Showing posts with label Actress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Actress. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Spotted In Malaysia Aiza Khan





Ayeza Khan is Pakistani drama actor ans super star, recently their last darama “Do Kadam Door they” was very hit and this drama was earn the very good name in worldwide, therefore once complete their last episode of drama she has gone to Asian nation for visit and celebrate their vacation.

in Asian nation Ayeza Khan enjoyed their vacation with masses fun and Masti, she’s few footage in Kuala Lampur area unit given below hopefully you will like them and may be share this footage with their fellows. As of late, our one in all a type the cutest and terrific entertainer ‘Ayeza Khan (Aiza)’ is in Kuala Lampur, Asian nation for business shoot. Ayeza Khan and utterly completely different models like ‘Sadia Khan’ and ‘Sadia Afzal’ area unit appreciating their Malaysian Trip as ought to be obvious this in Ayeza Khan photos.



Ayeza Khan was planned on formed fifteenth 1991. Her past name was ‘Kinza Khan’. Ayeza Khan began her vocation from age of sixteen years and joined in Beauty Pageant. She acted as a model and on-screen character and has worked in varied show serials, advertisements, slope and telefilms.




Tuesday, 1 April 2014

A closer look at the star’s stunning jewellery obsession: Emma Watson’s ear cuffs



It’s pretty much a fact that Emma Watson is always flawless. She’s perfected the art of looking on-trend without being overly trendy and has an air of elegance other young starlets could only dream of achieving. Of course, the downside to all this elegance is that we usually only see Watson when she’s working—no tabloid cover scandals for this actor. Thankfully she’s been out and about quite frequently over the last few weeks, promoting her latest film, Noah, and we don’t need to tell you that she’s been killing it on the red carpet.



Her two most recent red carpet looks, from the New York City and London premieres, involved simple, sculptural dresses in solid colours. In New York, Watson wore a black, long-sleeve Oscar de le Renta gown from the Fall 2014 collection. A deep-cut, open back kept it from being too mature a look for the 23-year-old—who was quoted this weekend as saying she can’t wait to age. (Lol, okay.) Today in London, Watson stunned in an all-white Ralph Lauren Collection silk column gown. Both looks are top notch, but what really has us on board with Watson’s style are her stand-out accessories.



Basically: those ear cuffs, guys! Watson’s actually worn ear cuffs a number of times on the red carpet, starting with a stunning set by Repossi which she donned last May at The Bling Ring premiere in Cannes. In New York for Noah, Watson’s ear cuff of choice was more of a winding chain of yellow gold and diamonds, centered on her ear, by jewellery designer Ana Khouri. She paired it with a rose gold bracelet, matte black nails and a whole mess of delicate stacking and third knuckle rings. (Also, extra beauty props for Watson’s bright orange lip!) In London today, Watson wore a yet-unidentified smaller chain-style ear cuff, paired with a more traditional cuff ring at the top of her ear. When it comes to ear-adoring, more really is is more. That being said, we need to get ourselves to a jewellery store, pronto.

Friday, 28 March 2014

March's most fashionable:Emma Watson



This March Emma Watson has graced the Oscars ceremony, posed at the red carpet premiere of Noah in Berlin, Madrid and New York, squeezed in a sitting with talk show host David Letterman, staged Twitter takeover for MTV and sat patiently during a separate Twitter Q&A. A lady of leisure this 23-year-old is not.



Throughout the press junkets, photo calls and premieres Watson has retained her reputation as an interesting one to watch in the style sphere (she wasn't asked to guest edit fashion glossy Wonderland back in January for no reason).

Sure she might play it safe with heartbreakingly beautiful dresses by Wes Gordon and Oscar de la Renta, but there is always a carefully calculated twist to her looks. Ear cuffs, which Watson started championing during the 2013 promo tour of The Bling Ring, continue to punctuate her outfits, while multiple silver rings creep up her fingers (the nails of which have been painted a don't-mess-with-me black).

READ: Does Emma Watson really own just eight pairs of shoes?

Even the actress's airport looks have garnered nods of approval in Telegraph Towers. Where other actresses hide behind bumper shades and forgiving overcoats (who knows what's going on underneath?), Watson has given us satin skater skirts, chic knitwear, beige macs and many a polished brogue.

Lest not forget that the former Harry Potter starlet also remains a die hard fan of the jumpsuit; a tricky garment to execute but which suits her petite frame down to a T.


Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Bollywood Box Office Business Report 2013 - Actors



Continuing with the analysis of a thriving 2013, when taking a glance at the box workplace performances of actresses, let's take a glance at however a number of the leading actors fared through the year. during this report, we tend to offer you a lowdown on the actors UN agency are ruling the box-office with their movies garnering record breaking business at the side of others UN agency area unit nevertheless to master the tricks of the trade. However, the collections during this report area unit restricted to the domestic domain.



As expected, Aamir Khan options at the pinnacle of the list accumulating Rs. 280.5 crores with simply one unharness Dhoom three. With such large collections, Aamir has thrown the sector open for Rs. three hundred large integer and films. returning in a very shut second is youth matinee idol Ranbir Kapoor with Rs. 248.36 crores collected with 2 releases, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Besharam. apparently, Bollywood's Greek god Hrithik Roshan steps in at range 3 along with his film Krrish three that collected Rs. 244.92 crores, reordering crowned head Rukh Khan at range four with Madras categorical that congregate Rs. 227.13 crores.



On the opposite hand, Sushant Singh Hindoo UN agency created his debut simply last year comes in at range sixteen with Kai Po Che and Shuddh Desi Romance assembling Rs. 96.27 crores. apparently, Salman Khan, UN agency has been operating overtime promoting his approaching film Jai metal, fails to feature during this list, since post Dabangg two in 2012, the actor had no unharness.



Note: Names of the actors area unit restricted to those that have strictly vie the lead roles within the aforesaid films; alternative supporting roles haven't been enclosed.



