Kylie Minogue is highest paid foreign celebrity

World famous Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has become the highest paid foreign celebrity in Bollywood after pocketing more than $1 million for performing a single song.

The pop star lent vocals and shot for a dance number in Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd’s maritime feature Blue.

After recording the song in London, the singer has shot for the song with Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan and Lara Dutta in India.

According to bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, “Kylie couldn’t have been more perfect. Her beautiful voice and bubbly personality are adored by so many. She is the perfect diva”.

For her Indian colleagues, Minogue said, "My overriding memory is the warmth and professionalism of people. I arrived as a stranger but left considering myself as family."

It’s not the first time the singer has bagged a huge fee for a cameo turn. Last year, she earned a reported $2.1 million for a 45-minute performance set in Dubai.

Kylie Minogue wears a sari for Blue

Kylie Minogue is not only shaking a leg for the bollywood movie Blue, but she has also fallen in love with all things Indian including Bollywood and the sari.

Akshay has been playing Kylie Minogue's unofficial host in Mumbai and Kylie is a huge Akshay Kumar fan.

Acoording to a source, "It started when Kylie watched Chandni Chowk To China. She was completely hooked to Akshay's antics. In fact one of her main reasons for accepting Blue was the opportunity to meet up with Akshay. When she decided to do the film and the date for her arrival was confirmed she made discreet inquiries about Akshay's schedules and his availability. She also wanted to go through the full India experience, including the khana, a wedding and of course the Taj Mahal and Jaipur -Rajashthan route."

Confirming Kylie's Akshay-centric attitude to Bollywood, the film's director Anthony D'Souza says, “Kylie is a big Bollywood buff. She has done her homework. She has seen lots of our movies. And she's a huge Akshay fan. She's seen lots of his films. I think she was at the premiere of Chandni Chowk To China in London. The comfort level between them comes from the fact that Kylie knows Akshay's work”.

She's also able to match steps with her Bollywood co-stars. Says Tony, “She gets the nuances perfectly correct. And she's very intelligent. I've shot with her for a week and I'm bowled over by her professionalism. And she's a fantastic performer”.

Kylie has no Hindi dialogues in Blue. But apparently she gets into a sari for a part of her song.

Kylie Minogue to sing for A R Rahman

A.R.Rahman is on a all time high. He is all set to entertain the listeners by having Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue to sing for his forthcoming film Blue. This film also stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan along with Katrina Kaif and Lara Dutta.

Blue is said to be India's first 'official' underwater film. But that’s not all, the sensational Kylie lending her magically mystical voice to not one but two of the songs in the film just add to the thrill of the movie. While one of the songs is a duet with the supremely talented Sonu Nigam, the other is a solo number for the promotional video of the film.

The duet track with Sonu Nigam is unique as while Sonu recorded the song in Mumbai, Kylie recorded the same in London. This magical fusion was made possible by the musical maestro A.R.Rahman. The latest news is that Kylie will be shooting for the duet song with Akshay Kumar while gyrating to ace choreographer Farah Khan's dancing instructions.

It really seems like the makers of this film are leaving no stone unturned to give the film a truly international feel.

Lara Dutta maintains style under water for Blue

Lara Dutta would be seen doing some high voltage underwater stunts in her upcoming movie Blue. Yeah, that means we will see her wet alright but the actress apparently decided that she would like to keep her hairstyle intact even when she is amidst her action scene under water. And to make that possible she got her the same make-up artist who was behind Keira Knightley's look in Pirates Of The Caribbean.

"The film required a make up artist who could handle make-up for under water sequences as well as special effects for the action sequences and give the character a glamorous beach babe look that was also very natural looking," says Lara Dutta.

"Nikoletta Skarlatos, who has worked on Transformers as well as Pirates… came very highly recommended by our international action team. She and Clarabelle Saldhana have put the whole look together for make-up and hair. They have done an amazing job and I am extremely thrilled with the results," she added.

Well, she seems pretty happy with their work. Wonder what they have to say about this Indian beauty who had mesmerized the world during the Miss Universe contest way back in 2000.

Lara Dutta on weight loss

Lara Dutta would be shooting for the action packed film Blue and has been as cool as never before. The reason being, she believes, is her strict workout routine.

"I am healthier than ever before because of all the working out I have been doing and feel that I am in my best form ever," she says. Lara will be getting into her action shoes for the first time as an actress. However, fit for her does not mean skinning herself down to nothingness.

"I have never wanted to be waif-thin, but to have a fit and lean figure, which I have achieved all thanks to the strenuous training that I have been going through preparing for the movie Blue," says the ex Miss World.

Interestingly, Kareena Kapoor's rapid weight loss was much in news as rumours spread that she was facing health problems due to the same. Though Kareena has so far been denying all such reports.

Katrina Kaif does the most expensive item number ever in bollywood

Bollywood's original action star Akshay Kumar has always been the favourite of rumourmongers due to stories of his famous link-ups with his female co-stars. The recent one (old news though) being the one with long-legged lasso Katrina Kaif, of course.

Akshay is said to have promoted Katrina once again for a special appearance in his film, Blue. And this time the statement comes straight from the horse's, rather filly's mouth. The song in the film that witnesses Katrina sizzling onscreen is said to be the most expensive number ever made in Bollywood. "It's been a unique experience to be a part of Blue. I am in the film because of Akshay Kumar. He has got me into this project. I am not much into the financial aspect of the song. All I can say is that I thoroughly enjoyed it," revealed Katrina in a recent interview.

While the onscreen chemistry of the duo had done wonders at the box-office last year, rumours did the rounds that Akshay had been promoting Katrina for almost all his films. However, the 'khiladi' Kumar had totally denied such a thing. He had even said in an interview, "If I had been promoting Katrina then she would have been a part of all my forthcoming projects which is not the case."

But the recent statement from Katrina comes as a contradictory one to Akshay's clarifications.