Imagine the hot and saucy Rakhi Sawant flirting with Bollywood’s demure babe Rani Mukherjee

Some girls just wanna have fun. Rakhi Sawant has it in a song she recently shot for a Yashraj Film.

Titled Hadippa , the film stars Rani Mukherjee and Shahid Kapur in lead. And Rakhi has done an item-cum-funny song for a particular situation with Rani, where she tries to woo Rani who is in the disguise of a Sardar boy. And thus the picturisation of the song turns out to be funny. In the song, Rakhi chases Rani and openly declares her love.

Rakhi shot the song at Yashraj Studios few days back. And according to sources, the song is unlike any of her previous numbers. It’s not raunchy. In fact, it has a dash of comic element. Rakhi’s last item song ‘Dekhta Hai Tu Kya’ in Krazzy 4 was also funny, where cleanliness freak Irrfan Khan wanted to wipe off a scorpion tattoo from Rakhi’s waist.

Of late, Rakhi has taken keen interest in comedy. She is not only doing funny songs but also had a stint with comedy on TV as a host on her chat show, ‘The Rakhi Sawant Show’. Then she also participated in the Star Plus comedy show ‘Arre Diwano Mujhe Pehchano’ along with celebs like Gulshan Grover , Mandira Bedi , Divya Dutta and Mahesh Manjrekar .

‘Hadippa’, directed by Anurag Singh, has been on floors for quite some time now.

Katrina Kaif was mobbed while shooting for Prakash Jha’s Rajneeti. The actress had no security whatsoever and was cornered.

The moment Salman learnt of the situation, he sent his security guards to rescue his lady. Obsessive or not Salman was indeed the man of the hour.

Ram Gopal Varma has started shooting for his ambitious project Rann, but not before a last minute change in the film’s cast. Raima Sen is no longer part of the film and replacing her is Neetu Chandra.

The reason given to Raima is that she is not suitable for the role. More amused than upset, Raima recalls a hilarious moment when the Rann director informed her of the change in cast. “Ramu said that he had re-written the part and I was not suitable for it. I found that strange. How can a character be changed just a few days prior to the shoot?”

Raima was later told by the dress designer of the film that she was replaced because there was ‘a sexy item song’ in the film, which apparently Raima wouldn’t be able to carry off. “But we had discussed the ‘sexy item song’ for three months. I seemed capable of carrying it off well then. Now suddenly, I’m not right for the song? It seems very strange to me. I gave up a Bengali and Tamil film to do Rann.”

Meanwhile, Neetu confirmed that she had been asked earlier in the week to join the Rann team. “I don’t know whom I’m replacing, or why. I’m just happy to work with Ramuji and Amitabh Bachchan. It has been my dream to work with him.”

It’s a reaffirmation of their friendship, this film that Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar are co-producing called My Name Is Khan.

The ‘Khan’ in the title is incidental; SRK’s character in the film is Rizwan Khan, who is autistic with limited social interaction abilities. Apparently, the film has generated interest among Indian and overseas distributors already. Karan is aware that he’s on thin ice, directing a film that has characters and situations he’s unfamiliar with.“I am the wrong man to direct this film,” he admits. But at the heart of My Name Is Khan is a tender love story and at directing that, Karan is king. “How can I not have romance in my films?” he asks. “Every filmmaker has to evolve some time. I wanted to make a film in the realm outside my comfort zone. And Shibani Bhatija came up with this mind-blowing script that challenged my abilities,” he says.

His lead actor has a witty reply when asked about being the film’s co-producer too. “Karan doesn’t want to pay me what others do, which is very little, so he said, ‘I can’t underpay you like this, so you be my partner.’ That’s how we’re producing this film,” laughs SRK. Karan admits, “It’s true, I can never put down his price on paper. But considering we were both passionate about the subject, we said why not co-produce the film? We’ve known each other so long (their dostana is 16-years-old) that this new initiative is just an extension of our emotions. Besides, I can never make a film without Shah Rukh. He is a big part of me and my family. He’s like the older brother I never had. I love SRK as a unit — that includes his wife, children, sister and his in-laws.” So, a huge set has been put up at Mehboob Studios and shooting is on with Kajol. Shah Rukh, who is still recuperating from his shoulder surgery, will join the unit by the end of this month.

Whether it is infidelity or homosexuality, Karan hasn’t hesitated to push the envelope and break barriers in the kind of films he is making. His last film, Dostana, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, was among the biggest hits of 2008 and crossed Rs 100 crore. Both SRK and he are determined to push their production houses to the top slot in Bollywood. While SRK is producing Ra-1 and Happy New Year this year, Karan has Wake Up Sid directed by Ayaan Mukherjee, another untitled film by Renzil D’Souza and an animation film Koochie Koochie Hota Hai. “I’m giving new directors a chance and am open to good scripts,” says Karan, “Being in mainstream cinema gives production houses like ours the edge to reach a wider audience. It’s time to move forward.” How was the emotional reconnect with Kajol after eight years? “Shah Rukh and Kajol are indispensable. She’s one of the most talented actresses of Hindi cinema. Every time we wrap up a film, both of us cry, while Shah Rukh looks at us in amusement and asks, ‘What’s wrong?’” says Karan in exasperation.

