Friends No More? Here's what transpired at Sussane's store launch..

Once like a happy family, now disintegrated... what really happened with this bunch of star friends?

Sussanne Khan Roshan's store launch on Wednesday night showed an interesting bunch of guests but it also belied truths that were hard to hide. It was a group that boasted of star power, glamour, beauty and talent. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne, Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jessia, Karan Johar, Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor.


They would party together almost every fortnight at Mannat and the ladies would sometimes take off for exotic holidays together. The men in the group bonded big time too and even loved working with each other. They stood by each other like friends do and shared all their innermost secrets, apart from the fun and camaraderie.


They were a bunch of happy, carefree people hanging together and partying together all the time. Their friendship was the envy of a lot of other people in the industry and it was almost impossible to filter into this tight coterie. Two years and many turbulences later, the team has scattered in many directions, with some of the once-upon-bosom-buddies refusing to even see eye to eye.


Things started apparently coming apart one fateful night at a party in Mannat to celebrate Gauri's birthday. Some of the group members were apparently getting peeved about SRK's growing friendship with Priyanka Chopra. According to sources, SRK didn't take kindly to Arjun and Mehr's rather aggressive stand against this friendship. After that, the Rampals have said to have never stepped into Mannat again.

Incidentally, it was while Ra One was being made and Shah Rukh and Arjun would meet on the sets every day. Later, things apparently started heating up and it is said that Karan Johar and SRK's friendship also started getting affected because of this. Priyanka is said to have had a fall out with the girl gang too, but it was Kjo who later extended an olive branch towards PeeCee by inviting her to his birthday party.


After this incident, apparently the parties were moved to Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor's residence instead of Mannat. The other members of the group continued meeting as earlier. Gauri's girl gang continued meeting and making plans together. In fact, one of the many parties that the gang attended together was Hrithik Roshan's surprise birthday party early this year, in a yacht.

Ironically, Sussanne had sought the help of the Rampal couple to arrange this party. Shah Rukh Khan didn't attend it but rest of the gang did. And then came the rift in Sussanne and Hrithik's marriage and rumours of Arjun and Sussanne's friendship. Hrithik is said to be now keeping away from the group. Coming back to Sussanne's party, Shah Rukh did make a brief appearance while Gauri stayed on longer.


Arjun came with Mehr but apparently didn't share a word with SRK or Gauri. Gauri constantly had Kjo by her side. Incidentally, Salman and Shah Rukh didn't bump into each other as Salman had left by the time SRK arrived. The interesting part is that Sussanne left with the Rampal couple to go to Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor's house where the after party of the launch was organised. Apparently the party went on till the wee hours of the night and Sussanne left the venue at 4.10am and Arjun and Mehr left at around 3.30am.

Missing
Interestingly, Sussanne's family was missing from her big launch. Only older sister Farah Khan Ali made a brief appearance.
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Winners List: Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013

Check out the whole winners list of the Big Star Entertainment Awards for the year 2013. While Rakesh Roshan won the Most Entertaining Director for its film Krrish 3, his son Hrithik Roshan won the Best Actor in an action film for the same film. Deepika Padukone, who is touted to be as most bankable actress, won two awards for different categories.

 

 

 

