Kolaveri is no poetry. It is just silly words: Dhanush

Last Week Dhanush performed live in Mumbai, his first stage performance. 

Says the actor shyly, “Earlier I had sung a song for my brother filmmaker Selvaraghavan’s audio release. That’s my only live performance so far. I wasn’t nervous about performing on Sunday. 

If I was a professional singer I’d worry. But I’m an amateur, so it didn’t matter if I went off-key. ”

Now this week Dhanush took Kolkata by storm. 

Says Dhanush humbly, “Kolkata was a great experience. It was an overwhelming experience. ” 

Next, Dhanush will perorm live in Delhi. 

Says the humble grateful star-singer, “God has been very kind to me. I had a great year. I couldn’t have asked for more. Now I’m just going to focus on shooting the song for my wife’s film. Let’s see where it goes from there. It will be shot in the first week of January. ”

Dhanush’s wife Aishwarya is directing him in 3. And the song Kolaveri di is already a big hit. “It seems the song has become bigger than the film. But the film has a solid and novel script. Once people see the film they’ll see the song as just a part of the narration. ”

Dhanush is refreshingly matter-of-fact about Kolaveri. “It’s just a song. Just a phase. It will pass. I am one of those people who don’t know how to speak proper English. But I manage. 

Speaking the English language was initially a huge problem for me, so I knew how to connect with people like me. I knew what words to choose so that they connect with people who are not fluent in English. ” 

Dhanush has no illusions about the quality of the lyrics. “It’s not poetry. Whatever silly words came to my mind I used it in the song. 

It’s just like any composition, nothing special A group of us gen-next kids me, Shruti Haasan, my wife Aishwarya and the composer Annirudh were open to ideas.

The tune was done in twenty minutes. As soon as I heard the song the words simply came to my mind spontaneously. I wanted the words to be understood by everybody regardless of whether they know English or not. ” 

The most anticipated films of 2012

It will be a mixed bag of action thrillers and romcoms next year. We pick some of the most anticipated films of 2012 


2012 spells Sridevi and Karisma Kapoor's comebacks. Ex-flames Sallu-Kat and Shahid-PC together on celluloid.


Aamir Khan's bid to continue his success streak while newbies like Arjun Kapoor begin their innings.


The south remakes continue as well as the desi versions of Hollywood along with the Friday clashes of the A listers. Shah Rukh also returns to romance with a Yash Chopra project. Here's a list of what to look forward to...


Players: 2012 kicks off with Abbas-Mustan's version of The Italian Job. There's Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Omi Vaidya.


The men in white are known for their taut thrillers. This gold heist will set the pace for Bollywood in the new year.

Agneepath: This is a Republic Day offering with Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra.


Karan Malhotra revisits the Big B's 1990 starrer. There's also Kat's Chikni Chameli act.


Department: Ram Gopal Varma's take on cops and the underworld has Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati.

Jodi Breakers: Bips teams up with Madhavan in this Ashwini Chaudhary directed caper about being a single and remaining one.

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu: Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor feature in this tragicomedy about a guy going through a breakdown in his personal as well as professional life till he meets a hairdresser. Bebo has teamed with Aamir Khan, it's now her turn with the nephew.

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya: Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's wedding and their film release in the same month February. Not exactly a coincidence though!

Kahaani: After Vidya Balan's ooh la la act in 2011, she gets another chance to showcase her histrionics in Sujoy Ghosh's flick. Vids essays a pregnant woman in search of her husband.

Agent Vinod: Saif Ali Khan teams up with ladylove Kareena in this action flick. The film has been in the making for long and buzz is that the couple will tie the knot only after its release.

Housefull 2: Sajid Khan's sequel with Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandes. The director hopes to raise the bar further in this laugh riot

Talaash: Aamir Khan is not only acting as a cop in the movie but is also co-producer of the flick, directed by Reema Kagti. He has Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji as co-stars in this supernatural thriller.

