Priyanka Chopra performs Shradh Pooja in memory of her father!

Priyanka Chopra lately hosted a shradh pooja in memory of her father, late Ashok Chopra, who passed away 11 months ago, at the Iskon mandir, just before she departed for the shoot of Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ in Barcelona.

The actress who was very close to her father, personally invited family and her father’s closest friends for the pooja followed by a bhog. The pooja that was a quiet affair and started at 11 am in the morning was also attended by members of the NGO that Mr.Chopra worked for.

The actress will board a cruise for ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, accompanied by mother Madhu Chopra, however, will return for 2 days to spend time with her family on her father’s first death anniversary.

At present, Priyanka Chopra is busy shuttling between the US and India, juggling her dual careers as an international pop star and Bollywood leading lady.

Alia Bhatt hosts special screening for Hansal Mehta’s CityLights!

Mahesh Bhatt’s youngest daughter Alia Bhatt held a special screening for Hansal Mehta’s ‘CityLights’, on Sunday evening for her family and friends along with the cast and crew – Rajkummar Rao, Patralekha , director Hansal Mehta and Producer Mahesh Bhatt.

The actress was in for a complete surprise and was captivated by Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha’s performance in the movie and couldn’t stop praising the duo. The experience was awe-inspiring for Alia, and the movie left her speechless!

“#CityLights has left me speechless !!! Emotional, beautiful and painfully honest..Rajkumar and Patralekha are outstanding..”, posted Alia.

A source close to the team told, “Alia has been excited for this film since she has been hearing a lot about it from everyone. So the moment she came to know that the film is ready she requested if she could watch it. And she is extremely overwhelmed by the performances from everyone in the film.”

Well, with the screenings just begun we hope that the movie does wonders.

CityLights is based on the life of a trader in Rajasthan who comes to the City of Mumbai with his wife and daughter in hope of a better life. The challenges they face, their encounter with a big city and how they rise to meet those challenges nurtured by the power of their love is what CityLights is all about.

CityLights is set to release on 30th May.

Living off my father’s riches is embarrassing, says Tiger Shroff!

‘Like father, like son’ is an adage that just doesn’t hold true for Jackie Shroff and Tiger Shroff.

If Shroff Senior is typically ‘bindaas’, Shroff Junior. is very shy. If Senior peppers his conversations with ‘bhidu’, Junior remains formal right through our tete-a-tete.

If Senior remembers sleeping through the release period of Hero, Junior is having sleepless nights city-hopping to promote Heropanti.

Tiger Shroff is very much his own person. And this independent streak has helped him in his debut movie Heropanti. As a star son of course, Tiger was already well-to-do when he entered the movie industry but he says he has been able to plays a simple middle-class boy onscreen because: “I have lived a life away from my parents’ stardom. It’s thanks to my parents; who have kept me grounded all through. Of course, they give me a luxurious life but I chose not to take advantage of it. I don’t like living off my father’s riches, it is embarrassing.”

Besides being happy for his son, Jackie has not exerted much influence on his son’s career. The newcomer says, “My father is not at all involved in my career. Even my mother never knew what I was doing. Till date, whenever we are together, we talk about food and family; we don’t talk about films at all. Even when I was shooting for Heropanti, my father never came to the sets on a single day. He had so much trust in Sajid (Nadiadwala) and Sabbir (Khan) that he knew they would only want the best for me. Moreover, he knows that I am a hard worker.”

It was Tiger who took the call to get started on a film without taking any tips from his star dad, despite the latter’s three-decade long experience. Tiger tells, “My father never wanted me to become a hero. He knew that there are huge expectations from a star-son. He didn’t want me to go through that tension. This industry was an alien place for me since I have lived a rather protected life. But eventually I nosedived into it. I had to become a total ‘besharam’.”

Part of Tiger’s reluctance to involve his parents in his career is because he is fiercely protective of them. He says, “I don’t care what people say about me but I can’t tolerate anyone badmouthing my parents. My dad has earned so much respect over the decades; I don’t want any be-izzati for him or my mother.”

Revolver Rani Actor Vir das to play a Serial Dater in Amit Sahni Ki List!

After the success of Delhi Belly and Go Goa Gone and the attention his pivotal role in Revolver Rani fetched him, funny man Vir Das has won a place in the Bollywood spotlight. The consequent months will see several of his films hitting the theatres, the first of which is Amit Sahni Ki List in which the Revolver Rani toyboy plays a serial dater. The movie is slated to release on July 18, 2014.

