ARE AKSHAY AND SONAM TEAMING UP?

Buzz is Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor is teaming up for a film being directed by Kunal Kohli.

The film in question is a romantic caper based in Rome, Kunal had been working on the script for a while when he approached Akshay for the lead role. Akshay though found some loopholes in the script and told Kunal to rewrite on the script. However, he didn’t totally reject the offer and even mentioned Sonam’s name for the female lead. Kunal was over the roof and went around town daring of Akki being the star of his film.

A source close to the director explained, “After the dud that was Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic, no one really was concerned in working with Kunal. Yash Raj too had washed their hands of him and he didn’t have any big banner too support him for his next. He had earlier approached Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan, Shahid Kapur and Saif Ali Khan but all of them refused the film. He had even contemplated on playing the main lead himself and that’s when Akshay showed some interest. But rather than keeping it hush hush he was screaming off the rooftops that he’d found the stars of his next film, that’s when Akshay backed out. But you never know these stars they never really can make up their minds, who knows maybe Akshay might give it another thought.”

After Blue's sinking fate, Akki might have a change of heart, pairing with Sonam, which does have a novelty. His pairing with Deepika did not work, maybe Sonam will be his lucky girl, although that idea is also too unlikely since Sonam's films have so far bombed, both with Ranbir and Abhishek- who are no longer doing any projects with her.

When StarBoxOffice contacted Kunal Kohli, he straight out denied the rumours, “It’s not true as it’s too soon to talk about my next film, there’s still a lot of work going into it.” We hope Kunal pulls his socks up soon for if Khiladi Kumar and the Masakalli girl were to be teamed up together, now that would be something indeed!

GUESS WHO WAS OFFERED BIG BOSS 3

Apna Anil Kapoor, after the high soaring success of Slumdog Millionaire is international with his emergence on the American teleseries- 24. But thats not all. He was offered to host Big Boss 3 which he turned down.

Pray why? He didn’t bother to confirm the email on which he was offered the film. He is been too busy shooting all over the place to be seen on Indian television. Legend has it that he almost did not take up the Slumdog Millionaire task till his son threatened to run away from home.

Coming to think of it, wasn’t he reprising the role of Big B in the film? Yes he was, and now, Big B has taken up the offer to host Big Boss 3 after Anil showed the producers the door. The contestants who are rumoured to appear on the show are a who's who of has-beens like Chunky Pandey, Aditya Pancholi, Baba Ramdev (who has denied it) and Shakti Kapoor.

Big B is no stranger to them, as much as Anil who has worked with them in the past, yet today the superstar has more time on his hands to take on work of his junior when at a time there used to be a reverse case. In the past, when Anil Kapoor took up Meri Jung, which was offered to Big B, it was seen as a project that would finally seal Anil’s fate who wanted to be the next superstar. How things have come around.

Big B, on the other hand is overjoyed with the new project he has on hand. At a press conference in Singapore he said, 'It is going to be Big Boss for Colors.' It was formally announced to the media at the Marriott Hotel in Singapore. He has already started shooting for the show which begins in October and ends by December 2009.

SONAM ADVISES ANIL NOW

Sonam Kapoor is thrilled by dad Anil Kapoor’s second round the period after Slumdog Millionaire.

Anil, who’s busy shuttling between Los Angeles and Mumbai, is continuously asking for advise from Sonam. And while all of 22, the actress is totally dedicated to what her father must do and what he must not. An insider says when Anil wanted to do a round of interviews during the release of Shortkut: The Con Is On, it was Sonam who advised him to stay quiet. She knew SD and Shortkut were two ends of the pole and she didn’t want her father to rationalize why he went from one to the other. So Sonam just asked her father to stay quiet, and talk when something more stunning comes along. Now that’s a great combination of beauty and brains.

NOT EXCLUSIVE OF MY DAUGHTER

Anil Kapoor who didn’t believe in endorsement deals and has never done an ad till date finally agreed to do so as his daughter Sonam was a part of it.

The father-daughter duo will be seen together in a luxury pen endorsement ad for the first time together and inside sources say it is absolutely amazing to watch out for. Anil who received many offers earlier always maintained that it was his acting that would do the talking and not his endorsement deals.

But the actor has lastly made an exception for his daughter’s sake and will do something to keep her in the limelight. Particularly when her drawn film career and infamous attitude (read Aishwarya bashing) have been the very reasons for her diminishing star power. The two have been paid a whopping amount for the deal and in view of the amount she’s being paid for the Ad, Sonam wouldn’t have to worry even if her next two films were a flop.

Sources added to the press, ‘The brand endorsed by this father-daughter duo, will certainly have an added advantage of targeting different generation and age groups. So no doubt the brand, endorsed by them, will definitely stand to benefit.’

It’s hard to imagine how much a Pen is going to determine age groups and target audience, but what the heck! Anil finally did manage to make his advertisement debut that too after a cool 50 years, for him that’s an achievement alright.

Aishwarya stylish Verve wrap

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the power house of attractiveness and aptitude. She holds lots of adjectives of beauty and reached a point which can only be achieving from side to side hard work and dedication. She proudly hold the name of ex Miss World, she stands tall as a successful Bollywood performer and prestigiously called the Bachchan bahu. The in progress sense has graces the famed magazine, Verve.
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