Dream has come true for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star Freida Pinto. The hot lady is all set to turn hotter as she is to become the next Bond babe. This will come by as part of a multi-million pound deal with Hollywood studios. With this deal, Freida will play the suave British secret agent’s love interest in the 23rd James Bond flick.

Sam Mendes has been talking about Bond for months now . The project has been in the pipeline for months and Freida was always the dream Bond girl, but initially she was circumspect about accepting it. But finally she accepted. This could be one of the most ambitious 007 till date. Sam plans to reinvent the genre. Peter Morgan, who wrote ‘The Queen’, has penned the first draft of the script and it promises to be visually stunning.

It will be a typically glamorous and raunchy role and Pinto’s beau Dev has been joking to friends he is cool with seeing Freida rolling around with 007." Dev Patel seems to be thrilled about his girlfriend’s high-profile role.

The 23rd installment of James Bond movie is set in Afghanistan.

A court issued summons to Bollywood actor Preity Zinta and co-owner Ness Wadia on Monday for using pictures of freedom fighters in their Indian Premier League advertisements. Zinta and Wadia are summoned on April 2.

The summons were issued by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Anshul Berry on a complaint filed by city-based NGO Global Human Rights Council (GHRC). GHRC had objected on the use of pictures of freedom fighters, including of Bhagat Singh and Rajguru, in the advertisements of Kings XI Punjab.

"Earlier summons could not reach the accused as they were traveling at various match venues in the country. Now I will personally go to hand over the summons to Preity Zinta and others at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium," said Arvind Thakur, president of GHRC.

Accidents often happen but it is rare with the Action King of Bollywood, but this has happened. Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar were shooting a romantic song sequence of ‘Tees Maar Khan’. As the lady jigged towards onscreen love Akshay Kumar, the actor’s jaw-struck Katrina’s head and she started to bleed.

Co-star Akshay said that she would now need a minimum of 4 stitches on her head. Kat on rearing this became tensed. However, when a scared Katrina started to cry, Akshay laughingly said that he was pulling her leg. The injury was a minor one and it didn’t stall the shoot but the actress was shaken.

Katrina did injure herself on the head, but she’s fine now and has resumed shooting. Katrina has been a bundle of nerves for quite some time now and has been falling ill frequently. Recently, she passed off on a film set and accused the media for pestering her.

Here is a hope that the fragile beauty regains her strength and keeps delivering hits one after the other.

Filmmaker Anees Bazmee’s who is known for some of the biggest hits in Bollywood, has found an apt subject in Sania Mirza for his next film.

The ace tennis sensation, surrounded by much controversy will be soon be portrayed by Sonam Kapoor in Bazmee’s next ‘Thank You’. The film is set to be a romantic comedy.

It is to hit floor in mid April and shoots are to be done in Canada. Even though the director is denying that Sania is the subject of his film, the striking similarities between Sonam’s role and Mirza’s life make Bazmee’s assertions tough to believe.

Just like Sania, Sonam plays a young, attractive tennis champ and falls in love with a guy, who is completely wrong for her. She soon realizes her mistake and turns back before it’s too late. Remember Sania calling off her engagement to Sohrab Mirza earlier this year before news of her impending marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik?

Talking about the news, director Bazmee said, “Sonam does play a tennis champ, and Akshay Kumar plays a guy who’s seeing 30-35 girls at the same time, until he meets Sonam. Though he gives up flirting, he’s not particularly serious about Sonam too. It’s a funny take on courtship.”

It seems that Deepika Padukone is highly influenced by Akshay Kumar. Recently, the actress performed some high action stunts without using body double in Pradeep Sarkar’s ‘Lafange Parindey’.

In the movie, Deepika plays a tomboy, who will be seen donning leather jackets and performing some adrenaline rushing bike feats. Deepika’s co-actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is finding it hard to match up to her passion. Last week, Neil refused when he was told to jump into a deep mud pit and asked for a body double. However, Deepika showed resilience and went ahead with the daredevil stunt.

Everyone in the unit thought it was too dangerous as Deepika had to walk straight into the pit and fall into the swirling muddy water. Once she fell in the pit professional divers had to help her come out.

Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie is sure to become a PETA favorite soon. The Oscar winning actress received a USD 5000 dollar horse hair Akris Ecru handbag but did not accept it until she had investigated the production techniques and the horses used in it. She made sure that no animals were harmed while making her latest accessory.

Angelina, who is well known for her global charity work, had her stylist call up Akris to check about the treatment of the horses. Akris designer Albert Kriemler confirmed she had nothing to worry about and only after confirming it did she purchased the bag, which is made from the tails of horses.

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today abused tennis star Sania Mirza for deciding to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. He claims that Sania is no longer an Indian. Bal Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ''Saamana'' that if Sania been truly Indian at heart she would not have chosen a Pakistani.

Sania Mirza, who is the most successful woman tennis player from the sub-continent, has announced her marriage to the 28-year-old former Pakistan skipper on April 15 in Hyderabad.

Thackeray warned Sania to marry an Indian if she wishes to play for India. He further said that more than victories on tennis court, Sania became famous for her tight clothes, fashion and love affairs. "More than her play, people's attention was on her mannerisms," Bal Thackeray claimed.

