Amrita Arora names her baby boy Rayaan

Amrita Arora is now a mom twice over. In 2010, her first son Azaan was born. On Saturday, Amrita and her husband Shakeel Ladak were blessed with another baby boy.

The couple has named their second son Rayaan.

And to think that just a few days earlier Amrita was seen at her best friend Kareena Kapoor's mehndiceremony, looking radiant and heavily pregnant.

Says a friend of Amrita, "Despite doctors' orders, Amrita insisted on attending Kareena's sangeetceremony. She insisted she wouldn't miss it for the world."

Confirming the news Amrita said, "Yes, we've named our baby boy Rayaan. He's adorable. His name means, 'the door to paradise'. I am happy to be looking after my two boys and have no plans of returning to films."

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Rishi Kapoor to play Dawood Ibrahim in Nikhil Advani’s D-Day?

The veteran actor will essay the character of the dreaded don. He does a good job of being bad, after all – remember Agneepath?

Director Nikhil Advani’s animation flick Delhi Safari hits the theatres today, but he is already busy working on his next, a new one called D-Day. From what we have heard so far, the film is about RAW agents on a mission. D-Day stars Arjun Rampal, Irrfan, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Huma Qureshi. The details of the film are still under wraps, but we hear that Irrfan has done a brilliant job – what we expect from him anyway. A birdie from the sets informed us that the talented actor elevates a mediocre scene into a great one just with his acting.
But he latest news on D-Day is that Rishi Kapoor will be playing the role of dreaded don Dawood Ibrahim. It seems that Rishi’s chilling performance as Rauf Lala in Karan Malhotra’s Agneepath prompted Advani to cast him in this challenging role. And the veteran actor is sinking his teeth into this meaty role with gusto and great appetite. In an interview, he said, “I never thought actors my age would get so much work. I was never so busy as an actor in my younger days as I am today.”
We can’t wait to watch RK Sr’s shenanigans on the big screen as the new face of terror! And you?

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Raveena Tandon’s son Ranbirvardhan to meet chess giant Vishwanathan Anand

The five-year-old son of Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon is all set to compete with some vetran chess enthusiasts at the National Chess championship to be held in New Delhi. And he will meet his hero there

Ranbirvardhan, the five-year-old son of Raveena Tandon will be the youngest chess player to compete with masterminds at the National Chess Championship to be held in the capital city on October 26. The young chess champ will be in New Delhi and will celebrate his mother’s birthday on that trip. “I’ll be in Delhi with my son and I can’t think of a better way to spend my special day. I don’t know where he got the knack for chess. No one in my family or my husband Anil’s family plays chess. Ranbir has acquired a passion for the game on his own. He plays brilliantly and we see a bright future for him as a professional,” said Raveena in an interview.
Interestingly, Raveena knows India’s best known world chess champ Vishwanathan Anand very well. In fact, her son will meet the Grand Master soon, but does not know about it yet, we hear. Raveena did not want to rush into his formal training too early and put unnecessary pressure on her young son by exposing his talent to the media. But now the time has come for Ranbirvardhan to shine with his skill.
Will the young champ have some strategic moves ready for the best chess player in the world if the two happen to lock horns for a game of chess?

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Actor-enterpreneur Lara Dutta launches her own ethnic fashion line

The former Miss Universe is high on creativity and energy yet again. After trying her hand at producing movies, launching her own fitness DVD, having a baby and much more, her next business plan is to get her new ethnic fashion line flying off the shelves

Cashing in on the shopping mood of the festive season, Lara Dutta Bhupathi has developed a traditional fashion collection that will be available in stores very soon. We are sure the former Miss Universe has put her business acumen and fashion knowledge to use in the best way possible. In fact, Mrs Bhupathi posted a very aesthetically taken photo on Twitter in which she’s wearing a shimmering orange sari. “A sneak preview of a traditional woven sari from my new line, launching on the 21, very excited,” she wrote on the microblogging site. Looks like Lara is all set to dazzle us with her unique collection, just the way she does in that gorgeous embellished sari.
But frankly, we didn’t really expect Lara to come up with a traditional clothing line, since the babe is usually seen wearing western outfits. She has always been synonymous with a style that’s very chic and classy. Elegant gowns and feminine dresses have been her signature statements. But we guess the businesswoman loves to astonish us.  All we can say is we are game for more such awesome surprises, madame!

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Janleva 555 movie review: Highly avoidable!

Janleva 555 is like a slow poison that slowly consumes you, leaving you feeling wasted and annoyed. The theme and treatment of the film is outdated and difficult to digest from the word go.
It has all the ingredients of movies of the bygone era. Reminiscent of films of the 1970 and 1980s with ‘nagins’, ‘saperas’ et al, Janleva 555 starts off as a snakebite awareness film and gradually morphs into an adventure-cum-romantic-cum-mystery movie – whatever the imagination of the filmmaker could encompass. To make matters worse, the 15 songs, dollops of reincarnation drama and elements of horror, make Janleva 555 a mish-mash of genres. Result – the viewer is thoroughly confused.
Apparently, India, known as the land of snake charmers, is also a country with the highest number of snakebite deaths. To highlight the fact, Neelam (Kalpana Pandit) along with her friends who share the same goal, decides to make a documentary on the subject. How noble! They zero in on a remote village and land in a dense forest to film snakes in their habitat. Romance brews between Neelam and Abrar Zahoor’s character. Some songs later, suddenly Neelam recalls that she was a snake in one of her previous births, about 555 years ago. Then starts the reincarnation saga followed by mystery, revenge and an incessant headache for those watching.
After cliches, the plot stagnates. The situation and the songs seem strained and is probably the reason that audiences fail to get the crux of the story. If there is any, that is!
Kalpana as a producer and actor has left no stone unturned to show her histrionics. She is in every frame. Also, she seems to be in awe of Sridevi and imitates her, especially in the snake dance sequence. Co-incidently, Sridevi too was called Neelam in “Nigahen”, where she played a snakewoman. Anant with his light and expressive eyes does a decent job of what’s expected of him. In fact, with 10 fresh faces Janleva 555 seems to be a launchpad of sorts.
The songs sung mostly by newcomers are a strain on the ears. Longinus Fernandes‘ choreography is nothing to write home about.
Though Selvam and Kamal Lokhandwala have captured the locales brilliantly, and Santosh Chawla’s editing is neat, Janleva 555 has anachronistic feel. Perhaps director Sundeep Malani lacked a clear vision. Don’t waste your time. Janleva 555 is highly avoidable.

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