I'm not a chauvinistic husband like in Mere Khwabon...: Arbaaz Khan

Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan, who is married to model-turned-actress Malaika Arora, says that in real life he is completely opposite to his character of a chauvinistic husband in his upcoming film Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye.
"My character in the film is that of a typical husband, a little chauvinistic. He is always busy with his work and in turn pulls his wife down constantly and is forever eroding her self-esteem," said Arbaaz.
"It is true that I'm a total contrast from my character in the film, but every time you don't play characters that you can relate to. If you are an actor, you have to play different roles," he said. MoMere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye is about how distances and one's job create problems in one's married life. Starring Raima Sen and Randeep Hooda along with Arbaaz, the film is set to release on February 6.
Arbaaz, who is Salman Khan's younger brother, started his Bollywood career in 1996 with Daraar where he played a psychotic wife-beater. He then featured in many multi- starrers like Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Qayamat: City Under Threat, Hulchul and the recent Fashion among others.
The actor, who has portrayed various villainous characters on screen, maintains that he was never afraid of being typecast as a baddie in filmdom.
"I was never afraid of being typecast in a certain type of role. I just pick and choose from the roles that are offered to me. If that in turn results in me doing more of a particular kind of character, then that's fine with me as long as the role is interesting," Arbaaz said.
However, he now doesn't mind taking a break from negative roles. Even though his portrayal of a character with grey shades in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion was appreciated, he is now keen on doing a comedy.
"I really want to do a comedy at the moment. Maybe something like Partner is what will excite me right now," Arbaaz said.
"But I'm very happy that my role in Fashion was appreciated. It definitely feels nice and gives you an impetus to work harder and do more good work," he added.
Arbaaz is no hurry to venture into direction, but he is interested in turning film producer. "I'm now concentrating on my own production house. Salman is the hero of my first film."
The other projects in the actor's kitty include Kissan and director Manish Gupta's thriller Stoneman.

Season Finale of Nach Baliye Features Shahrukh Khan

The fourth season of the hit reality dance show Nach Baliye is coming closer and closer to its finale. There are some special surprises in store for the fans of this dance competition. Of course there will be eliminations and guest star judges. This episode will feature Karisma Kapoor attempting a DIVA act, paying tribute to the diva of all divas, Madhuri, Sridevi of Indian Cinema.
We are not sure if she will be able to live up to the name and style of Madhuri, but we know that especially for the finale, she will have to give it her all and not hold anything back. In addition to paying homage to the diva, she will also be performing some of her own songs. But what's even more exciting than the prospect of Karisma Kapoor performing an amazing and exciting dance routine, is the guest honor judge who will be announcing the winner. The one and only Shahrukh Khan has taken the time out of his busy schedule to help out Nach Baliye. He will be there for all the action and will undoubtedly be a wonderful addition to the panel for the evening. In addition to Shahrukh Khan (as if you needed any other reason to watch) Lara Dutt will also be a guest on the show. We know that this episode will be an exciting conclusion to the already awesome line up that Nach Baliye has managed to have the entire season.
The episode will air Sunday Feb 1st, on Star Plus. We want to know what our readers think about the series finale of Nach Baliye. How many Desi Hits readers watch the show and how many will watch for the season finale featuring Shahrukh Khan as the special guest judge? Let us know what you think.

Salman Khan- Kareena Kapoor cold war ends

It is a far cry from the days when Salman Stopped talking to Kareena when she was dating Shahid Kapur. Shahid and Salman had had an open spat in 2006 Rockstar concert. As a result Sallu stopped talking to Kareena. Their last movie togther was Kyon Ki, a dud.

On the sets of Main Aur Mrs Khanna, initially the cold war is in full swing. Director Prem Soni had to narrate the script to each person, Salman and Kareena separately. After shooting both would head to their respective vans.

But then Kareena made a tactical move. She approached Salman about a scene and the two got talking again. Soon it was laughter and Jokes and the ice had clearly broken between the two.

The company of Saif Ali Khan , Kareena’s current boy friend also helped lighten up things. All heaved a sigh of relief including director Prem Soni and sister Karisma Kapoor who has always been good pals with Salman.

All is well that ends well. The duo has repaired their friendship and now waits together with baited breath for the fate of Main Aur Mrs Khanna.

Katrina and Ranbir to spend V-Day together

Ranbir and Katrina will celebrate this lovers' day together this time. Before your imagination takes flight of fancylets bring it down to the ground and that too with a big thud. Both the actors will be shooting together for their film Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani in Turkey.

But after work they plan to go on a cozy dinner that may add more fuel to their already on the rock relationships with their respective lovers. Salman is quite possessive about Katrina and Deepika is no less about Ranvir, she has posted a spy who keeps an eye on Ranbir and gives regualr update to her.