Ferrari Ki Sawaari: Sharman Joshi takes the big step as a lead actor in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's flick, which has been shot in real locations, on busy roads and amidst a live audience.

Ishaqzaade: Boney and Mona Kapoor's son Arjun finally makes his debut in this romantic flick with Priyanka Chopra's cousin Parineeti Chopra.

Rowdy Rathore: Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha team up for Prabhu Deva flick. There's action and the Khiladi plays a cop.

Dangerous Ishq: Vikram Bhatt's 3 D thriller has Karisma Kapoor, Jimmy Shergill, Rajneish Duggal. Lolo, who took a while to choose a project, considers this as her best bet for another tryst with Bollywood. 


Terri Merri Kahani: Ex-flames Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra turn professional to act in Kunal Kohli's flick. 

Bol Bachchan: This action comedy has Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan and Asin. As it is Rohit Shetty's flick, expect cars tumbling around if not zooming mid-air. 

Barfi: Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra essay 'special 'people in Anurag Basu's flick. 

Heroine: After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's exit thanks to her pregnancy, Madhur Bhandarkar's flick about the life and times of a Bollywood actress went back on track with Bebo.

Ek Tha Tiger: Sallu teams with Kat in Kabir Khan's romantic thriller. The star hopes that his success at the box-office continues with this project. 

Joker: Shirish Kunder's 3 D sci-fi flick has Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. 

Son of Sardar: Ashwini Dhir's comic caper has Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Juhi Chawla and Sanjay Dutt.

Dabangg 2: Arbaaz Khan turns director with the sequel starring Salman and Sonakshi which is due to release by Christmas. 

Genelia is John Abraham’s duly wed wife!

Mumbai: An on screen Bollywood marriage is close to reality as it shows the entire wedding ritual in an elaborated manner to complement the enormous amount of money that is spent behind the larger than life wedding sets. And the Tinsel Town is known to recreate weddings on screen in the most authentic and dramatic manner. 


Not too long ago, there was news of Genelia D’Souza and John Abraham doing a wedding sequence for their upcoming film `Force` wherein the mantras that were chanted were real and the duo completed all the wedding rituals religiously. The priest, Pandit Bhagwat Guruji was so engrossed performing the rituals that he forgot it was not real but reel wedding and he ended up pronouncing them duly wed husband and wife in real life. 

Now comes a twist in the tale! According to the priest Genelia cannot tie the nuptial in the near future with her alleged beau Riteish Deshmukh. He has asked producer Vipul Shah to help him fix an appointment with Genelia so that he could talk to her about the present situation. 

Talking to a daily, a source revealed, "There`s a scene in `Force` where the lead pair get married. Instead of a junior artiste, they called a real pandit for the scene. He insisted that she couldn`t get married as she was already married to John!" 

However, producer Shah said, "The pandit is now mad at us for getting him involved in this scene. He`s treating it like a real wedding, but I want to make him understand that that`s not the case. In my entire career, I`ve never experienced anything of this sort!"

Yana Gupta’s item song too horrific to be aired on small screen…

Yana Gupta’s sizzling item song Zara Kareeb Se from Murder 2 will not be seen in the promos of the film, as the censor Board thinks it’s too provocative, and more than that, ‘horrific’.

As per reports, the raunchy item song where Yana is shown like an ultimate sex kitten appeared to the members of the Censor Board as gory and very suggestive. Thus unfit for TV screening.

According to Mohit Suri, the director of the film, the song is extremely in-your-face. “It was felt that the concept itself is not suitable to be viewed by everyone. The graphics are explicit. It needed an adult certification and on television you cannot monitor the audience,” the director is quoted as saying.

After the Censors prohibited the song from the promos, Mohit re-shot the song, which is a thrilling number, with the lead pair of the film Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez.

Murder 2 releases on July 8.

Ismail Darbar apologizes over Oscar comment..

After rumours about the Academy planning to sue him for $50,000 million, Ismail Darbar, who had accused A R Rahman of having bought the Oscar awards, says he is ready to apologize.

