Katrina Kaif wanted original choreographer Geeta Kapoor to direct her in two award show performances. Had to settle for only one, Ganesh Hegde will guide her steps in the other

Katrina Kaif will be performing at two award functions this time. She will groove to the beat of Sheila Ki Jawaani. For one award function she has the original choreographer of the song Geeta Kapoor.

And for the other performance, she will dance to the tunes of Ganesh Hegde, even though her heart was set on Geeta.

Kat is very comfortable with Geeta and feels has given her steps that helped in making the song a rage.

Also Kapoor patiently worked with the actress for many days till she got all the moves down pat.

And she wants to recreate the experience, whenever possible.

She tried

It is learnt that when Katrina learnt that Ganesh choreographing Sheila, she asked the organisers (the Moranis) to go with Kapoor as she was familiar with the steps.

"But the Moranis insisted on Ganesh and Katrina finally had to accept the decision. She has been shooting and rehearsing without a break.

Tees Maar Khan director Farah Khan says, "I'm happy that Geeta is choreographing Kat for the award. She was my associate choreographer on TMK and actually the one who rehearsed with her throughout the shoot.

I guess for the other awards they wanted a different choreographer because song is the same. I'm happy Kat is making lots of money with Sheila because I had promised her that."

She adds that she is excited about seeing the performances, "Umpteen songs of mine have been performed on shows for so many years.

It's good to see how others do it differently. And yes I am expecting my commission from Katrina on this too. She better not get amnesia!"

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Salman Khan has roped in a bevy of beauties including his ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif, co-star like Priyanka Chopra and his good friend Karisma Kapur to walk the ramp to add zing to his "Being Human" show Saturday at the HDIL Couture Week.

Others who will scorch the runway are Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Priety Zinta, Rani Mukerji and Sushmita Sen. All these beauties will be decked up in Manish Malhotra's creations and coveted diamond jewllery by Forevermark.

The theme for the show is "Fashion Throughout the Ages" and jewellery designer Mona Mehta will present her collection Almas.

"We are especially pleased to be supporting 'The Being Human show' at this year's HDIL Couture Week. The theme of timelessness is a perfect fit for the enduring beauty of Forevermark diamonds but also as a brand that stands for quality and integrity. We are hugely proud to be supporting the Salman Khan Foundation with its twin causes of education and healthcare," Binita Cooper, MD, Forevermark India, said in a statement.

The show will also mark the curtain raiser to the retail launch of Forevermark, which will be available through partnerships with leading jewellers across India.

Last year it was all guys for Salman as he had teamed up with stars like Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt for the show.

Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone slug it out to be in Akshay Kumar's next Joker. He's spoilt for choice

Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone have been at loggerheads ever since Ranbir Kapoor and it's been one big game of oneupmanship between them since then.

The latest bone of contention is Shirish Kunder's Joker, a co-production between Akshay's Hari Om Productions and Farah Khan and Shirish's Three's Company.

One has to go!

Says a source, "Deepika and Katrina both think that they are doing the film without the other knowing about it. Katrina had spoken to Akshay during the shooting of Farah's Tees Maar Khan and has taken it for granted that she is doing Joker.

Deepika's inclusion in the casting is a recent development and she suits the script better. Akki is in a dilemma and is tearing his hair out figuring out the best way to tell one of the girls to take a walk."

Making it happen

Akshay's dilemma stems from the fact that while he's close to Katrina (they're a popular pair and have delivered several hits), Deepika is going out of her way to be accommodating in giving her dates.

The source adds, "Akshay has given his dates for January and Deepika can offer her dates for the month as well."

What's at stake

While Deepika is ready to negotiate her price as well, things have worked out for Katrina as well with the Dostana schedule being postponed to March. She too will be available in January. The trouble is Akki doesn't want to hurt either girl's feelings. The role is a very glamorous one and not being chosen would hurt either's prospects."

And that's why...

The source adds that, "That's why Katrina was upset about reports of Akki and her having a fallout. Kat wants the world to know that she's still very close to him."

Says Shirish, "We are in the process of casting the female lead opposite Akshay for Joker. Top names are being considered. It is a performance- oriented role. Akshay and I will take the final call in a week." Akshay remained unavailable for comment.

KAT VS DIPPY
WE GIVE YOU A HEADS-UP!

ROUND 1
prize: Ranbir Kapoor
How it ended: RK dumped Deepika for Kat
ROUND 2
The prize: Salman Khan film, Bodyguard
How it ended: Both lost out on the Sallu flick. Kareena Kapoor picked up the role
ROUND 3
The prize: Shirish Kunder's Joker
How it ended: Deepika appears to be the clear favourite.

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