Mumbai Mirror has posted a blind item about a shrewd manager
He was a superstar, but his record at the box office was inconsistent. While he was the biggest star in the late 90’s, he had a patchy record in the early 2000’s. His womanizing ways meant he had little mind space to think about his career. He signed movies with all well wishers to reaffirm his big brother image. It was this shrewd manager who stepped in & changed his career around.
When he had a huge fallout with another superstar in the year 2008, very few people would have bet on him. His rival was the numero uno star back then & this superstar had delivered a huge dud. But as luck would have had it,this superstar emerged victorious. Most of his movies break BO records. His rival’s movies on the other hand have been flopping. Many credit his success to his manager. But people forget that he was a superstar even before he met her!

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THIS superstar who parted ways with his long-time talent management agency on a not-sopleasant note some time ago, finds himself still bound by an old contract. The agency still gets a share of money he makes on a big brand, that he had signed while working with them. The actor and his dad are trying their darnest to get the agency out of the picture by cracking a deal with them. But the agency is simply refusing to let go of the prized contract that has been getting them big bucks, at least for now.

Our Guess:
Superstar: Salman Khan
Talent Manager: Reshma Shetty

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Pinkvilla has posted a blind item about a scheming & manipulative superstar.
This superstar has been going through a purple patch. All his movies last year were hits. He is known to manipulate things to his advantage. He did try to mess things up for another superstar, when their movies were about to clash last year. But to be fair, he is not the only one who does it. An ex-numero uno supertstar is renowned for making false promises to competitors only to break them later. Barring a few genuine souls, Bollywood is full of manipulative scheming people.

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Films have been clashing at the Bollywood box office a lot this year – more so because of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmaavat getting postponed from last December to January this year. Now we have heard that a superstar whose niche film (and home production) was clashing with an action drama has managed to get it postponed to avoid coming on the same day – just to get a solo release for his own film. Despite many celebs pitching in to promote the film, his niche film has not whipped up enough frenzy to pull in the family audiences as yet.

While the action drama seemed to have its permissions in place when the crew started the shoot, suddenly problems started cropping up out of nowhere for the hapless filmmaker (who had already postponed his film once). The film was all set to release along with the niche film when they got the news that certain changes in the film were required as certain scenes would have to be edited out. The team waited for three days to get the required changes (minor ones) from the concerned authorities but they were kept waiting outside for hours till the office shut down for the day. Finally, when they were given the list of modifications it was too late for them to release that particular week. Rumours have been rife in the film industry that it was the superstar, who is known to be well-connected with everybody, had his way, as he pulled some strings to make sure that the film got delayed. The fuming filmmaker has no choice but to grin and bear it.

The strange part is that the superstar used to be good friends with the director whose film was clashing with his own but due to an actress (both had worked with in the past), they had a fallout. Buzz was both had developed a soft corner for the young, bubbly actress. While the director has stopped signing the actress for his films, the superstar and the actress continue to be in touch.

The filmmaker was upset with the superstar and stopped working with him for some time till rumours of their patch-up started coming and their next film together. But now with the developments that have taken place, the rift between the two seems to be completely beyond repair – the filmmaker won’t certainly work with the superstar again for some time.

Nobody knows the truth of what really happened – everything is pure speculation right now. But as they say – the truth always comes out and one day it will.

Our Guess:
Superstar: Akshay Kumar
Director Neeraj Pandey
Movies: Aiyaary & Padman

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Rajeev Masand’s latest blind item is about nepotism in Bollywood
The show’s tagline speaks about making it big solely on merit. The show is about commoners with no backing whatsoever getting a chance to make it big in Bollywood. But looks like one lad has found a way to sleep his way to a movie role. The director-judge has been accused of nepotism time & again. If he so wants to promote his BFF’s bf, why doesn’t he launch him himself? Why is he indulging in nepotism again & fooling the audiences?
But chances are that the makers of the show have planted this blind item to promote the show. Or maybe a jealous competitor might be spreading stories to tarnish the contestant’s rep.

