Vidya's Silent treatment to Rajinikanth, Vidya Gives Rajinikanth The Silent Treatment

Actress Vidya Balan, who will be doing a special song in Urumi, says it is a gift to her parents as they always wanted to see her in a Malayalam film.

Directed by Santosh Sivan, Urumi is a historical film, starring Prithviraj, Genelia D'Souza and Prabhu Deva, besides Vidya, Arya, and Tabu in cameo appearances.

"I have done a song and few scenes. I did it because my parents always wanted me to do a Malayalam film. So it is my gift to them," Vidya said in an interview.

About the song, the actress said, "It is not an item song as I play an oracle. It is not item song in the way we see it...it is just a special appearance song."

The actress has also dubbed for the movie in her own voice. "I was really happy doing dubbing because my mother came to studio for the first time. She studied the scene and complimented me for it. I was thrilled," the 33-year-old actress said.

Vidya will be seen next in Sujoy Gosh's Kahaani, a thriller that releases on June 17.

"I am playing a pregnant woman who comes down from London to Kolkata in search of her husband who has gone missing. So it's a search story," Vidya said.

The actress received kudos for her power-packed performance in No One Killed Jessica.

"I am thrilled and humbled that No One Killed Jessica got me the appreciation and it did commercially well. Lot of people used to say that a film with two heroines and no hero will not do well commercially. But the movie has changed that perception."

When asked if she is doing Rajnikant-starrer Raana, Vidya refused to comment.

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As elections time for Tamil Nadu assembly is nearing by, calculations are dynamical in state. According to Kollywood reports, the factor of rajinikanth might become crucial this time and a secret meeting between rajinikanth and Cho Ramaswamy, the well known political analyst and editor of the Tamil weekly ‘Thuglaq’ became a prominent issue.

This meeting occurred on 12th evening at Super Star’s residence triggered speculation that Rajini is all convinced to make his political entry by supporting the AIADMK combine. This informal meeting commenced for one hour was on prevailing political scene and Cho asked Rajini to extend his support for AIADMK chief Jayalalitha.

After the meeting, both of them left in Cho’s car to an unknown destination while Cho said, ‘I cannot say anything at present on Rajini.’ Star Power and its effect on drawing the votes is very fond in South Indian states and Cho already pulled Vijaykanth into the league of Jayalalitha. Now, his attempt to see Rajini in Jaya’s camp makes total task accomplished.

There is also a report that Rajiniknath was unable to bear these political repercussions on his family and decided to go out for a family trip of none month keeping himself out of station during the time of polls. Is this the right time for Rajini to open his mouth and start speaking up about his political entry? Let us wait and see, what will happen.

Rajinikanth’s Warning To Muscular Villain!!

When superstar Rajinikanth takes a decision on few things, no one in the Indian cinema circuit can dare say no to it. Then one can imagine how a muscular villain who is known for his powerful roles will go against him. As expected, even the villain had to tame down before the superstar.

Well, we are talking about Sonu Sood who is playing the lead villain in the new movie ‘Rana’. Sources say this is a period action film which is on the lines of the Hollywood blockbuster ‘300’ and Rajini’s role is on the lines of Gerard Butler. Now, it is heard that Rajini has given a strict instruction to Sonu.

Apparently, Rajini & co want Sonu to tone down his muscles but then Sonu is in a fix since he is doing the role of a very tough cop in Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Buddha’ which requires him to be completely fit. However, the chiseled hunk reportedly said that Rajini is a legend and recalled that he had no intentions of doing negative roles after ‘Dabangg 2’ but the superstar insisted. Sonu quips about what would happen if one says ‘no’ to Rajini.

Madhuri Dixit didn't want to play Rajnikanth's sister

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit turned down a film opposite Tamil superstar Rajnikanth because she didn't want to play his sister.

"Would have loved to do a film with Rajnikanth, but the role was that of his sister... need to wait for the right role," Madhuri wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

Madhuri has previously worked with the 61-year-old star in "Uttar Dakshin" in 1987.

Priyanka goes gaga over Lady Gaga

Actress Priyanka Chopra seems to be completely smitten by American popstar Lady Gaga after she got an opportunity to attend her concert in New York.

"Hey guys. I'm in my most favourite city in the world. NYC baby! Went to the lady gaga concert at MSG (Madison Square Garden) last night," Priyanka wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

"She's so hugely talented, completely crazy and so unapologetic. That was awesome. She's also totally sweet which was nice to c. Go gaga! (Sic)" she added.

Sonakshi, Akshay play paintball

One-film-old Sonakshi Sinha seems to be having a gala time while shooting for Shirish Kunder's "Joker" in Chandigarh with co-star Akshay Kumar.

Recently, when the cast and crew had some free time on hand they decided to play paintball.

"When the cast and crew had some free time on hand they all decided to have some fun and so they went to play paintball," said a source.

"Before starting the game, Akshay was heard telling everyone that well all know whose daughter Sonakshi is and so to make sure no one troubles her or else they would get a lot of 'Khamosh'. Everyone had good laugh and both Sonakshi and Akshay made sure that the atmosphere was light and fun after a hard day at work," the source added.

