Tamil filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss, known for films such as "Ghajini" and "Thuppakki", Friday said he is working on a script for actor Arya.

"Arya has been asking me to direct him for many years, but I have asked him to act in my home production first. Since has acted in my production venture ('Raja Rani'), I have started working on a script for him," Murugadoss told reporters at the audio launch of Tamil romantic-comedy "Raja Rani".

Directed by debutant Atlee Kumar, "Raja Rani" is jointly produced by Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios. The multi-starrer film features Arya, Jai, Nayanthara, Nazriya Nizam, Sathyan, Sathyaraj and Santhanam in important roles.

Speaking at the event, Arya said: "I have always wanted to work with Murugadoss sir. I hope I get that opportunity soon".

G.V. Prakash Kumar has composed the music for "Raja Rani", which has cinematography by George Williams.

Meanwhile, Murugadoss is busy with the Hindi remake of "Thuppakki" with Akshay Kumar. It is being rumoured that he is likely to team up with actor Vijay soon.

Actress Dolly Bindra, who featured in the fourth season of the celebrity reality show "Bigg Boss", is eagerly awaiting its seventh season to see superstar Salman Khan playing the double role of an angel and a devil.

Salman is hosting the show for the fourth time in a row. Based on the theme of heaven or hell, "Bigg Boss - Saath 7" will go on air Sep 15 on Colors.

"'Bigg Boss' is a good show and my favourite because of Salman bhai. It becomes much more interesting when he hosts it. This time he is coming with a dual personality - one negative and one positive," Dolly told reporters here Thursday at a photography exhibition.

"He is looking very sweet in positive look. He has got a very nice face, he is like a child and will always be. He has a heart of gold," she added.

Bindra created havoc in the Bigg Boss house with her continuous cat fights with other housemates including Shweta Tiwari, who won "Bigg Boss 4".

Though the list of contestants for the new season is yet to be announced, names of TV actors like Pratyusha Banerjee, Gurdeep Kohli, Kushal Tandon and Vatsal Seth are doing the rounds.

In Bollywood's latest tryst with television, Ajay Devgn will be appearing in Channel V's popular show Gumrah 3. The superstar, as part of an integration of his upcoming release Satyagraha with Gumrah 3, will co-host an episode of the show with Karan Kundra which will be aired at 7pm on Sunday, August 25.

Says Channel V GM & Channel Head, Prem Kamath: "Television has always been a desired platform for Bollywood to connect with its audience. Bollywood has realised that to connect with the youth of the country they would have to integrate with youth centric content which has a wide enough audience. Channel V is the preferred choice when it comes to such content, our shows are widely watched and focus on the youth".

Karan too was very excited to have Ajay Devgn co-host the show with him. "He's very down-to-earth and never makes you feel that he's a superstar. The experience was really nice and I had an amazing time shooting with him."

Punjabi 'kudi' Juhi Chawla flaunted the Marathi 'Mulgi' look Monday at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter-Festive 2013 runway here.

Dressed in a bright sinduri pink floor-length anarkali with green hemline, green dupatta and traditional 'nath' (nose piece) as well as neck piece, Juhi brought the Maharashtrian flavour on the ramp as a showstopper for designer Shruti Sancheti.

"It was a pleasure walking the ramp. I really loved her work and the fall of all her attires," Juhi told reporters after the show.

Describing Juhi's attire, Shruti said: "Her outfit is an amalgamation of various Maharashtrian styles. It's an anarkali with detailed embroidery work and typical Maharashtrian jewellery."

Even the show began with a girl donning traditional Nauvari sari and performing on the song "Gananayakaya" from the film "Viruddh".

Shruti's collection was very Indian that included saris, ghaghras and anarkalis, among others.

After 33 years, director Subhash Ghai has teamed up with Rishi Kapoor in "Kaanchi" and the actor will once again be seen shaking a leg in the film.

Rishi and Ghai worked together in 1980 hit "Karz", in which the curly-haired star mesmerised girls with his "Om shanti om" dance steps.

Now at 60, Rishi will be instructed by choreographer Ganesh Acharya for "Kaanchi" song. He is shooting in the Film City on a huge set, said a statement.

The music of the film is composed by Ismail Darbar and Salim Sulaiman. The lyrics are written by Irshad Kamil.

“Kaanchi”, which also stars Kartik Aryan and newcomer Mishti, is set for a Dec 6 release.

Sonam Kapoor, Dalip Tahil and singer Sona Mohapatra joined hands with other artists to stage a silent protest in the city in the wake of the recent gang-rape of a woman photojournalist here.

The protest march took place Sunday.

"I am really shocked and taken aback with the recent shameful incident that took place in Mumbai. A sheer act of cowardice," Sonam said.

Dalip called it "a shameful, extremely disturbing event and very shocking". "We want justice and to punish them," he added.

