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Shruti Hassan shifts base to Mumbai
Sexy star Shruti Hassan has shifted base to Mumbai. She has been shuttling between Chennai and Mumbai so far, handling projects in both the regions.
Gifted and hardworking Shruti, who has already established herself in the South as a successful singer, music composer and actor, is all set to make it big in Bollywood as well. She is at present busy house hunting the city of dreams.
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Shah Rukh Khan comes back from London - My Name is Khan faces threat
Shah Rukh Khan, who has been under attack from Shiv Sena, because of his views on the participation of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League, finally returned to Mumbai from London on Saturday.
He said it was sad that his remarks have been misconstrued but ruled out meeting Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray to resolve the controversy.
"I think what I said has been misconstrued. I am pro good relationship with countries. I am not pro some other country and not my own country. How is it possible?" he told media at airport.
When asked if he would visit Thackeray's home Matoshree to explain his position, SRK said Bal Thackeray was a senior leader and he has gone to his residence whenever he was called. "I have been there so often. Yes, I would like to go and have a drink with him. But on this matter, I don't see... there is no reason for going and asking. But if my stand needs to be explained to someone, I have already done it. I don't think there is an issue on that front," Khan said.
The 44-year-old actor, whose upcoming film My Name Is Khan faces threat from Sena supporters, also added: "If there is any misunderstanding, let's be gracious and let's talk it out."
Against the backdrop of the controversy over his 'Mumbai belongs to all Indians' stand, Khan said, "I only said what every Indian should say. It is in the constitution. I don't want to use big words. If I say anything it will be misconstrued and turned around.
"I am what I am because of Mumbai and I would like everyone in Mumbai to be happy. I think what is happening is very unfortunate. I think all the groups also want Mumbaikars to be happy. Then why create this kind of atmosphere?"
On why his team Kolkata Knight Riders did not pick up Pakistani players, the megastar said, "There was only one slot available and nobody told us to take or not take Pakistani players. We also have to take into consideration the prevailing atmosphere."
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Katrina adopts a Catreena
A 15 day old leopard cub was spotted in a village near Bhopal. This little was rescued by a team from the national park, Van Vihar. Guess what? They named the cub 'Catreena' as they felt she was 'beautiful and silly'!
When Katrina heard of it, she contacted the Van Vihar staff, and wanted to adopt this rescued leopard cub. From now on, annually Rs 50,000 will be given to this national park to ensure good quality nurturing of 'Catreena'. Lucky leopard!
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Aamir awarded with Padma Bhushan
Aamir Khan was awarded with one of Nations most prestigious award Padma Bhushan. As Aamir Khan and Oscar winning composer A.R Rahman were awarded with Padma Bhushan, Saif Ali Khan was conferred with Padma Shri.
Here are a few words from Mr. Perfectionist, "I am so happy to receive this unique honour. The first thing that comes to my mind is my mother’s smiling face. Indeed this has been a good day for me. First my film Peepli Live gets a superb response here at the Sundance Film Festival, and then I receive this wonderful news of receiving the Padma Bhushan. I only wish I was back home right now. I would like to thank God for these happy moments, and all my fans and well wishers for their love, support and good wishes. All izzzz well!!!"
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Zarine - the Princess in Veer
Zarine Khan has attracted a lot of attention with her performance as Princess Yashodhara in Veer. Very few know that this pretty Zarine weighed more than 100kgs sometime during her late teens!
Zarine said, “I’m the only earning member of my family.My father left us when I was 18 and I took to eating and binging to keep away the pain. But I hit the gym and knocked off those kgs when I decided to get into modelling.”
“Salman always says that I am destiny’s child and that is why I was chosen for this film. I was thin when walked into this film, but then I was told to go on a chocolate diet and gain weight, because princesses in those days were never skinny.”
Now that the movie is done, Zarine needs to shed her weight as soon as possible as people have humourously started to call her Fatrina (Fat Katrina).
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Shah Rukh Khan occupies space on the moon
Shah Rukh Khan has not only established himself across the globe, but also on the moon! A Lunar crater on the moon has been named after him. “It’s absolutely thrilling and humbling at the same time,” said Shah Rukh Khan, delighted.
