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Babe8217;s baby

Pooja Bedi has sorted out her priorities in life and has never looked back. She is a content wife and a proud mother. Meether any day and you will notice that when she talks others listen because the girl knows what she is talking about. Last time I met her, she told me about her birthing experience 8212; you know she had her baby girl in the States. She says, there were nine people in the labour room 8212; her dad, mom, Nikki, Farhan and some other close friends. When the baby was ready to make its entrance to the world, they all shouted Pooja push8217;, in unison. And guess what? The baby was out in 10 minutes flat. quot;The screaming must have really frightened my baby and she came out really soon,quot; says Pooja, in jest.

Chop and change

What8217;s with today8217;s newcomers? They walk in and out films so fast it seems that they are unable to make up their minds about anything. Rani Mukherjee, who is practically a newcomer, has walked out of two films in a fortnight. First, we heard that she walked out of Mansoor Khan8217;s Josh. Of course no one is confirming this but they say Mansoor and the starlet had problems. She was replaced by PriyaGill for this role, which casts her opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Now it8217;s happened again. This time it8217;s the Amitabh-Nana Patekar starrer Kohram, where she was paired with Mukul Dev. Ayesha Jhulka has stepped into her shoes this time. We don8217;t know why Rani walked out of this film but Ayesha must be really grateful to her these days she is accepting just about any role.

Personal choice

Talking of girls who are trying to make it big, Suman Ranganathan8217;s name cannot be overlooked. Only her personal life is so damn confusing. She moved out of ex-boy friend Rahul Roy8217;s house to a flat at Bandra Bandstand which happened to be closer to her new boyfriend Farhan8217;s bungalow. Farhan, for those who don8217;t know, is Honey Irani8217;s son. But things are terribly wrong between the two. For a start they have little in common. Suman8217;s new man 8212; who is actually a kid 8212; is very insecure about her. She, on the other hand, appears far more mature, mentally.

But apparently Suman is trying hard to made it work out. Rightnow she wants stability in both her love life and career. What that boils down to is simple 8212; depending on what comes first, Suman may change her priorities overnight.

Second chance

If only Dastak hadn8217;t been Sushmita Sen8217;s debut flick. It8217;s obvious that the actress has potential which wasn8217;t exploited in that movie. If you8217;ve been seeing the promos of Zor you will understand my drift. The girl is looking fantastic. Her thin legs aren8217;t showing, the music isn8217;t bad either and people associated with Zor are saying that she can act. What8217;s more, Sunny who is ageing though not as fast as he is balding can do with a touch of glamour in all his films. While the heroine adds beauty to the film, good old Deol is the beast his action scenes remain his forte and those he saves them for himself, as always. So, watch out for this deadly combination.

True Lies

You read it somewhere but don8217;t know whether to believe it or not. Bollywood loves to live in controversy and often their real lives seemmodelled on film plots. Here is a collection of some star rumours that have hit the headlines. Read them at your own risk:

Sunil Shetty is opening a five-star hotel in Mangalore. This rumour even Shetty doesn8217;t believe. He says at the most he may set-up a restaurant in amchi Mumbai.

Madhuri Dixit charged over Rs two crore for Engineer, a trilingual film that has Arvind Swamy and Mads working together, for the first time. Madhuri campers deny this, but others insist that she has hiked her price.

Kama Sutra is safe now and will finally be released as they have even changed their publicity strategies to satisfy the Censor Board. Fine, now we have a tamer version of the film and promos. But that8217;s when the real trouble begins. After all the cuts, will anyone want to see the film?

Ganesh Naik, who by the way is Mumbai8217;s Forest Minister, has turned producer with Jeeyo Aur Jeene Do. After all, if film stars can make politics an alternate profession 8212; Amitabh, Raj Babbar, Shatrughan Sinha, Rajesh Khanna andnow Vinod Khanna 8212; then our netas can take on tinseltown.