Katrina Kaif is all set to play a female army recruit in her debut production but contrary to popular belief there is no such confirmation.   â€œThere is no truth to the news that Katrina will be playing an army recruit or that the film will be on the lines of Private Benjamin. It is too soon to talk about it as nothing as been finalized as of now, ” reveals a source.  Reports also claimed that the film in question based on life in the army will be Katrina's focus over her remake of the French movie whose rights Katrina purchased. And the news hasn't gone down well with the Bollywood Diva. “When the time comes an announcement will be made on the niceties of her debut production project as of now Katrina is just in talks and toying with ideas. It's pointless speculating over mere rumors,” adds the source.  Confirms Katrina's spokesperson “Katrina is just going over details and is in talks regarding her debut production but nothing has been finalized as of now.”

"Action Replayy" is Akshay Kumar's first romantic comedy with Aishwarya Rai and he was blushing through the making of the retro cool movie. "It is my fifth film with director Vipul Shah and definitely another one to remember. Ash and I had a brief romantic interlude in Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Khakee', but 'Action Replayy' is our first romantic comedy together. Believe me, I was blushing through the making, " Akshay said in a statement. "There's a lot I wish to tell my audience about. But Vipul wants me to keep things under wraps for the moment." Akshay says he was thrilled to be a part of "Action Replayy" that is set in the 1970s when his father-in-law Rajesh Khanna was hailed as the first superstar. "It's a very special film for me for many reasons. This is my tribute to the 1970s that was the greatest retro era. I was kicked with the idea because I'm entering the time in cinema where my father-in-law was a superstar, " said Akshay. "Action Replayy" is all about rewinding your life and the film is said to be high on style quotient and emotionally rewarding too. "It is a fun-genre romantic film," said Aishwarya.

At this very moment Bipasha Basu is going through the biggest challenge of her career. She has to drop her anglicized-Bengali accent and diction completely to sound like the Kashmiri Muslim girl she plays in Rahul Dholakia's Lamhaa. Which is easier said than done. Even when Bipasha had done a Bengali film, Rituparno Ghosh's Shob Charitra Kalpunik she had been forbidden by the director from dubbing her own lines although Bengali is her mother tongue. This time, though, Bipasha was determined to not allow her voice-performance to suffer on the grounds of her accent. For months the actress has been secretly practising her lines. And now when the dubbing is finally on, Bipasha with the help of the sound recordist Manoj Sikka is giving the Urdu her best shot. According to her director Rahul Dholakia who's constantly supervising Bipasha dubbing, the actress has made the strongest effort possible to sound like an authentic Kashmiri – Muslim girl.

Hiding from TV cameras behind Katrina Kaif, sketching funny pictures during a press conference, sharing humorous anecdotes about "Raajneeti" -- Ranbir Kapoor has been uncharacteristically boisterous at his recent media events to make the film look youth-friendly. "Prakash Jha's strategy of taking the political message of 'Raajneeti' to various educational institutions and on so- called 'serious' public platforms has Ranbir worried. He doesn't want the audience to think 'Raajneeti' is a political drama filled with real-life political tensions. Ranbir is employing every strategy he knows to divert attention from the politics of 'Raajneeti', " said a close friend of Ranbir. According to the friend, Ranbir wants "Raajneeti" to be seen as an entertaining follow-up to his earlier film "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani". "He knows 'Raajneeti' is poles apart from 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'. But he wants the audience to know it's a very entertaining and watchable drama.

Nepali born Indian actress Manisha Koirala is all set to tie the knot with a Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal. The pretty actress, who once upon a time, ruled the Bollywood, has finally found her love in Dahal. The couple will make the holy matrimony official on June 19th in their hometown Kathmandu. Manisha made her Bollywood debut with Subhash Ghai's 1991 hit Saudagar. This was followed by a list of critically acclaimed movies such as Agni Sakshi opposite Nana Patekar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Khamoshi: The musical for which she won the Filmfare award.

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