Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who filed a police complaint against an unknown person who had been sending derogatory and abusive messages on his blog and mobile phone, revealed Monday that the police is investigating the matter."The Police has been informed of this grave and insidious act and many of the level of commissioner and equal rank who are personal friends have been wanting to seek more information, have been incensed...

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Dia Mirza is all set to turn producer. "You can expect an announcement next week. I should have locked my script by then," she says, crossing her fingers. She could be playing the lead, with Zayed Khan opposite her.Mirza would like to make biopics. "I'm inspired by the true-life stories of painter Amrita Shergill, Bharat Natyam dancer Rukmani Devi and poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu. I'd like to recreate their lives some...

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Beauty queen-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai has denied being the brand ambassador for French dairy brand Danone - as has been reported in the media.Danone has a joint venture (JV) with Yakult in India, for which Kajol is the brand ambassador. Rumours were rife that besides the JV, Danone was also planning to go independent and Aishwarya was roped in as the face for it. The actress' publicist has denied the reports."Media reportage...

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Film: "Robot"; Music Director: A.R. Rahman; Singers: Srinivas D, Khatija Rahman, Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahman, Suzanne, Kash 'N' Krissy, Pradeep Vijay, Pravin Mani, Rags, Yogi B, Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Javed Ali, Chinmayi, Madhushree, Keerthi Sagathia and Tanvi Madhushree; Rating: **There are many factors that compel you to have high expectations from the soundtrack of director Shankar's...

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Oi oi.. What is this I'm hearing now? My birdy from Bandra has stopped by and without even a Hi, Hello, is cribbing about Shah Rukh Khan. Aisa kya hua, I wonder and he tells me that the superstar took over the promotional interviews of We Are Family. Matlab?Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal were giving interviews for their forthcoming film at Mehboob Studio on Wednesday afternoon when Khan, who was shooting a print campaign for...

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Actor Katrina Kaif has decided to ensure that no one intrudes in her personal life.Kat, who broke down after a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday, said, "It was disturbing. Everyone questioned me about a statement made by Salman.I won't be bullied into talking about my personal life. I will take contractual action to ensure limits are not crossed," she sa...

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Actor Kareena Kapoor has introduced We Are family co-star Arjun Rampal to yoga."You can't work with Kareena and not do yoga. It is a given that you will have to include it in your fitness regime.She makes sure that you work out and keep fit," said Rampal. The actor is all praises about Kareena's acting skills as we...

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has cleared the air over a reported rift with choreographer-director Farah Khan, saying that just because he wasn't on her next project didn't mean that they weren't friends.He wished her luck for her next film "Tees Maar Khan", for which she signed on Akshay Kumar instead of Shah Rukh."My friendship with all is as it was before, love them the same way. Many times if we are not working with each other...

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Saif Ali Khan has tied up with game creator Sangam Gupta of Trine Animation and Gaming Studio, one of the few Indian companies that create Xbox and PlayStation games. The pre-release promotions for the actor-producer's next home production, Agent Vinod, will kick off in April 2011 with a PlayStation game and a comic book. A keen gamer himself, Khan lists his favourite games as Half Life and Quake for PS2 amongst first person shooters,...

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Hi da hi my mint ki golis! Suddenly, Vyjjy, my silvery-bearded ex-beau has been calling me to get back together. Since I'm just not interested, I told him to take a never-ending sail in his yacht. Khair, why bother about insignificant people when there's a lot more important and chatpati gup to shup about. So read on...For starters, I've just been informed that Kangna Ranaut has taken off to Dubai. Kyun? Kyunki she wanted to get...

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has for the first time teamed up with wife Gauri Khan to endorse D'Décor, the world's third largest furnishing company, as its brand ambassadors."I feel very humble and happy when any company signs me as their brand ambassador and so I am very happy to be part of D'Décor," Shah Rukh told reporters at the Taj Lands End Hotel where he and his wife were officially declared the brand ambassadors.Gauri, who...

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After several delays, music maestro A.R. Rahman's theme song for the Commonwealth Games will finally be unveiled this Saturday."Oh yaaro, India bula liya" (Friends, we have called you to India) has been composed and sung by the double-Oscar award winner.He will be performing the whole song at the first hearing Saturday, according to a statement by the Organising Committee of the Games.The venue for the event has not been finalised...

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The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to restrain Colors TV channel from screening Bollywood film "Lamhaa" based on Kashmir. A petition seeking the curbs was filed by two army officers.The petitioners sought a ban on the screening of Rahul Dholakia-directed film on the channel Aug 29 alleging that it showed the security forces in poor light. They also sought withdrawal of the film from cinema halls.The public interest litigation...

