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The first look of ‘Kamasutra 3D’, starring Sherlyn Chopra, was unveiled at NFDC’s film bazaar which is being held on the sidelines of International Film Festival of India ( IFFI) 2012 in Goa. Directed by Rupesh Paul, the film, based on Vatsyayan’s ‘Kamasutra’, grabbed attention with Sherlyn being cast in the lead.

This is the first major film role for Sherlyn, who has done bit roles in a few Bollywood films including ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ and ‘Raqeeb’.

The bombshell, who approached Playboy voluntarily to pose nude for them, has shed her clothes in this film as well. “Rupesh Paul Productions Limited, the official production house of the movie is here in the film bazaar, for promotions,” a spokesman for the movie said. “Rest of the cast list will be out by this week.

The posters of the movie have been launched in the American film market,” the spokesman added. The Kerala-born director of the movie has made films such as ‘Laptop’ and the Hollywood production ‘Saint Dracula 3D’. “Yet another highlight is that the most debated text has been turned into a 3D film,” said the spokesperson.

The production team claims that the movie is all set in the backdrop of the real historical milieu. “‘Kamasutra 3D’ would be the first in the ‘Kamasutra’ trilogy and the second and the third would be 4D and 5D respectively,” he said.

Actress Jacqueline Feranandez showed her daring side when she performed a combat sequence in her upcoming slick thriller “Race 2”. In the film, Jacqueline will be seen performing a fencing sequence using swords and knives, with Saif Ali Khan in tow. The film releases Jan 25. Fencing is a sport of armed combat using three weapons – foil, epee and saber. Jacqueline learned and performed the epee and sabre centredfencing sequence, which combines the use of swords, knives and cavalry weapons. “We got two experts from Vietnam to teach her.

A sequence like this needs style and grace and you can’t hurry it up or it will not be justified. Jacqueline, on her part, worked hard for two months to learn the moves,” said Abbas of the director duo Abbas-Mustan. “She wore a fitted costume showing off her curves, with her hair flowing loose. Head gear is worn during fencing, but if we did that people would have assumed a stunt double was doing the scene. So we took cinematic liberty and left her hair loose which looks good with the moves and proves that she’s doing the stunt,” he added. The actress was gung-ho about performing her stunts and refused to use a body double. “When Jacqueline was briefed about the scene, she was quite excited and decided that she wanted to perform the stunt herself,” said an insider. “On the day of the shoot, Peter Haines (action director) and Abbas- Mustan were amazed with how much she had learned. In addition to the fencing combat, the scene also involved front and back flips which she practiced for extensively and finally gave her take without even any harness,” the insider added.

Actress Cameron Diaz has denied rumours that she is dating Tom Cruise. The rumours surfaced after Diaz was pictured with Cruise and fellow actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem as she celebrated her 40th birthday Aug 30.

Earlier, Cruise’s representative had slammed the reports and now Diaz denies it. “I happened to bump into Penelope Cruz, Javier, Tom and his son in a hotel and joined them for dinner. At midnight I said, ‘I’m 40’.

So we took pictures and then said ‘Goodnight, see you later, blah, blah, blah’ and I haven’t seen him since.” “But the next thing I know, apparently I am dating him and it’s full on and he is coming after me,” she added.

The actress made the clarification on a chat show. Diaz was in a relationship with baseball player Alex Rodriguez for an year but parted ways in September 2011.

Sienna Miller posed nude for a portrait just weeks before she gave birth to her daughter Marlowe, it has been revealed. The 30-yearold actress posed for British artist Jonathan Yeo in July shortly before her due date, letting him capture her in the later stages of her pregnancy.

Jonathan, whose previous work includes paintings of Dennis Hopper and Nicole Kidman, described the portrait as a “‘tribute to Sienna’s courage and self-confidence’” and praised her for stripping off for the artwork. “I can think of many figures whose public currency in part revolves around their appearance, who would prefer to hide themselves away for nine months,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

“Sienna is usually so petite and a wonderful fashion clotheshorse and the fact she is transformed means it has all the more impact,” he said.

Miller, who gave birth to her first child with actor husband Tom Sturridge, first met the artist in Los Angeles, California, eight years ago and the pair have remained close friends since.

This portrait will be the sixth she has sat for in his London studio and Jonathan thinks it is the most important artwork so far.

