Aamir not the new Munna Bhai

The grapevine in B-town is that the Munna Bhai jodi - Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi - has been replaced by Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi in the next edition of the "Munna Bhai" franchise.

When we quizzed Vidhu Vinod Chopra's official representative, he rubbished the rumours saying, "We are not even ready with the script of the next "Munna Bhai" flick and this is a baseless humour.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra doesn't begin the casting for his films until he completes his script. Besides, Aamir Khan is not free for another two years." Quiz him about the promos of the third edition (which have Sanjay and Arshad) that are on air, he clarified, "The promo with them was shot two years ago."

Is Aamir Khan the new Munna Bhai??

Bole toh, we just don’t know if it’s good news or bad news; but, the buzz is that Aamir Khan might replace Sanjay Dutt as our very own Munna Bhai.

It is a known fact that Munnabhai Chale Amerika has been kept on hold owing to the fact that the makers are not satisfied with the script. Reports suggest that during the shooting of 3 Idiots, director Rajkumar Hirani felt that if Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi could be replaced by Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi, it would bring about a fresh change to the overall feel and script of the movie.

That’s not all! Reports even suggest that when Aamir Khan was presented with this idea, he was amused and was ready to give his nod to the project, provided the script should be interesting.

It is a notable fact that Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani were not seen at Sanjay Dutt and Maanyata’s party held recently. Is it because Raju and Vidhu had already discussed it with Sanjay that he won’t be a part of Munna Bhai series anymore?

Anyhow, tell us what you think? Would Aamir Khan be a good replacement for Sanjay Dutt as Munna Bhai?

Sallu wants to be Numero Uno Khan

With his newly acquired confidence as a box office champ, Salman Khan is now working on proving himself as the best dancer among all the Khans.

This was his brief to his current favourite choreographer Mudassar Khan, when they started shooting the track Desi beat for his upcoming Bodyguard.

"Salman is hell-bent on proving he's the best dancer among the Khans. When Desi beat was being planned, Salman very clearly told Mudassar that he wants to be the best dancer among all the Khans. Salman shot the song like crazy," a source says.

As if getting his favourite choreographer was not enough, Salman also got on board a song director to shoot the number.

The concept of a song director joining the choreographer for a star is still novel in Bollywood. Sanjay Leela Bhansali served as a song director in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 1942: A Love Story even as Farah Khan was the choreographer.

And now Salman, we hear from reliable sources, wants to patent this collaborative style of shooting a song.

"Salman will work simultaneously with a choreographer of his choice and a dance director in all his major song and dance numbers," says the source.

When asked about the Bodyguard number, producer Atul Agnihotri confirmed: "We got Mudassar and also a song director, Sumit Dutt. The number rocks."

The collaboration that started with Dabangg where Salman gave Mudassar the chance to choreograph the song Humka peeni hai, has now reached a stage where Salman insists on bringing his blue-eyed choreographer in all his films as a lucky mascot. Looks like, Salman has found his own version of what Saroj Khan used to be for Madhuri Dixit.

For the Bodyguard number, the source adds: "Mudassar was told to take Salman out of his comfort zone as a dancer. Salman has never done this before. This is the first time Salman has followed a choreographer's instruction to the minutest detail."

Delhi Belly rocks the box office

While Aamir Khan's 'Delhi Belly' has opened to magnanimous figures, 'Bbuddah' started slow but picked up over the weekend.

The box-office seems to be buzzing with activity. After last week's solo release Double Dhamaal which opened to good numbers, the two releases of this week – Delhi Belly and Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap are keeping the ticket windows crowded.

Thanks to the immense hype surrounding the movie, Delhi Belly collected a whopping Rs 26.4 crore over the opening weekend. The day wise break-up is Friday – Rs 7.15 crore, Saturday – Rs 8.50 crore and Sunday – Rs 10.75 crore with numbers getting better each day. The budget of Delhi Belly is Rs 24 crores (including production, print and publicity) which means the film has already recovered its investment. With the positive buzz surrounding the film, the collections in coming days should immensely add to the revenues. And we have not even counted the non-theatrical avenues.

Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap had a slow start on Friday but picked up over the weekend with major patronage from family audiences and Amitabh Bachchan fans. The opening weekend collection is around Rs 7.5 crores. Made in a controlled budget of approx Rs. 10 crores, the film has already recovered money through non-theatrical avenues. The satellite right has fetched the producers a whopping Rs 13.5 crores. So, overall Bbuddah... should be a profitable venture.

