By Jilawatan

Bollywood is considered to be a superstitious lot, not willing to take risks especially when it comes to trying to ensure the success of their films at the box-office.

Apart from auspicious mahurat dates and naming of films, even casting of actors considered lucky mascots for the makers is increasingly the norm. So, what happens when both the leading actor, as well as, the film-maker have their own ‘lucky’ stars. Well, they simply cast both! And according to the buzz that’s what happened in Anees Bazmee’s Thank You. The film that stars Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Bobby Deol also has a surprise cameo by actor Vidya Balan, apart from an item number by Mallika Sherawat.

Apparently, while Bazmee considered it was lucky to include Mallika as she she had made a cameo in his earlier hit Welcome, Vidya is considered to be lucky for Akki and reportedly that is what helped the director zero in on her for a vital role opposite Akshay. A source reveals, “Akshay and Vidya have had two superhits together Bhool Bhulaiya and Heyy Babyy and hopefully the combination will click again. So the makers agreed immediately and cast Vidya.” In fact according to another insider, the length of her character was considerably increased and even a song was thrown in after Vidya agreed to come on board. The source adds, “Vidya’s also of course a talented actor, so it was like a win-win situation for the film. So things fell into place, even though Anees already had his own lucky actor Mallika in the film.”

But Sherawat and Balan are not the only ones. Rani Mukerji and Kajol too have been considered film-maker Karan Johar’s lucky charms, although he has gone on record claiming Shah Rukh Khan to be the luckiest mascot. In fact, according to Bolly-lore, if Kajol tripped while shooting for a film, then the film was bound to be a super hit.

Actor Salman Khan is the lucky boy for the Barjatyas, while Katrina Kaif’s been proven lucky for Akshay. Anushka Sharma’s now being considered lucky for her film-makers too. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali swears by his heroine Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, while actor Sridevi was apparently the lucky mascot for the Chopras. Actor Madhuri Dixit was considered to be lucky for Indra Kumar, but then so was a particular tree in Ooty that he featured in all his films, while Urmila Matondkar was both the muse and the mascot for Ram Gopal Varma.

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After Madhuri Dixit, Tabu, Amrita Rao and Anushka Sharma, MF Husain has now found a new muse in Vidya Balan. Reportedly, he plans to paint Vidya posing nude. Sources said that Husain has put in a special request with the actress to capture her on his canvas with all her assets revealed and interestingly, it is heard that Vidya has accepted the offer. Apparently, she has assured Hussain that after completing her much-in-news film Dirty Picture’,she will do the nude posing.

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One Dirty Picture later, there’s a “dirty proposal” for Vidya Balan.

After Madhuri Dixit, Tabu, Amrita Rao and Anushka Sharma, MF Husain has found a new muse in the Paa actress.

According to reports, the 95 year old artist – known for his controversial depictions of Hindu goddesses – wants to paint Vidya in the nude.

Sources say that Husain has already sent a proposal to the actress, who is putting the curves back on for her role as Silk Smitha in Dirty Picture. To everybody’s surprise, the actress has agreed to pose in the buff for Husain after filming wraps.

FACT: MF Husain has watched the Madhuri Dixit-starrer Hum Aapke Hain Kaun 73 times and Amrita Rao-starrer Vivaah 20 times.

