Shahid Kapoor's action film stuck

Sajid Nadiadwala, who is currently busy shooting for his comic caper with Sajid Khan Housefull 2, is already hunting for an action script for his next with Shahid Kapoor.

And though the filmmaker has still not found a script suitable enough to turn Shahid into an international action sensation, he has already roped in world's top stunt director Philippe Guegan for the project, reportedly for a whopping sum of money.

Guegan who has designed the stunts for Jackie Chan in Rush Hour and Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones series, was all set to do world-class action for Shahid in director Sabir Khan's Heer Aur Ranjha. However, the script for Sabir's Heer Aur Ranjha failed to take off. Sajid ordered Sabir to go back to the story- board and design another action film with Shahid.

A source revealed, "Sajid Nadiadwala has hired the services of Guegan for Salman Khan in Kick and Shahid Kapoor in Heer Aur Ranjha . Unfortunately both the projects are not taking off on time. Kick is delayed and Heer Aur Ranjha is not happening. Sajid has asked Sabir to write another action film for Shahid fast."

Apart from having hired Guegan, there's one more reason for Sajid's hurry. Shahid who is very keen on doing an action flick next already has Kaminey 2 in the pipeline. And Nadiadwala doesn't want to lose out to Vishal Bhardway. When contacted, Nadiadwala said, "Yes, we have hired Philippe Guegan to do Shahid's action sequences. But sadly Sabir Khan's first script didn't work out. He has gone back to do another one. Hopefully this time he will come up with a rocking action story for Shahid."

Or else Guegan goes back to Paris with a fat cheque and no work to show for it.

Meanwhile...
Before Shahid Kapoor is seen in his first ever action-packed film, the actor will be showing off his moves, at a live concert in Hyde Park, London for the music release of his father Pankaj Kapoor's debut film, Mausam. Beyond just promoting the film, co-producers, Eros International and Sheetal Talwar along with the director, envisioned that the live concert also commemorate and promote Indian cinema in Europe. And so, the filmmakers, who are currently in London, are reportedly eager to hold the event on either the eve or on India's Independence Day, August 15.

A source has informed that the concert, which will feature the music composed by Pritam Chakraborty, will be open to all. When contacted, producer Sheetal Talwar told Mumbai Mirror, "Mausam is a very well made film. Pankaj has invested a lot of time and effort on the film and he was eager to do something spectacular to launch its music."

Success has gone to Salman Khan's head!

Industry insiders get talking about the actor's recent spate of fights

Salman Khan has always been known for his bratty ways. But his recent power trip is unmatched. The success of his back-to-back projects, Dabangg and Ready, seem to have given him an added sense of invincibility.

And the proof of the power is in his conduct over the recent past. Prior to his blockbuster success Wanted, Salman's career faced a five-year long slump. Fortunately for Salman, he was given a second chance in the industry.

In recent years, Salman has made it evident that he does not like associating with a lot of people within the industry. It started with a fight with good friend Shah Rukh Khan in 2008. He even had differences with Shahid Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and John Abraham in their initial days. In fact, the recent trend has been that whoever gets close to SRK, automatically gets into Salman's hate list. Example, Priyanka Chopra.

Post Dabangg, he fought with Abhinav Kashyap, the director of the very film that made him big again. The actor started off the year with a fight with yet another director Anees Bazmee. He even asked for an extra Rs 5 crore from friend Sajid Nadiadwala to star in Kick. Continuing his recent fascination with filmmakers, Salman fought with Bunty Walia last week at good friend Sanjay Dutt's house.

Revealing what happened at the party at Sanjay's house, a source said, "At Manyaata Dutt's birthday party, he was bitching about some of the heroines he is known to be rather close to. He has gone back to his bratty ways. Mind you, this is dangerous."

Is Sallu back to his bratty ways - the very same that led to his downfall years back? We ask industry insiders.

"His lazy, unprofessional attitude on the sets of Bodyguard is the only reason why the film could not get completed on time. As a result of which, YRF's Ek Tha Tiger has now been delayed at least by ten days," says a source from the industry.

