Prabhudheva is said to have grooved so well for forthcoming Bollywood film "Happy New Year" that the film's lead actor Shah Rukh Khan is mesmerised by the multi-faceted star's magical moves.

"Too much fun to see Prabhudheva sir move on the dance floor. Thank you for lighting up 'Happy New Year'...love and respect sir," Shah Rukh, who plays a key role in the film, posted on Twitter.

"Happy New Year" also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani and Deepika Padukone. The film is directed by Farah Khan.

Actors Jackky Bhagnani and Neha Sharma are in Agra to shoot for their upcoming film "Youngistaan".

"Just packed up enroute Agra now from Delhi. Any suggestions what all should I see or eat in Agra," Jackky posted on his Twitter page.

A day before leaving for Agra Wednesday morning, Jackky shot at the capital's Shivaji Hockey Stadium.

"What a feeling," he posted.

Directed by debutant Syed Afzal Ahmad, the movie is said to be a love story set against the backdrop of Indian politics. The film has reportedly also been shot in Indore and Japan.

Actor Arshad Warsi dotes over his son Zeke, and he took out some time to bond with his little one over running practice.

"Good morning... Have a perfect day, I am starting mine by taking Zeke for his running practice. Father and son bonding time," Arshad tweeted Wednesday.

Zeke is Arshad's son with former video jockey and actress Maria Goretti. The couple also has a daughter named Zene.

Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh will walk the India Bridal Fashion Week (IBFW) ramp here Sunday for bridal gold jewellery brand Azva by the World Gold Council.

The tall and dusky actress will flaunt and intricate handcrafted gold jewellery, which is part of Azva’s new collection comprising miniature 'jhumkis' and pendant sets to seven row 'haars' and 'ghungroo'-based jewellery.

"Chitrangda Singh perfectly fits with Azva's concept of the modern Indian bride who appreciates fine designs and sets trends with her inimitable fashion sense," Vipin Sharma, director, Jewellery, World Gold Council, said in a statement.

Each piece in the line will reflect the idea of 'seven' with handcrafted seven elements such as flowers, circles and rows fashioned in 22 karat gold.

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone shot for Karan Johar's talk show "Koffee With Karan" recently.

Priyanka tweeted a picture of the threesome together and wrote: "And it's wrap on some fabulous Koffee... Thank you Deepika Padukone for having my back and Karan Johar for having us."

The fourth season of the chat show goes on air Dec 1 on Star World. Superstar Salman Khan will feature in the opening episode along with his father Salim Khan.

It would be Salman's first appearance on "Koffee with Karan" since it began in 2004.

Sunil 'Gutthi' Grover's controversial exit from Colors'"Comedy Nights With Kapil" has reached a flashpoint - the channel has decided to replace Sunil Grover with another comic actor Gaurav Gera.

Gaurav's drag act starts this Sunday when Saif Ali Khan appears on the popular show, but he won't play Gutthi. He will play another female character named Dulari.

Apparently, Sunil was planning a comedy show with Gaurav.

A bit of a stab-in-the-back situation, no?

Sunil disagrees. "If it wasn's Gaurav it would've been someone else. The show had to go on. And I'm glad a friend is doing it. I'm looking forward to seeing what Gaurav does," he said.

Gaurav had played a woman on another show "Mrs Pammi Pyarelal" on the channel but the act bombed.

Actor-producer Sunny Deol says that he is looking for the right subject for his son Karan's launch pad.

"When I came in the industry, I was fortunate enough that my film worked. But it worked because the subject was good. That's what I am desperately looking for - a good subject for my son," Sunny, who entered filmdom with 1983 super hit film "Betaab", told IANS.

There were reports that Anil Sharma, who directed Sunny in hits like "Gadar - Ek Prem Katha", will helm Karan's launch pad.

When asked about it, Sunny, 57, said: "Sharma has spoken to him, but it all depends on the subject."

The "Ghayal" star tried his hand at direction with "Dillagi", but has no intention of getting involved in his son's film as a director.

