Deepika Padukone plays different characters with ease

If we thought that Deepika Padukone's versatility was limited to the varied roles that we saw her playing in her back to back hits last year in Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewaani, Ram Leela & Chennai Express, there is a lot more to come from the actress which will surprise the audiences. 

The actress will be seen in completely diverse looks in her releases to come. Knowing Deepika, we have seen her choose roles that are very different from her previous roles. 

Starting from her look in Finding Fanny which shows her as a Goan for the first time to a Maharashtrian look in Happy New Year it is a wide range that Deepika will be seen covering in terms of her characters and looks.



Post Finding Fanny and Happy New Year, we will also see Deepika in different looks and characters in Tamasha, Piku and Bajirao Mastani.


Imtiaz who usually does not prefer to repeat his female cast has however made an exception with Deepika. 

Even Homi Adajania who had his first outing with Cocktail signed Deepika for his next. Even though Finding Fanny is a very different film from Cocktail, he was sure Deepika would convincingly deliver this side of the spectrum as well. 

Deepika will also be seen working with Sanjay Leela Bansali after Ram Leela. Sanjay Leela Bansali, who has a gracious way of making his heroines look has casted her for the role of Mastani in Bajirao Mastani.

Priyanka Chopra’s Beauty Tips And Fitness Secrets Revealed

It’s no surprise that the world loves Priyanka Chopra, aka Piggy Chops so much! She is not just beautiful, but is also multi-talented. After her stint as Miss World, she went ahead to become a successful and popular actress. She is leading a successful career as an actor, singer, performer, and philanthropist.

Piggy Chops is also known for being associated with a lot of brands including the skincare brand Garnier. She is a brand ambassador for Pepsi, Nokia, Nestle and Hero Honda amongst others. She also has worked with UNICEF to improve child rights and create awareness on education for girls.

Looks:

Priyanka is what we call, a dusky beauty. She has her very own signature look and comfort zone, which she rarely crosses, even in the films that she works on. You can see that her pictures show her proclivity to make her cheekbones and eyes more prominent, while her lips are deliberately kept nude (or neutral). She generally chooses to play down her lips, probably because she wants to draw attention away from them, or because they are quite voluptuous.

Hair Care:

She has great hair which is invariably coloured or streaked and arranged in a style which suits whatever she is wearing. Apparently she is a major fan of hot oil massages for her hair! She claims that hot oil is one of the best things to relax her after a long, tiring day, and it also keeps her hair softer and more manageable.

Kapil Sharma's show to have a new family member.

Makers of Comedy Nights with Kapil never miss a chance to amuse fans as they constantly keep bringing interesting twists to the show. The latest we hear is that the show will soon see a new member Zanjeer joining the Sharma family. 

Wondering who is this Zanjeer? Well let us tell you it's a dog. Yes, you read it right. The Sharma family will now have a dog named Zanjeer.

Host of the show Kapil Sharma shared a picture of Zanjeer on his twitter handle. He tweeted, "My new family member.. Zanjeer.. :) he served as a cop in mumbai police :) # respect. Will let u know abt him ltr :)."

The ace comedian, who is the news these days for his fight with Ek Villain actor Kamaal Rashid Khan also for the first time reacted on a news report recently published in a daily which talked about manhandling of the female audience on the show.

While replying to one to one of the tweets, Kapil said, "Is se acha aur kya ho sakta hai... Yeh kisi paper ko read kar k mujhse pyaar nahi karte.. Its unconditional love :)

Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh: This is the best phase for TV actors in films

TV couple Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh love travelling as that is the only way they get to spend time together. Recently, the couple attended an engagement ceremony in Delhi, and then performed at a wedding sangeet in Raipur. Says Sanjeeda, "We are shooting long hours and hardly get to spend time together. So, we travel and that is when we get to spend time together." Aamir seconds her, "We have to take time out for each other and travelling is the best way to do that. Travel time is our time." Aamir tells us about his travel tales and his wish to be a star on TV.


We are considered an ideal couple We get invited to a lot of wedding functions. I guess, as a couple, people consider us to be an ideal couple, though I don't know what clicks with people. We have been married for two years now, but we have been together for six-seven years, and have been travelling together since we began seeing each other. Coincidentally, we have never acted together. Most off-screen couples went on to become a couple after acting together. But Sanjee (his pet name for Sanjeeda) and I were seeing each other without having acted together. We are offered shows together, but sometimes, Sanjee is busy, or I am busy. You can't leave projects midway, so we haven't had a chance to work together. 

