Actor Riteish Deshmukh and his co-stars Aftab Shivdasani and Vivek Oberoi, who are prepping up for the third sequal to the sex comedy “Masti” seem to be bitten by the selfie bug.

The "Ek Villain" actor took to micro-blogging Twitter to share a photograph of the film's trio on Wednesday.

"#GreatGrandMasti begins- @AftabShivdasani @vivek_oberoi Masti Boys r back (sic),” Riteish tweeted.

The first two installments of the franchise were directed by Indra Kumar, and co-written by Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani.

He never scored 90 percent or above in his school days, but that didn't deter Rajkummar Rao from finding success. The critically acclaimed actor believes scores in school not necessarily decide one's future.

Just days after the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) declared the Class 10 (ICSE) and Class 12 (ISC) 2015 results, Rajkummar said: "Your marks are not your destiny. There is no correlation between your marks today and what you become in life tomorrow. So, don't lose heart and celebrate each day."

The "Queen" actor, who graduated from the Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College in Delhi, strongly believes that marks are not the end of one's life. And that his life can be an example for all those who have not fared good scores as they expected to achieve.

A National Award winner for his performance in the film "Shahid", Rajkummar feels that teenagers today should pick what they like as a career opportunity and then work for it passionately -- just as he did.

On the work front, the actor recently wrapped up the shoot for Hansal Mehta's next titled "Aligarh" and will be next seen in Mohit Suri's "Hamari Adhuri Kahani".

Filmmaker Karan Johar has called S.S. Rajamouli's upcoming Telugu film "Baahubali - The Beginning" as the “largest motion picture made in India”.

The “My Name Is Khan” director took to micro-blogging website Twitter to share his views about the film on Thursday.

“The largest motion picture made in india..Baahubali!! Bhallaladeva is revealed today...@ssrajamouli LiveTheEpic,” Karan tweeted along with a poster featuring Rana Daggubati.

Slated for release on July 10 worldwide, the film features Prabhas Varma, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj and Nasser in important roles.

Karan has bagged the release rights of the Hindi theatrical version of "Baahubali - The Beginning". Johar will release the film in partnership with Anil Thadani.

Actress Nargis Fakhri loves her hair, she has revealed via a behind the scenes selfie.

The “Madras Cafe” actress took to photo-sharing website Instagram to share an image where she was getting her hair done up by a stylist.

Sporting nude makeup, light pink lips and styling her hair into loose curls, Nargis looked very chic and feminine.

The 35-year-old actress captioned the photograph, which she shared on Thursday: “Working Hard. Love this hair!”

On the big screen, Nargis was last seen in David Dhawan's "Main Tera Hero", in which she starred with actors Varun Dhawan and Ileana D'Cruz.

Actor Ashutosh Kaushik of "Roadies" and "Bigg Boss" fame, has been roped in to play the lead in the film "Yeh Hai India", to be jointly directed by G.K. Yogesh and Lom Harsh.

Ashutosh told IANS: "My role is that of any other person from our country. I play a common man who endures severe hardships and hassles."

He says the movie is not a "satire, but a portrayal of the real India".

"We are striving to highlight an unexplored facet about India, which hasn't been depicted on screen before. There are issues that citizens have forgotten because we aren't reminded about them. We want to portray the remarkable feats achieved by India which has inspired innovations all over the world," he added.

Ashutosh said the film narrates a "story about India and not about any political party".

"We are not trying to portray India in a negative light but focusing on the true and real events occurring in our country," he said.

The film will be jointly produced by Lom Harsh and Sandeep Choudhary under the banner of DLB Films Pvt Ltd.

Following the high heels row at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, popular Indian fashion designer, stylist and costume designer Aki Narula has joked that if he gets a chance to attend the gala, he'd love to slip into a pair of stilettos.

Some women were reportedly turned away from a film premiere for not wearing high heels at the extravaganza, happening at the French Riviera since May 13.

“When I go to Cannes, I am going to wear stilettos,” Narula, who has styled Bollywood stars like Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, joked about the incident.

