Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor were delighted to welcome singing sensation Akon in Mumbai yesterday.

The American singer-songwriter will be belting out a number for Shah Rukh’s home production movie Ra.1, which stars Kareena as the female lead.

DNA got exclusive access to the backstage of the event held to welcome Akon.

There Shah Rukh introduced him to Kareena saying, “She comes from the oldest and most prestigious acting family in India.”

When asked what she loves about Akon, Kareena said, “I love his music. He delivered one hit after another and I am sure he will give us a great number to sing and dance on.

We just can’t wait for him to belt it out for us. I have been a big follower of Akon’s music for a long time and I love his songs, especially Beautiful.

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Salman Khan isn't too happy with the way a song' 'Tere Mast Mast Do Naina' shot for his home production Dabanng, was choreographed (by Sabina Khan).

Sources reveal that Salman now wants to re-shoot the entire song.A source from the set says, "Salman and Sonakshi have shot for the song.

It's a romantic number shot against a village backdrop. However, Salman wanted it to be a lavish love song with high production values."

Go Europe! Now Khan has asked for the same song to be shot at an outdoor location.

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Akon is coming to Mumbai on Today (March 8) to record a song for composers Vishal- Shekhar in Anubhav Sinha's Ra.1.

The controversial singer's arrival is being kept under wraps. He's expected to be whisked away from the airport straight for the recording.

Akon will be recording on March 9 and 10 before he quietly slips out of India. But hang on. He's expected to return to India in April for live concerts with Aadesh Shrivastav.

Confirming Akon's recording in Mumbai, Ra.1 director Anubhav Sinha says, "Akon will be here for the recording on the dates you've mentioned."

However, Anubhav very strongly contradicts conflicting reports in the press stating that Akon would also be acting in Ra.1. Says Anubhav, "Akon is only singing for our film.

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This is one of the most unexpected pairing. But still, as they say 'Anything is possible in Bollywood'. We are talking about the never before pairing of the macho Salman Khan alongwith the still 'Rocking On' Prachi Desai, who have come together in a TV commercial for Active Wheel.

The TVC has Salman cornering Prachi Desai, while she ignores him since she has to wash clothes. Then, Salman, in his typical style, tells her to wave goodbye to the old washing powder and say Hello to 'Active Wheel'. The ad has a romantic theme to it, almost like a Bollywood romantic song. What's more interesting and intriguing is the fact that Salman has also given voiceover for the ad. Salman and Prachi surely make a beautiful pair on screen.

Considering Shahrukh’s popularity quotient abroad, it is a matter of great inspiration for the actor, to oblige to his fans wishes.

The actor is immensely popular in Germany and thus, has been forwarded a request to learn the German language so that he can interact with his fans better. So, has the actor learnt the language?

Well, so to speak, he has learnt some words which make his fans literally swoon over him. The three words learnt by Shahrukh are ‘Ich Liebe Oish’, which literally translates into ‘I Love You All’.

According to sources, the actor has admitted that he is not very good at picking up languages fast. He has even stressed on the fact that he admires those people who can learn up a new language fast enough.

SRK might not be too good with new languages but his popularity with the German fans has surely risen in huge numbers due to the three words he’s managed to learn!Bravo!

Salman Khan has created a painting especially for the 10th anniversary show of Evolve at an art gallery in Worli.

This was done as a special gesture for gallery owner Kalpana Shah with whom he has a close rapport. She curated a show of his art works in Dubai recently.

For friends, Sallu can do anything.Salman Khan was rushed to the hospital in Wai where he is shooting for his brother Arbaaz Khan's production Dabanng.

The actor was shooting for a blaze scene which resulted in Sallu inhaling the fumes. The actor suffered from chest congestion for which he received medical care after which he was discharged. Aal izz well for now.

The hottest Jodi in bollywood viz. Shahrukh Khan and Kajol are on a roll again. Reportedly the two have gone on to become a special couple to have starred in the longest running films of the decade ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayeinge’ in a single theatre in Mumbai.

The Maratha Mandir movie hall in Mumbai completed 750 weeks of screening the film continuously on Sunday last. Reportedly this film has been the biggest draw for all age groups across Mumbai and its suburbs and surprisingly the hall has been almost full most of the times.

The film was directed by Aditya Chopra and produced under the Yash Raj Productions banner.Shahrukh and Kajol were paired for the first time in this romantic flick which was the beginning of a great chapter in the history of Indian cinema and specially so for the Hindi cinematic world.

What started off as an experiment turned out to be a great crowd puller at theatres all over the nation, Thus the hot and sexy chemistry of a true love struck couple was very much high lighted with this Jodi on screen and right upto this day the striking chemistry is appreciated by the audiences. The film was first released in 1995 on the 20th of October.

Salman Khan has found a match not for himself but for Amrita, the daughter of BeenaKak, the tourism minister of Rajasthan. The actor is known to be a good matchmaker for close friends.

Salman fixed up a meeting for Amrita and one of his friends and they instantly clicked. The actor is happy over the alliance.

The wedding of Amrita Kak is expected to be held later this year. Sources close to Salman say that the actor has plans to be present at all the functions during the wedding.

Again the spotlight has been on Saifeena, the rumours of a secret ‘nikaah’ between Saif and Kareena at Pataudi sent the grapevine into overdrive.

In a tabloid chat Kareena stated, “Catch me doing anything secretly. When I’ve been open about my relationship, why will I go in for a hush hush wedding?

I’m the last unmarried Kapoor girl and I want to have a grand wedding! Marriage will happen, though I don’t know when. We are very happy right now.”

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor both are angry at flase wedding reports that are circulation all over media these days. Saif is upset with a section of media for marrying him off to Kareena once again. So, when climax of the story comes ..? have to wait and see.

This is a a piece of news which will hurt the fans of Shahrukh Khan. King Khan has lost it out to the perfectionist Aamir Khan once again. Shahrukh's My Name Is Khan which had got a bombastic opening opening in it's first week has lost grip over the Box Office in it's second week and seems to be no match for Aamir's 3 Idiots.

My Name Is Khan has seen a steep fall in the second week with occupancy falling as much as 60% to 80%.The movie had started off well thanks to the controversy created by the Shiv Sena over Shahrukh's support to the Pakistani players in the IPL.

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