Rajkumar Gupta, who has directed acclaimed films like "Aamir" and "No One Killed Jessica", is turning producer with romantic movie "Rapchick Romance".

"My next film is 'Rapchick Romance', which is a romantic thriller. The film will go on floors soon, and I will be co-producing the film for the first time with UTV. This would be my first experience as a producer," Gupta told IANS.

The director, whose awaiting the release of his next "Ghanchakkar", a romantic entertainer, says he had plans to turn producer a long time back, but things are only now falling into place.

"Fortunately, all my films have done well at the box office and hopefully if my film 'Ghanchakkar' also does well, it will open doors for me. I will soon turn producer with my next film," he added.

"Ghanchakkar", which stars Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi, is releasing June 28.

"Phata Poster Nikhla Hero" will see Ileana D'Cruz teaming up with Shahid Kapoor for the first time on the big screen and she seems to be satisfied with the final product.

"The film that I have done with Shahid has come out beautifully. I am extremely excited. It is something, which is very different. I am hoping that everyone loves it," Ileana, who moved to Bollywood after making a name in the southern film industry with hits like "Devadasu" and "Pokiri", told IANS in a telephonic interview.

A romantic comedy, "Phata Poster Nikhla Hero" has been directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, known for making serious action-dramas like "Ghayal" and "Damini" movies, had wielded megaphone for fun films like "Andaz Apna Apna" (1994) and "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" (2009).

Ileana entered Hindi filmdom with highly acclaimed "Barfi!" and joined Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the cast. Although she won praises for her performance, but says she didn't "expect any sort of appreciation".

"I am a little pessimistic when it comes to films. It was humbling and felt wonderful to be appreciated. It encourages me to do a lot of better," said the 25-year-old.

There are other films in the pipeline, but "I am a little superstitious when it comes to these things. I only like to talk about something when I have signed the contract."

Randeep Hooda who is finally getting his due in commercial as well as critically acclaimed cinema can finally afford to gift his dad a Mercedes. This is before he buys a luxury car for himself.

His father Ranbeer Hooda is a surgeon and a man of simple taste who has never aspired for any extravagant gifts or lifestyle. But he had only one dream that is to own a Black Mercedes with beige interiors, and now Randeep is bringing that dream to life.

To make it more special the gift will now reach on his parents’ wedding anniversary on 17th June.

Salim Diwan hails from a doctor's family in Jaipur and runs alcohol de-addiction centres, so playing a doctor in his debut film "Ankur Arora Murder Case" has been special for the newcomer.

"I am playing a doctor's role. It's not new for me as I am from a doctor's family. I was brought up with stethoscope, and being a doctor itself is a special role in any kind of movie," he said.

A medical thriller, Suhail Tatari directed "Ankur Arora Murder Case" is about medical negligence, which many a times turn fatal.

Salim has joined actors like Tisca Chopra and Kay Kay Menon in the cast and said that he enjoyed working with Kay Kay, who plays doctor Astana in the movie coming out Friday. It has been produced by Vikram Bhatt.

"It was interesting working with Kay Kay Menon. He is a very talented actor and I learned a lot from him. The expectation is very high from the film as we worked very hard," he said.

With stardust in his eyes, Salim landed in the city of dreams and started a pharma business (Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing) for survival and says that he had his share of struggle before getting his launch pad.

"Mumbai is the city of dreams and opportunities and my struggle as an actor is just like any other...during initial days, it was struggle to survive and that time I decided to go back. But I knew I can't stay far away from Bollywood. In 2001, I came to Mumbai and started a pharma business (Ayurvedic medicines manufacturing) and we have alcohol de-addiction centres all over India," he said.

The actor, who has also been part of an episode on television, said: "The role I am looking should be convincing and recognised by the audiences."

Acting runs in her blood, but Tanishaa Mukerji's career couldn't take off in a big way. But she is thankful to her mother Tanuja and sister Kajol, both actors, for “protecting” her and being her support system. She says her motto is to live up to her own expectations.

"My mom and my sister have taught me a lot as far as my career goes. They have supported me unconditionally. But more than that they have protected me and been a very strong stabilising force in my personal life," Tanishaa told IANS in an interview.

A decade ago Tanishaa followed in footsteps of her star sister Kajol and entered Bollywood with horror thriller "Sssshhh..” Post that she featured in notable films like "Tango Charlie", "Sarkar" and "Neal N Nikki", but couldn't replicate her sister's success story.

