Kareena and Shahid Kapoor's 'Milenge Milenge'

Shahid, Kareena back again

For all Kareena and Shahid Kapoor fans there is a reason to smile. The once in love couple will soon be seen in Boney Kapoor's Milenge Milenge.

The film has been in the making for almost two years now and is getting ready for release. Since the Shahid Kareena's first post-split film Jab We Met was such a hammer at the box office, Boney may want to cash in on Milenge Milenge as the last film to feature the two.


For almost six months, the producer has been chasing his dream pair, but now the wait is over. After months of dillydallying, Shahid and Kareena are dubbing for the film.

"Shahid, who is my neighbour, has already started dubbing for the film. Kareena will dub as soon as she returns from abroad," said Satish Kaushik, film's director.

Milenge Milenge is the Hindi version of Peter Chelsom's Serendipity. Yes, the film does have elements of Serendipity," said Kaushik.

The title suggests a touch of after life. "No, no! Milenge Milenge has got nothing to do with reincarnation. One film on that theme is more than enough," said Kaushik.

Sampada Vaze's Show Time

SAMPADA’S SHOW TIME!

After a small break Sampada Vaze is back with a comedy show on television and a Bollywood movie

Sampada Vaze is getting ready to spread laughter on the small screen — literally. She is currently anchoring a comedy show Comedy Ka King Kaun, which will be aired soon. The show revolves around the winners of the earlier comedy shows. “There are six Pakistani and six Indian contestants. There’s also Jaspal Bhatti and Divya Dutta on the panel of judges, and I’m the only compere. It’s interesting to be the host, and this is the second time I’m hosting a show,” she explains excitedly.

Sampada is also excited about her character in Milind Soman’s next production in which her character has some grey shades to it. “The romantic comedy is based on the movie America’s
Sweethearts. I’m very kicked about playing Catherine Zeta-Jones’ character, where I can wear dresses of my choice and look very today. I play an interesting character who is a spoilt movie star which even people will like,” she says.


Like many models, she started with the ad world and was seen in various ads. She also did music videos like the one with Shaan. “Shooting for advertisements and music videos is a lot of fun. We’d shoot at exotic locations and there’s something different always,” she says. She goes on to inform that “I had the privilege of working with big filmmakers like Rajesh Menon, Priyadarshan and Govind Nihlani during my modelling days. I am extremely happy that I learned the ropes from advertising. A lot of my closest friends hail from the ad industry.”

From music videos she went to the small screen, where she was seen in the serial Pyar Ki Kashti Mein set on a cruise liner, and tackled the character Tejaswini in the family drama Rishton Ki Dor where she captivated the audience. With all the ventures coming up, we are sure will see a lot of dainty Sampada on television. What’s for sure is that she will continue to win people’s hearts with her dazzling smile and charm.

Pakistani Actress Mona Liza Pairs Up With Himesh Reshammiya

Singer-composer-actor Himesh Reshammiya has got another debutante for himself. This time it is a girl from across the border.

After many unsuccessful auditions, Pooja Bhatt has found the leading lady of her next movie Kajra Re . And the girl is popular Pakistani TV actress Mona Liza.


Since the movie is set in Pakistan, Pooja wanted a Pak actress. And she wanted a new face because of Himesh’s decision to work with newcomers only. Tried hard though she did, Pooja couldn’t find the right actress unless Pak actor Javed Sheikh (who’s acted in Namastey London and Om Shanti Om ) reportedly sent her a few photographs of promising Pak actresses, of whom Pooja liked Mona.

Pooja says Mona fits the bill because she is good-looking and knows how to dance well.

The film has Mona playing a girl who disappears from Morocco and is found again in the Lahore mandi, the red light area of Lahore. Himesh plays the lawyer who falls in love with her before her disappearance and later traces her to Lahore.