The coming week sees two very diverse genre releases. While Bhatts' Murder 2 caters to the adult audience with a staple dose of skin-show and sensationalism, UTV and Salman Khan's Chillar Party caters to the kids and young at heart. While Murder remains the most successful film from the Bhatt banner so far, it needs to be seen if the sequel can recreate the same magic at the box-office. Chillar Party promises to be one of those small-budget films which is big on story.

2 out of 3 Khans..

Asin has officially entered a golden era in her career. She is one of the lucky few to have worked with two out of the three Khans in Bollywood. Not only that but she has delivered blockbuster hits with them that have smashed records at the box office and made her the lucky mascot for the Khans.

With Aamir Khan, Asin had Ghajini which exceeded all expectations and propelled her into the highest echelons of stardom. And unlike other Bollywood wannashines, she did not grab every offer that came her way though there were offers aplenty. She bided her time and released her second film with Salman Khan, London Dreams which crashed and burned at the box office. Insiders wrote her off as a one-film wonder. But then Ready with Salman Khan came along and went on to become one of the biggest grossers in Bollywood history.

Asin has consolidated her position in Bollywood, and is all set to become the reigning Queen Bee. Her next project is Housefull 2 with stars like Akshay Kumar and John Abraham.

The big news for Asin is that of Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's Two States with Shahrukh Khan, who is very keen on working with Asin. With the Khan triumvirate by her side, Asin definitely has an impressive triumph in Bollywood.

Asin acting Pricey after two hits!

It may appear as a shock to many of you but currently Asin has only one project in hand in the form of Housefull 2. Zarine Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez have already been cast as the other two leading ladies, which means Asin will have to share her screen space with them.

If the buzz is to be believed, a well known Bollywood producer wants to cast Asin but is displeased about the fact that she is quoting the same price as the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Now that’s too much to ask for!

Anyway, Asin’s good friend Salman Khan, despite willing to would not be able to grant her a role since the leading actresses of all his upcoming movies have been cast. Here is a look at Salman’s upcoming movies and leading ladies - Bodyguard with Kareena Kapoor, Ek Tha Tiger with Katrina Kaif and Kick and Dabangg 2 with Sonakshi Sinha.

Reportedly, the Kollywood producers and directors too are unhappy about the fact that she goldbricked them when she started receiving offers from Bollywood. Other than her only hit movie this year, Kaavalan starring Vijay, Asin has no Kollywood offers in her kitty. Whereas other stars like Ileana D Cruz, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha have been receiving quite a few offers.

It is shocking that despite the super success of Ready, Asin is still falling short of offers. No Kollywood and no Bollywood, Asin? ever thought about moving to Hollywood?

Salman's next with AR Murugadoss

Ghajini director A R Murugadoss has been missing-in-action from B-town since delivering one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema, there is now word that he is being roped in to make a film with Salman Khan.

As reported, a leading producer in Mumbai is working towards bringing Salman and Murugadoss together. This comes as a surprise as it was largely speculated that Murugadoss would be directing Shahrukh Khan next, and there were reports that the two had met to discuss a project.

Murugadoss is currently finishing up 7am Arivu, a Tamil film, and it will be some time before his next project gets underway. Besides, Salman’s schedule is packed with films and one cannot foresee how he could jam in another film.

There is no confirmation from either Salman Khan or A R Murugadoss and no news of the two meeting to discuss any project, so not much can be made of this report.

Whenever this pairing does happen, it will be a sight to see brawny Salman Khan -- the original muscleman of Bollywood -- directed by Murugadoss in an Action thriller!

Ra.one Vs Delhi Belly ?

The struggle to outdo each other between actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan is hotting up as both their films —Ra.One and Delhi Belly respectively — are ready to hit the box-office. Members of the film units have begun hurling accusations against each other.

The first direct missive apparently seems to have come from Anubhav Sinha, who’s the director of Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One. At a time when Aamir was hosting a success party for the success of his film’s song, DK Bose, Anubhav said, “I would be ashamed if my nine-year-old son sings that song… Aamir (Khan) is taking people for granted,” Anubhav reportedly said.

