Ranbir Kapoor - MUCH IN DEMAND, LOST? Shahid Kapoor, ALL SMILES: Abhishek Bachchan

Give me my 

   director back!

        It is not only the women in Bollywood who are following Ranbir Kapoor's life closely.

        Trade sources say that Abhishek Bachchan and Shahid Kapoor are also keenly observing this young actor. Abhishek has lost his director Mani Ratnam to Ranbir, and Shahid has lost his director Imtiaz Ali to RK Junior.

         Naturally, both, Abhi and Shasha are "Just a wee bit jealous" of Ranbir. Can't blame them. Abhishek has done his best work (Yuva, Guru and now the much-awaited Raavan) with Mani, and Shahid has done one of his biggest hits (Jab We Met) with Imtiaz.

         Under the circumstances to lose one's hit directors isn't something actors take lightly!

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Meghna Naidu - DANCE WITH ME

DIZZYING

DANCE

MOVES

       Sizziling sensation Meghna Naidu is in the news again. This time, it is for a raunchy number that features in the film Puli Vesham, starring RK and Sadaa.

          Sources close to the film's unit say that the actress looks stunning in the song, which has been choreographed by Nakka Mukka fame Sridhar. But what has triggered considerable interest in the song in the industry circles is the fact that the actress actually fainted a couple of times while shooting for it.

         Says a source close to the unit, "The song was recently shot on a grand set erected at a cost of Rs.20 lakh. For the first time in the history of Tamil film industry, a song  has been shot on a set erected with empty bottles. The number is so fast paced that the actress had a tough time keeping pace with the beat. In fact, she fainted a couple of times due to exhaustion. However, her efforts will not be in vain as this song will certainly become as popular as Nakka Mukka..."

         Art director GK, who erected the set too agrees. Says he, "It wasn't easy setting up a bar full of bottles. First, we had to collect bottles for an entire week. We then had to tie all the bottles witha rope and then paste them on the walls."

         Sridhar says, "Meghna might have fainted while dancing, but we are sure that the audience will faint when they get to watch the song."

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Jiah Khan - GROWING UP

JIAH KHAN

BURNS IT UP

       Jiah Khan, that petite bundle, who arrived in Bollywood as a screen seductress with Ram Gopal Varma's Nishabd, has moved back to London to live with her mother and sisters, say industry sources. However, Jiah is currently visiting Mumbai to promote her latest film.

         Incidentally, Jiah, who in earlier rounds was usually dressed in short numbers, came to the preview of her film with buddy Deepika Padukone. One noticed that not only was she demurely dressed, but she also conducted jherself very gracefully, speaking only when she was spokento. Though Jiah sizzled leaving little to the imagination on screen, it almost seems like Seeta aur Geeta -- demure in real life and brazen on screen!

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