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Today ,15th May,is Madhuri Dixit’s birthday .

While dear Madhuri is still basking in the glory of her Padma Shri award, people from the industry are busy sending her flowers and gifts on her special day.

“Thank you!” said the lady, when media wished her Happy Birthday.

Ask her about her plans for the day and she says,“Well, I don’t do anything out of the box on my birthday, will just spend the day with my family. Considering I am in India, my whole family and my friends will be with me.”

And what about the Bachchans’ Unforgettable tour? Speculation about this has kept her in the news for quite some time, now.

“I have still not decided on that. Talks are still on,” says Madhuri.

Station Bollywood wishes Madhuri Dixit a very Happy Birthday!

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She looked hot in a Bikini in Tashan… and has been fainting all over the place, especially during long and hectic shooting ever since.

Even after she’s achieved the perfect body, Kareena Kapoor continues to be obsessed with losing weight, now keeping to a diet of cabbage, apple.A source confirms, “She has been eating things like cabbage and apple. They fill you up but give you zero calories. She has not been eating healthy food at all especially since she knew that she had to wear a bikini in Tashan.”

Its perfectly fine to want to loose weight and then maintain it after all the praise she got for her perfect figure…. but Bebo is making matters difficult for the producers and more so for her near and dear ones!

Her trainer Payal Gidwani adds, “She had to cut down on her favourite Chinese and Thai food, as it was not good for her workouts. At the same time, Kareena could eat plenty of curd and fruits, which is her own healthy concoction.” But she added that Kareena was eating regularly and was healthy.

Our sources ,however, has another story to say. “It’s been liquids for her. Also a lot of other food that are diuretics that won’t give her any body mass but keep her energy high. It’s no wonder then that she’s been constantly fainting when she’s had to film for long hours.”

On an average one medium sized apple has 72 calories and 0.2g fat and one cup chopped cabbage has 22 calories and 0.1 gm fat. So if we assume that she eats three apples and three cups of cabbage her total calorific intake is 282 calories and 0.9gm. Normally an individual with an active lifestyle like hers has recently been with constant filming across the world she would be advised to follow a diet of a minimum of 1800 calories per day.

Another friend of the popular actress reveals that the actress’ obsession with her figure is now beginning to worry her friends and family. “Her mum has been trying to explain to her to stop this diet now and eat properly. But she just won’t listen. She is obsessed about her diet. And it’s worrying her close ones. Even Saif who is fond of good food and different cuisines is having a hard time getting through to her,” says the friend.

And while Kareena has vehemently denied being anorexic, her extremely thin frame and her weight - 48 kgs - aren’t helping matters!

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The magic of Guru is on yet again…. or so it seems. Post marriage, we will be seeing more of the duo, not that anybody is complaining.

According to the buzz, after being offered Mani Ratnam’s Lajjo, the husband-wife duo will star in Chennai-based director Rajiv Menon’s next flick. Titled Dhun, it is a music-based love story with none other than A R Rahman roped in as music director. Obviously, the lovebirds are more than pleased to do another film together. After all, they can barely stand separation, even if it’s for work.

On her first wedding anniversary, Aishwarya flew all the way to Miami, to spend some time with her hubby who was shooting for Dostana with John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra.  Now, Abhi-Ash will get to spend more time together thanks to Lajjo and Dhun. However, before it gets all hunky dory, they will have to bear some more months of separation.

Abhishek’s Dostana and Aishwarya’s Robot opposite Rajnikant are yet to be completed. Hence, the shooting of Dhun will begin only sometime in February 2009. Let’s hope we get to witness the beautiful couple’s awesome chemistry once again.

Govinda lost eight kilograms while in Bangkok thanks to Suniel Shetty, who is known not only to be fiercely health conscious from long before physical fitness became a fad but also to make his colleagues lose weight at the drop of flab.

“I’ve already lost 8 kg, thanks to Suniel who put me on a fat-free no-oil diet while we were shooting in Bangkok,” said Govinda who has since returned from the shooting of “Loot” in Bangkok.