The 22-year-old photojournalist was raped by five men in an abandoned textile mill complex in central Mumbai Aug 22. All five accused have now been arrested.

Other celebs who joined the march included Kannada actress Reshma D’Souza, Karanveer Bohra and his wife Teejay Sidhu, Kushaal Punjabi, Aparnaa Bajpai and legislator Baba Siddique. They started the protest march from the Joggers Park and went to Amphitheatre, Carter Road carrying banners and placards expressing their anger against rising crime against women.

"Sad validation of the fact that NO city in India is safe for women. It is after all the same prevention/enforcement mechanism in use all over," said Karan.

Reshma says that the sad part is "still no fear. Rapists feel they can get away! Economy is down, corruption on the rise and state of law and order is shameful".

Not Amitabh Bachchan, but his gorgeous voice will feature in Krrish 3. Big B will introduce Vivek Oberoi's character in the movie. Not only that, he will also explain the sequence of events which connect the two films of the franchise Krrish 3.

When contacted Rakesh Roshan said, “Amitabh Bachchan said yes to doing a voiceover of the film and his narration is important because it creates a connect between the three films and introduces the villain.”

Krrish 3 produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan, will be released along with its 3D format on Diwali, November 4. The movie stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, & Vivek Oberoi.

Hrithik Roshan made time to meet a 20 year old fan, who was extremely eager to meet him. As soon as Hrithik got to know that a fan really wanted to him and that it was the fan's birthday, a very busy Hrithik managed to set up the meeting at his Juhu residence.

Hrithik Roshan took a break from the post-production tasks of his superhero flick 'Krrish 3', and arranged the grand rendezvous. The fan apparently, broke down into tears of happiness as his idol entered the room. Hrithik felt the love and was grateful for it.

Nandita Puri has reportedly filed a case against her husband and actor Om Puri at a police station here alleging domestic violence.

Journalist-columnist Nandita filed the complaint at the Versova Police Station on Aug 23.

"He has been accused of domestic violence. A complaint was filed by his wife on the 23rd of August. There have been no developments since then. The actor is not in custody yet," a police official from the police station told IANS.

However, the official refused to reveal more information about the case.

An alumnus of the National School of Drama and the Film and Television Institute of India, Om Puri carved a niche for himself with films like "Aakrosh" and "Ardh Satya". He also entertained viewers with his comic timing in "Hera Pheri".

This is not the first time Nandita and Om Puri are facing problem. In 2009, when Nandita came out with a biography on her husband titled "Unlikely Hero: The Story Of Om Puri" highlighting some of his most private sexual incidents, it had upset the Padma Shri winner.

Ram Gopal Varma's tongue-in-cheek comments never fail to amuse. His latest target is director Rohit Shetty and his blockbuster hit "Chennai Express".

RGV has been posting his feedback on "Chennai Express" since Aug 23, and claims he has watched the Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone-starrer as many as five times - a good contribution perhaps to the over Rs.200 crore that the movie has minted at the box office since its release Aug 9.

"Congrats to Rohit Shetty for dumping 'Mughal-e-Azam', 'Sholay', DDLJ ('Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'), '3 Idiots', etc by the tracks and speeding Indian cinema ahead on 'Chennai Express'. Like the proof of the pudding is in eating, the greatness of cinema is in its success and by that yardstick, 'Chennai Express' is the greatest film," Varma posted on Twitter.

A comic action entertainer, the film is about a north Indian boy who falls in love with a south Indian girl, who is the daughter of a don. It was panned by critics, but loved by viewers.

On Aug 24, Varma tweeted: "Just walked out of fifth viewing of 'Chennai Express' and I want to touch Rohit Shetty's feet. Not since sex did I have more fun than 'Chennai Express'. If some of you didn't like 'Chennai...' in first viewing, my advice is to watch it four to five times, not because it's slow poison, but because it's slow moving fast poison.

"Most boring film I saw is 'Citizen Kane' (Orson Welles' first movie) and most entertaining is 'Chennai Express'. (American actor-director) Orson Welles should come back from dead to touch Rohit Shetty's feet."

"Citizen Kane", released in 1941, was in the drama genre and it was based on the life of a newspaper publisher, essayed by Welles.

Comparing it with "Chennai Express" seems odd, doesn't it?

RGV explains: "Comparisons might seem odd because of genre difference, but as common man I felt the same high in excitement in 'Chennai Express' as in what I felt in 'Titanic' and 'Avatar'."

Varma's own filmography comprises films like "Rangeela", "Satya", "Mast", "Shool", "Sarkar", "Phoonk" and "Department".

Sujoy Ghosh is being confused with Shoojit Sircar and people are congratulating him on the success of "Madras Cafe".

