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The buzz for Shah Rukh Khan’s next venture has already begun. Here are some great stills from Farhan Akhtar’s upcoming remake of the 1978 classic starring Amitabh Bachchan, Don. The music from the original Don will be recreated in the new film, and the current teasers on air already give us a sneak peek, featuring a remixed, club-ish version of the classic theme tune — at the end of the promo.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are doing the revamped soundtrack, and among the hits they’re remaking are songs like Yeh mera dil and Main hoon Don. The highlight has to be Khaike paan Banaras waala, and SRK has apparently even sung snatches of the new version. Farhan’s Don is set to be a futuristic action/thriller, with a very stylised look and feel.

Amitabh Bachchan was 36 when Don was made in 1978, his dual role of Vijay and The Don are still remembered as one of his coolest portrayals. Khan, 40, has acknowledged being massively influenced by the cult film —and even hinted in recent television portrayals that his tribute includes unforgettable dialogue like ‘Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hai.’

Sanjay Dutt has never had it so good. A long line of girls were waiting to kiss him, and the hero was only too willing to cooperate. For those wondering how this came about, director Raju Hirani explains, “There’s a song in Lage Raho Munnabhai that goes, Apun ko mil gayi, arre ek kissing car, back seat pe jee bhar ke kiya pyaar. While shooting for this song, the makeup artist had to create realistic looking lipstick-kiss marks all over Sanju’s face.” “The makeup artist tried every possible technique, but it did not look convincing enough,” says the director.

Finally, Sanju jokingly told Raju, “There are so many girls in the dancing crew, why don’t we ask them to help us out here.” Raju asked his assistants to put forward this request to the girls and they were all very excited and came out with fresh lipstick to kiss Sanjay Dutt.

So what was Sanju baba’s reaction? “Sanjay Dutt was shocked,” laughed Hirani. “There was a mad rush of girls with fresh lipstick wanting to kiss him. Sanju stood there, as the girls walked up to him one by one and left a kiss mark on his face. Once they were through, he was all geared up for a great song shoot, with a blush and a naughty smile. The kiss marks looked fabulous and the song has turned out really well,” the director recounts.

Kasauli, a small town at the foothills of Himachal Pradesh, holds a special place in actor Rahul Bose’s heart. “My father lives in Kasauli,” informs Rahul with a smile, continuing, “I was born and brought up there. Also, my school was in Kasauli and I spent much of my growing years there, till I moved to Mumbai to pursue my career in theatre and acting.”

Kasauli makes the Jhankaar Beats actor go back in time. “I make it a point to go to Kasauli every year. It keeps me in touch with my roots. My father is like my friend and and it is during these trips to Kasauli I make every year that we have our heart to heart chats. It is here that I do all the things that I would never get to do in a city like Mumbai.

I explore, trek the mountains, visit those places where I played in my childhood with friends. I also make it a point to go to my school. All of this really rejuvenates me. I have been in this place since childhood. However, every time I come here, I discover something new. The weather here is lovely throughout the year,” says Rahul about his homeland.

The actor adds, “I think that not only for me, but for every individual, that place is special where he has spent his growing years.” Rahul’s house is situated in one of the most beautiful locations there. “It just transports you into another world altogether. There’s so much of greenery there. The snow-capped tall mountains, the apple orchards — I choose to live here a life of seclusion once I retire,” he laughs.

Talking about seclusion, is he happy being single? Rahul replies that at this phase of life, he is certainly not missing out on a relationship. “I am serious when I say I am happy being single. I am not missing having a relationship at all. I am happy sharing a bond with my father and my other family members. I love playing with my niece. These people add to my joy so much that it never once occurs to me that I don’t have a steady partner.”

Shreyas Talpade, of Iqbal fame, is all set to conquer the audience with his heart warming performance in Mein Phir Aaunga, a film based on the book The Last Hurrah written by Mumbai-based author Shrikant Murthy. The film is based on the life of K. Venkatesh, a young chess player who was afflicted with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and died in Hyderabad in December 2004.

