ENTERTAINMENT PORTAL: October 2012

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Ajay Devgn's special step for son incorporated in Son of Sardaar!

Ajay Devgn is definitely one such successful actor, who has been entertaining the audience with his action and comedy sequences since more than two decades. However, if you thought it’s just the viewers he entertains, then you need to go through the details.

Little birdie chirps that the actor also indulges in amusing antics to make his two-year-old son Yug smile. Interestingly, a chest-pumping dance step that he did to make the toddler laugh has been incorporated in his forthcoming film Son of Sardaar (SOS).

Sunny Leone voted as the most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace!

So far we have heard actresses’ earning the tags of hottest, sexiest or most beautiful, but looks like porn star-turned-Bollywood actor Sunny Leone begs to differ in this aspect as well.

Believe it or not, but Leone has emerged as the most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace, ahead of Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor. And the reason behind this is that searching for her on the web is the riskiest, as you never know what you come across.

In a study conducted by McAfee, Leone topped the list with 9.95 percent chances of luring people into clicking on malicious links. Meanwhile, Katrina, who was the most risky celeb in 2011, held the second spot this year with 8.25 percentile. She was followed by Kareena Kapoor, with 6.67 per cent possibility of making users fall into a trap of malware laden websites.

Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu rounded off the top five with 6.5 per cent and 5.58 percent respectively.

Others who featured in the list are Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Poonam Pandey. Salman Khan, at the eighth position, was the only male star in the top ten. Well, we hope this makes Leone happy!

1920-Evil Returns is a love story, horror is its backdrop, says Aftab Shivdasani!

The upcoming horror flick of Aftab Shivdasani and Tia Bajpai 1920-Evil Returns has already become the talks of town. The movie seems to be a full package with all the love moments it has, the scenic background, uplifting music, action and horror.

It has already created an impact on the viewers. This Vikram Bhatt film has everything a horror flick should have as compared to other movies of horror genre.

Aftab said, “Exactly the point. In fact this is one thing that I have been saying right through the film's promotion that both Vikram Bhatt and Bhushan Patel believe in lending a soul to the film. None of them is interested in creating horror just as a gimmick or bringing in thrills so that there are scares and chills. Instead, there is a definite story that has been woven around where horror is just an added spice.”

“I would again reiterate that this is a love story at the core of it all with a backdrop of horror. When you get up from your seat after watching the film, one thing that you are going to remember most is the story more than anything else,” he added.

It seems that the actor is in full mood this time to give a tough call to the other actors in town. Well, the final verdict would be out as the film hits the screen on November 2!

We used to bully Kundan a lot during Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, says Om Puri!

Many might not know that with a shoestring budget, every day of the shoot was a struggle for Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro team but everyone managed to complete the film, which has earned the cult status over the years. Actor Om Puri says he has some of the best memories of working in the 1983 satire classic and bullying its director Kundan Shah.

For those unaware, the film which is being re-released by NFDC and PVR cinemas after a gap of 29 years on November 2 had some of the best theatre and film artistes like Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Satish Kaushik, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Neena Gupta and Puri.

Puri, who played corrupt builder Ahuja, recalls how they sailed through despite budget problems by sleeping on the floor and eating lauki ki sabzi and dal every day. The Mahabharat scene of the film is almost as famous as the movie itself and Puri recalls how he convinced Shah to let him wear his character`s trademark black glasses.

"We used to bully Kundan a lot. I remember during the Mahabharat scene I am wearing goggles. Kundan was not happy. He said, ‘What is this? You are wearing goggles in Mahabharat scene’. I said, ‘Relax Kundan, look at the situation. We are hitting everyone that goes backstage and change into their clothes. I forgot to remove my glasses’. Finally, he let it be and that’s how my goggles remained in the scene."

Americans brace for Sandy; Obama declares emergency

New York: Millions of Americans in the country's heavily populated East Coast barricaded themselves in to brace up for Hurricane Sandy that will bring 11 feet waves that forecasters say will slam cities like New York, Boston and New Jersey.

Authorities declared a state of emergency from North Carolina to Connecticut as the superstorm made its way up the Atlantic on a collision course with two other weather systems, that could turn it into one of the most deadly storms to hit US.

The superstorm Sandy has plunged the final week of electioneering into chaos, with President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney cancelling and rescheduling their rallies in critical battleground states.

Warning that the megastorm could make landfall by late Monday or Tuesday morning, the forecasters said it could wreak havoc over 1,300 kms of eastern coastline to the Great Lakes.

Airlines cancelled more than 7,600 flights from Europe and Asia and began suspending train services across the north east. New York, which forecasters warned could bear the brunt of the superstorm and Philadelphia shut down their subways.

Iraq's al Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly Eid attacks

Baghdad: An al Qaeda group in Iraq on Monday claimed responsibility for a series of deadly bomb and gunfire attacks across Iraq during the Eid al-Adha holiday, reported Xinhua.

The self-styled Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), the al Qaeda front in the country, confirmed in a statement posted on an Islamic website that the attacks "have conveyed a quick message" to the Shia government and its followers that they will pay a high price and will not enjoy peace unless they stop random arrests against the Sunni community.

It said the security forces of the Shia government "have carried out recently a series of immoral and cowardly acts to arrest Sunni women to force their wanted relatives to turn themselves in, or blackmail their parents by fabricating charges against them".

"Such acts have increased recently, including arresting women from certain clans in south of Baghdad," the statement said.

The authenticity of the statement could not be immediately verified.

So far some 42 people have been killed and 122 wounded in the recent wave of insurgent attacks across the country over the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday.

Such deadly attacks are apparent attempts by the insurgent groups to stir up sectarian strife among Iraqis to push the country to the brink of a civil war, amid persistent political divisions that have already paralyzed the country's government.

IANS

Sourav Ganguly quits all forms of cricket

Four years after he announced his retirement from International cricket, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has called it quits from all levels of the game, deciding not to play in the IPL as well.

