Mexican actress Barbara Mori, who is playing the lead opposite Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan in his much-awaited "Kites", arrived here Monday for promotion of the film.
Directed by Anurag Basu, "Kites" is a love story that crosses borders and linguistic barriers. It’s a tale of romance between an Indian man and a Mexican beauty.
Actress Kangana Ranaut plays a pivotal role in the film. Hrithik also makes his debut as a singer in the "Kites" album.
Produced by Hrithik’s father Rakesh Roshan and distributed by Reliance Big Pictures, "Kites" will release worldwide in Hindi and English May 21 in over 60 countries.

Hrithik Roshan appeared recently at an event in a completely different avatar. The actor has grown long hair and beard for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish. He plays a paraplegic in the movie and acquires to have this particular look.

Hrithik has grown his hair really long and also has his beard grown. While making public appearances he normally gels up his facial fuzz but has the long hair look.

"Neither Hrithik nor his director wanted use of any artificial hair. They wanted to have a natural look and one will see Hrithik with this look till the shooting is on for the movie," adds the source.

Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh’s had criticised Shahrukh Khan’s reaction to his detention in US claiming SRK had blown it out of proportion. He said that Shahrukh was doing this to promote his upcoming movie My Name Is Khan. He added that it former President Abdul Kalam hadn’t complained about the treatment meted out him in India why was Shahrukh making a big issue out of it.

When quizzed about Singh’s comments during a press conference, King Khan sarcastically said that he thought Amar Singh was unwell and taking treatment in Singapore. Adding more to his sarcasm SRK asked if Singh was back in Mumbai and in a physical condition to make such statements. He stressed on the fact that SRK and My Name Is Khan need no cheap publicity. He added that he wished Singh recovers soon with a healthy body and a strong mind

Shahrukh and Amar Singh’s tu tu mein mein goes a long way back. Shahrukh had made fun of him during an award function some years back which hadn’t gone down well too well with the UP strongman. Amar Singh’s closeness with the Bachchan family means Shahrukh always has to be in his firing line. Well a politician even in a hospital doesn’t refrain himself from making controversial statements.

He has bagged kudos for his outstanding performance in the latest hit ‘Kaminey’, but Shahid Kapoor says he can never match his father Pankaj Kapoor when it comes to acting.

‘I can never be like my father (in terms of acting)…he is way beyond anyone to be like him. I don’t even have any aspirations to be like him because I know that’s not happening. I just hope whenever my father sees my films, he likes my work,’ Shahid said.

year. Apparently the father and son are going to come together in a film for the first time. Yet untitled, the project will go on floors early next year.

Aishwarya Rai is suffering from chest infection and other flu-like symptoms, and pa-in-law Amitabh Bachchan is quite worried about it,considering how Swine Flu is taking it’s toll.

Big B wrote on his blog, “Aishwarya has taken ill and is down with chest infection and flu like symptoms. She had a high fever yesterday, but is settling down today.”

“It’s worrying to be so far away from children and not be there to look after them. Yes, they are mature and married and responsible, but children will always remain children.”

Rakhi Ka Swayamwar achieved everything a television reality show would want. It had high TRPs, huge controversy and added to it a spice called Rakhi Sawant it could not have been any bigger on the small screen. But now questions are being raised whether the Rakhi’s swayamwar was just another scripted reality shows aimed at garnering high TRP ratings and bountiful Ad revenue.

The script had it that Rakhi would not to tie knot with anyone at the end of the show and the winner would choose money over Rakhi with the item queen seeking public sympathy. All was going well till two ousted contestants revealed the plot. The producers wanting the show to look authentic came out with a unique solution of Rakhi getting engaged rather that tying the knot at the end.

Two weeks after the grand finale Rakhi Sawant  has already started raising doubts over her fiancée Elesh Parujanwala. First she skipped his sister’s wedding and then questioned his loyalty citing his multiple affairs in the past. She also said that she and Elesh weren’t made for each other. Hang on Rakhi this is the same person you were going gaga praising just about 10 days ago.
Conspiracy theorists believe all that is happening is scripted. Rakhi never had plans to get married on the NDTV Imagine show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar and her raising doubts over Elesh is just another plot. They believe Rakhi and Elesh are heading for a high profile split which will save the face for Rakhi as well as NDTV Imagine. Well with Rakhi around nothing is impossible.

Katrina Kaif’s performance in Yash Raj Films’ recent hit New York has not only left her critics impressed but director Karan Johar too. It is learnt from reliable sources that pretty actress has finally been roped in to play the lead for his next Dostana 2.

Sources inform, “Katrina has widened her experiences as an actress in a short span of time. On one hand she had a typical potboiler like Singh is King to her credit but then proved her critics wrong with a terrific performance like New York.”

