Trailer: Watch Katrina, Aditya’s intense romance in ‘Fitoor’

Here we bring to you the official trailer of ‘Fitoor’ launched by the makers today. Shoot in Kashmir, the story tells an intense and passionate love saga of Katrina Kaif, enacting the character of Firdaus and Aditya Roy Kapoor playing Noor. The trailer is mind-blowing and truly mesmerizing. The beautiful locales of Kashmir are an attraction of the film.

In the two-minute long trailer, audience got an idea what the film is all about and it is learnt that ‘Fitoor’ speaks the two die-hard lovers Firdaus and Noor. A childhood love which grown stronger with every passing day. A young Kashmiri boy Noor finds love in red haired Firdaus. But as says, ‘Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan’, Firdaus belongs to the family of a rich Nawabi family and Noor a simple Kashmiri boy devoid of name and fame. Begum Hazrat, played by Tabu is the barrier in their relationship.

She is against her daughter falling in love with a simple poor boy. Speaking to her daughter Firdaus, the Begum says, "Tum ishq pe lutne ke liye nahi bani ho (You've not been made to waste away in love)".

Chinar leaf, snowfalls and an intense love story form the backdrop of Abhishek Kapoor’s ‘Fitoor’.

On Sunday (January 3), the makers of released three first-look posters of the three important characters of the film, Aditya Roy Kapur's Noor, Katrina Kaif's Firdaus and Tabu's Begum Hazrat.

Based on Charles Dickens' popular novel Great Expectations, ‘Fitoor’ shot in Kashmir and partly in Delhi, Mumbai and Poland is set to release on February 12, 2016.

Revealed: Real reason why Rekha walked out of ‘Fitoor’

Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor’s upcoming romantic drama ‘Fitoor’ as revealed its first look and posters and is the trailer is set to release today. Ahead of this, the real reason behind veteran actress Rekha’s walked out from the movie mid-way has also been revealed.

Initially, Rekha was signed on for the role of Begum in the film. The actress had reportedly shot for 80 per cent of her scenes. Then suddenly in May last year, Rekha walked out of the film leaving the makers in a fix.

At that time, there were reports that Rekha was not on the same page as the rest of the team. It was said that the actress and the director had some creative differences and that is why Rekha opted out of the project.  

However, according to latest buzz, Rekha left the project mid-way as the role offered to her was similar to her real life. If reports are to be believed, Rekha chose to walk away due to the uncanny resemblance of her character in the film with her own life.

“The character of Begum is akin to what Rekha is in real life. When she realized that, she found it difficult and uncomforTabule to play herself and opted out of the film. The similarities between Begum and Rekha will be quite evident in the film’s first look. Begum has been depicted as a heart-breaker and a seductress, which are synonymous with Rekha who remains an enigma,” a news portal quoted a source as saying.

Fortunately for the makers, Tabu was free and also liked the part. So they replaced Rekha with the ‘Drishyam’ actress without delay. They shot the sequences all over again with Tabu.

‘Fitoor’ is an adaption of Charles Dickens’ English classic ‘Great Expectations and also stars Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor in the lead. The movie also stars Lara Dutta and Suchitra Pillai while Ajay Devgn appears in a cameo.

Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur’s UTV Motion Pictures, ‘Fitoor’ is set to release on February 12.

Raghu Ram, Sugandha Garg files for divorce after 10 yrs

'Roadies' fame Raghu Ram and wife of 10 years Sugandha Garg has filed for divorce. They have decided to separate mutually. The couple was married for the last 10 years. Actress Sugandha confirmed the new of separation, “Yes, it is true. We are separating.”

The mutual friends of Raghu Ram and Sugandha Garg said that there is no hostility between the duo and they are separating mutually and peacefully. It is speculated that busy schedule took a toll in their relationship. Both Raghu and Sugandha couldn’t spend enough time with each other due to their professional commitments and hence decided to separate for good reason.

"Raghu and Sugandha are wonderful people, they have decided to uncouple but they deeply care about each other. They respect each other’s decision and still hang out together. In fact we all hang out together and there is no awkwardness or bad feeling at all,” a friend of the couple was quoted as saying.

 Sugandha Garg starred in the superhit film‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’.

