Hot : Kangana replaces Vidya in ‘Ishqiya’ sequel

Kangana Ranaut will replace Vidya Balan in ‘Ishqiya’ sequel, titled, ‘Dekh Ishqiya’. Kangana is yet to sign up the project but she has been confirmed by the director Abhishek Chaubey. If the rumor is to be believed, Kangana has grabbed the project from Rani Mukherjee who was keen to be in the sequel.

Apart from Kangana, the sequel will have one more heroine. Madhuri Dixit is in the top list but she was not yet confirmed. When Rani heard that Vidya is no longer in the project, she started campaigning to get the role.

The movie gave Vidya a new dimension to her career and moreover, everyone is desperate to work with Vishal Bharadwaj. Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah will play the lead heroes in the sequel also.

Hot : Madhuri Dixit in Ishqiya sequel???

Abhsihek Chaubey’s sequel to his Ishqiya has been titled Dedh Ishqiya and the director is keen to have Madhuri Dixit in the film along with his earlier cast of Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi.

Says a source connected to the sequel. “It will be quite something to watch the two radiant beauties together.”

Looks like, Vidya’s dream of acting with Madhuri Dixit will soon come true.

Back in 2006, when Vidya was just two-films-old in the industry, she was asked who her idol was.
“Madhuri Dixit,” Vidya had promptly replied, adding that she only wanted to conduct her career with half the grace and dignity that Mads had.

We wonder, where’s Madhuri gonna fit in the sequel…

News : Vidya Balan refuses Kamal Hassan

Vidya Balan has got two films lined up for release this year, ‘Dirty Picture’ and ‘Kahaani’. Due to packed dates, Vidya refused south star Kamal Hassan. Kamal approached Vidya for ‘Vishwaroopam’ but the actress refused due to dates problem.

She was keen to star opposite the star but she is helpless. Kamal is penning the screenplay, lyrics and dialogues of the movie. The film also stars Sonakshi Sinha in a pivotal role. It is a trilingual movie to be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

This will be the costliest Indian film ever made.

Vidya Balan and Amitabh Bachchan joined hands once again

Vidya Balan and Amitabh Bachchan shared a terrific screen chemistry in the film ‘Paa’ where they played the role of a mother and son. And while that film went on to give ‘Auro’ his national award, the buzz is out that Vidya and Amitabh are teaming up again.And yet again, they are not playing the romantic pair (which is surprising given that Amitabh has romanced younger lots like Tabu and Jiah

Vidya Balan in shape and style

Vidya Balan has always faced criticism for her weight and lack of fashion ssense, but this time Balan is out to give an answer to the critics. Not only she has lost ten kilos but has also decided to move to Sabyasachi for her own styling.Her new avatar was just too adorable as she appeared at hotel Ramada Plaza for the launch of an all-new brand Dabur Uveda – Skincare Expert from Ayurveda. She

Vidya Balan wants to act like Silk Smitha

The life of the late Silk Smitha is being made into a film. Vidhya Balan is donning her role. Vidhya Balan is practicing the hip shake dance to dance like Silk Smitha for a month’s time. Silk Smitha enticed the audience with her magnetic eyes. In 1980s there was never a film without her. She had almost acted with every hero including Rajni and Kamal. Silk Smitha who entertained the audience

Jaya Bachchan feels Vidya luck for ABCL Coporation

The two recently met at Shabana Azmi’s party they greeted each other warmly, Jaya was all praise for the southern beauty & spent a considerable amount of time chatting with her.Says sources, "At Shabana’s party Jayaji hugged Vidya and was so glad to see her there. She is very fond of Vidya and considers her to be lucky for the production house since PAA did extremely well. If sources are to be

Vidya's a bound craftsman Prithiviraj

The film, a tri-lingual in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil, will be co-produced by Prithviraj. Urumi, made at a cost of Rs 20 crore, is perhaps the biggest pan-Indian multi-starrer in the making with a host of stars like Prithviraj, Prabhudeva, Genelia, Nithya Menon, Amol Gupte and Jagathy Sreekumar, besides 45 British actors and special appearances by Tabu, Vidya Balan and Vikram.How did Urumi evolve