The former India opener had continued playing first-class cricket for Bengal so as to keep in shape for his franchise Pune Warriors but after last year's debacle, Ganguly has at last decided against it.

"I will be almost 41 by the time IPL-6 ends. Twenty20 is a very demanding format. It would have been very tough for the body," Ganguly said.

The left-hander also said he had made his intention clear to Pune's officials during the last edition itself.

"To captain in IPL, there is a lot of responsibility. You are answerable to many questions. It's better to captain the country. At least, nobody would phone you and ask what went wrong," he said.

"I had a wonderful time playing in the IPL for five seasons. It gave me a chance to keep playing top-class cricket even after quitting international cricket. But I can't go on forever, and I have requested the franchise owners not to consider me for IPL-6."

Former Punjab MLA Malkit Singh Keetu shot at, dies on way to hospital

CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab MLA Malkit Singh Keetu on Monday died after he was shot at allegedly by his nephew in Moga district over a property dispute, a senior police official said.

67-year-old Keetu died while being taken to hospital, Moga's senior superintendent of police, Surjit Singh told over phone.

The incident occurred at Bilaspur village under Nihalsingh Wala in Moga on Monday morning, he said.

The SSP said that Keetu, a former Shiromani Akali Dal MLA from Barnala, used to live in his house in Bilaspur and in Barnala.

He said that Keetu's two nephews Harpreet and Jaspreet arrived at his Moga house on Monday morning.

"Keetu had just come out after taking a bath. He had a towel wrapped around him when his two nephews reached there and entered into altercation with him. The two were accompanied by three more accomplices.

"In the altercation over some property dispute, Harpreet pumped bullets from a .315 bore pistol. Keetu died while he was being taken to hospital," he said.

A case has been registered and further investigations were under progress, the SSP added.

Sources - Times of India

RAVEENA TANDON

Raveena Tandon was born on 26 October 1974 in Mumbai, to filmmaker Ravi Tandon and Veena. Her name is an amalgamation of her parents' name. She attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and studied at Mithibai College. She completed her first and second years at the college. During her time as an intern, she got her first film offer from Shantanu Sheorey which she accepted. She dropped out of college and decided to pursue her film career.

Her father was a producer and director of some films in the 1970s and 1980s. She has a brother named Rajiv Tandon, who had a brief career in Bollywood films as Raaj Tandon. One cousin, Kiran Rathod is a South Indian actress. One other cousin, Reshma Singh, acted in television serials. A third cousin, Vishal Singh, is a successful actor for television serials.She adopted two girls, Pooja and Chhaya, as a single mother in 1995 when they were 11 and 8 years old respectively.

Tandon began dating film distributor Anil Thadani during the making of her film Stumped (2003). Their engagement was announced in November 2003. She married Thadani on 22 February 2004 in Jag Mandir Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan according to Punjabi style. She gave birth to a baby girl called Rasha on 16 March 2005. She gave birth to her second child, a baby boy named Ranbir on 12 July 2007.

Tandon was chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India from 2003, but from 2004 the actress began to get complaints that she did not attend the organization's meetings and that she was not involved with the activities set up by the society. In September 2005, Tandon resigned from her post citing personal reasons.

In November 2005, Tandon sued the websites, Shaadi.com and Shaaditimes.com, claiming that they were using un-authorized images of her to promote the site. She also sued the owner Satyanet Solutions, as they claimed that Tandon and her husband had met through the website.

In November 2002, Tandon signed on to support the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She has posed in many advertisement campaigns joining the likes of Shilpa Shetty, Amisha Patel and John Abraham. On the issue of cows being slaughtered for their skin, she said "their abuse at the hands of corrupt skin and meat traders must be stopped".

Alfaaz to fly in Jatt Airways with Tulip Joshi

Next one joining league of Punjabi Singers turned actors is Alfaaz who debuts in Punjabi Movie "Jatt Airways". Alfaaz will be joined by pretty bollywood damsel Tulip Joshi who featured earlier in Harbhajan Maan starrer "Jag Jeondeyan De Mele". "Jatt Airways" is directed by Harjit Singh Ricky(Sirphire) and stars Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla, BN Sharma, Karamjit Anmol. Padam Bholla, Smriti Khanna, Manpreet Kaur among others. Interestingly music of film will be by heartthrob YoYo Honey Singh. Story and screenplay is by Rajan Aggarwal and is produced by Anil Garg & Sumit Goyal.

Lisa wants Deepika- Priyanka to join her campaign

Lisa Ray's campaign for celebrities to donate their hair to women who have lost their hair to cancer, would soon bring her to India and Bollywood where Lisa intends to request topnotch actresses to part with their tresses for this worthy cause.

On top of Lisa's list of Bollywood divas are Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.

Lisa explains why. "Deepika and Priyanka are two of the popular faces of mainstream Indian cinema. They are beautiful and talented. These days Bollywood actresses experiment with their looks for roles, experiment with their hair lengths. I would love to see them cut and contribute their locks for the cause of creating a real hair wig for a cancer patient. What a statement that would make!"

‘Rush’ Review: The makers rushed to finish the film!

The world loves Emraan Hashmi. In spite of his ordinary looks, mediocre acting talent and lack of any quintessential Hindi film hero’s charisma, Hashmi is relatable and Hashmi’s films, time and again, have hit the bull’s eye.

But I’d be surprised if ‘Rush’- Emraan’s latest offering, makes any sort of mark anywhere. The man, who rose from doing some poor remakes of Hollywood thrillers and surprised everyone around with smart and affable performances in ‘The Dirty Picture’ and ‘Shanghai’, fails to save this sinking ship.