Ram Sampath, the music composer of the song, immediately hit back saying, “It's juvenile what Anubhav is saying. The first thing that struck me when I got to know about his comments was that it's sheer hypocrisy.He is being silly. People should get off their high horse that they are riding on and smell the coffee. This is the real world. We have created a song that the Censor Board has passed. How can somebody accuse our song like this? There is no basis,” Sampath reportedly said.

Soon after reports followed of Anubhav having defaulted on his payments by singer, Pratichee (former member of the girl-band Viva). When contacted the singer, it turned out that the singer was Sampath’s sister-in-law. “Anubhav made 50 per cent of the payment for the show (adding that she was commissioned for the project more than a year back). I decided to speak now as there are a lot of newcomers who are suffering because of people like Anubhav. I don’t think I will ever work with him,” said Pratichee, who also admitted to being the sister of singer Sona Mohapatra, Sampath’s wife.

While Shah Rukh’s camp is reportedly seething at this said to be below-the-belt attack, Aamir’s camp has released the film’s promotional song which has been directed by his wife, filmmaker Kiran Rao.

"Bhaag DK Bose" success party

The much talked about success party of the popular song "Bhaag DK Bose" from 'Delhi Belly' kicked off amidst the much awaited Mumbai rains.

Ronnie Screwvala and Kiran Rao thanked everyone present there to have braved the weather to be present there. In fact she added to the ambience and mood. Welcome monsoon.

Aamir Khan who is away shooting in Pondicherry also thanked everyone on the recorded video and regretted missing it.

Soon after that Ram Sampat and his team played unplugged versions of all songs.

Chetan Shashi, singer, of Saighal Blues started the performance. Then it went on to "Penchar Disco" n Ram narrated the history behind the song.

The groove then changed to "Bedardi Raja" and everyone enjoyed its desi touch to the core. And finally the actual '3 Rajas' aka Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunal came on stage for the grand finale song "Bhaag DK Bose". The song took an obvious second round on popular public demand!

The evening ended with an unheard rather funny version of "Penchar Disco".

An out and out a funny enjoyable evening with the Delhi Belly team, film releasing on 1st July, 2011.

DK Bose - clever use of profanity

DK Bose...DK Bose...DK Bose...say that repeatedly and you are sure to know which popular cuss word in the street lingo the title refers to.

“Bhaag D.K. Bose”, the song from Aamir Khan’s upcoming production Delhi Belly has already become a rage among the youth, never mind its whacky lyrics about sabun and zhaag. Now, those who didn’t pay much attention to the song’s title earlier are marvelling at the cleverness with which the lyricist has concealed a cuss word therein.

We hear that the song is inspired by Dolly Bindra who was very liberal at hurling profane expletives at the other contestants during her stint on Bigg Boss 4. One of her favourite cuss words, beeped out regularly, was “B**se DK”.

That inspired the creative team of Delhi Belly to come up with the title ‘D K Bose’, and music composer Ram Sampath set it to a killer grunge rock tune.

Well, the headbangers are already having a ball to the wackiest song of the season.

The new Dhoom girl...

If the Dhoom series needs its ladies really hot and sizzling, they have just hit the jackpot. Ranbir Kapoor's 'close friend' and former swimsuit calendar girl Angela Jonsson was found auditioning for the said role in the upcoming Dhoom sequel at the Yash Raj Studios, yesterday.

According to our source from the production house, the model, who has set her eyes on Bollywood (that is, apart from Bollywood's men) was called for an audition at the studio and she was pretty impressive in it. "There have been a lot of auditions going on after Victor and Adi decided to have a new face to star opposite Aamir in Dhoom 3. Angela came in as a part of that process. And she impressed them," said the source.

And why wouldn't she? After all she matches all the pre-conditions of being a Dhoom girl. The ladies who have bagged the coveted role in the previous Dhoom films, namely, Esha Deol, Aishwarya Rai and Bipasha Basu had to look extremely stylish and sexy for it.

In fact, Esha had to lose quite a few kilos for the same. "What also worked for the Dhoom makers is that Angela is quite gorgeous and can easily carry off a stylish character. And most importantly despite being a model she is quite short almost ideal for a short person like Aamir. That's why they have had more meetings with her," added the source.

