Deepika Padukone's short avoid for Salman Khan's great create!

Deepika Padukone's short avoid for Salman Khan's great create: How? Director Rohan Sippy has decided to auction the skimpy outfit for charity. After all the negative publicity (but then, isn’t any publicity good publicity) it appears Sippy wants a few brownie points and is set to auction the skirt online and donate the proceeds from the auction to Being Human, the charity run by Salman Khan.

From what we hear, while promoting Dum Maaro Dum in different cities, Sippy himself saw the craze that Deepika’s outfit had evoked among cine fans. So he decided to auction it through the film’s official website. The film releases on April 22. Meanwhile, those who want to grab Deepika’s skirt, better place their best bet.

Deepika's Hot Skirt To Benefit Salman's Charity

Deepika Padukone's skirt goes under the hammer online. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Salman Khan's NGO 'Being Human'.

Coincidentally, the film she wears the garment in, is Abhishek Bachchan starrer Dum Maaro Dum and AB Jr is married to Sallu's ex Aishwarya Rai.

Says a source, "Producer-director Rohan Sippy came up with the idea of auctioning the skirt online, through the film's official website with support being provided by a portal that auctions film memorabilia. The beneficiary was discussed and the choice was unanimous - Being Human. They feel it has been involved in some exceptional charity work."

Why Deepika's skirt? "While on a nationwide tour, the DMD team is discovering that while the track itself is being criticised, there is great excitement over the costume that Deepika wears in the music video. There is a huge demand for it," reveals the source.

Rohan Sippy says, "We are all surprised by the reaction to Deepika's look in the track. We decided to auction it for charity." Anushka Manchanda has crooned for the DMD title track Mit Jaaye Gham song that Pritam Chakraborthy composed.

Designer Anahita Shroff Adjania, who was responsible for Deepika's look in the film, says, "We wanted today's girl at a rave - barefoot, dancing on the sand, wearing anklets and a white dress. Deepika's blouse made of stretch lycra, looks like a choli and is cut in such a way that the back looks bare. The skirt moves like a subtle shimmer as there are pieces of metal sheeting in it along with chiffon and is attached to a leather band. Inside, she's wearing a tiny sequined hotpants cut very high. She has a tattoo and feathers in her hair to give her a beach-grunge look."

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Deepika Padukone in Dum Maro Dum

 

Baffling wasn't it? So was it for Deepika Padukone. The actress was recently offered Rs. 4 crores by a wealthy NRI family in London to perform the four minute long 'Dum Maro Dum' song for them in private. Deepika, who had stayed away from private performances, turned down this offer too, though the pay was alluring. The family had requested Deepika Padukone to dance for the song wearing the same silver tattered mini skirt she wore in the movie. Deepika confirmed her stand that she will not perform in private parties, no matter how high the price offered. While Deepika Padukone has maintained a ban on private performances, her colleagues Katrina Kaif and Mallika Sherawat have been raking income from private performances. Last year, Priyanka Chopra was offered three crores for performing at a private New Year eve party but the offer was turned down by the actress. 13 More images after the break...

Deepika Padukone Crowned `Tattoo Queen'

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been chosen as the "tattoo queen" by the organisers of the first Tattoo Convention in India.

The 25-year-old star sports tattoos of her former boyfriend's initials and another one of an anklet.

After watching her in a remixed song in the upcoming film Dum Maaro Dum, IndiaInk Invention got in touch with the model-turned-actress and requested her to visit their first-ever convention which took place here on April 10.

They were keen on her presence at the expo as they consider the Om Shanti Om actress to be the "tattoo queen".

However, the actress could not attend the convention as she was abroad for a film shoot.

The convention's organiser Manoj Thakur, Partner at Par Excellence Entertainment, said, "Deepika's absence was felt, especially at an event that she would have readily identified with.

With her own much-written about RK tattoo at the base of her neck and the cutting-edge Dum Maaro Dum tattoo she's seen sporting in the movie, she would have been the perfect ambassador for this tattoo expo."

As Deepika was shooting in London for Desi Boyz, she could not attend the event, but forwarded the invitation to her Dum Maaro Dum team. Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik and Rohan Sippy attended the convention instead.

The cast of the film launched the special Dum Maaro Dum tattoo at the conventio

Deepika gets a call and recognition from Zeenat

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, who has been rumoured to be upset about the lyrics of the new version of her song ‘Dum maaro dum’, picturised on Deepika Padukone, has reached out to the young actress and congratulated her for looking ‘ravishing’, says a source.

‘Zeenat Aman reached out to Deepika and cleared the miscommunication. She didn’t want Deepika to misunderstand,’ said the source. Zeenat, who featured in the original song from the movie ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ in 1971, was disturbed with reports that she didn’t like Deepika in the new version. So, she found out Deepika’s number.

‘Since Deepika is in London shooting for ‘Desi Boyz’, she is using a local London number. So Zeenat Aman spoke to Deepika. She communicated that Deepika looks ravishing and she finds her the best in this generation of heroines,’ said the source. The song has faced the ire of many critics for its vulgar lyrics, but it is quite popular with the youth.

Salman promotes ‘Teen Thay Bhai’: Bollywood star Salman Khan went out of his way to help the cast of ‘Teen Thay Bhai’ in promoting the film and reached out to his friends and fans on Twitter to watch the film, releasing Friday.

Producer Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, along with the cast – Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade and Deepak Dobriyal and Ragini Khanna and director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, were promoting the film and while moving from one floor to another in Mumbai’s Filmistan Studio, when they bumped into Salman.

The actor was also shooting there. ‘Salman asked them what they were promoting and when he heard the name of the film, found it very interesting as he has always been referred to as Salman bhai and the film is called ‘Teen Thay Bhai’. Then he very graciously wanted to take a picture with the entire cast and immediately put it up on Twitter.

‘He posted the picture, which also included Rakeysh, and put up a note, which read – ‘Teen thay bhai aur ek mein’. He also mentioned the release date. It is really nice of him to do this,’ said the publicist of the film.

The movie is a comedy about three brothers who cannot stand each other and are forced to come together as a result of their grandfather’s will.

Pooja Bhatt thanks dad for ‘Zakhm’ When actress-turned-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt recently watched her performance in critically-acclaimed film ‘Zakhm’, she immediately thanked her father Mahesh Bhatt for giving her such a special project.

‘Just caught a glimpse of ‘Zakhm’ on TV. Thank you @MaheshNBhatt for giving me a film that will be highlighted in my obituary… And thank you Kunal Khemu… All of us actors, without exception,shone as brightly, on account of your dazzling performance!’ Pooja posted on her Twitter page.

In ‘Zakhm’, which was released in 1998, Pooja essayed the role of a Muslim mother caught in the tension between different religions in Indian society.

Deepika Padukone 'denies £1m private move'

Deepika Padukone has reportedly turned down close to a million pounds to perform a private dance for a London-based family. The actress can currently be seen in Dum Maaro Dum performing a controversial item number.

A source told Mid Day: "The family who made the offer is extremely rich and wealthy and from Knightsbridge. "They were ready to pay her a bomb just for one song. The actress initially thought it was a joke, but when the proposal came in form of a letter with the amount cited, she was shocked.

The source added that the family wanted Padukone to perform the dance from the film, while wearing the same outfit. Padukone admitted she was surprised to receive skirts in the post from fans urging her to cover herself up due to her skimpy outfit seen on screen.