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What’s a little step-up between friends? According to whispers doing the rounds in tinsel town, a prominent filmmaker recommended the model boyfriend of his good friend, a leading clothesmith, for a television project he’s closely involved in. The beneficiary of said largesse is a strapping fella from Meerut who’s been walking the ramp for the designer for some months now. Their relationship went from professional to romantic pretty quickly, say insiders, pointing to the many foreign shows they’ve done together. At one of these, in Dubai a few months ago, the designer introduced the boyfriend to the filmmaker BFF and requested some help in raising his visibility. The result is a coveted spot on a reality show that the filmmaker is the public face of. As it turns out, the young hopeful is making good progress on the show, and the filmmaker’s soft spot for his friend’s boyfriend is evident to everyone on the set, even to fans of the show.

Our Guess:
Filmmaker: Karan Johar
Fashion Designer: Manish Malhotra
Contestant: Harshvardhan Ahlawat

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Pinkvilla has posted a blind item about this sporstar & his actor wife heading for a divorce.
The sportstar was quite a player both on & off the field. He was a world champion. His dominating mother was the reason for several of his breakups. His bachelor pad in Mumbai played host to several of his conquests. His conquests include an actor/co-owner of the IPL team he was representing. He is rumored to have even dated the reigning queen of Bollywood. She dumped him to hook up with a superstar, only to get dumped by him later.
Post years of partying, he finally tied the knot with an actor. The wife was rumored to have hooked up with the industry’s biggest superstar ages back. Although the article blames the wife for the split, we believe even the husband might be at fault. After all it does take two to tango!

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This couple who tied the knot amidst much fanfare have hit a road block in their relationship. The once much-in-love couple has decided to call it quits after reaching irreconcilable differences. This good looking sportsman and his ladylove, a B-Town actor were a match made in heaven, or at least we thought so. Trouble started brewing between them a few months after they tied the knot. There were also reports of a rift between them.

Reportedly, the female actor is extremely possessive of her hubby and keeps him away from his friends. The two have now decided to part ways. Can you guess who this couple is?

Our Guess:
Sportsman: Yuvraj Singh
Actor: Hazel Keech

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Pinkvilla has posted a blind item about a female actor who is heartbroken over her ex moving on from their relationship .
The female actor starred in several hits with older superstars. She was rumored to have had flings with a few of them. Post which she dated a casanova celeb manager. He has a history of dating several actors. But our heroine wanted to snag the casanova for herself. But Alas! Casanova had other plans. They broke up due to his commitment issues. He left our heroine heartbroken.
She started dating a few younger actors before hooking up with him again. She hoped he will end up with her. But as usual he dumped her again. Our lady was heartbroken….again! What is it with women & their attraction to bad boys?

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This leading lady who debuted in Bollywood opposite a superstar has hit a rough patch in her career. She only has a handful of films with lesser known actors. In her personal life too, she and her boyfriend of many years called it off recently. She wanted to settle down, whereas he wasn’t ready to commit. The female actor took a long break with her girlfriends to get over the heartache. However, she still has feelings for him and was extremely upset when she saw photos of him getting cozy with a stylist. Her ex-boyfriend has moved on and this has left the leading lady surprised and angry!

Our Guess:
Leading Lady: Sonakshi Sinha
Boyfriend: Bunty Sachdeva

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Mumbai Mirror has posted a blind item about a superstar, who is an ace negotiator. Bankable stars are a handful in Bollywood. Hence studios are ready to loosen their purse strings to get a top hero on board. Star salaries make up to 60% of the entire movie budget. This makes several movies financially not viable. But this doesn’t deter superstars from asking for the moon. Their box office clout makes them good negotiators.
Several superstars are now co-producers of movies, instead of taking an upfront salary. They do not take their fees & instead ask for lifetime share of the movie’s gross. This way they get to earn a big chunk of the profits without taking on any risk whatsoever!