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Rank Actors Movies Total (INR cr.)
1 Aamir Khan Dhoom 3 - 280.5 280.5
2 Ranbir Kapoor Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - 188.57
Besharam - 59.79
248.36
3 Hrithik Roshan Krrish 3 - 244.92 244.92
4 Shahrukh Khan Chennai Express - 227.13 227.13
5 John Abraham Race 2 - 100.45
I, Me Aur Main - 7.9
Shootout at Wadala - 60.18
Madras Cafe - 42.67
211.20
6 Akshay Kumar Special 26 - 66.8
Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara - 61
Boss - 54.15
181.95
7 Saif Ali Khan Race 2 - 100.45
Go Goa Gone - 25.16
Bullet Raja - 36.23
161.84
8 Ranveer Singh Lootera - 29
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela - 116.33
145.33
9 Vivek Oberoi Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story - 4
Zila Ghaziabad - 16
Grand Masti - 102
122.00
10 Imran Khan Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola - 41
Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara - 61
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein - 16.29
118.29
11 Ajay Devgn Himmatwala - 47.45
Satyagraha - 63.74
111.19
12 Farhan Akhtar Bhaag Milkha Bhaag - 108.93 108.93
13 Shahid Kapoor Phata Poster Nikhla Hero - 36.53
R... Rajkumar - 66.1
102.63
14 Riteish Deshmukh Grand Masti - 102 102
15 Arjun Rampal Inkaar - 9.5
D-Day - 24
Satyagraha - 63.74
97.24
16 Sushant Singh Rajput Kai Po Che! - 49.67
Shuddh Desi Romance - 46.6
96.27
17 Aditya Roy Kapoor Aashiqui 2 - 78.42 78.42
18 Amitabh Bachchan Satyagraha - 63.74 63.74
19 Sunny Deol Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 - 36.7
Singh Saab The Great - 26.62
63.32
20 Dhanush Raanjhanaa - 60.35 60.35
21 Emraan Hashmi Ek Thi Daayan - 25.8
Ghanchakkar - 34
59.80
22 Arshad Warsi Zila Ghaziabad - 16
Jolly L.L.B. - 32.71
Rabba Main Kya Karoon - 1.09
49.80
23 Sanjay Dutt Policegiri - 16.81
Zanjeer - 15.19
Zilla Ghaziabad - 16
48.00
24 Irrfan Khan D-Day - 24
The Lunchbox - 20.19
44.19
25 Ali Zafar Chashme Baddoor - 41.68 41.68
26 Pulkit Samrat Fukrey - 36.5 36.5
27 Girish Kumar Ramaiya Vastavaiya - 36.3 36.3
28 Randeep Hooda Murder 3 - 22.88
John Day - 1.59
24.47
29 Arjun Kapoor Aurangzeb - 22.35 22.35
30 Ayushmann Khurana Nautanki Saala - 21.68 21.68
31 Vidyut Jamwal Commando - A One Man Army - 21.47 21.47
32 Ram Charan Teja Zanjeer - 15.19 15.19
33 Saqib Saleem Mere Dad Ki Maruti - 12.54 12.54
34 Neil Nitin Mukesh David - 3.75
3 G - 5.82
Shortcut Romeo - 2.58
12.15
35 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Aatma - 8.78 8.78
36 Manish Paul Mickey Virus - 7.66 7.66
37 Sachiin Joshi Mumbai Mirror - 1.83
Jackpot - 5.21
7.04
38 Sharman Joshi War Chod Na Yaar - 6.75 6.75
39 Jackky Bhagnani Rangrezz - 6.37 6.37
40 Prateik Babbar Issaq - 4 4
41 Rajkummar Rao Shahid - 3.607 3.607





Disclaimer:

The Box Office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research. The figures can be approximate and Bollywood Hungama
does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However,
they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the
film(s).

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Predicting Which Best Picture Nominee Will Win the Oscar Based on Movie Titles

The accolade nominations came out on weekday morning, and as of currently, it's anybody's race. Some say twelve Years a Slave has it within the bag, whereas others assume yankee Hustle can snatch the simplest image trophy. there is no a technique to grasp obviously — will the Academy weigh emotional impact? Flashy performances? The film's lasting message?



How concerning titles? affirmative, you'll tell plenty a couple of film by its title, and concerning its accolade probabilities, too. We've compiled some handy information concerning every Best image nominee's title and what it says concerning the film's probabilities come back time at hand out the awards.



AMERICAN HUSTLE









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Movies with the word "America" in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: two (An yankee in Paris; yankee Beauty) 

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: two (America, America; yankee Graffiti)



Movies whose titles refers to against the law or act of duplicity...

...to win a Best image Oscar: two (Mutiny on the Bounty; The Sting)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: eleven (The Racket; She Done Him Wrong; Imitation of Life; Libeled Lady; Grand Illusion; The Caine Mutiny; The Hustler; Mutiny on the Bounty; The Killing Fields; The Fugitive; Traffic)



CAPTAIN PHILLIPS 







Movies with a main character's last name in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: ten (The nice Ziegfeld; Ben-Hur; Tom Jones; Patton; Annie Hall; Kramer vs. Kramer; Gandhi; Schindler’s List; Forrest Gump; Shakespeare in Love)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: forty five (Disraeli; monger Horn; Arrowsmith; The House of Rothschild; Alice Adams; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; Ruggles of Red Gap; Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; adult male. Deeds Goes to Town; The Story of Louis Pasteur; The lifetime of Emile Zola; The Adventures of Robin Hood; farewell, Mr. Chips; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; Kitty Foyle; national Kane; Here Comes adult male. Jordan; Sergeant York; Mrs. Miniver; The glorious Ambersons; gentlewoman Curie; Wilson; Mildred Pierce; grayback Belinda; Julius Caesar; adult male Roberts; The Diary of Anne Frank; Elmer Gantry; Dr. Strangelove or however I Learned to prevent Worrying and Love the Bomb; mother Poppins; Doctor Zhivago; Who’s scared of Virginia Woolf?; Doctor Dolittle; Butch Cassidy and therefore the Sundance Kid; Barry Lyndon; Prizzi’s Honor; Boche Maguire; sensible can Hunting; Saving non-public Ryan; Erin Brokovich; Capote; archangel Clayton; Lincoln)



Movies whose titles embody a paygrade...

...to win a Best image Oscar: o

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: vi (The Smiling Lieutenant; Captain Blood; Captains Courageous; Sergeant York; Saving non-public Ryan; Master and Commander: The so much aspect of the World)



DALLAS patrons CLUB







Movies with a town name in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: four (Cimarron; Casablanca; Associate in Nursing yankee in Paris; Chicago)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: eighteen (Hollywood Revue; Shanghai Express; San Francisco; In recent Chicago; The metropolis Story; adult male. Smith Goes to Washington; Casablanca; Roman Holiday; Peyton Place; Judgment and Nuremberg; Chinatown; Nashville; Fargo; L.A. Confidential; Gangs of latest York; Munich; Letters from invasion of Iwo Jima; time of day in Paris)



Movies whose titles appear to be they must in all probability have a possessive apostrophe, but don't...

