Bollywood actress Preity Zinta pulled off a stunt by jumping off the wall of a toilet at the Delhi airport after she got stuck inside for more than 10 minutes. The 34-year-old says she felt she would die in there, but managed to escape.

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi seems to have taken a fancy to following star couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. He did it yet again here Thursday evening where he made an unexpected late entry at the premiere of “Rann where Aishwarya and Abhishek were present for the red carpet premiere of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer.

Stage shows in Mumbai are common. Many leading actors of Bollywood also stage these shows. One such show that has been going on is called Begum Sahiba. Bollywood star Poonam Das Gupta was also acting in it.

One of scenes has a small time actress called Zara doing a dance number in this show, when her dress gave way to reveal her assets. This was all captured on television too. There were hundreds of audiences watching the show.

Though the organizers of the show feel that this is sabotage to malign the show, no one is buying that argument. Zara on the other hand is feeling embarrassed because of the incident. She says that she will be more careful henceforth!

Vedita Pratap Singh, the latest entry into Bollywood with Shaabash- you can do it, is best described as an all rounder. This Lucknow girl is a sports person, a dancer, a model, an actor and has been an A level Student too. Her film ‘Shaabash – you can do it’ that is directed by Shankar Mondal. She is also producing and acting in a short film for Cannes, which is directed by Suchita Bhatia. The girl has done 3 music video and many commercials. her film Shaabash- you can do it, is releasing on 20th November 2009. In conversaion….

Q: What brought you to glamour world?

Vedita: Actually it all happened by chance. When I won the look of the year contest by one of the leading music channels, I realized that I had some potential. Then I also won India’s Hottest contest. I got an ad immediately after that. Rest happened on its own.

Q: Was acting always your dream or did it happen by default?

Vedita: Acting happened by chance but I always knew that I will be bale to handle it. I did not do any course for acting but I think theatre was my school. I have done theatres with Mr. Kadar Khan for his stage play Taash ki Patti and travelled different parts of country as well as to Dubai.

Q: Your film ‘Shaabash – you can do it’ will be releasing this Friday. How did you get this film?

A: My acting stint with Kadar Khan had given me lot of confidence and experience. This helped me during my auditions of my character in film ‘Shaabash – you can do it.’ Apart from acting I also learned voice modulation from Kadarji which is very important part for being a good actor. It teaches you to inject emotions into your voice. Kadarji had personally taught me. Other thing I learn from Kadarji was dedication for work. Inspite of being very ill he was so promt for rehearsals and performance. I was just 17-18 at that time and this left a deep impression. I always strive to be professional to the core and respect my work.

Q: What is your character in the movie, and what is so special about movie?

A: I relate a lot with my character of Gracy. She is a happy go lucky kind of girl. She loves her friends without restrictions and inhibitions but she never puts responsibilities on them to return it. She is fun loving, strong, modern but at same times very much cultural too, just like me.

Q: your movie is releasing with ‘Kurbaan’ are scared of competition your film is going to face?

A: I can’t say anything but Saif and Kareena are super stars. To compare us new comers with them it’s not correct. But I know that we have done good work and film has shaped very well, songs are wonderful. People should come to see it for its freshness. And who knows, we might become tomorrow super star like Said and Kareena.

Q: What kind of movies you are looking forward to? And how do manage acting with modelling?

A: I am open to not only films but even for good central roles in television too. As long as they are good roles and I got to perform, it doesn’t matter. As a new comer and without god father in industry, choices are limited. I would love to play role like Priyanka did in Aitraz. Negative, but in a different way. I would love to do glamorous role.

Q: Being National Level Swimmer how it helps you to be fit?

A: I have stated Swimming at the age of 3 and still I am doing it. It’s a very important part of my life and I will give total credit to swimming for keeping me healthy and fit.

Q: You were State Level Cricketer also so are going to promote women’s cricket after achieving success?

A: I would love to, I have played stat level so I know what king of problems female cricketers face. I was from Rajastha and I have seen the careless approach of selector. When I become something I will give them some ideas to work in proper manner and try to use my influence there because I believe whatever opportunities male Cricketer are getting, if being women cricketer we got, we can do as well as them.

Q: You have music videos too. What was the experience?

