Rakhi Sawant sets 10 rules for reality show

Candolim (Goa), Sep 24 (IANS) Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant has a list of 10 rules for anyone visiting her villa in Goa on the sets of the reality show 'Pati Patni Aur Woh', where she and her Canada-based fiance Elesh Parujanwala are experiencing the hardships of parenting.

At the entrance of Rakhi's villa in Candolim, which has been hired for the show, a visiting IANS correspondent noticed a board which read - 'Please remove your shoes'.

Further into her living room, Rakhi has put up a sheet of paper with various rules to be followed in the house by Elesh and herself.

These include - no pets allowed, no negative conversations, pray before morning and evening meals, respect each other, keep (the) house clean, make beds in the morning, house chores to be shared, respect guests in the house and no abusing, smoking or alcohol.

For NDTV Imagine's show 'Pati Patni Aur Woh', the duo, along with four other celebrity couples, have been relocated to five individual villas here and they have to take care of infants as well as adolescents in the course of the show that goes on air Sep 28.

Rakhi and Elesh got engaged in another reality show called 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar', also on NDTV Imagine.

Hollywood's sexiest shirtless heroes

British actor Daniel Craig has come out tops in a new poll conducted on sexy male chests in Hollywood.

The survey by LOVEFiLM.com showed that a whopping 34 percent film fans voted 41-year-old Craig's skimpy trunks scene in Casino Royale as their favourite.

Image: Daniel Craig

Bipasha’s Anti-smoking Act

Bipasha Basu in Pankh

Bipasha Basu’s anti-smoking act has been recently seen on the sets of Pankh, when she refused to hold cigarette in hand for a song sequence of the film. However director Sudipto Chattopadhyay understood her concern and came up with a creative solution on it.

Bipasha is well known in the industry as to never drink or smoke. She is health conscious and so refused to smoke a cigarette for a scene thinking that it might promote smoking into audience. “The director of the film wanted Bipasha to smoke on screen for a vital sequence. However, Bipasha flatly refused as she does not encourage smoking and hates it. She was not in favour of the scene and if she smokes, it meant that she would be promoting smoking. After that, Sudipto even gave her the option of holding a cigarette, but she refused that as well. Sudipto understood her point of view and agreed to shoot the scene differently,” a source said.

The actress confirmed it and explained her point, “I don’t smoke and I don’t encourage smoking. Unless it’s absolutely essential to smoke for my role, I wouldn’t agree to do it. In Pankh, it was not essential, hence I refused. I had also refused to smoke in one of my earlier films, Corporate. If my role is that of an addict, then I will do whatever the character and the role demands, which was not the case with Pankh.”

The director agreed to Bips point of view and planned something else for the scene. “It was a song sequence with a smoky atmosphere. We wanted to show that when she starts singing, smoke comes out of her mouth. However, she had a very valid point that smoking was a very politically incorrect thing to do. She said that she does not endorse smoking and she did not endorse John doing No Smoking. She had never smoked in her life. We can’t fake smoking like we do with drinking. So, eventually, we placed a canister jar in front of her which emitted smoke and we framed it in such a way that when she sings, it seems that the smoke is coming out of her mouth,” said the director.

Also the producer of the film, Sanjay Gupta said, “It’s the question of an actor being comfortable. Bipasha had some inhibitions about it and it’s perfectly fine.”

May be Bips is inspired from beau John Abraham for fitness and no smoking mantra. John earlier had done a film titled No Smoking, showing rehabilitation of smoking addicts in different way.

Shazahn Padamsee Loses The Race

Shazahn Padamsee

Well it’s not about getting a film but a swimming race, which the debutant actress Shazahn Padamsee lost to a nine-year-old kid. Shazahn who is making entry to Bollywood with Shimit Amin’s Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year comes to shock last week at Breach Candy Swimming Club when a kid challenged her for a swimming race and defeated her.

One onlooker said, “Every onlooker felt that Shazahn would beat the kid easily. The end result was a big surprise. Shazahn and the kid even had a bet on the outcome of the race, which obviously Shazahn lost.”