She is an extremely popular name and face on Indian television courtesy her portrayal of ‘Kashish’ in TV serial ‘Kahin To Hoga’. Now the extremely pretty and talented Aamna Shariff is all set to make her big Bollywood debut with the romantic comedy Aloo Chaat. In an exclusive interview with us, Aamna speaks about her first film, her first co-star Aftab and her love for all kinds of Chaats.

Aloo Chaat is your debut film in Bollywood. How do you feel?I feel great. Before I started doing T.V., I was modeling for a couple of years. I did a few ads and music videos and always wanted to start off with a film. But one fine day I was offered a T.V. show, ‘Kahin To Hoga’, the script of which was so good that I simply couldn’t refuse it. Today I am proud that I started with television and finally here I am doing something which I always wanted to do. So it’s a dream come true for me.How did you bag the film and what made you say yes?Post ‘Kahin To Hoga’, I took a break for a year and a half and heard a lot of scripts. I actually wanted to debut with an out and out romantic film but when I heard the script of Aloo Chaat it was such a wonderful script with clean humour that I didn’t think twice. I am glad that I took it up as my first film
The film seems like a romantic comedy. Can you elaborate?Yes Aloo Chaat is a light hearted romantic comedy. It’s a very sweet film with some really chatpata characters.

What’s your role in the film?My character’s name is Aamna in the film. She is a Muslim girl who is born and raised in the US. Though she has been in US, her values are very much Indian which is why when she first comes to India, she is seen mostly in Indian attire. She is a sweet, fun loving and family oriented girl.

How was it working with Aftab, your first co-star?It has been a wonderful experience. Aftab is not just a very good actor but a very good human being. Initially I was a bit nervous as Aftab is very good at comedy and I needed to match his timing but he really made me comfortable and we really hit off. We even share the same Sun-Sign. I am happy that people are liking our chemistry

The film also has Linda Arsenio, so are you two girls vying for Aftab’s attention? Is it a love triangle?I wouldn’t like to say much about that. You need to watch it for yourself (laughs). As for Linda, all I can say is that she is a complete pleasure to work with.

How was it working with director Robby Grewal?It was great. Robby is new age, young and is very clear with what he wants. He is the kind of director who gives you complete freedom as an actor.

The first thing that comes to one’s mind when we say Aloo Chaat is the yummy chaats so are you a chaat person?I am a complete chaat person. I love all kinds of chaats. In fact, my mom keeps telling me to go easy on chaats (laughs) but I enjoy them nevertheless and then work out a little more. My all time favorite chaat is Pani Puri.

Coming back to your career, now that you have made your debut in Bollywood, is it good-bye to T.V.?I would never say goodbye to television. That is so harsh. Whatever I am today is because of T.V. so I would never make such a statement. All I would say is I like to concentrate on one thing at a time and right now I am focusing on doing films.

How similar or different is it shooting for a T.V. serial and working in a Bollywood film?The big difference is that when you are doing T.V. show, you don’t know where to take your character graph and which track the serial will be heading in. In films, you have the script ready with you and know where to take the character.

Your good-friend Rajeev Khandelwal made a super debut last year with Aamir. Did you get to see the film?Of course I saw the film. It’s a lovely film and Rajeev is brilliant. You need a lot of guts to take such a film for your debut and he really lived up to all expectations.

What kind of roles are you looking at doing now?I don’t want to have any particular mindset. I would like to do every role that is challenging rather than go with easy characters. At the same time, I would love to do a hard core romantic role and even do a role without make-up
Any dream actors and directors you would wish to work with…I am just starting out. I would obviously like to work with all the great directors and actors. I have always admired the way Aamir Khan has worked so I would like to work with him.

What are your future projects?I have signed a film but can’t talk much about it. Right now I am just waiting for the audience reactions to Aloo Chaat.

Finally give us 3 good reasons to watch Aloo Chaat?It’s a very well directed film, has some brilliant characters and is a really sweet, clean, funny film.

Anil Kapoor’s little angel Sonam Kapoor is on a career high. Looking at her popularity amongst youngsters it’s raining offers for this young Kapoor. Apart from being a face of beauty brands it’s also some public awareness campaigns that Sonam is now part of.
Her first such commercial reflects her frank persona. “V - vote yaa vaat.” says Sonam. “I want to vote because if I won’t vote then I don’t count. I want to vote because it’s my right. No vote, no say.” says Sonam in her first Jaagore commercial.
Being a responsible citizen Sonam feels that every youngster should take up responsibility to spread awareness about issues concerning the society. Hence at such a young stage of her career she has chosen to support social campaigns. Before this Sonam had been part of breast cancer awareness campaign. She is also named the face of Elle’s Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.

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