Pooja's pride

Pooja Bedi

Ok so her marriage didn't work out, but that hasn't made the Bedi babe bitter about shaadis.

She's maha thrilled about brother Adam Bedi's proposal to Nisha.

"Well, just when I thought the Bedi parivaar couldn't get more colourful, the vibrant energetic mad-hatter Nisha Harale has walked in, adding warmth and miles of smiles into our lives and family.

She's a lovely girl... I am happy for Adam but happier for us .

Hope it turns out to be a fairy-tale romance with no ending." Amen.

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

Suchitra at Harmony

After My Wife's Murder, singer-actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi who will next be seen on the big screen in Karma Confessions and Holi. Suchitra, however, is more veered towards the world of art and painting.

She is participating in Tina Ambani's Harmony show as well as another show later in New Delhi.

And as for her musical, Candlelight, to be done with theatre folk Ashvin Gidwani and Mahesh Dattani, she says things are on hold for the moment as the entire script is being redone.

Challenging the chief minister

Vilasrao Deshmukh with the Challenge finalists

The CM, Vilasrao Deshmukh met the final 2 (Vinit & Debojit) of Challenge 2005.

He confessed his fondness for the show and claims to have followed it closely.

He congratulated the contestants for having come thus far and blessed them for the upcoming finals.

Sonali Rathod's new avtar

Sonali Rathod

Sunali Rathod new pop album will be unveiled tonight at Fashion Caf, Andheri.

Ustad Zakir Hussain will launch the album titled This Is Me... Sunali to be released by HMV. In this album, she goes solo sans hubby Roopkumar Rathod after a long time.

The tracks reflect her desire to reinvent herself as she does a blend of jazz and hip hop set to music by Lesley Lewis.

She also lost lots of weight for the music video for which has been directed by Kiran Deohans. "People know me as a ghazal singer but this album is my way of turning to new kinds of music. Jazz is something I grew up on and I am a great lover of this kind of music."

Puru's paradise

Puru Raaj Kumar

Travelling in Mumbai city is no picnic, as any city dweller will tell you.

Yes, even ones with the Mercedes and the BMW's face the same problem. So party animal Puru Raaj Kumar has come up with the perfect plan to beat the agony of driving to and from a night out.

He's bought himself a house in Juhu, apart from his bungalow in Worli. If he's partying in the suburbs then he doesn't have to worry about driving back home in the middle of the night.

"If we are in the suburbs and get late, Juhu is a good option. And if it is in town, then we (girlfriend Kora) go back to the Worli house," he says. Puru also has farm houses in Panvel, Manali and Bangalore. And you thought only Saif lived in a truly Nawabi style.

Aman Verma's mobile obsession

Aman Verma

We hear naughty boy Aman Verma has a new fixation in life.

No it isn't some PYT, but his mobile phone. A friend close to him recently shared the information about his fixation with SMSing on the phone.

"Aman is very mobile savvy and loves texting a lot.
In fact he has all these cute acronyms which he's created himself."

Yeah but we bet he's very careful while texting and speaking to strange damsels after his sting experience.

Jaikishan's son-in-law in films

Rajiv Tara

Music director Jaikishan's (of the Shankar Jaikishan duo) SIL (son-in-law) Rajiv Tara makes his debut in Karan Razdan's Eight.

The film is a supernatural flick starring Padmini Kolhapure, Meghna Naidu and Vastavikta (daughter of late actor Raj Kumar who also makes her big screen debut).

"I play a character who can see spirits," says Rajiv who is quite confidant about his role. Ask him about making his debut in a supernatural thriller, he replies, "Basically everyone goes for a mushy love story. But the idea here was to perform as an actor and prove himself."

Raza's Bollywood

Q. What does Amitabh Bachchan like to see early in the morning?

A. Son-Rise.