If you thought Bollywood hotties Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra are only on the wish list of young actors then you’ll be surprised to know even veterans equally desire to romance the two happening ladies on-screen. And one such actor who wishes to work with the two reigning actors of tinsel town is none other than the macho man of Bollywood Dharmendra.

When asked to the yesteryear icon which Bollywood hottie among the current lot he finds desirable and would love to share screen space with, he revealed, ”Priyanka and Katrina are best among today’s lot. Wish they had been existent during my era. Koi aisi kahani mil jaaye Toh bada nasha aajaaye unke saath kaam karne mai (laughs).”

After beguiling a whole generation of actresses on-screen with his dazzling persona and striking performance in his heyday it would be treat watching Dharmji pairing up with the two leading ladies of B-town if it ever materializes.

Katrina Kaif is working with all the three Khans – Salman (‘Ek Tha Tiger’), Aamir (‘Dhoom 3′) and Shah Rukh (Yash Raj’s romantic drama also starring Anushka Sharma) – and now there might be more starry associations up ahead for the actress. Apparently, she’d been approached to star in Rohit Shetty’s next opposite SRK, but the twist in the tale is that Kareena Kapoor is also supposedly keen on the same role.

Kareena is, of course, a Rohit Shetty favourite, having starred in the ‘Golmaal’ movies. But Kat’s stock has risen tremendously after her consecutive hits (‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ and ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’) and it is rumoured that she might be a better fit for the new film from the hotshot ‘Singham’ director. This new project is believed to be an action thriller.

Meanwhile, Kareena is currently celebrating the success of ‘RA.One’ in which she starred opposite Shah Rukh. Bebo and SRK are close friends, and he has admitted that she got the heroine’s role in his home production simply because she said that she wanted it. Priyanka Chopra and Asin had been considered for the part in the early stages of conceptualisation for ‘RA.One’.

So who will win this competition and star in Shah Rukh’s next movie? Katrina Kaif or Kareena Kapoor? Watch this space for updates.

Katrina Kaif is not just beauty and brains, it seems. The actress loves to not just play word games but can beat the computer too!

Says Kat, “I love playing word games but what few people know is that I beat the computer and my tablet every time!” We wonder how many Bollywood actresses can do that? Maybe Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra can try… This is one No 1 position it might be difficult to dislodge Katrina from.

Why is it so that every second big budget film these days stars either Kareena Kapoor or Katrina Kaif?

About a year ago, this platform had been noticeably broader, including Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Kangna Ranaut. The rest of these names still maintain their positions as the top names of Bollywood, but have been left far behind by the leading Queen B’s. Let’s see why this is so:

The ‘heroines’

The way Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are battling it out right at the top, one wishes that it stays so forever! With both ladies writing and rewriting records with their big-budget, over Rs 100 crore successes, its the top producers who are laughing all the way to the bank.

While Kareena is gaga with the laurels she received from the success of ’3 Idiots’, ‘Golmaal 3′ and ‘Bodyguard’ in quick succession, Katrina knows she is on the dot, with a chartbuster item number like ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ and the good run of ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ on the box office. She now needs a big budget hit like Kareena to reach to the top.

Speaking of future projects, both the actresses have several films lined up with the Khans. ladies have scored the cream However, when it comes to getting the top projects, both Kareena as well as Katrina are pretty much neck to neck. Both of them are enjoying a piece of each of the Khans. In the bargain, Shah Rukh Khan (‘Ra.One’, an untitled film with Yash Chopra), Aamir Khan (‘Dhuaan’, ‘Dhoom 3′), Salman Khan (‘Bodyguard’, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’) as well as Imran Khan (‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu’, ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’) are enjoying the best of both worlds. Only Saif Ali Khan (‘Agent Vinod’) has placed his loyalities firmly with Kareena.

Katrina Kaif has already taken baby steps towards being a guitar player by learning a few important chords. Now, she and Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar are bonding over music. Do we see an album in the making?

Now that Priyanka Chopra has announced her decision to cut a music album, how can Katrina Kaif be left behind? We hear that she is bonding with her Mere Brother Ki Dulhan co-star Ali Zafar.

“Ali and I have definitely hit it off musically. We share a lot of common musical interests that we’re trying to take further. Let’s see where it goes,” Katrina is quoted as saying by a tabloid.

Katrina first learnt the guitar during the making of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with Farhan Akhtar, but carried the hobby further while working with Ali Zafar in MBKD. Recently, she surprised everyone by playing the guitar live for a promotional event of MBKD while Imran Khan and Ali Zafar sang alongside.

Katrina also has the experience of having crooned a nursery rhyme for a kids’ album by A R Rahman.

After Dubai’s grand Eid celebration comprising Bollywood celebs such as Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra for Shoppiesta at Meydan, the capital is now having its own red carpet show-stopping event with the world premiere of the latest Katrina Kaif-starrer, “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”.

The romcom, which has been produced by Yash Raj Films, will also see Kaif’s co-stars Imran Khan and Pakistani actor-singer, Ali Zafar gracing the event, which will be held at Vox Cinemas, Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi.

Speaking with Emirates 24|7, Yash Raj Films’ Head of Mena region, Nelson D’Souza said: “The film is a complete package, and will certainly draw in the crowds. Added to that is the star power, with both Katrina and Imran riding high on the success of their respective hits, “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and “Delhi Belly”.

“Plus, Pakistani singer Ali Zafar has his own fan-following and we are quite confident “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” will do well in the cinemas.”

When quizzed about the filmmakers choice in Abu Dhabi hosting the world premiere, as opposed to the traditional choice for Bollywood with Dubai being the main focus, D’Souza said: “Everyone holds premieres in Dubai, and we wanted to be different; so, we chose the capital.