"I believe that if your personal life is not strong, you can never succeed in your work," said the actress.

She has deep rooted film legacy. If her maternal grandmother Shobhna Samarth was one of the reigning queens of 1950s, her paternal grandfather Sashadar Mukherjee was the pioneer of Indian cinema. Her father Shomu Mukherjee made films like "Sangdil Sanam" and "Pathar Ke Insan".

Her illustrious family background raises a lot of expectations from her, she admited.

"My family background raises a lot of expectations. But I don't think like that...I have always been taught to walk my own path and not allow opinions and expectations guide you. And the only expectations I want to live up to are my own," she said.

She has stayed away from greasepaint and arclight for a while now and said it was because she was busy with the production of "Son of Sardaar", which starred her brother-in-law Ajay Devgn in the lead role.

She clarified she has "not disappeared from any scene".

"I am and will always be very much a part of the film industry. I have not been on camera in a while, however, I was working with production of for 'Son of Sardaar'. It was our second Rs.100 crore hit that year...and my first in production work," she added.

The actress has been a part of regional films as well and said that it was "a conscious decision" to branch off into so many domains.

"I love challenges. And acting in a language like Telugu or Tamil, which I am not familiar with, was so much fun because of how much I learned from it," said Tanishaa who has been seen in regional films like "Unnale Unnale", "Kantri" and "Mukti".

Now she has signed Akshay Kumar's Marathi production venture "Adhantari".

Actress Adah Sharma has joined PETA's latest ad campaign to extend her support against cruelty and caging of birds and has urged the people to let the feathered creatures fly freely.

"Don't keep birds in cages. Don't keep any other animal or any wildlife, especially birds, in cages. They (birds) are wild animals and not domesticated animals like cats and dogs," Adah told reporters here Tuesday while shooting for PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) latest ad campaign.

The "1920" and "Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke" fame actress discourages people from caging birds.

"I don't encourage people who keep birds or any other animal in cages. It's a heinous crime and you should not do it," said the 24-year-old.

For the campaign's photo shoot, Adah dressed herself in white attire to look like a bird and locked herself in a cage.

"People clip the wings of birds sometimes and just leave them out in their house and they say we are leaving them free to roam around in the house, but that is not freedom," she said, adding that putting birds in cages is like giving them the death sentence.

"So don't keep birds in cages, don't give them that death sentence," Adah said.

Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan is relieved on returning home after spending 10 days in a hospital here. She was admitted after she reportedly complained of high fever.

"What a relief to be home after 10 days in hosp(ital)! Treatment still going on, but already feeling better with my family around. Bed rest for another week," tweeted Farah.

While in hospital, Farah, who is married to editor-turned-director Shirish Kunder and has triplets with him, sought "positive energy" from the concern and prayers she recieved from her fans and Twitterati.

Farah is currently seen as a judge on TV dance reality show "Dance India Dance Super Moms".

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who has worked with fit and brawny actors like John Abraham, Suniel Shetty and Sonu Sood in his films, vouches for the importance of following a regular exercise regime.

"For all those neglecting your exercises, please don't. Like me, one day you'll wake up and seeing yourself in the mirror go, WTF. Ye kya hua (What has happened)," Gupta posted on Twitter.

"And whatever weight you gain, it's never too late to knock it off. Just an hour of exercise and correct eating. Your health comes first," he added.

Director of films like "Kaante", "Shootout At Lokhandwala" and "Shootout At Wadala", Gupta now makes sure he exercises regularly.

"Off to the gym now, can't recognise myself in the mirror with all the weight I gained in the last year. Work is important but...," he tweeted.

Actor Aftab Shivdasani has gifted celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani a special Harley Davidson biker jacket.

"Thank you bro, Aftab for the gift, an amazing Harley Davidson Biker Jacket," Ratnani posted in a tweet to Aftab.

Aftab asked him to "enjoy" the gift, tweeting: 'My pleasure bro, go ride them like never before, but carefully."

On the big screen, Aftab was last seen in "1920 - Evil Returns", and he has shot for "Grand Masti", a sequel to comedy entertainer "Masti", which released seven years ago.

Actor Shakti Kapoor appreciates his daughter Shraddha Kapoor's talent saying she reminds him of legendary actress Waheeda Rehman and Madhubala. He also confesses that she is so intelligent that he ends up taking advise from her.

