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Actress Preity Zinta feels 2007 is her year and radical roles are what she wants to pursue.

MUMBAI � Bollywood movie �Goal� has tied up with Manchester United Football Club in the hope of scoring a major hit when it is released at the end of the month.

Indian hunk John Abraham plays the role of a footballer inspired by the English Premier League champions.

Here's great news for party lovers and movie buffs. Mix fm is inviting listeners to come to their party at Maison, No 8, Jalan Yap Ah Shak, Kuala Lumpur, from 11pm to 1am o­n Oct 20.  

Aishwarya Rai is reluctant to do a non-Abhishek Bachchan love story. But producer Rohan Sippy is very keen to have her in his film and is planning to fly to Boston this week to convince her.
Sriram Raghavan, who is directing the yet untitled film, said: �The project is a love story which I need to go into right away in the first week of November.

Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai will play the role of Queen Mumtaz in a film o­n the Taj Mahal - the white marble mausoleum built in memory of the fabled 16th-century beauty.

MUMBAI: The Bachchans have left no stone unturned as far as the security for the Abhi-Ash wedding is concerned. Security arrangements will be all- encompassing across the areas covering Jasla and Pratiksha, and the 10th Road of JVPD scheme. Hi-tech electronic equipment have been installed and besides this exceptional security surveillance, not less than 300 security guards will be o­n their toes for the sake of top-notch political and social glitterati who will be attending India's most publicised wedding this year.

MUMBAI, India: Two of India's hottest movie stars, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, have sent invitations to their private wedding this month, a newspaper reported Thursday, adding to the hype over nuptials that have been kept strictly under wraps.

MUMBAI: Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai will marry actor boyfriend Abhishek Bachchan next month in o­ne of the most high-profile Indian weddings of the year, reports said o­n Tuesday.

The ceremony will be held o­n April 20 at the Bachchan residence in Mumbai, where the country's Hindi-language film industry is based, the Times of India reported o­n its front page. Calls to Rai's media manager and the Bachchan household for comment went unanswered.

Talented Kajol, (pictured) who made a comeback with Fanaa, won the award for best actress while Hrithik Roshan (pictured) walked away with the best actor award for Dhoom 2 at the 52nd Filmfare awards function here.

The brouhaha over racism in the Celebrity Big Brother house has died down, but Indian actress Shilpa Shetty continues to make news by sashaying across Britain and holding forth o­n the British bold and the beautiful, including o­n Prime Minister Tony Blair.

BANGALORE/BELGAUM: It must be Aishwarya Rai or a person from north Karnataka. Believe it or not, these are the suggestions o­n who should occupy prestigious posts in the World Kannada Conference (WKC) at Belgaum in February.

MUMBAI: The results of the Filmfare Power List 2006 will be out o­n Tuesday when the February issue hits the stands. A sneak preview shows Yash Chopra as the most powerful person in Bollywood. Rani Mukerji is the o­nly woman to make it to the elite Top Ten list.

JAIPUR: After the Rajput community breathing down Bollywood director Ashutosh Gowarikar's neck about "checking" historical facts about Mughal emperor Akbar and Jodha Bai for his period production, now it's animal rights activists who have sent him a legal notice for using animals while shooting for the movie.

Salman Khan doesn�t mind acknowledging the streak of notoriety in his personality.

�I�m a child at heart and that is why I land in trouble often. Like a kid, I just follow my instincts. However, I miss the liberty of hugging and crying as compared to earlier days.� 

Madhuri Dixit is working hard to be back in shape for her upcoming film. Madhuri Dixit is working in Yashraj's forthcoming film, to be directed by noted cinematographer Anil Mehta. Gearing up for this comeback, she is in the process of losing weight and getting back into shape.

Keep an eye o­n the imminent release of superstar Shah Rukh Khan�s second film of the year, Farhan Akhtar�s Don.

Popular bhangra artiste Malkit Singh and a giant Bollywood billboard featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai are the main attraction of the three-day Edinburgh Mela.

BOMBAY, India (AP): Despite her fragile appearance, Indian actress Aishwarya Rai performed bold daredevil stunts in a new action thriller to be released later this year, says the movie's director, Sanjay Gadhvi. 

Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar says that she is going through a phase in her career where she does not want to do every film that comes her way.

The last time Urmila Matondkar did a children�s film - Chhota Chetan - was about eight years ago.

It's been an up and down time for Bollywood megastar Aishwarya Rai lately - weight-wise, that is.

INDIAN ACTRESS KAREENA KAPOOR SAYS her work in the coming Bollywood take o­n Shakespeare�s Othello� prodded her to raise the quality bar o­n new projects, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Kareena Kapoor, who stars in director Vishal Bhardwaj's latest film Omkara, says she is going to star in all his movies.

Indian jewelers have recruited the former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and the Bollywood film star Amitabh Bachchan in a battle to overtake Italy and Belgium as the world's biggest jewelry exporters.

Is there a more family-oriented actor in Bollywood? Search, but you may probably not find anyone who gives her family so much attention as Aishwarya Rai does.