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Actress Esha Deol who starred in the first part of the Dhoom series has wished Katrina luck for her role in the forthcoming Dhoom 3 film.

Esha told, "I am sad that I am not a part of the whole franchise. But I wish Katrina lives up to the expectations that come with the 'Dhoom' tag. I am sure she will because she is a brilliant actress."

Katrina will be the new entrant into the Dhoom franchise along with megastar Aamir Khan. The film is slated to release in 2013.

The film, in which she was seen in a super stylish avatar, showed her dancing mettle with the film's title track, Dhoom macha le which went on to become the biggest hit of the year. Even though Dhoom gave Esha a new lease of life, the actress couldn't deliver much as an actress since then.

Asked about her plans to return to the silver screen, Esha, who was last seen in mother Hema Malini's "Tell Me O Kkhuda", told, "If any decent and respectful offer comes up then I will be a part of it. Acting is my first love and I am really looking forward to it."

Esha Deol wedded businessman Bharat Takhtani in a traditional ceremony earlier this year. Lately, she headed to Tirupati with her husband. "We had gone to seek blessings from Balaji. I believe in him. We had also attended my cousin's wedding there," she told speaking about the holy place.

The actress tells life has not changed much after marriage and she has only become more responsible. "Life has become more responsible after marriage. I am happy to tie the knot with the person whom I loved. Love is the main key in a relationship, all other things are materialistic," she told.

Dhoom 3 also stars Anil Kapoor, Ameesha Patel and Abhishek Bachchan.

Priyanka Chopra never fails to impress with her choice of roles. The actress who is known for working on diverse roles tells that her forthcoming film on boxing champion, Mary Kom, will be a different movie next year.

"I do at least one film which is challenging for me every year. Mary Kom is that film for next year. If you meet her in person, you will see she is so sweet….can't imagine her to be a boxer," Priyanka Chopra told.

The actress is training hard to fit into the shoes of the Olympic medalist and hopes she can play the role well. "There is a lot of training going on for it. I hope I can pull it off," she told.

The actress who has done non-conventional roles that many of her counterparts may think twice about tells "I have done films for so long and my fans have always supported me. It is easy for me to do conventional movies, but then I want to try something different."

No wonder we get to see Priyanka playing roles like the ones in 7 Khoon Maaf, Fashion and the latest Barfi.

Next year will be a treat for her fans as she will be appearing in four different movies – A remake of Zanjeer, the film on Mary Kom, Gunday and Krissh 3.

With her debut single, 'In My City' getting mostly positive reviews from fans, Priyanka admits that her strong Bollywood career has supported this success.

The first look of the much expected Ranveer Singh – Arjun Kapoor starrer, Gunday is finally out.

The film's poster shows the two lead actors dressed as two small time thieves looking across the Howrah Bridge towards the sunrise. The ambitious project, set in Kolkata (then Calcutta), is a period movie, that dwells on the mafia issue faced by the city in the 70s. The story is about how Bikram and Bala, two inseparable friends become the biggest and the most influential mafia men. With a tagline – 'Humaare Tevar Alag Hain', the teaser promises something new. Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan are also part of this much expected movie.

Directed by Ali Abbas Zaffar, whose earlier directorial venture, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan was successful, and being produced by Aditya Chopra the movie is set to be one of the biggest releases in the coming year.

The movie which is scheduled for a late 2013 release started its first shooting schedule in Mumbai this week.

In the meantime, Arjun Kapoor who is riding high on his successful debut, Ishaqzadee, which released previously this year, revealed that Gunday was one of his most thrilling projects in hand. His other projects include Aurangazeb and 2 States.

The first theatrical trailer of director Sudhir Mishra's movie, titled Inkaar is out. The movie is based on sexual harassment at the work place and stars the very sot and sizzling Bollywood jodi, Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh.

It is a very bold film, with loads of bold scenes.

A source tells, "Played as a courtroom drama, the content of INKAAR is bold and controversial. The theatrical trailer of the film has gone through four revisions as the team feels that the content is too steamy. They want the revisions to be honest so that the film doesn't look cheap." The source further adds, "This is an intelligent film and therefore the team wants the target audience to be communicated correctly."

