Actor- producer Akshay Kumar who was famously seen rapping alongside Snoop Dogg for his film Singh Is Kinng has done it again. This time however, Akki will be seen crooning for Neeraj Pandey’s Special 26. In fact Akshay has rendered the romantic song titled ‘Mujhme Tu’ for the film.Apparently, the track ‘Mujhme Tu’ is a very energetic song. To get his vocals right, Akki rehearsed the song for 15 days and recorded it in less than an hour’s time. However, Akshay’s rendition of the track has not yet been added to the album which was launched yesterday.

Special 26 which also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher and Jimmy Sheirgill is slated for release this February.

Model-actress Karishma Kotak is likely to do a film with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

According to reports, the Bigg Boss contestant is likely to feature in one of Salman’s upcoming film to be directed by brother Sohail.

The film is tentatively titled Radhe.

When asked about the news, Karishma said, “I cannot comment on this as of now. I can’t say anything.”

Karishma made her debut as an actress with a Telugu film, Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007) alongside Chiranjeevi. The film is a remake

of Rajkumar Hirani’s Hindi movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai. She was last seen in 2010 Telugu film Glamour.

The 30-year-old has hosted TV shows like The Karishma Show, Spa Diaries and Its In.

Earlier this month we had reported that Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao had been paired together for a film directed by debutant director Ajit Sinha and produced by Narendra Singh. However, now we hear that the makers have since replaced Amrita with Manjari Phadnis.

The film, Wah Taj, which deals with a common man’s struggle with the government, is slated to go on floor around February. With its shooting scheduled extensively in Agra around the Taj Mahal, the makers have already taken the necessary permissions.

Producer Narendra Singh, who is producing the film under his banner Filmy Box in association with Pawan Sharma’s Pun Films Pvt Ltd, confirms the replacement of the actress.

With double pack of action, thrill, suspense and romance, the sequel of Race is a sheer extravagancy of stars like Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Ameesha Patel and Jacqueline Fernandez. The film, which is set to hit the theatres on 25 January, is making its actor to put their extra foot in marketing and promoting film nationally and internationally.

According to source the entire team of Race 2 is marching forward to launch Race 2 in Dubai along with producers Jaykumar Parsram and Varsha Ramesh, directors Gulam Abbas Alibhoy and Mustansir Alibhoy. “All the team members of Race 2 will share the stage with the stars and interact with the audience in Dubai”, added source.

This time the film is set to double the joyride action adventure that begins with Ranvir (Saif Ali Khan) brooding over his fiancée Sonia’s (Bipasha Basu) death.

Neha Sharma, who started her career in 2010 with Bollywood film Crook: It’s Good To Be Bad, is now all set to share the screen space with yesteryear’s star Dharmendra. Neha has been chosen to play the female lead in the Deol production Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 and is beaming ear-to-ear.

Actress Neha Sharma is now all set to share the screen space with yesteryear’s star Dharmendra. Neha has been chosen to play the female lead in the Deol production Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 and is quite over the top with glee.

The Bhagalpur girl, who did a couple of Telugu films before making her Bollywood debut in 2010 with ‘Crook: It’s Good To Be Bad’, is now all set to share the screen space with yesteryear star Dharmendra.

Sharma has been chosen to play the female lead in the Deol production ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana 2’ and is quite over the top with glee.

“Wonderful! I get to work with the legendary actor Dharmji. So I can’t consider myself luckier. I am working with such awesome actors, all of them, so I can be more blessed,” says Neha, who appeared in a cameo in Teri Meri Kahaani and had a full-fledged roll in Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum.

“Vinnil has made a fantastic film and I am so lucky to be a part of Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story,” says Neha, adding, “I feel it is going to be one of the best films of 2013. The film is also just as entertaining as you can see in the trailer.”

Katrina Kaif has shot the first schedule of her next Dhoom 3 in Chicago with the rest of the star-cast including Uday Chopra, Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan and now she is set to start shooting for the second schedule of the film from January 16.

She is flying there in the morning and will return the very next day. Though the exact purpose of the visit is not known, what we do know is that it’s personal and she’s not there for shooting. Katrina had earlier said that she wanted to visit Kashmir with her family at least once, and that’s why her sister and mother are expected to travel with her, an insider revealed.

“Katrina is going to Kashmir for a day. She is flying there in the morning and will return the very next day. Though the exact purpose of the visit is not known, what we do know is that it’s personal and she’s not there for shooting. Katrina had earlier said that she wanted to visit Kashmir with her family at least once, and that’s why her sister and mother are expected to travel with her,” the insider says. “It’s a very hush-hush affair, as Katrina doesn’t want her short trip to create any security hassles during her stay there,” the insider adds.

On her return, the actress will begin shooting for Dhoom 3 with Aamir Khan. Then she starts work on yet another action thriller Bang Bang with Hrithik Roshan. The film directed by Siddharth Anand is the official remake of the Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz-starrer Knight and Day.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has successfully achieved what he dreamed of, says he will work till people want to see him on screen.

“I feel I was in the industry at the right time and I am very proud and thrilled that lot of things are changing with the films,” Shah Rukh, 47, said during a press conference of Nerolac Paints, where he launched its new initiative “Change The Paint”.

“When I came in (Mumbai) that time it was only about romantic films. Now things are changing and the journey has been great. I will keep working till people want to see me,” he added.

“Everyday a new dream is born. It is nice to keep on dreaming. I dream to make different films, I want to see my kids healthy. But I feel you have to be rooted in reality before dreaming. Believe in reality at the first place and get your education first,” he said.

“Right now I am in a position where I can afford to do anything but when I just started off that time my dream was to have a house, car and everything,” he added.

Sunny Leone is the latest Bollywood celebrity to have joined hands with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India.

