KAREENA & SAIF - FAILING IN LOVE

He loves Kareena and wants to announce it to the world too. We hear that Saif has got Kareena’s name tattooed in Devnagri on his arm at Hakim’s Alim in Bandra.

Saif and Kareena left for Greece Friday, January 4, to savor the salubrious climate and food there before other crew members of Tashan catch up with them for a shooting schedule there.

Saif has apparently been planning to get the tattoo for last few months and has been browsing through various calligraphic styles to finalize the shape of the tattoo.

Last week, on Thursday, the actor finally took the decision and walked into Hakim’s Alim in Bandra and sat for a two-three hour session to get Kareena’s name tattooed in Devnagari, an ancient Indian language. The tattoo was reportedly done in indelible ink.

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor had a minor tiff at Farhan Akhtar’s party on Friday night. No body knows what exactly happened but Saif was seen arguing with Kareena and also told her to ’shut up’. She was very upset over it and heard saying she had left Shahid for Saif and he shouldn’t treat her this way. Kareena’s friend and spokesperson said, “It is absolutely untrue. They had a minor fight. There is no trouble between them. Nothing of this sort happened at all.” Despite of this tiff Saif generously gifting Bebo solitaire diamonds. A close source says, “Kareena has a very different taste when it comes to jewellery. She prefers to wear minimum jewellery. Chunky rings and heavy sets are a complete no-no. she loves solitaire rings and neckpieces.” A salesman from a jewellery store in Bandra informs, “he told us that it’s for a very special lady. And he gave us the ring size also.”

SHAAN - BOLLYWOOD SINGER

After garnering praises for style of singing or even hosting musical shows, Shaan, is all geared up to perform in Qatar for his grand Bollywood musical show, ‘Shaan Se’. The show is being sponsored by Consolidated Gulf Co (CGC).

CGC Business Development Head said that since Qatar is home to many Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi expatriates. They would surely love to dance on the tunes of popular Bollywood numbers live from a famous voice and his team of artists. Hence, CGC will be the main sponsor of the show.

The musical event will be held on Jan 10 at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash complex.

NIEL NITIN MUKESH

The two new films that Neil Nitin Mukesh of "Johnny Gaddar" fame has signed have peculiar titles.

"One of them is called 'Fame' while the other is tentatively titled 'Freeze'. I guess audiences expect unusual titles from me after 'Johnny Gaddar' and my release 'Tera Kya Hoga Johnny'," Neil told IANS.

Talking about his role in "Fame", he said: "Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Fame' is about the shortcuts to a bulky bank balance taken by youngsters, again a moral fable like 'Johnny Gaddar'. Maybe, producers see me as the good boy gone to seed."

Another day, another role. Neil has also bagged his own superhero flick, thereby creating an atmosphere of more comparisons with Hrithik Roshan.

"The film from Eros, tentatively titled 'Freeze', is going to be directed by debutant Jehangir Surti. It's about a man who comes upon a supernatural power and how it changes his life."

But the first one to come out will be Sudhir Mishra's "Tera Kya Hoga Johnny".

"It's an episodic look at the life of a street child named Johnny. I come into one of the episodes."

Tell him it's bizarre that his first two films have 'Johnny' in their titles and he laughs.

"Yeah, it is rather uncanny. And when I was a child I'd often call myself Johnny for no apparent reason."

Forget the staid family-oriented good boy image that Neil has cultivated even after playing the roguish double-dealing "Johnny Gaddar". On his 26th birthday, which was Jan 15, the young actor decided to really let his hair down.

"Well on the night before my birthday I was with my family. My brother, who's 10 years my junior, has his board exams coming up. So, I've been keeping late nights with him, trying to coach him overtime. The birthday eve was a quiet family affair."

But the next day Neil whooped it up with the babes.

"Don't ask me where, how and when. And I'll tell no lies. But I cast aside my good boy image on my birthday night," Neil laughed wickedly.

Turning pensive, Neil sighed, "I already feel old. At 25, I felt young. At 26, I feel I've crossed the age where I could be a kid. Johnny is no longer papa's kid."

OM SHANTI OM - $19 MILLION

Eros International, the leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector announces an unprecedented opening of Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Farah Khan. The film opened to rave reviews and advance bookings on the 9th November and has since grossed over US$19 million worldwide in its first week making it the most successful opening in Indian cinema history.

Om Shanti Om released across 1,400 plus screens globally, and for the first time saw screenings as early as 7.45 a.m. in certain multiplexes in India, making it one of the most anticipated films in recent times. Om Shanti Om’s staggering first week gross collections of US$13.5 million in India make it the best ever opening there. The figures overseas are no less remarkable with the film grossing $1.5 million at the UK box office and over $2million in North America in its first week

With as many as 14-16 shows planned daily in its second week at some multiplexes, Eros International is looking forward to an excellent run of King Khan’s film offering.

