Victory Venkatesh’s ongoing remake of the super hit Malayalam flick Bodyguard has been reportedly titled Ganga – The Bodyguard. It is directed by Gopichand Malineni under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. Its shooting is currently progressing at a brisk pace in Hyderabad.

Notably, Ganga was the title registered for Amma Rajasekhar’s Venky starrer some time back, but the film was shelved. Sources said that producer Bellamkonda has acquired the title from Amma Rajasekhar for the ongoing remake.

One of the main reasons why Ganga is taken for the remake is said to be that  all of Venkatesh’s films with female titles were immensely successful at the box office.(galatta)

A versatile singer, Sunitha in her decade and half career won so many hearts with her mellifluous numbers and bagged many awards including six Nandi awards. Her very first song, Ee Velalo Emi Chestuntavo, from the film Gulabi, brought Sunitha fame and popularity. Yet, she brims with childlike joy after winning Filmfare award for a Kannada song.

“Although I was nominated for 10 times for Telugu films, I never won a Filmfare Award. Still, I am thrilled winning the award for a Kannada song too. I would have been even happier if it was for a Telugu song though. I won this Filmfare, my first in career, for the film Cheluveye Ninna Nodalu,” she said.

Mumbai: They are finally heading to the altar! Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D`Souza are are all set to tie the knot later this year.

While no official announcements have been made, but the two made it quite apparent about their relationship at a recent awards function in Toronto. Riteish and Genelia walked hand in hand at the red carpet of the award ceremony. Genelia’s mother who was present at the event looked at her daughter and future son-in-law proudly.

The two have never openly admitted about their romance and have maintained that they are `good friends`.

Teja, who introduced Uday Kiran, Reema Sen (Chitram), Anitha (Nuvvu Nenu), Nithin, Sada (Jayam), Navdeep (Jai) and Kajal Aggarwal (Lakshmi Kalyanam) into films, is planning to direct a new film with a bench of newcomers in the lead. This still-untitled film will be produced by Ananda Prasad. More details are yet to be known.

Teja’s last directorial venture was Keka, which was a disaster. After Keka, he started a heroine oriented flick Savitri with Venkatesh under the banner of Suresh Production, but the film was shelved after a few days. Though Teja has a reputation of introducing so many talents in films, he has been going through a rough phase in his career for the past few years.(galatta)

After her split with John Abraham, Bipasha Basu was dating Josh Hartnett for a short period.

Not only did they shoot a Hollywood movie together, but along the way the two became more than just friends. Josh had split with his Norwegian girlfriend Sophie Lie, while Bips was newly single after her break up with John. The two took to each other instantly. But now its confirmed that Bips-Josh romance is done for good and she’s moved on to some one else.

Noida: Model-actress and cousin of a Bollywood actor, Meera Chopra has been arrested in connection with the death of a 28-year-old married woman in Gurgaon on Tuesday.

The deceased, Ruchi Bhuttan was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her posh DLF City house. While victim Ruchi’s in-laws claimed it was suicide, her relatives suspected foul play and blamed her husband Sumit Bhuttan.

Apparently, Sumit has an extra marital relationship with Meera Chopra.

While Sumit was booked yesterday, Gurgaon police arrested model Meera Chopra today and have registered a case against her under Section 120B of the IPC.

Tapsee, who is till now known as glam babe in Telugu Cinema industry, will be doing an author backed role in the remake of Bollywood hit Tanu Weds Manu . She has signed the remake to play the role of Tanu – a smart, intelligent and rebellious girl who is dead against arranged marriage. The role brought many accolades to Kangana Ranaut. Now Tapsee steps in, playing opposite comedian turned hero Sunil.

Megasuper Good Movies is producing the film while Devi Prasad directs it. Sameer Reddy is to handle the camera.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that unearthing process of Rs 1 lakh crore treasure trove inside Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala should be filmed and photographed.

It expressed serious concern on the fight that has begun over the treasure trove. The apex court proposed appointment of a curator of a museum to preserve the treasure being unearthed from the temple.

The court said that it will pass orders relating to conservation of the artefacts after taking opinion of experts on Friday.

It would also decide which item should be displayed in the museum and others to be kept in safe vaults.

On the last day shoot of devotional movie, Sri Ramarajyam, Nayanatara broke down on the sets and could not control her tears of joy. As the tears rolling down her cheeks, she thanked each and every unit member with folded hands. She is playing the role of Goddess Sita in the movie being directed by veteran director Bapu.Balakrishna is playing the role of Rama.

Sri Ramarajyam has music by maestro Ilayaraja and the music would be launched in the temple premises of Bhadrachalam on August 15.

Actor Sivaji is doing a movie on Chandan movies banner. This romantic comedy is being produced by C D Nagendra. The director of the film Kiran, announced that the movie has been titled ‘Gurudu’.

Sivaji plays the role of a software engineer and Ritu Kaur is the heroine in this movie.