Paintball is a sport in which players try to eliminate opponents by hitting them with capsules containing food colouring and gelatin (referred to as paintballs) propelled from a device called a paintball marker.

Haarsh Nagar debuts with SRK's 'Always Kabhi...'

Haarsh Nagar is making his big debut in a supporting role in "Always Kabhi Kabhi", which is being produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. The newcomer will also feature in a Coke ad and is very excited about it.

"Cricket to us was more than a sport, it was a worship and that's one reason I'm doing the TVC for Coke Pakistan for the Cricket World Cup in 2011," said Nagar.

The debutant also spills the bean on how cricketing fever gripped the cast and the crew of his film.

"The entire cast and crew were great cricket lovers including (director) Roshan Abbas. This energy not only motivated us but the entire crew of 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' and we started following it as a daily regime during our free time," he said.

"It was a pleasant sight to watch Roshan Abbas play a jovial cheerleader as compared to the thorough professional he portrayed while shooting. In fact, we were so excited with the whole cricketing concept that we requested him to make us all a part of Shah Rukh's IPL team (Kolkata Knight Riders)," he added.

Haarsh has previously played a lead role in director Arnaud Selignac's Hollywood movie "The Queen" opposite actress Mylene Jampanoi. It will be aired on HBO in Europe shortly.

Rekha to romance Rajinikanth in Rana, Rajinikanth triple Role in Rana

After Madhuri Dixit turned down offer to play one of the leading ladies of Rajinikanth for ‘Rana’, evergreen actress Rekha was approached to play one of the heroines of the film. ‘Rana’ is a bilingual film to be made in both Hindi and Tamil. Long legged actress Deepika Padukone will play one of the ladies.

This is not the first time that Rekha and Rajinikanth will be sharing screen space. In 2000, she worked with Rajini in ‘Bulandi’ and both have worked in the film ‘Phool Bane Aangaray’ also.

Rajinikant will play a triple role in the film. Anushka is being considered for the third actress.

Aamir, Rajini To Attend Allu Arjun's Wedding

Guess who's attending Tollywood heartthrob Allu Arjun's wedding on March 6th - Aamir Khan and Rajinikanth.

Allu Aravind, who was the distributor of the Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini, RSVPed Mr Perfectionist recently and just as easily received a confirmation.

Adding to the superstar guest list are Dr Raj Kumar, Kamal Hassan, Anil Kapoor, Surya, Karthi, AR Murugadoss, Puneet Rajkumar, Prabhu Deva, Nayanthara, Shankar, Mani Ratnam and the likes.

So basically everyone who's someone from any film industry is going to be there.

Meanwhile, the first person to confirm the news is Puneet Rajkumar. He tweeted: "Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy to wed on March 6, 2011:) I'm one of his fan, like his dance and acting.. feels happy to be part of his wedding:)"

Madhuri says no to Rajnikanth

MUMBAI: This season everyone in Bollywood fell prey to the charms of the 44-year-old Madhuri Dixit who flew in from the US to judge a dance reality show on television.

Besides the Khans, Kapoors and Kumars who poured praises in Mads' honour, the other man who was reportedly enamoured with her is the Tamil megastar Rajnikanth. Madhuri and Rajni have done Uttar Dakshin in 1987.

TOI announced just a few days ago that when Rajni came calling to Mumbai for one night he did attempt to meet a few Bollywood stars.

A distributor says, "Besides casting Deepika Padukone and Sonu Sood from Mumbai, Rajni Sir was also keen to have Madhuri Dixit in Rana. However she turned down the offer. She excused herself saying that she was missing her sons Arin and Raayan too much and wanted to fly back to the United States." Rana as everyone knows has Rajni in a triple role. Madhuri naturally would be cast opposite one of the older characters that Rajni is playing; whereas the 25-year-old Deepika will romance the younger character.

Sonu Sood to act with Rajni, Big B

Sonu Sood is kicked about the fact that he is doing two movies back to back with Rajnikant and Amitabh Bachchan.

"Through the months of March and April I will be shooting Buddha with Amitji and Rana with Rajnikant," says the actor. Sonu, who like most people in films holds these actors in the highest regard, also says, "It may sound ridiculous.

However, I may as well call this shooting spell a time spent in prayer. Amitji and Rajni sir are institutions in their own right; just to be able to spend time on a set with these superstars is a kind of penance."

Naseeruddin Shah to play a character based on Rajinikanth in The Dirty Picture

One film that has been much talked about ever since its announcement is Ekta Kapoor's The Dirty Picture directed by Milan Luthria. The film, which is based on South siren Silk Smitha's life, has Vidya Balan essaying the lead role. Now the latest is that the makers have roped in none other than veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah to play an important role in The Dirty Picture.

Naseer saab's character is apparently based on South superstar Rajinikanth. Naseer would be seen wearing flamboyant clothes like how Rajini usually wears and will also be sporting different types of wigs. Surprisingly Naseer has not seen a single Rajinikanth film and plans to catch up on some of his hit films to get the nuances of the character bang on.

Apparently Vidya's character in the film idolises the character played by Naseer saab. This would be the second time Vidya and Naseer would be sharing screen space after the much acclaimed Ishqiya.

Besides Vidya and Naseer saab, there's strong buzz that The Dirty Picture also stars Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor in important roles.