Top 10 Indian Bollywood Celebrities

As the year comes to an end, internet giant Google, reflects on the year's Top searched people, terms, the most popular sites and so on called the Google Zeitgeist — the spirit of the times. Google's 2008 India Zeitgeist List covers the most frequently-searched terms for the period across many categories like Bollywood Celebrities, Holiday destinations etc. In addition they have listed the top 10 fastest rising search words in India. These conclusions were drawn by reviewing several thousands of 2008's most popular searches and ranking them based on how much their popularity increased compared to 2007.

Here's a look at the Top 10 Searched Bollywood celebrities on the Internet in 2008:

1) Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif was ranked No.1 as the most searched name on the internet according to a latest survey by Google’s 2008 India zeitgeist lists. Katrina Kaif is a 24 year old, British-born Indian film actress who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Malayalam films. Katrina’s popularity is catching up with the masses in a big way. People are mesmerized by her beauty. Several of her fans have kept Kats pics as screensavers. Her smile, they say, is like an oasis in a desert. It helps them feel relaxed when they feel down at work.2) Aishwarya Rai

Second on the Google India 2008 Zeitgeist List is Aishwariya Rai Bachchan. Model and winner of Miss World turned Actress, Aishwarya Rai has been 'THE' face of Bollywood the World over. She has represented India on numerous occasions and has lit the screen on fire with her outstanding performances. It's no wonder she ranks high on the most searched Bollywood celebrities in India.
(More about Aishwarya in: From Reel to Real: Aishwarya and Abhishek- A True Bollywood Love Story)

3) Salman Khan

Beau of the reigning No.1, Salman Khan finds himself in the No.3 spot in the most Googled Bollywood celebrities list. Salman who has been acting in Bollywood since 1988, established himself as one of the most prominent leading actors of Hindi cinema. Often known as Bollywood's Bad boy, his knack of walking into trouble has overshadowed people's perception of him as an actor. But many-a-common-man claims that this macho hunk has a heart made of pure gold.
(More about Salman Khan in: Ruling Khans of Bollywood & The Khans of Bollywood)

4) Hrithik Roshan

A child actor in the 1980s, Hrithik Roshan made his film debut in a leading role with the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), which earned him Filmfare awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut and shot him into instant stardom! Has been called the first complete Bollywood actor who has no weakness and scores very high in every department: face, physique, voice, dancing, drama, romance, action, comedy, macho, softie...and hence ranks at No.4 on the most searched celebrity list.

5) Kareena Kapoor

Nicknamed Bebo, the Indian film actress Kareena Kapoor takes the No.5 spot of most searched bollywood stars of 2008. Hailing from a family deeply involved in the film industry the Kapoor's, Kareena has make a mark for herself in the industry appearing in over 31 Hindi movies, and has thus won four awards for her performances.
(More about the Kapoor Family in: Prithviraj Kapoor to Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor)

6) Shahid Kapur

Following his ex-girlfriend on the list at No.6 is actor Shahid Kapur. Accidentally landing the commercial for Pepsi which starred Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee, Shahid started his acting journey in the advertising world and by doing music videos. Shahid finally landed a leading role in Ken Ghosh's Ishq Vishk which marked his debut in Bollywood....and there's no stopping him from then.

7) Deepika Padukone

Three films old Deepika Padukone is shining like a star and makes the top 10 googled celebrity list at No.7 a spot above the King Khan himself with whom she made her debut in Bollywood. The Indian supermodel turned actress has won the hearts of many with her first Hindi Movie release Om Shanti Om and is all set for a long run in Bollywood.

8) Shahrukh Khan

Is the King Khan losing his magic touch? Once the reigning King of Bollywood the seasoned actor lands the No.8 spot on this List. This Delhi born boy of Pathan origin has ruled Indian cinema after Amitabh Bachchan and is one of the most successful actors of Bollywood.
(More about Shahrukh Khan in: Ruling Khans of Bollywood & The Khans of Bollywood)

9) Mallika Sherawat

Frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol, Mallika Sherawat has been known for her public openness and has made her mark in the international film circuit as well. Bollywood's Kissing Queen is famous for her dare to bare attitude and is now ranking in the top 10 searched Bollywood celebrities on the internet.

