It seems Riteish Deshmukh has returned to his roots with a vengeance. The Bollywood actor recently tasted success with his first Marathi film — Balak Palak — which he produced, and that seems to have given him the impetus to launch his next film, Lal Bhari. While Balak Palak was high on entertainment with a message, Riteish warns that not all his regional language films will follow the same formula.

When you visit his website, you will be greeted by a homepage where Amol Palekar describes himself as “an actor by accident, producer by compulsion and director by choice”.

Tara Sharma, who was away from the limelight for quite some time, is back on the small screen with the second innings of her show The Tara Sharma Show — Ek Nayi Maa Ka Safar. She is excited about her journey on the small screen and maintaining a balancing act. “Earlier I loved being a full-time mum.

“There is a difference between regret and shame. And I neither regret nor am I ashamed of anything. I like myself, the work I do, and if people have a problem with me, it’s their problem.” So begins a conversation with Imam Siddique, stylist, image consultant, TV show host and most recently, runner-up in Season Six of the reality show Bigg Boss.

A few years ago, she was one of the most popular vamps on Indian television.

For mediapersons who had trekked all the way to Filmistan Studio in Goregaon to meet sports celebrity couple Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik, a long wait was in store.

After staying away from direction for two years in a row, Farah Khan seems to have got her groove back with her next film Happy New Year with her back again best friend Shah Rukh Khan. After her brief acting stint in Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, Farah says, that she is very clear about not going back to acting ever again.

It’s been months since Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia tied the knot. But looks like the actress is still struggling to learn Marathi. Riteish, who is shifting his focus from Hindi to Marathi cinema with Balak Palak, is relying on subtitles to make his lady love understand the film.

Right-handed dancer Isha Sharvani is currently making the most of performing daily chores with her left hand. Much has been written about the danseuse’s accident while practising for Jhalak Dikhla Jaa and Isha, who is brushing her teeth and eating with her other hand, is quite miffed with the media. Back home after a brief stint in the hospital, Isha says, “I have a plaster on the right hand and I find it strange that the media is only asking me if it’s been removed barely a few days after the accident. Plasters generally take three to four weeks to be removed.”

Pakistani starlet and sex symbol Veena Mallik is a very busy woman these days. Apart from shuttling between Mumbai and Bengaluru for her upcoming Kannada flick Silk Sakkath Maga, she is working on two other films namely, Rajeev Ruia’s Zindagi 50:50 and Supermodel opposite Ashmit Patel.