Allu Arjun Engaged!!

Newly-engaged couple celebrity Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy

Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy's engagement was held at Hotel Novotel in Hi-tech City, Hyderabad, on Friday night in a grand manner.

The bridegroom, sporting a white suit, was guided to the venue by his uncle and Praja Rajyam chief and celebrity Chiranjeevi. Sneha Reddy, who was dressed in a traditional pink sari with green border, was the cynosure of all eyes.

After the exchange of rings, the couple rendered the customary namaskaram to Chiranjeevi. According to reports, the wedding will take place in February.

The clothes worn by the couple was the topic of discussion at the venue - while Allu Arjun wore a white suit worth Rs 50,000, Sneha's sari reportedly cost Rs 1 lakh.

Sneha's father K C Sekhar Reddy is an educationist with a chain of engineering colleges all over the state.

Apart from megastar's family members, prominent among those who took part in the event included Congress leaders K Kesava Rao, D Srinivas, Jana Reddy, D Ramanaidu, Rahavendra Rao, B. Gopal, Mohan Babu, Murali Mohan, Nagarjuna, Ravi Teja, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Venu Madhav, Shriya, Vishnu, Rana and Naga Chaitanya.

Meanwhile, Allu Arjun will complete the shoot of his latest film, Badrinath.

Jail Bird Linsay Lohan

Last week, California Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel ordered Lohan to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence on July 20 for violating the terms of her probation on drunk driving charges because Lohan had missed alcohol education classes. Since then, Lohan's previous attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, resigned and media reports surfaced on Thursday this week that Lohan hired Shapiro but may be trying to avoid jail.

"I have agreed to represent Ms. Lohan on the condition she comply with the terms of probation, including a requirement of jail imposed by Judge Marsha Revel," Shapiro said in a statement on Friday.

"Ms. Lohan is suffering from a disease that I am all too familiar with. Hopefully, I can be of assistance to Ms. Lohan and Judge Revel in implementing a treatment approach recommended by medical professionals for Ms. Lohan's long term recovery and sobriety," the statement said. Shapiro is a well-known Los Angeles attorney who has represented many Hollywood stars over the years, and he was part of the "dream team" of attorneys who represented football player O.J. Simpson in his trial for the murder of his wife.

Shapiro's son Brent died in 2005 due to a combination of drinking alcohol and taking the drug ecstasy. Since then, Shapiro has been dedicated himself to helping others overcome their own addiction problems. His family started the Brent Shapiro Foundation as well as the Pickford Lofts sober living facility in Los Angeles that Lohan was said to have checked into earlier this week.

Top 10 Rajinikant Jokes

We all love Rajini .....his actions & acting take the breath away of millions of hearts around the world. Films that create memories for years & years.......Now there has been a very peculiar trend to be seen....yaa this is the trend of Rajini jokes......

Jokes that no one can resist & beat. So, lets see what are the Top 10 Rajini jokes..............


1. Rajinikanth doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.
2. Rajinikanth has already been to Mars, that’s why there are no signs of life there.
3. Rajinikanth killed the dead sea.
4. If you spell ‘Rajanikant’ wrong on Google it doesn’t say, “Did you mean Rajinikanth?” It simply replies, “Run while you still

have the chance.”
5. Rajinikanth can play the violin with a piano
6. Rajnikanth once wrote a cheque, the bank bounced!
7. Micheal Jordan to Rajini: I can spin a ball on my finger for over two hours. Can you?
Rajni: Rascala; how do you think the earth spins!?
8. Rajinikanth once ordered a plate of idli in McDonald’s, and got it.
9. If Rajnikant was born 100 years earlier, British would have fought to get independence from India.
10. When Rajnikant logs on to facebook.com, facebook updates its status message!
11. Rajni once killed 20 men just by saying "BANG"
12. Rajinikanth knows Victoria’s secret.
13. Rajinikanth can divide by zero.
14. Rajinikanth has counted to infinity, twice.
15. When Rajinikanth gives you the finger, he's telling you how many seconds you have left to live.

Oops! Sorry we had to go overboard (just like the jokes) and we just couldn't restrict it to top 10!

Which is your favourite Rajinikanth joke? Leave a comment and let me know.

Lindsay Lohan Leaving Rehab

Lindsay Lohan is apparently being allowed to leave rehab for a bit this weekend in order to go shopping for a new home.

The actress reportedly believes that her current apartment is far too accessible to fans and paparazzi. It is unknown how long Lohan will be let out of the Betty Ford Center for this endeavor.

However, it seems like a good idea that she is shopping around for somewhere a little more private.

What do you think about Lindsay Lohan leaving rehab for this?

Vidya Balan's 'Dirty Picture'!

Vidya Balan's performance prowess needs no corroboration. But when you learn that she will be playing a character loosely based on the South sex-symbol Silk Smitha (who featured in string of soft-porn films in the 80s and early 90s), it certainly generates a lot of curiosity. While a formulaic filmmaker would have thought of casting someone like today's sex-symbol Mallika Sherawat to portray the character of a yesteryear sex-symbol, director Milan Luthria chooses Vidya Balan for the role in his film A Dirty Picture .

