The search for a younger version of Katrina Kaif in Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor is still on. The film's makers are facing a tough time finding a girl who can convincingly play a young Katrina Kaif. The casting director of the film was on the lookout for a boy and a girl aged between 11-13 years. While they have finalised a boy who will play the role of a young Aditya Roy Kapur, they are apparently still looking for a girl with Scandinavian features and have had no luck so far. As a result, buzz has it that auditions for the parts are now being conducted worldwide; the casting director is said to have sent across Katrina Kaif's photograph for the same.

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There is no denying the fact that whatever has brand SRK suffixed with it is bound to make it to the top slot in grapevine and King Khan's upcoming movie "Happy New Year" is no exception to the thumb rule. Ever-since this directorial venture of Farah Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff went on floor, speculations started swathing around it. But it was dissimulating prowess of SRK and Farah which kept even the minutest detail pertaining to "Happy New Year" under wraps.

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A lot has been written about Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif's new house and now the buzz has it that their flat at Carter Road is being done up for Rs 2 crore.  It turns out that their three-floor residence at Pali Hill is actually meant for the senior Kapoors. Says a source, "Neetu and Rishi Kapoor will soon move out of their ancestral house, as it is going under renovation. They will stay at the Pali Hill residence till this work is done. But after the renovation, the Kapoors will move back to their ancestral house.In the meantime, Ranbir and Katrina are going all out as far as spending on the interiors of their Carter Road residence is concerned."

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Saif Ali Khan turns 44 on August 16 and Kareena Kapoor is flying off to England tonight for the celebrations. She was waiting to wrap up the promotions of her film Singham 2 before taking off for a break with Saif who has been shooting for his film Phantom in England and Canada. The couple is likely to fly off to Europe before returning to India. As Saif rarely watches Hindi films, while watching his wife's new release is not exactly part of his big day's plans.

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Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen is the only beauty queen and bollywood actor to be featured in a coffee table book titled 'The Indian Woman' curated for the President of India's gift for visiting international diplomats, reports The Times of India. Her story is written by Priyanka Jain, who has co-authored a book on Vinod Chopra Productions and is also working on another on Paan Singh Tomar for UTV Disney. 'The Indian Woman' is curated by Shobit Arya, edited by the CNN-IBN anchor Richa Anirudh and published by Wisdom Tree. The story unveils Sushmita's journey from winning the title of Miss Universe to a single mother with two adopted kids and a successful career. Narrating her experiences in the book, Sushmita urges women to find beauty through their confidence and surround themselves with real people, who are supportive of who they are, and are not around because of how they look. Sushmita features alongside other powerful women like Kiran Majumdar Shaw, Naina Lal Kidwai, Mary Kom, Gita Gopinath, Ela Bhatt, Bhanu Athaiya, Alisah Abdullah and Lata Mangeshkar, among other 20 women who are pioneers in their fields.

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