Bollywood’s IPL owners in trouble

A cricket team owned by Bollywood megastar Shahrukh Khan is being investigated by Indian tax officials, amidst allegations of huge financial irregularities in the IPL.Income tax sleuths raided the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team’s office in Kolkata and reams of documents were removed from the building, pending further investigations.”Officials are trying to probe financial details and deals of KKR,” according to a

Bollywood glamour gals battle to become the first Indian Bond girl

Two Bollywood actresses are vying to be the first Indian Bond girl as rumours spread that the next 007 film will be shot in the country. Producers of the film, expected to be directed by Sam Mendes, have been scouting locations in India.
The plot is believed to be set in Afghanistan in landscapes similar to India's Rajasthan deserts and the arid mountains of Ladakh, close to the border with Tibet. In 1983

Bollywood hopes for a summer splash post-IPL

With curtains on the IPL cricket tournament, Bollywood is all set to buzz with activity as a slew of big-budget movies with nearly Rs 350 crore riding on them slated for release.
As the over month long tournament grabbed eye balls, major releases were held back. The first biggie lined up

Bollywood glamour gals battle to become the first Indian Bond girl

Two Bollywood actresses are vying to be the first Indian Bond girl as rumours spread that the next 007 film will be shot in the country. Producers of the film, expected to be directed by Sam Mendes, have been scouting locations in India.
The plot is believed to be set in Afghanistan in landscapes similar to India's Rajasthan deserts and the arid mountains of Ladakh, close to the border with Tibet. In 1983 the Bond film

Vivek brings hope to Bollywood through Prince

He was like a wounded lion, waiting for the wounds to heal. He went through bad phase both in his personal and professional lives  failed love and flops. The bad times lasted longer than it should but he never gave up hope. This time, he is back stronger and smarter.
We are talking about Vivek Oberoi.Yes, Vivek not only announced his

Will Bollywood miss Ayesha Takia?

Ayesha Takia has been the sweet innocent girl next door of Bollywood ever since she made her debut almost four years back.
The 'innocent' image has been so dominant that Jag Mohan Mundhra the director of the Indian version of THE FORTY YEAR VIRGIN where she was supposed be the lead, is panicking after Ayesha revealed that she intends to settle down and not pursue her career further.
Earlier Amrita Rao (another innocent looking girl next door of B–Town) walked out of his movie and now Ayesha's

Genelia D'Souza, the next Bollywood bee

Born in Mumbai, she moved with her family from Goa to England. But as she bore the dream of becoming an actress, she later shifted back to India to turn her dream into a reality. Yes….we are talking about the south beauty Genelia D’Souza, who has marked her presence in the Bollywood with her recent movie Mere Baap Pehle Aap and is looking forward to secure her position with her coming film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in which she is staring opposite to Aamir’s nephew Imran Khan.

Bollywood celebrities share their fitness tips

Kangna Ranaut: My fitness secret is my regular and disciplined yoga practice. Though I go to the gym and follow a good diet, it is yoga that helps me stay fit.
It creates strength in the body, provides flexibility and also strengthens the mind. Over the years, I have had.
An erratic schedule of shoots, outdoors etc. In spite of that I find time to do an hour of yoga everyday no matter where I am.
This discipline is the only way to

Bollywood celebrities share their fitness tips

Kangna Ranaut: My fitness secret is my regular and disciplined yoga practice. Though I go to the gym and follow a good diet, it is yoga that helps me stay fit.
It creates strength in the body, provides flexibility and also strengthens the mind. Over the years, I have had.
An erratic schedule of shoots, outdoors etc. In spite of that I find time to do an hour of yoga everyday no matter where I am.
This discipline is the only way to ensure you stay fit. Raima Sen: For me health and

Bollywood beauties vie for role of Bond girl

Aishwarya Rai, left, India's most successful actress, would bring her vast experience in Bollywood and Hollywood to the role of India's first Bond girl. Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto, right, has been linked to the next James Bond film, which reportedly will be shot in India.

Bollywood reacts on Sania - Shoaib controversy

The ongoing controversy around Sania Mirza- Shoaib Malik’s marriage has become a serious issue with Ayesha, who claims to be Malik’s first wife, filing an FIR against the Pakistani cricketer.
Let’s find out what our Bollywood celebrities have to say about it. Deepika Padukone “Instead of discussing sports, people, marriages, I wish Saina Nehwal reaching top 5 ranking worldwide got as much mileage.”
Hrithik Roshan “News

Shah Rukh Khan Thinks Bollywood Stars will Soon Go Gobal

As the younger Indian generation is fast adapted to the class and grace of western world cinema and culture our bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan feels that the upcoming fresh Indian filmmakers have the higher capability to compete with the international racers.
  Things are fast changing and are sooner picking with the ethos and grace of international standards, giving Hindi film a global look, Khan highlighted.
“They have learned the

Asin – lost in Bollywood, wanted in Kollywood

Asin may have lost her way in Bollywood. But Kollywood still longs to take her back.
After not getting any big offers after her second Hindi film ‘ London Dreams ’ with Salman Khan sinking.
At the box office, Asin is again looking back at Kollywood. In spite of her Bollywood sojourn, Asin is still the most wanted girl in south.
Now the news is abuzz that quite a few big projects are lined up for Asin, waiting for her approval.
Asin will play the lead opposite Vijay in the Tamil remake of Siddique’s Malayalam flick‘ Bodyguard.