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THIS leading film star is laughing all the way to the bank. While he was approached for a mega film last year, he quoted an astronomical figure of Rs 40 crore. The film’s director and producer — noted names in the industry — then went to a more bankable star, who showed interest, but unfortunately opted out of the film. The makers then went running back to the first actor, who then hiked his fee to — please sit down for this — Rs 60 crore. Well, he has been signed on, and is grinning like the proverbial Cheshire cat these days.

Our Guess:
Filmstar: Hrithik Roshan
Director & Producer: Karan Malhotra & Karan Johar
Movie: Shuddhi

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Rajeev Masand’s latest blind item is about leeches of Bollywood.
There are many rich kids who aspire for Bollywood stardom. Despite spending several crores only a few rich kids make it big. Only one among them has made it big & how. The rest of them make their dadies spend crores on each film,only to see it flop later. Their daddies have to cajole actresses to act opposite their loser sons.
But the leeches of Bollywood, don’t shy from asking for favors from these rich kids. Some even date them for their money. Hell, some even get married to them for money! Rumor has it that a sexy siren who has a shady past was caught in a compromising position with a rich kid by her husband. This rich kid’s dad is a guthka baron. He too is married to another washed out actress.

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This wanna-shine actor and son of a moneybags film producer may not have much to show in terms of lasting performances or successful movies, but he’s got nearly every young Bollywood star on speed dial and tends to constantly be in the company of the movers and shakers of tinseltown. Insiders say he cultivates these friends in high places through thoughtful gifting, and unlimited free access to his private gym, a custom- built, state-of-the-art facility in his own residence building.

Top stars have been known to use his gym for the simple reason that it’s got better equipment than some of the best commercial gyms in the city, but mostly because it’s private and exclusive and allows them the luxury to work out peacefully away from ‘common folk’ and their pesky phone cameras. More than one superstar is known to regularly work out at his gym, and a bevy of starlets can almost always be spotted on its treadmills, working up a sweat, thrilled that they don’t have to fork out a fat membership fee for access.

But recently, the young fella’s mother is believed to have visited the gym and noticed that it was filled with B-listers enjoying her son’s hospitality. She has since warned him to restrict access only to A-listers. She was particularly infuriated on spotting a dusky actress with an hourglass figure at the gym, and went on to remind her son that the lady in question had pointedly refused to act in a movie opposite him a few years ago, despite his father’s best attempts to woo her with a big pay cheque.

Our Guess:
Actor: Jackie Bhagnani
Dusky Actress: Bipasha Basu

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Mumbai Mirror has posted a blind item about a proactive star.
Several stars are caught up in the aftermath of a huge scam. But this one truly global star has struck a good deal for herself. She is proactive & a go getter. There are several actors who claim to have a fan following in the west. But only one star has managed to make a name for herself. others who claimed to be world renowned beauties are in fact known only in India. You can’t help but marvel at her success abroad.
The star was in the news recently for her statement regarding her personal life. There was conjecture that she was involved with a married superstar. She is claiming that she ended a relationship a year back. This statement has created problems for the married superstar. We wonder if they both are over each other though.

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THIS leading lady won’t be missing her mug across the world, thanks to the giant scam that’s just been busted. No siree— this clever girl is always one step ahead of the curve. We hear she has had a new clause added to an old contract, just to ensure she remains globally loved and recognised. She has been the face of an apparel brand for over a year now, and she has asked them for a permanent billboard at Times Square, New York City, for a period of two years. So cool, while the rest of her contemporaries are content chasing followers on social media.

Our Guess:
Clever Lady: Priyanka Chopra

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Mumbai Mirror has published a blind item about an actor who career’s end is near.
This actor was launched by his studio boss mentor. He looked better than a industry kid who was launched besides him. But his acting talent or lack of it is spelling a premature end to his career. While his rival has not delivered a single flop in his career, our hero is dying for a hit.
His mentor cum bf planted several stories of his affairs in the media. But such tricks can only take you so far. At the end of the day, what really matters is talent. Unfortunately for our hero, he is woefully short of it. We wish he had worked harder on his acting skills. His BF can’t help beyond a point. He will have either do something drastic or it will be the end of the road for him.

