Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto is certainly on the highest high these days and guess what, she might just be the highest paid Indian actress in the world soon. If trade estimates are to be believed, Freida is charging Rs 13 to 15 crore for her next Hollywood project. With this, she has left the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai far behind in the money race.

Kareena Kapoor, who is currently the style icon of Bollywood, charges about Rs 7crores per film.
On the other hand, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in news recently for having signed a south Indian project opposite Rajinikanth worth Rs 4 crores. The actress usually charges Rs 6 to Rs 7 crores per project. Sexy Katrina Kaif has been slow but steady in rising on her charges and at present gets a package of Rs 6 crores for each film she does.

So, it turns out that one Slumdog Millionaire has done that for Freida Pinto what a series of hits couldn do for Kareena, Ash or Katrina!

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Actor Aamir Khan confesses that he found his latest released film Ghajini’s director A R Murugadoss’s passion and energy while remaking its Tamil version amazing.

“Every film goes through its own journey and Ghajini was enriching experience. I learnt a lot from the director. It is rare that you remake a successful film and go through the same passion and energy during the process,” Aamir said at the success party of Ghajini last night.

He said that he would not be able to make Taare Zameen Par again. “Even if I make it, I don’t think that I will do it with the same passion and energy,” the actor-filmmaker said.

Aamir said the film struck a chord with the audience because of the energy infused by Murugadoss.

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Katrina Kaif may smile prettily at events and go through all the motions required of her as an actress in the most professional manner, but her closest friends are worried for her and the traumatic time she is going through.

One of them, pained by what she has been seeing, said, on condition of anonymity, “Katrina and Salman Khan have been going through a particularly rough patch and for the last nine months there has been little or no intimacy between them. This is one of those strange situations in which couples sometimes find themselves in which there is no right or wrong because both have a point of view and both are rational in the way they think.”

“Katrina who worries what the future might hold for her personally has now begun thinking that one way to repair matters between them is to accept him the way he is and give in to his greatest desire… that someone should love him so much that she actually gives up her career for him. If that were to happen Salman would love to settle down with her and the much awaited wedding bells would ring in the Khan household. Remember, Salman has never before been as keen to marry as he is with Katrina.”

“To understand what has gone wrong with their relationship, one has to understand that when Salman and Katrina met around five years ago, and fell head over heels in love with each other, Katrina was just a teenager. Over time she has gone from being a girl to becoming a woman, she has seen several ups and down in life and she has made tremendous headway in her career. Obviously what seemed all grown up to her then, like say Salman’s drinking and bratty behaviour, now seems childish to her. In Salman’s defence it is important to say that it can’t have been easy to watch an adoring girlfriend change to a critical one. Salman himself hasn’t changed because he was always the way he is when they met, and that makes it even more difficult for him to accept that Katrina has.”

“But the tragedy also lies in Salman’s psyche. I have observed him closely and it is evident that he thinks of himself as the alpha male who has to be in the commanding position in every relationship. It is no secret that he craves his father’s approval in everything he does and that makes him need to constantly validate himself. In his current relationship he insists on not changing because he feels that would be tantamount to conceding that he has let the woman dictate to him. He doesn’t seem to realise that love is all about compromising to make the other person happy, in finding happiness in a loved one’s happiness. In fact it almost seems that by refusing to become the man Katrina would like him to become, he is actually striving to drive her away so that he can once again be the victim in a failed relationship.”

“This obviously is taking a toll on Katrina who refuses to give in to Salman’s games and allow him to drive her away. She still thinks of him as her best friend and would love to marry him if she could look into the future and know that he would always be hers. There is nothing she has not forgiven him in the past.”

What few know about Katrina, continued her friend, is that she also has her own share of insecurities. “She knows that the day she breaks up with Salman, whatever the reason or provocation, she will also lose the wonderful support system that Salman brings into her life. Katrina is very close to Salma Aunty who dotes on her in turn and sends her food wherever she is shooting too. Also all Salman’s friends are hers, and Katrina remembers the lonely days she spent when she first shifted to Mumbai and is reluctant to have to go through all that again. Strangely for a girl who has films with actors ranging from Akshay Kumar to Ranbir Kapoor and who has worked with all the top actors of today except Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan she can be awfully insecure.”

But can and should the fear of loneliness be the base on which a girl makes the most important decision of her life? Katrina is one of the prettiest girls in the industry, she has a great career and has achieved a lot in a very short while. There can be no dearth of lovers, admirers or suitors for a girl like Katrina. While no one likes a happy ending as much as we do, we also hope that the young lady gives considerable thought and gravity to the decision that would affect the next 50 years of her life.

