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Sachin Tendulkar: What the Stars Foretell

Twinkle need not worry! There is nothing going on between the erstwhile lovers Shilpa and Akshay. After a lot of bitching and backbiting almost all of Akshay’s ex-girlfriends made peace with the actor after his marriage to Twinkle including Pooja Batra and Raveena Tandon. Yes, Shilpa Shetty has finally decided to let bygones be bygones and has signed Mahmud Sipra’s film in which she will once again star with Akshay Kumar. Shilpa decided to sign Dharmesh brother’s ‘Dhadkan’ on whose sets her romance with Akshay rekindled. Well, her relationship with Akshay met with no success but the film proved to be a hit and gave Shilpa the much required breather. Surely Shilpa must be hoping the chemistry with Akshay works this time too and gives her that much needed hit. Will Akshay Kumar prove to be lucky for her this time too? Let’s wait and watch!

After the recent upheaval in Karisma’s life, with the unexpected and still incongruous break-up with Abhishkek Bachchan…finally the zing is back in to the Kapoor gal’s life. News is that Pune-based Kinetic Engineering has signed on Karisma to promote its youthful new brand ‘Zing’. The entire campaign titled ‘Zing with me’ entails our actress in a wide array of promotional activity for the brand. From winning a date with Karisma to even watching a movie with her…this certainly promises to be star-packed promotion. Well, let’s hope this campaign gets lucky for our lovely lady and she gets back the fizz, the thrill ‘n’ chill in her personal life too. Right Lolo?

Anil is taking hope from the success of Amitabh Bachchan at 60. His recent releases haven’t actually set the box-office on fire! But that hasn’t deterred Kapoor’s loyal producers to sign him for their pet projects. The most prominent among them being good friend Tutu Sharma. The producer soon hopes to launch Allwyn Kalicharan with Anil Kapoor in the lead and is to be shot in Delhi. The film is scripted by and will be directed by Anurag Kashyap. Anil Kapoor will play a cop in a futuristic setting for the film.

Not many people know that Gracy Singh was the original choice for Harry Baweja’s ‘Qayamat’ which now stars Raveena, Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty and Sanjay Kapoor. Apparently, the story goes that Gracy Singh had a disagreement about the film, while rumour mongers suggest that it was a misunderstanding. When Gracy allegedly landed up late on the very first day of shooting, she claimed that her secretary had not informed her correctly about the timing. Others suggest that Gracy was not happy with the role and consequently walked out of the film. Which version should you believe? Like all Bollywood controversies, we leave it to you to read between the lines!

First of all, I’m so angry with myself for coming late to the function, I want to kick myself. How could I have let myself be late for this big moment? I mean, so few people actually get the chance to go on stage. And here I bungled my big chance. It would have been my moment of glory.
The Filmfare trophy is such a prestigious one and I’ve been dreaming about winning one ever since I decided to join the movies. But when the moment came, I wasn’t there. I was in the car, stuck in traffic when my friends called up to tell me that my name had been announced as the Best Newcomer. I was so elated and so disappointed. My mom, of course, scolded me for taking so long to get ready. But I asked her, "Why are you scolding me? I’ve won the award!" Then she smiled and hugged me tight.
When I reached the venue, my secretary, Ashok Vasodia, gave me my trophy. Believe me, when I held it, it was an exhilarating moment, my most memorable one. Frankly, I wasn’t expecting it. When I didn’t get a trophy at another award function, I reconciled myself to not winning. I just felt that it was my duty to attend the function since I’d been nominated. After all, winning is not everything.
It has certainly egged me on to do better. So far, the going has been good, though a little slow. But that’s okay because I’ll really value my success when it comes to me. One thing I do know is that I’m here for a long innings. I don’t want to do five movies and disappear; no way. As I see it, I have a great future ahead of me. Age and looks are on my side and the only way from here is upwards.
My biggest dream is to make my parents proud of me. These days more and more people tell me that I’m beginning to look like my mother. I take that as a compliment—she’s so beautiful. Now if only I could also imitate her success. That would be the icing on the cake.

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