Jagrat Desai and Sasha Goradia, who play a married couple- Rahul and Pooja- in 'Tere Mere Phere', share a great chemistry on screen and are best of friends in real too.
Tere Mere Phere is a comic, look at the most complicated happening in mankind's life - the institution of marriage. Apart from Jagrat and Sasha, the film stars Vinay Pathak, Riya Sen, Darshan Jariwala and Sushmita Mukherjee.Tere-Mere-Phere is produced by Ketan Mehta and co-produced by Anup Jalota. Valentine's party fever dying down in India: Top DJNew Delhi, Feb 9 : He is geared to play "Tere mast mast do nain", "Tujhe bhula diya" and other such romantic numbers in the run up to Feb 14, but Suketu, one of India's most popular DJs, says the spirit of Valentine's Day parties is fading away."When I started Djing, Valentine's fever was big. In fact, I feel it was bigger than what it is now. I think over the years it has died down slightly," Mumbai-based Suketu told IANS in an e-mail interview.
Suketu, who released his first album "440 Volts" in 2002, says it's no longer a necessity to play music at a Valentine's Day party if you are a known DJ,unlike before.
"It's not important to have a Valentine's Day party. If you are spinning at one, it's great, but if not, it is no big deal and is understandable and very much acceptable, unlike on Christmas eve and New Year's eve," he added.
In fact, he is not going to spin at all on Feb 14
"I am not playing anywhere on Valentine's Day itself, as it is on a Monday this year and people don't really want to get out and party. They prefer a dinner with their valentine."
Nevertheless, he is already booked to play at two pre-Valentine's Day parties - in Mumbai Feb 12, and a day later in Hyderabad.
What are the songs he plans to pla"For 2011 Valentine's Day, my favourite songs are 'Tere mast mast do nain' from 'Dabangg', 'Tujhe bhula diya' from 'Anjaana Anjaani' and 'Tonight I'm loving you' by Enrique Iglesias," he said.
Popular for remix hits like "Pyaar zindagi hai", "Bin tere sanam", "Woh lamhe" and "Aadat", Suketu has also worked on a special remix for this Valentine's Day.
"I have worked on a special remix for Valentine's Day. I have re-remixed 'Bin Tere Sanam'. It's been one of my biggest hits and I think it is one of the best love songs ever. So I have re-worked the whole track and am going to be playing it at both my gigs in Mumbai and Hyderabad," he said.
In the music industry for over a decade, Suketu says the only kind of music that gets Indians grooving is Bollywood. He has also observed that the love for slow songs on Valentine's Day parties has been replaced by fast, remix numbers.
"I guess the biggest change that I have noticed in people is the hugely undeniable entry of Bollywood music in all parties. No matter where and who the crowd is, Bollywood gets things grooving.
"Also what I've noticed is earlier the crowd used to like a session of slow dancing when it came to Valentine's parties; now they love only remixed versions.
Suketu likes to keep his own Valentine's Day a quiet affair with his wife
"Now that I am not doing a gig on Valentine's Day, it's definitely a romantic dinner with my wife, preferably at home as I've been travelling a lot. We will be cooking together as both of us are foodies and very good cooks. Then we will relax over a bottle of wine," he said.
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which has grossed over Rs.30 crore, is dominating the music charts with the song "Yathe yathe" sitting pretty on the No.1 position for the last five weeks.
raid Priyanka’s house and office, he rushed to her help. Priyanka showed her gratitude to Shahid by hugging and kissing her beau.I-T department blamed Priyanka and Katrin
Well, the raids has exposed their pesonal affairs along with financial. Shahid was spotted at Piggy Chops house and revealed that Kat spend the night at Ranbir’s residence.
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Santoshi to have a meeting to bail 'Power'By Subhash K Jha, Mumbai, Feb 9: Dates problems have delayed Raj Kumar Santoshi's 'Power' for which the director was in touch with Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn. Now a meeting bringing together the principal stars of the film is on the anvil to get the troubled project moving again.
It is reliably learnt that producer Feroz Nadiadwala and Santoshi will be getting together the A-listers under the same roof to avoid all confusion over dates.
"We'll only proceed when all the stars are with us. We're having a meeting with the stars shortly," said Santoshi.
There were reports that Ajay is in. Ajay is out...In JagratMumbai, Feb 8 : As Valentines Day is closing in, every one out there in love is planning something great for their dear ones and Bollywood has its own charm and style to bring in the V-Day.
Where some of them plan to give expensive gifts to their loved ones, debutant actress SashaGoradia, who is all set to make her debut in Deepa Sahi's first directorial venture 'Tere Mere Phere', is also planning to give a surprise gift to her co-star Jagrat Desai.
We can only guess what the surprise would be... nevertheless we have heard that Sasha is planning gift Jagrat an Alsatian pup
"Jagrat loves animals, he loves dogs. I couldn't think of anything better to gift him. I remember when we were shooting in Himachal last year a stray dog suddenly entered the sets of our film and started barking and creating nuisance. The entire unit was disturbed and a lot of time was getting wasted. This is when a few unit members tried chasing the dog out but it kept coming back," said Sasha.
"But then, Jagrat came to its escue with a packet of biscuits and called for a bowl of water. The satisfied dog wandered around on the sets for sometime and later followed Jagrat to his vanity van like a sincere bodyguard!" Sasha said.
It's not just the V-day but Jagrat's birthday also falls on 14th February, so the celebration just gets doubled.

Well it was recently reported that Shahid has opted out of the IIFA Awards 2009, where he was supposed to perform with Priyanka from their upcoming film Kaminey.
Shahid is busy with his commitment for Ken Ghosh's flick. On the other side, Priyanka too is busy shooting in Singapore for Yash Raj movie Pyaar Impossible.
“Priyanka very eager to perform on the song from Kaminey [^] but due to her prior commitments to Yash Raj, she won’t be performing this year,” says a person close to the actress.
It was also reported that Priyanka will be giving a miss to the Awards. “Well she is busy but then she decided to attend the function and return back to her shoot later. She doesn’t have time to rehearse and perform but will be attending the awards,” concludes the source.

