Randeep denies being violent

Actor Randeep Hooda (of 'D' and 'Risk' fame) has denied the allegation that he physically attacked a neighbour after a dispute. A case registered at the Versova Police Station claimed that the actor charged at his neighbour with a rod after a heated argument.

Randeep's spokesperson Dale Bhagwagar dismissed the allegation saying, "Nothing of that sort happened. Randeep just had a disagreement over trivial matters in his colony when some outsiders took advantage of the situation by filing a false complaint at the police station. He was probably paying a price for being a celebrity. But Randeep has matured a lot over time, so he kept his cool. The police too, have been extremely understanding towards the situation and if truth prevails, the actor will soon get a clean chit from them."

Meanwhile, Randeep has emerged with flying colours in a Dressage equestrian event this week, where he bagged the third position amongst 15 horse riders competing at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. "Horses have been my passion and I love to tame them," he said after winning.

Major production houses eyeing Katrina

It's a known fact that Katrina is the only actress to have had four back to back hits last year—Namastey London, Apne, Partner and Welcome. And this year begins with Race that is all set to hit the theatres soon.

Her two tracks 'Touch Me' and 'Sexy Lady' have her gyrating seductively to have viewers' eyes popping out of their sockets.

The songs have topped the list and Katrina has become the talk of the town. Looking at the curiosity that 'Touch Me' had generated, director duo Abbas and Mustan shot 'Sexy Lady' with Katrina and Saif. So impressed was producer Ramesh Taurani with Katrina-Saif track that it was included in the audio CD too.

Meanwhile, Katrina's Rs 6 cr deal with Studio 18 has generated interest amongst other A-list production houses which are looking at cracking similar contract with her.

Shilpa challenges Baba Ramdev?

Last month, Shilpa Shetty's fitness DVD 'Shilpa's Yoga' emerged a sell-out in the European markets, beating other fast-selling workout videos of fitness specialists Davina McCall, Samanda, Erin Boag, Karen Hardy, Rebecca Wheatley, Nell McAndrew, Fleur Murray, Lilia Kopylova, Gaynor Faye and Danielle Llyod.

After topping the charts abroad, the popular DVD is being dubbed in Hindi and readied for a grand release in India a few weeks from now.

The home-video giant Shemaroo has struck a whopping exclusive deal with Shilpa to release it on her home turf. Needless to say, her DVD will come in straight competition with the DVDs of Baba Ramdev, who almost rules the market of yoga education products in India.

When quizzed about the competition with the extremely popular Baba Ramdev VCDs and DVDs here, the actress' publicist Dale Bhagwagar said, "Shilpa is the sexiest yogi the world has ever seen. But it's unfair to compare her DVD with Baba Ramdev's. She is a kid in yoga, while Baba is a guru… a super gyaani in the world of yog. Shilpa can only bow before him."

Shilpa often takes a tip or two from Baba Ramdev's television programmes and even visited his camp at the Bandra Kurla Complex last month on his trip to Mumbai and presented him with a copy of her yoga DVD.

The DVD showcases the right techniques of doing ashtanga yoga including breathing techniques. "Apart from practicing yoga daily for four years, Shilpa took special added intensive training from yoga trainers Shiv Kumar Mishra and Vinayak Dixit for some time, making sure she perfected the asans before demonstrating them to the world. Everyone wants to maintain a slim waist without dieting and Shilpa's yoga secrets will help achieve that," added Bhagwagar.

Shot at the backwaters in Kerala, the DVD is produced by Shilpa's newly launched production house 'S2 Global Productions' and directed by Manish Jha (of the critically-acclaimed feature films 'Matrabhoomi' and 'Anwar' fame). While Arghya Lahiri has written the script, the camerawork is handled by Englishman Jamie Sowlds.

Showing off her flexible physique, the actress reveals her fitness secrets to create a lean and toned body while retaining all the feminine curves. Outlining the various benefits of yoga, the DVD demonstrates specific sequences to enhance concentration, agility and flexibility. Through it, she explains how to transform mind, body and soul, with unique ways to build stamina and get revitalized, while discovering inner peace.

To go with the mood and feel, the package also contains a free lounge music CD with compositions by Pankaj Awasthi. This is to help unwind and relax after practicing the yoga techniques.

Dream comes true for Sonam

This dame who has been lying low key for quite sometime after her debut film 'Saawariya' has bagged yet another jackpot. Yes this time she has landed herself a role opposite none other that the King Khan. After Sonam acted in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya' it was the hero of the film Ranbir who seemed to make a mark and Sonam had just one good film in her kitty with Dilli 6.

We now have confirmed news that Sonam Kapoor will act in an Aditya Chopra film which he himself is going to direct. This time she will be acting with the Badhshah of Bollywood. The film titled 'Rab Ne Bana De Jodi' will see a 40-year-old hero getting attracted to a 16-year-old heroine.

It seems the Yashraj had been hunting wild to find an appropriate heroine who would fit this role. The script demanded a typical Punjabi kudi who would fit the role like a glove. And finally when Aditya approached papa Anil Kapoor he was more than willing to make Sonam hope on to the Yashraj bandwagon.

With an interesting story like this in hand we hope Aditya makes a smashing re-entry into direction!