Actors Ali Zafar and Yami Gautam unveiled the trailer of their forthcoming film "Total Siyapaa" here Monday. Director E. Niwas is confident that the content is the USP of the movie.

The story of the romantic comedy is penned by Neeraj Pandey.

"I'm confident about the content. It is the USP of 'Total Siyapaa'. The way Neeraj Pandey has written the screenplay is amazing," E. Niwas told reporters during the unveiling of the trailer of the film.

Yami, who made her Bollywood debut with "Vicky Donor", says "Total Siyapaa" is totally different from her earlier project.

"'Vicky' Donor was about a Bengali girl and Punjabi boy. This film has gone cross border. We can't compare both the films as they are very different," she said.

Designer Pria Kataaria Puri will showcase her ensembles at The Heart for India Foundation, a charity event in Geneva to raise money for under- privileged children in India.

The Heart for India Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded by Princess Françoise Sturdza, and this is the third consecutive year of this charity event.

“I am happy to be associated with this international event and to contribute my share to help the underprivileged children of India. Children are the future of the country and they need to be taken care of if India has to grow and prosper,” Puri said in a statement.

Puri is known for her unique luxury pret line in digital prints and for making the Kaftan popular. Her designs have been flaunted by international socialite Paris Hilton wore and Princess Francious of Geneva.

The designer's collection at the gala night, to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, will consist of gowns. About 30 percent of the proceeds of the sale of her ensembles will go towards charity.

Several elite names are likely to attend the event.

Real life couple Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher have been cast as a couple in romantic comedy "Total Siyapaa". The film's writer Neeraj Pandey says it was a concious effort to bring them together on screen.

"I think they were the right choice for the film and the characters that they play are also husband and wife, which they have never done together. It was important and nice to have them," Pandey told reporters here during the movie's trailer launch here Monday.

The film is directed by E. Niwas.

Asked why he didn't direct the film himself, Pandey said: "We found a better director for this subject, which is the reason we summoned upon E. Niwas. He had delivered exactly what we wanted."

Pandey is known for films like "A Wednesday" and "Special 26".

"Total Siyapaa" features Ali Zafar and Yami Gautam in the lead.

Singer Ozzy Osbourne was so keen to eat Indian curry at an Italian restaurant that a staff member reportedly had to order a takeaway for the rockstar.

When Ozzy recently went out for dinner with wife Sharon and her "The X Factor" friend Louis Walsh, the Black Sabbath band member ordered a curry.

He was asked to refer to the menu of London's posh C branch of the Cipriani chain, which offers European cuisine, reports mirror.co.uk.

But the 64-year-old wanted to have a curry and repeatedly told the waiter and his dining companions so.

The restaurant's staff member is said to have gone out to get him a takeaway.

"Ozzy was completely unfazed by the situation, and insisted he was in the mood for a curry. Sharon and Walsh kept telling him he should just have a nice bowl of pasta or something, but he wouldn't budge," said a source.

"He wanted a curry and as far as he was concerned that was the end of it. Obviously staff were keen to keep their high-profile guests happy, so waiters were dispatched to a nearby curry house in Mayfair and a takeaway ordered for Ozzy," added the source.

The staff members reportedly served the Indian dish on C-branded plates.

Pakistani singer-turned-actor Ali Zafar, who is gearing up for his next Bollywood venture "Total Siyappa", says the audiences in his home country as well as India are going to relish and cherish the romantic comedy.

"Whenever we talk about India and Pakistan, people get very sensitive, but this film has balanced it in a very light way. Every person in Pakistan will enjoy the film as much as people in India. The film will bring people closer," Ali told reporters at the "Total Siyapaa" trailer launch.

Directed by E. Nivas and written by Neeraj Pandey, "Total Siyappa" is the love story of a Pakistani guy (Ali) and an Indian girl, played by Yami Gautam who made her debut in Hindi films with "Vicky Donor".

In the film, there is a scene where Ali and Yami are having a conversation over Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi.

Ali is confident that Afridi, one of the most "adored and loved" cricketers at the moment, "will hug me" after seeing the film.

