Well-Known actress Lara Dutta is following in the footsteps of megastar Amitabh Bachchan by launching her own voice blog.

“Hey! I just started Voice Blogging, you can dial *5148* from your Airtel number to listen to me. Catch you all there,” Lara posted on her microblogging site Twitter.

Meanwhile, the actress is set to co-host this year’s International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Colombo June 3-5.

“I am not performing this year but will be hosting the show along with Boman Irani and Riteish Deshkmukh,” Lara, who was present in the capital for the launch of an international clothing brand Zara, told reporters here Friday.

Lara has also been roped in to star in Farhan Akhtar’s “Don 2″ alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal.

The Bollywood stars are usually camera happy and love to be photographed with international celebs. But, Bollywood’s Bebo is an exception. She declined an invitation to meet Cheryl Cole at Cannes.

Says a source close to Kapoor,

“Bebo was to attend the international film festival. Cole was already there to perform a 30-minute set at a party thrown by luxury jewellery firm de Grisogono on May 18 at the Hotel du Cap.The singer had performed in front of a star-studded crowd including Naomi Campbell and fashion heir Margherita Missoni. The organisers heard that Cole was keen on meeting the Indian actress and an invitation for the A-List event was sent out to her.”

The source adds that Kareena, who’s shooting for Golmaal 3 in Goa, had to give it a miss.

“Though her managers were informed of the invitation, Bebo herself had to turn it down as the Golmaal 3 schedule in Goa had been fixed months ago and they were shooting the film’s climax with the entire cast (20 people in all). There was no way she could have opted out and made it to the party in France.”

Says Bebo, “I was invited to attend Cheryl’s party but was in Goa and overworked. Of course, it would have been fun to go and I would have loved to attend. I love her songs and was very keen on meeting her. Maybe I’ll meet her if I go to Cannes next year.”

Hit or no hit, Hrithik Roshan’s fans couldn’t care less about the film he had come to promote on Sunday afternoon, as long as they could get a glimpse of the man himself. Added advantage? Someone had spread the word that Barbara Mori is looking hot in a cool, short dress. Phir toh, the crowd at TGIP mall in Noida multiplied by the second.

The Kites pair, Hrithik and Barbara, was to come to Big Cinemas for a press conference, but before that, there was a short interaction with the crowd too. This only excited the crowd more, and soon, they began to roar his name.

The pair was also supposed to make an appearance at the Provogue store. They’d even advertised the same – and this added to the chaos, for, the crowd outside the store became unmanageable, with everyone hanging over the barricades and floor railings to look into the store. But, Hrithik and Barbara never came to the store. Sources later told us that Hrithik, who was also accompanied by Rakesh Roshan, was miffed at the visible chaos created by the immense crowd at the event. “Hrithik was upset after the crowd present in the mall misbehaved with Barbara Mori… They leapt over, and some even tried to touch Barbara, and in the melee, it left Barbara with scratched knees and a ripped nail,” said the source, who was present there.
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The hottest bollywood babe Mallika Sherawat is making the most of her time at Cannes. The actress made it to the coveted list of the top 13 best-dressed celebs at Cannes this year.

The actress herself ascribes her dress sense to the company she keeps. “I think that it’s the result of hanging out with international designers,” she recently wrote.

While many Bollywood actresses have essayed the role of the icchadhari nagin, none have got quite as much publicity for it. However, Mallika says that Sridevi’s portrayal of the role is her favourite. “Comparisons are odious. Yet, Sridevi is in a league of her own. There can be no comparisons,” she says.

While at Cannes, the actress wasted no time in befriending Hollywood actors Gerard Butler, Ryan Gosling and Salma Hayek. But most importantly for Mallika, Roberto Cavalli complimented her lavishly when they met at a dinner.

Bipasha, our very own dusky beauty lost her role in Raavan as Mandodari (Raavan’s wife in ramayana) just because the star cast was supposedly top heavy. Let’s just see, with Ash- Abhi, south super star Vikram and Mr. Chubby cheeks Govinda around….we can just about imagine how heavy it could get! But hold on…didn’t Bips recently release her very own fitness video!!

Sources reveal that, poor Bips was all dressed up in her costume and just when she was about to leave for the shoot, her phone beeps saying that she’s been dumped for the movie! <..sigh..>

Well Bips, we are sad that you are not part of Raavan..but we are definitely looking forward to see you in Dum Maro Dum. Kudos to you girl.