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Takeshi Kaneshiro, 36, is rumored to be married and trying for a baby. Last December Takeshi allegedly married a Japanese woman. The couple are said to be residing in Japan.

Of course Takeshi’s management agency emphatically denied ALL allegations.  Hmm…if the gossip turns out to be true I know the media is going to hound this man and his wife 24/7.  I’ll keep you posted on the latest folks.

TV host Ryan Agoncillo confirmed his wife actress Judy Ann Santos is two months and four days pregnant on the noon-time variety show Eat Bulaga! today (March 12th). The couple were married in a private wedding ceremony on April 28, 2009 in San Juan, Batangas in the Philippines. Judy is also the mother to adopted daughter Johanna Lois.

Karisma, older sister to actress Kareena Kapoor, gave birth to a baby boy at Mumbai Breach Candy Hospital today (March 12th). The Bollywood actress is married to industrialist Sanjay Kapur. The couple has a six-year-old daughter, Samaira, who was born on March 11, 2005.

Congrats to all!

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Shah Rukh Khan recently hosted a party for Akon at Mumbai’s JW Marriot hotel. Akon is in town to record a track for SRK’s upcoming film Ra 1 as well as play a part in the flick.

SRK stars as a software engineer in Miami who’s inadvertently drawn into combat with a self-created virtual monster, Ra 1.

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Pics of actress Shu Qi in the March ‘10 issue of GQ magazine.

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Kareena Kapoor is wearing the latest print garments from Pakistan Fashion World’s magazine Faisalabad. Tons more pics of the Bollywood actress when you pick up the Summer 2010 issue.

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New stills from Aish and Akshay’s upcoming film Action Replay. The romantic comedy tells the story of an old man who goes back in time to his younger days in the 1970s.

Action Replay, co-starring Neha Dhupia and Randhir Kapoor, is currently in post-production.

In other Aish news…

Katrina

Aishwarya, 36, is no longer the ‘face’ of Lux soap. The cosmetic company has named younger Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif, 25, as its new brand ambassador. Katrina’s statement below.

“I feel honored to be chosen by Lux as the face of such an iconic brand. It is with great pride that I join the legendary Lux beauty brigade, and only hope that my association with the brand grows stronger in the years to come. It is the ultimate aspiration of any Bollywood star to be associated with a renowned beauty brand like Lux.”

By the way…

The entire Bachchan clan skipped the 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony over a nasty tabloid story that said Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has infertility problems.

“I felt that the modesty of a lady in my house has been outraged. The topic that was brought up was very, very insensitive. No woman likes her motherhood or her capability of procreation or fertility to be talked about.

I have felt that Aishwarya was slandered by this article and therefore we asked them to apologise, which they didn’t. It is very difficult for me to go to an award function, sing, dance and applaud when that very paper abused a lady of my house.

If you read the constitution of India, you will find that in our Article 21 it is clearly mentioned that if you defame any woman and talk about her motherhood, fertility or process of procreation, it is defamatory.”

At any rate, Amitabh Bachchan won the best actor award for his performance in Paa. The 55th Filmfare Awards winners below.

• Best Film: 3 Idiots

• Best Director: Rajkumar Hirani for 3 Idiots

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for Paa

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Female): Vidya Balan for Paa

• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Boman Irani for 3 Idiots

• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kalki Koechlin for Dev D

• Best Debut Director (Male): Ayan Mukherjee for Wake Up Sid

• Best Debut Director (Female): Zoya Akhtar for Luck By Chance

• Best Dialogue: Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots

• Best Screenplay: Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots

• Best Story: Abhijat Joshi and Raju Hirani for 3 Idiots

• Best Actor (Critic) (Female) : Mahi Gill

• Best Actor (Critic) (Male): Ranbir Kapoor

• Best Music: A R Rahman for Delhi 6

• Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil for ‘Aaj Din Chaddya’ (Love Aaj Kal)

• Best Film (Critic): Firaaq

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Please don’t shoot the messenger. I’m just reporting the facts.

Folks, it’s one thing to call a flick terrible but it’s another thing when someone says the filmmaker must have been on narcotics when making the movie. Ouch.

“Teen Patti is the kind of film that makes you want to send everyone associated with it for a urine test so you can confirm whether they had drugs in their system while making this senseless movie. For two hours and twenty minutes I sat in stunned silence as the film unfolded, desperately trying to figure out how and why something like this was made.”

Teen Patti, starring Big B and Ben Kingsley, is a take off from the Hollywood movie 21. The film follows a university professor and his students’ decision to make a killing in Las Vegas casinos by counting cards. Teen Patti opens in theatres today. Go at your own risk. lol

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Katrina Kaif and Hrithik Roshan are the featured couple on Harper’s Bazaar’s (India) anniversary issue. The Bollywood mega-stars are slated to star in Zoya Akthar’s untitled upcoming flick.

They look great together!

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Akon has allegedly signed on to star in Anubhav Sinha’s upcoming sci-fi movie Ra 1 starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor. SRK reportedly met with Akon when he was in the U.S. promoting his latest film My Name is Khan. I’ll keep you posted when more info becomes available.

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Aishwarya is on a mission to save the world from hair damage in her latest L’oreal ad. Check  out the commercial below.

Many Indian viewers thought the “aging” actress is trying too hard. I personally liked the commercial. At any rate, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was reportedly paid between 2-5 crores for the ad.

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Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol became the first Indian stars to ring the opening bell of the New York stock exchange NASDAQ on Monday. The ceremony was broadcast live across the world. SRK and Kajol are currently in NY promoting their new movie My Name Is Khan, a film about a man with Asperger Syndrome who falls in love with a single mother.

My Name Is Khan releases on February 12th.

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Deepika

Kareena

Katrina

Priyanka

Tamara Moss

Same faces. Different beauty list. *yawns*

Femina’s January 2010 annual India’s 50 Most Beautiful Women issue.

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