Big B caught in traffic, walks from Jalsa to JW Marriott

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is a very down-to-earth person and is known for his commitment to work. The dynamic actor is not afraid to experiment and surprises audience with a new side of him frequently. The legendary actor is also known for his patience, punctuality and discipline and he has proved it once again.

Amitabh Bachchan will be next seen in Bejoy Nambiar’s psychological thriller ‘Wazir’. With the release date nearing, the film’s team is busy promoting it. As a part of promotions, an interview was lined up at Mumbai’s JW Marriott Hotel.

The 'Piku' actor was headed to the hotel from his residence Jalsa for the scheduled interviews, but his was caught in a traffic jam. The actor was getting late so he decided to walk all the way to the venue.

His vehicle was stuck in a jam near his residence, and as a person who knows the value of time Big B did not want to keep the press waiting. So, he got out of his car and walked amidst the traffic to the hotel for the interviews, according to a report in Bollywood Life.

Now, that’s a mighty thing to do for an actor of his stature.

Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a wheelchair-bound chess master. It also stars Farhan Akhtar who plays the role of Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) officer Daanish Ali. The film also features Aditi Rao Hydari, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham in pivotal roles.

Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani, ‘Wazir’ is slated to release on January 8, 2016.

First selfie of the year: Sonakshi Sinha looks too hot in bikini

Sonakshi Sinha rings in New Year with friends in Bengaluru and the ‘Dabangg’ actress treats fans with her first selfie of the year which can be tagged as too hot and sensuous. The photo was clicked by pool side and Sonakshi donned a black swimsuit teamed with sunglasses.

She posted, “My first sunny #selfie of the year (can you believe i waited 3 days to post it). Hope everyday is as bright and happy as this one, for ALL of us (not possible in monsoon, but u get the drift)!”

On the work front, Sonakshi is working on two projects, ‘Force’ with John Abraham and ‘Akira’.

Bigg Boss 9: All contestants nominated, except Mandana, Prince

After the double evictions of Nora Fatehi and Suyyash Rai, there are only seven contestants are remaining in the house. It was time again for the nominations and for the purpose Bigg Boss introduced a ‘Kicking’ task.

The contestants were called into the garden area where there were some footballs kept in baskets. Each contestant had to write the names of two other contestants they wanted to nominate on the football and kick it out of the house through the main door which was kept open for the task.

After the process, Priya Malik, Rochelle Rao, Rishabh Sinha and Kishwer Merchant get nominated, while Keith Seiqueira was already nominated during the Seasons Nomination task last week. Mandana Karimi and Prince Narula, who is the current captain, are safe for this week.

Meanwhile, Priya and Mandana clash when Priya comments that Mandana’s boyfriend wasn’t proud of the things she did in the house. Mandana retorts that Priya has no right to comment on her personal life. Priya tells her that she too had asked about Priya’s husband during a truth and dare game.

Priya further tells her that it was Rochelle who overheard Mandana’s telephonic conversation with her boyfriend Gaurav last week and told her about this. Rochelle agreed and said that the phone was on speaker mode and Rishabh was also with her and that she told it to Priya only as a joke. But Priya accused Rochelle of double standards and a fight breaks out between the three of them.

The lovers in the house Keith and Rochelle also clashed. It happened so that Mandana came up to Keith and complained that Rochelle was discussing about other people’s personal life with Priya. Keith tells her that she should sort out the issue with Rochelle and not bring him in Middle. This didn’t go down well with Rochelle and she told Keith that he always took a stand when it was about Kishwer or Prince, but in case of her, he rarely did. Rochelle says she feels left out and storms off.

Priya also clashes with Prince when he punished Priya and Mandana for speaking in English. Priya’s cocky attitude irks Prince and he lets Mandana go and tells that Priya’s punishment isn’t over yet. Priya gets furious and refuses to follow Prince’s instructions and do the assigned jobs.

Katrina Kaif takes a dig at Ranbir’s mom Neetu Kapoor

Katrina Kaif nd Aditya Roy Kapoor launched the trailer of ‘Fitoor’ amidst fanfare and while speaking about opposition in love life during the press conference, she took a dig at Neetu Kapoor, the veteran actress and Ranbir Kapoor’s mom. There are instances which proved that Neetu is not in good terms with Katrina.

