More of Malaika If Cindy Crawford could do House of Style, why, Malaika
Arora will do Style Check. Scoffing at rumours that she's quitting
MTV for the new music channel B4U, the stunning veejay is digging her
heels in further. MTV has reportedly hiked her pay packet, and given her
an additional show. Malaika laughs off the press speculation. "My
experience with MTV has been so good," she says, "there's no
reason to leave." Most of their other veejays are not a patch on her,
so no reason why MTV would leave her either.
To All Appearances It's a dubious distinction, but well, it's a distinction all the same.
Shilpa Shetty has notched up more hit songs
than hit films
in recent months. First there was the hot guest appearance with Main aayee
hoon UP-Bihar lootne in the Manoj Bajpai-starrer Shool, then came Aila re
from Jung and now there's Dupatte ka pallu in the soon-to-be-released
Tarkieb. The pundits aren't sniggering. Says Trade Guide editor Taran
Adarsh: "These songs are hammered all day long on TV. Besides,
actresses with hit songs are the first to be selected for shows. She can
make pots of money there." Good for her.
Role Model She was having a pretty good run as model-choreographer, when this
cameo came along. When supermodel Lisa Ray walked out of the Hrithik
Roshan-starrer Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Achala Sachdev
stepped right in. She anchors Original Sound Track on
Zee English, Star's Day Out and Disco Me Khisco on Music Asia; she had
earlier done a bit role in Meera Nair's Kama Sutra and shaken a leg in the
flop Kajol-Ajay Devgan starrer Dil Kya Kare. Says the husky, dusky damsel:
"The shooting's been fun so far. I really like the character, Anna,
that I'm playing. She's vivacious, sensuous, somewhat funny, and lives
life her own way." Sounds like Achala herself.
They're Two of a Kind Two grand old ladies of Indian cinema (well, not old, but you know
what we mean) are making waves in London. Theatre and film veteran Shabana
Azmi has won raves with her performance in The Waiting Room at the
National Theatre. "Azmi has qualities that remind me of Judi Dench at
her finest," says one critic. "Her performance almost defies
description," says another. Jaya Bachchan,
meanwhile, is acting in director Ramesh Talwar's Maa Retire Hoti Hai at
Wembley Conference Centre. In a film industry obsessed with youth,
"Today, if she acts in films, she may not get those chunky
roles," says Talwar. "In theatre, it's possible."
Bollywood's loss, what else.
More of Malaika
heels in further. MTV has reportedly hiked her pay packet, and given her
an additional show. Malaika laughs off the press speculation. "My
experience with MTV has been so good," she says, "there's no
reason to leave." Most of their other veejays are not a patch on her,
so no reason why MTV would leave her either.
films
in recent months. First there was the hot guest appearance with Main aayee
hoon UP-Bihar lootne in the Manoj Bajpai-starrer Shool, then came Aila re
from Jung and now there's Dupatte ka pallu in the soon-to-be-released
Tarkieb. The pundits aren't sniggering. Says Trade Guide editor Taran
Adarsh: "These songs are hammered all day long on TV. Besides,
actresses with hit songs are the first to be selected for shows. She can
make pots of money there." Good for her.
Zee English, Star's Day Out and Disco Me Khisco on Music Asia; she had
earlier done a bit role in Meera Nair's Kama Sutra and shaken a leg in the
flop Kajol-Ajay Devgan starrer Dil Kya Kare. Says the husky, dusky damsel:
"The shooting's been fun so far. I really like the character, Anna,
that I'm playing. She's vivacious, sensuous, somewhat funny, and lives
life her own way." Sounds like Achala herself.