First Look: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan in 'Happy New Year'

The first poster of one of the most anticipated film of 2014, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone starrer 'Happy New Year', is finally out. From the first look of the poster of Farah Khan's upcoming film, it seems the film is about robbery and heist.From the first look of 'Happy New Year' poster, it seems the film is about robbery and heist.

The first poster shows its lead actors – Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah – posing at an open vault door and diamonds and other jewels glittering at the corner. The poster comes with a tag line "Iss Diwali... Todenge Taale India waale", which further strengthens the theory of it being a heist film. However director Farah Khan has said that her 'dream project' is about dance competition.
Farah Khan had said that the story revolves around five friends – Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah – who are trained by a club dancer (Deepika Padukone) to win a dance trophy.
Meanwhile Shah Rukh Khan tweeted: "I hope you like the poster for the film @HNY. All that begins this year or ends this year for u, may it be the best for each one of u. Love."
Director-choreographer Farah Khan is also overjoyed with the response of the poster. She tweeted: "thank all of u 4 the stupendous response 2 it!itni shiddat se n all.." byyy..the indian express..

Britney Spears reveals desire to act again  

Washington: Britney Spears has revealed that she wants to act again.

The 32-year-old singer told E!News that she would love to do movies, and if it was the right part, it would be really cool, as she loves funny movies.

The ` Toxic` hitmaker also talked about her retirement saying that she has thought about it, but she thinks that it`s her time to perform right now.

Spears added that if she happened to have another baby, then she would probably move back to Louisiana, as she misses the place.

Yuvraj Singh ignored for New Zealand ODIs, fit-again Varun Aaron recalled

Yuvraj Singh scored 19 runs in four innings, thrice losing his wicket to Aussie pacer Mitchell Johnson. His last ODI was at the Wanderers earlier this month where he scored a second-ball duck.

All-rounder Yuvraj Singh was today axed from India's ODI squad owing to his poor performance in South Africa even as rookies such as Ishwar Pandey and Stuart Binny got their maiden call-ups for India's tour of New Zealand starting with a one-day series from January 19.
Yuvraj, who got out to a second-ball duck the only time he came out to bat in the lost three-match ODI series against South Africa, was replaced by Stuart Binny, son of former India all-rounder Roger Binny.
Binny, 29, has played 53 first-class matches for Karnataka and scored 2714 runs at an average of 34.79, besides taking 79 wickets.
Another surprise inclusion in the team was Madhya Pradesh seamer Ishwar Pandey, who has been drafted into both the ODI and Test squad.
Fit-again pacer Varun Aaron, 24, has made a comeback to the ODI squad replacing Mohit Sharma, who failed to impress in South Africa. If he makes it to the final XI of the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, it would be Aaron's first 50-over appearance for India after 2011.
The Test team was not altered too much with Ishwar coming in place of Pragyan Ojha being the only change made to the 17-member squad for the two-match series against the Kiwis starting February 10 in Auckland after a two-day practice match.
Interestingly, Ojha did not get a single game in the two-match series against South Africa which India lost 0-1 yesterday.
The 24-year-old Ishwar, who replaces Ojha, has played 31 first-class matches, grabbing 131 wickets at an average of 24.43.
The rest of the Test line-up has been left untouched with R Ashwin, who did not impress much with his bowling, holding on to his place despite the conditions in New Zealand being not too conducive for slow bowlers.
While Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli picked themselves after fine performances in the trying tour of South Africa, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have managed to retain the selectors' faith despite coming a cropper.

'Happy New Year': First poster to be out on January 2

'Happy New Year' is under-production and the genre of the film is a musical heist.

The year is ending with a promise of a Happy New Year ahead. Tthe first poster of Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd's next film directed by Farah Khan, Happy New Year (HNY) will be launched on January 2.
A huge social media campaign has been set around the launch of the first poster of the film. The campaign promises to be unique and the first of its kind for any film, world over. The lead actors of film are actively participating in the campaign for the first poster launch. The film stars Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah in lead roles. The film is under-production and the genre of the film is a musical heist

Match Me If You Can: Priyanka the only top star to perform on New Year's Eve(HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014)

The number of New Year gigs by Bollywood stars has fallen drastically this time around

The hospitality industry is clearing feeling the economic pinch. As opposed to the usual brouhaha of stars performing at high-end events, the arrival of 2014 (read: parties) seem to lack the big names from showbiz.

Barring Priyanka Chopra, not a single A-list actor will be seen performing on New Year's Eve. Not very long ago, names like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu were much in demand at December 31 bashes. As of today, Kat and Bebo rather prefer to spend time with their respective partners.

So, are the stars not interested in moolah anymore as it's often said that they tend to pocket quite a lot from shows while they aren't shooting? Turns out there are many reasons at play.

Veena Vachani, a wedding planner and event manager, says the supply and demand isn't as big an issue as the price quoted for performances. `Several Bollywood stars have hiked their price up to three times their previous cost and organisers just cannot afford that kind of budgets anymore.`


Malaika Arora Khan, who performed at Aamby Valley two years ago, falls in the same category.

Veena adds, `There were enquires from one of my clients, but the kind of money the actors are asking is simply unaffordable. And they don't want lesser known artistes for New Year's Eve.`

Besides, actors now have other avenues to make money like television shows, award function and endorsements. A well-placed source says, `The money they earn from other options is much more than these shows. After the Mallika Sherawat controversy when she was slapped with an obscenity case after a year-end show, stars have got a bit wary.`

It appears that the stars prefer to be on a holiday with their partners and family rather than perform. There might be a bigger catalyst behind the change though. A Mumbai-based photographer, who has been covering such events, informs, `The fear of backlash from society and moral police may have scared the actors. Otherwise, why would they leave the money, especially actresses, who earn less than their male counterparts?`


An interesting development has taken place with regards to singers as well. The crooning lot doesn't really have that much work during New Year's Eve. `Last year, Yo Yo Honey Singh's show was cancelled after a police case was filed against him for allegedly singing vulgar songs. Tonight, however he has a show lined up. Rapper Hard Kaur will be performing at Rajkot,` says a source.

