Ranbir Kapoor will soon be seen in a real life drama based on an Indo-Pak relationship, which is tentatively titled Dosti. It is about how Moin Khan (who sold his story to the producers) an Indian boy puts his life at stake to help his friend who is a Pakistani boy.

Rahul Dholakia (Parzania fame) will be donning the director’s cape for the film under the BR Chopra banner. Producer Ravi Chopra tells us, “Ranbir suites the character of the Indian boy, but we are just in talks with Ranbir. He has not signed on the dotted line. We haven’t thought of the Pakistani boy as yet because we don’t know what kind of talent is available there.”

Dosti will commence in July. At this point, Kapoor is currently shooting for Yash Raj’s Bachna Ae Haseeno.

Looks like Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone can’t hide their love for each anymore. And why should they after all. The adorable friends turned lovers let the world know under no uncertain terms at the 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards ceremony.

It was obvious how very much in love they are when backstage Ranbir was overheard telling Deepika, “I love you.” Deepika then shyly whispered back “I love you too.”

Farah Ali Khan’s party after the ceremony saw the two lovebird holding hands and kissing throughout the night as they stuck very closely to each other.

So much for Ranbir’s comment on the question of their relationship earlier this month, where he claimed that his relationship with Deepika was nothing more than platonic.

STAR OF THE YEAR - MALE
Akshay Kumar (Heyy Babyy/Namastey London)

STAR OF THE YEAR – FEMALE
Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)

EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST ACTOR
Shahid Kapoor (Jab We Met)

BEST FILM AWARD
Jab We Met

THE DREAM DIRECTOR AWARD
Farah Khan (Om Shanti Om)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Vivek Oberoi (Shootout At Lokhandwala)

ACTOR PAR EXCELLENCE
Dharmendra

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Irrfaan Khan (The Namesake)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tisca Chopra (Taare Zameen Par)

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE – MALE
Arjun Rampal (Om Shanti Om)

SUPERSTAR OF TOMMOROW - MALE
Ranbir Kapoor (Saawariya)

SUPERSTAR OF TOMMOROW - FEMALE
Sonam Kapoor (Saawariya)

HOTTEST FILM PRODUCER
Anil Kapoor (Gandhi My Father)

HOTTEST YOUNG FILM MAKER
Shimit Amin (Chak De India)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – MALE
Shreyas Talpade (Om Shanti Om)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
Kangana Ranaut (Life… In a Metro)

THE NEW MENACE
Shilpa Shukla – (Chak De India)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY LYRICIST
Sandeep Nath – Saawariya (’Yoon Shabnami Pehle Nahi Thi Chandni’)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION – FEMALE
Anoushka Manchanda – Cash (Aye Chori)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION – MALE
Krishna & Salim Merchant – Chak De India (Maula Mere)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A MUSIC DIRECTOR
Monty Sharma (Saawariya)

What: Zee TV’s 15th anniversary bash
Where: Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai
When: January 5, 2008
Celebrities Present: Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Kangana Ranaut, Subhash Ghai, Shyam Benegal, Rajkumar Santoshi, Ramesh Taurani, Aruna Irani, Anu Malik, Anil Sharma, Bhagyashree, Himalay, Omang Kumar, Pankaj Udhas, Anup Jalota, Paresh Rawal, Rajneesh Duggal, Jeetendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Shoma Anand, Simi Garewal, Tisca Chopra, Sonu Nigam, Smita Thackeray, Sachin Khedekar, Nitish Bharadwaj, Shammi Kapoor, Ramesh Sippy, Ranbir Kapoor, Rakesh Bapat, Rekha, Priya Dutt & husband Owen Roncon and others

What: Bollywood Celebrities Perform at Mukti Foundation Concert on World Aids Day
Where: MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai
When: December 01, 2007

Smita Thackeray’s Mukti Foundation’s Anti-Aids concert at MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai on Dec 1, World Aids Day saw Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Udita Goswami, Sajid Khan, Kailash Kher, Sunidhi Chauhan, and a whole horde of performers present besides little kids from different social organizations.

Dharmendra, Priya Dutt, Madhur Bhandarkar, Abbas Mustan, Annu Malik, Dalip Tahil, Rajpal Yadav, Aditi Gowitrikar were some of the other guests present.

The rumour mills sure are busy churning out the gossip, but how much of it can we actually believe? By the time a story has made the rounds, the correction to it has already begun to make its way fast on its heels.

So it goes with the rumor that cousins Ranbir and Kareena Kapoor would be coming together for the R. K. banner home production, not long after the family reunion. Well … as they say in showbiz, “another one bites the dust.”

Sources say that there are no such plans for a home production starring the Kapoor children. “It was Rishi and not Randhir who wanted to make a film. Nothing has been decided and they are still not sure as when they should start their film, which may star one but not both of the Kapoor cousins.”

What: Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor celebrate Children’s Day
Where: BIG FM Studio, Mumbai
When: November 14, 2007

On Children’s Day both Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor visited BIG FM studio in Mumbai to spend some quality time with underprivileged kids and to promote their recently released movie Saawariya.

Isn’t that what Karan Johar showed us in K3G? Well … It seems that some in the industry have started taking that adage to heart and putting it into practice.

The icy atmosphere that has kept the Kapoor family apart for quite some time now, is beginning to thaw out. It seems that it was all originally caused over two weddings; the lack of invitation of Neetu Singh (the Indian Ginger Rogers), and her children Ranbir and Riddhima to Bebo’s sister Karisma’s wedding and the subsequent no show by Kareena, her mom Babita and Karisma and husband Sanjay to Ranbir’s sister Riddhima’s wedding.

At the request of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kareena Kapoor, with her lover Saif Ali Khan at her side, attended the premiere of Saawariya to see her cousin Ranbir in his debut film and lend her support.

Heads certainly spun around and jaws dropped as Bebo walked in and hugged her aunt. Singh wasn’t as surprised and even replied, when asked, “Yes, things have settled down between us now. We are okay.”

Things are also looking brighter for Babita and Randhir, as they have resolved their differences and she is returning home.

All’s well that end’s well, as they say.

What: Saawariya premiere
Where: IMAX theatre, Wadala, Mumbai
When: November 7, 2007

The saying goes, “like father, like son” and that’s just what Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted Ranbir Kapoor to be able to say, after a scene in Saawariya. The much talked about scene, where Ranbir was to drop his towel and bare his bottom to cinegoers, as his father Rishi did 34 years ago in the film Bobby, has been axed by the censor board.

If left in, the film would have earned an “A” rating from the board. Is it possible that the censor board didn’t see the scene as a nostalgic tribute? Furthermore, will Bhansali fight to keep the film intact and accept the rating?