He said: "I may not be directorially involved with my son's project, but definitely, I will be involved in whatever he is doing. Whatever experience I have, I will make use of it."

Flaunting leather apparels is not everyone's cup of tea. If you're on the voluptuous side, keep some key tips in mind to make the right style statement.

Here's how you can nail the look well, reports femalefirst.co.uk:

- Highlight your curves in a leather pencil dress. Add bright heels and a statement necklace to dress up the look.

- For those who are confident about a certain body part, highlight that with your leather pieces. If you prefer your legs, wear a pair of leather shorts and tights or a pair of leather trousers. But if you favour your top half, wear a leather top and necklace or a pair of earrings.

- Combine leather with different textures like suede, fur or feathers, especially if you're wearing an all-black outfit. It'll help to break the monotonous look.

Firoz Fatma from Saharanpur has emerged the first female crorepati of the 2013 edition of popular reality TV game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC).

She took home a jackpot of Rs.1 crore from the show, hosted by Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Her victory will be showcased on the season's last episode Sunday.

A Bachelor of Science student from Uttar Pradesh, Fatma participated in the game show to win a certain amount to pay off her deceased father's loan.

Fatma had lost hope to make it to the hot seat this season, but she finally found her lucky moment.

"I was very nervous when I wasn't able to make it to the hot seat in the second last episode and felt I have to go home empty handed. But then I aced the fastest finger first round and made my way to the hot seat," Fatma said in a press statement issued post her Rs.1 crore victory.

"Also, I didn't feel as the one-crore winner until the audience clapped and Bachchanji hugged me. It is a great feeling," she added.

Fatma credits her pool of general knowledge to newspapers and news channels.

Now the young lady wants to help her family get rid of her father's loan, and invest some money in studying further for a brighter future. She also wants her mother to live a tension-free life.

KBC is the Indian adaptation of international format "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". KBC first went on air in 2000.

Except the third season, which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, Big B has been in the anchor's seat for all KBC seasons.

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari is excited about playing a small town girl in Manish Jha's new film, but she is guarded about other details of her role.

The "fun" film will "start" soon, she said.

"I won't say much about it and would want to wait for an announcement. It's the kind of role I haven't done before," the 26-year-old said here Wednesday at a fashion show of Spanish designers where she walked the ramp.

"I had played a somewhat similar girl in 'Yeh Saali Zindagi', a desi girl, and now after playing an urban girl in lot of films, I am playing a girl from small town. I am looking forward to it," she added.

Manish Jha is known for his films "Matrubhoomi" and "Anwar".

Aditi, who has featured in films like "Rockstar", "London, Paris, New York" and "Murder 3", was recently seen in Akshay Kumar-starrer "Boss."

Upcoming Tamil thriller "En Uyir En Kayil" will feature only a single character throughout film, said its director Rahul Singh Khagwal, who believes the film's innovative theme will appeal to all sections of the audience.

"The film features only one character, played by Jai Akash, who gets trapped in a small box and doesn't know who put him there. The entire film is about his struggle to come out of the box. It's a unique concept and I'm sure it will appeal to the audience," Khagwal told IANS.

"I believe it will appeal to everybody and not just one section of the audience because it's about an individual's emotional struggle which everybody can relate with," he added.

The entire film, which is loosely based on Hollywood flick "Buried", was completely shot inside a box.

The film is getting ready for release soon.

Indian movies which were shown in Trinidad collectively and cumulatively influenced major aspects of the life of "East Indians", who had been brought there from the Indian subcontinent as indentured labourers, including their values, religion, dress, music, songs, dance and artefacts, a researcher in the field says.

"Bala Joban", which was first shown in 1934, "marks the advent of Indian movies in Trinidad and with which there were subtle changes in East Indian cultural traditions. As Indian movies continued to arrive on the island, their influence became more pronounced, marked by major changes in East Indian cultural programming," Premnath Gooptar says in his doctoral thesis submitted to the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

Thus, from the performance of traditional songs and dances at public and private events, East Indians began to imitate songs and dances from Indian movies. With time, the limitations changed to re-makes of film songs and dances using Trinidadian and Caribbean rhythms, yet preserving the melody, Gooptar adds.