The musician had indicted Rahman, who received two Oscars in 2008 Best Original Score and Best Original Song for his music in Slumdog Millionaire, of having paid for them.

Following this, there was scuttlebutt that The Academy of Motion Picture arts n sciences might sue him for insinuating that the awards can be bought.

Darbar now says he has nothing against the Oscars and that he just wanted to warn his ‘friend’ Rahman for churning out inferior quality music since last one year.

Darbar says, “I am grateful that I have been respected in the industry for my work. I did say some things about Rahman, because as a friend I want to jolt him out of his reverie and start giving good music.

I chose a public platform to do it, because he wouldn’t listen to me otherwise. I have nothing against the Oscars.

It is the most respected award, the whole world acknowledges it, and I do, too. If any of them (Academy) are hurt by my comments, I apologise to them.”

Darbar says he is not saying this out of fear of anyone, but God.

“I am not scared. The truth is, I realise that those people who respected me for my work, might misunderstand me and think I am baddimag (arrogant person).

Also, the fact is, I can have nothing against the Oscar panel or those behind the awards. My issue was with Rahman and I guess he’s got the message by now.”

David Beckham Launches Everyone’s Olympic Games

He’s always up to something, and earlier today (June 13) David Beckham was in the house for the launch of Samsung’s Everyone’s Olympic Games.

The English soccer stud looked dapper as he hammed it up at the East Wintergarden in London, England along with Zara Phillips.

In related news, Becks recently topped a poll of the most stylish male star in the UK, beating out “Twilight” hunk Robert Pattinson.

And at the bottom of the heap was newlywed Duke of Cambridge Prince William. The poll declared, "William should be more adventurous."

Lindsay Lohan's House Arrest Rooftop Party

If you can’t go to the party, bring it to your own place! And Lindsay Lohan did just that - as the legally challenged actress threw a shindig while on house arrest at her Venice Beach habode on Sunday (June 12).

Even though Lohan is off-limits to booze, she provided libations for her guests as she sipped on a non-alcoholic drink and puffed on cigarettes.

The “Mean Girls” actress had quite the gathering, with about 10 friends gathering together on the rooftop of her $1.4 million rented home.

According to TMZ, LiLo is only expected to serve another two and a half weeks on house lockdown before being free to continue forth with her 800 hours of community service.

Shahrukh Khan to lip-lock Kareena Kapoor in Ra. One

Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan might have carried the tag of being a romantic hero for decades but the king of romance had never lip-locked with any of his co-actress in his long tenure of acting career. He has maintained his no-kisser image for long time. But now, Shahrukh Khan has decided to shed his shy image and kiss his ladylove Kareena Kapoor (Bebo) in his upcoming Bollywood Movie ‘Ra. One’.

It is rumored that for a romantic track in ‘Ra. One’, Bebo and SRK will indulge in a deep smooch.

When contacted, an insider from the film says, “The buzz about them having smooched is very strong indeed. There have been so many queries on this kiss so far, but sorry we can’t divulge anything related to the film at all.”

However, a close friend of the superstar rubbishes the rumor, “No way!” says the source. Shahrukh Khan never ever done it before. It’s a promise he’d made and he won’t break it for anything. Besides, he’s never had to resort to kissing-on-the-lips for his romantic image. He’s definitely not doing it now!” added the good friend.

However, the authenticity of the bollywood report will be vivid clear once the film hit the theatre this Diwali.

Shilpa Shetty denies of getting pregnant

 According to the latest tweet by Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty the actress claimed that she isnt pregnant and the news about her getting pregnant is rumor. In her tweet. Shilpa Shetty says “Sick and tired of all the congratulatory msgs and calls,so for the last time “I AM NOT PREGNANT”.all this is so annoying..grrrrrrrrr”

Newlyweds Prince William & Catherine Return from Honeymoon in Seychelles

Following their spectacular Royal Wedding in April, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton decided on Seychelles for their honeymoon. New reports reveal that the newlyweds left the chain of islands this weekend to head back to England after a spectacular 10 day getaway.

