Rajkumar Hirani decides to casts Aamir Khan as Munna Bhai?

Trustworthy sources inform us that Rajkumar Hirani has decided to embrace the biggest challenge of his career. Reportedly, the director of ‘Munnabhai Mbbs’, ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ and ‘3 Idiots’ has decided to cast Aamir Khan as Munna and Sharman Joshi as Circuit, in place of Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi, respectively, for his new film ‘Munnabhai Chale Amreeka’.

The news was received with shock and astonishment by the loyal fans of the Munnabhai franchise.

Aamir Khan, who never reacts to gossip, did clarify on this issue to this writer, before leaving for the U.S. "I am shocked. I wish to clarify that there's not an iota of truth to it. Yes, I would love to work with Rajkumar Hirani again and again, since I enjoyed working with him in ‘3 Idiots’, but the truth is we haven't discussed any new project yet," Aamir tells me.

But didn't he express his willingness to portray Munnabhai when he heard the one-line story of ‘Munnabhai Chale Amreeka’? "That's completely untrue! I have no clue what it's all about, nor has Raju [Hirani] narrated me its one-liner. I distinctly recall, I hugged Sanju after I watched ‘Munnabhai Mbbs’. He was incredible in that film. When I think of Munna, I can't think of anyone except Sanju. For me, Sanju is Munna," Aamir states.


Meanwhile, Aamir has clarified that he hasn't signed any new film yet. What about Anurag Kashyap's next film? "I haven't signed any film. Not Anurag's film either. Right now, I would like to focus on my three home-productions before I start shooting any film. ‘Peepli Live’ will arrive first, followed by ‘Delhi Belly’ and then Kiran's ‘Dhobi Ghaat’, which stars Prateek Babbar and me. This film would release towards the end of the year. But I plan to listen to new scripts after three months," Aamir sets the record straight.

Imran gifts Volkswagen Beetle to fiancée Avantika

Mumbai, January 16 -- A red color Volkswagen Beetle has been gifted by Bollywood actor Imran Khan as an engagement gift to his long-time sweetheart, Avantika Malik.

"Imran gifted her a red Beetle as her engagement present. He got the car from Europe and was at it for a month and a half," a source close to the actor said.

The ring ceremony will be taking place at Avantika’s family farmhouse in Kajrat outside Mumbai on Saturday night.

The couple has been dating for five years and was first spotted together at the premier of Imran’s debut film ‘Jaane Tu….Ya Jaane Na’ in 2008.

Engagement will be simple and low-key affair for only close family and friends
Everything about the engagement ceremony has been kept under the wraps since Imran and Avantika want the ceremony to be simple and low-key affair.

Imran said, “I don’t want my engagement to be a tamasha. We have invited 300 guests, mostly family and close friends. We wanted to keep it personal.”

Imran also revealed the guest list, “Aamir Khan will be there with wife Kiran, so will Mansoor (Imran’s uncle) and family.”

Karan Johar will be attending the engagement ceremony, but surprisingly Imran’s best-buddy Ranbir Kapoor is missing from the list.

On that, Imran said, “I have invited Karan (Johar), but no matter what media reports, I have not invited actors to the engagement. So Ranbir is not on the guest list.”

Imran and Avantika will be dressed in outfits designed by Karan Johar and Varun Bahl
Imran will be dressed in a black sherwani with ivory silk kurta and black trousers designed by Karan Johar and Varun Bahl for the big night ahead.

Avantika will be in a Varun Bahl creation.

Amazing thing is Imran has himself designed the engagement ring for Avantika. “I wanted it to be unique... and special,” he said.

Deepika and Imran in "Break Ke Baad "

Right after Deepika Padukone's breakup with Ranbir Kapoor, the actress is coincidentally doing a film titled Break Ke Baad with Imran Khan.

That's what Kunal Kohli has chosen to call the first film that he is producing and not directing.

Says Kunal: "I and director Danish Aslam always wanted to call his film Break Ke Baad because it's about a couple played by Imran and Deepika who breakup and want to come back together. But since we didn't have the rights to the title, we didn't want to announce it officially."

