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Bipasha Basu thanks Bobby, Akshay for career
Model-turned-actress Bipasha Basu feels her co-stars Bobby Deol and Akshay Kumar’s support during her initial years helped her to become a full time actor. “Both Bobby and Akshay are going to be my favourites because I didn’t know what I was doing in ‘Ajnabee’ and the kind of support they gave me, including the directors,...
Actors are not racing horses-Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar dislikes being typecast as an ‘action’ or a ‘comedy’ hero and says he is not in the race for the top spot. “We are not fighting for any title. We are not race horses that you bet on them. We all actors are in one fraternity and we do films so that our...
Rituparno feels Akshay Kumar most underrated actor
Akshay Kumar has found a fan in director Rituparno Ghosh who feels his acting skills go unnoticed and says he is the most underrated actor in Bollywood. “I saw ‘Desi Boyz’ yesterday and cannot help thinking that Akshay Kumar is one of the most underrated actors in Bollywood,” Ghosh posted on Twitter. “I dn’t think...
I share special equation with Akshay Kumar offscreen-John Abraham
Actor John Abraham, who has teamed up with Akshay Kumar after six years for “Desi Boyz”, says they share a special equation offscreen and the film is an extension of their brotherly love. “The film does bring our ‘bromance’ onscreen. Akshay and I share a very special equation and the film is an extension of...
Chitrangada Singh brings sexy professor look back!
Remember Sushmita Sen as the sexy and stylish college professor in “Main Hoon Na”? Now Chitrangada Singh is set to recreate the same magic as a uber chic economics professor in “Desi Boyz”. Chitrangada’s character required her to look edgy, smart, stylish and yet mature. So her stylist went with fringes for her hairdo. According...
Joker to release Aug 30, 2012 in 3D
Shirish Kunder’s 3D movie “Joker”, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha, will release Aug 30 next year. “‘Joker’ release date confirmed, to arrive on 30th August, 2012,” Kunder posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. The 38-year-old, who is married to choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan, says the dates will not clash with Kabir Khan’s “Ek Tha Tiger”, which...
Akshay Kumar is ambassador for heart patients
Megastar Akshay Kumar’s heart beats for the juvenile and old alike — he has become the ambassador of a Mumbai-based hospital to support children and senior citizens suffering from heart ailment. The action hero is now the ‘Goodheart Ambassador’ for Asian Heart Institute (AHI) to espouse the cause of over one million babies born worldwide...
Punjabi family comedy Breakaway to premiere at Toronto
Akshay Kumar co-production “Breakaway”, a hilarious Punjabi family comedy on the lines of “Bend It Like Beckham”, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), it was announced here Tuesday. A cross-cultural hockey comedy-drama set in the Indo-Canadian community in the Toronto suburb of Brampton, “Breakaway” features Anupam Kher, Vinay Virmani,...
Preity Zinta with Akshay Kumar in new show
Actress Preity Zinta has started shooting for her new chat show, and her first guest was action star Akshay Kumar, who she said was very humble. “Just finished the first day of shooting 4 my show! It was so nice 2 chat with Akki ! Full marks 2 him 4 being so amazing and humble...
Decide Akshay Kumar’s ‘Rowdy Rathore’ look online
UTV Motion Pictures has launched an online hunt for the new look of actor Akshay Kumar for their new film “Rowdy Rathore”. “Akshay Kumar is shedding the uber-cool avatar and is set for sporting a rowdy look in his upcoming film ‘Rowdy Rathore’. But he is not able to decide which moustache will bring out...
Aarti Chhabria wins Fear Factor 4
Actress Aarti Chhabria, who won the fourth season of Colors’ show “Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi”, says host Akshay Kumar was her biggest source of inspiration. “Akshay has been a great source of inspiration. As I knew him even before the show, so I was quiet comfortable with him. He is a great host....
Akshay Kumar learns combat karate
He is a black belt in Taekwondo and now Akshay Kumar is learning traditional combat karate for his role in “Rowdy Rathore”. Directed by Prabhudeva, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala and co-produced by designer Shabinaa Khan, the film has Sonakshi Sinha opposite Akshay. The 43-year-old actor, who is extremely fitness conscious, will...
Maximum ratings ever for ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi – Torchaar’
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar’s return as the host of “Khatron Ke Khiladi” has worked wonders! The opening episode of the fourth season of the show has garnered the maximum ratings than all its previous seasons. The show generated a Television Rating Point (TRP) of 3.7, according to data provided by rating agency Audience Measurement and...
Asin is back in the reckoning
A two-year gap is huge, especially when there are youngsters clamouring to be part of Bollywood. But trust Asin to get back in the reckoning in style. Busy with the promotions of Ready (remake of the Telugu film Ready) with Salman Khan, the effervescent actor is packing her bags for a month-and-a-half stay in London...
‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ promotion Akshay Kumar performs live stunt
Actor Akshay Kumar, who returns as the host of adventure reality show “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, performed a daredevil live stunt here at Filmcity to stress on the level of stunts in the show this time around. Akshay, who was known as an action hero before he started doing comedies, first came on a bike wearing...
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