Akshay Kumar cancels shoot

Akshay Kumar, who is known as being a no-hassles actor and for shooting despite injuries or ailments, recently cancelled a shoot.

Reportedly, the actor was suffering from a sprain in his back that compelled him to cancel the shoot for his own production, Patiala House.

Akki has been shooting non-stop for the Nikhil Advani film at Mehboob Studios. He sprained his back during an action scene.

A source told a tabloid, "Since he performs stunts on his own, it takes a toll on his back. And he's had a back problem for a really long time. The pain wasn't getting any lesser. So, Akshay decided to rest for the day. The doctor advised the actor physiotherapy and adequate rest."

Being the producer, Akshay didn't hesitate to take a break. "No-one else lost money by his cancelling the shoot, so Akshay didn't think twice. He's had a record of working in the industry without ever cancelling a shoot, only because he doesn't like the producer to suffer losses at his expense," the source told the tabloid.

Akshay, however, managed to make it to the Mumbai Marathon yesterday. Well, it seems the actor is all set to be back in action.

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Big B, Kareena bag Stardust Awards

Various artists like Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kiaf set the stage on fire with their performances.

The winners in leading categories

The Stardust ‘Best Film and Director’ 2010 Award went to film “Chintuji” while Preity Zinta bagged ‘Best Actress’ for her film “Videsh”.

Amitabh Bachchan took the ‘Star of the Year’ award for his mind-blowing performance in “Paa” whereas Kareena Kapoor grabbed ‘Star of the Year Female’ for her films “Kurbaan” and “3 Idiots”.

The ‘Stardust Editor's Choice--Director’ award went to Rohit Shetty for his movie"All The Best".

Shahid Kapoor was awarded 'Stardust Editor's Choice-- Best Actor’ award while best editor's choice actress went to Kareena Kapoor for "Kurbaan".

Other categories

Ranbir Kapoor won the ‘Superstar of Tomorrow-Male’ award for his performance in “Wake Up Sid” & “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”.

Abhimanyu Singh bagged ‘Breakthrough Performance—Male’ award for “Gulaal”. ‘Breakthrough Performance— Female’ award went to Shahana Goswami for “Firaaq”.

“Love Aaj Kal” won the ‘Hottest Film of the Year’. Ayaan Mukherjee got ‘Hottest New Director’ for his film “Wake up Sid”.

The award for ‘Exciting New Face’ went to Jacqueline Fernandez of “Aladdin” fame.

Akshay Kumar won ‘Best Actor – Popular’ award for the movie “Blue” whereas ‘Best Actress – Popular’ female award went to Katrina Kaif for her performance in films “New York”, and “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”.

At the ceremony Rekha was honoured with ‘Stardust Editor's Choice Icon of the Industry’ award.

Kareena and Saif engaged?

The award rehearsals showed Kareena Kapoor wearing a ring on her left finger. Rumors sparked that the hottie is engaged to hearthrob Saif.

However, when confronted by the reporters actress neither denied nor confirmed anything.

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Salman bowled over by My Name Is Khan

Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan’s ambitious film My Name is Khan is impressing the top notch actors of Bollywood who also happen to be professional as well as personal rivals. Yes, you guessed it right we are talking about SRK and Salman.

Recently, perfectionist Aamir had praised the concept of film after watching its promos and now its Salman who is all praises for the movie even before its release. Salman said, “Shahrukh’s character seems to be much matured from the promos and the subject of the film seems to be very interesting. The movie looks promising from its promos.” Considering the enmity between Salman and Shahrukh since last year, this review from Salman was quite a shocker.

But as they say good work should always be appreciated and after all only an artist knows the true value of another artist.

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Imran Khan gets engaged

Imran Khan got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Avantika Malik at the Malik farmhouse in Karjat on Saturday.

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Salman Khan to auction his paintings

Actor Salman Khan has decided to auction his paintings done on the sets for his dream project 'Veer' for charity.