"I wanted the casting to arouse interest. At the same time I wanted a process of discovery to happen with the film and lend a new dimension to Vidya Balan", says Milan.While Vidya Balan has largely restricted herself to the girl-next-door image, she displayed a hint of her sensual side in Ishqiya .



Will she take it a step further in A Dirty Picture ? "Everything from sex, sleaze and exposure will essentially be a part of the character", assures Milan clarifying in the same breath, "But I am not an exploitative filmmaker. I want to capture the dramatic and moving side of the story. For that I wanted an ambassador who would not only add sex-appeal to the character but also bring a certain element of emotion and class".

So can we expect to see Vidya Balan at her sexiest best in A Dirty Picture ? "Definitely! Vidya will have a complete image makeover with this film. She will represent Indian sensuality at its best" claims Milan. And how does he plan to achieve that? Milan puts forth his point giving references, "Every actress from Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini, Sridevi to Madhuri Dixit have, at some point of time in their career, exhibited a very sensual side of theirs.

We will try to capture that sensual side of Vidya with this film". Concurrently he emphasizes that painting a dirty picture is no easy job and it's very important to get the right shade. "There
will be a certain level of rawness to the sensuality but at the same time it has to be captured very tastefully. We need to strike a balance and ensure that it does not look cheap".

Reportedly Vidya had reservations about the role and also laid her conditions before signing on the dotted line. Milan doesn't deny.

"Vidya had reservations regarding a lot of things and not just skin-show. When an actor plays an actor onscreen there is a tendency to get too absorbed in the character. Also Vidya wanted to understand the entire emotional graph of the character. The so-called reservations were more of questions that she had about her character and its portrayal which were answered. Having said that let me tell you that there will be no compromise on the portrayal of the character in any way."

Smooching Substituted For Content In Bollywood?

Up until recently, lip-locking in Hindi films was considered too ‘bold’ and Western for the Indian audience’s palate.

But such scenes started making sporadic appearances after the much talked about Aamir Khan-Karisma Kapoor kiss in Raja Hindustani — a benchmark for all kisses that it triggered off in its wake. The frequency has gone up since with filmsMurder (Mallika Sherwat-Emraan Hashmi) followed by Jism (Bipasha Basu-John Abraham),Dhoom 2 (Aishwarya Rai-Hrithik Roshan), Jab We Met (Kareena Kapoor-Shahid Kapoor), Kaminey (Priyanka Chopra-Shahid Kapoor),Anjaana Anjaani (Priyanka Chopra-Ranbir Kapoor) and continuing as we see Deepika Padukone-Imran Khan puckering up for one in an upcoming release.

But have such scenes substituted for content?

Cinema is evolving along with the audience, says Jannat director Kunal Deshmukh. “Kissing is not unnatural for two people in love.So, what is wrong if that is shown on screen too? Having said that, I also feel directors should not cash in on it. One such film that, unfortunately, got hyped for its sexual content than the subject was Kurbaan.”

To which filmmaker Rensil D’Silva, who directed Kurbaan says, “What happened with my film was not planned. And no filmmaker would want their film to be projected in that way as I believe that films that sell on lip-locks and skin-show lack content.”

Actor Emraan Hashmi, who’s earned the moniker ‘serial kisser,’ has no qualms about kissing onscreen. “It is not that I always want to kiss in every film. If it is the requirement of the script I don’t mind doing it, otherwise I too get apprehensive about it.”

While Emraan needs no convincing to kiss on screen, actor Hrithik Roshan had to, reportedly, be convinced by his Latin heroine Barbara Mori to agree to do a full-blown smooch for the film Kites because that is what lovers would do in real-life.

Salman Khan patches up with John Abraham

In Bollywood, friendship is volatile as the sensex. Salman Khan, the bad boy of B-Town, is known for his increasing number of enemies like with Vivek Oberoi, Shahid Kapoor, and John Abraham featuring on top spots.

Recently this Dabangg star extended the olive branch to his enemy of four years, John Abraham.

The feud between the two started back in 2006 during the “Rockstars” tour. It is said that the two hunks had certain financial issues and it resulted in Salman severing ties with John.

The two was seen sharing screen space in Babul but the cold vibes between them could not go unnoticed. Salman's bitterness splashed over to John Abraham's sultry girlfriend, Bipasha and Salman refused to work with her.

This unpredictable patch up took place at Mehboob Studio on the sets of Rohit Dhawan's directorial venture Desi Boyz. Sanjay Dutt has been roped in to play a cameo in the movie starring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham and Chitrangada Singh. Salman had arrived on the sets to meet his buddies, Sanjay Dutt and Akshay Kumar.

When John saw Salman on the sets, his discomfort was evident. Not knowing how to react, the No Smoking star, John gave a hesitant smile. The next thing that happened took everyone by surprise; Salman Khan and John Abraham hugged.