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I never wanted to do acting: Malaika Model-turned-actress Malaika Arora Khan, who has a string of successful item numbers like “Chhaiya chhaiya”, “Munni badnaam” and “Anarkali disco chali” to her credit, says she never wanted to be an actor, and so she doesn’t miss it at all. “Except for some small roles, I have never acted so I can’t really miss it. I never wanted to do acting so it never really cropped up my mind. I love dancing and will continue to do till I can,” Malaika told IANS. The 39-year-old, who is married to actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan, has done cameo in films like”Bichhoo”, “Indian”, “Kaante” and “Housefull”. But if given a chance to do a full-fledged role in a film, then it is the action genre that she has her eyes set on. “In future, I may turn around if something interests me. There is nothing that catches my fancy but then if ever I do something I would like to do action. I like the superhero genre... something like ‘Charlie’s Angels’ or ‘Krrish’,” said Malaika, who began her tryst with showbiz as a video jockey on MTV. She turned film producer along with her husband, Arbaaz, when their company Arbaaz Khan Productions released its first film “Dabangg” in 2010. After judging dance reality shows “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”, “Nach Baliye” and “Zara Nachke Dikha”, Malaika is now a part of the judging panel of “ India’s Got Talent 4”, along with with filmmaker Karan Johar and actress Kirron Kher. something like ‘Charlie’s Angels’ or ‘Krrish’,” said Malaika, who began her tryst with showbiz as a video jockey on MTV. She turned film producer along with her husband, Arbaaz, when their company Arbaaz Khan Productions released its first film “Dabangg” in 2010. COURTESY TOi
SrK posts cosy snap with Katrina Kaif on Twitter
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hah Rukh Khan is pairing up with Katrina Kaif for the first time in Yash Chopra’s last film as a director Jab Tak hai Jaan. King Khan tweeted an intimate image with the Ek Tha Tiger actress. The caption read: “Before mobile phones took away the romance...ha ha.” SRKKatrina are captured in a romantic moment inside a phone booth. The two share a sizzling hot chemistry in the romantic film. SRK’s Rab Ne Banadi Jodi co-star anushka Sharma also features in the film. Jab Tak hai Jaan opens in cinemas in November, eight years after Yash Chopra’s last project Veer-Zaara. “I am so happy with the film,” Chopra said, adding: “You always eat the tastiest dish at the end of your meal, that is how it is.” SRK, who starred in four of Chopra’s films, said he was both surprised and saddened by his decision to stop directing movies: “I always tell everyone that if you do one film in your life, it should be a Yash Chopra film,” Khan said. COuRteSY tOI
Why robert Pattinson took Kristen Stewart back
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oBERT Pattinson, who is back with his cheating girlfriend Kristen Stewart, started taking her calls, as he started thinking “nobody else would understand his life,” a friend has revealed. The friend said that the actor’s “rational voice” told him not to toss a three-year relationship for one infidelity. “Rob weighed his options. he wouldn’t even know where to start if he and Kristen were to break up for good,” a source told Us magazine. “They have a very deep connection,” another source said. “Plus, they’re young. all relationships at that age have drama,” the source added. But Stewart still faces one tough challenge winning over Pattinson’s pals. “They don’t want to see him get hurt again,” a source said. “But Rob has hope in their romance,” another source added. COuRteSY tOI
Semi-naked pics of duchess Kate surface
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hoCKINg new photos of a semi-naked Duchess Kate on holiday have emerged. The images, taken during her recent private break in France with hubby Prince William, were published in Danish gossip magazine Se og hor, the Mirror reported. The pictures show the 30-year-old sunbathing on a balcony at the couple’s chateau lovenest. Kate is topless in some and in others has a towel wrapped round her shoulders as she tries to put on a pair of bikini bottoms. Scanned images of the Danish mag’s photos have also begun to appear online. Se og hor (See and hear) published 16 pages of the controversial photos last week and returned with more this week. The magazine editor Kim henningsen said the magazine had been offered 240 pictures in total. he said he wanted to show Denmark’s entertainment fans “what these photos are all about.” henningsen declined to say who sold them to the weekly or how much money they paid. COuRteSY Ht
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‘aiyyaa’ is a family entertainer: Rani Mukherjee Actress Rani Mukherjee, who will be seen playing the role of a Maharashtrian girl in the upcoming ‘Aiyyaa’, says the film is a pure family entertainer She also expressed confidence that the film would be liked by people of all ages. Produced by Anurag Kashyap, ‘Aiyyaa’ stars Rani and Prithviraj in the lead roles. Rani plays the role of a Marathi girl, who falls in love with a South Indian boy. “Though I was born and brought up in Mumbai and studied Marathi during my school days, I was not fluent in Marathi. When Anurag Kashyap offered me the role, I decided to learn conversational Marathi and did my job without any hesitation,” Rani told reporters. Director Sachin Kundalkar, who accompanied her, was all praise for her dedication towards learning Marathi. The film is set for a release on October 12. COURTESY TOi
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i hope i am not becoming a cat lady: Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian hopes that she does not turn out to be one of those “cat ladies” who tweets too many pictures of their pet. While the socialite certainly has taken to Twitter to share photos of her Persian cat named Mercy, including one with nephew Mason Disick, her love for the cat has been a long time in the making. “I have always wanted a white Persian cat with light eyes. That was my thing,” People magazine quoted her, as saying at a Midori event in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday. “I’ve been always looking at kittens like that online,” she said. And when boyfriend Kanye West gifted her the cat, it seemed natural to pay tribute to him in some way. “My mom actually helped me come up with that name ... It’s a song of my boyfriend’s, so I thought it was cute,” she said. “I just thought it was a cute name and it fit her,” she added. COURTESY TOi
CHeATING oN SHrIver WAS STUPId: SCHWArzeNeGGer Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened up about his marriage breakdown for the first time and admits he has hurt ex-wife Maria Shriverby cheating on her. The 65-year-old admits that cheating on wife Maria Shriver with housekeeper Mildred Baena was the “stupidest thing” he had done, reports people.com. “I think it was the stupidest thing I’ve done in the whole relationship. It was terrible. I inflicted tremendous pain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids,” Schwarzenegger said on a TV show while promoting his book “In Total Recall: My Unbelievably
True Life Story”. In the book, Hollywood action star writes about the affair with Baena and having a son with her named Joseph, now a teenager, and reveals another affair during his 25-year marriage. However, he says Shriver, who filed for divorce in May 2011, has not read the book. “She knows that it’s about my whole life and that I would not write a book and kind of leave out that part and make people feel like, ‘Well, wait a minute. Are we just getting a book about his success stories and not talk about his failures?. I wanted to write a book about me,” he said. COURETSY TOi