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Spotlight on Indian movies at Melbourne film fest"Peepli Live", "Ishqiya" and "Love Sex Aur Dhokha" will be amongst the films screened at the ongoing Melbourne International Film Festival's (MIFF) section Not Quite Bollywood.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 8:25 am Audience is bored with comedies: Emraan Hashmi
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 7:52 am "My father had tears in his eyes after seeing Dabangg promo" - Sonakshi Sinha
Ok...so I get up late on a Friday. It's 12pm and the first thing I do before I sip my hot cuppa chai is log on to Twitter and Facebook. Cut to Thursday afternoon. When you log in, you see the entire world awake, Bollywood celebrities going ga-ga about the Dabangg promo. From veterans like Satish Kaushik to new comers like Imran Khan, the list was endless. I too send a text message to Sonakshi congratulating her and the promo. She replies in affirmative saying that she will call up once she gets a bit free from her prior commitments. Cut to Friday. It's 12.15pm. I sip my tea and comment on the twitter page of Sonakshi Sinha, "You didn't call. OMG." At 12.16pm, my phone rings and my blackberry signals, 'Sonakshi Sinha calling'. I love Twitter, we all do, don't we? But we all love Sonakshi Sinha too. Yes, it just wasn't the promo which took the tweetiepies by surprise, oh no! It was the fact that the word 'beautiful' had a new meaning and it all changed on a mystic Friday afternoon. Welcome Sonakshi Sinha. Welcome to the world where dreams are sold, welcome the newest of the many Sinha's who've taken our cinema to new heights.
So elated is this beautiful girl, that she spoke her heart out, "I spoke to Rani Mukerji, my favourite actress. I got hundreds of text messages, my Twitter page was all filled up and my mother was keeping track on all of it."
So when asked, what did the eldest of the Sinha member, Mr Shatrughan Sinha thought of the Dabangg promo, Sonakshi answered, "My father and I saw the promo together and instead of me watching the promo, I was looking at him. He had tears in his eyes after seeing the Dabangg promo. He loved it and that for him, was his most emotional moment. For me too."
But it's not only Dabangg which she wants to talk about, the daughter of Shatrughan Sinha is very excited and anxiously waiting for his father's best ever role to come out in RGV's Rakta Charitra. She quotes, "I am eagerly looking forward to Rakta Charitra. I did visit the sets with my mother one day while he was shooting one of the key scenes with Vivek Oberoi. Whatever I saw, I had no words to describe it. It's like sounding too biased but it's still the truth. He is a class apart."
But before we parted ways, I had to ask the debutant, what she thought when people commented on Dabangg to open with a bang at the box office this Eid. "It's obviously going to work well for me as an individual if that's what the trade pundits have predicted. It's going to do even better for the Khans (Arbaaz, Salman) and Shree Ashtavinayak, as we all have had faith in this project right from the day of its inception. Never before has anyone commented so much in advance before a Hindi film's release and that too on networking sites. Thank you Twitter and Facebook."
Now imagine a life without these networking sites. For starters, it's working...and how! And as I write the final words to end this brief but beautiful talk with Sonakshi, two more Bollywood celebrities, Riteish Deshmukh and Kunal Kapoor tweet - "Extremely happy for my friend Arbaaz 'Robinhood Pandey' Khan and Dabangg looks like a Hindi pulp movie. Really looking forward to this one."
I hope Mr Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe are following our Indian 'Robinhood' Pandey. A much needed inspiration for them!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Jul 2010 | 7:45 am Lindsay Lohan visited by ex-lover DJ Ronson in jail
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 7:29 am Bollywood stars flock at Manav Gangwani's show
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 7:21 am Facebook founder to appear on The Simpsons
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 7:07 am Salman, Sonakshi and Arbaaz at Dabangg party
One look at Dabangg promo and the only thought that comes to our mind is Sallu-Mania is back! Since the unveiling of the promo yesterday, film buffs and Salman fans just can't seem to stop raving about Sallu's antics in it. It's the superstar's towering presence that steals the show.
