A peek at Dabbo Ratnani’s 2009 calendar

New Year calendars with Bollywood celebrities adding glaour and glitter to it are the most awaited part of any oncoming year. Among the most awaited ones is the calendar of Dabboo Ratnani. This time Dabboo has come up with his calendar featuring the brightest Bollywood stars like Akshay Kumar, Kangna Ranaut, Sushmita Sen, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Kajol, Riteish Deshmukh and Deepika Padukone.

The calendar has Kajol in her ‘bindaas’ self atop a Mumbai taxi in a flaming red dress. Deepika Padukone is an all different look with her warrior queen avatar with a designer sword. Riteish Deshmukh looks awesomely striking with his Beatles-inspired sixties’ black and white look. Sajnay Dutt looks deadly behind the wheels of the gleaming red Ferrari.

Says Dabboo about his work, “I have not restricted myself to any dramatic theme for 2009. Some are in black and white, some are in reds while the rest are in vivid colors,” says Dabboo who begins work on his annual ritual in September every year. “Initially, I used to collect snaps of the stars I had shot and put them together for the calendar. But later, I began shooting them exclusively for it.”

What 2009 holds for our Bolly stars

Numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani predicts what 2009 holds for our top Bollywood stars and how their movies will work at the box-office.Check what he has to say about them:

Shah Rukh Khan
The Badshah of Bollywood may not have a great year health-wise. He’s in his 44th year, which adds up to 8, representing Saturn (Shani). Unfortunately, it doesn’t augur well for King Khan as 8 has not worked well for him in the past.

Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik is in his 35th year and will soon be 36. However, 9 is not one of his best numbers. In fact, 9 of Mars can make a person impulsive and accident-prone, so he better watch out instead of playing superhero! A very potent combination rules him, so he should avoid multi-starrers and take up work that has him in the lead. He and his father should make more films together as all their three films were huge hits.

Salman Khan
He is governed by number 9, the fiery Mars (Mangal), the planet of energy, which makes a person impetuous, accident-prone, stubborn and inflexible. His comeback vehicles – Tere Naam and Partner – add up to 9. His girlfriend Katrina’s destiny number is 9. She’s a water sign (Cancerian) and he’s an Earth sign, and these signs usually go well together. So, he should lie low this year as he could be subject to defamation, scandal and false accusations. In 2010, he’ll be 45, one of his best years, and marriage could be on the cards. But if he marries Katrina, she should brace against his fiery outbursts.

Saif Ali Khan
Saif is in his 39th year, adding to 3, which is Jupiter, planet of wealth. Though his girlfriend Kareena (a number 3) hasn’t married him yet, Saif can still expect to have a fortunate year, especially after his 40th birthday as 4 is one of his luckier numbers.

Akshay Kumar
The Khiladi will remain in his 42nd year till September 9 next year and it will be an eventful year. His name as well as the year 2008 adds to 28, which was also why it was so good for him. Chandni Chowk To China is expected to do well too, along with 8+10, which gives us 9 again.

Abhishek Bachchan
Junior AB is currently in his 33rd year and 6 is among his favoured numbers. However, on February 5, he’ll enter his 34th year (7), which is neither good nor bad for him. Delhi 6 is spelt so instead of Dilli 6 on our behest and adds to 6 too, so it should do him well. We’d always maintained that ABCL won’t do well under Big B as his numbers are not conducive to business; however, it stands a better chance under Abhishek.

Katrina Kaif
Katrina is a number 7, ruled by Neptune and the Moon, planets that endow imagination and creativity. She is doubly influenced by these planets as they govern Cancerians. The flipside is they can make her restless and moody. She’s now in her 25th year (7). So, this could be one of her best years.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Her name adds to 50 or 5, which is the same as AB Baby’s. So, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that she rules him! In Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, she can expect to get rave reviews, and maybe even outdo Abhishek. She can make a good brand ambassador for India. After she turns 37, her entry into politics could also not be ruled out. Aishwarya should try to focus on doing foreign films; Hollywood is a good option too.

