MANI MATTERS: Ratnam will start shooting for the film in September with Abhishek and Aishwarya.

Mumbai: After Guru, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will team up again for director Mani Ratnam's next venture. Based on real life characters, the movie will be an intense love story.
This will be Abhishek and Ratnam's third film together. After the terrific partnership they shared during Yuva, which Abhishek describes as his career's first turning point, and Guru, which he acknowledges as his second important film, it doesn't require much calculation to see the creative and commercial viability of the Abhishek-Ratnam pair.
Ratnam will start shooting for the film in September with Abhishek and Aishwarya.
According to a source close to the project, "It's going to be a very intense love story. Guru was more of a biopic with a cavalcade of characters claiming screen space, but this film will focus primarily on the romance. It's a very intense film and Mani's most romantic film to date. It is based on real life characters."

Sexy siren Mallika bags role in Christ film

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will play an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in a US film that revolves around a legend that he visited India.
Filmmaker Drew Heriot's The Aquarian Gospel is about Jesus' life between the ages of 13 and 30, a period not documented in the Gospels when legend has it that he travelled through India, Tibet and Persia.
Heriot said Sherawat had been the first choice to play the role of the ascetic in the $15-million film, set for release in 2009.
"After viewing her work, we then saw interviews of her and were extremely impressed by her intelligence and her background," Heriot told Reuters in an e-mail over the weekend.
Sherawat created a stir in her Bollywood debut with 17 kissing scenes in Khwahish. She also played the role of an Indian princess in the Jackie Chan film The Myth.

The actress said it would be a challenge to bring to life her character as a female yogi in The Aquarian Gospel. "I find that in most mythological and spiritual film stories, women seem to be lacking any true wisdom or a sense of humour," Sherawat said in a statement released by her publicist.
"I look forward to bringing both of those qualities to this character." The director said he was going ahead with the film despite knowing it would provoke debate.
"The overall response has been one of intense interest, and we feel that in light of all the recent ancient scriptural discoveries, there is no better time for a film project," Heriot said.

When Enrique received a suitcase full of panties

Washington: Latino singer Enrique Iglesias once arrived home from a visit to Venezuela and discovered that a woman had stolen his clothes from his suitcase and replaced them with her panties.
The Hero hitmaker was amazed that an admirer would think he wanted a bag full of her panties.
"This was at the beginning of my career, when I was starting to do well, and I got home and opened up my suitcase and all my clothing was gone and it was all full of panties,” Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.
"Someone in the hotel room - I don't know if it was a cleaning lady or whatever - stole all my clothing and stacked it (suitcase) up with panties.
"I thought it was strange: `Why would somebody steal my clothing and stack the bag with panties?' They were big thongs; this was a big lady,” he added.

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IPL Auction: Maha bid for 'Mahi'

It was history in making, as cricket's biggest auction began this morning (February 20) at Hilton Towers, Mumbai, where a total of 84 players both Indian and international went under the hammer for the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League. MS Dhoni, arguably the biggest catch of the day was bagged by Chennai's IPL team who were on the look out for an icon to build their brand image. Dhoni was bought by them for a whopping US $1.5 million - the highest bid ever for an Indian captain

