Aamir Khan as villain in Dhoom 3, it's a great franchise for being a part!

Aamir Khan as villain in Dhoom 3, it's a great franchise for being a part!: Aamir Khan is excited to play villain in “Dhoom 3″. The superstar Wednesday said “Dhoom” was a great franchise to work in even though he initially didn’t think he would fit in.”I have recently signed ‘Dhoom 3′. I liked the script very much. When I had watched ‘Dhoom’, I liked it a lot. I enjoyed the music and the whole attitude. It’s a very fun film. I really liked it. I never thought I would fit in this kind of film,” Aamir told reporters at a press meet here.

Victor Acharya, who wrote “Dhoom” and “Dhoom 2″ is the writer-director of “Dhoom 3″. The earlier installments were directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and starred Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra.

“When I heard the story from Victor, I really enjoyed it. Very well-written script, very enjoyable. It’s a great franchise and I am happy to be part of it. I am also looking forward to work with Abhishek and Uday,” Aamir said.

“It’s true that for the first time I’m doing a negative role, an anti-hero in the mainstream film. I liked my role and all the characters are very well-written. Actually, in between I did another negative role in an offbeat film ‘1947 Earth’,” said Aamir.

This is the second time Aamir is working with Yash Raj Films after “Fanaa” in 2006.

“I have worked with Yash Raj and I have a very comfortable relation with them,” he said.

The actor said Victor and producer Aditya Chopra are yet to decide the actress opposite him.

While “Dhoom” starred John Abraham as villain, “Dhoom 2″ saw Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai sizzle too.

Victor Acharya’s debut “Tashan” (2008) fared badly at the box office but that didn’t deter Aamir from signing his film.

“I think he is a very talented director. One shouldn’t decide a director’s capacity with the fate of any one of his films. I have full faith in him,” Aamir said.

Indian Cricketer Dhoni's Press Meet at 'Sony Full HD World Cup'

Indian Cricketer Dhoni's Press Meet at 'Sony Full HD World Cup':

Indian Cricketer Dhoni's Press Meet at 'Sony Full HD World Cup'

Priyanka Chopra turns Bridal for promotion Saat Khoon Maaf – Press Meet

Priyanka Chopra turns Bridal for promotion Saat Khoon Maaf – Press Meet:

Priyanka Chopra turns Bridal for promotion Saat Khoon Maaf – Press Meet

Katrina Kaif press meet - she believe in happy endings

Katrina Kaif press meet - she believe in happy endings: In one of her most candid outburst at Pritish Nandy's book launch Katrina Kaif admitted that she still believes in love.

It couldn't have been a more apt occasion for the beautiful Katrina Kaif, to tell the world that love still makes her world go round. She is happy, irrespective of the space and the time she is in.

No IT raids at her residence or speculations about her love life could stop the actress from being happy these days." The other side of love is disillusionment and disappointment. I do not believe this side of love. I choose to be optimistic in love. I believe in happy endings," revealed Katrina sharing her innermost thought with the media at .

Nandy's book launch held at Crossword yesterday. She also read out passages from the poetry along with Anupam Kher, Chetan Bhagat, Gulzar and Nandy on the dais.

Looking demure in a white dress, and smiling, Bollywood's no.1 actress appeared at ease with the media queries, sometimes being evasive... but mostly interesting in her replies. And before you wonder about her presence at such a do and suspect her credibility as a poetry aficionado, Kat frankly admitted of not being an avid reader.But her frank answers on love and life invited a roomful of attention and applause and at the same time displayed a rarely seen depth.

"I haven't been an avid reader in the last few years, but when Mr. Nandy met me recently, his subject on love interested me hugely. We got into chatting about poetry. I understand the power of poetry. It's so beautiful and expressive," she said. But added with smile that nobody was inspired enough to write love poems on her till now. "I want Gulzar saab to write couplets of love on me,"stated publicly. Obviously an ace poet like Glazer saw the potential of his next poetry and promised to deliver it instantly.

Katrina also promised a book of love poems to all the eligible bachelors in Bollywood "There isn't a single person, but I would like to give a book of love poems to all the unmarried men in Bollywood," she said with a smile.

