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Shilpa Shetty ventures into culinary business

Shilpa Shetty Has big plans for Indian food in Britain After dabbling in cricket and spas, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is now venturing into the F&B segment with a chain of readymade meals in Britain. "It gives me great pleasure to announce that Raj Kundra (fiance) and me have invested with the V8 Gourmet Group... Got to acknowledge the fact that Indian food is much enjoyed (chicken tikka masala becoming the nation's favourite) and has a huge market in Britain," Shilpa posted on her blog from London on Sunday (Aug 23). "... this was only a sign for us to think it right to invest and procure a 33 percent stake in V8 that encompasses Vama, The Bombay Bicycle Club and Tiffinbites. We also do airline catering and the newest plan is to introduce readymade Indian meals that will be under 10 percent fat," she added. Co-owned by celebrity chef Andy Varma, the 34-year-old actress has massive extension plans for the chain. "Hoping to launch this line of ready

Kunal Khemu and Soha Ali Khan are still together

Couple visits Salman Khan’s house Even though a while ago they said that they had split, Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu came together in Kunal’s car for Ganpati celebrations at Salman Khan’s residence earlier this week. So it seems they are very much together and what happened earlier was just a lovers’ tiff. Kunal and Soha started dating each other after they met on the sets of “Dhoondte Reh Jaoge”. Soha, who then had just broken up with her long time boyfriend Siddharth, found a good company in Kunal. Subsequently, they got quite close. Kunal has also visited Soha’s parents’ residence and met Sharmila Tagore a couple of times. Sources confirmed that he had even stayed over at the Pataudi house while the two were promoting a film in Delhi. This latest appearance has put to rest all the rumours about their relationship coming to an end, at least for the time being.

Cast of 'Agneepath' remake not yet finalised

Karan Johar clarifies status of project There have been speculations about who will play the male lead in the remake of the 1990 hit "Agneepath". While the names of Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan popped up, filmmaker Karan Johar clarifies that no one has been finalised to play the part Amitabh Bachchan immortalised in the original. "I haven't made any statement whatsoever around the man who would eventually be playing the role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan that was made iconic by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. All I have said is that, yes, we are going ahead with a remake of 'Agneepath' and that's about it," Johar told IANS. Whether it is Hrithik, Abhishek or someone else, Johar must be having a wish list? "Well, the wish list is to get the screenplay right. For the moment nothing else is more important than that," he said. Even though the film is being produced under the banner of Dharma Productions, Johar won't be going behind the camera for

Kim Sharma to get married

Would-be husband is not Yuvraj Singh! After her on-off relationship with cricketer Yuvraj Singh failed to work out, Kim Sharma has found love again, and this time she is lucky enough that the love is culminating into marriage. She is reportedly set to wed Spanish singer Carlos Marin in February 2010. According to sources close to Kim, the actress loves travelling and she met Carlos on one such trip. Kim and Carlos got along very well and it did not take Carlos any time to decide about the wedding. He recently proposed marriage to Kim and she agreed immediately. She is now preparing for the wedding. Kim is currently dividing her time between Mumbai and Madrid, where her would-be husband lives. She has decided to shift her base and will setlle down permanently in Madrid. Carlos is a vocalist and is part of the successful Spanish band, Il Divo.

Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan in Aditya Chopra DHOOM 3?

Shah Rukh Khan , the favorite superstar of Yashraj Films and its head honcho Aditya Chopra, has given his consent to feature in upcoming mega- budget flick ‘Dhoom 3’ to be directed by none other than Aditya himself. Hrithik Roshan , who had taken the ‘Dhoom 2’ to another level with Aishwarya Rai under the able direction of Sanjay Gadhvi, is said to be studying the minute details of his characterization in the upcoming flick before giving his consent. The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that after Shah Rukh Khan gave his consent, it’s only a matter of time before Hrithik Roshan gives his nod for the flick. Whenever it comes, Aditya Chopra directing the flick will be confirmed, as the reclusive director is said to have put forth the condition that he will helm the multi- crore project only if his chosen superstars agree to enact the roles he has in mind for them in the flick. Sources close to Yashraj say that Shah Rukh Khan has always been favorite of Aditya Chopra and his all

Rani Mukherjee's weight loss secret

Rani Mukherjee's new look in Dil Bole Hadippa Yoga expert Payal Gidwani made Kareena Kapoor do 50 Surya Namaskars at a stretch till her plump figure reduced to size zero for Tashan. The size zero phenomenon took Kareena’s popularity to dizzying heights. The same lady has now helped Rani Mukerji shed oodles of weight to look hot and sexy in the promos of Dil Bole Hadippa. For Rani’s latest film, Dil Bole Hadippa, both the ladies have worked as a team to achieve the hot body which will help Rani to set silver screens on fire again. Everyone is talking about how thin Rani has become. Rani’s Yoga sessions began on April 16th, 2008. She weighed 56 kilos which made her 5’2” frame look heavy. After months of Yoga, she weighs 49 kilos today, which is the perfect weight for her height. About Rani’s body type, Payal says, “Initially Rani had a heavy lower body. She could only do 5-10 Suryanamaskars and had very weak nerves in her body. As a result, stretching would lead to cramps.” “To incre