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In Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, it is leading actor Imran Khan, who is playing the aashiq trying to woo back his girl Kareena Kapoor Khan. However, things are pretty different in real life. It is Bebo aka Kareena who passed the test of ultimate aashiq, when she came in the sets of Amitabh Bachchan's television show Kaun Banega Crorepati, to promote her film, GTPM.She told Big B about her aashiq moment, as she said, ''I was a female aashiq when I met Saif first.'' When Big B asked her to define the ultimate aashiq moment, she gave away, ''I was in Ladakh shooting for 3 Idiots and there was heavy snowfall. It was my birthday and Saif was planning to come there but all the flights were cancelled. So I was obviously upset as I wanted to spend the day with him.'' ''So we were thinking about what should be done and Saif said that he will go to Bombay and I was like no. I wanted to meet him, and I'm very ziddi and I was like milna hai milna hai milna hai... I don't care. ''And finally Amit Uncle I took the car at 6.00 in the morning and drove for 11 hours from Leh to Kargil and Saif took a flight from Delhi to Srinagar and then drove from Srinagar to Kargil and we met!'' Upon hearing her side, Big B tagged Kareena as the real female aashiq!

Diana actress Naomi Watts opened up about her past fears while speaking to the sources recently. She gave away that she had almost given up hope of starting a family before she met her partner. During a chat, she confessed that until she met Liev Schreiber in 2005, she felt she would never get to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother.

Film industry’s well-known director Krishna Shah has recently died on October 13. Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, who had worked with the filmmaker in film Shalimar, says he was a warm and hospitable man, who loved cinema and was always excited about the new projects.The 61-year-old actress about her coordinal terms with Krishna Shah said, “I met Krishna Shah for the last time about eight to nine months ago at his home in Juhu where he had a get-together for close friends. He was his usual friendly effusive self, looking after all his guests personally, making sure everyone was comfortable. Krishna Shah was a very warm and hospitable man. I had great fun shooting Shalimar with him. My god that was 35 years ago, it seems like yesterday.”She added that Shalimar was made simultaneously in Hindi and English and with international stars of the calibre of Rex Harrison and Gina Lolobrigida. “Off course, Gina later backed out, and we had Sylvia Miles instead. In fact, the film created a whole lot news and speculation even before we began shooting. I remember we were in Bangalore for the shooting in two languages English and Hindi. Dharamji (her co-star Dharmendra) and I were burning the midnight oil. When we were not shooting, he was with his English tutor brushing up his English dialogues, and I was with my Hindi tutor improving my Hindi,” Zeenat recalled.Zeenat added that Krishna was caring person who always made sure all of us were comfortable. “He loved cinema. I remember once when we met, he spent considerable time speaking of my cameo in Bhopal Express. He would always be excited about the next film that he was doing, and then the one after that... He would discuss the movies he wanted me to be in.”The film Shalimar might not have worked at the box office, but the songs by RD Burman play on to this day. They were like Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai, Hum Bewafaa Hargiz Na The and One Two Cha Cha Cha.

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt proclaimed his love for fiancée Angelina Jolie, when he went on to splurge out $300,000 on an expensive diamond necklace for her while shopping together in Hong Kong with kids. Recently when Jolie was scouting locations for her movie Unbroken, with the kids, Pitt was attending film festivals in Telluride, US, and Toronto in Canada to promote his film 12 Years a Slave and then he went to England to work on action-drama Fury.After a long time they met up in Hong Kong last weekend and Jolie brought their twins Knox and Vivienne to spend time with their father. During the trip, Brangelina planned to go shopping and it was there that Pitt spent over $300,000 on a diamond necklace for Angelina Jolie plus three watches.Later on, Pitt, along with 5-year-old twins, Knox and Vivienne, left for a day of fun at Legoland in Windsor in Birkshire, England. They were seen waiting in line for various rides like any normal guest. They seems like having great fun during their journey in the amusement park, hopping on the Fairy Tale Brook boat ride, a pirate ship ride and playing games together.Must say, Pitt is great husband as well as adorable daddy. Way to go, chap!

