Bollywood Tabs

Mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan , who was issued notice by the district authorities to authenticate his claim of being an agriculturist by November 25 for acquiring 20 acres of agricultural land near Lonavala in Pune district, has sought time till December 30, 2005 to submit original documents of his status.

Designer Clothes, Jewellery and Makeup makeover at Olive Bar & KitchenFalguni & Shane Peacock, Cory Walia, Niharika Khan with HSBC Premier made sure the Sunday brunch last afternoon at Olive, was as lazy and full of fun as it could be. In ace fashion designers Falguni & Shane Peacock`s haute couture, Niharika Khan`s silver jewellery and Cory Walia`s expert makeup, the models displayed oomph and oodles of attitude in their designer Autumn Winter 2005 look. Among the early birds to come were Umesh Jivnani, Bandana Tiwari, Ravi Krishnan with baby Myra, model Vj Gauhar Khan, Anushka and Pooja Bedi in a Falguni & Shane loose wrap on top with her kids who gorged on the cream mushrooms, pizzas and steamy chicken in combination with caprioska and wine did the rounds. The brunch got more interesting as Narendra Kumar & Kadambari, Rekha Mehatani, Mahesh Taurani and the Rahejas Rahu. Ekta & Ashish mingled and made for interesting conversation. Fashion was on top of the mind as Sabina Chopra, Bandana Tiwari with Anil Chopra were seen chatting away while Ayub Khan and Anna Singh made their presence felt. Fashion guru Manish Malhotra, model Dipti Gujral, photographerVikram Bawa, artist Julius Macwan in a flirty skirt, Viren Shah, Milind Soman in blonde locks, Sunita Menon, Raageshwari, Kehkashan Patel, Dolly Thakore, Yudistar Urs who walked in with Kim Sharma among others made sure they all had a good time as the Falguni  & Shane Peacock, Niharika Khan and the effervescent Cory Walia played the perfect hosts. As the day progressed into evening, the fashionastas enjoyed this Sunday’s siesta party making it a much looked after stylish meet.

Mumbai, Jan 27 : Avant-garde Bengali filmmakers seem to be lining up at Bollywoods doorstep with promises of tempting new cinema - and one such film has Deepti Naval pairing with Nana Patekar and Rekha. Even as Rituparno Ghosh released his Ajay Devgan-Aishwarya Rai romance "Raincoat", he quietly finished shooting "Antar Mahal", which is in Bengali but has Abhishek Bachchan and Soha Ali Khan to give it a Bollywood ambience. It released last year.

The long-delayed Victor Bannerjee starrer Ho Sakta Hai came and went without a trace. However, special effects wizard and director Wilson Louis is unperturbed and all set to direct his next film Lonavala-Khandala Ghat budgeted at a moderate Rs. 90 lakhs.

The last day shoot of Vivah at Lonavala was the most touching moment for the cast, crew and the stars of this Rajshri venture. An emotional Sooraj R. Barjatya thanked his complete team for making the film possible. And what he stated about Amrita Rao is very interesting... "The character Poonam shared the most subtle emotions of my being. And thank you, Amrita for caring, nurturing and giving the emotions such a tender shape. You have been our source of energy."

Former beauty queen Yukta Mookhey, who all but disappeared after "Pyaasa", will be seen grooving in a salsa number in "Katputhli" that released Friday. Yukta plays a naval officers wife in the psychological thriller, which has been produced by Sahara Motion Pictures with Mink-Punnu Brar Productions.

It seems feisty young actress Jiah Khan who is all set to make her debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Nishabd’ is going to remain in news for some time to come. After the rumours of her shenanigans with Ramu in the Lonavala rain were still fresh, the latest dope on her is that she is Aamir Khan’s step sister.

Dronavalli Harika suffered a setback, losing to top seed Arutyunova Diana of Ukraine in the eighth round of the girls under-18 event at the World Youth Chess Championships.

After Hollywood star Brad Pitt, it is Bollywoods sexy hunk John Abraham who has got his hands messy to build houses for the poor in Lonavala, about 100 kms away from Mumbai.

Noted film maker Sai Paranjpe has no idea that her landmark film ‘Chashme Buddoor’ starring Farukh Sheikh and Deepti Naval is being remade. After a legal notice appeared in a trade magazine that the rights of the classic comedy have been bought, another report appeared in a Mumbai newspaper stating that Sanjay Gupta, director of ‘Kaante’ and producer of ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ has bought the rig

Clever… very clever. Thats the impression you come away with from this sumptuous package of gloss glamour glitter and an oomph quotient that starts at the neck and goes to the naval.