The Sena supremo alleged that "For Shoaib, India is an enemy, not only in sports arena but also in the battlefield. We have heard that Shoaib has many affairs in India and has promised many girls he will marry them".

Kareena Kapoor is a big fan of Kajol and the duo seemed to be going along very well. And even though Bebo rarely has a word of praise to spare for any of her co-stars, she is going all out to bond with Kajol on the sets of their upcoming flick ‘Step Mom’. The two leading divas are said to be having a blast on the sets of Siddharth Malhotra’s film.

Their newfound affection for one another is giving Siddharth sleepless nights. Both the ladies jointly yet secretly decide to miss shoots. Siddharth wanted April 20 to shoot a very important scene in his film. He is under pressure because he has to lock his final shoot.

However, April 20 happens to be Kajol’s daughter Nysa’s 7th birthday and also happens to be Kareena’s mother, Babita’s 63rd birthday. Both the heroines have elaborate birthday celebration plans for their kin. And have therefore formed a secret pact not to give Siddharth that date for his shooting.”

Well, looks like having an excellent rapport among co-stars doesn’t always mean wonders for the director.

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole has disclosed that her career is her first priority. Cheryl’s statement came when she appeared on a talk show in Oslo, Norway.

The interviewer Fredrik Skavlan asked her several questions about her broken marriage and about her relation with Ashley. The 26-year-old tried to avoid the question but then she said, “I am focusing on my career now. That’s what I love the most.”

Cheryl’s statement has apparently confirmed that her marriage with footballer Ashley Cole is over.

The stunning Freida Pinto felt flattered by rumors which linked her to a role in the latest bond movie. But she insists that she is not beautiful enough to play a Bond girl.

"It was very flattering. I don’t know if I would have done it. I am too young to be a Bond girl and you need someone more mature and beautiful than me," said Frieda.

Frieda was recently reported to have signed up to play Daniel Craig’s love interest in the next James Bond blockbuster, which will be directed by Sam Mendes.

A representative for the actress dismissed the rumors, confirming that Pinto has not been offered any such proposal.

Kate Hudson is reportedly seeing three men at a time soon after calling off her relation with Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez aka A-Rod.

Photographer Darren Ankenman is the first of the three. Kate met Darren during the 2009 flick "Bride Wars” and they hit it off on the set. But nothing romantic happened until after she and Alex broke up during the winter. Darren recently signed the actress for a steamy photo shoot, the pictures of which are displayed on his website.

Then came the LA hedge-fund manager who was followed by golfer Adam Scott. Kate and Adam were spotted enjoying a cozy vacation in Hawaii in January last year.

She was casually seeing both Alex and Adam at the same time, but she broke things off with Adam when she got serious with A-Rod. She recently got back in touch with Adam when he was in LA, and they have been seeing each other.

Coincidences do happen but this one has to top the list. Just when Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik was accused of bigamy on the eve of his wedding to Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, Sajid Khan’s ‘Housefull’ also busted into the scene. Surprisingly the film bears a marking resemblance to the "Shoaib-Sania affair".

In the comedy, Akshay Kumar’s wedding to Deepika Padukone is interrupted by a woman, played by Jiah Khan who claimed to be his wife.

Commenting on the similarity, Akshay Kumar said: "I never thought of it. Now that you’ve pointed it out I guess there’s a resemblance. Actually I’ve three women claiming to be my wife in the film." But the actual sequence where Akshay’s wedding to Deepika is interrupted is too close to the happenings in the life of the Shoaib and Sania to be a coincidence.

Director Sajid Khan said: "What can I say, except that this is a case of life imitating art? We do have a sequence where Akshay’s wedding is interrupted by a woman claiming to be his wife. Compounding the similarities with the real life situation which are grabbing headlines is the fact that the first wife’s claims are not as simple as they seem. But I repeat the similarities are coincidental. I wrote my script two years ago."

Be as it may, the similarity between Shoaib Malik’s and Akshay Kumar’s respective predicaments seem to be a case of perfect timing.

Jessica Simpson has revealed she is not choosing when it comes to men but hopes to settle down with someone "normal".

The 29-year-old star, who has refused that she is dating ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ singer Billy Corgan, has admitted she isn’t picky when it comes to men. “I am just looking for somebody that’s normal! A doctor, a businessman or someone who will take care of me when I am old. That’s good!” says Jessica.

But it seems that her mother Tina has different ideas and is desperate for the singer-and-actress to meet someone with a good career who will look after her for life. Simpson has gone out of her way to appear "normal" recently, after she posed on the front cover of America’s Marie Claire magazine without any make up on.

Angelina Jolie is apparently not happy with partner Brad Pitt these days coz his shabby looks. She has urged the actor to get rid of his ridiculous beard hiding his bad looks and have a facelift so that she found him attractive again.

The sad truth is Brad looks like a pale shadow of his former self. His skin is in terrible condition and he’s grown this ridiculous beard to try and cover-up how bad he looks underneath.

