Priyanka is caught up in the F-word these days. No, don't get us wrong. It's Madhur Bhandarkar's latest film Fashion which is keeping her busy all the time.

As she says herself, "I have been so busy these days that I have found no time to introspect. Fashion is the only movie right now that I am going to be taking a lot of stress over."

2007 has been a cold year for this former Miss World but Priyanka is eagerly looking forward to 2008 in which she will feature in as many as half dozen films.

"This year I had a sort of sabbatical year and this year just two releases. But 2008 will be my busiest calendar as I would be acting in six films. I have acted in about 20 films in my four-year-old cinema career so far and 2008 will be the busiest," says Priyanka.

Her new releases coming out in the next one year include: God Tussi Great Ho with Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan , Love Story 2050 with Harman Baweja , Drona with Abhishek Bachchan , Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion , another film called Chamki Chameli and a yet-to-be-named film with John Abraham as co-star.

Priyanka also tells that there were some calls from the Hollywood to act in English films, but she first preferred to 'master' acting in Indian films.

But coming back to on-screen fashion travails, it is her off-screen fashion issues that are in the news.

At a recent polo event in the city, Priyanka apparently refused to wear a Rohit Bal gown that was provided by the organisers. Priyanka, however, dismisses it as a mix of mere speculation and a lot of gossip. "Not at all! I have absolutely no issue there. In fact, I love Rohit's work.

That day when I came for the event, I had a choice of outfits from various designers. A lot of them did not fit me because I had not done trials in Mumbai before coming for the event. And so, whatever fit me, I wore it for the event. I couldn't have managed the fitting here in Delhi because we were running late. We were really tight on time," she says.

Tisca Chopra has made one of the most successful flips from the idiot box to Bollywood with the recently released Taare Zameen Par.

After watching the movie, almost everyone praised her performance. So, it should not come as a surprise that her talent was recognized by none other than veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah .
Shah has asked Tisca to give acting classes at Subhash Ghai's acting institute, when she's not shooting.

Says Tisca, "It is definitely a great honour for me to get the opportunity to be part of something like this and I hope I can take lots of classes when I am not shooting!"

"Working in Taare Zameen Par has been the most splendid experience and I hope to get many such projects in the future!"

She started her career as a leading lady to Ajay Devgan, disappeared from the film industry, then did plays like Mahtama V/S Gandhi, Salesman Ramlal and Inshah Allah and finally joined television with one of the greatest TV drama Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.

She played mother of the young actor Darsheel in her recent movie.

Name : Kareena Kapoor
Pet Name : Bebo
Date of Birth : 21 September, 1980
Place of Birth : Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Height : 5' 5
Education : Studying Law
Nationality : Indian
Profession : actor
Star Sign: Virgo
Favorite Films: Awaara, Sangam,Bobby, Kal Aaj Aur Kal.
Favorite Car: Mitsubishi Lancer
Favorite Hobby: Horse-riding and cooking
Favourite Designer: Gianni Versace and Manish Malhotra
Leisure Activities: Reading, swimming, eating and making friends
Hate: Liars and Hypocrites
Love: Frankness and Honesty
Address:
2-B/110 Excellency, 4th Cross Road, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 061, INDIA

Karishma Kapoor born on 25th June 1974 into Bombay filmdom's legendary Kapoor family. Her green eyes are the trademark of the Kapoor family. She was the first woman and the fifth generation in the Kapoor's clan to have green eyes.She made her film debut with Prem Qaidi (1991) opposite Harish. Her next big hit was Anari (1993) and during this time she made news with a fight with her Andaz Apna Apna (1994) co-star, actress Raveena Tandon. She had a series of hit comedies between 1994 and 1997 starting with Raja Babu (1994) and ending with Hero No.1 (1997) with Govinda and director David Dhawan. She hit the big time with the super success of Raja Hindustani (1996) and further consolidated her career with Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). In Fiza (2000), she surprised many with an excellent performance showing great emotional range and depth.She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1996 for her role as Arthi in Raja Hindustani (1996). Karishma has won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) as also the Filmfare and Zee award in the same category. She was offered Rani Mukherjee's role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.Formerly engaged to Abhishek Bachchan (2002). Four months after her engagement news of their split came. Then she finally married with Sanjay kapur, a famous industrialist.Making her acting debut with Refugee (2000), for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Kapoor had her first commercial success with her second release, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001).Her performance as a cosmetic beauty in Karan Johar's drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which also released that year, was praised and the film turned out to be her biggest commercial success to date. Following this, Kapoor went on to star in several films which were unsuccessful at the box office, and encountered several negative reviews and criticisms for becoming typecast. Trying to reinvent her image, she took on more serious characters and diverse roles, and was soon recognized for her versatility as an actress.Her portrayal of a sex-worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and won her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. She was noted for her performances in critically acclaimed films like Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006), and earned two Critics Award for Best Actress at the Filmfare. Despite not having that many hits to her credit, Kapoor has established herself as one of the leading actresses of Bollywood.Yet another Kapoor girl to have made a splash in the Hindi films industry, Kareena Kapoor had the privilege of debuting with Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishekh Bachchan.Although J P Dutta failed to create Border's magic in Refugee, Kareena shimmered as a talented actress. She was a natural, without heavy make-up, without too many takes. In fact, Refugee doesn't look like her debut film at all.

