry based on regions, urges multilingual actress Shriya Saran and requests people to refer to filmdom as "Indian cinema".

Imran Khan besides being a good actor is also a fine photographer. He clicked some pictures of Kareena Kapoor during the shoot of "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu" that were shown here Friday.

Ever since Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson started working for Gautam Menon's "Ek Deewana Tha", speculation about their relationship has been making rounds.

Kareena Kapoor, who has earlier worked with Aamir Khan and will now be seen with his nephew Imran Khan in "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu", feels Aamir is the maestro of the film industry.

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza Friday tied the knot at a lavish ceremony in a five-star hotel here. Bollywood wishes "happiness" and "eternal bliss" to the newlyweds.

Bollywood movie Gali Gali Chor Hai, starring Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse in leads, has received a lukewarm response at the Box Office on opening day. The movie got rave reviews from most of the film critics and it

Actress Vidya Balan's journey through Bollywood is no less than a Cinderella story…big bad world, her umpteen efforts to be recognised and then a brilliant happy ending! From Parineeta, where she played the simple girl-next-door winning fans & followers overnight; followed

She has starred opposite all the Khans in the industry but actress Kareena Kapoor thinks Aamir Khan's body of work is unbelievable. Kareena has worked with Aamir in Rajkumar Hirani's blockbuster film 3 Idiots and would be again seen sharing screen

Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza tied the knot at a grand Maharashtrian style wedding ceremony held at a suburban five star hotel in Mumbai on Friday afternoon. The Bollywood star couple will have their second marriage ceremony today. Yes! They

Thecremation of Bollywood filmmaker Raj Kanwar, who died of kidney problems yesterday in Singapore, will be held at Oshiwara in Mumbai at 12.00 pm on Sunday, 5th February. Several big B-Town celebrities are expected to attend the last rites of the

Aamir's body of work is unbelievable. He is the maestro of the industry

Bollywood wishes "happiness" and "eternal bliss" to the newlyweds.

Ever since Prateik and Amy started working for 'Ek Deewana Tha', speculation about their relationship has been making rounds.

Imran and Kareena are set to play cupid to those who are looking for a partner this Valentine's Day

Rajasthan police Friday arrested Raja Choudhary for getting into a brawl with the security guards of a private hospital under the influence of alcohol

Riteish and Genelia's church wedding

Win a date with Poonam Pandey!

Angels in bikinis!

Riya, Soha, Shazahn on Gold's Gym calendar

Divya Chouksey promotes Indian crafts in a bikini

Mumbai's most loved art carnival is back, The Times of India Kala Ghoda Arts Festival has opened its gates for Mumbaikars from February 4. Presenting the city's cultural scene through a global lens and paying homage to symbols of day to day life the carnival will continue till February 12. This is the 14th edition of the arts festival.

In true band baaja baarat style, Bollywood couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza tied the knot on Friday (February 4) according to Marathi traditions in the presence of Bollywood and political biggies. The marriage came at the end of an eight-year-long courtship with Riteish (32) and Genelia (24) taking their vows around a sacred fire at the suburban Grand Hyatt hotel. The groom, wearing a white sherwani and red 'feta' (turban), entered the hotel riding a white 'ghodi'.

B-town's fahionista Sonam Kapoor preens and pouts for the lenses during her special photo shoot of Hello magazine. Feast your eyes with this sensual photo shoot.

There's one man who is enjoying the best of both worlds at this point. He has proved his mettle as a director and as an actor too. It's Farhan Akhtar who is surely on cloud 9 after proving himself in both the departments. E NOW correspondent had a chance to meet the man at this interesting stage of his life.

Bipasha Basu is back with a hot new number, and this song is dedicated specially to her own name. Learn the language of love from Bipasha as we take you behind the scenes of this latest chartbuster.