So is she doing her Heyy Babyy director Sajid Khan's next film? "There's been no formal talk on this. Sajid hasn't offered me the role. I've been reading reports that I'm doing the film. Right now he's writing his next film."

Vidya had five releases last year – besides the two hits mentioned she's done Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Salaam-E-Ishq and Guru. She also made a brief appearance in the title song of Om Shanti Om. "I was very happy about all my five releases in 2007, though some of them didn't do well. By the grace of God, there're lots of interesting roles happening. I'm in the process of signing some more. Since I came to cinema, my criteria for signing a role remain unchanged. I've never been in a hurry to get anywhere. Things are happening at a pace I'm enjoying. And I'm not insecure."

The actress, who was seen in Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol along with Ajay Devgan this year, has no regrets."I don't regret anything. I'm a hopeless optimist. I feel what I've to go through will happen regardless of how much I fight it."

The industry is looking at Akshay Kumar and Vidya as a hit pair after Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. "I'd love for us to be seen that way. Even Katrina Kaif-Akshay look great together. I'd love to work with Akshay again. Yes, we have offers together. He's a great co-star. The icing on the cake is our films together have worked."

In Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Vidya had a tough role to play. "Yes, it was a frightening experience. My director Priyadarshan handled very intelligently the last 20 minutes of the story when I get into a supernatural rage while dancing. I love Priyan. He's a man of few words. We even converse in Malayalam." …

Any hopes for 2008? "Add some spice to my own life and not wait for others to do it for me. I would like love to happen. But I'm not holding my breath for it. Yes, there are times when I get lonely. But most of the time I'm quite happy being with my family and myself."

Unlike Preity Zinta, Vidya has made no pledge to stay away from actors in her personal life. "Some people are doctors, others are actors. My companion can be from any walk of life. If he's an actor we can both carry our own mirrors to the sets and be narcissistic individually. And we can have mirrors all over the house. Instead of looking into each other's eyes, we can look into the mirrors," Vidya joked. ….read more

After Vivaah (2006) the shy director is already penning his next script. Although he has kept the project under wraps, he has mentioned about the film to Salman and Madhuri, in passing. Casting for the crucial lead pair starts once the script is ready, says sources close to the filmmaker. "Sooraj and Salman are in touch with each other. But he will formally approach Salman only after the script is ready," says our source from Rajashri Productions.

As far as Madhuri is concerned, it will require a lot of planning as the actress wants to film only during her children's school vacation.

If all goes well, the film will go on the floors later next year. The buzz doing the rounds is that post Vivaah, he has become extremely fond of Shahid Kapur and Amrita Rao, and wants them to play pivotal roles in the film.

Amrita says, "It will be fantastic to work with Soorajji as he is family. He sent me a sweet SMS just a few days back when he was reminded about my character Poonam (in Vivaah) while watching the rushes of their latest production, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi." ….read more

Our well-placed source says, " Billoo Barber is a story based on the relationship between Krishna and his childhood friend Sudama. Priyadarshan is adapting this story of friendship between two friends - one rich and the other a poor villager - in a completely new avatar. Here SRK represents Krishna, he plays an actor. On the other hand Irrfan Khan represents Sudama and plays a village barber. The two are friends from school who grow up and drift until they meet again."

SRK will be seen romancing three different ladies including Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. He has already begun shooting with Kareena but is in talks with Deepika and Priyanka.

For the second female lead opposite Irrfan, Priyadarshan is scouting for a powerhouse performer, someone like Smita Patil. According to our source Ameesha Patel and Tabu are being considered for the second lead. Adds the source, "Shah Rukh will take the final decision about the cast." ….read more

She vocally criticized the Raigad cops for failing to nab the culprits, who on Saturday, had hit two nuns on their private parts and attempted to strip them in Alibaug. And the adivasi women who had tried to save them were also attacked. The mob reasoned the attack by saying that the nuns was influencing the adivasis to turn to their faith.

Pooja backed these nuns saying that she has personally seen them build 200 homes for adivasis with proper sanitation and that she had personally spoken to the adivasis about them being influenced into Christianity and the tribals denied such charges. She also elucidated that she was against forcible or induced conversion, by giving her own family background as an example. ….read more

Talented actor Rajat Kapoor (of BHEJA FRY and MITHYA fame) who will be seen next in Rakesh Roshan's KRAZZY 4 starring Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Suresh Menon, Juhi Chawla and Rajpal Yadav, directed by Jaideep Sen does not carry a cell phone and has his office handle all his calls n shoots… and the team of KRAZZY 4 were maha impressed with the promptness and diligence of Rajat's office as Rajat was available round the clock and never missed a single meeting or shoot and was always before time!

