>Katrina helps her rakhi brother

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Buzz is, Arjun Kapoor got Yash Raj film, thanks to rakhi sis Katrina Kaif

It’s known that Boney Kapoor’s son Arjun Kapoor is gearing up for his big screen launch with the Yash Raj banner. However it is now being said that the lad’s name was recommended to Aditya Chopra by Katrina Kaif.

The actress, who has worked in YRF’s New York, knew that Adi was looking to launch a new boy and recommended his name.

She thinks Arjun has potential and deserves a dream launch, which they only can provide.

The common connection between Arjun and Kat is Salman Khan, who was the first to see the spark in the boy, and helped groom him, long before he’d signed the three-film-contract.

Too good to pass up

The Kapoor lad is debuting in a Chopra film, even though his dad has his own banner and has produced more than 20 films.

Although that was not the plan initially. An insider reveals, “Boney wanted to launch Arjun in a film to be directed by Prabhu Deva.

That was in the offing but when he got the YRF offer, it was too good to be passed up.”

Kat and Kapoor are close to each other, and she even ties Rakhi to him, every year She met him on the sets of Salman films for Boney No Entry and Wanted.

However the actress denies recommending his name to Adi, “No, Not true. As much as I like Arjun I didn’t even know till he was signed.”

Star kids who made their debut with outside banners

Abhishek Bachchan debuted in JP Dutta’s Refugee in 2000. It was a musical cross border love story between a Muslim girl and Hindu refugee

Kareena Kapoor debuted with Abhishek Kapoor in JP Dutta’s Refugee in 2000

Karisma Kapoor debuted in Murali Mohan Rao’s Prem Qaidi opposite Harish Kumar in 1991

Ranbir Kapoor debuted with Sonam Kapoor in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya in 2007 based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story White Nights.

Sonam Kapoor debuted in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya in 2007

Abhay Deol debuted with Ayesha Takia in Imtiaz Ali’s rom-com Socha Na Tha in 2005.

>Band Baaja Baaraat Couple Back with YRF

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The red-hot pair of Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma is back together in aYash Raj Films production. Their previous outing with YRF gave us the very entertaining ‘Band Baaja Baarat’. The same director, Manish Sharma, is bringing them back for his upcoming film ‘Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl’. The story has been developed by the scion of YRF, Aditya Chopra. The banner definitely leads the list of elite production companies in B-town. But they hit a rough patch in the last couple of years. ‘Band Baaja Baarat’ brought them back into reckoning.

The new film, ‘Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl’ will have Ranveer Singh play the character of Ricky Bahl. He’s a playboy who meets his match in the character played by Anushka Sharma. Anushka is the real-life love of Ranveer and they appear on Karan Johar’s couch this Sunday. The film will go to the floors this April. The music is being done by music director duo Salim-Suleiman. YRF is planning a Dec 9 release. ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ released on the same weekend last year.

There’s another reason why ‘Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl’ is grabbing the headlines.Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Pariniti Chopra is making her debut as an actress in this film. Priyanka announced that at the JW Marriot Hotel while promoting her own ready-to-release film, ‘7 Khoon Maaf’. She also revealed that Pariniti works with YRF in the marketing department. Pariniti had worked on the PR for ‘Pyaar Impossible’ where Priyanka was the leading lady. When asked if she would like to share some tips with her cousin, Priyanka shot back, “I would call her and say that!” Fair enough! Here’s hoping that Pariniti has what it takes to measure up to the achievements of her senior sister.