After her film London Dreams failed to click at the box office, there is no work for Asin Thottumkal in the Hindi film industry."I have nothing (no films) as of now. All that I can reveal is that future projects are under production and I can't talk about them until the producers give me a go- ahead, " said Asin.

In his endeavour to promote his new film Veer Salman Khan is going all-out to prove he's the new-age Manoj Kumar of our cinema.  Suddenly, as it were, Salman has transformed into the perennial patriot promoting nationalism and brotherhood at any given cause.  According to sources close to the Khan, Salman will now be a part of the Republic Day parade on 26 January to not only participate in the event but also to comment on the whole concept of freedom and independence in the contemporary context. According to a source, “This is Salman's golden opportunity to clean up his image.He wants to wipe out his anti- establishment image. He has made up with the media. Now he wants to project himself as someone who cares deeply for his country.”

Before even completing her debut film, Sonakshi Sinha, actor Shatrughan Sinha's daughter, is already much sought after.  While she is debuting with Salman Khan in Dabangg, Boney Kapoor has signed her on for his next film. Not only that, she will also play the female lead in Pankaj Kapur's Mausam, starring Shahid Kapoor.

Neeraj (A Wednesday) Pandey's real-life heist-caper Special Chabbis about a real-life daredevilish 1987 incident where a group of imposters posing as government officials stormed a jewellery store in Mumbai and fled with the loot, just got an interesting twist in its cast.After Abhishek Bachchan who was signed to play the master-brain, Neeraj Pandey has roped in Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher the two stars from his much-acclaimed directorial debut A Wednesday to play pivotal roles in Special Chabbis. After A Wednesday it was generally felt Neeraj Pandey would make a prequel with the same cast for the same production house UTV. To everyone's surprise Pandey went into a different production house, Balajee and a different theme with Special Chabbis.

Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory, India's official entry for the Oscars, has been voted out in the Foreign Language Film category. "Harishchandrachi Factory" is Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut film that is on the making of "Raja Harishchandra", India's first full length feature film made in 1913 by the pioneer of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke.  Nine films have been selected for the next round of voting for the 82nd Academy Awards, said a press statement. 65 films had originally qualified in the category. The final list will be announced Feb 2, while the award ceremony will take place March 7.

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