Bollywood Celebrity Gossips | Entertainment News: Oct 7, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

The new trend: Working with the ex

Ranbir and Deepika were those starry eyed love birds when they were dating. But then, things started to go wrong. Ranbir was linked to almost each and every co-star. Naturally Deepika became jealous and insecure.
And then, along came Katrina. The duo hit off instantaneously – both on the screen and off it. Deepika, who was already insecure broke up. The break up was pretty messy too – with Deepika calling Ranbir a cheater.

Now all that is forgotten, they will be acting together in Ayaan Mukherjee's Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani.

Salman had been Katrina's mentor and dearest pal for more than nine years and when he announced their breakup there sure was a lot of gossip floating around.

And as one popular story goes, she almost broke down when he took jibes at her during a promotion event.

But now, all that is forgotten and they are acting together again in Ek Tha Tiger.

They hit the headlines for their so called break ups more than all the times they spent together. So, it did come as a surprise when they signed up for Kunal Kohli's Janam Janam Ka Saath Hai Hamara Tumhara.

Shahid and Kareena had a chemistry which everyone envied. And then, suddenly they broke up. Mind you, unlike many other celebs, there were no bad words flung around, no dirty linen washed in public. Now, the duo have signed up for Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Sequel. Will they be able to rekindle the 'Jab we Met' chemistry again? We wait.

Bollywood's Ex-Lovers Turned Friends

Flames to dust, lovers to friends. Why do all good things come to an end?" sang Nelly Furtado.
These lines hold true for a lot of Bollywood folks since their transition from passionate lovers to 'just good friends' happens in the shortest possible time post break-up. Here are some such Bollywood stars who went on to become friends after their break-up.

Deepika Padukone- Ranbir Kapoor

Deepika and Ranbir didn't exactly have quite an amicable break-up. It was Ranbir's alleged infidelity that prompted the leggy lass to dump him. A few digs later, Deepika apparently got over her heartbreak and is, today, in a comfortable space with the Kapoor heir. The two have signed an Ayan Mukherji film and, resultantly, Deepika even attended Ranbir's birthday party, as a 'friend', of course.

Salman Khan- Katrina Kaif

A perfect love-story suddenly went kaput when Salman and Katrina Kaif called it quits on their relationship. The hushed reason was said to be young gun Ranbir Kapoor. Irrespective of the break-up, neither did Sallu stop taking care of his ex-mistress nor did Katrina stop respecting him as an actor, person and friend. The two are also shooting for an upcoming film, titled 'Ek Tha Tiger'.

Shahid Kapoor- Priyanka Chopra

Sasha and Piggy Chops never admitted the fact that they dated each other, forget breaking up! However it can hardly be denied that two have been in an 'on- again/ off-again' relationship mode. Despite talks of their link-up and break-up, the two remain fast friends and are seen hanging out together quite often.

Preity Zinta- Ness Wadia

Preity and Ness were like a match made in heaven when they were together. They were apparently the happiest couple in B-town but they too fell prey to the downside of relationships. Preity and Ness decided to go their own separate ways but made sure that they didn't lose the great friendship that they once shared.

Bipasha Basu- Dino Morea

Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea were the it-couple during their modelling days. After acting in several forgettable movies, the couple decided to split. Bipasha soon moved on to John Abraham (now her ex) and Dino, well, to a number of gorgeous ladies. After they broke up, the two never showed any bitterness towards each other and were always warm and affable whenever they met.

Akshay Kumar- Shilpa Shetty

Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty had a very very nasty break-up owing to which Shilpa was left nursing her heartbreak. It took years for Shilpa to completely recover from the break-up and Akki's infidelity which was why she totally ignored anything to do with him. It was only after she found peace within herself, post her 'Big Brother' win and marriage to Raj Kundra, that Shilpa got over the demons of her past. Today, she doesn't seem to be affected by Akshay's presence anymore and, reportedly, holds him in good regard.

Celebs mourn Steve Jobs

Sonam Kapoor : RIP steve jobs. No one comes close to your brilliance and creativity.

Dino Morea: Steve Jobs,RIP, Watched most of his Key note speeches,Brilliance personified.Thank u Mr Jobs for the i pod,i phone,i mac, & i pad.Now i sad

Bipasha Basu: Steve Jobs was a Genius- RIP. His work will live forever

Akshay Kumar: RIP Steve Jobs. The Man, The Visionary, The Creator & The Genius that gave the world the Apple Technology. May God be wiv u & ur family, for my family & I have enjoyed ur work for many years now. U opened so many doors & gave the world so much wiv ur expertise.

