Lara Dutta: 'People want me in Chalo Dilli'

Lara Dutta has said that her casting opposite Vinay Pathak is the unique selling point of their new film Chalo Dilli.

The former beauty queen said that her appearance opposite theatre-trained actor Pathak would bring audiences in to see the film.

Dutta commented: "If I have to remember an unusual star cast I would say Wake Up Sid that had Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen.

"In our film as well, Vinay and me come from different film backgrounds. That's what interests the audiences as to why we have been paired. It acts as the USP of such films as people are eager to see it."

The recently-married star would not confirm the existence of Akshay Kumar's reported cameo in the project.

"I don't know who is there in a cameo role, there can be anyone, Mahesh Bhupathi or Akshay Kumar. Who knows?"

Chalo Dilli is set for worldwide release on April 29.

Lara Bingle 'signs deal with photo agency'

Aussie bikini model Lara Bingle has reportedly signed a deal with a photo agency.
She is said to have struck a deal with photo agency Big Pictures for a cut of profits made from her own photos.

It is understood rival agencies are seething over the deal, which are generally commonplace in the US.
The move means Bingle can create and control the pictures released for sale to magazines and newspapers.
Bingle was snapped yesterday looking perfect after a long-haul flight from London.
The photo had a price tag of 250 dollars and it is thought Bingle would receive about 50 per cent of profits in a deal.

News of an alliance came as a surprise to Bingle's manager, Titus Day, who denied the pin-up had struck an agreement with self-proclaimed "Mr Paparazzi" Darren Lyons.

"We haven't done any deals with anyone," the Daily Telegraph quoted Day as saying.
But the millionaire Big Pictures agency owner has been seen lunching with Bingle on several occasions in recent weeks, and the former cricket WAG was seen at Sydney airport recently giving one Big Pictures photographer directions to her location.

Lara Dutta cheers hubby Mahesh Bhupathi at Dubai tennis match

Newlywed Bollywood actress Lara Dutta was seen cheering her husband Mahesh Bhupathi during a tennis match in Dubai.

Bhupathi, 36, was paired with fellow Indian tennis player Leander Paes, 37, against the Djokovic brothers, Novak and Marko, at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Gulf News reported.

Dutta, 32, who has just returned from her wedding reception in Goa, dressed casually in a light, summery, floral top with her hair tied back in a short ponytail.

The couple got engaged in September last year and were married at a civil ceremony in Bandra on February 12.

Indian media 'vows to boycott Dutta'

Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupahi are said to have upset members of the Indian media at their wedding in Goa.

According to The Times of India, the newly-married couple refused to pose for photos for the assembled press at the event last week, and could now face a media boycott.

A leading photographer commented: "There was no need to give us such bad behaviour, especially when we have always stood by the couple and covered each and every event of theirs so well for so many years now."

It is claimed that Bhupapi shouted at the media, asking them why they had come to cover the private function.

"If they wanted it to be private and media-free they should have gone to Honolulu or somewhere where no-one would bother them," added the anonymous photographer.

Amitabh Bachchan was at one point the subject of a media boycott by the press in India.

Goa gears up for Lara-Mahesh wedding

The 36-year-old tennis ace Mahesh Bhupati and 32-year-old Bollywood actress Lara Dutta will tie knot in a formal church wedding on Saturday, after a star-studded sangeet ceremony held at Club Fresh on the Candolim beach on Friday.

The couple, who legally registered their marriage in a Mumbai Court on February 17, has organized a grand reception at a five-start resort near Sinquerim beach with approximately 200 invitees.


The lounge-club was decked up in white keeping in tune with the theme for the sangeet ceremony.

The entry into the sangeet venue was strictly invite-based. Volley of camera and photo journalists had planted themselves outside the venue but failed to catch proper glimpse of the event.


Sources close to the couple said that live music was played by a dholak party brought from Mumbai. Live performances by acrobatic group Lucien Dossier from California was also a part of the entertainment line up.

Renowned DJ Whosane and Lucent Dossier’s group from Los Angeles rocked the ceremony into a memorable event.

“Lara wore a beautiful marigold coloured lehanga designed by Manav Gangwani and her beau Mahesh look cool with chikankari churidar kurta. The best Goan seafood, sushi, Goan and Pan Asian cuisines was served to the guests,” said the source.

Sources further said that the former Miss Universe will be adorned with classy and beautiful diamond earrings and necklace for the Christian style wedding.