Vir calls this Ajay Bhuvan-directed movie a “romantic comedy,” which is sharply different from the genres he has been seen in so far. Buzz is that the movie pits him against 10 new heroines and his co-stars include Vega Tamotia, Kavi Shastri, and Anindita Nayar.

Afterward Vir has on the anvil a laundry list of movies. He says, “There’s Santa Banta which is a big commercial comedy, Khanna Patel which is a commercial love story, Golu Papu which is a kid’s film, 1984 which is a drama, a film with Nikhil Advani which I have also written and Saxxx in which I am playing a double role.”

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi calls Gul Panag a 'Cleavage Flasher'!

Bollywood’s yesteryear actress-turned-author Suchitra Krishnamurthy took to Twitter to post about her view on the newly concluded elections, expressing her happiness about actress-turned-politician Kirron Kher’s win. However, in the same tweet she also mentioned an objectionable comment on another Bollywood actress-turned-politician, Gul Panag.

Suchitra posted, “Kirron Kher win over Gul Panag. India needs strong women & mothers not cleavage flashers.”

Now, while Suchitra’s horrible comment didn’t really go down well with the Twitter community, our very own fashionista Sonam Kapoor went on to react to the same. She told, “I cannot believe a woman tweeted that. It’s disgusting. Women are the biggest enemies of women.”

Not the one to keep calm and carry on, Suchitra reacted too, telling, “True . So if u ever aspire to political office remember to put ur clothes back on.”

Meanwhile Kirron’s hubby Anupam Kher took to Twitter to congratulate his wife.

“Congratulations @KirronKherBJP for winning the Chandigarh Parliamentary seat by a margin of more than 69000 votes. Jai Ho.:)”.

However, Kirron Kher and Gul Panag chose to maintain a dignified silence.

Suchitra later apologized to Gul. She wrote, “Ok now I’ve had it with that last tweet-2 late 2 take it back. Not a personal attack on Gul but a general obsrvatn on political demeanor. my apologies to @GulPanag – but i stand by my statement that a young woman seen in a sexual context will not be taken seriously otherwise (sic).”

Actress Poonam Pandey arrested by Mumbai cops!

Bollywood actress Poonam Pandey arrested late on Friday night from Mira road in Mumbai, for allegedly behaving inappropriately in public.

It seems that, the Nasha babe was caught in an inappropriate situation while in the car with a male friend. She was instantly arrested by the cops but soon released after a strict warning.

The controversial queen soon took to Twitter and revealed her side of the story. Claiming that the “male friend” with her inside the car was none other than her brother and that they were only listening to music.

“Listening to songs in the car is not an ‘indecent behavior’. Please stop spreading such kind of news about me,” posted Poonam.

Later, speaking to a popular tabloid, Poonam told, “Let me clarify this, I was not arrested. I was questioned by the cops and it was a very traumatic situation for me. I was hanging out with my brother, and even the cops knew that. But the moment they came to know that I am Poonam Pandey, a celebrity, they asked me to come to the station with them. Initially, I did not agree, but later I had to give in as they were trying to create a scene. But I am still wondering what my fault was actually. Was I paying the price for being a celebrity?”

The cops however had a different story altogether. “We had to let her go after giving her a warning. It was a public place and she was indulging in some kind of indecent activity with a man. We got a call from the people in the building in the area and had to intervene. We proceeded according to the Bombay Police Act and did our job. We don’t care if she is a celebrity or not.”

Dia Mirza and beau Sahil Sangha get engaged in New York!

What’s with our Bollywood celebrities and their hush hush wedding? This year so far, we’ve seen two Celebes go the sshhh way, first it was John Abraham and Priya, followed by Rani and Adi, and now actress Dia Mirza announces, she’s engaged.

Yes, you heard that right. Actress Dia Mirza took to Twitter to share her happy moment – her engagement to long time boyfriend Sahil Sangha. The actress posted a pic with fiancée from the IIFA green carpet and tweeted, “Officially Engaged”.

The couples were rumored to tie the knot in December last year. It seems that, the invitations were sent off too. However, health issues in Sahil Sangha’s family are what led to the delay.

Sahil Sangha also further added, “We had to postpone the wedding because my uncle is not well. Once his health is under control, our families will work out a new date.

We hope to see the couple tying the nuptial knot very soon.

Take a look at Deepika in Finding Fanny Fernandes!

The first look of Deepika Padukone in her forthcoming movie ‘Finding Fanny Fernandes’ is out . An English / Konkani satirical movie, directed by Homi Adajania, it is based on a road tour set in Goa.

