Bollywood News Updates – February 7th

These days, not many have the time or the patience to read long articles. Quick 140 character updates on social networking sites like Twitter, is what people seem to love the most. So here it is, a new daily feature at Indicine.com, that saves you a lot of time, even as you stay updated with the Latest in Bollywood.

News and Rumours

  • It’s not Katrina Kaif, but Deepika Padukone who has been confirmed to play the female lead in Rajnikanth’s Kochadaiyaan.
  • UTV has rubbished rumors of purchasing the ‘Dabangg 2’ rights for 140 crores.
  • Amitabh Bachchan, last night, recorded a song ‘Ekla Cholo’ for Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani. It’s a Rabindranath Tagore poem with music composed by Vishal – Shekhar.
  • The sequel of the 2004 hit Masti, directed by Indra Kumar, will be titled ‘Grand Masti’.
  • Munnabhai stars Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi will be seen in Sangeeth Sivan’s Fools. The film is expected to go on floors soon.
  • After Fools, Sangeeth Sivan will be directing the sequel to Apna Sapna Money Money.
  • Recently, there were rumors that Kareena Kapoor is pregnant and was spotted with a baby bump – Absolute rubbish! We spotted her and couldn’t notice even the smallest of baby bumps!
  • The Bhatt’s are in search of new talent for their upcoming film ‘Aashiqui 2’, to be directed by Mohit Suri. They have started a global talent hunt!
  • Rumour: Priyanka Chopra to replace Deepika Padukone in Race 2.

Box-office Updates

  • Agneepath has done super business on it’s second monday, collecting Rs 2.25 crores in India. The film is set to cross the lifetime business of Don 2, Ghajini and Ra One.
  • Gali Gali Chor Hai has failed miserably at the box-office. The word-of-mouth is poor. It’s sad to see a talented actor like Akshaye Khanna, reduced to such mediocre films.
  • Ek Main Aur Ek Tu releases this week, the film is set for a good opening at multiplexes. Agneepath will remain the first choice at single screens!

Quotes of the day

  • “You have to understand that Veena Malik is an individual and you can’t judge the entire community on the basis of one person’s behaviour. She does not represent Pakistan” says Ali Zafar on the controversial Pakistani star Veena Malik.
  • “I have made an effort to learn Hindi and even take diction classes” says Ek Deewana Tha star Amy Jackson.
  • “Katrina Kaif is the most hard-working actress I have ever met” says Agneepath director Karan Malhotra.
  • “I’m not mad at Shahid Kapoor or Punit Malhotra and I’m not dating anyone! I’m minding my own business and working” says Sonam Kapoor, as she denies the rumors of her dating Siddhartha Mallya.
  • “I seriously doubt I’ll ever get married. I don’t believe in the institution of marriage” says the 36-year-old Akshaye Khanna to Filmfare!

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