Asked about the difficulties one faced in love, Katrina said, "In love, opposition comes from either outside force or from the person you are in love with. "Every relationship and love story has its own conflicts. Sometimes it can be conflict of third party, of being afraid of commitment, there can be so many conflicts."

Neetu is said to have played spoilsport in Ranbir-Kat’s relationship. She was upset when son Ranbir’s moved out of the Krishna Raj bungalow and started to live with Katrina. Since then her attitude towards Katrina Kaif has changed.

Last year Neetu posted a picture on Instagram in which she has cropped Kat out of a group picture. She even decided to skip Kapoor family's annual Christmas bash and one of the reasons cited for her no show was Katrina’s presence. Katrina was seen happily posing with the entire khandaan. 

To portray certain emotions on screen, the ‘Bang Bang’ star draws from her real life experiences. "It is not necessary that you translate everything from your own life to a film. But the moments of pain, happiness, moment of love, sorrow, you can you use those moments." The director of "Fitoor", Abhishek Kapoor, said it's difficult to read the mind of women. Katrina demurred. "I disagree. I think women know their mind better than the men. I can speak for myself. I think I know my mind. I am too certain... It, probably, is my weakness. Men know their minds less.

"This character is inspired by 'Great Expectations' (Charles Dickens' novel). She has a mind of a man. Her mind is so unlike mine," she said.

‘Balika Vadhu’ actress Pratyusha Banerjee molested!

Pratyusha Banerjee, who shot to fame with the popular telly soap ‘Balika Vadhu’ lodged a police complaint for molestation. She stated in her complaint that four persons dressed in the uniform of policemen barged into her residence at suburban Kandivali at around 7 pm in the evening.

She claimed that four to five men dressed in police uniform barged into her residence and created huge ruckus. When she threatened to call police, they left her place. However, police denied the actress’s allegation saying four policemen in plain clothes had gone to the actress' flat today searching for Rahul Singh who stays with her and against whom a non-cognisable (NC) offence has been registered.

The officer also denied any misconduct with the actress by the personnel.

According to the officer, Rahul had allegedly misbehaved with a loan recovery agent Amit Dalvi, when the latter had gone to collect installment of car loan from him at her house on December 31.

Some police personnel, along with Dalvi, went to the house yesterday but couldn't find Rahul there.

Unable to find Rahul, the police personnel again went to Pratyusha’s house and her mother told them that Rahul is in Goa. The police officers then returned, denying any misbehaviour with the actress.    

However, no FIR has been registered yet. Currently, the actress is doing TV reality show, 'Power Couple'.

Tiger Shroff's girlfriend Disha Patani to star in MS Dhoni biopic

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff’s alleged girlfriend Disha Patani stepped into the role of ace skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s biopic, titled, 'MS Dhoni — The Untold Story'.

A source close to the project confirms, "As there was no reference for the character, we were looking out for a young and vivacious girl. Disha fit the bill perfectly. Her character is one of the catalysts in the film. Her pairing with Sushant Singh Rajput looks good."

There were also talks that Parineeti Chopra has been signed to play Dhoni’s wife Sakshi but the actress denied the report.

The makers have roped in Herry Tangri to essay the role of cricketer Yuvraj Singh in the Neeraj Pandey directorial. The Punjabi actor will essay both the younger and mature version of Yuvraj in the film.

Sushant Singh Rajput will essay the role of Mahendra Singh Dhoni while Kiara Advani will be seen in the role of the cricketer’s wife Sakshi Dhoni. Veteran actor Anupam Kher will essay the role of his father Pan Singh in the biopic.

Produced by Rhiti Sports Management, Inspired Entertainment and Adarsh Telemedia and directed by Neeraj Pandey, 'MS Dhoni — The Untold Story' is slated to release mid of 2016.

Katrina Kaif gets candid about kissing Ranbir Kapoor

After being clicked in bikini with boyfriend and actor Ranbir Kapoor in Ibiza, Spain in 2013, lovebirds Katrina Kaif and Ranbir was again caught in another coochie-coochie moment. A day before welcoming New Year, the cute couple was spotted kissing in the balcony of their house. The leaked photo went viral on net.

Ranbir and Katrina remained tight-lipped about their PDA until she opened her mouth during the trailer launch of ‘Fitoor’. The 32-year-old ‘Bang Bang’ star said, "I was embraced... It's always wonderful to be embraced."

