Aamir Khan's new near-bald look

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With Aishwarya Rai carrying home a pay packet of Rs 40 million for her proposed stint as Rajnikant's leading lady in Shankar's Robot, she has now become the highest-paid actress in Indian cinema.

"Yes, it's close to Rs 40 million. And she's very amused when she reads that she is the highest-paid actress in Bollywood. With three hits in a row — Guru, Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar, Ash's equity as a Rai and a Bachchan have gone through the roof," said a source close to Aishwarya.

"It is no surprise that Aishwarya is getting Rs 40 million. It's still chicken feed compared with what Rajnikant carries home. He takes home Rs 150 million plus 50 per cent of his film's profits. But still he cannot make a film commercially viable outside the Tamil belt on his own.

"The dubbed Hindi version of Chandramukhi came and went. And Rajni's biggest hit Shivaji - The Boss is in no hurry to be released in Hindi. With Ash in Robot'it looks like an attractive non-regional film," said another source close to the project.

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Villain
actor Raguvaran on Wednesday died at a private nursing home in Chetpet.
He was ailing for sometime, and his end came this morning. Born on
December 11, 1948 the actor had entered filmdom through the film
Ezhavadhu Manidhan and acted in Poovizhi Vasaliley, Mister Bharath,
Anjali, Mudhalvan, Basha, Sivaji, Bheema. His last film was Sila
Nerangalil which was released last month. Besides the Tamil films he
has acted in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films.

He married
actress Rohini and was blessed with a son. Due to misunderstandings
between the actor and his actress wife, the court gave them divorce.
However, Raghuvaran used to frequent Rohini's house and Rohini was also
visiting his house with her son.
On hearing the death news of the
actor, actress Rohini was shocked and immediately visited the house of
Raguvaran. She wanted the body of Raguvaran to be handed over to her
for cremation.

Many film personalities who came to know about
the shocking news immediately cancelled their shoots to pay homage to
the villain actor.

Raghuvaran was living alone at his T'Nagar
house in Chennai. The actor had carved a niche for himself with his
style of acting different from the earlier Tamil film villains.

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1.AISHWARYA RAI AND KATRINA KAIF-6 CRORES
Aishwarya rai's 6 crore deal with rajnikanth in the film robot makes her to the top of the charts this season.


2.Katrina's Rs 6 crore deal with Studio 18 has generated interest amongst other A-list production houses who want to crack a similar contract with her.

3.KAREENA KAPOOR-3.5 CRORES
Kareena Kapoor's 3.5 crores deal with yashraj films in tashan make her fall 2nd in the list.

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Aamir Khan bagged the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial foundation award as the Best Debut Director for Taare Zameen Par. The jury members included the likes of Kamal Hassan and director Singitam Srinivasa.

Despite being awarded as 'The Best Director' in almost all the popular award ceremonies, Aamir never showed up for any of them. Interestingly, this time he would be in Chennai on August 12 to receive the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial foundation award along with a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh. Kamal Hassan all praises for Aamir and TZP as he declared the award on Sunday (March 16).

Apparently, it's for the first time that a film from Bollywood has been chosen for the award in the past 11 years since the inception of the foundation. The Gollapudi foundation which recognizes the directorial talent in India was founded in 1998 by well-known Telugu-writer Gollapudi Maruthi Rao in the memory of his late son Srinivasa, who died in an accident while making a film.

Taare Zameen Par has been selected among the 19 nominations across the country.

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It is said that success gets into the heads of few very easily, and the gorgeous Rimi Sen proved this right with her horrible reaction under the given situation.

It so happened that Rimi enrolled her name to take part in the Celebrity Squash Tournament, but the girl very abruptly refused to take part when she got to know that her opponent is not a very known celeb, but just a character actor.

The opponent who faced flak from the girl, actor Vikrant Chaudhury took the bitter incident in his stride and says, "See, big stars always want to get involved in things which is been covered by the media.

Rimi would have participated in the competition thinking that other Bollywood personalities would also have been participating and in the process, the tournament would have got media attention.

But seeing that the players involved were mostly from television world have irked her and she decided to give me a walkover".

Vikrant who portrayed the role of the CBI officer Naveen in the recently released Subhash Ghai's Black and White says, "I was even ready to give her nine handicap points in a game of eleven, then too she didn't want to play the match."

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Priyanka Chopra's dream home is ready and the actress is delighted. But she hasn't moved in yet and will do so when she has the time to do it up herself.

