Wednesday 19 October 2011

Casting Couch Haunts Bollywood Once Again

No matter how much the Bollywood celebrities shy away from the grim realities of the film industry, every time the naked truth comes out in public. And, this time around, it’s Israeli model’s new book Dear Mr Bollywood: How I Fell In Love With India, Bollywood And Shah Rukh Khan, which has caused some stir in the Bollywood. Being a victim of the casting couch, the struggling actor, Rina Golan, has stirred quite a scandal by accusing veterans like Subhash Ghai, Aneez Bazmee and Anoop Jalota of asking for sexual favours.

The book is about Rina’s journey and her struggle to survive in Bollywood without taking any shortcuts and falling into the trap of casting couch, which she claims very much exists in the industry. According to her, the Subhash Ghai tried to take her to his bedroom and singer-producer Anoop Jalota was more than willing to cheat on his wife. But, her love for Bollywood has not gone bad because of her experiences. And, she is still very much in love with Bollywood.

But, more than exposing the reality of the Bollywood, the book is an open letter to Shahrukh Khan, declaring her admiration for the King Khan.

Saturday 1 October 2011

Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai Bhai, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai!


A lot has been said about how actors Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra are increasingly getting closer to each other. There's buzz now that the two stars have apparently become wary of talking to each other in public as the curiosity around them is growing by the day. But on Friday evening, pictures started going viral on Twitter and other online sites, which show their comfortable body language at a reality show on which they were slated to make an appearance.

Shah Rukh and Priyanka sat side-by-side and whispered into each other's ears, as the paparazzi had a field day. Sources say, it was during this time that a couple of people surreptously switched on their mobile phone cameras and recorded the two share some laughs together.

Apparently, Shah Rukh and Priyanka were not even supposed to meet each other on these sets if sources are to be believed. According to sources, the time given to Shah Rukh was 4 to 6 pm, while Priyanka was to come in between 6 and 7 pm. The way the schedules were planned out, sources say, Priyanka's slot was supposed to start at least half an hour after SRK. Under normal circumstances, the two actors might not have met because they were on two different time slots. But that didn't happen.

"Shah Rukh got late and informed through his staff that he wouldn't be able to arrive before 7 pm. When Priyanka learnt about it, she decided to wait till Shah Rukh came. The shoot also didn't start as PC waited for Shah Rukh," says a source.

Shah Rukh, who was in a hurry to go for an awards function later, decided to quickly wrap up the shoot, but apparently was not surprised to see Priyanka waiting, say sources.

"They shot their segments separately, but in-between spent some time together. Shah Rukh even asked the crew members to wait for sometime as he wanted to catch up with Priyanka before he left," the source adds.