Hrithik confirmed for 'Agneepath' remake

It's official. Karan Johar has finally admitted it is Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra in the 'Agneepath' remake.

Speaking officially for the first time about the casting of the 'Agneepath' remake, Karan Johar coolly and cleverly passes on the buck to his novice director Siddharth Malhotra for Abhishek Bachchan's absence in the remake...a decision that jolted everyone who thought that Abhishek was a natural and inevitable inheritor of the 'Agneepth' role.

Says Karan: "When my father (late Yash Johar) produced 'Agneepath', he left everything to his director Mukul Anand and kept completely away from the project. I'm carrying on the family tradition."

"The casting for the 'Agneepath' remake was decided by the director Siddharth Malhotra. He decided on Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra. Why Hrithik and not Abhishek? I think Siddharth has his own ideas on how to present the character. I think the protagonist in the new 'Agneepath' would be very different from how he was in the original."

The script for the new 'Agneepath' is also entirely revamped. Priyanka Chopra won't play a nurse, like Madhavi had done in the original. And Mithun Chakraborty's character from the original has been done away with completely.

If there was any tension about Abhishek not even being approached for the remake of "Agneepath", it was wiped away at the HDIL Haute Couture Week where it was crystal-clear that the Bachchans still treated Karan as part of their family.

At Manish Malhotra's fashion show, Abhishek, more baffled than hurt by not even being asked to do the 'Agneepath' remake, walked up and warmly hugged Karan. Later, Karan coaxed the original 'Agneepath' protagonist Amitabh Bachchan to walk the ramp with star of the remake Hrithik Roshan, thereby putting an end to all speculation within the film industry about a strain between the Bachchan parivar and Karan over the 'Agneepath' issue.

Says Karan emotionally: "The Bachchans and my family go back a long way. Our association is not on a film-to-film basis. It doesn't matter how many films we work in or don't work in. For the record I will be doing at least 10 more films with Abhishek in my lifetime. He has already done two films with our banner Dharma Productions. He's doing 'Dostana 2' next year."

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The K3G trio Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan walked the ramp at the Indian Couture Week in Mumbai - Photos

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Hrithik tackles 'Paani' rumours

Hrithik Roshan has shot down reports that he has asked director Shekhar Kapur to make changes in the script of 'Paani'.

"Another unwanted rumour regarding 'Paani'. Actors like myself, aspiring to work with greats like Shekhar Kapur, do not demand script changes," Hrithik posted on his Twitter page.

"It would be my good fortune and a blessing if I get an opportunity to work with him, a genius director and an even greater human being! Pls respected people of the press, set the record straight," he added.

'Paani' is internationally acclaimed director Shekhar's ambitious global project. Set in the future, it shows how water becomes a precious commodity and creates a rift between communities. The film will hit theatres in 2011.

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Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan's new pet

Cuddling up to Paris! Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan have got a beagle for their sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan. They have named the five-week-old pup, Paris.

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Hrithik Roshan in Guzaarish - Photo

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First Look Launch Of 'Guzaarish' - Photos

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EXCLUSIVE WATCH: Guzaarish - Theatrical Trailer

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Hrithik Roshan get waxed

Hrithik Roshan is in London to have his wax statue installed at Madame Tussauds. The star is wondering how the statue should look.

He writes on Twitter, "Bright London day. Enroute 2 d Tussauds with my 2 beautiful bosses Sussanne (his wife) and Anaita (stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania)! Still undecided. Send ur votes in for d classic suit or Dhoom."

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"Aishwarya is my muse"

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is back with 'Guzaarish'. And he has once again teamed up with Aishwarya Rai in the film and says she is his muse. He also describes her as one of B'wood's timeless actresses.

"Aishwarya is my muse, my jaan and I get terribly excited when I make a film with her because she is very, very special. Some people are timeless and Aishwarya will be there for another 20 years," Bhansali told reporters today (September 23) at Cinemax in Mumbai, where the first look of 'Guzaarish' was unveiled.

This is Bhansali's third film with Aishwarya after 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' (1999) and 'Devdas' (2002).

Aishwarya said: "This was a very special film for us. We are glad to share this special piece of work with you before we reveal it to the rest of the world."

The director was also all praise for his male lead Hrithik Roshan.

