Monica Dogra as Arjun Rampal's sister in 'Love Affair'

Monica Dogra, who impressed the audiences and critics with her natural acting in Kiran Rao's critically acclaimed movie 'Dhobi Ghat' will be seen as Arjun Rampal's sister in Soni Razdan's directorial 'Love Affair'. Kalki Koechlin is playing female lead opposite Arjun Rampal in this movie. Monica’s role in the film is that of a bold and independent girl who sets her own rules. The movie is set in the backdrop of 50’s.  Gulshan Devaiah,  Akshay Anand, Mayank Anand, Diandra Soares and Karishma Kotak are playing pivotal roles in 'Love Affair'. The film written by Anvita Dutt will be produced by Pooja Bhatt & Bhushan Kumar.  The film will hit the floors in the summer of 2015.

Aishwarya Rai stuns all in short hairdo

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took everyone by surprise by sporting a short hairdo for the L'oreal Paris ad Campaign  Aishwarya Rai is seen carrying a pair of scissors in one hand, and is wearing minimal makeup. Ash looked sexy and trendy in her new hairstyle. Aishwarya, who is all set to make her much talked about comeback in 'Jazbaa' will be seen showing off her short hair in the TV commercial, which will tentaively go on air Jan 3, 2015. 

Dil Raju bags 'Gopala Gopala' Nizam rights

Victory Venkatesh and Pawan Kalyan's much awaited multistarrer 'Gopala Gopala' is creating enough buzz in the audiences and industry circles. The shooting schedules have been completed and the post-production works are progressing at a brisk pace. Now the latest update is that Ace producer Dil Raju has bought Nizam region distribution rights. According to the sources, Raju has bought the movie rights for Rs 13.4 crores, which is quite high when compared to the previous films of Venkatesh and Pawan Kalyan.

 'Gopala Gopala' is expected to go for Censor Screening on January 10th. 'Clean U' is certain for his wholesome family entertainer.  'Gopala Gopala is the official remake of Bollywood flick 'Oh My God' and is jointly produced by Suresh Productions and Northstar Entertainment.  Anup Rubens is scoring music. Directed by Krishna Kumar Pardasany aka Dolly, "Gopala Gopala"  will light the screens for Sankranthi season and expectations are high. 

SS Rajamouli getting a book on 'Baahubali'

Maverick Filmmaker SS Rajamouli, who is busy shaping up his upcoming film Baahubali is getting a book written to give complete details about the making of film. The book will give a sneak peek on the making of the film and what it took to come up with this grand spectacle. The profit amount of the publications will directly go to Baahubali’s production houses.

'Baahubali'  is an period drama directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni of Arka Mediaworks.  Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia and Sathyaraj are playing lead roles. The shooting of Bahubali has started in July and it is progressing at rapid pace.  The film being made on lavish budget of 100 crores is no less significant to a Hollywood cinema in terms of making, graphics, action etc.  

The musical scores are by MM Keeravani and cinematography by Senthil. 'Baahubali' is being made in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and is expected to  release on mid of 2015.

Vikram's 'I' Telugu Audio Launch confirmed

Vikram's much anticipated movie 'I' is finally having its audio release in Telugu. As per official sources, 'I' Telugu version audio launch will be held on Dec 30th this year. The entire film's cast and crew are expected to come down to Hyderabad to attend it. The event will be a grand affair with the presence of SS Rajamouli, VV Vinayak and few other Tollywood celebrities.

Vikram and Amy Jackson will be seen as the hero and heroine in the film and Aascar Ravichandran is the producer. Suresh Gopi and Bollywood actor Upen Patel are also part of the film's cast. Rahman has composed the music while award winning cinematographer PC Sreeram has handled the camera. The movie is slated to hit the screens  during the Sankranthi season in .

'Shamitabh' first look posters released

The first look posters of Amitabh Bachchan's highly-anticipated movie "Shamitabh" has been released. Amitabh ​took to social media to release the poster on Monday.  'Shamitabh' directed by R Balki also stars south superstar Dhanush and also marks the Bollywood debut of southern superstar actor Kamal Haasan's daughter Akshara.

"Shamitabh" will be Amitabh and Balki’s third project together after ‘Cheeni Kum’ and ‘Paa’. The name Shamitabh is a combination of Dhanush and Amitabh. After 'Bhootnath Returns' Shamitabh will be Amitabh’s next project in which she will be seen in entirely different attire. Amitabh will be seen in a rough and intense look in the film. Eros International is producing the movie. 

Shankar-Vikram's "I" censor completed

Chiyaan Vikram's most anticipated movie "I" is readying for grand release on Jan 9th. Amy Jackson is the heroine in the fim directed by Shankar. Bollywood actor Upen Patel has played a key role in the movie. Now the latest news is that "I" has completed its censor formalities. The censor officials passed the movie with U/A certificate for its action sequences. Touted to be made around on a budget of Rs. 100 crore "I" is a love-action-revenge drama that is locked to 190 minutes running time and makers are expected to trim the movie by 10 mins to make it a 3 hours watch.

