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When even successful makers like Karan Johar turn to ‘numerology’ to spell their film titles, it only makes people like us more proud. His latest outing ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ has already created super craze amongst the youth, mainly due to its soulful music and catchy promos. But will the film leave up to the hype and sky high expectations?

Getting a break in Bollywood is never easy for television actors. Their struggle doesn’t end even after bagging a film. If the film flops, you’re doomed, but even if it succeeds, there’s no guarantee that it will smooth sailing thereafter. On the contrary, it might only get worse.

Recently, Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala wedded a Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal. The actress has signed her first film, post marriage, where she will be essaying the role of a politician.

When 'Raavan' opened to below average houses on Friday, it was mauled by the audience as well as the critics and showed no improvement over the weekend, it was certain that this Mani Ratnam film won't even become a respectable disaster like 'Kites'. Respectable? Because 'Kites', despite all its negatives and nothing much to write home about, still managed a good first weekend for itself that helped it come closer to the 50 crore mark as the lifetime total. This means that the film had the ignominy of being the biggest disaster ever with the highest total for a disaster/flop tag. Before 'Kites', the 'position' was held by 'Chandni Chowk to China', 'Delhi 6' and 'Tashan' which were the 'highest grossing flops' ever with a final total managing to cross 30 crores.

‘Ballika Vadhu’ will no longer be a ballika(child). The popular daily soap ‘Ballika Vadhu’ is about to undergo a ‘sea’ change. In the middle of July, Avika Gor, the popular child artiste who has been playing the eponymous part for over two years now will exit the serial.

Saif avoided cameras and paparazzi pictures until his departure to Morocco this week in order to avoid giving away his Agent Vinod look. But man proposes, Aamir disposes. Aamir insisted that Saif make it to the party at his home last weekend, thereby blowing the whistle on Saif’s carefully-concealed look. On the eve of his departure to Morocco for the shooting of his second home production Agent Vinod, Saif Ali Khan, completely revamped his look and went into hiding until he left the country.

He’d earlier denied that he was doing the Sahara One show ‘Shorr. Goongi Kankoo ki Bolti Kahani’. Yasir Shah, had shot for two days and then wasn’t to be seen on the sets again. Back then, it was murmured that the UAE-based Pakistani actor was having issues with his visa, but as it turns out, Shah is very much a part of the Sahara One show.

One of the India’s most glamorous babes, Namitha, couldn’t find a perfect reason to rejoice as almost all her previous films had been a debacle at the box office.. But, the actress is now, on top of the world as her recent Telugu release ‘Simha’ has successfully completed 50 Days. The actress, who was in Mumbai for the past couple of months, is now flying back to Hyderabad for the success meet of the ‘Simha’ Team.

Madhur Bhandarkar is all set to perform ‘Operation Salvage’ on Shruti Haasan’s career. In what is quite clearly a manoeuvre to give the mighty Kamal Haasan’s daughter a commercial boost that Soham Shah’s Luck could not. Madhur Bhandarkar has signed her to play a key role in his first comedy Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji.

Bollywood has seen many daring actors like Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan, do the dare devil stunts themselves. These daring acts have probably inspired the hot actress Kareena Kapoor to try her hand at stunts too.

It is always advisable to sleep for 6-7 hours. But the tele stars can hardly adhere to the rule as they have to report for their shoots as soon as they receive their calls. Ratan Rajput (Laali of ‘Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo’), is reportedly suffering from asleep disorder bordering on insomnia too. Although her condition has not yet been confirmed, she is definitely having trouble sleeping.

There is a buzz doing the rounds that the South Indian actress Meera Chopra is a cousin of Bollywood’s top actress Priyanka Chopra. Meera, is now ready to debut in Bollywood. The news does not end here. It is reported that Meera has hired Priyanka’s ex-secretary Prakash Jaju as her secretary too.