1.Amitabh - Dressed to kill
Sanjay Gupta's Kaante bash was held at the Regent recently. Leadstars Sunil Shetty, Aditya Panshcholi, Kumar Gaurav, Lucky Ali and Mahesh Manjrekar made their presence felt at the function. The surprise of the evening was Amitabh and son Abhishek Bachchan. Looked like they had switched identities when it came to their designer wears. Abhishek was clad in a dark suit while father dear father was dressed in leather… yes, designer leather jacket and leather pants. He was the cynosure of all eyes and even Abhishek paled in comparison!

2. Karisma Kapoor gives Amisha Patel a hard time!

Every Tom, Dick and Harry in tinsel town is aware that there is absolutely no love lost between the temperamental Kareena Kapoor and the haughty Amisha Patel. Neither girl ever misses an opportunity to take potshots at the other.
Nothing unusual about that - it's star rivalry. But must Karisma Kapoor insist on jumping into the fray on behalf of her li'l sis and give the Gadar babe a tough time?
That is exactly the course of action that Lolo has embarked upon on the sets of Suneel Darshan's Mere Jeevan Sathi, which pits Karisma against Amisha, with khiladi Akshay Kumar holding the balance. The cold vibes between the two actresses were obvious on the day the film was launched with a party: Karisma kept Amisha at an arm's length and also managed to ensure that Akki did much the same.Knowing how close Akshay is to Lolo, wonder how the cold-shouldered Amisha will survive the ordeal of being the target of a "gang war" during the film's shooting schedules.

3. Shah Rukh: The role that never was!

In an industry where one star is signed up to play a role that another ends up playing so often, was Shah Rukh Khan even approached by Anil Sharma to act in a forthcoming multi-starrer? Some within the industry were saying that Khan had been signed up for a role in a Sharma movie that is also supposed to star Amitabh Bachchan (isn't he there in far too many films these days?) and Akshay Kumar (whose quest for doing a variety of roles has made him an improved actor of late).

Speaking of Khan, what we hear is something completely different. The actor is supposed to have spoken to his friends and expressed his surprise at the news that Sharma had cast him in a forthcoming venture. The actor has said that he wasn't even approached, so the question of signing the film or even considering the role did not arise.

The assertion gives rise to many possibilities. First, Anil Sharma might have approached Shah Rukh but, after assessing the star's present-day popularity, backed out at the last minute. After all, Sharma after the success of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha faces really tough challenges, which is why he might have opted for a more viable option (say, Sunny). Second, it is possible that Shah Rukh said yes first, no next, and has been diplomatic enough to state that Sharma did not approach him at all. But why we think such feelings are baseless is since Shah Rukh is notorious for talking straight, even if that means that he ends up making his neighbours unhappy.

We would like to believe the guy as he waits for the inevitable khushi after the gham of Asoka: that of his next film directed by Karan Johar that has been declared a hit by the trade pundits already.

4. Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan will be seen together in Boney Kapoor's next venture, to be directed by Satish Kaushik. Besides this project, the father-son duo have been cast in Mahesh Manjrekar's desi version of GODFATHER, titled KUTUMBH. And, of course, the Versa ad is already on air!