Bollywood Buzz

This siren loves stunts
Sameera Reddy feels she is the natural choice for directors and producers who wish to make action films that involve action sequences for women. "I am quite an adventurous girl and love action myself. In movies, I enjoy doing all the stunts myself. My male co-stars treat me like one of the boys, and I just love that," she says.

Is it on or off?
John Abraham insists that his relationship with Bipasha Basu is on and going strong despite the fact that both have been spotted with various other people. In a recent interview to a veteran scribe, the actor denied that there was trouble in paradise and went on to say that Basu and he were hurt by the recent rumours, which are vicious attempts intended to damage their relationship.

Disappointing
Yash Raj Chopra is known to have expressed his disappointment over the dismal performance of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom in theatres. The producer has come out with a slew of hits over the past few years because of his brilliant marketing and feels he is quite sure that he left no stone unturned when it came to the promotion of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Chopra is quite willing to take the blame and is hoping that his next big venture Chak De India starring Shah Rukh Khan does well.

One big fat wedding
After the Ash-Abhi star wedding it is Raj Babbar's daughter Juhi who tied the knot on June 26 with her boyfriend Bijoy Nambiar, a filmmaker. Now the lineage of the couple might not have the same glam power as the Bachchans but the three-day bash definitely had all the stars of the Bollywood cosmos gracing the occasion. Himesh Reshammiya created a sensation when he performed on the day of the mehndi. The father of the bride plans to host a reception for 75,000 people in Agra on July 6 as he is a a member of parliament from there.

Will they won't they?
The new buzz is that Rani Mukherjee and Aditya Chopra may tie the knot after all. Chopra is currently separated from his wife Payal Khanna and is in the midst of a messy divorce settlement. He plans to marry Mukherjee in the year-end after getting the divorce from his first wife. Both families had earlier vehemently denied that the marriage was happening though Chopra's mother did say that she would stand by her son's choice of a bride.

Saif the stuntman
Saif Ali Khan is all out to prove that he is a versatile star. It is not only mush and mirth that is Pataudi junior's forte but machismo as well. In Abbas-Mastaan's Race, Khan is known to have done some awesome stunts that left the crew gasping for more. In one scene the actor bungee jumps off a hot air balloon into a moving car that is about to plunge into a 1,000-foot deep valley.

Playing a different tune
Shruti Hassan plans to pursue acting. Southern star Kamal Hassan's 21-year-old daughter is an upcoming singer and song writer who has just come back after completing a course at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. Though music is her first love, she can't fight her acting genes. "Fighting the urge was really a losing battle, I knew I had to give in to the acting bug" she admits.

Making up with Rani
The cold wind that was blowing between Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee has thawed. Mukherjee it seems was quite miffed with the Bachchans for not inviting her to Abhishek's wedding with Aishwarya. The two, who are working together after a long time in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, were known to have spent quite some time on the sets catching up on old times.

Fanatic fan
Celina Jaitley has a fanatic for a fan in New Zealand. The actress discovered this while shooting in the country for the English film Love Has No Language. The fan – an Non Resident Indian – would visit her everyday on the sets of the film and wait patiently for the shoot to finish so he could share all the newspaper clippings, photographs and memorablia he had collected on the star over the years.

Hot wheels for Shah Rukh
Shah Rukh Khan has just bought himself a sixth car, a state-of-the-art Audi A6. But this one, he says, is for his darlings, his kids, Aryan and Suhana. This luxurious car has already been delivered to his home and the star father and his children will get to enjoy a ride in it once they get back from their Europe holiday.

Sen-sational
Nandana Sen has been able to keep her relationship with Ram Gopal Varma's cousin and producer of Gajini, Madhu Varma, under wraps for four years. The two have been into a live-in relationship and Sen, daughter of Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen, has been staying at Varma's Versova flat in Mumbai.

For his eyes only
Kunal Kapoor is a closet poet. The actor says that he was interested in writing poems from a young age, but was shy to talk about his pet passion. "I have never shown my poems to anyone and neither am I interested in doing so. I feel it's a very personal thing and something for me to cherish alone," says Kapoor.

Out of control in mumbai
Mumbai's civic problems, especially during the monsoon, has got Preity Zinta up in arms against the authorities. "I am frustrated at the thought that Mumbai is getting clogged up again, there will be dirt and sickness again and half of Mumbai will die. Nobody seems to care. I feel cheated.

"Even after we pay such high taxes here in Mumbai, the government has always taken us for a ride. I recently went to Jaipur and was amazed to see that the streets there are great. The roads are fantastic. Moreover, there are no encroachments. A friend of mine joked that iIf our vehicle lose control in Jaipur, we would have an accident but in Mumbai a similar accident would see us jailed for murder because we would kill four people! If Jaipur can have clean roads, why can't we," she asks.

It's not funny
Ram Gopal Varma is at the receiving end. Till recently the filmmaker was making fun of popular movies by other producers, but when he heard of C Company, the latest production from Balaji Telefilms and Sunil Shetty's Popcorn Entertainment, Varma thinks the producers are making fun of his two movies, Company and D. Shetty and Balaji Telefilms have not reacted to the statement.

Neha likes mama's boys
Neha Dhupia loves men who are soft and tender and who have a feminine touch to them. "I love mamas' boys. They are usually cute, soft spoken and are magnanimous. I have many friends who could be the typical mama's boy and find it difficult to tear myself away from their company. They are not into proving who is more buff, they know their limitations and are not afraid to state them," says the ex-Miss India.

Not on good terms
Bobby Bedi is fast losing all his industry friends. First it was close pal Ketan Mehta and now it is none other than Mani Ratnam. It all began with creative differences, but when Bedi allegedly behaved rudely with Ratnam's family at the Toronto premiere of Guru, it was all over between them. The duo were working on two projects, Mahabharata and Lajjo, and both of them have been shelved.