According to a statement made by Prince William’s office at St. James’s Palace, William and the now Duchess of Cambridge , “thoroughly enjoyed their time together, and they are grateful to the Seychelles government for their assistance in making the honeymoon such a memorable and special 10 days,” via the Associated Press.

Will 'Delhi Belly' make him the new bad boy of Bollywood?

Imran Khan has shot for an extremely bold intimate scene for the crime and sex comedy 'Delhi Belly'. And the buzz is that after this, the 28-year-old, who married his longtime girlfriend Avantika Malik in January, will be seen as the new bad boy in tinsel town.

"In previous movies, there there have only been suggestions and gestures to show this kind of intimate scene. But Imran is doing the boldest scene ever," said a source close to the actor.

Releasing July 1, 'Delhi Belly' has been produced by Aamir Khan, and features an ensemble cast including Kunal Roy Kapoor, Poorna Jagannathan, Vir Das and Shenaz Treasurywala. The film is about three friends living together in a bachelor's pad in the Indian capital.

Director Abhinay Deo says the movie is definitely for the "urban class".

"'Delhi Belly' is in English, actually Hinglish - it is 80 percent in English and 20 percent in Hindi. It is primarily meant for the youth, or may I say for the young at heart who still have a sense of humour. It will be liked by people who don't mind accepting a few things about the urban society, and those who have a good sense of humour," Deo revealed.

Mahesh Bhupati Marries Lara Dutta

Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi registered their marriage in a civil ceremony in Mumbai on 16th February, 2011. The couple had a church wedding in Goa on Saturday, February 19. The ‘sangeet’ ceremony is organised today on 18th February. Lara will wear a Manav Gangwani outfit.

The couple after dating for a while, tied the knot at Mahesh’s residence in Bandra area in Mumbai, India.

Instead of going to the registrar’s office, the couple had called a registrar at Mahesh’s residence, where the ceremony was solemnized. The wedding ceremony was attended only by Lara and Mahesh’s family.

The wedding function was be held  at a luxury resort in Goa on February 19

Deepika Padukone kisses Siddharth Mallya.. Her dad remains a mute spectator!!

Hottie Deepika Padukone has been spotted and snapped with Siddharth Mallya on many occasions. Though they still maintain that they are ‘just good friends’, their affection for each other seems to be more than mere friendship.

The way the duo hog the limelight, its clear that they are romancing each other.

Recently, Deepika was with her family in Copenhagem, New England on her birthday on 5th January. Siddharth, whom Deepika wasn’t expecting at all, surprised her by making it to the party. The emotionally charged leggy lady rushed to him, greeted him, gave him a bear hug and then kissed him in front of her dad. Of course, it was just a peck on the cheeks. Deepika was obviously mightily pleased with him when he turned up.

What more could Sid have asked for?

Pepsi Change The Game Ad "Shakib Ali Hassan"

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Check it out ...its Awesome :)

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg: 'In a relationship'

The founder of Facebook has finally changed his relationship status on the site, having dated his girlfriend for seven years.

Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to 'In a relationship' in honour of his romance with college girlfriend Priscilla Chan.

The 26-year-old added that the change had been "long overdue".

Mark and Priscilla – who was also portrayed in the 2010 movie The Social Network - started seeing each other when they were both studying at Harvard University.