"I have never enjoyed working with any other actor as much as I have enjoyed working with Hrithik, just for the kind of talent he has, for the kind of person he is," said Bhansali.

In the film Hrithik Roshan will be seen as a magician, while Aishwarya Rai plays a nurse who is estranged from her husband. The film will reportedly touch on the issue of controversial mercy killings.

Bhansali has even composed music for the film as he couldn't rely upon anyone to get the right effect. There are eight songs in the film and 12 songs in the album.

"The reason behind doing the music of the film is that I think I understand the characters and understand most what they would express musically than any other music director. Some deep thoughts are my concern, so whatever little music I knew, it was a sort of experiment. But I am happy with what I have done," said Bhansali.

Jointly produced by UTV Blink and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film hits theatres November 19.

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Hrithik, Sussanne's waxing adventure

Hrithik Roshan's currently at Madame Tussauds, where he's set to have his statue installed at the famous wax museum. In London to have his face and body measurements taken, Hrithik's wondering which of his looks the statue should have.

The star posted on his Twitter page today (September 20), “Bright London day. En route 2 d tussuads with my 2 beautiful bosses Sussanne (his wife) and Anaita (stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania)! Still undecided. Send ur votes in for d classic suit or Dhoom.”

Our vote goes to 'Dhoom', which showed off HR's sculpted bod to perfection! And we hope the Hrithik's 'bosses' feel the same way.

Sussanne Roshan added on her Twitter page, "On a tour behind the scenes, of all artists who sculpt n create all figures; speechless n no words can describe the detail they put in it! Just saw d body sculpting making of lady Gaga, Tom Cruise, heads of Obama, Leonardo, Madonna, Britney all floating around, surreal..!!"

The couple even joked about getting the spelling of the museum wrong. Sussanne wrote, "Just entering back gate of Madame Tussauds..finally got the right spelling!"

After which Hrithik, who'd spelt the name wrong in his first tweet, wrote, "TUSSAUDS!!!"

But it wasn't all laughs there. One sculpture actually got Hrithik's missus crying. "The one that got tears in my eyes is the new addition MJ statue which goes to Berlin..felt he was lookin straight into my eyes, beautiful."

Wonder what emotions watching Hrithik's completed statue will bring about in Sussanne! Strong ones for sure, considering she's involved in the process in her own way.

Hrithik joins Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai - all of whom have their sculptures at Madame Tussauds. Hrithik's statue will be installed in early 2011.

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Bollywood's top tax payers revealed

Shah Rukh Khan has got back his position as Bollywood's top tax payer. For 2010- 2011, he's paid more taxes than Akshay Kumar, who'd topped the list for 2010-2009. SRK has paid Rs. 5 crores for the second quarter this time round, compared to Akki's 4.5 crores.

They are followed by Aamir Khan, who paid Rs 4 crores. The fourth place is shared by Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, both paying Rs 2.5 crores.

Katrina leads the B'wood heroine brigade, with Rs 1.3 crore. She's followed closely by Kareena Kapoor, who's paid Rs 1 crore.

Someone who's really fallen on this chart is Hrithik Roshan, who's only paid Rs 50 lakhs for the year, compared to Rs 3 crores last year.

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At the airport

1. Shah Rukh Khan at Mumbai airport. The actor zipped in and out of Kolkata for a day for an ad shoot. He returned the same night. pic/ RAJU SHELAR

2. Hrithik Roshan and wife Sussanne return from Spain, where the actor had been shooting for Zoya Akhtar's film.

pics/ RAJU SHELAR

3. Gal pals Ekta Kapoor and Prachi Desai returning from Dubai. The soap queen and the actress had gone on a holiday there along with a bunch of other pals. pic/ SATYAJIT DESAI

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Hrithik's son breaks hearts

Hrithik Roshan's older son Hrehaan is quite a heart breaker we hear.

Apparently, Hrehaan is a good-looking child and very reserved quite like daddy. And guess who is a fan of this superstar-son? The parents of his class-mates! On PTA (parents-teacher association) day Hrehaan gets a lot of attention from visiting parents. But the child keeps to himself. Sounds exactly like papa doesn't he.

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Hrithik stopped smoking

Hrithik Roshan has stopped smoking. He tweeted yesterday: "Giving up smoking! Any of you disgusting smokers wanna join me?? Love to the rest of you non-smokers!"

