While Kareena’s size zero look grabbed enough headlines, it has emerged that it is her beau Saif who likes her slim.

Not suprisingly, the romance between Bebo and Saif had blossomed on the sets of Tashan, when she was looking her best.

Recently, the actors were present to perform at Chitrakoot Grounds in Andheri. They had separate items. First Saif performed and then it was Kareena’s turn. However, Saif stayed backstage all through Kareena’s performance.

Soon after, as she was making her way backstage, Saif got up to applaud her. However, he couldn’t resist telling her, “I think you need to lose some weight, yaar.”

It may be a private joke between the couple, but it seems Kareena took it sportingly.

An MMS showing Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor locking lips three years ago made headlines for months. But what happened afterwards? How exactly did Bebo become Saif’s girl and why did she snub his sister Soha in public? Coming soon to a theatre near you is The Secret life of Karina (that’s how the filmmaker spells it to avoid legal hassles with the actress), a B-grade film that claims to have answers to all these questions.

The film has an alleged budget of Rs 20 crores and is being produced by Spectra Multimedia Films, a production house known for making regional movies. “The film is inspired by the life of Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan,” explains Flynn Remedios, Spectra’s executive producer. “The film will be based mostly on media reports. It’ll show the underbelly of Bollywood. We are not cooking up anything. These stories were published. We will be showing the whole incident of the Shahid-Kareena smooch and even the one when Kareena snubbed Saif’s sister Soha Ali Khan at an event,” he says.

Believe it or not, the pot boiler will also draw some instances from the infamous real life of Bollywood’s bad boy Salman Khan. The lead protagonist in the movie, cleverly named Saifee, is supposedly a mixture of Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan’s personalities.

Remedios says, “Saifee’s character will exhibit traces of Salman’s ‘violent’ love stories with his ex girlfriends, notably Somi Ali and Aishwarya Rai.”

He explains that the film is set to go on the floors next month as the star cast is yet to be finalised.

Shradha Sharma, the actress initially chosen to play the lead role of Karina, has since declined the offer. “I wasn’t comfortable playing this character as I do not want to offend Kareena Kapoor. There was a scene in which Shaheed [the screen name for the actor playing Shahid Kapur’s role] cuts his wrists for the actress and I found all this very uncomfortable,” says Sharma.

When asked to react, Salman’s spokesperson Alok Mathur said that if the production house is openly claiming that the character is that of Salman, “they will get into real trouble”.

“They are just out to get publicity. They can’t get the real Salman, toh Salman ke naam ka faayda uthaaenge. Such films always flop,” said Mathur.

Responding to the matter, Shahid Kapur’s spokesperson said, “Shahid doesn’t know about such a film and is not going to bother. It is a B-grade film and these people are clearly doing it for publicity.”

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan were not available for comment.

When asked how she was cool with Saif touching her butt in an intimate scene in Love Aaj Kal, Deepika Padukone laughed. “Which day and age are we living in, yaar?” Padukone, who was in Delhi to launch the Swiss watch brand Tissot’s Sea Touch, added, “Gone are the days when we had two flowers nodding on screen to depict a kiss. Today, since Saif and I are playing a couple in the movie, we have to touch and even kiss each other. Physical proximity is high and no one minds.”

Though viewers have already panned the chemistry between Saif and her, Deepika is oblivious. “On the contrary, I’ve been told that the promos are cute and romantic. And the chemistry is just right.”

Buzz has it that Ranbir Kapoor was pushing for Katrina Kaif for a film he was approached for. “I know Ranbir well and I don’t need to buy any of this gossip. He’s a professional. He doesn’t push for anyone. He never pushed for me, so why would he push for Katrina?” she asks? Rumours about an affair between Kat and Ranbir have been rife. She says, “We know how such ‘friendships’ get written about. We’re secure in our relationship and comfortable with each other’s work.” She adds that while they both believe in the institution of marriage, it should happen “only at the right time.”

Though the actress has featured on plenty of magazine covers abroad, Katrina Kaif has far more endorsements. “Sure, Katrina has more endorsements in her kitty but then, she’s been around longer than I have. Even when I entered the movies, I was pitted against girls who had been around for a while, like Kareena (Kapoor) and Priyanka (Chopra). Give me some time to grow as an actor first. I’m still new to the business and I don’t take on an assignment unless I am completely convinced. It doesn’t matter to me if someone else takes on five, 10 or 50 assignments.”