People I trusted in Bollywood misguided me: Sneha Ullal

Sneha Ullal was known as the Aishwarya Rai-lookalike when she entered the film world but the actress is now keen to carve a niche for herself.
After featuring in spooky thriller ‘Click’, she feels it’s time she proved her calibre to people who misguided her when she first came to Bollywood.
I need a film like ‘Lucky’ (her debut vehicle) to make a comeback; then I

Aishwary Rai - the empress of the Bollywood

Bollywood actress Aishwary Rai Bachchan was mum from few months. But now, Aishwary Rai is becoming the empress of the Bollywood with four films lined up for release, collectively costing over Rs. 300 crores. The upcoming films of the great lady are Raavan, Endhiran, Action Replay and Guzaarish.
In ‘Raavan’, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram are in leading roles along with Aishwary Rai, directed

Kareena Kapoor highest taxpaying actress of Bollywood

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has become the highest taxpayer among all actresses in Bollywood, a source said Friday. While what she paid has not been disclosed, it has been said that the 29-year-old coughed up a staggering amount to the income tax department.‘Kareena is a style icon and powerhouse performer. She is distinctive and has a loyal base fan which only seems to be growing. Her increasing

Priyanka Chopra Tweets Her Way To Twitter HQ Will Bollywood Drive Twitter To The Top?

Reports have it that she was in US for the shooting of Sajid Nadiadwala’s “Anjaana Anjaani”. Sources say that she was in a studio for the NDTV Indian of the Year programme.

Where she met the Twitter team, who invited her to the Head Quarters at San Francisco. even during the NDTV Indian of the year programme twitter was.

The hot topic with SRK and Shashi Tharoor discussing their twitter follower count on stage. Infact Karan Johar won an award for propagating twitter among bollywood celebs as well.

There was also an exclusive chit chat with Biz stone the founder of twitter in the same awards programme. Priyanka met Twitter co-founder, Biz Stone at Twitter HQ as well.

She also tweeted about the event saying “My day was really interesting because I was invited to Twitter headquarter in San Francisco! Had a great time.

Thanks Biz and team for the wonderful hospitality.” Priyanka has moved forward by leaps and bounds in the Twitter arena, leaving.

Other celebrities like Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor and others behind in her wake. A big reason for that has been her regularity on Twitter and her willingness to interact with her fans.

Akshay Kumar becomes highest tax payer in Bollywood

Bollywood action star Akshay Kumar has once again managed to earn the title for the highest-tax payer in the industry by making advance payment of Rs. 9 crore in service tax for the month of March.

With this latest payment he has taken the total amount paid in taxes for 2010 to a staggering Rs. 18 crore! “It feels good and privileged to be the highest tax payer.

It is also a greater sense of responsibility,” said the actor, who’s currently busy shooting for his next venture ‘Tees Maar Khan.’ Reportedly, for the year of 2008-09, the actor had paid tax of Rs. 31 crore in advance.

Akshay perfect for conveying timely tax payment message Akshay Kumar, who’s known for making his service tax payment well in advance, for the last four years, was picked by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) to star in an ad film to promote timely payment of taxes in masses.

As per a source familiar with the matter, “Akshay Kumar has always been meticulous when it comes to paying his taxes and is willing to help in whatever way he can to encourage citizens to do the same.” CBEC believed that Akshay’s consistency and dedication towards the cause makes him the perfect role model.

“Along with fulfilling my tax duties, I also feel the time has come for me to give back to society and the country at large. Which is why I am also using my brand status to do an ad for service tax. If I can get my message across to even half the people across, I feel it would be worth it,” said Akshay.

List of Bollywood celebrity tax payers Here’s a list of Bollywood stars that pay their taxes in advance. Abhishek has paid Rs 4.15 crore in taxes; while his better-half Aishwarya Rai shelled Rs 2 crore and Big B paid Rs 2.9 crore.

New star on the Bollywood scene, Ranbir Kapoor paid his advance tax of Rs 2.1 crore. Actor Saif Ali Khan paid Rs 1.52 crore while his lady love Bebo paid Rs 1.45 crore. Saif was closely followed by Salman Khan with his advance tax payment of Rs 1.5 crore.