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Hrithik, Priyanka back with Agneepath

After sizzling on screen in the super hit Krrish, one will once again see the couple Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan in the remake of Agneepath, directed by debutant Karan Malhotra.

The movie is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Production and has Hrithik in the lead playing Vijay Dinanath Chavan. A source reveals, “Priyanka has been taken onboard to play the lead role played by Madhavi in the earlier film. Karan finds Priyanka apt for the role and approached her with the script. Priyanka said yes in a blink and is playing the lead opposite Hrithik.”

The source continues, “Priyanka and Hrithik will be coming together onscreen after almost five years. While Hrithik will be playing Amitabh Bachchan’s role, Priyanka will be essaying his nurse- girlfriend role, played by Madhavi in the original. Both complement each other on screen.”

The original was produced by Yash Johar. “Little minor changes will be made in the script, making it modern, keeping the plot more or less the same. However, the dialogue will be the same, penned by Kader Khan. The character played by Mithun Chakraborty has been totally done away with in the remake,” adds a source.

Despite repeated attempts, Priyanka remained unavailable for comment. Karan Malhotra did not comment either.

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Khans, Roshans bonding continues

The Gauri Khan-Sussanne Roshan bonding continues. And this time they were actually bonding at London’s Old Bond Street.

These two superstar wives were dressed in their designer best, and each of them was carrying enough bags to break a donkey’s back. Unfortunately there are no mules in London, so Gauri and Sussanne were lugging their own plastic sacks laden with the most expensive stuff that the London stores stock.

Hrithik, who is wrapping up his shoot in Spain, is expected to join Sussanne, Gauri and Shah Rukh in London any day now. The Khans and the Roshans are expected to party hard. This is the lifestyle of Bollywood’s rich and famous.

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'Krissh' is ready for a comeback

Rakesh Roshan will direct Hrithik in the superhero sequel

After 'Kites' flopped, it looks like the Roshans are returning to their comfort zone. No more stories with foreign languages, instead it's a return to desi roots. So Rakesh Roshan will be directing son Hrithik is 'Krissh 2', the third in their series that started with 'Koi Mil Gaya' and 'Krissh'.

It seems papa Roshan doesn't want to take any chances after the 'Kites' debacle, and has chosen to handle the new movie himself. Apparently, work on the script has already begun, and Roshan Sr wants to make this movie bigger and better, along the lines of Hollywood sequels.

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Hrithik's set to be waxed

He'll be getting his statue at Madame Tussauds soon, joining SRK and Big B

Hrithik Roshan is the next Bollywood celebrity to have his wax statue installed in the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum in London.

After Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik has reserved a spot for himself at the famous museum.

Hrithik's statue will be installed in early 2011.

"We began our association with the world-famous Madame Tussauds museum in 2000 when at the inaugural International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in 2000 at the Millennium Dome, Amitabh Bachchan was announced as the first ever Indian film star to be honoured in wax," Andre Timmins, one of the directors of Wizcraft, said.

"Then followed a string of select Indian stars and we are very pleased that Hrithik Roshan now joins this esteemed waxed league, within a decade of entering the film industry."

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Getting saucy in Spain: Hrithik, Farhan go shirtless

Here's a first look at the cast of Zoya Akhtar's film in Spain

Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin are in Spain shooting Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The cast is filming most of the scenes in and around Madrid.

A few fans got a chance to get up close and personal with the actors and take pictures with them while they were shooting.

Recently the actors shot a scene depicting them having a mock fight with tomatoes on the streets of Spain. The scene is inspired by the annual La Tomatina event in Bunol near Valencia.

The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight which takes place between 11am and 1pm on that day. The event has become one of the highlights on Spain's summer festival calendar with thousands of people flocking to this little Valencian town.

Both Katrina and Hrithik were drenched in tomato pulp and had a great time shooting the scene. With Sussanne Roshan joining the team, the cast keeps themselves busy indulging in adventure sports and playing board games.

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CCTVs to monitor Hrithik's household staff

Rakesh Roshan has installed nine close-circuit television cameras in the three floors of his house inorder to ensure the safety of his family. And the senior Roshan personally monitors the footage from each of the cameras. This way, he can keep a tab on the comings and goings in his house. The cameras are aimed at the entrances to the house and in the kitchen. Apparently, he had ordered the cameras a long time ago, but has installed them only recently.

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