Actress Sunny Leone is promoting a campaign for the sterilisation of dogs in Mumbai, and this week, she urged people to take care of dogs after they become part of the family.

Leone was taking part in an event organized by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Leone unveiled her poster and also interacted with media.

“I want that everybody should sterilize their dogs. I hope you guys are very nice to the animals who are out there on the streets. And do sterilize your dogs,” she said.

In order to spread awareness about the cause, Leone said, “You can’t continue the cycle of creating life that can’t be taken care of.” The actor did her bit and helped people understand the importance of sterilisation of dogs, and said that she has adopted two dogs too. Go for it, Sunny! You are doing a good job of spreading a valuable message.

The stunning ad was shot by leading photographer Gaurav Sawn, and Leone’s hair and make-up were done by Ayesha Wadiwala. Leone says, “I believe that every single dog should be spayed and neutered. You don’t want to continue the cycle of homeless dogs or cats. And spaying and neutering also keeps them healthy. It prevents them from having different diseases that they can get if they are not.”

In her Los Angeles home Sunny have two rescued dogs and she adores them to death. Meanwhile, after Jism 2, she has also signed on to star in the sequel to the horror-thriller film Ragini MMS 2, one of the most talked about sleeper hits of 2011.

Not many know that Zarine Khan loves bikes. Her favourite past time is not to ride pillion but in control of it. While on a road trip to Goa recently, the actress had the thrill of riding it on the highway.

Says a source, `She learnt how to ride a bike when she was in college and has loved it ever since. Riding on the Goa-Mumbai road was a big high for her.

Khan, who has also garnered recognition from her item number, Character Dheela from the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011 Ready, is also keen to own a sports bike. Source added, “But she is having a hard time convincing her family to let her. They think she is a tomboy.”

Incidentally Salman Khan who launched Zarine in B-Town also has a penchant for zooming around Bandra’s bylanes on a bike late nights. Wonder if she rode pillion with the star?

Anushka Sharma, who is garnering criticism with her just release film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, says she has already worked with four top directors of her choice. She speaks about why she is glad she didn’t sign a Vishal Bhardwaj film earlier in her career and is cool for being treated like a regular guy by her male friends

“I kept coming to Mumbai for modelling assignments. I decided to move into Mumbai a year ago with my mom, since my dad is posted out. I haven’t bought my place. Right now I’m very comfortable in the army quarters. I don’t feel the need to move from where I am,” Anushka told

She said, “After Band Baaja Baaraat, I had made a list of directors I wanted to work with and I have already worked with four of them – Yash Chopra, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap and Raju Hirani. The fact that these four directors envision me and I can fit into their world gives me lot of happiness. I wanted to work with Vishal ever since I saw Omkara. I am glad I did a film with him now and not at the beginning of my career, as I wouldn’t have understood his characters. I have become less judgmental and more accepting with this experience.”

Anushka, who had shared screen space with Ranveer Singh in two films, Band Baja Barat and Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl, has been constantly linked with actor. She said, “Because we did back-to-back films and the first film was very successful. We were seen together during every award show sitting near each other but our entire crew was also there. Ranveer and I were never in a relation and I have always been single.”

The unprecedented promotional blitzkrieg that Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn undertook during the release of ‘Son Of Sardaar’ in November 2012, has claimed its first casualty. One learns that Prakash Jha’s ambitious political thriller ‘Satyagrah’ which is to feature Ajay as an anti-corruption activist-politician, has now been moved forward by almost a month, from January to February 2013, apparently to accommodate the last shooting spell of Sajid Khan’s ‘Himmatwala’.

That is about to change. For the first time in her career, Kareena Kapoor would be following an elaborate preparation plan for Prakash Jha’s “Satyagraha”.

Now with Himmatwala schedule getting delayed Ajay Devgn has no choice but to complete the earlier film before plunging into Satyagrah, even if that means a delay in starting Prakash’s film. And the person bearing the brunt of Ajay’s absence happens to be style diva Kareena Kapoor. A lot of her dates, which she had secured for Satyagrah, have now gone in vain. Even Amitabh Bachchan is on the same boat.

Says a source close to the project, “Kareena would have to become thoroughly familiar with present day political affairs. And that doesn’t mean just newspaper headlines. Prakash wants her to become sensitized to India’s contemporary politics. Her character is a fiercely militant investigative journalist. For her to look credible Parkash feels the words about present day politics and politicians should not come from the script. They should flow naturally from the actress’ sensitivities as an Indian.”

Sonakshi Sinha, who is relatively new to the film industry and working hard to play long innings in showbiz, says she never tries to race ahead of her contemporaries. Her success mantra is “hard work” and “minding your own business”.

“I believe in healthy competition. I find certain actresses very good and fresh on screen like Deepika (Padukone), Anushka (Sharma) and Parineeti (Chopra). Everyone is here to do hard work and a good job. I don’t try to go ahead of them. I don’t think of it like that. I think minding your own business is the right way to go,” she said.

Needless to say, today she has carved a niche for herself and is loved by many for her unique style and screen presence. On being quizzed when did she first find herself to be pretty, she shared, “I didn’t realize it till I was about 21. Having always been on the heavier side, it never occurred to me that I was pretty. Whenever I looked in the mirror, all I saw was a fat girl. But it never bogged me down. I was confident. My interests lay in fashion designing”.

Speaking over how the detractors slam her generous form, she said, “I have faced this all my life. People have hardly referred to me by my name. They have called me moti, fatty, bhens (buffalo)… But it doesn’t bother me. Five people out of a hundred calling me overweight don’t get me less work. My weight’s perfect for my age, height and body type”.

In “Dabangg”, Sonakshi played a ‘desi’ girl who marries Salman’s character Chulbul Pandey and says that her character “will be more mature this time”.