Abhi on a weight loss spree

Raavan happens to be Abhishek Bachchan’s third movie with Mani Ratnam. And the actor seems to go that extra mile for the moviemaker everytime.

In both Yuva and Guru, he worked hard to achieve the perfect look for the character. Abhishek’s role in the films was quite appreciated, so we guess all that work did pay off.

And now, the actor is at it again. For his role in Raavan, Abhishek is on a strict diet and has been travelling, shooting for the movie, along with a personal trainer, Sameer Jora.

A source tells us, “Abhishek is on a no carb diet. And he’s made sure that if he won’t have carbs then other people in the unit won’t either. So he doesn’t let anyone have any sweets. But, he did eat a ladoo on the sly once.”

Manisha Koirala turns villain for Mani Ratnam's Ravana

Remember Manisha Koirala? This Nepali actress, whose only claim to fame is her role in Bombay, had simply vanished into oblivion. But the actress is now back. She has bagged a role in Mani Ratnam's Ravana and the actress is currently in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh shooting for this film.

"She has got an important role to play in Ravana. Her act will be a negative as she is playing Ravana's sister. She has joined the whole cast and crew in Madhya Pradesh and she is very happy that finally after so many years she will be seen in a different role," says a source close to the actress.

Manna, as she is affectionately called in the industry, has prepared hard for bagging this role. "She is really preparing for this film. It is a golden opportunity for her to comeback into main stream Bollywood. Mani sir asked her to reduce her weight and she was on a weight losing spree to be able to pull off the role," adds the source.

And it looks like being signed by Mani Ratnam is helping Koirala attract attention of other filmmakers as well. "She is in talks with Rajkumar Santoshi for another project. This will be her second film with him after Lajja," says our source.

Manisha Koirala was last with Kay Kay Menon in Sirf. Her much delayed film Mehbooba with Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan also released last year. But both films bombed at the box office.