The song “Dum dum” from Yash Raj Films’ “Band Baaja Baaraat” was originally composed for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, says a source.The song, sung by Himani Kapoor and Benny Dayal, was not used in “Rab Ne…”.“Since the ‘Band Baaja…

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia says she took inspiration from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to get her regional dialect right for her role of a female gangster in upcoming comedy “Phas Gaye Re Obama”.“As I play a gangster from UP in the film, I…

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Arjun Rampal and Isha Koppikar will perform here Dec 10 to campaign for the world’s largest mangrove Sundarbans as one of the seven wonders of the world.“The Bollywood stars will perform and vote to select the seven…

Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer “Break Ke Baad”, which hits the screens Friday, has already recovered its production and marketing cost by selling satellite rights.The total money invested in the film is Rs.18 crore. Co-produced by Kunal Kohli Productions and Reliance Big Pictures,…

Hrithik Roshan, who was hospitalised for an allergic reaction to an antibiotic medicine, has returned home but has not allowed his sons to see him.“They’d get so scared if they saw me like this. Though my lips are going back to their normal size,…

Anil Kapoor can’t get over his roots – so much so that he took time off from the shooting of “Mission: Impossible 4″ with Tom Cruise to appear on the game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC), hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.Anil, who is shooting for…

Former beauty queen-turned-actress Gul Panag is planning to mount an international film with Britain-based Italian origin director Ovidio Salazar in which she will also be acting.“I am trying to mount a project with a friend of mine, Ovidio Salazar, whom I met at the…

Dusky actress Bipasha Basu, who entered Hindi filmdom with suspense thriller “Ajnabee”, says her second film “Raaz” is closer to her heart.” ‘Raaz’ is very close to me because it got me into acting. ‘Ajnabee’ was the first film, but after doing ‘Raaz’ I…

Bollywood diva Manisha Koirala, who triggered a storm of gossip about an impending divorce following a hasty online comment, says things were blown out of proportion and she is still happily married to her Nepali entrepreneur husband.The 40-year-old acclaimed actor, who is attending the…

Looking stunning in a short black dress and matching stilletoes, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty said she would prefer to be a trend-setter than a trend-follower.“I’d rather be a trend-setter than a trend-follower in life. I have done some of the strangest things in my…