10) Genelia D'Souza

What You Didn't know About indian Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, President of Indian National Congress and one of the most influential personality in Indian politics. Sonia was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004 and was ranked 6th in 2007. In 2010, Gandhi ranked as the ninth most powerful person on the planet by Forbes Magazine. The British magazine New Statesman listed Sonia Gandhi at number 29th in their annual survey of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures" in the year 2010.

• Do you Know Chef Sonia Gandhi?

Sonia Gandhi prepares an excellent red chilly oil which is a base for salad dressing. She also followed various cookery shows in her early wedding life. She often used to make delicious pasta for her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi.

• She truly believes in "Cleanliness is Godliness"

She is very particular about cleanliness and keeps hear house neat, clean and organized. She is often seen dusting her room herself.

• Indira’s cute note to Sonia Gandhi

Just after a month of Sonia - Rajiv marriage, Sonia's mother left for Italy. Sonia was sad and then she receives a cute little note from mother-in-law Indira Gandhi that read "Hi Sonia, this is just to tell you that we all love you."

• Hanging out

In her early days of married life, she was often seen on a Lambretta scooter with husband Rajiv Gandhi on Delhi roads. Her favorite place to hang out was India Gate where they both used to have Ice-creme.

• A love affair with Sarees

She loves dressing up is saree. Her favorite is the cotton handloom sarees, particularly traditional weaves. On her wedding day she wore a pink cotton saree woven by Nehru. Years later daughter Priyanka wore that same sari for her wedding.

• Artsy Sonia

We haven't seen the artistic side of Sonia Gandhi, but she has done an art restoration course from the National Gallery of Modern Art.

• The bookworm

She loves reading, infact reading is her favorite pass-time

• A yoga Enthusiast

Yoga is the part of her daily routine. She avoids eating pastas, pizzas, noodles and all the other junk food items. 

Cute Picture Gallery of Ileana

Cute Picture Gallery of Ileana, Ileana has top gradded celebrity of indian Film and Modeling industry, Ileana is also beautiful due to his charming style, she has started her carrier from modeling and now she is doing many fils with hindi and Tamil Language

some Facts about Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan, the name that doesn’t need any introduction, has enjoyed immense popularity and stardom in the silver screen since early 1970. He started his carrier as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema and has since become one of the successful actors and prominent figures of Hindi cinema. He has won numerous awards in his career and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare. Other than acting he has a diversified talent in other fields too. He has worked as a playback singer, film producer, television host and presenter and even was an elected member of the Indian Parliament. Well, all these are specifics that are known to most of us but there are still many more facts that go beyond the limit of our known data. We will certainly be delighted to know some unknown and unshared facts about our most admired super hero from the Bollywood town. Read on for some little known facts about Amitabh Bachchan in the following lines.

• Amitabh Bachchan wrote his first poem when he was hospitalized in 1982. The poem got published in Dharam Yug because its editor Dr. Dharamvir Bharati, who was also a great writer, was a family friend of the Bachchans.

• He had always wished of participating in the Freedom Struggle. He loved the stories of patriotism and aspired to be a part of it.

• His favorite place at home is his bedroom where he spends time with his papers.

• He was very much touched with Abhishek’s performance in Guru. He believed that playing a complex character in Guru so competently was not an easy task for Abhishek especially at this young age. He says that his family keeps surprising him. His granddaughter wrote an easy on him when asked to write about her favorite person.

• His first pet was a silky Sydney which he lost unfortunately.

• He even wished to perform Hamlet. His father translated and dedicated Hamlet to him with the hope that he would play Hamlet.

• He used to be an athlete in school and won many trophies.

• His list of five beautiful women is Sophie Marceau, Catherine Deneuve, Gayatri Devi and her mother Indira Devi of Cooch Behar.