The story is of crime reporter Samar Grover (Emraan Hashmi), who is offered the job of Editor-in-chief in a rival channel by media tycoon Lisa Kapoor (Neha Dhupia). The channel, owned by India’s richest man Roger Khanna ( a lean and botoxed Aditya Pancholi), focuses solely on crime reports. Being belittled by his present boss, Samar, or Sam as everyone calls him, grabs the job and the perks that come along with it, even though his ‘cynical’ live-in girlfriend Ahana (Sagarika Ghatge) isn’t quite sure why he has been chosen for the job.

Things initially look all gung-ho at the new place for Samar. He gets a BMW, a penthouse, takes his girlfriend on a vacation and even gets naughty with the office hottie on a drunken night. But on one night when a former colleague warns him about the misdeeds his channel is involved in, Sam finds himself miserably trapped in a web where he realises that in order to be in the race for breaking news, news is created and lives are jeopardized on a daily basis.

Now, let’s be honest. The story of an ambitious young man getting trapped in a maze of criminal activities has been shown on silver screen many-a-times. Some have worked (‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’) and some haven’t (‘Blood Money’); and ‘Rush’ clearly falls in the latter category. The plot is slack, with too many loose ends, and abstract editing makes the film appear distorted, almost like it was finished in a rush. Songs appear out of nowhere and don’t even leave an impact unlike other Emraan Hashmi films.

Haryana girl poisoned by parents for marrying classmate

Panipat: In an apparent case of dishonour killing in Haryana, parents allegedly killed their daughter for marrying her classmate who belonged to another caste.

According to CNN-IBN, the victim, Indu, who was second-year BBA student, had dared to marry her friend Ajay Rohil against her family’s wishes. Indu's parents thereafter had convinced her in-laws to let her go home with them after the wedding. But on Saturday, Ajay came to know that Indu had died and was being cremated in haste.

Later, police arrested seven people, including Indu's parents, in this case.

Ajay was quoted by CNN-IBN as saying: "They (Indu’s parents) poisoned my wife and killed her on October 26. We called the police and they said they were sending a PCR van in 10 minutes but it never arrived. They started beating us up when we tried stopping them to get the post-mortem done”.

Source: Zee News

Zee News sends defamation notice of Rs 150 cr to Naveen Jindal

New Delhi: In a strong reply to Naveen Jindal and JSPL’S press conference on October 25, 2012 where he had alleged wrongdoing on the part of Zee News, Zee News Limited on Saturday has sent a defamation notice to the tune of Rs 150 crore against Mr Naveen Jindal and JSPL.

Zee News has condemned and completely rejected the doctored evidence produced by Jindal. Zee News sees this as a deliberate attempt to malign the trustworthy Television Network.

Zee News has granted a three-day time period to Mr Naveen Jindal to withdraw all his unsubstantiated and defamatory allegations against Zee News, failing which Mr Jindal would face civil and criminal actions initiated by Zee News.

Zee News has always been the forerunner in exposing Naveen Jindal’s double standard as a politician and industrialist in Coalgate scam. Zee News clearly understands that it is to suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on Coalgate, that the Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway, and later was offered a Rs 100 crore advertising deal to stop the coverage of Coalgate scam.

Zee News today and in the past has always been in pursuit of seeking truth in the Coalgate scam, and has had several interactions with Jindal and his officials. We accuse Jindal and JSPL of maligning the name of Zee News since they chose to display an edited / doctored CD where only selected portions were shown. Mr Jindal has a history of unfairly targeting those who dare to confront him with the truth.

Attempts by right thinking media houses including Zee News to bring out the truth in the Rs 1.86 lakh crore Coalgate scam are being muzzled by Mr Naveen Jindal by distorting the truth and defaming those on the righteous path. Even the CAG has listed Naveen Jindal promoted JSPL as the primary beneficiary in the Coalgate scam.

We are of the view that similar false allegations have been made by Naveen Jindal and his officials against Zee News in a police complaint and we see it as subversion of the due process of law. Clearly, we see this as an attempt to prejudice and defame us and to overreach the investigation in this regard and have hence sent a defamation notice to JSPL and Mr Naveen Jindal.

Zee News is undeterred by such diversionary tactics adopted by Jindal and JSPL and would stay focused on unraveling the ultimate truth in the Rs 1.86 lacs crore Coalgate scam and has only taken this route to counter the allegations made.

Source: Zee News

Aashiqui 2 is going to have a nonstop shoot till December!

To shake the romantic chords of audience the new Aashiqs of Tinsel town Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor are all set with their forthcoming Aashiqui 2. Produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, the flick is directed by Mohit Suri.

Birdie from the town informs that the filmmaker is going to have a nonstop shoot of Aashiqui 2 till December. Presently, he is in Goa with the entire cast and crew. On being quizzed, he told sources, "After finishing a few portions in Cape Town, we are presently shooting in Goa. It's a non-stop shoot till December. I believe our next schedule will be in Mumbai." He asserted that he is going to wrap up the shooting schedule till the end of this year because he is planning for an early 2013 release.

Some gossipmongers are saying that Aashiqui 2 is a sequel to the chartbuster hit of 90s Aashiqui, which starred Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the key roles. But Mohit cleared the air and added, “Aashiqui 2 is not a sequel to Aashiqui. It's a new story. The only similarity is the music and the love story. There are seven to eight songs in the film. It's a musical."

The audience especially youngsters are waiting for it eagerly!

Source: NDTV

Amitabh Bachchan's fan waited for 27 years to meet him!

Amitabh Bachchan is the only Shahenshah of Hindi Film Industry. People are crazy for him not only in India but in all corners of world. They give him lots of love, affection and honour indeed Big B is glad to receive the immense love from his doting fans.

You would be amazed to know a fan of Big B got a chance to meet him after long 27 years. If believe the sources then a fan from eastern European nation Moldova (a landlocked nation situated between Romania and Ukraine) waited for 27 years to meet him.

