Thursday, September 12, 2013

Bollywood designer Anil Cherian found dead at age of 43


Bollywood designer Anil Cherian has been found dead.

The 43 year-old had been working on Bold Bollywood, a film inspired by the life of Jiah Khan, who committed suicide earlier this year.

According to The Times of India, Cherian had reportedly attended a party at a resort in Gorai, near Mumbai.

Staff at the resort were reportedly drawing water from the well when they discovered Cherian's body on Monday (September 9).

"The well is 100 to 150ft from the room where the party was held. The resort exit was not brightly lit, so it is possible Anil veered towards the well. We are probing whether it was an accident or if there was any foul play," said Senior Inspector Deepak Bagwe of Gorai police.

Actor and television presenter Shekhar Suman said that news of Cherian's death was "unbelievable".

"He was not only my stylist, but also a dear friend," said Suman. "He was full of life."

An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday (September 10), but the cause of death is yet to be established.
 

Has Ajay Devgn changed his name?

Bollywood celebrity Ajay Devgn can now be officially called Action Jackson! And before you let you thoughts run haywire, let us tell you that AJ (as he’s fondly called in his close circles) has not changed his name. Ajay’s next film with Prabhudeva now finally has the perfect title to go with Action Devgn. Apparently the actor has borrowed the first two initials of his name AJ, and came up with the title Action Jackson. We hear this action hero’s Blackberry shows his name as AJ, isn’t that like starting the promotions a little too early?

We also hear that this Action Jackson will not have one or two ladies to romance, but three of them – Sonakshi Sinha, Yaami Gautam and a sexy chic who is being kept strictly under the wraps. Well, AJ and Mr Deva, don’t be surprised if we at BollywoodLife will be the first ones to bust this top secret!
 

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Priyanka Chopra’s loss is Shraddha Kapoor’s gain!



Earlier, there were talks about Bollywood Celebrities Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor coming together once again onscreen with Milan Talkies. But now we hear director Tigmanshu Dhulia has roped in Shraddha Kapoor opposite Sasha as he wanted to cast a fresh pair in his film. Imran Khan and PC were the original choice for the film considering the two have never worked together. But after the Delhi Belly actor left the project, Shahid was brought aboard. The makers had no other option but to replace the Exotic babe since she has already worked with the Kapoor lad in Kaminey and Teri Meri Kahaani. On the other hand, rumours are rife that the Desi girl walked out of Milan Talkies citing date issues.

Just few days back it was reported that Shraddha would pair up with Shahid for Vishal Bhardwaj’s desi version of Hamlet. With Aashiqui 2’s success, luck has finally struck for this B-town babe.



Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Does Abhinav Kashyap Prefer Ranbir Over Salman?



Remember the much-talked about cold war between filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap and Salman Khan? The alleged fight started after Kashyap walked out of Dabangg and Arbaaz Khan took over the film's direction. And now, it looks like Kashyap still holds grudge against the Khan brothers, that was apparently evident, after he indirectly took a dig at Khan and was all praise for the latter's rival Ranbir Kapoor. 

During a recent exclusive interview with a leading daily, when director Abhinav Kashyap was asked to compare Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, Kashyap said that the Dabangg actor "never rehearses and often forgets his lines". But as per the filmmaker, Salman on the other hand, is also quite a spontaneous actor. "A lot of times, even the director is in the dark - we don't know what he'd say in a particular scene until he goes ahead and says it. But that works for him," Kashyap told about Salman. Click on this to view more pictures. Does Abhinav Prefer Ranbir Over Sallu? 

When asked about Ranbir Kapoor, Kashyap was all praise for him and said, "Ranbir is the most hardworking actor I have seen. He rehearses meticulously, sometimes days in advance". Ranbir and Salman's alleged fight, especially over Katrina Kaif, is no new news to us. But now that director Abhinav Kashyap has added fuel to the fire by picking Ranbir over Salman, we wonder, what the Sallu fans got to say on this!


Friday, September 6, 2013

Karan Johar receives threat via SMS



This is not the first time that a film celebrity has been threatened. Bollywood celebs have always been targeted by the underworld, and latest on the list is Karan Johar who is one of the most successful director and producer in B-town. The Bombay Talkies director received an extortion threat message on his phone from an unidentified number. KJo went and complained to the Khar police about the same and his case has now been transferred to anti-extortion cell of the Mumbai crime branch. Reportedly, the police have been unable to trace the address of the perpetrator who texted Johar as they suspect he is using internet services to send messages and make calls.

Karan’s armed security has been beefed up ever since he received the threat. However, police has not clarified whether the message was sent from a local number or not. Earlier, producer Boney Kapoor also reportedly received threat calls from gangster Ravi Pujari’s men. The police is investigating both the cases and have also increased patrolling in the area were these two celebs live.