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Dhobi Ghat is getting lapped up by cine rasikas and the Prateik Babbar is the one who is getting the maximum benefit from it. Prateik is now becoming one of the most sought after new comers of Bollywood thanks to his easy and intense display of talent in Aamir Khan Productions latest proud flag bearer of artistic cinema called ‘Dhobi Ghat’. The boy is in demand and when we look at his diary we are really impressed. Prateik has just completed Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘My Friend Pinto’, we all know that he is already doing Prakash Jha’s ‘Akarshan’ where he will be seen with the iconic Big B along with Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. And that’s not all, Prateik will figure in Gautham Menon’s next, a TV 18 action packed love story ‘Prem Katha’ set in the ghats of Banaras, helmed by Manish Tiwari who made ‘Dil Dosti ETC’, the movie will introduced a new female face to the tinsel town. Great going Prateik.. Keep it up

B-town money spinner Golmaal series helmer Rohit Shetty’s next with his lucky mascot Ajay Devgan ‘Bol Bachchan’ which also stars Abhishek Bachchan, is a tribute to the original ‘Gol maal’ (1979). Any guess who plays Amol Palekar in the film……… well it will be Abhishek Bachchan who will play Ram Prasad and Ajay Devgn will play the memorable role of Utpal Dutt – Bhavani Shankar the father of Urmila which will be played by Kareena Kapoor.. Ajay and Abhishek wil be pairing after eight years for Rohit Shetty, they both came together for Rohit’s debut film ‘Zameen’ in 2003. So Abhishek will romance Kareena and Ajay Devgn will be the watchful eye moving with the binoculars of Indian values in this remake of Hrishida’s evergreen crowned masterpiece… Watch this space for more….

Hrithik Roshan speaks to Subhash K Jha on life and his upcoming films. With Guzaarish, you've set impractically high standards for yourself. How do you intend to live up to those standards? I am an actor. It's a job and also the love of my life. There're all kinds of journeys to be undertaken. There's room for both Dhoom and Guzaarish . I just follow my heart. I had earlier played an autistic character in my father's Koi...Mil Gaya . But it didn't affect me the way Guzaarish did. I can't explain why this is so. My next release is Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , a completely different world from Guzaarish . What kind of a world? It's a world filled with joy and fun. At least we had loads of fun shooting the film. Let's hope that feeling comes across. Zoya Akhtar is the only director besides my father with whom I've worked more than once. Zoya Akhtar is the only director besides my father with whom I'

Confidence speaks for itself. So when I met Sajid-Wajid at their Andheri office, the duo quotes, "We have a room filled with award trophies. And we still have room for more because we are expecting a few more this season." The music director duo will be walking the red carpet tonight at the this year's Filmfare awards, India's most prestigious awards ceremony which takes place every year now at the famous Yash Raj studios. On further questioning on why music is the soul of Indian cinema, Wajid quotes, "Music is forever and it is the purest form of creativity. It has so much strength. People have always remembered songs, old or new, but have forgotten the name of the film that song was a part of. Such is the power of music." If India is waiting for the announcement of the next Filmfare award winners tonight, in Hollywood, our very own A.R Rahman must also be waiting for the Oscar results. Yes, the Mozart of Madras has been nominated twic

The ever-so-gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan features on the cover page of this month's issue of Vogue India. Ash sports a feathered look and is styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania. The issue speaks about 10 men who know Aishwarya from close quarters. Right from her hubby dearest Abhishek Bachchan to leading fashion designer Manish Malhotra to leading director Karan Johar to ace make-up artist Mickey Contractor, they all talk about their most memorable interaction with the former Miss World. Surely this one is a must-read issue for Ash fans.

By now its common knowledge that shooting of the Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer Bodyguard is on in full swing in Pune. However, the shooting schedule was hampered earlier this week when members of FWICE (Federation of Western India Employees) raided the sets and halted the shoot. Apparently, the Federation had received a tip-off saying that the unit members were made to work for more than the daily stipulated shift time of 12 hours and were even asked to work on January 26 - Republic Day. Besides this, some of the crewmembers of Bodyguard remake were not registered with FWICE which is mandatory. We tried getting in touch with producer Atul Agnihotri but he didn't respond.

Marriage seems far away from Lisa Ray's mind. Speaking exclusively, Lisa reveals she has big career plans this year including the opening of a Yoga studio in Toronto for which, work is on full-throttle at the moment. Yoga, it must be mentioned, provided Lisa with tremendous emotional spiritual and physical solace during her prolonged illness and recovery last year. And now Lisa is ready to share her Yoga gyan with the world. Lisa says there's no room for marriage in her life right now. "This news has come completely out of left field. It was most unexpected! I'd love to clarify matters as I'm working on projects in India and don't want my work colleagues out in India to get the impression that I'm not committed to my projects and work out there." Ask her about the status of her relationship with her faithful companion Brett Wilson and Lisa says, "The point is, marriage is not on the cards. The news that came out is

EXPECTATIONS There are very good expectations from the music of  7 Khoon Maaf  and there are two major factors behind that - Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar. Together they are a lethal force, something they have proven time and again in big ( Kaminey ) as well as small (Ishqiya) films. While  Kaminey  was an instant winner from the word 'go',  Ishqiya  grew with word of mouth and continued appreciation, especially once the film turned into a success. With Priyanka Chopra heading the star cast, one expects a commercially viable soundtrack along with something unusual from the team of  7 Khoon Maaf  as well. MUSIC The moment Usha Uthup goes ' Darling ' in this namesake opening number, you know that this would be one popular number in the offing here. A fun celebration track with a naughty appeal to it, this track based on Russian folk song ' Kalinka ' is instantly catchy and makes one tap feet along with it. The song also reminds one of lesser heard song ' Py