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Dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (JDJ) has accomplished what Bollywood couldn't in two decades — bring Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Sridevi on screen together. The two former Bollywood queens bonded like long-lost friends at the grand finale of JDJ. They were colour-coordinated and performed/danced together to Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyan Hain (Sri's popular song from Chandni) and Dhak Dhak Karne Laga (Madhuri's popular track from Beta). Madhuri played perfect host to Sri right from guiding her to her seat in the judging panel to making her feel at ease while performing on stage. She praised Sri's acting and wished her luck for her comeback movie, English Vinglish. In fact, the rapport between the two was there for all to see, as the actresses hugged and chatted between dances. About her experience on the show, Sri said, "It was fun, like always." So, which is her favourite performance of Madhuri? "It would be a tough choice, but I like Dhak...

Shahid Rafi, son of legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi, has refuted claims by Lata Mangeshkar that his father had sent her an apology letter to resolve an issue between them. The late singer’s son Shahid Rafi lashes out at the singer, alleging that she maligned his dad’s name Mohammed Rafi’s Son Shahid Rafi With Wife Firdaus and Son Fuzail Rafi During the Launch of the Md.Rafi Academy Lata Mangeshkar’s interview to Mumbai Mirror titled “I am far from perfect - I have a fierce temper”, where the songstress recalled her fight with (late) Mohd Rafi over royalty rights and said she later got a written apology from him. Lataji had told Mumbai Mirror: “At a meeting attended by prominent singers and musicians, Rafi Saab stood up and said, 'Main aaj se Lata ke saath nahin gaoonga'. I retorted, 'Rafi Saab, ek minute. Aap nahin gaayenge mere saath yeh galat baat hai. Main aapke saath nahin gaoongee'. I stormed out and called my composers there and informed them to rope ...

After doing some raunchy moves in 'Dreamum Wakeupum' song and a groovy lavani number 'Sava Dollar', Rani is now seen doing some sensual belly dancing moves in the latest track, Aga Bai, in the film Aiyyaa. Yes the feisty actress can been seen swaying her hips & belly in the latest track, 'Aga Bai' from the film AIYYAA. Watch the teaser of Rani's belly dance in the video below. Rani's graceful belly dancing is going to give many a dancing icons of Bollywood a run for their money! Apparently, Rani trained herself in belly dancing to lend authenticity to the number. Music director Amit Trivedi says that creating three different flavours was deliberate keeping the theme of the film in mind. "Rani is shown as a middle-class Maharashtrian girl, who has her own dreams and wishes. The songs portray her fantasies." Amit reveals that Rani made it a point to be present when the tracks were being created. "She gave her inputs and took keen...

The new song promo from the film ‘Student Of The Year’ has Alia Bhatt dressed in a silver and pink Manish Malhotra ensemble, doing the perfect thumkas to the tunes of Vishal and Shekhar. The new song ‘Radha on the Dance floor’ has the lead cast, Varun Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt dressed in traditional outfits, gyrating to the number which is a mix traditional and western beats. The song is grand and has a Karan Johar ‘stamp’ all over it. The film releases on 19 October. Watch below the promo of Radha On The Dance Floor Song From Student Of The Year Featuring Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.

While most actors are known to make the most of social networking sites to promote their films, Bollywood star Salman Khan is known to use them to garner support for the causes he believes in. He has always been known to promote issues that are close to his heart. So it was hardly surprising to see that the Bollywood star — who has close to 2,731,103 followers on the microblogging site Twitter and registered approximately 3,167,257 fan likes on Facebook — is making the most of the social networking site that he recently signed up on, toreach out to his fans seeking their support for the causes as well. Salman Khan recently extended his support to the Indian Paralympic athletes. On his official Facebook page, Salman wrote, "As a gesture of appreciation for our Paralympic athletes, I would like to present each of the nine athletes Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh for the medalist, Girisha. They have done us proud. To my dear friends on Facebook, if you would like to add a contribution,...

Actor Salman Khan returns as a host for the sixth season of reality show 'Bigg Boss'. The show will now be aired at family time, the prime time at 9 PM everyday on Colors. Salman, this time wants common man to join him on 'Big Boss' and people are asked to send an SMS or log on to the website of the Colors channel, which airs the show. They will have to participate in a contest to appear on 'Bigg Boss 6'. A parrot and fish will be the new elements in the 'Big Boss' house this time, making Bigg Boss 6 truly different as promised. The superstar, who had co-hosted the last season with actor friend Sanjay Dutt, will now be hosting the show alone. The show will go on air from October 7 everyday at 9 PM on Colors channel. Watch the videos of the making of 'Bigg Boss 6' promos featuring Salman Khan below. Must watch! Video: Salman returns as host of 'Bigg Boss 6'

Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra-Ileana D'Cruz starrer Barfi! has been nominated as India's entry at the Oscars in Foreign Language Film category. The film, directed by Anurag Basu, has beaten 19 other films to be named India's official entry to the Oscars. It is understandable that everybody connected with Barfi! is elated over its selection as the official Indian entry for Oscars, but the big question is Whether or not Barfi! deserves this honor as a number of scenes copied from popular international films like "The Adventurer", Kikujiro, The Notebook and old Chaplin classics are evident. The jury at the Oscars will catch the plagiarized portions pretty easily making it highly unlikely for the movie to even make it to the nominations let alone bring home an Oscar. Catch the video below from 1:54 To 4:10 to watch some of the scenes which are direct lifts from international projects... Video Link >>

Heroine Box Office Report: Yet again a new release went exactly as per script at the box office over the weekend gone by. As predicted, Kareena Kapoor Heroine was expected to open at an average of 60% collections and enjoy a stable release right through the weekend. This is how the Madhur Bhandarkar directed affair behaved as well with a good opening Friday followed by Saturday and Sunday showing 10%-15% growth on day by day basis as well. Day By Day Box Office Collections of Heroine were: Day 1 - 7.5 Crore Day 2 - 8.6 Crore Day 3 - 9+ Crore Total = 25+ Crore For the First Weekend Box office Collections of Heroine The film has indeed performed well and is on road to making profits Standing at 25 crores over the first weekend, the film is a decent success, especially considering the fact it’s controlled costs. Also, Heroine is now en route to be highest grossing Madhur Bhandarkar film after Fashion and Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, both of which collected in the range of 30 crore...

RANI MUKERJEE APPARENTLY HAS TAKEN A JAB AT THE EVERGREEN AMITABH BACHCHAN AND REKHA JODI IN HER UPCOMING FILM AIYAA The latest song Savaa Dollar from Rani Mukerji and Prithviraj’s upcoming film AIYAA has created a buzz of a different kind. In one of the paragraphs of the song, Rani seems to be taking a dig at none other than the eternal romantic pair of Bollywood — Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha. Rani Mukerjee in Aiyaa Giving the Rekha Expression Video of Sava Dollar Chadavungi Song Promo From Aiyyaa With Rani Mukerjee Grooving to Vaibhavi’s lavani steps, Rani has taken a dig at Bollywood and its clichés. The lyrics of the song express the dos and don’ts of being a heroine. However, the surprising part of the song is the pun intended at the eternal Big B and Rekha jodi.

Aiyyaa is a rom-com written and directed by Sachin Kundalkar, jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18. The film stars Rani Mukerji and Malayalam actor Prithviraj. Dreamum Wakeuppam is a dream sequence song with Rani as the heroine of a southern masala and south star Prithviraj as her ultimate fantasy man. Since Rani plays a Marathi girl in Aiyyaa whose heart goes dhak dhak only for a Tamil boy (Prithviraj), she dreams of him all the time, and the tangy song Dreamum Wakeuppam is the result of her wonderful imagination Dreamum Wakeuppam Critical Conditionam is said to be inspired from the south cult classic number from the eighties featuring Kamal Haasan. Not only the song, apparently even the dance has been choreographed keeping Haasan’s number in mind. Vaibhavi Merchant has choreographed the track

A month after hosting a big Eid celebration, Galaxy apartments in Bandra, home to Salman Khan and his family, is buzzing with Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations today. Even as you read this, all the members of the Khan family are participating in the religious rituals centered around Lord Ganesha.This is the 11th year that the elephant-headed God, the remover of all obstacles, is visiting their home. Salman Khan, His Parents Salim Khan and Salma and Sisters Alvira & Arpita pose in front of a painting by the Salman at their Bandra home “We brought in Lord Ganesha 11 years ago because Arpita (Salman’s little sister) was very keen and took it upon herself to organise every detail of the festival. As she promised, she has been organising it single-handedly every year since then.” In this modern Muslim home, a very secular atmosphere exists, as Hinduism, Islam and Christianity co-exist here happily, thanks to the efforts of Marathi-Brahmin Salma Khan (originally Sushila Charak), her husband ...

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Sharmila Tagore (Pet name - Rinku) is sending invites to near and dear ones to keep Thursday, October 18 free for the walima (reception) dawat of her son Saif Ali Khan with Kareena Kapoor Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Wedding Reception Invitation card Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan Reception Invitation card Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor wedding Reception Invitation card With the Pataudi emblem,Pictures of Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Wedding Invitation card The invite has been extended from her along with daughters Saba and Soha. Guests have been told a formal invite will follow. Interestingly the card is signed stating with warm regards from Rinku that is Sharmila’s pet name! It also carries the Pataudi emblem. Kareena Kapoor talking about her marriage is reported to have said, "Post marriage I will be Kareena Kapoor Khan. That means I have the privilege of having two of the most powerful surnames in Bollywood attached to my name. My signature will have a triple K — KKK."