By Jilawatan

When an outstanding iconic figure like Vidya Balan is overthrowned by a younger actor like Asin is really a hard news to swallow.

As the Bollywood industry knows that Vidya Balan is the first choice in any director’s list is quite shocking to hear that she has been replaced. But there is reasonable answer to why things had happened so because Bhansali was continuously delaying the project that apparently erupted Vidya’s patience.

Evidently when Balan thought to quit Bhansali had no choice but replace Asin in her place and the same case even happened with Harman Baweja who was replaced by John Abraham.

By Jilawatan

Vidya Balan is glowing with the compliments pouring in for her superlative performance in R Balki’s Paa.

She may be a foot shorter than both her Bachchan co-stars, but when it came to the histrionics, she matched Amitabh and Abhishek perfectly.

Now she’s channelising her energies into Ketan Maroo’s Ishqiya where once again she is it pitted with two versatile talents Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi.

Talking about her sensuous role in this robust, earthy, love triangle, the diminutive actress says, “I play a village belle.

By Jilawatan

It needed the Bombay Times to make this happen… bring all of Bollywood that was in Mumbai on December 4, under one roof for the
merriest party of the year! They came to celebrate BT’s 15th anniversary. And to say the party rocked would be an understatement. True, the who’s who of B-Town have made it under one roof for several causes and celebrations in the past. But what made the BT bash exciting and exclusive was the camaraderie that was witnessed between the legends, the badshahs and the beauties of Bollywood at Mumbai’s historic landmark, the Taj Mahal Hotel & Tower, that night.

By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been supporting education amongst underprivileged girls by helping NGO Nanhi Kali, which currently supports 37,000 girls in urban, rural and tribal areas. She has helped to launch two new animated characters, Fafa and Juno, who will appear on the Spacetoon TV channel and associated merchandising. Spacetoon claims to have 200 million viewers worldwide. Vidya will also be supporting some girls herself through the programme. “I am not comfortable talking about it but yes I do plan to finance the education of a few girls,” she admitted, “It’s amazing how many girls can get educated for a measly sum of money. It’s a small thing to do especially when I have been given so much.”

By Jilawatan

Poor Vivek Oberoi, he’s being dumped this time in print… and by Vidya Balan of all co-stars.

The actor, who’s not had a film since the disastrous Mission Istanbul last year, has been getting a lot of press lately because of an alleged link-up with the Kismet Konnection actress.

By Jilawatan

Bipasha Basu is not in the favor of beau John Abraham to cast opposite Vidya Balan and she is making much effort to encourage John to walk out of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Chenab Gandhi’ in which he will be paired opposite Vidya Balan.

We spoke to our source, “Bipasha has been trying her level best to persuade John to step out of the project, but he doesn’t want to back out from this historical venture of Sanjay.

While the film was scheduled to start in April, it has now been postponed to December 2009 because of John’s uncertainty. This delay from John has been on purpose because he still hopes Bipasha would cool down.

By Jilawatan

John Abraham and Vidya Balan seem to have buried the hatchet. Not that the duo didn’t get along before or something, its just that John’s girlfriend Bipasha was not very comfortable with the couple being paired together in Salaam-E-Ishq and post it.

But as destiny would have it, the two hot stars are back together on screen and what brings them together is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Chenab Gandhi. As against the initial plan, Bhansali has dropped Hurman Baweja and has roped in John for the lead role instead. Interestingly, Chenab Gandhi also stars Vidya Balan as female lead.
It can be recalled that after Salaam-E-Ishq many directors wanted to cash on John-Vidya’s hot chemistry but insecurities on Bipasha’s part had prevented the two stars getting romantically paired on screen.

By Jilawatan

Actress Vidya Balan has always been known for her special expressions she gives when she does intimate scenes with her costars, she shot to fame with Parinita where she did such shots with Saif Ali Khan, then in one other film with John Abraham she did weave her magic, but then she had lost this special touch some where down the line, but now that special intimate scenes would again set the screen on fire.

Vidya is acting with Arshad Warsi in the Vishal Bharadwaj film Ishkiya where she is getting intimate with the actor; insider news is also that she has done a lip-lock with him in the film.

By Jilawatan

Do you think, actor John Abraham is a gay icon?  well atleast vidya balan has different point of view.

His latest role in Dostana in which he strips down to his bare minimum, has found not only many takers among his females fans, but also has men – especially those from the gay community.

The community is really glad to his bare body. And John has been given the tag of being the new gay icon by the community.

And guess what? John doesn’t find it the least offending, and neither his lady love Bipasha has any objections to it.