Ironically, Katrina and actor Aditya Roy Kapoor shared a similar romantic pose on the poster of ‘Fitoor’ like that way Kat and Ranbir was captured by the paparazzi in their balcony.

When Katrina Kaif, who is playing Firdaus in ‘Fitoor’ was asked whether she recreated the poster in real life with Ranbir, Katrina exclaimed, "Where is this photo? It's in newspapers... Gosh!" Aditya interrupted her saying, "So, I was photoshopped. They put me out and Ranbir in," to which Katrina joked, "I will never cut you out of a picture." 

Katrina and Ranbir started dating on the set of 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahini'. Ranbir was in a relationship with Deepika Padukone but he dumped her to date Katrina Kaif. In 2013, Katrina and Ranbir moved in together.

Kriti Sanon ring in ‘New Year’ with friends in a mask

The ‘Dilwale’ actress Kriti Sanon has found an unique way to party with her sister and close friends at a popular night club in Mumbai. To hide her identity, she wore a mask and hit the dance floor.

Kriti even shared a video of her grooving to her own song 'Manma Emotion Laga Re' from 'Dilwale'. Kirti partied the entire night hiding her identity. "That's how you dance on your own song in a crowded Delhi club without being recognised," she laughed.

Kriti has indeed found the best possible way to hide her identity. To avoid being mobbed by her fans, she used mask to ring in New Year.

Kriti Sanon debuted with ‘Heropanti’ opposite Tiger Shroff and then starred in blockbuster ‘Dilwale’ starring Kajol, Shahrukh and Varun Dhawan. She will be next seen romancing Sushant Singh Rajput in Dinesh Vijan’s directorial.

A sportswoman to leading actress, Deepika Padukone turns 30

A badminton player, a model to a leading Bollywood actress, Deepika Padukone turned 30 on Tuesday. The diva, who is riding high on the success of her latest flick ‘Bajirao Mastani’, was born to Prakash Padukone, a badminton champion of international repute and Ujjala on January 5, 1986.

Deepika chose modelling over sports and then stepped into films. She made her debut opposite superstar Shah Rukh Khan with 2007 blockbuster ‘Om Shanti Om’. She won her first Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her dual performance in the movie.

Thereafter, there was no looking back for Deepika and the actress churned out some commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed films. She has been a part of several highest grossing movies like ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’, ‘Chennai Express’ and ‘Happy New Year’. Some of her best movies include ‘Cocktail’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela’ for which she received the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She was praised for her performances in ‘Lafangey Parindey’, ‘Break Ke Baad’ and ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se’ though the films did not perform at the box office. She also had some misses in her career like ‘Chandni Chowk to China’, ‘Desi Boyz’ and ‘Aarakshan’.

In a career span of little less than a decade, Deepika has made a place for herself in the industry on her own and is one of the highest paid actresses of Bollywood.

The year 2015 was a great one for the actress with both critically acclaimed and commercial success. Her unusual pairing opposite Irrfan Khan was loved in Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Piku’ which also starred Amitabh Bachchan. The film opened on a slow not but picked up pace and was appreciated by critcs as well as audience. Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Tamasha’ saw her team up with ex-lover Ranbir Kapoor for the third time. The pair is known for their crackling chemistry which was in abundance in the film. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period romance opposite her rumoured beau Ranveer Singh also started slow but soon saw huge footfalls and has grossed Rs 300 crore.

Deepika has proved that she is the reigining queen of Bollywood. The bygone year also saw her take a leap to Hollywood. Although she has not officially said anything, the actress had shared her pictures with Hollywood star Vin Diesel which suggests a collaboration.

Deepika’s love life is also very much talked about. She is currently alleged to be dating actor Ranveer Singh. The couple has also time and again given out subtle hints about their relationship, although none of them has openly admitted it.  She was previously in a relationship with Siddharth Mallya, manager of IPL team Royal Challengers, Bangalore as well as with actor Ranbir Kapoor and also sported a tattoo of his initials on her nape. Before her film debut, Deepika was said to be involved with model Nihar Pandya.

She also shares a close bond with her parents and was also seen in advertisements with them. She is also involved with women’s health and fitness magazines and supports charitable organisations.

