Priyanka gets more footage than Kareena & Deepika

If Priyanka Chopra declares from the rooftops that she is Shah Rukh Khan's biggest fan then it is with reason. The superstar, who has been taking more than a passing interest in the music of the films he produces, decided to give away a large portion of his duet in " Billu Barber " to her.

"Shah Rukh took very close interest in each one of the songs. He isn't a musician, but he has an instinctive ear for music. It takes him just a few seconds to approve or cut down a track," told composer Pritam Chakraborty.

With the songs meant for Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, Pritam faced no problems.

"Shah Rukh loved his songs with Kareena ('Marjani') and Deepika ('Love mera hit hit'). They were straightforward dance songs with shared grooves between Shah Rukh and Kareena and Deepika," said Pritam.

The song with Priyanka needed special treatment and Shah Rukh made Pritam re-work and re-record the song.

"Shah Rukh's song with Priyanka 'Khuda-ae-kher' is not an item song. It's a love ballad that the pair playing Bollywood superstars emote to in front of the camera. Being a love song Shah Rukh felt there wasn't enough of the female presence in the vocals. He made me re-record the song with more for the female vocalist (Dominique) to do since he wanted Priyanka to have an equal number of lines," the composer said.

"It was entirely Shah Rukh's idea to give Priyanka more lines in the song. He's a very generous entertainer. If you see him on screen he never tries to steal the limelight from his heroines. Even ' Khai ke paan banaras wala ' in 'Don' had a lot of Priyanka in it although it was entirely Shah Rukh's song," Pritam added.

Asked about Shah Rukh's generosity, Priyanka sighed and said: "What do I say? Now do you know why he's my favourite?"

Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta, who play a rustic couple in "Billu Barber", will later be seen enacting the same Shah Rukh-Priyanka ballad.

Deepika Padukone: Funny Side Up

Comedy is not everyone’s cup of tea. Bollywood actresses particularly aren’t known to be funny in front of the camera.

When was the last time you saw an actress doing rib-tickling comedy. Lara Dutta in No Entry? Or Kareena Kapoor in Golmaal Returns? Nope! When it comes to making the audiences laugh, it is men who take the lead while the girls, sadly, are relegated to being cosmetic beauties on celluloid.

Now, Deepika Padukone has taken the challenge to show her comic flair. And she is looking forward to stand out in a cast ensemble that has certified rib-ticklers like Akshay Kumar and Ritesh Deshmukh.

Yup! We are talking about director Sajid Khan’s next film House Full. Deepika’s role in the movie is not superficial. It is a properly etched part with a lot of comic moments. But the question that begs to be asked is whether she would be able to match the comic timing of Akshay.

The actress says she is determined to give it her best shot.

CC2C Bombs: Akshay dumps Deepika

Just about a week back there were talks of Akshay Kumar signing multiple projects with Deepika Padukone. All that seems to be out of question now as Akshay had decided to dump Deepika after the debacle of Chandni Chowk To China. Akshay has in fact roped in Deepika's arch rival Sonam Kapoor for his next movie Come On Pappu.

Come On Pappu will be the directorial debut for David Dhawan's son Rohit Dhawan. Sources close to the director say that the female lead's role was open and had Chandni Chowk To China done well Deepika would have surely bagged the role. But since the pairing didn't click Akshay didn't want to do another movie with Deepika instead chose her biggest rival Sonam Kapoor.

Deepika and Sonam have had mutual dislike for each other since the time their debut movies Om Shanti Om and Saawariya clashed at the Box Office. Ranbir Kapoor had dated Sonam after his first breakup with Deepika. Later the Kapoor scion went back into the arms of the OSO actress. Loosing the role to Sonam will hurt Deepika more than loosing a role in the movie.

Deepika does not Consider herself a Supertar

Deepika Padukone is one of the most beautiful actresses in Bollywood Film Industry and these days she is getting appreciation for her outstanding performance in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’. She had done adventurous stunts in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’.She started her career with Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan in ‘Om Shanti Om’ and in second film she worked under Yash Raj Films. She has a huge list of well-wishers but she admits that I am not a famous personality.

Deepika Padukone said, “I don’t consider myself a celebrity. Fortune smiled on me and I got the opportunity to work with Shahrukh Khan. He is truly a King Khan. My parents have kept me grounded and rooted and now I’ll bring credit to my parents.”She further added, “I’ve seen my father (badminton champion Prakash Padukone) handle success truly well and I am following his steps. For me success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. He has always encouraged me and for me work is more important than money.

I always give 100% dedication to my work. I had to do a strict training in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ and I hope people will like the film.”