The "Kahaani" director says he is being confused by people for being Sircar, who has directed the much-appreciated "Madras Cafe".

Ghosh has been singing praises for the John Abraham-starrer political thriller, but says the reason goes beyond just how much he loved the film.

"The reason I am promoting 'Madras Cafe' is because a lot of people are coming up to me and congratulating me! So since I am Shoojit Sircar, I should," Ghosh posted on Twitter.

"One chap not only congratulated me for 'Madras Cafe', but also said my direction in 'Vicky Donor' was superb! Ab main kya bolun (Now what do I say?)," he added.

Ghosh's 2012 movie "Kahaani", featuring Vidya Balan, won appreciation for its taut screenplay and thrilling storytelling. It also won the National Film Award for screenplay.

After watching Sircar's recently released "Madras Cafe", Ghosh described it as "a film which doesn't take its audience for granted".

"Very nicely done. Very proud of Shoojit. Please see, if you can," he added. Ghosh also counted it among his three favourite movies of the year so far.

The others, he said, are "D-Day" and "Chennai Express".

Author Amarjit Singh Kohli, who wrote late singer Mukesh's biography "Mukesh - Golden Voice With a Golden Heart", launched the Hindi version of the book ahead of the legend's 37th death anniversary, which is on Tuesday.

Mukesh died in 1976. He was 53.

The original book was in English and it was released in 1985. Journalist-writer Vinod Viplav translated it into Hindi, which is titled "Mukesh - Sunhere Swar Aur Sunhere Dil Ke Maalik", said a statement.

The book was launched Sunday at the function called Jadu-e-Mukesh, organised jointly by Cultural Societies Karuna Kala Kendra and Sur Sampada.

The launch event was followed by a musical homage to the singer, who gave hits like "Dum dum diga diga", "Dost dost na raha", "Sawan ka mahina", and "Ek pyar ka nagma".

Singers, who came from various parts of the country, belted out one after another hit, while All Rounder Orchestra led by Harish Nadan played the music.

Veteran actress Kirron Kher looked extremely elegant when she walked the ramp Monday in a white Patan Patola sari for designer Gaurang at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter-Festive 2013. She even danced.

The "Bariwali" actress teamed nine-coloured sari with another blue and red sari-like-shawl. She accessorised her looks with antique heavy neck piece, ear-ring and an elaborate 'maang tika'.

Her hair do enhanced her look as she tied it and wore flowers in it. When she hit the ramp, she suprised everyone when she grooved on the music being played in the background.

"My line was based on 'streedhan'. It represented Gujarat. I used a lot of new colours including pinks, blues with traditional designs fused with khadi with parsi embroidery and zardosi work," Gaurang told reporters.

The rest of the collections included rich traditional wear for both men and women. It showcased a variety of saris, ghaghras, shawls, anarkalis for women, while male models flaunted kurtas with pathani salwaars in shades like red, blue, cream and gold.

Actress Nigaar Z. Khan will be seen essaying the historical character of Mangala in an upcoming show "Buddha - The King of Kings".

So far seen in glamorous avatar in shows like like "Lipstick" and "Hongey Judaa Na Hum", she will be will be seen donning the role of a mother on screen for the first time.

"For the longest time now, I have been meaning to do something quite off the beaten track. My character Mangala wants to see her son as the King and hence turns out to be an evil for the world. She is motive-led," she said in a statement.

"For the first time ever, I have taken up a historical show and it takes me quite a lot of time to do my makeup and dress up for the show. To recreate the aura of a bygone era, one needs to get the character's look, body language and demeanour spot on!" she added.

Produced by Spice Studios, "Buddha - The King of Kings" will soon go on air on Zee TV.

Actor-producer John Abraham is thrilled by the box office collection of his second production venture “Madras Cafe”. He thanked everyone for "putting faith in my vision for cinema to get progressive".

The audience and even fellow filmmakers have described the film, which is about the civil war in Sri Lanka, as an "intelligent" attempt.

If reports are to be believed, the movie was made on a budget less than Rs.10 crore. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, it earned over Rs.20 crore in its opening weekend.

“I thank all of you for putting faith in my vision for cinema to get progressive. Collections on this film have skyrocketed. A big thank you,” John, who has acted and co-produced the "Madras Cafe", posted on Twitter.

Actor Ravish Desai is set to make his small screen debut with "Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi...Meri Bhabhi" and says that there are similarities between him and his character.

He will essay Kritika's (Esha Kansara) brother Kunal, who has just returned from the US.

"It's a great opportunity. I had never thought I'd be making a beginning on television with Star Plus, the only channel to have given plenty of opportunities to new comers and most of them making it big from there on," Ravish said in a statement.

"I'll have my fingers crossed. I relate to my onscreen character a lot, I am like Kunal in real life - charming, witty. I love living life to the fullest and very optimistic," he added.