Winner List of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013

• Most Entertaining Director - Rakesh Roshan (Krrish 3)
• Most Entertaining Film Of The Year - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
• Most Entertaining Song of the Year - Tum Hi Ho (Aashiqui 2)
• Best Actress Social Drama - Sarika (Club 60)
• Most Entertaining Comedy show - Comedy Nights With Kapil
• Most Entertaining Judge - Shilpa Shetty, Terence Lewis, Sajid Khan
• The Most Entertaining Dancer - Prabhu Deva (ABCD)
• Best Actor Female in a Thriller film - Mahie Gill (Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns)
• Best Actor Male in a Thriller film - Jimmy Shergill (Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns)
• Most Entertaining Thriller Film - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
• Best Actor in a Action Film - Hrithik Roshan (Krrish 3)
• Best Debut(Male) : Manish Paul
• Best Debut(Female) : Vaani Kapoor
• Best Action film - Ram Leela
• Best Actress in a Romantic role - Sonakshi Sinha (Lootera)
• Best Actor in a Romantic role - Aditya Roy Kapur (Aashiqui 2)
• Most Romantic Award for 2013 - Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor for Aashiqui 2
• Best Entertaining film - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
• Most Entertaining Film Music (Best Music) - Ram Leela (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
• Most Entertaining Director (Best Director) - Rakesh Roshan (Krrish 3)
• Star of the Millennium - Amitabh Bachchan (Satyagraha)
• Most Entertaining Film - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
• Most Entertaining Comedy - Chennai Express
• Most Entertaining Comedy Actress - Deepika Padukone (Chennai Express)
• Most Entertaining Comedy Actor - Arshad Warsi (Jolly LLB)
• Star Plus Entertainer Of The Year - Shahrukh Khan (Chennai Express)
• Jodi Of The Year - Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone (Chennai Express)
• Best Singer Female - Bhumi Trivedi (Ram Chahe Leela - Ram Leela)
• Best Singer Male - Siddharth Mahadevan (Zinda Hai Toh - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag) and Honey Singh (Lungi Dance - Chennai Express)
• Most Entertaining TV Actress - Disha Parmar (Pyar Ka Dard Hai)
• Most Entertaining Television Actor - Nakuul Mehta (Pyar Ka Dard Hai)
• Best Fiction Serial - Maharana Pratap and Diya Aur Baati Hum
• Most Entertaining Sports Person - Dipika Pallikal,,courtsey_moviezadda.com

I was confused when Imtiaz offered 'Highway': Alia Bhatt

Bollywood newbie Alia Bhatt says she was confused when director Imtiaz Ali first approached her for his upcoming film 'Highway'.

The romantic drama, helmed by Ali, is Alia's second film after 'Student of The Year', which hit the theatres in 2012. "I was a bit confused when Imtiaz came with the offer.

At the same time I was overwhelmed that he came up with a challenging film and role," Alia told reporters at the launch of the film's theatrical trailer here tonight.

The 20-year-old actress said she is nervous about how the audience will receive the film, which releases on February 21. "I am nervous and will remain so till the film releases. It keeps me on my toes.


Working on the film was an amazing experience and I enjoyed this journey a lot." The film has been shot in six states of North India and it captures the landscape of different regions. The movie also features Randeep Hooda in the lead role. "I learnt a lot while working with Randeep.

He spoke about motivation and following your thoughts," Alia said.courtsey santa banta news network..

Too early to celebrate my success: Yo Yo Honey Singh

You can love him, you can hate him but you cannot ignore him. Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh is the flavour of the season with chartbusters like Angreji Beat Re and Lungi Dance to his credit

CS caught up with him for a short chat.

A fruitful wait
There is a buzz that I will be singing in Marathi during my tour of Maharashtra. But let me clarify that I am a perfect cook, I don't like to serve my dish half cooked. I am still learning Marathiand will sing a song only when I am fully ready with my product..

Celebrating success
It's too early to celebrate my success. I think I have achieved only a small percentage of what I plan to attain. I believe in doing hard work and simply concentrating on that. But I won't deny that the response I have got for my songs is overwhelming. It's a celebration when my songs are a hit especially Blue Eyes, which has crossed 15 million hits.

A solo act Vs collaboration
I am an artist and I love to explore opportunities and learn new and different things. Whether I have to perform solo or not, I only concentrate on delivering the best. If I am ready and want to explore more things, I am also ready to be explored by others.

An acting debut
I am doing a Hindi film for my dear friend Himesh (Reshammiya). I cannot divulge much at this stage. Its an interesting role and will be a whole new experience for me. I am going to start shooting for the film in January.Besides that, I am gearing up for my Tamil debut with 'Kolaveri Di' producer Anirudh Ravichander, I am also doing some international and Arabic collaborations.