A person associated with event management tells us on conditions of anonymity that an actor with back-to-back releases is ignoring their company's request repeatedly. `We tried getting in touch with him but he's currently in the US chilling -- the same person who was chasing us not too long ago for shows. This is definitely a paradigm shift not only in his but also peers' attitude towards year-ender shows.`
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Hrithik, Kareena to sport two different looks in 'Shuddhi'..

Director Karan Malhotra's film Shuddhi may take another six months to go on the floors, but it is learnt that Hrithik Roshan has two looks in the film. Reason? The film is about reincarnation.

A source close to the unit says, `The film spans different periods and Hrithik has a '60s look as well as that of today. Even Kareena Kapoor has two distinct looks.'' Producer Karan Johar had reportedly stated that it is a period love story.


The looks of the stars will be designed by Manish Malhotra. The source adds, `The film will be shot in and around Mumbai.'' The film was set to go on the floors in December, but due to Hrithik's health and personal issues it has been pushed to July 2014.

The film also has Pankaj Kapur essaying the villain. Incidentally, Bebo and Duggu come together in a film after a decade.
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The year that was: Grapevine makers of 2013..

As the year comes to an end, we take a look at some of our leading stories from Bollywood

What's Bollywood without its dose of quirks and shocks? As usual, we tried our level best to be at the forefront to cover them and provide our readers the best possible vantage point. Of course, we weren't always right but then, we seldom shied away from stating our observations. 2013 was filled with stories that made it to HitList's cover page. We hereby list a few of the stories we broke...

Is that you, AbRam? (October 18)

Our lensman Satyajit Desai managed to take a snapshot of the toddler being bottle-fed on one of the many balconies of SRK's residence Mannat. In all probability, it was Shah Rukh Khan's much-guarded little bundle of joy but nobody came forward to confirm -- as expected.

Kajol not on Chopras' list (September 23)

Kajol was supposed to attend the event where nine of Chopra's heroines walked on the ramp. But she did not receive any formal invite to the bash and did not appear for the show at all. Insiders say the reason behind meting out this step-motherly treatment towards the banner's once-favourite actress is the fallout her husband Ajay Devgn had with Yash Raj Films after their films clashed at the box office last Diwali.

Sussanne's blink-and-miss act (September 9)

The celebrations around Rakesh Roshan's 64th birthday were in full swing at a Worli hotspot on Friday night. While Bollywood's who's who gathered to wish the veteran, Roshan's daughter-in-law Sussanne made a blink-and-miss appearance. Towards the end of the year, they issued different statements mentioning about their separation.

Diana Penty done with films? (July 24)

Diana Penty, who made her debut in Homi Adajania's Cocktail opposite Saif Ali Khan last year, is apparently dating diamond merchant Harsh Sagar and there were speculations that the young actress is keen on tying the knots as well.

UK rejects Salman's visa (August 2)

While the shoot of his upcoming Kick was already underway in London, the film's lead actor Salman Khan was yet to leave the Indian shores. According to well-placed sources, the star's visa had been rejected and no reason was been provided for it. Salman was supposed to start shooting his portions -- something that never happened. At least not in the United Kingdom.

Virat and Anushka, lovebirds? (November 12)

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli were spotted together at midnight in Versova and then later, the young actress was seeing planting a 'quickissie' on the celebrated cricketer. `Anushka was wearing a white t-shirt and pink trousers while Virat was casually dressed in tee and jeans. The actress saw him off in the car but not before the two shared a quick kiss,` informed an eyewitness. Both the parties denied any relationship though.

Lolo finds a special friend (August 29)

Though the actress and her husband have categorically denied the buzz about cracks in their marriage, insiders said Karisma could be trying to move on. She is said to have made new friends in Mumbai and one of them is a CEO of a health firm. The guy, a graduate from the Duke University, US, is around the same age as Karisma and the two were introduced to each other through their common social circle.

Hrithik US-bound for surgery (November 21)

According to sources, the shoot of Siddharth Anand's Bang Bang -- starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif for the first time -- was to begin from November 27. It has now been postponed to January. However, the Krrish star is said to have requested to cancel the schedule, which was a nine-day song shoot. If sources are to believed, the superstar will be going to the US for another surgery as he has had a relapse.

Salman's big television plans (December 21)

Salman Khan has been approached by Siddharth Basu's production house to bring back his popular show Dus Ka Dum through its third season. There is a strong buzz that Salman Khan and the production house Endemol -- the producer of Bigg Boss -- are having some issues with the channel on which Bigg Boss is currently broadcast. As a result of this ideological tiff, the invested parties have apparently decided to conduct the next season of the controversial reality show on another channel.

Saying yes to Dr Nene (September 13)


It's been two years since his arrival in India but surprisingly Madhuri Dixit's husband has refrained from taking up a job in Mumbai. While it set off several tongues tattling about his 'unemployed' status, Mads maintained that her husband helps her manage her work. Insiders from the medical industry, however, added that the US-trained doctor recently applied and received a license to work in the country from the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC).

Salman Khan's new girl? (May 7)

Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur were seen together almost everyday at a five-star hotel at Bandstand in Bandra. The star has reportedly became serious about her and seems to be throwing caution to the wind. It has been over a year now since Salman has started dating her and this time around he is making no attempts to hide her from the public eye. We later pointed out that they are no longer together.byy santabantanews networkk..