The film is being produced by Suniel and also stars Mithin Chakrbaroty’s son Mimoh.

“And if you think that’s a miracle let me tell you, young Mimoh Chakrbaroty, who’s my co-star in ‘Loot’ lost 18 kg in Bangkok because of Suniel,” said Govinda.

Govinda elaborates on his do-or-diet regime in Bangkok saying: “The food was specially prepared by Suniel’s cousin. And we were not allowed any carbohydrates for dinner at all. I quickly began to feel lighter and healthier, so much so that I did the unthinkable.”

Govinda felt so light enough that he agreed to perform an intricate heart-in-the-mouth action scene.

“It was a chase sequence where we had to climb down from the 20th floor to the 17th with a rope. I never thought I’d have the courage or the physique to do it. It was Suniel who provided the inspiration. He took the initiative and I took the plunge after him.

“It was very risky, no doubt, but the action director Allan Amin had taken full precaution. Rest it is all fate. I’ve never done anything like this in my life. I’ve always been known for my dancing and comedy, though I’ve done a lot of other things.”

The face of Vijay Mallya’s Indian Premier League (IPL) Bangalore Royal Challengers cricket team,Britain-born Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, missed her flight to Bangalore for the IPL match. But the business tycoon’s jet came to her rescue.

“I was shooting in Goa and had to catch a flight to Bangalore for the IPL match on Saturday. But I missed my flight. Fortunately, Vijay Mallya had me flown in his jet or I wouldn’t have been able to make it,” Katrina said.

“That’s one of the advantages of being the brand ambassador for Mallya’s team. You know they’ll make sure you’d reach where you are required to, in spite of maddening schedules,” added the actress.

Katrina Kaif is a Cricket Fan and so enjoys her role as a brand ambassador for Mallya’s Royal Challengers in the IPL !!!!

“Everyone in London is crazy about the game. So I kind of grew up with the game. Here in India too it’s a passion. So when Mallya asked me to be their brand ambassador, I agreed. I’ve known him for years and can’t say no to him. We shot the music video with Sanjay Gupta and it was great fun,” she said.

She loves watching the IPL games and cheering for her team

All eyes and high hopes now for Abbas-Mustan’s action thriller “Race”.

The Bollywood box office has been virtually dry since “Jodhaa Akbar” hit the theatres.
Releasing March 21, the film is expected to bring some respite to the dry run the box office is going through now. Starring Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif Akshaye Khanna and Sameera Reddy, Race is a story of intrigue and passion.

Apart from Ashutosh Gowariker’s epic romance “Jodhaa Akbar”, the only film worth mentioning, which fed the box-office during this lean period, was Subhash Ghai’s “Black & White”, about terrorism.

Though Ghai’s movie has been critically acclaimed, it is not exactly a money-spinner for Mukta Arts. Despite being well executed and marked by Anil’s sinewy performance, the film has proved to be a damp squib at the box office.

In any case “Black & White”, which in terms of its theme is unlike other Ghai productions, was not expected to be a big hit. But coming from the Mukta Arts’ stable and the fact that Ghai returned to direction with it after a long hiatus, it had generated hope.

However, collections in the first week of its release were not too heartening a story.

In Mumbai, the movie could collect nearly Rs.60 lakh from 40 cinemas in the first week, which is generally not a figure one would expect of a Ghai production. There are also reports that the movie attracted poor audience in North India in spite of the tax exemption in Delhi and in Uttar Pradesh.

Though the last movie of Tips, “Naquaab” was a box-office dud, “Race” has prospects in the box office because it is a breezy thriller. Made on a budget of over Rs.350 million, it is also the most costly movie Tips has ever made and also the most stylistic production.

Even without taking into consideration Abbas-Mustan’s expertise in the thriller genre, the cast itself should be a big draw for the movie. Anil, Bipasha, Saif and Katrina all have good box-office spells in their respective career, lately. That itself should be favourable for “Race”.

So now all have their fingers crossed to see how Race races the Box Office.