Does strong character of a heroine means, she has to lit a cigarette? Does independent girl means she needs to booze? Somehow Telugu directors often make their lead girls smoking a puff for the sake of romantic mood or to highlight her role.

We have recently seen heroine Kriti Sanon as a smoker on screen in “Dochay” movie, which has Naga Chaitanya in the lead. And now, it is being rumoured that even heroine Malavika Nair will be seen in similar role in upcoming flick “Kalyana Vaibhogame”. Nandini Reddy is waiting to strike back hard with a hit through this film.

Alongside Malavika, lover boy Naga Shourya will be seen as hero. Coming to this cigarette thing, some sources close to unit revealed that heroine Malavika will be seen puffing a smoke only for a scene, but not throughout.

On 25 November morning her phone beeped with a Whatsapp Video message, upon opening, it was the MMS of four Juveniles raping a 15 year old. The lady was shocked, the girl that was being raped was her own niece. She called her niece and showed her the video. The innocent 15 year old broke down and vented her story out.

She on November 8 was invited to her friend’s house to help him with his studies, but there were three others that took advantage of the girl along with her friend and raped her in turns. The perverts did not stop there they captured a 12 minute clip of the gory act as they took turns and circulated it on whatsapp. The girl was also threatened to keep silent about it and was warned that the clip would go viral on social media is she fails to do so.

All the rapists and the victim hail from the same locale but go to different schools. The petrified aunt of the young girl rushed her to Malad police station Mumbai immediately. The four assaulters are now in the custody of police and cases have been booked under the Indian Penal Code section for 376 (G) (gang rape) and under sections Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.. The girls mother is abroad while her passes away. She lives in Mumbai with her grand mom, aunt and sister.

For the past couple of days top musician Devi Sri Prasad has been approached by a few top filmmakers offering him the role as a hero in their projects. However, Whenever media asked the details of these gossips, he would condemn the news as just gossips.

Finally, all the speculations on Devi Sri Prasad becoming a hero are now proved right. Top producer Dil Raju, himself, revealed in ‘Kumari 21F’s success meet function that he would be producing a movie roping in Devi Sri Prasad as a hero. Devi’s close buddy Sukumar will helm the project. Noted technician Rathnavelu will handle the camera.

As we know, Devi Sri Prasad is not only a top rated musician but also an energetic performer on stage. Whenever he performs, he mesmerizes the audiences and get them involved in his music and dance. His good looks are another asset for him becoming a hero.

One of the distinguished cine families of Indian film industry, Mega family has already created a noteworthy record launching eight heroes so far who include Megastar Chiranjeevi, Mega Brother Nagababu, Power Star Pawan Kalyan, Mega Power Star Ram Charan, Stylish Star Allu Arjun, Mega Prince Varun Tej, Supreme hero Sai Dharam Tej and mega hero Allu Sirish.

And mega family is all set to break its own record as 9th hero from mega family is all set to make his debut soon. Vaishnav Tej, the younger brother of Sai Dharam Tej will be debuting as a hero soon. Vaishnav Tej was seen as a coma patient in Chiranjeevi’s mega hit film ‘Shankar Dada MBBS’. More details of the date of launch of the movie, cast and crew will be known soon. Meanwhile, movies of all mega heroes are expected to release in 2016 which also includes Chiranjeevi’s prestigious 150th film.

Mega Power Star Ram Charan’s next project, the remake of Thani Oruvan is not going to start in December as said earlier. The makers are of the opinion that pre-production will require more time. The project will now have its launch in January and will start rolling in February.

They are planning to wrap up the shoot in 80-90 days which means 2016 second half release. Surrender Reddy will be directing the film. He is currently trying to correct the nativity issues of the script.

Ram Charan’s uncle, Allu Aravind and Senior Producer NV Prasad will be jointly producing the film. NV Prasad earlier produced Charan’s Rachcha. Casting work is also going on. More details of the project are awaited.

Sukumar’s maiden Production Kumari 21F is having a dream run at the box office. The movie had collected 8.34 Crore Share in both the Telugu States in the one week run so far. The movie is too strong even on the week days indicating a super hit.

All the buyers are already in profits zone and the movie is expected to collect 15 Crore in the full run. The movie is one of the biggest hits of the year in terms of Return on Investment.

Here is the breakup of Kumari 21F First Week Collections: 

Nizam – 3.8 Crore
Ceeded – 97 Lakhs
Uttarandhra – 95 Lakhs
Guntur – 61.62 Lakhs
East – 68.24 Lakhs
West – 56.53 Lakhs
Krishna – 62.18 Lakhs
Nellore – 13.86 Lakhs

AP+Nizam – 8.34 Crore Approx-

Having proved her mettle with a wide array of films, Deepika Padukone has become a major draw at the box-office. With two big ticket films releasing in consecutive months, Deepika may well end up becoming the marquee queen yet again.Deepika tells us why she feels she is far away from being at the top in Bollywood and the reason behind keeping her private life private this time. Excerpts from the conversation.You are one of the top actresses in Bollywood today. We often hear many top stars lamenting how lonely it’s at the top. Is it true. What has your experience been?
Deepika: I don’t like to believe that I am at the top because if I am at the top then there’s nowhere to go from there. I believe there is still lots more for me to do and achieve. As far as loneliness is concerned, the answer is Yes and No. For example, when people come into my life today, there is a feeling that are they friends because they genuinely care or are they wanting to be friends because of who I am. That is the flip side. But the positive side to it is that I have had a solid upbringing and a solid group of friends who have been a part of my life since childhood.