...to win a Best image Oscar: zero

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: four (Boys Town; Kings Row; Dead Poets Society; Howards End)



GRAVITY







Movies whose titles area unit one intangible noun...

...to win a Best image Oscar: one (Crash)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: eight (Alibi; Suspicion; Crossfire; Deliverance; Traffic; Atonement; Inception; Moneyball)



Movies whose titles finish in "ity"...

...to win a Best image Oscar: one (From Here to Eternity)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: three (Double Indemnity; Atlantic City; Sense and Sensibility)



HER









Movies whose titles area unit created up 3 letters or fewer...

...to win a Best image Oscar: zero

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: four (Z; JFK; Ray; Up)



Movies that have the word "her" in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: one (Ben-Hur)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: one (Hannah and Her Sisters)



NEBRASKA











Movies with U.S. state names in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: zero

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: two (In recent Arizona; Mississippi Burning)

*Note: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Gangs of latest House of York each consult with cities, not states, and therefore the "Virginia" in Who's scared of writer could be a human lady.



We adored American state, however this is often very the sole one we tend to might think about for it. Sorry, Alexander Payne. Sorry, everybody.



PHILOMENA









Movies whose titles area unit simply a main character's forename...

...to win a Best image Oscar: five (Rebecca; Hamlet; Marty; Gigi; Oliver!)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: twenty (Skippy; Cleopatra; Ivanhoe; Shane; Fanny; Cleopatra; Alfie; Lenny; Rocky; Julia; Norma Rae; Tess; Bugsy; Babe; Elizabeth; Seabiscuit; Ray; Juno; Precious; Hugo)



Movies whose titles were mispronounced by old master DiCaprio on live tv...

...to win a Best image Oscar: zero

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: zero (There are often only 1 Philomania.)



12 YEARS A SLAVE









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Movies with numbers in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: vi (It Happened One Night; round the World in eighty Days; The Godfather half II; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Million dollar Baby; Slumdog Millionaire)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: thirty six (Seventh Heaven; 5 Star Final; One Hour with You; forty second Street; The non-public lifetime of Henry VIII; One Night of Love; street Melody of 1936; A Tale of 2 Cities; 3 sensible Girls; 100 Men and a Girl; Four Daughters; One Foot in Heaven; forty ninth Parallel; Henry V; Miracle on thirty fourth Street; A Letter to 3 Wives; Twelve O’Clock High; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; 3 Coins within the Fountain; The 10 Commandments; twelve Angry Men; The resistant Ones; m Clowns; Anne of the Thousand Days; 5 simple Pieces; Born on the Fourth of July; The Godfather half III; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Phoebus Apollo 13; The Sixth Sense; The Lord of the Rings: the 2 Towers; District 9; 127 Hours; Toy Story 3; Zero Dark Thirty)



Movies that consult with a unit of your time in their titles...

...to win a Best image Oscar: two (The Best Years of Our Lives; round the World in eighty Days) 

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: nine (One Hour with You; girl for a Day; The Yearling; The Longest Day; Anne of the Thousand Days; Dog Day Afternoon; Remains of the Day; The Hours; 127 Hours)



THE WOLF OF WALL STREET









Movies whose titles embody mention of Associate in Nursing animal...

...to win a Best image Oscar: three (The cervid Hunter; Dances with Wolves; The Silence of the Lambs)

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: seventeen (Of Mice and Men; the small Foxes; The Maltese Falcon; The Ox-Bow Incident; The Snake Pit; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; To Kill a Mockingbird; The Lion in Winter; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Dog Day Afternoon; The Elephant Man; Raging Bull; Kiss of the Spider Woman; hunkered Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Black Swan; War Horse)



Movies whose titles embody the name of a street...

...to win a Best image Oscar: one (The street Melody) 

...to get nominative for BP, however not win: five (42nd Street; The Barretts of Wimpole Street; street Melody of 1936; Miracle on thirty fourth Street; Sunset Boulevard)



Cast your bets, folks. Captain Phillips sounds like it's this one fastened down.



*Special because of Hollywood.com writers Julia Emmanuele and Jordan Smith for serving to to compile information and diverting the madness of this post, and to our CTO Greg Zimerman for ill  hours of labor once my Word Doc crashed. you are a hero, Greg.

Aishwarya Rai to make a comeback with Mani Ratnam


Aishwarya Rai to make a comeback with Mani Ratnam

She started her acting career with Mani Ratnam's Iruvar wherever she compete a personality uncannily like Jayalalitha.



And currently Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is geared up to create a comeback to screen when an extended maternity leave with a movie to be directed by Mani Ratnam. Mani is extremely near each Abhishek and Aishwarya. He has worked with the couple in Guru and Raavan. 



But for his next, he desires solely Aishwarya. 



Says a awfully reliable supply, "Mani shares a wonderful equation with Abhishek and Ash. however this point he is reaching to direct a movie that encompasses a terribly robust feminine protagonist's character. Mani feels there's very little area for Abhishek in his next." 



Aishwarya has given her consent to her presence in Mani's next. 



Says the supply, "Aishwarya was terribly clear regarding her priorities when she became a mother. She gave 100 of her time and concentration to her female offspring Aaraadhya for 2 years. currently that Aaraadhya is prepared for play group Aishwarya will begin thinking of seriously coming to acting." 



Aishwarya was keen to come back with a movie directed by either of her 2 favorite administrators, Sanjay Leela Bhansali or Mani Ratnam. 



Says the supply, "She was most finalized for the item song in SLB's Ram-Leela. however Aishwarya wished some changes within the lyrics that Sanjay refused. whereas she's trying forward to operating with SLB, she's geared up to come back with Mani Ratnam's next project." 



The movie-making genius' career has been underneath a cloud. His last 2 films Raavan and Kadal have bombed and been heavily panned by critics additionally. 



"Mani too must create a comeback," says the supply that informs regarding Aishwarya's nod to the Mani Ratnam project.

Monday, 20 January 2014

Shraddha and Varun in ABCD sequel



Varun Dhawan World Health Organization created his debut within the Dharma film Student of the Year can shortly be seen within the sequel to the dance film ABCD - Any Body will Dance. curiously, the Aashiqui two role player Shraddha Kapoor are featured aboard Varun within the film.



