Priyanka Chopra to host the third season of ‘Fear Factor’

The entertainment channel ‘Colors’ raked in gold with the two seasons of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi- Fear Factor’, both hosted by Akshay Kumar. However, the channel decided to go for a change this season and as such, this season of KKK will have thirteen Cricketing Khiladis and Ek Haseena. The Haseena here will be none other than the reigning Bollywood queen Priyanka Chopra. The big-ticket reality series, run after the IPL, will have 13 Indian and international cricketers doing the tasks.

Says Colors programming head Ashvini Yardi, “We’re delighted to have Priyanka on-board to host this year’s Fear Factor – ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi.”

“When you combine Priyanka’s glamour, mass-appeal and athleticism with the energy and adrenaline of the cricketers, you get the perfect equation for a show like Fear Factor.

Akshay took this show to great heights with his inimitable style, however this year we’re changing the format. So, far you had seen 13 hasinaein with 1 khiladi…this season get ready to witness 13 cricketing khiladis and ek haseena,” Yardi added.

Priyanka, of course, is delighted to take up the challenge. She said, “The show fits in perfectly with my personality. I have been a huge fan of Fear Factor and thoroughly enjoy watching it. I am looking forward to my innings on television. It’s exciting to be a part of a concept which is unique and feature some of the biggest names in cricket.”

Katrina Kaif collapses on the sets of ‘Tees Maar Khan’

This Wednesday, Katrina Kaif was to shoot at a location of Malshej Ghat for Farah Khan’s ‘Tees Maar Khan’. The actress was done with her makeup and walked on to the location, greeted her co-star Akshay Kumar and director Farah Khan and then it happened…. She collapsed in a heap…just like that!

There was panic and utter chaos at the location for the next three hours, as the medical facilities in Malshej were hardly adequate. Co-star Akshay Kumar quickly called up a doctor from Mumbai and a doctor was rushed to Malshej. However, before the doctor arrived, Katrina revived, though she was still weak. The doctor diagnosed that the collapse was due to over exertion and lack of sleep. He advised rest for Kaif.

Farah suggested they cancel her shooting for the day, but Katrina insisted on shooting in the second-half of the day’s schedule.

Raima Sen loses to Neetu Chandra once again

Neetu Chandra had replaced Raima Sen for the hot and sultry role in the forthcoming ‘Rann’. Once again, Chandra has snatched a role from Bong beauty Raima Sen, this time in Jag Mundhra’s forthcoming thriller ‘Apartment’. The movie will see Neetu playing a simple girl for a change and also stars ex-miss universe Tanushree Dutta, Anupam Kher and Rohit Roy.

The story of the movie goes as:

Preeti Sengupta (Tanushree Dutta) is an airhostess living in with her boyfriend Karan Malhotra (Rohit Roy). They share a nice 2BHK apartment in the northern suburbs of Mumbai and are befriended by their elderly neighbor Madhusudan Tanha (Anupam Kher), a struggling poet and lyricist.

When Preeti suspects Karan’s fidelity and throws him out of her apartment, she advertises for a tenant to share her apartment. Enter Neha Bhardwaj (Neetu Chandra), a modest small-town girl asking for accommodation. The two girls soon become close until things begin to go disastrously wrong - slowly and steadily and Neha and Preeti are torn apart by suspicion, deceit and betrayal.

Will the movie revive Neetu Chandra’s sinking career and make Raima Sen regret the loss, only time will tell……

‘Pankh’ will see Bipasha Basu in nine different looks

Priyanka Chopra received critical acclaims for her varied avatars in ‘Whats Your Rashee?”. Now, bong beauty Bipasha Basu is set to enthrall the audience with her nine different looks in forthcoming ‘Pankh’ produced by Sanjay Gupta’s White Feather Entertainment and directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay.

The story of ‘Pankh’ revolves around the life of a child actor who grows up thinking he’s a girl. The film is based on a true story of child actor Ashish Channa, who played a pivotal role in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Vastu Shashtra’. Ashish’s mother would often pass her off as a boy only to get her to work in smaller and bigger screen.

Talking about the movie, the director says, “I think Pankh is mainly an urban film. The theme that we have touched in this film identifies more with the sensibilities of the urban dwellers. May be in a few rural areas the film might be appealing. But, I have always maintained that this film touches upon a subject that is way different that you see in usual mainstream films.”