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Abhishek Bachchan grows stubble!
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Queen Bee Sridevi to rule the roost
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Aamir: The price of exclusivity
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Ameesha Patel:
Dancing trouble?
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Vivek Oberoi fights piracy
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Rani: Rising sun
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Jr Bachchan is spotted with stubble lately. Don’t get wrong ideas;
he isn’t turning into a ‘Devdas’ because of his break up with
Karisma. He is just growing one for his next film ‘Zameen’.
While Papa dear Bachchan is planning to shave off his stubble for
Khakee’, the ‘hair’ apparent Abhishek is growing one. Strange
are the ways of the world! 
She’s
the Queen Bee and she’s back for her rightful title. Fans of Sridevi
will be glad to learn that the actress, who had taken a much
deserved sabbatical after marriage, is now all set to make a
comeback of sorts. Besides making inroads into the television
segment, the actress’ next film – ‘Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin’
— is all set to hit the silver screen. The film stars Akshay Kumar
opposite Sri and has been in the making for some time. What’s more,
we hear that hubby Boney is on the lookout for the right script for
a bigger re-launch. Any ideas, folks?
Post
divorce, Aamir Khan plans to begin shooting for Ketan Mehta’s
1857: The Rising based on the life of freedom fighter Mangal
Pandey. Buzz has it that Khan turned down a film with ABCL and
Ashutosh Gowariker to accommodate Mehta’s dream venture. The
contract forbids Aamir to shoot for any other film. To see that the
actor lives up to his commitment he has been assured a whopping Rs.
80 million, the highest sum ever paid to an actor. Shah Rukh Khan
and Sunny Deol can take a back seat for a change. 
Choreographers
are known for making actresses dance to their tunes. Literally. But
choreographer Aslam Khan has got actress Ameesha Patel ‘hopping’
mad. Apparently, the actress, along with Urmila, had gone to Dubai
for a show and Aslam Khan, she alleged, had made a big mess of the
whole event. She claimed that the trip had been mismanaged and put
the entire blame on the choreographer. We’re sure Ameesha is going
to think twice next time before she takes up such shows!
At
a meeting held recently at JW Marriott Hotel (Mumbai), Vivek Oberoi
was the only actor present among other authorities as a part of the
launch of an anti-piracy drive launched by American producers. The
meeting was attended by Smita Thackeray (President of the Indian
Motion Picture Producers’ Association) and various filmmakers.
However, Vivek Oberoi, being the only actor there said he was
present there because he strongly believed in the cause. He is heard
to have said that pirates are making big moolah, and it would be
better if the money went to the deserving filmmakers instead,
especially in times when the industry isn’t exactly thriving too
earnestly. Well, we do hope the masses help in the campaign as well,
and discourage the illegal activity of piracy. Vivek does mention it
as one of the reasons that films fail to make it at the BO though it
ain’t the sole reason. 
After
her much acclaimed performance in Saathiya, Rani’s talent has
been recognised. She has been going from one strength to another.
She has finally bagged the kind of films she wants to do. Rani has a
plum role in Shah Rukh Khan’s Chalte Chalte which has been
directed by Aziz Mirza. She has also been cast in Ketan Mehta’s
1857: The Uprising. The film has Aamir Khan as Mangal Pandey.
Rani has also been zeroed in to play the lead opposite Shah Rukh
Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades. Now she is one of the
four hot actresses along with Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu and Kareena
Kapoor. 