The Weekly Gazette

Katrina to seduce Hrithik

2010-04-16T02:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Zoya Akhtar’s next, Katrina Kaif and Hrithik Roshan will be sharing sizzling chemistry for the first time on silver screen. The buzz doing the round is that Zoya wants a steamy intimate scene between the lead pair and she has already told Kat about it before shooting.

The scene will shot in a bar where Katrina will be seen seducing the perfectionist hunk.

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25 injured!

2010-04-14T00:32:00.000-07:00

Sandra said her husband used to carry a black bag with him that contained valuable documents and she believes it went missing during the accident. The family is appealing to anyone who may have seen it to contact her on 074 994 8950.

Busi Sithole, her 11 year old daughter, Amandla Maseko and her aunt, Bongile Sithole sustained injuries in the accident.

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Priyanka caught lovebirds katrina and Ranbir red-handed

2010-04-07T01:25:00.000-07:00

Apart from media's prying eyes Ranbir and Katrina's love story had one special witness to it as well. And she was none other than Priyanka Chopra! Last year when Karina's New Year holiday stint with Ranbir was exposed by a tabloid, she became extremely cautious and managed to prove everyone that she was in her home all the time and the rumours were all lies.

But one night, on her date with Ranbir, poor Kat ran into Priyanka Chopra. She panicked and assumed that now the news would get back home.

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Karisma gives birth to a boy

2010-03-31T01:35:00.000-07:00

Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, who is married to industrialist Sanjay Kapur, gave birth to a boy. The actress, who gave many hits in her career icluding "Raja Hindustani", "hero No.1" and "Dil Toh Pagal hai", also has a six year old daughter Samaira.

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Ritesh tongue twisting

2010-03-26T00:05:00.000-07:00

In the last shot of Sajid Nadiadwala and Sajid Khan’s ‘Housefull’ you will see Ritesh Deshmukh deliver a complicated line in a single shot with much ease and even greater comic timing. The line that reads ‘Teri Biwi Teri Biwi Meri Behen…Teri Hone Walle Biwi Meri Behen…Har Aurat Teri Biwi Meri Behen…How can your luck be bad. Ritesh had practiced so hard that when the time came to deliver it he did it flawlessly.

The first time Ritesh Deshmukh read the dialogue he was thoroughly confused so in order to memorize it he recorded it on his dictaphone and kept listening to it over and over again.

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What sets apart Deepika from Kareena

2010-03-24T00:38:00.000-07:00

The size zero trend, which was made popular by Kareena Kapoor’s Tashan act, doesn’t seem to be a favorite with Deepika and the gorgeous actress claims to be strictly against it.

At designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil’s show at the Lakme Fashion Week on Sunday where Deepika was the showstopper, she expressed her dislike for the anorexic size zero figure.

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Neil traumatized after 'misbehaving' with Shah Rukh Khan

2010-03-19T02:12:00.000-07:00

"Never again!" Neil shudders at the very thought of the way he was forced to misbehave on stage with Shah Rukh Khan....by Shah Rukh Khan himself.

Neil hasn't been able to get over it. Katrina Kaif and Bipasha Basu were in a state of shock after Neil Nitin Mukesh's outburst on stage against Shah Rukh Khan at the Filmfare awards

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97 arrested in SAPS sting

2010-03-17T03:12:00.000-07:00

Sydenham Police arrested 97 suspects over the weekend when they embarked on a crime prevention crackdown.

Police spokesman Captain Myen Lazarus, said police are working with the community to sift out drug dealing operations.

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I'm going to South Africa to watch World Cup: John

2010-03-12T01:09:00.000-08:00

John Abraham is a huge football fan and is all set to watch the FIFA World Cup 2010 live in South Africa. And the actor would be rooting for Spaniards." I am going to South Africa to watch the FIFA world cup," John told reporters in India, held by Castrol, the official sponsor of the World CUP 2010.

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Kareena-Shahid back on talking terms after bitter split

2010-03-05T00:04:00.000-08:00

Shahid and Kareena who ended their relationship on a bitter note after Jab We Met, have finally started to talking to each other once again. Thanks to Karan Johar's 'peacemaking' skills the duo were seen exchanging pleasantries and having a conversation that lasted quite a while.

u8232 The venue for this patch up was SRK's abode, Mannat, where King Khan had hosted a celebration for My Name Is Khan.

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Police bolster protection services

2010-03-03T00:06:00.000-08:00

Police in KZN have created a news policing unit to protect and escort soccer teams and players teams and players during the 2010 World Cup.

The Protection and Emergency Services (PES) have recruited 40 experienced police officers from various stations to bolster the unit.

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MNIK becomes higgest Bollywood grosser in Britain

2010-02-26T02:01:00.000-08:00

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's new movie 'My Name is Khan' has become the most successful Bollywood film in British box office history.The film garnered 887,198.98 pounds (Rs.64.4 million / $1.4 million) in its opening weekend.

The movie shot to number six in the British box office countdown, making 'My Name is Khan' the highest grossing Bollywood film opening ever in Britain.

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Storm ravages city

2010-02-24T00:42:00.000-08:00

Clean up operations have begun to repair the damage caused by Tuesday night's storm, which left homes flooded, shacks destroyed and road surfaces cracked.

The storm is believed to have started is belived in the Giant's Castle area of the Drakensberg and headed for the coast. Hill crest, Pinetowm and Durban were the three worst hit areas.