"I don't interfere in anybody's life and never at the script level," said Shakti, who is married to Shivangi, Padmini Kolhapure's elder sister. They have two children - Shraddha and Siddhant, who was seen in "Shootout At Wadala".

"If she needs my advice, she is welcome. But she is a very intelligent girl, she studied at the Boston University. On the contrary, if I am in some problem, I take her advice," the 54-year-old said here Tuesday on the sets of his film "Ishk Ka Manjan".

"Today's youth know more than we know and I can only give her my experience," he added.

Sharddha hit the bull's eye with "Aashiqui 2" and Shakti says he is proud of her.

"I am happy that her film has done well and as a father I am very proud to see a very good actor. I am not saying this because she is my daughter but actually she is a very good actor. She reminds me of natural acting what Madhubalaji or Meena Kumariji used to do," Shakti said.

"She reminds me of Waheedaji, of those era actors who were not just beautiful, but their acting also was very natural. There was no artificiality. She reminds me even of Madhuri Dixit, the innocent Padmini Kolhapure of 'Prem Rog'. I wish her all the best," he added.

"Aashiqui 2" was Shraddha's first hit after dam squibs "Teen Patti" and "Luv Ka The End". She is currently shooting for Punit Malhotra's "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein".

Actress Salma Hayek never considered beauty to be her first priority amd that’s why she never tried to be as beautiful as she can be.

"I know people have always thought I was beautiful, but I have never tried to be as beautiful as I can be," InStyle magazine quoted the 46-year-old as saying, reports eonline.com.

"I could do a lot more like exercise, or not eat dessert or not drink alcohol. I don't think my first priority in life has ever been beauty. It's a little bit of a rebellious spirit in me. There is more to me than looks, of course,” she added.

She also advised those who are unhappy with their looks.

"You've got to take who you are and love who you are and do the best you can with what you've got. That goes for the figure, and it goes for everything else. You've got to have a sense of humour about who you are and give yourself a break,” said “Grown Ups” star.

Hayek added: “You've got to be kind to yourself. And it's not easy, you know?"

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit interrupted the shoot of the sixth season of "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa" to rescue seven puppies who were struggling for their lives.

The 46-year-old was at Filmistan Studio Sunday with her husband Shriram Nene for the shoot of her show when she saw seven puppies drenched from the previous night's rain.

Madhuri interrupted the shoot, and she along with Nene and the show's director Saahil Chhabria, immediately contacted PETA for help and stayed with the puppies until help arrived, said a statement.

"It’s been raining cats and dogs and many puppies and kittens are now in need of good homes. Madhuri Dixit, Dr Nene and Saahil Chhabria's kind deed will inspire many to come forward to help animals in distress," said PETA India's Sachin Bangera.

The puppies are up for adoption.

Nail care company Bio Sculpture, that originated in South Africa, has come to India and offers nail treatment through its first standalone Salon at Gurgaon.

Bio sculpture treatment offers a range of products and services, a statement said.

So, what's on offer?

Executive Base: It helps to strengthen soft nails. The multi-functional conditioning base coat compresses nail keratin.

Lavender Base: It is enriched with lavender essential oil. It moisturises dry and flaky nails. The base is ideal for sore nails and also those, which are infected with fungus.

Nail and Cuticle Conditioner: It has blue jojoba beads and conditions nails and cuticles. Pressure massage with it will cause the beads to burst. This will release their moisture into the nail plate.

Vitamin Dose: It is a form of vitamin that is delivered to nail-bed cells. It rejuvenates, moisturises, strengthens and nourishes nails. It contains vitamin B1, B2, B12, C and P.

Cuticle Remover: It softens and lifts the skin on the nail and around the cuticle area.

Cuticle Oil: The cuticle treatment, formulated with almond oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil and vitamin E, rehydrates the cuticle and nail plate.

Bio Sculpture also provides soft, medium and hard gels for nails. The gels have beauty as well as health benefits. They don't damage natural nails. In fact, they strengthen and protect them.

Dehydrating primers are not required and are absolutely safe to use. The gels are available in 170 colours, you can try numerous nail art designs, they don't chip or smudge and are fade-resistant, they extend nails naturally.

Their spa range includes Spa Soak, Spa Salt Scrub, Aprikot Kernal Scrub, Min Moisture Mask, Spa Butter, Heel Balm, Anti Fungal Treatment and much more.

