Pics - Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty promotes their new film 'Thank You'

Pics - Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty promotes their new film 'Thank You':

Akshay Kumar latest events Pictures

Akshay Kumar latest events Pictures:

Pics - Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor promotes 'Thank You'

Pics - Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor promotes 'Thank You':

Akshay, Bobby, Irrfan & Sunil to plan re-register their marriages

Akshay, Bobby, Irrfan & Sunil to plan re-register their marriages: Akshay Kumar along with his Thank You co-stars will renew marital vows. Akshay, Bobby Deol, Irrfan Khan and Sunil Shetty have made plans to re-register their marriages in the court, and this is also a sweet way to surprise their lovely wives.As per reports, all the four stars are hoping to get the approval to re-register their

'Namastey London 2': Akshay Kumar & Katrina Kaif play together again

'Namastey London 2': Akshay Kumar & Katrina Kaif play together again: Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s onscreen magic that ensured packed houses for their films like Namastey London and Singh Is Kingg seems to have fizzled out with flops like De Dana Dan and Tees Maar Khan.Perhaps to revive this magic, Akshay has been prodding producer-director Vipul Amrutlal Shah to make the film’s sequel. Now,

Pics - Sonakshi Sinha, Akshay Kumar gets fun together in Joker

Pics - Sonakshi Sinha, Akshay Kumar gets fun together in Joker: Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha have apparently been having a whale of a time while shooting together for Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder’s film Joker.Pics - Sonakshi Sinha, Akshay Kumar gets fun together in Joker

Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha 'Joker' song shoot enjoys with sadhus

Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha 'Joker' song shoot enjoys with sadhus: Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha shot with real sadhus for their song in the movie Joker.The song was being shot by Farah Khan and hubby Shirish Kunder in Chandigarh when the duo spotted a procession of sadhus passing by on the day of Mahashivratri. Immediately the duo hit upon the idea of having the sadhus shoot with Akshay and

Gear up for reality, Bollywood overdose on small screen

If last year turned out to be extremely star-studded for the small screen, 2011 is going to be no less! Entertainment channels have lined up innovative reality shows with Bollywood A-listers like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan as well as Mallika Sherawat to give tough competition to one another.
Television will be quite a battleground in the coming months with innovation and experimentation being the key drivers, say channel spokespersons.
“Playing safe will be the most unsafe thing in 2011,” warns Saurabh Tewari, head of programming-Fiction, Imagine TV.
No wonder his channel is bringing King Khan’s magic back to the tube with “Zor Ka Jhatka”, the Indian version of internationally popular adventure show “WipeOut”. And if that wasn’t enough, Imagine is also offering “Ratan Ka Rishta” – its next swayamwar — this time with TV actress Ratan Rajput.
TV will be high on glamour with Bollywood’s own Greek god Hrithik Roshan and sultry actress Mallika Sherawat making their debut with STAR Plus’ “Dance Olympics” and Colors’ “Chak Dhoom Dhoom Team Challenge” respectively.
Even other Bollywood beauties – Preity Zinta and Lara Dutta – have been offered to host Colors’ “Guinness World Records, Ab India Todega”, but any final announcement is yet to be made.
Tinsel town’s original disco dancer Mithun Chakraborty will retain his position as the ‘mahaguru’ on Zee TV’s “Dance India Dance Doubles” show, and supercop Kiran Bedi will return to resolve issues and give justice with the third season of “Aap Ki Kachehri” on STAR Plus.
Another season of “Kaun Banega Crorepati” with megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sony, and a follow-up to STAR Plus’ successful cookery game show “MasterChef India 2″ too is in the offing for 2011, apart from the sixth season of Sony TV’s hit singing reality show “Indian Idol”.
There’s an interesting line-up for youth too as the eighth season of MTV’s cult show “Roadies” is set to go on the air soon. The year is also expected to see a third season of UTV Bindass’ love-based “Emotional Atyachaar” and “Dadagiri 4″.
Meanwhile, host Gaurav Kapoor will put his charm and wit to good use on AXN India’s “India’s Minute To Win It” – which is about completing adventurous tasks within a span of one minute.
Vivek Bahl, executive creative director of STAR India Pvt Ltd, says all channels across all genres are stepping up their programming to combat competition.
“Channels and talent will have to pull up their socks as viewers are just going to get more demanding – they want quality, they want variety and freshness. And channels that are unable to have teams and producers that can deliver all that will fall behind quickly,” Bahl told IANS.
Therefore, concepts like STAR Plus’ “Wife Bina Life” and Sony TV’s “Maa Exchange” will see the light of the day. While “Wife Bina Life” will have 10 women leave their home and children in the hands of their husband, “Maa Exchange” is a twisted version of Western show “Wife Swap”, where wives are exchanged. But to suit the Indian sensibilities, the concept has been changed to swap mothers instead.
UTV Bindass will continue to serve the interest of its young audience with a gripping new show “Love Lock Up” – a medium for couples in strained relations to reconcile their relationship before all is lost.
The list doesn’t end just there. Writers have been wracking their brain for fresh fictional stories, which will keep coming through the year.

