Beedi Bombshell 038; Other Stories

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Abhiwarya: If they have Brangelina, we have Abhiwarya. The power couple kept everyone guessing, chasing, guessing, chasing and guessing; Auto rickshaw: Maddox and his Hollywood parents won8217;t forget this joyride easily, can8217;t remember the last time an auto rick made page one splashes world over; Arshad Warsi: The Bandra boy who has become the Big Boss, everyone from the Dhobighat to Kabul agrees

Beedi: The song that made Bipasha, the queen of nautch from Jabalpur to Jalandhar; Brand: The John Abraham kind 8212; calendar, clothesline and website. Er, all fine but how about a solo hit now, Johnny boy?

Chandigarh: Karan Johar8217;s 8216;back8217;hand compliment to the Punjabi kudis raised eyebrows in the City Beautiful; C038;: The much felicitated gaali got Bollywood8217;s legal stamp courtesy Omkara; Cold Wars: Starring The Bachchans and Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and John Abraham, Aishwarya Rai and Mallika Sherawat; Comebacks: Welcome back Kajol Fanaa and Govinda Bhagam Bhag

Don: Bow tie or collarless tie, nobody is going to forget neither the original nor the reloaded version of the man-impossible-to-catch soon; Debuts: Three cheers for the likes of Homi Adjania Being Cyrus, Diwakar Banerjee Khosla Ka Ghosla Saket Chaudhary Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Deepak Dobriyal Omkara and Kangana Ranaut Gangster

Ex Factor: The sullied club headed by Mahesh Bhatt and his proteacute;geacute;, Vikram Bhatt. Remember Woh Lamhe and Ankahee? If it could happen to Parveen Babi and Sushmita Sen then the other ex girlfriends in Bollywood better beware

Face Job: Did they or didn8217;t they? Was it Koena or Riya? Allegations and counter allegations continue but thanks to the bootilicious babes, face job became a part of Bollywood jargon. Funny Guy: Ash8217;s pet word, and the way she says it, in Dhoom 2 made all the funny guys cry!

Gandhigiri: Munnabhai8217;s ode to Bapu will go down in history

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Hair band: David Beckham started it in 2003 but when Abhishek Bachchan does a Becks, the hair band becomes the latest It accessory; Hrithik Roshan: The man with the golden touch

Infidelity: Post KANK, infidelity is the latest relationship statement in tinsel town

Jhalak Dikhla Jaa: Himesh Reshammiya8217;s nasal rendition in Aksar became so popular that a dance show was named after it

Krrish: Forget Spiderman, Superman, X men, He Man, Batman, we have our very own Krrish-man now; KANK: Everyone8217;s still talking about it; Kebabs: So in Kabul they eat kebabs for breakfast, kebabs for lunch and kebabs for dinner; KBC: The battle for the host8217;s hot seat was quite unforgettable

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Liplocks: One made Mika and item girl Rakhi Sawant infamous and the other made Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai oh so famous for brilliant chemistry; Langda Tyagi: Evil8217;s new name after Mogambo

Manglik: Now the whole world knows the minutest details of Aishwarya Rai8217;s horoscope; Munnabhai: Need we say more?

Narmada: The dam that almost damned Aamir Khan in Gujarat; National Awards: Who, What, When, Where, When, Who Cares, really?

Opening Weekend: Bollywood8217;s latest business model; Omkara: Heartland8217;s Bard; Oscar Debate: Lage Raho Munnabhai or Rang De Basanti? Never was it tougher

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Poona: Osho8217;s town came on the world map after a certain Brangelina camped here for the Mighty Heart; Paparazzi: And so they all came running after, only in this country, the hide and seek is an obstacle chase

Queen Bee: As in Rani Mukherji who dominated the marquee with her crying jags in KANK and Baabul, media mismanagement in Varanasi and an alleged link-up with The Man, Aditya Chopra

R is the New K: Rakesh Roshan, Rajkumar Hirani, Rakeysh Mehra made R the new K word for success; Rang De Basanti Effect: The youth anthem percolated on the street and the whole of India watched

Sequels: With Krrish, Lage Raho Munnabhai and Dhoom 2, sequels are the way to go; Sexy Sam: Handcuffs, whips and a blonde a day, Big B at his raunchiest best; Sabotage: The latest excuse given for a flop

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Topi: Aishwarya Rai8217;s Umrao Jaan headgear created a furore; Twins: Amrita Rao kept her second half hidden but Preeta came tumbling out

UTV: With triumphs like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Rang De Basanti and The Blue Umbrella,

UTV emerges as the stable that wins all the gambles.

Vivaah: The film that gave painter MF Husain another muse

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Water: Everyone has already seen it but when can India catch a glimpse of Deepa Mehta8217;s film?

Xtras: A missing category. Come on guys, give us some reason to crane our necks at the background too

YRF: Yash Raj Films, the three words that rule Bollywood

Zeroes: In star salaries especially post the multi-crore film deals with big production houses