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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.

THIS summer Kareena Kapoor (pic) will further stamp her presence in the Indian and international scenes with a heady schedule that comprises a Cannes date for her film Othello, another venture with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and the release of the much-touted 36 China Town. 

Speaking of Othello or Omkara, seldom has the 25-year-old actress been so charged up about a movie. �I have a gut feeling that Othello is going to take me to another level.� 

BOLLYWOOD�S latest �It� couple, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai (pic), have separated, according to news quoting unnamed �close family sources�. 

The sources apparently indicated that the Bachchans had decided against their marriage after it was discovered that Aishwarya, 32, would not be compatible with the 30-year-old Abhishek ? in astrological terms. 

Kareena Kapoor talks about her o­n-screen pairing with beau Shahid, patching-up with Karan Johar and much more...

Kareena is back to being her ol' glam self

After a string of endorsements, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will be seen endorsing something completely new. They will soon be signed o­n by the Kerala Tourism Board as their brand ambassadors. Both the superstars will be a part of the campaign, promoting the state.

The promotional music video for Priyadarshan�s upcoming film Chup Chup Ke shot o­n Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor is currently o­n air and creating waves. But not many know that the stylish music video has been directed by noted music video director Kuki Gulati and creatively supervised by noted adman Ken Ghosh, who had introduced Shahid in Ishq Vishk and directed Kareena in Fida.

NEW DELHI - Salman Khan may be Jodhpur jail�s most famous inmate, but he didn�t get the usual VIP treatment that Bollywood stars are accustomed to.

NEW DELHI: Bollywood's leading lady Aishwarya Rai has to be thick-skinned to deal with all the attention she receives. But she didn't expect to need thick skin to act in her latest movie too.

Pakistani actress Meera says she is open to acting in Bhojpuri films, which are watched not just by Indians but by people in her country as well.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen's imported luxury car Land Cruiser and asked her to pay Rs 20 lakh as customs duty.

JODHPUR: A court in western India o­n Friday sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to a year in jail for shooting two rare black buck deer.

�The court has sentenced Salman Khan to o­ne year�s imprisonment. He also has to pay a fine of 5,000 rupees ($113),� his lawyer Vimal Sarswat said.

Will they marry?
Their horoscopes match and a wedding could be o­n the cards says a Hindu priest in southern India, sparking off media reports that beauty queen Aishwarya Rai (pic) and Bollywood�s rising star Abhishek Bachchan could be tying the knot soon. 

NEW DELHI - It can�t be easy being dumped by o­ne of Bollywood�s most beautiful leading ladies. But for Vivek Oberoi, it might just help his career.

Better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven: Shah RukhBollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says he would prefer making good films in India rather than going to Hollywood as "it is better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven."

Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Katrina Kaif as a silently suffering widow? Sounds like a contradiction in terms. But trust Ram Gopal Varma to opt for the unexpected with expected regularity.

Aishwarya Rai, known as the most beautiful woman in the world, has breached the invisible ceiling for 30-plus women in the quirky world of Hindi cinema.

Indian film actress Rukhsar smiles during a news conference to promote her film 'D' in the western city of Ahmedabad May 28, 2005. 'D' is a story of man's stupendous rise to power in the underbelly of Mumbai and how he engulfed, monopolized and corporatised the entire Mumbai underworld from what came to be known as the 'D' company. The film is stated for release o­n June 3

Veteran Bollywood actor and Union Minister for Sports Sunil Dutt died of a heart attack in Mumbai today. He was 75.

He is survived by his son, actor Sanjay Dutt, daughters Namrata and Priya, sons-in-law and grandchildren.

The legendary actor took to politics and became the Union Sports Minister in 2004, died at 3 am in the morning in his sleep in his Bandra residence o­n Wednesday, family members said.