The 37-year-old Indian Bollywood actress’ friends and people whom she has worked with reflect on their relationship with her and recount many untold stories.
mrita singh was born into a distinguished Punjabi Sikh family which hailed from the village of Hadali in present-day Pakistan. Her father Shivinder Singh served in the army; her moher, Rukhsana sultana, a renowned socialite of muslim birth, is perhaps best known for her political activism during the emergency era. Amrita's paternal great-grandfather, Sir Sobha Singh, was a noted civil contractor who not only made a substantial fortune during the building of New Delhi in the early decades of the 20th century, but also received a knighthood for his efforts. His younger son, and Amrita's paternal grand-uncle, is the renowned litterateur Khushwant Singh. In 1991, Amrita abruptly gave up acting in order to build a family with the somewhat younger actor, Saif Ali Khan, who incidentally belonged to the princely family of Pataudi. The couple had two children: a daughter named Sara and a son named Ibrahim. Saif, who for over a decade had languished at the fringes of bollywood as a perennial aspirant, finally delivered a succession of hit film in the period 2001-04. The couple were separated in 2004; Amrita now lives with her two young children. Amrita made her bollywood debut in 1983 with a vastly successful film in which she paired with the debutant Sunny Deol. This was quickly followed by a succession of hits, such as "Sunny" in (1984); "Mard" and "Saaheb" in (1985); "Chameli Ki Shaadi" and "Naam" in (1986); "Khudgarz" in (1987), and so on. Amrita made a successful pair in several films not only with Sunny Deol, her co-debutant, but also with Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, two leading heroes of that era. After her wedding in 1991, Amrita undertook virtually no new film commitments; however, she ventured into negative roles in this period, a novelty for a bollywood actress. The superhit "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" (1992) wherein Shahrukh Khan got his first acting break, and "Aaina" (1993) were those in which she essayed such roles. These successes did not dissuade her from her resolve to retire into family life, and Amrita disappeared from the marquees after 1993. She returned to acting in 2005 with a character role in a television serial.
Aishwarya recently threw a surprise party for her husband Abhishek Bachchan’s 35th He is currently shooting an Indian remake of The Italian Job, and was joined on location by his wife and his castmates to indulge in a three tier chocolate cake from a local NeZealand bakery during lunch.
For the record, this was the last black and white film from his production house Naketan Films and marked his first double role too. Written by his brother Vijay Anand and directed by Amarjeet, 'Hum Dono' became the official entry from India to the Berlin Film Festivalthen.
Apart from Dev Anand's acting, the film's music was a rage with scintillating like "Main Zindagi Ka Saath" and "Abhi Na Jao Chod Kar".In an industry first, Aamir Khan presented Dhobi Ghat to Peepli [Live] fans before the premiere and the shows for the media and the industry. Aamir Khan held a special screening for 50 lucky winners from across the country of the Peepli [Live] DVD contest. The first public screening of Dhobi Ghat was hosted by Aamir Khan Productions and Excel Home Entertainment on 17th January, 2011 at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai.
Well, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan does own the sweetest and the prettiest face in Bollywod. So, it did not come as a surprise when grafting expert and Padmashree horticulturist Haji Kaleemullah Khan decided to name his new discovery, a sweeter variety of guava after this actress. The fruit resembles an apple in texture and is sweeter in smell and has more pulp with softer seeds.
“The new variety of guava is very different inDeepika Padukone is one actress who paired opposite many heroes comfortably. After Deepika Padukone-Farhan Akhtar, Deepika-Imran, Deepika-Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika-Abhishek, the actress is now set to make a screen pair with Shahid Kapoor in Sabir Khan’s ‘Heer and Ranjha’. Sabir has already assisted in movies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and directed the disastrous Kambakht Ishq.
Now, Deepika Padukone is quite tall and is always conscious that she would look taller than her hero. Before the shooting of Karthik Calling Karthik, Farhan Akhtar had to actually stand next to her, and show her that he can match her height. However Sabir is quick to explain and says, “I don’t think it really makes a difference if the leading lady is taller than the hero.
“We opted for Deepika Padukone because we needed a face that could look and classical. Among the current line-up of actresses, only she could measure up to my script’s demands. As for Shahid, he’s an intense actor. I’m positive this pair can project the pangs of passionate love,” he added.We, on our part, are waiting eagerly to see this fresh pair create magic on the screen. taste, smell and look from the traditional and normal varieties grown in the country,” Kaleemullah told adding, “It took almost eight years to develop this unique variety of guava and no chemical fertiliser or pesticide was used in developing the same.”
“All measures were taken to ensure that the product is free from any possible side effect which chemical fertilizer or pesticide may have on fruits. One can get as many as 72 fruits on a 3.7 foot long tree”, Kaleemullah said
In fact, Kaleemullah used Neem Oil as a pesticide to keep this unique guava free of any chemicals. Kaleemullah is known for growing unique variety of fruits especially mangoes. This Lucknow-based agriculturist has no formal qualification in agriculture but has immense knowledge on the subject. In May last year, the 70-year-old Khan grafted a new variety of mango, which he named after batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
“I am a 7th standard dropout and have been looking after the family business since 1957. My family’s record in this business goes back to 150 years. I am more interested in developing different varieties on a single tree and began the multiple grafting process,” he said.
Kaleemullah won the Padmashree for growing more than 300 varieties of mangoes of different shapes and sizes on one tree. The tree is about 100 years old and he started working on it in 1987 to develop the craft of growing different varieties on one tree. SourcePhone Detective Reverse Lookup leaves you with the name and address behind that secret phone number. On Phone Detective, we have access to secret public records that are not like the directories and consequently are competent to provide you with person’s info behind a number that other sites cannot. And if we can?t get it in our system immediately, we?ll take an additional measure and run an masterful seek and deliver reverse phone lookup answers within few minutes at no extra charge.re you finding a call from an obscure number on your caller ID or home phone? Did the semimonthly phone charge come in and there are phone calls established to a figure that is unknown? Exploring can offer you with answers to these varieties of queries – and more – with a Reverse Phone Lookup.CLICK HERE to Know The Real Owner of That NumbeWhy people reverscheck? A Reerse Phone Lookup helps you to put in a cell phone number, whether landline or cell, and then leaves you with info concerning the inividual whose number it is. Io such as the individual?s name and location will be provided to you straightaway.
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Point of Rohit Shetty is that he is very organised, he is very clear and he is super fast. I mean with so many actors in such a big film. He doesn't waste time, he has finished this film and both the other 'Golmaals' also in record time without any delays, without any overshoots, without any reshoots.
You've worked with Kareena Kapoor, what do you like about her as a friend and a co actor
As a friend she is a very honest peron and loyal person. She's a warm person and a lot of fun. As a co actor she doesn't compromise on her 'look', on her clothes. She is a thorough professional. She is very punctual and doesn't interfere in other people's work which I think is a good plus point.
You've also worked with Ajay Devgan, two time National Award winning actor. What have you picked up from an artiste of his calibre?
From Ajay, I have learnt you should be serious about your work and at the same time you should learn to enjoy your work also. Ajay is a very fun loving guy. He has shown me the way to be serious at the same time, to be chilled out and have a good time.
You're also working with a senior actor like Mithunda, who's worked with your dad also
I have worked with him in an earlier film also, but there I didn't have a relation with him. But here he is playing my father and I think he is a brilliant serious actor and also a brilliant comic actor. He is very hard working and is too much fun. He cracks jokes all the time; he is always creating some mischief or the other. All in all, he is a very balanced person; he balances his hard work and enjoyment very well.
