Ali Zafar turns guitar teacher for Katrina Kaif

People are raving about Katrina Kaif's rockstar image in her upcoming film "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan", but not just in films, the Bollywood actress is trying to master the art of strumming even in real life and Pakistani actor-musician Ali Zafar is helping her achieve her goal.

Ali is Katrina's co-star in "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan", which is a love triangle and also stars Imran Khan and during the shoot of the film, he gave Katrina some guitar lessons.

"It was great working with Ali. The nice thing is that Ali is also a musician and since I'm learning how to play the guitar and I'm very interested in it, I'm trying to learn from whoever I can.

"Farhan (Akhtar) taught me some stuff during 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and Ali has also taught me some stuff during this film. He is a good teacher and we are trying to get into a form where we can play a live song together in one of the promotional events for this film very soon, " Katrina told reporters here at the music launch of the film.

Imran, who was present at the event, lauded the 27-year-old actress' guitar skills.

"Katrina is very good with the guitar. I was quite amazed when I saw her playing, " said the actor.

The actress was recently gifted a guitar by Farhan Akhtar as a belated birthday gift.

Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma 'clash over make-up artist'

Katrina Kaif has reportedly demanded that her regular make-up artist cancel an assignment with her alleged rival Anushka Sharma.

Make-up artist Subhash initially refused to perform the patchwork for the Tees Maar Khan actress as he had already made arrangements to travel to London to work with Sharma.

A source told Mumbai Mirror: "Katrina on Sunday refused to let Subhash go for the assignment since she had some urgent patchwork shoot to finish on Monday.

"Subhash informed Katrina and her manager Sandhya that he wouldn't be able to cancel his trip to London since he had already got the visa and the tickets in place.

"But Katrina just wouldn't let go of him. In fact, she called in the higher authorities."

Sharma and Kaif both work for Yash Raj Films, and both are currently shooting Mere Brother Ki Dulhann opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

"When [director] Aditya Chopra learnt about it, he called up Anushka and asked her not to take the make-up artist Subhash along with her," the source claimed.

"Anushka Sharma has been a YRF discovery. And Katrina is the hot favourite in the camp right now."

They added that Sharma will also be taking the lead role in Yash Chopra's next film starring Khan.

The 23-year old actress made her acting debut in Yash Raj Films' Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Salman, Katrina team up for 'Bodyguard' item song

Katrina Kaif will do the item song "Aaya re aaya bodyguard" in "Bodyguard" and Salman Khan, who plays the title role in the movie, will match steps with her.

As the song is about Salman's character, so his presence is said to be a must in it. Bodyguard producer Atul Agnihotri confirmed that Salman will be part of the song. Ganesh Acharya will teach him the steps.

"Salman likes to do his own thing in the dance numbers. Everyone knows in 'Munni badnam' he didn't follow Farah Khan's instructions. Katrina will be rigorously rehearsing her steps for 'Aaya re aaya bodyguard'. She wants it to be as perfect as 'Sheila ki jawaani'.

"Salman's improvisations are bound to distract her. But there is not much she can do about it.Because as Salman pointed out the song is about about him, so he has to be part of it," said a source.

Earlier, Salman had made a special appearance in the song "Wallah Re Wallah" in the movie "Tees Maar Khan", which had Katrina and Akshay Kumar as lead pair.

"Bodyguard" is a romantic action film starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Directed by Siddique, the film is a remake of the director's 2010 Malayalam film of the same name.

Katrina Kaif to perform item dance in 'Bodyguard'?

Katrina Kaif has reportedly agreed to perform an opening sequence item dance in Salman Khan's Bodyguard.

The actress is using the title credits of James Bond films for inspiration, according to The Times of India.

"When Salman asked Katrina to be a part of Bodyguard, she didn't even blink before saying 'yes'," said a source. "But on hearing Salman's grand plans for the item number, Katrina got a little unsure.

"Salman's brief was simple, an item song for the opening credits that would put 'Sheila' to shame. Considering Kareena [Kapoor] was the leading lady of the film, Katrina feared that this might not go down too well with her.

"However, when Kat told Salman about her cause of worry, he said that he'll take care of Bebo [Kareena]."

In February, Kapoor dismissed rumours that she will not act with other female Bollywood stars, but admitted that she has to have "the best role" in a film.

