Kambakkht Ishq Grosses Rs1 Bn In First Week

Despite mixed reviews for its weak storyline, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer romantic comedy Kambakkht Ishq has grossed Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) at the box office in its first week.

Distributed worldwide by Eros with around 2,000 prints worldwide, Kambakkht hit more than 1,400 screens in India and about 600 overseas in a combination of prints and digital format.

Directed by debutant Sabbir Khan, it released across India as well as in Pakistan, Britain, US, Australia, Europe, South Africa, Fiji Islands, the Middle East and Malaysia, among others.

Released on July 3, the film opened to extraordinary advance bookings courtesy its unprecedented buzz and has brought a new lease of life for Akshay's flagging career after two major duds Chandni Chowk To China and 8X10 Tasveer.

"Kambakkht Ishq is doing exceedingly well in all the overseas markets. All major markets like US, Gulf, Australia and even Pakistan have shown extraordinary box office performance in first week," said Pranab Kapadia, president of Eros International in a statement released here Friday.

Kapadia looks after Eros' distribution in Europe and Africa.

Nandu Ahuja, the senior vice president who looks after distribution in the domestic market for the company, says after the overwhelming weekend collection, the movie is going steady.

"The film has remained steady during the week post the stupendous opening weekend. The film is continuing to show fabulous collections and we are sure the film will continue to enjoy a fantastic run," he said.

Co-produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Sunil A Lulla, the film was made on a budget of Rs 62 crore (Rs 620 million) including print and advertisement costs and has grossed around Rs 70 crore (Rs 700 million) in the domestic market and Rs 21 crore (Rs 210 million) overseas.

The music and digital rights of the film have fetched around Rs 10 crore (Rs 100 million).

The film earned around Rs 19 crore (Rs 190 million) worldwide on its opening day.

Apart from the death-defying stunts by Akshay, the film also has much publicised cameos by Hollywood stars like Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards.

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Indians And Pakistanis, Are The Same: SRK

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan pitched for greater harmony among South Asian people as he accepted an honorary doctorate from a British university, saying governments were best left to their own "agendas".

"We belong to - I know it's a bit of a cliche but - one world. Specifically I think, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka all of us, we're the same. I really believe we are the same," Khan told journalists after being made honorary Doctor of Arts by Bedfordshire University.

The doctorate in recognition of his "exceptional achievement as a film actor and producer", was proposed by an Indian NGO called Routes 2 Roots, which works to bring South Asians together.

"My mother is from Hyderabad in India and father is from Peshawar (in Pakistan). So I do believe in this (cultural unity).

"Especially when you come away from India or Pakistan you realise there is no Indian or Pakistani, we're all together. We are - culturally, as human beings, as friends. These are the aspects that keep us together.

"As far as the (government) agendas are concerned, let them go on."

Invited by a Pakistani journalist to visit Pakistan, said: "I also do wish to go there - my family's there."

Earlier, in his acceptance speech, Khan said he was inspired by the doctorate to work for the education of poor children in India.

"While this honour is bestowed on me, I wonder if the deserving but poor and underprivileged children from India can also pursue their higher education in such universities and maybe earn a doctorate as well.

"This thought has been weighing heavily on my mind and I am hopeful that I would be able to contribute to this cause in the future," he added.

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When Saif Couldn’t Grab Deepika In His Arms

While shooting a romantic scene in Love Aaj Kal , Saif Ali Khan was supposed to grab a falling Deepika Padukone in his arms. But he misjudged.

One of the subplots in the film by Imtiaz Ali has Saif playing a Sikh man named Veer who falls in love with a Punjabi beauty Harleen Kaur. There is a sequence in which Deepika (playing Harleen) gets drunk at a Punjabi dhaba and dances atop a table.

While dancing she loses her balance and falls towards the ground. Saif was supposed to grab her mid-way in his arms. But perhaps the actor was nervous or he mistimed, he failed to grab the falling Deepika while shooting the scene. Consequently, the actress almost fell on the ground. Saif, however, managed to grab Deepika’s dress and save her from hitting the ground.