• He doesn’t drink tea or coffee and even avoid smoking and alcoholic drinks. He also avoids all kind of sweets and has no liking for them any more.

• Mr. Bachchan doesn’t know cooking. He tried to make omelette when he was living in New York but it was disastrous.

• Mr. Bachchan doesn’t get angry. He only acts angry if his role demands.

• Two things that he simply cannot do without are his laptop and mobile. He loves to stay connected.

• He is fond of blogging. He has a regular blogger, in fact it’s the last thing he does. He likes both blogging and Twitter. He believes that Twitter is faster but blogging is more peaceful. He has over four lac followers on Twitter.

• His idea of immortality is the works and creations of great artists. He thinks actors like (Marlon) Brando and directors like (Satyajit) Ray, Guru Dutt and Bimal Roy as immortal. He also considers his father’s works as immortal.

• He has got a wide collection of Pens including one with a Kesari-colored ink. The pens are all gifted to him.

• Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek have a liking for street foods. During the monsoons he and his son used to go out for street bhutta. He also likes egg bhurji and paratha.

• He is fond of learning various languages especially Indian. Mr. Bachchan knows little bit of Bengali, Punajbi, Gujarati and Marathi. He believes that it is never too late and would also like to learn German, French, Russian and Italian.

5 Best Light and Sound Shows in India

Following are the Top 5 Best Light and Sound Shows in India:

• Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

At Victoria Memorial Hall, situated in the state of West Bengal, Kolkata, light and sound show or son-et-lumiere is held every day in the evenings. This is a permanent special event where thousand of tourist both domestic and international flock together to have a glimpse of this enchanting blend of music and sound. The show titled as Pride & Glory - the Story of Calcutta, is held both in English and Bengali and depicts Kolkata’s past and present and its unique cultural heritage. The show was designed as a joint venture with Bengal Chamber of Commerce.

• City Palace, Udaipur

The city palace of Udaipur holds a light and sound show in the evening that brings alive the history of Mewar and Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Every evening, the grounds of the magnificent Manek Chowk inside City Palace, Udaipur, holds the sound and light show that narrates the history of Mewar from the days of its founding father Bappa Rawal to time of establishment of Udaipur in the 16th century. The shows run for 1 hour in both English and Hindi.

• Lal Quila, Delhi

The Son et Lumiere or the Light and sound Show at Red Fort in Delhi is supposedly the first initiative of its kind in the Asian continent which can be traced back to 1965. The show is held in both English and Hindi language and there is separate ticket for light and sound show. This show animates the Mughal era in an amazing way. Elephant roar, lively sound of horse tap and animated conversation of emperor in flashy lights is something you cannot miss. The waters of Yamuna, the Meena Bazaar, all comes real with the attractive audio visual.

• Gwalior Fort, Gwalior

Situated about 3 km north of the Gwalior city, on top of a hill, The Fort of Gwalior has remained quite for long in silence. Now every night, famous incidents are re-enacted in a sound and light show. The Light and Sound show takes place at the Man Mandir Palace of Gwalior Fort to the left of the Elephant Gate as you enter the fort. The show takes you to the glorious past that brings the legend of Gwalior to life. Two shows take place, in English and Hindi. The narration is by Amitabh Bachchan with Ravishankar’s Sitar tunes add to the attraction.

• Cellular Jail, Port Blair

The saga of the heroic freedom struggle is brought alive in a moving Sound & Light show at the Cellular Jail in Port Blair. It take you to the era of the then times when the jail was a silent witness to the tortures meted out to the freedom fighters imprisoned in this jail. The show is conducted every evening in the cellular jail premises, narrating the happenings in the jail prior to the independence. This 1 hour light and sound show is remarkable for its sheer evocative power.

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10 things You Didn’t know about Aishwarya Rai

The former Miss World and one of the top Indian actress, Aishwarya Rai is probably every Indian film director’s choice. She has also earned the reputation of being one of the most beautiful women in the world. Julia Roberts has called her the most beautiful woman in the world. Well this are all the known facts that we know, so read on for 10 facts that are quite unknown to us and are very interesting as well as surprising.

