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The actress had a tiff with the director and the production team and walked out of the film without returning her signing amount of Rs 25 lakh. Studio 18 recently won the case that was going on for two years. Now, the IMPAA has sent a notice out to Mallika Sherawat to return 50 per cent of the signing amount.
Fans scream out ‘Chandu’
Vir Das, one of the four badmaash people from Badmaash Company, always gets all his fans worked up, though in a sweet way. This holds true especially when it comes to girls. Post the release of his first big budget film Badmaash Company, where he played the character of Chandu, he has got a tremendous response from the audiences.
Being a stand-up comedian, Vir recently performed in one of the cities. While performing on stage, Vir got a rather unusual demand from a bunch of girls who were sitting and watching his show.
They all wanted him to play Chandu’s character and recite a line from his film. Vir thought it would be inappropriate and hence, resisted a bit. But to his great shock, the girls started screaming his character’s name ‘Chandu’ loudly to make him say a line from the film.
“Yes it was very sweet of the girls. They wanted me to say the Madhuri Dixit line which I think has caught up really well with the junta so I just did. It was only for them. I am extremely happy and thankful to god for bestowing this upon me. I couldn’t have asked for more,” says a rather shy Vir Das, who surely has managed to impress the girls.
Rubbing it in
Now that the choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan has had a bitter fallout with Shah Rukh Khan, she is making sure everybody gets the message loud and clear. So what if they were thick as thieves not long ago and so what if King Khan starred in her movies — Main Hoon Na and Om Shanthi Om and helped them become monster hits? In the big bad world of Bollywood, Farah Khan is now openly cosying up with Shah Rukh’s bete noire and friend-turned-foe Salman Khan. She was even heard saying that she would love to cast Salman in the sequels to Main Hoon Na and Om Shanthi Om. All we can say is, take that, Shah Rukh!
Bradley’s share of struggles
Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper recently revealed that he used to be a bell boy. Bradley says he used to love getting tips when he worked as a hotel dogsbody. “I was a
doorman for five months and the tips we got then were such a big deal,” explains Bradley. “In a way, they meant more than any award or review now.”
The actor, who has become Hollywood’s favourite boy after the success of his latest movie — ‘The Hangover’, didn’t have a smooth start and has had his share of struggles before reaching the top. “I think twice I got a $20 tip and that was like wow! I have never forgotten it. Now though, I always carry my own bags because I don’t want to tip!” he added.
Mastering various cultures
Everyone knows about Akshay Kumar’s excellent Marathi-speaking skills and he is
putting them to good use for his upcoming comedy, Khatta Meetha. Akshay will be seen singing Nana-chi Taang (which means teri aisi ki taisi in Hindi) along with co-star, newcomer Trisha. This new jodi will swing to tunes of Pritam, who has
composed the song, which combines the melody of rock with a tinge of our very own
Maharashtrian tadka.
Akshay plays a Marathi man named Sachin Tichkule in this comic caper directed by Priyadarshan.
Trisha plays Akshay’s love interest in this movie will be debuting in Bollywood with this film.
According to Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, this song will be the biggest hit of the year. Akshay will, without doubt, rock the screen with this number. From a Punjabi ‘munda’ to a Marathi mulga, we surely can’t wait to check out this new avatar of Akshay.
‘I am a romantic adrenaline junkie’
The beautiful and sensuous Jessica Biel revealed how she wanted be Indiana Jones when she was a child. Said the actress, “I have a love of Egyptology. I would like to go there and see the pyramids.” Biel, 28, also said she relates to her character Captain Charisa Sosa in the remake of the hit 1980s TV show The A-Team, which also stars Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper.
She told a popular American magazine, “She is incredibly motivated and driven. She is a hard-core adrenaline junkie. She is just as smart and able as the guys on The A-Team. She is their equal.” She added, “I’m also an adrenaline junkie. I’m a romantic adrenaline junkie!” The star, who is dating singer Justin Timberlake, added, “I had this really sexy gun and I trained a lot with an M4 machine gun. Before, I felt very scared of guns. But you learn about them and then you feel capable, and it becomes an empowering experience.”