Veena's item number deleted for Anna!

Pakistani actress's song 'Channo' in ‘Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai' was removed from the special screening held for Hazare 

Veena Malik's item number Channo in Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai was deleted from the screening held for Anna Hazare. 

The film, which takes on corruption, had its cast which included Akshaye Khanna and Mugdha Godse attend the screening at his village Ralegan Siddhi. 

The item number has the starlet doing her act during election time to gather more votes for a political party. Now wonder what Anna would have to say to this!

Singer Tochi Raina denied entry at awards despite nomination!

Tochi Raina was nominated for Best Singer (Male) at an awards event at Yash Raj Studios for the Saibo track from Shor In The City. 

The organisers informed him that as he was on the nominees list, he should attend. An invite would follow. 

But when it did not reach him till Wednesday -- the day of the awards -- he was told that he would be handed the invite at the venue. 

But at the entrance he was not allowed in and the organisers apparently did not bother to care. An upset Tochi then walked off from the venue.               

Bollywood hotties reeling under cold weather

Cold weather seems to have taken a toll on Bollywood actresses Neha Dhupia, Diya Dutta and Sophie Choudry. All of them are down with cough, cold and fever.

Neha Dhupia tweeted: "Down with fever ... Hate being sick!"

To which, Sophie replied: "Join the club. Totally sucks! Feeling rubbish today!"

Divya also shared her dilemma on her Twitter page: "Whenever I am dubbing cough, cold happens! Don't even want to call it co- incidence! urgh!"     

First look out: Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2

Bhatt might be announcing from rooftops that Sunny Leone is the lead for Jism 2, but his daughter Pooja Bhatt, the director of the film says that she hasn't yet finalised the glamorous pornstar for the film.

"I ain't letting my secret out. There's quite a bit of speculation about Sunny Leone and Bipasha being part of the film, but I haven't finalised the name yet. Hopefully, we'll be able to make an official announcement soon. But we had a positive meeting with Sunny," Pooja informed TOI.

The lady seen in the first look of Jism 2 is not necessarily Leone. "We must not forget that Jism doesn't really depend on the face. It's a brand name that works. It is sensual as opposed to Murder, which was sexual," Pooja was quoted by the daily as saying.

Pooja denies Rahul Bhatt was ever considered for the role.

Jism 2 is a sequel to the 2003 release which starred Bipasha Basu and John Abraham in the lead.

Sunny Leone on Jism 2

"I am really excited about my Bollywood debut. I am honoured to get an opportunity of working with Mahesh Bhatt."

SRK, Katrina film goes on the floors

New Shah Rukh Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer directed by Yash Chopra is set to go on the floors Monday. "Launching my dad's film today with a little pooja at YRF...shoot starts tomorrow with @iamsrk and Katrina Kaif..Dad directing after Veer-Zaara," actor Uday Chopra wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

This for first time that Shah Rukh will romance Katrina on the big screen in the yet to be titled film, which also features Anushka Sharma.

Yash Chopra returns to direction after seven years his last directorial venture was cross-border love story Veer Zaara in 2004.

The music of the new film will be composed by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar will pen the lyrics.

Salman Khan to host Bigg Boss 6

Season five of Bigg Boss ended last night with dance performances and turn-by-turn eliminations. A week ago, rumours had it that Salman Khan was likely to return in the second half of the year with the next edition of the popular Colors show. That meant he would not be available for the third season of his pet TV show, 10 Ka Dum, which, incidentally, marked his debut as a TV host on Sony Entertainment.

Adding a sudden twist to the tale, a news report emerged a day before the finale, claiming that Salman had decided to drop out of Bigg Boss to go back to 10 Ka Dum. But a source from Colors insists that talks with the actor have already been initiated, and the channel wants him back for season six.

Salman“There are no talks with the makers or with the channel for 10 Ka Dum. The sources of that story are laughable,” smirks Salman on the Bigg Boss 5 sets at Karjat. “I love that show but I’m not likely to go back.”

When asked if that is an indication that he will be back with Bigg Boss 6, the actor says that he would love to return, something he had said even when season four had ended.

“It’s still a couple of months away. I don’t know what the channel is thinking. But I love this show. And if they really want me back, I will make time for them,” he adds.

His co-host Sanjay Dutt, however, doesn’t sound as confident about returning to the show that launched him on the small screen “I have my options open. This show made me realise the kind of audience connect TV has. And I’d like to connect with the viewers again, even if it’s not through this show.”

Missing Hrithik

It was recently reported that Hrithik Roshan was dropped from the Bigg Boss finale because he doesn’t get along with Salman Khan. Bring this up and co-host Sanjay says, “Salman and I would’ve loved to have Hrithik on the show. But he’s shooting Krrish 3 on a tight schedule and couldn’t move his timetable around.”

SRK-Salman, Kareena named most profitable actors!

Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan have been named the most profitable actors of the Hindi film industry in India and abroad respectively by ETC Bollywood Business Awards. Kareena Kapoor, who featured in Bodyguard and RA.One in 2011 opposite the two actors, has been titled the most profitable actor in the female category.

"Receiving an award wherein you are being adjudged considering the economic quotient as a cornerstone for mapping the success gives you a sense of pride. I've always maintained that commercial success is as important as the critical success of a movie. A commercially successful movie pays evidence to the fact that viewers loved watching your movie," Kareena said in a press statement.

Salman's Bodyguard, the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film by the same name, was titled the top grosser of the year. The film's director Siddique, walked away with the most profitable director's trophy.

