The Big-B has been known to take risks with style, and the latest role to challenge his acting mettle is R Balakrishnan’s (Balki) ‘Paa’. This is the same director who had Amitabh playing a 64-year-old man in love with a 34-year-old woman in his directorial debut ‘Cheeni Kum’.

In a subject that’s sure to prove unique in B-town, Amitabh plays a 13-year-old who’s affected by Progeria, a rare genetic disorder. The disorder rapidly accelerates his aging to three times faster than a normal person. What’s even more interesting is that Abhishek Bachchan will be playing Amitabh’s father in the movie. Vidya Balan has been roped in to play his mother.

Balki is closely guarding the plot and is confident that the unlikely casting and different storyline will work successfully with the audience. To promote the movie and make the public aware about Progeria, the director and his cast are planning on a series of PSAs prior to the release.

Model Jenny McCarthy has admitted that the stunning bikini shot for the cover of Shape magazine was digitally touched up.The actress confessed the picture had been airbrushed to take away her freckles and stretch marks.

“It’’s eating healthy and also a load of airbrushing… I keep myself in very good shape… but it is definitely a little touched up.”I have freckles… and stretchmarks that you do not see here, and they add a little shadowing to make these muscle things happen that don”t exist on my body.

McCarthy further revealed her love for the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which helped her maintain her curves.

After teaming up with Aamir Khan in the hit movie ‘Ghajini’, Tamil director director Murugadoss now wants to work with Shah Rukh Khan and says he is working on a story right now.

‘Yes, I’m working on a subject. I had a meeting with Shah Rukh Khan once and I discussed a story with him. But frankly nothing has been finalised. We are still to meet many a times before a decision is taken,’ Murugadoss told reporters Monday at the launch of new Kannada film ‘Suryakanthi’.

Murugadoss’ ‘Ghajini’, a remake of a Tamil hit, grossed about Rs.250 crore.’Hindi film industry is big. The budgets are huge and we have freedom to narrate the film in a big way. I would like to direct one more Hindi film and then return to make South Indian films.The director says he incorporated several changes in the script of Hindi remake after watching ‘Memento’.

‘I watched ‘Memento’ before writing the script of ‘Ghajini’. But one thing I have to emphasise here is that the characterisation of the hero was changed after I saw ‘Memento’. In my original script, I had made the hero as a handicapped person after sustaining injuries. But I had changed it and included the memory loss syndrome after seeing Memento,’ said Murugadoss.

Los Angeles – Porn star Marilyn Chambers, who pioneered the transformation of adult movies from the furtive to the mainstream, has died at age 56 at her Los Angeles County home, police said Monday. Chambers, whose real name was Marilyn Ann Taylor, starred in 1972’s Behind The Green Door, which is often seen as the first porn film to gain widespread distributions as video cassettes were becoming popular in US homes. Chambers was famous at the time as a model for a popular soap brand and her career switch to porn star was widely covered in the media.

A spokesman for the coroner’s office said that the cause of death is under investigation but that foul play is not suspected.

Kylie Minogue reportedly shelled 40,000 pounds on treating herself at beauty spa holidays and getting Botox injections to be in the glowing skin she is today.The Aussie singer had allegedly rejuvenated her layers in the last six months with two, seven-night breaks at Spain’’s SHA Wellness Clinic.

The 40-year-old purportedly indulged in a variety of health treatments and ”Integral Facial Rejuvenation” package, priced around 3,000 pounds, to repair the effects left by her cancer in 2005.”This wasn”t a cheap break.”The package alone cost 3,000 pounds and the presidential suite costs 5,400 pounds a night. It is not cosmetic surgery but the effects are amazing.The source continued: “She had six months of chemotherapy after her cancer was diagnosed and this clinic not only allows her to hide away so she can have beauty treatments but also makes sure her body is healthy too.

Asin, Shahrukh KhanA girl from down south Tamil Nadu stepped into the glam-world of Bollywood alongside Mr. perfectionist Amir Khan in Ghajini. It seems now the gorgeous lady is planning to hit all the biggies of Bollywood starting with the top three Khan’s of the tinsel town.

Where she is starring opposite Bollywood’s bad boy Salman Khan in London Dreams, we have heard that she would also be seen opposite Badshah Shahrukh Khan, that too under the dream banner of Yash Raj Films. Initially it was Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif, who was going to don this role but Salman’s dushmani with Shahrukh, earned Asin this flick. It’s not the first time and first girl friend of Sallu that our Badshah didn’t wanted to work with.

Previously SRK was not even interested in working with Aishwariya Rai in Chalte Chalte and it was Rani Mukherjee who benefited from this.

David Beckham’’s first childhood house is expected to fetch 215,000 pounds after being put on auction.The small three-bedroom house was said to have had a previous offer of a million pounds.

But after the deal for the property went down the drain, the house has been placed under the hammer.The footballs ace’s former residence, near a dual carriageway and railway in Leytonstone, East London, will now be up for grabs at Savills on May 11.

According to the agency’’s Robin Howeson, the guide price reflects its market price.

After his damp squib ‘Sathyam’ which came in with a lot of hype, it looks like Vishal has decided to let his actions speak to for himself. His current project, ‘Thoranai’, is being completed with very little news out to the media.

Directed by Sabha Ayyappan, a debutant, the film has Vishal pairing with Shriya for the first time. The film has music by Mani Sharma, and the film recently created a stir by featuring Vishal in Rama’s look.

Pop star Beyonce Knowles has given her nod to the idea of voicing a cartoon character on children TV show Wow! Wow! Wubbzy, as her nephew loves the show.The ‘Ave Maria’ hitmaker is more than delighted to voice the character on Nickelodeon’’s TV show, as her sister Solange’s son Daniel, 4, is an avid fan of the show.

Beyonce revealed that her nephew found it difficult to believe that his aunt was going to play a role on his beloved show.

Once known to be a cute homely girl, actress Sneha has made an image makeover in a big way. The homely girl image has now taken over by a glam-doll one. Where our actors think twice before performing on their stunt scenes, Sneha proved that she has the guts to do so.

While recently shooting for Bhavani IPS, a remake of yesteryear flick Vijayanthi IPS, the glam-doll had to perform a stunt and had to jump from a great height. But instead of opting for a body-double, the actress preferred to perform the stunt herself.

But she was least aware that this stunt would turn into an unfortunate accident and the actress got badly injured while doing the stunt. The shooting of the flick was called off instantly and Sneha was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.