Cast: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake
Direction: Robert Lorenz
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes

STORY: A cranky old baseball scout is forced to face his daughter, past regrets on what could be his last assignments…

MOVIE REVIEW: Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best Baseball scouts around for a long time. His experienced judgement is however doubted by a younger sports manager who believes mathematical statistics are more important than understanding of the game and the player.

Gus is given one last chance to prove his mettle and that he still has it in him. Gus’ estranged daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) decides to accompany him on his last recruiting assignment. The two end up ‘talking’ for a change,venting the anger, bottled up emotions and unspoken words.

True to Eastwood’s style, Trouble with the Curve is purely an emotional human drama, revolving around buried emotions. The pace is slow but that doesn’t matter as the father-daughter strained relationship touches your heart. You can identify with their dilemmas, rapport, and reservations.

Their issues are as realistic as they can get. An aloof father who’s super protective of his daughter, daughter joining her father on his last trip, keeping aside their past only to save his job..Trouble with the Curve is a film which every father should watch with his daughter. Justin Timberlake plays an unimportant role but is impressive. The film belongs to Amy Adams.

The actress is brilliant as the girl dealing with a constant fear of losing the people she loves. Clint Eastwood is good as ever. No significant events happen in the film, it’s about how you deal with situations when life happens to you. It’s a simple story, brilliantly told.

Rumours of Vidya Balan getting married to Siddharth Roy Kapur have resurfaced. We hear Vid and Sid will tie the knot around December 18. It has also been said that Vidya’s close friend, fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, has been roped in to design her wedding trousseau. We tried to get in touch with Vidya, Siddharth and Sabya but all three chose not to respond.

Vidya and Siddharth have acknowledged their relationship in public. When a story of them being married already was reported in August last year, Siddharth had denied the news via sms to us stating, “Nope, not true.” Siddharth has, however, been keeping mum on the issue this time around.

Actress Sonali Bendre feels director Milan Luthria is a great filmmaker and has come into his elements now.

“Milan is a very good director and I have worked with him before as well. Milan has really come into his groove right now and it is a great phase that he is in. It will be interesting to work with him,” Sonali, who worked with him in 2003 movie “Chori Chori”, said.

She will also be seen in Luthria’s next, a sequel to his 2010 film “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai”. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, the movie also stars Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles.
Luthria became a name to reckon with after the success of “The Dirty Picture”.

Size Zero may be passe, but Bollywood’s A-list women are not over with the weight loss tamasha. Yet.

The latest aspirant seems to be Katrina Kaif who lost five kilo in two months to fit her role for the upcoming YRF action thriller Dhoom 3. Apparently, the production house with a penchant for sari-clad voluptuous beauties, this time around wanted a slimmer and fitter leading lady. “Dhoom 3 is a tough film to shoot. Lots of action. And you need to be very, very fit and agile,” Katrina said.

Katrina who had once reportedly shed a few kilos for fitting into the role of Sheila and be able to belly dance in the much popular song from Tees Maar Khan, started losing weight again around two months back. This was around the time she wrapped up the shooting of Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

“I was or rather am still doing hard-core functional training. I get into it for about 90 minutes every day. Even when I was shooting in London last month, I had a trainer who helped me out. And here in India, I have appointed a trainer as well,” she added.

By her own admission, she would like nothing better than to complete her family of mom and two daughters.However, recent reports that Sushmita Sen will be tying the knot next year have only amused her. “A single article where I’m misquoted has turned into a viral fact!” the ex-Miss Universe laughed.

Rubbishing all such rumours, she protested, “This news about my marriage plans is completely untrue. I was at a press meet for my designer friend Mandira Wirk’s bridal wear, dressed as a bride. All I said was, ‘I will definitely get married, who knows maybe next year.’ That was it.” So isn’t Sushmita anxious to settle down considering she is just days away from her 37th birthday? Says the sexy single mom, “Marriage will happen when it has to happen. I’ve craved for it forever. I’ve always been a home-lover, in spite of living a very public life, which I enjoy in my own way. ”

Actress Kristen Bell is expecting her first child with boyfriend Dax Shepard.The child is due in late spring, their representative confirmed.”They are so excited and ecstatic. They can’t wait to become parents,” people.com quoted a source as saying.

“Kristen had a little bit of morning sickness early on but she just started shooting the second season of ‘House of Lies’ and is feeling great now,” added the source.

Bell, 32, and Shepard, 37, started dating 2007 and have been engaged for nearly three years.