Following are the 10 things you didn’t know about Aishwarya Rai:

• Aishwarya Rai was born on 1st November 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her parents are Krishnaraj Rai and Brinda Rai. Aditya Rai is her elder brother. According to people, she is not a Brahmin or belong from a Brahmin family, and also not a Bengali. The origin of her family belongs to the Shakas race from Central Asia, known for worshipping snakes.

• She is believed to be of Kurgi origins, who are probably the descendeds from Shakas from Afghanistan or Central Asia or Kyrgyzstan.

• She can speak in 5 languages, her mother tongue Tulu, English, Hindi, Tamil and Marathi.

• She was a brilliant student and wanted to become an architect. But she dropped her architecture course to take up modeling. Her first ad film was for Camelin industries.

• In Miss India contest, she stood second beside Sushmita Sen. Sushmita S

en has reported that many contestants dropped out the contest as Aishwarya was too beautiful.

• She also won the Miss World title the same year along with Miss Photogenic award. She is said to be a typical Scorpio and very sharp. According to her husband Abhishek Bachchan, as he said in a TV show Koffee with Karan, 2010, Aishwarya is little disorganized.

• Even she had to undergo a struggle period before ‘Hum dil de chuke sanam’ paired opposite to Salman khan, which was a big hit.

• She was said to have in a relationship with Sabeer Bhatia, the founder of Hotmail, Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi, begore getting married to Abhishek Bachchan, who is one year younger to her. After Nargis, she is the only actress in industry who married a younger man.

• Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's movie Iruvar in 1997. In the song "Poovukkul" she was compared to the Seven Wonders of the World and described as the eight. This film was India’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

• Though she has acted in a series of Hollywood movies such as ‘The Pink Panther 2’, ‘Mistress of spices’ and ‘Bride and Prejudice’, but her international forays have not been a great success. She also makes a visit to the Cannes film festival every year as brand ambassador of a well known cosmetic brand ‘Loreal’.

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Katrina Kaif (Kashmiri: ???????? ???? Devanagari born 16 July 1984) is an actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu, and Malayalam

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Kaif was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother’s home country, England.Sexy videos of bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. Katrina kaif much searched video clip from her movie – Boom. Watch and enjoy it.. Katrina Kaif”s first movie is Boom and one scene from that Boom movie is very famous. Sexy katrina kaif is removing her shirt.for bollwood news and gosipsThe catch here is that Katrina has to observe the dancing steps of Madhuri Dixit as she has to do a hot item number in the upcoming Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan. Katrina will do her rehearsals with the Farah Khan and Geeta Kapoor, chief choreographer of her team.In the movie Katrina has to perform a village belle number in the manner of Madhuri Dixit and to support her director Farah Khan has given her Madhuri’s of sizzling dance numbers so that she can grasp her thumkas and expressions. It is going to be a tough job for Katrina as Madhuri is one of the most graceful dancers of the film industry.

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sexy bollywood Katrina KaifAfter wearing this sexy golden swimsuit, Katria will more attractive ad sexy. Earlier , when Katrina was new in industry she had sported in bikini the movie Boom. Dostana will release this year, and Dostana 2 plans to take fun and sex appeal together in the movie, Katrina has the best body in the bollywood industry.She will be the huge attraction in the movie Dostana 2.from movie Boom her firsHindi Movie is she hot or hats brands have been doing excellent; she is getting goodwill toher mother’s charity that work with unwanted and abandoned baby girls.She is the first lady in the Bollywood industry who has taken initiative for such a good cause, initiate brands into charitable trusts.Many diamond brands have tied with Katrina’s mother Susanna Charitable organization. Approximately 50 lakhs and many of Katrina;s other brands are also tieing with the trust.Kartina will soon come on screen with the co-star Akashy Kumar in the movie Teeswhich wasnt a big hit but sooher affair with salman Khanone of the most powerful
Person in Bollywood helped herto become one of the biggestShe goes on to say that it is everyone’s wish to be successful and want the film you work in,to be a success as well.And if that brings you a nomination,the desire to win becomes stronger.However she is content with the nomination itself since she is not used to winning and would enjoy simply performing at the show.However she says,she cannot make a fuss about it since she has already received awards in form of appreciation from the audiences.Moreover the jury would give away the awards and everyone’s perception about individual’s roles will be different.Katrina will be performing at the 55th Fimfare Award on the 27th of Feb to be held at the Yash Raj Studios.The actress will be grooving to the dance numbers that will be choreographed by Ganesh Hegde who is also Katrina’s favorite !“He is one of my favorites so I think it’s going to be a phenomenal act this time. I am really excited and we are going to start practice this Thursday,” the actress concluded.Leave a Comment stars in India Standing headmore
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Katrina Kaif (Kashmiri: ???????? ???? Devanagari born 16 July 1984) is an actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu, and Malayalam