Kareena Kapoor Hot With Shahrukh Khan

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Sexy diva Kareena Kapoor is going to be hot with Shahrukh Khan as she has signed a hot item number with him in his forthcoming film, Billoo Barber. King Khan will be seen getting cozy not only with Kareena but with sensational Deepika Padukone too. Both of the gals have been signed by Red Chillies Entertainment. With this song, Deepika will make her debut in item numbers.

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A Resplendent Lara Dutta Walks The Ramp: Photos

Lara Dutta walked the ramp to showcase the new collection of Pantaloons at Hard Rock Cafe in Worli, Mumbai Wednesday late evening, March 26.

March 27, 2008 - A resplendent Lara Dutta walked the ramp to showcase the new collection of Pantaloons at Hard Rock Cafe in Worli, Mumbai Wednesday lateevening, March 26.

Lara Dutta walked the ramp to showcase the new collection of Pantaloons at Hard Rock Cafe in Worli, Mumbai Wednesday late evening, March 26.

Lara, 29, the former Miss Universe (2000) became the new face of Pantaloons in late 2007.


She made a strong and ethnic style statement clad in an ivory colored silk churidar set with heavy gold and tear-drop pearl bridal jewelry.

Lara Dutta walked the ramp to showcase the new collection of Pantaloons at Hard Rock Cafe in Worli, Mumbai Wednesday late evening, March 26.

Her full sleeve dress had a form hugging brocade bodice with a scoop neckline, dropped waist, and a full A line skirt with gold band details just above the hem.


Her long hair was styled in large curls. Her jewelry included a tikka, jhumkas, a large majestic choker, gold bangles on both hands and rings with chain extensions and she wore strappy metallic gold stilettos.

Lara Dutta walked the ramp to showcase the new collection of Pantaloons at Hard Rock Cafe in Worli, Mumbai Wednesday late evening, March 26.

Dutta's forthcoming films include:

BR Films’ Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai (Filming) directed by Ravi Chopra with co-stars Govinda, Tabu and Boman Irani.

Shree Ashtavinayak's Blue (Pre Production) directed by Tony with co-stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Suniel Shetty.


Pritish Nandy Communications’ Devdas remake (Pre Production) directed by Sudhir Mishra with co-stars Shiney Ahuja, Mahesh Manjrekar and Chitangada.

Abbas-Mustan Rohit Jugraj's Next (Announced) directed by Rohit Jugraj with co-stars Sushmita Sen and Priyanka Chopra.

Shilpa Shetty marry boyfriend Raj Kundra?

Will Shilpa Shetty marry boyfriend Raj Kundra?

Well, it's now Shilpa Shetty's turn. The echoes of ringing temple bells have culminated into a possible wedding bell rumour for the duo. Apparently, Raj Kundra joined Shilpa, Shamita and mom Sunanda Shetty on a visit to Shirdi. However, marriage, they maintain is still not on the cards. And the yet-very-much-single Shilpa is flabbergasted by the 'misreporting', her publicist tells us.

Not very long ago, the media got Rani Mukerji married off to Aditya Chopra, speculating a big fat Indian wedding in the city of Jodhpur. Bipasha's engagement to John was also another serious conjecture. The diamond ring on Sushmita Sen's finger began assumptions of her having been proposed to by then-boyfriend Sanjay Narang, and more recently the Kareena Kapoor - Saif Ali Khan secret nikaah was just the minds of many working overtime!

But then Ash and Abhi did eventually tie the knot. Wonder what Sai Baba has planned for the Shilpa-Raj jodi.

Sameera Reddy's Race Was Released

SAMEERA REDDY AT BIG FILMS

Last Friday, Sameera Reddy's Race was released and the movie has gotten great response at the Box Office. Sameera Reddy played the role of a dumb and innocent sidekick of Anil Kapoor. Her next movie is One Two Three.

Shah Rukh Khan’s Another Dream For Son

Shahrukh khan's son Aryan

After getting six-pack abs to please his son, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has another dream for the boy. He wants to do an Indian version of the “Spiderman” as a gift to Aryan who is a big FX and SRK fan.