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AFTER five backto-back flops, this good-looking but obviously luck-less actor recently ran back to his mentor asking for another film. The mentor—the kind and large-hearted soul that he is—heard him out patiently. Then he said he had no film for him, and couldn’t help him out any more professionally. Now with the big-ticket guru gone, love life outta the window, and selling films via rumoured romances not working at all, our handsome hero is looking for new career tricks. Oops.

Our Guess:
Actor: Siddharth Malhotra

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Mumbai Mirror has published a blind item about a starlet who sacked her manager.

We are shocked by the number of blind items which are coming out around this actor. Looks like someone obsessed about him, is planting these stories. How else do you explain so many blind items within a span of a few days? We are just curious to know who this ex-GF the blind item is talking about. As far as we know, his arch rival hired his manager after he fired her. He has denied ever dating her. We wonder what’s cooking!

His detractors may say what they want, but he is just one hit away from reclaiming lost ground. Younger actors may have come in, but his talent & looks can give even the ruling triumvirate sleepless nights. You can’t keep a good guy down for too long.

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SEVERAL of our Bollywood stars are griping about one of their common managers. The said lady worked for a chiselled superstar first, who fired her as soon as he found out she was stealing his personal items. Then, she was hired by his ex-girlfriend, a beautiful and talented leading lady, but was sacked within a month. The latest is a starlet who has just announced on social media that she has sacked her manager of two months.

Our Guess

Superstar: Hrithik Roshan
Manager: Anjali Atha

Mumbai Mirror has published a blind item about a superstar who used to show off his six packs, but now has a “dad bod”.

Mumbai Mirror seems to be showering too much attention on this greek god superstar(click here to read more). We wonder why he is so vulnerable. You divorced your wife, one movie flopped, so what? Move on. There were rumors that he had employed a life coach to take his mind off his divorce. It doesn’t help that he has a coke habit. Frankly speaking, someone needs to tell him to stop whining over his problems & to grow a pair! He needs to do what god sent him to do – dazzle his fans with hit movies & sit at the very top of the bollywood food chain. Anything less will be talent under utilized in his case.

Speaking if his body, this is not the first time he has let his gym routine go haywire. Even before the shooting of the previous installment of his hit superhero franchise, he had posted pics of his tummy. But as usual he got back to his grueling gym routine & got his six packs back. Maybe its just boredom. He has been maintaining his physique since the last 18 years. Give him a break guys!

But we are supremely confident that he will be back in the reckoning soon. While a big budget movie a few years back starring him flopped, his last movie did decent business. His upcoming biopic looks promising & his movie alongside a talented star kid is sure to set the cash registers ringing. Just one hit & he will have the world eating out of his palms.

But then we maybe wrong. It says the actor is scared of losing the few fans he has left. But the man we are talking about is very much an A-lister. His instagram pics show him sporting a lean physique. So it maybe this other actor who is in the news only for his new romance with his brazilian GF, following his divorce to his wife of many years.

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A leading actor, known as much for his great talent as for his gorgeous looks and sixpacks, seems to be a bit on the wane. His personal and professional life came crumbling down within months of each other, and it seems his gym routine has also gone for a toss. He has barely stepped out of his home in the past few weeks, spending time mostly with his family. Even if he shares posts of himself, they are always chest up. The star has developed what is very rudely called a “dad bod”, and well, is scared of losing the few fans he has left.

Our Guess

Leading Actor: Hrithik Roshan or Arjun Rampal

Rajeev Masand has published a blind item in Open The Magazine about the director of an upcoming movie starring an A-lister, who is keeping a low profile post being named in the #MeToo controversy.

This is the third blind item based on this greek god superstar. When one of our readers mentioned that his arch rival might be behind these blinds, we didn’t take it seriously. But post reading another blind item, we can’t brush that accusation off completely.