According to the buzz, Salman will be shooting for London Dreams with Asin on Valentine's Day.

Now, wonder what will Deepika be upto?

Aishwarya said 'Yes' to Vishal Bharadwaj

After extracting a fabulous performance out of Tabu in Maqbool, Kareena Kapoor in Omkara and hopefully, Priyanka Chopra in Kaminay, Vishal Bharadwaj is all set to team up with the one actress he has always wanted to work with - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The project will go into production at the end of the year.

Aishwarya said, “Vishal and I have wanted to work together ever since he was the music composer on a project that got shelved. We had promised one another that I would star in his film whenever he turned director.”

Vishal had offered Aishwarya, a film called Timbuctoo, right after his directorial debut in the children’s film Makdee (2002), but that got shelved. So the wait just got longer.

The actress recollected, “I was very impressed by Vishal’s work. But he insisted that we would work together only when he found absolutely the right project. That has finally happened. Vishal has bounced the script off me. And we both feel this is the right project for us to come together.”

Interestingly, 2009 is a flurry of activity for Aishwarya, what with her giving the nod to new films with Vishal Bharadwaj, Rituparno Ghosh, Abhinay Deo and Vipul Shah.
For Vipul Shah’s film, Aishwarya and Akshay Kumar come together again. Talking about the film, Aishwarya said, “It’s something that Vipul, Akshay and I haven’t done before. The last time Akshay and I came together in Khakee, we played almost antagonists. This time we will hopefully play a more compatible couple.”

Amrita Rao shares her success secrets

The actress has lasted in the world of cinema for seven years now, and although she has still to make a big mark, she remains quite proud of the record she holds. No gigantic scandals, cat fights or interesting rumors. How does an actress in Hindi cinema manage all this and also have quite a decent streak at the box office? Well, for Amrita Rao it all lies in the commitment and passion she has for her work.

Firstly, it is due to her choice of films, which at times may seem scarce but only because the actress has quite a defined criteria for roles that she will take on board. A lot of thought process goes into place before she commits to a film and a role. She has definitely not gone unnoticed, having done movies with the Rajshri banner and opposite King Khan. So we have no doubt that offers aren't the issue, but it's the strict criteria she abides by. Whatever this criteria is or whatever characteristic in a role she looks for is definitely a successful formula because the last few years have encompassed some of the best and most acclaimed releases of the actress's career such as Vivah, Welcome to Sajjanpur and even Shaurya, in which her role was extensively appreciated and praised although it was only a special appearance.

Having said that, she's not a totally perfect child and has had her share of duds at the box office namely Deewar, Pyare Mohan and Shikhar. Regardless of such films, which had so much hope invested in them, the pragmatic actress says that one should putt aside all the emotional attachment that one develops in the making and move on.

The past few years have been particularly busy for Amrita. First, their was the Telugu blockbuster Athidi for which of course Mumbai was not the location, followed by the almost simultaneous shooting for Victory and Welcome to Sajjanpur. Although the schedule was hectic, the actress admits that it wasn't too much of a drama despite Ajitpal Mangat and Shyam Benegal having very contrasting styles of filmmaking and despite the roles being poles apart. Of course there was no need for dubbing for WTS which meant an earlier wrap up than usual!

Well, that's enough talk of the past. What about the future? Is it all bright and shiny for Amrita? That's hard to predict since the box office seems to get more and more unpredictable over the years, but in terms of roles and projects Amrita has a great line up. Releasing this Friday of course is the highly anticipated release, in particular for all cricket fans, Victory opposite Harman Baweja and debutant director Ajitpal Mangat. Despite playing a simple, small town girl in the film and despite the film being sports orientated, Amrita assures the audiences and her fans that she has been given quite a meaty role considering the script which is of such a genre that one would assume it to not be the most accommodating script for heroines wanting to make a mark. After Victory Amrita has set her mind to shedding the innocent, simple and small town look, that has been stuck on her since day one, in Shortcut where she takes on the role of glamour queen. So whoever has accused the actress of not being innovative will surely receive a rude awakening with the emergence a very new, hot and happening Amrita Rao!

If that doesn't get you excited for the upcoming year, then we don't know what will. Will the innocent image of Poonam which put Amrita into everyone's hearts successfully wash off when she adopts this new glamorous persona? Only time will tell, or in your case, BollySpice will tell. Stay tuned and we'll reveal all as the exciting year of 2009 starts to unfold!

Zayed crazy about Hrithik

When we last spoke to Zayed, we found out that the Khan wanted to do something ‘monumental’ as well. “I’d love to play a historic role, but I have miles to go before I get to do what Hrithik is doing. Hrithik is extremely hard working and for me to reach there will require a lot of maturity,” said Zayed. Now his saala’s compliment must be no less than an award for Hrithik... after all family comes first, right Hrithik?