Fact
* Younger sister of Karisma Kapoor.
* Granddaughter of Raj Kapoor and her great grandfather is Prithviraj Kapoor.
* She is the second daughter of actress Babita, and actor Randhir Kapoor.
* They have broken the taboo of Kapoor family girls acting in movies.
* She is a very good cook and she can cook everything, Indian, Chinese, cakes, pastries, everything.
* She loves eating and she is out every single day for dinner.
* She likes Thai food and her favourite place to have it is at Thai Pavilion at the President
* Her debut film was Refugee.
* She was the recipient of the Award for Best Debutant for her role in Refugee.
* Loves horseback riding and cooking.
* Currently studying law.
* Turned down a role in Bride and Prejudice (2004) based on Jane AAusten's classic - Pride and Prejudice, co-starring ex-Miss-World and popular actor Aishwarya Rai.
* Trade marks : Her lips.
* Very recently filed a legal case against a reputed film journal for publishing pics of some close kissing-moments with actor Shahid Kapoor at a Mumbai night club, which she claims was false and got-up.

Filmography (2004-now)
Tashan (April 2008) (Under Production)
Halla Bol (January 11, 2008) (Post-Production) ...... As Part Of Screen Footage From The Film Omkara
Lajjo (2008)
Soham - Karan Johar'S Next Project (2008)
Golmaal Returns (2008) (Under Production)
Kambakth Ishq (2008) (Announced)
Kismat Talkies (2008) (Under Production)
Roadside Romeo (2008) (Under Production) ...... Voiceover Of A Dog
Jab We Met (October 26, 2007) (Released) ...... Geeta
Kya Love Story Hai (April 20, 2007) (Released) ...... In An Item Song
Don - The Chase Begins Again (October 20, 2006) (Released) ...... Kamini
Omkara (July 28, 2006) (Released) ...... Dolly (Desdemona)
Chup Chup Ke (June 9, 2006) (Released) ...... Shruti
36 China Town (May 5, 2006) (Released) ...... Priya
Dosti - Friends Forever (December 23, 2005) (Released) ...... Anjali
Kyon Ki (November 2, 2005) (Released) ...... Dr. Tanvi Khurana
Bewafaa (February 25, 2005) (Released) ...... Anjali Sahai
Hulchul (November 26, 2004) (Released) ...... Anjali
Aitraaz (November 12, 2004) (Released) ...... Priya Saxena/Malhotra
Fida (August 20, 2004) (Released) ...... Neha Verma
Dev (June 11, 2004) (Released) ...... Aaliya
Yuva (May 21, 2004) (Released) ...... Mira
Chameli (January 9, 2004) (Released) ...... Chameli
Milenge Milenge (2004)

Awards
2005: Special Performance Award for film "Chameli"
2005: Critics Award Best Performance Award for film "Dev"
2000: Best Debut Award or film "Refugee"
Zee Cine Awards for Kareena Kapoor
2005: Winner, Best Actress for film "Dev"
2001: Winner, Queen of Hearts
2004: Style Award for Diva of the Year
2000: Best Female Debut Awaed for film "Refugee"
2005: Rajiv Gandhi Young Achiever Award and Indian Diva Award
2003: Anandlok "Best Actress" Award for film "Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon", Sansui Award, Best Actress(Jury), film Chameli, Stardust Award, Special Jury Award, film Chameli, Bollywood Award, Best Actress Critics, film Chameli.
2000: Bollywood Awards, Best Female Debut for film Refugee and Sansui Awards Best Debutante for film Refugee.

