House Full is an upcoming Bollywood Indian film directed by Sajid Khan and starring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh and Arjun Rampal. Boman Irani and Randhir Kapoor play important supporting roles in the film. Malaika Arora Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez will have special appearences in the film. The film's shoot has been progressing for several months in London. The production team have also filmed portions of the film in Italy.

The film is about a man named Arush (Akshay Kumar) who gets caught in crazy situations all because he has a deep dark secret; he has three wives. His first wife Sandy (Deepika Padukone) has always wanted to be in love, but thinks it only happens in fairy tales. His second wife Heetal (Lara Dutta) loves her husband so much that she feels as if she is living a fairy tale, and Devika (Jiah Khan) is a simple old fashioned small town girl. Nobody knows about it, except Bob (Riteish Deshmukh), Arush's best friend ever, they declare themselfs as brothers, but Arush and Bob are in big trouble because all of Arushs wives say that they wanna move in with Arush, so they all live in one house, but Arush and Bob have to make sure that none of the girls find out the truth about Arush which is a quite impossible task for Arush because they all live in the same house but Sandy finds out and tells everything to her big brother Krishna (Arjun Rampal), and then Krishna goes to Arush and finishes his whole game.

SHAAPIT also makes a startling promise in its adverts - 'Warning: Extremely frightening'. Now that's quite a tall claim, isn't it?

Scary movies made in Bollywood, generally, have two stories rolled into one film: The past, when the wrong was committed and the present, when the past comes to haunt the young couple. Coincidentally, both RAAZ and 1920 followed this concept and so does SHAAPIT. Only this time, the story dates back to 300 + years and then comes back to the present day.


The unspoken and unwritten rule for horror films is simple: They ought to scare you at the right places and also, the culmination ought to be the best part of the story. SHAAPIT succeeds in giving you those jhatkas at several points [there are some genuinely chilling scenes] and the culmination to the tale, although a bit lengthy, keeps you involved in the proceedings.

Final word? With SHAAPIT, Vikram Bhatt raises the bar for horror films made in India. Full marks to Bhatt for making that one kick-ass horror thriller, which easily ranks amongst the best in this genre in terms of plot, setting, technique and performances. Go, get scared!

When Aman [Aditya Narayan] proposes to Kaaya [Shweta Agrawal] and as soon as Kaaya wears the engagement ring and the couple drives off together, their car takes a spin and bounces off the road, almost killing both of them.

When Kaaya's parents [Murli Sharma, Nishigandha Wad] hear about their daughter's accident, they rush to the hospital to find an engagement ring on their daughter's finger. Distraught, the father explains to the young couple that three hundred years back, their family had incurred the curse of an angry Brahmin and that curse did not allow the daughters of their family to be married.

Aman meets Pashupathi [Rahul Dev], the master of the ways of the spiritual world. Pashupathi tells Aman that in some cultures, there was a belief that a generational curse worked much after even the person who had uttered the curse was dead because, it was believed, that an evil curse when uttered stuck to an evil spirit and the spirit then became the keeper of the curse and it was the duty of that evil spirit to make the curse come true generation after generation.

Aman asks Pashupathi if there was a way to destroy the spirit and get rid of the curse. Pashupathi tells him that there was a way, but it was filled with peril. If he sets about to hunt and destroy a spirit, then the spirit would also know that it was being hunted. Aman tells Pashupathi that he would fight for his love... and so begins their journey.

Vikram Bhatt merges the past and present beautifully. The explanation offered at the very start - a spirit continues to safeguard the curse for centuries - is something that Indians, generally, would relate to.

A number of sequences bear the unmistakable stamp of this refined storyteller - Vikram Bhatt. Sample these...

• While returning from a late-night party, Shweta watches an old woman sleeping in the middle of the road;
• Aditya's efforts to get a particular book from the library;
• Aditya and Shweta's encounter in a dilapidated cinema hall;
• Shweta waking up in the middle of the night and not finding Aditya, Rahul Dev and Shubh Joshi in their respective beds;
• The interaction with the maharaja's soul;
• Shubh Joshi going back in time;
• The entire climax sequence.

