In Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji, Shazahn Padamsee plays the nice sweet Catholic girl who works in Ajay Devgn's company. Soon the 40-year old character begins to get attracted to the 20-year old girl. Initially, Shazahn whose last co-star was Ranbir Kapoor was intimidated by the thought of working with an actor so much her senior. But Madhur convinced her about the relevance of the age-group in the script. Says Shahzahn, "Initially I was nervous. But I knew I was going to be taken care of. Madhur Bhandarkar is one of the best directors ever. Look at the kind of magic he works with his heroines. When I saw Chandni Bar I was blown. It's the best Hindi film I've seen." The other impediment in Shazahn'a way was that her role requires a lot of dancing. Luckily, Shazahn is equipped to handle that. "After Rocket Singh, I went down South to do two films one in Tamil, the other in Telugu. Both required a lot of Bollywood-styled dancing. So I can manage the movements well now." Again managing them with an actor who is twice her age could be problematic. Shazahn is willing to put in long ours to get her steps with Devgn right. It's interesting how Shazahn bagged a role that had several short-listed finalists including the producer Kumar Mangat's daughter Amita. Madhur Bhandarkar was on the look-out for a very young relatively-unrecognized girl to play out the older-man-young-girl romance. He spotted Shazahn at the premiere of Raajneeti. And immediately knew she was the one he was looking for. Not knowing about the stress between Raajneeti director and Devgn, Bhandarkar quickly looked around at the premiere for Devgn to seek his approval for the actress. Says a source, "Bhandarkar was shocked to know that Devgn was not coming for the Raajneeti premiere. He had to find another opportunity to introduce Shazahn to Devgn."

Anurag Kashyap recent film as a producer, Udaan, got lot of critical acclaim. Now, Kashyap is all set with his next directorial venture titled That Girl In Yellow Boots, the film which stars Kalki Koelchin and is co-produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). That Girl In Yellow Boots which in essence is a thriller tracing Ruth's (Kalki Koechlin) search for her father - a man she hardly knew but cannot forget. Desperation drives her to work without a permit, at a massage parlour. Torn between several schisms, Mumbai becomes the alien but yet strangely familiar backdrop for Ruth's quest. She struggles to find her independence and space even as she is sucked deeper into the labyrinthine politics of the city's underbelly. A city that feeds on her misery, a love that eludes her and above all, a devastating truth that she must encounter. And everyone wants a piece of her. But what's interesting is the fact that it has been selected for the esteemed 67th Venice Film Festival. The film will be screened under Out-of-Competition section at this year's Venice Film Festival. Under this section, important works by directors already established in previous editions of the Festival are showcased. The festival will take place from 1st to 11th September 2010 at Venice Lido. An ecstatic Anurag Kashyap said, "I am on top of the world. Thank you NFDC to pull the project out of post production limbo and completing it. I would also like to thank Ronnie Screwvala, Sanjay Singh and Sikhya Entertainment for lending me the money and unconditional support". If that wasn't enough That Girl in Yellow Boots will also be screened at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), wilt the film will have its North American Premiere under Special Presentations.

Shilpa Shetty is definitely one of the most talked about girl in Bollywood today, be it her winning the 'Big Brother' show to her getting married to Raj Kundra... everything about her now has become national headlines! Sources close to Bollywood Hungama, added yet another fodder to our 'Breaking News' list by informing us that Shilpa now joins the ranks of Katrina Kaif, Sushmita Sen and likes, by becoming the brand ambassador of the 'yet-to-be-relaunched' Pantene Pro-V shampoo. The new campaign of Pantene Pro-V shampoo featuring Shilpa will be out soon.

