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Deepika Padukone is down with the Malarial fever

Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone is down with malaria. The actress, who is presently shooting in London, had not been keeping well for the past few days. Though initially it was thought that the Om Shanti Om girl was suffering from a viral infection, tests have now proved that it is malarial fever. On Wednesday, Dippy appeared in no condition to face the camera. As reported ('Deepika unwell'; Hitlist, July 22), she had been sporting enough to shoot as major sequences with her and co-star Akshay Kumar are being canned. On Tuesday, however, despite the high fever, she managed to still shoot for several scenes. Now the shoot of Housefull is on only with Akshay and the rest of the cast. Both director Sajid Khan and producer Sajid Nadiadwala have told her to go easy and not to shoot till she fully recovers. As Deepika is too weak to talk, a source close to the actress says, "Two days after she landed in London on July 11 for the shoot, she felt feverish. Assuming it to be an

Kareena Kapoor:- I'm planning to cut my hair

Kareena Kapoor speaks about the highs and lows of being a style icon Having been designated a style icon, Kareena Kapoor now intends to go on a long shopping binge in various fashion capitals and also cut her hair. "I have to...I've no choice. I'm looked at as a fashion statement. Very tiring, but flattering. Dress designer Aki Narula has set impossible standards of fashion for me through my films. Now I've no choice but to live up to those standards. I've raised the bar for fashion," Kareena told IANS. "After 'Kambakkht Ishq' (pictured left), in 'Qurbaan' Aki has again made me look so special," added the actress who gives the credit for her 'Kambakkht..." look to Aki. "He went shopping for my clothes and accessories. This may be a film, but I've never worked harder. In terms of styling and body language even dance and drama, I really worked hard. I wanted it to be a 'phataka' kind of role. I wanted the audie

New woman in Bollywood Hero Shahid Kapur’s life

His love life said to have taken another turn Not many know if Shahid Kapur’s ‘serial-dater’ tag is justified or purely based on speculation, but reports about his liaisons just don’t end. While post-Kareena the young actor has not acknowledged having a girlfriend, gossip has never stopped. Vidya Balan, Sania Mirza, Priyanka Chopra - he’s said to have gone from one woman to the next rather rapidly. And, just as rapidly, he has reportedly moved on to his latest woman – Anushka Sharma of “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” fame. Shahid’s relationship with Priyanka has made enough news off late, with the two opposites said to be perpetually on the brink of a split. It’s now being said that they have parted ways. In fact, the souring of the relationship is apparently even coming in the way of the promotion of their film “Kaminey”, scheduled to release on August 14. Both are said to be avoiding joint appearances at promotional events. Meanwhile, it’s being said that Shahid is getting close to Anushka, wi

Abhishek Bachchan goes to Kargil with sweets made by Ash and Jaya

Actor pays tribute to war heroes Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan travelled all the way to Kargil to pay tribute to the war heroes ahead of Vijay Diwas on July 26 armed with 'gajar ka halwa' and 'aam ras' especially made by his wife Aishwarya Rai and mother Jaya Bachchan for the soldiers posted there. Abhishek also read out a beautiful poem 'Agnipath' written by his grandfather Harivansh Rai Bachchan along with a message from his actor father Amitabh Bachchan. He visited some of the locations where the Kargil war was fought 10 years back. His entire journey will be shown on NDTV's special show "Jai Jawan" on Saturday at 12pm and Sunday 11.30a. and 9.30pm. The journey to Kargil and Drass is an eight-hour drive. Following the route taken by jawans, Abhishek walked across the Zojilla Pass and even drove for a portion of the journey, meeting soldiers at each point along the way, an NDTV release said. Abhishek also visited a bunker at Sando top and eve

Akshay Kumar, 30-crore hero, economises

Since Akshay Kumar pays all his taxes diligently it is safe and secure to state that his market price is Rs 30 crores per movie. But he’s also aware of the recession around him. When therefore his wife and child flew in to London to join him earlier this week, Akshay insisted on paying for their air tickets. Says a source, “Producer Sajid Nadiadwala insisted it was a very small amount and part of the crew’s travel expenses. But Akshay insisted. He won’t burden his producer with extra expenditure at all, though he will charge his market price.” Confirming this price a producer says, “Akshay does charge Rs 30 crores. No doubt about it. But beyond that there are no extra costs at all. Akshay pays for the expenses that occur during shooting.” In fact our 30-crore hero who has just delivered another success Kambakkht Ishq decided to economize for the same producer when they reunited for another film Housefull in London this month. Instead of putting up at the posh St James Hotel where Amita

SEE: Desi Girl Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif’s new desi avatar makes her almost unrecognizable. The actress who is known for her uber-cool and hip looks in her films has gone desi for Priyadarshan’s De Dhana Dhan. Her Amrapali-style costume replete with traditional jewels, classical dance steps along with her traditional Indian pose is a far cry from her look in her last film New York. De Dhana Dhan stars her lucky charm Akshay Kumar and is a romantic comedy shot in Singapore and Mumbai at a budget of Rs 60 crores. This film brings back the team of Akshay, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, and director Priyadarshan together after eight years. The story is about two friends, Akshay and Sunil, who are in search of big money to prove a point to their girlfriends, Katrina and Sameera. Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif are coming together for the fifth time. Katrina’s desi tadka will surely be a treat to watch when the film releases in November.

Twinkle to dress Akshay Kumar on screen

She’s working on his look in ‘Action Replay’ Twinkle Khanna always has a major role to play as far as husband Akshay Kumar’s dressing and styling are concerned. But that has been mainly off screen, with Twinkle otherwise being busy with her career as an interior designer. But now she will be making her on screen presence felt with Vipul Shah’s “Action Replay”. She is styling Akshay’s look in the film as well as designing some costumes for the movie. “Action Replay” is based on the Hollywood film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, starring Brad Pitt, and also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Twinkle liked the concept of the movie and requested director Vipul Shah to let her design for the film.