While Venkatesh was in the last stages of DMD, his mother appealed to the high court of Hyderabad for permission for euthanasia so that she could fulfill her son’s last wish of donating his vital body parts to the needy. The law took its own course and while the case was still pending, the young man breathed his last.

Fightstar rocker Charlie Simpson caused controversy by cuddling up to former bandmate Matt Willis’ girlfriend at the Kerrang Awards. Simpson and MTV UK presenter Emma Griffiths were clicked looking intimate at the music awards ceremony, despite the singer’s long-term relationship with Camilla Smith.

However, Griffiths insists that their relationship is platonic and said, “I wanted to get up on stage and say to Charlie that his new band Fightstar had won. Charlie is great. We’re really good mates. We’ve known each other for years.” Simpson said, “I love Emma, she’s a great girl.”

Gwyneth Paltrow has been learning to surf during a British beach holiday. The California-born actress was holidaying in the English coastal resort of Cornwall, home to the parents of her husband, Chris Martin. Gwyneth donned a wet suit and braved the chilly waters for an hour-long surf lesson on a chunky beginner’s surf board. One onlooker said, “By the end of the lesson she was able to ride a wave standing upright, but only for a few seconds.”

Gwyneth’s figure looked great in the tight wetsuit, despite her recent complaints that having her second child, Moses, four months ago had left her out of shape. The Oscar-winning actress’ husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, is also a keen surfer. The couple, who have homes in London and New York, are the latest in a string of celebrities to holiday in Cornwall.

Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan enjoyed a break there last month, and British Princes William and Harry are often spotted in the town of Rock. Kate Winslet and director husband Sam Mendes also have a holiday home there.

Eva Longoria’s boyfriend Tony Parker is so jealous, he doesn’t like her talking to other men. The sexy Desperate Housewives star receives attention everywhere she goes, and recently she was on the cover of Maxim in the middle of a desert.

But Longoria’s basketball player boyfriend Tony is very possessive of the petite actress and does all he can to stop her from flirting with men. Longoria says, “He can be a bit jealous if he sees guys being overly friendly with me and he has this kind of glare which can be pretty intimidating, plus he’s a big guy and he has this way of walking and body language which lets the other guys know that they’re spending too much time with me.”

Hollywood actor Daniel Craig is unimpressed with a new James Bond toy doll, claiming his likeness is too moody, according to contactmusic.com The blonde actor has been recreated as an action figure, which is set to be released with new Bond film Casino Royale. And Craig is not satisfied with the expression on the action figure's face. He says, “He scowls a lot. He may need to soften up a little bit.”

And Craig is determined to change the video game version of himself if it doesn’t look like him. Craig says, “I have a clear input in all this as I know there are some things that are wrong.”

Catherine Zeta-Jones was left writhing in agony after having a toe nail ripped off. The Welsh actress was filming a scene for Death Defying Acts, a biopic about the legendary escapologist Harry Houdini, at London’s Savoy hotel when a burly member of the crew accidentally stepped on her foot. A source told Britain’s the Sun newspaper, “It virtually took the toe nail clean off. The nurse was called in. She was in pain, but didn’t throw a tantrum.”

Executive producer Dan Lupovitz played down the incident, saying the raven-haired star, who stars alongside Guy Pearce in the movie, quickly recovered from the toe mishap. He said, “It was a minor incident which hardly disrupted filming. She’s fine.”

Meanwhile, Catherine’s husband Michael Douglas has told her that two children is enough. The actress has always said she wanted a big family, but Douglas is happy with son Dylan and daughter Carys, and thinks his wife would be just as happy to focus on her career.

Online video-sharing website YouTube launched an innovative money-maker with its first paid video advertisement, for a music CD by Paris Hilton. “YouTube is the hottest community on the web and that’s where I want to be,” Hilton effused in the ad, dubbed, “Hey YouTube — xoxo Paris”, which introduces her first music video, Stars are Blind.

“Send me a comment and let me know what you think of my music,” she coos. “Bye sexy,” she adds. Viewers rated Hilton’s video at just two-and-a-half stars, far behind a popular “Diet Coke plus Mentos human experiment” video, which earned three-and-a-half stars and a video of someone’s pet rabbits with nearly five stars