Knot to be?

Brother Bother IN Thane, where Salman Khan has been remanded to judicial custody, the prison has become something of a tourist spot what wi...

THE rumours about Aamir Khan and Preity Zinta are only getting hotter by the day. Virtually everyone in Bollywood says they have secretly tied the knot8230; Preity vehemently denies the accusations, insisting that she8217;s been too busy shooting with Sunny Deol for The Hero all month. Fellow filmis who ran into her at Parmeshwar Godrej8217;s party for Richard Gere and Goldie Hawn noticed the actress make an entry with her Danish boyfriend Lars, but also noticed how she relegated him to the background that evening, preferring instead to chat endlessly with Aamir. Interestingly, if you were to take the tabloids seriously, Preity8217;s something of a serial lover, pledging affection for everyone from Krishen Kumar and Marc Robinson to Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan and now Aamir Khan.

Brother Bother

APPARENTLY, Shah Rukh Khan is still very upset about the incident in Pune when Salman Khan landed up and got violent with Aishwarya Rai, landing a few punches on the Devdas star as well. First, Shah Rukh replaced Aishwarya with Rani Mukherjee in his home-production, and now he8217;s reportedly dropping Salman8217;s chota bhai Sohail from his other home production, to be directed by Farah Khan. Initially, Farah8217;s film was to star Shah Rukh and Sohail Khan. Now, the makers have reportedly signed Sanjay Khan8217;s son Zayed Khan Hrithik Roshan8217;s brother-in-law for the same role. One big casting jhamela this film has turned out to be. First, Farah was keen to have Hrithik in the film with SRK. When Hrithik declined, Abhishek was signed and then subsequently dropped. Vivek Oberoi was considered, then replaced by Sohail Khan who is now out.

Stuck on Salman

IN Thane, where Salman Khan has been remanded to judicial custody, the prison has become something of a tourist spot what with his actor brothers and his family dropping in during visiting hours every day. Surprisingly, despite all the we-are-on-your-side quotes and interviews from his colleagues 8212; everyone from Rishi Kapoor and Sunil Shetty to Sushmita Sen, Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Leela Bhansali pledged support 8212; few have gone to see him. Other inmates at the prison and the star-struck crowd outside were in for a surprise last week when actress Mahima Chaudhary visited the actor along with his parents Salim and Salma Khan. Although she has never worked opposite Khan, Mahima says she has nothing but good memories of the actor from the first overseas stage shows she performed at along with him. Also, she recently danced to a special item song for a forthcoming film of his. 8216;8216;He was eager to know when he might be released,8217;8217; the actress said. 8216;8216;You could see that he8217;s deeply affected by the incident. He8217;s clearly upset,8217;8217; she added.

Shilpa Shunted

FOR some strange reason, the makers of Rishtey, the new Anil Kapoor starrer, are depriving poor Shilpa Shetty of her share of publicity. In the film8217;s promos, only Anil Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor receive any screen time. A remake of Mehmood8217;s Kunwaara Baap, this one has been directed by Indra Kumar. Poor Shilpa, who stepped into Anil8217;s doomed home production, Badhai Ho Badhai when Karisma walked out, is apparently feeling a little let down by the actor who she feels should personally ensure that the Rishtey makers pop her into the promos.

Nagging Doubt

Who do you want to see win awards for performances this year?

Manisha Koirala: 8216;8216;I think Ajay Devgan should get a Best Actor award for Company. He was terrific in the film. There8217;s no competition anyway8230;8217;8217;

Akshay Kumar: 8216;8216;Madhuri Dixit for Devdas. She has proved that age is no barrier and will never be.8217;8217;

Bharat Shah: 8216;8216;My answer might sound biased, but I think Shah Rukh should get Best Actor for Devdas, Aishwarya should get Best Actress and Madhuri Dixit should get Best Supporting Actress. They were terrific in the film. But Ajay Devgan was also excellent in The Legend of Bhagat Singh.8217;8217;

Amisha Patel: 8216;8216;My vote goes to Madhuri Dixit for Devdas. But it would be nice if someone felt I should win an award!8217;8217;