Does chemistry between two actors become an important factor for casting them in a film?
Deepika: I think the biggest downfall would be if you come on board thinking let’s create some chemistry. It’s like saying come on let’s make a hit film. It’s stupid. In fact chemistry is something for people and judge. The only thing that we can do as actors is to come on board individually because we feel the same kind of passion for a script. And for the director to cast us because he feels we are right for the part and as actors we will do justice to the part. In the process of making that film and being honest to the parts that we are playing, the chemistry should generally happen on its own. You can’t create that. And the day you say now let’s create some chemistry that will be your biggest downfall. And I think what adds to the chemistry is what the film gives us as actors to play with or how the characters are written. If you see, 50 per cent is what is on paper and what the director and writer have written. And 50 per cent is what the actors bring and how they make those characters memorable and special.

When you were in a relationship with Ranbir, both of you were very open about your it but post your split you have chosen to remain mum about your personal life. Is this decision based on the experience of your previous relationship?
Deepika: Absolutely yes. There is a certain aspect of our life that you are not comfortable in sharing and yes it’s because of our past experiences. From a journalist’s point of view, its reporting but from a human being point of view it causes a lot of stress on a relationship and relationships and emotions are very fragile. So yes, it does cause unnecessary stress every morning especially if negative things or untrue things are reported. There is unnecessary unrest and more than that at some point what you realise is that you really want to be remembered for your work and for the films you do. And what we experienced is that there are no end to the speculations. Like when are we getting married, when are we having children, is his family okay, is my family okay and I don’t think even we had ever discussed those things but the speculation were already there. So it kind of adds pressure on relationships. And I think we have learned that and now it’s important to protect and keep it to ourselves.
Ranbir saw you for the first tim on the sets of Om Shanti Om. When did you see him for the first time?
Deepika: We discovered much later that he saw me first but I hadn’t seen him then. I saw him when I was shooting the scene with Arjun Rampal where we are fighting while SRK peeps in from the window. During the break, I walked out and Ranbir was shooting there for his film and he was taking a break too. That’s when I saw him. And it take long for him to get connected. That very evening he got my number.

Nitya Mehra, the director of “Baar Baar Dekho”, has denied reports that all is not well between its leading lady Katrina Kaif and film’s choreographer Bosco. The romantic film also stars Sidharth Malhotra in the lead role. There were reports that Katrina made several demands during the dance rehearsals. Mehra, who is making her directorial debut with the movie, said the team is having a great time shooting.

“I wonder where such stories originate. It’s absolute rubbish. We have been having a blast working with Bosco, Siddharth and Katrina,” she said.“I have known Katrina for years. Whenever we work it’s only love and respect we have for each other. So news like this is disturbing. Our rehearsals are underway and going great,” Bosco said. The film, produced by Farhan Akhtar, is scheduled to release next year.

From the day she was crowned as Miss World in 2000, dusky seductress Priyanka Chopra always wanted to make it big on silver screen. And she made it. From becoming a sought after starlet to super star with more than 5 crores salary per film, our Fashion and Mary Kom star became a larger than life cutout.

Despite adoring the cover pages of some world class magazines like Maxim, Elle, Vogue, Femina, Filmfare and many others, Priyanka has always dreamt about becoming the face of “India Today” one day.

This fortnight magazine is full of politics and general affairs, and a sensation of its own kind. Finally the dream our dusky hottie has come true with India Today giving her a cover page honouring her entry into Hollywood through ‘Quantico’ television series.

Currently filming for the 11th episode of Quantico in Montreal, Canada, our hot lady expressed that she couldn’t ask for more as this is the cover page she was expecting from a long time. Way to go girl!!

At last, curtains are finally down on the much-discussed silver screen debut of musical sensation Devi Sri Prasad. After several years-long suspense, DSP’s acting debut has finally been confirmed with a dream combination. This evening, leading producer Dil Raju announced that he will be launching Devi Sri Prasad as a hero in Sukumar’s direction.

In one of the promotional interviews for his latest hit Kumari 21F, DSP said that he has been looking for the right script for several years now to make his acting debut. The rockstar also revealed that all the top league producers like Dil Raju, Allu Aravind, Ashwini Dutt in Tollywood and Kalaipuli S Thanu, Gnanavel Raja etc in Tamil have been expressing interest in launching him as a hero.

DSP is hugely popular among lakhs of his fans not just for his music alone but also for his energetic dances during stage performances. He has already made special appearances in a few special songs in Julayi, Atharintiki Dharedhi and S/O Satyamurthy. With so much ease in his body language and a charismatic persona, no doubt that DSP has all it needs to become a star hero.

The film will feature Sukumar’s close and longtime associate Rathnavelu’s cinematography, which cast a magic spell in notable films like Aarya, 1 Nenokkadine, Robo and the recent Kumari 21F. More details regarding the film’s launch date and heroine etc will be announced very soon.