A candid chat with Priyanka Chopra

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Apparently, you were paid Rs 6 crore for Pyaar Impossible. (Laughs) I can't tell you what I was paid, but Uday (Chopra) still has to pay me the rest of my remuneration. Afraid of the Tax Man?

No, but I don't discuss my fee.

Abhishek Bachchan's sweet revenge

Mind you, never ever take his clout lightly. This disclaimer is for Abhishek Bachchan who recently vented his ire on a top billed bollywood actress.
It's an open secret that the chemistry between Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra is getting sour by the day. And the final nail in the coffin was when Abhishek got Priyanka Chopra out of a big film project because she had refused to work in his friend's film citing date issues.

The story goes that Priyanka Chopra refused to work with Rohan Sippy much to the surprise of the filmmaker who had earlier cast her in BLUFFMASTER. Rohan, who is a good friend of Abhishek complained about Priyanka, and Abhi, who already had a few things to settle with Priyanka got her kicked out of the upcoming film THE ITALIAN JOB, in which he plays the lead role.

Though, Priyanka's spokesperson has denied these reports, but looks like Priyanka's fight with Jr. Bachchan is turning to be a costly affair for the actress.

Priyanka, Kangana become 'fashionable' at National Awards

Bengali film Antaheen by director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was chosen as the best film while Tamil filmmaker Bala won the honour of best director for his film Naan Kadavul at the 56th National Film Awards announced in New Delhi on Saturday.

Antaheen, starring Sharmila Tagore, Rahul Bose, Aparna Sen and Radhika Apte, is a relationship drama. The award for best actor went to Upendra Limaye for Marathi film Jogwa, which also fetched the trophy for the best film on social issues. Hindi film Oye Lucky Oye by Dibakar Banerjee was adjudged as the best popular film.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra bagged the best actress award for her role of a aspiring model in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion which also bagged the best supporting actress award for Kangana Ranaut who played the role of a troubled model.

Actor Arjun Rampal won the award for best supporting actor for his role of a failed rocker in Rock On. Shreya Ghoshal won the best female playback award for Antaheen and Jogwa, which also brought the best male playback singer award to Hariharan.

Kannada film Gubbachigalu was adjudged the best children's film. The award for best special effects went to Mumbai Meri Jaan.

Malayalam film Bioscope won the best jury award while the trophy for best music direction went to Shams Patel for Hindi film Thanks Maa.

Image: Priyanka Chopra

SRK, Priyanka wins Apsara Award

Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra bagged the Apsara award for their performance in ‘Rab De Bana De Jodi’ and ‘Kaminey’. Best screenplay award went to ‘Ghajini’ while AR Murugadoss won the best director award.

Shahid Kapur and Deepika Padukone won the Chevrolet Heartbeat of the Nation Award for ‘Kaminey’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal’. Ayan Mukherjee received the best debutante award for ‘Wake Up Sid’. Shreya Ghoshal was given away the award for the best female singer for the song Tujh mein rab dikhta hai from Rab Ne Bana...and best male singer to Mohit Chauhan for Yeh dooriyan (Love Aaj Kal).

Best music director award was given away to Pritam Chakraborty and Jaideep Sahni won the award for best lyrics for Rab Ne Bana Di.... Amitabh Bachchan won the lifetime achievement award.

Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor performed at the award ceremony.

Priyanka declares she is single

For the first time, Bollywood top rated actress Priyanka Chopra opens her relationship in public. She in full public glare declares that she is not seeing anyone and is very much single. She herself has been waiting for the big day.

"Aur kya, mera bhi number aayega", laughs Priyanka as her personal life has always been under media glare, "I am waiting for the day when I have something to state. You will just have to wait for a while”, quips Priyanka Chopra.

Every other day, news of Priyanka’s alleged affair with actors like Harman Baweja, Shahid Kapur hit the gossip columns of the tabloids but she maintained silence and only let her work to speak.

2009 has been a mixed year for Piggy Chops and now she is looking forward to her upcoming film, ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ with Ranbir Kapoor.

Priyanka Chopra in Karan Johar’s ‘Lift Kara De’

The first episode of ‘Lift Kara De’ opens with Shahrukh Khan and now next in the row is Priyanka Chopra. The episode is said to be extremely chatty and entertaining. Karan will make the girl from Bareilly sing the song, ‘Jhumka Gira Re’ and that too with all kinds of aadaye.

