Shruti Haasan may not have struck gold with her Bollywood debut. However, she has found good opportunities down South, where her father Kamal Haasan is a superstar.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was present in Chennai recently to launch the audio of Shankar's production, Rettai Suzhi, at Sathyam Cinemas. The who's who of Kollywood were also present at the event, amongst them filmmakers, Shankar, Ameer, Lingusamy, Mahendran, Sivasakthi Pandian, V. C. Guhanathan, Rama Narayanan, Vairamuthu and Parthiban. Addressing the special invitees, Aishwarya said, "Working with Shankar has been a real learning experience. He is a brilliant person, with astounding technical knowledge. This evening belongs to the director, Thamira, and music director, Karthik Raja - they have done a marvellous job with the music of this film."

Minissha Lamba has an exorbitant fee, if sources are to be believed. So exorbitant, that she is now replaced by the more affordable Manisha Koirala. "I had one single meeting with the production house. How could we discuss the monetary aspect at the very first meeting?" says Minissha, denying that she asked for an unreasonable sum of money. "I have not signed the movie, and I have no idea if Manisha Koirala is a part of the film," she adds.

Neha Janpandit, who played the lead in Star Plus show Shraddha, has now adopted a cautious approach towards work. The pretty actress is biding her time and is in no hurry to take any role that comes her way.

Music director Vandemataram Srinivas is wielding the megaphone for the first time for ‘Badmash’ produced by Dr G Nagaiah on the banner of GP Sidhartha Film Academy with Naga Siddhartha and Ekta Kapoor in the lead.

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, who turned into the best of friends on the sets of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, have suddenly lost all the warmth they had for each other. The two of them have been cold-shouldering each other recently.

Ragini Khanna, better known as Bharti of Bhaskar Bharti fame, was left with a burnt finger while shooting for her new show Sasural genda phool. This little incident occurred when Ragini lifted the lid off a hot utensil. The actress though didn’t pay much heed to her injury and kept shooting.

The nation is mourning the death of their dearest little bahu Anandi but media reports suggest that this is just a move to gain in more eyeballs and that Anandi will return after remaining in coma for few days. Well, a new twist has now emerged to this saga with sources claiming that Anandi will return back to life but she will lose her memory.

Karisma Kapur became a mother for the second time yesterday afternoon. She delivered a healthy baby boy at a South Mumbai hospital. Her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita, her younger sister, actress Kareena and her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan and their close friend Lovely Singh were the first ones to reach the hospital and check on the mother as well as the baby.

India’s most celebrated music director, Oscar and Grammy Award winner A R Rahman, has planned a music tour to salute Bollywood and Indian music. He has reportedly teamed up with producer Deepak Gattani and creative director Amy Tinkham, who is famous for creating live musical concerts for Britney Spears, Back Street Boys and Mariah Carey.

Farah Khan displayed her motherly side recently while shooting for Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif at Malshej Ghat. Akshay wanted to return home after the shoots to be with his son, who was in Mumbai, which is why he declined the offer to stay in Malshej Ghat for 21 days.

Pallavi Shubash, a.k.a. Aastha (Godh Bharaai) is in love. And she has no qualms admitting it. "I have been in a relationship for five years now," she says, "and we are planning to get married soon." However, she is not too forthcoming about the identity of her love interest, only stating that he is no Bollywood star, and that he is one of the popular stars in the Marathi Film Industry. "I will definitely let you know when the time is right," she says.

P. Vasu’s recent release ‘Aaptha Rakshaka’ has witnessed an unexpected triumph at box office. Since, it happens to be the last film of late actor Dr. Vishnuvardhan; his ardent buffs have been repeatedly watching the film. It’s worth mentioning that a black ticket was sold out for Rs.3000/- on the day of release.

The size zero trend, which was made popular by Kareena Kapoor’s Tashan act, doesn’t seem to be a favorite with Deepika and the gorgeous actress claims to be strictly against it.

Shekhar from Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, is torn between his loved ones. On one side is his sister, Ratna, and on the other, his love, Laali (Ratan Rajput). Elaborating on the plot, our source tells us that Ratna has a love interest, Mukul, in the new track.

While the masses were guessing that the brand ambassador to endorse the Videocon D2H service might be the remaining Khan (read: Salman) from Bollywood town, the company today gave a big surprise by introducing Junior Bachchan as it's new D2H brand ambassador for the service which says ‘Direct Hai Correct Hai’.

When the who's who of the tinsel town made sure they attended fashion week, one former Miss India gave it a miss by choice.

Sony's latest offering, Godh Bharaai, by Sphere Origins, deals with the rather sensitive topic of women who cannot have children, and the way these women are treated by their families, and by society. With the first look of the show yesterday on Sony Entertainment Television, we introduce you to the Agnihotri family, as we join them and their bahu, Aastha, on an emotional journey so close to many in real life.

Lambodar (Paresh Rawal) comes to Bombay from Gorakhpur and lands up at the house of Puneet (Ajay Dev gan), his nephew. Puneet and his working wife, Munmun (Konkona Sen Sharma), had least expected the guest and were, in fact, not even aware that they had an uncle called Lambodar. Trying to be the ideal hosts, they conceal their annoyance and behave well with him and extend their hospitality to the fullest to make him feel comfortable.

Gone are those days when filmmakers and technicians used to decide a film’s output before sending prints to theatres. Now, the theatre operators themselves have picked the new-hat task of editing scenes. In recent times, many films have become a success due to theatre operators deleting and reediting certain sequences, witnessing the audiences’ feedback after a couple of shows on first day of release.