“Aside from “My Name is Khan”, there has been no independent Bollywood film premiere in Abu Dhabi and we truly believe the cinematic audience there is starved for some starry glamour.”

While the premiere is an invite-only event, D’Souza confirmed that fans would have plenty of opportunities to see their favourite celebs in the flesh, with a 5pm appearance by the trio at the Sharaf DG outlet in Abu Dhabi Mall; this will be followed by the 7pm red carpet at Vox Cinemas.

“There will also be 100 people who can win invite to the film premiere via our television partner, Zee Network and our radio partner, 105.4 Radio Spice,” he added.

“Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” is set amongst upper middle class families in northern India, which sees Khan’s character falling in love with his brother’s (Ali Zafar) fiancée (Kaif). The film has drawn parallels with the Hollywood film, “Dan In Real Life”, along with the Indian film, “Sorry Bhai”.

Talking about the film’s release one week after the Salman Khan magnum opus, “Bodyguard”, D’Souza said there was nothing to fear.

“The two films are poles apart; with one being an action thriller, while the other a romantic comedy. Both movies will have their separate audience and it will certainly cash in on the Eid rush.”

Zee Aflam, the 24-hour Pan Arab Bollywood film channel, will also air the making of the film prior to its release.

Tamer Al Sherbini, Head of Marketing, Zee Aflam, said in a statement: “Our partnership with Yash Raj Films, for the world premiere of “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” in the UAE highlights our commitment to bring the true Bollywood experience to the local Arabic audiences – our primary viewers.”

The Bollywood stars are no novices to the UAE, with Khan having visited Dubai for several film promotions and premieres over the last two years, with Zafar also hosting many concerts in the emirates.

Meanwhile Kaif, who aside from being a hot premiere favourite here, is also the brand ambassador for the Abu Dhabi-based Eithad Airways.

According to sources, the trio will stop in the capital just for the day, before catching a late night flight to London for the film’s premiere there, the following day. Their promotional blitzkrieg will see them return to Mumbai on September 9, when the film releases across India.

“Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” goes on general release on September 8 across UAE cinemas.

Yeah, that’s the hottest gossip which is making rounds in the industry. And our birdies even found out what movie it is….. Just read on…

Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra, the current screen queens, are alleged to be together in Hrithik Roshan’s most speculated project – ‘Krrish 3’! Already the news was out that Priyanka will be the main lead in the film. Now birdies heard that a new role has been written in for another actress in the superhero sequel that is most probably Katrina.

It is rumoured that Hrithik who worked with Katrina in Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ had loads of fun together. And so he is considering her to join ‘Krrish 3’…. But nothing is confirmed from any of the concerned parties.

Speculations were rife that both PC and Kat had earlier tried avoiding being cast in same projects. But now looks like Krrish’s sequel is going to be hard for them to resist…..

If rumors are to be believed, Ajay Devgan and Katrina Kaif will be featuring in the sequel to ‘Krrish’. However, it’s yet to be confirmed whether the duo will be seen romancing each other or portraying completely different characters.

Surprisingly, if everything goes as planned, Katrina and Priyanka Chopra will feature together in ‘Krrish 2′ for the first time. Everyone is eagerly awaiting Priyanka’s reaction about the on-going rumors, as the duo has generally avoided to feature together in a film.

Currently, Ajay is in talks with the director of the film Rakesh Roshan, who was keen to work with Ajay for long.

Talking about Ajay’s villainous role in the film, a source revealed, “Devgan has an ultra cool, stylish persona with gray shades intelligent, edgy, witty, smart and evil something along the lines of the Joker’s character in Batman series. It is in complete contrast to anything he has done before.”

Though no confirmation reports are available as Ajay is currently anticipating the baddie role, the film is likely to go on floors in mid of June.

As quoted by TOI, a little birdie revealed, “The film is expected to go on floors on June 15 after Hrithik finishes shooting the major schedule of Agneepath in Diu. The writing work on Krrish-3 is currently in full steam. And a new role has been written in for another actress (read: Kat) in the superhero sequel.”

Hence, as per the speculations, the expected cast of the much-hyped superhero flick ‘Krrish 2′ is Ajay Devgan, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan.

Following a photoshoot done by Katrina Kaif and Aamir Khan, the two have become quite a favorite jodi.

Buzz is in the air that the two being paired opposite each other in a film will work wonders.

Yash Raj Films have roped in Katrina Kaif to play the love interest of Aamir Khan in “Dhoom 3”. They will be the Hrithik-Aishwarya of “Dhoom 2”.

Spokesperson of Yash Raj Films on the other hand stated that the female star opposite Aamir Khan has not yet been finalized.

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone too are in the race to be a part of the film.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif may have parted ways after being together for six years but their fans don’t seem to get tired of them. According to reports in the media, Sallu and Kat have won the top spot in the list of the most downloaded celebrities for the year 2010. This means that Indians love downloading pictures of Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan on their mobile phones and through internet services.

The survey was conducted recently taking into consideration 25 million wallpapers and images of various Bollywood celebrities that were downloaded throughout the running year. And it was Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif pictures that formed the maximum part of the 25 million downloaded images.

The strange thing is that Salman Khan has surpassed even Shahrukh Khan in the most downloaded celebrity list. Following Salman Khan and SRK are younger actors like Ranbir Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Shahid Kapoor.

On the other hand, Katrina Kaif’s pretty face was preferred to other Bollywood actresses like Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and even Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The list makes clear the fact that it is not only their box office ratings that affect the people’s choice when it comes to downloading their favourite celebrity’s pictures.