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Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre was marked pantyless at director Karan Johar’s party on Monday.

However, the gorgeousness appeared cool concerning the act and said that “I am happy that you saw it”.

Hot Sonali Bendre was photographed Pantyless by a photographer. When she was informed by the press about it so she gave shocking reply and said that there is nothing to mind if I am not wearing a panty moreover, you should call me a “No Panty GIlr”.

But later Sonali Bendre denied all these reports about her Wardrobe Malfunction and called all the reports about her Pantyless act Bull-shit as well as fake rumor in order to demean her among her fan following.

After replacing Mallika Sherawat as the judge of the reality dance show Chak Dhoom Dhoom, Urmila Matondkar is gradually slipping into the role she has to play. Considering that she’s already judged Jhalak Dikhla Ja in the past, the actress is not the least nervous about shouldering the responsibility one more time.

But looks like this judge won’t be easy to please. Ask her what she looks for in a contestant and she replies, “There are many things I like to see in a good dancer, such as technique, footwork, balance, etc. But the best dance is the one that comes straight from the heart.”

Urmila also clears her stance on the long drawn debate of technique versus emotion. “There can be no dance without emotions, but then dancing can’t be devoid of technique either,” she says. But the key lies in balancing the two, as she says, “For instance, Sachin is pure technique when he bats but he does so in a way that looks magical,” she says.

Band Baaja Baaraat girl Anushka Sharma is on a high these days. Because among the millions who turned fans after her fabulous performance in the film, is none other than painter M.F. Husain, who has gone public about his admiration for Anushka.

But the actress, for now, is maintaining a safe stance with her comments. “I haven’t spoken to him yet, so I can’t believe what people are writing,” she says. But she is happy nonetheless. “I feel very humbled and flattered by his praises. And I also know that he has watched the film a lot of times,” said the actress. Ask her if she’s waiting for the painting that Husain has promised her and she retorts, “Wouldn’t you want an M.F. Husain painting? Everybody would want that. People earn money to buy a painting. So if I get an M.F. Husain painting, then why not?”

I have no interest in politics: Saif

He may be helming a political character in Prakash Jha’s next but Saif Ali Khan claims that he is not the least bit interested in politics in real life. The film in question is Arakshan and it will mark Saif’s entry into the genre of political thrillers. “I have dabbled in romance, drama and even action. But this will be the first time I’ll venture into a political film,” said the chhote nawab.

The film that deals with the issue of reservation quota in the Indian academic system, will see Saif essaying the role of a student with a middle class family background. The story delves into the serious issues of caste-based reservation in government jobs as well as educational institutions. Speaking of his character, Saif said, “I love the character and the story is highly dramatic and emotional. It’s a very vital issue in our country.”

Another reason that adds on to Saif’s excitement is the chance to be working with Amitabh Bachchan after a very long time. The actor last shared screen space with the legend in his debut venture Parampara. “It’s been a very long time indeed and I’m eagerly looking forward to working with him again,” said the actor.

Other actors on board are Deepika Padukone and Prateik Babbar. “After Love Aaj Kal I’m keen to working with Deepika again. And this will be my first time with Prateik, who I’ve met a couple of times at the gym,” he said. It was rumoured earlier that Prakash Jha wanted Ajay Devgn for the lead, but Saif denies knowledge of any such trivia. “I don’t know about it and that doesn’t even play in my mind, since I choose my roles instinctively,” said the actor, who will be sporting a trimmed Zappa moustache, without a goatee, in the film.

Before Dhobi Ghat came by, Monica Dogra was quite alien to the interiors of Bollywood. But when opportunity did knock on her door, she decided to take a leap of faith. “I had seen Kiran in the media and had admired her style and individuality. I decided to audition for the film because I thought she was a really interesting person,” says Monica.

For once it was not Aamir Khan’s presence that lured someone to get onboard a project. “I had no idea that Aamir was involved in the film at all. I agreed to be in the film only knowing that it’s a good script and that Kiran was the director.”

However, when Monica was finally aware of Aamir’s involvement in the project, she was no less in awe. “I realised that I have signed on for something that was much larger than I anticipated. I knew I was getting into something that was going to change my life but I was very excited and nervous,” she confesses.

And Aamir’s effect on Monica was no exception from his other admirers. “I feel that anything Aamir touches turns to gold. As I observed him, I thought I was looking into the encyclopaedia of acting in the Hindi film industry,” she said.

For his next film, the khiladi will be stepping into Dharmendra’s shoes for the remake of the yesteryear blockbuster Seeta Aur Geeta, but not without his leading lady Katrina Kaif, who now Akshay considers to be a lucky charm.

Our source said, “Katrina was always keen to be a part of the project and now with Dibakar Banerjee taking on the mantle of direction, it will be interesting to see how the film shapes up.”

While the original had Sanjeev Kumar in the second lead, the makers of the new version are yet to finalise a face for the same. “The hunt is on for the second lead. Incidentally, lead actor Akshay will be shouldering one more responsibility of co-producing the film along with a few major corporate houses,” added the source.