SRK's mega-budget dream project RA.One was recognised as the best marketed film of the year and also bagged an award under the highest single day collection category.

Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor pose with their award. (Photo credit: AFP PHOTO/Bolywood Business Awards)

"Now I can safely say har mulk ki public mujhe dhoondti hai. RA.One, Bollywood's most expensive movie, was my dream project. It feels great that my long cherished dream has been applauded and acknowledged," said Shah Rukh.

"Allah has been very kind to me and helped me to entertain my audiences and it is quite literally my audiences' love that has fetched me these awards. Inshallah! I'll continue to entertain my audiences and make it to this award in years to come," he added.

Other films like Pyaar Ka Panchnaama, The Dirty Picture, Don 2:The King Is Back and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol bagged awards for being the most successful small budget Film, ETC Box Office surprise of the year, most popular first look of a film and most successful foreign film respectively.

The ETC Bollywood Business Awards will be aired on Monday.

Juhi Parmar wins 'Bigg Boss 5', takes home Rs.1 crore

Three months of patience and fair play paid rich dividends to TV actress Juhi Parmar, who Saturday won the fifth season of the controversial reality show "Bigg Boss" and the prize money of Rs.1 crore. The "Kumkum" fame actress, who was among the first 13 contestants to enter the house Oct 2, 2011, pipped actress Mahek Chahal and Siddharth Bhardwaj to win the show, which was described as high on fights and low on entertainment quotient by season three participant, actor-filmmaker Kamaal R. Khan.

She is the second female contestant to win the show, as Shweta Tiwari had taken away the trophy in the last season.

Juhi, 31, had earlier participated in other reality shows - "Pati Patni Aur Woh" and "Maa Exchange" and was seen indulging in lots of arguments, but in "Bigg Boss", she played the game more patiently.

Many inmates and viewers were not so happy with Juhi's friendship with her inmate Akashdeep Saigal aka Sky, who got embroiled in the ugliest fights on the show, but it didn't stop her from winning the show.

Others in the top five included Amar Upadhyay and Sky.

Juhi too had her share of arguments with contestants like Shraddha Sharma, Amar, Siddharth and Mahek, but at the same time she enjoyed a good friendship with Raageshwari Loomba, Pooja Bedi, Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone as well as Sky.

What made her stand out was her patience and quality of lending everybody a patient ear in the "Bigg Boss 5", which was co-hosted by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan.

The finale was graced by actor Imran Khan and filmmaker Karan Johar, who came to promote their forthcoming film "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu".

Johar had expressed that he wanted Juhi to win the show, and that his mother, Hiroo Johar, a fan of the show, feels that she was the most promising contender for the winner's trophy.

The prediction came true.

Juhi was ecstatic to see her husband, TV actor Sachin Shroff, her parents and her mother-in-law upon her exit from the secluded house, where she spent 98 days without being connected with anything or anyone outside the four parapets of the house.

The finale saw several performances, including those by Sunny, Malaika Arora, Pooja Missra, Rakhi Sawant, transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi and Shonali. Even Shakti Kapoor danced with all the girls who entered "Bigg Boss 5" - bringing the show to a full circle.

Malaika added spice to the finale by dancing on numbers like "Chhaiya chhaiya", "Chhammak chhallo" and "Honth raseele" while Rakhi grooved to "Chikni chameli".

Salman and Sanjay too shook a leg together, making it a treat for the audience.

"Bigg Boss 5" began with an eclectic mix of celebrities - controversial models, actresses, a wrestler, as well as a proud transgender.

The season saw former Miss Afghanistan Vida Samadzai, who was banned in the country for wearing a bikini; Nihita Biswas, wife of "Bikini Killer" Charles Sobhraj, VJ Pooja Missra, actress Pooja Bedi, model-actress Shonali, popular host Mandeep Bevli, and Rajasthani folk dancer Gulabo Sapera.

Woman wrestler Sonika Kaliraman was also seen on the show, but she left within a week of her entry as she was pregnant.

Laxmi also added drama to the season, while guest appearances were made by social activist Swami Agnivesh, Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds and sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama.

Salman Khan's 2nd and 3rd Peformance at Big Star Entertainment Awards 2011

The Big STAR Entertainment Awards are presented annually by Reliance Broadcast Network Limited in association with Star India to honour personalities from the field of entertainment across movies, music, television, sports, theatre and dance. The award is touted to be a completely viewer driven award where in audience participation right from nominations to the final winners through SMS and online voting across the categories is used for deciding the winners. The award was announced on December 31, 2011 and the first ever nominations for 2011 Awards were published online through various entertainment websites on December 31.  

Salman Khan's 1st Peformance at Big Star Entertainment Awards 2011

The Big STAR Entertainment Awards are presented annually by Reliance Broadcast Network Limited in association with Star India to honour personalities from the field of entertainment across movies, music, television, sports, theatre and dance. The award is touted to be a completely viewer driven award where in audience 

participation right from nominations to the final winners through SMS and online voting across the categories is used for deciding the winners. The award was announced on December 31, 2011 and the first ever nominations for 2011 Awards were published online through various entertainment websites on December 31.

Biggest Controversies in 2011

This year Bollywood celebrities faced too many controversies, from fights to illegal activities. Let’s have a look at this year’s Biggest  controversies of B-town.

Hot On Screen Kisses 2011

Kissing in films have become an integral part today. There was a time when kissing on-screen was a rare thing however today it's a regular feature. Like every year, 2011 also had films where we saw some sizzling hot liplocks. Take a look at the best lip-locks of 2011 that drew attention.