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They were busy celebrating my fall: Kajol

2010-02-12T00:13:00.000-08:00

Filmmaker-host Karan Johar lets out another of Kajol's secret on Sony's popular show 'Lift Kara De'…that she is a great one for tripping and falling down during shoots. She has had a fall during each one of his films and each of the films has gone on to become super hits.

So much so that everyone in his gang believes that it is their good luck charm. But it became a cause of concern when she did not have a single mishap during the making of 'My Name is Khan'.

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Anil outstages his '24' Co-Stars

2010-02-10T00:48:00.000-08:00

The American press has gone ga-ga over Anil Kapoor. Writes the Los Angeles Times, “The most promising (actor) this season is Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor), president of the Islamic Republic of Kamistan, who is negotiating a peace treaty with U.S. President Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones). He’s regal and decent.”Anil Kapoor is known to be such a thorough professional .So why are his co-stars in his just-premiered American series 24 upset with him?

Anil is very happy with the way his television debut was received. “It was overwhelming. I had made sure that the Indian media was also invited on the red carpet.

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Preity jumps

2010-02-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta pulled off a stunt by jumping off the wall of a toilet at the Delhi airport after she got stuck inside for more than 10 minutes. "Spent 10 minutes stuck in the toilet at the airport...Finally had to climb the wall and jump over... People were calling out my name," Preity posted on her Twitter page Tuesday.

The 34-year-old says she felt she would die in there, but managed to escape.

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Imran gits imported red Bettle to finance Avantika

2010-02-03T00:05:00.000-08:00

Imran Khan, who exchanged rings with his longtime girlfriend Avantika Malik on Saturday night at a farm house in Karjat in the outskirts of Mumbai, has gifted her a Volkswagen Beetle, especially imported from Europe.

"Imran gifted her a red Beetle as her engagement present. He got the car from Europe and was at it for a month and a half," a close hand informs.

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All eyes on Miss India South Africa

2010-01-29T00:07:00.000-08:00

All our titles will carry exclusive stories, pictures and a sparkling new competition with just over 500 tickets at stake for our readers who can watch the Talent Night of the Pageant in comfort at the air conditioned ICC Durban Arena. Thirty contestants from various parts of the world are due to arrive in South Africa on March 20 to prepare for this dazzling event which has attracted world wide attention. This is the last of three Miss India Worldwide Pageants to be staged in South Africa. In 2008, the Pageant was held in Johannesburg, last year in Durban on the beachfront and now at the ICC Durban Arena for the grand farewell.

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SCOOP: Salman and Shahrukh Khan to patch up

2010-01-27T00:08:00.000-08:00

Are Salman Khan and Shah Rukh heading for a truce? Well, we hear, with the release of ‘Veer’ just around the corner, Salman is indulging in garnering social niceties with his long time rival Shah Rukh Khan.

News has it that when Salman saw the rushes of SRK's My Name Is Khan', the temperamental star called up Karan Johar and congratulated him.

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Shahrukh Khan parties hard as Hrithik turns 36

2010-01-22T00:18:00.000-08:00

Bollywood badshah Shahrukh Khan works hard but he partied harder at the birthday bash of another tinsel town sensation- Hrithik Roshan.

As Hrithik Roshan turned 36 on Sunday the entire Bollywood showered him with good wishes. Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Karan Johar joined the party with SRK, said the actor in his twitter post.

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I'll be back in business with lots of films Preity

2010-01-20T01:19:00.000-08:00

Preity Zinta has been off the Bollywood radar for a long time as she was preoccupied with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and a management course at Harvard Business School in the US. She has reassured fans she will be seen in a whole lot of movies in 2010.

"Guys I am back in business. Its nice to be back after a freezing New Year. Well my New Year resolution is to work in more films, work out five times a week and learn how to drive in Mumbai traffic," Preity posted on her Twitter page.

"You all will see me doing a lot of movies this year! Please be patient and wait for announcements," she added.

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I don't know why I didn't get married earlier: Shilpa

2010-01-15T00:02:00.000-08:00

Shilpa Shetty-Kundra couldn't have asked for more. After a giddying round of partying and holidaying Shilpa Shetty is now in London for her wedding reception on Wednesday in the House Of Commons.

Excited and nervous Shilpa said on Tuesday, "The House Of Commons reception is being thrown for Raj and me by British MP Keith Vaz who's a dear friend of ours."

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Shah Rukh Khan gets naughtier with age

2009-12-23T00:00:00.000-08:00

The first look of 'My Name Is Khan', which reunites superstar Shah Rukh Khan with Kajol on screen after eight years, was unveiled by Star TV network Wednesday night at a star-studded event here.

The first look was launched by Shah Rukh, director Karan Johar and Kajol at the JW Marriott hotel. The promos were aired at 10 p.m. across 70 countries.'It is one of the nicest love stories I have participated (in),' Shah Rukh said while the promo was unveiled.

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Rocket Singh to be screened at Dubai film fest

2009-12-18T00:19:00.000-08:00

YashRaj Films' 'Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year', slated for Dec 11 release in India, has been selected to be screened at the 6th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and helmed by 'Chak De! India' director Shimit Amin, will be part of the Indian cinema section in Out of Competition DIFF programme.

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Sameera to dance for Sachin Tendulkar

2009-12-15T23:23:00.000-08:00

It is learnt that Sameera Reddy is busy gearing up for a special number which she is planning to perform for the Ambani's. Sources reveal that the Ambani s group is organizing a show for their cricket group. The show is specially arranged for cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and is called Powers.

Sameera will be performing a special act for them. Sameera who has been busy otherwise has managed to squeeze in time for the act as she is an avid sports lover. Sameera has been an athelete since her school and college days informs a source.

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