Clearly, love was in the air. A smitten Chetan Bhagat couldn't take off his eyes from Katrina while Nandy celebrated love in all its hues and shades and finally concluded with an unflinchingly personal thought "One can fall in love even after marriage and that's got nothing to do whether you have a wonderful spouse".

Aamir Khan very sad for Peepli Live out from the Oscars Race

Aamir Khan very sad for Peepli Live out from the Oscars Race: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan Thursday said he is disappointed at “Peepli Live” failing to get selected at the Oscars but is happy that his film represented India.

"I came to know that ‘Peepli Live’ is out of Oscars. I am of course sad about it. But, I am happy that we represented India and we were one among the world’s best 60 films which were sent to Oscars. We are disappointed and sad," Aamir told reporters at a press conference at the Sun and Sand hotel here.

The actor maintained that he doesn’t make films for the Oscars.

“I don’t make them for Oscars, neither for any other awards. I make films for the audience. I value whatever response I get from the audience, critics and media. Oscars, Cannes, Berlin Festival - they are like platforms where international audience come to know about our films. If you win there, more people watch them,” said Aamir.

“Peepli Live”, the directorial debut of Anusha Rizvi, explores the disparity between rural and urban India.

The film failed to make it in the list of nine movies selected for the next next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards.

Shahid Kapoor reject an offer to do Priyanka Chopra's '7 Khoon Maaf'

Shahid Kapoor reject an offer to do Priyanka Chopra's '7 Khoon Maaf': When Priyanka Chopra has seven co-stars in her forthcoming film “7 Khoon Maaf”, the question arises why isn’t Shahid Kapoor, who shares an amazing onscreen chemistry with her and is reportedly her offscreen love, one of them? Well because he refused, revealed filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj.

"Shahid refused to do the film. That time he was preparing for the role in his father’s film and for that he needed a particular get up, so he didn’t have time to get a new get up for this film,” Bhardwaj told reporters at an event in the Radio City office here.

“7 Khoon Maaf” is based on Ruskin Bond’s short story, “Susanna’s Seven Husbands”. The seven male leads in the thriller include Naseeruddin Shah as the oldest husband, John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan, Annu Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah’s youngest son Vivaan Shah as the youngest husband and Russian actor Aleksandr Dyachenko.

The director also revealed that Priyanka was his original choice for the role.

“Priyanka was my original choice for the role. She is the finest actor of her generation right now. Whe I worked with her in 'Kaminey’, I realised how under-utilised she is. She has so much talent in her. As a director I had so much trust on her that I felt that no one else can essay this role as brilliantly as she would do,” said Bhardwaj.

The film is slated for a Feb 18 release.

Pics - Press Meet: Mallika Sherawat at Chak Dhom Dhoom Season 2

Pics - Press Meet: Mallika Sherawat at Chak Dhom Dhoom Season 2:

Checkout more Mallika Sherawat's pics in red mini dress:

Pics - Press Meet: Mallika Sherawat at Chak Dhom Dhoom Season 2

Veena Malik a denigrate Pakistani Girl

Veena Malik a denigrate Pakistani Girl: Pakistani actress Meera is not happy with the way her fellow actress Veena Malik conducted herself on Colors’ reality show ‘Bigg Boss 4′ and accuses her of portraying Pakistani women in poor light.

‘Veena Malik is acting very cheap. The way she presented herself in front of Indian audiences is not right. She is denigrating the image of Pakistani girl. This is not how women in Pakistan are,’ Meera, who is in India to shoot for diector Faizal Khan’s Hindi movie ‘Om Allah’, told IANS in an interview.

Her liplocking courted controversy after people in Pakistan raised objections and she was apparently fined for this. But right now she feels Veena has crossed all limits.

‘If you come over to Pakistan, you will see how sensible and how cultured Pakistani women are. They respect their family values and are not how Veena has portrayed herself,’ said the actress who herself became controversial after her kissing scene with with Ashmit Patel in her Bollywood debut ‘Nazar’.

Veena came into limelight after her name popped up in match-fixing allegations against Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif. She was the cricketer’s girlfriend. She then entered the ‘Bigg Boss’ house and her intimacy with Bollywood actor Ashmit Patel caused quite a stir, sending the TRPs soaring.