While the primary installment of the film that discharged last year featured new faces, director Remo D'souza opted for a amendment this point spherical. the explanation behind casting familiar faces for the sequel is that apparently the script of the sequel demanded that the leading actor be a familiar face. 



However, a political candidate announcement of identical is hoped-for.

Friday, 17 January 2014

Sonakshi Sinha Is Upset With Award Function



Sonakshi Sinha, UN agency tried to maneuver off from action and masala entertainers last year with Lootera, received rave reviews for her performance. however the role player appears to be pissed with the actual fact that the praises and appreciations failed to mirror once it came to nominations in award functions.



Though the motion-picture show had touched hearts of the many critics, the box-office figures weren't spectacular enough. However, Sonakshi UN agency received a nomination this year for 'Best Actress' class for the film at Life Ok Screen Awards was left upset with the actual fact that the remainder of the motion-picture show solid and crew weren't given the due credit at the operate. She took on twitter to precise her unhappiness as she wrote, "Disheartening however Lootera has been command back from most of the nominations this year! means they decision it a masterpiece/poetry in motion/world class/technically superior film once it released? That looks like qualification enough to be out there. Not nominating Vikram Motwane for best director, ranveer for acting, amit trivedi for music, shetty for motion-picture photography, Aditya for art, subarna for costume, amitabh for lyrics makes my nomination feel thus out of place! Vikram motwane, u can and perpetually be best director for me! Ranveer, amit trivedi, shetty, aditya, subarna, amitabh bhattacharya and everybody related to this terribly special film can perpetually be pleased with Lootera whether or not or not they acknowledge United States :) (sic)"

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Sherlyn Chopra-"I shot Kamasutra 3D for barely 5 days"


Sherlyn Chopra-"I shot Kamasutra 3D for barely 5 days"

A couple of days back, the trailer of the much talked about film Kamasutra 3D was unveiled. While the film has been much talked about, thanks to Sherlyn Chopra, her absence at the event certainly raised a few eye brows.

While speculation on the reasons behind her copious absence abound, Sherlyn decided to set the record straight stating, "I shot for Kamasutra 3D for barely 5 days. After which, a series of irreconcilable differences had risen between the makers of the film and myself. The makers had made drastic changes in the story & screenplay of the film which were not acceptable to me. I had made known to the makers that I could not proceed with the shooting of the film as my best interests were being violated by them. I chose to exit from the film without creating a ruckus. I wish Team Kamasutra 3D best wishes. However, I cannot promote the film anymore on any platform whatsoever."

On enquiring whether this will create problems in the future, Sherlyn stated, "Neither can the makers of the film persuade me to do so as they know very well that it is they who violated the terms & conditions of their agreement with me. Besides I have no time or inclination to press charges against them as I'm genuinely occupied with an All India Promotional Tour and an International Promotional Tour for Bad Girl."

Written and directed by Rupesh Paul, Kamasutra 3D is slated for release in May this year.

Parineeti not signed opposite Shah Rukh Khan


Parineeti not signed opposite Shah Rukh Khan

All speculations can well be put to rest. Parineeti Chopra would have to wait before she is seen on the big screen with Shah Rukh Khan. Though ever since the announcement of Fan, there were rumours of the two being paired opposite each other, unfortunately this has turned out to be, well, just plain rumours.

"In fact if you see an official communication from Yash Raj Films around the cast of Fan, there is no mention of a leading lady out there. Otherwise they never keep any suspense around their cast and crew. If Parineeti was in the film, her name would have been announced," informs our source.

Rumours started catching heat especially after it was announced that Fan would be directed by Maneesh Sharma. Since the filmmaker's last two films - Shuddh Desi Romance and Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl - have both featured Parineeti while producer Aditya Chopra too has shown great faith in the young woman's talent, it seemed like a given that Parineeti would now get her chance and graduate to the Shah Rukh starrer.

"It is not happening though. Parineeti is anyways working on three films - Hasee Toh Phasee, Daawat-E-Ishq and Kill Dil - which will keep her engaged till end of year. Let's see, perhaps she would get to do something with the superstar in 2015 or beyond," says a close associate.

When contacted, Parineeti too denied her involvement with Fan. "No, I am not in Fan. There is not even an iota of truth to the rumours making the rounds," she said.

Well, it can pretty much bite the dust now.

Kareena Kapoor transforms into Maharashtrian mulgi



Its transformation time for Kareena Kapoor. The actress who has so far not done too many makeover characters is all set to get into the skin of her character in Rohit Shetty's Singham 2.

The role is that of a middleclass Maharashtrian woman opposite her cop-hero Ajay Devgn and would require Kareena not only to dress but also talk like a typical Maharashtrian woman from the suburbs.

Says a source, "The character of Devgn's love-interest in the first Singham film was sketchy. She was loud but at the fringes of the plot. In Singham 2, the female protagonist is pivotal to the plot. Rohit Shetty re-wrote the role after Kareena agreed to do it."

Apparently, the character would be shown breaking into fluent fast-flowing Marathi in her excitable moments. Says the source, "Kareena knows a smattering of Marathi but for the part in Singham 2, she will practice the Marathi with her Maharashtrian friends."

Kareena, just back from 2-week long vacation in Gstaad with her husband Saif says, "Would you believe it, I've never played a Maharashtrian before. I am really looking forward it. I know Rohit Shetty will make sure my character comes out right."

Kareena starts shooting for Singham 2 in March.

Prominent non-Maharashtrian actresses who have played Maharashtrian characters:

Sridevi in Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish

Asin in R Murugadoss's Ghajini

Priyanka Chopra in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey

Sonam Kapoor Spotted Celebrating New Year In A Bikini!



While most of the stars opted to celebrate New Year eve with their alleged partners outside the country, actress Sonam Kapoor chose to welcome 2014 in India only. The beautiful actress who had made her debut oppositeRanbir Kapoor, was on a beach vacation was in Goa.


The fashionista who is current relationship status is ‘single’ was on a holiday with her friends. Also accompanying her was producer sister, Rhea Kapoor and her boyfriend, Karan Boolani.  Here are a few pictures of what fun did the diva have during her beach vacation.
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The actress who is usually seen in ‘covered’ dresses, posed in a blue bikini blue top in the pool. And going by the pictures, we can say that Sonam looks delightfully sexy. Yes Imran and Ranbir were absolutely wrong in denying that Sonam is sexy on the third season of ‘Koffee With Karan’.
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In this second picture, the talented actress is seen flashing the cute smile that won her the lead role in the ‘Khoobsurat’ remake.  She was currently shooting in Jaipur for the movie and this Goa trip was a small and well deserved break for the girl.