“I love high heels. It's sexy, it gives certain body language to the wearer... the whole garment changes. Personally, I am in a big favour of high heels as opposed to flats, but I don’t agree with the judgement that has just come up with at Cannes,” the fashion designer, who was in the capital for the launch of ‘Disney by Anouk’ collection on Thursday, told IANS.

Soon after the news of the high heel issue surfaced, the festival's organisers said there was no such "rule" for the red carpet.

Narula was all praise for Indian faces like Sonam Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who walked on the red carpet at Cannes as L'Oreal Paris brand ambassadors.

“I think our girls did very well this time. I was very happy with Aishwarya and Sonam. Aishwarya was bang on this time. She was fantastic,” said Narula.

He also said that it is not necessary for Indian celebrities to don the six-yard wonder at international platforms.

“Most importantly, you are representing yourself. If people from Japan attend international events, they don’t wear kimonos there. I think people here are just pushing it too hard on why aren’t people wearing saris or why aren’t people wearing Indian fabrics.

“You just have to be true and honest to yourself...what looks great on your body... you need to look comfortable, you need to look sexy, you need to talk about your personality. It shouldn’t be ‘Oh beautiful gown’, but doesn’t look right on the person,” he said.

It was the portrayal of love and longing in Pakistani qawwali maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's song "Zaroori tha" that made director Mohit Suri incorporate it in his forthcoming film “Hamari Adhuri Kahani”.

"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Zaroori tha' is a fantastic song and I was deeply moved when I heard the song. It has so much romance, pain and love that I was touched. I am thrilled that the song is part of 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani',” Suri said in a statement.

The film revolves around a love triangle between Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi and Rajkummar Rao. It touches upon society's issues, especially a husband treating his wife as his property.

Suri hopes that the song is well-received by the audience.

“It has been picturised on Emraan and Vidya and the pain that they go through in love. The song just fits the theme of the film and I hope people will connect to it as much as I connected to the song,” he added.

The film is about the struggle that Vidya faces as she falls in love with Emraan after her husband (played by Rajkummar) disappears without a trace for several years before coming back into her life again.

Suri felt that the song captures the pain and longing that Emraan and Vidya's character feel for each other as they want to be united, but can't because of societal norms and values that are dug deep into their heart and mind, read a statement.

Presented by Fox Star Studios and produced by Vishesh Films, “Hamari Adhuri Kahani” releases on June 12.

Actress and former beauty queen Lara Dutta has finally put an end to rumours and said she won't be starring in the upcoming movie “Abhi Nahin Toh Kabhi Nahin”.

The “Chalo Dilli” actress took to micro-blogging website Twitter to share the news on Thursday and wished the film’s team good luck for their venture.

“I am not in ‘Abhi Nahin Toh Kabhi Nahin’. But I wish Prerna and the makers a great start to their film,” the 37-year-old tweeted.

Lara is currently busy with Abhishek Kapoor's “Fitoor”, Prabhudheva's “Singh is Bling” and with the pre-production for her home production “Chalo China”.

In "Fitoor", which also stars Katrina Kaif, Rekha and Aditya Roy Kapur, Lara is reportedly playing the part of an art curator.

The trailer of National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri's upcoming social satire “Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho” has received a thumbs up from megastar Amitabh Bachchan and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani.

The 72-year-old and the “PK” director took to micro-blogging website Twitter to express how the trailer has impressed them.

“T 1873 - Journalist recommends this : @foxstarhindi @vinodcapri @saritasing watch ,” Big B tweeted.

Hirani wrote: “Just saw the trailer of Miss Tanakpur Haazir ho.http://bit.ly/MissTanakpurTrailer … interesting satire.”

The film, which stars Annu Kapoor, Rahul Bagga, Ravi Kishen and Hrishita Bhatt, is a political satire running along a perilous love story based in Tanakpur, a village in Haryana.

The 'pradhan' of Tanakpur, Sualal Gandas (Annu) rules the village with extensive powers, vested upon him by a 'Khap'. Incidentally, the cruel Sualal has a gentle, dreamy and much younger wife Maya (Hrishita) and as luck would have it, she falls in love with Arjun (Rahul), a man closer to her age and heart.

