Arbaaz Khan Visit by income tax (IT) officials at his Mumbai office

Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, who is riding high on the success of 'Dabangg', said the sudden visit by income tax (IT) officials at his Mumbai office was a mere survey and not a raid.

"Had income tax guys pay us a visit at our office. They came at 2pm and left at 6am. Kya energy (What energey)," Arbaaz posted on his Twitter page today (October 14).

IT officials barged into Sohail Khan Production's office apparently to check on the over Rs.100 crore box office collections of 'Dabangg' since its release Sep 10.

"What the IT (income tax) guys conducted is a survey! A survey is different from a raid. In a survey, they visit only where you operate your office from. A survey can convert into a raid due to lack of cooperation or if the IT guys are not satisfied with your disclosures.

"A raid gives IT guys draconian powers where they have a right to demand any papers, account or even break any thing in case they feel so," explained Arbaaz, who made his debut as a producer with 'Dabangg'.

According to the 43-year-old, everything went "smooth" at his office, but he will have to pay advance tax for the earnings of the film.

"I said I would be more than happy to pay tax. Magar pehle paisa toh aane do sab jagah se (But at least let all the money come in). Advance tax means paying tax on anticipated income, so I have to pay that. That means basically before I get anything, the IT department surely does," he added.

On a lighter note, Arbaaz said it was a "great experience" having the officials over.

"But I rather hope these guests go somewhere else next time!"

Meanwhile, Salman is currently caught up in a 10-year-old case with the IT department involving alleged tax evasion of Rs.40 million by him in the year 2000-2001. The petition filed by the IT department, which was ruled in the actor's favour at the income tax appellate tribunal, will now be heard by the Bombay High Court.

Ramu and Karan Have often Locked Horns

Ram Gopal Varma, known for his frankspeak, again spoke his mind when he said that his forthcoming film 'Rakta Charitra' was not for people who are fond of Karan Johar's family drama 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'.

Ramu and Karan have often locked horns on various subjects on Twitter and in front of the media and RGV didn't lose an opportunity to do the same at a recent event where he showed 30 minutes of 'Rakta Charitra' footage to the media.

"I wanted to give a small introduction to the film and that was the purpose of showing this footage to a certain section of the people," RGV said.

"I have done films of this genre before. But the difference in ‘Rakta Charitra' or let's say in ‘Company' is that first, the latter has a urban setup and the second ‘Company' is different in terms of the characters and the way it has been shot.

"'Rakta Charitra' deals with very emotionally volatile people and is set in a rural atmosphere. It is a violent film. Having said that, violence doesn't come from a psychopath. It comes from a certain necessity. It comes from a struggle, certain have nots between communities, families and probably a struggle for power," he added.

The film is a trilingual made in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil. It is based on the life of Paritala Ravi, a slain factionist and political leader from Andhra Pradesh. The film stars Vivek Oberoi, Surya and Shatrughan Sinha in pivotal roles and is scheduled to be released Oct 22.

"In terms of the pitch of the film. I just want to quote an incident that happened with Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

"When he showed his first film ‘Pulp Fiction' to people, he apparently went on stage and asked the people that did any one of them like the ‘Rain Man'. About 30-40 people raised their hands. He told those people to leave because he said that this film was not for them," said Varma.

"So this film ‘Rakta Charitra' is not for the people who like ‘Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham'."

We're just waiting to see how Karan responds to that!

Shah Rukh Khan Felt After Performing the Stunt for 'Don 2'

It seems that Shah Rukh Khan has still not come out of his superhero persona.

After doing some death-defying stunts for sci-fi thriller 'Ra.One', which is his home production, the actor took a 300 foot plunge while shooting for Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 2' in Berlin.

"Just did an over 300 feet base jump for Don... because you all make me believe I can fly. Time to tell kids about the birds and the bees... ha ha," Shah Rukh wrote on his Twitter page.

"My jump was last shot of day. Want to thank my duplicate and action team, to do it before me for wide shots and make me feel confident about it," he added.

Sonam Kapoor the next Alice, in Wonderland

Sonam Kapoor’s amazing performances in her recent flicks, have bowled over bigwigs of Bollywood. No wonder every B-town director wants to cast Sonam Kapoor as the lead actress in his upcoming film. The latest addition to the list is ‘Quickgun Murugun’ director Shashanka Ghosh.

Sonam Kapoor has grabbed the attention of director Shashank Ghosh, who is toying with the idea of making an Indianized version of Alice In Wonderland – Sonam Kapoor in the lead role.

“I’d like to do my version of Alice In Wonderland with Sonam. But for now I’m doing something else for her home production,” Shashank is quoted as saying by a tabloid.

He confirm that the movie will be very different from Sonam’s last film Aisha.

Interestingly, Shashanka is planning to take the movie on the floors in March 2011, but he has not met Sonam yet to discuss the project. Ghosh has not even seen any of the Sonam’s movies.

Vidya Balan stunned everyone on the sets of 'Urumi'

Vidya Balan stunned everyone on the sets of director Santosh Sivan's Malayalam venture 'Urumi', when she flawlessly delivered her Malayalam dialogues just minutes after learning them.

After performing a special song for 'Urumi', Vidya was offered an impromptu special guest appearance in the film where she was asked to learn a five-page Malayalam dialogue just minutes before the scene.

"Vidya's guest appearance was a spot decision and she was handed the dialogues just over 10 minutes before the scene - she skipped lunch and sat to learn the lines and stunned everyone with her flawless dialogue delivery. She was so good in fact that she moved everyone on the sets," said a source.

The filmmaker now wants to work on a full-fledged film with Vidya Balan. "Santoshji has often said that Vidya's eyes can convey a thousand words - and after having her as guest in 'Urumi' he is kicked about doing his next film with her," the source added.

John abraham Got a Rreality Show Contestant in Trouble

Even though Sugandha Mishra was on top of the world after being kissed by John Abraham, the peck didn't go down well with her grandfather.

Sugandha, a contestant in Zee TV's music reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar', was elated when John kissed her during his appearance on the show with music composer A R Rahman for the promotion of his new film 'Jhootha Hi Sahi'. She confessed that she had a crush on the actor during his previous appearance on the show.

However, her grandfather was quite upset at this public display of affection and the papers in Chandigarh were plastered with the grandfather's outburst at the stunt.

John once again attended the sets as a guest and apologised for the kiss on television.

Akshay Kumar is Just a wife-abiding Husband

He might be a action star and a black belt holder in martial arts, but at home Akshay Kumar is just a wife-abiding husband and confesses that it is his better half Twinkle who calls the shots.

While shooting an episode for the Star Plus show 'MasterChef India', which goes on air October 16, the actor chatted with one of the contestants and her family members, where her husband revealed that his wife keeps him under control.

To which Akshay quickly replied, "Mujhe koi sharam nahi hai ye maanate hue ki ghar mein meri biwi bhi mujhe poore control mein rakhti hai (I am not ashamed to admit that my wife keeps me under control at home)."

Akshay also joked that he might be a black belt in martial arts but in front of his wife "meri saari belt uttar jaati hai (My belt loses its relevance)."

Meanwhile, Akshay has got a new obsession.

While shooting one of the special espisodes in Udaipur, Akshay wore silver shoes and is now hooked on them. "He just loves those silver shoes," said a source.