When contacted, Yash Raj Films, known for their tightlipped behaviour until the starcast is finalised on paper, admitted that Angela was there for an audition. However, they denied having signed her for the film.

"We constantly audition new talent and Angela was auditioned for a possible role by our casting department but this was not for any specific project," said the YRF spokesperson and added, "As for whether she is a part of Dhoom 3, YRF is not in discussion with her. We would like to reiterate that the D:3 girl has not been found and the hunt is still on."

Angela did not reply to our SMS either. But it sure looks like the model is doing just the right things in Bollywood.

Romancing The King of Khans . .

After romancing two of the three Khans in Bollywood (Aamir Khan in Ghajini and Salman Khan in London Dreams and Ready), Bollywood and Kollywood's sensational beauty Asin is all set to romance the third but the King of all Khans. Thats right, Asin would be seen romancing Shahrukh Khan in his new film titled '2 States', a screen adaption of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller of the same title to be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

According to sources, Asin was the first choice for the project and is chosen to play the lead role by both Sajid Nadiadwala,the producer and Vishal Bhardwaj, the director because of the Tamil origin of the lead female character in the novel. Besides, Asin is already working in Nadiadwala's another production Housefull 2.

2 States chronicles around the life of a young couple Krish and Ananya, who go against their parents for a 'Cross Cultural' marriage between Delhi and Tamil Nadu bearing fruit to their romance that blossomed while studying at IIM,Ahmedabad.

Wanted: Katrina Kaif for an item song

Aamir Khan wants to add an item song to Delhi Belly, and nephew Imran Khan has a great suggestion -- Katrina Kaif.

Some were intimating that Aamir Khan himself do the item song but Imran had the much better and prettier idea. He thinks that the curvaceous Katrina Kaif should be the item girl in Delhi Belly. Why you may ask? Well Imran is quick to respond saying, "Katrina's jawaani is very attractive".

And for those who wonder why Katrina over Aamir, well Imran quips, "Of course, Katrina, she is more curvaceous", a deserved answer for a senseless comparison. Tees Maar Khan may not have done wonders but Sheila Ki Jawani sure did.

Imran Khan is currently filming Mere Brother Ki Dulhan with Katrina Kaif and has made it clear on many an occasion about how at ease at he is around his co-star. Her beauty definitely makes bonding easy!

While the search for the item girl continues, Imran and co. have launched the Bhaag DK Bose song video from Delhi Belly. The song has taken an innovative twist to turn a popular Bengali name into an expletive. DK Bose has connected with the youth and has become an instant hit on the Internet!

Who knows Aamir may drop the idea of an item song all together.

Delhi Belly's Contender

Aamir isn't worried about the release of Delhi Belly clashing with Big B's flick.

After having produced five hit films under his banner, Aamir Khan is extremely confident about his sixth home production 'Delhi Belly' that is touted to be a sex comedy. Aamir is busy promoting 'Delhi Belly' and is aware of the fact that his film has a strong contender.

Amitabh Bachchan's much awaited flick 'Bbuddah - Hoga Tera Baap' will also be releasing along side Delhi Belly and the film will see Big B once again returning as an angry man but this time, an old man. Directed by South India's renowned filmmaker Puri Jagannath, Bbuddah... has a strong buzz in the industry.

Imran's awkward onscreen smooch

Imran Khan has shed his innocent boy image to get into the skin of a spoilt brat for Delhi Belly. He is handsome but looks like a rogue; he has his charming ways with girls but is two-timing them in the film. He drinks like a fish and is addicted to porn. Yes, he is a rangeen Delhite and we won’t mind seeing him getting naughty and playing kissing game with girls.

Imran shares a messy liplock with newbie Poorna Jagannathan that too in a car. Though he looks comfortable getting cozy with the actress who is sitting on on the driver's seat of a car, his position looks a bit awkward. You can also see Imran bruised and bashed up with sullen face in the first look of the film. And besides kissing and getting entangled between two girls, Imran has also done a shocking lovemaking scene where he is shown going ‘down’, but everything is kept under the sheets.

Producer Aamir Khan too has warned his fans about the film. Aamir writes in his blog, “Aamir Khan Productions is known for its inspiring, clean, family entertainment. All that is about to change! Delhi Belly has the potential of, in a single stroke, destroying all the goodwill we have built in the last ten years.”

So, can we expect the unexpected?

