Shahrukh on Dus Ka Dum

The Paanchvi Paas anchor King Khan will set Dus Ka Dum on fire as he will play this interesting game with Salman Khan. Salman is a close buddy of Shahrukh and so when he approached him to participate, Shahrukh readily agreed. Dus Ka Dum like any other game show is roping more and more Bollywood stars for TRP purposes.

It has accumulated many accolades for the interesting episodes of Yuvraj and Harbhajan and Aamir Khan too rejuvenated the atmosphere of Dus Ka Dum when he played with his nephew Imran Khan. Salman is also planning to invite Rani and Preity on the show and for that talk is going on with the organizers.

In the month of August, he is hoping to rope in three sizzling stars Rani, Preity and Shahrukh. As Shahrukh has paid respect to Sallu’s call, Salman too is expected to get a call from Shahrukh to play Paanchvi Pass with him and do some effort to higher up the TRP of the show which is an urgent call of the time.

Amitabh in lead with Bhansali’s Next

According to reports, Amitabh Bachchan wants to make a comeback to television. It’s not like the veteran has much time to spare considering the number of films he is currently associated with. Confirming the rumours of his signing a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, Amitabh is also busy shooting for Aladdin.

Talking about his venture with Bhansali, the Big B says, “It will be inappropriate to talk about the project as we are just discussing its script. But, yes I was approached to do the film and it will be directed by his assistant, while Bhansali will produce it. It’s titled Janaab Gandhi’

He also affirmed the news about his wish to make a comeback on TV. He said, “Discussions and meetings are on about the same. There are some game shows and other ideas to be considered. Now we’ll pick and choose and I may be on the small screen very soon.”

Ask him about his impending world tour which has been in the pipeline for quite some time now, and he states, “It’s just the usual thing that happens on live shows. There will be song, dance, music, discussion and the likes.” Well, in that case, wonder why the audience should shell out good money to come and watch ‘the usual’. Anyway, moving on, he gives a very Big B like retort on the stars who backed out from the tour. He says, “I am thinking about the people who will participate in the tour. I don’t think of those who walked out. I am just eager to see them.” So are we, provided we get to experience something out of the ordinary, considering it is The Bachchans we are talking about.

Salman vs Sharukh -big fight on TV

Bollywood's most popular Khans - Shah Rukh and Salman - are battling it out on prime time.Incidentally, both the shows, SRK's Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain and Salman's Dus Ka Dum, are being produced by Siddhartha Basu.

Sidhharth Basu, CMD, Synergy Adlabs, says: "Salman is playful, warm, genuine. SRK always knows what to say, spontaneous, and makes everyone feel comfortable."

Dus Ka Dum has failed to pack in a punch unlike Kya… that garnered high ratings even with a rival like IPL.

Salman and SRK have a tradition of releasing films on the same day - Don & Jaaneman - in which SRK came out tops in terms of collections.

While the stars of the show rope in the initial sponsorships and eyeballs, it is a combination of the format, presentation and involvement of the host that will impact the popularity of the shows.

Manish sign Silpa shetty for "Matrubhoomi"

Mumbai, (IANS) Bollywood beauty Shilpa Shetty, who's also turned producer now, has signed on filmmaker Manish Jha of "Matrubhoomi" fame to direct her first home production that will go on the floor in November."The untitled project is in its initial stages. It will have two heroes and two heroines. And I will be one of the heroines. As far as cast and crew go, only Manish and I are finalised ... the rest are yet to be decided," said Shilpa, who achieved international fame after winning the British reality show "Celebrity Big Brother".

The actress, who launched her production house S2 Global Productions last year, says she is making an appearance in the movie at Jha's behest."Manish felt the character suits me well and so I'm a part of it," Shilpa told IANS here.Jha had earlier directed Shilpa's yoga DVD, which was shot near the backwaters of Kerala.

The actress, who started her stint in Bollywood with "Baazigar" and gave hits like "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" and "Dhadkan", has not been seen on the silver screen for quite some time now.

