Did Zarine Khan replace Katrina Kaif?

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If the ongoing buzz is to be believed, after her debut in VEER, Bollywood actress Zarine Khan seems to have replaced Katrina Kaif from the sequel to the 2007 movie ‘Partner’, which was directed by David Dhawan, who cast Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Govinda, Lara Dutta, Aarti Chabria in the movie. It is now reported that her resemblance to Katrina Kaif is working in her favour in bagging the role in the sequel. Some critics even opined that she even dresses and behaves like Kaif and emulates her mannerisms. However, Zarine Khan is silent about the offer and according to director David Dhawan, it is too early to talk about the cast of the movie.

Her debut film ‘Veer’, an epic set in 1825 when the British were ruling India, is about the warrior Veer (Salman Khan) of the Pindari tribe who plots to overthrow British rule in Madhavgarh, and the warrior falls in love with princess Yashodhara (Zarine Khan), daughter of the king who as a prince years before had betrayed the Pindari tribe. Interestingly, Zarine Khan gained eight kilos for her role in the film ‘in order to be more convincing as a 19th century princess’ (reportedly, when she was in college she weighed almost 100 kg, and had to struggle to lose the flab).

Salman Khan spotted her when she was visiting the sets of Yuvraaj and he decided to cast her for his film Veer because "she looks the character - the sweet princess she is playing in Veer". After a screen test, Zarine Khan was confirmed for the role of Princess Yashodhara. Since the promos of Veer were aired Zarine has been a hot topic of discussion among critics and viewers, as her resemblance to Katrina Kaif is hard to brush away.

Another look-alike actress promoted by Salman Khan is Sneha Ullal, who caught his attention for her uncanny resemblance to Aishwarya Rai. While studying at MMK College, Sneha befriended Arpita Khan, her college mate and the younger stepsister of Salman Khan, eventually leading to her meeting with Khan. As a result, Sneha, then 18, had her debut movie ‘Lucky: No Time For Love’ with Salman Khan as the hero.

Zarine Khan said, “I am a pucca Mumbai girl. I used to be a very good student in school. In fact my mom wanted me to become a doctor. However, due to certain personal problems, I couldn’t complete my education and took to modelling to support my family”, and about the film she said, “I hope film does well. I’m pretty much confident that it will.”

Zarine Khan, born on 25 May 1984 in Mumbai (India), was born in a Muslim Pathan family. As she weighed about 100 kg, she began to focus on losing weight and getting into shape. Khan began working as a model to overcome the financial troubles of her family. She did a few modeling assignments before she got the chance to act in Veer.

Actress Zarine Khan

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Does Zarine Khan look like Katrina Kaif?

American Actress Linda Arsenio in Bollywood

Linda Arsenio, the American actress from Texas, has acted in Tamil and Telugu and Hindi movies. Her Tamil movies are “Sachein”, “Thotti Jaya” and “Kana Kandaen” in which she has item numbers/ cameo roles. Linda Arsenio’s Telugu film is “Bhadra”, and she is in the movie “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”.

Linda Arsenio’s Bollywood movie Kabul Express was entirely shot in Afghanistan. Linda also appeared in the Bollywood movies “Mumbai Salsa’, and with Aftab Shivdasani in “Aloo Chaat”, directed by Robby Grewal.

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The Hindi movie “Aloo Chaat” directed by Robby Grewal and starring: Aftab Shivdasani, Aamna Shariff, Linda Arsenio, Sanjay Mishra, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Manoj Pahwa, Meenakshi and Dolly Ahluwalia in the main roles have funny sequences and witty dialogues and minimal music takes.

The plot is about a Punjabi boy Nikhil (Aftab Shivdasani) who returns from America and finds that his family is quite serious about getting him married. But he has a Muslim girlfriend, Aamna (Aamna Shariff), whom he wants to marry. But he is afraid that his family may reject his girlfriend. He devises a plan with the help of Hakeem Tarachand (Manoj Pahwa) a family-friend and sexologist to convince them about his relationship with Aamna. The story of this family film is centered around their plan.

Director Robby Grewal uses a simple storytelling style to evolve the story and sequences. While Aftab Shivdasani plays his part well Aamna Shariff makes a memorable debut with freshness and commendable performance. Kulbushan Kharbanda, the serious actor has done well in a comic role. Sanjay Mishra and Manoj Pahwa did their roles with average performance, while the American beauty and actress from Texas, Linda Arsenio is acceptable for her role. The designer and woman of many respectable professions, Dolly Ahluwalia presented a nice Punjabi granny.