Naomi Campbell has turned the whole world’s attention to Jodhpur and the Mehrangarh Fort. At the moment, inside the fort, there is a festive atmosphere.

There was an event yesterday, a party, and for that, the fort had been decorated in red and kesariya colours, with typical Rajasthani decor elements adding the theme. Each guest was given a traditional welcome, with dhol and nagaras lining the entrance. They were also gifted a multicoloured pagris to wear.

Megan Fox plays an actress-turned-marine biologist who wants to talk to dolphins in a new advert for the Acer Aspire S7 laptop. It has been revealed.

In the commercial, the ‘Transformers’ star meets her agent in a restaurant but is distracted by the lobster tank, and since her “hidden passion” for marine life is so strong she storms to the tank, reaches in returns the two lobsters back to the ocean.

The 26-year-old is then transported to a lab and transformed into a sexy research scientist while a voiceover says “We all have our hidden talents and for Megan Fox it’s marine life.”

“The new Acer Aspire means that she can now follow her dream of talking to dolphins,” the Daily Mail quoted the voiceover as saying.

The nerdy scientists are all star struck when she lands on their lab and call her “brilliant”.

Fox, who is married to actor Brian Austin Green, can then be seen showing a dolphin various objects like an egg and a fish to try and get it to communicate with her.

She is even seen reading it the raunchy book ’50 Shades of Gray’.

After some scientific tweaking, Fox’s new technology is a success and the dolphin says “Hello Megan. Do I get a hug?”

Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ben Whishaw
Direction: Sam Mendes
Genre: Action
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes

Story: Espionage becomes leaner, meaner and shadowy. Can James Bond still make the earth move — or the sky fall?

Movie Review: The first thing Bond (Craig) blows to bits in Skyfall is all those cracks about mid-life crises. Despite flunking his fitness test, Bond reveals how he’s fab at 50, making his vintage his most powerful weapon. As espionage changes from competing nations to individuals spreading violence for money and thrills, Bond grapples with ‘Silva’ Rodriguez (Bardem), former MI6 agent determined to destroy department head M (Dench) for having left him to Chinese mercy after he overstepped his brief. As Bond and Silva race with whistle- out-loud (WOL) action towards an edgy M, those watching Skyfall have a ball.

Right away, Skyfall is a love-bite to London, celebrating all that’s Brit and Bond-branded – clever since it leaves those younger Yankee spies looking a little plain. Realising history’s cash-worth, Skyfall plugs everything beautiful about the British — Tubes, tunnels and Tennyson, damp, rainy skies, humour sharp like a Savile Row suit, china bulldogs, even manual shaving kits — smoothly blended with explosive American pace. Plus Iberian charm, expressed oh-so-silkily by a beaming Bardem, perfect as the campy Silva, unbuttoning Bond’s shirt to go lovingly where no man has been before. Although Bond does rasp at him, “What makes you think this is my first time?” Well, well, Commander.

Bollywood’s new hottie Huma Qureshi has got herself elevated to an entirely different league. With offers pouring in and getting recognition post the ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (GOW) acclaim, the actress is gunning for more greasepaint. The perky actress, who is gearing up for her next, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, says that she’s game for more challenges. “I have got a simple take on my life – to continue to surprise my audience each time I perform on screen,” says Huma. The actress shares that she does not feel like an outsider in an industry known for its fondness for filmi pedigree. “I don’t feel like an alien in Bollywood. Adaptability is one thing I am good at,” says Huma. In the meantime, Huma is seeking the rejuvenation mantra by sticking to what she loves doing the best – reading books. “I am a bookworm. Right now I am reading Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. The romanticism in Murakami’s books interest me since I am a romantic myself,” says Huma.

Preity Zinta has revealed that she has no time to think about marriage, and asserted that she is in no rush to get married. The 37-year-old actress confessed that at this point of time she has time only for her films. “I can only say, wait and watch. Right now I have time only for my film,” Zinta said.

On the other hand, the beauty, who’s upcoming movie ‘Ishq in Paris’ is set to hit the silver screen, doesn’t like to identify this movie as her ‘comeback.’ “I find the term strange. Recently I read about R(Mukerji) making a comeback too. But, she just did a film in January. It’s all hype. Does anyone question Aamir (Khan) when he has a gap of years between his releases?, says the actor,” the beauty said.