Shilpa Shetty put her foot down a little too hard this time. While getting out of her car she accidently steeped into an under-construction area and injured her foot very badly.

“I didn’t know how terrible the gash was until the blood started pouring out. I had to get fifteen stitches, ” shudders Shilpa still in considerable pain.

A whole song-and-dance sequence for the film The Man had to be apparently cancelled, though Shilpa isn’t making a song-and-dance about her injury.

But a much worse setback now awaits her schedule. Early this week she is supposed to leave for London for a photo-shoot for an international magazine. “But there’s no way I can manage it with that deep wound and the limp, “she wails.

Shilpa is hoping that some effective makeup would hide the wound. As for the limp, “Let’s just say it makes me look sexier, ” says Shilpa who claims she has found the ideal man in Raj Kundra.

The two are all set to make their relationship legal early next year.

In my opinion, I don’t see deep friendships working here, because of the simple reason that one is honestly too busy with the work, and the little time they get, they obviously want to spend with their family,” says Katrina Kaif, recently chosen as Asia’s sexiest woman, when pondering on the question of friendship between actresses in Bollywood. “Also, it’s very competitive here, it becomes really bad sometimes. I would like to say, however, that Preity (Zinta) is one actress who’s fun to work with. She has this exceptional quality in her that allows you to really trust her.”

And what about Salman Khan? Let’s get straight to the point. Are they going to get married? “I’m very young right now,” explains Katrina, “I’m just 24 and very happy with the way things are going. I have been very lucky to have achieved so much. I can only speak for myself but I would say that presently I don’t want things to change for me. I want to stay like this for some more time.”

Okay, so what about Akshay Kumar? Are they an on-screen jodi? “I’m happy that we are being seen like that,” she says, “But I have done films with Abhishek, Bobby, Sunny, Akshay, Saif, Salman and Akshaye Khanna, but people always pick Akshay out of the lot. Race was a superhit, but you never hear or read about me with Saif.”

Hollywood actress Barbara Mori is expected in India in early January. But following the recent terror attacks the big question worrying the producers of Kites was whether Mori would still agree to come.

A source from the set informs that Barbara is still very much expected but only after re-assurance of increase in on-set security.

“The last Kites schedule is to begin in mid-December. This schedule will first involve Kangana and Hrithik. After that Barbara will arrive. We will have security like always but now with the recent attacks we will increase the security on the sets even more. Barbara who is our celebrity guest will be given more security so that she feels safe. Hrithik was also very tensed when he came to know about the attack so we will be providing extra security to all the leading actors of Kites-Hrithik, Kangana Ranaut and Barbara Mori,” informs the source.

“Initially there was talk of possibly postponing the schedule but we can’t do that as we have a very tight schedule. Ever since the images of the Taj and Oberoi burning were splashed all over the world, Barbara has been on the phone with Hrithik and Susanne. She was discussing whether it was safe for her to come down. It was only after Hrithik assured her of her safety did she settle down,” adds the source.

Kites is slated to release in May 2009.

Talk about versatility and multi-tasking, you will have no other name so apt to suit the definition as Gaysil Noronha. The gal is a powerhouse of talents. Singer, dancer, choreographer, model and the new face of Bollywood- this one is one of those few performers in Bollywood who not only takes the time to improve herself but constantly finds new & intricate ways & techniques to do so.

This hot girl with the oomph factor is adept in the dance styles of Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Latin American, Tap, Fusion & also the extremely challenging form of pole dancing.

She is a recent entrant in this tinsel town and was first spotted on the silver screen dancing with Hrithik Roshan in ‘KOI MIL GAYA’. Then was her item number with Aftab Shivdasani in the film ‘MUSKAAN’. She has some more projects in hand which are scheduled for release within the next few months. She has appeared in two item songs in the south of India, the movies are ‘7/G BRINDABAN COLONY’and the other song that she has appeared in is the title track of the film ‘PARTY’ directed by Ravibabu. She has starred in as well as choreographed ‘Baar Baar Dekho’-DJ Amit mix (Times Music), ‘Jhini’ by Indian Ocean and ‘Yeh Mera Dil’ by Sanjana. She can be spotted on television ads for companies such as Sansui, Pepsi, Woodland, Palmolive, Timex, Titan and Hero Cycles just to name a few.