And the director chosen to put together what is arguably the most expensive movie ever made in Bollywood is Anubhav Sinha. The superstar is gung ho about the project. The two are writing the script.

Though Sinha is not willing to reveal more details about SRK’s “superhero” project, the film will require a 12-year-old boy to co-star with the actor. At the moment, the hunt is on for the boy, who will get the opportunity to join Shah Rukh’s fantasy of donning a cape and flying across the sky at supersonic speed.

The director, credited with action movies “Dus” and “Cash”, is ready to take on the biggest challenge of his career.

“I’m surprised at how accessible Shah Rukh is for me. I always thought that he likes to work with directors with whom he has a certain comfort level. Shah Rukh didn’t know me at all, but he’s all for our film together,” Sinha told IANS.

The character that Shah Rukh will play is based on gizmos, computer games and a superhero on the lines of “Spiderman”. The superstar is developing the character.

Whether he takes credit for the screenplay remains to be seen. At the moment, all systems are ready to start SRK’s most expensive movie before the end of 2008.

A year ago, Shah Rukh said in an interview that he wanted his company to produce a mega FX film on the lines of “Spiderman”.

“I want my company Red Chillies to become truly FX-savvy. Have you seen ‘300′? That’s the kind of optical effects I want in our cinema,” SRK had said with characteristic gusto.

Talks between Sinha and Shah Rukh for the project, which will be made by his production house Red Chillies, have been on for nearly a year.

“But over the past three months, we’ve been talking very seriously about the project, thanks to a common friend (journalist Mustaq Sheikh). Yes, it’s an FX-driven fantasy for children and the child within every person, on the lines of ‘Spiderman’. It’s definitely not an animation film, as wrongly reported in some sections of the press, ” Sinha said.

Sanjay And Manyata Wedding Ishue

It was a fast-track divorce that enabled Sanjay Dutt to tie the knot with Manyata early this month. In a rare waiver of the mandatory six months wait for a divorce by mutual consent, the family court in Bandra granted the actor and Rhea Pillai the decree in a month's time, thus paving the way for him to exchange vows with the new lady in his life days later on February 7.

Dutt and Rhea had been leading separate lives for the last eight years, never really got down to filing for divorce till January 2008.

And then they filed a plea by mutual consent - 'F28 of 2008' - citing irreconcilable differences to put a legal end to their marriage.

A divorce by mutual consent requires at least one year of separation which Dutt and Rhea clearly had. The law under the Hindu Marriage Act and even under the Special Marriage Act also stipulates that the court should wait for six months before passing an order to dissolve a marriage in response to a mutual consent divorce plea. The idea is to give a couple time to reconsider their decision to split.

The family court has been following the rule of the six month wait quite scrupulously and in over 99% cases of 'no fault' mutual consent divorce petitions, couples have to wait it out before they can legally go their separate ways.

In Dutt's case, the waiting period was waived, and he went on to tie the knot for the third time in Goa.

Lawyers specialising in divorce cases said a waiver in general should be encouraged and the "unnecessary window period'' done away with when there is little chance of a reconciliation between couples who have already lived separately for over a year before moving the court.

But several high profile lawyers also point out that they have been unsuccessful in getting such a waiver all the same. An application that's required to be made for such waivers usually ends in a rejection. Albeit, the six month wait is often done away with when a unilateral plea for divorce is eventually converted into a mutual request.

In Dutt's case, he and Rhea filed their petition in the Bandra family court in January and after a month made the necessary plea for a waiver.

Famous Shilpa Shetty Richard Gere Hug N Kiss

Hollywood star Richard Gere wants to visit India in March, but is wary of being nabbed by either the Rajasthan or UP police, who are still armed with arrest warrants issued by courts for his controversial kiss with actress Shilpa Shetty (right) at an AIDS awareness function last year.
On Monday, he requested the Supreme Court to stay the execution of arrest warrants and a guarantee from the state governments that his exit from India, after the completion of his engagements, would be hassle-free.

