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After going back and forth over his decision to star in Punit Malhotra's next directorial venture produced by Karan Johar, Shahid Kapoor has finally decided to quit from the anticipated romantic comedy. The film has been in the pipeline since quite some time now and has been struggling to find a male protagonist.

Bollywood fashionista Sonam Kapoor who makes waves for her chic style is also a headline maker for her sensational comments where she blurts about the world or herself. The last time she made it to the news with the comments was the time when she expressed that she doesn't have a `Bikini Body' and hence can't don the skimpy outfit onscreen.

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor will join the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhudeva, Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan and international singer Katy Perry to add star power at the Indian Premier League (IPL) opening night in Chennai April 3. The 31-year-old will perform at the YMCA Grounds as part of the opening ceremony for IPL's fifth edition, an IPL release said.

After making a thriller, filmmaker Sriram Raghavan now wants to experiment with other genres and says his next directorial venture "Happy Birthday" will be a sci-fi movie. Raghavan, who first made "Ek Hasina Thi" with Saif Ali Khan and Urmila Matondkar, is right now gearing up for the release of his spy thriller "Agent Vindo".

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has pipped stars like Vidya Balan, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone for India's Glam Diva title. The title was given as part of Big CBS Love's show "India's Glam Diva". Priyanka was crowned by her fan Siddhi Singh, a Mumbai-based girl.

Last year quite a few Bollywood films made record collections of over Rs.100 crore at the box office, but Akshay Kumar claims that in next five years things will change so much that even Rs.400 crore won't seem a big amount. "After five years, Rs.400 crore will be too small.

Amitabh Bachchan, busy composing music in his free time, has decided to learn sitar and sarod. "Okaay! So am getting into the business of acquiring a sitar and a sarod soon enough so I may have the pleasure to be pulling a few strings!!" Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb.bigadda.com.

Arjun Rampal is on a break from work and enjoying some romantic time with his wife Mehr in Thailand. "Currently on a romantic holiday with my wife in Thailand. Spent the last two nights at the gorgeous Sukothai hotel. Now en route to Phuket," Arjun tweeted.

Saif Ali Khan says audiences should not come to see a real life couple together on-screen, but two actors in a film. He feels that fans are going to love his actress girlfriend Kareena Kapoor in "Agent Vinod" as she has come out of her comfort zone to work in the spy thriller.

Internationally acclaimed Indian actor Kabir Bedi says he has signed up to feature in Prakash Jha's "Chakravyuh". "Signed on for Prakash Jha's CHAKRAVYUH, a film on Maoist and Naxals rebellion, looking at both sides of the picture," Kabir tweeted Wednesday.

"Office Office" fame actor Sanjay Mishra draws a parallel between regional movies and regional political parties, saying both are doing well in their respective areas. "Like the Congress party has been thrown out of Uttar Pradesh because of weak representation, and strong regional parties have taken over in Uttar Pradesh and Punjabi.

Indian-American fashion designer Parna Ghose has been invited to show her Fall-Winter collection at the Vancouver Fashion Week starting Friday. "I am proud to be invited to this year's show. Vancouver is a perfect venue for us to launch our new line," Ghose, who designs under the label Pure Elegance, said in a statement.

Hindi television channels have geared up with new big ticket shows during the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), displaying no fear of losing their loyal audience to cricket. Starting March 31, Star Plus is coming up with a new singing reality show "Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2", to be judged by Shaan and Shantanu Moitra and hosted by Mandira Bedi.

Onir couldn't have asked for more. First he won the National Award for "I AM" and now the director has received an official invitation from Cannes to be part of the film festival's Producers Network. "I am on seventh heaven right now. With all this good news coming my way, I feel rejuvenated once again. First, the award and now this, it's overwhelming. It still has to sink in. I cannot thank my friends and everyone who has supported me enough," Onir said in a statement.

Bollywood commercially successful and critically acclaimed actress Kangna Ranaut within few years has escalated to the top slot and is one of the most celebrated stars of our times. The actress who till date has worked with biggest stars of the film industry is currently going gaga over the opportunity of working with John Abraham in the film `Shootout at Wadala'.

The producer of `Agent Vinod' Dinesh Vijan has defended their film's item song `Pyaar Ki Pungi' featured on actor Saif Ali Khan and model Mallika Haydon. An Iranian band sent a legal notice to the makers of the film to eradicate the item song as they claimed that music composer Pritam has apparently lifted it from their album's song titled as `Susaan Khanoon'.

Bollywood's one of the most successful stars Farhan Akhtar has been juggling with too many responsibilities in his already packed career. Farhan who ventured in Bollywood as a filmmaker with his debut direction `Dil Chahta Hai' ventured in production, singing and acting with his films later.

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar along with his director Sajid Khan was recently present at the India-Pakistan Match for the ongoing Asia Cup in order to promote their forthcoming release `Housefull 2'. Akshay who handed over the man of the match trophy to Virat Kohli personally congratulated Dhoni on the triumph.

Bollywood hunky star John Abraham has been known for his dedication and commitment towards the film. He who never refrains from doing his own stunts in the film, recently had to pay rather heavily for his penchant for action as he injured himself severely while shooting for his film `Shootout at Wadala'.

Lata Mageshkar is jubilant about Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th Test ton but is unhappy about suggestions that he retire from the game. "Why do we this to the best of our artistes and sportspersons," Lata asked angrily. "Why do we place so much performance anxiety on them? People think it's been smooth-sailing all the way for me. But I've gone through a rough patch in my career.