Aloo Chaat is an average film, and worth seeing for those who like comedy oriented family drama.

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Aftab Shivdasani & Aamna Shariff in Hindi movie 'Aloo Chaat'

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HK Actress Grace Lam

Gloria Lam, (also known as Lam Ah See, Lam Nga Si, Lam Nga Sze, Lin2 Ya3 Shin1) is a Hong Kong based actress, born on 31 January 1978.
The note added by the original author says, "This beautiful actress made quite a first impression in the trashy 1998 film "PR Girls", when she swishes into a hostess bar with oodles of attitude and daringly bares her naked chest. I was an instant fan! Her other films include "God.com", "White Storm" and "Our Last Day". She also owns a fashion boutique and a pet store in Hong Kong. This is one enterprising woman! During 2002 and 2003, Grace seemed to drop all of her inhibitions and along with Sophie Ngan became the "Cat III Queens of Hong Kong" with a number of low budget soft core films - "My Horny Boyfriend" being perhaps the most revealing - but there is also "Crime of the Beast II" for those who are fans of Grace's slim but perfect figure. What sets her apart from most "Cat. III actresses" is an innocent fresh air about her and physique that could poke your eyes out. Most importantly of course is that she is the heartthrob of "HK Entertainmant's Sanney". She has announced in 2003 that she is marrying and her chilly-saucy days are behind her - sad news for her fans."

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Actress-danseuse Isha Sharvani has dazzled all with her acrobatic dance steps in her debut film, Subhash Ghai's "Kisna". Now Isha stars as an upcoming star in Zoya Akhtar's "Lucky By Chance", and has done some breath-taking, daring aerial dance steps during the circus sequence in the film.

Sanobe Kabeer

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Angels & Demons: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer

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The photo shows Tom Hanks and the Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer during the shooting of Ron Howard's new movie "Angels & Demons", based on The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's book. The movie is due for release on May 15, 2009. The promotional trailers, posters, videos, etc. are out to promote the movie. At the same time, there are protests from Catholics and other Christian faiths from world over that the movie is yet another attempt to hurt religious sentiments.

As suggested in The Da Vinci Code, historically, there are evidences that a secret society that believed that Jesus Christ was not crucified but escaped to Galle (France) along with Mary Magdalene and they had children and their next generations. The then Roman Church had its own interests to kill all the members of the Jesus bloodline and their followers. This is the background on which the The Da Vinci Code story was based. Also, there is no hard evidence to prove that the Catholic Church did anything against the secret society or its members. There are claims and anti-claims on these aspects. And there are people who build their careers, fortunes, and fame kicking up past wrongs and rights, including religious sentiments.

The story of Angels & Demons is based on a similar theme that another secret society, the illuminati, that was interested in overthrowing rulers and authorities want to blow up the top order of the church and install their own Pope. There have always been clashes between hardcore believers in science and the church, throughout the History. The story of this film also takes advantage of similar views, interwoven with religious facts.

As a free individual, you are the judge to believe or not to believe what Dan Brown says in his books and the films based on them. You are free to believe or disbelieve what the secret societies say through Dan Brown’s stories. Some people even claim that the followers of secret societies and the believers in the next generations of Christ and Magdalene exist.

Actress and model Laila Rouass

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Ranjitha only massaged Swami Nityananda

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Tamil film actress Ranjitha, who was allegedly in a compromising position with Swami Nithyananda in videos and TV reports, has finally now talked to the press, according to sources. She said she had known the godman for quite some time and she is grateful to him for curing her wheezing trouble in just a day.

About her relationship with the godman she said, "I am a devotee of Nityananda and used to offer my services like 'feeding' and 'massaging' to him… The media has unnecessarily blown the issue out of proportion. I know Swamiji for the past few years and my association with him is quite transparent."

A March 25, 2010 report from Chennai said that a doubtful video appearance of Nithyananda and Yuvarani in action which is not being broadcast on Television due to an appeal filed by Advocate and K N Subba Reddy earlier in the Karnataka High court. Yuvarani has denied the allegations about her involvement in a sex scandal video tape with Nithyananda.

Indonesian actress Sandra Dewi 2

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Indonesian film actress Mariana Renata

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Tollywood Actress Suprena

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