Big B expressed his utmost pleasure and tweeted, “Vera from Moldova waited for 27 years to meet me... finally did today (Thursday) with 27 roses and a host of gifts... persistence never fails." The megastar added, “I never have sufficient verbology to respond to such acts of love... so humbled and stumped for words...!!"

He further disclosed about his another crazy fan and wrote, "Another Russian girl became a drug dealer to earn money to travel to see me in India... got caught and is in jail... aahh! Painful! I had sent her a video message through a TV crew not to have done this... had she expressed it to me could have found a way."

Big B you are unmatchable!

I went through emotional struggle to reach where I am today, says Sonakshi Sinha!

After making smashing debut opposite Salman Khan in Dabangg, Sonakshi Sinha tickled our funny bones with Akshay Kumar in Rowdy Rathore which stormed the Box-office. And now forgetting the flop-show of Joker (again with Akshay) Sona is gearing up for her next Son of Sardaar with Ajay Devgn.

However, despite making non-stop success at the box-office, Sona’s heavy figure and looks has been talk of the town and she has been often criticized for it or taken dig at.

Asked how she takes criticism, Sonakshi tells, "I am very open to criticism. I get it every day," she continues in same vein, "It actually depends upon person to person. Any person in my position who faces so much criticism for looking a certain way would have crumbled by now. I am a very strong person. I believe in working hard and giving my best."

"Nobody is anybody to criticize me for the way I look. I have worked hard to reach this position. I know what kind of emotional struggle I went through so nobody has the right to comment on it. Nobody can raise fingers on me. And I am doing the kind of films that don't require me to be size zero. They don't require me too wear certain kind of clothes. So I am very comfortable and happy with it," she adds.

We definitely love your spirit girl. Son of Sardaar also starring Sanjay Dutt is set to hit the screens on November 13!

Sunidhi Chauhan lends voice for Sita in Sons of Ram- The Heroes Will Rise!

Acclaimed singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who has been keeping a low-profile since her second marriage took place this year in April, is now said to be expanding her wings. Recently she has done the voiceover for the character of Sita, in the upcoming 3D animation movie Sons of Ram- The Heroes Will Rise.

The film is presented by Amar Chitra Katha and will release along with a short film Shikari Shambhu - the man eater in 3D and 2D in over 400 theatres, across India on November 2, 2012, right in time for the Diwali vacation.

Inspired by late Anant Pai's famous comic Sons of Ram, the movie is a contemporary tale of brotherhood, courage and adventure, set in the backdrop of the epic Ramayana. The film narrates Luv and Kush's journey through enchanted forests into the revered land of Ayodhya, the home of their fabled heroes.

Complete with a brand new gang of loveable characters, Ack’s Sons of Ram is an epic coming-of-age adventure as never seen before. “I am really excited about the release of the movie Sons of Ram. Kushal offered me the two songs first and once I completed it, he asked me if I would be interested in doing the voiceover for the character of Sita. I readily agreed, as I love animation,” shared Sunidhi.

Sons of Ram will hit the theatres on 2nd November, 2012 in three languages Hindi, Tamil and Telugu!

MASHA ALLAH - A LIFE LONG DREAM COME TRUE

Munni Begum is 120 year old and is all set to go for Haj, after special permission as her name didn't figure in the draw of lots.

The old woman who gave birth to eight sons and daughters, heads a huge family that lives in Kho Nagorian locality of Jaipur.

Family members say that Munni Begum was born in August 1890. She has 52 grandsons and granddaughters apart from 96-odd great grandsons and great granddaughters other than two dozen great-great-grandchildren [and even their kids].

The elderly woman has seen three centuries. And now she is all set for the pilgrimage she has waited for all her life. On Saturday she reached the office of Haj Committee to fill the form. The Central Haj Committee officials from Delhi gave her special permission.

The Rajasthan Haj Welfare Society has requested the Saudia Arabia government that special attention should be paid to her because of Munni's age.

Munni Begum is perhaps the oldest woman on record to embark for the holy journey. She says that she had the wish to go for Haj ever since she was married in her teenage, and thus her wish is going to be fulfilled after over a century

Saadi Wakhri Hain Shaan - Theatrical

SAADI WAKHRI HAI SHAAN
(A PUNJABI FEATURE FILM)

BANNER: VIBGYOR CREATIONS, DORAHA and VIBGYOR CREATIONS INC.CANADA

GENRE : DRAMA/COMEDY/ACTION

PRODUCED BY: Dr. INDER ROOP GHUMAN Dr. SUKHPAL MANGAT Er. BIKRAMJIT GILL

DIRECTED BY : GURBIR GREWAL ( Of MANNAT and YAAR PARDESI FAME)
WRITTEN BY: INDER ROOP GHUMAN
CINEMATOGRAPHY: NADEEM KHAN

Asin Thottumkal

Asin was born in Cochin, Kerala, India in the Malayalam-speaking Thottumkal family which consists of her businessman dad, Joseph, and mom, Dr. Seline, who practices in Ernakulam. She attended Naval Public School in Cochin, and after obtaining her Matriculation, was enrolled in St. Theresa's Higher Secondary School. After successfully obtaining her Higher Secondary School Certificate, she enrolled in St. Theresa's College to continue studying in the Arts Faculty. After obtaining a Degree in B.A. English Literature, she assisted her dad in his business (which includes software, export of furniture and antiques) and also took up modeling on the side. Her modeling assignments included Colgate Toothpaste, and Fairever Cream.

This exposure got her noticed and she made her debut on the tinsel screen through director Sathyan Anthikad's "Narendaran Makan" with Malayalyee actor Kunjachacko Boban.

After her initial success, she was offered Telugu movies, and warmly welcomed in the Telugu film industry. It was a smooth transition from Telugu to Tamil with the film "M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi". Asin starred in the original Telugu version, so she was the obvious choice for the Tamil remake, opposite Jeyam Ravi. The movie was a super hit. What makes Asin hot in the Tamil film industry, apart from her looks, is that she has teamed up with all the top heroes -- Vijay, Ajith, Surya and now Vikram, in "Maja".