Priyanka after winning the Miss India and Miss World title in 2000 has won the hearts of the audience with her stupendous performance. She has also a huge fan following which will be revealed on the show. On the particular episode, Priyanka will divulged her secret desire to meet King Khan and also how bold she was to dance to the tune of songs from Shahrukh’s film and that too with door opened.

Both also had some verbal toss of words and they shared some light moments. The episode is going to be very much fun-filled.

So, catch the latest episode of ‘Lift Kara De’.

Hot Priyanka's harmless romance

Hot Priyanka's harmless romance
January 08, 2010 16:23 IST
Tags: Alisha, Chopra, Singapore, Surinder Sahni, Dino Morea
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Comment'I'm just a girl, but with you I feel like a princess. The truth is you're not a loser, I am,' she concludes remorsefully to get the attention of her wronged admirer by broadcasting her emotion-driven speech on multiple iMac screens of a sprawling electronic store.

Yes, Pyaar Impossible is exactly a film like that.

Mushy on the surface but too cordial to tackle the delicate imbalance of its subject -- beautiful girl+ geeky boy=not the ideal recipe for romance or the heartbreakingly exaggerated concept of Prince Charming.

Beauty is subjective, after all. Even the most gorgeous woman is deemed as plastic by some whilst an ordinary face is perceived as exotic. And wearing glasses does not make one a geek or more importantly, ugly. It's an obsolete stereotype, employed timelessly by cinema, which needs to die. It's long-due, seriously.

That out of the way, Pyaar Impossible isn't the kind of sensitive, layered romance between two unlikely individuals to summon such thoughts. It's, in fact, too harmlessly hollow to even think of going in this direction.

Rather it features an experiment wherein Priyanka Chopra's [ Images ] otherwise uber cool Alisha is forced to dress up in a dowdy jersey and cargo shorts, scruffy hair and needless to say a pair of thick glasses -- the kind Johnny Depp [ Images ] wears to look reflective (or maybe he's genuinely too worn out to wear contacts) and fish for a guy's number in Singapore's bustling Clarke Quay.

Though I personally felt she looked great even then, director Jugal Hansraj and writer Uday Chopra [ Images ] refuse to shoot down this hackneyed conditioning -- guys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses.

In Yashraj's -- click here to become a fan -- latest rom-com, everyone's affluent and sticks to a common vocabulary of Shut up, really?' 'Yeah, whatevers,' 'Like, you know? and 'Wow, sweet' as if they were in a Lindsay Lohan [ Images ] high school movie. In the beginning, it's pretty much all that.

Chopra plays Abhay -- the eternal loverboy harbouring secret feelings for the hottest girl in college, Alisha, even seven years after graduation. He's the perpetual good kid who calls daddy (Anupam Kher [ Images ] in the friendly father mold seldom goes wrong, does he?) for advice and goes out of his way to help.

And so, although he's flown from Mumbai [ Images ] to Singapore in search of a fraud (Dino Morea [ Images ] plays a suave fiend in well-tailored suits) who stole his software program, he ends up playing nanny to Alisha's precocious imp of a daughter, Tanya.

At some point you expect things to get a bit grown-up and complicated but they don't. Uday sticks to the format doing a selfless Surinder Sahni stripped off his gullible simplicity and earthy sentimentality. While he's not bad, his earnest smiles appear too laboured for us to give a damn about his underdog's cause or take Priyanka's helpless cries, 'I am divorced, single mother' too seriously especially when the latter, essaying a Public Relations head of a giant software corporation, dresses like a foxy catalogue model. No one wears beachwear to work. Not even in Singapore. Perhaps a Thai tradition? (Watch the movie, you'll know what I mean.)

Does that mean I recommend Pyaar Impossible? Well, like I said it's harmless. You gain nothing. You lose nothing. It's the kind of film, which could get over in five minutes if only Chopra 1 would let Chopra 2 finish his sentence. But no, Chopra 2 takes two and a half good hours to spill the beans leaving you with little besides a super hot Chopra 1 to admire.

Flashing those never-ending gams and a saucy attitude to stylish effect, the sassy actress, captured stunningly in Santosh Thundiyil's lenses, works up a chummy chemistry with her cheerful co-star and plays the modern, yummy mom with spirit, despite her vaguely-sketched character that contradicts between an airhead and realist.

