Kareena Kapoor agrees to star with Shahid Kapur

MUMBAI : Had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor still been a couple, Kareena would have surely starred opposite him in his father Pankaj Kapur’s directorial debut, Mausam. After all, Pankaj had written the script of Mausam keeping Kareena in mind.

This, of course, was when Kareena and Shahid’s relationship was going strong. The former lovers last starred together in Jab We Met.

After the Shahid-Kareena break-up, Mausam got delayed to some extent since Pankaj Kapur had to drop his plan of casting Kareena and started considering other options for the lead actress. Also, Pankaj couldn’t get a producer for a long time before Religare Vistaar Entertainment came into the picture.

A source said, “Things are fine now but they can’t go back to Kareena saying that they want her to do the film. They are feeling quite awkward about asking her to star opposite Shahid and hence they have decided to launch a nationwide hunt to look for a girl who will be suitable for the film.”

Rs 1 lakh for Salman's towel!

MUMBAI : Imagine shelling out Rs.100,000 for a used towel! A lot of people might, if the towel belonged to a celebrity. From clothes to cricket bats - Indians are fast opening up to the idea of bidding for celebrity memorabilia online.

"People have started buying such merchandise nowadays. And there are various reasons to it - some buy them for the resale value of an item, some go for it because they are a fan of the celebrity or some just want to give for charity," Deepa Thomas, senior manager (Pop Culture) at eBay, told IANS.

Thomas says the craze among people for celebrity memorabilia started around 2005. A Salman fan paid as much as Rs.100,000 for his used towel.

I’m big fan of Kareena: Katrina Kaif

MUMBAI : Katrina Kaif is going ga ga over Kareena and their bond. Recently giving an interview to a news channel Kat was excited to talk about her friend. Not many people know that both the vivacious actress shares the same manager too.

“She is very nice girl and I like her as well as her work. We even shares one manager and I am a big fan of her,” says Katrina.

There had been news in the industry about their cold war but with this statement of Kat, she is putting it all the rumours at rest. Kareena Kapoor was the unchallenged queen of B-Town at as far as her price was concerned. But Katrina Kaif started competing with her at every turn: with the price, the number of film, as well as endorsements.

“Whenever we meet each other she talks with me very nicely and I too love her company. I really do admire her as one of the great actress in the industry,” she states in the interview to the entertainment channel.

Michael Jackson 'stole' new song tape: songwriter

Michael Jackson ‘stole’ the tapes of a song released almost four months after his death and his estate did not initially credit its co-author, the songwriter at the centre of the controversy said.

Janet Jackson's greatest hits includes new single

Janet Jackson is topping her latest greatest-hits collection with a new single.

The greatest-hits collection, called "Number Ones," includes 33 classic Jackson hits and her newest song, "Make Me." The two-disc album will be released Nov. 17.

"Number Ones" spans the pop star's career, from her 1986 debut, "Control," to last year's "Discipline." Jackson's last greatest hits album was released in 1995.

The 43-year-old singer is working on an autobiography and a new studio album set for release next year.

Shilpa cancels her wedding for the sake of Sunny Deol

Shilpa Shetty would not marry this year for Sunny Deol's sake! Yes, you've read it right. The actor has discouraged the actress to marry this year, saying it would affect the release of their film together, “The Man.”

Kajol and Kareena in Stepmom remake

MUMBAI : Kareena Kapoor is determined to match strides with the formidable scene-stealer Kajol in Siddharth Malhotra's film, which is inspired by director Chris Columbus 1998 hit drama Stepmom.

The actress has been quietly attending acting workshops with the film's director Siddharth Malhotra. "The last time I rehearsed for a part was for Vishal Bharadwaj's Omkara. But that was a more unconventional film and role where I had to get into a milieu and character I knew nothing about. But Stepmom is urban and very contemporary. I play a very normal metro-centric working girl," said Kareena.

Stepmom is a heart-warming tale of two women - divorced Susan Sarandon and the new woman (Julia Roberts) in her ex-husband's life - and the problems they face to find a common ground of understanding.

Obama delays signing Kerry-Lugar bill

WASHINGTON : President Obama has delayed signing Kerry-Lugar bill due to reports of criticism on the bill in Pakistan, Aaj news reported Wednesday.

According to the channel sources, the decision came following reports in regard to reservations and questions raised by different sectors in Pakistan over the bill.

It is pertinent to mention that Kerry-Lugar bill will be debated in the national assembly today as PML-N Tuesday tabled the adjournment motion to debate on Kerry-Lugar bill in the Lower House which speaker Fehmida Mirza accepted for debate.

We are proud of Kareena, Ranbir: Karisma Kapoor

Salman nightmare for Vipul Shah!

MUMBAI : As of now Vipul has stopped all Salman-centric publicity for London Dreams. The Salman season has begun full-swing. After the whopping Wanted it is Salman’s home production Mr & Mrs Khanna on October 16 followed by Vipul Shah’s London Dreams on October 30.

Is this a case of a Salman overkill? Vipul doesn’t think so. But he has put a halt to all publicity involving Salman for London Dreams until Mr & Mrs Khanna is released on October 16. “There’s no point in a publicity overlap. I don’t want audiences to be confused or annoyed by repeated and overlapping images of Salman’s films. Fortunately for me both Wanted and Mr & Mrs Khanna are very different from my film, and from one another. However, it’s finally the same Salman. So, I’d rather not waste his publicity dates or my efforts to get the film noticed.”

Two Khans down for Asin

MUMBAI : She is elated with her new avatar as a ‘rock-chic’ romancing both Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn on screen. Asin is also ecstatic about her commercial with India’s hot-shot cricket captain M S Dhoni.

“Let’s not call it the Dhoni influence, but I’ll describe my career so far in cricket lingo,” she says. “I started my innings with Aamir Khan and I continued my good spell with Salman. That is two Khans down, two to go (Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan).”

About her interaction with Dhoni, she says, “Mahi was friendly and fun while working.”