Sachiin Joshi gathered a decent share of critical acclaim through his debut film Aazaan. Hailed as one of the most technically brilliant films made in Bollywood, the movie even fetched the newbie a Stardust Award.

Taking his quest further, Sachiin is now all set to star in his next project Mumbai Mirror with none other than glam sensation Mallika Sherawat opposite him.

Sachiin plays a quirky cop in this realistic commercial potboiler, while Mallika essays the role of an irresistible dance bar queen. The movie mirrors the Mumbai underbelly and revolves around the nexus between powerful corrupt dance bar lords and the Mumbai Police.

Directed by Ankush Bhatt, of Bhindi Bazaar Inc. fame, Mumbai Mirror has music my Anand Raj Anand. Shooting commences April end and wraps up in three months.

“Mallika and Sachiin make a very unique and fresh pair. Mallika is the apple of the teenage eyes, and her chemistry with daredevil Sachiin is sure to create a hullabaloo,” says the director.

As if being robbed two months ago in Delhi wasn’t enough, firebrand Kashmera Shah got robbed all over again, this time in Los Angeles. And as strange coincidence would have it, the robbery took place once again from her car.

Having recently sold off her plush Jaguar, the actress was using a rented car in LA. She was out on a dinner with Pooja Batra in the Studio City area, with the gorgeous ladies nibbling on one of Kash’s favourite foods, sushi; when God had some naughty plans up his sleeve!

Even as Kash was telling Pooja about how she got robbed in the capital sometime ago, a robber smashed one of the window panes of her rented car parked outside the restaurant and disappeared with a portable GPS device on her dashboard and a bag containing her boots!

Oof! Aajkal ke robbers bhi na… jhoote bhi nahin chhodtey. Lol.

Last seen, Kashmera was laughing at the Police Station, filing another complaint amidst bemused faces of firang cops, who weren’t aware that she got robbed the second time round in two months.

Calming herself a bit, Kash later gushed, “Maybe, the thief needed my GPS system and boots more than me! But if he had tried his luck in front of me, then he’d have been in real trouble.”

Yes Kash, we know that well as we’ve seen you bash up a ‘deserving’ guy on your Channel [V] show Steal Ur Girlfriend. Tch tch!

Friends of Aazaan star Sachiin Joshi were almost taken aback when they saw a status update on his BlackBerry Messenger this Valentines.

The actor hinted that he was hitched! His publicist Dale Bhagwagar confirms the news. “It’s true! Sachiin proposed to his longtime sweetheart actress Urvashi Sharma on Valentines Day and she accepted. Their families are elated,” he said, adding that the rest of the details including the marriage date have been kept under wraps for now.

It is heard that the actor is planning a grand reception for his close friends from Bollywood, prominent politicians, industrialists and bureaucrats. Apart from film industry biggies like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, some Hollywood celebrities are also expected to attend.

For the record, Sachiin made his acting debut last year with Aazaan, an action film directed by Prashant Chadha, co-starring him with South African model Candice Boucher. It was one of the most expensive films in Bollywood and went on to gather critical acclaim for it concept as well as technical finesse.

Not many are aware that the right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and right-handed tail-ender batsman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was a national break-dance champion when he was in his eighth grade in school. But the recent dance of media allegations on his Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) colleague and Aazaan actor Sachiin Joshi has got the seasoned cricketer stumped!

Sreesanth has said that he is shocked and stunned that the media has created a scandal between his colleague Sachiin Joshi and CCL brand ambassador and Southern actress Priyamani.

Recently, a prominent Hyderabad publication incorrectly reported that Sachiin teased Priyamani in an “allegedly inebriated” state at a party after a CCL match. The paper ‘insisted’ that he tried to “hold her hand” and “hug” Priyamani, rubbing the damsel’s “ego” the wrong way at an after-party.

While Sachiin’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar as well as Priyamani’s mother denied the incident, the paper still went ahead and printed the incorrect story.

This infuriated the actress, who says, “We (Priyamani and Sachiin) were just unwinding after the matches. I don’t understand why a story like this has been circulated. All it does is harm Sachiin and my reputations.”

Now Sreesanth too has stated that, “Nothing like this ever happened. The entire episode is fabricated and a figment of someone’s imagination.” Hope Sreesanth’s version puts this controversy to rest once and for all!

 

Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) brand ambassador and Southern actress Priyamani is furious with a section of the Hyderabad media for creating a ‘fabricated scandal’ between her and Aazaan actor Sachiin Joshi. This week, a publication incorrectlyreported that Sachiin teased Priyamani in “allegedly inebriated” state at a party after a match.

The Hyderabad publication had ‘insisted’ that he tried to “hold her hand” and “hug” Priyamani, rubbing the damsel’s “ego” the wrong way at a CCL after-party. WhileSachiin’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar as well as Priyamani’s mother denied the incident, the paper still went ahead and printed the incorrect story.

This has infuriated the actress, who says, “We (Priyamani and Sachiin) were just unwinding after the matches. I don’t understand why a story like this has been circulated. All it does is harm Sachiin and my reputations.”

“I know Sachiin as I was introduced to him at the party. I know several of his teammates as I was involved with the tournament last year. We exchanged pleasantries and that’s all,” she explains.

Apparently, there’s more to this than meets the eye. It is learnt that even a Mumbai tabloid journalist from the same publication’s group has been pestering Priyamani almost forcing her confess that she was troubled by Sachiin.

Though the actress is said to have sternly asked the journalist not to harass her with fake stories, he is adamant he will go ahead and publish a story to the effect. “Such kind of unethical threatening journalism could be dangerous to the fabric of society,” feel the actresses’ well-wishers, who are helpless about their idol being targeted by none other than the media.

Meanwhile, a miffed Priyamani is learnt to be planning to fly down to Mumbai and hold a joint press conference with Sachiin Joshi to bring out the truth and expose the wrong doers.