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Salman Khan goes the Aamir Khan way

It was Aamir first to follow Salman Khan’s footsteps and get that beefed-up look for Ghajini . Now it’s Salman Khan’s turn to take a leaf out of Aamir’s book. The way ‘Ghajini’ was marketed started a different trend in Bollywood. Aamir’s marketing strategy for the film received plaudits from Bollywood fraternity. And the one who was and is full of admiration for perfectionist Aamir Khan’s promotion stunts, is his friend Salman Khan , who wants to follow the example set by Aamir to promote his upcoming film Wanted Dead And Alive . It’s been reported Salman has been highly impressed with publicity gimmick of Aamir’s movie, when the multiplex staffers sported the Ghajini hair-cut. And the way Aamir Khan, being a media shy person, interacted with media, and even went to the length of chopping hairs and shaving people’s heads. Salman Khan has, in fact, told producer Boney Kapoor to promote ‘Wanted Dead And Alive’ in a similarly unique way. A photo session has already been planned and a h

Bollywood Actor Shahrukh Khan doesn't regret refusing Slumdog

Bollywood Star Shahrukh Khan has a knack of staying in the limelight. First it was the success of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi that broke the jinx for Yash Raj at the box office in 2008, then the Golden Globe presentation and now all the item numbers for his upcoming movie Billoo Barber. But for once he seems to have missed out on a huge opportunity to soak in the glory of a critically acclaimed, international award winning project! Yes we are referring to the Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionaire. Danny Boyle had initially approached Shah Rukh for Slumdog Millionaire for the role of game-show host but King Khan refused. As luck would have it, the role went to the veteran actor Anil Kapoor. Though Shah Rukh claims he isn't complaining at all. Talking to the media he said that he has no regrets about turning down the role, which has put Anil Kapoor into the global limelight. Praising Anil Kapoor for his work, Shahrukh Khan said that Kapoor has done a fabulous job and deserves the adulation

Akshay Kumar promises Deepika Padukone a lot of pranks in his next.

Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar is always known for his courageous acts during shooting. Recently, the actor rescued his co-actress Katrina Kaif while shooting for "De Dhan Dhana Dhan". And that is the reason he is known as "Macho" of the industry. But did you know that Akshay is a big prankster too? At present the actor is busy with the promotion of "Chandni Chowk to China" and surprisingly its known that he had not played any pranks on Deepika Padukone during the shoot of the film. However, this was simply because she is a new-comer and he did not want to scare her.He has asked her to beware as he plans on throwing a lot of pranks on the sweet and innocent Deepika Padukone in their next film together "House Full". Now Deepika Padukone you better watch out as our Akki dear is in a prank playing mood! "House Full" is a Sajid Nadiadwala movie to be directed by Sajid Khan. This duo had earlier worked together for "Heyy Baby". As k

I’m not Superman: Akshay Kumar

Bollywood’s action Star who laughs, cries, sings, dances and kick boxes in the film that producer Warner Bros’ American audiences and the Hollywood press (also, Indian kids) actually enjoyed, is standing on his feet having taken the punches squarely on the chin... BT put him on the mat and got him to deliver straight replies to some more punches... With this flop, it’s being said your golden spell is over.. But my so-called flop has generated Rs 45 crore in the first weekend... it’s the fourth highest, three-day box office collection in the history of Bollywood. Besides, I never said this was the greatest film ever made. I told everyone, ‘It’s a senseless film, leave your brains at home.’ I accept it for what it is, I love it for what it is, and I will stand by it and say that’s the film we wanted to make and we made. I pray you like it, and I’m sorry if you don’t. But I didn’t break my back doing it to have my own fraternity later stab me from behind... But you’re hugely succe

Shahrukh Khan Is My Inspiration, Says Upcoming Bollywood Actor Shubhasish Mukherjee

Bollywood Upcoming Actor Shubhasish Mukherjee who plays the lead in his upcoming venture, "Aasma" which is a narrative about theatre artistes trying to make it big in Bollywood, says he models himself after Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan. Mukherjee, who calls himself Shubh, compares Khan's background with his own and says there is much in common between him and Bollywood's King Khan who also made his way into films through theatre. "I am a big Shahrukh fan. He is also from Delhi and made it big in films without the help of any godfather. I am amazed with the kind of energy he has and wish to work with him in future," says the 23-year-old budding actor. From directing his first film "Brown Sugar" at the age of 13 to being a dance instructor with choreographer Shamaik Dawar for "Dhoom 2" to scripting his first movie "Aasma," Shubh has come a long way. The Delhi boy is confident that his debut film, "a story about the uphea

All you need to know about Slumdog Millionaire

'Slumdog Millionaire' was all set to go straight to DVD after the film's original studio backer, Warner Independent (a division of Warner Brothers), closed down in May 2008. Luckily, the Fox studio's indie film division, Fox Searchlight, picked it up for theatrical release. During filming, Azza, the Mumbai boy who was cast as Jamal's brother Salim, had his house bulldozed by the city council – a common occurrence in the slums where much of the shoot took place. The crew found him sleeping on a car roof. The three youngest child leads, who were all cast from the Mumbai slums, are now having their schooling funded by the film's producers. With the promise of a trust fund should they pass their exams at 16. Anil Kapoor, who plays Prem Kumar, the host of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' in 'Slumdog', donated his fee to Plan India, a child development NGO in Delhi, devoted t

Bollywood Actor Emraan Hashmi is no more a serial kisser

Once referred to as the series kisser of Bollywood, Emraan has come of age. He has finally abandoned (temporarily) his romantic side and taken on the job of scaring people out of their wits. "Today if people call me a serial kisser I find it really humorous. I have left that image long ago. If you see my recent films, I haven't done any such role. Now I am very selective about my roles," he says. His most recent selection is Mohit Suri's Raaz 2, where he plays a painter whose paintings decide to haunt their subject. emraan hashmi says he enjoys scaring his fans and it is for this purpose only that he took up Raaz 2. He says, "It's good fun to scare people. I've wanted to do a horror film and Raaz 2 is just like a dream come true. There are risk factors involved in anything new we do but I love taking challenges. I think I have an exciting role in the film." emraan hashmi is quite hopeful that his film will set a new trend in Bollywood. He says, "