After winning Celebrity Big Brother, Shilpa Shetty has hit a new high in her career.  She has become an international star now, bagging reportedly 450 million worth of endorsements. On February 7, she was invited to the House of Commons, as a special guest of Labour MP Keith Vaz. She is due to watch Prime Minister's questions before meeting the Leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw and Home Secretary John Reid among other members of the Parliament.

All of Karan Johar's dream guests on the second season of his talk show have come through. Well,almost! Saif Ali Khan didn't show up with his lady love Rosa for the recording of Koffee With Karan. He instead brought sister Soha along. That suited the Channel's purposes fine. The Khan siblings are becoming quite a high-profile public duo.According to sources Karan has already shot 8 major episodes of the chat fest. These include a directors' special shot on 16 January which features Raj Kumar Hirani, Rakesh Roshan, Rakeysh Mehra and Kunal Kohli. And if you were waiting to see John and Bipasha together on television after their celebrity appearance on Big B's KBC, Karan is going to make your wish come true. The Bipasha-John episode apparently has the couple in a candid mood. Also in the cans is an episode featuring Hrithik Roshan with Priyanka Chopra.The last time Karan had got them on the show in different permutations. "It's too premature to comment on my guest list. But yes, the endeavour is to bring on the stars like never before. I don't want anyone to say that this season's Koffee With Karan looks like a repetition of the last season. Even when I bring on non-film folks I want to make sure my audience isn't robbed of its glamour quotient, " says Karan.

Tabu was last seen as a lead heroine in 'Maqbool' and 'Meenaxi', both of which came in the first half of 2004. Since then, she has relatively been on a hiatus with one off performances like 'Silsillay' [2006] and 'Fanaa' [2006]. With 'Cheeni Kum', she would be back in a role of substance being paired opposite none other than Amitabh Bachchan. This film is a heartwarming love story of a Chef played by Big B who falls in love with the character played by Tabu, a regular at his restaurant.

Saif is the star attraction of the two biggest releases in the coming months. After making headlines with his lean mean act in 'Omkara', Saif will now be seen in two back to back high profile projects - 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard' and. Though the former is a multistarrer with Big B, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Jimmy Shergill and Boman Irani filling in for the men power, with Tara Rum Pum Saif goes solo in a project that is produced by none other than Yash Raj Films. Between 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard' [February 16] and 'Tara Rum Pum' [April 27], there are a dozen odd other films lined up for release but none match the budget and grandeur of these two films. There is also a probability of Saif's 'Nehlle Pe Dehlla' arriving on March 02 though one awaits an official confirmation.

Tulip Joshi’s film ‘Shoonya’ after her critically acclaimed ‘Mathrubhumi’, will have its world premiere in Holland. The film was premiered at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 (Jan 24- Feb 4).  The Rotterdam festival is a unique and treasured place because it gives talented filmmakers a gamut of films making process, from advising on scripts, marketing of films, gaining contracts and finance provided by Hubert Bals funds to deserving Films.  'Shoonya’ is considererd to be a modern-day interpretation of T.S Eliot’s ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ Arindam’s Story & screenplay explores the subject of guilt, paranoia of life & honor in the public domain in the context of India. The star cast has power house performers like Nasseruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Tulip Joshi, Seema Biswas & Satish Kaushik & Ninad Kamat.

Who's bigger in Bollywood, icon Amitabh Bachchan or younger rival Shah Rukh Khan? The two movie stars have been slinging quotes back and forth ever since Khan said recently that the older legend's time was up. "I am sexy, smart and young. That was his century; this is mine," Khan told the Press Trust of India. "Let's see what happens to (Khan) after 35 years," Bachchan retorted in Sunday's PTI. He dismissed talk of any rivalry. ``Whatever he says is correct. I am old and he is young, and I agree he is smart and sexy," Bachchan said before going on to question Khan's future. Affectionately called the "Big B”.  Khan recently replaced Bachchan as host of India's most popular TV program, Kaun Banega Crorepati – a game show based on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Early ratings appear to indicate the elder superstar had a bigger following.

Lokvani pays tribute to Music director O.P. Nayyar, who composed some of Bollywood's most memorable tunes of the 1950s and 60s, died on Sunday, January 28, 2007  after a heart attack at his home outside Mumbai, a news agency reported. Nayyar, 81, was famous for the use of Punjabi rhythms in his music and is credited with making stars of several leading singers, including Asha Bhosle, Press Trust of India said. Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt described Nayyar as "an audacious man who was a king in his time." Nayyar, who always dressed in white and was never seen without his distinctive black felt hat, was born in Lahore in what is now Pakistan in 1926. He got his first break in 1949 when he was appointed music director on "Kaneez" (Junior), but recognition came with 1950s movies like "Mr. and Mrs. 55" and "CID."

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