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Do this small exercise: Close your eyes take a deep breath, exhale. Well, now, think about Lara Dutta, Bollywood's most eloquent glam doll in an 'Apsara' mode. Well, that's how the gorgeous Lara features on the cover of Hi! Blitz. In this issue, Lara speaks about her life films and also about the 'much-anticipated' fitness video, about which she clears the air saying, "I would not refer it as a fitness video. What I am doing is a lifestyle product that has a well rounded holistic approach and does not only deal with weight loss or an exercise regime, but also restores and brings the mind and body into balance." Lara seems to have some big plans for her fans. 

It's a known fact that Kareena Kapoor is easily ruling from the top as far as the demand for a commercially viable glamorous actress with very good acting skills is concerned. Satisfying all the key words here - 'commercial', 'glamour' and 'acting' - Kareena has seen it all pretty up, close and personal during last decade that she has spent in the industry. In this three part feature, here is looking at some of the many highlights in her career that have made Kareena what she is today. In the concluding Part III of the feature, we would be going through the hit run that Kareena enjoyed, the entire attention that she received post her Size-Zero days and the top position that she enjoys post the all time blockbuster success of 3 Idiots . The hit run begins Going back into the past, the little break that Kareena took in sorting out her career did work well after all. With critical acclaim coming her way after Chameli, Yuva and Dev , she r

It is a known fact that Priyadarshan finds himself in a comfortable position of being one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood today. Another known fact is that almost all his films - mostly comedies - are remakes of his own Malayalam films from the past. This is the reason why when he decided to turn serious after ages and announced Aakrosh , tongues started wagging. Many wondered what was the source this time around. To his credit, Priyadarshan has never shied away from admitting the source, whether it is his own Malayalam films or outside references. Still, a silence on the parts of the makers made one sceptical about what was in the offing this time around. In fact during it's making, the Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna starrer also went through number of title changes, most recent being Garam Hawa (reminding one of the Balraj Sahni classic) before settling down for Aakrosh . All speculations led to full blown reactions once the promo of Aakrosh was o

There is so much news going around Mallika Sherwat's film Hisss for almost a year that one wonder's when we'll actually lay eyes on it. From Mallika shifting to Los Angeles for good, her putting up promotional pictures of the film on twitter, to walking on the Cannes Red Carpet in a snake inspired outfit, one wonders what next. We'll tell you what. Mallika has recently recorded two songs for the film's music promotion in her own voice. Before coming to Mumbai to shoot for Double Dhamaal , Mallika recorded the songs in a studio based in LA. All the tracks of the film will be released in mid-September at a grand event in Mumbai. From the two songs that Miss Sherawat recorded, one is composed and arranged by Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon. The second is recorded and arranged by German composer Alexander Von Bubenheim who also provided the background score for the film. Mallika won't just be looking sexy and sultry in the film; she would also b

After 2 blockbusters namely Main Hoon Naa and Om Shanti Om , Farah Khan's next directorial venture Tees Maar Khan is one of the most awaited films of the year. After all, the film stars the hit jodi of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. One of the USPs of the film is the item number ' Sheela Ki Jawani ' filmed on Katrina Kaif. Kats, as everyone knows by now, plays an item girl in the film and Farah wanted nothing but the best for this dance number. Speaking about this special song, Farah says, " Sheela Ki Jawani is a special item number with a never before seen feel to it. There are six different set-ups in the song and Katrina will be seen in 6 different looks. In the last sequence of the song, I wanted a rustic bar setting where you'll see Katrina surrounded by men holding beer-mugs and splashing water on her something similar to the famous ' Jumma Chumma ' song in Hum . Another part of the song is a tribute the musical Chicago . The song itse

Bollywood shining. This is what one is constantly hearing today, and rightly so, since the industry is definitely on an upswing. After a period of complete silence with hardly any films going on floors, there is a gradual rise in production. However, there is still a cautious approach to the whole scenario and the first step in this direction is that the trusted lot here is - as always - the superstars. There is no middle road here, at least for the established superstars. No more roping in of newcomers and trusting them to do the job. It is the known faces that are doing the trick here and due to this very reason, the industry is relying on its most saleable names. The Super Six who are in truly in charge here? Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai and the latest entrant - Kangna Ranaut. In this week's 'Reflections', let's explore how these women are calling the shots and reigning from the top. The road ahead