A leading source from the trade told Mumbai Mirror, "Yes, Salman ke dimag mein hawa bhar gaya hai. And it was bound to happen. Didn't it happen with Shah Rukh Khan when he was at the top? Why else would Shah Rukh have fought with Salman? What you need to understand is that Salman was not so big two years ago and Shah Rukh was the king.

Didn't Shah Rukh even start picking on his friends and in the process, lost quite a few of them? When you achieve too much success, maturity tends to fade away. You stop treating others as human beings. Salman has never tasted such success before, so he is bound to get carried away. "

Mahesh Bhatt however, thinks differently. "I don't endorse this story. Because just an hour ago, before you called, I know of a few kids who visited Salman on his sets and he took pictures with them and danced with them.

I am very sorry to demolish your stand on Salman. Only Bunty, Sanju and Salman know what happened at the party between them. To be judgemental without knowing what actually transpired, is unfair to Salman."

But a senior distributor chose to disagree with Bhatt. "I completely abide by the story. We have known Salman to do irresponsible things outside people's homes. This time he behaved very badly inside Sanju's residence. Yeh bilkul galat hai. Definitely usko kamyaabi ki hawaa lag gayi hai."

Salman's bad habits in fact, aren't restricted to late rising and fighting at parties. A source from a leading production house informed, "After 1.30 am, Salman starts drinking very heavily. All these mistakes that he has committed recently, fighting with Anees, Sanju etc have happened post one in the morning."

A director who worked with him recently attributed Salman's recent attitude to circumstances and said, "About his mood swings, in the recent past, I think a few things have happened in his life, that have forced him to react this way. Moreover, you shouldn't forget that he is a very moody person right from childhood. He has these phases in his life when he starts behaving erratic. Perhaps, this is one such phase."

Salman Khan plans Chillar Party sequels

With UTV more focused on other projects, Salman Khan has decided to go ahead and produce the sequels of the film

Salman Khan seems to have taken his role as a producer pretty seriously, as he is ready with not one but two sequels to Chillar Party. With his maiden production venture receiving rave reviews from the critics, there is no stopping Sallu now from jumping into the bandwagon of sequels, even though co-producer UTV looks skeptical.

Salman, who co-produced Chillar Party with UTV, is allegedly miffed with the latter. This follows after UTV sidetracked Chillar Party and moved on to commercially successful films like Delhi Belly.

Vikas Bahl, co-director of the film, confirmed, "We actually shot the film two years ago. And when Salman came into the picture the kids were again back into action.

They bonded so well with Salman, that it would be heartbreaking for them if he had moved on."

On Salman coming on-board for the two sequels, he adds, "Yes we've written two more screenplays for the Chillar Party series.

In one, all the kids get together to take the slum-kid Fatka ( Irfan Khan)) and all his slum-mates to school. In the third film the kids are the think-tank for the Indian Olympic squad hired by the government."

Vikas Bahl and writer-director Nitesh Tiwari are also in the process of writing the fourth story to the Chillar Party series. Salman has apparently made it clear that he'd like to be on board for the entire series.

Asha Bhosle, Dharmendra & Sharmila Tagore awarded at IIFA

Salman Khan starrer 'Dabangg' bagged major gongs at the Indian International Film Academy awards here including the Best Film, and special honours were conferred on veteran actor Dharmendra and singer Asha Bhosle.

Shah Rukh Khan won the best actor award for his performance in 'My Name Is Khan', while Karan Johar won the best director award for the same film.

Anushka Sharma won the best performance in a leading role female for 'Band Baaja Baraat'.

Sonakshi Sinha won the Best debut female award for her performance in 'Dabangg', while Sonu Sood grabbed the best negative role trophy. Sajid-Wajid alongwith Lalit Pandit bagged the best music direction award for their chartbusting numbers in the film, while Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla bagged the best screenplay award.

Best supporting role male was won by Arjun Rampal for 'Raajneeti' while Prachi Desai won the award in the female category for 'One Upon A Time In Mumbai'. 'Band Baja Baraat' star Ranveer Singh won the Best debut male award.