What qualities do you think are necessary to be a good comic actor?Comedy is serious business, so to be a good comic actor you have to take your wok very seriously. One must enjoy the scene, enjoy the moment. It is important to have a sense of humour to be a good comic actor. You need to have the ability to laugh when you watch a film. If you can laugh at a joke... you are able to create a joke also when you're making comedy films. It is important to be a well rounded person and sincere.Which is your favorite scene in 'G3' and the most difficult one too?
My favorite scene in the movie is the most difficult scene. It's an emotional scene. For the first time, Lucky has an emotional scene, an emotional outburst with the other characters. That is my favorite scene; it was very challenging and a very well shot scene. It gave me a chance to show myself as a mute character and show an emotional outburst with so many characters other than myself.
Amid all the fun and laughter, is there any message in 'Golmaal 3'?ticular social message as such. This film is made for total entertainment, to liven up your spirits. Entertainment is the biggest social issue. It deals with that people have so much stress in their lives. A film like 'Golmaal 3' will come and take their stress away. This is the best we can do for society through this film.Have you done any stunts in this film like Kareena and Ajay have?
Yes I have done a major stunt in my introduction shot. It's an open jeep shot. I had to drive over a ramp of cars, and there were three slopes, the right side was fully open. That was a very dangerous stunt and I had to do it two to three times for different camera set ups. That stunt was done entirely by me with no harness and no cabling.
Do you feel that 'Golmaal 4' could also happen soon?BollywoodWorld.comm, – Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan came face-to-face with his wax figure at Madame Tussuads London. Hrithik who was accompanied by parents, father Rakesh Roshan, mother Pinky, grandfather J Om Prakash, wife Sussanne and their two sons, dedicated the honour to his family.
“I am thrilled that my entire family is with me sharing this wonderful moment. More than the wax figure it’s a matter of emotions and pride that my family is there to see all this today. It is made up of what I have received from my parents, grandparents, sister and wife. They have made me what I am. I dedicate this to my family,” he said. Photos of Hrithik Roshan wax statue at Madame Tussauds BollywoodWorld.comm, – Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan came face-to-face with his wax figure at Madame Tussuads London. Hrithik who was accompanied by parents, father Rakesh Roshan, mother Pinky, grandfather J Om Prakash, wife Sussanne and their two sons, dedicated the honour to his family.
“I am thrilled that my entire family is with me sharing this wonderful moment. More than the wax figure it’s a matter of emotions and pride that my family is there to see all this today. It is made up of what I have received from my parents, grandparents, sister and wife. They have made me what I am. I dedicate this to my family,” he said. Photos of Hrithik Roshan wax statue at Madame Tussauds
People like 'Golmaal 1' so we made 'Golmaal 2', people liked that too and so now we made 'Golmaal 3'. So as long as people like the 'Golmaal' series we will keep making more and more.
But you are a bit handicapped by the fact that Lucky has no dialogues in the 'Golmaal' series…
No, I love the way this character has beendecided and designed because he is not just a silent character, he makes sounds and there is a lot of scope as far as improvisation is concerned. I love playing Lucky and people have accepted this character, so when I do 'Golmaal' I would love to play Lucky.
Any real life and funny incidents that occurred on the sets during the filming of 'G3'?There are lots of incidents. We just had agreat time! We had fun, and we would pull pranks on each other. We were just like a big family, just coming and having a paid vacation of a time. 'Golmaal' is like a big family and I am not saying this as I am promoting my film I am saying this because I have worked with everybody on this film for three to four times.
What are the future set of releases that one is going to see you in?There's U…Mr Kalakaar,' a romantic film where I am playing an artist who falls in love with the management trainee played by Amrita Rao. 'Shor' is a serious slice of life movie where I am paying a petty criminal. There are three stories in the film and I'm playing the protagonist in one of the stories. So you could say it is my first off beatish kind of a film and then I'm also doing 'Run Bhola Run' which is a mad comedy.Shahid not dancing with Priyanka
Priyanka Chopa and Shahid Kapoor are the atest couple to sizzle around the industry.

Tuteja, February 7, 2011 - 14:03 ISTThe weekend gone by saw the re-release of Hum Dono in a coloured version with enhanced picture quality and sound. Though Dev Anand was understandably gung-ho about the event, eventually Hum Dono Rangeen (the new title of the film) just turned out to be a show of goodwill for him with the industry coming in unison on its arrival, 50 years since it's release. However, the box office told a different tale with audience not quite driving in hordes to catch it in theatre.
The makers may have thought that just like Mughal-E-Azam (which had re-released a few years earlier in a coloured version) or Sholay (which has been re-released a number of times already), even Hum Dono would manage to find an audience for itself. However, when compared to Mughal-E-Azam which had seen good success coming it's way on it's re-release 6 years ago, Hum Dono Rangeen didn't find any takers.
There are three main reasons for that. First and foremost, there was hardly any promotion due to which audience was unaware if Hum Dono Rangeen had actually released in theatres. Yes, Dev Anand did hot a premiere for the film and also reached out to the public via a few interviews and appearances etc. However, in the times of an aggressive in-your-face promotion, this wasn't good enough.
Secondly, Hum Dono was not a classic but just a good film. It was loved when released; it had also done well at the box office. However, it didn't have the kind of shelf life as the likes of Mughal-E-Azam or Sholay and wasn't enjoying multiple re-runs on satellite or via home video.
Thirdly, and most importantly, it is not a big screen extravaganza a la Mughal-E-Azam or Sholay that would have brought audience in dozens to theatres. Both films were hardcore entertainers and had number of factors (action sequences, romance, memorable dialogues etc.) that were enough to entice audience to check these out again. Hum Dono too had hit songs and powerful performances as its selling points. However, number of reasons as stated above meant that audience were not inclined enough to re-live the dream that Dev saab carried.
Aishwarya surprises AbhishNew Zealand, Feb 7 : With Players' filming schedule moving right on track, Bollywood's popular couple took time off to celebrate Abhishek Bachchan's 35th birthday in New Zealand's charming, hillside harbour city, Wellington on Saturday night.
On location to film the Indian remake of The Italian Job, Bachchan's early birthday surprise arrived when wife Aishwarya Rai flew in to spend time with her star-stud hubby and make this day extra special.
With an indulgent three tier chocolate cake from a local New Zealand bakery in tow, birthday boy Bachchan Junior was joinedby his wife and some of his castmates for a little cake cutting celebration at lunchtime on the sets of the film in Wellington.
Later that evening, director duo Abbas Mustan organized a party for the entire filming crew at their hotel in Wellington. Those present were AB, Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Omi Vaidya, Sikander Kher, Action Director Alan Amin, DoP Ravi Yadav and many others.
