Akshay - the king is dead, Long Live the King

The Khiladi Kumar has come a long way with his B Grade movies which had only one purpose - dishoom dishoom. And yes...a bit of songs thrown in. Khiladi was a case in point- silly college caper, cute girl friends and a lot of suspense. The movie clicked becos of the whodunnit drama and not beacuse of any great acting from its leading stars.

Also Akshay Kumar was not considered as a actor by any stretch of imagination. But he was punctual, worked hard, focussed ona ction and kept slogging away. He was very much in teh same boat as Suneil Shetty perhaps, only along the way, Akshay improved his acting skills and one fine day Hera Pheri happened. Though the movie had some great contribution from Paresh Rawal, Suneil Shetty, Om Puri and a host of strong character actors, it was Akshay who used the good will of a great comedy hit and propelled himself forward strongly.

Today he can lay claim to a string of hits in the last few years - Dhadkan, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala, Phir Hera Pheri, Bhaagam Bhaag, Bhool Bulaiyaa, Heyy Babyy, Welcome and now Singg is Kingg. Th best thing is Akki has acted with the smaller directors and has very few in not any movies with the Yashraj, Karan Johar, Ram Gopal Varma, and Bhatt camps. That i feel is incredible.

Akshay Kumar-Bhushan Kumar gang up for new movie '8x10'

With the resounding success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, T-series are all set to repeat they big marquee star from that film in their next project. Akshay Kumar who is soon acquiring the tag "Jubilee Kumar" will team up with T-series top honcho Bhushan Kumar for a new movie project titled '8x10'.

The film will top line besides Akshay Kumar, the flavor of the season - Shahid Kapur (Jab We Met) and the sizzling Ayesha Takia. Nagesh Kukunoor who is also directing Akshay in Tasveer will also direct this film indicating a growing working relationship between him and the Khiladi Kumar.

Katrina Kaif steps up and is ready for a crack at the upper crust of Bollywood royalty

(Image courtesy Vogue)

A good indication that a person is successful is when foreign media start courting them for interviews, photo shoots and put them on their cover page. Thats what seems to be happening to Katrina Kaif. She may started with modeling, stepped in to films with a disastrous Boom, but made up with it with her later movies. She was criticized for British accent and her inability to speak good Hindi, but she has worked hard, picked up decent Hindi and is now on the cusp of becoming a major force in Bollywood.

She also starred with Sallu initially but even that didn't work for her. Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya also didn't do too well in the theaters. Sarkar was a little jewel for her but had a small role in it. It took her pairing with the hunk Akshay Kumar to get her kickstarted in Bollywood. Almost all the movies they worked together in have been bit hits if not huge hits. Starting with Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, Namastey London and now Welcome (http://www.welcome-thefilm.com). She also has Partner to her credit.

She has now yet another achievement to her credit. She is on the cover of the latest edition of Vogue India. And it is Jean Paul Gaultier, the world renowned designer, whose outfit she is wearing in the photo.

Way to go. I find her extremely gorgeous and her smile is beautiiiiiiiful. It's her height that gives her an attractive personality and yet she is not scrawny like the other model/actresses of today. She is healthy and bootylicious as some would say.