Vidya in a brand new powerful avatar

Vidya Balan may not be the hottest babe of tinsel town, but that she is a powerhouse of talent and an actor of substance, is one thing that everyone agrees on. The latest to be impressed by her charms is director Sujoy Ghosh of Jhankaar Beats fame who has reportedly signed the talented actress in the lead role of his next film, which will be a remake of Hollywood flick Kill Bill and Vidya will be

Vidya Balan signs for Sujoy Ghosh movie

After the debacle of his last venture Aladin, director Sujoy Ghosh is all set with his next venture titled Kahani. Unit sources inform that unlike his earlier films Jhankaar Beats and Home Delivery, this film is a woman oriented subject. It will be an issue based film.As for the lead role, Sujoy Ghosh has already signed Vidya Balan. As the film is a woman oriented subject, “Sujoy was keen to have

Vidya Balan refused the Mollywood

Vidya Balan’s plans of performing a complex Mohiniyattam dance for Santosh Sivan’s Malayalam film Urumi have been postponed due to her shoulder condition. The actress says she can’t dance until she is fully recovered otherwise she may have a life-long shoulder problem. "This has happened all because of my own stubbornness," said Vidya whose gym trainer had warned her against rigorous exercises."

Vidya’s fan following in Kolkata took everyone by surprise

Critically acclaimed actor Vidya Balan, who is currently in top form having seen two back to back successes with Paa and Ishqiya, is in Kolkata to shoot her next film Nobody Killed Jessica.DNA has learnt that the actor’s vanity van was gheraoed by a group of at least 500 people, causing a lot of stress to the production house who feared for her safety. Additional security was called to provide a

Vidya Balan was recently invited to the Wharton School in Pennsylvania

Vidya Balan was recently invited to the Wharton School in Pennsylvania where she spoke about mainstream Indian cinema.

Vidya is the flavor of the current Indian cinema because of her latest hits - Paa and Ishqiya.

Vidya told that Indian cinema is now being watched in 90 countries across the globe. Also present with her were Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and music director-singer Shankar Mahadevan.

Vidya is now waiting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Chenab Gandhi which also stars Amitabh Bachchan.

More from Dabboo Ratnani 2010 calendar

Last year, ace photographer Dabboo Ratnani had shot with 48 stars celebrating the completion of a decade of his calendar. This year he is back with usual count of 24 stars, but in black and white shades. Besides some of his old favorites, there are quite a few new names added to the list.
Talking about the calendar to NDTV.com, Dabboo says, “All the stars are comfortable with whatever I decide. They never question me, because we have faith in each other. So whenever I discuss a concept with them, they are happy to go along. I usually share three or four different ideas with the actor. If they are not convinced, we work on it. It is important to be confident about each other; only when the model is able to relate to the picture will he or she be able to give 100 per cent to it.
I have been doing the calendar for many years now. It makes me push myself to the next level. Way back in 2000 when I first shot the calendar, I gave away just a few to my close friends and people I worked with. But the response was so encouraging that I felt it was something I had to do on a regular basis. Every year the calendar pushes me to outdo my last year’s work. This also helps me evolve as a photographer. All through the year I am shooting for agencies, magazines and movies but the calendar is my creative outlet.
Our space had given you the pics of Deepika Padukone and Shahrukh Khan from the calendar. Now, we bring you some new pics of Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Vidya Balan and what Dabboo has to say for each of them.
Ratnani is all praise for Katrina: “She is very attractive and photographs really well. She puts in a lot of effort for every picture she does. She will keep on giving the shot till it is completely done. Katrina will go to any extent to make the pic look stunning.”
He talks about Priyanka Chopra saying, “She is extremely photogenic. She gives her best in ever photoshoot and loves being in front of the camera. We have been working together since Priyanka’s modelling days and the chemistry we share is simply brilliant.”
Ratnani, who makes Vidya Balan too shed her inhibitions, says about the lady, “This is one of the hottest pictures of Vidya ever. I think she is always open to experiment. She trusts me completely and because of this trust she is very comfortable in my working environment.”

