Deepika Padukone is all set to appear in a totally non-glamorous avatar in Ashutosh Gowariker’s period epic ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se’, where she plays the role of a revolutionary named Kalpana Datta for which she has draped in traditional Bengali saris. Designer Neeta Lulla has dressed Deepika for the film and is said to have done research before finalising Deepika’s Bengali look.

“It is a single pallu drape, twice over the shoulder. When she was doing her action sequences, like any other normal sari, we tucked it around her waist,” Lulla said. For Deepika, doing all their stunts in a sari, draped in the traditional way, was a challenge because every time Deepika was to run, the sari would come in her way.

This period film is based on Manini Chatterjee’s book ‘Do and Die: The Chittagong Uprising 1930- 34’ and Deepika’s character Kalpana was a strong and independent woman who joined the mutiny because she believed in the cause.

“Kalpana is not the kind of woman who will sit at home waiting for her husband to return,” says Deepika about her character.

Deepika’s athletic background helped her with the action sequences. “It is nice to do your own stunts given the challenges they offer. I am very spontaneous and did not need the help of a body double,” she said.

Asin made her debut in Bollywood with a vivacious ad talkative role in ‘Ghajini’ which went on to become a great hit. Later she did something different in ‘London Dreams’ opposite Salman Khan. Now, once again she is set to appear with Sallu Bhai but this time once again as a ‘chulbuli’ and bubbly girl. The movie we are talking about is Anees Bazmee’s remake of the Telugu hit ‘Ready’. Previously, there were rumors that Deepika Padukone was being considered for the role.

However, director Bazmee says, “Asin plays the lead. I wonder where Deepika’s name came from! The role requires a ‘chulbuli’, vivacious, talkative and agile girl. Asin was the natural choice.”

At present, Bazmee is preparing for a month-long shooting of his next film ‘Thank You’ in Canada.

Deepika Padukones recent visit to the Cannes was indeed a great
blessing to her. Hollywood calling started from then, for our pretty
lass. She is on cloud nine these days. Well, the reason is, the actress
has been getting calls from many Hollywood agents and the latest is that
one of Hollywood’s biggest names, Woody Allen is keen to meet the
actress.

Deepika’s visit to the Cannes made her the focus of attention for the
Hollywood brigade.

According to sources, during her short stint at Cannes, Deepika was
flooded with many Hollywood offers. The biggest one that took her by
surprise was from an agent who told her that the famous filmmaker Woody
Allen was keen to meet her.

Now, Deepika is all set to take a plunge in case any good offer comes
her way.

Well, the saree did the magic for our beauty.

Of late, Ranbir Kapoor’s personal
life has been the most talked about by the media.

Grapevine was that chocolate boy Ranbir is back with Deepika Padukone
after their break-up last year. He has also been linked to Katrina
Kaif.

Here’s some good news we have for all our Ranbir fans that are going
gaga over him.

Ranbir is still single; and this was confirmed by the actor himself.

“All these link ups, gossips are of no value till the time you
(an actor) prove your might. To be frank, I am not dating anyone,” Ranbir
revealed.

According to him, the best way to respond to all the rumors link-up
between him and his female co-stars is to keep quiet.

Much had been said about Deepika Padukone stealing away the show from the former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with her traditional Indian look. Now, Ash has taken up the opportunity to silence her critics and she appeared in a true Indian flavour as the trailer of Mani Ratnam’s bilingual Raavan/Raavanan was screened to the media at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. The event was attended by the lead stars of the movie, Vikram, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai who looked stunningly beautiful in her black saree.

Suhasini Mani Ratnam, the film’s co-producer and dialogue writer for the Tamil version, said that the film would help “Us understand the grey parts that all of us have in us…None of us is completely white or black”. She also praised A R Rahman for his work and said, “In fact, the music accentuated picture. Songs have a great role to play. They do take the plot forward.”

Ash was also there for the premiere of Oliver Stone’s latest flick, ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’, starring Hollywood big shots Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas and Susan Sarandon on Friday and she wore a stunning pink Gucci gown for the occasion.

First look of Deepika Padukone in Ashutosh Gowariker’s forthcoming film KHELEIN HUM JEE JAAN SEY, releasing on December 3rd 2010.

What do you think this flick is gonna be about???

Check out the first glimpse of Daboo Ratnani Calender featuring Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The calender also includes celebrities likeKatrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan,Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan.

In a recent interview Ranbir Kapoor bares all and informs us that he falls in love everyday. Read to know more:

You have been voted as the sexiest man alive. How does it feel?

There is nothing sexy about me. I have a long nose; big cheeks, long face, broad forehead and my legs are too thin. So I am anything but sexy. But I believe that handsome is as a handsome does. See, in my field you have to blank out all these things. I am an actor and the sole reason of my being is to act and give good performances. I try not to get carried away with such things.

Your towel-dropping scene in ‘Saawariya’ generated a huge controversy. So were you wearing anything under the towel?

No. I was absolutely naked. And fortunately or unfortunately the censor board edited it. Mr Bhansali had a concept that when a young man would fall inlove he would act in a certain way. And the towel dropping act was a guy’s private moment.

So did you drop the towel when you fell in love for the first time?

No. There is nothing like that or else I will have to drop the towel everyday. I fall in love everyday.

So, are you single?

See if I am not married it means that I am single. But if you ask me whether I am in a relationship or not then I feel that I am not a reality TV star and my personal life is something I don’t want to talk about. I am an actor and I would like if people would only talk about my films and my work.

But have you and Deepika broken up?

If I will say ‘yes’ to you, then tomorrow ten other people will ask me ten other odd questions. Thousand of stories will be generated and that will just create more misunderstanding. So I would like to stay clear of all this for now.

Deepika Padukone has a huge fan following around the world and what
would be a better proof to this than the fact that Japanese Prime
Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki Hatoyama are a big fan of
Deepika.

When they were in India, they expressed their desire to meet Deepika
and what followed was a grand dinner in the honor of the Japanese PM
and his wife in which the pretty lady gave company to Sonia Gandhi,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and his ministers at the PM’s residence.
Dressed in a saree by Manish Malhotra, the dusky beauty carried herself
with poise and grace at the event.

Not to mention here that Deepika was just too pleased at this honor.
She said, “It is a privilege and honour for me to be invited for this
dinner. I am excited and nervous at the same time.”

Later, Hatoyama, who happens to be a big Bollywood fan, also went
around exploring the Film City, Goregoan and visited other movie sets
as well.

Check out the poster of Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar starrer Karthik calling Karthik. The movie is a about a loser Farhan Akhtar. Like Deepika’s latest hairstyle?