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Reports suggest that Rahul Mahajan is taking his new role of the "groom-to-be" quite seriously. As announced so many times in the advertisements, Rahul's swayam-var (or should we be saying "swayam-vadhu") may really culminate in a grand wedding. It seems that Rahul has indeed decided to settle down with the girl who wins this show.

When you think of the phrase "timeless beauty", which names crop up in your mind? For most Bollywood fans, Hema & Rekha are the two Divas who can be described with this phrase. Both Rekha ji and Hema ji seem to not have aged at all. Their beauty and grace seem to defy all laws of nature. From the glow on their lovely faces to their 1000 watt smiles, everything about these two women seems to be just perfect. Both Hema & Rekha have ruled Bollywood for decades and are counted amongst the most successful Bollywood actresses even today.

It has been almost a decade since the Khiladi Kumar romanced many leading ladies of Bollywood in real life. His off screen romances were more talked about than the on screen ones. This gave Akshay Kumar a playboy image, which was shattered after his marriage to Twinkle Khanna in 2001. Since then, we have had no real casanova in Bollywood......till now.

Om Puri, who is regarded as one of the finest actors in India, is very upset with his wife. Om’s journalist wife Nandita Puri has penned a biography on her famous husband. Unlikely Hero: The Story Of Om Puri, her book has become a bone of contention between the two. “Why”, you might ask. After all, writing a book about one’s famous husband can only be regarded as a nice gesture.

PDA or “Public Display of Affection” seems to be quite in vogue these days. While the oldies of Bollywood still swear by the “Just Friends” tag, the younger generation is more open about their relationships. So you have Saif-Kareena, Deepika-Ranbir and John-Bipasha going gaga about their relationships.

For a film of course! The pretty lady is bored of playing the pretty lady in all her films and wants to try out something different.

As Katrina Kaif puts in:

Even years after winning the Miss World title, model Yukta Mukhey hasn’t been able to give any direction to her filmi career! God knows how she plans to direct full fledged Bollywood movies?

Yet, film direction is now on her mind and she is determined to restart her filmi gaddi with it.

When she first began her career in Bollywood, all she could manage was to grab a role in Pyaasa opposite a one-hit-star Aftab Shivdasaani, who was himself trying to find his aftaab of hope in the industry!

What did you think?

When Kareena Kapoor did her debut in Rafugee, she was received with mixed reactions from the audience and critics. But this sibling of Karishma Kapoor has not only proved herself, but has even surpassed the popularity of her elder sis!

Not all siblings have been so lucky. Or rather, not all have been working hard enough to prove themselves.

Amrita Arora