"My real fans will perceive it in a right way and everyone will come and watch the film," added the actor who has featured in other Bollywood films like "Tere Bin Laden", "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" and "Chashme Baddoor".

Shraddha Sharma, who participated in the fifth season of "Bigg Boss", feels that everyone in the current season of the reality show is diplomatic and no one ever takes a stand.

"Our 'Bigg Boss' definitely was much better. This time I don't find anyone man enough. Everyone is so diplomatic, be it Armaan Kohli or VJ Andy. No one takes a stand. All of them shift loyalties. Nobody's stand is clear," Shraddha said in an interview here while talking about the contestants in "Bigg Boss - Saath 7".

"You must have seen that when I was in 'Bigg Boss', I always had a clear stand despite the fact whether I was nominated or not. But this time all of them change loyalties and don't stand up for their friends," she added.

Asked who she wants to win the show, Shraddha named ace wrestler Sangram Singh.

"Sangram is a good friend and I would like to see him win. Sangram is a simple human being. He is not diplomatic like others. He is closer to me than Payal (Sangram's girlfriend Payal Rohatgi) is to me. I would definitely want him to win," she said.

The show, which airs on Colors channel, sees Gauhar Khan, Kushal Tandon, Tanisha Mukherjee, Armaan, Sangram, Andy, Kamya Punjabi, Ajaz Khan and Sofia Hayat fighting for the title.

Sunny Deol is seen romancing a much younger Urvashi Rautela in Anil Sharma-directed "Singh Saab The Great" and he says he will continue to work with new talent as established actresses are not keen to work with him. He is also in no mood to mince words about the way the film industry functions nowadays.

"About time a film of mine was well-received. I am tired of the long non-happening phase. Unfortunately I haven't had too many releases recently. There are some of my films that are on hold. Hopefully, they'll be released soon. But let me add, I don't need to prove myself. I just need good cinema, the kind of cinema I believe in," said Sunny.

Sunny, 57, is seen romancing 19-year-old Urvashi Rautela in the film.

Why a co-star half his age?

"We are acting. We are not really husband and wife. If she's much younger, that's fine. A lot of wives are much younger than husbands. That's no secret. And by the way, I am sure Urvashi is not 19 year either," said the actor who completes 30 years in filmdom after starting his journey with "Betaab" in 1983. On the way, he has given hits like "Ghayal" and "Damini".

The actor, who worked with the likes of Dimple Kapadia and Meenakshi Sheshadri, says that the current lot of established actresses are not keen to work with him.

"I've had problems with established heroines. For reasons best known to them, they don't want to work with me. It's a fact. The top heroines turn me down whenever I ask them to work with me. They want to work with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan. So it's fine," said Sunny.

"I search for new heroines, like Urvashi Rautela. These girls do not ration dates. While working on a film I don't have to deal with my heroine's tantrums when she's a newcomer. Now if you give an A-lister co-star I won't be able to work with her. Also, I get a chance to give new talent to the film industry. So yeah, I'll be seen with new co-stars in the future.

"There are lots of new talented and pretty girls in the industry. And trust me, these new girls won't look mismatched with me. I am open to adapting myself to the changes around me," he added.

Sunny plays a Sikh in "Singh Saab The Great" and this is said to be the sixth time he is playing a turbaned character on the screen.

Speaking of his affinity to Sardarji roles, he said: "I don't know how it happened. It started with J.P. Dutta's 'Border'. These Sardarji roles offer me powerful characters. 'Singh Saab The Great' may seem old-fashioned to some. I suggest they move out of Mumbai and look at the rest of the country. Har kahaani ka apna rang hota hai."

Lately Sunny featured on the small screen to promote his films.

"I've to confess, I enjoyed it," he said.

Regarding the sorry box office outcome of his last film "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2", Sunny says he had no idea how it would pan out.

"Forget what I thought about the film. It's what the audience thought that matters. They rejected the film, and that's that. It may have deserved to flop. But are you trying to tell me that only good deserving films do well? There are so many films that you feel are not working out well and they turn into hits," said Sunny.