What do you predicts for our stars folks?

New Kid Jackky Bhagnani a Hrithik Fan

 

There’s a new kid on the block now, and this time its producer Vasu Bhagnani’s son Jackky Bhagnani. All of 24 this new kid says he idolizes Hrithik Roshan.“I idolise Hrithik Roshan. His single-minded focus is what I want to imbibe. And I have grown up admiring Amitabh Bachchan. Just the way Big B claims that he is still learning after all these years, I, too, want to keep improvising, learning and make a mark,” he confirms. He is going to make his debut with Kal Kissne Dekha directed by Vivek Sharma and produced by his dad Vasu Bhagnani. Although its his debut, he is no stranger to the camera.“I have assisted my father on many films including Deewanapan, Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, Shaadi No1, etc’,” says Jackky, “and I know how meticulously the entire unit works while one man steals the show on screen. So, in my debut film, I come with some understanding of films as my subject. It’s about dedication, hardwork and value for time, money and energy,” he adds. Only time will tell whether this kid will match up to the likes of Ranbir, Neil, and Imran.

Michael Jackson meets Hrithik Roshan

It rarely happens that Hollywood stars are keen to meet Bollywood stars, however recently pop king Michael Jackson specially came to meet our very own Bollywood hottie Hrithik Roshan.

Apparently Hrithik was shooting for his home movie Kites, in LA when he was busy preparing for a shot and suddenly spotted Jackson at the set.A source reveals, “Michael introduced himself to Hrithik. It was a funny scene to see someone like him, who the whole world knows introducing himself. The two spoke for a short time and then Michael left.”

Michael was in the same area for his filming commitments and decided to meet Hrithik when he heard that he was nearby.

Kangana Ranaut wants to be like Hrithik

Kangana surely looked every inch like a model in her last successful flick Fashion but the leggy lass is still not happy with her body and wants a body like some other Bollywood celebrity.

The celebrity here in question is not any actress but apna hottie Hrithik Roshan.Kangana recently said, “I’m going to have a body like Hrithik Roshan.”Can you imagine Kangana’s face on Hrithik’s body, that would be hilarious.

Oye! It’s Friday’ with Farhan Akhtar

With ‘Rock On’ we saw many facets of the multi-talented director Farhan Akhtar. After making his presence felt as the actor, producer, performer and director, Farhan is to unveil yet another brand new ‘avatar’ of himself- this time as a talk show host. Farhan’s show ‘Oye! It’s Friday’ is all set to premiere next Friday (Dec 12) on NDTV Imagine.

The show will have Farhan indulge in informal talks with some of the Bollywood’s biggest celebrities. In addition, there will be some great live performances too.

The first guest for Farhan’s show will be none other than Hrithik Roshan who has been his close friend for many years now. Hrithik even starred in Farhan’s second directorial venture Lakshya. With Farhan, Hrithik speaks about how he met his wife Suzanne, his recent holiday to the islands of Bora Bora, his experience of meeting with Michael Jackson and much more.

While hosting the show, Farhan in his usual playful mood, asked Hrithik about his closeness to his Jodhaa Akbar co-star. Hrithik turned red with embarrassment but Farhan continued teasing him. Finally when he saw that his buddy was a little uncomfortable in his seat, he laughed and said, “I was talking about your co-star the elephant with whom you spent so much time together.”

As a topping to the dessert, the first episode also has the super sexy Neha Dhupia who burns the dance floor with her performance. If that was not enough, you also have Hard Kaur singing ‘Move Your Body’ and ‘Tulli’.

Jodhaa Akbar a favorite for BAFTA Awards

Ashutosh  Gowariker’s magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar is a favorite at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards this year.Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan has been nominated at the BAFTA for the Best Foreign Film Category.According to sources the film has been well received by the critics and the BAFTA jury and has very good chances of winning the award if all goes well.The BAFTA awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Opera House in London on 8th February.We wish the team of Jodhaa Akbar all the best!