Shetty supported Gere’s plea through her counsel Anand Grover, but a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran and L S Panta only issued notices to respondents on his plea. The bench pointed out that the proceedings before the trial courts had already been stayed by the SC.

Gere’s counsel Indira Jaising said that though the proceedings were stayed, the actor fears the police could still attempt to execute the arrest warrants that could cause immense harassment to him.

Shetty was the first to approach the SC, immediately after the courts in Rajasthan and UP took cognisance of complaints accusing her and Gere of indulging in obscene acts in public that hurt the sentiments of people apart from violating several provisions of Indian Penal Code.
After the SC stayed the proceedings before the trial courts, Gere followed suit and got similar protection. However, with the impending visit, it crossed his mind that the police could be the stumbling block for his safe departure from the country.

The bench sought responses from complainants as well as the state governments within two weeks to Gere’s plea and posted the matter for hearing thereafter.

Sanjay Dutt, Manyata Tied The Knot On Feb 7 In Goa

Mr and Mrs Dut

Superstar Sanjay Dutt tied the knot with his girlfriend of two years, Manyata, at the Taj Exotica in Goa on February 7 under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, in front of a few close friends as witnesses.

The couple will solemnise the marriage vows according to Hindu rites on Monday in Mumbai.

"It is scheduled to take place at Manyata's friend, Pradeep's house at 9.30 am," claimed a Bollywood insider.

Last month, the actor finally completed the divorce proceedings with ex-wife Rhea Pillai. Before that Dutt had been married to actress Richa Sharma.

A source said, "Two officers from the registrar of marriages in Goa were called to the hotel to solemnise the marriage on February 7.

Among the witnesses present were Dharam Oberoi, the CEO of Sanjay Dutt Production, and the actor's business manager and close friend Bunty Walia, who had flown from Mumbai a day after a TV awards function, for the marriage."

Oberoi, who is Manyata's godfather, reportedly gave away the bride. Oberoi's actress daughter Neha, and Dutt's closest friends Ajay alias Bittu and Prashant (a common friend of Fardeen Khan and Dutt) were the other witnesses at the wedding.

The groom was casually dressed in a yellow T-shirt and jeans and the bride glowed in her simple purple T-shirt and trousers. The Dutt family wanted to keep it a personal affair. Just after the marriage in Goa, the actor went back on the sets of the film Kidnap .

The marriage ceremony took place while Dutt was shooting for Suniel Shetty's production, EMI, in Goa.

TOI has learnt that Dutt presented Manyata a diamond ring worth Rs 40 lakh as wedding gift. "She was spotted wearing sindoor at a school function (see video) on Saturday evening," a source said.

"It was the first time we saw her wearing sindoor , which indicated her married status." Manyata refused to comment, although she did mention to some mediapersons that her husband would be the best person to answer the question. Sanjay and Manyata have been seeing each other since October 2006.

Ajay Devgan Directs Kajol Again

Actor-debutant director AJAY DEVGAN seems to love directing his dear wifey KAJOL. Yes, she is a part of his directorial debut U, Me Aur Hum, but she is also a part of a jewellery ad commercial, which in fact Ajay took upon himself to direct. It'll feature both Ajay and Kajol. Shot in Filmistan only recently, the ad will hit the small screens in mid-March. Also, the storyline of the ad commercial has been formulated keeping in mind the theme of the romantic, feel-good U, Me Aur Hum. Well, let's hope the movie proves to be a gem, and worth it's weight in gold, too.

The Tourism Ministry From Aruba Has Invited KAREENA KAPOOR

Kareena Kapoor has acquired a huge fan following in Aruba Island, in the Caribbean. The incident brings to mind her grandfather, Raj Kapoor’s fan following in Russia.