Movie buffs here will not have to stand in a queue to buy tickets for film screenings during the next edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), an organiser said Tuesday.

Vishnu Wagh, chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a co-organiser of the festival, said the decision had been taken because delegates at the film festival simply buy and block tickets, but do not attend screenings.

"We have decided to do away with ticketing at the next festival. All you need to do is stand in queue outside the screening hall. It's on a first-come-first-served basis," Wagh said.

If one combines all the screening halls together, there are nearly 2,000 seats for over 10,000 delegates who have registered for the festival. This is leading to a mad rush for tickets, because most of the film screenings are fully booked hours in advance.

IFFI, India's biggest international film festival, is held in Goa annually in the last week of November.

Actor Saif Ali Khan has taken to TV reality shows with full gusto to promote his forthcoming film "Bullett Raja".

The actor is excited about the film and to reach out to his fans, he will be seen spreading a buzz about the movie in a dance reality show as well as a popular comedy show.

Confirming this, a source close to the team said: "Saif has gone to a dance reality show and also Kapil’s comedy show for 'Bullett Raja' promotion. He generally stays away from these shows, but this time he is so thrilled about this film and working with Tigmanshu (Dhulia) sir that he has decided to make the most of it."

"This film is very close to his heart, and, in fact, he enjoyed himself thoroughly on these dance and comedy shows," the source added.

A gangster film based in Lucknow, "Bullett Raja" stars Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha and Jimmy Shergill in the lead roles. It hits theatres Friday.

On screen, actress Sangeeta Ghosh sports a simple and demure look for her ongoing TV show "Kehta hai Dil...Jee Le Zara", but behind the scenes she has been busy trying out different looks in traditional Rajputana outfits.

Sangeeta is married to polo player Shailendra Singh Rajput of Jaipur.

According to a source from the sets of the Sony Entertainment Television show, Sangeeta, who is currently shooting day and night, is making sure that she utilises her time by trying out different looks in her 'khandani' attire.

Young actor Faisal Khan, who plays the young Maharana Pratap in epic drama "Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap", is focusing on a strict fitness regime a la Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan.

A source close to Faisal says that the actor is an ardent admirer of Hrithik and follows his ways completely.

"Just the way Hrithik gives importance to good health and fitness, on-screen Pratap is following in his footsteps too," said the source.

Whenever Faisal gets time between shoots, he heads to the gym. Faisal has even bought a bicycle for himself and keeps riding it all the time on the set.

Child abuse, conflict between locals and in-migrants, impact of holidaying foreigners in Goa is the sum of "Baga Beach", a film which examines the underbelly of tourism in coastal Goa, its director said.

Speaking to reporters after the screening of the film at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), director Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, a local here, also said that the film is packed with real references.

The movie's story revolves around the personal stories of seven characters, who include actors from France, Germany and Goa, as also Bengali star Paoli Dam.

"I have been researching this film for nearly three years. I spoke to a lot of stakeholders like beach shack helpers and child rights activists. Their stories and experiences are a part of the film," Shetgaonkar said.

The director said the film mirrors the realities on most tourist-frequented beaches of Goa, and that Baga Beach was a metaphor for just about any beach and coastal community in the state.

In the film, Paoli plays a girl selling beads and other trinkets on the beach. Her character falls in love with a foreigner, and a migrant boy falls in love with her.

The actress said she was impressed by real life trinket sellers, young women who spoke English, German and even Russian with aplomb and with proper accents while dealing with foreign buyers.

"I saw them at the Anjuna flea market while I was researching for the role. I was very impressed with their accent and the manner in which they dealt with their business," Paoli said.

Actress Madhuri Dixit has been roped in as the brand ambassador of air fragrance brand Odonil. She is happy to endorse a brand which is all about "freshness and transformation".

"I can’t wait for the new campaign to break. It’s a lovely film filled with flowers, fragrance, magic and two cute little fairies,” Madhuri said in a statement.

Talking about the new product Odonil 2X, the Bollywood beauty said: “It shows the ‘double fragrance’ of the new Odonil 2X through a magical transformation of the environment and the people it surrounds."