Bollywood celebrities including Boman Irani, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Sajid Khan, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Cellina Jaitley and Tennis sensations like Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes are in guest list.

Shah Rukh Khan who is also invited for the wedding may not turn up but surely his wife Gauri Khan is down in Goa to bless the couple.

Dutta honeymoon 'will promote eco issues'

Lara Dutta's honeymoon could be cancelled because the Goan beach she was planning to visit has "disappeared" because of a stranded cargo vessel called River Princess.

The authorities in Goa are planning to use Dutta's story to promote their environmental cause, New Kerala has reported.

Campaigner Fermino Fernandes said: "We will use the Lara Dutta [and Mahesh Bhupathi]'s wedding to bring the attention of the country to the River Princess issue.

"[The national media] only have to swing their cameras a little bit from the wedding venue to the boat, which is there for more than 10 years only because the government does not care."

Dutta married tennis doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi in a white-themed wedding ceremony this week.

Lara goes Goa for a white wedding

It will be a white-themed sangeet for Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and tennis pro Mahesh Bhupathi Friday as the venue will be decorated with white roses and jasmine.Sunil Chawla, whose Club Fresh will host Lara-Mahesh's pre-marriage ceremony, said there's a guest list of 200 guests for the event and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is also expected to attend it.

"The theme for the entire sangeet is white, which matches with the theme of the club. There will be white roses, jasmine as a backdrop to the event, " said Chawla, whose club also hosted the high profile wedding anniversary of Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan recently.

He further said that well-known musician DZ Whosane Hussain will perform at the ceremony, which is likely to be attended by top celebrities including those from Bollywood and the sports world.

The couple had registered their civil marriage Wednesday in Mumbai.

Lara Dutta, Mahesh Bhupathi married

Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi Wednesday had a registered marriage.

Announcing their wedding on microblogging site Twitter, Mahesh posted his picture with Lara, saying: "Mr. and Mrs Bhupathi folks..."

On Feb 19, the couple will reportedly have a Church wedding in Goa and their sangeet ceremony is Feb 18.

After months of speculations that they are dating, Lara, 32, and Mahesh, 36, disclosed their engagement in September last year.

Dutta leaves exes off invite list

Lara Dutta has reportedly left her ex boyfriends Kelly Dorje and Dino Morea off the invite list for her wedding to Mahesh Bhupathi.

The actress, who will marry the tennis player in Goa next month, spoke of her affection for Dorje on Koffee with Karan, saying: "I will always care very deeply for Kelly."

However, according to Mid-day neither will be attending the wedding to avoid any awkward moments.

Dutta also said that she and Morea were friends, although Morea denied this, insisting that they are no longer in contact.

"I haven't been invited to Lara's wedding. I am not in touch with her since our break-up," he said.

Lara-Mahesh Bhupathi marriage on Feb 19

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and ace-tennis pro Mahesh Bhupathi are going to marry on 19th February.

Reportedly, Bhupathi has recently got divorced from Shweta JaiShankar and will marry long-time girlfriend Lara in a five-star hotel in Goa.

According to a close family source, "Lara and Mahesh love Goa. They both decided to convert their favorite holiday spot into a place that would be memorable to them forever."

"After marriage, Lara will shift to Bhupathi's flat in Nibbana Society at Pali Hill and Lara has been taking active interest in decorating that house."

Lara had earlier dated Kelly Dorje and Dino Moreo, but both the relationships had failed to work out.

Actress Lara Dutta, who recently launched her video CDs on yoga, was Tuesday appointed the brand ambassador of Kellogg's breakfast cereal brand Special K.

"With Special K, I know I have a low-fat breakfast option to start my day. Plus, it helps keep me full and leaves me with energy to grapple with my long day ahead. And, the best part is that I love the taste," the former Miss Universe said in a press statement.

The 32-year-old, last seen in "Housefull", says she connects well with the product.

"I can relate to the Special K woman - I enjoy the confidence that comes from loving your body, and I also try to keep a positive and simple approach to things, including managing my weight," she added.

Officials at Kellogg India, the Indian subsidiary of Kellogg Company, producer of ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods, too said Lara is the perfect choice to endorse Special K.

"We are delighted to have Lara on board. We feel she personifies the Special K woman to the T. The Special K woman is feminine, positive, and loves the confidence that comes from the weight that she believes is right for her. She eats and exercises in a simple and balanced manner," Kellogg India managing director Sangeeta Pendurkar said.