Salman Khan plays 'Being Human Cricket Cup' with Pakistan

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan to hold a Charity Cricket Match in the Emirate at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium on May 21

The 'Being Human Cup' will be the prize while celebrities from India and Pakistan are expected to participate. Sources close to Salman Khan say that he has been planning this match for a long time but was waiting for the IPL 3 to end before announcing it.

Salman has called his friends and asked them to represent the Indian side. The names doing the rounds include Sharman Joshi, Jackie Shroff, Azharuddin, Vinod Kambli, Riteish Deshmukh, Govinda and his brothers Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan. There will also be a squad of celebrity cheerleaders providing the glamour quotient. Zarine Khan, Dia Mirza, Riya Sen and Neha Dhupia have been approached.

A source reveals, "All the proceeds from the match will go to Being Human. Representing the Pakistani celeb side will be actors Ali Zafar, Shaan Shahid, Adnan Siddiqui and Ijaz Aslam. Their cheerleaders are expected to include Nadia Hussein, the musical group Strings, Reema and Iman Ali."

After the match, the organisers also plan to have a fashion show and a lavish dinner for participants from both the teams.

Dia Mirza and cricketer Shoaib Akhtar's marriage plan

Latest buzz in town is that after Sania Mirza, another Hydrabad beauty, ex-beauty queen and actress Dia Mirza would tie the knot with Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar.However Dia Mirza denied the rumors. “The news of my wedding with Shoaib Akhtar is absolutely rubbish. It’s a figment of imagination.” Dia said.

Dia asked media to make it known that she had nothing to do with Shoaib Akhtar and she doesn’t even know him. “I would like to get married and everybody will know it. As of now, I am not getting married to anyone.” Dia replied on her marriage plans.

Interestingly, Pakistani media has publicized it on a high note that Shoaib Akhtar will soon marry Dia Mirza and bring her to Pakistan. While there is no reliable information from either of the families, news has spread like a wild fire and this new link up has become burning topic at all levels.

Dhoni reached Asin’s house in the evening Aha!

Bollywood actres Asin and Indian skipper MS Dhoni. Apparently, the cricketer visited Asin’s house at Lokhandwala on April 21 to watch the first IPL semi-final between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.

A source said, “Dhoni reached Asin’s house in the evening just before the first IPL semi-final between Mumbai and Bangalore kicked off and he stayed there till the match ended.

There was flutter in the actress’ building when the Indian captain was spotted entering her flat, and everyone was eager to catch a glimpse of him. After the match ended, Dhoni luckily managed to slip out of the building without attracting any more attention.”

Sources say that the Asin-Dhoni friendship began over a year ago. “They have done two commercials together and have been meeting up in connection with the promotion of a particular brand, which they jointly endorse.

Asin was also present during Dhoni’s birthday celebrations last year.

There have been whispers about their relationship in the South film industry where Asin is a huge star. Both seem to be extremely fond of each other.

That Dhoni visited her residence only lends more credence to rumours about their growing friendship,” added the source.

Neither Asin nor her spokesperson replied to our calls and text messages.

Asin is the girl

Asin seems to be the most in- demand girl in Bollywood these days. Her contemporaries beware! Recently there was news that Neil Nitin Mukesh took her to dinner. Then John Abraham and she were bonding over bikes. And now, we have stories of how none other than the reticent Indian Cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has allegedly been struck by Asin’s hospitality and charm.

Shahrukh Khan left IPL awards because of Yuvraj Singh?

It can now be told that Shahrukh Khan almost skipped the IPL award show last Friday. Following Income Tax department's raids on the offices of his team Kolkata Knight Riders as well as his production house Red Chillies, the actor wasn't sure whether he would be able to make time for the award function. Also, the actor known for his clean reputation, wanted to distance himself from all the muck-raking IPL scandal.

Says a source close to the actor, "He didn't want to ditch the organisers at the last moment. He told them to look for a replacement, as he felt he might not be able to keep his commitment. The panic-stricken organisers then approached Shahid Kapoor, who refused saying he was busy."

