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Actor Prateik, who has not given any big hit so far, says he is an entertainer and has an urge to entertain people. "That's what we are here for, we are all entertainers, that's our job. I do believe I am an entertainer, I don't know how entertaining (I am) and there is an urge to entertain, definitely," the 25-year-old told reporters here.

Bollywood filmmaker Sriram Raghavan says he would love to return to his roots and do a Tamil film. "I would love to do a Tamil film because I am a Tamilian. But I have lived in Maharashtra," Raghavan, in news for his latest film "Agent Vinod", told IANS.

The time is ripe for small budget movies, but, despite that, the money bags are not willing to loosen their purse strings, says Pradhuman Singh, who faked Osama bin Laden in the critically and commercially successful "Tere Bin Laden".

Bollywood star Salman Khan has turned into a businessman - he has invested in the online travel portal Yatra.com and will also be the face of its new marketing campaign in India and the US. The association will strengthen the company's connect with the masses and increase the brand's recall value in tier-II and III towns, said a press statement.

Several Bollywood biggies have been involved in brawls but Akshay Kumar has managed to stay away from such controversies and says he doesn't believe in violence. At a recent event in the capital, Akshay's "Housefull 2" co-star Zarine Khan asked him how he managed to keep away from fights.

Producer Goldie Behl is confident that Sridevi's iconic song "Na jaane kahan se aayi hai", which is being reprised in his forthcoming film "I, Me Aur Main", will be one of the biggest entertainers of the year. "It's being recorded and my director is working on it.

Actress Aishwarya Sakhuja, seen as ideal "bahu" Toasty in the daily soap "Saas Bina Sasuraal", says she won't mind locking lips on screen. "I am comfortable kissing. There's no harm in it," said Aishwarya. Her confession comes after a recent episode of "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain", which featured some intimate scenes between actors Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar.

Filmmaker Anees Bazmee, who is trying to finish the script of "No Entry" sequel, says he wants to start the shooting of the film as soon as possible. The sequel is titled "No Entry Main Entry". "I will take one more month to finish the script.

The shooting of "Dhoom: 3" will begin in May and Aamir Khan will join the cast and crew as per schedule, clarifies Yash Raj Films (YRF). A leading daily reported that the shooting of the film had been indefinitely postponed and that it would be shot after Aamir completes work on Rajkumar Hirani's next.

The popular Kapoor family of Bollywood will be felicitated with tiles and two statues at the inauguration of UTV Stars' property Walk of the Stars at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade here Wednesday. The property, akin to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, will be launched in the company of Kareena Kapoor and her "Heroine" director, Madhur Bhandarkar.

Soha Ali Khan who has always been associated with commercial and meaningful cinema equally recently bagged a coveted offer when she signed the dotted line to star in the sequel of `Sahib Biwi aur Gangster'.

Saif Ali Khan's magnum opus film `Agent Vinod' had huge expectations slung to it. It had been in the making for more than a year and it being a spy thriller had stirred anticipation amongst all. But post release, the reviews coming from the critics and audiences were not that overwhelming.

South Indian beauty Asin who has done quite a few commercially successful films in Bollywood is currently gearing up for her first multi starrer Hindi film `Housefull 2'. Nonetheless apart from making headlines on that front, the actress made news for her supposed film with Shah Rukh Khan that was touted as the next big thing in career.

Critically acclaimed actress Kalki Koechlin has been on a signing spree ever since her film `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara's success added the required amount of momentum to her already swift career. The actress who has signed quite a few films in recent times also bagged a pivotal role in Vishal Bhardwaj's film `Daayan' that is touted to be a thriller starring Emraan Hashmi as the male lead.

Rockstar's onscreen love interest Nargis Fakhri made ripples in the industry with her debut film where she was paired opposite superstar Ranbir Kapoor. Apart from making news for their on screen chemistry, their off screen camaraderie sparked off the link up rumors which were denied from both ends.

Actor Kay Kay says the current obsession of filmmakers with marketing is "very funny, but very sad also". "You are only interested in marketing. You are not making cinema but gathering star surnames, making a project and that we'll think about the story and other things later," he told reporters on the sidline of an event.

After Esha Deol's engagement with businessman beau Bharat Takhtani, everyone is eagerly waiting to hear about her D-day. But her mother and veteran actress Hema Malini says they have yet to decided the wedding date. According to a recent tabloid report, Esha and Bharat are planning to exchange the wedding vows in July, but Hema told IANS: "Wedding dates are not yet confirmed.

He calls himself a bathroom singer, yet Bollywood star Akshay Kumar didn't think twice before singing romantic number "Bheege honth tere" for the leading ladies of his forthcoming film "Housefull 2". Akshay was here Monday for the launch of the new issue of Stardust magazine with co-stars Jacqueline Fernandes, Asin Thottumkal, Zarine Khan and Shazahn Padamsee and he sang for them at the event.

Bihar-born designers Samant Chauhan and Arun Tiwari are set to mark 100 years of Bihar with a fashion show called "Silks of Bihar". Eco Tasar Silk Pvt Ltd, an organisation working on Tassar Silk, and Bihar State Small Industries Corp Ltd are organising the show April 1 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium here.

It's a role you haven't seen them in. Away from the limelight, life is all about changing diapers and nurturing their little ones for Bollywood's glamour girls like Aishwarya Rai, Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitly who have just stepped into motherhood.