Katrina, Deepika fight over Rajinikanth

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While Deepika may have burnt some bridges accepting Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyaan and walking out of Ramesh Taurani's 'Race 2', it's Katrina Kaif who seems to be having the last laugh!

Apparently, people close to her insist that it was she who was first offered the part opposite Rajinikanth by Soundarya in the film. It's only when she couldn't do it due to prior commitmments that the movie was offered to Deepika, who lapped up the opportunity with both her hands.

It is being said that Katrina couldn't do the film because she had already allotted dates to a Shah Rukh Khan film. On the other hand, sources close to Deepika express that it was Deepika who was always the first choice. The actress was to star in Rajinikanth starrer Rana. When that didn't take off, she was immediately offered the much in the offing Kochadaiyaan.

This has only accentuated the war between these Bollywood beauties. Deepika Padukone is known to have split with Ranbir Kapoor because of his closeness to Katrina Kaif. Talks have it that the Kapoor boy seems to have mended his relations with both his co-stars, who are now fighting over who was Rajni's first choice.

Well, guess neither have nothing to lose what with an SRK film for Kat and a Rajni-starrer for Deepika. This is what we call a win-win situation!

Deepika replaces Kareena in Chennai Express!

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If all goes well, Deepika might be Shah Rukh Khan's co-passenger in the Rohit Shetty directed journey

The collaboration of Shah Rukh Khan and Rohit Shetty made Chennai Express one of the 'hottest' films to watch out for. After a short period of indecision regarding the casting of either Katrina Kaif or Kareena Kapoor as the leading lady in the film, SRK's RA.One heroine and Rohit's favourite, Bebo had emerged victorious.

In fact, the actress had even said in an interview, "Rohit and I are finalising the script and other details. Rohit is like family, and I am seriously looking forward to working with him again." However, her enthusiasm regarding the project has been rather short-lived. Mumbai Mirror has learnt that Kareena, once happy to be a part of the project, has excused herself from it. Reason: the generic 'date problems'.

Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone, who has recently been in the news for leaving Race 2 producer Ramesh Taurani in a mess by walking out of the project midway, has been asked to come on board Chennai Express.

A friend of Kareena, confirmed that the actress is no longer a part of the film and added, "Kareena has already informed Rohit Shetty that she wouldn't be able to work in Chennai Express. SRK is aware of it as well."

As for Deepika's inclusion in the Rohit Shetty film, a source close to the project said, "Deepika has given her nod of consent. The official signing should happen soon."

Katrina K, Deepika P back in Ranbir's life

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The two actresses will have to learn to co-exist...

It's that time of life when history repeats himself. Just a little while ago, Ranbir Kapoor who was touted to be Casanova, was single and ready to mingle. Deepika Padukone and he broke up, he was linked to Katrina Kaif and suddenly news of his and Nargis Fakhri were doing the rounds. And then nothing!

Now, it - or should we say 'they all'? - all seems to be coming back! Deepika and Ranbir have buried the hatchet, and are even working together in Ayaan Mukherjee's film. And post that we get to hear Kat and Ranbir are an item again! Result: Deepika and Katrina re-enter the Kapoors life in a sort of role reversal.

When Deepika was Ranbir's girlfriend, Katrina was his co-star. This time, Deepika is his co-star and Katrina is allegedly his girlfriend! Wethinks the Kapoor lad's life just got a tad wee interesting all over again.

And as for Ranbir, Deepika and Katrina fans, we're sure they're waiting to see in which way the wind blows, and which spark will go off where. In matters of the heart and showbiz, one can never tell...

Deepika replaces Katrina in Rajini's film

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Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif are star crossed in reel and real life.

From being ex to current in Ranbir Kapoor's life to their movies they both found themselves at the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at the right place at the right time depending from where you are view it. Kat was apparently aggressively campaigning to bag Soundarya Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyaan. However, Deepika has bagged the coveted role opposite the legend - Rajinikanth.