The superstar distanced himself from the director as soon as he was outed in the #MeToo movement. But if this blind item is to be believed it was all hogwash. But one can’t blame this superstar, after all barely anyone came out strongly for the movement. Besides he is bitter over not many supporting him in his war with a female star who accused him of dating her & then behaving like it never happened. But he maintains that he all these are baltant lies & a figment of her imagination. So he must have probably thought it was better to not ruin a good movie by acting like Mr. Upright, when half of Bollywood is sleazy. But all said & done, he would have earned a lot of respect. Case in point, one among the ruling triumvirate, who exited a movie after the director & producer were named in the #MeToo movement. Somebody must have shown him a viral video where a character actor literally outed his dad! Thankfully for him, his father’s name wasn’t mentioned(click here to read more).

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Bollywood insiders are saying the MeToo movement has lost its steam after two tense weeks. After all, only one film director and one talent agency head lost their jobs after multiple women alleged harassment by them. There haven’t been any major consequences for others who were named and shamed.

This includes a film director who was one of the first to be called out for his reprehensible behaviour with a former co-worker. After the leading man of his under-production film distanced himself from him, it seemed as if his despicable actions had finally caught up with him. But sources reveal that he is supervising the film’s post production. Turns out the star and his producer papa decided it would be wise for him to keep a low profile while finishing the film, so he’s been flying under the radar, avoiding attention as he completes sound and background music supervision.

Tsk, tsk.

Our Guess

Film Director: Vikas Bahl
Star & Producer Papa: Hrithik Roshan & Rakesh Roshan
Film: Super 30

Spotboye has published a blind item about a bollywood hottie who is now back with superstar ex-bf.

While there were several blind items hinting at these two being back together, fans refused to believe. Our readers were unhappy with such rumors circulating. They thought that the megastar was committed to his foreign import GF. There were rumors that they were about to get married. They have been regularly making appearances together.

In all likelihood, the megastar must have made it clear to his GF, that he does want to get tied down to one woman. He wants to continue hooking up with several women(click here to read more). As of now, apart from the hottie mentioned in the blind item, he is rumored to be hooking up with two of his co-stars from his previous movie, the foreign import GF & several more!

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I couldn’t believe my ears when a Bollywood hottie’s close aide whispered into my ear the other day at a Juhu 5-star that she is back with her ex-boyfriend. The two had a very ugly split and she had moved on reasonably ahead, so I wonder what makes her go back to him? Is it her failing career or has love indeed refreshed and bounced back with renewed vigour? That khabri also told me that they stay in the same room if and when they are shooting together. Not bad, love and desire after all!

Our Guess

Bollywood Hottie: Katrina Kaif
Ex-BF: Salman Khan

DNA has published a blind item about an actor hooking up with a filmmaker. But they are not serious. They are just going around. It is a no strings attached relationship.

She was launched by a producer, who barely managed to escape being outed in the #MeToo movement. We leave it to our readers to guess whether this actor had to compromise with the producer to land her debut opposite a star kid. Luckily her debut was a hit. She has since starred in another hit & has several promising projects lined up. The actor whom she was dating turned out to be a complete pervert. He used to cheat on her & even physically abuse her(click here to read more). She put up with this behaviour for months. But when news of her beau trying to get too touchy with his co-star & her complaining to her parents, reached her ears she called their relationship off.

She has since been rumored to have a hooked up with a greek god & is now hooking up with her filmmaker. As all actors will tell you, it is never a bad idea to hook up with a director.

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A filmmaker & the heroine of his next are apparently more than just good friends. industry sources are gup-shupping about how the two are spending abundant time with each other after she broke up with her actor beau.More so, since she & her ex worked together in the filmmaker’s earlier project, during the making of which the two got into a relationship. However our source says there is nothing serious between the heroine & the filmmaker, even thought hey have been spotted together a number of times. He’s a married man & they’re just going around, with no strings attached.

Our Guess

Filmmaker: Dinesh Vijan
Heroine: Kriti Sannon