Kunal and his team couldn't locate the legal owners of the title anywhere in Mumbai. "We finally tracked it down to Bangalore to a 60-year-old gentleman who deals in electrical goods. He owns a company called Seva Films. Break Ke Baad is one of the titles he had registered."

"He loved our idea and gladly parted with the title. Just like Break Ke Baad, while writing Hum Tum I wanted my film to be called only that. Milind Soman had that title. I called him for it and finally he sold it to us for Rs.1.5 lakh," he added.

However, he said, getting permission to shoot in Delhi was far more difficult. "So many recent films have been shot in Delhi. Now the rules for shooting in the Capital have changed. I could write a thesis on what I've gone through to get permission to shoot in Delhi."

Kunal's problems as a producer don't end there. He has been denied permission to shoot in Australia's Gold Coast. "So we'll have to shoot in Cape Twon and fudge the Gold Coast."

Break Ke Baad is set in Delhi and Australia. 

First Look - Karthik Calling Karthik

‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ is a psychological thriller revolving around four main characters- Karthik Narayan (Farhan Akhtar), Shonali Mukherjee (Deepika Padukone), Mr. Kamath (Ram Kapoor) and Mrs. Kapadia (Shefali Shah). Written and directed by Vijay Lalwani and produced by Farhan Akhtar & Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment, the movie brings together Deepika and Farhan as a pair for the first time. The music is given by the trio Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa and the flick has given a completely new look for Deepika. The first look of the movie is out. Have a look at it!!

Shahid and Genelia to spend night together

Out of all different movie promotion ideas, this one seems new. Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza will be spending Wednesday night together in a car here to promote their forthcoming film Chance Pe Dance.
"Shahid and Genelia will be spending a full night in a small car at the Kamalistan Studios today. There will be vada pao (bun) vendors and khatiyas (string cot) nearby for the people. We want to make this the most talked about promotional activity in Bollywood and it's being done on a major scale," a source from the film unit told IANS.
In the film, Shahid plays a struggler who comes to Mumbai to make it big in the movies. According to the source, the activity was planned as it bears semblance with the lives of those who come here to try their luck and also because a scene in the movie depicts it.
"This activity has similarities with our movie. In fact in his own days of struggle, Shahid used to sleep in a car many times. In the movie also, there's a scene where these strugglers have to spend nights altogether, because they have no place to stay," added the source.
The activity will continue till Thursday morning and those who will be present there will be able to share tea and bun maska (bun and butter) with the stars. It will be served at 6 a.m.
Produced by UTV, Chance Pe Dance is releasing on January 15.

Shah Rukh Khan now gets relief from ShahRukh (AamirKhan's DOG)

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan now gets relief. Remembering the dog named Shah Rukh,has moved out of Aamir’s Panchgani bungalow because his master, Aamir’s caretaker, moved out, taking his dog with him.The dog Shah Rukh had played a big role in widening the rift between the two Khans.

After Aamir Khan had written on his blog, “Shah Rukh is licking my feet and I am feeding him biscuits every now and then. What more can I ask for?” and “Shah Rukh is smelling too much, I think he needs a bath,” the already hot competition between the two had been further fuelled.

Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were battling it out for supremacy at the box-office this sort of banter had only made them more competitive. Evidently, after a while Aamir & Co had changed the dog’s name. After calling him Shah Rukh for sometime, they had started calling him Shahki.

There is an explanation for the dog’s name too. Said the source, “The old caretaker is a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan. Since Shah Rukh was shooting in Panchgani when the dog was born, he had named him Shah Rukh. Later, he himself started calling him Shahki and the others, in and around Aamir’s Panchgani property, followed suit.”

Now they came together on the same platform to support the producers in their fight against the multiplex owners. Recently, Shah Rukh Khan attended the premiere of 3 Idiots.

Bipasha made 2 crores for 20 min. and guess who made 5 crores for 10 min.?

In a private party at Mumbai, Bipasha Basu made 2 crores for shaking her booty for just 20 min. - if you think that expensive, well well well .... and guess who made 5 crores for 10 min.? ................................
Yes, King Khan, Shahrukh Khan, got paid 5 Crores for a 10 min. appearance in a party at Gurgaon. So, I don't how is your new year is going to be but definitely its great way to start new year ... :)