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And this, the girl in two-piece bikini is not Sonam but her sister, Rhea. Kissing her is her boyfriend Karan Boolani. Cute no?


She also tweeted: Goa holiday! Love in the air! @perniaq @cortomoltedo instagram.com/p/iqnL74whcm/
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Sonam took this picture with group of her beautiful friends.


As per reports, father Anil Kanpoor had planned her comfortable in a five-star resort. Sonam, for whom 2013 was a success as her ‘Ranjhnaa’ and ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ were hits, had been shooting in Rajasthan for the ‘Khoobsurat’ remake. She will be seen reprising Rekha’s character, which is quite opposite to her fashionista image .


Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Bipasha Basu All Set To Marry!




While Bollywood’s handsome hunk John Abraham married his girlfriend Priya Runchal on New Year’s eve, his ex-flame Bipasha Basu has adjudicated her marriage too. Yes, the hottie has decided to settle with her steady date Harman Baweja now.


You make think that the decision was taken after seeing John settled in life but there is no such thing. A source close to the couple revealed that marriage was on the cards since very long, long before John announced his marriage on Twitter. However, the couple has decided to make the news official only after Harman returns to the silver screen with ‘Dhiskiyaon’. ‘Dhiskiyaon’, his next movie, has been produced by Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra and is all set to hit the screens this August.


As per insiders, the two is really serious about this relationship and wants to tie the knot soon. In all the public appearances that they have made, they have been spotted comfortable in each other’s arms.


They were first spotted at Jackky Bhagnani’s birthday bash in December, 2012 and had been open about their relationship since then. However, they never spoke in media about the same.





Harman was also spotted spending some quality time with Bipasha on the sets of her next movie, the Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Humshakals’. He had flown to London to accompany his lady love. After that, they were having their ‘moments’ in Bipasha’s birthday. The ‘Raaz’ actress celebrated her 35th birthday at her Khar pad with her close friends that included R Madhavan,  Rocky S, Sophie Chaudhary and others. 












Thursday, 9 January 2014

P.Chopra’s Super Man !





Priyanka Chopra has a long list of benchmarks that she has set for her prospective life partner.


But she says she wants that her man should be a male version of herself.


“I have a very long list and very high standards. He has to
be a gentleman, he has to be intelligent, someone I respect and funny,
not stupid funny but witty funny, charming. Basically, a male version of
me,” the 31-year-old said.



Priyanka added that it does not matter whether he is an actor or not.


“He needs to be an achiever, it doesn’t matter if he is an
actor or not an actor. I would never respect a guy who is not an
achiever,” she said.



Priyanka will soon be seen in Yash Raj Films

Katrina : Bollywood Lady of the Day

Katrina kaif is A Stunning actresses as well as a beautiful woman who has cached the attention of million of Film viewers accross the Globe


Here Are Few Images of Our Lady of the Day :


Katrina Performing Dance :



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 Ktrina Rocking :



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Tuesday, 7 January 2014

“Mehwish” a beautiful face of TV



Mehwish Hayat is a Rising star of Pakistani media industry.
The daughter of a News caster gets all the angles and expression to
attract the public. Her performance in HUM SAB UMEED SAY HEIN is also
appreciable. She has created a ray of sensation in Drama industry by her
gorgeous looks. Her resemblance with an indian super star C.Singh makes
her more prominent among public. We wish her success in Future.




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Saturday, 4 January 2014

Katrina Kaif Biography

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Katrina Kaif (pronounced [kəˈʈriːnaː ˈkɛːf]; born Katrina Turquotte[1] on 16 July 1983) is a British film actress and model. She is primarily known for her work in Bollywood films, though has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She has achieved popularity due to her physical beauty, and for being one of India's highest-paid actresses.

After a successful modelling career, Kaif made her acting debut in 2003, with a role in Kaizad Gustad's box office bomb Boom, after which she was initially written off. She consequently appeared in a Telugu film—the hit romantic comedy Malliswari. Kaif later earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? and Namastey London. She followed it with glamorous roles in a series of box office hits, though she was criticised for having little to do in male-centric films like Partner (2007), Welcome (2007) and Singh Is Kinng (2008).

The 2009 terrorism drama New York marked a turning point in her career, earning her praise as well as a Filmfare Best Actress nomination. She subsequently featured in more prominent roles in hit films like Raajneeti (2010), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), which earned her her second Filmfare nomination. She further featured in the romantic thriller Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Yash Chopra's swan song Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) and the action drama Dhoom 3 (2013), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess, she has established herself as a commercially successful actress of Hindi cinema.[2]

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Personal life

Katrina Kaif was born on 16 July 1983[3][4][5] in Hong Kong[6] to an Indian Kashmiri father,[7][8][9][10] Mohammed Kaif,[11][12][13][14] and an English mother, Susanna Turquotte,[12][15] who is a British citizen. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif once stated, "My dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings."[16] When she came to India, she changed her surname to that of her father's, Kaif, because it was Indian in origin.[1][8][17]

Furthermore, Ayesha Shroff, producer of her first film, has maintained that the actress's original name is Katrina Turquotte. She also claims that they gave her the Indian father and also the surname Kaif after cricketer Mohammad Kaif as he was on top at that time. She adds that they also had thought her naming Katrina Kazi.[17][18] Kaizad Gustad, director of her first film Boom, maintains that Kaif was a name he conjured up after Katrina was selected at an audition at a Pali Hill hotel in Mumbai.[11]

From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, and then to Japan. From there she went to France when she was 8, and thereafter lived for a few months at a time in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, and other European countries.[16] Then she moved with her family to Hawaii and eventually to her mother's home country of England. Although it is often assumed that Kaif is from London, she lived there only for three years before moving to Mumbai.[16] As a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.[19]

Kaif's personal life, including her romantic relationships, has been a great subject to the media. After years of speculations Katrina Kaif admitted in a 2011 magazine interview that she had been in a serious relationship with actor Salman Khan for several years, which ended in 2010.[20]

Education and NGOs

Kaif started pursuing her engineering studies in London at age 17, but she was not interested in that field. Instead, she wanted to be in the modeling and the glamour industry. In an interview in The Times of India, Kaif stated that she came to India to search for her career at the age of 17.[21] Her philanthropic work includes her association with an NGO her mother works for, the Relief Projects India.[11]

Career

Modelling and film debut (1997–2003)