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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who had always refrained from speaking about her relationship with actor Salman Khan, has finally confirmed that she was single."I am single. But beyond that I don't think I need to give too much of details," Katrina told reporters Tuesday at the Trident hotel, where she was named as the international brand ambassador of Etihad Airways.Etihad Airways is the national airlines of the United Arab Emirates...

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Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Tuesday laughed out reports claiming her filmmaker friend Karan Johar has asked her to shed weight for his movie, saying she is happy with the little that she has gained recently."I read the report on the flight today (Tuesday). It is completely false. I am not going to lose any weight. I have gained a little recently and I am very happy with it," Kareena told reporters here at a press conference...

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When Salman Khan is not making news for his reported moody behaviour, it seems he is busy channelising his energies onto canvas. Now, the actor-artist says he plans to organise an exhibition of his latest paintings sometime next year. "I think I will have an exhibition sometime in February," says Khan. When prodded on the possible location, he jokes, "Not in Mumbai. Maybe in Paris somewhere?"Arrangements are currently being made...

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On Monday morning, for the first time in just under 20 days, Hrithik Roshan tweeted.But instead of promoting his movie or giving up more disgusting habits like smoking, the actor sent out a series of bizarre tweets from his phone, ranging from 'Uu' to 'Aurus'.After an hour, during which his fans tried decoding what he could possibly have meant in his cryptic tweets, the actor revealed, "Wow!Freaky! Blackberry was tossing around...

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 After her son John Abraham became a star, Phiroza Irani detached herself from his career. She doesn't even have photographs or posters of his films in her house. However, after a screening of Aashayein recently, she asked him for a collage of his pictures from the movie."Phiroza aunty works with some charitable organisations. And one of them is for people who have been or are going through traumatic experiences," informs...

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Now a chidiya from Churchgate wants me to hear a tidbit on Imran Khan. The heartthrob had gone to judge a street dance contest at Malhar, St Xavier's festival, recently and the moment the students saw him, they went berserk.So much so that each time he picked the microphone to say something, all the girls screamed, 'I love you Imran'!Bas, aur kya? The declarations of love embarrassed him and all he could say was: 'Thank you,'...

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It's been less than two month since her marriage to Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Sakshi Singh Rawat is already a celebrity in cyberspace. Sakshi currently has three fan pages on social networking website Facebook, and over one thousand followers on Twitter.While Gauri Khan and Sussanne Roshan - who are married to actors Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan respectively - have many fans online, as do wives...

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Hi da hi my sizzling pakoras and pakoris! It's been raining billis and kuttas and kameenas for the last couple of days, but I'm not perturbed. Thanks to the garma-garam gup that Sher Lock Holmes and other spies shup to me from all over tinsel town. So what am I waiting for? Here goes your dose of daily goss...For starters, let me tell you that arch rivals Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were shooting in the same vicinity the other...

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After Madhuri Dixit backed out from the project on personal grounds, Indian origin US filmmaker Krishna Shah is now considering casting Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra in the lead role in a biopic on late prime minister Indira Gandhi.Titled "Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story", it will be a big-budget two-part movie on the life of the Indian leader who was known as Iron Lady. Shah is working on the casting with Academy Award winning...

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Actor and now, producer Anil Kapoor, is planning to enter into TV programming. And he claims that he's committed to taking Indian television several notches higher."My production house is planning something, which has never been attempted on the small screen before. I never do things which others do," says Kapoor, adding that it would not be fair to compare the US TV industry to the Indian.The actor's debut American televised...

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Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif has been named the brand ambassador of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, an official said.The announcement will be made in Mumbai Tuesday in the presence of Etihad Airways' vice-president (Marketing) Andrew Ward, and country manager (India) Neerja Bhatia in the presence of Katrina Kaif, the official said.According to the official, positioning itself as a frontrunner...

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan doesn't seem to shy away when it comes to expressing his sentiments for the nation.Describing his nationality, Shah Rukh tweeted: "I am half Hyderabadi (mom) half Pathan(Dad), some Kashmiri (grandmom). Born in Delhi, live in Mumbai. Have a punjabi wife and own Kolkata (India Premier League) team. Indian at heart (sic)."The 44-year-old is currently shooting in Hyderabad and feels nostalgic with...