“We found the title apt for this film.Sivaji has delivered his career best performance in this movie. His scenes with Kota Srinivasa Rao are hilarious.We will complete shooting songs for the movie by the end of this month and release the film in the next month” director Nagendra said.

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has denied signing a film based on Chetan Bhagat`s book `2 States: The Story of My Marriage`, which is said to feature superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

“I am not in discussion with anyone regarding `2 States`. There is a great team involved, including Shah Rukh Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and Vishal Bharadwaj and I definitely look forward to working with them at some point in the future,” Priyanka told reporters.

“However at this time, I am just committed to completing my existing projects on hand, which include Kunal Kohli`s next `Barfee`, and `Krrish 2`,” added the 28-year-old.

What’s it about!

A J (Siddharth), with a haunting past, comes from USA to India to stay for 6 months. He finds joy in mixing with all sorts of people, doing simple things. A photojournalist Vidya (Nitya Menen) falls for his helping nature and proposes her love. Refusing to accept her love, he decides to leave for US but he is forced to take Vidya with him. In a flashback it is revealed that he’s working doctor in America and has a beautiful wife Renuka Narayan (Priya Anand). Why did A J came to India leaving his beautiful wife in the first place and what would happen to Vidya when she came along with AJ to USA?

Andhra Pradesh’s CID Police officers today (June 29, 2011) arrested producer C Kalyan in Chennai where he was hiding from the police. In case related to financial dealings with the Bhanu, the prime suspect in murder of faction leader Maddelachervu Suri. Two days ago, Kalyan approached court through his lawyer to seek anticipatory bail but he didn’t get and Police have been looking for him to arrest and they found he’s hiding in Chennai city.

Shalimaar Video company also lodged a complaint against C Kalyan for cheating their company relating to the video rights of films Khaleja and Komaram Puli.

Srikanth has completed 100 movies and is still going strong as lead hero. In the beginning of his career, he did roles that are considered as soft characters but now he’s getting accolades for his intense performances in his recent films. With Virodhi that is releasing on July 1st, he treads a different path.

Tell us about Virodhi

Just saw the film two days ago and I feel proud now that I did right decision regarding the movie’s selection. If I am not wrong, this is the first film in Telugu to deal a Naxalism subject in this manner. It is told in intelligent way with highly emotional charge.

Megastar turned politician Chiranjeevi has made it official that he won’t be putting on make-up to his face. When asked about the rumors of he playing a role of Chief Minister in his forthcoming movie, Chiranjeevi emphatically stated that he is dedicated his life to public service now and not interested in returning to films. He also further added that he would love to play the role of Chief Minister in real life than on silver screen.

“I ask my fans to see me in the performances of Ram Charan on screen. I will not act again, ” he said.

Mumbai: While her peers are donning bold avatars onscreen, south Indian actress Asin has said no to wearing bikini on-screen. Call it being conservative, but Asin has made it clear to the makers of ‘Housefull’ that she will not be wearing a bikini in the sequel of the film.

The first part of the hit film had Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone and Jiah Khan donning the sexy swimsuit for a song. The sequel will star Asin and Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez along with Akshay Kumar, John Abraham and Ritesh Deshmukh.

Sruthi Haasan hits the jackpot. She bags another biggie in Telugu. She will be playing lead heroine role opposite Pawan Kalyan in Gabbar Singh . Earlier Kajal Agarwal was taken but her dates are no longer available as the movie got delayed, so producer Ganesh Babu approached Sruthi Haasan and she has agreed to do the movie. In a couple of days, she will be signing the movie officially.

Gabbar Singh, remake of Bollywood blockbuster, Dabaangg, will be launched next month. Harish Shankar is the director.

Sruthi Haasan is currently working with NTR in Churakatti and Siddharth in O My Friend and Surya in a Tamil film.

Kaali is the title that has force and recall value. This is the name that is being considered for Pawan Kalyan’s latest film, sources told us. Director Vishnu Vardhan initially titled his film as The Shadow with Pawan Kalyan but when negative feedback came in, producer and director said it is just a working title. A little birdie from Kolkota, where the film’s current shoot is going on, informed us that Kaali is seriously being considered as the title.

Mumbai: After gaining critical acclaim for her performance in ‘Ishqiya’, Vidya Balan will not be seen in the sequel of the film. The filmmakers have approached Madhuri Dixit for the film instead.

The news has come as a surprise to many, as Vidya’s inclusion in the sequel was a forgone conclusion. The actress even attended the party where Vishal Bhardwaj announced ‘Ishqiya 2’.

While Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi will be seen in the sequel, some other actress will play the lead role.

Dil Raju’s multi-starrer, starring Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh in the lead, has been confirmed. Mahesh Babu heard the story narrated by director Srikanth Addala recently and has given his green signal to the project.

Although Dil Raju is waiting for the right time to announce the project, sources in film circles have confirmed that Mahesh Babu has already signed on the dotted line. Notably, the film was planned with Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh initially. This film would go to sets by 2011 end. Heroines are not yet finalized.(galatta)