Shah Rukh Khan is back, soon after Chak De India’s tremendous success. This time it is in close friend, Farah Khan’s second venture as a director—Om Shanti Om, a tale based on love and reincarnation. The film also introduces Deepika Padukone, a model-turned-actress. Deepika is the daughter of yesteryear’s Badminton champ, Prakash Padukone.

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, whose recent performance in the multistarrer “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom” has received mixed reviews, says she, Abhishek Bachchan and Bobby Deol were exhausted doing the numerous dance sequences for the film which was shot in England.

Despite mixed reviews, Abhishek Bachchan is nevertheless gung-ho about his recently released film “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom”.

Mumbai, Feb 21 : “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” bagged Sanjay Dutt “Star of year” while AishwaryaRai was also honoured with the same for her stunning performance in “Dhoom 2″ at the MAX Stardust Awards held in Mumbai. The glittering award function on Feb 18 was overshadowed by news of Saif Ali Khan’s illness - he was rehearsing for his performance at the awards when he complained of chest pain and was rushed to hospital.

Mumbai, Feb 19 : The doctors said that the pain in Saif Ali Khan’s chest was due to excessive smoking, afetr he underwent an angiography. Saif Ali Khan was admitted to hospital on Sunday night after complaining of serious pains in his chest.Saif had just landed from South Africa and was busy rehearsing for his performance at an awards function when he sudenly had some acute pain in his chest. Many Bolywood stars including Anupam Kher, Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan and wife Natasha visited Lilavati Hospital to wish fast recovery for Saif Ali Khan.

New Delhi, Feb 19 : Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh had been eager to direct Amitabh Bachchan. And now her long waiting wish is fulfiled. Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Amitabh Bachchan will be seen together in Rituparno Ghosh’s forthcoming English film.

Mumbai, Feb 17 : Shahrukh Khan really created a wonderful Valentine’s Day on the newly launched Kaun Banega Crorepati, and now he is planning the same for the ‘Holi’. It is said that he will host the show on ‘holi’ with two sexy ladies on the hot-seat, Rani Mukherji and Preity Zinta.

The crime branch of Mumbai Police interrogated Salman Khan for his involvement in the underworld playing a role to allegedly influence him to reduce his fees in “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke”. Preity Zinta played the heroine in the film.