She speaks a wide range of languages such as Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, French, and may well be the only Indian actress with a Blogspot in French. She is very active in various functions throughout Southern India, and credits her good upbringing to her parents, who she considers her role models. She was the winner of an entrepreneurial award as a teenager. She is fond of reading and has a huge collection of books.

Asin, along with her mom and dad, have left their Harrington Road apartment at Chetpet, Chennai, and have re-located to an apartment in Lokhandwala Complex, in Andheri (West), Mumbai, in order to enable her to debut in Bollywood movies.

She has had a taste of success at a very young age in Indian regional movies, it remains to be seen if her success will continue in Bollywood also.

Priyanka Chopra turns DJ for her multi-city tour with In My City

Dj PeeCee, who performed in Delhi last night, is now gearing up to rock Bangalore

B-town’s rock chick Priyanka Chopra, who took off on a multi-city tour yesterday, backed by the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, rocked Delhi last night. PeeCee, whose single In My City has gone triple platinum, pub hopped from Buzz to Hard Rock Café to 7 Degrees and then to Striker, playing DJ through the night.

“Had a great time being DJ PeeCee in buzz,hard rock,7degrees and striker…Thank u @BPFT2012 for showing me great party!Delhi u were ragers!!!” tweeted Priyanka.

The singer-actor is now headed to Bangalore, where she’ll get behind the DJ console again tonight and do a pub crawl – Piggy Chops will visit 13th floor, Biere Club, Toit and Ice at Vivanta by Taj. She will also perform in Mumbai soon.

“I would like to thank the whole BPFT team for being so supportive of my musical debut. I’m overwhelmed by the response to my debut single In My City and I’m delighted to be able to share it in person,” said PeeCee in a statement to the media.

PeeCee is excited that her single has gone triple platinum, which means that 3,000,000 copies of In My City have been sold so far. “When we came to know that my single has gone triple platinum, which hasn’t happened to pop artists here, it was a really big deal for me. The sales of the song have been shocking for me. I didn’t expect such an encouraging response from the people,” said Priyanka. The video of In My City will be released next month, followed by her second single.

Priyanka is now officially India’s first Bollywood babe turned performing music star!

FEW OF THE SUPERHIT FILMS DIRECTED BY YASH CHOPRA FROM 1959-2012

REVIEW - POWER CUT

Whenever there’‘s a power cut, political or electrical, much sparks are seen flying in the heated discussion of the public who grapple around in the dark. To turn these sparks in guffaws of laughter Jaspal Bhatti has churned out a romantic comedy with the back drop of power cuts and shortage of power in most parts of India. The story is set in Punjab with Prem Chopra as the Power minister of the state and Rajesh Puri as the power corporation CMD. Jaspal Bhatti the ace satirist of India and Jaswinder Bhalla who is top comedian of Punjabi Cinema play the village jesters (Bhands) who make fun of the electrical and political system throughout the film Just imagine when name of the heroine in the film is Bijli and hero is called Current how much funny and satirical Jaspal Bhatt’‘s pen would have gone in writing. The film has been misdirected by Jaspal himself. All the credits will be displayed in Bhatti’‘s ulta pulta style as usual. For example Tukbandi is by Kumaar, Camera jerks by RajuKaygee and underground singers are Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika, Master Saleem and Lembar Hussainpuri of Sadi Gali song from Tanu weds Manu. Produced by Paveljit Ruppal, the script piracy credit will be attributed to Jaspal Bhatti whereas music piracy is by Gurmeet Singh. Jaspal Bhatti feels, ““if our politicians put in as much as half the effort in planning for electrical power as they exert to grab the political power our country would shine through.”“ POWER CUT is a punjabi feature film written and directed by Jaspal Bhatti. After the super successful release of Mahaul Theek Hai and Jija Ji, Jaspal Bhatti has taken up the topic of Power in his unique style in this power-packed comedy. The film also features an electrifying love story that’‘s bound to leave you smiling for more.

AJAB GAZABB LOVE movie review: Barely watchable!

Jackky Bhagnani aka Rajveer Grewal is a millionaire’s son whose interest in life is cars. And being the unexplainable buck toothed genius that he is, he makes his own super car that retails for under Rs 25 lakhs. And right after designing his car and singing a song, he falls in love with a pretty young thing called Madhuri (Nidhi Subbaiah). She tells him that she hates rich men. So he pretends to be poor instead and makes his whole family go through the rigmarole of being poor. But like Jackky, the girl too is lying. She is a rich kid from Bhopal, whose twin power broker brothers (Arjun Rampal with his Chakravyuh moustache!) have stalled Jackky’s genius car project. She tells her brothers that she has found the man she wants to marry and one of them, being the over-protective kind, goes with her to Mumbai to live with the ‘poor’ family. From this moment on the plot unravels, even as the two families meet and all is sorted out. And thankfully, in less than two hours, the Bhagnanis release you from the torture chamber that the theatre is!

"Yes, I am doing Besharam": Ranbir Kapoor

There were reports doing the round that Ranbir Kapoor turned down Abhinav Kashyap's Besharam due to money issues. But the actor says "I come from a background where money has never been an issue.

I am pretty much part of Besharam and yes, I am doing films with both the Kashyap brothers".

We have already carried a story where Ranbir's parents Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh might also be a part of Besharam. There are also very huge speculations in Trade and Media about Ranbir Kapoor following the patterns and style of Aamir Khan. Ranbir adds "While I have great respect for Aamir sir, I am not following anybody. I am young enough to try my hands at all kinds of cinema. I am not into experimental cinema, what I am doing right now is fun, frothy and commercial".

Presently Ranbir seems to be very happy about his film 'Barfi' getting into the 100 Crore mark and receiving critical acclaims worldwide.