Well the race was for a ticket. The actress confirmed it and said, “Yes, I did lose the swimming race to a nine-year-old. But I didn’t mind it, it was fun. He said that if he beats me, I have to gift him a ticket to see Rocket Singh… in the theatre. I’ll get that done when the film releases.”

Abhishk to Appear with Ash on Oprah Winfrey

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachcha

Maintaining her status of an international star, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is once again set to appear on Oprah Winfrey. However husband Abhishek Bachchan is also invited to join her on the show.

This is for the second time Ash making appearance on the show. The show is one of the prestigious shows and big celebrities like Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have appeared on it revealing their secrets.

Last time when Ash went on the show, she spoke about importance of family, living with parents and also taught Oprah about how to drape sari. However this time she might more emphasize on family values as she is married now and into a prestigious first family of Bollywood.

Aishwarya has also appeared on David Letterman’s Late Show previously. The couple had already flown to States for the shoot of Oprah Winfrey.

SRK Becomes Guru To Sameera Reddy

Sameera Reddy

Millions of fans from country and abroad admire Shah Rukh Khan an their favorite superstar. However he is also an inspiration or guru to some of them. And one of them is actress Sameera Reddy. Shah Rukh is well known for his witty and intellectual personality. Sameera admits that she adopts SRK’s philosophies about life. She even feels that he acts as spiritual guru to her.

Talking about one such conversation with the actor which made huge impact on her, Sameera said, “It was during a not-very-pleasant phase in my life, and I had too much on my mind. We were flying back after attending one event in Kolkata, when he realised that I was restless about something. And when I shared it with him, he said, ‘You will be subjected to constant speculation and talks in this industry and you shouldn’t take it seriously. All you got to do is know, accept and embrace yourself.’ And over the time I do realise that the key of happiness does lie in finding peace within oneself.”

Well now you all know the secret behind new Sameera.

Face Off: Is Bollywood killing the essence of Cricket?

There have been speculations about Salman Khan buying an IPL team post his meeting with Lalit Modi enquiring about the ‘what and how’ of IPL. Lalit Modi has already confirmed that Salman Khan has shown interest in buying a team. We talk to a few eminent personalities to know their take on yet another star entering T20. Is Bollywood’s increasing penetration into IPL diluting the essence of cricket? We find out...

Team 1: Brand Salman will add value to IPL

Commentator Charu Sharma: Cricket is played inside the field. What happens off the pitch is not cricket. We might thrive on it, we might discuss it but it’s not truly cricket. Also, a cricketer is not concerned about what is happening off the field and they are least bothered about which actor or actress is cheering at the stands. All that’s on a cricketer’s mind is the game and his performance. Salman Khan is a megastar; his association will definitely add value to IPL. The only dangerous thing about Bollywood’s and Corporate house’s association with sports is that sometimes the owners of these teams do not know much about the game. Their personal pride takes over their good sense and they start putting unreasonable pressure on the team. But Salman Khan and his family- his father Salim and brothers Arbaaz and Sohail are big cricket fans. Salman is sure to add to the entertainment factor associated with T20. The bulk of the cricket watching audience today comprises those who want racy action on field and plenty of glamour off it.

Cricket Expert Ayaz Memon: T20 Cricket has become a high profile event. Bollywood’s association with it is just natural. Salman Khan is a popular star and has a mass appeal. Additionally, the business model of IPL is so attractive that anyone would love to be a part of it. The decision to increase the number of teams from 8 to 10 will see more people coming in to invest in IPL. Also, buying an IPL team doesn’t restrict to performing at the opening and closing of the tournament. It comes with a lot of responsibility and accountability. And Salman Khan and family are totally obsessed with cricket. About film stars’ association diluting the essence of game, I don’t think it holds true. Film stars don’t play the game. It’s the cricketers whose performance matters irrespective of the star camp they belong to. In fact, the blend of glamour brought in by film stars and cricket makes the tournament all the more interesting
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