Well, like in the family, the Khans too had their way of celebrating the success of completion of their dream venture Dabangg. One saw the presence of Arbaaz Khan, alongwith leading lady Sonakshi Sinha and of course Salman Khan. Amongst everybody, the one man who made his presence felt was none other than the Chunky Pandey! Salman posted the pictures of the party on his twitter page recently.
If the pre-release buzz created by the film is anything to go by, then it looks like it will be setting new records at B.O.!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:57 am Sonam Kapoor wants to direct
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:55 am Sonam Kapoor features in M
Sonam Kapoor has never been presented before, like the way she is featured in the current issue of M. If photographs can speak, then, these snaps speak defying all the sound barriers! Sonam, in this issue, talks all about herself. Be it the meaning of her name, till the best part of her job, her alternate profession if she wasn't an actress, her three biggest fears, the fashion designers whom she admires, her dad's favorite films, the most important part of her body and many others.
All in all, Sonam Kapoor is surely the flavour of the season!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:32 am Debutante Amrita Puri talks about Aisha
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:31 am Kathak by Chinese, kathakali by German at global festBharatnatyam by a Malaysian and a South African, kathak by a Chinese dancer and a German performing the kathakali dance-drama form - eight exponents of Indian classical dance cutting across religious and geographical divides showcase their talent in a three-day international festival here on Aug 2-4.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:17 am Ang Lee's retrospective in Delhi from July 25The Directorate of Film Festivals will host acclaimed director Ang LeeÂs Retrospective Film Festival from today till 25 here.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:14 am SRK-Gauri to do an ad together
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 6:12 am Priyanka talks about her seven men
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 5:43 am When Ajay Devgn hated wearing white
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 5:27 am I'm itching to direct: Sonam KapoorThe gauche, overweight youngster who started her Bollywood career as director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's assistant is the graceful star well on her way to success.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 5:19 am Spice Girls reunite for a movieSinger Emma Bunton says the Spice Girls are planning to come together to make a sequel to their 1997 film Spice World. They will be working with musical Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer.Source: | 23 Jul 2010 | 5:13 am Black Swan to open Venice Film FestivalHelmed by Darren Aronofsky, who won the Golden Lion for The Wrestler in 2008, Black Swan will be part of the 12-day Festival’s celebrated Competition. For the director, this will be his third Venetian visit, reports Gautaman Bhaskaran.Source: | 23 Jul 2010 | 5:02 am Actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr marry
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 4:58 am Producer confirms, Abbas-Mustan directing Race 2Ramesh Taurani, the producer of Race franchise, confirms that Abbas-Mustan will remain directors for his film’s sequel, Race 2. Read on for more.Source: | 23 Jul 2010 | 4:54 am Striker for YouTube’s Indian usersFilmmaker Chandan Arora’s Striker that released this February has now been made available by Studio18 on YouTube for its Indian audiences.Source: | 23 Jul 2010 | 4:44 am Angelina Jolie's scarring role - Vancouver Sun
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 4:07 am SRK's a khiladi - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 3:59 am Maryada Ramanna is fun - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 3:48 am Sonam - Anil Kapoor in 'Father of the Bride' remake? - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 3:41 am Katrina Kaif's name associated with fake scandalous videoShe is pretty upset with her association with a scandalous video. Celebrity names are a crowd puller, hence the miscreants have used Katrina's name to promote the video having explicit content.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jul 2010 | 3:29 am Akshay, Aamir in Income Tax docu - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 3:13 am "Twitter has caused problems to people" - Akshay Kumar
Khatta Meetha releases today and Akshay Kumar is sounding as calm as he has ever been. No pre-release blues, no anxiety, no worried lines on face. Even as he battles mini controversies around his visit to RK Laxman, Priyadarshan's apparent displeasure around the film being totally sold as a comedy and detractors not quite giving him or his film Housefull the due credit of being one of the biggest successes of 2010 so far, Akshay is merrily smiling it all away. In the second part of an exclusive conversation with Joginder Tuteja, Akshay Kumar calmly comments on all the controversies surrounding him and how he is happy to leave them all behind and cherish a life which, in his own words, couldn't have been more beautiful.