Aamir not competing with Ajay, Salman's cop portrayals in 'Talaash'

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who plays a policeman's role in his upcoming film Talaash, says that he doesn't want to compete with Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar who have also played such roles in films earlier.

"I don't want to compete with anyone. Ajay, Salman and Akshay have
been cops earlier but this is very different. My character is struggling with his past. This is not an out and out entertainer, but I liked it," he said at the music launch of the film held Thursday.

The actor has given many super hits like 3 Idiots and Taare Zameen Par but says that he doesn't let the pressure of his earlier performances get to him.

"The pressure will always be there. This is good that people expect more from me, but it is scary too. I make sure that the pressure doesn't come in my way of work," he said.

Govt probe against Gadkari an eyewash: Kejriwal

New Delhi: India Against Corruption (IAC) activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Friday rejected the Income Tax (I-T) Department’s probe against Nitin Gadkari, terming it as an ‘eyewash’, while the national media continues to make fresh revelations against the BJP chief.

Kejriwal, who had exposed the alleged financial irregularities in Gadkari’s firm Purti Power and Sugar Ltd and its investor companies, tweeted, "Co Affairs, IT Dept probing Gadkari? Govt - IT det wud submit report in a month. IT Act has no provision for such a probe. Govt fooling ppl? Under I-T Act - u can raid (sec 132) or survey (sec 133A) or scrutinize (sec 143) - wat is govt doing? (sic)"

The IAC activist, also a former Income-Tax officer, further tweeted, “Will I-T find anything if it raids or surveys? Raids conducted in secrecy. This is how CBI conducts raids after grand announcements. Are all these probes merely an eyewash? Time will tell. It wud further prove - Cong BJP bhai bhai."

Kejriwal blamed Congress and the BJP for being hand-in-gloves in big ticket corruption cases and said that the two are sailing in the same boat.

Reaction from Kejriwal came a day after both the Income Tax Department and the Ministry of Company Affairs began separate inquiries into Gadkari's firm and its financial dealings with 26 investor companies.

Clean chit to Vadra, Haryana govt to probe Khemka?

New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra has been given a clean chit in connection with his land deals with the reality major, the DLF group, by a probe panel in Haryana.

Reports, Friday, said that a panel of four Deputy Commissioners, which probed the case, found no irregularities in Vadra's land deals in Haryana.

The four-member panel began probing the case following an order issued by IAS officer Ashok Khemka on October 12.

Interestingly, the Haryana government did not implement Khemka's order cancelling the mutation of DLF-Vadra land deal. It merely referred Khemka's order to a probe panel, which literally put up a hurdle into the whistleblower officer's order to probe the dubious land deals involving Vadra.

While the clean chit given to Vadra by the senior Haryana government officials have come as a big relief to the Gandhi family, it has evoked sharp response from India Against Corruption (IAC) activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal.

Prakash Jha has handled well the subject of Naxalism through Chakravyuh!

The most touted movie of Prakash Jha, Chakravyuh was released ; the story of the movie is based on the complex subject of Naxalism. But Prakash Jha, who has earlier directed the masterpieces like Gangajal, Aparahan, Raajneeti and Aarakshan, has handled the subject with brilliance.

The film has succeeded in leaving its impression on people. Chakravyuh stars Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpayee, Om Puri and Esha Gupta in the key roles, the entire star cast has done a wonderful job. They are justifying their roles moreover they have jelled well with the theme of the movie. Arjun has played a cop, Abhay a police informer, Esha Gupta an intelligence officer (and Arjun’s wife), Manoj Bajpai a Naxalite and Om Puri a Marxist.

Punjabi films need a serious effort: Gulzar

With a vision to take Punjabi cinema to yet another level, talented film actor and producer Gulzar Inder Singh Chahal hopes to bring seriousness to the Punjabi film industry with the release of 'Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar'. In city recently, TOI caught up with him where he spoke about the dos and don'ts of the acting world.

"My character's name in the film is Baljit who is a young handsome guy with a heart of gold. He is helpful, grounded and has a variety of shades." Ask him about the USP of this project and he states, "What drove me to this film was its script which is written by celebrated scriptwriter Dheeraj Rattan. I believe it is one of the finest scripts in Punjabi cinema ever. Also, our director Ajay K Pannala has been a dear friend."

Kareena Kapoor to retain her maiden surname...

After Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor tied the knot, there were several speculations wherein people were wondering whether Kareena Kapoor will keep her last name or not. But at the recent music launch of TALAASH, director Reema Kagti clarified that Kareena Kapoor would retain her maiden name.
Kareena Kapoor's name in the credits of TALAASH will be written as only Kareena Kapoor.

Even before Kareena tied the knot with Saif Ali Khan there were speculations created amongst people.

So, Reema Kagti killed all the speculations and rumours about Kareena Kapoor as to whether she will be keeping her name or not.

Darr was the biggest thing that happened to me, states Juhi Chawla!

It was very early in her career after Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak that actress Juhi Chawla got the chance to work with late filmmaker Yashji in Chandni (1989). Though it was a cameo appearance, but it gave her the opportunity to work with Mr. Chopra for the first time.

Later she went on to do Aaina in 1993 in his production house, but the big opportunity came up as Darr. “When I signed Darr (1993), it was the biggest thing that happened to me. The film took me to my career’s peak, as it was a big deal then, as it is even today, to be a Yash Chopra heroine. He was the only one who presented his heroines well and gave them an equal platform alongside the heroes.

“Working with him in Darr was an overwhelming experience. Yashji was always warm and friendly. He put me at my ease, but still I found it hard to express myself before him. His focus was on his work and he was quick about it. I never heard him shout at anyone. Recently, I met him at Amitabh Bachchan saab’s party and he was joking with me. Whenever we met he was always affectionate towards me,” remembers Juhi.

Going by her words, it is obvious that Juhi too is badly affected with the loss of such a great filmmaker. Definitely no words can explain the sadness your death has caused to your loved ones, Yash Ji. RIP!