Shahrukh Khan’s songs have therapeutic effect on Alia Bhatt

Actress Alia Bhatt is all set to star with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Johar’s production to be helmed by Gauri Shinde. The ‘Highway’ actress is quite excited for the yet untitled project which will go on floors later this month.

Alia is a self-proclaimed fan of King Khan and she will be the youngest actress to romance him on screen. She is both excited and nervous, but revealed that Shah Rukh’s songs are therapeutic for her.

Sharing her excitement about working with the ‘Baadshah’, Alia said that she has been dancing to the hit track ‘Gerua’ form ‘Dilwale’ lately. “I think I will die. I’ve been dancing to Gerua in my bathroom since its release (laughs). Whenever I like a new song, I play it on loop and dance to it,” she told The Hindustan Times in an interview.

She said that when she has Shah Rukh’s songs, there is no need for a psychiatrist. “That’s my therapy. I don’t need a psychiatrist when I have SRK’s songs.” Alia further revealed that this is not the first time she has done anything like this and as a child, she loved to dance to the actor’s songs.

“There used to be so many (songs that I would dance to). I would dance to songs like ‘Yeh ladka hai deewana’ and ‘Koi mil gaya’. In fact, not many know that I even got the same haircut that Kajol sported in the film. I would also perform to some tracks from ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ and even to ‘Bole chudiyaan’ from ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’,” she told the leading daily.

Alia’s last film by ‘Queen’ director Vikas Bahl ‘Shaandaar’ was a huge failure. However, she is not stressful or regretful of failures. I don’t regret doing that film. When I signed it, I did so based on the script, and not because it was a film being made by Vikas, who directed Queen (2014). I still stand by my film. Sometimes things work out well and sometimes they don’t. But the experience will always be special,” she said.

Alia have always wanted to become and actress since her childhood and she is finally doing it. She made her debut with Karan Johar’s ‘Student of the Year’ in 2012 and has been in the industry for three years. Therefore, she doesn’t stress about her work and simply wants to enjoy this phase of her life. She is grateful that she is doing what she had always wanted to do – acting.

Alia has a busy year ahead with her film ‘Udta Punjab’ hitting screens in June and her untitled project with Shah Rukh and another with Ranbir Kapoor to be directed by Ayan Mukherji.

Sonakshi Sinha says Anurag Kashayp is a great actor

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has made cameo appearances in films like ‘Black Friday’, Luck By Chance’, ‘Dev D’, ‘I Am’ and others, but he is mostly known for his directorial acumen. But actress Sonakshi Sinha said that Anurag is a “great actor” and she was convincing him to be an actor.

Sonakshi and Anurag will be seen sharing screen space in their upcoming film ‘Akira’ which will mark the filmmaker’s full-fledged role as an actor. The ‘shot gun’ girl said she had a good time working with Anurag who plays a negative character in the film.

"It was very good. I was convincing him to become an actor. He has fit the role and character so well, you'll connect with him in that way, because you'll actually be scared when you see him onscreen. He is a great actor," Sonakshi said interacting with IANS.

Despite being a director, he never interfered with his inputs in the film, the actress revealed. “He was aware of the fact that he is coming on the sets in the actor's capacity, so he wouldn't share his ‘tippaniya’. He was fantastic to work with. He is not interfering at all despite being a director," she said.

‘Akira’ is a woman-centric film and according to Sonakshi, the film was physically and emotionally challenging for her. She also trained in martial arts for a month and a half to prep up for her role in the film.

‘Akira’ is a remake of Santha Kumar’s Tamil film ‘Mouna Guru’ being produced and directed by AR Murugadoss. The film also stars Sonakshi’s father Shatrughan Sinha, Mithun Chakraborty and Konkona Sen Sharma among others.

Aditya Roy Kapur flaunts hot body in ‘Fitoor’

The ‘Aashiqui 2’ actor Aditya Roy Kapur flaunted hot muscular body in the official trailer of ‘Fitoor’. Aditya has undergone rigorous training to get a fit well toned body. For ‘Fitoor’, Aditya has opted for body sculpting, which the hotties of Hollywood mostly do.

Body sculpting is an arduous process in which Aditya  had to first worked towards losing muscle mass and then reducing body fat percentage in his body down.

It is a technique used to shape the muscles in one’s body to precision without bulking up.

