Shilpa on the other hand had got no single affair in the media to still prove the fact that she was a 'desirable cheez'. So when Akshay happened to her she gave in without much of a fight. He was a hot beefcake or atleast many film mags gave him that tag.Shilpa needed aliaisonn to break the 'thandi' image. And that's when cupid got these two together.The best thing about this relationship was that apart from the two Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty nobody else was ready to give it credit. Everybody just passed by calling this affair apublicityy gimmick. Everybody felt this was oneconvenientt relationship and it was not going to last for long. But full marks must be given to the couple for sticking together more than was ever expected. When others said it's a publicity gimmick Shilpa got up and yelled, " How dare they attribute something so cheap to me. You think I will fall in love for some pages in mags...please give me more credit than that. "

Abhishek Bachchan´s Problems Continue ?Abhishek Bachchan was down with a back problem recently . The nagging backache struck him just a couple of days before the release of his Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost . Was it simply pre-release tension or was something really wrong with AB´s baby?Frankly, the guy was in pain and the backache even delayed the shooting of the under-production film , RUN , by a couple of days and so the unit of Boney Kapoor´s film waited in Delhi for Abhishek to arrive from Mumbai and on reaching Delhi , he was off for shooting to New Delhi´s historic Rajpath , along with the leading lady Bhumika Chawla , much to the relief of Boney.

Satish Kaushik To Direct Anil In A Black ComedyComedian Satish Kaushik is planning to direct a black comedy which Anil Kapoor may produce .Based on the true-life story of one Lal Bihari , an ordinary man from a village in Azamgarh(U.P.).This film will be a sad reflection on the legal system in the country.Lal Bihari has been fighting for 18 years in the courts , only to prove that he is alive . For the govenment records , the man is dead and ironical as it may sound , he has been knocking the doors and roaming in the corridors of the courts , only to establish that he is very much in existance.To drive home his point , Lal Bihari has also contested elections against the late Rajiv Gandhi. But long after the ex-prime minister is dead , Lal Bihari is still struggling to prove that he is alive.Satish Kaushik´s best buddy Anil Kapoor will play Lal Bihari in the film being targetted at the international market as much as at the Indian multiplex market.

Aishwarya , Salman ´Clash´ averted ?Hold on , we are not talking about any real life face off between Aishwarya and Salman but to the on screen clash of two of their movies , Kuch Naa Kaho and Tere Naam , which were to release simultaneously on 15th August. It now seems that Kuch Naa Kaho is no longer scheduled for an Independence day release , instead it may release later in August or even September , as of now.Tere Naam will have Footpath and the hollywood flick Hulk for comapany on the above mentioned date.We must add that the release dates can change at any time and for any movie.

Ajay Devgan Has A Full Fledged Role In ZameenRumours were rife last week , specially in the trade circles that Ajay Devgan plays only a guest appearance in Zameen .The fact of the matter is that the stories are untrue and unfounded because both Devgan and Abhishek have full fledged roles in the movie , scheduled to release on 26th September , all over.

Trail Shows Galore For The 32 crore Koi... Mil GayaRakesh Roshan is holding open trial shows of his Koi...Mil Gaya . There has been at least one preview show everyday since the first trial of the sci-fi venture was held almost 10 days back.Most of the stars including Amitabh Bachchan , Jeetendra , Amir Khan , Anil Kapoor , Kareena Kapoor , Tusshar , Eesha Deol ,Sanjay Kapoor besides producers and directors like Raj Kumar Santoshi , Karan Joher ,Farhan Akhtar and Sujit Kumar have seen and loved the film .In particular , there is a lot of praise for Hrithiks performance in the first half , in which he plays a mentally retarded boy .Despite the encouraging reports , the Roshan´s will not have a star studded premiere show of the film because Rakesh Roshan had come to the conclusion years ago that it was not worthwile to hold premiere shows.Incidently , the film , according to Rakesh Roshan , has cost him Rs. 32 crore to make .He is releasing the movie in Bombay , Delhi-U.P. , Bihar , Andhra and overseas

Shilpa has no time for BollywoodBollywood stars might have snubbed actress Shilpa Shetty's recent birthday party in the UK on June 8th and Bipasha Basu might feel that she would rather win international accolades...