KANGNA DATING DIRECTOR

Buzz is Kangna Ranaut and director Kunal Deshmukh is getting too close to comfort.

Sources reveal that Kangna and Kunal have been spending a lot of time in each other's company and have been dotted together many a times around town. Kangna and Kunal both hail from the Bhatt camp and Kunal had even approached Kangna for his film Jannatwhich eventually went to Sonal Chauhan, as Ranaut had date issues.

Kunal has assisted Mohit Suri during the making of Woh Lamhe which starred Kangna in the lead role. Deshmukh is now working on Tum Milestarring Emran Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan while Kangna has only just returned from a holiday in Italy. Both Kunal and Kangna have been trying to keep their relationship all hush- hush, considering her last relationship with Adhyayan Suman was a public ridicule along with the messy break-up.

When StarBoxOffice contacted Kunal Deshmukh, the director denied the rumours saying, “It’s not true at all, we are not dating.” The two have maintained that they are just good friends as they have worked together in the past. He has even told the press that he was more friendly with her during Woh Lamhe but hasn’t been in much contact with her now. While Kangs, on the other hand, just wants to concentrate on her career.

Ex-boyfriend Aditya Pancholi had even begun taking interest in her after Adhyayan, but Kangna has always maintained a cold space from Pancholi after reports of him physically abusing her in the past. Our advice to Kangna is to stay clear of any affairs for the time being as the last thing she needs now is a real bad return! What say?

KANGNA TURNS STYLIST

Known for her chic and classy style quotient, Kangna Ranaut was at home when there was designer to style her for her latest film.

Samir Karnik, the director of the upcoming romantic flick Vaada Raha, starring Bobby Deol and Kangna Ranaut was in a fix when there was no designer to report on the last two days of shoot to style Kangna. Sources say, “Rather than creating a fit like any other actress, Kangna acted thoroughly professional and styled herself with the clothes from her wardrobe. She’s looking completely different from her usual avatar and everyone will be pleasantly surprised.”

From what we have seen of the promos, Kangna looks dewy fresh in sarees, something that one does not readily associate with Kangna, sarees! Ahem, ahem.

Kangna’s penchant for dressing up is known by one and all, the actress loves to create her own styling concoctions as seen at many events. The actress loves to dress up in Narendra Kumar Ahmed, Chanel and Rikroy and is one of the classiest dressers in B-town, known for carrying off many risqué ensembles with panache.

So the news of her turning stylist isn’t that much of a surprise, still we cant wait for Kangna to start her own line, that will be sharing her gift with the world what say?

HRITHIK TO PERFORM ON STAGE AFTER THREE YEARS

Hrithik Roshan is all set to perform on stage after three years. B-Town's best-known dancer gets cool for the Rajiv Gandhi Awards ceremony. His act titled Colours of India has the star do the Lezim dance of Maharashtra besides the Kathakali dance and the Kalaripayattu martial art form of Kerala as part of the show's finale. The medley of folk dances will also have the actor gyrate to his film Luck By Chance track.

The awards event, that honours people from different walks of life, is being held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point, today.

Says Hrithik, "It will be great to perform live on stage after three long years. I have loved every moment of learning the various folk acts. When we present it on stage, I want and hope that the viewers will feel the enthusiasm and energy of this performance as well."

The actor adds, "Carving Dreams, the company that manages me, convinced me to return to the stage and be a part of the awards function." It is learnt that Roshan Jr has been rehearsing for his act for the past several days. Even though the mixing of his home production Kites is on besides a shoot schedule of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish (which ended on Saturday), he has been perfecting his steps for over five hours everyday.

Hrithik's acts have been conceptualised by Carving Dreams Live with Sanjay Shetty as choreographer and Anahita Shroff Adajania designing his costumes. He has been learning his steps from Rajit, one of Sanjay's dancers. There will also be 40 backdrop dancers for his performance.

The actor last performed live at an international awards event held in Dubai in 2006. After he was plagued by a knee injury for which he was operated, he kept himself away from live shows only shaking a leg for his films. He even had to delay the shoot of his item number Break Free for his father's production Krazzy 4 (2008) till just before the film's release due to the injury.

Other B-Town stars slated to perform at the Rajiv Gandhi awards include Priyanka Chopra and Esha Deol.

WHAT KANGNA DREADS THE MOST

Kangna Ranaut may be identified for her bindaas ways, both on screen as well as off screen.

And while nothing seems to take aback this feisty actress, what with Kangna having pulled off some of the most daring scenes on camera with much ease, there is one thing that gives her nightmares getting on stage.

Admitting to her stage fright, Kangna says that having to face the audience on stage is what she dreads the most. “Yes, nothing ever makes me worried except speaking on the stage. I still get jitters when I have to do that, even if it’s just to say a thank you,” confesses the actress.

KANGANA AND HRITHIK ON CHAT SHOW TOGETHER

Post-Adhyayan she’s altered for the better.

Opposing to the rumours that all is not well between Kangana and Hrithik Roshan, her co-star in Kites, the two will be shooting collectively for Farah Khan’s chat show, “Tere Mere Beech Mein”.

Kangana has now submissive with the fact that she is the second lead in the movie.

“Kites” is fundamentally a love story between Hrithik and Barbara and hence more publicity is being given to them. Kangana loves Hrithik as an actor and now she does not even have a problem with the senior Roshans.

Kangana has brought about a theatrical change in herself after her breakup with Adhyayan. She has devoted herself to Lord Krishna. She now has two sources of strength – her God and her family.

On the other hand, after leaving Kangana, Adhyayan has turned to another girl. She is not from the film industry but is Adhyayan’s childhood sweetheart. They are neighbours and the senior Sumans, who were against Kangana, are more than happy that Adhyayan and the girl have started seeing each other again.

I WAS TIRED OF BEING UNHAPPY: KANGNA

Goodbye Adhyayan Suman, send-off severe, brooding roles... Kangna Ranaut is presenting herself in a new avatar to Bollywood that of the romantic comedienne.

She’s shooting her very first comedy No Problem with Akshaye Khanna and will take up another, Tannu Weds Mannu with R Madhavan, directly after that. This image change couldn’t have come at a better time.

Yes, I am seeing a lot of changes lately, more positive than negative luckily,” she said of her personal and professional life. Excited about doing comedy, Kangna said, “It’s taken so long for me to do what most straight actresses start out doing romance or romantic comedies. But better late than never. I was tired of being sad, now it’s time to have some fun,” she said.

Admitting she’s not too funny a person in real life, despite having a funny side, the sexy star said, “I am glad I did the intense kind of roles early on in my career. But now I am happy with the kind of films coming my way.” And that includes Once Upon A Time In Mumbai and the Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori-starrer Kites, amongst others. Does she feel left out 0 in view of the film is being promoted exclusively with these two stars? “I have done my job, the rest is the filmmakers’ call, they can market it in whatever way they want to,” she replied, adding, “At the end of the day, it’s only good performances that’ll stand out.”

Her break-up has not really left Kangna heart-broken and hurt, or the actress is not showing any signs of it. “It’ll take a lot more than these ups and downs in life to break me,” she said. “And it’s really not as if I am working to get over anything. Work’s keeping me busy for work’s sake, but yes, it’s keeping me unfocused from pondering too much about the past. I know that love hurts occasionally, but I can never stop being in love.”