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Reports in April 2012 said Salman Khan planned to gift Kareena Kapoor a BMW for her Dabangg 2 item song — she was doing two cameos as favors that year.

Released June 2012, Rowdy Rathore crossed the 100-crore mark in its opening week — Akshay Kumar's double role in the Dabangg mold.

Reports of trouble in Karisma Kapoor's marriage surfaced in 2012. The divorce from Sanjay Kapur was finalized in 2016, with custody of their two children to

Promoting Titanic 3D, Kate Winslet told ITV's Daybreak that Leo DiCaprio is fatter now — and she's thinner. It was a joke between friends, she said.

A soft-drink campaign promised 'Katrina ka number label ke andar.' The label carried a Gurgaon techie's real phone number — and the calls haven't stopped.

The Two and a Half Men star was cast as Steve Jobs in the indie biopic Jobs, announced in April 2012 — a year before it premiered at Sundance.

With Paan Singh Tomar and Kahaani released, Arup Raha names the one upcoming film he's most looking forward to: Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.

March 16, 2012: Sachin Tendulkar's 114 against Bangladesh in Mirpur made him the first — and still only — cricketer to 100 international hundreds.

Speculation about Ashley Judd's appearance in 2012 turned into a landmark media-criticism moment. What actually happened — and what she said back.

What celebrity fitness really involves: hours in the gym, personal trainers, yoga, and strict diets. The honest truth behind the perfect bodies on screen.

Irrfan Khan, Sonali Bendre, and Rishi Kapoor spoke openly about cancer — and changed how India talks about illness. The cultural shift their honesty created.

A Michigan man sued AMC over its no-outside-food policy and $8 popcorn. The lawsuit failed — but it exposed the strange economics of the movie business.

Off the red carpet, the uniform is jeans, a tee, and a kid on the hip. What celebrity street style in 2012 — Heidi Klum to Natalie Portman — actually looked

Aamir Khan stepped away from everything to make Satyamev Jayate, TV about India's hardest social issues. Why the 'offline' part was the story.

Saif Ali Khan was arrested on February 21, 2012, for allegedly assaulting businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma at Mumbai's Taj hotel — and released on bail in an hour.

At the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, 2012, Meryl Streep presented the Governors Award and then won Best Actress for The Iron Lady — her third Oscar

The Dhoom casting rumor was wrong: only one Khan signed up. Aamir Khan joined Dhoom 3 as the franchise's first Khan villain, after John Abraham and Hrithik.

Three weeks before the 84th Academy Awards, Victoria Beckham was reportedly Hollywood's most sought-after designer, with stars like Paltrow requesting gowns.

Arup Raha monthly Bollywood column: previews, reviews and unsolicited views on upcoming releases — February 2012 edition.

On the Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu sets, Imran Khan turned photographer and exhibited candid portraits of co-star Kareena Kapoor, shot on iPhone and SLR, in Mumbai.