Previously it was thought that Bollywood baadshah Shahrukh Khan would not be making an appearance at the Zine Cine Awards 2008. However, it is now learned that he actually will be there to perform.

Other actors from tinseltown will be Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif Vidya Balan, Shahid Kapur, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. This should prove to be an interesting mix.

Hosting the show will be Karan Johar and Lara Dutta along with Sajid Khan.

You will be able to purchase your tickets soon for this amazing event, which will be at the Excel Docklands Arena in the UK on Saturday, April 26th. Stay turned for more exciting details.

What: Premiere of Halla Bol
Where: Cinemax, Andheri, Mumbai
When: January 10, 2008
Celebrities Spotted at the Event: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Rajkumar Santoshi, Darshan Jariwala, Vatsal Seth, Sukhwinder Singh,
Vikram Phadnis

Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan), the small town boy, aspiring to become a film star, joins a street theater group run by a reformed dacoit Siddhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses theater to bring about mass awakening. Ashfaque works hard and gives it all he has to learn to become a creative actor.

His work pays off and he does get a break in a film. He also gets a new screen name - Sameer Khan. Luck favors him and soon he is Sameer Khan the superstar. At this point he is a versatile actor who can please any audience. But the superstar makes him forget his true self alienating him from people close to him, including his wife Sneha (Vidya Balan). His turnaround starts at a function where an incident makes him think between his conscience and his stardom.

The ensuing drama is about whether the conflict within him gives way to good sense, and whether he is able to discard his corrupted image and emerge as a true life hero.

Be at the theater on January 11, 2008 for the release of Halla Bol.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Producer: Suresh Sharma and Abdol Samee Siddiqui
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Ruby Bhatia, Pahlaj Nihalani, Neeraj Vora, Tusshar Kapoor, Ranjit Kapoor, Sayali Bhagat
Music: Sukhwinder Singh, Vanraj Bhatia
Lyrics: Sameer, Shri Dushyant Kumar, Mehboob

Actress Vidya Balan has been in Mumbai shooting for Lucky Charm, Aziz Mirza’s comeback film. Unfortunately, a viral flu and fever kept her from finishing the picturisation of a song that features her in some dream sequences with Sha-K (Shahid Kapur).

Rather than tell anyone how sick she was, Balan called choreographer Ahmed Khan to enquire about the shooting location. Khan sensed that she was unwell and told her to stay home and rest. Being the committed actress that she is, Balan showed up anyway, didn’t complain at all and in between takes retreated to her van to rest.

When the cast and crew saw her condition worsening a meeting was called. Against Balan’s insistence, Mirza, Kapur, Khan and Shabina (Balan’s designer) decided to terminate the shoot for the day and send her home to rest.

You would never know it but “serious” Ajay Devgan is quite the prankster and makes it known especially to his co-stars during film shoots. During a recent shoot for film Halla Bol it was no different and he had director Rajkumar Santoshi play along to help entrap actress Vidya Balan.

Balan and Santoshi were discussing a scene when Devgan came in and began praising the recording of a song they had just done for the film; Santoshi agreed. Vidya became curious, and of course Devgan had his Ipod handy. He offered it to her so that she could listen to it.

As soon as the actress turned it on, she got a mild electric shock, one strong enough to stun her for a moment. Balan took the joke with a sporting attitude and the whole crew, including Devgan and Santoshi enjoyed a good laugh at her reaction.

What: Ajay Devgan and Vidya Balan at Halla Bol media meet
Where: JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai
When: 12 November, 2007