Southern filmmaker Susi Ganeshan, currently busy promoting his debut Hindi film "Shortcut Romeo", says his next venture will be a superhero film and he wants to cast Salman Khan in it.

"My next film is a superhero action film, which will be in 3D. The script is almost ready and I want to cast Salman Khan. It's a larger than life character and Salman is one of the actors who can pull off this role," Ganeshan told IANS.

The film is tentatively titled "Hutchman". The director, however, has not approached Salman so far.

"Salman is busy with his films and I have not met him so far, neither have I approached him. He suits the role very well. He is certainly in my wish list. Let's see how things shapes up," said the director.

Known for making with Tamil films "Five Star", "Virumbugiren", "Thiruttu Payale" and "Kanthaswamy", Ganeshan has teamed up with Neil Nitin Mukesh, Puja Gupta and Ameesha Patel for his first Hindi movie "Shortcut Romeo", a romantic crime thriller that is coming out June 21.

Susmit Sen, the lead guitarist and one of the co-founders of Indian Ocean, has quit the band. He wants to embark on an independent journey and says his departure will be beneficial for indie-pop band and his creative expression as well.

Indian Ocean was formed in 1990 and has given many hits like "Bandeh", "Kandisa" and "Out of the blues". Sen and singer Rahul Ram were the oldest in the current group.

After Susmit Sen's departure, the band comprises of Tuheen Chakravorty, Himanshu Joshi, Amit Kilam and Rahul Ram.

"Right now, I am at my creative best. Indian Ocean is a sound and style we created. After more than 27 years of playing, I feel that I am brimming with more compositions, more music but in a grammar and style that is different from Indian Ocean."

"So, I feel restricted now as I am sure must be the case with the others as well. I strongly believe that my moving on will be beneficial for both Indian Ocean and my creative expression as well," Sen said in a statement.

Nikhil Rao, a young enthusiastic guitarist, will replace Sen and the latter has only good things to say about him.

"Rao is a promising young guitar player with a lot of Indian-ness in his playing. He will be able to give a lot of impetus to Indian Ocean as he will not only add value to concerts but will also be able to create new music with the band in their signature style," Sen said.

Writing for television shows is like "having a dish that should not get cold ever", says writer-director S. Manasvi and adds that TV shows do not follow any writing pattern.

The 37-year-old has written for shows like "Chhoti Bahu", "Left Right Left" and "Parvarrish: Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi".

"The challenge of writing for small screen is that there is no beginning, middle or end. You just have to go on telling a story and have to keep the audience hooked. So it is like a dish, which should not get cold ever," Manasvi told IANS.

"As writers one thing that we keep in mind is what is the uniqueness that we are going to bring forward," he added.

Keeping viewers hooked on is an uphill task "because people should not feel that they have seen it before. So, we try to bring in the novelty factor and tell a story, which has not been told before. Even if there is a story that has been told before, we try and present it in a new form."

With various shows trying to introduce something "unique", there is a general complaint from the viewers of stories following similar track.

The writer, who made his debut as a director with 2011 movie "Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!", feels every story has a particular life and "when that story is coming to an end new characters come in".

Manasvi, a alumnus of the Indian Film And Television Institute, Pune, is currently busy with Star Plus' new show "Ek Nand Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi...Meri Bhabhi", which aims at re-defining the relationship between sisters-in-law.

Talking about the concept, Manasvi said: "For us, the inspiration was to show that nanad-bhabhi relationship can co-exist in harmony."

A Facebook page has been created to fight for justice for Bollywood actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan, who committed suicide by hanging herself in her Juhu apartment. It was reported that she was depressed due to her failing career and crumbling personal life.

Titled “Justice for Jiah Khan”, it was launched Monday on the socialnetworking site(URL: https://www.facebook.com/Justice.For.Jiah.Khan). An initiative by Newz66, news and content website, it is reportedly supported by several Bollywood artistes and media professionals.

The page states that Jiah's suicide was completely sudden, unexpected and uncalled for. She was a strong, determined person and it is obvious there is much more than what meets the eye. LIKE this page and leave your comments to ensure that the truth prevails.

Jiah's mother Rabiya Khan has alleged her late daughter was in a live-in relationship with Sooraj Pancholi, son of actor Aditya Pancholi and unrequited love killed her.

On June 10 Sooraj had been arrested by Mumbai police in connection with suicide of Jiah and he will remain in custody till Thursday. Police await Jiah's medical reports to carry probe further.