On the flip side, the portions depicting Shweta slipping into coma and her subsequent revival towards the end looks formulaic. Ironically, Shweta continues to wear the engagement ring in a chain [in the neck], even while in coma, which would've made it easier for the spirit to eliminate her, but it doesn't. Also, Bhatt and the writers should've established in a sequence or two about the step-wife of the king vowing to take the angry Brahmin's curse forward, since both were different stories.

Yet, despite the minor hiccups, Bhatt keeps you hooked to the proceedings. Those looking for chills, well, SHAAPIT has it in plenty. Also, his storytelling is super-stylish. Chirantan Bhatt's music is tuneful, although one misses the haunting tunes of RAAZ and 1920. The background score [Raju Rao] heightens the impact of the chills. Pravin Bhatt's camerawork is eye-filling. Dialogues [Girish Dhamija] are appropriate. The production design [Rajat Poddar] is excellent, especially the set of the palace. Special effects are amongst the best we've seen in Hindi movies. Costumes [Rahil Raja] are in sync with the demand of the characters.

Aditya Narayan is a show-stopper. It's hard to believe that someone can be so natural in front of the camera in his very first outing. Given the right roles, there's no stopping this bundle of talent. Shweta doesn't really get the scope. Besides, she is sidelined in the second hour. Rahul Dev is wonderful, underplaying his part with restraint. Newcomer Shubh Joshi oozes tremendous confidence. A fine actor! Murli Sharma and Nishigandha Wad are decent. Natasha Sinha excels.

On the whole, SHAAPIT is truly a scary movie, which comes across as a worthy follow up to RAAZ and 1920. If you are a fan of ghost stories, SHAAPIT should be on your list of 'things to do and watch' this weekend. Go for it and be prepared to be spooked!

He's just 21 and if reports are to be believed then this young singer-turned actor has decided to move out of his parent's house and stay separately. He has brought himself a new home in Lokhandwala.

However, according to Aditya Narayan he will never move away from his parents and that the flat will be for naughty and creative activities. Creative activities include a recording studio attached to his new house in which he and his partner Divya Kumar will compose songs.

When quizzed about the naughty activities he said that he is like any other normal guy and does have a lust for girls!

The actress is believed to be expecting her second child, after daughter Nysa. We’d written here a while ago that actress Kajol was planning to take a long break from the movies. It might be that the reason for this is that Kajol and hubby Ajay Devgn are expecting their second child. It is believed that Kajol is pregnant, and is wrapping up her movie commitments (including the Hindi remake of ‘Stepmom’ and ‘Toonpoor Ka Superhero’) quickly because of this. It seems she wants to finish all her work by the end of March, and be free after that.

There are no confirmations from the couple about this news, but if it is true, we wish Kajol and Ajay all the best!

The effects of shooting and traveling continuously finally caught up with Katrina Kaif. Yesterday (March 17), the actress collapsed on the sets of Farah Khan’s ‘Tees Maar Khan’ in Malshej Ghat.

The unit, including her co-star Akshay Kumar, got very worried, since they were shooting in a place without proper medical facilities. So a doctor from Mumbai was called in to check up on Katrina. Apparently, Katrina was given a saline drip and told to take complete rest.

It turned out that the actress had fainted because of low blood pressure; the extreme heat in the location also contributed to her feeling weak. Add the stress of work - a series of movie and advertisement shoots in different locations – and it’s a recipe for ill health. We hope Katrina takes it easy, and gets back to being completely fit real soon.

Do you want to talk to Amitabh Bachchan? Well, you may get an opportunity to do so as the Bollywood megastar is going to call up his fans through vogging or voice blogging.

