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.

Competition between Indian actresses is not a secret. The buzz goes that.

A special category was created for reigning queen of Bollywood Katrina Kaif at an awards function.

Katrina was apparently miffed at not getting any award while her contemporaries, including Kareena Kapoor, walked away with the trophies.

Given Katrina’s clout in the industry, the organisers of the event were not in.

A mood to annoy her and tried mollifying her by creating a new category especially for her.

Katrina lost the Best Actress award to Vidya Balan for her performance in Paa.

Katrina Kaif may have been Govinda’s ‘Partner’ in David Dhawan’s comedy, but she did not want to be his Life Partner in Rumi Jaffrey’s forthcoming film, produced by Abbas-Mustan.

It is learnt that the makers were extremely keen to have Katrina in a cameo opposite Govinda. The film has Fardeen Khan-Genelia D’Souza and Tushar Kapoor -Prachi Desai as the couples. As there was no actress with Chi Chi, they wanted to rope in Kat to add to the film’s

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Says a source, "She was approached and they waited for Kat for long who cited other commitments for her unavailability. As she had worked with Abbas-Mustan in Race, the duo wanted her to be a part of their production debut as well. But there was no reply from her and with the film’s release date set in August, they could not wait any longer."

Well, well, well, it looks like little miss Katrina Kaif has just been voted as the most eligible single female, beating out the likes of Bipasha Basu , Deepika Padukone , Kareena Kapoor , Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor. Shaadi.com, a matrimonial website, reported that Kaif received 18,000 votes, 48 percent of them being males of course, in their online pole.

“It’s nice to see the way our members’ preferences for an ideal partner have changed drastically. It’s not just about looks and fashion trends but about power and higher social standing that makes a person more attractive and appealing,” Gourav Rakshit, business head of shaadi.com, is quoted to have said.

Here’s what majority have to say."The two stars get intimate in bed and even share a passionate kiss in a song in their film New York .

The music video of the song is already on the net and has become quite a sensation among Bollywood buffs because of the sizzling chemistry between John and Katrina in it."

We think that 1) Katrina Kaif is doing too much, on the contrary John is doing nothing. 2)

A few seconds of them touching each other’s faces have no subtext nor seduction-hence the inappropriate "sizziling chemistry"comment. 3)I’m thinking twice to go watch.

New York. With that said- watch the clip below. And oh, Salman Khan should not bother getting worked up on this clip-it is as bad as the clip he shared with Katrina Kaif on Yuvraaj, where Kat tried to tie Salman Khan’s hand on the bed. (cue to vomit).

Past experiences gave a lesson to Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif. Taking a cue from them, Kaif is all set to celebrate her birthday away in London.

She is planning to leave for London for her birthday that falls on July 19. Her family will also be with her.

Jovial Kaif says I will have a good time with my family after eight long years. Her all brothers and sisters are about to come to London.
It is worth mentioning that Shahrukh and Salman had a verbal dual during celebrations on Kat’s birthday last year. The arguments had disturbed beauty much.

Katrina Kaif tormented in a body hugging pink halter dress with ruffle front at press event for the upcoming film New York at Yash Raj Studios on Wednesday evening, June 17.She accessorized with white and gold strappy flats, multi colored ball drop earrings and a brown leather floral bracelet in her left arm.

Her dark long hair, styled stick straight with an off center parting, draped her shoulders. She wore thick black eyeliner, eye lashes curled with mascara, pink blush and glossy pink lip color.Late last month a Mumbai tabloid reported that Katrina’s boyfriend, Salman Khan, threw her belongings out of his ground floor home in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra West, in a fit of rage after finding texts from John Abraham, her New York co-star, on her cell phone.

Katrina denied the report and claimed that she had not been in touch with John over the phone as was being alleged. However, the tabloid stuck to its story.Katrina now acknowledges having been in contact with John.

"It was a mistake and sometimes mistakes can happen. But this particular issue was blown out of proportion. It was like this Chinese whisper, which went on and on.""Everyone goes through their own journey. Sometimes things can get hurtful. But sometimes too much intrusion of privacy can get to you, but I know that this is something that you cannot avoid. You know, being a woman, there have to be lines drawn somewhere. But I am the kind who accepts that this is my journey and I have to go through some amount of hurt."Katrina is upbeat about her role in New York and says she can easily relate to it.

The general saying goes ‘He came, he saw and he conquered’. Well, when it comes to the pairing of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, a mere ‘he’ stands incomplete.

That’s’ why it has to be rephrased as ‘They came, they saw and they conquered’, for this is one couple in Bollywood which has been rubbed by the magical ‘Hit’ formula.

Examples of which are in the form of hits, superhits and smash hits like Namaste London, Race, Singh Is Kinng etc…

Well, the good news is that this red-hot pair is back to the front in yet another breezy flick titled De Dhana Dhan that’s being directed by the man with

The ‘Madrasi’ touch …we mean…Midas touch…  Priyadarshan. As per the reports, De Dhana Dhan is being extensively shot all over Singapore and Mumbai.

Katrina Kaif is the model for the latest 50th anniversary Barbie girl and she is quite elated by the honour.“I’d call it a fun honour. To have your face on dolls that you’ve played with from childhood is quite flattering. We’ve been in negotiation for nearly six months. It finally came together for the 50-year celebration of Barbie,” said Katrina.

“Contrary to what people believe my Barbie is not an Indian counterpart of the international brand. It’s an honour because I’m the first Indian to be the face of Barbie. I’ll be dressed the way the Barbie is all over the world,” quipped Katrina.

“And I think in many ways it’s an endorsement of how kids connect with me. You can’t be the face of an international doll unless kids like you. I like that. The thought that kids like me enough to make me a part of their doll collection is very gratifying,” added the 24-year-old. The actress walked down the ramp at a special show dedicated to Barbie at the Lakme Fashion Week . She sported a small pink dress that the ‘Katrina Barbie‘ will be wearing from September.

He has dressed Bollywood divas like Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, but designer Gavin Miguel says Bipasha Basu outshines them all when it comes to experimental dressing. She will surprise everyone with her new look in forthcoming film "Pankh", he predicts.

"She gives me complete freedom when it comes to dressing her up. She is very experimental and tries to change her look in every movie. The best part is that she carries herself so well that everything looks good on her," Miguel told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

Miguel is styling Bipasha for Sudipto Chattopadhyaya’s "Pankh", in which she plays an imaginary character. The designer admits that he initially had thought Bipasha was "broad-framed", but his perception changed after working with her.

"Initially I felt Bipasha was broad-framed but after I worked with her, I realised the fact that she has lost a lot of weight and now is svelte and sexy," he said. The Mumbai-based designer says Bipasha’s look in the movie would be a total surprise package. "This time you will see Bipasha in a new avatar as she plays an imaginary character. She has a completely new look," Miguel said.