However, this is not the first remake of Seeta Aur Geeta. The film that was last remade as Chaalbaaz with Sridevi, Sunny Deol and Rajnikanth in the lead, went on to become a huge hit.

And now with Dibakar captaining the new ship, all eyes are on him. “With the flair for comedy that Dibakar has displayed in his previous films, it will surely be interesting to see how he recreates the magic this time round,” said the source.

If you thought the glitterati of Bollywood were back to mending fences, think again. A recent story of Aamir Khan burying the hatchet with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan created a stir of sorts. The two stars had reportedly kissed and made up at Akshay Kumar’s wedding anniversary. But Aamir thinks otherwise.

He denies having made any patch up with anyone. “That’s an imaginary story. Pehle hamara jhagda karaate hain aur phir make up bhi karaa de te hai. I had never fought with anyone nor have I made up. There is no truth in it,” he says.

Q Is it true that you were moving around with a bottle of milk in Las Vegas?
Since I’m very conscious of what I eat and drink, I am habituated to drinking a glass of milk after my dinner. I just shot for Short Term Shaadi in Las Vegas and I don’t think I have ever felt better. I hope I look better too in the film — I have not seen myself in it yet.

Q Do you faithfully follow your dietician Rujuta Diwekar’s diet?
I have just come back from a 15-day holiday; and even there I followed her diet. I also ate the chocolates and the cheeses and I think I still look fit for someone who has holidayed for 15 days. I’m endorsing Rujuta’s second book because I believe in her work — the results are for everyone to see. To me Rujuta is not a dietician nor a friend, but a magician. Thanks to her diet, I’m glowing because I’m eating what I like.

Q Do you think Bollywood celebrities today are very dependent on dieticians?
Bollywood on the whole is on a diet where they don’t eat carbohydrates because they find it easy to follow. Most dieticians will tell you to stop eating rice and roti and you will notice change in your body. However, Rujuta has never told me not to eat roti or rice. I eat everything in the right proportion. You should eat what you want to eat but opt for half of it. Earlier, I would finish a 12-inch pizza all by myself but now I occasionally eat three slices and before that I eat a bowl of salad. So I’m having what I want and yet not putting on weight.

Q It is said that you have also recommended your diets to your co-stars?
While shooting a song for Ra.One, my spot boy Prakash would get me a bowl of makhanas at four o’clock sharp. Shah Rukh asked me what I was having and I gave him some to try, saying my dietician had advised me to have them as they were rich in calcium and iron. Ever since then, Shah Rukh has been addicted to them. Now the entire industry knows I eat phool makhanas and Shah Rukh, Tusshar et al are all having them.

Q And Saif?
Saif has always been fit; he is more fit now thanks to Agent Vinod. He is also into Rujuta’s diet, and he does yoga so I guess my influence has rubbed off him.

Q A few days back Shah Rukh’s look for Ra.One was released. When do we see your look?
It is a strategy by Shah Rukh — first they will reveal the look of Ra.One, then the kid. My look will take time.

Season of the witch
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Robert Sheehan, Christopher Lee
Director: Dominic Sena
Rating: **

I admit I lost track of the sieges and battles. Season of the Witch opens with a series of helpfully labelled sequences in which desert battles are fought, cities are sacked, buttresses stormed, redoubts doubted, enclosures enclosed, and so on. I didn’t take notes, but if I had, an example might be, “The Siege of Synecdoche, April 1, 1239, AD”

Anyway, there’s a slew of them. Crusaders in armour do battle with fierce desert tribesmen under the blazing sun. Heads are lopped off and roll across the plain.

After about a dozen years of this, we pause for a discussion between the two hero Crusaders, Behmen (Nicolas Cage) and Felson (Ron Perlman). “The killing of the women and children must stop!” they agree. Having arrived at this conclusion after 12 years of rape and pillage, they do not qualify as quick studies. The comrades abandon the armies of the Crusades, hit the road and happen across a town somewhere in the vastness.

The director was inspired by Ingmar Berg man’s The Seventh Seal (1957), that classic tale of a knight who returns from the Crusades and encounters Death on the road.

Audiences for Season of the Witch may not be thickly larded with students of The Seventh Seal, but those few will be rewarded by sundry parallels and allusions.

Ranveer Singh may have had a low profile debut, but the boy is certainly making up for it by bagging some high profile projects.

His instant connection with the audiences in Band Baaja Baarat has been mirrored by the connections he is forging with leading filmmakers, and the word in the industry is that Ranveer will star in the next Yash Raj film, Rajkumar Santoshi’s upcoming project and also a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.

A source close to the actor said, “Everyone was surprised by the way Ranveer’s debut worked out. A lot of filmmakers are now queuing up to work with the livewire actor. Sanjay Leela Bhansali especially, was very impressed with Ranveer’s work. They have already had a meeting and if all goes well, Ranveer will be seen in the director’s next.”

If only we had as much clarity on what’s brewing between Ranveer and his co-star Anushka Sharma. Sigh.