Let down once again by a script that doesn't live up to her potential, Priyanka, to her credit, overcomes the dull spaces and predictable moments with her vibrant presence and coquettish enthusiasm

Priyanka Chopra India’s top brand endorser of 2009

Mumbai, After emerging as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra has been declared India’s top brand endorser in 2009, says a report.

According to the report by TAM AdEX, a division of TAM Media Research, Priyanka, 27, has edged past endorsement giants like skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Priyanka, who is awaiting the release of her next movie “Pyaar Impossible”, is all smiles.

“I have always strived to give my very best. It has been very fulfilling experience to be the face of some of the best brands. In my mind, the findings of the survey endorse the equal opportunity country that we are emerging. Being a woman is no longer a disadvantage,” Priyanka told IANS.

“It is a humbling recognition and I am grateful for the adulation and unconditional support of millions across the world which is most integral constituent all the successes in every phase of my life,” she added.

Currently, Priyanka endorses a variety of brands including Nokia, Lux, Sunsilk, Levi’s, Hero Honda and Asmi.

These days the former Miss World is busy promoting her romantic-comedy “Pyaar Impossible”, the story of a beauty and a geek. She has teamed up with Uday Chopra in it.

Apart from making her mark in ad world, she has also delivered hit film “Kaminey” and won critical appreciation for her performance in “What’s Your Raashee?”. She bagged a few awards as well.

It's tough to play a simple, beautiful girl: Priyanka Chopra

She is smart, glamorous and one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood, but Priyanka Chopra says it was difficult for her to portray a simple, beautiful girl in forthcoming film 'Pyaar Impossible' and still try to hold the interest of audiences.

"When you do characters like one in 'Aitraaz', 'Fashion' or 'Kaminey', there are certain peripheries. For example, Sweety in 'Kaminey' won't be able to speak English or she won't wear jeans and top. They are also difficult, but the boundaries help. When I am playing a simple beautiful looking girl, how do I get your interest?" Priyanka said.

"Heroines ought to look beautiful, it's their work. We look pretty, we wear great clothes but that's our job. But how do I make you feel for her? That's why these films are more difficult," Priyanka, who has teamed up with Uday Chopra in the film, told us.

Written and produced by Uday, 'Pyaar Impossible' is a romantic tale about a beauty and a geek. Directed by Jugal Hansraj, it shows how fate brings Uday and Priyanka come together and love blooms amidst all odds.

Talking about her character in 'Pyaar Impossible', Priyanka said: "I play Alisha who works in a software company. She has always been a popular girl, fun loving and one who loves life. But at a young age she has to take a lot of responsibilities and she finds it difficult to manage and her life becomes chaotic," said Priyanka.

'Pyaar Impossible' is slated to release Jan 8.

Ranbir, Priyanka didn't hike fee for my movie: Sajid Nadiadwala

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are riding high at the box office these days but they offered to keep their fees at the most reasonable for 'Anjana Anjani', making Sajid Nadiadwala a happy producer.

"Ranbir and Priyanka were already part of our extended family. When Ranbir's father Chintu-ji (Rishi Kapoor) was working in my dad's production 'Hathyar', I was an assistant. That's when I got to know Chintu-ji and his family," Nadiadwala told us.

"Priyanka has been family from the time she did 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' for my banner. So yes, they've certainly not hiked their price just because they are super-saleable today. In fact, they didn't even discuss money with me."

This is Ranbir and Priyanka's first film together and Nadiadwala says their chemistry was evident in Bangkok. "Both Ranbir and Priyanka have changed their looks for this film. They hardly knew one another before the shooting. So they're getting to know each other as their on-screen romance progresses.

"Ranbir is entertaining on screen. But he carries that sense of fun from the screen to the sets. Priyanka was in her own shell to begin with. But her resolve didn't take long to dissolve," he said.

Nadiadwala's last release 'Kambakht Ishq', which starred Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, got a lukewarm response but it hasn't dissuaded him from shooting 'Anjana Anjani' in foreign locales. He heads to the US to shoot the film.

Those who thought Nadiadwala was done with Sylvester Stallone, who played a cameo in his 'Kambakht Ishq', here's the surprise element - he has an appointment with the Hollywood action star who may make an appearance in 'Anjana Anjani' as well.

"We don't work that way in our production house. Our bonds are for keeps," said the producer, whose elder son Subhaan is a big fan of Stallone.

