No Swayamvar for Amrita Rao

Gone are the days when she was happily tagged as the ‘girl next door.’ The girl, whose stark simplicity wowed the telebuffs in films like Ishk Vishk and Vivaah, and completely enamoured an artist like MF Husain, is now being touted as one of the hottest babes of B-Town. Amrita Rao gets chatty on romance, marriage, fashion faux pas and more!

Up, close with PL The girl is candid enough to admit that her “first brush with a live cricket match happened two years ago in Mumbai,” and she is quite excited about “watching an IPL match on screen with the audiences.” But, in this season of ‘cricket-o-mania’, when almost all the actresses are riding the IPL bandwagon, why isn’t she involved more actively with it?

“Actresses like Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty aren’t in the rat race now because they have already earned their space under the sun. Deepika Padukone is involved as a brand ambassador, so that’s her call. But, I’m in the thick of it and can’t afford to spend that kind of time with IPL,” says she. ‘I’m meeting Husain saab!’

The chirpy girl becomes silent the moment you ask her if she has spoken to her ardent admirer MF Husain. After a long silence filled with sadness, she says, “Yes I did speak to him before he became the citizen of Qatar, and I’m disheartened by the fact that he will never come back to India again.”

But, she perks up and says, “I’m planning to go to Dubai at the end of this month and I will certainly meet Husain saab.” And what’s the gift that she’s planning to take for him? With a laugh she says, “He already has the best of cars and the most enviable work schedule, so I will just take sweets from India for him.”

Priyanka’s fashion faux pas And what does she have to say about Priyanka Chopra making the biggest fashion gaffe sometime back by repeating the short gold dress, which Amrita had earlier worn at one of the reality shows on television? The lady brushes off the incident, saying, “It was such a petty and miniscule thing and it can happen to anyone. But, I was embarrassed when some of the reports quoted my so-called statement about that incident when I had not even said a word.”

‘Swayamvar? No way!’ The actress, who had floored the telly buffs with her charming appearance and comments on a reality show on marraige, says, “I will never go for a swayamvar even for a million bucks! I never want to be put in a situation where I get to choose my groom from 10 guys selected by someone else. I would rather have the liberty to choose my own partner.”

‘Not giving any bhav!’ A reality show wedding may not exist in her dictionary, but she admits that there are admirers aplenty. “Yes, there are lots of guys filmi and non-filmi trying to woo me. But, I’m not giving them any bhav,” she confesses rather shyly. And when will she start thinking in this direction? “You never know when love catches you in that off-guard moment,” says she and signs off.

Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma- Battle of the bikini

Guess what Deepika Padukone and the so-sweet Anushka Sharma have in common.

Well, they both made their debut alongside the mega star Shahrukh Khan. While Deepika flaunted her Indian.

As well as chic look in the thrilling ‘Om Shanti Om’, Anushka made her foray into Bollywood in the super hit ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’.

Bollywood glamour gals battle to become the first Indian Bond girl

Two Bollywood actresses are vying to be the first Indian Bond girl as rumours spread that the next 007 film will be shot in the country. Producers of the film, expected to be directed by Sam Mendes, have been scouting locations in India.

The plot is believed to be set in Afghanistan in landscapes similar to India's Rajasthan deserts and the arid mountains of Ladakh, close to the border with Tibet. In 1983 the Bond film Octopussy featured the Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj in a plot centred on a cult of "octopus" women on a floating island in Udaipur, the "city of lakes" in Rajasthan in western India.

Everybody loves Genelia

GENELIA D’ SOUZA is ecstatic about going home after a 45-day schedule in Australia for the Telugu film ‘Orange’. But she is equally unhappy about bidding adieu to her “fabulous unit.” A day later, she tweets: “A part of me was really sad to leave my unit.

Went through the strangest of feelings while I said my goodbyes...’’ Well, the young actor’s (she is 23) Melbourne experience has since been played out by the media, including her stance on the continent being safe for both Indian students and tourists. During her visit, she also met Bronwyn Pike, the education minister of the state of Victoria.

Ranbir Kapoor saves Priyanka Chopra!