'I'll have my house-warming party and move to my new place only when I return from Miami in July. My parents have shifted though, leaving me by myself in our old place,' she grumbled good-naturedly.

'Last week my parents had a house-warming party for their friends. Since I had no time, I refrained from inviting any of my friends. Isn't that sad? We had to postpone our shift several times. We were supposed to move in last Diwali, but the interiors had to be completed,' the actress told.

Priyanka is house-proud. 'It's such a feeling to own a home that I've watched come up brick by brick. Full marks to Suzanne Roshan for making my dream home a reality. I think her aesthetics are very close to mine.

My parents' apartment and mine are adjacent (as they were in our earlier residence) and are so beautifully done. Both have been done up differently.'

Since Priyanka is shooting non-stop to complete Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Fashion' before rushing off to complete 'Dostana', she can't pack beyond the stuff she'll need for her trip to Miami.

'But my mom is packing my belongings that I've accumulated over the years. I wish I had more time to enjoy this important move in my life.

But I am free only in July after I finish shooting 'Fashion' and Karan Johar's 'Dostana'. After that, no more assignments for the time being and only then will I get some time to move in and enjoy my new home.

'Until then, I'll be happy watching my parents enjoy our new home. Their happiness means more to me than my own,' she said.

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1. Shah Rukh Khan v/s Aamir Khan







This rivalry began way back in 1996 when SRK won the Filmfare award for his act in DDLJ. As King Khan was being crowned by the nation, our chocolate boy vowed to never again attend award ceremonies. Why? Because Aamir felt he deserved to win the award for his taporigiri in Rangeela. Not just that, but the fact that the Best Film award was also bagged by the NRI love story was what really ticked off our perfectionist actor. If it hadn’t been for the spark that SRK offered to DDLJ, Aamir’s dream of a hatrick for his films at the Filmfare Awards was almost confirmed. Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke had won the Best Film awards in 1993 and 1994 respectively.

2 Abhishek Bachchan v/s Hrithik Roshan







Once upon a time, the boys who hail from the Hindi film industry's most renowned families were chaddi-buddies. Today, their friendship has been reduced to socializing at formal-dos. Abhishek and Hrithik almost started their careers at the same time. While one got instant fame and craze, the other was criticized to the core for no-show of 'spark'. The difference only got wider as time went by. While Hrithik came to be known for his smart, sensitive and urbane boy roles, Abhishek had to settle down with lesser glamorous and roughed characters. The war got public only with Dhoom 2, the movie that saw the two sharing on-screen space along with Abhishek's to-be wife Ash. Not only was the Junior Bachchan overshadowed by the green-eyed hero (who stole the show in spite of playing a negative character) but also found himself helpless as Ash shared her career's first on-screen kiss with Hrithik. A post-Yuva and Guru Abhishek is all geared to beat the young Roshan at his own sci-fi game by featuring in Drona, a super-hero tale.

3 Deepika Padukone v/s Sonam Kapoor







The most recent newcomers in Bollywood, the two are just one film down. But that doesn't stop them from entering into rivalries, does it? Sonam was extremely confident that a sound filmy background, one of the most aesthetic directors in Indian cinema and a co-star from the Kapoor khandaan would mean a successful debut. But this wasn't meant to be.



Saawariya received just too many brickbats. To top it all, her cute co-star was wooed by the OSO stunner Deepika Padukone. Needless to say, a terribly upset Sonam pestered papa Anil Kapoor to stay away from the 56th Filmfare Award night that would see Deepika and Ranbir celebrating their success.

4 Shah Rukh Khan v/s Ajav Devgan







Yes, SRK actually had a fight with one of his best pal - Kajol's - husband. The story goes back to the duo's earlier years of struggle. Apparently, Rakesh Roshan had approached the two heroes for being part of his film Karan-Arjun. However, Ajay Devgan who was more of an action hero back then, did not really get fascinated by the script narration.



Not too comfortable with the idea of telling this to Roshan, Mr Devgan tried to take SRK into confidence about not signing the film. But just like our filmy tales, there was a twist. Shah Rukh decided to take up the project without telling Ajay about it and the rest, as we all know, is history.