We don't interfere in each other's work We help each other while making creative decisions, but don't interfere in each other's work. When a show is offered to either of us, we advise to each other. Otherwise, neither she nor I know what either of us is shooting for. We don't bring work between us when we are together.


There is no insecurity Sanjee's show is doing well and I am really happy for her. I feel like a proud papa.I tell everybody to watch her show, more than I tell people to watch mine. She also tells people to watch my show. Between us, there is not even 0.1% insecurity. In fact, I don't even feel uncomfortable with other actors. I don't feel ki yeh show mujhe karna chahiye tha. I don't care ki doosre kya kar rahe hain. 

Filmmakers have realised the potential of TV actors This is the best phase for TV actors in films. I guess filmmakers have realised the potential of TV actors. Film actors charge a lot of money, but you can get a TV actor for a reasonable price, also TV actors are good actors. There are only eight to ten film actors who can pull in the crowds, and that too for the initial period, after that, it's the film that works. 

I don't care about the medium I am enjoying work at the moment. Films and TV don't matter to me. Whatever the medium, I believe in doing good work. Rather than struggling in films, I would like to be a star on TV. 

Salman Khan: I like Shah Rukh Khan though we don’t get along or talk

Salman Khan seems to have got his heart size enlarged even more than the size he was born with. With each passing day, he is turning more and more magnanimous and closer to being a super human being. Over an hour-long conversation, he talks to Bombay Times about his contemporaries Shah Rukh, Aamir and Akshay, his brother Sajid Nadiadwala and what the box office numbers mean to him. Excerpts: 

Are you and Shah Rukh friends today?

I like Shah Rukh though we do not get along and don't talk. Upar wale ne use itni izzat aur shohrat di hai and then there are people who will come and bitch him out to me that I can't stand at all. We are not best friends any more, but are normal and cordial. He thinks. He plans. God has given him a mind and he uses that and is a hardworking man.



Sometimes I seriously think that the way he thinks is far more correct than the way I think. As in, the way he is and the way he thinks for his family is 100% correct.

So jab tak kisi aur ka fayda nahi hota hai, he is not a good person and they will say woh selfish hai aadmi, woh kisi ka nahi hai because he is protecting the interest of himself and his family. Till the time you are benefitting someone else, you are a great guy. I know he is correct when it comes to his family and stuff like that, but I can't get myself to do that. People come and bitch him out, given that they know that there is a distance. They will come and tell me, you are a different guy and he is a different guy. I ask them what is the difference? The fact that you can make a fool of me and you can't make a fool of him? I may allow you to use me and I let it go as I feel the person will get exposed or it will spoil relationships. But I always know. But if Shah Rukh is not allowing it, he is 100% correct and that is his personality.

My personality is different and I let things go. We are totally different kind of people. It won't be a compliment to God if we were alike. Two brothers are not alike. He is correct in his life and I am correct in mine.


How have you emotionally managed to face so many ups and downs in life?

Actually, I have not seen many ups and downs in my life. I see people around me and what they go through and I feel that I have not even been through 0.1% of what they go through. For me, my life has been so cushy that, for example, I don't need to take a holiday as my whole life is a holiday. I appreciate that all the time and feel very blessed and lucky. And that is hugely due to the emotional security of my family. My emotional anchor for women problems is mum and for all other stuff related to life, dad. I don't ever cry in front of them, but they always know. And the amazing thing is that they have always been on the side of the girls, as somewhere I have not been correct and I have been open to say that. Each one of my relationships has been more correct than me. I was growing up having fun, partying a lot, I was not the most faithful person and I doubt that I can ever be. I am never going to change and still feel that I am 27.

Talk about your relationship with Aamir Khan?
I can best explain my relationship with him through an example. In Andaz Apna Apna, there were two scenes he did very well. They were his solo scenes and I loved them. But when he saw the edit, he got them cut off from the film as he felt that he was hogging the limelight and that made his role more than mine. Aamir is a person with whom if you are there with your heart, he will be with you by heart. If you are there with him with your mind, then he too will be there with you by his mind. Aamir's beautiful quality is that 'I will play with you the way you will play with me.' My relationship is with him by heart. He doesn't need anything from me and I don't need anything from him.

Talk about Akshay Kumar?

