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Actor Shahid Kapoor has apparently chose to walk out from filmmaker Karan Johar's forthcoming flick citing date issues. Buzz is that Shahid from a long period was keen on working under Dharma Productions. The actor even was approached before this by the filmmaker but somehow due to several reasons the 'Kaminey' actor wasn't able to work with Karan.

If there's one place where you'll see the extreme sides of friendship, animosity and love then it is has to be `Bollywood' where friends and foes to take great steps to express their feelings. And Salman Khan truly exemplifies all the three aforementioned feelings. Be it Love, Anger or Friendship Salman has been there done that. Salman Khan recently proved this yet again when he recommended `Bodyguard' fame director Siddique

Priyanka Chopra, a trained singer herself, says she grew up listening to numbers of Whitney Houston, who died in Los Angeles last week. "Dedicated this morning to the beautiful Whitney...Listening to her greatest hits while getting ready..she's the voice I grew up on...," Priyanka posted on her Twitter page.

Pooja Misrra grabbed attention for her weird getup and fights on the fifth season of controversial reality show "Bigg Boss", but the media mileage notwithstanding, the VJ says she would not be part of any such shows in future. "Thank you so much, no more reality shows for me after 'Bigg Boss'.

Actress Celina Jaitley holds the movie "Will You Marry Me?" very close to her heart because it is during the shooting of the movie that her husband, hotelier Peter Haag proposed to her. Haag popped the question, and the duo tied the knot in 2011. The actress recalled the special moment, and said: "Yes, it's true that Peter proposed to me while I was shooting for 'Will You Marry Me' and it was the best surprise.

Vidya Balan, who has been on a success spree after her films "No One Killed Jessica" and "The Dirty Picture", took a lot of time before zeroing on to Sujoy Ghosh's "Kahaani." "Sujoy came to me with a script, which I didn't like. Then he said I will bring to you one idea after another till you like it. I thought he was just saying it. But he actually came with a lot of ideas to me and I liked this one a lot and asked him to develop it and that we will see.

Former beauty queen and actress Dia Mirza says that she admires Priyanka Gandhi for her effortless and easy style of dressing. "Priyanka Gandhi is herself most of the time and her style is effortless and easy. This is what I like most about her and I think it is a fashion statement in itself," Dia said during the first day of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW)

Actresses Dia Mirza and Sameera Reddy, designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil's muses, graced their show on the first day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion week (WIFW) Wednesday, kick-starting the five-day fashion extravangza with a touch of glamour. While Dia looked pretty in a black jumpsuit with pleats on the waistline, Sameera looked bright in a pink-coloured one-shoulder gown.

Southern actor Dhanush denies that he has any brand association with Emami or its brand Navratna that were reported to have partnered for in-film promotion for his Tamil film "3". "I have no association with Emami or the brand Navratna and thus the brand has no promotional privileges as brand associates.

Bollywood's bad man Gulshan Grover and actress Mahima Chowdhary have urged people to help free animals from zoos, where they lead a caged and restricted life. The two actors came out in support of animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) campaign "Fashion For Freedom" at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Wednesday.

Pakistani actor Ali Zafar, busy promoting his upcoming film "London, Paris, New York", says cinema can help to promote Urdu, which he feels is on the decline in theatre and movies. "I feel the use of pure Urdu has declined. It is important to keep it alive as it is a beautiful language. It should be used in mainstream theatre and Bollywood. It's important for the new generation to learn Urdu," the 31-year-old said at a promotional event of the movie.

Success comes slow in classical music, but sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan have no qualms about it. When IANS asked the duo for their take on the limited scope that Bollywood offers to Indian classical music artists, Amaan said: "It does not make difference to us. There is audience for our art too and we do not believe in becoming superstar overnight as it happens in Bollywood."

Actress Esha Deol, who got engaged to her long-time beau Bharat Takhtani here last week, has thanked everyone for their wishes and blessings on the new phase of her life. "Bharat and I thank u all for ur good wishes and blessings! Love you all very much! Mwah!" Esha posted on her Twitter page.

A man of few words, Prateik is a natural actor thanks to his legacy, but the 25-year-old says acting is such a vast subject that he can't learn every nuance even if he gets to spend decades in front of the camera. "I am enjoying it. Yes, I am comfortable, as I said I take time to open up. Coming to terms with it, I am enjoying," said Prateik, the son of Raj Babbar and the late Smita Patil.

aya Bachchan and doting daughter Shweta Nanda are taking turns to take care of Amitabh Bachchan at the hospital here following his abdominal surgeries amid indications he will be discharged Friday or Saturday. The 69-year-old was admitted to the seven-star SevenHills Hospital Saturday and he underwent two surgeries. He was to be freed Monday but it was put off after he developed acute pain.

Neil Nitin Mukesh is back from Kenya but with a lot of pain. Heavy duty action scenes for "Shortcut Romeo" took a toll on the actor. "Back in the city. Mumbai. Can't wait to hit the bed. The action scenes have taken a toll on me. In excruciating pain on the shoulder blade," Neil posted on his Twitter page late Wednesday night.

The makers of "Phas Gaye Re Obama", Ravel Films Pvt Ltd. have gone on floors with their next production, a yet-to-be-titled movie, said to be a satirical take on life. The movie has an ensemble cast featuring Sanjay Mishra, Vishwa Mohan Badola, Zakir Hussain, Pragati Pandey, Sitaram Panchal, Ranjan Chabbra, Disha Pandey, Paritosh Sand and Pramod Pathak.

Preity Zinta loved being surrounded by fans on Valentine's Day while shooting for her debut production "Ishq In Paris", but she requests them not to prematurely leak pictures taken on the sets. "Busy day at work on Valentine's but guess what ... Met some wonderful fans, got tonnes of roses and had a great day at work! Ting :-) Perfect. One humble request to all my fans ...

Style conscious Bipasha Basu just recently had claimed that her style statement in her forthcoming film `Jodi Breakers' will certainly pick up as trend in coming time and it seems that her predictions have certainly turned out to be true. The dusky beauty Bipasha Basu sports a very trendy style in her film and with this she has become a fashion star overnight.

heir relationship and break up must've had garnered a lot of negative media attention but Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone exemplified a lot of courage to face all the attention and undue spotlight on their personal lives. And now that they have signed Karan Johar's next production together, it seems that things can be brought back on track.