Priyadarshan, in a recent interview, said that the film is more of a drama rather than a comedy. Is that a fact?Absolutely. There is a lot of drama as this is no happy-go-lucky slapstick comedy. This film has more emotions than I have performed in a long time. Priyadarshan has made a wonderful movie and people from all walks of life will be able to appreciate it. Well, as long as they have a heart that is and a funny bone (smiles).
Not every film that Priyan or I do is a comedy
He also seemed to be upset about the fact that the film is being sold entirely as a comedy. Did you have a discussion with him around this?
It's very hard to make people understand that not every movie that either I do or Priyadarshan does has to be a comedy. He has every right to feel upset. This is his movie and he wants people to walk in knowing what they are going in for. Everyone knows that there is nothing more disappointing than paying to see a movie that doesn't fulfil you. When I want to see an action packed film, I expect to see some action and not come out crying without knowing. Believe me, Khatta Meetha is deep and funny and common and dramatic.
From the economics standpoint, there is a belief that Khatta Meetha has been made at a very reasonable budget and also sold at a price lesser than regular Akshay starrers. Also, because you are also the producer of the film, the film looks like a winner commercially. Do you wish to detail on the economics part here?
There was no need to make a high budget movie. It's about a common man and common everyday problems. It's not an Avatar or Blue kind of a film. We are not trying to change cinema with this one; we just want to tell a story and make you feel things that you haven't felt for a while. The economics of the film are simple. What we needed visually, we got and paid for. We sold it for what was right and the rest isn't written yet.
On a different note, even though Housefull turned out to be a good earner for all, not many have still been giving credit to the film for what it deserves. Isn't it disheartening?
Oh how I love your different notes (winks). To be honest, nothing is a shock to me anymore. It doesn't matter what you do or what you prove, it is never enough, so why fight the inevitable. I witnessed the rapture inside theatres all over Mumbai, London and Canada. I had proof enough of how much people enjoyed Housefull; that's all I need. And that's all Sajid Khan needed. People will never let you walk up the mountain of Bollywood without the impossible struggle. It's what we call human nature unfortunately and I'm incredibly used to it by now.
Life couldn't have been better
Of course one can guess so. After all there is this entire controversy around the RK Laxman visit as well. Really, that seems to be in a really bad taste, isn't it? After all it seemed like a harmless visit.
I really don't want to get into it. What was said was extremely distasteful. Yes, you are right, but I am not going to delve into it. I was officially invited to visit Mr RK Laxman by his wife and the Times Of India. Even they feel bad for the outcome of such an innocent visit. But as always I can't, in fact no one can stop people from saying or writing what they want. Also, it's not the first time that Twitter has been the cause of problems. All one can do is deal with it, and move on.
In such a situation, it was none other than Amitabh Bachchan who supported you. That must have been a humbling experience?
I know. You couldn't imagine how very touched and humbled I was. I was actually shooting in Manali at that time and wasn't really in touch with the world. I had to be told about the situation. Still, for Mr. Bachchan to stand his ground and support our fraternity yet again is just inspiring. I have said this for years that our entire industry actors/media/reporters/producers - everyone would be so much better off if we all had a touch of Mr Bachchan's dignity. He is one of India's greatest role models and no one can deny that fact.
Finally, is life beautiful for Akshay Kumar?
Life couldn't have been better (smiles). I just had a wonderful month long holiday with my wife Tina and my son Aarav with our good friends from New York. I have one of my favourite movies releasing today, my son was just awarded his green belt in karate, me and my wife have just opened our office together in the very building we live in, and I've just wrapped Action Replayy. I am a very happy man right now.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Jul 2010 | 3:08 am Audience is bored with comedies: Emraan Hashmi - NDTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 2:46 am "My second Hindi film is love story with me and Prateik in central roles" - Trisha
Another South Indian screen-queen Trisha Krishnan is all set to invade Bollywood. And this Tamilian follows the trend of making her debut with a leading man far older than she. After the 43-year old Akshay Kumar, 27-year old Trisha's co-star is going to be the 24-year old Prateik Babbar.