Says the director Jaideep Sen, 'Yes even though Rajat Kapoor doesn't have a cell phone we were in constant touch with his office and he used to immediately get back to us within minutes! His office is very organized and kudos to him for functioning so well without a cell! He was always on time and never missed anything!' ….read more

Katrina has been offered a whopping Rs 1.5 crore for doing a dance number and a few more scenes in Shree Ashtavinayak's Blue, which stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, and Lara Dutta in lead roles. The hot-n-happening actress didn't deny the amount and has apparently allotted around ten days for the film in the month of May.

Parag Desai, the media consultant of Shree Ashtavinayak confirmed having signed Katrina for Blue but didn't really confirm or deny the amount paid. In fact he even said that Katrina has a proper role in the film and not just an item number.

Looks like the sun is indeed shining bright for the Bollywood's current sunshine girl. ….read more

However, it turns out that the girl they needed was right under their nose all the time. Our very own Sonam Kapoor of Sanjay Bhansali's Saawariya fame.

Our sources say, "Aditya Chopra was very keen to have a tall, fair Punjabi girl for the role opposite Shah Rukh Khan. He has himself written the script and knows exactly what he wants in his heroine. The film deals with the love story of a 40-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl. Adi was also very finicky about signing the right girl because he was making his comeback to direction after a gap of eight years and wanted to get everything just so."

After all his talent hunts led to a dead end, Adi spoke to Anil Kapoor, who was more than glad to have Sonam get into the Yashraj camp, that too directed by none other that Adi himself. There have been several meetings and Sonam is now on board. ….read more

It's a universally known truth that whoever gets to 'see' Salman Khan gets to breeze into Bollywood! Salman showers his lady love with whatever she wants and her every wish is taken care of… including her wish to work with big filmmakers and big banners! "Ash's entry in Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam can be attributed to Salman to a large extent as it was he who had introduced Ash to Bhansali. Not just Ash, even Katrina has professionally benefited a lot due to being in Salman's company" said our source.

I mean who would cast Katrina Kaif? With daddy long legs and a hindi diction that is painful to hindi film buffs, Kats was cast in films like Partner and Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya … With help from Salman's long time friend, director David Dhawan, Katrina inched her way into a lead heroine's echelon. She is also cast in a special appearance in Sohail Khan's home production Hello and Subhash Ghai's Main Yuvraaj Hoon. Just chill, chill, just chill was her mantra to stardom.. and she is yet to acknowledge that she is Salman's love interest.

However call it misfortune or sheer bad luck, Sallu's relationships eventually die down, inspite of him giving it all to it and to make the matters worse his 'misbehaviour' (according to his ex girlfirends) is often held responsible for the break-up! Sallu's women on the contrary walk away with all the sympathy in the world! ….

Salman's chivalry has somewhere or the other benefited his ladies and no wonder this 'erratic' macho man is thus considered as a ticket to Bollywood or errr a Visa which every woman wants to 'go get it' to realise their dreams!

More power to this selfless Visa man! ….read more

The two were destined to serenade immortality in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. But the film never happened. Kareena was also signed for Salman Khan's home production My Punjabi Nikaah. That never happened either.

Kareena chuckles in disbelief. "Our new film Main Aur Mrs Khanna is an intensely romantic film. I don't think Salman has done a pure love story like this before. Neither have I. Sohail is also in the film."

Interestingly, this is the first time in her distinguished career that Kareena will be working with a debutant director Prem Soni. "He's very talented. It wouldn't matter even if he wasn't. I'm doing it for Salman," says Kareena emotionally. ….read more

It may be recalled that Corporate had ended with Sonia (played by Bipasha) fighting for justice, but in vain. Her character in the film was left alone with her daughter in the end.

"Corporate 2 will be based on Sonia's comeback into the corporate world. In the original film, Madhur had shown how Sonia was a victim of dirty politics and how she was used by her bosses," adds the source.

But Madhur has completely different plans for the sequel. The source said, "The sequel will show Bipasha's character getting even with those who played dirty with her. As Sonia is far stronger in Corporate 2, she will be shown climbing the ladder of success and seeking revenge on those who had wronged her earlier. It is going to be Bipasha's film all the way. Madhur, whose films have always had a strong female protagonist, is very charged about Corporate 2."

When contacted, Madhur said, "Yes the plan is very much on. But it's too early to give out other details as I am currently busy with Fashion." ….read more