The actor has been part of TV commercials including that of Axe, Axis Bank and Kalyan Jewellers. He will also be seen in director Vikram Bhatt's "Horror Story".

In the show, Ravish will be seen as a happy-go-lucky guy, who will bring a change in Shraddha's (Kanchi Kaul) life.

"Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi...Meri Bhabhi" is about bonding between two sisters-in-law -- Kritika and Shraddha.

Parineeti Chopra, who will be seen in a live-in relationship with her onscreen boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput in "Shuddh Desi Romance", sees living together as a practical solution for busy couples who do not get time for each other.

"I don't think live-in relationships are different from marriage. Today, live-in relationships are more out of practicality," Parineeti told reporters in a group interview.

Giving an hypothetical example, she said: "I am an actress. If I get too late at work and if I want to meet my boyfriend, when do I meet him? Obviously, in the night. If I come back home and sleep in my place, people will say it's not a live-in relationship. It's all about our perception.

"Whoever is not in a relationship, even there pre-martial sex exists. I myself want to know why is it different?"

Although she supports it, Parineeti confesses her parents won't be able accept it.

"My parents are very orthodox, so I may get scared to do this because they will feel bad. But actually it is fine," she said.

Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Shuddh Desi Romance" features also introduces Vaani Kapoor and it will come out Sep 6.

He has a knack for making political thrillers and with his next film "Satyagraha", coming out Friday, director Prakash Jha will focus on the common man and highlight his aggression, struggle and demand for justice.

If the promos are anything to go by, there will be intense performances by the ensemble cast led by Amitabh Bachchan. Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Amrita Rao and Manoj Bajpayee also feature in the movie, which will be the solo Bollywood release this Friday, giving the political thriller an edge at the box office.

The trailer of the movie gives an insight to the plot, which revolves around the character of Big B, who goes on indefinite hunger strike in the Gandhian way to demand justice.

The scenes might remind the audience of the 2011 incident when social activist Anna Hazare went on a similar strike against the government. However, Jha has denied that Big B's character is modelled on Hazare.

In an interview, he said: "The film is not based on Anna Hazare and has nothing to do with the movement. The entire process of 'satyagraha' comes from Gandhiji. Mr. Bachchan plays the role of a 'satyagrahi' who believes in truth."

Primarily shot in Bhopal, "Satyagraha" has been produced by UTV Motion Pictures and it has reportedly been made on a budget of Rs.50 crore.

In times of aggressive promotional and marketing schemes, Jha emphasised on utilising the digital platform to spread the word about the film.

However, its unclear how big the impact of the movie will be as the screens have not been locked yet.

The music of the movie has been given by musical duo of brothers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant. The song "Raghupati raghav", sung by Rajiv Sundaresan, Shivam Pathak and Shweta Pandit, has been appreciated by the masses.

A film is a mirror to the society and how convincingly and logically "Satyagraha" follows the plight of the common man, the weekend shall decide.

Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri took on a desi appearance as she walked the ramp for designer Ritu Kumar Monday at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2013.

The actress looked ravishing in a white floor-length anarkali with a thick green and gold border hemline and heavy embroidery on the neck and sleeves. A beautiful 'maang tika' and neck piece added to her elegance on the ramp.

The line, inspired by the terrain of the Himalayas, had a mix of western as well as Indian outfits.

The garments ranged from a variety of coats, trousers, leggings, wrap around skirts, jackets, dresses, kaftans and capes, while the Indian segment included anarkalis of various lengths.

Various fabrics were used like leather, wool, tussar silk, khadi among others. The clothes had a contemporary yet modern look to it.

LFW kickstarted on Aug 24 and will conclude Aug 27.

Sphereorigins Mutivision Pvt Ltd have taken over the production rights of TV show "Saraswatichandra" from Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films Pvt Ltd.

Sphereorigins Mutivision, know for making popular shows like "Balika Vadhu", "Saat Phere", and "Jyoti", started shooting "Saraswatichandra" under their banner Aug 23.

"We appreciate the trust the channel has shown towards us and chose us to produce popular show 'Saraswatichandra'. It is an interesting storyline and it already has a strong fan following," said Sunjoy Waddhwa, chairman and managing director, Sphereorigins Mutivision Pvt Ltd, in a statement.

"Sphereorigins excels in its quality and smooth functioning which will reflect in the production of the show. We will work towards meeting and exceeding the expectations of the audience," he added.

The first episode of "Saraswatichandra" which will commence under the name of Sphereorigins will be aired Tuesday.

There has been no confirmation from Bhansali yet.

The show airs on Star Plus.

Meanwhile, the production is also bringing "Iss Pyaar Ko kya Naam Doon...Ek Baar Phir", which is second season of "Iss Pyaar Ko kya Naam Doon". It will go on air Monday.