Says Trisha, "The second Hindi film is a love story with just me and the guy in central roles. It's a subject that can't go wrong. I've already done the Tamil version of this film Vinaaithandi Varuvaaya. Now the same director Gautham Menon is remaking it into Hindi with Prateik and me. I think we should be kick-starting it in August. I am excited because unlike Khatta Meetha where I don't have a central part, this one has a central role for me."
Trisha sounds wiser than her years when she says, "It was important for me to line up a second Hindi film before the first was released."
More blunt talk from this unusual beauty? Coming up! Trisha actually confesses she had her lines in Hindi dubbed in her first film. When you tell her that Akshay Kumar said she spoke Hindi well, Trisha laughs it off. "Did he say that? I must thank him. The truth is, I was a bit nervous about doing my own lines in Hindi. I've done so many Telugu films. But I don't know the language at all. I know the grammar in Hindi but I can barely manage to speak it."
'Toh aapki Hindi achchi hai?' I ask. 'Han Achchi hoon (sic.),' she replies.
Trisha continues, "In Chennai no one talks in Hindi. I was a little worried about my Hindi since my character in Khatta Meetha is from a fluent Hindi-speaking belt. So both Priyan and I decided I wouldn't dub my own lines. But it's not a problem. I know I'll soon master it. It's simpler than the South Indian languages."
Trisha is a 27-year veteran of Tamil and Telugu films. "I was so busy doing Tamil and Telugu films that I didn't get time to consider Hindi films although offers did come. Also I wanted to do something that would give me a wide audience. I chose Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar. It can't get any more massy than that. Their combination always works."
Trisha is candid enough to admit she doesn't have that much to do in Khatta Meetha. "It isn't a heroine-centric role. But I felt it would give me visibility. Look, I may be known in the South. But in Bollywood no one knows me....not yet. I just wanted to be seen. When I started in the South I did smaller parts with big heroes. That always worked for me. One needs to be a part of hit films especially at the start."
Priyadarshan is Trisha's Christopher Columbus. "He launched me in the South 7 years ago. Now he's launching me in Hindi in Khatta Meetha. He had promised he'd launch me in the right vehicle. In five minutes I knew I wanted to do Khatta Meetha. I want to first make sure I establish myself in Hindi before I do more experimental roles. This is the trend I followed in the South as well."
On working with Akshay she says, "In the Khatta Meetha unit, Akshay was the only person I didn't know. And he wasn't just my co-star he was also my producer. He was really sweet. Priyan and Akshay are by now like family to one another. They made sure I was comfortable. This was one of the most professional units I've worked with."
She's pretty cool about the age difference. After all she's currently doing a Tamil film in Europe where her co-star is the 55-plus Kamal Haasan.
Trishna says "I've been away from home for almost forty days. Though I've my mom with me I do miss home. But the shooting with Kamal Sir and Maddy is great fun."
Trisha is ready to settle down in Mumbai. "It would depend on the offers. I've always had relatives in Mumbai. I've also done a lot of ads in Mumbai. Though my family won't move out of Chennai, I am hardly in one city any way."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jul 2010 | 2:35 am Trisha bangs on Prateik Babbar after Akshay - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 2:11 am Pratyusha Bannerjee is the new Anandi - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 2:10 am Bollywood stars descend at Manav Gangwani's showBollywood stars made their presence felt at Manav Gangwani's show at the ongoing Pearls Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week(PI-DCW) here on Thursday with Dia Mirza, Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kemu and Zayad Khan coming in to cheer their designer friend.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:40 am Lindsay Lohan has private TV in jail - NDTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:36 am 'Man lafanga' will enchant you in 'Lafangey Parindey' albumR.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:32 am Khatta Meetha - ReviewWhen Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar join hands, you expect the cineplex to reverberate with laughter. Let's not forget, the team has regaled us with some terrific entertainers in the past. Naturally then, you expect Khatta Meetha to take the legacy forward.Unfortunately,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:29 am Trisha bangs on Prateik Babbar after AkshayAnother South Indian screen-queen Trisha Krishnan is all set to invade Bollywood. And this Tamilian follows the trend of making her debut with a leading man far older than her. After the 43-year old Akshay Kumar, 27-year old Trisha’s co-star isSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:25 am Shahrukh asks for special preview of Khatta