Aditya says, “I have been following this regime on and off for a year-and-a-half now. After filming some sequences, I let go a little bit and I had to lose weight all over again, which was quite frustrating. So I’ve learnt that this lifestyle has to be consistent.”

About his current regime, he says, “Right now, I’m not going with the same intensity that I was when I was preparing for filming. Now, it’s just about maintaining and slowly improving on my weak areas. When I was preparing for the role, there wasn’t enough time to concentrate on those areas. Now it’s about doing it in a more relaxed manner.”

Aditya worked too hard to get into shape through Body sculpting process. He worked with Prashant Sawant and Praveen Nair. “They both trained me at different stages. I also trained a lot by myself. I like training alone. Otherwise, I find I get too dependent on someone else for motivation.”

So is he is going to keep himself the same? Aditya Roy Kapur replied, “I don’t plan on maintaining that low body fat. I love food and can’t completely stay away from the good stuff so I will try and keep myself 15-20 days away from being at my optimum.”

Aditya skipped New Year vacation. The actor confirms, “I find that over the course of this last year-and-a-half, I’ve learnt a lot about myself and my tendencies. I’ve experienced it before that I’ve not been able to control my urge on holiday and then, I’m back in Mumbai cursing myself for letting go so this time I chose to just not put myself in that predicament and keep it simple and understand my priorities.”

At the trailer launch, the actor said, "I starved to get in shape and worked very hard on my body for a year and half."

‘Fitoor’, directed by Abhishek Kapoor features Katrina Kaif and Tabu apart from Aditya. The film is slated to hit screens on February 12, 2016.

Prabhas, Rana among others in tribute video ‘Spirit of Chennai’

The city of Chennai was battered by a devastating flood towards the end of last year. Among the people who extended help during the crisis were celebrities from the south film industry as well as from Bollywood.

Now, a bevy of actors from South cinema have come together for a video song titled ‘Spirit of Chennai’ as a tribute to the flood victims as well as to all those who came forward to help the stranded people by braving Nature’s fury.

According to a DNA report, Tamil actor Chiyaan Vikram will be directing and producing the video song which will feature a host of south cinema artists like Suriya, Vijay Sethupathy, Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly and Telugu stars Prabhas and Rana Daggubati, who are currently also shooting for the sequel of ‘Baahubali’.  

Other actors who will also appear in the music video include Ram Charan Teja, Nani, Puneet Rajkumar, Yash, Nithya Menen, Bobby Simha and Hansika Motwane. The music for the video is credited to C Girinandh.

The shooting of the song is already underway and is progressing at Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha at T Nagar in Chennai. The teaser of the song was released recently. A picture of Vikram and Suriya on the set of the song shoot was also uploaded on Twitter.

The actors have already shot with Nithya Menen, Bobby Simha and Vijay Sethupathy.

Worldwide Box-office: ‘Dilwale’ beats ‘Bajirao Mastani’

Rohit Shetty’s ‘Diwale’ starring Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Kriti Sanon and Varun Dhawan defeated Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’ at the worldwide box-office. ‘Dilwale’ garnered Rs 338.75 crore worldwide since its release on December 18.

‘Dilwale’ earned Rs 187.25 crore at the domestic box-office while grossed Rs 151.50 crore overseas.

‘Dilwale’ has opened well in international territories like Malaysia, Kuwait, Indonesia despite not performing so well in India.

“Dilwale has been received very well across the globe, the film has created new benchmarks in key international markets. We are happy to share Dilwale is second biggest grosser of 2015 in international markets, over all it’s the third highest grosser of 2015,” Gaurav Verma, Chief Revenue officer, Red Chillies Entertainments, said in a statement.

“Few key markets like Germany, Peru are yet to open which will add more to international numbers,” he added.

‘Bajirao Mastani’ overall business is Rs 301 crore. Despite performing much better than ‘Dilwale’ in the domestic arena, ‘Bajirao Mastani’ is lagging behind ‘Diwale’ by around Rs 40 crore.

TV actress Rinku Kamarkar goes bald for her show

Television actress Rinku Kamarkar who stars in Zee TV’s popular soap ‘Yeh Vaada Raha’, has shaved off her head for her character in the drama. The actress plays the role of Taai, a character with grey shades, in the show.

