Urmi146;s Undoing

HOW fickle Bollywoodwalas are... Urmila Matondkar, who publicly bitched and bitched about critic-turned-director Khalid Mohammed when he dro...

HOW fickle Bollywoodwalas are8230; Urmila Matondkar, who publicly bitched and bitched about critic-turned-director Khalid Mohammed when he dropped her like a hot potato from Fiza and replaced her with the much more saleable Karisma Kapoor, is now doing the filmmaker8217;s forthcoming film, Tehzeeb. In the three-heroine film, Urmila will play the daughter of Shabana Azmi who played her mum years ago in Shekhar Kapur8217;s Masoom. The third actress in the film is Diya Mirza, we hear. Meanwhile, Mohammed is still waiting for the release of Tareekh, a shoe-string budget project he directed with Raveena Tandon, which has been endlessly delayed because of problems between the film8217;s two producers, Shantanu Sheroey and iDream Productions.

Saathiya indeed

VIVEK Oberoi is upset over all the stories that suggest he8217;s been seeing Aishwarya Rai. The actor insists they8217;re just about getting to know each other as they8217;ve only recently begun shooting together. He8217;s also perturbed by rumours that say he was spotted dancing the night away with Ash at a Kolkata hotspot. Truth is, Vivek flew down to Kolkata when he learnt good friend and co-star Rani Mukherjee had lost her closest cousin. The actor says he spent the next few days by Rani8217;s side. Since Aishwarya was also in the city and since Vivek knew Rani and Ash were like soul-sisters, he called up Ash, informed her of the tragedy, and urged her to spend as much time as she could with her. It was only at Rani8217;s house that Vivek met Ash. Ironically, Vivek says he8217;s spent more time with Rani recently than he has with Ash8230;

Nagging Doubt

Aishwarya Rai has been cast in Gurinder Chadha8217;s Pride 038; Prejudice. The filmmaker wants to cast a Hollywood star as Mr Darcy. Who would be appropriate opposite Ash?

Jackie Shroff: 8216;8216;A gorgeous woman like Aishwarya deserves a handsome man like Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt opposite her. And both are such fine actors too8230;8217;8217;

Zeenat Aman: 8216;8216;Someone who is good-looking, charming, and a credible actor. Because that8217;s a very significant role, and wrong casting can totally upset the project. I vote for Tom Cruise.8217;8217;

Madhu Sapre: 8216;8216;Anyone who can hold his own opposite Ash. She8217;s not only a beautiful woman, she8217;s also a fantastic actress. The man will have to match that!8217;8217;

Asif Kapadia: 8216;8216;Colin Firth played Mr Darcy in the BBC miniseries. He8217;s a charismatic actor, and they need someone of that nature.8217;8217;