Subhaan kept in touch with his idol long after 'Kambakht Ishq' came and went.

"Subhaan is coming with us only to meet Stallone. To call him Stallone's fan would be an understatement. He isn't a fan, he's a fanatic. His day starts with Stallone's signature song 'Eye Of The Tiger' from 'Rocky'. He knows every trivia associated with Stallone,"Nadiadwala said.

Source: IANS

Priyanka Chopra flaunts her beautiful curves at TIFF

Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra at The Toronto Film Festival 2009 in Canada to promote her upcoming movie. She looked stunning and very sexy in her black strapless dress which took no efforts in hiding her curves. At her Twitter page, Priyanka Chopra said being in Toronto made her nostalgic because that’s where she shot her first film.

According to Ashutosh Gowarikar, Priyanka Chopra’s name has been sent to the Guiness Book of World Records for the first actress to portray twelve different roles in the film “Whats Your Rashee?”

Check out curvy Priyanka Chopra’s Curves at the press conference of TIFF 2009.

Hrithik Roshan signs deal with Vishal Bharadwaj

Bollywood’s hunk Hrithik Roshan has raised everyone’s hopes over his upcoming flick ‘Kites’. But this international project has been really letting down everyone’s hopes with the delayed release. The film was supposed to hit screens for Diwali and now swaps in for the release of Jan-2010 schedule.

Of course, his sweet pappa alone did showcase him on experimental roles winning out the laurels with ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ and ‘Krrish’. And now, they’re much confident about striking jackpot in box office with their hat-trick spell.

Meanwhile, the actor has signed deal for Vishal Bharadwaj’s untitled film that will go straight on the floors by June 2010. Looks like Priyanka Chopra might be roped in for starring opposite him in female lead role.

When approached Hrithik Roshan, he did not let anything out about the project and said, “We will be making official confirmations very shortly…”

Priyanka wants to work with Aamir, Saif

After working with Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh and Salman, actress Priyanka Chopra now aspires to share the screen with other Khans-- Aamir and Saif.

"I have worked with many actors in industry but I never had the chance to star opposite Saif, Aamir and Ajay Devgan so I would love to share screen space with theses actors in my future films," Priyanka, who is here to participate in Global Film Festival 2009, told reporters.

The actress who is known for portraying challenging roles in films like 'Fashion', Kaminey and What's Your Rashee? also stated that she has no plans to promote any particular candidate in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.

"I am a great admirer of some of the leaders in the country but I don't want to get involved with politics at this point of my career," the actress said.

When asked whether the actress was planning to marry in near future Priyanka denied saying, "I have no marriage plans as of now, as I am concentrating on my acting career."

Priyanka, who has made brief appearances on reality TV shows in the past, said that she likes to watch such programmes in free time but when asked whether she would like to participate in any of them, she answered in negative.

When asked if she would like to buy a cricket team for the IPL like Shah Rukh Khan and Preeti Zinta, she said that she does not have the money to do so.

vishal bhardwaj's next film 7 husbands with priyanka

After playing 12 roles of bride-to-be in What's Your Raashee?, actress Priyanka Chopra is finally playing the role of a bride, not to one man but seven different men. The actress is gearing up for yet another multiple role in Vishal Bhardwaj's next titled 7 Husbands.

Buzz up!A source reveals, "Vishal was very impressed with Priyanka while working with her in the movie Kaminey. He always referred to her as a dedicated and devoted actress. While scripting for 7 Husbands, without any second thought, he made up his mind to cast the actress in the movie. Vishal also had seen the rushes and promos of What's Your Raashee? with her 12 different avatars and thought she carried it off really well and could do justice to her film."

The source continues, "In 7 Husbands, Priyanka will again be seen in seven different avatars of wives to seven different men. She will have different get ups for each wife. The seven different actors for the role of husbands haven't been finalized as yet. They are in look out for serious actors who might not be A-listers."

"The movie is still in the scripting process. The movie will go on floors next year after Priyanka's dates are available and the seven actors are finalized," adds the source.

Priyanka Chopra remained unavailable for the comment.

I never lost confidence in Hurman: Gowariker

When 'Love Story 2050' tanked at the box office, not many in Bollywood were willing to put their money on Hurman Baweja. But Ashutosh Gowariker, who had already signed him on for 'What's Your Raashee?', continued to show his trust in the youngster.