While the fun didn't stop early, some of the stars took the party to the streets as they headed out for a fun evening at Wellington's city centre where over 30,000 kiwi rugby fans, dressed in costumes, were celebrating their victory in the NZI Sevens rugby tournament.
A little birthday get-together quickly turned into a fully charged, exciting night out of town amidst Wellington's bustling hub of restaurants, bars and vibrant nightlife for the birthday boy and his cast mates.
I'm eager to know Kajol's reaction to my work in 'Dil To Bachcha Hai': ShahzaNew Delhi, Feb 6 : Her muchyped debut with ashraj Films' 'Rocket Singh' may have failed to win her attention in Bollywood despite being paired opposite current heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, but Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Dil To Bachcha Hai' has proved to be 'second time lucky' for newcomer Shahzahn Padamsee.
Shahzahn's portrayal of the cute and bubbly June Pinto who makes Bank executive Naren's (played by Ajay Devgn) heart go aflutter in the film has been lved by cinegoers as well as critics.
Though the upcoming actress is naturally ecstatic at the response that the film and her role have generated, there is one person whose reaction Shahzahn eagerly awaits - her favourite actress Kajol.
Shahzahn says that among the 90s actresses, Kajol is someone she looks up to as her inspiration
''I love her (Kajol). She's magic. I have no words to describe her. If I can be even one per cent of her, I would consider myself lucky. I am really eager to see what she thinks of my performance in 'Dil To Bachcha Hai',''Shahzahn told UNI in an interview here.
About her role of June Pinto in the film, Shahzahn says it is a dream role for any actress.June Pinto is a dream role for any young actress. It is a very amazing character. In fact, there is a lot of Shahzahn in June. Like June, I too am a high energy bubbly girl in real life,''the actress said.
In fact, Shahzahn said she is looking to do characters similar to June Pinto.High energy and bubbly is what I am and I would love to play characters of similar girls. One role that I would love to play is that essayed by Kareena Kapoor in 'Jab We Met',''she said.
Though hers was quite a promising debut in 'Rocket Singh', a film made under the Yashraj Films banner and where she was paired opposite the current heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, the lukewarm response to the film proved to be a speed breaker in her career in Bollywood.
''After 'Rocket Singh', I did not get many offers. so, I went down South where I did two films one of which is a big Telugu hit called 'Orange' where I was paired opposite Superstar Chiranjeevi's Son Ramsharan. though my role in 'Orange' was a brief one, the appreciation that I got for the role was quite amazing. Seeing the response that I have got from the South, I plan to do at least one Telugu film every year,''Shahzahn said.
Daughter of adman Alique Padamsee and singer actor Sharon Prabhakar, Shahzahn says she is in Bollywood for a long haul.
''I am very focused about my work. I am a very ambitious girl and definitely would want to make it big in films,''she said.
Asked about her forthcoming ventures, Shahzahn said she was in talks with a couple of film makers but would only like to reveal details after anything is finalised. Jayalalithaa asks PM to break silence on scams
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The CBFC gave him an A rating because it felt there were two very intimate scenes and he was asked to cut a dialogue that said, "All women politicians have to sleep with someone to get a ticket." He went to a reviewing committee and to the FCAT. Here, he finally agreed to some cuts, I think, before releasing his film as U/A.
Reflections - Is Salman's quest for change of term 'Bollywood' justifiable? Click here to add this article to My Clips
By Joginder Tuteja, February 7, 2011 - 12:35 ISTSalman Khan Salman Khan recently tweeted that he hates the word 'Bollywood'. By doing this, he has joined the likes of many out there who aren't too pleased with Bollywood as the chosen "name" for Hindi film industry. While Amitabh Bachchan is another top celebrity who has made his displeasure quite clear about the industry being made to look like a poor cousin of Hollywood with it being addressed as Bollywood, Salman Khan has opened the debate all over again. No wonder, it is also the topic of discussion for this week's 'Reflections'.
Is it really an issueIf Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are the select few who have expressed their displeasure about 'Bollywood' being in circulation, it is fine as they are entitled to their opinion. However, the question that comes to one's mind is - 'Other than the fact that it is made to sound like Hollywood and hence presumed to be a poorer cousin of the films coming from West, is it really an issue if Bollywood continues to be the chosen word?'
After all, at the end of the day, Bollywood is just a word and the one which has given Hindi film industry its identity. It may have borrowed from its Western counterparts but how does it actually make a difference? At the end of the day, the term is in circulation for decades now and generations have called the Hindi film industry by this name.
Will a change really make any difference?ay was changed to Mumbai and there was much cry and outrage amongst those who loved the city by the name which was around for decades. So did the same people who swore by Bombay actually started calling it Mumbai? I suspect.
So why a reference to Mumbai v/s Bombay? Well, the reason is simple. Even if Bollywood changes to anything else, it is impossible to imagine it being called by a different name for many more years at the least. Moreover, for the world (a few million and that's about it) which uses the word 'Bollywood' in their day to day vocabulary, one can't expect the change to settle down in practical terms.
Why an outrageThereThat's because other than a select few in the industry, not a single soul can be considered to be sensitive around the background of Bollywood coinage. For them, it is just a word that takes them into a world where they wish to be seated in darkness and enjoy an outing on the big screen. Now whether this finds its base in Hindi film industry, Western fim industry or any other film industry is of least importance.
Salman Khan Widespread change? An impossible taskIf Bombay changes to Mumbai, it is still (theoretically at the least) possible because there is a certain diktat that was set around it. However one can't expect the film industry to take any such drastic steps because first and foremost, the term Bollywood is hardly a 'listed' one. This also means that there is no one person or organisation having an authority over the word. Just like no one can force anyone to use the term Bollywood in their conversation, same holds true vice versa as well.
Resultantly, even if tomorrow there is a body which is formed that mandates stoppage of Hindi film industry being addressed as Bollywood, there would be many out there who would follow their own path and won't really have anyone commanding them to stop doing that. Hypothetically speaking, even if the industry in general stands up to call Bollywood by a different name, there would be other bodies that may have their own reasoning.
Now that would include media for sure which can't be expected to stand in unison for this 'cause' (if at all it can be termed one). Everyone in Indian media at the least can well be expected to have his/her own agenda and one can well expect factions to be developed here. And not to forget the global media which anyways knows the Hindi film industry by only one name - 'Bollywood'.
Are we hesitant to changOf course people would say - 'Change is good'. Yes, it indeed is. But when the change by itself is based on a foundation which is questionable and sounds like the one which has been established just for the sake of it without any real need, purpose or objective, it just ends up being the kind that can be relegated to the background with the industry concentrating on something far more important.
Really, for all practical purposes, the entire exercise is futile and at the end of the day just a fodder for debate. There would definitely be pros and cons but when it comes to practicality, feasibility and most importantly, acceptability of the change, it is impossible to see that truly happening.