On the movie front, the 46-year-old will next be seen with Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Huma Qureshi in "Dedh Ishqiya", directed by Abhishek Chaubey.

Director R.S. Prasanna is using social networking platforms to create the right buzz for Tamil romantic-comedy "Kalyana Samayal Saadham", releasing Dec 6. He believes it's an effective marketing practice.

"Of course, there's money involved in marketing and my distributors know it better. But social media is a cheap and effective marketing technique because it helps create one-to-one communication with the audience about your film," Prasanna told IANS.

"Kalyana Samayal Saadham" revolves around one big fat south Indian wedding.

Produced by Arun Vaidyanathan, the film features Prasanna Venkatesan and Lekha Washington in the lead roles.

"Since the theme of our film revolves around marriage, all of us have replaced our profile pictures on Facebook with our wedding pictures. This includes me, my producer Arun and lead actor Prasanna. Lekha, who is still single, has been posting best wedding videos available on the net on her wall," Prasanna said.

The idea was to do something innovative.

"Even though it was a planned strategy, we are doing it because we love our film. Instead of counting the days for release, we decided to do something that will stand out and draw the attention of the audience. From profile pictures to personal posts, we wanted everything to be marriage-related," he said.

The creative initiative has been received well.

"We have been getting congratulatory messages from people we don't even know on Facebook. It's a myth that social media is an urban phenomenon, but it's not only for the elitists. Even if audiences take notice of our work on these platforms, we have achieved our purpose," Prasanna said.

Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, British writer Samantha Shannon, actor Irrfan Khan and boxer Mary Kom, besides noted historians, literary critics and activists will attend the Jaipur Literature Festival 2014 here early next year.

The seventh edition of the five-day festival, home to all bookworms and literary lovers, will be held Jan 17-21 at Diggi Palace here.

"In this festival, writers and thinkers from South Asia and around the world will once again debate and attempt to make sense of our changing world through the prism of literature," author Namita Gokhale, the festival co-director, said Tuesday.

In attendance will also be activist Ganesh N. Devy, American social and political activist Gloria Steinem, British historian Antony Beevor, and novelist Geoff Dyer. Hollywood actor Rupert Everett, and travel writers Robyn Davidson and Cheryl Strayed will also be part of several sessions.

Deliberating over many topics and themes will be authors like Vaidehi, Amish Tripathi, Geetanjali Shree, Lily Wangchhuk, and Jerry Pinto.

British historian and writer William Dalrymple and Gokhale are festival directors of the event that has previously hosted acclaimed writers like Orhan Pamuk, J.M. Coetzee, Kiran Desai, Vikram Seth, Salman Rushdie, Pico Iyer and Mohammed Hanif.

Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom, whose autobiography will be published next year, will talk about it.

A series of sessions on 'Crime and Punishment' will dissect the genre of the detective novel and also look at Bollywood villains, vendetta, and the shadow lines between the good and the bad guys.

Another focal point will be 'Women Uninterrupted', with Lahiri and Shannon as key authors.

National Award winning actor Irrfan Khan will be speaking with screenwriter Sabrina Dhawan of "Monsoon Wedding" fame on screenwriting.

"The diversity of writers, through age, nationality, genre and interest is a testament to the open platform, the festival has become," said Sanjoy Roy, managing director of Teamwork Arts, which produces the festival.

Child sex is being offered for Rs.50 on Goa's beaches, Pramod Salgaocar, producer of film "Baga Beach", claimed Tuesday.

Salgaocar, whose film is based on the ills of Goa's tourism industry, said she once got a complaint from a Hungarian tourist, who was reportedly offered child sex for Rs.50.

"Today you don't even get chicken for Rs.50," Salgaocar told a press conference here, quoting the complainant.

Goa gave India's first conviction in a paedophilia case involving Freddy Peats, a German who was sentenced to life for abusing scores of children in the 1980s.

Child abuse in Goa is one of the elements explored in Laxmikant Shetgaonkar directed "Baga beach", along with other aspects which make up tor the underbelly of tourism in this state.