Inkaar faced issues with its promos and teasers. Hence the makers decided to cut a few dialogues from the main trailer and release them online instead.

Arjun Rampal had to do a lot of homework for his character in the movie. It is head that the actor was forced to flirt with his co-star Chitrangada Singh, so that he was better prepared for the role.

An insider reveals, "Sudhir asked Arjun to spontaneously flirt with her to develop a comfort level."

"The two were made to hang out and drive around town when they were not shooting. Arjun was even directed to take Chitrangada out on a few dates in Mumbai, and then later Bangkok, where the crew also shot for some time," further adds the source.

The Viacom 18 movie is set to hit theatres on January 18 next year.

The trailer of Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che! is scheduled to be released with Salman Khan's Dabangg 2, which hits the screens on December 21st.

Shikha Kapur, executive director, marketing, Studios, Disney UTV, confirmed the news and told, "Yes, it is true that Kai Po Che trailer is being attached with Dabangg 2."

The film is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel "The 3 Mistakes of My Life". Set in Gujarat, the film is about three friends and features Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Rajkumar Yadav playing their roles.

The title has been derived from a common Gujarati phrase used during Uttarayan. It has been entirely shot in the heartland of Gujarat.

According to a spokesperson from the film's production banner, UTV, the film's trailer was given a U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification and went through with zero cuts.

In the meantime, the makers of Kai Po Che! have decided to begin the promotional activity of the film by organizing a gala kite-flying event in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Since the movie is based and shot in the city too, this will be a perfect way to promote the film.

The release of the movie is slated on 22nd February 2013.

Just a week before the music maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar's death, Amitabh Bachchan received the first ever and of course the last phone call from him. Big B was left bewildered after the call.

Mentioning the happening on his blog srbachchan.com, He posted, "A strange feeling crawls within me. Just last week his wife Sukanyaji had sent a message to me on my mobile, while I transited from Marrakech, Morocco to Florencein Italy. It was the first time ever that I had received a message from her."

"She had requested a time when she could call back as Ravi Shankarji had wanted to talk to me. He was keeping unwell she had said and was to undergo a surgery on Thursday.

"Due to the time difference, I was unable to connect with her immediately and it was only the next day when I called back that she spoke most endearingly and put me on to the great maestro! I was speaking to Pandit Ravi Shankar for the very first time ever on the phone," he tweeted.

The 70-year-actor tells, there was a lot of warmth in Ravi Shankar's voice, while he spoke to Amitabh Bachchan. The late music maestro also appreciated Big B's work.

"We knew each other, there were strong and long family relationships, a few casual meetings, but nothing more. Why was he wanting to speak to me now? I was puzzled. But he came on the line, spoke with great warmth, on seeing me on the television often, of my films and my fans in the house, informed me that he was going in for a surgery – I had wished him well and after the phone call was over, sat for long, wondering how what had transpired had actually happened," he added.

Amitabh Bachchan added, "An entire life, an era, a most incredible period in the history of classical music in Indiahas come to an end".

Pandit Ravi Shankar, aged 92, passed away on Tuesday in the US.

Beating the Khans and the very popular Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai has emerged as the 'Celebrity in the News' for the year 2012. Others in the list included, Poonam Pandey and Sherlyn Chopra.

So what made the lovely Aishwarya the 'Celebrity in the News'?

Astonishingly, the actor's weight issue, post pregnancy is that became the hot talk on the internet, making Aishwarya Rai the Celebrity in the News for 2012.

Besides Aishwarya, Indo-Canadian hottie Sunny Leone was No.1 on the list of the 'Most Searched Indian Celebrity on the net', this year. She grabbed the spot light with her controversial entry into Bollywood with "Big Boss 5″ and later Jism 2.

Saifeena grabbed the title of the most sought after Celebrity Couple in India. The topics included, 'Where will they marry?', 'Who's on the guest list?', and 'What will they wear?'. Seemed like the internet users where obsessed with this couple.

In the 'Style Statement' segment, Amitabh Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor expectedly topped the list of Best Dressed Celebrities, while Ekta Kapoor made headlines for this year's Worst Dressed.

In the cricket world, Virat Kohli was the most searched cricketer, ahead of Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Kevin Pietersen and Sachin Tendulkar.