Talking about her future plans, Shilpa said: "I plan to produce a lot of movies that I may not be a part of. I'm also planning to re-launch my sister Shamita."Shamita will not be part of the first project, but I am thinking of a film for her too. The second film will be for Shamita."

"Now I am concentrating on quality films and have become choosy about subjects. My last release was 'Life... in a Metro' and 'Apne' and after that now I am doing 'The Man'," she explained.

"The Man" is a romantic thriller in which Shilpa plays an actress. It is Sunny Deol's second directorial venture after "Dillagi" and also stars Udita Goswami. Sunny himself plays the main lead.Shilpa will also be seen in a special role in Karan Johar's "Dostana".Besides being busy with films, Shilpa is upbeat about being part of the Bachchans' 'Unforgettable' world tour. She is set to perform at two special shows in London.

"After a long time, I'm a part of such a big tour. This is the second time I will be performing with Amitji. It will be a real pleasure and joy to be part of such a mega tour. It will be a finale with all the actors on the same stage," she said excitedly.

The star-studded world tour featuring superstars like Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwairya, Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh and music directors Vishal-Shekhar will kick off July 18 at Toronto. It will later travel across the US including cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and New York, and then head to London.

Kareena features among India's 50 Most Influential Women listed by Verve!

If 'Forbes' can do it, then, why not Verve? We are indeed talking about the lifestyle magazine Verve's latest issue that has profiled the top female achievers of this year.

The best part of this list is that there are no rankings or ratings for the achievers. They are simply profiled. And true to the saying that there is no bigger business than showbiz, it is indeed Kareena Kapoor, the reigning queen of Bollywood, who features on the magazine cover. Showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to posing for covers, one surely must've lost the count of the number of magazines that she has posed for this year. Well, Kareena is one chic, for whom 'over-exposure' just does not hold any water.

The other achievers from the film industry include Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Katrina Kaif, Ekta Kapoor, Farah Khan, sonia Ghandhi and Mira Nair .

Overall, this is a collector's issue and one should preserve it…till the new list comes in!

finally outgrown the happy married life

New Delhi, June 26: Be it award functions, film promotions or press conferences, the gorgeous Bachchan bahu is evidently quite happy whenever seen with family. Recently, Ash’s usual over the top behaviour became a cause for embarrassment for hubby Abhishek. The couple lately had a heated argument, on their way to attend the IIFA ceremony, when the actress was getting a little too loud and Abhi wanted her to just be soft in her expression.

As the couple was proceeding to attend the award function, with actor Kunal Kapoor, Ash got too loud and vocal, while Abhishek subtly asked her to keep her voice low. Understanding the need of the situation, Kunal promptly left the place in order to stay out of their marital spat.

However, reports reveal that the actress in spite of being warned by hubby couldn't maintain a low profile. Abhishek then took wife to the hotel lobby, made her sit peacefully and had a word with her to make himself clearly understood.

According to sources, things did not work out for them and Ash continued auguring at the top of her voice, and which is when Abhi completely lost his temper and ended up telling his personal security guards to escort his wife to her room.

Now, does that imply that the couple has finally outgrown the so very ‘happy-happy’ beat of their marriage? We definitely hope not.

Getting married is great but rumours about it are harmful

Rani MukherjeeMarriage has become a nightmare for Rani Mukherjee. When she landed in London for her show, some of her London fans congratulated her on her wedding. On receiving good wishes from her fans, Rani was awestuck. She was least aware that her marriage rumors with Aditya Chopra has spread so far and wide. Speaking to a channel. Rani said, “This was a media rumour. It was funny to begin with. Then it got weird and finally scary”.

Reacting to her fans best wishes, Rani further remarked, “Getting married is great but rumours about it are harmful”.

Few days back, Rani made a statement that she is single and ready to mingle. She is not into any sort of relationship and wrong rumors are only distracting the smooth running of her life. Speaking about marrige, Rani retorted, “I am not even into a relationship, let alone getting married”.

Her next release is again Yashraj flick, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic with Saif Ali Khan.