“Fortunately, Saif managed to grab the end of my kurta and I didn't hurt myself badly,” Deepika tells a tabloid.
The actress is planning to hold a special screening of the film for her family and close friends. She even plans to invite Shahrukh Khan and Farah Khan (who introduced her in Om Shanti Om ) to the screening. Ranbir Kapoor , of course, will be invited too

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Soha Ali Khan refuses to kiss Emraan Hashmi

Bollywood gossip: Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan be on the latest bollywood gossip list for her intimate scen with Bollywood Actor Shiney Ahuja for their upcoming movie ‘Accident’ but the actress made up her mind pretty sooner to preserve the clean image she had so far on the silver screen.

This was provied when Soha Ali Khan refused to do a kissing scene with the serial Bollywood kisser Emran Hashmi in Kunal Deshmukh’s directed movie ‘Tum Mile’. This move is a love sotry in the back drop of 27/7 floods in Mumbai.

Initially, Soha was open to go ahead with the scene but lateron, Soha developed some problems and was just unable to do it. Director Kunal tried to convince here a lot along with Emran but it failed. Soha’s attitude seemed to have hurt Emraan’s ego and it was later found that he too refused to do the kissing scene with her.

Soha leaves her boyfriend feeling insecure!

Jealousy reared its ugly head when Kunal Khemu heard that girlfriend Soha Ali Khan recently met up with ex-flame Siddharth Narayan. The actress was shooting a film in Goa when Siddharth dropped in to surprise her. Soha and the South Indian actor dated for a long time before their split last year. But the duo has maintained their friendship even after their split. So, when Kunal found out about the rendezvous, he headed straight for Goa to be with his girl.

Soha and Kunal first met on the sets of Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, and the beautiful damsel found a comforting shoulder in Kunal after her break-up with Siddharth. They were co-stars in 99 and that cemented their relationship.

The duo were then spotted all over town looking cozy before they confirmed their relationship. But one can’t expect a current flame to be crazy about his girlfriend’s ex! So it is the case with Kunal who reportedly reached Soha’s shooting set after Siddhart had left. The two then got into a heated argument about the meeting and Kunal’s posessive streak. Soon afterwards, the lovers were spotted making up with each other.Kunal denies the story and claims that he had planned a holiday in Goa with his friends, and naturally met up with Soha who was there.

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Amrita Rao Goes wow And How In Shortkut

Hold your breath boys because you could run out of it. Amrita Rao has gone up a notch in the hotness quotient with her role in Shortkut: The Con is On.
The actress looks stunning - a far cry from her ridiculous clown outfit in Main Hoon Na - and truly lives up to the fact that M F Husain chose her as his muse!

Shortkut: The Con is On, is comedy starring Akshaye Khanna, Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao, Simi Garewal, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor in a special appearance, Chunky Pandey and, yes, that's all!

The movie releases on July 10

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Shiney In More Trouble, Rape confirmed

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, in police custody facing the charge of raping his teenaged housemaid, is in serious trouble as medical tests Shiney Ahuja was arrested on Monday in connection with a rape case More Pics
confirmed rape, while his lawyer Tuesday said any further action for his defence can come only after the charge sheet is filed.

"The findings of the medical report confirm the statements in the victim's first information report (FIR)," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone VI) Niket Kaushik told IANS Tuesday.

In another disclosure, the official said that a physical examination of the victim indicated she could be aged between 17-18 years, making her a minor as per Indian laws.

"In order to determine her correct age, we are now planning to send her for appropriate dental and bone examination. So I cannot comment anything on this aspect immediately," Kaushik said.

The actor's lawyer Shrikant Shivede told IANS: "He's in the police station for interrogation as of now. No charge sheet has been filed yet. so we'll think of something when the charge sheet is filed."

On Sunday, the maid lodged a complaint against Shiney, accusing him of raping her, threatening to kill and illegally confining her, leading to the actor's arrest.

The actor was produced before a magistrate in suburban Andheri court Monday afternoon under tight security and was Monday remanded to police custody till June 18.

Both Shiney and the victim have undergone medical tests in a government hospital.

The victim had been working with him for the past one year. She has accused him of repeatedly raping her.

The victim used to commute by local train from Vasai suburb in neighbouring Thane district to Shiney's home daily for doing cooking and other chores along with two other part-time servants.