Deepika looks as fresh as ever, wearing a floral skirt with a blouse, a white shrug and a cross on her neck.

The tale of Finding Fanny Fernandes is about a man who is in search of his childhood love Stefanie ‘Fanny’ Fernandes, which will be essayed by Anjali Patil.

Arjun Kapoor plays the main lead in the film while Ranveer Singh will make a special appearance. He will play Deepika’s husband in the film.

The film, which will hit the theatres on July 4, also features Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapur.

Siddharth Malhotra’s intimate moments with Shraddha Kappor!

Siddharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor are the present IT on screen couple in Bollywood, everyone’s talking about. The duo will be sharing screen in Ek Villian, which is a romantic thriller.

The sizzling pair lately shot for the first track from the movie, titled Galiyan. The song has been shot in Goa and Mauritius. It has been composed and sung by Ankit Tiwari. Also, this song will also mark Shraddha Kapoor’s singing debut.

They are seen shooting some cosy moments for the song and their chemistry is flawless.

Directed by Mohit Suri, ‘Villain’, it also stars Riteish Deshmukh, Amrita Puri and Kamaal R Khan.

The romantic thriller is slated to release on 27th June 27.

Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur holiday together in US!

As the so-called romance between Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor continue to intensify, buzz is that the Aashiqui 2 babe has taken off on a holiday trip to the US to be with Aditya Roy Kapur, who was already there for the IIFAs.

We hear that the lovebirds are in San Francisco enjoying their romantic holiday together, while being on their guard not to be snapped by fans. It seems that, Aditya Roy Kapur, who is a gadget freak, is on a shopping spree for DVDs and other gadgets, while Shraddha is told to have been whiling away her time in museums and other places.

Shraddha posted, “And I am FINALLY on a plane and off on my holiday! It’s time for some chutti manaoing!! Woohooooooooo!!!!!” She also tweeted a picture of hers and wrote, “Holiday time! In transit – Seoul Korea. Pigging out on some Korean khanaaaa”.

Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur are allegedly dating since the Aashiqui 2 days. Actually, the two will be in US for an entire week.

Post divorce filing, Hrithik Roshan spends time with Sussanne and the kids!

We read that the separated couple Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Roshan filed for divorce at a family court in Mumbai. As per the news Hrithik also lost custody of both his sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan to Sussanne.

But, in a surprising twist to the tale, Hrithik Roshan spent time on his son Hridhaan's birthday with the kids, and more interestingly with Sussanne. It seems that, in the morning, Hrithik had a movie date with his sons when he went to watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with them. Later in the day, Hrithik zoomed off his sons to Lonavla for a quick vacation.

Check out the picture clicked at Lonavla. Hrithik is striking a pose with a fan. However, what we were shocked to see was a rather relaxed looking Sussanne lazying on the couch. What do you make of that?

Sometime back Sussanne had mentioned that though Hrithik may be out of her life, the duo would continue to have a friendly relationship for the sake of the kids. She also confirmed that she would be retaining her last name, 'Roshan'.

Veteran actor Jitendra presented with Dadasaheb Phalke award!

Jitendra, whose acting career in Bollywood spanned three decades, was freshly honored with 2014's Dadasaheb Phalke award in Mumbai.

After receiving the honour, the 72-year-old actor expressed his gratitude to all the people who shaped his career.

"I would like to thank my film industry, all my directors, actors, my light boys, spot boys, art directors. I am standing here today because of them. They always hid my weaknesses and always worked hard on me to encourage my talent. Had they not been there, I would have never become Jitendra from Ravi Kapoor. Last but not the least, I thank my family," he told.

In the meantime Farhan Akhtar, who won the Best Actor award for 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' at the event, told "I am very happy that my film, my work has been appreciated here. It is an honour to receive an award from honourable Governor, an award that is a tribute in the name of Dadasaheb Phalke who is the father of Indian cinema".

Also, Juhi Chawla won the Best Actress award for 'Gulaab Gang' and expressed pleasure in receiving the honour.

"This one has been specially given to me for the performance in "Gulaab Gang". I have been honoured with this award for "Gulaab Gang", so I am very thrilled that my first negative role received such nice recognition," she told.

Other celebs who won an award included Sunidhi Chauhan as the Best Singer, actor Gautam Rode for Best Television Actor male, actress Heena Khan in the category of Best Television Actor female and actor Kapil Sharma for his hit comedy show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil'.