Rani Mukerji’s recently released Aiyyaa witnessed the chirpy side of the actress as she gets attracted to Prithviraj. However, Rani claims that her Talaash for life partner continues. Rani Mukerji, Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor will share the screen for Reema Kagti’s Talaash. Bebo tied knot with Saif this week and is Rani planning something similar? “No, my Talaash is still on. Everyone will come to know as soon as I will find someone,” said Rani. While talking about her movie Talaash, Rani was excited and expressed that working with Aamir is always a great experience. “I will be seen in a completely different role. Its great experience working with Aamir as I have always been his fan,” concluded Rani.

Supermodel Kate Moss has gone topless for the latest issue of Love magazine. In a typical unorthodox photo shoot, Moss, 38, covered her head with a white Prada jumper, and wore a chiffon veil to cover her front, reports dailymail.co.uk Moss also wore an 18 carat white gold necklace in the shoot which took place in Houghton Hall, the home of 18th century Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole in Norfolk, England. In August, she was seen partying topless in France.

Christina Aguilera has revealed that she loves going commando, as she finds it librating. “I don’t like to wear underwear,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling chat show host Chelsea Handler . “I like to be as free as possible at all times. “It’s just who I am,” she added.

Nicole Kidman has pulled out of a new movie after being told that scenes of real sex are planned. The 45-year-old actress was set for a role in controversial director Lars von Trier’s project Nymphomaniac. “Nicole will not be a part of this movie,” the Daily Star quoted a source as saying. Other reports state that Kidman decided against doing the film as she is facing scheduling conflicts with her new film Grace of Monaco, which is currently shooting. To ease his suffering, Von Trier has added Uma Thurman, presumably in Kidman’s part.

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael
Shannon, Jamie Chung
Direction: David Koepp
Genre: Action
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
STORY:
Wilee ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is the best of New York’s daredevil bicycle couriers. However, when he picks up an envelope for delivery on a ‘premium rush’ priority, he finds himself racing against more than just the clock.

MOVIE REVIEW:
While the plot and premise of Premium Rush is fairly simple and generic – the all-important message that must reach its intended recipient, come what may – this, for the most part, isn’t just a chase film.

The dashing Wilee eschews a nine-to-five desk job for the sheer thrill of being a bicycle messenger with a death wish – dodging speeding vehicles, pedestrians and open doors along the way. As if to underscore his rebellious streak, Wilee rides fast, with no brakes on his sports bicycle. “Brakes are death,” he nonchalantly tells his estranged and concerned girlfriend Vanessa ( Dania Ramirez), who is also a bike courier.

She sees his wild streak as a hindrance to them having a secure future. After all, it would only take a split-second of misjudgment for him to meet with a fatal accident whilst riding. Small wonder then, that Gordon-Levitt needed 31 stitches in his right arm while filming the movie. Wilee’s also got competition, in the form of the muscular and almost comical Manny (Wole Parks), who has his eye on Vanessa.

But this love triangle is put on the back-burner one day, when Nima ( Jamie Chung) hands Wilee a small white envelope that must be delivered downtown by 7.30 pm, the very same day. Enter the menacing bad cop Bobby Monday (very convincingly played by Michael Shannon), who has a nasty gambling habit coupled with a single-minded,almost obsessive need to get his hands on that envelope. Various jump cuts in the movie and cool map-style visuals help explain situations and embellish the story quite nicely.

The conversations between Wilee and Vanessa however, as they zip, dodge and weave their way through traffic come across as unnecessary and cheesy. There’s the obligatory moral dilemma thrown in too. That aside, Premium Rush is fairly coherent, the bike stunts are cool and the film is filled with fast-paced chases that will often have you at the edge of your seat.

The actress plans to go incognito to traditional Navratri pandals to soak in the ambience of Garba and Dandia for her next film ‘Ramleela’. Deepika Padukone is presently working on two films – Ayan Mukherjee’s Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela.

And while the two films are keeping her busy, she plans to take out some time to visit traditional Navratri pandals. However her visit is more for professional reasons over personal. “For Ramleela, she plans to go incognito to traditional Navratri pandals to soak in the ambience of Garba and Dandia”, says a source associated with the film. Ram Leela is set in Gujarat. “Deepika plans to reserve some time in nights and quietly go with her team to these places. She is keen to soak in the culture and see how traditional set ups of Dandia happens”.

Deepika is known to be involved as an actor and goes through a lot of self learning activities. Deepika in past has been to several Navratri nights during promotions of earlier films but most were modern concerts. Her upcoming projects include Race 2, Ayan Mukherjee’s Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ramleela.