Police say that after interrogation, Shiney said he had "a physical relationship" with the victim. He has reportedly said he could have committed the crime in a drunken state.

He is said to be living separately from his wife Anupama, who has rushed from the US to Mumbai. The couple has a daughter.

"I love my husband...He is a wonderful father, a great partner and most importantly, he is an innocent man. I stand by him with all my soul, with all my heart, with all my love," Anupama told a TV channel.

She also slammed the reports that the actor had "confessed" to raping his maid. "It is a lie...utter rubbish," she said.

Shiney's parents, who stay in Noida near New Delhi, too have flown here.

Asked how they were coping with news, lawyer Shivede said: "Of course, they are shocked. They are not happy."

Shiney is an alumnus of the Army Public School and Hansraj College, New Delhi.

He started his acting career in 2003 with the critically acclaimed "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi".

Later, he acted in movies like "Gangster", "Karam", "Woh Lamhe", "Fanaa", "Hijack", "Life in a Metro" and the box-office hit "Bhool Bhulaiyya".

He has bagged over half a dozen acting awards in the past six years for his roles

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'Even A woman Can rape A Man'

Anupam Ahuja, wife of film star Shiney Ahuja, arrested by the Oshiwara police for allegedly raping his maid on Sunday, held a press conference on Anupam Ahuja
Wednesday to declare her husband’s innocence.
Addressing media persons at Juhu Millenium Club, Anupam, through what seemed to be a wellrehearsed speech, reiterated that her husband was innocent and that he had been framed because of his popularity.
In a one-on-one chat with Mumbai Mirror she said, “I have known my husband since the past 15 years and he would never do such a thing. He has been framed. But I do not know who is doing this.”

When reminded that witness statements, medical reports and circumstantial evidence had all gone against him, she said, “Who has seen the reports. I do not believe what is appearing in the media.”

When this reporter asked what if the forensic tests turn out positive, Anupam said, “Can the sun ever rise from the west?”

During the press conference Anupam also said that the law was a little biased against men in such cases. “Even a woman can rape a man. But there are no provisions for such a situation in law,” she said.

Shiney’s Blood Samples Sent For DNA Test

Meanwhile, to ensure there is no doubt about the results of the forensic tests conducted in the case, the Oshiwara police has asked the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory to conduct a DNA test on Ahuja’s blood and semen samples. Experts say a DNA test will conclusively establish whether Ahuja did indeed have sexual intercourse with his maid or not.

A senior officer supervising the investigations said, “Ahuja’s blood samples have already been sent for forensic examination. The FSL was conducting a group test to establish that Ahuja’s blood group matched that of the vaginal swab obtained from the victim. But, to be doubly sure, we have asked them to conduct a DNA test as well.”

Unfortunately, however, even as samples were sent to FSL, the entire DNA department of FSL, except the chief, has been transferred out of the city. An FSL source said, “Nineteen people were transferred on Wednesday. The DNA department is also almost empty. We are now trying to do some reshuffling and get some people in the department or else all work will stop.”

What this means is that the FSL report in the case, which was expected in a couple of days, may be delayed by at least a week or two

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Tollywood, Kollywood Score over Bollywood In new Lok Sabha

It was stars galore in the new Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) too as in the previous House -- but this time film actors from Bengal and Tamil Nadu appeared to have scored over their Bollywood counterparts.

Yesteryear's actress Jaya Prada, who has returned for another term as a Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament (MP) after winning a bitterly fought election from Rampur, took oath as a member of the House on Tuesday.

However, the 15th Lok Sabha will miss a number of prominent Bollywood faces who were there last time -- Govinda, Raj Babbar, Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna.

Several cinestars from Tollywood and South India have come to the new House to take their place -- 'Lady Amitabh' Vijay Shanti, Tamil actor K Sivakumar and Bengali filmstars Tapas Pal and Shatabdi Roy are prominent among them. 'Bihari Babu' Shatrughan Sinha is there too.

Sinha was to take oath with new members from Bihar yesterday, but he was found missing when his name was called out. He finally took oath on Tuesday.

The Patna Saheb MP, known for his ready wit, had the House in splits as he walked towards the Speaker's chair instead of stopping near the microphones to take oath.

Clad in a pink designer shirt, khaki trousers and jacket, Sinha then realised his mistake and turned back.