The organisers - the Morani Brothers (also good friends of Shahrukh) - pleaded with the actor to bail them out. "They kept trying to convince him to agree to honour his commitment Thursday night through Friday morning. The actor finally relented. But on the condition that the act would be trimmed down. SRK was to host a segment in the middle of the show, but he arrived at the venue, almost close to curtains-down time at 9.30 pm. The show ended with his act.

Change of plans
Khan was to host a segment with eight cricketers: Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yusuf Pathan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Adam Gilchrist and Virendra Sehwag. After a break of 15 minutes, he was to repeat the same act with eight more players. But his act eventually was without a break. And with just the first lot.

An eyewitness reveals, "Even though his act was last minute, it was the best. He got Sourav, Dravid and Bhajji to dance to Love Mera Hit-Hit and his other hit songs.

However there was a hitch in the end, following which the actor left. The source continues, "SRK teased Yuvi about his female fan following and said they only stuck to him because of his Casanova image. Yuvi retaliated by saying that women ran after him (and not Khan) because he was stuck to Karan. There was a hush in the audience at this comment but Shahrukh being a good sport, handled the situation well. But he made his displeasure known backstage and staged a walkout."

The final act was to have the IPL team owners come on stage with their teams. While everyone came on stage, SRK was missing. The general assumption was that he had walked out as he was upset with Yuvi's crack.

However Shahrukh maintains, "I had made a commitment as a professional - I would do my job. And I did. I left post show because I had a shoot waiting. I had to finish it."

Photos of Bollwyood Celebrities at IPL Awards Night

Bollywood celebrities at IPL Awards Night. Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Katrina Kaif, Vijay Mallya, Priyanka Chopra, Neha Dephua, Shilpa Shetty and her husband and more bollywood celebrities attend this IPL Awards Night.

Katrina, Priyanka and Bipasha to rock in the IPL finales

The IPL grand finale is promising to be delicious as never before. The crowd will be gasping with raging hormones when the three divas Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu will set the stage on fire during the finale of the 3rd edition of the IPL.

The three will shake their legs and groove to hit songs from their films on the night the IPL T20 trophy is handed out to the winning team.

Katrina Kaif will be performing for the second time, but that’s not all! The Mozart of Madras the magnificent A.R. Rahman will light up the evening with his enchanting sound as the host Shahrukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty, the co-owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, will dance to the beat.

Wasim Akram to debut with Akshay Kumar in Patiala House

Former Pakistani cricketer fast blower Wasim Akram will reportedly make his acting debut in Nikhil Advani’s next film, Patiala House with Akshay Kumar. Patiala House is actually based on cricket and Wasim will play coach to Akki’s cricket team. It will be shot in London and is expected to release next year.

The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Dimpla Kapadia and Anushka Sharma. The music will be scored by Shankar Mahadevan and lyrics will be penned by Sameer.

Nikhil Advani and Akshay had last scene come together in the Chandni Chowk to China, which was very flop and He made earlier directed the hit Kal Ho Naa Ho and the dud Salaam-E-Ishq.

Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar to host IPL Awards

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his close friend filmmaker Karan Johar will be hosting the Indian Premiere League (IPL) Awards night to honour best players and performances of the T20 tournament at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai April 23.

The evening, to be telecast on Colors in May, will be a fusion of cricket and entertainment - to be called Cricketainment - with some of India's biggest entertainers - including Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan - set to perform.

'This star-studded award ceremony will see the superstars of Bollywood and cricket get together to make it the Oscars of the cricketing world. Celebrating sportsmanship, the viewers will be in for colourful treat as IPL champions get felicitated for their performance through the series,' Ashvini Yardi, programming head, Colors, said.

'It will be one of its kind and fitting celebration with lots of exciting performances and brilliant surprises to conclude this year's IPL action,' Yardi said in a press release.

The awards will be given in 22 categories including batting, bowling, fielding, most stylish player, best stadium and commentator etc.

There are also categories like IPL Jury Awards, Viewers' Choice Awards, Statistical Awards, IPL Captain's Awards and IPL Winners Award.

