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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is coming up with Akshay Kumar in Action Replayy after that they did a film together called Khakee.

And she said, “I and Akshay always wanted to work with each other before Khakee and after Khakee also. And after many date issues we finally agreed on Action Replayy and I must say sabra ka fall meetha hota hain,” says Ash.

Working with Akshay is always fun, “when we were shooting for Action Replayy I guess it was one of the most memorable moments while shooting for me. We are doing a different roles and it was so much fun to do romance, comedy and other genres in one. Working with Akshay was like working in a family. He is always fun to work with. Sometimes he use to cook food for us and I have learnt a lot of things from him,” says Ash.

The Bachchan Bahu also said that, “ I guess Akshay Kumar is one of the top most actor in Bollywood today. He not only takes an active part in acting he is very helpful to the whole unit. I was pleased with his dedication towards work. And wish I can do more films with him.”

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan clearly can’t get enough of Europe these days! Earlier this month, Ash and her hubby Abhishek were spotted in Milan taking in the latest trends on Giorgio Armani’s runway. The two stars enjoyed the view alongside Hollywood glitterati like Up in the Air star George Clooney and his Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis, Transformers actress Megan Fox and her husband Brian Austin Green.

And when fashion designer Roberto Cavalli threw a party to celebrate his 40 years in the fashion industry in Paris, Hollywood big shots like country starlet Taylor Swift and fashionable actress Rachel Bilson showed up to mingle with other celebs, and of course B-town beauty Aishwarya Rai was there to catch the cameras’ attention!

After walking the red carpet at the Endhiran, the Robot premiere in London, Abhi and Ash made their way back to Mumbai on Monday, just in time for the Robot premiere hosted by Rajinikanth. Ash might be done traveling for now, but she sure knows how to strike that Parisian chic pose! And now the Bollywood beauty is gracing the cover of Condé Nast Traveller magazine, posing on a bridge in the City of Lights in a fall 2010 Louis Vuitton dress and her signature smile.

Kangana Ranaut join new business line: Designers pay heed to this. A film that stars Kangna Ranaut in future may not require your services because the actress has decided to design her own clothes. As of now, Kangna is designing her own clothes in two films that she signed recently. And the actress is likely to launch her own line of clothes after that.

The films in question are David Dhawan’s Rascals (produced by Sanjay Dutt) and Priyadarshan’s Tez (earlier titled Bullet Train and produced by Ratan Jain). Sources close to Rascals say that some designers, including Anaita Shroff, were shortlisted for the project, but things did not materialise due to budget and date issues. Anaita denies it however and says, “I didn’t sign Rascals.

I had date problems since I’m working at that time on Abbas Mustan’s The Italian Job. There was no question of any budget issues.”Fair enough. But David Dhawan apparently did tell Kangna that she should take a call on her clothes. Says a source, “Dhawan is quite impressed by Kangna’s sense of dressing. And so is Priyadarshan.” So are we by the way!

Not so long ago, Paris Hilton had asked Kangna to be the face of her fashion brand in Asia. Impressed by Kangna’s refreshing approach to fashion, she had approached her with the request to become the brand ambassador for her line of clothing.

So, the candidate is surely more than eligible. As for logistics, a friend of Kangna’s tells Mumbai Mirror, “Fashion designers are given a budget and then they pick up clothes from India and abroad keeping the amount in mind.

Kareena Kapoor change new get-up just like Indira Gandhi in new flick: Kareena Kapoor  is rumored to portray India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in a new biopic. The buzz in B-town is that Priyanka Chopra was first approached to portray the politician. But when the movie’s makeup artists, Jenny Shircore and Greg Connam, explained that Bebo has similar features to Rajiv Gandhi’s predecessor, the producers agreed and are now looking to negotiate with the 3 Idiots star!

And whoever ends up getting the part is in for a real makeup treat as the transformation is planned to take several hours, every day! “Indira at 20 will take about an hour, at 50 about two hours while she at 67 will take three hours because of the advancement in the art of make-up,” director Krishna Shah told the Times of India.

The movie that will be called Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story will tell the story of the woman who first became Prime Minister of India in 1966 and served her country until 1977, before taking the office again in 1980 and stayed in power until she was assassinated in 1984.

Indira Gandhi attended Oxford University in the late 1930s. She met her future husband Feroze Gandhi in England and the two married in 1942, a year after Indira had returned to India and joined the Indian Independence Movement. When her father became Prime Minister, Indira helped out and learned a lot about politics. After her father’s death in 1964 Indira was appointed to the Indian Upper House of Parliament.

In 1966 she became the Prime Minister of India and besides taking the lead in economic and agricultural reforms, she led India through difficult times as the war with Pakistan raged the country in 1971 and Bangladesh gained its independence. She declared a state of emergency in 1975 but lost the elections in 1977.

Anjaana Anjaani is Hot business in boxoffice: Rs 250 million: The Ranbir Kapoor – Priyanka Chopra starrer Anjaana Anjaani has had a good opening weekend with net collections of approximately Rs 257.50 million (Rs 25.75 crore). The movie did net business of approximately Rs 80 million on Friday, Rs 97.50 million on Saturday and Rs 80 million on Sunday.