“Yet again she is all out to woo the audience with her romantic image in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahaani with Ranbir but on the flip side she has a hardcore non glamorous look in a movie like Rajniti. Katrina has found an act of balance where her talent as an actress is concerned” adds our source.

Our source informs “Perhaps this is what that has impressed producer Karan Johar who has roped Katrina for Dostana 2. Karan initially had planned to to retain the same cast as Dostana. But Katrina’s performance in New York has left Karan highly impressed and after the survery where she was rated the sexiest Bollywood actress Karan confirmed his plans to have her on board.”

Karan has heard a lot of positive nature of the actress but for Katrina now it is a privilege to be a part of Dharma Productions,” said a friend close to actress.

When he entered the industry, he knew two things – Punches and Kicking! Acting followed and though it took a few films for the industry (as well as himself) to realize his acting potential, it was Akshay’s expertise in martial arts that kept the show running for him. The young man who flew from Chandni Chowk to Bangkok and landed in Mumbai, his initial films like Mr. Bond, Ashaant, Paandav, Kaayda Kanoon and many more ran in theaters solely on his action power!
Now close to 20 years after establishing himself in the industry, Akshay Kumar is all set to be living his dream. He is now sponsoring a Karate Championship for the youngsters so that they can enhance their talent, represent the country and then move on to showcase their skills and abilities at an International level.
The championship has rightly been termed as ‘Akshay Kumar 1st Invitational Open National Karate Championship’. The event is expected to see participation from as many as 2000 athletes who would be traveling to Mumbai from across the country. The Championships would be held from 22nd-25th October 2009 at Andheri Sports Complex Mumbai.
Says an official connected to the championship, "Akshay has always been passionate about Karate and is especially considerate about the fact that there is so much talent in the country that needs to be nurtured. He was particularly moved by the plight of some really talented athletes who could reach the highest level if given an opportunity but haven’t been able to do so because of lack of funds. With this championship, he wishes to create a platform where young and budding talent from all over India would get together and get into a world class fighting event. This event will also promote Karate and Martial Arts to the remotest corners of the country."
The entire championship is a brain child of Shihan Mehul Vora, a martial arts practitioner for over 27 years and International teacher for 15 years. Incidentally, Akshay’s son Aarav gets trained on martial arts at Vora’s class.
"I still remember Akshay coming to my Karate Class to watch Aarav train. Whenever he would see a child in need. he would ask me if he/she child would need a sponsorship", says Vora, "When I would tell him that there were so many out there who couldn’t afford going to a Karate tournament due to lack of funds, he would always encourage me to think around how this situation could be bettered and he would extend any help that I would ask."
This is when Vora decided to bring up the topic of the championship. "I shared the idea of championship with him and he was immediately on board", Vora gets nostalgic here, "The idea of Akshay Kumar Invitational Open National Karate Championship was born there and then. The students who would be coming for this championship won’t have to worry about the cost implications since Akshay would be bearing it all."
While bouts would be held from age groups as young as 6 years in all weight categories for men as well as women, it is also expected that some of the biggest names in Indian Karate would be taking part in this championship. Also, there would be a team of world class referees, judges and coaches along with international grandmasters and observers from Japan, Holland and Italy joining in.

Showing off her lovely smile, Freida Pinto was spotted arriving at her hotel in London, England on Saturday evening (August 1).

The Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” actress is back in town to continue working on a new Woody Allen project also starring Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin and Naomi Watts.

The return to London comes on the heels of a stay in New York City, where Miss Pinto enjoyed a romantic dinner date with her “Slumdog” co-star beau Dev Patel a little over a week ago.

The rendezvous saw the two join up at a Big Apple hotel, with Dev making the trip from Philadelphia, where he has been filming M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender”.

Since Hrithik started working with Barbara Mori in Kites, there were constant rumors about Hrithik having an extra marital affair with her, inspite of his repeated denials.Now the rumors can bite the dust as the loving hubby Hrithik has tattoed the name of his wife Suzanne on his arm.

A source says, “Hrithik trusted no one but tattoo artist, Sameer Patange, who had earlier too done tattoos for him and Susanne. Hrithik got Susanne’s name tattooed while she is away in London with sons, Hrehaan and Hridaan. The actor is on his way to London and intends to give Susanne a surprise.”

Tatoo artist, Sameer confirms the news, “Yes, Hrithik has got Susanne’s name tattooed on his wrist. We had discussed it earlier and he had asked me to work on an apt design when he and Susanne got a (six-point star) tattoo done from me a few months ago. Hrithik got the tattoo done while Susanne wasn’t in India. We had several meetings at his residence to finalise how the tattoo will look. I chose a font called Elvish, which is unique. Hrithik liked it a lot too. It was great to see how co-operative he was, carefully following all the instructions before and after the tattoo. He was like a child, extremely thrilled after the tattoo was done and couldn’t wait to show it to Susanne.”