Presented by Fox Star Studios, “Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho” is set to release on June 19.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose film "Sooryavansham" has completed 16 years since its release, feels the movie has a personal connect with many.

The film is a 1999 drama that revolves around a man who defies his father's wish and marries a woman, following which he struggles to make a living.

“Sooryavansham” is the Hindi remake of the 1997 Tamil film "Suryavamsam", which stars Sarath Kumar and Devayani.

"SOORYAVANSHAM...16 years... many still watch this film repeatedly...it has a personal connect with many," the 72-year-old actor tweeted.

Taking to his blog to write about the movie, he posted: "It was a remake of a Tamil film that ran most successfully - the Tamil film - and carried a great challenge for the artist involved and for the makers in Hindi."

Reminiscing the movie, he said that “Sooryanvansham” was shot in multiple exotic places like Sri Lanka, Gujarat and Hyderabad, as well as the "most picturesque parts of that emerald in the Indian Ocean".

Directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana, “Sooryavansham” also features Jayasudha, Soundarya, Rachana Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan.

Soundarya, who was paired opposite the megastar in the film, died in an aircraft crash near Bangalore in April 2004 when she was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the then upcoming elections.

Film: "Surkhaab"; Cast: Barkha Madan, Nishant Bahl, Vineeta Mallik, Sumeet Suri, Kanza Feris and Naresh Gosain; Director: Sanjay Talreja; Rating: **

Surkhaab, the beautiful migratory bird that's found in Punjab is used as a metaphor in this film, and the title song "Des mera pardes hua" with the lyrics "Sone di chidiya sapne dikhavea", encapsulates its essence brilliantly.

Narrated in a non-linear manner, the plot revolves around Jeet Kaur (Barkha Madan), a state-level Judo champion, who goes to Canada to meet her brother Pargat (Nishant Bahl), whom she has not seen for eight years. The film is her journey.

The tale begins with a promise, and what starts off as a simple story of a sister meeting her brother, gradually gets complicated with human foibles that unfurl at regular intervals.

The plot explores the real life challenges and obstacles faced by a reluctant undocumented immigrant, trying to find a foot space in one of the most sought after countries, Canada.

While Sanjay Talreja is a sound director and the story is convincing, his writing lacks depth. With one-dimensional characters and forced plot oints, the script is plagued by an amateurish attempt to present the film as a thriller.

Barkha Madan, who is also the producer of this film, plays the lead Jeet Kaur. She is convincing as an actor. But due to the lack of depth in the writing, her character is reduced to a caricature. While she plays the fearless girl living in an orthodox community to perfection, she falters as the simpleton caught up in a vicious plan of the scheming middle-men involved in the immigration racket.

Sumit Suri as the persuasive Kuldeep, the antagonist and the nephew of the hustler Balbir, is realistic. He has a typical demeanour which is charismatic in a peculiar manner. Similarly, Nishant Bahl as Jeet's brother Pargat is charming. He has a raw appeal and depicts the brotherly affection credibly. Naresh Gosain as Balbir and Vineeta Mallik as Jeet's mother are very stereotypical and matter-of-fact.

On the technical front, shot in Punjab and Canada with a limited budget, the production values of the film are good. The visuals by cinematographer Benjamin Lichty have a fresh approach. He captures rustic Punjab and urbane Canada skillfully. And Archit D. Rastogi's editing puts things in the right perspective. With fine intercuts, the scenes mesh well into the narration.

The title song and the background score by Toronto-based composer Anuj Rastogi is enchanting and it elevates the viewing experience.

Released under the PVR Director's Rare banner, the film is an eye-opener for those who feel that the grass is greener on the other side.

Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who has been sporting a bald look for many years, doesn't mind being called "ganje" or "baldie", as he feels people are only being "honest".

The 60-year-old took to micro-blogging website Twitter, and posted: “When people on Twitter call me Ganje, Takle or Baldie. They think they are insulting me. But I admire their honesty for telling the truth.”