Vidya Balan styles up for ‘Verve’ and ‘The Man’

Vidya Balan has a string of movies to her credit- Parineeta, Munnabhai, Salaam-e-ishq, Guru, Eklavya, Heyy Babyy, Halla Bol, Bhool Bhulaiya, Kismet Konnection and most recently Paa. All these movies have given her critical acclaim for her acting talents, but nothing could give the sensuous tag to her the way the most recent ‘Ishqiya’ has given her.
She had been trapped being called as “Behenji” type actress who was constantly being criticized for her dressing style, but with ‘Ishqiya’ she has sent the message through that “she can be seductress too” signaling that she is ready to fit in current trend.
February sees her on the cover story of ‘Verve’ and ‘The Man’. For the latter, she was styled by Vikram Phadnis and her makeup was done by Shreyas Mhatre.
Here is an excerpt from her interview with ‘The Man’:
“I am a good listener but I rarely give advice. When the good times are between two people, the problems too should remain between them. A relationship is never perfect; you have to work at it. You can’t be running in opposite directions at the first sign of dissent.
There is no perfect person you can connect with at all levels. A guy can’t be a looker, intelligent, sensitive, the guy that your friends and family like, a guy who likes the things you like and all that. Sometimes, if he is all that and he is available he may not have a sense of humour. May be he seems perfect on the face of it, but when you get to know him, the problems start. No two human beings are a perfect fit. That’s the joy and beauty of being in a relationship.
When the dressing debacle happened two years ago, I was bothered by it. Until then I’d only been heaped with praises and then suddenly, the criticism came in truckloads. I didn’t know how to deal with it. Then I looked at it objectively — they did have reason to criticise me. Most of it was exaggerated. I am clearly not a fashionista.
As an actor people expect me to look my best all the time. I didn’t realise that people were actually happy seeing me the way I am. It was not just about clothes — I was going through a period of confusion where I was giving a certain vibe. I was unsure, not happy with the way I was looking and trying to be someone I am not.”
Check out Vidya Balan for the two magazines.

Vidya Balan to interpret the character of Sabrina in her own way

Vidya Balan was expressly thrilled. A meeting with Sabrina Lall was on the cards. But director Rajkumar Gupta who helms `No One Killed Jessica´ wasn´t too kicked about the idea. Apparently, he felt that if she did meet up with Sabrina, Vidya , who enacts Sabrina on screen, would end up aping her mannerisms.

An insider on the sets states, "Gupta didn´t want a Sabrina clone. He wanted Vidya to interpret the character of Sabrina in her own way."

Based on the Jessica Lall murder, the flick has generated waves right from its inception. Reportedly, Balan will match histrionics with Rani Mukerji. Earlier reports hinted that Kareena Kapoor was to have essayed the slain model, but she declined the offer, later.

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Vidya Balan would be doing a film titled No One Killed Jessica

Vidya Balan has proved her caliber yet again with ‘Paa’. With her launch vehicle ‘Parineeta’, the actress went on to show that she is someone to watch out for. And now she seems to have bagged role that would change her portfolio.

Vidya would be doing a film, titled ’No One Killed Jessica’ that would be based on the infamous murder of Jessica Lal. The tabloids went frenzy over the news when Jessica was gunned down in a bar amidst several people in April 1999. The victim’s sister Sabrina had ran pole to pole fighting legally to nab the murderer. Vidya would be playing the role of Sabrina.

’No One Killed Jessica’ will be directed by Rajkumar Gupta , who was earlier lauded for his thriller film ‘Aamir’. The director said that he will start rolling the film in Feb 2010. Talking about his choice of leading lady, the director said, “Vidya Balan seemed like the right choice from the start. Now that I have got her for the role, the rest of the casting will be easy.”

On the other hand Vidya is said to be excited with her role. Said the actress, “The minute I heard the role, I wanted to do it. It’s my first biographical role and a big challenge. I’ll be meeting Sabrina shortly. After Paa and Ishqiya, I need to move forward.”

Incidentally Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Halla Bol’ too had the shades of Jessica’s case and it also had Vidya Balan.

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