Abhishek Bachchan as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?

The grapevine is abuzz with rumours that Abhishek Bachchan will be portraying Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in a film called Chalo Delhi to be directed by Bengali director Raja Sen.

Raja has just completed his next Bengali film with Jaya Bachchan which had Abhishek in a guest appearance.

Bollywood turns to the Gods

Bollywood has been bitten by the mythological bug. How else would one explain why Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan are playing King Dashrath and Lord Rama?

Sanjay Khan’s Maryada Purushottam Ram which stars AB, Roshan and Jackie Shroff (as Ravana) is expected to be one of the biggest films this year.

With a budget of over Rs 55 crore and a script by Farrukh Dhondy and T Murari, this will be one flick to watch out for.

Interestingly, Amitabh Bachchan also plays Lord Indra in director Arjun Sanjnani’s lavish costume drama -- Agnivarsha.

Director Chandraprakash Dwivedi is also making a film on Lord Krishna and we hear that negotiations are on with a top Bollywood hero.

Madhavan -- Anything for the chicks!

R Madhavan, the star of Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein crammed himself into a tiny cage on Monday and gripped its wire mesh as he appealed for compassion for poultry animals as part of a campaign by an international animal rights group.

Madhavan was posing for the campaign, "Compassion, Not Cages -- Go Veg!", organised by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Kaante to release on June 7

Film-maker Sanjay Gupta's Kaante, is the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in Hollywood.

George Darley-Doran of Pritish Nandy Communications, the company that will market the film overseas, said that the $2.2 million film shot in Hindi and English, is set for a global release on June 7.

The star-studded film stars Bollywood's icon Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Kumar Gaurav, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar and Tabu.

Compiled by Vivek Fernandes
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