We all know that Siddharth Anand’s romantic flick Anjaana Anjaani is about two complete strangers, played by Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.

And now, won’t you be interested in knowing how the couple meets in the film! As the insiders spill the beans, the movie has Ranbir and Priyanka playing two luckless, loveless individuals who decide to put an end to.

Their miseries by jumping off a bridge. “Both land up on the same bridge at the same time. RK stops PC from jumping and tells her to travel with him to Vegas to make it big,” tells a source about ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ to a tabloid.

We hear that this story about the meeting of two luckless strangers is taken from a French movie ‘La Fille Sur Le Pont’ (The Girl On The Bridge).

However, in the French movie the hero, heroine separates in the end, whereas Priyanka-Ranbir fall in love. That’s love Bollywood ishtyle!

Aishwarya, Katrina, Kareena or Kajol- Who is the best rain-drenched actress?

If you are a Bollywood buff, you must have watched in awe and amazement, when the sizzling ladies of B-town have stepped out in the rain. So, let’s have a quick recap of the most scintillating rain songs of the current breed of actresses:

1. Aishwarya Rai- In ‘Guru’, she wore a simple sari but those wet looks of hers doubled her beauty as we watched enthralled and captivated watching her play in the waters like a teenager girl gone crazy in enthusiasm. 2. Katrina Kaif- Her film ‘De Dana Dan’ made headlines for.

I’m the one to blame - Katrina Kaif

The gorgeous actress reveals her marriage plans and also talks about her next film, ‘Raajneeti’, in this short chat.

Katrina Kaif is one actress who manages to stay in news more because of personal reasons than professional.

This despite the fact that she has been delivering more hits than any other actress in recent years.

We too decided to talk about her personal life when we met her recently. And what better to talk to her about than her marriage and what she thinks about it.

You had said in an interview over a year back that you would be getting married in a couple of years.

Salman Khan too old to play youngster, what about Aamir Khan??

Salman Khan, the handsome hunk of bollywood who is in his mid- forties, has refused to star as an youngster.

In Abhishek Dogra’s film after patiently listening to the script for almost ninety minutes at his pad in Bandra.

However, Sallubhai did not discourage the young filmmaker, who is Ahmed Khan’s assistant, and suggested some changes in his script.

Deepika Padukone ends friendship with Asin

Didn’t we hear that Deepika Padukone get along well with Asin Thottumkal? Any thing can happen at the wink of an eye in Bollywood. The latest we hear is that their friendship has turned sour. And as expected, it was a role in a film that became a bone of contention.

Yes, the grapevine is abuzz with the news that Deepika and Asin turned foes after the announcement of the final cast of Annes Bazmee’s untitled film, a remake of South Indian film Ready. It is said that Deepika was first approached to act with Salman Khan in the film.

But Anees signed Asin as Deepika hinted that she had no dates available. However, sources said that Deepika was keen on working with Anees and Salman, and was about to sign the dotted line. This led to the strain in their friendship.

Katrina Kaif,Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu will Perform at IPL 2010 Finals

Hrithik Roshan may have bowed out because of his knee problem but Bollywood beauties Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu.

And Priyanka Chopra have reportedly stepped in to hot up the grand finale of the third season of IPL. The three actresses will dance to hit songs from their films on the night the IPL T20 trophy is handed out to the winning team.

Like last year when Katrina shook her leg with singer Akon in South Africa, this year too she’s set to glam up the event.

Adding more razzmatazz will be Shahrukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty, the co-owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, who’ll be hosting the IPL awards.

Akshay, Ash look terrific together

Director Vipul Shah, who is perhaps the first one to present Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai as romantic pair in his upcoming film Action Replay, is surprised with their terrific on screen chemistry and wonders why they weren't cast together earlier.

"Akshay and Ash look terrific together. I am surprised that no one has thought of casting them as a romantic pair. They are outstanding," Shah told IANS. Both Akshay and Aishwarya featured in 2004 movie Khakee, but the actress was paired opposite Ajay Devgn in the movie.

Shah says his film shows a new side of Aishwarya who has done all kinds of movies including period movie "Jodhaa Akbar", action thriller "Dhoom 2" and real-life based drama Provoked.