James Cameron's Avatar breaks Titanic's box office records in India

James Cameron's Avatar has turned out to be a record breaker for producers Fox Star Studios in India. The movie has broken the box office collections of Cameron's previous money spinner – Titanic – in India. Avatar has grossed Rs 560 million (Rs 56 crore) in India in less than two weeks, and has thereby broken Titanic's record as the highest grosser for 20th Century Fox in India.
Titanic released in India in 1997 and with a total collection of Rs 550 million (Rs 55 crore) was till date the biggest film for Fox in India. It was also one of the all time Top 3 Hollywood films in India along with Spiderman 3 and 2012.
Fox Star Studios, India CEO Vijay Singh said, "Avatar has broken all major records in India and across the globe and is now the biggest film ever for Twentieth Century Fox in India. Despite being in the second week, the collections are only getting stronger and the number of prints is actually increasing in several parts of the country. We are thankful to the audiences and our partners for their support & enthusiasm towards Avatar."
The movie earned Rs 1 crore through its paid previews across India; the highest for any Hollywood film in India. It grossed Rs 6.7 crores on the opening day itself making it the biggest ever Friday opening for any Hollywood film in India.
Avatar then became the highest grosser among Hollywood films in India in terms of weekend collections of Rs 220 million (Rs 22 crore). The opening week collections in India were Rs 400 million (Rs 40 crore) in India.
Worldwide the movie has collected $620 million in 10 days with a cumulative drop of just 10% from last week.

Ranbir Kapoor voted as the Sexiest Asian Man

Ranbir Kapoor

The Rockstar of Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor has finally clinched the Sexiest Asian Man title, beating some strong competitors like John Abraham and Hrithik Roshan.

This Kapoor scion, who is famous for his high profile romances, topped the survey, which was conducted by the London Weekly, Eastern Eye.

The 28-year-old heartthrob of the nation says, “If the women did not like me I would feel that something is wrong, but it does feel good. I do understand that the fans I have comprise mainly of women, it feels good to be wanted by so many women.”

Meanwhile the editor of Eastern Eye said that the actor had claimed for this title with an overwhelming margin. The editor said, “Usually it is a closely fought contest, where as this year there was only one clear winner. Winning by large margin is remarkable when you take into consideration the very high profile men who were in the list.”

Ranbir made his acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya. He has been going strong post his launch and has tasted every bit of the commercial success with hits like Rajneeti, Wake Up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani.

The Bollywood hunk John Abraham missed this spot and landed second on this. Hrithik Roshan got the third spot while R&B star Jay Sean got the fourth spot.

Surprisingly, the ladylove of Ranbir’s life also topped the list of the hottest women in the world.

Bachchan family pays tax of Rs 37.55 cr

Reportedly, actor Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will collectively pay income-tax of Rs. 37.55 crore for the year ending March 2011. Bachchans have been one of the highest tax paying family of the Bollywood town from last few years. Year 2010-11 has been one of the most profitable year for the Bachchans as all of them had multiple releases in this year. They have even done a lot of commercial ads, which adds up to the impressive amount collectively.
In the past actors like Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan and Shahrukh Khan have also been listed out as the highest tax payers with amount like Rs 18 crores, Rs 15.10 crores and Rs 14 crores, respectively.

DANIEL RADCLIFFE’S NEW YORK PROPERTY EMPIRE GROWS

Daniel Radcliffe is wasting no time and is expanding his property portfolio whilst staying in New York. He has now purchased his third property in Manhattan for $5.65million. He is currently Britain’s wealthiest young star, his net worth is a mere 45.6million pounds since completing a decade of work on The Harry Potter films.

Radcliffe is currently in New York starring in the Broadway musical comedy “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”.

Daniel Radcliffe is proving himself to be a wise young man when it comes to investing his earnings. He’s making a difficult transition in his career now and he is said to be determined to pull it off. He has starred in one of the biggest movie franchises so far and not just that, but as a child. Many child actors have failed to continue their success and fame into adulthood. So far 21 year old Radcliffe is making some smart choices both artistically and financially.

John Abraham, Prachi Desai come together for a Movie

The petite framed girl, who was discovered by Ekta Kapoor for her telly serial has been going great guns. The lady swooned the audience with her performance in Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Rock On’ and has really proved her acting prowess. She once again showed the film industry that she has power with her marvellous performance in Balaji’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’.