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Kaif was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother’s home country, England.Sexy videos of bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. Katrina kaif much searched video clip from her movie – Boom. Watch and enjoy it.. Katrina Kaif”s first movie is Boom and one scene from that Boom movie is very famous. Sexy katrina kaif is removing her shirt.for bollwood news and gosipsThe catch here is that Katrina has to observe the dancing steps of Madhuri Dixit as she has to do a hot item number in the upcoming Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan. Katrina will do her rehearsals with the Farah Khan and Geeta Kapoor, chief choreographer of her team.In the movie Katrina has to perform a village belle number in the manner of Madhuri Dixit and to support her director Farah Khan has given her Madhuri’s of sizzling dance numbers so that she can grasp her thumkas and expressions. It is going to be a tough job for Katrina as Madhuri is one of the most graceful dancers of the film industry.

Toilet Prank

sexy bollywood Katrina KaifAfter wearing this sexy golden swimsuit, Katria will more attractive ad sexy. Earlier , when Katrina was new in industry she had sported in bikini the movie Boom. Dostana will release this year, and Dostana 2 plans to take fun and sex appeal together in the movie, Katrina has the best body in the bollywood industry.She will be the huge attraction in the movie Dostana 2.from movie Boom her firsHindi Movie is she hot or hats brands have been doing excellent; she is getting goodwill toher mother’s charity that work with unwanted and abandoned baby girls.She is the first lady in the Bollywood industry who has taken initiative for such a good cause, initiate brands into charitable trusts.Many diamond brands have tied with Katrina’s mother Susanna Charitable organization. Approximately 50 lakhs and many of Katrina;s other brands are also tieing with the trust.Kartina will soon come on screen with the co-star Akashy Kumar in the movie Teeswhich wasnt a big hit but sooher affair with salman Khanone of the most powerful
Person in Bollywood helped herto become one of the biggestShe goes on to say that it is everyone’s wish to be successful and want the film you work in,to be a success as well.And if that brings you a nomination,the desire to win becomes stronger.However she is content with the nomination itself since she is not used to winning and would enjoy simply performing at the show.However she says,she cannot make a fuss about it since she has already received awards in form of appreciation from the audiences.Moreover the jury would give away the awards and everyone’s perception about individual’s roles will be different.Katrina will be performing at the 55th Fimfare Award on the 27th of Feb to be held at the Yash Raj Studios.The actress will be grooving to the dance numbers that will be choreographed by Ganesh Hegde who is also Katrina’s favorite !“He is one of my favorites so I think it’s going to be a phenomenal act this time. I am really excited and we are going to start practice this Thursday,” the actress concluded.Leave a Comment stars in India Standing headmore
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Katrina Kaif Biography

Katrina Kaif is the most popular actresses in Bollywood. Katrina was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri father and British mother. She spent her childhood in Hawaii and later moved to England. Katrina Kaif first came to the notice of filmmaker Kaizad Gustad while she was modelling in London and that led to her break in Bollywood in the film ‘Boom’. She then decided to take acting as her full-fledged career and shifted her base to Mumbai. Even though filmmakers were earlier hesitant to sign Katrina Kaif because of her linguistic shortcomings. With her gorgeous face and hourglass figure, Katrina was flooded with modeling assignments in Mumbai. Today Kat's kitty is flush with a host of movies.

