China calling
Sonu Sood’s much talked about solo project Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi might have tanked at the box office, but that hasn’t dampened the actor’s enthusiasm. Apparently, Sonu is gung ho these days about his training in Chinese sword fight for an upcoming movie. Of course, Sonu says it’s not ‘fight’ but ‘play’ and that the Chinese use the art for fighting as well as body sculpting. He adds, “Actually, I’m a trained sword fighter. While most of the actors had to learn the art of sword fighting during the shoot of Jodhaa Akbar, I didn’t. I had learnt it much before, and now I am learning Chinese swordplay thinking that someday Jackie Chan might cast me in his film.” We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

Southern siren
We do feel bad for Gracy Singh. After having debuted with Aamir Khan and worked with Bollywood biggies like Sanjay Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor, the actor had to be content with duds like Deshdrohi. But it seems like her stars are turning once again, albeit in the southern film industry. Never mind, at least Gracy gets to star opposite southern superstar Mammooty in National Award-winning director Jayaraj’s Loud Speaker. We just hope Gracy uses this opportunity well and resurrects her fortunes, a la other failed Bollywood actresses like Jyothika and Nagma who went on to become household names in the South.