Ritesh, Genelia to Enter Wedlock in 2012

Bollywood actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza have confirmed reports that they will be tying the knot next year.

"Its an exciting new chapter in our lives and all your wishes and blessings make it even more beautiful and special for Riteish and me," Genelia wrote on Twitter. Wishes started pouring in for the couple, since the time the news of their wedding started floating around. "Am thrilled to bits and excited about one of my closest friends upcoming wedding!!

@Riteishd is truly a special guy!! And he and @geneliad make an absolutely wonderful couple!! Big love to them!!," filmmaker Karan Johar had tweeted. "@Riteishd Congratulations 'Chupe Rustom' lol..time for celebrations. Love to G," actor Arjun Rampal said. "@Riteishd happy happy for u Rits and @ geneliad at the announcement, congrats, good luck and God bless," celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar tweeted. "One of my closest friends just gave me the best news!

I am so happy. Good things happen to good people! Thats what makes every day worth it. Yes, the 'good things and good people' tweet was about @geneliad and @Riteishd. She is like family to me and he is a treasure! Thrilled," actor Siddharth said. "@Riteishd U & gene have balanced career & personal life with equal priority! Inspiring! My best wishes Ritz!," actress Amrita Rao said. "Thanking everyone for the best wishes..A big thank you for all your good wishes. Love you all," Riteish tweeted.

Riteish and Genelia began seeing each other on the sets of their Bollywood debut, 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' in 2003. Neither of them ever publicly acknowledged their relationship but Riteish, son of Congress minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, said in a media report recently that they will seal their relationship with a wedding in 2012.

No Bans Issued Against Me: Genelia

Actress Genelia D'souza has rubbished reports that she has been banned from the southern film industry due to her non-cooperative attitude.

A media report said that the Movie Artistes' Association (MAA) of Andhra Pradesh announced that the actress, who has been working in the southern industry for the past eight years, hasn't sought a lifetime membership with the association despite repeated reminders from the association.

Reacting to this on Twitter page, she wrote: 'It's not nice when people make u a target only because ur strong enough to take it. With no bans or notices issued against me, there's no reason why there should be this hoopla created.'

'I have been travelling constantly over d last few months n hence have informed some1 from my production 2 hand over all d papers w d required amount. When I signed up 4d south Indian association 4 movie artists I was promised that it would cover all 4 industries n that is also what d body states (sic),' she further posted.

Down south, the actress featured in movies like 'Boys', 'Bommarillu', 'Santosh Subramaniam' and in Bollywood she made it big with 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'. After that she did Hindi films like 'Life Partner', 'Chance Pe Dance' and 'Force'.

The 24-year-old hopes people would understand her side of the story.

'I hope people would understand the truth and stop making this an unnecessary battle. I'm very happy n proud that I belong to five industries and hope people understand that,' she tweeted.

Genelia Shares Force Success with John Abraham

Bollywood movie Force has got grand opening at the Box Office and it has done well at the collection centres in the first week. Trade analysts feel that actor John Abraham's hard work is the reason behind this huge success of the film. But that is not completely true! His co-star Genelia D'Souza has also got her share in the success.

The film Force, which is directed by Nishikanth Kamath, is a remake of 2003 hit Tamil movie Kaakha Kaakha, which was enjoyed by many in South India. But now, this Hindi movie has also got good response in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad centres, where Genelia D'Souza is quite popular.

According to some trade experts, besides John, actress Genelia has also delivered excellent performance in the movie. Her acting as well as popularity have together created magic in the collection centres in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad and made it a big success.

Genelia Learning Punjabi for Her Upcoming Zom-Com

Actress Genelia D’Souza, who will next be seen romancing Abhay Deol in the zombie comedy, Rock the Shaadi (RTS), is gearing up to work hard to master the Punjabi accent to get into the skin of her character of a Punjabi bride in the film. Genelia, whose latest release was Force opposite John Abraham, has worked down south before, due to which she has grown comfortable with languages like Tamil and Telugu, but learning the nuances of the north Indian language is a first for her.

Sources closes to the actor reveal that she pretty excited about the role, especially for her overall look that will require her to wear some heavily embellished outfits in rich colours along with heavy jewellery that is typical of a bride from Punjab. “She’s working very hard not only on the look, but also on the Punjabi language and the accent. In fact, Genelia has a lot of Punjabi friends and she’s spends a considerable amount of time with them. So, it wont be a task for her,” says the official spokesperson of the film.

The 24-year-old actor becomes a household name after the success of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008), where she played the lead role opposite Imran Khan. She also appeared opposite Shahid Kapoor in Chance Pe Dance (2010). Produced by television czar Ekta Kapor, RTS, is the second film by director Navdeep Singh after Manorama Six Feet Under (2007), which also starred Abhay Deol in the lead role. Earlier titled Shaadi of the Dead, RTS is essentially a fun Punjabi film, which centers on a Punjabi wedding. The source adds that almost 60-70 per cent of the film will be shot in and around a shaadi mandap.

Genelia’s new face in “Urumi”

So far we have seen bubbly beauty Genelia in romantic and comedy roles but in “Urumi” she will be seen in a complete new role.

She is playing the role of a Portuguese princess and performed amazing martial art stunts. In fact, Genelia has undergone a short training in martial arts for performing this role perfectly. The film is based on the attempt made in killing Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gamma, when he reached Kappadu near Kozhikode in the year 1498.

Directed by Santosh Sivan the film has Prithviraj, Arya, Jagathy Sreekumar, Vidya Balan, Tabu and Prabhu Deva in the lead roles. The film is releasing on March 31, 2011 as the big summer release in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and English.

Santosh Sivan, Prithviraj and Shaji Natesan produced the film under the banner of August Cinema. Music is by Deepak Dev. The trailer which was out recently is showered with praises for Santosh Sivan’s brave attempt and presentation.