Source: HT

Theatres to serve bananas with popcorn for Ajab Gazabb Love

For his film Ajab Gazabb Love, starring his son Jackky, producer Vashu Bhagnani has come up with an interesting marketing plan.

Theatres will give movie-watchers bananas, a common man's fruit, along with the usual cold drinks-n-popcorn combo during the film's interval.

Says Vashu, "Bananas play a big role in our film. Jackky and his dad (Darshan Jariwala) are banana vendors in the film. So we thought it would be nice if theatres kept bananas as a special treat for the audience viewing our film."

Naveen Jindal releases tape to 'prove' blackmail by Zee News

NEW DELHI: Jindal Steel chairman Naveen Jindal on Thursday said his company has made a formal police complaint against Zee News and Zee Business for allegedly demanding Rs 100 crore worth of advertisements in lieu of dropping negative stories.

" Sudhir Chaudhary, editor of the group, told our team they will continue to defame us if we did not agree to pay Rs 20 crore per year worth advertisements," Jindal, a Congress MP, said at a news conference here.

"The initial demand of Rs 20 crore then went up to Rs 100 crore," Jindal said.

Jaspal Bhatti, atirist who made India laugh dies in road accident

Actor and satirist Jaspal Bhatti died in a road accident near Punjab's Nakodar town, 40 km from Jalandhar, on early Thursday, police said in Jalandhar.

Bhatti's car collided with a tree along the highway while he was on his way to Jalandhar for the promotion of his latest film
Power Cut.

Police said that the accident happened around 3am while Bhatti was on his way to Jalandhar from Bathinda.

Bhatti, 57, was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar after the accident where doctors declared him dead.

Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat was born on 24 october(though the year is unknown) to Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana . Mallika was born in the family of Seth Chhaju Ram, a leading Jat philanthropist. She adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress", to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema. "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name. She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name because of the support that her mother has provided her. Although relations with her family were strained when she entered the film industry, now Sherawat's family have accepted her career choice and reconciled their relations.

Sherawat went to school at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. She has obtained a degree in philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.During the initial days of her career, she claimed to have come from a very conservative small town family, and that she faced many hurdles from her family in pursuing her career.However, Mallika's family has refuted this as a story created by her to give her an aura of a small town rustic girl who made it big in Bollywood. It has been reported that she was married for a short while to a Jet Airways pilot Captain Karan Singh Gill.

In 2009, Sherawat starred in a Hollywood film named Hisss, co-starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch. The film, based on the legend of Nāga, is an independent co-production between the United States and India. Endeavour Independent has bought the distribution rights of Hisss. Sherawat promoted the film with live snakes at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.Hisss was released in all major Indian languages on 22 October 2010.

Sherawat starred in another Hollywood film, Politics of Love, aka Love, Barack, directed by William Dear.She plays Aretha Gupta, a devoted local Obama volunteer coordinator. The film is a romantic comedy set during Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. First look of Love, Barack was unveiled by Sherawat at Cannes 2010. It was released in 2011.

Sherawat won the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award at the 16th Annual Diversity Awards held in California. On 14 August 2009, Sherawat received a career recognition Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles for her career achievements and charitable efforts.

New Punjabi Movie Named Proud To Be A Sikh!

Proud To be a sikh is a very famous film under the Sikhs in India and other countries. It’s not a romantic movie or something but a pure religion film. It’s directed by Satdeep Singh and was produced by Rupinder Singh.

The film goes about a men that was named Gursikh. All the details of his life will be shown. He will return to India but he had to leave it, because in the year is 1984 there are so many war and it’s very dangerous in India.

BEST OF LUCK - PUNJABI MOVIE

After the big success of the punjabi movie carry on jatta there will be released a brand new punjabi movie called ”Best of Luck”. The movie will be played by famous punjabi singers like Gippy Grewal and Jazzy B. The last singer will make his acting debut.

The people like the directors and producers are now very busy with the making of the film. The release date is 2 Novembers 0f 2012. The film will be not be shooting in India or something else but in vancouver (Canada).

Fox Star Studios is going to give another hit year in 2013!

2012 has been very lucky for the films, especially for Fox Star Studios which gave almost five hits at the box office in just five months. And we have another hit year for the production house lined up.

Fox Star Studious has done great business this year with the movies like Murder 2, Bol Bachchan and Raaz 3. Now the upcoming movies of the production house are Life of Pi, which features Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu.

Then we have the movie starring Anushka Sharma and Imran Khan, Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola by the production house coming up which again seems to have a bright future.

Fox Star Studios is going to give another hit year in 2013!

2012 has been very lucky for the films, especially for Fox Star Studios which gave almost five hits at the box office in just five months. And we have another hit year for the production house lined up.

Fox Star Studious has done great business this year with the movies like Murder 2, Bol Bachchan and Raaz 3. Now the upcoming movies of the production house are Life of Pi, which features Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu.

Then we have the movie starring Anushka Sharma and Imran Khan, Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola by the production house coming up which again seems to have a bright future.

A trade analyst said, “Fox Star Studios choice of films has made them respectable players in the market. In fact this year has been a landmark year for Fox Star having tasted super success with Bol Bachchan, Jannat 2 and now Raaz 3. Their forthcoming list is also very impressive which should consolidate their status in India.”

Vijay Singh, the CEO of Fox Star Studios said, "Films of different genres are finding increasing acceptance in India. Here at Fox Star Studios our focus lies on strong entertaining scripts- We have a great roll out starting with Ang Lee's Life Of Pi, Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola, jolly L.L.B. and Murder 3.”

Distributors vouching for Paresh Rawal starrer TABLE NO 21

Paresh Rawal has always been one hot favorite actor for the directors in a comic role, but what we hear now is going to make the fans thrilled all over again. After a long period of time the actor will be seen in a negative role in the movie Table No. 21.