Earlier this month, the actor visited the barber's shop, and he was sporting enough to share an image of a tray of items that he avoids being used on his head because he's bald.

Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who last directed the successful "PK" is now all set to produce his sister Anju Kishinchandani's play "Growing Up" based on puberty.

Anju is quite excited to present her play in front of an audience.

"When I first heard Anju's concept of the storyline, I was immediately hooked. I connected with the thought and was very impressed with it, purely as a creative person," Hirani said in a statement.

The play is for 9+ audiences, but it will also keep adults rivetted and entranced.

Hirani, reportedly, loved the concept so much that he instantly asked her to take it forward and either transform into a play or a film.

Anju is a writer, trainer and a certified sex educator. Her core company has been dedicated to sex education across various age groups, offering structured workshops for children, pre-teens, teens, young adults and even parents.

The play is directed by well-known theatre actor, writer and director Trishla Patel.

With her workshops on puberty, Anju managed to reach out to a small section of kids and thus came about the idea for a play on the subject, through which she hopes to reach out to a larger number of kids pan India.

The play is set to take off at Godrej Dance Theatre, Nariman Point on Saturday followed by having show at Prithvi Theatre on June 6 and 7.

Superstar Rajinikanth, along with several other Tamil actors, attended the swearing-in ceremony of AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa for the fifth time as chief minister of Tamil Nadu here on Saturday.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at Madras University Centinary Auditorium. Other Tamil actors present were Siva Kumar, Karthi, Sarath Kumar, Vivek, Arjun, Prabhu, Vikram and Ramarajan among others.

Jayalalithaa returned to office in less than a fortnight after the Karnataka High Court acquitted her and three others in a disproportionate assets case.

After spending nearly eight months out of office, Jayalalithaa on Friday met Governor K. Rosaiah at the Raj Bhavan and submitted a list of ministers to be inducted into the cabinet.

Tamil star Suriya is set to travel to Kochi to promote upcoming Malayalam film "Lavender", which features actor Rahman, who recently played an important role in the former's Tamil home production "36 Vayadhinile".

"As a friendly gesture for working in '36 Vayadhinile', Suriya is returning the favour by planning to promote Rahman's film 'Lavender'. Suriya will grace the audio launch of the Malayalam film in Kochi on Sunday," a source told IANS.

But Suriya won't be travelling to Kochi solely to promote "Lavender".

"He (Suriya) will be in Kochi on Sunday for the promotions of his forthcoming Tamil release 'Mass'. In the evening, he will attend the audio launch function of Rahman's film," the source added.

"36 Vayadhinile", which features Suriya's wife Jyotika in a comeback role, has already been judged a hit. Rahman played Jyotika's husband in the movie.

Bollywood playback singer Arijit Singh will be croon a romantic song for Subhash Kapoor's forthcoming film "Guddu Rangeela".

The singer, who has spread love and ignited romance with his music through songs like "Tum hi ho", "Muskurane" and "Hamari adhuri kahani", has given his voice to a song titled "Suiyaan".

The director is excited to have him on board and believes that Arijit will add a "golden" touch to the film's music.

"Arijit has a golden voice and no one but him could have sung 'Suiyaan' in 'Guddu Rangeela'. We can't wait to record the song with him that will be part of the film. His voice is just magical and this song will add a lot of dimension to the 'Guddu Rangeela' album," Kapoor said in a statement.

The film touches upon the sensitive social issue of khap panchayats with an out-and-out masala action comedy, which stars Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh, Aditi Rao Hydari and Ronit Roy.

Kapoor asserts that entertainment with a message holds more value in society.

"People should definitely always be entertained but they should also have a take out from the movies. I think that's important," he added.

Produced by Sangeeta Ahir, "Guddu Rangeela" is presented by Fox Star Studios and is slated to release on July 3.

Actress Akshara Haasan, who was recently seen in R. Balakrishnan aka Balki-directed "Shamitabh", has been approached to play the leading role in upcoming Tamil actioner "Sandakozhi 2".

"Talks have been initiated with Akshara, but there hasn't been any confirmation yet. The makers will wait for another couple of weeks to decide whether she will be part of the project or not," a source told IANS.