Kaif first expressed interest in a modelling career at the age of fourteen, when she won a beauty contest in Hawaii, and subsequently received her first assignment as a model—a jewellery campaign.[22] Kaif continued modelling in London, where she worked for various freelance agencies.[11] She also featured regularly at the London Fashion Week. Her appearance at a fashion show attracted the attention of London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who selected her for a role in the English / Hindi erotic heist film Boom, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Amitabh Bachchan, Gulshan Grover, Jackie Shroff, Madhu Sapre and Padma Lakshmi.[23][24] Whilst shooting for the film in India, Kaif began receiving other offers, and decided to stay in the country.[25] She soon established a successful modelling career there after endorsing prominent brands like Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung.[26] Kaif also gained recognition after walking the ramp for Rohit Bal at the Lakme Fashion Week in 2003.[27] Adarsh Gutpta, executive director of Liberty Shoes (co-sponsor of the show) opined that "her professionalism has been truly amazing [...] it is her uninhibited sensibility that I think makes Katrina the perfect choice for advertising lifestyle products."[28]

Kaif's successful modelling stint led to immense anticipation surrounding her Bollywood debut.[24] However, upon release, Boom failed critically as well as commercially.[29][30] Her enactment of a supermodel ensnared in the Mumbai underworld was not well received, with Ziya U. Salam of The Hindu attributing the poor performances of the film's leading ladies to "the vacuity of their expressions." Post-release, Kaif was initially written off due to her thick British accent.[31] On its failure, Kaif dismissed the film, saying that "I don't count Boom among important happenings in my life. When I signed this film, I didn't know much about India and its film audience. I got to know later that the film had major flaws in terms of script and presentation."[32]

Kaif was later offered a number of modelling assignments,[32] though filmmakers were hesitant to cast her due to her poor command in Hindi; in one such incident, she was unceremoniously removed from the film Saaya.[33] Subsequently, Kaif began working on her diction through Hindi classes.[32]

Breakthrough and initial success (2005–2006)

After the failure of her first Bollywood venture, Kaif took on a Telugu film Malliswari. Cast opposite Daggubati Venkatesh, the film saw Kaif play the titular role of a princess—heiress to INR7 billion (US$110 million)—who is forced to flee from her murderous caretaker. For the film, she reportedly received INR7.5 million (US$110,000), the highest amount paid to an actress in the South industry at the time of release. Moreover, the film emerged as an economic success.[34]

The following year, Kaif appeared briefly as Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend in Ram Gopal Verma's political thriller Sarkar,[35] and subsequently featured in her first major Hindi film role in David Dhawan's adaptation of the romantic comedy Cactus Flower entitled Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, alongside Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Sohail Khan.[36] The film was a profitable venture,[37] and Kaif gathered recognition for her role as a model with suicidal tendencies; Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com mentions that "Katrina's Disney princess-like charm adds to her adorable screen presence."[38] She followed this with her second Telegu release Allari Pidugu where she played a small role alongside Balakrishna.[39]

In 2006, she was paired opposite Akshay Kumar for the first time (she subsequently appeared alongside Kumar in a number of successful films) in Raj Kanwar's Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. The film tells the story of two like-minded strangers who fall in love despite being engaged to other people. Though the film met with a tepid response at the box office,[40] Kaif received appreciation for her performance; Rajeev Masand wrote, "Katrina [...] dazzles every time she's on screen [...] she exploits the potential that this role provides her, and she ends up turning in an impressive act that is sure to get her noticed."[41] Kaif also appeared in a Malayalam film—the crime thriller Balram vs. Tharadas—which was a profitable production.[42] She played an actress who is arrested by police inspector Balram (Mammootty), as a means of trapping her criminal boyfriend Tharadas (also Mammooty). Writing for The Hindu, Rishi Raj Singh was impressed with Kaif's performance and published that she is "marvellous" in her role.[43]

Namastey London and commercial success (2007–2008)

The year 2007 brought about a change in Kaif's acting career, when she appeared in four films, all of which were successful at the box office.[44] In an interview with Businessofcinema.com, Kaif opined that her starring role in Vipul Shah's romantic comedy Namastey London marked an important milestone.[45] She used her experiences in London as a reference point for her role as a spoilt British Indian girl who is intent on marrying her self-centred British boyfriend despite her parent's reproach.[46] Critics were divided in the film itself,[47] though Kaif's performance attracted favourable reviews. Verma mentions that she "suits the role to the T," adding that "the actress brings the zingy mix of her character alive with style and substance."[48] Kaif's chemistry with lead actor Akshay Kumar also generated immense appreciation, with Nikhat Kazmi of The Times Of India describing their pairing as "refreshing".[49]

Kaif with Akshay Kumar on the sets of Welcome, 2007

She next appeared in a supporting role for the Anil Sharma-directed melodramatic sports film Apne, that featured Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kirron Kher and Shilpa Shetty in prominent roles. After Apne, she reunited with director David Dhawan for the comedy Partner (the unofficial remake of Hitch), where she starred alongside Salman Khan, Govinda and Lara Dutta. With a worldwide revenue of INR1.03 billion (US$16 million), the film emerged a blockbuster,[50] despite a mixed critical reception.[51] Kaif's final release of the year was Anees Bazmee's multistarrer comedy Welcome, in which she was cast alongside Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Anil Kapoor. The film received mixed reviews,[52] though became Kaif's second consecutive blockbuster, with worldwide earnings of INR1.16 billion (US$18 million).[50][53] Despite these films doing well at the box office, Kaif's roles were overlooked as the general perception from critics was that the films did not allow "much for the women to do" and that Kaif was "nothing more than [a] glamourous prop" in her appearances.[51][52][54]

The following year, Kaif collaborated with Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy for Abbas-Mustan's action thriller Race. The film follows the story of two stepbrothers-turned-rivals who are in contention of their father's insurance payment. Kaif enacted the role of Ranveer's (Khan) double-crossing secretary and his stepbrother's (Khanna) lover. Race continued Kaif's slew of successes, though Kazmi noted that "Katrina is too pale as the blousy secretary who comes into her own only when she gets seductive with a `Touch me, kiss me' tenor."[55] She was more appreciative of the film, praising its "super cool look [and] testosterone-high action sequences."[56] Kaif was next seen in Anees Bazmee's action comedy Singh Is Kinng, as Akshay Kumar's love interest and Ranvir Shorey's fiancée. With worldwide earnings of INR1.25 billion (US$19 million), the film was declared a super hit—making it Kaif's sixth consecutive success at the box office.[31][50][55] Kaif earned mixed reviews for her performance; in a particularly scathing review, Rajeev Masand commented that "Katrina Kaif is an eyesore [...] her acting so weak you want to urge her to watch everyone from Madhubala to Madhuri so she might pick up a few tricks."[57]