If you see from the point of view of working with many producers, the number of films he does in a year, money rotation within the industry, money he makes at the box office, I feel he is the No.1 star today. He works with everybody and he is the only star that has grown as an actor. It is difficult for anybody to do the kind of work he does and to do so much of work. He comes, works and goes and does not badmouth anybody. He dances well, is a very good-looking man and can act. His diction has improved. He is the only one, who is growing and learning and I love the fact that he still enjoys the pain of learning something. I am a big fan of his.

Talk about Sajid Nadiadwala?

We have been friends for the last 18 years. I have done more films for him than for my own brothers. He is a great guy and is a family member. He is exactly like Sohail or Arbaaz for me. Even the films that we have done together have mostly all done well. Sajid is a brother. He is a very correct man. His business dealings are very correct. Emotionally, he is very sound and he is a fully family man. He comes from a big family, where his father had been neglected and Sajid has seen a lot of hardships. It's his hardwork and his sensibility today that has given him all this. If ever I would need any money, he would be the one I would go to. And, sometimes, when I am broke na, I ask him for money.

What did you see in him as a director?

He was supposed to be a director 10 years ago when we were making Lai Bhaari in Hindi. Behind the scenes, anyways, he does everything that a director does and he has a tremendous sense of music, visuals and screenplay. He is as big a film fan as Adi Chopra or Karan Johar and he has grown up watching Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai and Raj Kapoor films. He understands the Salim- Javed punches as well as he is a modern man.

What do the box office numbers mean to you?

They mean a lot. I would want Kick to break all the records. It's good for the industry. And then someone else should come and break all those records. It hurts, but it should happen. It then gives you the kick to beat that. Sometimes you can beat it and sometimes you can't beat it. After 5-10 years, all the rest of them will becomes character artistes. I will still be at it I hope they read this so that they will feel chalo usne yeh bola, chalo usko kar ke dikhate hain. I want them to do that and not to be character artistes. I want them to remain heroes. I believe that a hero on screen has to have something attractive about him off screen, that is why he got his first role, that is why he is a hero and that is why he has sustained himself as a superstar for 25 years.

Salman Khan's Kick has Bollywood's longest chase sequence?

Those who have seen Salman Khan's Kick trailer know that the flick promises some mind-blowing action sequences and stunts.

From jumping off the 40th floor of Poland's tallest building to Salman crashing through the window and diving into empty space to cartwheels, jumping across buildings, to nonchalantly walking across a railway track with the train just seconds away from mowing him down - the movie has some of the most jaw-dropping action scenes.

Taking a cue from these Hollywood-style stunts, the makers are now reportedly planning to register a record in the film's name for the longest chase sequence in Bollywood.

According to reports, the sequence where Salman is seen cycling through streets and narrow lanes, doing cartwheels and jumping from one building, then walking across a railway track in slow-motion with the train just seconds away, is the longest chase sequence in Bollywood film and the team is reportedly planning to approach the Limca Book Of Records to officially register it.

Till now Sunny Deol trailing Shah Rukh Khan in Darr-A Love Story has been considered the longest chase sequence.

Kick's action director Annal Arasu says, shooting in Poland was much easier than in Delhi. It was a tough task to manage crowd in Chandni Chowk during the shoot.

Arasu says action of the movie matches upto international standards and the climax is Hollywood-style hand-to-hand combat.

Varun Dhawan considers his brother Rohit his real life Humpty

As a kid, Varun Dhawan was cute and plump and was often teased by his mother and older brother Rohit when his school pants would become tight. 

He was, as he says, a hutta katta Punjabi kid due to his mother in Mumbai and dadi in Delhi feeding him loads of ghee. We lay our hands on some of Varun's old childhood pictures, one of which has Varun sitting in his mother Lali Dhawan's lap while his brother Rohit is standing coyly behind.

Talking to us, Varun said, "Rohit always gave me everything of his, be it his Game Boys or any other toy that I wanted of his. Actually, be it opportunities in life or anything else, Rohit has always given them up for me. In my upcoming film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, I play Humpty, who has a heart of gold. Rohit is the Humpty in my life as, in reality, his heart is of gold.
There is a scene in the film where I am watching Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and crying. When I was small, I would watch films sitting behind Rohit. He was a big DDLJ fan and I remember sitting behind him, seeing him getting emotional during the film. I have copied that image I had in my film."

Looking at Varun today, who could have imagined that the sweet roly-poly boy could have become this cool