Honey Singh's top chartbusters

Blue Eyes -- 2013
The credits are written by the rapper himself. The song's video has been directed by Gifty. Within fivedays of its release, the song registered over 3.5 million views online.

Party All night -- Boss (2013)
There was a controversy when the censor board reportedly felt that a line in the song could create problems and voiced its concern. Akshay Kumar finally solved the issue.


Lungi Dance -- Chennai Express (2013)
Titled Thalaivar Tribute', the song is dedicated to Tamil cinema icon Rajnikanth. When SRK heard the song, he simply could not say no to it. It was a huge hit.

Angreji Beat-- Cocktail(2012)
The song had to get clearance from three international recording companies before it coule be used in the film. It was Kareena Kapoor who insisted on this song in the film.
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Whoa: Sunny Leone is India's most Googled person of 2013

Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:22 IST

According to Google's 2013 Zeitgeist, the porn star turned Bollywood actress is the most searched name on search engine.

More people searched online for Bollywood newcomer Sunny Leone than actors like Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar, making the adult star the most searched personality this year, according to Google India's annual Zeitgeist.

The Google India Zeitgiest tracks the year's major events and trends based on Google searches conducted in the country.


Shah Rukh Khan was fifth in the list, followed by singer Yo Yo Honey Singh, actresses Kajal Agarwal and Kareena Kapoor, ex-cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actress Poonam Pandey.

Bollywood hits and the Indian Premier League topped the trending charts, with Shah Tukh Khan starrer-'Chennai Express' topping the Zeitgeist chart this year.

Following in the list was Indian Premier League 2013, Bollywood film 'Aashiqui 2', while UIDAI, John Walker and Jiah Khan also made it in the top 10 list.


BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi emerged the leader in the most searched news category, followed by Blackberry phones, Rahul Dravid, Saina Nehwal and Vijay Mallya.

According to the Zeitgeist, there was an uptick in searches for e-commerce sites with Flipkart and Olx.com topping the chart for most searched online shopping sites.

"From a search trends perspective, 2013 was clearly the year of entertainment. Online shopping, banking and e-commerce also continued their upward trend a clear testimony to Indians embracing online transactions," Rajan Anandan, VP and Managing Director (Sales and Operations) at Google India, said.


Searches on mobile phones were driven by people looking for restaurants, bars and movies, followed by coffee and cricket score.

Exotic travel destinations like Macau, Maldives and Mauritius also saw more searches than places like Boston, Dubai, Amsterdam and Singapore.
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Not right to blame anyone: Sussanne defends Arjun Rampal

Sussanne Roshan Wednesday spoke out against reports that actor Arjun Rampal was a reason behind her split with her husband of 13 years, Hrithik Roshan. She says nobody is to be blamed.

Sussanne couldn't avoid queries related to the recent announcement of her split with Hrithik, at the launch of Bandra 190, a luxury concept retail boutique co-owned by Sussanne, Seema Khan and Maheep Kapoor here Wednesday.


Asked to react to reports on Arjun's involvement, she said: "You can't blame anyone for this. It is sad to blame anyone. We are close-knit friends. It's not right to blame anyone."

She said she cannot pinpoint a reason for parting ways with Hrithik, whom she dated for four years before finally tying the knot Dec 20, 2000.


"There is no reason. Sometimes you have to do this because of a situation," said the mother of two sons - Hrehaan and Hridhaan.

Hrithik announced Sussanne's decision to end their marriage via an official statement Dec 13.
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Kareena is not out of 'Shuddhi'

Thursday, December 19, 2013 14:07 IST

Director Karan Malhotra has quashed rumours of actress Deepika Padukone replacing Kareena Kapoor Khan in his mega project 'Shuddhi'.

"Kareena is very much part of the film. It (rumours of Deepika Padukone doing the film) is not true. We have not approached anyone. It is one hero-heroine project...


So it's only Kareena in the film," the 'Agneepath' director told PTI. Starring Hrithik Roshan in the lead, the film is being produced by Karan Johar. The shooting will commence from next year and the film will hit cinema houses in 2015.
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