The tourism ministry from Aruba has invited her over for a visit. To add to the honour, Kareena will be taken to the island on a cruise liner. A close friend of Kareena says, “Kareena has never been to Aruba Island. However, she is aware that Aruba is a popular holiday destination with the Hollywood stars. Kareena’s fan following in Aruba has increased after the locals watched Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Some people from Aruba Island were recently in India and they invited her to visit their island.”

The friend tells us that Kareena has accepted the offer but will not be able to visit the island immediately as she is caught up with her film commitments. “Kareena was overwhelmed by the offer and has agreed to visit the island. Right now, she is busy shooting for Golmaal Returns. She will also begin work on Kambakth Ishq, Agent Vinod and Ashtavinayak’s film with John Abraham. She will be visiting the island as soon as she gets some time off,” the friend adds.

Talking about Kareena’s popularity in Aruba, the friend says, “Kareena’s character Poo in K3G is extremely popular in Aruba. People from Aruba love fashion and hence the clothes she wore in K3G were a big hit. They have also asked for DVDs of her recent film Jab We Met.”

Things aren't going well in paradise… Jessica’s relationship with bad boy Cash Warren isn’t going as pretty as they want it to appear…

Two motor-cycle borne youths threw glass bottles at actor Amitabh Bachchan's residence in the wee hours on Monday in the wake of Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) attacking the superstar for alleged negligence of Maharashtra.Big B has angered Raj Thackeray over his interests in UP more than Maharashtra

While police denied any such incident, mediamen deployed outside Bachchan's bungalow anticipating trouble in the wake of clashes between the MNS and Samajwadi Party (SP) supporters on Sunday said they heard verbal abuses being hurled by the duo and also saw a bottle being thrown by them.

Security was already stepped up at Bachchan's house 'Prateeksha' in Juhu following the MNS chief Raj Thackeray's attack on the superstar for preferring Uttar Pradesh over Maharashtra for opening a girls' college.

Senior police inspector Deepak Katdare of the nearby Juhu police station, who denied the attack, said: "Apart from the private security guards posted there, we had also deployed our own men at the spot and no such incident has been observed there during the night."

However, a mediaperson present at the spot said: "At around 1:30 am, some cameramen, who were posted outside the bungalow anticipating trouble, heard the abuses and also saw a bottle being thrown at the direction of bungalow."

Earlier in the night, SP leader Amar Singh had lodged an FIR against Thackeray and others in South Mumbai's Azad Maidan police station regarding the incident of protest by MNS activists during his press conference on Saturday.

A couple of theatres staging Bhojpuri films outside the metropolis were attacked and five cars were damaged during Sunday's violence after which 15 MNS and five SP activists were arrested.

Priyanka shares Madonna’s belief

Actress Priyanka Chopra forms Sunsilk foursome with Madonna, Shakira and Marilyn Monroe

The world stands witness to Priyanka Chopra’s inspirational journey from a teenage girl to a reigning actress. This pretty girl from Bareilly has come a long way and is now joining the elite company of three global brand ambassadors, including pop star Madonna, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ girl Shakira and the Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe.

And there’s a common sentiment that these sexy divas believe in – the girl of today wants to go out, live her dreams and share her memorable moments and stories with the world. Incidentally, Piggy Chops’ favourite ‘Queen of Pop’ icon Madonna says, “Every Sunsilk brand ambassador, including Priyanka Chopra, stands for freedom of expression, doing what she believes in and going after her dreams. I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art. I have the same goal I’ve had ever since I was a girl.”

In the same vein, Latino performer Shakira feels that Priyanka is experiencing a typical ‘Life Can’t Wait’ moment, which is a time when you seize an opportunity and live for today. She preaches, “You need to be ready to seize every opportunity that comes your way… else you will be somewhere invisible in the crowd of people who just dream big but don’t make an attempt to realise their dreams and transform them into a living reality.”

Priyanka Chopra says, “Today, girls who want to make it happen tend to enjoy a wealth of opportunity. Sunsilk believes feeling happy with your hair can unleash your true potential. It can help girls in expressing themselves and make life happen.”