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Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who has recently walked out of the movie ‘Dhamaal 2’, has lost a solo heroine role in ‘Rascals’, which is the first film of Sanjay Dutt Productions (SDP).
David Dhawan is directing ‘Rascals’ and Sanjay Dutt is one of the lead actors of ‘Dhamaal 2’.
Initially, the actress agreed to be a part of ‘Dhamaal 2’ but asked for a whooping amount of INR 1.5 crore as fee. The producers refused to pay such a huge amount and she walked out of the movie. She was replaced by Mallika Sherawat.
It is reported that when Vidya came to know about ‘Rascals’, the actress expressed her desire to be a part of it to the director David Dhawan. But, her refusal to star in ‘Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who has recently walked out of the movie ‘Dhamaal 2’, has lost a solo heroine role in ‘Rascals’, which is the first film of Sanjay Dutt Productions (SDP).
David Dhawan is directing ‘Rascals’ and Sanjay Dutt is one of the lead actors of ‘Dhamaal 2’.
Initially, the actress agreed to be a part of ‘Dhamaal 2’ but asked for a whooping amount of INR 1.5 crore as fee. The producers refused to pay such a huge amount and she walked out of the movie. She was replaced by Mallika Sherawat.
It is reported that when Vidya came to know about ‘Rascals’, the actress expressed her desire to be a part of it to the director David Dhawan. But, her refusal to star in ‘Dhamaal 2’ cost her the movie because Sanjay Dutt was not happy with her decision. Dutt and Vidya have worked together in ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ and her debut movie ‘Parineeta’.
The lead female role in ‘Rascals’ required a youthful charming woman so everyone in the unit wanted a fresh face. Sanjay Dutt, Dharam Oberoi, who is the business manager and CEO of SDP, and director David Dhawan shortlisted Anushka Sharma, Lara Dutta, and Kangna Ranaut for the role.
Kangana Ranaut bagged the role.
David Dhawan said, “Vidya Balan was not suitable for this role even though she is a fine actress. This is the only reason we did not sign her for ‘Rascals’. I am sure Vidya does not mind as she is a good friend, we will work on another film together.”’ cost her the movie because Sanjay Dutt was not happy with her decision. Dutt and Vidya have worked together in ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ and her debut movie ‘Parineeta’.
The lead female role in ‘Rascals’ required a youthful charming woman so everyone in the unit wanted a fresh face. Sanjay Dutt, Dharam Oberoi, who is the business manager and CEO of SDP, and director David Dhawan shortlisted Anushka Sharma, Lara Dutta, and Kangna Ranaut for the role.
Kangana Ranaut bagged the role.
David Dhawan said, “Vidya Balan was not suitable for this role even though she is a fine actress. This is the only reason we did not sign her for ‘Rascals’. I am sure Vidya does not mind as she is a good friend, we will work on another film together.”

By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who has recently walked out of the movie Dhamaal 2, has lost a solo heroine role in Rascals, which is the first film of Sanjay Dutt Productions (SDP). David Dhawan is directing Rascals. Sanjay Dutt also stars Dhamaal 2 along with few other actors.

Initially, the actress agreed to be a part of Dhamaal 2 but asked for a whooping amount of Rs 1.5 crore as fee. The producers refused to pay such a huge amount and she walked out of the movie. She was then replaced by Mallika Sherawat.

It is reported that when Vidya came to know about Rascals, the actress expressed her desire to be a part of it to the director David Dhawan. But, her refusal to Dhamaal 2 cost her movie as Sanjay was not very happy with her. He did not wish to take her in this film. Earlier Dutt and Vidya have worked together in Lage Raho Munnabhai and also in her debut movie Parineeta.

The lead female role in Rascals required a youthful charming woman so everyone in the unit wanted a fresh face. Sanjay Dutt, Dharam Oberoi, who is the business manager and CEO of SDP, and director David Dhawan shortlisted Anushka Sharma, Lara Dutta, and Kangna Ranaut for the role. However, Kangana Ranaut got lucky finally to bag the role.

David Dhawan said, “Vidya Balan was not suitable for this role even though she is a fine actress. This is the only reason we did not sign her for Rascals. I am sure Vidya does not mind as she is a good friend, we will work on another film together”.

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Abating the speculations doing the rounds regarding his love-life, usually quiet Shahid Kapur chose to speak about his dream girl. No, it is not Vidya Balan or Priyanka Chopra or the most recent, Anushka Sharma who fits Shahid’s image of his ideal girl but he is still on the lookout for the special person.
Elaborating on how his dream girl should be, the actor said to a news daily, “She should be able to connect with me emotionally on a day-to-day basis. The girl should be different, but not to the extent that things just doesn`t work out. Last but not the least, I know I would accept her the way she is.“

Talking about his break-up with former girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, Shahid said, “I had a public break-up, but now I am very private about my personal life. It became too public and difficult to handle. When there is something substantial, people will come to know about it,“ he concludes.

Well, Shahid should know that he too needs to change for his dream girl, otherwise who would like to fall in love with a guy, who keeps on changing his girlfriend.

By Jilawatan

Abating the speculations doing the rounds regarding his love-life, usually quiet Shahid Kapur chose to speak about his dream girl. No, it is not Vidya Balan or Priyanka Chopra or the most recent, Anushka Sharma who fits Shahid’s image of his ideal girl but he is still on the lookout for the special person.

Elaborating on how his dream girl should be, the actor said to a news daily, “She should be able to connect with me emotionally on a day-to-day basis. The girl should be different, but not to the extent that things just doesn`t work out. Last but not the least, I know I would accept her the way she is.“

Talking about his break-up with former girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, Shahid said, “I had a public break-up, but now I am very private about my personal life. It became too public and difficult to handle. When there is something substantial, people will come to know about it,“ he concludes.

Well, Shahid should know that he too needs to change for his dream girl, otherwise who would like to fall in love with a guy, who keeps on changing his girlfriend.