Kareena is not pregnant!

After Kareena Kapoor was recently snapped at an airport with a shawl wrapped around her belly, rumours started flying around that she was trying to hide a baby bump. Well, to put everyone’s - especially the Pataudis’ - minds to rest, the rumours are baseless.

“No, she isn’t pregnant. It’s strange how there has been so much frenzy with just a solitary picture floating around. There is no truth to the so-called news and for Kareena it is business as usual,” says a close associate of the star.

The photograph had gone viral on the Internet as rumours that she was covering a baby bump started doing the rounds. As it turned out, it was the camera angle that was the culprit which gave the impression that the star was looking plumper than usual. The lady in question, meanwhile, is quite amused since she has a marathon shooting schedule planned for later this month. “On February 20, she resumes shooting for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine. This will go on for 25-30 days and Kareena has confirmed to her director that she will be reporting for the shoot. If she was carrying a baby, she wouldn’t have been in any position to shoot for the film,” says our source. We also hear that the news about an imminent engagement with Saif Ali Khan on February 10 is a hoax too.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

Bebo no more a gangsters moll

This seems to be the season for high profile exits. Following Deepika Padukone's walkout of Race 2, this newspaper has learnt, Kareena Kapoor, too has decided to opt out of Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Part 2. And although it was widely rumoured that Kareena may be reconsidering the porject due to the possible inclusion of Shahid Kapoor as the second male lead, Mumbai Mirror found out that the truth is far from it.

According to a source close to the actress, it wasn't the second male lead but 'uncertainties' around the project that forced the actress to finally opt out of the film.

"Kareena, who had already committed to the Balaji production was not very happy with the way things were going," revealed the source and added, "All she knew was that she was to play Mandakini's role in the film. The second actor had still not been finalised and Kareena's dates were also not fixed. Around a couple of weeks back, Kareena asked the producers, Balaji, to get back to her with all the details including exact shoot dates, the second lead actor and the final script. Balaji failed to do that. As a result, Kareena has opted out of the project."

Even while Balaji kept her waiting, Kareena was offered another major project in the interim. "It is a big film by a celebrated filmmaker, whose last film had two a-list actors in unconventional roles. The filmmaker’s dates seem to clash with Balaji’s. Kareena decided to opt for the former, since it looked better planned, unlike Once Upon A Time…," added the source.

There is also the buzz about Kareena's wedding plans, which may have to do something with her decision to walk out of the Balaji film. "Saif Ali Khan had announced that the wedding may take place after the release of Agent Vinod. With her wedding round the corner, Kareena of course did not want any distractions. And she is already working on Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine. The wedding might take place around the end of 2012," said the source.

Kareena Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor remained unavailable for comment.

source : Mumbaimirror