When 32 years back, Umrao Jaan released, starring Rekha as ravishingly beautiful, tragedy-stricken courtesan of Lucknow, the film broke all records at the box-office, and is still remembered for its uniqueness. The film was helmed by Muzaffar Ali, and written by Javed Siddiqui.The duo had planned that they would come up with a sequel to Umrao Jaan someday, and now they have united again for another film on a courtesan, however, it won’t be a sequel to the 1981 classic. In fact, buzz states that the director has abandoned the idea of the sequel altogether.Earlier, Ali had planned a sequel where Umrao returns to the 'kotha' and continues her life. He was to show Rekha as the aged Umrao. Siddiqui told the sources, "Two years back, we started working on the second instalment. And Rekha was more than glad to do the film. But now, the plan has changed. Rekha doesn't fit into my scheme of things now."It is learnt that Ali and Siddiqui were not happy with the fate met by JP Dutta's Aishwarya-Abhishek starrer Umrao Jaan, which was on the same topic. "Frankly, it is difficult to live up to the high standards of the original film. Also, most sequels or even remakes are not well received," Ali said.We’re sure it must have come as huge disappointment for Rekha and Umrao Jaan’s fans!

You would all agree that Twilight couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart made a great pair, and were seen as very compatible together. However, it was too tough for Rob to forgive his girlfriend of four-year, for her cheating on him with married director Rupert Sanders.And now even the two have broken up that Rob is said to be dating Sean Penn’s daughter Dylan Penn, but for Kristen the separation was not easy and she has still not come on terms with that, as she believes what she shared with her Twilight co-star was special, and it couldn’t be replaced."Even though Rob is dating, Kristen is convinced that what she and Rob had was, one of a kind, that their love for each other was one of a kind and can never, ever be replaced. Kristen still misses Rob, but finds comfort in knowing that what they shared was the best thing that ever happened to her," said sources close to the actress.Meanwhile, buzz also states that Pattinson recently met his girlfriend father Sean Penn, and chatted with him one-on-one. "Rob and Dylan get on well and really fancy one another. It's obvious Dylan is smitten. But Sean had a chat with Rob recently," said sources."Sean knows what it's like to be a young, successful actor and the beautiful women that come with it. Sean gave his piece about not getting too heavy with his daughter if he's playing the field, as he doesn't want to see her hurt," the source added.We wonder what Rob’s reply was!

Buying property in metro city like Mumbai is not an easy deal to seal. Many successful and rich actors, like Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Sonakshi Sinha among many have been house-hunting for a longest time, but in vain. All has been unsuccessful in finding an appropriate property.Bollywood’s one of the richest couples, Saif Ali Khan, the nawab of Pataudi, along with superstar wife Kareena Kapoor always wanted to live in a see-facing bungalow. Recently, the couple has bought four floors in a Bandra building, but Bebo admits, “Saif and I would have loved to build or buy a bungalow. We even looked for one before we settled on our current address. However, there aren't bungalows that met with our taste.”Apart from the couple, there is list of actors who are craving for their own space in the most crowded city of the nation. It is said that Mumbai, whose landscape now resembles Shanghai, is growing vertically and with each passing day, the bungalows are fast disappearing into the metamorphosing skyline.Bollywood style icon Priyanka Chopra is looking for a sea-facing bungalow in the stretch between Bandra and Juhu for almost two years but she hasn’t found any yet. Even Katrina Kaif, who has been recording cash at box-office, got failed to find her dream property. On the other hand, Sonam Kapoor is happy that her father Anil Kapoor is not tempted to raze their bungalow to the ground and bring in a high rise instead, at least just as yet. Shatrughan Sinha’s darling daughter Sonakshi Sinha fails to understand why her parents have demolished their bungalow Ramayan to convert it into a tall building. Salman Khan has reportedly acquired a huge property in the suburbs.