"Consequently, several changes accrued over the years within major strands of East Indian culture in Trinidad that changed the face of Indian culture in the country, and contributed to the evolution of a new identity for East Indians," Gooptar says.

"It was further argued that this new identity was linked to the imitation of aspects of Indian movies and films influenced the indigenisation of various aspects of Indian culture in Trinidad," he adds.

According to Gooptar, Indian films gave East Indians in Trinidad a national space where their cultural values and their Indianness were legitimized outside the mainstream political life of the country.

"While many saw it as a public space that legitimised their Indianness, it nevertheless heralded the dawn that attuned them to new concepts of Indianism in Trinidad. In the period before the 1980s, a visit to the cinema for the average East Indian was a major justification and celebration of his Indianness."

Gooptar points out that unlike the Afro-Trinidadians who underwent similar colonial and post-colonial marginalisation as the East Indians, they saw representations of Indianness on the Indian silver screen that often provoked a sense of nostalgia and linkage with the ancestral homeland, India.

"They saw a range of Indian lifestyles, mythological symbols and values that revitalised and awakened their Indian identity which evolved into Trinidad-Indo identity, culled from the celluloid images of the Indian silver screen. This was different for the Afro-Trinidadians who were not exposed to African movies but who saw themselves in Hollywood movies in marginalised, disparaging and belittling roles."

Some 148,000 Indians were brought here between 1845 and 1917 to work on the sugar and cocoa plantations, and out of a population of 1.3 million people, the East Indian diaspora represents 43 percent of the population.

She has scored a hat-trick of hits on the Bollywood pitch, with each film offering a different flavour of her versatile talent, but Deepika Padukone is in no mood to rest. She is raring to go with more multifarious roles and says she will continue to give them all her 100 percent.

Her first big hit of the year, "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" saw her impress the audience as nerdy Naina, and she followed up its success with her South Indian act as Meenamma in the box office record-breaking "Chennai Express".

Deepika's latest release "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela", in which she plays a Gujarati girl, has also made its way to the Rs.100 crore club.

"It is magical," the 27-year-old told IANS on phone as she shared her sentiment post the film's success, but she was quick to add that "nothing has changed".

Her debut in Hindi films was like a fairytale - she entered with Shah Rukh Khan in 2007 blockbuster "Om Shanti Om" and the reincarnation drama turned out to be a perfect springboard for the success and popularity that she continues to revel in even today. In fact, she is enjoying much more.

However, a career graph can't be "planned", says the tall and dusky beauty, who made a natural transition from the modelling world to the big screen.

"I've always believed that everyone has one's own pattern, the only thing that I can do is to work with the best of my ability, to work honestly and whole-heartedly and to know that I'm giving your 100 percent. I think the results follow eventually," said Deepika, who is the daughter of Ujjala and former badminton star Prakash Padukone, who was one of the world's best badminton players in his time.

She is also ready to take on more new kinds of films. Independent films?

She drove the conversation to her first 2014 release - Homi Adajania's "Finding Fanny", an English language film produced by Saif Ali Khan's Illuminati Films.

"I'll call it alternate, because it will be pitched differently and it will look slightly different from some of the other films that I have done in the past," explained Deepika, who finds it "strange" to dissect her films into mainstream commercial and alternate cinema.

"I think it is convenient from the audience's point of view to categorise films, but for an actor, what I bring to a film is the same. The only thing probably different in 'Finding Fanny' is that it's an English language film. That was the first time for me, but in terms of my approach to a film, in terms of what I bring to a film or character, that doesn't change with the type of film I do.

"It doesn't matter if I am doing a 'Chennai Express', I'm less or more committed. My enthusiasm for every film will be the same, irrespective of the budget of the film or the way the film looks."

How about her experience of playing such different characters and yet getting the act right each time?

"I think in my case, it's just that the films are doing well commercially, that people are sitting up and noticing that each of my films is different from the other in terms of characters.