"Even before the release of 'Love Story 2050', Sunita (Gowariker's wife and co-producer of 'What's Your Raashee?') and I did ask each other if the fate of Hurman's debut flick would make any difference to our decision? The answer was 'No'," Gowariker told us.

"Why just 'Love Story 2050', we were prepared even if 'Victory' (Hurman's second film) wouldn't have worked," the filmmaker said.

Gowariker began shooting for the film even as things didn't look bright for 'Victory'.

"It's unfortunate that 'Victory' didn't work, but its success or failure was never going to make any difference to our venture," he added.

Support also came from Ronnie Screwvala, whose UTV Motion Pictures has co-produced the film with Ashutosh Gowariker Productions.

"Ronnie was always there behind the film and Hurman. He too strongly feels that even if a couple of movies didn't work for Hurman, he was always going to be someone who would go on to stay for a long time.

"Meanwhile, we commenced the shoot for 'What's Your Raashee?' and never looked back," the director said.

With his latest film, Gowariker has moved from making historical 'Jodhaa Akbar', a period film like 'Lagaan', and a socially relevant film in 'Swades' to something much lighter and contemporary.

The film also stars Priyanka Chopra, who plays the role of 12 girls who meet bride-hunting NRI Yogesh Patel (Hurman).

With two back-to-back flops, 'What's Your Raashee?' is actually being looked as a sort of re-launch for Hurman. Did that put any extra burden on Gowariker and his team?

"See, I am like a horse who wears blinkers and stays on a path defined for him. Regardless of what happens on a Friday and regardless of what people have to say, Hurman as well as I had to just stay true to our path and follow a certain vision. I worked on him only as much as it was required to get the characterisation right...that's about it," he said.

Hurman's knowledge about cinema, courtesy his formal education on filmmaking from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, helped as well.

"That's right. I remember my early interaction with Hurman when his 'Love Story 2050' was yet to be released. I learnt that he had spent a lot of time studying cinema in New York. Being the son of an established filmmaker (Harry Baweja), he could have afforded to take it easy and dreamt of being an overnight star. Still, he did everything to earn the craft and be skilful," Gowariker said.

There were a couple of other things that impressed Gowariker enough to rope in Hurman as his leading man even after working with established actors like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

"On seeing the rushes of 'Love Story 2050', I was immediately attracted to Hurman's innocence and endearing quality. Moreover, his passion and dedication for acting and performing showed. All of this contributed to me being completely convinced with the fact that he was just right for 'What's Your Raashee?'. And once that decision was taken, I never ever lost confidence in him," he said.

Priyanka Chopra: I was insecure about playing multiple parts

Priyanka Chopra was initially quite ecstatic when being told by Ashutosh Gowariker that she would be playing all 12 roles in WHAT'S YOUR RAASHEE. However, as realization sunk in, she did eventually feel insecure and was wondering if the team would indeed be able to pull it off?
"It was quite funny actually because for first couple of days or so, I was so excited", recollects Priyanka, "However, I became a little insecure as I started realizing that each of these 12 girls had to be so different from each other in terms of looks and personality. See, when actors play multiple parts, they generally get some differentiation by means of age factor, prosthetics, their cultural background etc. In case of WHAT'S YOUR RAASHEE?, each of them was in the same age group except for one girl. Also, culturally there wasn't much difference since each of them was a Gujarati."

Director Ashutosh Gowariker agrees that Priyanka was indeed worried about playing 12 different characters.

"Her first reaction was that of thrill. She was like - 'Wow, this is mind-blowing. Nobody has done something like this before'", smiles Ashutosh Gowariker, "But after a day or two when all of this settled in, she said - 'Maine haan to bol diya hai but kareinge kaise [I have said yes but how are we going to do it?' I was very confident though that she could do it. She is very finely nuanced as an actress and gives a lot more for camera. She has been consistent in her approach for each of the films she has done so far."

"I do a lot of homework for my films", Priyanka says, "I did the same for this film and along with Ashutosh, I did a lot of reading and got those personality traits that were required for the characters. Now I am again nervous because I am keen to see whether audiences actually catch the nuances that make each of the girls different from the other."

Priyanka Chopra, 12 times over!

Playing 12 characters in a single film is quite a mean feat, and Priyanka Chopra knows that. So she made sure she did her homework well for Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee.