Following the bidding results there few players who has been kept in the reserve pool and would come back at the end of the bidding session, as they did not fetch a starting price. The following are the players:Mohammed Yusuf (Pakistan)Glenn McGrath (Australia)Michael Hussey (Australia)Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)Round 6India's all-rounder Irfan Pathan was bagged by Preity Zinta's Mohali for a whopping US $925,000. His brother, Yusuf Pathan was sold for US $475,000 to Jaipur. Veteran pacer Shaun Pollock was brought by Ambani's Mumbai for US $ 550, 000. Sri Lankan player with the likes of Parvez Maharoof and Tilkaratne Dilshan went to Delhi for US $ 225,000 and US $ 250,000 respectively. Aussie T20 pro Cameron White was bagged by Banglore for US $500,000. India's T20 saviour Joginder Sharma has been bagged by Chennai for US $225,000. South African Albie Morkel has been sold to Chennai as well for winning bid of US $650,000. Hyderabad brough the kiwi all-rounder Scott Styris for US $175,000. While. SRK's Kolkata add on to their pace attack by including Ajit Agarkar who was bagged for US $350,000.Round 5Delhi bags two players in the form of wicket- keeper Dinesh Karthik and AB De villiers for US $525,000 and US $300,000 respectively. South African wicket-keeper Mark Boucher was bagged by Mallya's Banglore for US $450,000. Chennai holds their stand strong and takes Parthiv Patel for US $325,000. While Pakistan's Kamran Akhmal has been bagged by team Jaipur for a base price of US $150,000. The round belonged to the world class wicket keepers as Tatenda Taibu of Zimbabwe has been kept in the reserve pool Round 4With eleven player's bidding results being announced, South Africa's Jacques Kallis topped the round as he was bagged by Bangalore for US $900,000. Following closely to the winning bid was West Indian Chris Gayle at US $800,000 won by SRK's Kolkata. Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi made his way into Hyderabad's team for US $675,000. Pacer Mohammad Asif has been bagged by Delhi's IPL team for US $650,000.South African batsment Herchelle Gibbs was won by Hyderabad for US $575,000. While, his team skipper Graeme Smith went to team Jaipur for US $470,000. The Kiwi - Stephen Fleming was bagged by Chennai at his base price itself for US $350,000.Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has joined Mallya's Banglore team for US $450,000. Preity Zinta -- Co-owner of team Mohali -- made her way out along with Lalit Modi and was jubilant to announce that Indian quickie S Sreesanth has joined her team for US $625,000.Round 3The IPL round 3 bidding results, which featured the Australian and New Zealand players, were declared with Andrew Symonds being brought by Hyderabad for a whopping US $1.3mn. Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting was sold to SRK's Kolkata for US $400,000. Pacer Brett Lee was bagged by Preity's US $900,000. Top order batsmen Mathew Hayden was sold to Hyderabad for US $365,000. The kiwis -- Daniel Vettori was bagged by Delhi for US $625,000. Wicket-keeper batsmen, Branden McCullum was bagged by Kolkata for US $700,000. While all-rounder Jacob Oram was brought by Chennai for US $675,000.Round 2Anil Kumble (bowler) whose base price was set at $250,000 was finally bought by the Bangalore IPL team at $500,000. Mumbai bid agressively for Harbhajan Singh and managed to bag him shelling out $850,000, while also grabbing Sri Lankan opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya for $975,000. Covetted wicket keeper and batsman Kumar Sangakkara was taken by Preity Zinta's Mohali team for $700,000.Round 1SRK's Kolkata won the paceman Shoaib Akhtar at US $425,000 and Adam Gilchrist has been bought for US $700,000 by Hyderabad . Chennai also bagged Sri Lankan off-spinner Muthaih Muralitharan for US $600,00. Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia's Mohali team bagged Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene for US $475,000. The Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has been bought by the Jaipur IPL team for US $450,000. The whole session, which was thought initially to last for at least 8 hours, looks to be wrapped up in barely a few hours given the swiftness with which the first round was lapped up. The first session started at 11:45 am this morning and ended by 12:15 pm.Five 'icons' not part of biddingFive iconic players of India - Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai), Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata), Rahul Dravid (Bangalore), Yuvraj Singh (Chandigarh) and Virender Sehwag (Delhi) - are not part of the bid process as they have to play for their respective city franchises. IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi and key BCCI official IS Bindra, also the grounds and infrastructure chairman of the IPL, reached the hotel for the bidding earlier this morning. Former India captains Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid also arrived even though they would not be part of the auction because of their 'icon' status. Eminent bowling coach TA Sekar, who has been roped in to look after Delhi Daredevils' cricket operations, was spotted, as was VB Chandrashekhar, who is here as a selector with the Chennai franchise.It is for the first time ever that international cricketers from around the world are up for grabs by the eight city-specific franchises. The franchise owners - ranging from top industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Vijay Mallya to Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, have bid for several top names in international cricket. The auction is a private one which is conducted by an independent professional auctioneer Richard Madley who will be the sole arbiter to all aspects of the auction.The biggest buzz though has been the Biggies - the superstars are worth anywhere from US$ 600,000- 800,000. The favourites for sure will fill seats in the stadiums across the nation.
IPL's Twenty20 cricket championship will be played between April 18 and June 1 among the eight city teams in various parts of the country.
Rules of the auction
-- Each franchise will be allowed to bid any number of times for a player.
-- Bid to start with the annual "base player fee" that has already been fixed by the IPL.
-- Players will be divided into sets of 12 each, according to their base fee and availability.
--A random draw will decide the order in which players go up on the block.
-- Bids to start with a set of marquee players like Gilchrist, Dhoni, Ricky Ponting and Chris Gayle.
-- A designated bidder from each franchise will indicate a bid, which will be the fee per season.
-- No bid can be withdrawn.
-- Minimum 16 players will be allowed per franchise.
-- Eight overseas players allowed in one team.
-- Only four overseas players can be included in the playing eleven.
-- Four players will be picked from the catchment area.
-- Four under-22 players mandatory for each franchise team.
-- Teams to spend minimum US$ 3.3mn & maximum US$ 5mn
Dada-SRK meet to chalk out strategy
As the excitement to the auction builds up, players were in Mumbai gearing up for the big day. Former Indian captain -- Sourav Ganguly met Shahrukh Khan at the latter's residence to discuss issues related to Kolkata team, owned by the superstar.
Ganguly, one of IPL's icon players will be playing for Kolkata, whose franchise has been bagged by Khan's production house Red Chillies Entertainment. Ganguly and SRK are believed to have deliberated team composition ahead of the big auction of players.
Ganguly's meet with Khan came close on the heels of Pakistan's paceman Shoaib Akhtar's meeting with the King Khan.
The biggies...
The iconic names included in the IPL from different nations are as followers:-
IndiaMahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Yuraj Singh
AustraliaRicky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey, Justin Langer
BangladeshMohammad Ashraful, Mashrafe Mortaza
New ZealandStephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Brendan McCullum
PakistanShahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Akhtar, Younis Khan
Sri LankaMahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga
South AfricaGraeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs
West IndiesChris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul
As the IPL takes its first big step, cricket will definitely enter uncharted territory. The Game of Willows has never seen anything like this before but it is still time before it can match its inspiration and the more glamorous English Premiership.