Meera alleges Veena’s behaviour is a lousy way to garner publicity.

‘She’s doing all this because she is hungry for fame. She has no self-respect and is ready to do anything to become famous,’ Meera said.

‘She’s like that even in Pakistan. She tries to copy everyone. She can never be her own self. This is not the right thing to do as there are many other nice ways to become famous. Why stoop down to cheap tactics,’ she asked.

Meera claims she was also approached to be a part of ‘Bigg Boss’ twice, but she refused it.

‘I was approached to be the part of the show before and even for this season but when I came to know that Veena will also be a part of it, I refused,’ she said.

Apart from Veena, the fourth season of ‘Bigg Boss’ featured well-known Pakistani cross-dresser Begum Nawazish Ali.

After ‘Nazar’, Meera featured in another Bollywood moive ‘Kasak’ with Lucky Ali.

After doing ‘Kasak’ in 2005, this is Meera’s first Bollywood movie in five years.

‘After ‘Kasak’, I went back to Pakistan. Later my parents did not allow me to act here as I was too young and they thought I might just fall for someone here (India) and get settled permanently,’ she said.

‘Moreover, the tension between India and Pakistan also kept me away. But now I am back and hope to sign more Bollywood projects,’ she said.

Back home, Meera has been actively involved in charity work and has been working with former cricketer Imran Khan to raise funds for Pakistan’s flood-affected victims.

‘We would like to rope in Rani Mukerjee for helping us to raise funds for the flood-affected victims in Pakistan. I plan to meet her during my trip here,’ she said.

She has also expressed a desire to do charity work with Salman Khan and his Being Human organisation.

SRK's diplomatic response with smile about asking 'Tees Maar Khan'

SRK's diplomatic response with smile about asking 'Tees Maar Khan': Amongst all hype, all the great promotional campaigns from the choreographer turned director Farah Khan, her latest film Tees Maar Khan starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif released on the 24th of December.

The film was received with great response on day 1 at the box office but saw week fan following afterwards, besides the critics also slammed the movie.

Recently Shahrukh Khan was at a launch of an energy drink at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai where he was asked about the movie’s response.

He smiled and responded that he was so busy shooting non-stop for Ra. one that he would fall asleep at such questions. The response might be a diplomatic one but the smile on his face was enough to raise a few eye-brows.

In another incident relating to the movie, a place where film’s photos were being printed to be on the covers of Tees Maar Khan was found and the people were caught with charges of piracy against them. The matter was reported to the producers also.

Katrina Kaif rejected 3.5 crores offers for New Year eve

Katrina Kaif rejected 3.5 crores offers for New Year eve: Katrina Kaif cannot sacrifice her New Year celebration at any cost. Quite literally, the lady turned down an offer of Rs 3.5 crore to dance on her ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ anthem from ‘Tees Maar Khan’ on this New Year eve.

While Malaika Arora postponed her New Year vacation with husband Arbaaz Khan, when an entertainment group offered her a large undisclosed sum for her ‘Munni’ gig, Kat chose to stay away from the drunken revelers on December 31.

A source close to Katrina revealed, “A suburban luxury hotel offered her Rs 3.5 crores for the gig. Frankly, Katrina was tempted. But she backed out in time.”

Interestingly, the stunning ladies, both acquainted to Salman Khan have revealed a contrasting attitude to their dance numbers.

On asking Katrina about any dancing offer at this New Year eve, she said, “Are you crazy? I am not dancing at any hotel on New Year`s eve. To be entertaining a live audience that night instead of enjoying oneself as another year slips in - how sad is that! It`s almost like you are telling the audience, `Hey guys, I don`t have a life.”

“It`s true I am not going on my annual family holiday, but the reason is not a lucrative dance offer,” she added.

Shahrukh Khan's comments for Javed Jaffrey

Shahrukh Khan's comments for Javed Jaffrey: Shahrukh Khan is all set to make a comeback to the small screen with a reality show called ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ on Imagine TV. But the Badshah of Bollywood claims he is not the best when it comes to hosting shows. “Javed is a very good friend of mine. I can tell without any hesitation that he is a better host than me.”