So yes, I truly believe that Bollywood is as sweet sounding as it gets, isn't derogatory at all, gives Hindi film industry it's own identity in the way it is addressed, is the much used and loved word for many out there (whether belonging to the industry or outside it) and should just be left as it is without any thought being given around making a change.
That's my thought, what's yoursGoooood Mrning people... if you thought that the month of February only meant Love, Romance and Valentines... then think again, for its also the month of Guess Who, the game which is, by now, popularly known as 'World's Envy, India's Pride'
The Mystery Guest this week is someone who stands for Acting (with a capital 'A')! He is someone who showed the world that acting has got nothing to do with the mother tongue. Besides the million films in which he starred in, his masterpiece will always remain the one in which he starred alongwith Big B, the same film which is now being remade with the Gen-Next superstars! If that wasn't 'clue' enough, then, you can always catch up with him on your idiot box. Looking at his career ka safar so far, all that we can say is ...'Kya Baat, Kya Baat, Kya Baat hai Sir..." We are really very proud of you!
If you think that you have guessed who this week's Guess Who, then, waste no time and post your answers below:
Dev Anand's heroines Nanda, Sadhana dodge premiere Click here to add this article to My Clips
By Subhash K. Jha, 2011 - 11:38 ISTDev Anand From Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao to Shabana Azmi-Javed Akhtar, Shatrughan Sinha, Naseeuddin Shah to Ranbir Kapoor...the entire who's who of the film fraternity turned up for the premiere of Dev Anand's Hum Dono on Thursday night. Except for the two leading ladies. While one of them Nanda begged off saying she was unwell when Dev Anand called her personally, the other leading lady Sadhana apparently didn't even take Dev Saab's call!
It is an unwritten rule in the Indian film industry that no one ever says no to Dev Anand. That rule just changed. Two of Dev Saab's former co-stars,the legendary but alas reclusive Sadhana and Nanda who played the two heroines in the 1961 blockbuster drama Hum Dono declined to attend the premier of the classic's colorized digital version of the classic that is being revived with much fanfare and gusto.
Most excited of all was of course the film's leading man the indefatigable Dev Anand who plays a double role opposite Sadhana and Nanda. Apparently the ebullient evergreen hero personally called up his two Hum Dono divas asking them to be present by his side at the joyous revival of the classic, not thinking for second they would turn down his invitation.
To Dev Saab's shock and annoyance both Sadhana and Nanda declined the invitation to attend the premiere.
A senior actress, who is close to both Nanda and Sadhana, defends her colleagues' elusiveness. "Dev Saab personally invited them. But neither Nanda nor Sadhana is attending. I tried to convince them to go since it's a big moment for them both. Hum Dono was a turning point in their careers. But they are much too nervous of crowds. Unlike Dev Saab who enjoys public appearances and interaction with fans Sadhana and Nanda are away from the limelight. Sadly they missed out on this glorious moment."
Euphoric with the attendance and ovation at the premiere Dev Saab expressed regret at his two leading ladies' absence from the premiere
Said the indefatigable star, "The turn-out was heartwarming. All four screens were packed. It's a pity that Nanda and Sadhana could not be there. Nanda said she was unwell…I think they were shy. When you're away from the limelight for so long the clamorous adoring crowds can become a bit too much to handle. I intend to send them a bouquet each. After all Hum Dono is a triumph for them as well."
It's really nice to know what success does to people. After the success of films like Damini, Ghayal the proverbial 'dhaai kilo ka haath' only became more and strong with every passing film.
But the BO results of the latest blockbuster Yamla Pagla Deewana have changed it all. The'dhaai kilo ka haath' image has now given way to a very soft spoken Sunny Deol, who is now all set to play the role of a ... hold your breath... a Sanskrit teacher!
No wonder then, Sunny has started 'sporting' a dhoti, the tikka and the moustache these days. The film is called Mohalla 80 and is being directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who shot to overnight fame with the television series of 'Chanakya', followed by the film Pinjar.
Sunny Deol, for whom learning Sanskrit has become a priority, expressed his desire to Bollywood Hungama that his dream role was that of his father Dharmendra's Satyakam. Sunny is confident that Mohalla 80 will prove to be a Satyakam for him.
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3 reasons why Hum Dono didn't find audience Click here to add this article to My Clips
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There was a lot of 'danger' and tension as it was my directorial debut, but also lots of fun. I have done choreography for Bollywood films, reality shows and directing a film was the next step-It's a natural progression that a lot of choreographers follow,'' he said.
As part of the promotion, the film's website (www.iamfaltu.com) was also launched which will enable fans to download the movie's tracks at Rs 10 per song or at Rs eight for more than one song.
To combat piracy, the songs will only be available on the websiteThe site will also have up to 25,000 pieces of merchandise with a price range of Rs 250- Rs 5,000. The official website will also give fans a chance to win tickets to foreign shores like London, Mauritius, Hong Kong and Singapore, along with a chance to act in D'souza's next film.bangladesh models are also hera.
The film is slated to release on April 1.UNI aunted' is my most challenging film: Vikram BhaFilmmaker Vikram Bhatt who directed horror flicklike "Raaz", "1920" and "Shaapit" has taken his fascination to a new level by making his next scary drama in the 3D format. He openly admits that 'Haunted' is his most challenging film.A.K. Hangal becomes showstopper for designer Riyaz GanjiIt was a sight never seen before as ailing veteran actor A.K. Hangal 'walked' the ramp in a wheelchair for fashion designer Riyaz Ganji for his summer line here Monday evening.
The 94-year-old actor, famously known as Rahim chacha of "Sholay", came on the stage mounted on a wheelchair wearing a cream coloured dhoti and black coat, to bring the fashion designer's summer collection to a graceful end.
The actor is struggling to be alive as his source of income has dried up and has very little money left for food or medicine.
To help Hangal recover from his illness and improve his financial status, Riyaz donated Rs.50,000 from his side. And that's not all!
The designer told IANS, "All the 18 models who walked the ramp donning my collection have also donated 50 percent of their remuneration, amounting to Rs.25,000, for the well being of the veteran actor."
Riyaz will also be auctioning off all his six collections that he displayed on ramp and give all the money to Hangal and his family.
"It was a fantastic show. I have never seen so many photographers and press in my life before, I am feeling great," Hangal told reporters after the show at BKC Trident.
Hangal, a professional tailor-turned-actor, lives a life of penury in his modest groundfloor flat in Saraswati Apartments, Santacruz East. He is unable to afford his mounting medical bills while suffering from old age related problems. Tending to him is his son, Vijay, 75, a former Bollywood still photographer, who had to give up his work due to a severe back ailment.
After hearing the plight of Hangal, many Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan came orward to offer their support.