5 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan v/s Sushmita Sen







Almost a decade and a half ago, two of the most beautiful women on this planet found themselves in the midst of nerve-breaking competition. Participants of a beauty pageant, Aishwarya and Sushmita knew it from the beginning that they were born to be rivals. And this only got confirmed when one was crowned Miss India and the other one, a runner-up. What followed were careers in Bollywood. While one chose the conventional dancing around the trees in films like Jeans and Aur Pyar Ho Gaya, the other one opted for roles that allowed her to be the protagonist. Even though Dastak was a box-office failure, it introduced Sush as an actress who was out there to carve a niche for herself. Even off-screen, Ash is recognised as classy to the point of being perfect while Sush is known for her woman of substance appeal.

6 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan v/s Rani Mukerji









While Sush has been an old-time rival, Aishwarya's relationship with good pal Rani Mukerji, probably one of the few actresses she really got along with, also left her bitter. This time it wasn't about - Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all? It was about the hunk who had gone extremely possessive about his queen of hearts. While we loved every bit of the SRK-Rani Mukerji chemistry in Chalte Chalte, it was Ash who was first signed for the role. However, Salman's temper fits on the film's set saw his girlfriend being replaced by one of her best friends. From then on, Rani lost the liberty to address Ms. Rai as 'Ashuma', a nick that was once regular at the husky throat. What helped heal Ash's burns was a film from the Yash Raj banner (Rani's adda) Dhoom 2 . The ultimate feather in Ash's Victorian hat happened with the item number Kajra Re in the Rani-starrer Bunty Aur Babli.

7 Kareena Kapoor v/s Bipasha Basu







Used to expecting a diva-like treatment, Kareena who just had a non-glam role in Refugee to her credit (Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai and Yaadein notwithstanding) saw her first female co-star in the form of debutant Bipasha Basu. Ajnabee saw Bipasha getting to play the sultry seductress while Bebo had to be happy in the shoes of a good girl. If this wasn't enough, Kareena soon found that everyone on the sets were smitten by Bipasha's sex appeal and simplicity. Not one of those who put up with secondary treatment, Kareena screamed 'Kalli Billi' at the first opportunity on the sets of Ajnabee. To this, Bipasha did not take kindly either. When on Koffee with Karan, Bips and boyfriend John made it clear what they thought about Kareena's acting skills. We are expecting a slight drop in the weather with John and Kareena agreeing to co-star in a film.

8 Rani Mukerji v/s Preity Zinta







Supposedly, the two most accommodating actresses in Bollywood. Rani and Preity shared a great deal of on-screen understanding in the two films - Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.



While we don't know what exactly ticked them off each other, what we can assure you is that the two shared extremely cold vibes during the shooting of Karan Johar's KANK. Though Preity has chose to remain silent on the issue, Rani admitted on Koffee with Karan that the two don't hang out together anymore.

9 Kareena Kapoor v/s Priyanka Chopra







Now you know why it is rare that we get to see Kareena in multi-starrers. The sensual actress scored her hatrick during the days of Aitraaz. Happy thinking that she would get to hog all the limelight since she played the lead of a devoted wife, there was no consoling Bebo for what followed. Surprisingly, the Indian audience had grown 'mature and all that' to be impressed by the gray shades of Priyanka's character. After a lot of fee-fo-fum, Bebo decided that when it comes to Don, she will have the upper hand as the ultimate sex kitten. But as luck would have it, Priyanka's Aaj Ki Raat overshadowed Bebo's cameo in the song - Yeh Mera Dil. So when apna dahling K Jo asked Kareena what she thought of actresses like Priyanka Chopra, the very catty woman refused to acknowledge the presence of a certain Ms. Chopra in the industry.

10 Shah Rukh Khan v/s Amitabh Bachchan







The baap of all cold wars, SRK and Big B's enmity needs no introduction. Happy being the Baadshah of Bollywood, Khan suddenly woke up to know that the angry young man was back in action. Not only was the industry creating unconventional roles with Amitabh in mind, but he was also minting money with endorsements by the dozen. Further, this was making him popular among the masses and had the potential to damage SRK's market value. As a befitting reply, Shah Rukh decided to walk straight down Mr. Bachchan's path. Kaun Banega Crorepati - 3, campaigning for Nav Ratna Tel, remaking Don and a statue at Madame Tussauds - is his way of equaling scores with the Shahenshah. By bagging the contract to host Kya Aap Paanchi Paas Se Tez Hai, Shah Rukh is expecting to find himself a notch higher in the commercial market. Meanwhile, shrewd businessmen who have always been politically correct, the two manage to give a slip to controversial situations every single time.

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Here is a rare capture of Aishwarya rai's passport revealing her real age and she could have put a better picture of her


source: bollynewz

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