Chennai bags Dhoni for Rs 6 cr, SRK wins Shoaib

New Delhi: The auctions for the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) have begun in the ballroom of the Oberoi Hilton in Mumbai.
The Chennai team paid the highest amount for Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the first round. Dhoni was bought for Rs 6 crore ($1.5 million) and he will be joined by Sri Lanka’s spin whiz Muttiah Muralitharan who was bought for Rs 2.4 crore ($600,000).
Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who retired from international cricket early last year, was bought by Jaipur at Rs 1.8 crore ($4,50,000) while Adam Gilchrist was bought by Hyderabad for Rs 2.8 crore ($700,000)
Controversial Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar will join Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata team for Rs 1.82 crore ($455,000). Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene will be joining the Mohali/Chandigarh team for Rs 1.9 crore ($475,000).
In the second round Indian Test skipper Anil Kumble was won by Bangalore for Rs 2 crore ($500,000), off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Rs 3.4 crore while marauding Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya will ply his trade for the Mumbai team. The bid for Jayasuriya was Rs 3.9 crore ($975,000).
Sri Lankan wicketkeeper/batsman Kumar Sangakkara will play for the Mohali/Chandigarh team for Rs 2.8 crore ($700,000).
A total of 78 players are up for grabs and they will be bought by eight franchises over the next 11 hours. Around Rs 160 crore ($40million) is at stake during the auctions.
Each of the eight franchisees of the IPL will be allowed to spend a minimum of Rs 13.2 crore ($3.3 million) but not more than Rs 20 crore ($5 million) during the auctions

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We could have given you a countdown of the hits and misses of the year 2007, however, on E NOW, we don't want to do the obvious. So we are giving out awards- bouquets and brickbats for what worked for us and what didn't.
Without fear or favour then, here are the E NOW Weekend Awards for 2007!
E Now Weekend Awards:
The 'Daring to be Different' Award:

Aamir Khan
The 'Daring to be Different' Award goes to Aamir Khan for 'Taare Zameen Par'. With the sweet and sensitive year-end release, Aamir Khan, has dared to be different from the run-of-the-mill kind of stories, and as usual, has played by his own rules.
The 'What was I Thinking!' Award:

Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan gets our coveted 'What was I Thinking' award for his thoughtless selection of films this year. First Cash followed by 'Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag'. Really, Mr Devgan, what were you thinking?
The 'I Need To Retire' Award:

