Rakhi won't marry; will just get engaged

For Rakhi Sawant it was a hard decision to make but she dared to take her marriage to TV. Now she says, she won’t marry on August 2, instead will get engaged to the chosen one and will date the boy off cameras, before taking any decision.

“I need to know the person well and I can’t gamble with my life for the sake of entertainment”, says the media child to a daily. ‘Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’ started with much glitz and glamour as a reality show on national television, but speculations were rife if the lady will actually marry or not.

Now she has to select between three contestants - Chittiz, Manas and Elesh. If Rakhi admires Manas’s family and his maturity, she appreciates Chittiz frankness as he is not deceiving her by saying that till now he hasn’t fallen in love with her but finds her a good friend. On the other hand, the quiet, well-mannered NRI boy Elesh is not only the favourite of the audience but also of Rakhi and the buzz is strong that she is going to select him as her husband.

Well, what’s on Rakhi’s mind is not clear but a grand finale is planned for the show. In the coming episodes, you can see Rakhi’s haldi, sangeet and mehendi ceremonies as well; not only that, the item-girl has also invited Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan to her wedding. In fact, her sangeet would see a lot of Bollywood actors performing on various songs.

Some also feel that the show is rigged but Rakhi comes out clean with these allegations and says that media is circulating wrong information.

Just wait till 2nd August to see the sachai of swayamvar.

Shiney Ahuja's judicial custody extended

The judicial custody of Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, arrested for allegedly raping his domestic maid, was on Thursday extended till August 13 by a local court.

Ahuja, who is presently lodged at the Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai, was produced before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate through video conferencing.

The 36-year-old actor was arrested on June 15 for allegedly raping his domestic maid at his residence in Oshiwara at suburban Andheri.

The DNA test report by Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina has reportedly confirmed that Shiney had sex with his maid. But whether it was forced sex (rape) or consensual is yet to be proved.

Shiney’s wife has come in full support of her man and claimed that he has been framed.

Box office preview: 'Funny People' likely to top charts

Judd Apatow has become a household name thanks to his past two outings: Knocked Up and The 40-Year Old Virgin. But where both comedies went on to become $100 million+ box office successes, his latest endeavor, Funny People, is much more of a wild card. The R-rated flick still features some of Apatow’s unique brand of comedy, but hidden within is the downer story of a sad clown battling a fatal disease. The upshot: Adam Sandler is the star. The film’s sure to open at No. 1. How it holds on will be anyone’s guess.

1. Funny People: $35 million
While Virgin bowed to $21 million with an unknown Steve Carrell at the center and Knocked Up pulled in $30 million with newcomer Seth Rogen, Funny People has giant movie star Adam Sandler leading the charge. But the comedy pro is leaving his PG comfort zone and the results when he does so are never certain. Prognosticators have this film opening all over the map. I’m going with $35 million. Sandler and Apatow could prove to be a very formidable combination, even with a close to 2 1/2 hour run time.

2. G-Force: $17 million
Those covert guinea pigs proved to be a box office hit this last weekend at the movies. While Fox’s Aliens in the Attic will take away some of its power in round two, the movie’s unlikely to fall more than 50% for the frame. Pretty impressive that animated guinea pigs will cross $50 million after less than ten days of release.

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $15 million
Potter bows on IMAX theaters this frame, which will surely help cushion its drop in its third weekend. The movie has already grossed $221 million, more than its predecessor at the same time in its release pattern. If it maintains its momentum, Half-Blood Prince could hit $300 million by the end of its domestic run.

4. The Ugly Truth: $13.5
This Katherine Heigl-Gerard Butler update on the age-old conundrum of man/woman incompatibility surprised everyone last weekend with its opening take of $27.6 million. Turns out moviegoers like and want more romantic comedies, especially the R-rated ones. Expect a drop of around 50%, which would be quite a feat considering how critics hated the film.

5. Aliens in the Attic: $13 million
This PG-rated low-budget comedy originally titled They Came From Upstairs should open decently. From director John Schultz (The Honeymooners), the movie centers on a group of teenagers, including Ashley Tisdale, who must protect their vacation home from aliens residing in the attic. Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts, and Tim Meadows co-star.