On the other hand, the Rajnikanth – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Robot (Hindi) failed to make an impression at the box office with opening weekend net collections of approximately Rs 70 million (Rs 7 crore). However, in Tamil Nadu, Endhiran has taken an exceptional opening.

Fox Star Studios India’s small budget comedy film Khichdi – The Movie has a decent run at the box office. Despite tough competition, the movie did a gross of approximately Rs 55 million (Rs 5.50 crore). As per Fox Star Studios, the movie’s net collections stand at Rs 36 million (Rs 3.60 crore). On Friday, the movie grosses Rs 11.5 million (Rs 1.15 crore) including paid previews, on Saturday the collections stood at Rs 20.8 million (Rs 2.08 crore) and Sunday saw collections to the tune of Rs 22.80 million (Rs 2.28 crore).

Vidya Balan perform in Bachchans Movies: Vidya Balan  is considered as a lucky mascot for the Bachchans’ production house and it is being rumoured that she may feature in their next venture too. AB Corp Ltd’s ” Paa”, which starred Vidya along with Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, not only received rave reviews, but also won four National Awards – best actor for Big B, best supporting actress for Arundhati Nag, best make up artist award for Christein Tinsley and Dominie Till and best Hindi film.

Vidya is also said to be one of the favourites of Jaya Bachchan. According to a source, when the two met at Shabana Azmi’s birthday party, they greeted each other warmly. “At Shabana’s party, Jayaji hugged Vidya and was so glad to see her there. She is very fond of Vidya and considers her to be lucky for the production house since ‘Paa’ did extremely well,” said a source.

The reality show ‘Bigg Boss 4? aired on Colors, saw a wonderful opening yesterday (October 3rd), with host, actor Salman Khan introducing all the contestants. The most striking part of this show is that, all the controversial personalities of the industry, has been roped in as the inmates of the house.

The show has:

• Abbas Kazmi, the former lawyer of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack who accused Mohammad Ajmal Kasab.
• Thief-turned-detective Devinder Singh a.k.a. Bunty:The Thief.
• Actor, Ashmit Patel, who was involved in the MMS sex scandal with Riya Sen.
• Rahul Bhatt, who was allegedly a friend of David Headley, accused of being involved in 26/11 attacks.
• Former woman bandit Seema Parihar, who had allegedly killed 70 people and abducted over 200 before surrendering to the police a few years ago.
• The controversial bowler Mohammed Asif’s former girlfriend actress Veena Malik.
• Pakistani cross- dressing anchor Begum Nawazish Ali.
• Television actress Shweta Tiwari and Sara Khan
• Former MTV Splitsvilla winner Sakshi Pradhan and model Aanchal Kumar will add up to the glamour part of the show.
• Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari.
• Model-turned-actor Sameer Soni and model Hrishant Goswami.

The format of the show this season, has undergone a few changes. Both male and female contestants will be put together in the same dorm. Every week, there will be one captain chosen from among the 14 contestants, who will be in the safe zone. He/she will have the power to nominate a contestant, who by default will become a part of the elimination list of the week.

Kareena Kapoor dance likened to the pop star Shakira: It seems Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor  danced akin to the pop star Shakira. In the film ‘Golmaal 3′ Kareena Kapoor danced for a song in such a manner that Shakira would be left behind. The film sources say that Kareena did the belly dance, hip movement, etc., without much practice. Her costumes in the film are to gain popularity so as the costumes she put on in the film ‘Jab We Met’. Kareena Kapoor, who created her own niche in belly dance is supposed to fetch a special recognition to the dance once again. Golmaal 3, directed by Rohit Shetty, also stars Shreyas Talpade, Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Kunal Khemu.

Anjana Sukhani’s dream is working out. . . Well nigh: Anjana Sukhani is in an elated mood these days. Her superhit debut film down South with actor Ravi Teja has not only won her appreciation, but also awards.

But what Anjana is really excited about, are the talks of the film (Don Seenu) being remade in Bollywood with Salman Khan playing the lead. And Anjana, who is expected to be cast in the same role as in the original, is hoping that things work out as planned. “Although I was in Salam-e-Ishq, which also starred Salman, we did not share any screen space. Working with him will be like a dream come true, so I am keeping my fingers crossed,” she smiles.

Admitting that it hasn’t exactly been a joy-ride for her in Bollywood, Anjana reveals that she’s not disappointed. “Things are looking up and I am glad that irrespective of the fate of my films at the box-office, people have appreciated my work,” adds the actor, who now has plenty to look forward to, including an upcoming film opposite Sharman Joshi.

Anjana’s also busy working out these days. Is she gearing up to wear bikinis on screen? “Well, I’m working towards getting fitter. As for bikinis, I’m all for wearing a bikini on-screen as long as I know that I can trust the film-maker and it justifies the role. I don’t think it’s really a big deal anymore,” she says. The actress also happened to take to the ramp for not one, but four designers recently. Talking about her experience, she says, “I was always considered short for the ramp. So, it was a nice feeling,” she laughs.