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After the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is headed to Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace Porbandar to shoot for the second phase of promotional ad for Gujarat Tourism."Boarded for Jamnagar and then by road to Porbandar, birthplace of Gandhiji...Closer my Mahatma to thee," Amitabh posted on his Twitter page."Through with Ahmedabad and Sabarmati Ashram, now on to Porbandar...such history, culture and...

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The Morani brothers want to cash in on the newfound, or shall we say rehashed, “friendship” between Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor (please see our story below). The newest addition on the Rishi Kapoor-Morani world tour, with Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and (ahem) Priyanka Chopra, may well be Shahid Kapoor.Apparently, the Moranis have approached Shahid to be a part of the world tour. A source says, “They are very keen on having...

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Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone are loved and admired for their lively personalities, but recently the two stars revealed a different side to them. The duo broke down while of the sets of two popular reality shows.Salman Khan was the celebrity judge on a dance reality show recently. While watching a performance and listening to 'Sau Dard' song from 'Jaaneman' in the background, he got so emotional that he couldn't stop his tears.And...

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Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has confirmed signing a Vishal Bharadwaj project."Yes it's true! I signed a film with Vishal Bharadwaj! I'm really really excited... he is a genius," Deepika posted on her Twitter page.Known for making films like "Omkara" and "Kaminey", the filmmaker is right now busy shooting "Saat Khoon Maaf" starring Priyanka Chopra.Meanwhile Deepika is busy promoting her film "Lafangey Parindey", releasing...

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Prakash Jha's "Raajneeti" is running to packed houses at a retrospective of his films being held in Fiji and the Indian filmmaker is overwhelmed by the response to his political thriller."I'm overwhelmed with the response the film has had internationally. I am amazed that a film with this kind of a context is appealing to so many people and getting acclaim from critics world over," Jha said in a statement from Fiji.Fiji National...

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Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar has music ranking second only after his love for Cricket. His immense admiration for the legendary Mangeshkar sisters is too known to all. The maestro is in fact on a mission to help Asha Bhonsle top the illustrious list of top 5 most iconic musicians of the world from the last 50 years, in a poll conducted by CNN. CNN’s new arts and culture show "icon," in conjunction with music magazine...

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When he made his last public appearance in Mumbai 15 years ago, Rajnikanth didn't anticipate that the next one would take so long and generate such hysteria. But in the decade and half gone by, his stardom has only grown manifold.Perhaps no other Indian actor has a R 150-crore movie riding on him. On Saturday night, everyone present at the music launch of Robot (Enthiran in Tamil, Telugu), waited to hear Rajnikanth speak.And he...

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On Tuesday, actor Shah Rukh Khan's father-in-law, RP Chibba, was shifted, for unknown reasons, from the Max hospital to Fortis Escorts, Okhla, for an angioplasty.Meanwhile, Shah Rukh tweeted thank you to the doctors of Max Hospital, where Chibba was admitted in emergency. While Gauri is still in Delhi, SRK flew back to Mumb...

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Even before he started his Being Human Foundation, Salman Khan has been involved with many charitable causes. So when he learnt that there was a blood donation drive at Santa Cruz's Khera Nagar on Sunday, he reached the venue with his Dabangg team at around 3:30 pm.But by then the camp had called it a day. Khan wanted to call for a mobile van but when told that another camp was in progress at Bandra's Almeida Park, he proceeded...

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The good looking Punjabi munda is back to entertain his fans with ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’. Only this time around, he will not be in his furious avatar, rather he will make audiences laugh like never before. One look at the film’s poster makes Sunny’s intentions clear. The actor is popular for heavy dialogues like ‘Dhai Kilo Ka Haat’ and ‘Tareekh Pe Tareekh’ that depict him as an angry man, but this time Sunny defines his agenda...

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It will be another 10 days before the Commonwealth Games theme song is officially launched but Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman today promised it would be worth the wait as his 'Yaaro India bula liya' would be unlike anything that has happened before.The Group of Minister (GoM) on the Commonwealth Games approved the song at a meeting on Sunday.Rahman said the song would go beyond Shakira's chart-buster for this year's soccer...

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Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee Friday lent a helping hand to her actress aunt Debasree Roy to save stray dogs in the city.The Bollywood beauty was in town for the official launch of the website of a non-profit organisation run by Debasree."My aunt (Debasree Roy) used to get ridiculed for loving dogs. I do support her cause," Rani said."You all should support her in her endeavour," Rani told mediapersons after the launch at a...