Well, get going girls, for Piggy Chops herself seems all geared to root for you.

Tony Romo may still wallowing in his big playoff loss, but luckily he has Jessica to help nurse his emotional wounds. Last night the couple had no pr

Ashutosh Gowariker's historical epic Jodhaa Akbar is facing trouble, with the Rajput community of Rajasthan threatening to stall the release of the movie in the state.

The community says Gowariker has distorted facts in his magnum opus which is to be released on Feb 15.

Narendra Singh Rajawat, head of the Rajput Sabha, said Gowariker is presenting Jodhabai as Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Akbar's wife, which is factually incorrect. He also said that Jodhabai was not the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber near Jaipur as shown in the film.

Jodhabai was the daughter of Motaraja Udai Singh of Marwar and was married to Akbar's son Salim alias Jehangir. And Mughal king Shahjahan was her son, he added.

Rajawat said such distortion of historical facts had hurt the feelings of the Rajput community. He urged the courts to restrain Gowariker from showing Jodhabai as the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber.

He said the name of Raja Bharmal's daughter was Harkabai alias Heera Kunwar.

"You cannot make your own history and Ashutosh Gowariker is making his own history. He is projecting Jodhabai, who is Akbar's daughter-in-law, as his beloved and making a love story out of that. He is totally distorting historical facts," Rajawat said.

He said that the community would boycott the film.

"We are also approaching the high court against this," informed Rajawat.

The president of the Rajput Karni Sena, Lokendra Singh Kalvi, is also up in arms against the director. He said the Sena had apprehended the distortion of Rajasthan's historical facts in Jodhaa Akbar , which is based on the Jodhpur royal family.

"The Karni Sena would watch the movie when released and, if required, it would not allow the screening in the state," said Kalvi.

Mahaveer Singh Sarwadi, a leader of the Shatriya Yuvak Singh, said: "We would oppose the release of the film if it shows the community in bad taste."

A number of scenes for the film, which features Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles, were shot in and around Jaipur. Gowariker has consulted several eminent Mughal historians for his movie.

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'Aishwarya Bachchan school for girls', Amitabh�s gift to Aishwarya

One more time Amitabh Bachchan & family is in news. Bollywood legand Amitabh Bachchan had bought a land in Daulatpur village, near Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh. Amitabh is planning to start a girl school in the name of his beautiful daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Today full Bachchan family, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were present at Daulatpur village to lay the foundation stone for ‘Aishwarya Bachchan Girls Intermediate College’ – a school for higher secondary education for girls.

During the ceremony apart from Bachchan family many political leaders were present including, Samajwadi party general secretary and friend Amar Singh, Chandrababu Naidu (former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister) and former UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. During the ceremony, mom-in-law Jaya Bachchan had urged Aishwarya that, she should visit Daulatpur village frequently to see the development of her school so that more and more girls gets good education.

Why Bachchan changed his original plan of naming the school after his eminent poet father, the late Harivansh Rai Bachchan, is not known either.

Akshay Kumar: The highest paid actor in India!

Can you believe this? After churning out four hits in a row during 2007, Akshay Kumar is now charging over Rs 20 crore for a film!
Similarly, Akshay hit films during 2007 - the maximum by any actor in Bollywood - include HEYY BABYY, NAMASTE LONDON, BHOOL BHULAIYA and WELCOME. And, according to industry sources, Akshay has hiked his price and signed the next film by Venus Records for a whopping Rs 22 crore.

Although Akshay is far behind Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan as far as status value in the industry, success has not gone to the lad's head and he is neither interested in any competition with Big B or King Khan. On the other hand, sources close to Akshay say that he is inspired by Rajnikanth who has been charging Rs 16 crore per film following the runaway success of 'SHIVAJI - THE BOSS'. And Akki himself says that he is not too interested in past performances, but is working hard to give more hit films this year.

