Gulshan Grover is jealous of Anil Kapoor

Barely a few months ago Gulshan Grover was bragging about his jealous B-Town friends wanting to kill him after he signed Bill Duke's The Driver opposite Salma Hayek.

But the tables have turned now. Grover's enthusiastic comments about the project have now landed him in a soup.

Grover had gone all out to the media about starring with Salma Hayek in this film. Now, the producers of the film are very upset with him for letting out so much information about the film.

So, they called him recently to express their discomfort. Gulshan will now have to fly to LA to meet them and give an explanation for this.

It turns out that professional jealousy prompted Grover to take this step. He was upset about Anil Kapoor becoming the centre of attention for signing Mission Impossible. Our source says, "Grover felt left out as he was one of the first Bollywood actors to have made a mark in Hollywood. So, the moment Grover signed The Driver with Bill Duke he started giving interviews in the media talking about the film."

Now, the actor is paying for being the 'bad man'. When contacted, Gulshan Grover said, "All I can say is that I now know the power of Indian media. I never thought that what I was saying to the media here would reach there in such a big way. I said all this because suddenly my friend Anil was all over the place for Mission Impossible.

I was feeling a little left out and that's why I did it. The producers called me up; they were a little upset. I guess I jumped the gun and gave out too many details.

I realise that now and I am going to LA to explain to them what happened. However, I am glad that Anil and I are flying the Indian flag internationally." Heard of Mallika Sherawat, Mr Grover?

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Sonam to do Hollywood film after Mausam: Anil Kapoor

New Delhi Sonam Kapoor, who has topped Maxim

India's 100 hottest list, is planning to take up a Hollywood project after wrapping up her next project Mausam, says father Anil Kapoor.

Her latest film Aisha, an Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, made a theatrical gross of Rs 26 crore in the first weekend but the actress has already left for Toronto to shoot Anees Bazmee's Thank You, says her father.

However, the 50-year-old actor, who starred in Danny Boyle's multiple-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire feels it is right time for Sonam to make a headstart in Hollywood.

"Sonam is only four films old but she is not only getting Indian offers but lots of Hollywood offers too and I think it is great going for her", said Kapoor.

When asked whether Sonam, 25, had decided upon anything concrete, the actor-producer said they were currently reading scripts.

"It all depends on the script, role and availability of dates but I am sure that after she finishes Mausam, she will look into it. She read one more script before she left for Toronto. If things go right and everything works out there is one international film she might do," said the actor without giving details.

Sonam has been reportedly offered a film by Ben Stiller titled 30 Minutes Or Less but it is not clear whether she is onboard.

Kapoor initially wanted Sonam to concentrate on her Bollywood career but things seems to have changed post Aisha. The actress is currently working on Akshay Kumar starrer Thank You and Mausam with Shahid Kapoor.

Talking about the film, which also saw his younger daughter Rhea debuting as a producer, Kapoor said the film has opened a new genre of chick flicks in Bollywood and he will concentrate on making more female oriented films from now on.

"I think we have opened a new genre in Bollywood. It is the first chick flick for the Indian audience. We can now make light films with female protagonists. Hollywood has made many such films with Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts but I don't recall something like that in India," the actor said.

Kapoor's first home production Gandhi My Father won a national award for him but did not do very well at the box office while Shortkut too was not a great success but he hopes things will change with Aisha, which released last week.

"It is getting a good response because it is a nice, clean, family film. There is no sleaze and controversy in the film and I am proud of them because my daughter have done such a good job," Kapoor said.

The actor is currently busy reading scripts and working on his upcoming projects including No Problem, which he is also producing, Race 2 and No Entry 2. He says he has set out some rules for himself as a producer.

"I will try to make as many original films as possible and will take risk with out of the box stories but to balance it out I will also do mainstream commercial films like No Entry and No Problem. The focus is to make classy but commercial films," Kapoor said, adding that he will announce his next project by Diwali.

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