Kaif's final release of the year, the Subhash Ghai-directed drama Yuvvraaj, was a major failure at the box office.[55] The film narrates the story of three estranged brothers—Deven (Salman Khan), Danny (Zayed Khan) and Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor), and the attempts of the former two into scamming money from their mentally ill brother. To prepare for her role as a cello player, Kaif practised playing the instrument alongside orchestra members.[58] Her portrayal of a girl forbidden by her father from marrying her poor lover, received generally positive reviews; Sonia Chopra of Sify opined that "Katrina is wonderful, plays the cello convincingly, and looks ethereal."[59] Despite the film receiving mixed reviews as a whole, its script was added to the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences due to its artistic merit.[60][61]

During this period, Kaif's voice was often dubbed by dubbing artists such as Mona Ghosh Shetty, since she was inarticulate in Hindi and other Indian languages.[62] Whilst Kaif was a part of a string of successful movies at this stage, film critics observed that she had little to do as her films were generally male-centric.[31][63] She also received mostly negative reviews for her acting prowess.[64][65] On her series of glamorous roles, Kaif reflected that her "first few films were really a process of learning [...] [t]here was no target."[11]

New York and other roles (2009–2011)

Kaif with Prakash Jha (left) and Ranbir Kapoor at the press conference for Raajneeti, 2010

After a string of films in which she was cast merely for her glamour quotient, Kaif's role in the 2009 terrorism drama New York brought her recognition for her acting.[66] The Kabir Khan-directed film narrated the story of three friends and how their lives are changed when one of them is wrongly detained after 9/11. Cast alongside John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kaif portrayed the character of Maya, a college student who is later married to a terrorist. On her role, Kaif remarked that she identified with Maya as she felt similar isolation whilst growing up in London because of her skin colour.[67] Kaif further opined that she had "played the arm candy in one too many films in the past" and was looking to work in more "performance oriented" films like New York.[68] The film did well at the box office and received positive reviews.[69][70] Subhash K. Jha mentions that Kaif "comes into her own as an actress of substance," adding that "[f]rom the carefree effervescent campus girl to the anguished wife, Katrina makes the journey look plausible all the way."[71] New York earned Kaif her first Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.[72] She also appeared in a cameo for India's first underwater thriller Blue.[73]

Kaif next appeared in Rajkumar Santoshi's hit comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, as an orphan who is forced to marry a rich man against her wishes.[74] Kaif was generally praised for her performance; Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama mentioned that "Katrina Kaif continues to surprise [...] She scores in both emotional and light scenes," adding that her chemistry with co-star Ranbir Kapoor is "electrifying."[75] Her final release of the year was in Priyadarshan's multistarrer comedy De Dana Dan, alongside Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Sameera Reddy and Neha Dhupia.

In 2010, Kaif first appeared in Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti. The film, which saw Kaif feature alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai and Sarah Thompson, was inspired by the Indian epic The Mahabharata, and Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.[76] Set against the backdrop of Bhopal, the picture narrated the story of a fiercely fought election campaign between two warring parties who attempt to seize power through manipulation, corruption and treachery. Before release, it was largely speculated that Kaif's character was based on Sonia Gandhi, though this was denied by Kaif. In preparation for her role as the dynamic Indu, she watched election campaign videos of Priyanka Vadra in order to study the body language of politicians and their interactions during campaigns.[77] The film met with predominantly positive reviews, though some critics complained about its poor depiction of women, saying that they are all merely "destined" to be "pregnant."[78][79] The picture received a total collection of INR1.4 billion (US$21 million) at the box office, and emerged as a blockbuster.[50][80] Kaif earned generally favourable reviews for her portrayal; Kazmi mentioned that Kaif is "carefree and camera-unconscious."[81] She also appeared opposite Akshay Kumar in Farah Khan's brainless comedy Tees Maar Khan, as an aspiring actress.[82] Despite overwhelmingly poor reviews from critics, and negative media perception, the film was moderately successful at the box office.[80][83][84] Kaif's role was not received well, with Renuka Rao of Daily News and Analysis saying that her "drama queen act is performed [...] poorly," although mentioning that Kaif "does full justice" to her highly publicised item number "Sheila Ki Jawani," which emerged as a chartbuster.[85][86]

Katrina with Imran, posing for the camera together

Kaif with Imran Khan at a promotional event for Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, 2011

In 2011, she was seen alongside Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin in Zoya Akhtar's coming-of-age dramedy Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.[87] The film narrates the story of three friends on a bachelor trip, and how the workaholic nature of one of these friends is overcome with the help of Laila (Kaif). The movie emerged as a major commercial success, with worldwide earnings of INR1.53 billion (US$23 million).[50] It was also well received by critics; Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph remarked that the film is "beautifully scripted,"[88] whilst Mayank Shekhar said that the picture boasted of some "memorable, amusing moments."[89] In addition, Kaif's role as the fun-loving diving instructor was appreciated, with Richard Kuipers of Variety commenting that she is "delightful as the sweet-natured girl who inspires everyone to look in the mirror and do something about it."[90]

She next featured in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan opposite Imran Khan and Ali Zafar.[91] Kaif described her role of vivacious punk rock girl Dimple Dixit as challenging because the character had contrasting personality traits to herself.[92] Whilst the film earned mixed reviews, Kaif was extensively praised for her portrayal.[93] Gaurav Malani of The Economic Times published that the film is watchable because of "Katrina's live-wire energy wherein she never goes overboard and keeps bustling with vivacity through the runtime."[94] Trade analysts also credited the film's box office success to Kaif—who had a heroine-centric role in the film—and reflected that it was the first time she had carried a film on her own shoulders.[95][96] For her performance, Kaif also received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category.[97]

Recent work (2012–present)