Vedita: When my first video was to be shot, I was extremely extremely excited. It was very different. Music album was my dream. Hunters, was the first album and I loved doing it. Being on camera is another high for me.

Q: Little about your short film directed by Suchita Bhatia. Why did you decide to produce it? What is so unique about it?

Vedita: the entire story has a heavy social message, but more than that it is extremely different. When she told me about the script, it gave me a creep and made me realize that this can happen 5-6 years later. Today we have become extremely dependent and attached to gadgets like mobile, Lap top etc. we get irritated when we cant access it or loose it. The girl in this film kills her boyfriend when she looses her laptop. I produced it too, because I wanted to understand the producer’s point view, post production etc. I am not just an actor, there is so much to me.

Q: About yourself. What you enjoy doing?

Vedita: I love reading historical romances and murder mysteries. John Grisham, Sydney Sheldon, Agatha Christy are my favorites. I love traveling. It gives me break.

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It is a known fact that bollywood actresses work hard to have the perfect shape and body. One fine example is Kareena Kapoor who is being envied for her size zero. Kareena’s fitness trainer Rujuta Diwekar has even come out with a book how Kareena has achieved the size zero. Shilpa Shetty is yet another actress whose body every woman envies to have. Shilpa Shetty too has launched her DVD on yoga. Now yet another actress is toying with the idea of releasing a fitness DVD.

Bipasha Basu is one actress who is not only envied by women but men also for her perfect hot body. The actress has taken her fitness to another level altogether. She has been working hard to achieve the perfect figure until recently. Now the actress is toying with the idea of compiling a DVD on her fitness.

Sources inform that the actress has been working on the idea and the DVD will be out next year. According to sources John Abraham will also feature in the DVD. With the perfect combination, it said that producers are already queuing up to release her DVD.

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Music composer Shamir Tandon, who is celebrating the success of his latest release Jail visited the kids of an orphanage called Snehasadan on Children’s Day to spend the day with them.

On the occasion Tandon mingled with the orphan children. He entertained one and all with Bollywood numbers, especially the Jail track. He was seen singing and dancing along with the kids. Not only this, he made the day for children by distributing sweets, books, special gifts and his film CD.

Before leaving Snehasadan, Shamir made sure that he has put up a smile on the faces of kids and wished them good luck ahead.

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Debutant director Abhishek Chaubey’s film, Ishqiya, has to be re-shot as the language of the film is too abusive. This is after a focus group told the team to re-edit the film. The producers, Shemaroo, have even asked Vishal Bhardwaj (who is Abhishek’s mentor) to be present when the film is being edited.

Starring Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah, the film made some of the women in the audience uncomfortable. It is about two bandits who fall in love with a widow while on the run and the consequences that arise out of the situation. The film’s theatrical trailer is out but other trailers will be out later. The film’s release date has apparently been shifted to mid-2010 but the film’s publicist assures it is still January 22nd, 2010.

Focus groups are a certain audience group that watches the film and gives their opinion on it. If they feel that there are some things that could be changed about the film, the changes are made. This is a common phenomenon in Hollywood but has only just entered Bollywood.

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A week after being invited to attend a private affair in Beverly Hills with the likes of Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly, Bollywood bombshell (and new Hollywood “It Girl”) Mallika Sherawat was a special guest at legendary crooner Tom Waits‘ daughter Kellisimone’s art opening in Santa Monica on Sunday night before being honoured at a private dinner in the Pacific Palisades by industry heavyweights. At the art gallery, Miss Sherawat was seen hobnobbing with American star Johnny Depp, who told the bold beauty that he’s ‘looking forward to seeing ‘Hisss’.

Mallika quips, “It was a great pleasure meeting one of America’s greatest actors. He’s even better looking in person and to top it all, he told me that he is really looking forward to watching the Hisss trailer. I’m sure it’ll give him sleepless nights!”

Decked in a stylish black gown by BCBG, Mallika particularly enjoyed the artwork of Miss Waits whose current political theme highlighted world politicians in compromising positions. News of Mallika’s new American film project was recently announced; a romantic comedy set in the world of American politics, entitled “Love, Barack”.

Also seen with Miss Sherawat at the art opening was Hollywood studio director Jesse Dylan who is developing another new mainstream commercial American film for the Indian star.

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