Katrina Kaif Trivia

Is half British and half Indian. Indian supermodel Has 8 sisters. Was born in Hong Kong and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. Presently, she lives in Mumbai. Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India. She was discovered at age 14 as a model for a jewelry campaign. When moving to India, she worked for photographer Atul Kasbekar and did commercials for Fevicol, Lakme and Veet among others. She is very particular about her clothes which she wears a bold outfit on screen or for ads, but she feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And the one thing she hates is make up. She refuses to speak about her personal life in the media. Besides walking the ramp for several top designers and being on magazine covers, Katrina has also been the stunning face of Estelle jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L'Oreal, Samsung, LG etc. She doesn't do ramp shows anymore. She was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005). Her favorite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky S. Her favorite international designers are Armani, Versace, Miu Miu. Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are Kajol and Madhuri Dixit. Favorite cricketer is Irfan Pathan. Favorite Indian food is dahi and rice. Favorite movies are Umrao Jaan (1981), Casablanca (1942), and Gone with the Wind (1939). Favorite perfume is Gucci Rush. Prefers acting over modeling. She enjoys modeling, acting, dancing, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends.

Interview of Hema Malini

Dreamgirl Hema Malini shows an ageless 60 on October 16 and her daughters – Esha and Ahana – have planned a grand birthday party where all her close friends will be present, and only a good friend of the film industry – Rekha.

Hema Malini

Hema said: – “I have the birthday party for Saturday when I came back from the Tirupati temple after my annual visit to all my relatives I was like a birthday party each year for that family and friends are invited.”.
“My good friends are all from outside the industry, except Rekha. I’ll just call her. We are very fond of each other over the years. We are colleagues and friends for decades. I’ve invited her. I hope they comes, “she added.
Hema and Rekha featured in Feroz Khan “Dharmatma”, but they do not have any scenes together.
The actress, who is gearing up to play former Gwalior queen Vijayaraje Scindia in the movie “Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi”, says she had her first birthday when she was 16.
1. So what makes this birthday so special?
You tell me. People like you make it special for me. Believe it or not, I did not know what a birthday was until I was 16 years old. I do not remember any birthday party as a child. Even that 16th birthday party was organized by my producer Ananthswamy who discovered me and gave me a chance to “Sapnon Ka Saudagar”. It was when he insisted I have a birthday party, I realized, ‘My God, you have party on your birthday? ”
2. What do you mean?
My mother never celebrated my or mine or my brother’s birthday. I do not know why! Looking back it seems so funny. Sad, huh? I think birthdays are big in North India is not as big in the South.
3. So after 16 you became addicted to birthday parties?
If you get a star, everyone is eager to celebrate your birthday. There was a cake on the sets, co-artists sing for me. I went looking for my birthdays.
4. So how do you in your birthday this year?
It started nicely enough two evening earlier with the ‘mahurat’ of ‘Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi “where I play Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia. I met Vinod Khanna, my parliamentarian colleague who plays my co-star. He is looking so good these days. We had done one of my favorite films “Meera” together many years ago. Now we do another film in the same Rajasthani ambience.
You have not changed at all since “Meera”.
Neither has Vinod Khanna.
5. What about the birthday party?
I have kept that for Saturday when I come back from Tirupati after my annual birthday visit with all my relatives. I want a birthday party each year for that family and friends are invited. Everyone is so busy with their lives. This is a moment during the years when I am able to see all the people who matter to meet me.
6. And who are they?
My good friends are all from outside the industry, except Rekha. I’ll just call her. We are very fond of each other for years. We are colleagues and friends for decades. I’ve invited her. I hope she comes.
7. Who is planning the party?
Esha and Ahana. Everything is organized by them while I’m off to Tirupati with about 15 of my relatives including the brother.
8. Will Dharamji at the party?
Of course he will. What do you mean? He should be there.
9. And your fans, how they get on your birthday?
There are some fans for years who would go crazy if I do not let them wish me. I make a point to their call to be on my birthday. There is a lady from Nasik Lata Shirk. She is so fond of me. She sends all kinds of gifts like perfumes. I really value this kind of love. And if you say that nobody in the industry speaks badly of me I feel my life is worth.
10. When you visited Tirupati on your birthday you pray?
I have hardly anything to ask. I just want the right things in life. And create new opportunities for myself. I feel God with me all the time. I would also like to produce a film with Esha in the lead. I do not know why this does not happen as fast as I want.
11. What gift would you like this birthday?
Some new level of excitement in my life.

