South Sensation Asin is learning a new dance form. Waltz it is, for the Ghajini actress who is learning this particular form for an advertisement shoot. There was a sequence in an advertisement for a soap brand that the actress endorses, which required her to perform the ballroom dance of the ‘Viennese Waltz’ style, and if onlookers are to be believed, Asin mastered the steps of this complex dance form in a relatively short period.

The ad has been directed by the renowned Harvey Brown who specially travelled down to Wai, where Asin had been juggling her Bol Bachchan shoot as well as her Waltz rehearsals, to supervise her practice sessions.

Asin who has already been trained in Bharatnatyam, is quite enamored by this new dance form and plans to learn it further as and when she can find time! Source

Amisha Patel is the new hottie to join the bikini brigade in Bollywood. Though she has donned a bikini umpteen times for photoshoots, this would be one of the rare occasions when she will be seen scorching the silver screen with her sultry appeal in a teeny-weeny two piece. The actress will don a bikini for Race 2.

The makers of Race 2 want Amisha to show off her curves in a racy sequence that would add to the USP of the film. It’s learnt that the scene will see Amisha Patel emerging from the water. Recently, Bipasha Basu did a similar bikini act in Players. Apparently, when Amisha was told about the scene, she was quick to show the producers her recent photoshoot with her in various designer bikinis.

We wonder, when was Amisha shy of getting bold on silver screen? The actress went for an image makeover when she shot for Lazy Lamhe in Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic (2008) wearing a sexy yellow two-piece (bikini top with shorts) and cozying up with Saif Ali Khan in a pool.

Circa 2012, a lot has changed, but Amisha Patel continues to up her glamour quotient with revealing outfits. We are sure that Amisha’s fans were also waiting for the moment to see her in a bikini. More

Dance is an important element of Hindi cinema. Some actors have rhythm in their step while others have to work really hard to get it right.

Choreographer Saroj Khan has been making actors dance to her tune for the last 50 years, and has choreographed the best and worst dancers of the industry. For instance, she says Madhuri Dixit is one of the best dancers she has worked with while Sonam Kapoor is one of the worst!

In this interview with Patcy N, Khan  rates the top actors and actresses, and reveals their dance secrets.

I don’t think there is any dance in (Mallika’s item number in Double Dhamaal) Jalebi Bai. The poor thing is just shaking her waist in circular movements! After that, she’s running from one corner to another. There’s no dance. Source

John Abraham’s priorities are clear — he loves acting on screen and supporting social causes, but doesn’t like dancing at weddings.

“I go more for social events as compared to commercial events. People ask me why I don’t dance at marriages. I don’t like it. I don’t want to make so much money. I like coming to schools and talking to children. This is what I like,” the 39-year-old said here at a P&G event.

John has been associated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre to which he has also donated Rs.10 lakh. He even has his own brigade called John’s Brigade for Habitat for Humanity, a Jimmy Carter Foundation project. More

Shakti Kapoor’s ‘Bigg Boss 5′ journey will almost come full circle when he will take to the stage with female participants, with whom he entered the reality show back in October.

Shakti had shocked one and all when he became the only male contestant to enter the show with 12 females and one transgender, last year.

According to media reports, Shakti has been asked to stay away from the grand finale in Karjat Saturday following his remarks on the show’s host, Salman Khan.

But if a source from channel Colors is to be believed, the comedy actor will dance on the song ‘Yamma yamma’ with this season’s former female participants like Mandeep Bevli and Raageshwari Loomba. More

Shah Rukh Khan, who’s Don 2 will hit the theaters this weekend, has landed himself in a soup with the police in Kochi, Kerala, for violating the Provision of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.

On December 4, 2011, Shah Rukh was in Kochi and in connection with inauguration of a textile showroom, had performed on his hit number chammak challo along with scantily-dressed female dancers.

Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate A. Ijas has commanded the cops to register cases against SRK and partners of the showroom, under Sections 3, 6 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) act 1986 and under IPC sections 294 (obscene acts and songs) and 34(acts done by several person in furtherance of common intention). The case has been registered on the petition by one Matthew Saju Pulluvuzhi.

Khan hasn’t made any statement as regards to the case, yet. Source

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who recently joined Twitter on the behest of Amitabh Bachchan, is using the platform to its fullest to praise and thank his friends from the industry.

Kumar joined the micro-blogging site on his 89th birthday, which saw the presence of celebs like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan amongst others. And at the do, SRK also fulfilled his long-standing wish to dance with his muh boli maa and DK’s wife Saira Banu .

Dilip Kumar today tweeted thanking Shah Rukh to bring Saira’s liveliness back. “Shahrukh(@iam SRk) I loved your presence, dance w/ Saira. She was her lively self after ages. Magic of mooh bola son!” More

Though Kajol is still on a break from films after delivering her second child almost a year ago (her son Yug turns one on September 13), the actress has found a fun way of keeping herself fit and occupied.

She has been learning Western dance at her friend Bhavesh Gandhi’s institute. What’s more, she will soon match steps with the students.

Confirms Kajol, “I am just doing one special class.”

The actress is slated to get jiggy with dance enthusiasts at the institute’s branch in Bandra in the coming weeks.

There will be strut jazz, salsa, contemporary, fusion, rock-n-roll, Afro and Bollywood fusion, it’s not sure which dance form she will perform with the students.

According to the institute’s spokesperson, “Our students are looking forward to dancing with Kajol.” Source

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan says that the deceased actor Shammi Kapoor will not be forgotten.

“Tum mujhe yun bhula na paaoge” the song from Shammi Kapoor’s film Pagla Kahin Ka rings so true now that he’s left us. Hrithik Roshan, who is a great fan of the late actor, says a life like Shammi Kapoor’s should be rejoiced not mourned.

“Legends like Shammi Kapoor do not die…he lives, inside us, around us. A journey such as his should be rejoiced, not mourned. Of course, we’ll miss his physical presence terribly, but his magic lives on within you and me…and I will make sure my sons know the superstar their dad admired and loved the most,” Hrithik said in a press statement on Monday. More

Actor Claudia Ciesla, the famous international star is all set to make it big in bollywood.

Claudia, who started out with Bengali film 10:10, and rose to national fame as a celebrity participant in the third season of ‘Bigg Boss’, has been busy finding a foothold in Bollywood.

She is reported to be part of an item song in bollywood.

The girl, who has been learning the filmi matkas and jhatkas for quite some time now, is aiming to do a sizzling item number.

Claudia, who is busy doing stage shows in different parts of the country and abroad said, “I’ve even performed with the likes of Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif.” Source

Despite of his knee injury the Bollywood badshah Shahrukh Khan chose to make his audience dance to his steps, and Salman Khan’s too!

“If I can’t dance, I’ll make sure everyone dances here in Toronto tonight,” he said as he spoke to the over 20,000-strong audience at the Roger’s Centre for the 12th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony on Saturday night.

The 45-year-old, who kept making off-and-on appearances on stage during the event, was the grand finale performer. Though his performance started with a bang with the peppy number Say shava shava, but within a minute it ended leaving fans disappointed.

Little did anyone know that Shah Rukh had more in store for his fans. More

As most B-Towners have reached Toronto for International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, 2011, Hit list discovers that the usually confident Priyanka Chopra is quite nervous about her stage performance at the ceremony.

The usually confident Priyanka, who has been chosen to pay a tribute to Asha Bhosle in a special performance at IIFA this year, feels this is too tall an order for her.

Says a source, “Priyanka is confident enough to pull off any stage performance. However, this time she is flummoxed. A dance tribute to the songs of Ashaji seemed like a formidable task to her. She wanted to beg off.” More