‘Am I Salman’s keeper?

Arbaaz Khan, brother of Salman Khan, has insisted that Kamaal Khan, the UK-based one-song wonder, is not absconding, contrary to media reports. "Kamaal is around, he has not run away and will speak at an appropriate time," Arbaaz said.

Kamaal, Salman’s cousin, was in the car when Bollywood’s wild child allegedly lost control of his Land Cruiser and crashed it into a laundry, killing one and injuring four.

Arbaaz, who was wary about being quoted at length, also said it was time Salman spoke for himself. Read on...

Vivek Oberoi: Dum or Saathiya?

Which will be Vivek Oberoi's third release--Saathiya or Dum? Since both the films are complete, there's a possibility that the films will release close to each other. 'If Saathiya makes it on December 6, we'll come on January 10,' E. Niwas, director of Dum tells me, adding, but if Saathiya is shifted to January, we'll get Dum in December. Read on...

Val Kilmer to portray Porn Star

Val Kilmer is going from drugs to porno.

The actor, most recently in theaters as a police informant among a gang of speed freaks in The Salton Sea, has signed on to play porn legend John Holmes in the Boogie Nights-sounding Wonderland.

The story will tell of the real-life involvement of Holmes and his teen lover in a quadruple homicide on Wonderland Avenue in Los Angeles in 1981. Holmes died of AIDS in 1988. Read on...

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