H/B/K tidbits

Miley and Adam?

Adam Sevani, better known as Moose in the dance flick Step Up has probably been the cause of Miley Cyrus split from Liam Hemsworth. “Miley has been super focused on her work. Liam wanted more, but she’s 17 and has other priorities right now. He’s been a distraction,” said a close aide. While Liam’s been a distraction, other girls have been a pleasant distraction for Liam, who was partying it up in Newport Beach in Orange County. Meanwhile, Miley has been seen with Adam Sevani which might add more steam to the scene.

Kelly in new role

After the success of Piranha 3D, British model Kelly Brook has landed another Hollywood role.

Kelly, 30, will star as an estate agent in spine-chiller Removal, reports the Daily Star.

Film boss Chady Eli Mattar spotted Kelly in Piranha. “You know the beautiful woman we’re looking for? Well, I’ve found her,” he told pals.

Katrina not single?

‘and they lived happily ever after’ sort of stories are hardly seen in the real lives of the Bollywood stars. Most of their fairy-tales wind up with break-ups. Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif duo is famous for a long time romance.

However, Katrina never uttered a word in connection with their relationship, so far.

Katrina said that she is still single and is not amorously committed to anybody. More to the point, she trashed out the news related to her romantic commitment to a particular person.

She said, “My current statement is in response to such rumours. Certain issues are hard to be decided and once decided, they should be revealed.”

Kamal is honoured

Kamal Hassan, who spent the initial years of his career in Malayalam, has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. On the completion of 50 years in the film industry, the State Government of Kerala felicitated him during the Onam Week Celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram at Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium on Sunday.

Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan honoured Kamal by presenting him a Ponnadai and a memento. Achuthanadan praised Kamal as an artiste and socially concerned individual, who had played a sterling role in raising Indian cinema to international standards. However, he criticised Malayalam superstars, who did not participate in the function as directed by the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).

Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan said that he was greatly indebted to the Malayalam film industry, as it spotted the artiste in him, nursed and helped him as an actor. “It was veteran director K.S. Sethumadhavan, who initiated me into my career as a young boy. I was later adopted by the great director K. Balachandar,” he said.

Asin over Priyanka?

Bollywood, it seems, can’t get enough of Asin’s charms. After Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, the latest to be enthralled with the South Indian beauty is Shahid Kapoor. Recently, Asin and Shahid were shooting a TV commercial. Asin, a linguist of sorts, knows seven languages including four South Indian languages, Hindi, English and French.

She was seen playing the tutor to Shahid, teaching him to speak a couple of sentences in Tamil. “The advertisement that we were shooting for was in Hindi and Tamil. I could manage it as I know both languages. But Shahid was struggling with the Tamil part of it, so he took my help in getting the language right. He didn’t know Tamil at all, so the entire exercise turned out to be a fun session,” said Asin. However, it apparently got awkward when Priyanka Chopra met Shahid on the sets. “The crew kept saying that the pair looked cute together. Priyanka, however, was not very comfortable seeing Asin and Shahid’s easy camaraderie,” says a source.

John in Aashayein

After charming his fans with his Greek God looks and toned muscular body, John Abraham undergoes an image makeover for Nagesh Kukunoor’s ‘Aashayein’. Instead of making typical Bollywood potboilers, Bollywood filmmakers these days are focusing more on real life stories that strike a chord with the audiences.

These films are not only probable, but far more acceptable than the three-hour fantasy dished out in the name of commercial cinema. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and starring, Sonal Sehgal, Girish Karnad, Anaitha Nair, Farida Jalal and Prateeksha Lonkar, ‘Aashayein’ is a fine example of realistic cinema which tells the story of an ordinary man (John Abraham) who suddenly discovers that he is terminally ill and has a few months to live. Instead of wallowing in hope and cursing his fate, our hero is inspired by the indomitable spirit of life and puts a brave front.