Asha Bhosle was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award, while Dharmendra, who performed some of his hit songs at the glitzy ceremony, was honoured by Shah Rukh Khan and Ramesh Sippy for his contribution to the film industry.

Actress Sharmila Tagore was handed the Outstanding Achievement award by Shabana Azmi for forty years of her cinematic journey.

Ritesh Deshmukh won the Best actor in a comic role for 'Housefull', while actor Irrfan Khan was honoured for his Outstanding Achievement in International cinema.

Best story award went to Shivani Makhija for 'My Name Is Khan'. Vishal Bhardwaj won the best dialogue for 'Ishqiya'. Best lyrics was bagged by Iyengar for 'My Name Is Khan'.

Star Plus hottest pair award went to Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh for 'Band Baaja Baraat'.

Drunk Ashmit Patel beats up Imran Khan's friend

Drunken brawls are skyrocketing among today's youth. And bucking the national average are our Bollywood celebrities.

The latest addition on the ever-increasing list is Amisha Patel's younger brother, Ashmit. On the wee hours of Saturday, 2.15 am to be precise, Ashmit Patel beat up an unsuspecting fellow guest, Vicky at a Lower Parel nightspot. Vicky, who was caught unaware by Patel happens to be Imran Khan's close friend and makeup man.

Vicky was immediately rushed to at least four hospitals before he finally got medical assistance in a hospital in Borivali. A diagnosis revealed a fractured nose, apart from other superficial cuts and bruises.

Ashmit Patel who has little to his name apart from a few box office duds, a colourful reality TV stint with Pakistani actress Veena Malik picked up a fight with Vicky at the club. Vicky had come to the club along with his girlfriend Pooja, who is assisting Kabir Khan in YRF's forthcoming Salman Khan - Katrina Kaif starrer.

The fight began when Vicky went to the bar to fetch a drink. Patel tried to instigate Vicky and his friend Amin. When they refused to get provoked, Patel pushed Vicky . "Vicky does not know Ashmit, neither professionally nor at a personal level," said a source.

When Vicky turned back and questioned Patel's actions, instead of apologising, the actor started bashing him up. Soon, 12-15 of Patel's friends joined the fight. On finding out that her boyfriend was being brutally beaten up Pooja raised the alarm.

The bouncers got into action by then. "But it was too late. Pooja was horrified seeing Vicky bleeding the way he was," an eyewitness told Mumbai Mirror. Patel and his gang even threatened Vicky with dire consequences. Scared and also scarred by the events that night, Vicky and Pooja chose not to file a police complaint.

Added the witness, "Ashmit was in a very aggressive mood. He was trying to bully people in the nightclub. He just wanted violence."

A source very close to Vicky says, "Vicky lost at least three-four litre of blood. His journey from Parel to Borivali made him extremely groggy. Pooja stayed with Vicky, until he was finally operated in a hospital in Borivali."

When contacted, both Vicky, who is now recovering and Pooja confirmed the story. Kabir Khan, the director of Ek Tha Tiger the YRF project Pooja is working on, said, "I saw Pooja traumatised on Saturday. She told me about her boyfriend being beaten up. Such acts of violence are unpardonable and should be condemned in any civilized society."

Imran Khan's official spokesperson, on being informed about the incident, said, "What happened is extremely unfortunate. Imran is not in town. And he doesn't know about this. But if he were here, he would have been very upset. Vicky is very close to him. Imran and Vicky have been working together since Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. They are also extremely close friends."

Ashmit chose not to reply to repeated calls. His manager Pratik when contacted, said even he couldn't reach the actor.

Ashmit's appalling acts

Anupam Kher filed a complaint against Ashmit after his son Sikandar was beaten by Sohail Khan and Ashmit at a Bandra nightspot. According to sources, the incident sparked off when Sikandar commented on Salman Khan, which irked Sohail.

Ashmit Patel is perhaps best known for the scandalous MMS of him and actress Riya Sen. It showed the two actors in the throes of passion. Ashmit, the man in the video was evidently the one who shot it. While both the actors denied the clip, some reports blamed Ashmit for circulating the video online.

