"Asin overdid it, Nayan underplayed" - Trisha

Actress Trisha is busy reprising Nayanthara's role in the Telugu version of Bodyguard which Kareena Kapoor is playing in Hindi. Paired opposite Venkatesh in the film, the actress says she has completed the first schedule of the film.

With Trisha and Kareena playing Nayanthara's role, there has been a lot of buzz as to who will be the best and whether the other two will live up to or be better than the original act. Asin played the role in Tamil in Kaavalan opposite Vijay. Comparisons between the four actresses have been making headlines but Trisha said in a recent interview that she wants to be herself and stand out. She's also quoted as saying that she believes Nayan underplayed her role while Asin overdid it.

In Chennai on a break from shoot, Trisha took up the cause for dogs and encouraged people to adopt a pet.

Baptism for Prabhu Deva? Why?

No sooner had the affair between Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara blossomed, than it became the focus of public attention. Even the minutest details of their problems were relentlessly published in many newspapers.

Naturally it turned out to be the hottest topic of Kodambakkam. First it was the problem caused by Prabhu Deva’s wife Ramlath and then their divorce. Later it was revealed by some of the closer sources that Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara will be entering wedlock by August.

The latest news is that the parents of Nayanthara have insisted that Prabhu Deva get baptized and convert to Christianity.

It is worth mentioning that Nayanthara born as Diana Marian Kurien belongs to a staunch Roman Catholic family. However Nayan is advocating for her fiancé and wants to settle the issue in a favorable way.

Nayantara and Salman ?

Salman Khan may next concentrate in the sequel to Wanted, the remake of the Tamil film Pokkiri that went on to become a big blockbuster.

Following its success, Salman requested Wanted’s director Prabhu Deva to consider recreating the magic with its sequel with new elements to meet the expectations.

Despite being busy in Kollywood, Prabhu had worked on the sequel of Wanted on Salman's request and it is expected to go on floors by end of this year.

It is rumored that Prabhu Deva’s sweet heart Nayantara will be paired up with Salman in the sequel. There is also speculation in Kollywood that Nayan may quit filmdom and settle for marital bliss after Prabhu obtains his divorce in June.

Speedy Gonzales

Producers are always delighted when directors finish their projects quickly and that is exactly what the producers of Vishal and Sameera Reddy’s untitled film are happy about.

Director Prabhudeva seems to be quick as a wink in finishing the project. Recently, he wanted to shoot an item song with Sophie Choudary and Vishal in Europe but he was denied visa. Not wanting to waste time, he came up with an idea of making a brilliant setting in Binny mills and completed that shoot.

It is said that he has shot almost 90% of the movie already in areas near Hyderabad.

The director wants to get over with his commitments by June so that he can marry Nayanthara in July without having to bother about other commitments.

We sincerely hope all this hurry doesn’t affect the quality of the movie.

Prabhu Deva & Nayan's wedding

Prabhu Deva is working on transferring some of his properties to his wife Ramlath and sons. The property transfers should happen before June and he should submit the documents at the court before divorce. Based on these property transfers, he would be awarded the divorce.

Sources say that as soon as these property transfers are done, Prabhu Deva and Nayantara will begin the groundwork for their wedding. It is expected that the divorce case will come to an end in June and Prabhu and Nayan’s wedding will take place in July.

It is reported that the wedding will take place in Mumbai and the couple are planning to invite close family and friends.

Billa 2 to star hottie Huma Quereshi

Move over Nayanthara. Popular model Huma Quereshi, who appeared in several advertisement commercials has been roped in to play Ajith's ladylove in Billa 2. She is a name to reckon with in ramp shows in Mumbai and she had appeared in many advertisements alongside Shahrukh Khan.

Interestingly she is now shooting for Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur. According to director Chakri Toleti, 'we did make intense search for heroine. She has a meaty role to play in the movie. Finally we settled down for Huma . Billa-2 will be the prequel of Billa and that the story will be about how David became the dreaded don Billa'.

The movie has music by Yuvanshankar Raja and cinematography by Hemant Chaturvedi. Ajith who will join the sets of Billa - 2 on completing his 50th film Mankatha is also upbeat about the project. Sources close to him say the movie would be stylish and would be similar to its earlier version in its gloss and texture.

Kareena prefers Nayan over Asin

Siddique’s Kaavalan is being remade as Bodyguard in Hindi. Salman Khan will be the hero and Kareena Kapoor has been selected for the female lead. Apparently, director Siddique gave her DVDs of the original version in Malayalam also called Bodyguard as well as Kaavalan so that she will get an idea of what is expected from her.

After watching both DVDs Kareena was simply blown away by Nayanthara’s powerful portrayal. She said that she preferred Nayanthara’s performance to Asin’s and will draw her inspiration from the Malayalam version.

The movie is also going to be remade in Telugu and Nayanthara has been asked to reprise her role again. She must be very pleased indeed with the compliments that she is getting!

Nayanthara to quit acting

In a recent interview in Hyderabad, south Indian actress Nayanthara has revealed that she is quitting movies after her ongoing Telugu film Sri Ramarajyam in which she plays the role of Sita.

“Sri Ramarajyam will be my last movie and based on Prabhu’s advice I am quitting movies,” Nayan was quoted as saying to Telugu media. Nayan is cast alongside legendary actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Balaiah in the movie.

Nayanthara further laughed off rumors that her relationship with beau Prabhu Deva is on the rocks. “These are just rumors. We are still together and we will announce our wedding soon,” she added. Prabhu’s divorce is likely to be through in the coming days and the couple has decided to announce their wedding after that.

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