Kim to be single again?

All is not well between Kim Sharma and her boyfriend, Spanish singer Carlos Marin.

The couple is headed for splitsville. The saucy Mohabbatein actress, who was earlier involved with cricketer Yuvraj Singh, was shattered after the ugly break-up, till she started dating Carlos.

Kim and Carlos first met on a flight from Toronto to London and it was love at first sight. Kim and Carlos had even decided to tie the knot in February 2010. “Distance pulled them apart.

That’s the reason why the shaadi did not happen,” says a source close to Kim.

After kissing several frogs in the hope that they’d metamorphose into Prince Charming, one thought that Kim had finally got lucky. Alas!

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Siddhartha Mallya tones up for Deepika

Deepika Padukone has one of the best bods in town and it’s only fair that the men she squires at least strive for perfection.

Certainly, her newest beau, the young Siddhartha Mallya gets full marks for trying. The scion of the UB Group cut a podgy figure on the party circuit when he arrived from England over two years ago. "

But perhaps he didn’t have much incentive to lose flab. Until the arrival of luscious Deepika in his life.

The work-hard, party-hard Mallya junior who is said to be smitten by Deepika-one of his favourite requests at night clubs, we hear, is Uff teri adaa from Kartik calling Kartik — has been dieting hard and working out harder to match steps with his lady love.

At a recent appearance the two made for a striking couple.

On her part, Deepika who has been seen with Siddhartha at IPL matches and Formula One races, is only too willing to reciprocate his affection.

A certain Ranbir Kapoor is evidently a closed chapter.

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Bebo, Saif go house hunting!

It’s got nothing to do with the sky-high prices of real estate in Bandra west. But, the top storey flats in the upcoming apartment opposite the landmark building Fortune Heights is selling at more of a premium than penthouses elsewhere in the area.

The reason? Fortune Heights is where Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan live. They have an apartment on the 10th floor. And Saif’s production house has its office on the second. Now the wily builder of the building across is rumoured to be looking at a “good price” for the flats that overlook Bollywood’s most celebrated couple’s living room!

When Saif bought the penthouse, it was one of the most coveted properties in the area. The actor, who lived in Versova, took a lot of time selecting this apartment. He also bought a huge office on the second floor. Then, Kareena moved in. However, as is the case in every bylane of Mumbai, suddenly there is another tall building across the road. And Saif and Kareena are seriously house-hunting again.

Bebo, who didn’t know too many details of the opposite building, said, “Saif and I love our current home. It has a very good vibe. But, yes, I can see other buildings have suddenly cropped up. And at some point our privacy may be compromised. So we are looking at buying a bungalow in and around Bandra. It’s hard to find the kind of home that Saif has in mind. He wants a very English-styled villa!” If they don’t find that, the next best thing to do would be to buy the top storey flats in the building opposite!

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SRK, Gauri to act together

Now that Shah Rukh is taking time off from shooting for his various endorsements to concentrate on RA.One, wife Gauri Khan is exploring unchartered territory. She has bagged her first brand endorsement with her husband.

Very soon, the couple will be seen in a television commercial. The buzz in the industry is that they will endorse a very popular furnishing house. The shoot for the commercial is likely to take place in Mumbai.

Ad filmmaker, Sunhil Sippy, (who directed Snip) will be directing King Khan and his wife in this commercial. And in this stint, Sunhil seems to have got by with a little help from his friends Makarand Deshpande and Saurabh Shukla actively helping him out wherever possible.

Gauri, who has always maintained a very low profile in the industry, is known to have designed costumes for her husband during his Baazigar (1993) days. She turned producer with Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007). According to the source Gauri is finally letting go of her shell.

“Gauri has been approached for commercials earlier but somehow things never worked out. This commercial with Shah Rukh will be her first full-fledged assignment in front of the camera,” added the source.

Be it Saif Ali khan and Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai or Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, star couples have always sizzled on the small screen.

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Jail-bird Lindsay

Samantha Ronson has paid a visit to her ex-girlfriend Lindsay Lohan in jail.
Lindsay Lohan's jail term has been reduced and the actress may be released as early as Aug 2, says Los Angeles Country Sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Mean Girls’ star Lindsay Lohan is said to be getting VIP treatment in prison, with gourmet meals, sweets and even drugs being provided for her.
Lindsay Lohan's repeated parole violations finally caught up with her Tuesday when the troubled young actress was handcuffed and sent to jail to serve a 90-day sentence.
Lindsay Lohan's new attorney, celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro, said on Friday the troubled actress will go to jail as recently ordered by the judge overseeing her probation.

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Ash steals hearts!

Rajinikanth has a huge fan following in Malaysia and so it was quite a treat for his fans to see their superstar make an appearance in Kuala Lumpur for the music launch of his new film, along with AR Rahman, director S Shankar, lyricist Vairamuthu and producer Kalanidhi Maran.

But while Rajinikanth made the kind of impact that only he can, it was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan — looking her gorgeous self in a Manish Malhotra outfit — who proved to be quite a heart-stealer! An instant hit with the crowds, she even greeted the 3,000 plus crowd in their native language. According to a source, the flow of the event was to be such that Ash would make her appearance first on stage along with the cast of the film. “However, Ash surprised them all as she insisted that since it’s a music event, the focus should be on the director, music director, the lyricist and they should therefore be going on stage before her and speak about the music. They all obliged and later when Ash finally took the stage, the crowds went crazy as they chanted her name,” says the source.

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Small screen's big games!

They don’t just compete at the Box Office. On the small screen too, our filmi stars slug it out for TRPs. As Salman Khan gets ready to host the next season of “Bigg Boss”, the macho man will go head to head against the original reality TV host-cum-star, Amitabh Bachchan, who will host “Kaun Banega Crorepati” on another channel, in the same slot. As they say, TV stars toh apni jagah, but to make it big in the reality television format, what you need is a major Bollywood A-lister.

When “Bigg Boss” first started, it cashed in on Arshad Warsi’s newfound Munna Bhai popularity, and the big screen’s Circuit made the perfect tongue-in-cheek host on the bitchy show. With its second season, the show went bigger and brought in Shilpa Shetty, who was basking in her international fame post her “Celebrity Big Brother” win. And in its third, Bachchan, the original KBC host, played the ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ to the show’s inmates. Now, after Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and even Sanjay Dutt being in the running to don the host’s hat, Salman Khan has emerged as the final choice, putting his “Dus Ka Dum” on hold.

Major TV shows have always played high-stakes musical chairs with the host’s seat. After Bachchan’s super-successful two-season stint with KBC, Shah Rukh Khan stepped in. And now, the Big B is back in its latest season. Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar’s khiladi tag couldn’t stop him being replaced by Priyanka, who’s now going to kick butt in the next season of “Khatron Ke Khiladi”. Talk about watching the same faces in many shows!

But let alone host loyalty, shows don’t even seem to possess channel loyalty. “Bigg Boss” moved from Sony to Colors in its third season. KBC too, shifted from Star Plus to Sony after its first two seasons. As they say, TV shows make strange bedfellows!

More TV showbaazi
Top Chef: Akshay Kumar
10 Ka Dum: Salman Khan
Big money : Madhavan
Sach Ka Saamna: Rajiv Khandelwal
Bingo: Abhishek Bachchan

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