We Are Family has opened well and Arjun Rampal is expectedly elated. Going through a very good phase in his career where he has four back to back successful films behind him - Raajneeti, Housefull, Om Shanti Om and Rock On - Arjun was stepping into the family scene for the first time in We Are Family . Despite having Kajol and Kareena around, he had to play it all in a subtle manner. As the film finds its target audience over an extended weekend, Arjun gets talking to Joginder Tuteja about the initial apprehensions that he carried when it came to signing the film and how he is having the last laugh. Now that We Are Family has released, audience can see for themselves that you actually have a good role to play in the film's narrative. However, many were apprehensive that due to mighty presence of Kajol and Kareena, you could perhaps be sidelined. Tell me honestly Arjun, didn't that play in your mind as well before you signed the film? Ok, so I will be hones

Milan Luthria started it with Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai , Akshay Kumar is following it up with Action Replayy and Madhur Bhandarkar is trying to get the best of the two into his film Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji . 'Retro' is the new word in Bollywood. A few weeks ago I decided to visit the sets of Madhur's forthcoming comic caper to meet old friend Ajay Devgn and Madhur Bhandarkar. The location was Andheri and the reason was a 'Retro' song being filmed on Ajay Devgn, Shazahn Padamsee. And the woman who made them dance to their tunes was the svelte Shweta Salve. The song was shot at a place called 100 in Mumbai's busiest suburb. The junior artistes including some foreign bodies (pun intended) were busy rehearsing their steps. Madhur comes from behind and pats my shoulder, "What are you doing here?" he asks. "Came to meet Ajay, thought I would meet you too", I answer. Madhur orders for two chairs as we sit comfortably in front of a l

In fast national live+same day ratings, the premiere of FX’s Terriers averaged 1.6 million total viewers and 659,000 adults 18-49 (a 0.5 rating) between 10p-11:13p. That’s a pretty small start when compared to say, the series premiere of Sons of Anarchy in September of 2008 (2.5 million total viewers and 1.55 million adults 18-49). Update : Things look even worse when compared to the premiere of Justified less than 6 months ago on March 16, 2010. It aired on a Tuesday at 10pm and averaged 4.16 million total viewers and 2.04 million adults 18-49. Update 2 : Should’ve included this originally as well – FX will try to bolster Terriers by running an encore after next week’s Sons of Anarchy ,A

via press release: The debut date for the third season of the HBO drama series IN TREATMENT has been confirmed. Two new half-hour episodes debut back-to-back MONDAY, OCT. 25 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), and two more new half-hour episodes back-to-back debut TUESDAY, OCT. 26 (9:00-10:00 p.m.), with other new episodes following the same schedule on subsequent Mondays and Tuesdays. Golden Globe winner and Emmy® nominee Gabriel Byrne returns as Dr. Paul Weston in the critically acclaimed series. New cast members include Irrfan Kahn (appearing in the first Monday episode), Debra Winger (appearing in the second Monday episode), Dane DeHaan (appearing in the first Tuesday episode) and Amy Ryan (appearing in the second Tuesday episode).

No surprise, but The Kanye West/Taylor Swift shenanigans last year were worth a lot to MTV’s advertising sales for this year’s Video Music Awards: Ad revenue booked for Sunday’s [VMAs] tops last year by 26% while total VMA coverage including news and encore performances is up 41% in ad revenue, according to Dan Lovinger, MTV’s senior VP-ad sales and integrated marketing. MTV.com’s related ad sales are up 68%. via Ad Age

It's a known fact that Kareena Kapoor is easily ruling from the top as far as the demand for a commercially viable glamorous actress with very good acting skills is concerned. Satisfying all the key words here - 'commercial', 'glamour' and 'acting' - Kareena has seen it all pretty up, close and personal during last decade that she has spent in the industry. In this three part feature, here is looking at some of the many highlights in her career that have made Kareena what she is today. In Part II of the feature, we would be going through Kareena's early years in the industry which were not quite her best and how a new phase kick started in her career post films like Chameli and Yuva . Her initial years - Not quite the best Any actor other than Kareena Kapoor must have packed her bags and said goodbye to the world of films if the initial reception to some of her films are any indication. Reason being that Kareena's early years in B