Neha Dhupia: Bollywood hero catches peculiarity of the industry

Neha Dhupia talks about her maiden American television stint as this Diwali, her musical miniseries Bollywood Hero, premieres on HBO in India.

How did Bollywood Hero happen?
My casting was old-school style, just like that of a beginner. A friend of mine told me the producers of the series were conducting auditions. Most actors don’t like auditioning because they believe that after a considerable acting experience, roles should be offered to them on the basis of their previous work or their popularity. But I have no such reservations. So I gave the audition. They liked it and hence offered me the role.

How real is the portrayal of the Indian film industry in the Bollywood Hero?
It is a spoof, yet every comical scene is based on real-life incidents. In the show, there are sequences in which Bollywood heroines are shown throwing tantrums. For example, they won’t step out in the sun without a large umbrella hovering over them. The idiosyncrasies as well as the erratic behaviour of the film industry is very correctly portrayed. And since it is a musical, there is also a lot of Bollywood-style dancing.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrate her 37th birthday

She has been looked upon as the world's most beautiful lady. Bollywood has referred to her as being an ethereal beauty while most cosmetic and beauty products swear by her name. She is none other than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Aishwarya, who started her career after winning the Miss World crown with Mani Ratnam's Tamil biopic film Iruvar (1997), later ventured into Bollywood with the film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol. Since then there has been no looking back for this beauty who has acted in blockbuster films such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal, Devdas, Dhoom 2, Guru and Jodhaa Akbar to name a few. She is now awaiting the release of her films Action Replayy and Guzaarish where she stars alongside Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan respectively.

Today is a special day for this actress as it's her birthday, and Bollywood-Stop takes this opportunity in wishing her a very Happy Birthday. You too can send in your birthday wishes for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan by simply posting them in the comments section below and here is a special treat for you of Top 10 best dances filmed on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Boollywood 'Khiladi' is a hard and fast professor in luck

Khiladi Akshay Kumar is an all out believer in luck: The latest buzz in tinsel ville is that Khiladi Kumar Akshay is a strong believer in luck. Being one of the biggest action hero in Bollywood presently, he is truly superstitious. In a popular TV show he recently stated that luck seemed to favor him the moment he changed his name from Ravi Bhatia to Akshay Kumar.

It was after this that he immediately got a break in films. Another luck factor that changed his life completely was a Baht, a currency note from Bangkok which he had received from a customer in the restaurant in which he was working. He always treasures this note and have decided never to spend it. This shows that he is an all out believer in luck.