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Hrithik Roshan With Deepika In Krrish 2

It was Priyanka Chopra who played Hrithik Roshan's ladylove in the hit filmKrrish. Following the stupendous success of the film at the box-office, the Roshans are planning to come out with its sequel, and this time they are set to cast Deepika Padukone, the latest Bollywood action queen, as Hrithik's ladylove.


Buzz up!Sources revealed that Rakesh Roshan`s production House FilmKraft is working on Krrish 2, now that its much-hyped film Kites is on the verge of completion. They are still working on the script and the cast. However, they are said to be eyeing Deepika Padukone , who displayed wonderful action sequences in Chandni Chowk To China though it flopped.


It is said that Krrish 2would see Hrithik in a super Hero role once again. This time, he will save the Seven Wonders Of The World, and probably along with Deepika if all goes as planned.

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Neetu Chandra's Lesbian Photo Shoot Controversy

If you dare to bare, you are inviting trouble. Bold actress Neetu Chandra recently received flaks from self-styled moral police for her saucy girl-on-girl photo shoot for The Man's June 2009 issue.

Buzz up!It happened when Neetu Chandra was shooting a sizzling photo shoot with model Krishikha Gupta for the magazine The Man outside a three-star hotel. A group of men, who claimed to have connections with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) started protesting the photo shoot, terming it as 'promotion of lesbianism'.


Besides raising objections and shouting communal slogans, they began aggressive with the shooting crew. The photo shoot had to be called off after the guys tried to attack the crew members and turn it into a political controversy.

The incident has left Neetu angry. She said that the concept of two girls getting very intimate was outrageous but done very aesthetically. She added that the guys saw only nudity out of the photo shoot.

Going deeper into the incident, Neetu said that the guys at first tried to attract her attention with smiles but later started creating a big scene once the shooting started, as they felt ignored. She added that the shooting had to be stopped, as they tried to politicise the issue and shout communal slogans.

In spite of the controversy, the magazine The Man has decided to go ahead with publishing the controversial girl-on-girl photos in its June issue.

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Katrina Can't Find Partner Because Of Salman

Katrina Kaif seems to be getting tired of the speculations on his love life. To put an end to all the rumours that she and boyfriend Salman Khan have broken up, she is keen to appear on Salman's television show Dus Ka Dum. But as fate has it, the organisers couldn't find her partner.


Buzz up!The possessive nature of Dus Ka Dum show host Salman seems to have scared the actors from appearing with Katrina. Big names like Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and John Abraham are very unlikely to come with Katrina. Even Akshay Kumar would keep away from such an event, as Salman had shown displeasure on their onscreen chemistry.


Whatever maybe, the Salman-Katrina breakup story is just a publicity material for Dus Ka Dum show! The true colour will appear only if Katrina meets Salman on the show.

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Hot Mallika Addicted To Twitter

Bollywood hottie Mallika Sherawat was in Hollywood town Los Angeles to finish her work on the serpent movie Hissss. Having been put there for a long time, it seems Mallika began missing Mumbai and her Mumbai friends. This perhaps resulted in her getting addicted to social networking fad, Twitter.


Buzz up!She has become a Tweeter, that's the name used for those who post SMS-sized messages on the twitter.com site. Mallika's feed is called twitter.com/mallikaLA. The last two initials indicate where she is and so she might as well stop after returning next month. If one logs (its free) on to her twitter id, one can witnessed that she has been consistently blasting away messages sending them from her computer and from her mobile phone.


If you are wondering what she is talking about, well, right from self-praise to her 10 Ka Dum appearance with Salman Khan to her Yoga to Farah. Mallika describes herself as a Vegan, which means someone who is not just vegetarian but also does not have milk or milk products. The actress went on Salman's Dus Ka Dum over the weekend and when he asked her why she was single and her reply was - "Hmmmm, good question!" Presently, there are only 578 people interested in Mallika's twitter feed.


Mallika's new Address Is Beverly Hills:-

Mallika Sherawat has rented a penthouse apartment at one of the swankiest locations in Beverly Hills — The Palazzo in Park LaBrea. When asked about her new address in an affluent neigbourhood, she smiles, "It's very expensive. In fact, most of my earnings are going to go into paying the rent at The Palazzo but I couldn't have it any other way. It's a beautiful place. It's next to Rodeo Drive — one of the shopping havens of the world and between Beverly Hills and Hollywood."