Kaif wants the dance to be raunchier than her famed sequence 'Sheila Ki Jawani' in Tees Maar Khan, added the source.

A spokesperson for Bodyguard confirmed that the star will be looking at Octopussy and Goldfinger for ideas.

Himesh Reshammiya and Ganesh Acharya will be composing and choreographing the sequence respectively .Katrina Pictures Gallery

Katrina denies grand birthday bash rumours

MUMBAI: Katrina Kaif, who will turn 27 on July 16, has not been celebrating her birthday since the past three years and has denied throwing any birthday party this time as well.

After all, the last birthday bash only resulted in some bitter memories for the actress, when her ex-beau Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan got into a never-ending rift.

When Kat was asked about her plans of throwing a grand bash and inviting all those who has made a difference to her life, she said, "No, I am not planning on throwing any lavish b'day party, unlike what the rumours say."

When asked if she'll spend her birthday with her family in London or Mumbai the actress said, "I have not planned anything yet. My movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is releasing on 15th July so most probably I will be busy with the promotional activities."

However, a source close to the actress revealed that the gorgeous actress is planning to do some charity work on her birthday.

“Kats mother is involved in charity and Kat too is inclined towards it. She wants to give back to the society which has given her so much love and what better day than a birthday to do that,” said the source.

Katrina voted FHM's sexiest woman

Actress Katrina Kaif tops the Sexiest Women 2011 list of men's lifestyle magazine FHM, edging out Deepika Padukone who won the title last year. Katrina had won the title in 2008 and 2009 too.

The FHM 100 Sexiest Women list is based on online and SMS voting and saw a whopping 35,000 responses this year.

"We'd love to say 2011 was a close contest, only Sheila made sure it was far from. A feat that becomes even more significant because no woman in the world across all 28 editions of FHM has ever won the Sexiest Woman in the World title three times in the last 17 years that we've been making the list. Her average is higher than Sachin Tendulkar's and she replaces Deepika Padukone who won the crown in 2010," said Kabeer Sharma, executive editor FHM India, in a statement.

Katrina seems to be the toast of the season -- she was the only Bollywood actress to feature on the India Today's Elite Power list and is also the most Google-searched Indian celebrity

Katrina Kaif: 'Barbie doll is huge honour'

Katrina Kaif has said that she is honoured that a Barbie doll has been made in her likeness.

The Hong Kong-born actress expressed her excitement at the Barbie 'I Can Be a Movie Star' product launch on Wednesday.

"It's a very special day,'" Kaif told The Times of India.

"This is a huge honour to have something like this on your name. I hope everyone likes the doll. The whole thing is very exciting."

The former model launched the doll wearing the same coloured satin dress as the plastic figure, which was launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic doll range.

Kaif conceded however, that the Barbie figure is not an exact likeness.

"It's a small doll and there was no intention of changing its features, so it does not resemble me completely," said the star.

Prince William advised to marry Katrina Kaif

Prince William has been advised to marry Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, according to the results of an online poll.

The survey, conducted by Indian dating website Shaadi.com, suggested that the former north London resident would make the ideal Indian match for Prince William.

Gourav Rakshit, business head of the matrimonial site, told NDTV: "With the hype of the royal wedding around the globe, Shaadi.com conducted the survey to reflect the enthused spirit about the wedding in India."

The results put the currently-single model-turned-actress significantly ahead of other Indian cinema celebrities.

"Out of the 8000 surveyed, 75.3 per cent of respondents believed that Katrina would be the best Indian celebrity match for Prince William, followed by Priyanka Chopra with 16.7 per cent and Sonakshi Sinha with 8 per cent," added a source.

26-year-old Kaif has been voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye for the last three consecutive years.

Katrina Kaif gives up on French remake

Katrina Kaif has reportedly been turned down for the rights to remake a French film.

The actress had been keen to produce a Bollywood version of the 2006 movie Priceless, starring Amelie actress Audrey Tautou.

Priceless centres on a young gold-digger who woos a bartender after falling under the impression that he is a millionaire.

A source told Mumbai Mirror: "She gave lot of time and energy to this project.

"She had even thought of a few directors who could handle the subject beautifully. She has every reason to be exasperated now. She has given up on the film."