The actress explores each character in each sun sign, and tells Patcy N the work that went into it.

Kajal - Gemini

Kajal is very vivacious and fun-loving. She is 20 years old, and goes to college. She wants to get married because she does not believe in flirting, dating and affairs.

How Priyanka did it: She's always chewing gum, and that was difficult. My jaws would hurt so badly! I used to chew gum constantly in school -- I couldn't think without chewing gum. But when I was chewing gum for Kajal, it was difficult.

Since she's a typical Mumbai college girl, I had to be very energetic. I had fever and high temperature when we were shooting Kajal's scenes. To keep up that energy and bubbliness was very tough.

World Record for Priyanka in 'What's Your Raashee?'

Priyanka Chopra is all set to make an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for her next film 'What's Your Raashee?' for playing twelve different characters that too without the aide of prosthetics. This is probably a feat that no actor, male or female has achieved yet in cinema of any language. There have been people who have played multiple roles in the same film but no actor has exceeded the number of ten different characters in a single movie. In our Indian cinema itself, Sanjeev Kumar had played nine different roles in 'Naya Din Nayi Raat' and Shivaji Ganeshan in 'Navarathiri' until versatile actor Kamal Haasan broke their record by playing ten roles in 'Dashavataram'. On the other hand, in Hollywood Eddie Murphy has played seven characters in 'The Nutty Professor' and eight roles in its sequel. While Eric Idle played seven characters in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' way back in the year 1975. Even if you go back in history, in the year 1949, Alec Guinness played eight roles in 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'. This gave reason enough to filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker to send in Priyanka's entry to the Guinness Book of World Records for his film 'What's Your Raashee?'. Even officials from the Guinness Book of World Records have confirmed that until now there has been no actor to have played twelve different roles in the same movie. So all Ashutosh and gang is waiting for is the official word from Guinness Book of World Records in order to celebrate this feat.

SRK gets Shahid, Priyanka, together for MJ tribute

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) From Shahid Kapoor to Vishal-Shekhar, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has roped in the biggest names in the business for a music video to pay tribute to the late pop legend Michael Jackson.

Vishal Dadlani of Vishal-Shekhar duo told IANS that it was Shah Rukh's idea to get a tribute rolling for the music legend who passed away on June 25 this year.

'The entire world was upset about his demise and so were Shekhar (Ravjiani) and I. We happened to meet Shah Rukh and he also expressed his thought about doing something that would be befitting the stature of the man who entertained us for decades. This is how the idea around the music video was born,' said Vishal.

It was decided that the music video titled 'Make it Large - A tribute to Michael Jackson' would be launched Aug 29 to coincide with Jackson's 51st birthday. While Vishal also wrote the lyrics for the song, some of the best singers in the industry - Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, KK and Shreya Ghoshal - were roped in to sing.

'For the moment, the idea is to launch the music video across all music channels just for one day. It is available on Red Chillies Entertainment website though,' said Vishal who is currently holidaying in London.

Directed by Samar Khan, 'Make it Large - A tribute to Michael Jackson' is also special since it features Prabhu Deva who is yet again seen at his dancing best.

Also, the video features testimonials on Michael Jackson from Shah Rukh Khan himself along with Shahid Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Anoushka Sharma and Yuvraj Singh.

Vishal and Shekhar would also be allowing free download of the song at their website beginning Aug 29.

'The video wasn't created for making money. It's a tribute and I am sure there are millions out there who would want to grab a copy of the song for themselves. We are more than glad to share our sentiments with the rest of the world,' said Vishal.

Bollywod Gosspis: Priyanka Chopra is my competitor

Guess what could be the reason behind Namitha entering filmdom and making it to the top? The reason was her defeat at a qualifying round for Miss World that held years ago.“When I went to the qualifying round of Miss World, I was not selected by the juries just because I didn’t know English.

Finally, Priyanka Chopra emerged the winner and became Miss World,” the actress says.
She adds: “I vowed on that day to master English and to make it big in filmdom. Now, I know the language very well and I am there in the hearts of millions of fans. This is all thanks to the challenge I took on that day.

aying that she has shed six kilos following advice from her friends and well-wishers, Namitha adds, “at present I am acting in a Telugu film opposite Balakrishna. Talks are on to sign on the dotted lines for a Kannada movie. I would like to make it big in Sandalwood too.