One knows that Deepika was already on the sets romancing Rajini for his Rana when the Tamil superstar took ill in April 2011. Since Rana has been put on the backburner, Soundarya decided to go ahead with Kochadaiyaan. And very soon all the big Bollywood beauties were sending out feelers.

Soundarya's team were in talks with Kat. However, we learnt from our sources that despite best efforts Kat couldn't match the dates. Just last night we heard that Deepika has ousted Kat. It is being said that Rajinikanth was very keen to do his next be it Kochadaiyaan or Rana with Deepika only.

sexiest Kingfisher bikini bombshell

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Katrina Kaif	Deepika Padukone	Yana Gupta	Angela Jonsson	Nargis Fakhri
Lisa Haydon	Preeti Desai	Monikangana Dutta	Bruna Abdullah	Pia Trivedi
Deepti Gujral	Ujjwala Raut	Anjali Lavanya

video -Top 10 Liplocks Of 2011!

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Ranbir unites Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone

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It is widely known that Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone cannot see eye to eye. But for rockstar Ranbir, it looks like the two women were ready to fine-tune their personal equations.Both the actresses were seen under the same roof after a long while, as Ranbir arranged an exclusive screening of his film Rockstar for his friends from the industry.Says an eye-witness, "Deepika, Katrina and even Anushka were at the film's screening at Yashraj over the weekend. Ranbir was keen that all his closest friends watch it." Apparently, Deepika and Anushka were seen chatting up and having a good time, while Katrina preferred keeping to herself.However, there is little doubt that Kat was there to watch the film.Adds the source, "For Ranbir, at the moment, what's most important is to know what people think of the film."He has always maintained a very cordial relationship with his exes. Deepika recently invited him for her housewarming party as well."As far as Katrina goes, she is someone whose opinion would matter to him as well. There were points during the film where onlookers caught Deepika crying."However, Dippy and Kat apparently made sure they didn't cross paths and Anushka acted as the buffer."Anushka doesn't really have any history with Ranbir so she was comfortable. The tension between the other two girls was reduced.""Ranbir, Imtiaz and their gang headed back to choreographer Ahmed Khan's house to party through the night, but the girls chose to stay away.They left the venue in their respective cars post the screening."

Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3; What are actresses working on?

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Looks like actresses are finally taking over in Bollywood -- some of the biggest upcoming films generating all the buzz don't actually belong to heroes, but to heroines.

For instance, there's immense interest in Vidya Balan as Silk Smitha in The Dirty Picture or Kareena Kapoor's Marilyn Monroe-meets-Madhubala act in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine.

Then, one supposes it's only fair to clock the upcoming releases that you are likely to see your favourite actresses in.

Take a look at what you can expect from Kartina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and the other hotties...

Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3

The Dhoom franchise is getting bigger. With Aamir Khan as baddie, Katrina is toning down to fit into a bikini. The actress has avoided skin exposure so far (though she did sizzle in Boom, eons ago). In Ek Tha Tiger, she pairs up with ex Salman Khan.

Not to forget Yash Chopra's next big one.

Kareena Kapoor in Agent Vinod

Teaming up with beau Saif Ali Khan in what looks like Vijay Anand-meets-James Bond pulp thriller, this Chammak Challo has the most balanced bag of movies currently -- from the author-backed Heroine to pairing up with her favourite Khan in Talaash (Aamir, not Saif). 

Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture

Talk of the town, Vidya looks like she was meant to portray a voluptuous beauty who uses her body to her advantage. Vidya put on weight indiscriminately, first for Ishqiya and now for The Dirty Picture.

Her biggest fan, designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, puts it best, "She has the kind of sensuality the common man wants to see."

Deepika Padukone in Desi Boyz

After the disastrous Aarakshan, Deepika turns to rom-com in this Akshay Kumar-John Abraham-starrer. So far, it's her cat fights with co-star Chitrangada Singh that's kept the film in the news.

Bipasha Basu in Players

Exotic locales, uber glamorous heroines and pulsating thrills, Players is a typical Abbas Mustan fare. That basically means the heroines (there are two here) will be treated like showpiece furniture.