Katrina Kaif is looking away from the camera

Kaif at the launch of Ek Tha Tiger's first song "Mashallah," 2012

In 2012, Kaif first appeared in an immensely popular item song for Agneepath entitled "Chikni Chameli." The song was shot over ten days and saw her dance to a type of Maharashtrian folk dance called Lavani.[98] Kaif commented on the song: "It was hard work. It was very fast and it was not a style I was used to, but I took it as a challenge [...] I am happy people are liking it."[99] She next appeared in Kabir Khan's espionage thriller Ek Tha Tiger as Zoya, an ISI agent who falls in love with an Indian RAW agent. The film received predominantly positive reviews, with Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis calling the movie "smart and stylish."[100][101] Kaif was appreciated for her action quotient, as well as her performance; Shubhra Gupta of the The Indian Express wrote that she is "an able, animated foil to Salman, her long legs making her leaps and kicks credible," and added that "she brings the right degree of playfulness" to her character.[102] The pairing of Kaif with Khan (her ex-boyfriend) resulted in much hype, and the film was hugely successful at the box office; with worldwide earnings of INR3.1 billion (US$47 million), the film became the one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.[103][104]

Kaif's next appearance was for Yash Chopra's swan song, the romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan, in which she featured alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma. On working with Chopra, Kaif remarked that "Yashji undoubtedly is the king of romance and I have always admired the way he presents his heroines. It was always a dream to work with him and the reality is even better."[105] Kaif portrayed Meera, a woman who makes a promise with God to end her rendezvous with her coma-stricken lover, given that he survives. The movie generated mostly positive reviews; Rajeev Masand wrote that "[d]espite its many script problems, it's a consistently watchable film that oozes with feeling and real emotion."[106][107] On the other hand Kaif's performance attracted a mixed reception; in one review, Rohit Vats published that "Meera's role was a difficult one and Katrina falls short in emotional scenes. It seems Katrina still doesn't feel very easy in front of the camera and has difficulty with complex expressions. But boy she can dance!"[108] Commercially, the film proved a major box office hit with revenues of INR2.11 billion (US$32 million) worldwide.[109]

Kaif finished work on the third installment of the Dhoom franchise, Dhoom 3, which released in December 2013. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the film saw Kaif star as a gymnast alongside Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra.[110] Her role in the movie attracted mixed reactions from critics who criticized her screen time but praised her beauty and acrobatic skills. Commercially, Dhoom 3 broke several records[111] and emerged the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time, earning over INR4 billion (US$61 million) worldwide within ten days.[112]

She is currently filming for Siddharth Anand's action comedy Bang Bang, opposite Hrithik Roshan, as well as Kabir Khan's post 26/11 counter-terrorism drama Phantom with Saif Ali Khan.[113][114] Kaif has also been signed on for Anurag Basu's comedy-mystery film Jagga Jasoos (alongside Ranbir Kapoor) and Abhishek Kapoor's adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations entitled Fitoor, where she will play a role based on the character of Estella Havisham opposite Aditya Roy Kapur.[115][116]

In the media

Katrina looking away from the camera

Kaif at an event for Nakshatra Jewellery, 2012

In addition to acting in films, Kaif has supported charitable organisations, and performed for stage shows. In 2008, she took part in Temptation Reloaded 2008, a series of concerts showcased across several different countries. The show, which also featured Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan, Ganesh Hegde, Javed Ali and Anusha Dandekar, took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam venue in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[117] Several months later, she again joined Rampal, Kapoor and Khan to perform for 15,000 spectators at Dubai's Festival City Arena.[118] In 2009, Kaif performed at the closing ceremony of the second edition of Indian Premier League alongside international rapper Akon at The Wanderers Cricket Stadium in Johannesburg.[119] She also performed at many awards, Police Show events, concerts and also a performance at Temptations Reloaded concert with Shah Rukh Khan, Ali Zafar and Preity Zinta in Muscat in 2013. Katrina performed at the opening ceremony of the 6th edition of the IPL in April, 2013.

Kaif is considered one of the most beautiful celebrities in India—the media cites her skin, hair and figure as her distinctive physical features.[120] As such, she ranks highly on various listings of the most attractive Indian celebrities.[121] Kaif was named the "World's Sexiest Woman" by FHM in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013;[122] and was also described as the "Sexiest Asian Woman" by UK magazine Eastern Eye for three consecutive years since 2008.[123] The actress featured on Verve's list of most powerful women in 2009 and 2010,[124][125] and The Times of India ranked her amongst the top five "Most Desirable Woman" from 2009 to 2012.[126] In 2011, Kaif was named "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by the Indian edition of People magazine,[127] and two years later, was ranked ranked tenth on Forbes' "Celebrity 100," a list based on the income and popularity of India's biggest entertainers.[128]

Kaif is one of India's highest paid celebrity endorsers, and is the ambassador of many prominent brands including Slice, Nakshatra, Lux, Olay, Panasonic and Pantene, among others.[44][129] She is also the first Bollywood actress to have a Barbie doll modelled after herself.[130] In 2012, International Advertising Association named Kaif (along with Salman Khan) as the "Brand Endorser of the Year."[131]

Filmography

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Katrina Kaif

Year
Film
Role
Notes

2003
Boom
Rina Kaif / Popdi Chinchpokli
English / Hindi film

2004
Malliswari
Princess Malliswari
Telugu film

2005
Sarkar
Pooja

2005
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
Sonia

2005
Allari Pidugu
Shwetha
Telugu film

2006
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye
Jia A. Yashvardhan

2006
Balram vs. Taradas
Supriya
Malayalam film

2007
Namastey London
Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra

2007
Apne
Nandini Sarabhai

2007
Partner
Priya Jaisingh

2007
Welcome
Sanjana Shetty

2008
Race
Sophia

2008
Singh Is Kinng
Sonia Singh

2008
Hello
Story-teller
Cameo

2008
Yuvvraaj
Anushka Banton

2009
New York
Maya Shaikh
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress

2009
Blue
Nikki
Cameo

2009
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Jennifer "Jenny" Pinto

2009
De Dana Dan
Anjali Kakkad

2010
Raajneeti
Indu Sakseria / Pratap

2010
Tees Maar Khan
Anya Khan

2011
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Laila

2011
Bodyguard
Special appearance in song "Bodyguard"

2011
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Dimple Dixit
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress

2012
Agneepath
Chikni Chameli
Special appearance in song "Chikni Chameli"

2012
Ek Tha Tiger
Zoya

2012
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Meera Thapar

2013
Main Krishna Hoon
Radha
Cameo

2013
Bombay Talkies
Herself
Cameo

2013
Dhoom 3
Aaliya

2014
Bang Bang
Alia Martin
Filming

2014
Jagga Jasoos
Pre-production

2014
Phantom
Filming

2014
Fitoor
Pre-production