They added that she was still keen on producing a foreign update despite the setback.

Kaif recently announced plans to produce her younger sister Isabel's Bollywood debut.

Ranbir, Katrina on a date!

Katrina has been cribbing how the press goes on and on about her relationship with Ranbir without any photographic evidence. So we did the needful

On Monday, we read in a section of the media that she is genuinely tired of news reports of her proximity to Ranbir Kapoor and she says the reports are even more disturbing because no one really has any photographic evidence of them together.

As soon as we read this, we sent our sleuths scouting for the evidence, which Katrina so categorically wished to be presented.
Well, here it is, Katrina! A few days ago you were with Ranbir at a 5-star hotel in Santacruz East.
You were seated to his right.

Both of you looked rather happy in each other's company (For reference to context, see Picture 1).
A few days prior to this, you were again with him having coffee and cold drinks.
Both of you again looked very happy in each other's company. (For reference to context, see Picture 2).
To add to our practicals we had told you that you spent quality time with Ranbir at a Juhu nightspot.
We had an eyewitness report, which we are sure you read. Over to you now, Katz.
Have we mirrored your relationship well enough? And please don't bring out that old toy called 'We're just good friends'.

Katrina, Ranbir most wanted for Valentine's Day date

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor have topped a list of Bollywood actors with whom young boys and girls respectively would like to go on a Valentine's Day date, while Shahid Kapoor was declared the sexiest male star in a poll.

Ranbir received 39.4 percent votes, while Shahid followed close on the heels with 37.7 percent votes from female fans. Imran Khan, who recently tied the knot with Avantika Malik, is on number three with 15.9 percent votes.

The minimum votes were cast in favour of Ranveer Singh of "Band Baaja Baaraat" fame and dimpled boy Abhay Deol, who rounded up the top five with 4.5 and 2.5 percent votes respectively.

Among the females, Katrina took away the lion's share with 35.6 percent of the votes. The second most wanted Bollywood girl, according to the poll, is Deepika Padukone at 22.4 votes, followed by Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor with 17.5, 12.4 and 12.1 votes respectively.

The poll was conducted with over 2, 500 respondents from Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

The respondents were also asked to choose the sexiest man in Bollywood, and Shahid Kapoor walked away with the title, leaving behind the likes of John Abraham, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and even Salman Khan.

Kaif wants 'Charlie's Angels' type role

Katrina Kaif has revealed that she has three dream genres for acting roles in mind, one of which is a big Hollywood action film.

The actress said the first on her list is a period film, which she would want to follow with a romantic tragedy like Devdas.

Kaif added that big Hollywood action roles, the type usually played by Angelina Jolie or Cameron Diaz, sit third on her list.

"I want to do an action film like Salt or Charlie's Angels," she said.

The actress, who has starred opposite many of Bollywood’s leading men, said there is one she particularly wants to work with.

"I want to team up with Aamir [Khan]. In the last few films, the way he has romanced on screen I loved, especially in Ghajini," she added.

Katrina Kaif Tops World's Sexiest Woman (Eastern Eye 2010)

Sitting pretty atop another poll for 3 consecutive years Katrina Kaif was recently announced Eastern Eye's Sexiest Woman beating off contemporaries from around the world third time in a row.

Apart from being amongst the most photographed actresses in the world Katrina Kaif is also considered highly bankable not to mention uber sexy and confident. After proving her acting prowess in Rajneeti Katrina Kaif went on to scorch screens with her latest song Sheila Ki Jawani from her forthcoming release Tees Maar Khan one of the year's highly anticipated movies.

Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir, who was chairman of the selection panel, thinks that Katrina's win is all the more remarkable because of the incredibly high standard. "Although Bollywood heroines dominated the top 10, the list for 2010 included stunning beauty pageant winners, top actresses from around the world, pop stars and TV personalities. That is why Katrina should be deservedly proud of her amazing win."

Delighted with the hat -trick says Katrina Kaif "I'm very happy that I have made it to the top of Eastern Eye's list again. England is off course a very special place to me and I think it's very sweet to be voted the sexiest by them. I just want to thank everyone for the support,"

The poll was conducted by the most popular, influential and established South Asian publication in the UK.