Sophie Choudry: I feel like I lost someone I knew 2day..I guess whnevr we lose a genius/grt talent/visionary,the world feels like a lesser place

Farhan Akhtar: Thank you Steve Jobs for making our lives so much easier. Your vision and aesthetic will live on forever. RIP.

Anupam Kher: Steve Job made a person like me too, feel a complete tech savvy. That was the ease of his brilliant mind. Will miss his persona. RIP.

Shahid Kapoor : R.I.P steve jobs . Those who dream change the world.

Stars behind the bars

Fardeen was arrested in 2001 for buying cocaine from a drug dealer in Mumbai. The actor then claimed he had consumed less than a gram.

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping his maid in a case that shocked the world's largest film industry. He was arrested on charges of rape, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement of his maid, who is now 20 years old.

Sanjay Dutt was arrested under TADA Act in 1993 for illegal possession of arms. He had to spent more than a year in jail after finding guilty. A file photo shows policemen escort the actor as he comes out of TADA court in Mumbai.

Bollywood's 'bad boy' Salman Khan was sentenced to five-years in prison for poaching an endangered gazelle. He was set free on the payment of a personal bond of 200,000 rupees and two bail bonds of 100,000 rupees

Bollywood starlet and a companion of gangster Abu Salem, Monica Bedi was convicted in a fake passport case. Later she was aquitted for lack of evidence.

Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham too got 15 days' jail for rash driving that resulted in an accident injuring two men when his motorcycle hit a cyclist in April, 2006

Hotelier Farhan Azmi, Ayesha Takia's husband was detained by the Dubai police in 2003 on alleged drug charges, and was later released.

Bollywood film mogul Bharat Shah (L) smiles, 01 October 2003, while leaving court with his lawyer Shrikant Shivade. Shah was sentenced to a year in jail for withholding information about the criminal underworld, but he was set to walk free having served 14 months awaiting trial

Rascals review

Brand David Dhawan has always urged moviegoers to leave their brains at home. It's easy to pick a hole at this suggestion, who packs to go watch a movie, anyway? But assuming this was possible, can the remaining organs collectively make his movies an enjoyable experience? This is clearly an open debate for another forum. For now, 'Rascals' is yet another from the Dhawan stable that sticks to the staple ingredients that make his films what they're known for: silly gags, women in minimal clothing and rhyming one-liners which are usually insults. Having said that, don't expect anything more or less than just that from this one.

The film features conmen Chetan Chauhan (Sanjay Dutt) and Bhagat Bhosle (Ajay Devgn) who both spend some time conning others and then each other before landing up in Bangkok. Here, between trying to one-up each other, idiotically duping locals and some in-film branding for Pan Pacific Hotel, they bump into Khushi (Kangna Ranaut), a millionaire without a cause. Khushi's flippant attitude towards her immeasurable wealth (she keeps aimlessly signing cheques worth crores of rupees) and her perfectly toned body instantly draw our despicable duo towards her.

Naturally, our already competing rascals try every prank in the book to malign, seriously injure or ridicule each other, to win Khushi's attention and interest. The odd part of this sleaze contest is that neither of them seems to know whether they're gunning for Khushi's wealth or her vital stats. In all this, Khushi grins dementedly when flirted with/ spoken to/just like that, much like a battery-operated doll running on dodgy batteries.

A possible duplication of Govinda-Anil Kapoor's 'Deewana Mastana' is only obvious. Apart from the entire format, even elements like setting up a hooker to tarnish the other and a long exchange of dialogues involving cult B'wood actors who sacrificed their love for a friend or a brother, seem stale and tiring. Stupid humour is the nationally accepted form of humour in Bollywood. But 'Rascals' manages the incredible feat of falling below the already low standards set by this genre.

Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn haven't aged well. But that is not the issue. The issue is that they have aged and they need to realise that if they don't stop playing twenty-something's now, it could just be a bit too late to play the forty-somthings. Kangna's speech therapist has done a great job but when she's excited in a scene, there's no stopping the spit from hitting the ceiling.

'Deewana Mastana' had tickled many arm pits to be memorable. This washed-up version only repeats the better gags and in doing so, ruins the fond association with the original.