* 1994 Awarded the Miss World title
* 1997 First Bollywood film "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya" directed by Rahul Rawail
* 1997 Made film debut in Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed Tamil language film, "Iruvar" in which she played a double-role
* 1998 Starred in the critically successful, "Jeans" by S. Shankar
* 2002 Garnered international attention for the lavishly produced "Devdas," which was a major box-office success; film received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival
* 2003 Was the first Indian actress to be invited to sit on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival
* 2004 Chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People"
* 2005 Made her U.S. film debut in Gurinder Chadha's "Bride and Prejudice" a Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale
* 2006 Appeared in "Mistress of Spices," from the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
* 2007 Played an abused wife in Jag Mundhra's indie film "Provoked"
* Appeared in the popular Indian films "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (1999) and "Mohabbatein" (2000)
* Will star opposite Sir Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth in "The Last Legion," an epic set in a crumbling Roman empire (lensed 2006)


Biography


Aishwarya Rai's striking beauty might make her seem an obvious fit as a model, but the truth is that India's 1994 Miss World winner originally took up modeling as a part-time job to get her through school. She was studying to be an architect, but due to her obvious talent on-stage and in front of the camera, -- most notably in a wildly popular Pepsi campaign -- the starlet began accepting the movie offers that had been pouring in. Rai began her reign as Bollywood's favorite leading lady in the film Iruvar, following it up that same year with ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. They both earned her critical praise and the latter brought her a Best Female Debutante Award. More awards would follow, including Best Actress by Filmfare and Zee Cine for 2000s Straight from the Heart. As the actress put more and more films under her belt, her position as India's darling cemented. Her role in 2002's Devdas was especially auspicious; the movie was the most successful in Bollywood history and received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival -- the first Bollywood film to receive such an honor. The next year found Rai making still more headway for Bollywood when she became the first Indian member of the grand jury at Cannes.

By 2004, Rai had appeared in well over 20 films in just seven years, and it was finally time for her to star in her first English-language film. The Hollywood/ Bollywood crossover hit Bride and Prejudice reworked Jane Austen's classic love story Pride and Prejudice with the Bollywood film style, bringing together Eastern and Western actors, as well as themes. The film proved to be yet another successful example in Rai's history of helping to bring India's culture and film into the world spotlight, delighting fans all over the globe. Having sampled Hollywood, Rai was now ready to make a serious foray into American films. She signed on to star with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley in 2007's historical epic The Last Legion as well as French director Coline Serreau's remake of her 2001 film Chaos, which would cast Rai alongside Meryl Streep.


Film

* Guru (2007)
* Provoked (2007)
* The Last Legion (2007)
* Dhoom 2 (2006)
* Umrao Jaan (2006)
* The Mistress of Spices (2006)
* Bride and Prejudice (2005)
* Saamna (2005)
* Shabd (2005)
* Khakee (2004)
* Kyun! Ho Gaya Na Pyar (2004)
* Raincoat (2004)
* Devdas (2003)
* Kuch Naa Kaho (2003)
* Shakti - The Power (2002)
* Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000)
* I Have Found It (2000)
* Josh (2000)
* Mela (2000)
* Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
* Taal (1999)
* Jeans (1998)
* Iruvar (1997)
* Chokher Bali: A Passion Play
* Heart of India

So, all the rumours about Soha and Siddharth (from Rang De Basanti) were not baseless and the couple is actually together and rocking.

The duo can be spottedat various city hotspots. Not only that, we hear that Siddharth has met Saif and his parents and the family has actually put the stamp of approval on his romace with Soha.

Says a source, "It was during the shooting of Rang De Basanti that Soha and Siddharth became extremely close. They had been in a relationship for more than a year but couldn't come out openly with it because he had gone through a divorce from his childhood girlfriend Meghna, last year. "

"Siddharth is a reserved person, he liked Soha's bubbly nature and positivity towards life. Gradually, they both discovered that they had more than a deep affection for each other.

Saif asked Soha over to his Bandra apartment along with her boyfriend. When she arrived, she was surprised to see her parents present as well. Saif had called them over dinner to meet his little sister's object of affection," he adds.

We hear that within minutes of meeting Siddharth, Saif was completely charmed while mom and dad too were impressed with the guy's down-to-earth attitude.

Siddharth based in Mumbai-now for the shooting of Chandan Arora's Striker.