The International Lunar Geographic Society recently announced that a crater in the ‘Sea of Tranquility’ will be named after Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan.
A proud Shah Rukh Khan said: “I am in a small way doing good service for my country. The fact that my name is chosen is because the world is looking at India and I happen to be a part of this wonderful land of opportunity.”
This decision was taken and announced on the actor's 44th birthday.While both SRK and his fans are thrilled with this decision, some experts and scientists haven’t been able to accept the fact that the honour should be done to an actor, they felt that it should in fact have been bestowed upon a scientist, or an expert in the field.
Away from this controversy, SRK 'feels like the King of the World', as he shared with the media: “I came to Mumbai with stars in my eyes and Allah has granted me all and more. I am so happy that through the opportunity given to me by my fans, audience and the media platforms that I work with... So thanks to all those who suggested my name and to everyone who has made films with me. My kids are very excited and I know my parents would have been very proud. I’m already telling Karan to launch the next film called My Name Is Chand.”
Shah Rukh Khan now joins the league of Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Columbus, Sir Isaac Newton, Julius Caesar and Jules Verne.... And has reached the moon!
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Saif honoured with Padma Shri
Saif Ali Khan thanked all his directors for his making his career a successful one, after receiving the honoured Padma Shri on Monday. He wrote the following in an email message.
"I would particularly like to thank Imtiaz Ali, Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, Ramesh Taurani, Farhan Akhtar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Siddharth Anand, Kunal Kohli and Vishal Bhardwaj for having faith in me and making me who I am today," he added.
Saif had a long period of struggle and it took him quite many long years to establish himself as an actor and hero in Bollywood.
Dil Chahta Hai was a turning point and since then there was no looking back. Since then, he delivered several hits and critically acclaimed performances like Kal Ho Naa Ho, Ek Hasina Thi, Hum Tum, Parineeta, Salaam Namaste, Omkara and Love Aaj Kal.
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A. R. Rahman - a concert and a message
A. R. Rahman captivated an audience of 70,000 in Paramatta on Saturday night with a spectacular musical show.
This was more than just a concert, it was performed for free as an affirmation that the friendship between Australians and Indians cannot be broken by violence and stupidity.
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh expressed his own distress at the violence. He also went on to describe Rahman as the Sachin Tendulkar of music.
Rahman was rapturously welcomed by what was probably the largest gathering of Indians ever seen in Australia, among the 70,000-plus crowd.
His appeal lies in an ability to cross and mix genres and clearly he is a gifted composer and singer. Dance and fireworks made the show even more grand and entertaining.
The music was a means - for a message that strongly needs to be put through. The violence must end; the friendship must remain.
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Is the Veer girl like Katrina?
There have been comparisons between the hot and sexy Katrina and the new face in Veer, Zarine Khan. Salman Khan denies that Zarine resembles Katrina in any way.
Salman said: “Except being fair and having a sharp nose, I don’t see any similarity between them. Give god that credit for not making two people identical.” Talking about how she came to the movie and joined the cast, he says: “The film is of a different genre, so we needed a young fresh look. More than that we needed somebody with a yesteryear look. How our grandmothers and great grandmothers used to look, we needed someone like them."
“Just two weeks were left to start the film and we didn’t have anyone who would fit the role. We were searching left, right and centre and met her by coincidence on the set of Subhash Ghai’s ‘Yuvvraaj’."
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Vidya Balan in Ishqiya
Vidya had to suck Arshad's thumb in a suggestive manner for the movie Ishqia. Everytime she had to do it, she burst into laughter.
Vidya says, “Fortunately Arshad is a friend. We’ve gotten along well from the time we did Lage Raho Munnabhai together. I don’t know I’d have been able to do a scene like putting my co-star’s finger in the mouth with someone else. That gesture of sucking Arshad’s thumb was so raunchy and sexy, so not me, I couldn’t connect with it all.”
Talking about her character Vidya says, “I play this rustic voluptuous woman. All my weight-loss happened after I did this film. I had to looked filled up for this part. In Ishqiya everything from the way I wore my saree to the way I looked at men, was alien to me. The role exposed me to a new way of interpreting a liberated woman. My character in Ishqiya may not know about feminism. But she’s truly liberated.”
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