Actress Deepti Naval is looking for locales in a scenic Himachal Pradesh valley to make a colourful film on the life of Amrita Pritam, the first prominent female Punjabi writer.............

Dronavalli Harika and S Vijayalakshmi also tasted success, beating Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian and GM Denis Khismatullin respectively in the Aeroflot International Chess tournament.

Dronavalli Harika and G Rohit all but confirmed individual Grandmaster norms after commendable performances in the eighth and penultimate round in the Aerolfot chess tournament.

Former VJ Ramona Soonavala now runs a crĂŞperie in Zurich, writes Raul Dias.

Actor, poet and painter Deepti Naval condemns the age old Rivaaz™ of prostitution

Avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has decided to take the plunge into directing movies and she wants none other than Madhuri Dixit for her first film.

The Bourne Ultimatum star Julia Stiles tells Aakanksha Naval-Shetye in an exclusive chat about her work, life and acting in Bollywood

Woman Grandmaster and top seed Dronavalli Harika came back into reckoning for top honours after beating Sona Petrova of the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the World Junior girls chess championship.

The Indian Film and Television Directors Association IFTDA felicitated Shri Shakti Samanta, Shri Lekh Tandon and BP Singh with the IFTDA Lifetime Achievement award yesterday at a star studded award ceremony at Bhavans college ground, Andheri West. IFTDA also honored National Award winners such as Rahul Dholakia for Parzania, Pradeep Sarkar for Parineeta, Shujminder Dhanjal for Punjabi film Bagi, Anand Ghatraj for Bhojpuri film, Nishikant Kamat for Marathi film Dombivali Fast and many more.                        Special guests present included Sharmila Tagore, Shatrughan Sinha, Jagdeep, Gulzar, Raman Kumar, Deepti Naval, Aseem Samanta, Ashok Pandit, Vinod Pandey, Dharmesh Tiwari and many other prominent film personalities.

When a case was filed in the Uttar Pradesh court, Bachchan decided to donate his land at Barabanki as well as Lonavala to the villagers of the respective areas. But when the Lucknow High Court absolved Bachchan of all charges against him, the superstar decided take his land back!

Mukta Arts is all set to release their second Marathi Film KAANDE POHE produced by Dipti Talpade under their new banner MALPIX FILMS....

... new-hunk-on-the-Bollywood-block, Sikandar tells Aakanksha Naval-Shetye in a freewheeling tete-a-tete.

Director Ketan Mehta on the occasion of the renowed painter Raja Ravi Varmas 160th birth anniversary announced the completion of his new film Rang Rasiya at the Taj Lands End in Bandra, Mumbai.Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen play the lead roles in the film based on the life of the great painter.The trailer of the movie was released at the function attended by Deepa Mehta, Deepti Naval, Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen, Sarika, Kailash Kher and others.

A naval officer and his girlfriend, a Kannada film actress, were arrested in connection with the murder of creative head of a television production house.

A naval officer and his girlfriend, a Kannada film actress, were arrested in connection with the murder of the creative head of television production house Synergy Adlabs.

The news of Neeraj Grover, Creative Head of Synergy Adlabs, allegedly killed by actress Maria Monica Susayraj and her boyfriend Naval officer Lt M L Jerome Mathew seems to have inspired Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.

Kannada actress Marria Monica Susayraj and her naval officer lover have separately been taken to the "scenes of crime" to retrace the sequence of events in the murder of her husband Neeraj Grover.

Arjun Bijlani, better known as Alekh in the first season of Left Right Left, is currently busy with a period drama Mohe Rang De being produced by Dipti Bhatnagar.

The actress, who is hosting the second season of Bigg Boss on Colors channel, was attacked by the supporters of Republican Party of India leader Ramdas Athavale in Lonavala, Mumbai.

Shilpa Shetty was attacked by the supporters of Republican Party of India RPI leader Ramdas Athavale in Lonavala.

World junior girls champion Dronavalli Harika played out an easy draw as white with Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia in the first game of the second round of the ongoing World Womens Chess Championship in Nalchik, Russia. Harika, who had beaten Russian Vera Nebolsina in the first round to advance to the last 32 stage in this knock-out event, will play the return game on Tuesday with black.

Dronavalli Harika proved her superiority in the endgame to outplay Anna Muzychuk in the second rapid tie-breaker and sail into the third round of the ongoing World Womens Chess Championship in Nalchik Russia.

After Nandita Das, avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title-"Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish" and she has signed Manisha Koirala.

Mumbai: Actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title - "Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish" and she has signed on close friend Manisha Koirala as the heroine.