MeethaKing of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan is busy fencing his fort these days. He is slowly winning the hearts of his so called 'archrivals'. And what better time to make friends in Bollywood than during a film release. This time, he hasSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:20 am Pratusha Banerjee to play AnandiThe popular daily television soap Balika Vadhu has taken a leap of 5 years, wherein we will see the Anandi in a full new avtar. We will see the older Anandi which will be featured by Pratyusha Banerjee from Jamshedpur.There wasSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:04 am Aamir wins, Shahrukh losesWhether you talk about Aamir Khan beating Shahrukh Khan in the Filmfare power list for consecutive three years or in fetching Danny Boyle's upcoming movie Bombay Velvet, the 'Khans fight' is probably the most interesting fight. Well, the news for theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:03 am Angelina Jolie's mum abandoned her as a babyWashington (ANI): Actress Angelina Jolie had a traumatic childhood because her mother abandoned her when she was a baby, it has emerged. The actress’ teenage years and young adulthood were marred by erratic behaviour- drug-use, self-cutting and a volatile love life.AndSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 1:03 am Aamir, Akshay in documentary on Income TaxThe Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has roped in actors Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar, the highest tax payers in Bollywood, for the documentary produced by the Income Tax Department. It's purpose is to spread the message of tax compliance.TheSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 12:58 am Experts say TV contents do not match the technologyThe Film and Television Institute of India organized a seminar on ‘New Trends in Television Programming and Broadcasting’ recently. The experts present at the seminar said that the content of the television channels have failed to match the developing technology likeSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 12:47 am Take That ban alcohol on tourLondon (ANI): Members of the English pop band Take That have decided to ban backstage booze when they start their tour in 2011. The band has an epic 54-date tour in place for the next year. Member Mark Owen has beenSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 12:42 am Prachi and Emraan take Once Upon a Time to televisionThe reality shows in television have become a good platform to promote upcoming Bollywood movies. Following this established route, Prachi Desai and Emraan Hashmi are coming on Zee TV’s reality show ‘Dance India Dance Li’l Maters’ to promote their upcoming movieSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jul 2010 | 12:38 am Each of us has our own place in the sun: Katrina Kaif - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 11:52 pm Amisha Patel to go topless for 'The Man'Hitting the silver screen with a debut hit Kaho Na Pyaar Hain, Ameesha Patel is reduced to mere pho shoots for calender and Magazine. It is learnt that the actress has gone topless for the cover page of 'The Man' magazine.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 22 Jul 2010 | 10:56 pm Small towns becoming big for BollywoodMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indore, Bijnor and Bhatinda may not high up on the list of tourist hotspots in India but Bollywood is slowly taking note, wooing these smaller towns and extending publicity budgets to include local audiences.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 22 Jul 2010 | 4:40 pm Karan Johar hates me: Suresh MenonComedian Suresh Menon, who is known for imitating Bollywood bigwigs, says that some of his acts might have offended Karan Johar and the filmmaker hates him for that.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 12:49 pm Sanjay sleepless over Manyata in South AfricaSanjay Dutt, who is currently in South Africa for David Dhawan's "Rascals", is missing his wife Manyata on her birthday.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 10:31 am Lara in loveActress Lara Dutta has become and an avid reader and spending as much time with them as possible to enchance her knowledge quotient.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 10:29 am Big B to endorse ESPN for T20 matchesBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in to endorse sports channel ESPN for the Champions League T20 tournament to be held in South Africa in September.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 10:27 am Pixion's VFX for Tere Bin Laden makes it more hilarious
Who ever thought that a film that has an Osama look alike would go down well with audience? But proving all else wrong Tere Bin Laden, presented by Walkwater media and produced by Pooja Shetty Deora and Aarti Shetty, with debutant director Abhishek Sharma at its helm opened at the box office to an excellent response. Where on one side industry bigwigs like Aamir Khan, Karan Johar and Salman Khan gave the film a thumbs up, it also got a great response from the critics and audience alike.