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Katrina Kaif has no plans to get married anytime soon, but she has already decided the colour of her wedding outfit. The actress, who walked the ramp at the inaugural India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) to showcase the Nakshatra bridal collection, will go green on her D-day."At the moment I don’t know when I’ll marry. I had once said 2012, but for that too I have two years to go. Such things are not planned. You never know...

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Deepika Padukone and the new man in her life Siddharth Mallya are at it again - making joint appearances at hi-profile events that is. The latest was last night (August 15) at the India International Jewellery Week. Deepika was walking the ramp for Farah Khan Ali, and she walked in with Siddharth, who was also in the front row during the show, cheering for her.When asked about Siddharth’s presence and the reason for his cheering...

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Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa will perform at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 90-minute show will be part of the daylong Qutub Festival, which is held annually at the Qutub Complex.The festival, which generally takes place in November or December, will be held in October this year to coincide with the Commonwealth Games. The event is organised by the Sahitya Kala Parishad in collaboration with the Delhi government.Great...

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Actress Bipasha Basu was taken in for a shock after a women tried to smooch her at Bangalore airport.The actress wrote on microblogging site Twitter: "Funniest thing happened at BLR airport entrance! One aunty pulled me dwn (down) almost pinned me to smooch me!Somehow I was saved! Near escape!" And this is not the first time that Bipasha went through this kind of weird experience."In Sri Lanka at an award function I was saying...

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All of us must be cognizant of news channels and their amusing race for reporting of (frivolous) stories. You sure still remember the story of ’Prince’ falling into a pit and his ’rescue operation’ basking the headlines as ’breaking news’ for days. But all said and done, we have to admit that they do attract eyeballs. Anusha Rizvi, an erstwhile journalist herself has shown us a mirror through PEEPLI [LIVE]. And the reflection...

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In real, Kareena Kapoor is yet to become a mother but she has already experienced the feeling of having a baby bump. It all happened during the shooting of of Ra. One.Kareena Kapoor was spotted with a baby bump on the set of Ra. One. One particular scene requires Bebo to become pregnant and for the fist time in her career, she portrayed the role of a pregnant woman.In the film, she plays mother to an eight year old. Ra. One is...

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From being able to express themselves freely to fighting injustices without let, the country's freedom has empowered its people in many ways. Joining in the celebration of the myriad meanings of that freedom on the Independence Day Aug 15 will be Bollywood stars like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh.IANS spoke to a few celebrities from B-town and asked them what exactly independence means to them.Priyanka...

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After carving a niche for himself in the world of tennis, Leander Paes is all set to try his luck on the silver screen.He is making his Bollywood debut with director Ashok Kohli's "Rajdhani Express".The 37-year-old sportsman has been receiving film offers since 1996, but he was so engrossed in his career that he couldn't take the plunge at the ti...

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Good friend Aamir Khan may be singing praises of ‘Incredible India’ in TV commercials, but Bollywood hunk Salman Khan begs to differ. Sallu bhai is highly upset and angry by the state of affairs in India.In his recent posts on a social networking website, Salman flayed the ‘Incredible India’ concept. He said, “What’s India? Nation where Pizza reaches home faster than an Ambulance & Police, where you get Car Loan @ 5 percent...

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Rahul Mahajan was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after complaining of chest pains.It seems his family doctor suggested that he be admitted to the hospital after his check up. Initially, Rahul’s blood pressure was also low. But doctors said later that his condition was stable and that he would be discharged after being treated.Apparently Rahul has been upset these past weeks. It’s been during this time that his wife Dimpy Ganguly...

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Indian mega star Aamir Khan and filmmaker Yash Chopra have decided to work together.While the market buzzed with news of Aamir playing the villain in Dhoom 3, sources close to the actor denied it categorically. However, it is now known that Aamir met with Aditya Chopra, who gave him an one-line narration of the role of the villain the film. And, an insider reveals, “Aamir has loved what he heard. In all probability, he will listen...

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The lively and vivacious Vidya Balan is keeping unwell of late. The actress is allegedly suffering from a severe muscle pull on her shoulder which is giving her extreme pain. But though she had been down with her injury, Vidya Balan knows how to honour her commitments.Her doctor strictly advised Vidya bed-rest for a week’s time for the pain to come under control.But being the professional she is, Vidya Balan who had already...

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Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's "Peepli Live", which will perhaps be the first non-commercial Hindi film to hit over 600 screens when it releases Friday, has already recovered its investment by selling its satellite rights for Rs. 100 million.Made on a budget of approximately Rs.100 million (including marketing costs), journalist-turned director Anusha Rizvi's directorial debut is a satire on the farmers suicides and the subsequent...

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