Angelina tried to be understanding and at first didn’t want to say anything, fearing she could hurt his feelings but with each passing week, she was finding him less and less attractive. It has finally got to the point where she was seeing him as a brother or friend than as a sexual partner.

When Brad finally called Angie out about her lack of desire to jump in the sack with him, it led to a horrific argument. She told him he just isn’t the same handsome man she fell in love. Brad couldn’t believe what she was saying, but once he calmed down he vowed to take action.

She has often faced ridicule for her heavily air-brushed images and now Britney Spears is allowing all of her imperfections to be highlighted. Spears has allowed the pre-airbrushed images from a shoot she took part in for fashion firm Candie’s to be used alongside the digitally-altered ones, so people can see the difference.

The 29-year-old singer made the extraordinary move in order to highlight the pressure exerted on women to look perfect.

In the first shot, she is seen facing the camera with her arms behind her back in a pink cut-out bikini. Imperfections that can be clearly seen in the un-airbrushed shot include blemishes on her calf, her larger thighs and the dry skin on her feet. The airbrushed pictures, however, tell a different story with a slimmed-down waist and flawless, skinny legs.

Meanwhile, in the second picture, where she is seen from the back, the un-airbrushed shot shows cellulite on her thighs, a tattoo on her lower back and a not-so-pert bottom. However, in the altered photo all of these imperfections have been wiped out.

Truly there is a marked change which can be seen.

Neetu Chandra's on a wet footing. Chandra has enacted a sensuous bathing scene in 'The Apartment’ and comparisons are being drawn between the late Smita Patil's outdoor clean up in 'Chakra' and her soapy effort in the Jagmohan Mundhra flick.

"I have been compared to Smitaji ever since I did 'Traffic Signal'. I know that Smitaji has done a similar bathing scene in 'Chakra', but that was outdoors and this one is in a rundown broken bathroom. Smitaji was a legend, and if I can be one per cent of what she was, my life is set," said Chandra.

Chandra, however, states that she wasn't totally nervous about this watery move. "Jag sir said that he would present me aesthetically and that I could call the shots and get the scene edited out if I did not like the end results." She revealed.
On her family's reaction to this bold step, Chandra said, "I'm only answerable to my work, and nobody else. And I take my own decisions."

Guess, it's a watered down matter….

Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber loved the love making scene between his partner Naomi Watts and Samuel L Jackson in their new movie.

Liev who has two children - Alexander, two, and 16-month-old Samuel - with Watts described the intimate encounter between his long-term partner and Jackson in new movie "Mother and Child" as "smoking hot".

Speaking about visiting Schreiber at the New York theatre where he is starring in a production of "A View from the Bridge", Jackson said: "When I walked into the dressing room that was the first thing Liev talked about. He said, ‘That was so great the way you set it up, your clothes were on, but it was smoking hot’".

The 61-year-old actor also admitted he was delighted that Watts’ aggressive character took charge during the scene.

"Fortunately, she was the one in charge. So it worked out great. I didn`t have to go through the normal things you go through when you have a lovemaking scene," he said.

Bollywood hottie Meghna Naidu turned furious and has just lodged a complaint to the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell in Mumbai about a hacker who made her ‘pregnant’.

Sources say that a hacker had hacked Naidu’s Gmail account and chatted with her friends, falsely claiming that the actress “was pregnant from a fling with a guy whose name she couldn’t remember” and that she “needed advice”.

However, when the impersonator chatted with Naidu’s publicist, the PR specialist smelled something fishy. “PRs specialize in understanding the psyche of their clients. I take special efforts and time to comprehend how each client thinks, feels, behaves and talks. This person on chat had a subtle devilish sarcasm, and as I know Meghna, she’s cool and clear, but hardly sarcastic,” said her publicist.

However, when sources contacted the actress, she confirmed said, “I was paranoid when I checked my Google chats. This imposter had been chatting with a lot my friends and claimed I was pregnant out of a fling. To add to this craziness, he wrote, I’d forgotten the name of the guy who made me pregnant. All this bogus talk was insane and scary. We complained at the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell. Sadly and strangely, the cops there didn’t seem to be much interested about my case. I hope they are able to track the hacker”.

Freida Pinto has been out of films ever since the multiple Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. The actress is recently approached for one of the most prestigious and coveted international projects.

The hot lass has been approached to star opposite James Franco of ‘Freaks and Geeks’ fame in the prequel of ‘Planet of the Apes’. Freida will play the character of Caroline, a primatologist while Franco will be seen as a scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes.

‘Planet of the Apes’ is set in present day San Francisco. The film deals with the aftermath of man’s experiments with genetic engineering which lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

If all turns out well, the film which is to be directed by Rupert Wyatt will go on floors next month and release by June 24, 2011.

Kate Hudson has been spotted smooching Muse rocker Matt Bellamy in public. The duo had an early dinner at the Spotted Pig and were seen kissing between courses.

As per sources, "They were making out, rubbing each other’s hands. She was giggling and they both seemed pretty happy".
The couple had everyone around them craning their necks to get a glimpse.

Other sources said Hudson wants to move on to end speculation that she was suffering over her split with A-Rod, who quickly took up with Cameron Diaz.