"But if you step back a bit, you will realise that even in between 2009 and 2011, the films I did didn't do well commercially, whether it was 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey', where I played a freedom fighter, to 'Break Ke Baad' to 'Karthik Calling Karthik'...

"I am including my first film 'Om Shanti Om', where I played a heroine from the 1980s... So, from the start of my career, I have had the opportunity to play various characters. I am glad that I haven't been slotted as doing just one kind of character or just being stuck to doing one kind of cinema."

Mahesh Babu's presence always results in a large gathering, said debutant director Anand Kumar about the superstar, who graced the audio launch of Telugu romantic-drama "Hrudayam Ekkadaunnadi" here recently.

"It was wonderful on his part to oblige our request and attend the audio launch. His fans thronged in large numbers to get a glimpse of him. Everywhere he goes, he is sure to become the show stealer, and he definitely was at our audio launch," Anand told IANS.

"Hrudayam Ekkadaunnadi" features debutants Krishna Maadhav, cousin of Mahesh, and Anusha in the lead roles.

"Maadhav suggested that we invite Mahesh. Both of them had worked for films 'Dookudu' and 'Khaleja', for which Maadhav worked as assistant director. It's because of his presence that our film got so much of attention now," he added.

Jointly produced by Pavan Mantripragada and Sanjay Muppaneni, the film is getting ready for release soon.

Choreographer-director Prabhudheva is excited about the hit dance show "Boogie Woogie" making a comeback. He says it is his favourite.

"Boogie Woogie", launched in 1996 by actor Javed Jaffrey, his brother Naved and actor Ravi Behl, will return on the small screen soon on Sony Entertainment Television. The new season will see children aged between 6 and 14 competing.

"I have been to 'Boogie Woogie' earlier. It is my favourite show," Prabhudheva, an accomplished actor-director-choreographer, said here Wednesday during the promotion of "R...Rajkumar" on the set of the show.

"R...Rajkumar", directed by Prabhudheva, also stars ace dancer Shahid Kapoor in the lead role. Both of them visited the set of "Boogie Woogie" for their forthcoming film's promotion.

"After so many years, 'Boogie Woogie' is returning. We both (Shahid and I) are very very happy to be here (on the set of the show)," added Prabhudheva, who is also excited about seeing the Javed-Naved-Ravi trio together again.

"It is great to see them there. I am waiting for this show," said Prabhudheva, known for his unique designing style.

Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu, who had left Twitter a few months ago after his account was hacked, has confirmed that he is yet to return to the micro-blogging site. He says his impostor is currently accessing a fake profile.

"I am not back and I am not tweeting. It's a fake account, which is currently found on the micro-blogging site," Vishnu said in a statement Thursday.

"Someone has been tweeting since this morning in my name and I have been receiving calls from family and friends regarding the same," he added.

Vishnu is currently busy finishing the shooting schedule of Telugu multi-starrer "Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda" in Hyderabad.

Malaysian-Chinese star Michelle Yeoh, who was sidelined at the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the festival this year.

The 50-year-old actor played Aung San Suu Kyi in the biopic "The Lady" in 2011.

"Yeoh will be the chief guest. This is part of an effort to widen the international profile of the festival especially after having invited Hollywood star Susan Sarandon as the chief guest for the inaugural function," an official said.

Yeoh, who was also present at the closing ceremony of the festival in 2011, was upstaged by lesser known Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut.

While Ranaut got a seat in the front row during the closing ceremony in 2011, Yeoh was shunted to the second row, even as her film "The Lady" was the concluding film of the festival that year.

This year, IFFI began Nov 20. It will conclude Saturday.

It has been a decade since Karan Johar's hit romantic drama "Kal Ho Naa Ho" released. The filmmaker says he has "indelible" memories attached with the movie, while its lead actor Shah Rukh Khan missed the film's producer, late Yash Johar on the occasion.

The movie, which featured Shah Rukh, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Jaya Bachchan in key roles, released Nov 28, 2003.

"'Kal Ho Naa Ho' completes a decade... Har pal yahaan jee bhar jeeyo, jo hai samaa, kal ho naa ho...indelible memories," Karan posted on Twitter.