Despite the handicap, Bipasha Basu is turning on the heat in the promos (catch her in that smokin' red bikini).

Rani Mukerji in Talaash

Back in the company of old friend Aamir, Rani is hoping to resuscitate her career with Talaash.

She had already silenced her detractors to an extent with No One Killed Jessica as a feisty journalist earlier this year.

Sonam Kapoor in Players

With the ghosts of Mausam behind her, Sonam badly needs a hit to be in contention. Players could be the kind of project Sonam may have marked herself out for.

Don't forget the Kareena formula: it doesn't matter how big or meaty is your role so long as the film is a blockbuster. 

Priyanka Chopra in Agneepath

A talenthouse who's yet to realise her true potentials, Priyanka can pull a few surprises in Agneepath, a film that seems to be set in the Maharashtrian underworld.

If Priyanka's Marathi mulgi act in Kaminey is anything to go by, Piggy Chops has another ace up her sleeve. 

Anushka Sharma in Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

A reincarnation of Juhi Chawla in some sense, this very organic, natural actress has become a favourite for filmmakers looking for the Janakpuri-style firebrands.

More than Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, one is waiting to see how Vishal Bhardwaj moulds her in Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.

Preity Zinta in Ishq in Paris

It seems the actress has been working with an international trainer to get into perfect shape for this film.

Given that it's her first production, Preity is leaving no stone unturned. 

Katrina: Sexiest Kingfisher bikini bombshell EVER!

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All of these lovely ladies have featured in an edition of the Kingfisher Calendar since its inception in 2003 -- take our poll and let us know who you think is the hottest of all time!

Some of them are superstars, others successful models -- one thing's for sure, all the beautiful women who have featured in India's biggest bikini calendar have made their mark in the world of fashion and/or entertainment.

In the following pages, we bring you a look at some of the best-known faces (and sizzling bods!) who have heated up the pages of the Kingfisher Calendar over the past nine years. Vote and let us know who you think is the best, not in terms of popularity, but in terms of their hotness quotient!

Katrina Kaif

Back in 2003, for the very first issue, a little-known Kat donned a bikini and got on the back of a horse oozing oomph. Since then, however, she's become a huge celebrity and gotten very picky about flaunting her figure for the camera!

Deepika Padukone

Three years later, in 2006, along came Kat's arch rival Dippy, also to prove her modelling chops before moving onto Bollywood.

Yana Gupta

Czech cutie Yana was quite the 'it' girl a few years ago and featured in more than one edition of Kingfisher, starting from 2003 itself. It's easy to see why she was invited back for a couple more turns!

Angela Jonsson

It was this year's edition that catapulted angelic Angela into the spotlight, after she won the 'Hunt for the Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2011' contest. Magazine covers and movie offers have followed in quick succession.

Nargis Fakhri

Nargis may be in the news now, but the calendar was her launchpad in 2009, showing off her exotic appeal topless against a tropical forest background.

Lisa Haydon

Lovely Lisa featured heavily in the 2011 edition, appearing thrice in all her sultry sexiness -- and little more!

Preeti Desai

Abhay Deol's gal made history as the first Miss Great Britain (2006) of Indian origin -- and then she made some more in the 2008 Kingfisher issue!

Monikangana Dutta

Miss Moni made a splash in the 2009 edition, oozing self-confidence and dusky dreaminess. She's also moved on since, from modelling to acting.

Bruna Abdullah

Firang femme fatale Bruna went topless back in 2007 and is now quite a known face on the Indian fashion circuit.

Pia Trivedi

Pia was a vision when she posed in 2004, wearing a sensual green two-piece with cascading curly hair and glowing skin.

Deepti Gujral

The curvy model with flawless features is one of the leading catwalk queens today -- and it just may have to do with her bikini debut in 2008.

Ujjwala Raut

Supermodel Ujjwala served to elevate the Kingfisher profile when she appeared in the very first edition (2003).

Anjali Lavanya

And finally, we have Anjali, whose tall, lithe frame has made for striking pics this year.

Deepika Padukone - Siddharth Mallya :success party 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'

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