Nisha Kothari
This one is a landslide victory. The 'I Need to Retire' award” can only go to Nisha Kothari. Yes, turning suicidal is an option if it saves you from Kothari’s unique brand of hamming! Incidentally, there is a runners up award in this category and that we proudly present to Upen Patel, but don’t worry Ms Kothari you are still miles ahead!
The “Traffic Stopper” Award:

Deepika Padukone
She seems to be the muse of the Indian cricket team. And 'Om Shanti Om' showed why Deepika Padukone is such a big deal. This natural born star is our Traffic Stopper of 2007.
'The Cat Who Got The Cream':

Farah Khan
It may not be the best film of the year, but it’s made the most money. And 'OSO' director Farah Khan gets our award for 'The Cat Who Got The Cream' this year for her irreverent money spinning brand of cinema!
“I Am The Best” Shahrukh Khan:

Chak De! India/Om Shanti Om
Last heard, he is the most famous six pack in the country, but this year it was his covered up stubble look in 'Chak De India', which got us hooting for more!
Shahrukh Khan’s got the two biggest hits of the year in his kitty, and naturally he is the best man for our “I Am The Best” award.
The “Nipping at the Heels” Award:

Akshay Kumar: Namaste London/Heyy Babyy/Bhool Bhulaiya/Welcome
Shahrukh may be the best, but the rest are catching up. Akshay Kumar, who welcomed the new year with four hits in the year 2007. Quiet impressive? You can say that again!
“Back With A Bang”:

Kareena Kapoor- Jab We Met
Just when you thought that Kareena Kapoor had made a career out of item numbers, along came 'Jab We Met'. Kareena is back with a bang and along with our award, we predict this actor is going to a make a meal of every other award this awards season.
“License To Thrill”:

Sriram Raghavan
It wasn’t a box office hit, but the dark thriller 'Johnny Gaddaar' this year convinced us that director Sriram Raghavan gets our license to thrill! He is one director to watch out for!
The “Complete Entertainer” Award:

Chak De! India
Our final award, and it goes to the film, which made many statements -- on nationalism, on our national game, on women power and on being an Indian Muslim. And also managed to entertain completely – no awards for guessing- our award for the 'Complete Entertainer' goes to Chak De! India.

Britney to marry again?

Trouble never seems to leave Britney Spears as the popstar has been courting one controversy after another. This time she has been seen prompting speculations about whether there is another wedding on the cards especially after the singer was spotted at a bridal boutique.
After lying low on Valentine's Day, Britney Spears resurfaced for another eventful shopping spree at a wedding store in Los Angeles accompanied by her mini entourage and about 45 paparazzi pals. Wearing an animal print top, the troubled pop star browsed dresses at a designer bridal-gown boutique. Interestingly enough, it is said that while shopping Britney may have forgotten to pay for the clothes she changed into and wore out of the store, as she left with a black top over her original outfit.
Curiously, Britney was seen revisiting her 2004 wedding look, where she was spotted in public wearing her old wedding dress -- the one she got married in to her second husband Kevin Frederline. The grand occasion was a visit to a car showroom, with her current boyfriend -- Adnan Ghalib -- for whom she is said to be shopping for a car.
It is not known if the words 'I do' are on Britney's mind, however, from the looks of it, she is definately thinking of dress rehearsals to walk down the aisle for the third time.

Aishwaraya Rai Bachchan confirm that she is not pregnant

Fed up with rumour mills working overtime over the topic of her alleged pregnancy, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has finally broken her silence and has clearly stated that all motherhood plans are on hold for atleast the next couple of years.
Ash's pregnancy rumours was the hottest topic of every coffee table and it looks like Ash has had enough of rumours surrounding her pregnancy & finally broke her silence. The bollywood beauty has not only rubbished the rumours but also disclosed that the couple has planned to consider having children only after 3 years. Meanwhile, our Miss world is aiming to push forward her career.
Ash is said to be very busy shooting for the next two years. Just after completing the shooting of Sarkar Raj, the actress will fly to Europe for her third Hollywood venture which is a sequel to Hollywood blockbuster Pink Panther.The actress will also start shooting for a film with Abhishek Bachchan for Karan Johar's -- Dharma Productions -- early 2009. With such a packed shooting schedule ahead, Ash might just be glowing from her upcoming film projects & nothing else.