Feb
06
2009
Priyanka Chopra is playing 12 different roles in the upcoming hindi movie ‘What’s your Rashee?’. Paired with Harman Baweja, each of her role in the movie will reflect 12 zodiac signs. The character of each zodiac sign will form the personality of the movie character.
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, this movie has raised lot of expectation in bollywood. Recently a particular song was being shot and if the media is to be believed, Priyanka danced for over 22 hours, without a break. The song is set to capture all her 12 roles, each with different make ups and varying moods.
The role was first offered to Kareena Kapoor who could not take it since she had signed up for other project. Priyanka Chopra has not played much serious roles, and this movie could very well take her to the next level
Feb
05
2009
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has reportedly picked up 12% stake in the Rajasthan Royals, the champion team of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. IPL is one of the premier Twenty20 cricket tournaments organized in the world and the last season saw bollywood stars, Shahrukhkhan and Preety Zinta, having their own cricket team. While SRK wholly owned Kolkata Knight Riders, Preety along with Nusil Wadia owned the Kings XI Punjab.
Even teams like Mumbai Indians, Chennai Superkings and Bangalore Royals, owned by established industrialists, saw host of bollywood celebrities being roped in as brand ambassadors. Rajasthan Royals, the underdogs of last edition won the championship and therefore lot is expected out of them this year
Under this circumstances, Shilpa has paid over USD 15.4 million (approx INR 75 crore) along with his business partner Raj Kundra. Terming it as a strategic investment, Shilpa is hopeful of fetching a decent return
Feb
04
2009
Bollywood actor Govinda had a narrow escape from a freak accident couple of days back. He had gone to pay homage at the The Golden Temple in Amritsar (India) along with his family. He was having a early morning walk, while a truck almost crashed against him.
Fortunately, the truck driver applied the brakes at the right time and the truck stopped after kissing Govinda. The actor sustained minor injuries. While speaking to the media, he thanked the Guruji whom he met the day before at the golden temple and said,because of his blessings that he is alive.
Poor visibility is suspected to be the reason behind this. A popular bollywood actor, Govinda is also a Member of Parliament from Mumbai, representing the ruling Congress party