Her work was critically acclaimed and accepted by everyone. Now, the latest news is that after romancing Farhan Akhtar, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi, Prachi will now be seen getting lovey dovey with the very handsome John Abraham. Reportedly, Producer Shrishti Arya of Drona Fame is going to cast the two of them together in her next film. The film will be directed by Kapil Sharma, son of director Astronaut Rakesh Sharma. Anil has earlier assisted in films like Drona and Being Cyrus.

Reportedly Chitrangada Singh also stars in the same film that is a romantic comedy where John plays a playboy and dates 3 women. So Prachi and Chitrangada are finalised, well let’s wait and watch who the third beauty will be?

The 3 Most Expensive Celebrity Weddings

3. Tiger woods and Elin Nordegren


Wedding date : October 5,2004
Total cost : $2 million
Location : Sandy Lane Beach in Barbados
fireworks : $50,000
Accommodations : $2,00,000
Star guests : Michael Jordan, Charles Barkeley, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Gates

2.Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes


Wedding date : November 18,2006
Total cost : $2.5 million
Location : Oldescalchi castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy
Gown : Armani= $45,000
Tuxedo : Armani = $3,000
Wine :  $ 180,000
Accommodations : $750,000
Star Guests : Will and Jada Smith, Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy, Jenifer Lopez and Mark Antony

1. Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills


Wedding date : June 11,2002
Total Cost : $ 3 million
Location : The Castle Lestlie in Ireland
Gown : Eavis and Brown = $40,000
Flowers :  $145,000
Fireworks : $150,000
Cake : $4,500
Star Guests : Ringo star, Sir Elton John, David Gilmour, Steve Buscemi, and Eric Clapton

Priyanka Chopra n Kareena Kapoor Catfight

That’s true. Bollywood ladies have been known for a long time for their fights but this time, its different!! Its an open catfight.

It all started in Karan Johar’s show ‘Koffee with Karan’ where Kareena Kapoor aka Bebo asked innocently as to where on earth didPriyanka Chopra get that ‘accent’ of hers. And then came the reply from Bollywood diva Priyanka chopra ‘from the same place where her boyfriend (Saif Ali Khan) got his.’ This seemed to be a smart way of reminding Kareena and everyone that apart from chote Nawab Saif Ali Khan, she had also got the good fortune to study abroad.

And here is one that stole the entire show. The question which Karan asked Priyanka Chopra about what she would like to steal from the computers of Bollywood superstars like SRK, Shahid, Kareena and others. Miss World turned Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra very promptly enquired giggling ‘Does Kareena have a computer in the first place?’

Now that’s underestimating Kareena Kapoor a bit too much. Even if she doesnt have one, Saif must have gifted her one, atleast by now. Or even better, the company for whom she models can surely gift their brand ambassador one single piece of its slim trip notebook  What do you say??

Veena-Ashmit to tie the Knot soon

Controversy stricken Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who rose to fame by indulging in sleazy acts with her co-inmate Bollywood Actor Ashmit Patel in the ‘Bigg Boss 4’ house, is planning to make Mumbai her second home. Buzz has it that she met Ashmit’s parents and his sister Amisharecently.

While talking to Bollywood Reporters, Veenasaid, “Considering I`ve six homes in Pakistan, I think one in Mumbai is only fair. I need a big home, at least one extra room for my shoes and clothes.”

However, Veena preferred to remain tight-lipped about her marriage plans with Ashmit. But she does admit that she is very much in love with him.

“It`s difficult to answer right now. Marriage is like death. You never know when it strikes,” said Veena.

The lady from across the border and the Indian actor have been spotted at almost every social gathering since their ‘Bigg Boss’ stint. Ashmit had even thrown a lavish party to celebrate Veena’s birthday.

“It`s really early to consider a life together. What exists between Ashmit and me is special. His is the most dialed number on my phone. In many ways, yes, I love him,” added Veena.

Wedding bells ringing? To this the actress wittily replies “…marriage is like death, you never know when it strikes.