So far the page has received 36 likes and few comments.

The Britain-born actress, who debuted opposite Amitabh Bachchan in "Nishabd", was found hanging at her flat in Sagar Sangeet Building in the posh Juhu area of northwest Mumbai June 3. She was 25.

In 2008, she was seen along with Aamir Khan and Asin Thottumkal in the blockbuster "Ghajini", a remake of A.R. Murugadoss's Tamil film of the same title.

She was last seen in Sajid Khan's "Housefull" with Akshay Kumar, Reiteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta.

Raveena Tandon's comeback film "Shobhna's 7 Nights" might have won awards at various international film festivals, but the actress is not keen to sign more films unless something interesting comes up.

"I have already finished one film called 'Shobhna's 7 Nights', which was actually made for international film festivals. It has already been released at festivals, it has won awards all over and now if something interesting comes around, I'll do it, otherwise I am not very keen," the 38-year-old said here Tuesday at an event held for a cooking oil brand.

Directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay, "Shobhna's 7 Nights" fetched Raveena the best actor trophy at the Houston Bollywood Film Festival last year.

The film also stars Anupam Kher, Rohit Roy, Lillete Dubey, Vidya Malvade and is yet to release in India.

After the entry of Mitali Nag and Preeti Amin in the TV show "Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat", actor Sachin Shroff is the new actor to join the cast. He will be seen as a doctor in the show and says his character will bring a major twist in the show.

"I play a doctor (in the show) and a major twist is yet to come in the show because of my character," Sachin said here Tuesday on the set of the show.

The makers of "Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat" have planned an interesting twist that will lead to a confusion between his character and Madhav, played by Rohit Khurana).

Madhav and Aaradhya played by Soumya Seth go on honeymoon and Shekhar and his wife also land up in the same hotel.

"The confusion is that she (Aradhya) and my wife have the same name and because of the manager's confusion, we both husbands enter into each other's room. He (Madhav) goes to my room and I come into his room," said Sachin, who has done shows like "Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka", "Banoo Main Teri Dulhann", "Saat Phere" and "Shagun".

Reportedly, the show is also planning to take a three months' leap, wherein Madhav's character will be killed.

"Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat" went on air this year in February.

City-based movie theatre chain operator SPI Cinemas Pvt. Ltd. has decided to go in for Dolby Atmos sound systems in 37 screens located here and in Coimbatore at an outlay of around Rs.12 crore, said top company official.

"The investment per screen differs but the total outlay is around Rs.12 crore. Before the year end, the installation of the new sound system will be over," CEO Kiran Reddy told IANS.

According to him, Dolby Atmos is the latest in the cinema sound system, which is object based and the movie viewers' experience will get the company the required return on investment, he added.

Dolby Laboratories officials said the technology allows sound experts the creative freedom to place or move specific sounds anywhere in the movie theatre, not just where the speakers happen to be.

Earlier, speaking to the reporters Reddy said some of the existing speakers in the theatres can be reused while the wiring has to be changed.

"The locations of all the speakers have to be modified in the theatres and the investment in Satyam theatre with a seating capacity of around 1,000 may be the highest," Reddy added.

For the US-based Dolby Laboratories, the SPI Cinemas order for its Dolby Atmos is really big as currently the sound system is installed in six screens in the country.

"Chennai will be the one city in the world with the largest number of Dolby Atmos installation," said Pankaj Kedia, country manager, Dolby Laboratories India.

He said over 200 screens have been equipped with Dolby Atmos systems to date and the number is expected to touch 1,000 by the end of 2013.

Kedia does not agree that competing system Auro-3D has an initial advantage over Dolby Laboratories as its sound systems have already been installed in about 12 screens in India, including in Six Degrees part of SPI.

"We will be installing the Dolby Atmos in Six Degrees as well, as we find this is better," Reddy told IANS.

Though movies produced with different sound system can also be screened in theatres with Dolby Atmos, the output may not be like the original, said Dolby Laboratories officials.

However, Reddy does not agree that his theatres are caught in a technology bind as he feels Dolby Atmos is the technology of the future.

According to Kedia, more number of content creators are favouring Dolby Atmos as their sound system.

He said the total number of Dolby Atmos' Indian titles released till date is seven and the expected movie releases are: Villa (Pizza 2), Thalaiva, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Sholay 3D, Ghanchakkar, Chennai Express, Warning, Satya 2.