'IPL has evolved into a uniting force in world cricket and signalled a new era in sports entertainment over the past three seasons. The IPL Awards is the crowning jewel and a fitting event to recognise the best of this season's breathtaking tournament,' said IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi.

The critics' choice awards will be adjudged by the IPL Awards Jury, comprising Lalit Modi, cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Javagal Srinath, well-known umpire Simon Taufel, and cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle.

For the Viewers' Choice Awards categories, fans can vote by visiting IPLT20.com or IPLAwards.com.

Katrina Kaif learns to play cricket with Arjun Rampal photos

The actress recently claimed that she would even play cricket while dressed in a saree on the film’s sets. But here she’s clicked playing the gentleman’s game in a salwar-suit. Arjun Rampal, her co-star from the film, is seen giving her a crash course in batting.

Yuvraj Singh to debut in bollywood upcoming film Captain India

Miami based Motion Pixel Corporation (MPC) and Cornerstone Entertainment of India have finalized the signing of one of India's most prolific cricket players to star in a new animated movie titled Captain India.

The story entails Yuvraj Singh growing up in Mumbai and encountering a magical cricket stick which he realizes has special powers and uses it to help fight crime and also becoming an Indian Cricket Star to help India win the cricket World Cup.

The movie is currently in preproduction and is scheduled to be released in early 2012. "We felt Yuvraj was the best fit for the project which we think will be a mega hit with all the Bollywood and Cricket fans not only in India but throughout the World," commented MPC Chairman, Manny Bains.

"Cornerstone has always made best efforts to promote brand Yuvraj as uniquely as possible. This project is one such opportunity for Yuvi to reach out to the millions of children across the countries who aspire to be like him one day. We are happy to partner with MPC and are looking forward to an entertaining movie" said Bunty Sajdeh of Cornerstone Entertainment.

Yuvraj Singh commented "I am extremely excited to be a part of this movie. As a child I always enjoyed watching animation films and today I am humbled to be portrayed as an animated character. It is such an entertaining film which I hope all families will enjoy watching together."

Shahrukh Khan playing cricket in stadium: photos

Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and his son Aryan Khan doing the Cricket Catch practice in stadium wiht his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sanjay Dutt Challenging to actor Ranbir Kapoor

Youngistan will be taking on a clever game master via Ranbir Kapoor in a game launched by soft drink brand Pepsi. While Ranbir would represent Youngistan, Sanjay Dutt features as ‘Game Master’.
The two stars together launched a contest ‘The Game’ by Pepsico in Mumbai.

The game is set in a fantasy world with all the action taking place in a castle owned by the game master. Dutt challenges Ranbir to get his Pepsi from his lair after solving mind boggling challenges.

The game would be aired in between the ongoing IPL matches. The audience can take part in the game and help Ranbir solve the challenges. The winner would get Rs 50 lakh.

At the game’s launch, when Dutt was asked to give a message to the youth, he said: “Please stay away from drugs.”

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh and actress Basra to marry soon

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh and actress Geeta Basra have been dating for a while but it now looks like they’re ready to take it a little more ahead. Geeta recently met Harbhajan’s parents.

Bhajji had invited her to his sister, Sandeep Kaur’s wedding in Jalandhar. It was a private ceremony but the way Geeta was treated by his family proves that her relationship with Bhajji will go far.

The couple’s friends have been telling them to take the relationship to another level for a while now. So when Geeta was invited to the wedding, it served as a trip to meet his parents.

Geeta revealed that she met them at the wedding but she adds that she wasn’t the only one who met them. There were a lot of other guests present too.

She was spotted cheering for Harbhajan’s team, Mumbai Indians at the IPL last week where they were playing against Rajasthan Royals. Geeta however counters that she had been invited to the match by Mukesh and Nita Ambani, who own the Mumbai Indians team and that she was at liberty to cheer for the team because she is also from Mumbai.

Geeta denies her relationship with Harbhajan, stating that they are merely good friends and she is very focused on her career at present.