Recently Javed was hosting a reality show for Pogo called ‘ Takeshi’s Castle’ which is similar to that of SRK’s ‘ Zor Ka Jhatka’. Praising Javed, Shah Rukh adds, “ Javed is a very talented and intelligent person. I have seen him hosting shows and I really appreciate his way of doing it. He knows when to make fun and when to be serious.

He is very humorous and I like the way he presents the show,” says Shah Rukh. It surely makes a difference when it is SRK saying this.

Is Javed’s listening !!!

Press Meet of Katrina Kaif for Tees Maar Khan

Press Meet of Katrina Kaif for Tees Maar Khan: It was chance to state 'Welcome' to that winsome jodi. Khiladi Kumar and Katrina Kaif, that is. The pair was in town to support Farah Khan's "Tees Maar Khan". The Bollywood biggies stopped at a lounge rod for the press gathering on Saturday and the people was energetic to get a piece of them.

When matters got crazy, Akshay took matters under control reporting, "Let the press meeting be over. We will then make time for photographers. " A murmur of a thank you later, Katrina was the first to encounter an issue.

Asked to give a peek into her character, the actor said, "If you see the recent promos, then you'll see that my character is much more than Sheila."

A mere mention of Sheila and Katrina was given her next question, the very fact that her "Sheila ki jawani" reminds one of Shakira. Before Katrina could answer that one, Akki congratulated the journo for having compared the two and not drawing parallels between "Sheila" and "Munni badnaam hui". Katrina answered, "This is a comparison I can only dream of. I consider it a huge achievement. But the credit goes to Farah for having given me steps that would suit me." She reminisced, "It was a challenge for me. This was my second song with Farah post-"Just chill". Her assistant, Geeta, taught me the steps as it was not possible for Farah to be with me during the practice sessions. I was literally shaking thinking whether or not I'd be able to meet her expectations. But when she saw me doing the steps, she simply praised me."

Akshay being synonymous with stunts, he was asked what kind of daredevil acts he carried out this time around. The actor referred to one of his dialogues where he is asked what should be done with a mob chasing him. "I say, 'Aise waqt pe sirf ek hi kaam karna chahiye... bhago.' So, there are no stunts here. Main sirf bhagta hoon (I just keep running)," he answered tongue firmly in cheek. The actor showed a presence of wit even when asked whether the pressure was on him to deliver because Farah had earlier delivered a hit with SRK. Akshay went on to say, "Farah is very bossy. Lots of men are scared of her. As far as pressure is concerned, it is not on me but on her." With fearless being a term associated with the film, one wanted to know how fearless he was to survive in Bollywood. The actor joked, "Fearless and shameless, you mean? Well, I've been here 22 years now. I hope to survive a few more years." And when it comes to hits, the actor clarified that he is not banking on his earlier hits with Katrina to sail them through this film. "My lady, Katrina, has put in a lot of effort in this film," he said, while Katrina added, "We have worked the hardest on this film."

So films apart would she be interested in television? To this, she remarked, "I would be, as soon as an English speaking show is offered to me." So she is yet to master Hindi, retorted one. And Akki got on the defensive with, "Six-seven years back when this lady came from London, she didn't know a word in Hindi. Today, she has achieved a lot." Finally then, when would this pretty lady achieve a trophy husband for her, one wondered out loud. "My marriage plans?" she asked in return. "These things cannot be planned," Katrina diplomatically put any further marital questions to rest.

Aamir Khan says: President Obama heard alot about my works and Films

Aamir Khan says: President Obama heard alot about my works and Films: It was a matter of great honour for Aamir Khan who was especially invited by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a private dinner with the visiting US President Barack Obama, and when Aamir heard that the President knows about him and his films, he was overwhelmed.

While talking to the press about his meet-and-dine experience with the President, Aamir says, “President Obama said he has heard a lot about my work and my films.” Aamir was also thankful to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who invited him to the dinner party.

It was a big occasion for the Khan where he got to meet some of the biggest personalities. Not only this, the First Lady Michelle Obama told Aamir that she has danced to the song of his film Rang De Basanti.

What Aamir chose to wear for the dinner? The simple man was dapperly dressed in an off-white kurta pyjama. From Bollywood, veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi, lyricist Javed Akhtar, and also Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman were invited.

The dinner was held at PM’s house in Delhi.