Apart from the Punjabi spouting cute Osama look a like, what makes the film more than just a comedy flick and an offbeat staple Bollywood masala melange is the visual effects (VFX) executed by Mumbai-based VFX house Pixion. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Pixion VFX Head Viral Thakkar shared, "The VFX used in the film was intended to help the narrative of the film. At most of the places, the effects where invisible but complimented the gripping storyline."
The work for Tere Bin Laden was divided between two facilities of Pixion, Mumbai and Chennai. "It took us around four months to complete the 150 shots with 27 artists working on them. The key people who made this project possible were Ranadheer Reddy (Compositing head - Mumbai) and Harihara Suthan (Vfx Head - Chennai)," added Viral.
In a special VFX showcase series by Bollywood Hungama, we bring you an exclusive VFX making, courtesy Pixion and Walkwater Media.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 Jul 2010 | 7:21 am Neil Nitin Mukesh 'yells' his heart out in andpersand
He is handsome, hot and is literally the blue eyed boy of Bollywood today. With good looks and singing in his genes, can there be any stopping for Neil Nitin Mukesh! Yes, we are indeed talking about this dude who is one of the most prominent faces among the Gen-next breed of actors.
Neil is the poster boy of this month's andpersand! And while this boy is going around painting the town red, he is all Green in this issue! Neil's 'contribution' towards greenery deserves a special mention as he quit smoking, cut down on plastic, has planted more trees in and around his house, switch off all the lights and fans when they are not needed. In this issue of the magazine, he speaks how he is serious about the problem of global warming.
Well, what do we say besides; we are in awe of you furthermore Neil!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Jul 2010 | 7:10 am Akshay Kumar's spiritual trip to Nagpur
In Bollywood, there are two things that are real, natural and are straight from the heart. One is 'Maa Ka Aashirwaad' and second is 'Devi Maa Ka Aashirwaad'.
One star in Bollywood who is known for his spiritual devotion is none other than the 'Khiladi' Kumar aka Akshay Kumar, who, these days, is extremely busy touring the country for the promotions of his forthcoming movie Khatta Meetha. Besides the cycle marathon in Pune that Akki participated in, he had also visited Nagpur city, where he visited a series of religious places. In fact, he offered his prayers at not only the famous Ganesh Tekdi temple but also at a Gurudwara and a mosque. In addition, he also made a visit to the famed Baba Saheb Ambedkar statue. Well, after the spiritual path, he took the promotional route and headed straight to Cinemax, to meet thousands of fans who were waiting to get a mere glance of him.
If the B.O. collections of Khatta Meetha turn out to be as promising as the promos, then, we all know whom Akki will offer his thanksgivings to!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Jul 2010 | 5:16 am Priyanka's parents surprise her to tears
Normally Priyanka Chopra is not the kind of girl who displays emotions, not even in front of her own family. But on the night of 16 July when her parents threw a small pre-birthday party at home for her and her close friends, Priyanka for the first time cried openly.
It was not the well-organized party where her mother cooked her favourite Punjabi dishes. It was the gift that her parents bought her, a 6-carat diamond ring, which made Priyanka bawl like a baby.
Says a close friend who was at the get-together. "The minute she saw the gift Priyanka burst into tears. We were shocked because we had never seen her like that." Apparently, Priyanka proudly wore the ring to her beachside holiday although her parents warned her she might drop it in the water.
Priyanka's brother Siddharth who celebrates his birthday a week before his sister kept teasing her about hiding the ring before she left.
Incidentally, Priyanka had arranged a surprise birthday party at China House at the Grand Hyatt for her brother.
Says PC's close friend, "It was his 21st birthday and very special. Priyanka looked into every detail personally although she was shooting for Saat Khoon Maaf. Siddharth who has just returned from a year-long course on the culinary arts from Switzerland cooked Priyanka's favourite pasta for her birthday."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:59 am STAR Pravah's OLAKH gets interesting twists and turnsOLAKH is a show about Vibhavari (Kirti Nagpure) and Anushka (Suruchi Adarikar) who are in search for their destinies and during this struggle, they come to Mumbai and manage to find jobs for themselves.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:57 am
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