Mr. Rawal has gained a lot of fame once again after his superb acting in the movie OMG Oh My God, which has done pretty well. Now the distributors are all vouching for his upcoming movie Table No. 21 which is being produced by NextGen Films.

A source said, “Paresh Rawal's recent film did excellent business at the box-office and distributors are queuing up to purchase Table No.21 especially since it sees him play a negative role. To add to that the film also includes Rajeev Khandelwal who has proved to be quite a bankable actor himself.”

Viki Rajani, the producer of NextGen films said, “Paresh Rawal is an actor par excellence, there is no doubting that...The reviews coming his way for OMG only go to reiterate that...we are very excited to have him onboard Table No.21 and audiences are going to see him in a shocking character that only he could do justice to in this thriller...”

The movie starring Rajeen Khandelwal, Paresh Rawal and Tena Desae is still a roll over; let’s see who manages to grab the attention.

Pregnancy from rape God 'intended': GOP candidate

Washington: Another Republican lawmaker has sparked off controversy with his bizarre remarks on rape, saying when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, ‘that's something God intended.’

The outrageous remark became a headache for the former Massachusetts governor and US presidential Republican candidate Mitt Romney as Richard Mourdock set off a political firestorm during the end of a Senate debate with Democratic challenger Joe Donnelly in response to whether he believes abortion should be allowed in the case of rape or incest.

He reportedly said, “I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God. And, I think, even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.”

CVC to head global task force on anti-corruption

New Delhi: Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar will head a 10-member global task force to plan a knowledge management system to promote global cooperation in anti-corruption measures and keep check on black money.

"Central Vigilance Commission has been chosen to lead the global task force and prepare a knowledge management system. It will be a first-of-its-kind which will help in promoting international cooperation in anti-corruption measures," Kumar said.

It will help in dealing effectively with transnational crimes and check on illegal proceedings, he said.

The knowledge management system will also facilitate exchange of information about anti-corruption organisations, systems, procedures, practices and experiences among anti- corruption authorities and other stake holders across the world, Kumar said.

The decision to assign the role of heading the task force to the probity watchdog was taken recently by International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), an independent, non-political anti-corruption organisation of more than 300 members including India.

A preliminary meeting of the task force was held on October 4 at Kuala Lumpur to work out a future course of action.

The project involves development of a centralised user friendly information handling system to gather data about anti-corruption activities around the world and process them into information useful to all stakeholders.

The CVC will provide the infrastructure, facilities and secretariat services to the task force which would function from the Commission's office here. "A fully functional knowledge management facility is expected to be set up within a year," Kumar said.

The members of the task force includes Luiz A F Navarro, Deputy Controller General, Brazil, Y E Feng, Secretary General, IAACA, Eduardo Vetere, Vice-President, IAACA, Italy, Dimitri Vlassis, Chief Corruption and Economic Crime, UNODC, Vienna and Francesca Recanatini, Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank.
PTI

Official Theatrical Trailer - Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar

Official Theatrical Trailer of upcoming Punjabi Movie "Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar" in (High Quality) starring Gulzar Inder Chahal, Neetu Singh, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Kanwaljit Singh, BN Sharma.

Movie is directed by Ajay Pannalal, Story is by Dheeraj Rattan, Music is by Jaidev Kumar

Burrraahh Punjabi Movie - Theatrical Trailer 2012

Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot.

The first ever Punjabi Musical, full of life and tend to capture target audience through their rich culture.

Introducing Mukul Dev to Punjab Cinema.

Repeat of the hit duo -- Harish Verma, Yuvraj Hans from the most successful movie of 2011 "Yaar Annmule" for all Punjabi's who are eagerly waiting to see them again.

MALAIKA ARORA KHAN

Malaika Arora Khan (born on 23 October 1973),also known as Malaika Arora, is an Indian Actress, Dancer, Model, VJ, Television Presenter. She is one of India's top item girls. She is most famous for her dancing in the songs "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (1998) and "Munni Badnaam Hui" (2010). She turned film producer in 2008, along with her husband, Arbaaz Khan.

Malika Arora Khan was born as Malaika Arora in Chembur, Mumbai to a Punjabi father, Anil Arora, a native of Indian border town Fazilka and a Malayali Catholic mother, Joyce Polycarp. Her father worked in the Merchant Navy.

She completed her secondary education at Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur, Mumbai. Her aunt Grace Polycarp was the principal of the school. She is also an alumnus of the Holy Cross High School Thane where she had studied until ninth grade. She completed her college education from Jai Hind college, Churchgate. She lived in Borla Society, Chembur opposite Basant Talkies before starting her modeling career.

Khan was selected as one of the MTV VJs when MTV India started its operations. She rose to an interviewer for MTV India, becoming the most prominent non-movie, non-model female in urban India. Khan then entered the modeling world. Her modeling career was equally successful. She appeared in many advertisements as well as cameos for song and item numbers in Bollywood films such as "Chaiyya Chaiyya" in the film Dil Se...

In 2005, she did another item number, "Kaal Dhamaal" in the film, Kaal. She also did an item number in Mahesh Babu's Telugu film Athidhi. In 2007, she did a title song in Heyy Babyy directed by Sajid Khan and another popular song for Om Shanti Om whose director is the sister of Sajid, Farah Khan. She also did an item number in the film, Welcome with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor. In 2009 she was a Rishton Ke Parkhi in the Star Plus reality show called Lux Perfect Bride with Shekhar Suman and Amrita Rao.

Malaika Arora Khan is married to Bollywood actor-director-producer Arbaaz Khan whom she met during a coffee ad shoot. Together they have a son, Arhaan. Her sister is actress Amrita Arora, and her brothers-in-law are Bollywood actor Salman Khan and Bollywood actor-director-producer Sohail Khan. Her father-in-law is the famous scriptwriter Salim Khan.

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