Can't help if Kareena Kapoor feels insecure Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone gets candid about working with Saif, his lover and her own love life...

Would you attribute your success to luck, good looks or being at the right place at the right time?

It's a little bit of everything. I have to admit I was offered all kinds of films before Om Shanti Om but I don't think I was ready then. I had just started modelling. Liril and Close-Up released around the same time, and I started getting offers as soon as that came on air. I think OSO came to me at the right time; I couldn't have asked for more. It was a perfect launch pad.

Aarakshan looks like quite a male-dominated film. Won't you get lost in a film like that?

No, firstly I strongly believe in the film itself. I believe it's a socially relevant topic today. It is a subject that needs to be addressed. What the solution is, I don't know. If you watch the film, you'll realise that I'm torn between my boyfriend and my father, because of this whole reservation system in our country. It is a socio-political issue.

This is the third film you're doing with Saif? What's he like to work with?

He's great to work with. He was fantastic in Aarakshan and Cocktail. I can't think of anyone else who could have done these roles. I am definitely more comfortable working with him now. When you repeat a co-star, there is a comfort level.

Buzz is that his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor doesn't get along with any of his leading ladies. Comment.

Well that's her insecurity I can't do anything about that. But we've had no problems. In fact, when she came to London, we got along well. We went out one night. She was on set and watching the shoot even in Hyderabad. As far as I know, there is nothing wrong. I don't think she has anything to worry about.

Can two actresses be friends?

Of course. I don't know how close you can be, because there is definitely competition amongst all of us. Actually, Shahana (Goswami) is a very close friend. I am surprised that I made such a close friend at this point in my career because after a certain point in your life, you don't know who wants to be your friend for who you are and who genuinely cares for you. How much you can trust them?

Neil Nitin Mukesh recently said on camera that if you were single, he would be the first to be waiting outside your door with a rose. Comment?

I don't know what is stopping him.

So are you going on record to say you're single?

I'm just saying I don't know what's stopping him. He's most welcome to come to my doorstep. He's thinking too much.

You talked a lot about Ranbir on Karan's show...

You know, the sad part is that he and I have moved on. People worry more about us than we worry about ourselves. We're such good friends now; we're at an amazing stage today where, relationship or no relationship, we actually speak almost everyday. We've put all of that behind us. But people still want to go back to what he said/she said one or two years ago. Grow up.

What if Ranbir said he wants you back?

If and when that happens we'll think about it then.

Grapevine says that Ranbir and Siddhartha Mallya have become friends?

You should ask them. I am close to both of them but I'm not going to ask who they are friends with. But we're not hanging out together. That's not happening yet.

You recently bought a new house. Why the move and how does it feel?

It's very centrally located. It's my dream home. I've not had anything easy since the time I started. I didn't want to depend on my parents.

Buzz is that Siddhartha has bought you the flat?

He doesn't even have a house of his own. He lives with his dad. So forget about buying me one.

Salman Khan's 'Bodyguard' Look Revealed

The poster of Salman Khan’s Bodyguard is finally released and the Bollywood star is looking quite fit for the part. Dressed in black and posing with a read-for-action stance, Salman Khan definitely looks tough and ready to be back in action.

Salman Khan is getting his actual bodyguard, Shera, to unveil the first look of the movie Bodyguard in Mumbai. Atul Agnihotri, Salman’s brother-in-law, didn’t seem too convinced about that idea but Khan insisted that it be done.

Bodyguard also stars Kareena Kapoor, Hazel, and Salman Khan's former girlfriend Katrina Kaif as an item number.

We’re excited to see Salman Khan back in action for this upcoming film and showing off his muscles! Are you? Let us know!

By Naina Ramrakhani 

Bodyguard Hindi Movie Cast and Crew

Hindi Movie : Bodyguard
Producer : Atul Agnihotri
Director : Siddique
Starring  : Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hazel Keech, Shatrughan Sinha.
Music Director : Pritam Chakraborty
Movie Release Date : August 31, 2011.

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