The film marked the directorial debut of Nikhil Advani, who posted: "'Kal Ho Naa Ho' is 10 years old…Thanks to Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan and Yash (Johar) uncle. They were the ones who gave me the chance. Everything else came later."

Shah Rukh, who played the endearing character of Aman Mathur in the film, thanked "the whole team" of the film, especially "Yash Johar (Tom uncle)...you were most special. Miss you."

"Kal Ho Naa Ho" was Yash Johar's last production venture before he died June 29, 2004.

Actress Huma Qureshi, whose next big screen project is “Dedh Ishqiya”, will walk the ramp for designer duo Ashima-Leena at the forthcoming India Bridal Week (IBW).

Huma will flaunt a creation from Ashima-Leena's collection Aalap, which is inspired by the old world charm of Delhi.

The IBW is scheduled to take place at The Grand Hyatt here Nov 29-Dec 4.

The designers will showcase their bridal wear collection at the event Dec 2.

Huma is known for her roles in films like "Gangs of Wasseypur" and “Ek Thi Daayan”. She will now be seen with Madhuri Dixit, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi in Abhishek Chaubey's "Dedh Ishqiya", releasing Jan 10, 2014.

Film: "Vidiyum Munn"; Cast: Pooja Umashankar, Malavika Manikuttan, Vinoth Kishan, John Vijay and Amarendran; Director: Balaji K Kumar; Rating: ***

Films on child trafficking usually throw at us startling facts and numbers in an attempt to emotionally hijack us but debutant Balaji K Kumar's "Vidiyum Munn" avoids all such genre cliches and sticks to presenting a well executed thriller that intrigues with suspense from start to finish.

Although inspired from British thriller "London to Brighton", to which the makers have not given due credit, "Vidiyum Munn" stands out as one of the better thrillers of the recent past.

When Rekha (Pooja), a hooker, flees town with 12-year-old Nandini (Malavika) after committing the biggest mistake of her life, her pimp (Amarendran) is given the ultimatum to produce her along with the girl in the next 24 hours to avert a threat to his own life.

It's not the usual thriller flick that you watch and forget as you walk out of the movie hall. "Vidiyum Munn" lingers on in your head for a long time. Cut from the same cloth used to produce thrillers such as "Pizza" and "Yuddham Sei", it's the suspense that guides the film to the finish line. That suspense, with the help of a few characters, is strongly weaved into a labyrinthine story that you will only appreciate when it reaches its climax.

Having worked in Hollywood for over a decade, Balaji, who had earlier directed English thriller "Nine Lives of Mara", gives the film a treatment that's akin to the west in terms of the overall presentation.

One of the concerns of the film might be its slow narrative that runs a little over two hours. The film could've been shorter, considering its genre and the not-so-popular star cast. But thanks to the hypnotic soundtrack of Girishh, the music keeps you hooked for the most part. His music not only heightens the suspense in the story but also serves in building the mood of the film.

Instead of wasting time on explaining circumstances that led Rekha to become a prostitute, Balaji focuses only on the plot which is the hunt for two characters. This is very smart of him and proves that he knows how to use his craft effectively. He also avoids too many characters and throws the spotlight on only those that are linked to Rekha and Nandini.

For not giving credit to the original, "Vidiyum Munn" will lose some respect from the audience. Although it's not a frame-to-frame copy, but those who have watched the British thriller can find a few similarities in the remake. Nevertheless, it's a bold film that doesn't hesitate to tread a path very few filmmakers even aspire to walk on.

Pooja Umashankar in her comeback role is good but she easily gets superseded by child artist Malavika, who acts effortlessly as the runaway kid.

John Vijay gets a little irksome at regular intervals especially with his style of dialogue delivery but he also provides the occasional laughs with his witty one-liners while Vinoth Kishan plays a powerful baddie with very few dialogues.

"Vidiyum Munn" is a step closer to alternate Tamil cinema which majorly caters to those with some intellect and not to entertainment seekers.