Mallika charges 1.25 Crore for item song

Bollywood’s very own sexy siren Mallika Sherawat charged whopping amount of 1.25 crore for ‘Shalu Ke Thumke’ from ‘Bin Bulaye Baraati’.

In another promotional event the actress confessed that she did Shalu for money and hasn’t even seen the rough cut of the song but has heard that the item number is picking up well.

As per a close source from B’town, “Mallika charged phenomenon amount of 1.25 crore for a 4 minutes item song.”

Talking about her item numbers the actress says, “I haven’t seen ‘Shalu Ke Thumke’ song yet since I am concentrating on ‘Jalebi Bai’. I have done Shalu for monetary reasons.”

“I did ‘Mahiya Mahiya’ from Guru for veteran film-maker Mani Ratnam and A R Rehman while ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’ of Himesh Reshamiya for money again.”

So, Miss Mallika your choices seem to be interesting and we are sure you are balancing well between your passion and money.

Mallika Sherawat meets US President Barack Obama

Last seen in the raunchy item song Razia Gundo Mein Phas Gayi in the comedy film Thank You, Bollywood siren Mallika Sherawat was in the company of none other than the US President Barack Obama on Thursday.

Mallika Sherawat - Barack Obama

Apparently, Obama has shown interest in Mallika’s upcoming Hollywood film Love, Barack or Politics of Love in which she plays Aretha Gupta, an ardent Obama supporter.

On Thursday, Mallika was reportedly invited to have tea with the President in Los Angeles. The actress met up with Obama and is learnt to have invited the American president to the premiere of Love, Barack, which is set in the days leading up to the presidential elections of 2008.

Sorry, Mallika

Arunoday Singh and Aditi Rao thrash Mallika Sherawat's 17 kisses-Khwahish record. We are not sure if it's a record worth setting but Sudhir Mishra's next film, Yeh Saali Zindagi, includes 22 liplocks.

yeh Saali Zindagi might set a new record in celluloid smooching. Arunodoy Singh (last seen making violent love to Raima Sen in Vinay Shukla's Mirch) and Aditi Rao (Sonam Kapoor's bua in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi 6) are the couple in question.

"Aditi and Arunodoy play a young couple based in Delhi. They kiss every time they quarrel. And they quarrel a lot," says Mishra.

Mishra's memory freezes the figure at "around 20 or 22". A kiss is a far more aesthetic and natural expression of love than hip-shaking, believes the director, who has in the past had to do away with kissing scenes because the actors in question were reluctant. 

No such issues with Rao and Singh, though. 

Singh comes from a political family. His grandfather Arjun Singh is a prominent  politician. Rao's grand-uncle Sir Muhammed Saleh Akbar Hydari was the governor of Assam, and she is married to actor Satydeep Mishra (who played Rani Mukerji's boss in No One Killed Jessica).

The two were mildly apprehensive of how their families would react, but Mishra's directorial experience saw their reservations fade quickly. 

The censorboard, already upset over the  film's title, is unlikely to take gently to the the avalanche of smooches. 

"I am not bothered. If the censors think kissing is evil, I'll ask them to get a reality check. We can't manage with flowers quivering on screen. The audience will guffaw at us!" says Mishra.