"Haunted is my most challenging and fulfilling film. The challenge began from the scripting stage itself because we had to visualize the country's first next generation stereoscopic 3D film. It was all new. The style was new and the technology was new.
"We had to acquaint ourselves with the technology, learn it, to adapt it. That was a major feat and I must thank the entire technical team. We would never have been able to achieve this unique milestone in Indian cinema without them," Bhatt told reporters here at the launch of the first look of the film.
The film is slated to release April 15 and stars Mahakshay Chakraborty, actor Mithun Chakraborty's son along with newcomer Tia Bajpai. The technical crew of "Haunted" comprises of Brent Robinson, Christan Jeams, Cassidey and Michael Reuben Flax.
Set in the mountains of Dalhousie, "Haunted" revolves around a sprawling mansion with a secret past and a haunted presen
However, even though he is known for making horror films, Bhatt, who has 26 films to his credit, revealed that he getscared at the drop of a hat.
"I get scared very esily. I feel a person who doesn't get scared can't scare anyone because if you can't feel something, you can't fake it," he said.
The first Indian 3D film was the Malayalam film "My Dear Kutty Chetan" in 1984, dubbed in Hindi as "Chhota Chetan". Shot in 2d, it was converted to 3D and used an early version of 3D viewing technology. The first 3D horror film produced in a similar manner was "Saamri" in 1985.
For those who lost their money in theatres last year, can take a golden evenge by voting their 'non-favourite' stars from the long list of nominations, which include names like SRK, Hrithik, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
While, films like 'Housefull', 'I Hate Luv Storys', 'My Name Is Khan', 'Aisha', 'Anjaana Anjaani', 'Action Replayy', 'Tees Maar Khan', 'Veer', are racing hard to clinch the 'Worst Film of the Year' award.
Interestingly, the 'Golden Kela Awards' organizers feel that our very own sizzling and glamorous 'babes' of Bollywood should also get a share of this award as the beauties are there fighting for the 'Worst Actor (Female)' award, where a young Sonam Kapoor is giving a good fight to seniors like Priyanka Chopra and Ash.
If Razzies who will host their 31st Annual Razzies this year to crown the worst actors from the West, then the Kelas are doing a good job in East as they are there to make the stars from B-town share a taste of 'worst pie'.
Founder Jatin Varma, exhorting people to cast their precious vote, said "Last year about 3,00,000 people got revenge on Bolywood. And the movies weren't half as bad as this year! So we're expecting a lot more people to vote. Hopefully enough to make our 'filmmakers' sit up and take notice.

It was a conscious decision to do a serious role because it's been three years since I've done something like this. The last was 'Namastey London'. I've been away from it for quite sometime now and was concentrating on comedy. So I thought of changing focus and doing something serious," Akshay told IANS in an interview.
"While playing the character, I felt that I'm playing what real people go through in life, what circumstances they face. I'm not playing just a role, it is a culmination of the lives of common people out there," added the 43-year-old.
Akshay showed his funny side in his first hit comedy "Hera Pheri", but his comedies like "Action Replayy" and "Tees Maar Khan" bombed at the box office
Set in London, "Patiala House" sees Akshay Kumar's character Gattu trapped etween his dreams and his father's aspirations for
The film has been directed by Nikhil Advani and co-produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mukesh Talreja, Krishan Kumar and Akshay along with his wife Twinkle Khanna.
Akshay says what attracted him to the role was that his life story was completely opposite to his character in the movie.
"My father supported all my dreams. He worked double shifts so that I could train in martial arts. So this situation was completely alien to me. I grew up with love and support from my parents. So that's why it was so endearing to play a son, who forgets his dreams for his father's," he said.
The film that also stars Anushka Sharma and Rishi Kapoor among others will see Akshay sharing screen with his real life mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia. The senior actress plays his mother in the movie and the actor said he had fun filming with her.
"Me and my mother-in-law are quite inseparable. I have more things common with her than Twinkle. Twinkle and I are totally opposite, whereas me and Dimpleji are quite similar," said the actor.
"During the entire schedule, we played cards, fooled around on youtube, she taught me sudoku (number game) and I took her to various places with my son. So it was fun. She is a fun lady," he added.
This is hisfirst film with Anushka and he said: "Anushka has a very vital role to play in the film. She is my shoulder, my brick wall and my unconditional support in the movie. She shocked me on the sets with her expertise. There is no doubt that she will go very far," he added.
--IANS Guess who's invited to Madhuri's dinner? The three KhaNew DelhiIf Madhuri Dixit were to throw a party at home, which three Bollywood stars would she choose to invite
"Well, I guess I'll choose all the Bollywood heroes," said a laughing Madhuri, answering a question from celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor at the launch of his Food Food channel in Hotel Imperial Monday night.
"First, I'll of course choose Shah Rukh Khan," said Madhuri, "because he always praises whatever I do."
"Next, I'll choose Aamir Khan because he is going to analyse my cooking, and then point out how a particular dish could do with a little more of salt, etc. He's the analytical type, you see," reasoned Maduri.
"And then I'll choose Salman Khan because he's simply going to come and ask for the food without any ado."
Madhuri, looking radiant in an olive green georgette sari with a brocade border, is the brand ambassador for the channel, "the first channel in the world to be launched by a chef", as Kapoor declared.
She said she didn't know how to cook when she was full-time into films but learnt after she got married and moved to the US. Madhuri, who has two sons, said she now enjoys cooking along with her husband Sriram Nene and they have parties with friends where they try out each other's recipes.
"We have a lot of fun," she added, saying as daughter, wife and mother she had to balance, like so many women, the demands of a home and a career.
The channel, which Kapoor said would be a celebration of food and associated lifestyle, is a business collaboration between his Khana Khazana India and Astro, the Malaysian company with interests ranging from telecom to media. A.K. Hangal becomes showstopper for designer Riyaz Ganji
Mumbai, Feb 8 : It was a sight never seen before as ailing veteran actor A.K. Hangal 'walked' the ramp in a wheelchair for fashion designer Riyaz Ganji for his summer line here Monday evening.
The 94-year-old actor, famously known as Rahim chacha of "Sholay", came on the stage mounted on a wheelchair wearing a cream coloured dhoti and black coat, to bring the fashion designer's summer collection to a graceful end.
The actor isstruggling to be alive as his source of income has dried up and has very little money left for food or medicine
To help Hangal recover from his illness and improve his financial status, Riyaz donated Rs.50,000 from his side. And that's not all
The designer told IANS, "All the 18 models who walked the ramp donning my collection have also donated 50 percent of their remuneration, amounting to Rs.25,000, for the well being of the veteran actor."
Riyaz will also be auctioning off all his six collections that he displayed on ramp and give all the money to Hangal and his family.
"It was a fantastic show. I have never seen so many photographers and press in my life before, I am feeling great," Hangal told reporters after the show at BKC Trident.