Canada is heaven on earth, says Akshay Kumar

What you are going to see in 'Tees Maar Khan' is total entertainment. It is a Bollywood masala movie which will appeal to everyone,'' said the actor. The film is due for release next week.

In the film, directed by Farah Khan and jointly produced by his wife Twinkle Khanna, Akshay plays a con man named Tabrez Mirza Khan, with Katrina in the role of his girlfriend Anya.

"I play the role of an uneducated con man who plans to rob a train containing 10,000 kg of antiques. The script is so good that all characters come along with me and I am conning all of them. I rob the train with their help but no one among them knows that they are helping me,'' said Akshay Kumar, rating Katrina as his favourite actress.

The actor credited Farah Khan with doing an excellent job of directing the film. "She did a great job. Because of its excellent script, the film has created new 'muhawara' (idiom) in dialogue,'' he said, reciting a few lines used in the film.

About his own role, he said, "I have been an entertainer for the past 22 years. I have done it in this film and will keep doing it in the future.''

Asked why he chooses Canada more than other countries for shooting and releasing his films, he said he has fallen in love with thsi country. "I love Canada since I did my first film here 17-18 yeas ago. I have been here hundreds of times, but every time I love coming here again. I tell people in India that if they want to see 'jannat' (heaven) on this planet, they should visit Canada,'' said the actor who is currently serving as a brand ambassador in India for the Canadian Tourism Commission.

The star, who finished shooting his first Hollywood film 'Break Away' here some time ago, said, "The film will be released in May-June. We have sold its distribution rights to Alliance Atlantis."

Shot in Toronto, the film revolves around Canada's national game ice hockey to address issues of cultural conflicts among new immigrants to this country.

Asked whether Bollywood standards were declining, he said, " No, Bollywood's standards are going up. While they used to release up to 500 prints, now these numbers are up to 2,500.''

He also expressed ignorance about his role in Deepa Mehta's proposed film "Komagata Maru". "I don't know anything about the film. Nobody has approached me.''

Asked to rate his favourite hero and heroine, he said, "I like watching Sanjeev Kumar...... and Katrina Kaif."

Akki gets emotional in Kolkata

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar Saturday revealed his old Kolkata connection: He once worked in a travel agency in central Kolkata in the early 1980s.

"I want to share something with you guys. I have an old connection with this city (Kolkata) and I love it. During early 1983-84 I used to work in a travel agency in New Market area of Kolkata," Akshay told mediapersons here.

He said he felt proud and nostalgic whenever he came to the metropolis.

"Earlier I used to work at a small place in Kolkata. And today I am sitting before you guys, in front of so many cameras. I really feel very proud," said an emotional Akshay, who was in the city for the promotion of his upcoming film "Tees Maar Khan".

The actor, who made his film debut in 1991 in the Raj Sippy directed "Saugandh", has now established himself as one of the leading actors of B-town.