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RAM KATHA Hrithik Roshan to play Ram in father-in-law Sanjay Khan’s film, The Legend of Rama Sanjay Khan, producer of TV serial The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1989) is set to produce a film, The Legend of Rama, to be co-scripted by Sanjay Khan and UK based author Farrukh Dhondy. According to sources, the cast includes Sanjay’s superstar son-in-law, Hrithik Roshan as Ram, Sanjay’s son Zayed as Laxman and Amitabh Bachchan as Dashrath. Talking about this epic project, Zayed Khan says, “Yes, my father is indeed making the Ramayan. It’s called The Legend of Rama. He has been planning this film for the last three years and looking for a perfect to play Ram. And who but Hrithik could be the perfect choice for the role?” Apparently Amitabh Bachchan had agreed to play Dashrath, but that was two years ago. As for Zayed playing Laxman the young actor, who will be seen as the pampered younger brother in Subhash Ghai’s Yuvvraaj, chuckles, “Playing Laxman in one form or another is the story of my life.” ...

Blonde Identity: Salman Khan in Yuvvraaj Subhash Ghai wanted Salman Khan to dye his hair blonde for Yuvvraaj. But that was easier said than done Subhash Ghai had a tough time convincing Salman Khan to dye his hair blonde for his film, Yuvvraaj. Ghai wanted Salman, who plays the title role, to look different than he usually is. So he thought upon various ideas to enhance Salman's personality in the film. According to a source, “Ghai was adamant on showcasing Salman in a different look in the film. So he tried several looks for him but failed to get what he wanted. Then suddenly, one day, a brainwave struck Ghai and he asked Salman to go blonde. Initially Salman laughed at the statement thinking that Ghai was joking but eventually when he realised that he was serious about it, he outright refused to do any such thing.” Ghai confirmed the news and said, “I tried several looks on Salman's photograph with the help of a computer. But I realised that every look I devised, looked pale...

Yuvvraaj is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan), Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor) and Danny (Zayed Khan) fighting and playing games with each other to inherit their father's wealth. Anuska's (Katrina Kaif) entry gives a twist to the tale. Salman( Deven Yuvvraaj) has some problem with his father, so he stays away from home. The father leaves the whole property in the name of Gyanesh (Anil). Danny (Zayed) tries to be aggressive with Anil to snatch the property from him.Enter Deven (Salman) who gets into a partnership with Danny (Zayed) to manipulate and woo Gyanesh (Anil) into handing over the property to them. Yuvvraaj is set for release on November 21st Enjoy the Posters of Yuvvraaj [Click on Images to view full size]

The Affair: Subhash Ghai's party Date and Venue: Friday, October 24, Grand Haytt. Subhash Ghai threw a party to celebrate not one but 2 occasions - his 30th wedding anniversary and the 30th anniversary of Mukta Arts. The Yuvraaj cast of Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan came in to wish their director. We could not help but observe Salman's long hair and that he has taken to hairbands in a big way. Close friends of Suhbash Ghai, Shreyas Talpade, Jachie Shroff, Paritosh Painter and Alka Yagnik too were present. Alka Yagnik Kishen Kumar

Pictures: Zayed Khan and Sahan Zayed Khan reportedly got into a brawl at a suburban nightspot on Thursday. The actor denies that he was involved. He said, "A fight broke out between two groups. I was not involved. You can speak to the boys who were." We did just that. Sahan (last name withheld), who is visiting the city, is one of the boys involved in the scrap with Zayed. Cowardly behaviour The 24-year-old from London recounts what happened. "Firstly, I'd like to set the record straight. Unlike the newspaper report, I don't have a brother called Yashir, nor do I know anyone by that name who was involved in the fight that night. Secondly, I don't run a chain of ice-cream parlours as mentioned. I'm in Mumbai visiting family. Thirdly, the group attack on me was really unfair. What Zayed and his friends did, was very cowardly." Sahan continues, "At around 2 am, I was climbing down the stairs when I came across Zayed Khan who was in high spirits. He...