Kishore Lulla, Chairman and CEO, Eros International Plc said: “We are ecstatic with the audience as well as critics’ reactions to Om Shanti Om. It was one of the most awaited films of the year and we are excited that the magic combination of Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan has proved to be a huge success once again. The superb run of the film in the first week has superceded all expectations and we are confident of the film’s performance in the weeks to come.”

“We were expecting a commercial success but this kind of response has been overwhelming. It’s great that audiences as well as critics have appreciated the film. We had a lot of fun making this film and I am thrilled that audiences are having fun watching it too”, Farah Khan added.

With the film opening in cinemas in India to a fantastic 95-100 percent capacity audiences and maintaining a steady 80-90 percent from Monday, Om Shanti Om promises to be the biggest film of SRK’s career.

MEGASTAR - SONU NIGAM

Sonu Nigam (born July 30, 1973) is a Bollywood film singer, born in Haryana, India. He modelled his singing style after Mohammad Rafi.

Nigam's first major song was Acchha Sila Diya Mere from the movie Bewafaa Sanam. His big break came in 1997 with the film Border, directed by J.P. Dutta. The film was scored by Anu Malik and the lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. Nigam's duet with Roop Kumar Rathod, Ke Ghar Kab Aaoge, is especially memorable. He tried his hand at acting as well, but all movies in which he acted flopped.

Since then, Nigam has sung in many Bollywood movies. He also sings duets with fellow Bollywood playback singers Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan. In addition to his playback work, Nigam also enjoys a successful Indipop career, and has released several albums. In June 2005, Sonu announced that he will not be living with his wife, Madhurima, any more. During a concert in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 20, 2005, his concert stage collapsed but Nigam was left with only a back strain. Since 2004 he has participated as a judge in Indian Idol, further endearing him to the Indian masses.

Salman Khan does it all the time, Shahrukh Khan did it to rave reviews, and even a certain Shekhar Suman has done it. So now it's the turn of Sonu Nigam to do it. What? Well going bare-chested of course. The singer will not be wearing a shirt in a scene for his upcoming video, which will be part of his hot new pop music album. "I will start shooting for the first video of my upcoming album from the 14th of this month for which I plan to go bare-chested on screen," he reveals. The singer adds, "Thankfully, I'm not on the fatter side. But, I needed to look fit. So, I took good care of my diet and have been working out hard to get in shape." Talking about the album, the singer says, "This album will be a class apart. It will have a very interesting name and of course a very interesting covers as well.

AR Rahman (Allah Rakha Rahman)

Birth name : A. S. Dileep Kumar
Born : January 6, 1966 (age 41)
Origin : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genre : Film score, theatre
Occupation : Composer, record producer, music director, singer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmer
Instrument : Keyboards, vocals, guitar, piano, harmonium, percussion, other
Years active : 1992 – present

AR Rahman was born as Dileep Kumar on January 6th 1966 in Chennai to music composer R.K. Sekhar. When Dileep was nine year old his father passed away, after which he started his musical training with a Sufi saint which lead him to embrace Islam and he became Allah Rakha Rahman.

When Rahman was eleven, south music director Ilaiyaraja made him his troupe member. After working for a couple of years, AR Rahman won a scholarship to Trinity College in Oxford University where he went to learn music.

AR Rahman returned to India and started his own music studio in Chennai where he composed ad jingles for which he won an award as well. Mani Ratnam was the Chief Guest at the award ceremony and he asked AR Rahman to compose music for his movie ‘Roja’. It was with ‘Roja’ that AR Rahman began his musical journey in Indian cinema and since then has composed music for Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi movies.

AR Rahman also composed music for the famous Broadway musical ‘Bombay Dreams’ in 2002. AR Rahman is regarded as one of the best music directors in India and is believed to charge the highest fee for composing music. AR Rahman composed the musical theme for Cellular Giant ‘Airtel’ and is also the brand ambassador for World Space Satellite Radio.

The cute guy of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan has now joined with Ashutosh Gouriker for his latest movie Akbar-Jodha is a known fact for all of us. This movie has got A.R.Rehman for scoring the music. Rehman gave an open speech that he will no more work for period films. But he has been booked for this movie and the movie has got 12 songs. Then what motivated Rehman to score the music for this movie? It was because of the long lasting relations with Ashutosh. The duo has already given two super hits such as Lagaan and Swades. So, they want the songs for this movie to come out well.