Jagathy Sreekumar to have corrective surgery performed

Jagathy Sreekumar, whose condition is said to be stable after he met with an accident on Saturday (March 10) morning will most likely be operated tomorrow for correction of right thigh and right arm fractures.

Dr Abdullah Cheriakkat, Managing Director, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Calicut said that the condition of Jagathy Sreekumar is stable though he will continue to remain in ventilator for a couple of days more.

Dr Abdullah also said that Jagathy will have surgeries performed for correction of right thigh and right arm fractures most probably tomorrow, depending on his condition.

Jagathy Sreekumar, who has acted in over 1,000 films doing a variety of roles, largely as a comedian, met with the accident on his way to Kodagu in Karnataka for the shooting of a new movie when his car rammed into the road median and overturned at nearby Tenhippalam in wee hours on March 10. Works on about 10 projects in which Sreekumar figures are held up in view of the accident, sources in film industry said.

Pooja Gandhi's Dandupalya facing hurdles for release

Pooja Gandhi's Dandupalya has been drawing the attention of the audience for its controversial content on the real life story of a gang of ruthless vampires. Especially, the film became the talk of the town after the actress went topless for an important scene in the upcoming Kannada movie. Now, these are becoming hurdles for its release.

A social group named Bahujan Samaj Horata Samiti is strongly opposing the release of Dandupalya claiming that the movie not only shows a woman in a bad taste but also the content of the film is highly objectionable. In fact, it has demanded the state government and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to ban the film, as the film pollutes the minds of the youth.

Adding to that several organisations have also opposed the title of the upcoming film and have written to the KFCC to change the title of the film. However, the makers of Dandupalya are adamant to change the title of the film.

Dandupalya is based on the real life incidents of notorious gang named Dandupalya – a name of a village situated on the Bangalore-Chennai National Highway four. They spread terror in and around Bangalore by slitting the throats of women and the aged and then robbing them.

No lip-lock for Samantha in NEP

Charming youngster Samantha will neither be kissing her co-star in Neethaane En Ponvasantham nor she will be a part of any intimate scene. The actress has clarified that there aren't any such sequences in the forthcoming multilingual film.

There were buzz that Samantha might have to kiss three actors in the different versions of Neethaane En Ponvasantham. As the actress did such scenes in Gautham Menon's earlier movie Yem Maaye Chesave, the Telugu version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, the 24-something girl was comfortable and agreed to share lip-locks with all her co-stars.

Now, the actress has said that the script of Neethaane En Ponvasantham doesn't demand it. However, Samantha will be romancing Jeeva in the Tamil version, Nani in Telugu and Aditya Roy Kapoor in the Hindi version.

Freida Pinto is living her big dream!

Her statuesque figure, international face and sensibilities have made her the face of both Hollywood and Bollywood. No other Indian artist has been spoken about, in the international glamour world in recent times. We are talking about BIG CBS Love’s India’s Glam Diva contender Freida Pinto, the girl-next-door, who wooed a million hearts. Whether its blockbuster films, the best directors or the most highly sort after endorsements, this girl from obscurity, Freida Pinto, is today the name to reckon with. For all those fans of this young diva, there’s a lot to share about her humble beginnings to becoming the face of millions of people all over the globe.

With her impressive debut performance as Latika in Slumdog Millionaire, she got, accolades, awards, applauds and recognition, as one of India’s biggest artist on the global map. A little known model from the suburbs of Mumbai her rise was much like her film “Rise of the planet of the apes”, to the proverbial big league player, competing with the big boys of cinema. The girl with a humble upbringing, dreamt big, but was baffled at the magnitude and speed at which it unfolded.

Destiny’s poster child, her transformation was so fast from complete anonymity to one of the newborn queens of Western cinema, that the world had no choice but to sit up and take notice! Whether it be block-busters such as “The rise of the planet of the Apes”, or be it working with renowned directors such as Woody Allen in “You will meet a tall dark stranger”, her body of work show how this young girl has created a niche for herself in Hollywood.

The success of Slumdog Millionaire was merely a means to an end for the ambitious and intelligent Freida Pinto. She realised that it was this very success of the film that required the biggest plan of action to come into play and it is this moment in Freida’s life that defined where she is today. Her star status is huge and her fans are all over the globe, but her heart lies right here in Mumbai, which is her home and with boyfriend Dev Patel.

Salman Khan wants Kareena's Dabangg 2 item song to be different

Salman Khan is apparently doing all that it takes to ensure that Kareena Kapoor's item song in Dabangg 2 is completely different from her item number 'Yeh Mera Dil' from Don 2 with Shahrukh Khan playing the male lead in the film.

Salman Khan has reportedly made it clear that Dabangg 2 item number will feature him and Kareena Kapoor. As per sources, when somebody suggested the idea of a remix, Salman Khan dismissed the idea and made it clear that he does not want any remix of any old cabaret hit songs like 'Yeh Mera Dil'.

The buzz is that Salman Khan along with Dabangg 2 music directors, Sajid-Wajid sat together to compose a track that is catchy, rustic and very different from 'Munni badnaam hui' or 'Chikni chameli' or any other item numbers seen on screen until now.

Kareena Kapoor will apparently rehearse with choreographer Ganesh Hegde or Farah Khan for at least two weeks for the special item song in Dabangg 2.

Tapasya the Chikni Chameli of TV

The festivity surrounding Holi is not over yet as your favourite bahus - Anandi, Phulwa, Simar, Roli and Siddhi brighten this weekend with the annual Holi bash - Rang De Colors today at 1 pm and 5 pm on Colors. 

The artists recreated Spain's La Tomatina festival and dunked each other in a tomato pit, living each moment a la the Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara cast. Bigg Boss fame Pooja Misrra tried escaping the gulaal being flung at her by BB4 housemates Amarr Upadhyay and Shraddha Sharma seemed adamant to not "spare her". 

Tapasya flaunted her inner Katrina with her rendition of Chikni Chameli and Seema bhabhi (from Parichay) sizzled like Vidya to O la la. Simar and Prem painted a mural of Radha-Krishna with gulaal while swooning to the title track of Kisna. Jagya-Gauri swayed to some retro tracks. From drinking bhang to smashing eggs, all the artists let down their guards and doused each other in colours, water et al. 

Ranbir Kapoor sets a record

Ranbir Kapoor recently shot for a short film that has entered the record books for using 100 cars in a four-minute film. 

There were a lot of young girls on the sets who were part of the film. One of them gifted Ranbir a windchime on the last day of the shoot. RK was so touched with the gesture that he has put up the windchime in his house!