Akshay's consistency in delivering hit films has already earned him the title of 'Hindi Film Hit Machine' in Bollywood circles. If the films Akshay is doing now are any indication, the year ahead will see him doing a lot of action on celluloid. In fact, last year, most of Akki's movies were comedies.

Akshay's next film is Nikhil Advani's big budget adventure flick 'CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA' which depicts a part of the actor's life and is estimated to cost a whopping Rs 100 crore making it one of the most costliest films made so far! We sincerely, hope that the New Year will see Akki rising to greater heights in all regards.

1 CRORE MALLIKA

Mallika Sherawat had quite a successful 2007 with a hat-trick of box office successes to her name. However, even though 'Guru', 'Aap Ka Surroor - The Moviee' and 'Welcome' were all money spinners, Mallika only had supporting roles or cameo appearances in each of the three films.

While in 'Guru', she gyrated to the tune of chartbuster track 'Maiyya Maiyya', in case of 'Aap Kaa Surroor - The Moviee' there were rumors about her charging a whopping Rs one crore in fees for a short appearance.

In the film, she had an item track 'Mehbooba' in addition to a few scenes as a woman who had much more than just a crush on Himesh Reshammiya.

Even though she was promoted as a vamp in the film, she hardly seemed to be the one as the film progressed.

Meanwhile, the latest release 'Welcome' is her biggest blockbuster of all times. Even as she made an appearance only in the second half of the film, her arrival only made the proceedings livelier.

Her naughty antics with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor managed to get the house down with her 'Kiya Kiya' song and dance number with the two veterans turning out to be a chartbuster.

Says a source closely associated with the actor, "The year 2007 has gone quite well for Mallika even though she didn't have a lead role to play in any of the three films.

After 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', her fans have obviously been asking for more. After a consistently good run, in the form of three super hit films, she is all set to enter 2008 with a lot more confidence."

The year 2008 is indeed special for Madame M as she would be seen in at least three high profile projects - 'Ugly And Pagli', 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam' and a Tamil film 'Dasavatharam'.

Reveals the source, "'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam' is all set to remind the audience of the great chemistry that Mallika shared with Rahul Bose in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects'. The film is a wonderful package.

Not only does it comes from the house of Venus who are looking at making a comeback after the debacle of 'Aap Ki Khatir'; it also has Sanjay Chhel as a director who wrote such superb one liners in 'Partner'.

Actors like Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon in the cast only make this yet another more comedy to watch out for in 2008."

Another comedy which Mallika's fans can expect from her this year is 'Ugly And Pagli'.

A Pritish Nandy Communications' production, the film, as per its producer Rangita Pritish Nandy, is 'Bollywood's quirkiest, kinkiest and funniest romance'.

To be directed by debutant Sachin Khot, the film sees Mallika paired opposite Ranvir Shorey who had a supporting role to play in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects'. A romantic comedy, the film has music by Anu Malik.

Before the year comes to a close, Mallika would be also seen in her biggest and costliest Indian project ever - 'Dasavatharam' (which stands for 'Ten Incarnations').

She is said to be playing a CIA agent in the film that has Kamal Hassan in the lead with as many as 10 characters to portray.

With three major films up her sleeves that would feature Mallika in different roles as a leading lady, 2008 could well be the year that acts as her calling card!

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN Praised TAARE ZAMEEN PAR

Abhishek praised in TZP

There is a full sequence in Aamir Khan’s directorial debut Taare Zameen Par in which Abhishek Bachchan is praised as one of the hottest stars in the country.

The reference is made in terms of him being one of the most successful stars and how he has created Dhoom, overcoming the reading difficulties that he had during childhood (dyslexia). “Aamir Khan, who plays an art teacher in the film, points to a photograph of Abhishek Bachchan and tells a kid, Aap toh inko jaante hain, inhe bhi padhne mein problem hota tha, lekin dekho aaj duniya mein dhoom machaye hue hain. The entire class starts singing the song Dhoom macha le after that,” says a source.

TAARE ZAMEEN PAR