It is said that it was the actress’ own idea to go bald as she didn’t like wearing wigs. “I was fed up of wearing a wig as the pins that held it together would prick and hurt my scalp. So I told my unit that it would be better if I went blad,” Rinku was quoted as saying in a report.

She further said that the makers of the drama series were shocked to hear this, but she told them that it would enhance the character.

Rinku is best known for her roles in TV shows like ‘Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha’ and ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’. She, however, said that she was apprehensive and nervous before chopping off her tresses, but never went back on her decision.

"Honestly if you ask me, I'm nervous but at the same time excited about the whole thing because I had only shaved my head as a child and post that, I've done it now," Rinku said in a statement.

She added that it is the “madness” in her as an actress that made her take such a step. "There is a madness in me as an actor and for the character that I am playing. That madness is not only present in Rinku or Taai from ‘Yeh Vaada Raha’ but I have seen it in the show's writer-producer Mahesh Pandey as well. I would like to thank my hairdresser for giving me different looks till date but now she will not have much to do after this."

The current track of the show, Taai is opposing her son’s marriage with the girl whose father, she believes, is responsible for her husband’s death. She shaves off her head to protest the marriage.

Bigg Boss 9: House turns battlefield with ‘Ticket to Finale’ task

With the finale just a few weeks away, Bigg Boss introduced a new task ‘Ticket to Finale’ for the contestants. Keith Sequeira who has been nominated for the season was made the sanchalak of the task. Each of the remaining contestants was provided with huge funnels filled with sand placed in the garden area.

The task involved the contestant to reduce sand from the funnels of the rival members while ensuring that one’s own funnel remains filled with maximum sand. The three contestants with maximum sand in their funnel will go to the next level of the game. The task will continue for two days.

Mandana becomes the first target and the housemates attack her funnel reducing the sand. In response, Mandana breaks Rochelle’s lever and puts the blame on Rishabh. Kishwer tells Mandana that other housemates do not consider her as a competition and that she does not deserve to win the show. Rishabh also says that he was being stupid supporting Mandana all this while.

The housemates’ next target is Priya and Prince breaks the lever in the bottom of her funnel resulting in sand flowing dowm. Priya tells Prince and the rest of the housemates to play individually rather than making groups. She even twists Mandana’s hand and Mandana complains that Priya is getting violent. Priya does the same thing with Rochelle who cries out for help.

When the task ends for the day, Priya and Rochelle complain to Bigg Boss about their injuries. Kishwer tells Mandana that the game is not over yet and she will not leave any opportunity to harm her further.

Meanwhile, Keith consoles Rochelle who is upset that Priya attacked despite Rochelle staying away from Priya's funnel. Rochelle tells him that everyone is playing double games and she is going to try and defend herself and in case anybody attacks her, she will attack right back.

Later, Priya asks Rishabh if he ever thought she was being violent in any way. She tells him that she would only attack nominated contestants the next day so that she gets saved from being ousted. When they join the rest, the other housemates taunt Priya for groupism with Rishabh. Priya and Prince get into an argument and he says that the next day Priya will see the real Prince.

Varun Dhawan to open up about relationship with Natasha Dalal?

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan has tried keeping away his love life from media glare. The actor is now apparently considering going public about his relationship with alleged girlfriend Natasha Dalal.

Whenever spotted with Natash, the ‘Student of the Year’ actor has always denied being in a relationship. Varun and Natasha are reportedly childhood buddies and have been in a relationship for long. According to a report in a publication, Varun is done with playing hide and seek with the media about his relationship and is planning to come out in the open.

“Natasha Dalal is not connected to the entertainment industry at all. She doesn’t want her name and face to be splashed everywhere. But now the couple feels hiding their relationship is impossible due to all the media attention. Also, Natasha is perhaps becoming slightly insecure about Varun’s proximity to his female co-stars,” the report quoted a friend of the young actor.

The source also revealed that Varun has convinced Natasha that it is best to come out with their relationship in public and added that they will be going public soon.

The couple made a joint appearance in actor-producer Anil Kapoor’s birthday party last month.   

Meanwhile, Varun is riding high on the success of his latest flick ‘Dilwale’ in which he was seen opposite Kriti Sanon. He will be next seen in his brother Rohit Dhawan’s directorial ‘Dishoom’ which also stars John Abraham, Akshaye Khanna, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nargis Fakhri among others.