Delhi Belly is directed by Abhinay Deo and its music is by Ram Sampath.

Imran drinks, swears, watches porn..

The first look of the Imran Khan-starrer Delhi Belly is a far cry from those of other films we get to see often. Rather than posing pretty in glad rags, Imran is bruised and bashed up, sulking and glowering at the camera.

The film stars Imran Khan along with comedian Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapoor. Poorna Jagannath and Shenaz Treasurywala are the actresses.

Abhinay Deo, the film’s director describes Delhi Belly as an “ensemble film” where instead of one character of the hero (Imran Khan) all the characters are equally important and have substantial footage.

Imran, we hear, plays a spoilt Delhiite. He drinks, swears, cheats on his girlfriend, is short tempered, and -- if anything was left -- is hooked to porn films.

The film is written by Akshat Verma and has been produced by Aamir Khan and Ronnie Screwala. It’s slated to release on July 1.

"Rangeela" sequel planned...

Sequels, sequels and more sequels are the order of the day in Bollywood and Ram Gopal Varma has also caught up with the trend. His film Rangeela in which Aamir Khan and Urmila Matondkar played the lead roles created a sensation when it was released sixteen years ago. Music maestro AR Rahman's music played a vital part in the film's success. And now, RGV intends to make a sequel to it.

In fact the idea for such venture struck him during the launch of Rahman's biography. Rahman, in his speech, expressed his gratitude to all the filmmakers namely, Mani Ratnam, Subhash Ghai, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Ram Gopal Varma, etc., to whom he attributed his successful career. In fact Rahman made his debut in Bollywood through Rangeela. RGV was touched by Rahman's words of gratitude and immediately thought of making sequel to the trend-setting film. Here again, he is hoping to rope in Rahman to compose the music.

Bring it on Khans!

Aamir Khan's Reema Kagti film may not release on the same day as SRK's 'Don 2', but Aamir may have other plans...

We did hear that Reema Kagti has delayed the release of her yet to be titled venture which was initially to release on December 24 this year, along with Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2. The reason for the push of the release date was that SRK's Don 2 was too much of a competition for this low budget movie.

However, news has it that Aamir Khan now is all set to release Delhi-Belly on the same date. We hear that some post production work on Delhi-Belly still remains, the but the movie will be ready soon. There will be ample time for promotions if the release does happen on December 24.

Looks like these Khans enjoy each other's competititon. This is one takkar that even the audiences won't seem to mind. So all we can say is: Bring it on Khans!

Darsheel Safary is very fond of Manjari

Manjari Fadnis was paired with Imraan Khan in her debut film Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na and now in her second film Zokkomon, she is working with Darsheel Safary who debuted in an Aamir Khan production.

She bonded well with the child actor on the sets of this Disney production. Manjari, who has grown quite fond of Darsheel is now telling people he is her most favorite co-star! That might be stretching the truth but we can understand how both being Shiamak Davar students, must've had a blast during the song and dance sequences.

The actress looked out for Darsheel as an older sister while filming, and they've have continued their connection post shooting as well. Nice to know they haven't lost touch, no Aamir?

B-town parties with Sachin Tendulkar

The euphoria following the World Cup victory is hard to describe in words. Right from the common man to high profile celebrities, all are still busy celebrating Team India's success in their own sweet way.

The 'Men In Blue' too have been partying hard ever since they bagged the Cup that Counts. 'Master Blaster'- Sachin Tendulkar, for whom it has been a life-long dream that has finally been accomplished, too had a bash for his close friends. The bash, organised by restaurateur Sanjay Narang, saw a lot of B-town celebs in attendance.

Among the big names who made it to the bash were Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan with Kiran Rao, Shahid Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar and Eesha Koppikhar. Among the cricketers, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan made it to the bash.

For a change, the B-town stars themselves turned into star-struck fans as they waited for an opportunity to pose with Sachin Tendulkar.

KJo posted his pic with Sachin on Twitter and said, "Had to tweet this!!! My big moment with the legend of all legends!!!"

Shahid Kapoor too was all starry eyed when he came to face with the God of Cricket. The actor tweeted, "What a man!!!!! Privileged to be by his side!!"

Eesha Koppikhar too only had words of praise for the Little Master. The actress tweeted, "What a moment to pose with you. Team India n u have made us proud."