The 67-year-old will call back those who grab his attention with their feedback or questions through a new talk-back feature on his blog - Bachchan Bol, launched a week ago.

Fans can leave their messages, opinions, feedback or suggestions by calling Bachchan Bol on 505678910 and tapping into the 'talkback mechanism'. Amitabh will listen in and comment on his favourite messages and play it out to the nation.

"The talk-back feature on Bachchan Bol makes it truly the first of its kind interactive service where consumers can leave their messages, feedback and anything they want to talk to Mr. Bachchan about... Mr. Bachchan will call back a select few people that grab his attention with their messages for him," Rahul Merchant, director operations-Asia, Inside India Ltd, told IANS over e-mail from Mumbai.

"The same will be played back onto the portal for others," he added.

The talk-back feature has earned wide interest from the actor's fans. A lady, who dropped in a message for Big B, claims to have married her husband only because his voice was similar to the megastar.

It must have been a wonderful surprise for Salman Khan when his younger brother Arbaaz presented him with a Range Rover Vogue this week. Salman had been thinking about buying the car, and Arbaaz knew this. He also wanted to thank Salman for starring in ‘Dabangg’, which is his first production. So the two reasons added up to Arbaaz buying the car for Salman.

Salman was thrilled with his new car, and thanked Arbaaz immediately. Arbaaz, in turn, said that he wanted Salman to drive him in the new car to Wai, where ‘Dabangg’ is being shot. We think the big bro is sure to oblige. It was a grand gesture from Arbaaz, after all. Bhai ho to aisa, what say Salman?

Priyanka Chopra played 12 characters in ‘What's Your Raashee?’ and now Bipasha Basu is doing much the same in ‘Pankh’ where she sports nine different looks. Have a look at some of the looks in the pictures here.

The actress plays an imaginary character in director Sudipto Chattopadhyay's film and her different looks will reflect the attitude and mood of the hero, played by debutant Maradona Rebello. Releasing April 2, it is produced by Sanjay Gupta.

According to Bipasha, whenever Maradona feels vulnerable, she has been given a soft look and whenever he is agitated or in self doubt, she is made to look harsh.

Bipasha also feels that designing her look was the complete teamwork of designer Rocky S, director Sudipto Chattopadhyaya and new age producer Sanjay Gupta, who were instrumental and involved in designing the right lookto match the attitude of the character.

‘Pankh’ traces the life of a boy (Rebello) who plays a female artiste as a child in movies. When he grows up and wants to be launched as a hero, he goes through gender confusion and falls in love with an imaginary actress, played by Bipasha.

"'Pankh' is a wild ride through the underbelly of the film industry. Bipasha plays an alter ego, a fantasy and we wanted her to look like the two divas - Sophia Loren and Liza Minelli from 'Cabaret'. The conception and execution of the looks were a collaborative effort between the Sudipto, the director and designers Rocky S and Gavin Miguel," Gupta said in a press statement.

The film also features Mahesh Manjrekar, Lillette Dubey, Ronit Roy, Sanjeeda Sheikh and newcomer Amit Purohit.

Age’s no bar when it comes to admiring the gorgeous Deepika Padukone, and veteran actor Shammi Kapoor is proof of that. The actor (who’s Ranbir Kapoor’s grand uncle) joined Twitter a while back, and one of his recent messages was to Deepika. He tweeted, “Hi Deepika--would like you to communicate maybe could meet over a cup of coffee at my place--- love, Shammi uncle.”

Now, isn’t that sweet? Deepika didn’t see the message immediately, but when she did, she thanked him immediately. And she was quite excited about meeting him for coffee.

Deepika’s a huge fan of the actor. And like the rest of us, she remembers him singing ‘Yahoo!’ (and looking quite handsome) in the classic movie ‘Junglee’. It’s a mutual admiration society between the two really. Shammi Kapoor tweeted later to Deepika (after watching her performance at the IPL opening ceremony), “You were the best that IPL offered today----Love.”