Dibakar Banerjee left on Tuesday for the Melbourne International Film Festival where Love Sex Aur Dhokha is being screened in a special section called 'Not Quite Hollywood', he regrets not having his producer Ekta Kapoor along. Immersed in the release of her new film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Ekta has regrettably given the a honour a miss. But Dibakar has a very special gift for his producer. A new love story written specially for Ekta's Balaji Films, presented to her as a belated birthday present (Ekta turned a year older on June 7). Irresistible is how Dibakar Banerjee describes his collaboration with Ekta Kapoor. After the luminously lauded LSD, the unlikely twosome Dibakar and Ekta are all set to come together again for what promises to be the most intense love story of 2011. At home with his new adoptive daughter Ira, Dibakar , now in domesticated and mellow frame of mind has been quietly penning the love story for his demanding producer. Says Dibakar, "See, Ekta is dream producer. When we came together for LSD, we never thought we'd be able to work so well together. She gave me a free rein. I was in a totally happy frame of mind making LSD. Even if its impact was not what it is, I'd have still gone back to Ekta to make a film." Ekta had a pre-condition for Dibakar. "She wanted me to return to her only when I've a trueblue love story to make." The love story will go on the floors in the second-half of 2011. For now Dibakar watches LSD acquire a life of its own. He leaves for Melbourne where LSD is being screened along with Aamir Khan's Peepli Live and Abhishek Choubey's Ishqiya in the 'Not Quite Bollywood' section. Says the enthused director, "It is quite a triumph for Indian cinema to have a different kind of films being recognized. But we have a long struggle ahead." Dibakar and LSD's associate producer Priya Aven would also be participating in a discussion on digital cinema. And if you think Dibakar's trip to Melbourne is only about he business of cinema, he's also taking his wife and daughter Ira to Melbourne. "If I don't find ways of spending time with Ira, I'd soon be left with no time for her," grumbles dad Dibakar.

Jacqueline Fernandez is someone who can be aptly termed as 'Beauty with brains'. Well, she is definitely beautiful, and as far as brains are concerned, what more proof do you need than the fact that she was planning to become a journalist! Well, Jacqueline, who made her debut in Bollywood with Aladin and followed it up with Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai has proved by now that she is not yet any other actress and that she is definitely here to stay. The news is that this doe-eyed beauty has now been chosen as the brand ambassador of MTV travel gear, according to the sources close to Bollywood Hungama. Our sources also add that she has been selected based on her free-spirit nature and the light hearted roles that she has done so far, something that was a requisite for the right candidate to shoulder the responsibility of being a brand ambassador of the said brand. Way to go, Jacky!

As the gangster movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai hits theatres on July 30, the audience will also get to see a glimpse of Aakrosh directed by Priyadarshan. The theatrical promo of the film Aakrosh will be shown on the same day along with OUATIM. Aakrosh is a hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar. Starring Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Raima Sen, Amita Pathak, and Paresh Rawal, the movie is produced by Kumar Mangat under the banner of 'Big Screen Entertainer'. The soundtrack of the movie has been composed by Pritam and the lyricist is Irshad Kamil. The film is slated for release on October 1, 2010.

Having born in a small village in Haryana, this dude did his schooling from Delhi Public School before moving to Australia for higher studies, and further on, he went to earn his Bachelors in Marketing & Human Resource Management. Well, we are indeed talking about Randeep Hooda! Having made his sparkling debut in Monsoon Wedding, Randeep went onto become the darling of millions instantly. Post this film, Randeep went onto do D, a film that once again proved to be a turning point in his life. He will now be seen in Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai which releases this week. Randeep Hooda will be live on Celebrity Video Chat on Monday, August 2 at 1300 hrs IST.

Shahid Rafi, the son of the legendary singer late Mohd. Rafi is all set to launch 'Mohammed Rafi Academy' in a high-profile event on the 31st of this month, in accordance with the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's 30th death anniversary. There are many USPs and firsts that the said academy will boast of. The most prominent of them all is the fact that, its for the first time that prolific singer-sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle will be imparting their musical knowledge to the students of the academy. The academy also boasts of having on board many talented names like Raju Naushad (Naushad's son), Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri (Majrooh Sultanpuri's son), Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor (Mahendra Kapoor's son) and Firdaus Shahid Rafi (Rafi's grandson) in it. Bollywood Hungama wishes Shahid Rafi all the very best for the launch of Rafi Academy.