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan – Movie Review

Film: “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”
Starring: Imran Khan, Ali Zafar and Katrina Kaif
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Rating:
Somewhere in the vast spaces of mainstream Hindi cinema, the North Indian shaadi with its band baaja and, yes, baarati, seems to have made a permanent place in our cinema. “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” (MBKD) is the third film in the last 8 months after the delightful “Band Baaja Baarat” and the surprising “Tanu Weds Manu” to weave a rom-com around the sights, sounds, scents, stress, chaos and satire of a big fat Hindu wedding.
Must say, the other two films got it right dead-on. MBKD flounders in its frisky fusion of a love triangle and plea for an arranged marriage. Debutant director Ali Abbas Zafar knows the subtexts in his script well enough to conceal the rather glaring discrepancies in the storytelling.
The narration quite frequently relies on jump cuts, retro music and other external ploys to make the goings-on appear more involving than they really are. The recurrent use of R.D. Burman’s “Piya to ab to aaja” has no relevance after a point. It just becomes a tiresome inclusion.
The three main characters, played by three watchable stars one of them from across the border, manage to take the plot’s improbabilities into the province of the palatable. But the situational humour doesn’t quite have the delightfully disarming naturalness of “Band Baaja Baraat”.
But the characters exude a contagious warmth, more in their individual capacity than in combinations. For a film about love warmth togetherness and family bonding during the time of a wedding, the interactive warmth between characters is strangely missing. Besides one memorable sequence towards the beginning in front of the Taj Mahal (a recurring cultural and sociological symbol in the film) when they share cold chai, there is little to suggest any serious bonding between Katrina Kaif and Imran Khan…or for that matter, between the two brothers played by Ali Zafar and Imran Khan.
Zafar who delighted in the satirical mode of “Tere Bin Laden”, returns with yet another performance that knows how over-the-top to go without toppling over. Yup, Zafar gets it pitch-perfect all the way. The same cannot be said of the film which occasionally slips into becoming a stretch.
What really redeems the film’s blind spots is Katrina Kaif who brings a very special transparency and dazzle to her role of a wild child who wants to have all the fun that she can before she settles into a comfortably arranged marriage with the rakish NRI Ali Zafar.
Fun, as it turns out, leading to falling in love with her brother-in-law-to-be. The turn of events may surprise the characters. We remain largely detached from the synthesis of celebration and drama.
“What will I tell everyone? That I fell in love with my Bhabhi?” the embarrassed and horrified brother-in-law tells his untamable babhi-to-be.
That’s Imran Khan, playing the sweet-tempered benign do-gooder once again. Khan stays in his comfort zone while Katrina comes out of it to give herself and the audience the time of her life.
There is nothing seriously amiss in MBKD. It gets right the camerawork (Sudeep Chatterjee), music (Sohail Sen) and the outdoor locations in and around Delhi. What it misses out on is that element of unpredictability during the time of a wedding that “Band Baaja Baarat” and “Tanu Weds Manu” managed to capture probably because the couple at the helm was supported by any number of splendid supporting stars.
Here the supporting actors are serviceable. Parikshat Sahnni and Kanwaljeet as the couple’s fathers try to be comic and filmy. They just looked jaded.
By the time the Brother walks away with the Dulhan we really have nothing we would like to say to them, except, what took them so long?