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January 05, 2011 08:58 pm | Updated 08:58 pm IST

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Back to the future?

After Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar is now beginning to try out different looks in his commercials. For his new TV advert for Micromax mobiles, catch Aki looking like an ape man! Which means furry body, tree bark for clothes and an unkempt beard. The concept is ‘Nothing like anything' and the commercial is like a snapshot of the future as seen from the past. We think Twinkle Khanna must be extremely unhappy when Aki signed this one. Why? Well, she was responsible for his transformation into the stylish actor we see now as opposed to the young man who entered the industry 20 years ago.

Vidya's new fancy

Vidya Balan, after receiving all the criticism under the sun for her poor dress sense, has now decided to wear exquisite saris for all events. From reality show appearances on television to award functions, the “Parineeta” girl dons the six yards and backless blouses to go with them. Each of these is designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee her favourite designer. But Vidya confesses she also loves her mom's Kanjeevarams and promises to wear one (her first) for an award function where she bags an award too!

The one

Now that it is confirmed that Ra.One is the name of the villain (played by Arjun Rampal) in the eponymous film, a pat on the back for SRK who has actually let someone else hog the first spotlight in a film starring him! SRK plays the protagonist and is called G.One in the film. As news begins to trickle in about his home production, Shah Rukh has reportedly admitted that Jackie Chan refused to act in his movie and hence, Chinese actor Tom Wu was roped in for the role.

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