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Minus RanDeep - tagged as Bollywood's current 'it' couple with their public lip-lock grabbing eye-balls recently, the rest of tinsel town is singing strains of separation. It's the season of spats for most of Bollywood. Right from the much publicised love stories of Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif, Harman Baweja-Priyanka Chopra and Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor to the hush-hush liaisons of Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra and Soha Ali Khan-Siddharth - most couples seem to be treading the path to splitsville. From Saif's much hyped tattoo, Katrina's visit to Ajmer Sharif to pray for beau Salman, Kareena playing mommy to Saif's kids, Abraham and Sara to Salman and Harman throwing surprise parties to woo their ladies...the tinselville dikkat seems to be pyaar kiya to darna kya! But, there's a flip side to the mushy business too. Like their much publicised romantic escapades, most Bollywood couples face the risk of highly talked about splits and spats. For instance, the whole world seemed to be privy to Saif openly asking Bebo to 'shut up' during an argument at a party thrown by film-maker Farhan Akhtar. Before the jilted lovers could patch-up, the world was aware of the trouble brewing in paradise. If that was Saifeena, Sallu and Kat are no less love enthusiasts. But just like Sallu's past affairs, even this one seems to be ending with a dhud! Steamy-hot love affairs in tinsel town are clearly running into rough weather. Unlike their older counterparts for whom both coming together and parting ways was an equally private affair, the new age love birds prefer blowing their trumpets aloud. Adman Prahlad Kakar says, "It was fashionable earlier to have a clandestine extra-marital affair, as most of the stars were married, so there was no point in declaring their affairs to the world. But today, if given a chance there would be a hidden camera even in a celebs' bedroom, so they have no choice but to reveal the dope about their affairs." Gal power Be it script writer Javed Akhtar walking out of his marriage to Honey Irani upon meeting Shabana Azmi, actor Rajesh Khanna asking for a divorce from Dimple Kapadia when he was going around with Tina Munim or ace director Ramesh Sippy marrying actress Kiron Joneja after parting ways with his first wife Geeta - it was always men in the industry who ended a relationship. Cut to the present - it's the leading babes calling it quits, not satisfied with a measly arm candy status. "They no longer want to be victims. Unlike the past when a divorced actress was looked upon as an, 'on sale to bed item,' these days the personal life of a heroine doesn't affect her star status. The perception of society has completely changed. So leading ladies prefer dumping a stale mate rather than sulking in a dead bond," adds Kakar. |
Bollywood’s man with lightening in his feet, Shahid Kapoor seems pretty chilled out and unfazed by controversies in real life. In town to shoot for an untitled film opposite Anushka Sharma, Shahid seems very comfortable in his skin. While he’s reluctant to discuss about his private life or his rumoured amours with Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan and Sania Mirza, the teen heartthrob says he’s “learnt to take all the rumours with a pinch of salt” and claims he’s just a “regular” young guy after pack-up. Excerpts from an exclusive interview: Kaminey and Dil Bole Hadippa... are set to hit the screens. Yeah. Their release dates are pretty close to each other. Kaminey will hit the screens this month, while Dil Bole Hadippa is slated for a September release. Both are very different films and I’m excited as well as a little nervous. The levels of expectations increase after your previous films have done well at the BO. Jab We Met was a turning point in my career. After Vivaah, I sat home for six ...
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