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He is someone, who has, in his own sweet and boyish ways, redefined the term 'acting'. Despite the fact that he has the DNA and the genes of two of the all time superstars, he preferred to wear off his jeans by slogging it out in the sun and make a name for himself! Did he succeed? Well, he not just succeeded but also set unprecedented records… for he is none other than today's Birthday Boy Shahid Kapoor . After having lent his name to a million smash hit films, songs and also a zillion FMCG products, this dude is sitting on a goldmine, since he has his diary filled with appointments galore till the end of eternity! Such is his 'demand' over the 'command'! A testimonial to this stands in the form films ranging from Ishk Vishk till Kaminey . With today's birthday, the irony is that he not grows a year old, but he grows ten years younger! Such is the greatness of this 'sabka laadla chokra' called Shahid Kapoor. ApnaDesi gives you a

The Bhatts have been known to make films that revolve around social issues. With new blood in terms of the young director Mohit Suri, they promised to instil their films with views that have changed over time. Mohit, who is currently shooting for his next film Crook which stars Emraan Hashmi and newcomer Neha Sharma, chatted with Bollywood Hungama about the film. He also explains why the content borders on sending out a social message. Read on to know more. What is the film Crook all about? Well, Crook is basically about this guy who constantly looks for better prospects abroad and wants to go there. It's based on what's happening in Australia and how he manages to cope with the situation once there. It encompasses the new trend that western nations are the place to go for a new job and also to make your life, and such other situations. There is a lot of drama et al, with the protagonist taking a stand against some racial issues that the film is based on, bu

The going has been good for Madhavan who would be seen in Teen Patti this week. 2009 started off well with 13 B and ended on a brilliant note with 3 Idiots turning out to be biggest money spinner of all times. Looking at a fresher set of films in the coming months, most notably being Tanu Weds Manu and Freedom , Madhavan also opens up on half a dozen films that were announced at one point of time with his name in the credits. These were Aap Ke Liye Hum, Basra, Sunglass, Game On, Alibaug and Deewana . Here is a blow by blow account of each of these films, right from the horse's mouth. Sunglass [Director: Rituparno Ghosh, co-stars: Konkona Sen Sharma, Naseruddin Shah, Jaya Bachchan, Raima Sen] "Yes, I have completed Sunglass quite some time back but it's up to the producers to release it. Only they can answer the question around the delay. Basra [Director: Navdeep Singh] "I was supposed to do Basra with director Navdeep Singh and co-star Aks

Anyone with any exposure to popular media knows that Charlie Sheen has gone into rehab, but what does it mean for Two And A Half Men and CBS? Eighteen episodes of “Two and a Half Men” have already been taped, a CBS spokesman said, and 15 have aired. The network had ordered 24 episodes of the program; a typical season-length order for a network show is 22 episodes. And if Mr. Sheen were to come back within a few weeks, the network could simply truncate the order and still meet advertisers’ expectations. Even if Mr. Sheen’s troubles grow more protracted, CBS could take one of its other Monday comedies — “The Big Bang Theory” has shown solid growth over two seasons — and make that the anchor at 9 p.m. rather than “Men,” and place “Men” repeats elsewhere on that evening’s schedule. via Advertising Age . Unless something wacky happens that carries over past this season, the downside for CBS is only the potential loss of 6 new episodes of Two And A Half Men , presumably t

PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN ON THE SECOND SEASON OF DISNEY CHANNEL’S HIT COMEDY SERIES “JONAS,” STARRING MULTI-PLATINUM RECORDING ARTISTS JONAS BROTHERS –Debi Mazar and Adam Hicks Join in Recurring Roles– Production has begun in and around Los Angeles on the second season of the Teen Choice Award-winning comedy series, “JONAS,” starring global sensations Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas and popular actresses Chelsea Staub and Nicole Anderson. The new season finds the Lucas brothers and friends Stella and Macy spending a summer in Hollywood. In Season Two of “JONAS,” rock stars Kevin, Joe and Nick Lucas have landed in Los Angeles, where they have rented a Hollywood Hills house and will experience a summer like no other when their relaxing vacation turns into three life-changing opportunities: Joe lands a prized role in a big Hollywood film, Kevin indulges his newfound passion for the movie business by shadowing a famous director, and Nick takes up surfing and feverishly works on

Srikanth who continues to be busy in one job or the other is readying for a high profile birthday bash for himself and his son. After debuting in ‘Roja Kootam’ in 2002, Srikanth is always busy either in films or social circles. He married his long time girl friend Vandana after great effort. The couple was blessed with a baby boy last February 28. The day became more special for Srikanth’s family as Srikanth’s birthday also falls on the same date. So to celebrate the birthdays this year Srikanth is organizing the biggest party he ever arranged for his friends and well wishers. Here’s our wish for all the very best for the father and son.

She is best known for her performances in the Selvaraghavan flicks ‘Kadhal Konden’ and ‘7G Rainbow Colony'. While doing these films they both fell in love eventually got married in 2006. Later they separated. After her marriage with director Selvaraghavan gone sour, Sonia Agarwal returned to acting career with the television serial ‘Naanal’ produced by Kushboo for Kalaignar TV. Now the buzz is that Sonia Agarwal will debut in Malayalam films with Suresh Gopi. Suresh Gopi, as usual, plays as an action hero armed with guns and pistols in the film directed by T S Sureshbabu. Yet another Kollywood girl lured by some other wood.