Akkineni Akhil's debut movie launched finally

It is known news to all that Akkineni Nagarjuna's younger son Akhil is making his acting debut under the direction of VV Vinayak. This project is on the cards from a long time as the news got leaked couple of months back. Akhil's mother Akkineni Amala clapped the first shot while Nagarjuna switched on camera.

"On this lovely morning I would like announce that my debut film is on the go. With none other than V.V.VINAYAK! Just got done with a small informal pooja with close family and friends (sic)," Akhil tweeted Wednesday.

The film will be jointly produced by actor Nithin Reddy and Sudhakar Reddy. SS Thaman is scoring tunes and the heroine opposite Akhil was not confirmed.

Alia Bhatt to play Sakshi in Dhoni's biopic

Actress Alia Bhatt, who has wowed us with her performances in Highway and 2 States is the latest sensation in Bollywood. The demand for this beauty is so high in the recent past and she is enjoying this phase of her career working 3 shifts a day. Now the latest buzz is that Alia Bhatt has reportedly been approached to play Dhoni's wife Sakshi in Neeraj Pandey's upcoming biopic MS Dhoni: An Untold Story. Sushant Singh Rajput will play the lead role in this biopic.

Though neither Neeraj Pandey nor Alia have confirmed the news, a little birdie claims that Pandey approached Alia for the role of Dhoni's wife in the biopic. There were other reports suggesting that Fawad has been roped in to play essay Virat Kohli on-screen. We also hear that Dhoni’s good friend John Abraham will essay the role of  Ishant Sharma.

The biopic, which is slated to release in 2015, is also supposed to star South actor Ram Charan, who will play Suresh Raina.

Sonam Kapoor in no hurry for marriage

Actress Sonam Kapoor, who is now gearing up for the release of 'Dolly Ki Doli' is not ready to settle down in the near future, and says she's confused about her idea of Mr.Right. Since Sonam will be seen as a bride in the Arbaaz Khan production "Dolly Ki Doli", she was asked about her real-life wedding plans.

"There is lot of time for that...I am single and very happy. I think I am very confused. I don't know what kind of a guy I need," she replied.

For now, the actress wants to explore the comedy space on the big screen.

"I think comedy is the toughest genre. I would love to be called as comedy actress," said Sonam, whose past releases included "Khoobsoorat" and "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag".

Directed by Abhishek Dogra, "Dolly Ki Doli" also features Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Sharma and Varun Sharma.

Vikram Prabhu's next titled "Idhu Enna Maayam"

Actor Vikram Prabhu's upcoming movie which is getting shaped in the hands of AL Vijay is wrapping up its shooting schedules speedily. Malayam actress Keerthi Suresh is making her Kollywood debut opposite Vikram Prabhu in this family entertainer. Now the latest news is that the movie has been titled as 'Idhu Enna Maayam' and the makers have released the first look posters a short while ago.  R. Sarath Kumar and Raadhika Sarathkumar are jointly producing Idhu Enna Maayam on Magic Frames banner. The movie has Vijay’s regular collaborators, G.V. Prakash Kumar for music, Nirav Shah for Cinematography, and Anthony for Editing.

Vikram Prabhu's next release "Vellaikkara Durai" directed by Ezhil is slated to hit the screens on February 9th, 2015.

Anushka Sharma rubbishes engagement rumors

Bollywood beauty Anushka Sharma Anushka is on an all time professional high due to the buzz surrounding her next release "P.K" starring Aamir Khan. Anushka is also always in the news for her much publicised relationship with Virat Kohli. There were rumors that Anushka is going to get engaged to Virat Kohli in January 2015. However in a recent interview, the actress has denied the same and rubbished the rumors.

"I am currently busy with films and I want to focus on my career before settling down," Anushka Sharma said during PK promotional tour.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, PK is riding on high expectations. Hirani is the man behind huge hits like Munnabhai MBBS, Lageraho Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots. Naturally the expectations on PK are pretty high from all sections of audience as well as the trade.

Anushka Sharma has some very interesting projects lined up after PK and she is not going to give it away for the sake of marriage. 

Bipasha Basu's 'Alone' first look poster out

The first look of Bhushan Patel's horror flick 'Alone' starring Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover has been released. Bipasha Basu took to micro-blogging site Twitter and revealed the first look of the film. She posted: “First look of my new film #Alone with @Iamksgofficial ! Directed by @patelbhush and produced by Panorama Studios!”

Bipasha Basu, who was last seen in Vikram Bhatt's 'Creature 3D', is reportedly playing conjoined twins in the movie. TV Actor
Karan Singh Grover is making his Bollywood debut with this horror movie. Produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak and Pradeep Aggarwal, 'Alone' will release on January 16th, 2015.