"Every day four children are abused in Goa. These are government statistics," Shetgaonkar said.

Italian hairdresser Rossano Ferretti, who has styled for the likes of Angeline Jolie, Lady Gaga and Salma Hayek, is set to make his third visit to India next month to launch his third salon in the country.

Ferretti will launch the much awaited 'Rossano Ferretti Salon’ at The Ritz-Carlton here Dec 4, said a statement.

The stylist already has two salons in India - one at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai and another at The Oberoi in Gurgaon.

With over 20 salons worldwide, including in New York, Miami, Paris and Milan, Ferretti is known the world over for his luxurious customised salon services.

Construction of Asia's largest one-stop entertainment complex which puts shopping, gaming, accommodation, culture and entertainment under one roof, is coming up at Manila Bay in the Philippines.

Once completed, it will become a leading tourism destination, business communication hub and one of the largest casino-resort complex in Asia, said Kazuo Okada, project investor and founder of Japan's Universal Entertainment Corporation, in an interview with Xinhua in Manila.

The project, by the name of Manila Bay Resort, covers an area of 1.13 million square metres, four times larger than the nearby Solaire Manila Resorts which opened last March.

It will be a high-end entertainment complex equipped with multifunction facilities, including a commercial and budget hotel zone, casino and five-star hotel zone with VIP private space, shopping mall with luxury brand shops and food and beverage zone. It will cater to high-end tourists from around the world.

The whole project is expected to cost an investment of 250 billion pesos ($5.75 billion) to be provided by Japanese gambling magnate Kazuo Okada. Its first phase will be completed by early 2015.

Operation of the entertainment complex will spur economic growth of the Philippines as it will strengthen competitiveness of Manila airport as it is just 13 minutes' drive from Ninoy Aquino Airport to the new seaside project, Okada said.

Moreover, the project will create jobs for 3,000 Filipinos during construction and for 17,000 people after its operation, he added.

Asked why he chose the Philippines as the location for this landmark project, Okada said Filipinos are well known for their English proficiency, hospitality and good education background, which are the essential requirements for high-quality services.

Secondly, the Philippines, with more than 7,000 islands edged by white sand and turquoise waters filled with some of the world's most diverse marine life, is an ideal place for tourists to visit in Asia. Tourists can relax and enjoy the great sunshine at the project.

Most important is the country's good location, Okada said, noting that the Philippines is adjacent to Singapore and other ASEAN countries, China as well as Hong Kong and Macao.

He believes its huge gaming venues will draw millions of newly well-off Asian visitors.

Singer-composer Sandeep Chowta is happy that his latest album "Matters Of The Heart", a compilation of mostly jazz numbers, has received a good response in times when Bollywood and international pop tops the charts.

Chowta, known for creating memorable tunes for films like "Mast", "Bollywood Hollywood", "Rakht", "Om Shanti Om" and "Housefull", has collaborated with international musicians like Dave Grusin, Tom Schuman, Chuck Loeb and more for the new album.

"I am very glad that the album is being very well received. In the days of Bollywood and international pop ruling the charts, it is very difficult for non-film independent music to be noticed," Chowta said in a statement.

The album comprises of 17 tracks composed by Chowta himself. It revisits some of the songs that Chowta composed in the past at different points in his life, but he never finished making them.

He says the album's success "goes to say that one needs to believe in the music one is making and not worry about what will work and what won't".

"'Matters of The Heart' is a celebration of life's moments through music," he added.

The album was released by Sony Music in October.

Kareena Kapoor's cameo for "Happy Ending" will leave viewers surprised, says the actress' star husband Saif Ali Khan, who plays the lead role in the movie.

"'Happy Ending' is a romantic comedy film. She (Kareena Kapoor) has done a scene in the film, which is against (her) type. It's something you guys must not have expected, you all will be surprised," Saif told reporters here.

Directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, "Happy Ending" also features actress Ileana D'Cruz.

Of his role in the film, Saif said: "There is a lot of talking in 'Happy Ending'. Even that's too difficult! You need control over that... I think I prefer different kind of roles and I must say I love my role in 'Happy Ending'."