To be helmed by Linguswamy, who had also directed the prequel, "Sandakozhi 2" will feature Vishal Krishna Reddy in the titular role.

In the past, Akshara was approached by filmmaker Mani Ratnam for his last Tamil directorial "Kadal", but she turned down the offer.

Post "Shamitabh", Akshara, who is the daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika, hasn't signed any project yet.

Filmmaker Karan Johar will be releasing Hindi version of S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu film "Baahubali - The Beginning". Actor Rana Daggubati is the one who brought the two titans together.

Rana, who features in the magnum opus, introduced southern director Rajamouli to Johar and paved way for a professional bond.

Confirming this, the film's spokesperson said: “Rana knows both S.S. Rajamouli and Johar. During a conversation about the film, Rana had introduced Johar and Rajamouli to each other. That is where the journey of the collaboration sprinted."

Rajamouli recently announced a two film collaboration with Johar. Johar will be presenting both the upcoming films of Rajamouli, read a statement.

Johar will release the period drama in partnership with Anil Thadani.

"Baahubali", which features Prabhas Varma and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, is said to be the most expensive Telugu film yet in the making. The second part of the movie is likely to release during 2016 summer.

The film, which is said to be the story of two brothers for a kingdom, will hit the screens on July 10.

Filmmaker Venkat Prabhu, who is known for introducing Tamil cinema to independent projects like "Chennai 600028" and "Saroja", says making such films becomes challenging as soon as one starts working with stars on big ticket outings.

Prabhu's career's biggest hit is "Mankatha" with actor Ajith Kumar.

"Post 'Mankatha', all the projects that were offered to me were requested to be only made with a certain star. Of course, all the producers give me creative freedom, but I don't think if they'd want me to do something along the lines of 'Chennai 600028'," Prabhu told IANS.

"Most producers come to me with an offer to make a film with Ajith or Vijay. It's not that I don't want to work with stars. I'd love to work with Vijay soon," he said, and added that a director like him can make the kind of film they want when they produce it on their own.

Prabhu's next directorial is "Masss", featuring Suriya. The film is slated for release on May 29.

On successfully jumping from making low-budget films to star vehicles, Prabhu said: "There's a lot of responsibility while working with a star. There's also some degree of fear because expectations are very high. Star-centric project means high budget and the star's image will ride on my shoulders. So, I have to ensure their image doesn't get tampered because of a bad film.

"If a smaller film doesn't do well, it'll only affect me and I usually take it in my stride. In the case of my movie Goa, its failure mostly affected me and I took full responsibility of it."

Working with a star also comes with some benefits and Prabhu admits it.

"It's definitely a big burden to shoulder a film featuring a star. On the flip side, you're paid more on such projects. I wouldn't get paid as much as I'm paid now when I work with a smaller team because when no star is involved, the market value of a project comes down," he said.

"If I make a small film, I can only make it on a tighter budget and can bring audiences solely based on the credibility I've built with my work. When I work with a star, the budget becomes bigger and this allows me to achieve what I had planned initially. If I made 'Masss' with my regular team, I'm sure it wouldn't have been as big as it is now in terms of production value, budget and even cast," he added.

He looks at it as a "blessing in disguise".

Singer Kailash Kher has been admitted to a hospital here, he said on his social media account on Saturday. He says he had been ignoring his health, and ultimately, had to cancel a show in Gujarat.

The “Teri deewani” singer took to social networking website to share that he was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital.

"Ignoring of health, preference to commitment only takes You to places, nobody ever wish to go to. First time in Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai. New York se aate hi hospital me Bharti Hona padaa (Got admitted in the hospital just after coming back from New York," the 41-year-old singer shared.

Kher also shared a photograph in which he was seen lying on the hospital bed.

The singer feels that he has learnt a lesson by ignoring his health.

“First time public show in Bharuch Gujrat had to be cancelled In the history of #?Kailasa... Big lesson learnt, never take your health lightly even though if you have dinner with Obama or receiving Nobel.. Body takes revenge silently untimely May God keep my world healthy happy for ever,” he posted.