Hangal, a professional tailor-turned-actor, lives a life of penury in his modest groundfloor flat in Saraswati Apartments, Santacruz East. He is unable to afford his mounting medical bills while suffering from old age related problems. Tending to him is his son, Vijay, 75, a former Bollywood still photographer, who had to give up his work due to a severe back ailment.
After hearing the plight of Hangal, many Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan c'Faltu's cast to launch music at Bryan Adams' concer.and dhom.
Mumbai, Feb 7 : The cast and director of upcoming rom-com 'Faltu' will launch the film's music at Canadian rocker, Bryan Adam's concert here on February 15.
The film, produced by Vasu Bhagnani and directed by well known Bollywood choreographer Remo D'souza, who debuts as a director, has an ensemble star cast of Arshad Warsi, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Jackky Bhagnani, Chandan and introducing Puja Gupta and Angad Bedi.
The film's eight peppy and very danceable tracks have been made by Sachin Jigar (music) and Sameer (lyrics).
Speaking at the launch of the film's first theatrical trailer and official website today, D'souza said the film was a love story using a college campus as backdrop and opening for an international artist like Bryan Adams was an opportunity he 'couldn't' have dreamed of.
D'souza will be performing ahead of Adams' show with the cast excluding Ritiesh Deshmukh.

Unprecedented sparks are going to fly between Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan in “Agneepath” and its producer Karan Johar says the two have not got so intense with anyone before.
“The new ‘Agneepath’ is first and foremost an intense love story. There was love between Priyanka and Hrithik in ‘Krissh’. But here we want an unparalleled intensity between them. You’ve never seen Priyanka and Hrithik get so intense with anyone before,” said Karan Johar who is producing the film.
The camaraderie between Hrithik and Priyanka is so palpable that Karan Johar gets a sense of deja vu. As a child on his father Yash Johar’s sets of “Agneepath” in 1990 Amitabh Bachchan and Madhavi shared the same vibes as Priyanka and Hrithik.
“All I can tell you at the moment is that Priyanka is not playing a nurse like Madhavi in the original and she is not playing a prostitute either. Yes, we’ve built on the original relationship between Amit uncle and Madhaviji,” he added.
Directed by Mukul. S. Anand, the original “Agneepath” was produced by Karan’s late father Yash Johar and Amitabh had won the National Awards for his performance in it.
“Hrithik and Priyanka don’t believe in half-measures. If they’ve to convey intense feelings and passion they will go the whole hog in ‘Agneepath’. If in ‘Krissh’ they romanced innocently keeping the kids in mind, their togetherness in ‘Agneepath’ will be for adults only,” said a source.
Karan was just a teenager when his father had produced the original ‘Agneepath’. He still remembers the fantastic rapport between Mr. Bachchan and Madhavi. That relationship, Karan and his ‘Agneepath’ remake’s director Karan Malhotra felt, needed to be developed.
“The Hrithik-Priyanka bonding in the new ‘Agneepath’ will build on the relationship that Karan had seen between Mr. Bachchan and Madhavi in the original ‘Agneepath’. The love story would be the core of the film,” added the source.Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan are in news again. Once again media speculation has become ambitious enough to predict that the golden couple is expecting a baby!!! Surprised? Well, the news can be true as Ash dear has cancelled her trip to New York where her wax statue from
Madam Tussauds will be for public to view on the occasion of Indian Independence Day at the Museum.Last time when the media speculated their so affair, the couple retracted initially but then eventually got married. So let us hope that even this time the media’s stories are true. Stay tuned on more updates on Abhishek-Aishwarya baby!!!
John Abraham and Bipasha Basu reported to have split
It might be tough to realize but looks like it is all over between John Abraham and Bipasha Basu. Timesnow quoted Rocky S, Bipasha’s designer friend, saying the lady declared, “I am single for the first time in ten years.” First it was rumors of John having flings with his co-stars and then it was Bipasha’s friendship with Saif Ali Khan that got the media talking too much about the rift between the couple. After Bipasha’s smooch with the famous sports person Ronaldo, media went berserk about the split rumors. Looks like, finally the media has been successful in splitting the couple. But we wish the Bollywood’s hottest couple would get back strong enough to burry the media speculation forever.
Read more: John Abraham , reportedIs Preity Zinta getting married to Ness Wadia
August 18 : The latest gossp doing the rounds is that Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is set to tie the knot with Ness Wadia, the great grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.The award winning Indian actress started dating Ness, son of Bombay Dyeing owners Nusli and Maureen Wadia, in February 2005, reports the Daily Times.The couple's relationship went through a bad patch earlier this year aftter singer Suchitra Krishnamurthy blamed Preity for her divorce with Shekhar Kapur.Krishnamurthy alleged that the actress was having an affair with her director husband.The news of the wedding has come after several reports of cold vibes between Zinta and Wadia's mother Maureen had been circulated by the media.
Read more: marriedDolly Bindra returns to TV as Kabootari Mai
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After creating havoc on reality show "Bigg Boss 4", loud-mouthed Dolly Bindra has been roped in to play Kabootari Mai, an overbearing character in Imagine TV's "Armanon ka Balidaan".The actress will be introduced on the show Feb 15. She will play an extremely loud and dominating woman, who runs a family business of funeral services. Dolly is quite excited about her new show.
"I am totally enjoying playing the character of Kabootari Mai. It is a great show and I hope I can make it even more interesting and intriguing. It is a very strong character and an intrinsic part of the story. I hope the audience accepts me and supports me as they have done in the past, " Dolly said in a press statement.
Dolly will play a crass mother-in-law, who refuses to accept her son's wife, and is only convinced to do so in lieu of a hefty sum of money. But she still vows to make life hell for her daughter-in-law.
As far as her getup is concerned, the actress will wear a bindi in the shape of a trishul as well as heavy and Bold neckpieces for her role.
According to the channel officials, Dolly is the perfect choice for the role - given the over-the-top aura that has been built around her thanks to "Bigg Boss 4".
"We needed a very good actor for this role - someone over-the-top, entertaining and who could make the role spicy. We did have three to four options, but we decided to go with Dolly because she suited it perfectly, " Saurabh Tewari, head of programming (Fiction), Imagine TV, told IANS.
The channel is also trying to Cash in on her recent popularity.
We would certainly not deny that Dolly had an edge over others because she has been a lot in the news lately. It is definitely an added bonus to the show. She has something about her personality that has stayed on with viewers and that will help us, " he added
"Armanon ka Balidaan" is a Love Story with the anti-reservation issue as its backdrop.Also see TV serial super stars albumAishwarya and Abhishek deny rumors of Baby Bachchan
Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan are in news again. Once again media speculation has become ambitious enough to predict that the golden couple is expecting a baby!!! Surprised? Well, the news can be true as Ash dear has cancelled her trip to New York where her wax statue from Madam Tussauds will be for public to view on the occasion of Indian Independence Day at the Museum.Last time when the media speculated their so affair, the couple retracted initially but then eventually got married. So let us hope that even this time the media’s stories are true. Stay tuned on more updates on Abhishek-Aishwarya baby!!!
