Bollywood Diary

Dhoom:3 shooting begins May

Mumbai: Shooting of Hindi film Dhoom:3 will begin in May and actor Aamir
Khan will join the schedule in June, said Yash Raj Films (YRF) last week. A
leading morning broadsheet recently said that the shooting of Dhoom:3 has been
delayed due to the unavailability of Aamir. However, Yash Raj Films was quick
to rectify it. A Yash Raj Films spokesperson said, “It is unfortunate that without
checking, a leading morning broadsheet irresponsibly declared that the shooting
of Dhoom:3 had been indefinitely postponed and that it would be shot after Aamir
Khan completes certain other future commitments. This is absolutely baseless.
Dhoom:3 starts shooting in May 2012 and Aamir Khan joins the schedule in June
as per plan," the spokesperson said. Produced by Aditya Chopra, Dhoom:3 is
written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, who had also written Dhoom and
Dhoom:2. Apart from Aamir, who plays the anti-hero in the film, and Katrina Kaif,
both Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will continue in their roles of Jai Dixit
and Ali. The film is slated for a 2013 release.

Rozlyn Khan strips for breast cancer

Mumbai: Budding actor Rozlyn Khan has gone topless this week to spread
awareness for early detection and cure of breast cancer. "There are so many
women who die just because they are unaware of the symptoms of the dreaded
disease. Through my campaign to spread awareness about breast cancer, I
want to inform and educate all to be cautious and careful," said Rozlyn. "Early
detection of breast cancer increases the chances of saving lives and that’s what
I intend to achieve from this campaign. Even if I manage to spread the word
to a few thousand, I'd be more than contended with it," she said. To mount the
awareness campaign on a large scale, the actor would be joining hands with a
cancer association to promote the cause.

Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna turns 37

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna turned 37 last week. He is the middle
son of Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna, and the younger brother of
actor Rahul Khanna. Khanna made his acting debut in Bollywood in 1997 with
the film 'Himalay Putra', but it was not successful at the box office. He got his
first box-office hit by doing J. P. Dutta directed 'Border' in the same year and
bagged the Filmfare Best Debut Award. Some of his films are Taal, Dil Chahta
Hai,Humraaz, Hungama, LOC Kargil, Hulchul, Naqaab, Gandhi, My Father,

Race, Mere Baap Pehle Aap, Aakrosh and many more. He won  Filmfare Award
for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for  'Dil Chahta Hai', Filmfare Award for Best
Performance in a Negative Role for 'Humraaz', Screen Awards for Best Villain in
2009 for 'Race' and others. His recent release was Rumi Jaffrey's 'Gali Gali Chor
Hai'.

Celina Jaitley delivers twin boys

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Celina Jaitley on Saturday delivered twin boys, said
her husband Peter Haag. "Yes our angels from heaven are here and we are
very happy. Celina and the boys are doing very well healthwise too. We just
want everyone to bless our handsome boys," said Haag in a statement. The
boys have been named Winston and Viraaj. Celina said she is very excited and
looking forward to spend time with her new-borns. She got married to Dubai-
based Austrian hotelier Peter Hagg on July 23.

Karan Johar to launch lady director

Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar will be launching a lady director for the first
time under his Dharma Productions banner. Sonam Nair will make her directorial
debut with a Dharma Productions movie. Karan has officially announced the
news though the title of the film is yet to be finalised. "At Dharma, we have
already introduced nine directors. We are extremely proud of their films. Taking
the train of thought further, we plan to expand our production base and launch
many more first time filmmakers in the immediate future," said Karan. So far,
he has launched nine debutant directors under his banner, starting from Nikhil
Advani in ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ to Shakun Batra in ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu.’

Emraan Hashmi turns 33

Mumbai: Bollywood actor  Emraan Hashmi turned 33 on Saturday. He made
his Bollywood debut with the film 'Footpath' in 2003 but it did not do well at the
box office. He got his first box-office hit by doing Anurag Basu's 'Murder' in 2004
and after that there was no looking back for him. Hasmi is commonly known
as the "Serial Kisser" of Bollywood industry for his bold kissing scenes in the
movies. Some of his hit movies are Zeher, Chocolate, Kalyug, Gangster, Jannat,
Raaz – The Mystery Continues, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Murder 2, The
Dirty Picture and many more. In 2005 he won Screen Award for Best Villain

for 'Murder' and in 2011 he won Screen Award for Best Villain for 'Once Upon
A Time In Mumbaai'. 2012 seems to be on high for Hashmi as he will be having
back to back release this year. His upcoming films are Jannat 2, Shanghai, Rush
and Raaz 3.

Bollywood actor Rani Mukherji turns 34

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Rani Mukherji turned 34 last Tuesday. Being a
Bong girl, she did a cameo appearance for the first time in her father's Bengali
film 'Biyer Phool' in 1992. She made her Bollywood debut with the film 'Raja Ki
Aayegi Baraat' in 1997. Rani got her first breakthrought with the film 'Kuch Kuch
Hota Hai', directed by Karan Johar in 1998. She got the Filmfare Award for Best
Supporting Actress for this film. Some of her hit films are Ghulam, Saathiya,
Chalte Chalte, Yuva, Hum Tum, Veer-Zaara, Black, Bunty Aur Babli, Paheli,
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Saawariya, Dil Bole Hadippa!, No One Killed Jessica
and many more. For Saathiya, she got Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress in
2002, for Hum Tum, she got Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 2004, for Black,
she won two awards, Filmfare Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award
for Best Actress, and last year for No One Killed Jessica, she got Filmfare Award
for Best Supporting Actress. Her upcoming films are Talaash and Aiyaa.