He did start off well in Tamil with ‘Unnale Unnale’. Later ‘Jayam Kondaan’ cemented his place. Actor Vinay was fast becoming the new chocolate boy of the girls in Tamil Nadu. But of ‘Modhi Vilaiyaadu’ slowed him down a bit. But the upcoming ‘Nootrukku Nooru’ will again put him in the hot seat. Actor Vinay is slow but steady. The prudence has paid off. Vinay has signed an International film project ‘Dame 999’. Vimala Raman also plays an important role in this cross over film. The story is about the events in the life of an engineer and revolves around an old dilapidating dam in India built during the colonial rule. Suhan Roy who was an engineer in real life debuts as the director. The cast and crew are from both India and Hollywood. Award winning actors from India and Hollywood like Rajit Kapur, Thilakan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Joshua Fredric, Jaia Pickering, Aryan, Tulip Joshi, Linda Arsenio, Barry John, Eric Sherman, Ajayan Vincent, Ouseppachan, K S Chitra, P Jayachandran, T

Come summer there is a treat from Shankar & Co. For the director-producer is planning to release his production venture 'Ananthapurathu Veedu' by April, say sources in the know. The supernatural thriller directed by Naga (of 'Marma Desam' fame) has Nandaa and Chaya Singh in lead roles. The film revolves around a married couple and the strange things they face in their ancestral house. Impressed by the work of Naga in television serials, Shankar has given him the offer to direct 'Ananthapurathu Veedu', it is said, while Nandaa bagged the offer after his performance in 'Eeram', another film by Shankar's S Pictures. And the heroine Chaya believes that 'Ananthapurathu Veedu' would work wonders to her. "Acting in Shankar's production venture is a privilege. Naga is a man of hard work and commitment," she says.

Ameer’s ‘Kannabiraan’ which lead to a lot of speculations after some delay will finally start rolling with the pooja on February 25, which is tomorrow. DMK strongman and the party’s South Chennai Secretary, J Anbhazhagan is joining the growing list of politician producers with this film. ‘Jayam’ Ravi is the hero and even he will be happy with the developments. ‘Jayam’ Ravi will simultaneously work for Prabhu Deva’s ‘Ich’ also and so is not going for any major change in looks for ‘Kannabiraan’. First schedule of shooting will start in Madurai in the first week of March. Also there is news saying Ameer will make ‘Kannabiraan’ as a bilingual in Tamil and Telugu. Telugu version may have veteran producer D Ramanaidu's grandson and son of producer D Suresh Babu, Rana playing the hero.

Vijay Antony has denied reports appeared in a section of the media saying he was not accepting many offers to score music these days as he had decided to don the greasepaint by playing the lead role in a film. “It is true that I am going to act. But this can’t stop me from scoring music. The musician in me is the real Vijay Antony and he would never die for any reason. No matter how many films I am acting in, I would never quit music,” he says. Claiming that he was badly hurt by such rumours, Vijay Antony adds, “For me, bidding adieu to music equals to committing suicide. So there is no question of parting ways with my passion for the sake of acting.” On sharing the work with G V Prakash Kumar for ‘Angadi Theru’, he says, “Prakash is my good friend. So there is no hesitation at my side when I was told that we both would be working for the film directed by Vasantha Balan.”

Madhumitha has turned down a couple of regular heroine offers in Tamil as she wants to do only meaningful roles. She has taken this decision after the impact Ameer starrer 'Yogi' made on her. "I don't want to act in stereotype roles which don't have much scope to prove my talent. Of course, I did such roles in the past. But I want things to be different post 'Yogi'," she says. Elaborating more, the actress says, "Because many had appreciated me for my performance in 'Yogi'. I want to continue the good show in the future too. Also, I want fans to remember me for a long time." On acting with Ameer, she says, "We all know him as a talented filmmaker. But the actor in him came out in full vigour on the sets of 'Yogi'. We all were stunned to see him performing without any fear in front of the camera."

“It was initially claimed by the media that I was in love with Nakul when I did ‘Kadhalil Vizhunthen’ and Masilamani, and now it is said that I am seeing Bharath, with whom I am doing ‘Thiruthani’,” says Sunaina. “But nothing is true,” the actress says “I am an easygoing girl and a big chatterbox. I use to chat a lot with my colleagues on the sets. This friendly attitude of mine has resulted in such reports.” Sunaina adds: “Both Bharath and Nakul are my good friends. Nakul is the hero of my first film while I was introduced to Bharath at a crucial stage of my career. Both of them give valuable suggestions and are very cooperative.” On her forthcoming film ‘Yadhumagi’, she says, “I am happy to act in a movie produced by Chozha Creations, who are behind many blockbusters. Directed by R Balakumar, ‘Yadhumagi’ is an interesting love story. My hero in the film is Sachin, a fresher who is a talented person.”

‘Mathiyosi’ which is getting ready for release is yet another film set in the backdrop of Madurai. However director Nanda Periyasami has a reason to justify his decision behind choosing the temple town as the movie’s base. “Because my native is Madurai, it’s the place where I was born and brought up. I wanted to add value to my film as well as my town and hence the decision to make the movie in and around Madurai,” he says. Starring newcomers Harish, Alex, Gopal and Vishak as heroes and Shammu in the female lead, Nanda Periyasami says, “The movie is about a group of young boys, who lead a happy life until an event that changes all”. Happy about the feedback he is getting for the movie’s trailer and songs, the filmmaker says, “many of my peers are encouraging me a lot. They are impressed by the music (by Guru Kalyan) and promos. Hope the movie live up to the expectations.” P S Sekar Reddy has produced ‘Mathiyosi’ under the banner PSSR Films. He had earlier produced ‘Amm