Read more: rumorsriyanka Chopra back on the ramp with Madhur Bhandarkar
Madhur Bhandarkar had been out of news for quite some time now. But he made sure that he comes with a bang! After his Traffic Signal flopped badly at the Box office , Bhandarkar was out of scene preparing for his next introspective film ‘Fashion Show’. As all of his films, Bhandarkar reveals the darker side of the Fashion world in this film. And guess who stars the movie. None other than the former Miss World and the most sought after heroine in Bollywood-Priyanka chopra And this time around Bhadarkar makes sure that his film crosses a big budget – a whopping Rs 20 Crore! Let us see what new, apart from gay designers and cut throat competitions, has to be revealed about the fashion world.
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The axe has struck on Sanjay Dutt! The court has announced six years Rigorous Imprisonment to Sanjay Dutt for illegal possession of weapons in the 1993 blasts. The verdict by Judge PD Kode came as a shock to the actor and all his supporters. Bollywood believes that the court was harsh on the actor. Though the actor was acquitted on terrorism accusations three months back, this verdict was real shock for Sanjay Dutt. The actor can still ask Supreme Court’s intervention in the case. Let us hope Sanju baba seeks the apex court’s help and gets acquitted once and for all.
Deepika Padukone is not just making news because of her debut with Shah Rukh Khan but also because of her love life, which looks very vibrant. First the damsel was found in the arms of Nihar Pandey, but after she met Ranbir Kapoor the wind seemed changing tracks. However, Nihar stayed as a good friend. Now that the kapoor family is very unhappy about the close relation, Deepika is back in Nihar Pandey’s arms. And Ranbir is just her friend. Hmm…life is not a Bollywood story baby! If you ask me these are teach tactics…but who’s asking me. I am just a writer!
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Shah Rukh to feature in wildlife conservation campaigShah Rukh Khan will be seen in a wildlife conservation awareness campaign shortly. Sanskara Development Trust, along with the Asian Conservation Awareness Programme (ACAP) / WildAid, will launch a national educational awareness campaign on wildlife conservation. The campaign is a multi–media education and awareness campaign that aims to protect the future of the world's endangered wildlife by drastically reducing consumer demand for endangered species parts and products. With the support of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the campaign will run on leading television networks like Doordarshan, National Geographic, Discovery/Animal Planet, CNN IBN, NDTV, India TV, among others. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), Ministry of Civil Aviation, and Parliamentarians in India have also supported the campaign that will start with the broadcast of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's message across all international and domestic airports. Shah Rukh highlights the challenges faced by forest
Rakhi Sawant’s heart bleeds for the under-privileged. In a chat with TWF correspondent Vickey Lalwani, Rakhi talks about her traumatic childhood, her boyfriend and lots moreHow did you think of donating computers?I have earned some money in life. Now, I want to do some charity. So, I gave away four computers to a municipal school- Gyan Sagar Vidyamandir- which is near to my house in Oshiwara.Also, I made sure that they would be using it for the student fraternity and not for their personal use. I took a letter from the school declaring that. Only then, I called for the computers and went with Lion Governor Raju Mavani to the school to give them away.Why computers per se? You wanted to donate some computers in jails too but weren't allowed...Yeah. Today, I see the whole world working on computrs. Not that my job requires to work on computers, but the tragic fact is that I don't know anything about computers except that I can check my mail. Main nahin chahti ki koi bhi bache ki mereRead more: married , Rakhi , Rakhi SawantSinger Himesh Reshammiya to star in three more films!

sonali-bendere-1 New Delhi, Feb 8 : Describing as 'malicious' reports about a wardrobe malfunction concerning Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre, her spokesperson said the stories in this regard had left both Sonali Bendre and her family "highly grieved and disturbed".
In a statement, the spokesperson also warned thaanyone further publicising this story would face a legal notice.
The spokesperson also described as "utterly ridiculous" a quote in the story attributed to Sonali
On behalf of Sonali, we would like to clarify, that there is no truth to the story which has left botSonali Bendre and her family highly grieved and disturbed.
We would like to elucidate to all concerned that the story is fabricated by vested interests that aim to damage her reputation and hence we request you to not credit it or encourage it. More importantly other sources further publicising this malicious story will face a legal notice,'' the spokesperson of the actress said.
''The story also carries a quote attributed to Sonali which is utterly ridiculous. Our client belongs to a respectable family, is a mother and has always shared a very warm and cordial relationship with the media,'' the spokesperson said.
''Sonali Bendre holds the media in high regard and she is of full faith that this speculation will be put to an end,'' the spokesperson added.
Reports appearing in a section of the media had alleged that Sonali Bendre had a wardrobe malfunction at a party hosted by a Bollywood filmmaker. Madhuri Dixit launches celeb chef Sanjiv Kapoor's new channel 'Food Food'
New Delhi, Feb 8: Women may be considered better at culiniary skills as per common belief but Bollywood dance diva Madhuri Dixit says that her husband Sriram Nene is a better cook compared to her.
''He (Sriram Nene) has a natural inclination for cooking. Just as I am passionate about dance, heloves cooking. It is something that comes naturally to him,'' Madhuri said at a launch of celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor's new 24-hour food channel "Food Food" here last evening.
Admitting that she had been an average cook when she married Dr Nene, Madhuri, who came more than two hours late to the event due to delay of her flight, said her husband had aroused her interest in cooking.
''He is the one who aroused my interest in the art of cooking.
Thanks to him,I have become a good cook,''Madhuri saidOn this occason, Sanjeev Kapoor also announced the launch of the 'Food Food' foundation.
Talking about the new Food channel and the 'Food Food' foundation, Madhuri, who is the brand's lifestyle ambassador, said,''I am extremely delighted with the concept behind the 'Food Food' channel. Our country is so vast and rich in cuisines that often go unnoticed. A foundation like Food Food will surely provide the necessary ingredients to promote and encourage culiniary skills across the country. As a country, we need a foundation like this to highlight the uniqueness of Indian food across the World.'' Madhuri was present at the function along with celebrity chef Sanjiv Kapoor and chairman, Mogae consultants and former group CEO of Zee Telefilms, Sandeep Goyal.vissite town.
Speaking at the launch of the channel, chef Sanjeev Kapoor said, today food has acquired dimensions that go beyond mere consumption. As our country breaks new ground in almost every field, food is rapidly becoming central to our lives. It's not just about calories and taste, its about having fun, enjoying life with food around which the family and friends gather.