'Veer', brainchild of the actor, is directed by Anil Sharma and chronicles the story of a Pindari soldier of the 18th century. The film has been scripted by Salman himself.

According to sources close to the actor, Salman would take some time out on the sets of the film to settle down with canvas and brush to indulge in his passion ? painting.

"After wrapping up a shot or sometimes even in between Salman would just get inspired and rush to his canvas and paint. He has completed at least 4 -5 paintings. They have turned out so well that the actor is being encouraged to auction them for a good cause." sources said.

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'Endhiran' will be a surprise: Shankar

Director Shankar, who has been tight-lipped so far about his action-packed sci-fi Tamil film "Endhiran" starring superstar Rajnikant and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, reveals that the movie is almost finished and has lots of surprises in store for the audience.

"'Endhiran' is almost complete. 90 percent of the shooting is over," Shankar wrote on his blog www.directorshankaronline.com.

"I have just finished the action sequences of the film 'Endhiran' in Pune and Lonawala. both the leading artists of the film were present during the shooting," he wrote.

Shankar has also uploaded some of the stills of the film on his blog. This is said to be the first official release of the stills of the movie.

A year ago some pictures taken surreptitiously during the shooting of a song in Peru in South America were released and Shankar had protested, saying it was a pirated work.

Shankar launched the blog Jan 1 in a bid to interact with his fans.

The other sections of the blog that will update fans about the progress on the film have not been activated yet.

"While (his last blockbuster) 'Sivaji' was about black money and corruption, 'Endhiran' is about an andro humanoid robot Prem. The first half of 'Endhiran' is full of surprises. The second half is a roller coaster ride," he wrote.

The director also promises to share information about the making of his magnum opus "Endhiran".

Being made on a budget of Rs.125 crore, the film has hogged the limelight since it was launched. Sun Pictures is producing it.

Shankar, whose "Sivaji" was released on June 15 in 2007, may screen "Endhiran" in April or June this year.

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Genelia denies she’s getting married to Ritesh Deshmukh

Mumbai, January 6 -- Genelia D'Souza is one angry lady nowadays. With rumors of her impending marriage to actor Riteish Deshmukh, the petite actress is now in a clarifying mood saying she is not getting married to anyone for the time being.
Genelia dismissed rumors as untrue

On Tuesday, Genelia communicated that reports of her nuptials were false by making an official statement she was not heading to the altar anytime soon.

She said, "To set the record straight, I am not getting married to anyone. I have always maintained that my personal life is not something I would like to discuss. But this time since it was something that would affect my family, I decided to take a stand.”

The starlet also mentioned that her films and brands are important to her as of now, and she would like to keep it that way.

Genelia's "Chance Pe Dance"
Though the actress is bent on disagreeing, it is believed by industry insiders that Genelia and Ritesh Deshmukh’s romance began on the sets of Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003). Reported in a well-known tabloid, it says the couple is planning to get married this year.

However the Bollywood actress’ reply didn’t say much when she stated that, “"It's rather funny that we have to read about the progress in our lives in the press before we even know it ourselves. I wonder how news like that can be put out without any confirmation from the people whose lives are being discussed."

The actress is now all set for the release of her upcoming filmShahid Kapoor

. Chance Pe Dance will be releasing on Jan 15. Chance Pe Dance where she is paired with

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Sachin likes Big B in Paa

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has received lots of compliments for his performance in Paa and the latest to join the bandwagon is Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar . "Sachin Tendulkar called to personally compliment me on Paa," the 68-year-old posted on his blog. "I was waiting for him to finish his cricket matches with Sri Lanka and then invite him over to see the film at a private screening. But he beat me to it and went to a theatre and saw the film," Amitabh added. Paa that released Dec 4 saw Amitabh playing Auro, a 12-year-old child suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates ageing. The film was directed by R. Balakrishnan and also starred Vidya Balan and Abhishek Bachchan.

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