Buzz up!Mallika's two-story penthouse has a city view, arched windows, city views, controlled elevator access (only she can use it to get to her penthouse), large private terraces and a personal swimming pool (5500 sq feet in area) with two levels — a drawing, dining and kitchen below with two bedrooms above. And Roman soaking tubs. It even has an original Picasso painting left behind by the penthouse owner.


Residents of the building are pampered all year round with resort style amenities such as a world-class health spa and club, yoga centre, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a full service concierge, a business center, and 50,000 sq ft of ground floor retail. Mallika says, "I needed to rent a comfortable yet beautiful apartment in LA as I will be flying up and down from India quite often till September and need a pad of my own."

Mallika is a vegan, and she does not know how to cook but she isn't worried, as LA offers some of the best vegan and raw food joints in the country. Mallika has transport too at her service — a ritzy cream-coloured Jaguar. She drives it herself or has a chauffeur on call. And her brother Vikram Singh (co-producer of Mallika's next film Hissss) is not too far away. When he visits LA for the post-production of Hissss, he stays at the Beverly Wiltshire. While the sister chooses to drive her Jaguar, Vikram loves driving around his white Beamer S6.

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Priyanka Chopra Plays A Double Role

Priyanka Chopra plays a double role for the first time in the futuristic Love Story 2050 and the two characters are starkly different.

Rowena, producer-director Harry Baweja's daughter, who's assisting her father on Love Story 2050, is effusive in her praise for Priyanka. The actress came to Baweja's rescue when Kareena Kapoor walked out of the film, reports Bollywood Trade.

"Priyanka was elated and she jumped at the offer. It was a challenging role for her since her character goes through a spectrum of changes. The audience will get to see two very different sides of her personality in the film. She has pulled off both the characters with élan," said Rowena.


Priyanka's get-ups are diametrically different in the film.

"One part has her playing a mellow, coy, next door kind of girl while the other one is very outlandish, loud and headstrong. She's brilliant in both of them and I am sure her fans will love it."

Shot in Adelaide, South Australia, the film, which is loosely based on H.G. Wells' Time Machine, is a futuristic science fiction loaded with special effects.

"It's a sci-fi love story that travels through time. As the title implies, the film is set in 'present' and 'future'. It is a romantic love story blended with science fiction and this unique combination of both the genres is the USP of the film.

"It's the first of its kind probably," said Rowena, adding, "A lot of computer graphics will be used to create Mumbai 2050. Oscar winner John Cox has worked on the animatronic robot Boo that we have used in the film."

Rowena elucidated the need for the robot in the film.

"Boo is Priyanka's companion in the film. He is her pet who talks to her, who does everything a human being can and who is someone every girl dreams of having."

Her brother Harman makes his debut with the sci-fi movie. "Harman too has an interesting character to play. We have carefully outlined his role and hopefully the audience will connect with his character in the first 10 minutes itself," she said.

Rowena says it's her most exciting experience to date. Seventy percent of the shooting is complete and they are tentatively planning to release it in August.

"Very few have dealt with romantic sci-fi films. There's so much to explore when you're making a futuristic film. We are slogging really hard and I sincerely hope people enjoy watching it as much as we did making it. I am sure people would be curious to know how Mumbai would look in 2050."

Rowena admits that the film got delayed for various reasons but refuses to divulge the details.

The background music has been scored by Salim-Suleiman along with Anu Malik, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

Priyanka Chopra's house robbed

Just as Priyanka Chopra was letting her hair down to enjoy the attentions of stars like Shahid Kapur and Hollywood celeb Gerard Butler, her peace of mind was shattered.

Reports claim that Priyanka's house in Versova, Mumbai, was robbed by her domestic help.

It all began when Priyanka's parents noticed that some of the cash they had kept aside for monthly payments was missing. They called all the domestic help and questioned them, but to no avail.

The Chopras decided to call the police, and that was when one of the helpers confessed.

Reports say that Priyanka hasn't lodged a complaint since the man returned the money, but he was of course dismissed from his duties.

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